page_title: Basti Vaman Shenoy
section_title: World Konkani Centre
hierarchical_section_title: Basti Vaman Shenoy / World Konkani Centre
caption_attribution_description: English: World Konkani Centre
context_page_description: Basti Vaman Madhav Shenoy is a noted Konkani activist popularly known as Vishwa Konkani Sardar and is the founder of World Konkani Centre in Shakthinagar, Mangalore.
context_section_description: Konkani: विश्व कोंकणी केंद्र Kannada:ವಿಶ್ವ ಕೊಂಕಣಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ
  World Konkani Centre, built on a 3 Acre plot called Konkani Gaon (Konkani Village) at Shakti Nagar, Mangalore was inaugurated by Shri Digambar Kamat, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Goa on 17 January 2009. The World Konkani Centre named after chief patrons Dr. P. Dayananda pai and P. Satish Pai consists of a Library, a Museum and convention facilities like Board Room, Seminar Hall and Auditorium. As per the KLCF the Centre is founded "to serve as a nodal agency for the preservation and overall development of Konkani language, art and culture involving all the Konkani people the world over."
  On 6 March 2010, Vishwa Konkani Bhasha Samsthan (World Institute of Konkani Language) and World Konkani Hall of Fame were inaugurated by eminent journalist Rajdeep Sardesai at World Konkani Centre. A Konkani ethnic shoppe was inaugurated by Ramdas Kamath U. (Senior Vice-President, Infosys Technologies Ltd.)on this occasion.
caption: World Konkani Centre, Mangalore
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