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The First Global General Assembly of the Jagotik Konknni Songhotton (Global Konkani Organisation) was held on August 20, 2011, at Kalaangann, Mangalore, India, where representatives of 127-odd socio, culutral and literary organisations and associations met to elect the global committee as well as to approve their Constitution. Former Goa Speaker Tomazinho Cardozo was elected the president and Mandd Sobhann supremo Eric Ozario its secretary, among other committee members.
Veteran tiatrist and freedom fighter Cyriaco Dias, in a traditional Indian attire, received the prestigious Antonio Pereira Konknni Puroskar 2012 of the Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK) at a public function held at the TSKK courtyard on January 26. Mandd Sobhann Gurkar and the General Secretary of Global Konknni Organization, Eric Ozario, presented the award to Cyriaco for his life time contribution to Konknni stage and films. The award consists of a shawl, memento, traditional turban and cash Rs.25,000.
Konkani song entered the Guiness World Records at Mangalore in Karnataka-India on January 27, when the Mandd Sobhann organised grand event at Kalangan broke the previous record of 36 hours of non-stop singing, with 'Konkani Nirantari', a singing marathon of multi singers, sang for 40-hours non-stop in Konkani (official language of Goa). Keith Pullin, the chief adjudicator of Guinness World, said, "It's amazing….everyone has done wonderful job. I have experienced something inexplicable in these last couple of days...Your effort has been outstanding to say the least and that has been recognized by Guinness Record…"
The Mandd Sobhann cultural troupe from Mangalore doing their traditional Konkani dance on the Tiatr Day at the Kala Academy, Panjim, Goa, India on April 17, 2007.
Our Lady of Livra Febres, Consua on 28.1.2018. Feast fair feri kurpondd kurponnem (Mandd-kurponnd) for draing water from cooked rice
Rs.100 for 2
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Kurponnem (Kurponnim pl.)
How many of you are using or remember using this in your home kitchen?
Kurponn (to go with 'Mandd'). 'Kurponnem' is made up of bamboo and the 'mandd' is made up of wood, both round and about same size (MANDD is slightly wider than KURPONNEM
Kurponn-Mandd used for straining rice cooked in a earthen pot.
The pot mouth is covered with Kurponn-Mandd and placed on 'Kottumbo' in an slanting angle with pot mouth facing downward.
'kottumbo' = Another rectangular 4 legged wooden stand (pic).
In between the four legs, another earthen vessel called 'kodem' is placed.
All the water from the rice/pot drains into this kodem.
The rice water so collected is called 'dhonn' or 'dukra khann or hann'
'Dhonn' is food or drink for the pigs (mixed with 'Kunddo' (paddy husk), 'Pendd(i)' a byproduct of dry coconut after extracting oil from it.(coconut cake) along with any leftover or discarded food items
Kurponnem pic
the 4 legged stand with pot pic
Kuponnim were selling like hot cakes at Consuare feast 2 days ago Rs.100 a pair
Extra:
A legend associated with it
When kids, we were told a girl (domestic help) who did not know how to pray went on chanting (praying) 'mandd-kurponn-mandd' repeatedly and become a saint. This legend was also mentioned to us at high school std X by our Teacher C B