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Raknno
EditorFranics Rodrigues
Categoriesnewsmagazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherDeepti Trust
First issue1938
CountryIndia
Based inMangalore
LanguageKonkani
Websiteraknno.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.

It was started in 1938, 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.raknno.com
  2. ^ Saldanha-Shet, I J (10 December 2013). "Raknno – pride of Konkani". No. Bangalore. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2015.