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Great ideas! Keep up the good work. Let us start with self-learning and
education in our own homes, with family, friends and associates. Till
the university gives recognition, the education can be undertaken in
many places with a small hall or auditorium. These are: public or
private club houses, schools, church or home basements, hospital
classrooms, etc. We should get our knowledge from structured (in depth)
sources rather than hand-me-down anecdotes which were good sources of
information prior to the era of books, tapes, CDs and the internet.
Here is a basic syllabus for the World Goan Konkani Forum.
Geography Topography, climate, vegetation
Geology, Fauna and Flora
Oceanography and Fisheries
History Pre-Colonial
Colonial
Post-Colonial
Culture Konkani language
Music & Dance
Cuisine and Etiquette
Religions Religions in Goa - Beliefs and History
Comparative and interaction of religions
Religious-cultural intermingle in Goa
Economy Strengths
(SWOT) Weakness
Opportunities
Threats
The course outline is of course open for change. Regards, GL
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Tony ,
Can the GOA New York or New Jersey take up this issue ?
LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN ..........don't wait for some else to make it
happen.
Please keep us informed ...rene
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From: "Tony Barros" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 4:14 AM
Subject: Re: [GOANET] Re: The WORLD GOAN KONKANI FORUM
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> Hey George !
>
> The New York University (NYU) offers courses in Hindi
> and Brazilian Portuguese among other ethnic languages. I do
> think the number of konkani speakers (goans and mangaloreans) in
> New York and New Jersey would warrant them holding a konkani course.
>
> Tony.
> --- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Dear all:
> >
> > Last month the Sikh Association at San Jose State University here
> > in Silicon Valley, California,
> > asked me to give a speech to their group. I found out that they
> > offer Punjabi classes at the
> > University and many students have signed up over the years. The
> > Sikh community is large in San
> > Jose. More importantly it is united and organized to the extent
> > they are building a US$40 million
> > Gurudwara.
> >
> > The reason I mention this: perhaps it is time for Konkani to be
> > offered as a class through local
> > colleges/universities especially in areas where there is a large
> > Goan population (London, Toronto,
> > Lisbon, Kuwait, etc.). Perhaps these classes are already offered
> > there? If so, let us know. It
> > is simpler than one thinks to get a class organized, but it is up
> > to the local community to
> > petition their colleges/universities and push hard for it.
> > Anything in life worth having is worth
> > fighting for. Are we up to the fight or are other groups going to
> > set the Goan agenda (which has
> > been historically the case).
> >
> > George
