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Document Konkani folklore, says Veluskar

Kundapur (Udupi District): Poet Ramesh Bhagwant Veluskar said on Saturday that the rich Konkani folklore should be preserved for future generations. He was presiding over the inaugural function of the two-day 19th Konkani Sahitya Sammelan of the Akhil Bharatiya Konkani Parishat, here. Mr. Veluskar said that the Konkani Akademi, Art and Culture Department, Konkani Bhasha Mandal and other organisations must embark on the task of documenting the rich Konkani folklore. “The roots of our legacy, heritage and history lie in it”, he said.

Ravindra Bab Kelkar, whose speech was read in absentia, said that mere production of books in a language would not help in its growth.

Vicar of Kundapur Deanery Rev. Fr. Alban Rodrigues said that people should speak in Konkani with their children without mixing English words otherwise many Konkani words will be forgotten.

Businessman P. Dayananda Pai inaugurated the sammelan. He said it was necessary to have a single script for Konkani language.

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