Organisations
Many organisations cater to the community in South Canara. The most notable are Mandd Sobhann, which broke the Guinness record for non-stop singing, and the Catholic Association of South Kanara (CASK). The first session of the Canara Konkani Catholic World Convention took place on 26 December 2004 in Mangalore. The convention aimed to establish institutions to conduct research on the history of Mangalorean Catholics. In India, the Kanara Catholic Association, Bangalore (KCA Bangalore) (established in 1955) and Mangalore Catholic Association (MCA) (established on 10 February 1996 in Pune) are well known. In the United Kingdom, Mangalorean United Konkani Association (MUKA) in Nottingham is popular. The Mangalorean Catholic Association of Victoria (MCAV) established in Melbourne was the first organisation for the community in Australia. In 2006 the Mangalorean Catholic Association of Sydney (MCAS) was established in Australia. In North America, the Mangalorean Association of Canada and the Mangalorean Konkan Christian Association (MKCA) in Chicago are well known. In the Middle East, the Mangalore Cultural Association (MCA) in Doha, Qatar; was established on March 2008.
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