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First time in the history of Konkani Sammelans...Indoor Sports!
Friday, May 25th, 2012
We are pleased to announce that for the first time in the history of Konkani Sammelans, we are providing for your pleasure & your pass time, an Indoor sports complex.
 
We will have facilities for following games. 3 table tennis tables, Two pool tables 10 popular video games,Two air hockey tables ,Two foosballs tables, pop a shot basketball,pop a shot foot ball, Chess, Carrom, & Card games . All this will be available in the Sheraton hotel 's Menlo park ball room (Rear half ). There will be a table tennis tournament organised by Youth Committee.
 
The sports complex timings are from 4 PM onwards on Friday, June 29th to the end of Sammelan on Sunday July 1 st 12 Midnight. Hope you make use of this all round sports complex during your Sammelan stay.
 
Gopal Bhandarkar M.D.
President



















 
 
Konkani Sammelan 2012 on The Times of India!
Monday, June 18th, 2012
Published in The Times of India on June 18th: North American Konkani sammelan starts June 29. The three-day Konkani Sammelan organised by the North American Konkani Association (NAKA) will be held in Edison, New Jersey, USA from June 29. MA more...
MANGALORE MEDIA ON- Konkani Sammelan USA --June '12!!
Monday, June 18th, 2012
The NEWs of the Sammelan 2012 - Mangalore Today Magazine has carried it in the June'12 issue. "NAKA to hold 'Konkani Sammelan 2012' Published Date: 17 Jun, 2012 (8:25 AM) Press Release Konkani Sammelan 2012, organised by the North Americ more...
First time in the history of Konkani Sammelans...Indoor Sports!
Friday, May 25th, 2012
We are pleased to announce that for the first time in the history of Konkani Sammelans, we are providing for your pleasure & your pass time, an Indoor sports complex. We will have facilities for following games. 3 table tennis tables, Two pool tables more...
KS2012 April Newsletter - Video
Wednesday, May 02nd, 2012
Konkani Sammelan 2012 - Welcome! more...
2012 Konkani Kids’ Camp” a unique experience for our little ones
Monday, April 16th, 2012
All you parents with young children: do you want your kids to have the greatest experience at the Konkani Sammelan? Then come on and register your children for the “2012 Konkani Kids’ Camp.” It is scheduled for Saturday & Sunday at the Sammelan facil more...
Why Hands are the Best Way to Eat Food
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Most of us Konkanis know the simple and sweet pleasure of eating our meals with only our bare hands. I swear by it at all times. When done correctly, the fingers do all the work and palms do not even touch the food, making for easy washing up. I f more...
The best experience at the Sammelan: Volunteering
Friday, January 13th, 2012
Dear Konkani friends, Wish you all a very Happy New Year! We hope you all are as much excited as the organizing committee about celebrating the sweet sixteen of the Sammelan this year. Many of you have already taken the first step toward that more...
Charitable Giving a Year-Round Cause
Sunday, January 01st, 2012
As the year comes to a close, you have likely been overwhelmed with requests for charitable contributions by nonprofit organizations new and known. It’s just that time of year. more...
Secrets for Success: A Guide for the College-Bound
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
We are excited to tell you all about our newest seminar! We have confirmed Mr. Harvey Blumm and Mr. Michael Motto, experts in the college admissions process, to speak and give advice to Konkani parents and students. more...
Konkani Sammelan 2012 - Watch what it's all about!
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Check out a special video message from the Sammelan leadership team! more...
The Best Holiday Shopping Deal
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Dear fellow Konkanis, Hope, you all had good Thanksgiving and Black Friday holidays. You may still be preoccupied in finding good shopping deals through the cyber week or cyber month specials. In the midst of all this, please do not forget to g more...
The Souvenir
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
The Konkani Sammelan can be considered as the rejuvenating elixir to help foster kinship amongst the community members. The ethos of our community, the distinct flavor of its language, the unique ability of its denizens to excel and lead, the upsurge more...
Entrepreneurship - Ajit Prabhu, CEO of QuEST Global Engineering
Wednesday, November 09th, 2011
As the year surges forward and the 2012 Konkani Sammelan draws closer, we are thrilled to announce Mr. Ajit Prabhu, co-founder and CEO of QuEST Global Engineering Pte Ltd, will be joining us and presenting a talk about entrepreneurship. QuEST, an eng more...
Discovering Hinduism and Spirituality for American-raised Konkanis
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
The path towards finding peace with one's religion and spirituality is a long and difficult one for all of us mortals- and in many cases lasts an entire lifetime. A good older friend of mine likes to say, "I am a practicing Catholic. Which means, i more...
Why Konkanis Are Like Kiwis
Monday, August 29th, 2011
If you are reading this blog, you have either already heard that there is a Konkani Sammelan next year or you are at work and so bored out of your mind that you will read anything other than the obituary column in The New York Times. In either case, more...
Meet Konkani Entrepreneurs
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
Konkanis in India have a proven track record in business and finance. From establishing and growing institutions of national and international repute (eg Canara Bank, Syndicate Bank, Infosys etc) to small institutions, Konkanis have shown they have b more...
The Case: Canara Cuisine Clearly Captures the Culinary Cake
Sunday, August 07th, 2011
I would argue that the world’s best cuisine by far is that of the North and South Canara region of Karnataka. It’s not even a fair contest. It is the cuisine developed by my ancestors of Udupi, Karkala, and various other coastal parts of Karnataka, more...
Gammat malheri Gammat
Sunday, August 07th, 2011
Once a bearer, always a bearer was the thumb rule that I was taught about checks when I joined my bank several years ago. I would say on the same lines; once a Konkani, always a Konkani. The flavor of Dalithoy, Pathrado, and Biba Upkari simply draws more...
Konkani Sammelan 2012 - The best ever! - Really?!
Friday, August 05th, 2011
Let this be the first step towards trying to make our Sammelan the one most liked. Don’t feel shy! Let us know what is important for you!!! Once that is accomplished we can decide what comes next…. more...
Prepping for Konkani Sammelan 2012
Friday, August 05th, 2011
Here we go again...the Olympics every 4 years and now the Sammelan after 4 years (new standard ?). Guess what...Surprise Surprise..It's going to be best ever!!!!....................... ........... more...
My first Konkani Sammelan
Friday, June 17th, 2011
A few testimonials from attendees of past Sammelans. "It not only raised the spirits of those of us who were born in the Konkan region, but it also gave the second generation of Konkanis who were born in North America a tremendous sense of their i more...