Konkan /

The Konkan (Marathi/Konkani: कोंकण; Kannada/Tulu: ಕೊನ್ಕನ್ ) also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali, is a rugged section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Mangalore. The sapta-Konkan is a slightly larger region described in the Skanda-purana. Konkan Division is also one of six administrative sub-divisions of the state of Maharashtra, comprising its coastal districts. Residents of Konkan and their descendants are called Konkanis. The name may also refer specifically to the Konkani people, ethnic group of the region; most of whom speak the Konkani language. Besides the Konkanis the other major ethnic group are the Tuluvas, mostly living the districts of South Canara and Udupi of Karnataka state.In North Canara district Kannada is also widely spoken. The Sanskrit term Konkanastha (कोंकणस्थ), means "Resident of Konkan". The precise definition of Konkan varies, but most include Maharashtra's districts of Raigad, Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg, the state of Goa, and the Uttar Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka. The sapta-Konkan as depicted in Skanda-purana stretches from Maharashtra to Karnataka . This is actually logical since there are a