e-khabbar

Dear Konkani family,

I hope all is well with you and your family.

This issue of Khabbar has been mailed to ALL families that have paid dues at least once since 2007.  In other words, families who have not paid since 2006 will not be receiving this issue. The numbers on the mailing label clearly indicate the year/s the dues for Khabbar has been received since 2007 and if there is any error let me know.
Even in these tough economic times, the Advisory Committee of Khabbar has decided that the annual dues will remain the same at $15.00 a year and for that you get:
·         Four issues of the Khabbar,
·         Annual Mailing List and
·         Discounted advertisement rates.

 

This issue has not been mailed to families that have specifically indicated that they will access eKhabbar. The on-line version of Khabbar, eKhabbar, will be on the web a quarter after mailing the hard copies.

The 2010 Khabbar Mailing List will be mailed only to families that have paid their subscriptions for 2009. The Khabbar Mailing List is a prized possession of our community and help me to keep it up-to-date. Send names and addresses of Konkani families that are not in the list to P. O. Box 222, Lake Jackson, TX 77566-0222, or email khabbar@hotmail.com and rest be assured that I’ll “Khabbarize” them!

Khabbar will publish all the developments and progress made by NAKA on an on-going basis. Send your constructive suggestions to any of the Directors of the NAKA Board. The much anticipated Konkani Charitable Fund (KCF) has been incorporated. Now we have an avenue to help our community at large. Please, extend all the help to KCF.

The response to the Konkani Cruise 2010 was overwhelming. Majority felt that we as a community should maintain our biennial meetings and hence the Konkani Cruise in 2010.  Please, extend all your support to this venture.

The unofficial Khabbar correspondents in your area who send in the hoon Khabbars on a regular basis are doing an outstanding job. Remember, if it did not appear in Khabbar, then it did not happen in North America! If your area is not represented wholly, let me know and I'll recruit more volunteers. You can send the news items via email (khabbar@hotmail.com).

On the Quiz front, Khabbar has still remained as a champ. We had only six correct responses to the last quarter’s quiz!. Let us see how you will do with this quarter’s quiz!?!

The progress of the ambitious project, Konkani Kendra, the Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Pratistan is good. Thanks to Basti Ganapathi Shenoy who has devised a method wherein families wanting to help  Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Pratistan can do so with relative ease!  Call him at (702)-341-6706 or email: bshenoy@cox.net  if interested to extend your help for this worthy cause. Indeed, the Kendra has become a center of attraction and I urge all North American Konkanis to visit the Kendra to see what way they can benefit from this. Also, see in what way we can help our brethren who are doing an outstanding job in preserving our culture.

Sri Basti Vaman Shenoy, who dedicated his life to Konkani cause will turn 75 in 2010 and in his honor, the Board of Trustees of Konkani Language & Cultural Foundation has decided to celebrate the Amritotsav (Platinum Jubilee) on Jan 17, 2010. On behalf of North American Konkanis, I applaud Sri Shenoy for his service to our community. Hope, you will be able to attend the function.

Khabbar will always publish appeals for charity free of charge but cannot collect money on behalf of any charity.  Families are encouraged to send the money directly to the concerned charities.  It is amazing to see so many appeals come to Khabbar on a regular basis.  Khabbar firmly believes in helping our people whether it is in India or here.  Join Khabbar Kares Email List if interested in helping the needy.

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year to you all.

Devu Boren Karo.

 

Vasanth

Honorary Editor