Khabbar North American Konkani Newsletter Volume XXXVI No. 1 January, February, March - 2013 From: The Honorary Editor, "Khabbar" P. O. Box 222 Lake Jackson, TX 77566 - 0222 XXXVI-1 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED FIRST CLASS TO: Khabbar XXXVI No. 1 Page: 1 Khabbar Follies In this section, Khabbar looks into the Konkani community and anything and everything that is Konkani from a Konkani point of view. The names will never be published but geographic location will be identified in general terms. There is no doubt in my mind that Khabbar is a part & parcel The Editorial staff of Khabbar was out of town for almost 6 of life of Konkanis in North America. In fact, Khabbar has weeks. They were busy welcoming their grandkids in NYC developed a special relation with most of the Konkani families and Atlanta! and here are some examples of those close encounters of a different kind….…… Not only the newsletter were to be published but also the --------------------------------------------------------------------------- annual Khabbar Mailing List! Even then, they managed to Khabbar takes extra efforts to make sure that its quarterly accomplish that feat, thanks to today’s technology. However, publication is always on time, every time. But, to accomplish there were few errors in the newsletter and I really don’t think that for the last quarter (Vol. XXXV-4) publication was readers noticed them! Or did they!?! nothing but a challenge. That reminds me, do the readers really read Khabbar!?! ***** SUBSCRIPTION FORM: Dear Konkani family, It is time to renew your subscription for 2013. 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Hobby/Interest ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Comments, if any: ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Khabbar XXXVI No. 1 Page: 2 Quarterly Newsletter For Circulation to the Konkani Community in North America Volume XXXVI No. 1 January, February, March - 2013 Honorary Editor: Mr. Vasanth Bhat Mailing Address: P. O. Box 222 Lake Jackson, TX 77566-0222 www.ekhabbar.com Tel: (979)-299-3210 Email: [email protected] Annual Subscription: $15.00 Make check payable to "Khabbar" & mail to P.O.Box 222,Lake Jackson, TX 77566-0222 The Editorial Committee reserves the right to exclude, edit and correct all material received for publication and does not accept any responsibility for views expressed by authors of the publications. E D I T O R I A L Dear Konkani family, help our youngsters who are trying hard to The progress of the ambitious project, I hope all is well with you and your maintain our culture here in North Konkani Kendra, the Konkani Bhas Ani family. America. Sanskriti Pratistan is good. Thanks to Basti Ganapathi Shenoy who has devised This issue of Khabbar has been mailed to The newly re-organized North American a method wherein families wanting to help ALL families that have paid dues at least Konkani Association (NAKA) is already Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Pratistan once since 2011. In other words, families busy in making NAKA a viable can do so with relative ease! Call him at who have not paid since 2010 will not be organization in North America. Khabbar (702)-341-6706 or email: receiving this issue. The numbers on the will publish all the developments and [email protected] if interested to mailing label clearly indicate the year/s the progress made by NAKA on an on-going extend your help for this worthy cause. dues for Khabbar has been received since basis. Indeed, the Kendra has become a center of 2011 and if there is any error let me know. attraction and I urge all North American Khabbar will also publish progress made Konkanis to visit the Kendra to see what Even in these tough economic times, the by Konkani Charitable Fund (KCF) on way they can benefit from this. Also, see Advisory Committee of Khabbar has a regular basis. The team KCF needs all in what way we can help our brethren who decided that the annual dues will remain our support to help our folks anywhere in are doing an outstanding job in preserving the same at $15.00 a year and for that you the world. our culture. get: Four issues of the Khabbar, With this issue, will end the series of Khabbar will always publish appeals for Annual Mailing List and articles on “History of Saraswat charity free of charge but cannot collect Discounted advertisement rates. Migrations”. I thank Ms. Shalini Bhat of money on behalf of any charity. Families Arroyo Grande, CA in her help in getting are encouraged to send the money directly This issue has not been mailed to families this published. to the concerned charities or thru KCF if that have specifically indicated that they approved by KCF. Khabbar firmly will access eKhabbar. The on-line version The unofficial Khabbar correspondents in believes in helping our people whether it is of Khabbar, eKhabbar, will be on the web your area who send in the hoon Khabbars in India or here. Here’s a link to all the a quarter after mailing the hard copies. on a regular basis are doing an outstanding appeals I gotten so far: job. Remember, if it did not appear in http://www.ekhabbar.com/SpecialAppeals. Please, note it is time to renew your Khabbar, then it did not happen in htm subscription for 2013. The Khabbar North America! If your area is not Mailing List is a prized possession of our represented wholly, let me know and I'll I hope the struggle to rid terrorism from community and helps me to keep it up-to- recruit more volunteers. You can send the this world will materialize soon. Hope date. Send names and addresses of news items via email Peace & Tranquility will prevail. Konkani families that are not in the list to ([email protected]). P. O. Box 222, Lake Jackson, TX 77566- Happy Yugadi to you all. 0222, or email [email protected] and On the Quiz front, Khabbar has still rest be assured that I’ll “Khabbarize” remained as a champ. What a pity, only Devu Boren Karo. them! five people were able to solve last quarter’s quiz! Let us see how you will do Vasanth The youth are planning Konkani Youth with this quarter’s quiz. Honorary Editor Convention in LA area in 2013. Please, Khabbar XXXVI No. 1 Page: 3 Letters to the Editor ...... Letters to the Editor will be considered for publication unless the writer requests otherwise. Letters may be edited for publication. Editor reserves the right not to publish anonymous letters. Initials only on request if the writer includes his or her name. ****** Dear Sri Bhat, Thanking you and with best regards away in Los Angeles area, which was GSB Scholarship League celebrated its Gita R.Pai his home for over four decades. I am centenary event in December. it was [email protected] humbly submitting a eulogy on him. well attended and well appreciated Kindly publish it in the Khabbar event. Sri T.V.Mohandas Pai, and Sri * * * * * magazine. His photograph is also Ekanath Thakur were the guests for the Dear Editor, attached. program. I am enclosing a brief report Yesterday, a great stalwart of Thanking you, of the event. Can you kindly publish it Hindustani Classical music, Vivek R. Ullal in your prestigious magazine? It will musicologist and concert organiser, [email protected] be a special honour for us. Pandit Hattangadi Harihar Rao passed * * * * KS-2012 Special Notice Dear Friends, We are excited to inform you that the Konkani Sammelan DVDs are now available for purchase. A set of 9 DVDs can be ordered from our website (www.konkani2012.org) at a very competitive price of $40. The DVDs cover entirely all the events on the Main Stage as well as edited parts of Seminars, Friday's Reception, Luncheons, and Sunday's grand Farewell Party. Thank you for supporting the Konkani Sammelan 2012. These DVDs will bring back fond memories of the Sammelan for everyone