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Mangaluru, Oct 7 : The 33rd session of All India Konkani Parishad will be held on the 26th and 27th October 2024 at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao Goa. The two day event will be inaugurated by Dr. Ganesh Devi veteran writer and language scholar on 26th morning. The Parishad will deliberate on different issues pertaining to the language which include Konkani in education, use of technology in development of language etc. The Parishad will be attended by delegates from Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Goa. Fr. Mouzinho Ataide is nominated as the president of the Parishad ,which position he will hold for two years . Former president of Konkani Bhasha Mandal Prashant Naik is the chairman of the reception committee and Anant Agni, Mangaldas Bhat are working president and secretary of the organising committee.

Fr. Mouzinho Ataide

Prashant Naik

A delegation consisting of Chetan Acharya working president of Parishad , Prashant Naik and Sudin Lolayekar toured the States of Karnataka and Kerala to mobilise delegates for the Parishad.

Founded in 1939 by late Madhav Manjunath Shanbag the parishad is working towards the development of Konkani language and its people. The organisers have appealed to the Konkani people of Karnataka to attend the Parishad in large numbers.

The details were revealed in a Press Meet held at Press Club, Mangaluru on October 7, 2024 at 10.30 am. The press conference was addressed by Chetan Acharya working president of the Parishad and Prashant Naik Chairman of reception committee. Dr Kasturi Mohan Pai, H.M Pernal, Titus Noronha and Melvyn Rodrigues were also present at the press meet.