Claim: KCA Bangalore Honorary Committee Members for 2020-2022 has 20 members who promote educational, spiritual and cultural activites among Mangalorean Catholics who speak the Konkani language and are a blend of Mangalorean and Goan cultures.
Evidence: The KCA is run by an Honorary Committee which is elected by the AGM every year. KCA's vision is to promote educational, spiritual and cultural activities. Kanara Catholic Association (KCA), is one of the reputed cultural organisations of the Mangalorean Catholic community in India. They learned Tulu, and Kannada whilst in South Canara, but retained Konkani as their mother tongue and preserved much of their pre-Portuguese ways of living. Hilma Roach Lunita Pais D'Sa Ajay Fernandes Adrian D'Souza Dr. Joseph Rasquinha Ivan Pinto Shoba Pinto Lavina Lobo Rowan Pais Mariette Vaz Roshan Menezes Jane Pinto Marjorie Texeira Hariette Rebello Palini Pinto Clemence D'Silva Karen Prabhu Shanti Peres Veena Serrao Cheryl Rebello The culture of Mangalorean Catholics is a blend of Mangalorean and Goan cultures.