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A post from Karnataka Goan Association. rene 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Begin forwarded message: > From: "KGA Bangalore" <go...@kgabangalore.com> > Date: 9 July 2011 14:17:28 GMT+05:30 > To: <goan...@yahoo.co.uk> > Subject: Konkani Classes for Children > Reply-To: "KGA Bangalore" <go...@kgabangalore.com> > > Dear KGA Members, > > Some of the members have been requesting me over the last two years to start > teaching children to speak basic Konkani and some popular songs. You would > have enjoyed the little children from our association singing for the SFX > feast, which has been a sheer delight. With great pride i would say that they > sing better than us. > > My primary objective in starting this class is to provide our children with > basic knowledge of the language and assist them to converse in Konkani. I > also fear that very soon our future generation will lose the essence of all > our traditions and so, to arrest the decay of Konkani, we need to get our > children well rooted in our mother tongue. Since the children are our future, > we need to nurture them for a better tomorrow and build a legacy to live long > after we die. > > The first batch for children aged 12 years and below, will begin on 16th July > (Saturday) from 3pm to 4pm, at my place in Cooke town for the time being. > Depending on the number of kids attending the class, I will shift it to a > bigger place later. > > All those interested in enrolling their kids for the class, please call me on > 9845210304 or simply respond to this email with the name and age of your > child. > > Regards, > Mafalda Quadros, > G01 Hutchins Manor, > 26 Hutchins Road, > Cooke Town, > Bangalore-560005. > 000000000000000000000000000000 rene barreto WORLD KONKANI DAY -20.8.2011 WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS =====================================
