Raknno

Raknno
Editor Franics Rodrigues
Categories newsmagazine
Frequency Weekly
Publisher Deepti Trust
Year founded 1938
Country India
Based in Mangalore
Language Konkani
Website raknno.com

Raknno is a Konkani weekly magazine published in Kannada script from the Indian city of Mangalore.[1] It is the largest circulated periodical in Konkani in Kannada script. It is edited by Francis Rodrigues.

History and profile

The magazine was started in 1938,[2] by Rev. Sylvester Menezes, under the encouragement of Rt. Rev. Victor Fernandes, Bishop of Mangalore. It has since grown and as emerged as the mouthpiece of the Konkani Catholics of the Canara Region.[3]

References

  1. http://www.raknno.com
  2. "Mangalore: Raknno Weekly on the Threshold of Platinum Jubilee". Daiji World. Mangalore. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. I J Saldanha-Shet (10 December 2013). "Raknno – pride of Konkani". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2015.


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