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Mangalore: Roy Castelino, president of Karnataka Konkani Sahithya Academy said that the academy is ready to initiate Konkani as a subject in the pre-university colleges and has also initiated work to start a separate Konkani study chair in the Mangalore University

He was addressing a number of Konkani teachers in a programme organized by the Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy and  Lion’s Club, Mangalore to celebrate Konkani Teacher’s day. The programme was held at the Lion’s Seva Mandir, Mangalore on Tuesday, September 2.

Roy Castelino said that the academy is prepared to start Konkani classes in the PU colleges, once the state government gives permission. The government has forwarded a copy of the syllabus to be taught to the students to the Goa University for approval.

Speaking to Newskarnataka, Castelino said, “We are hoping to start Konkani as a third language in the PU colleges from the next academic year. Presently, Konkani is offered as the third language to  students of 60 primary schools, 27 high schools and four degree colleges”.

Konkani chair in the university

The academy president also said that a proposal to set up a separate Konkani Study chair in Mangalore University has been sent to the state government.

In addition to it, the same has been forwarded to Smrithi Irani, Union minister for Human Resource Development. Mangalore University has  been asked to deposit Rs 2 crore as corpus fund. On this, CM Siddaramaiah has agreed to take up the issue in the next budget. If it is approved, the chair will have a professor, assistant professor and research fellows, he elaborated.

Roy Castelino said "our intention is to set up a systematic way to stabilize Konkani. There are as many as 41 communities, 3 religion, 5 scripts, 5 states and nearly 50 lakh people who speak Konkani,". The efforts to recognize Konkani as the third language in the constitution and permission to teach Konkani in schools has been fruitful. Now, it is the responsibility of parents and teachers to join hands he added.

Release of Book ‘Konkani Sampada’

Cyprian Monteiro, principal of District Institute Education of Teachers (DIET) released a book titled ‘Konkani Sampada’, a handbook on Konkani methodology for teachers.

Referring the book, Devdas Pai, registrar of Konkani Sahithya Academy said that the handbook is composed over two years of efforts. It is a result of paper presentation, workshop and discussion. The handbook will help Konkani teachers resolve  any doubt related to the Konkani language.

Speaking after releasing the book, Cyprian promised all the support from DIET to promote Konkani language.
K.C. Prabhu, former governor of Lion’s Club was the chief guest. He said that the academy has been doing a lot of work for popularizing Konkani. It’s the responsibility of the teachers and parents to encourage their students as well as children to develop love for the language.

Prof. Shivram Shetty of Mangalore University, C.P Dinesh, president of Lion’s Club shared the dais.

ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಶಿಕೊವ್ಪ್ಯಾಂಚೊ ದೀಸ್ 2014

02-09-2014 ವೆರ್ ಲಯನ್ಸ್ ಸೇವಾ ಮಂದಿರ್, ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಟ್ಟೆ, ಮಂಗ್ಳುರ್ ಹಾಂಗಾಸರ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ್ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿನ್ ಲಯನ್ಸ್ ಕ್ಲಬ್ ಮಂಗ್ಳುರ್ ಹಾಂಚ್ಯಾ ಸಹಕಾರಾನ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಶಿಕೊವ್ಪ್ಯಾಂಚೊ ದೀಸ್ 2014 ಮಾಂಡುನ್ ಹಾಡ್‌ಲ್ಲೊ.

ಮುಖೆಲ್ ಸಯ್ರೊ 317 ಡಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲ್ಯಾಚೊ ಆದ್ಲೊ ರಾಜ್ಯ್‌ಪಾಲ್ Ln PMJF ಶ್ರೀ ಕೆ.ಸಿ. ಪ್ರಭುನ್ ವಿಬಿನ್ನ್ ರಿತಿನ್ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚಿ ಉಗ್ತಾವ್ಣಿ ಕೆಲಿ. ಸರ್ವ್ ಶಿಕೊವ್ಪ್ಯಾಂ ತರ್ಪೆನ್ ಹುದ್ದ್ಯಾ ಹಕ್ಕಾನ್ ವ್ಹಡ್ ಶಿಕೊವ್ಪಿ ಡಯಟ್ ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲ್ ಸಿಪ್ರಿಯನ್ ಮೊಂತೆರೋಕ್ ಮುಕ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಮಾನಾಚ್ಯಾ ಬಸ್ಕೆರ್ ಬಸವ್ನ್  ವಯ್ರ್ ಆಸ್ಚಿ ಫುಲಾಂ ದಾಲಿಚಿ ದೊರಿ ವೊಡುನ್ ಫುಲಾಂ ಪಾಕ್ಳ್ಯೊ ಶಿಂವ್ರಾವ್ನ್ ಕಾರ್ಯೆಂ ಉಗ್ತಾಯ್ಲೆಂ. ಸಾಂಗಾತಾ ಸ್ವಯಂ ಸೇವಕಾಂನಿ ಹಾಜರ್ ಆಸ್ಚ್ಯಾ ಸರ್ವ್ ಶಿಕೊವ್ಪ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಏಕ್ ಗುಲೊಬ್ ಆನಿ ಶಿಕೊವ್ಪ್ಯಾಂ ಖಾತಿರ್ ತಯಾರ್ ಕೆಲ್ಲೆಂ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ವಾಂಟುನ್ ಮಾನ್ ಕೆಲೊ. ತಶೆಂಚ್ ಸುಬ್ರಾಯ ಪೈ, ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸಿಸ್, ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ ಶೆಣೈ, ಸುಪ್ರಿಯಾ ಭಟ್, ಜಾನೆಟ್ ಆನಿ ವಿಲ್ಪ್ರೆಡ್ ಡಿಸೊಜಾ ಹ್ಯಾ ಶಿಕ್ಪಾಧಿಕಾರಿಂಕ್ ತಾಣೆಂ ಮಾನ್ ಕೆಲೊ.  ಆಪ್ಲೊ ಸಂದೇಶ್ ದಿವ್ನ್ ಆಮಿ ಘರಾಂನಿ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಉಲೊಂವ್ಚೊ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ್ ಕರಿಜೆ. ಆನಿ ಭುರ್ಗ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಉಲೊಂವ್ಕ್ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾವ್ ದೀಜೆ ಮ್ಹಣ್ ಸಾಂಗ್ಲೆಂ.

ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚೊ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ್ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿಚೊ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ್ ಶ್ರೀ ರೊಯ್ ಕ್ಯಾಸ್ತೆಲಿನೊನ್ ಸಯ್ರ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಸ್ವಾಗತ್ ಕರುನ್ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾವನ್ ದಿಲೆಂ. ಆಪ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಉಲೊವ್ಪಾಂತ್ ಶಿಕೊವ್ಪ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸಿಲ್ಲ್ಯಾ ತಾಣೆಂ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೆಕ್ ಮಾನ್ಯತಾ ಮೆಳೊನ್ ಭಾಶೆವಿಶಿಂ ಏಕ್ ವ್ಹಡ್ ಜಾಗೃತಿ ಜಾಲ್ಯಾ. ಪೂಣ್ ಹಿ ಪುಡೆಂ ವಚಾಜೆ ತರ್ ಇಸ್ಕೊಲಾಂನಿ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಶಿಕ್ಚಿ ಗರ್ಜ್ ಆಸಾ. ಶಾಳೆಂತ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಆಯಿಲ್ಲ್ಯಾನ್ ಭಾಶೆಚೆಂ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಿಕರಣ್ ಜಾತಾ. ಆಜ್ ಧಾವೆ ಪರ್ಯಾಂತ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಆಯ್ಲ್ಯಾ. ಜರ್ ಸರ್ಕಾರಾನ್ ಪರ್ವಣ್ಗಿ ದಿಲಿ ತರ್ ಯೆಂವ್ಚ್ಯಾ ವರ್‍ಸಾ ಥಾವ್ನ್ಂಚ್ ಪಿಯುಸಿಂತ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಶಿಕೊಂವ್ಚಿ ವೆವಸ್ಥಾ ಆಮಿ ಕರ್‍ತಲ್ಯಾಂವ್. ತಶೆಂಚ್ ಮಂಗ್ಳುರ್ ವಿವಿಂತ್ ಕೊಂಕಣಿ ಪೀಠ ಕರ್‍ಚೊ ವಾವ್ರ್‌ಯಿ ಫುಡೆಂ ವಚುನ್ ಆಸಾ ಮ್ಹಣ್ ಸಾಂಗ್ಲೆಂ.

ಡಿಡಿಪಿಐ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಆನಿ ಡಯಟ್ ಪ್ರಾಂಶುಪಾಲ್ ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿಪ್ರಿಯನ್ ಮೊಂತೆರೊನ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಶಿಕೊವ್ಪ್ಯಾಂಚೊ ಹಾತ್ ಪುಸ್ತಕ್ ‘ಕೊಂಕಣಿ ಸಂಪದ ಲೊಕಾಪಣ್ ಕರ್‍ನ್ ಡಯಟ್ ವಿಭಾಗಾ ಥಾವ್ನ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಶಿಕ್ಪಾ ಬಾಬ್ತಿನ್ ಸರ್ವ್ ಸಹಕಾರ್ ದಿತಲೊಂ ಮ್ಹಣ್ ಕಳಯ್ಲೆಂ. ಲಯನ್ಸ್ ಕ್ಲಬ್, ಮಂಗ್ಳುರ್ ಹಾಚೊ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ್ ಐಟಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿ.ಪಿ. ದಿನೇಶ್ ಆನಿ ರಿಜಿಸ್ಟ್ರಾರ್ ಡೊ. ದೇವದಾಸ್ ಪೈ  ಮಾನಾಚೆ ಸಯ್ರೆ ಜಾವ್ನ್ ಹಾಜರ್ ಆಸ್‌ಲ್ಲೆ. ಲಯನ್ಸ್ ಕ್ಲಬ್ ಮಂಗ್ಳುರ್ ಹಾಚೊ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ಬಿ. ಸತೀಶ್ ರೈ ಹಾಣೆಂ ವಂದಿಲೆಂ.

ದುಸ್ರ್ಯಾ ಭಾಗಾಂತ್ ಮಂಗ್ಳುರ್ ವಿವಿಂತ್ ಕನ್ನಡ ವಿಭಾಗಾಚೊ ಮುಖೆಲಿ ಪ್ರೊ ಶಿವರಾಮ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿನ್ ತಿಸ್ರಿ ಭಾಸ್ ಜಾವ್ನ್ ಪರಿಣಾಮ್‌ಕಾರಿ ರಿತಿನ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಶಿಕೊಂವ್ಚೆವಿಶಿಂ ಉಲೊವ್ಪ್ ದಿಲೆಂ.

ಆಲ್ವಿನ್ ದಾಂತಿ, ಪೆರ್ನಾಲ್ ಹಾಣೆಂ ಸಗ್ಳೆಂ ಕಾರ್ಯೆಂ ಚಲೊವ್ನ್ ವೆಲೆಂ.