Governor H.R. Bhardwaj (left), President Pratibha Patil, Minister for Higher Education V.S. Acharya and Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva at the Vishwa Konkani Ekta Diwas. From The Hindu. MANGALORE: President Pratibha Patil on Thursday asked Konkani writers to highlight issues which make youth conscious about values nurtured continuously by civilization. The task of literature is to [...]
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cross-posted from my post here. Those who have ridden the Konkan Railway can attest, the emerald green fields and the rural countryside is mesmerizing. I think of an early retirement in a village, a small house and running a school. To share the genesis of this madness, I recorded the view. Here is a 67 [...]
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cross-posted from my post here. During recent travels, I was visiting relatives in Honavar, Karnataka – a sleepy coastal town south of Kumta (see google map below). I had stopped by a family store to add money to my pre-paid cell phone. There, this older gentleman was weaving these delicate pink buds called jaaii-che kaLo. [...]
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