----- Original Message ----- From: "Gilbert Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > GOAN HISTORY and CULTURE: History of Indian Languages > In response to several requests to transmit this message to other Goan > websites, or other Goans please feel free to do so! Those who suggest > transmitting this in the native language are welcome to translate this > into Konkani. Please use our name and e-mail address so that we can > receive direct feedback from the readers; which is welcome! > > Those NOT interested in Goan History or Culture: > And Those who know it all! > Please feel free to hit the DEL button NOW. > > I invite Goans to review what they read, add their own views and use the > information to start a dialogue with their family as a Sunday talk or a > mid-week dinner-conversation. Or it could be a topic for conversation of > a Goan club meeting. Hopefully this will stimulate among all of us, > including our families, a discussion on the language of Goan culture. > > Abstracted from the Book > Amchi Khobor - Our News - Inside Goa > By Philomena and Gilbert Lawrence. Some classic Sanskrit writings also > have their roots in old Prakrits spoken in North India during Vedic and > Pre-Vedic periods. Some believe the Konkani language is a fusion of two > varieties or sub-varieties of Prakrits. Much of this is speculation > because there is meager literature dating to that period for an adequate > evaluation. Hence a lot depends on the analysis of the scholars. Due to > the language links between Konkani and Bengali, one version of the *Gowda > Saraswat Brahmins (GSB)* migration to Goa relates to their stay in Bihar > prior to one group moving to the Konkan region and another branching off > to Bengal. From these language roots, came the current languages of the > Indian subcontinent. There are at least 18 distinct languages in India > and six official languages in Pakistan. > > Next week Part 2: History of Konkani > > Regards, Philomena and Gilbert Lawrence
Comment: The correct term,I believe is *Gouth Saraswat Brahmin*. Brahmins were known by their 'gothra' (cowshed or stable; go = cow). Members of one clan/group shared one common cowshed----and were known by it. The GSBs could possibly have been living along the bank of the much-disputed river Saraswati,when(if ever) it flowed above the ground. This could be in Kashmir,Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh,Bihar or Bengal. Gowda is a caste in Karnataka that worships Vishnu as against the Lingaits (who own the famous Karnataka Lingait Education Society[KLES]hospitals and institutions to which Goans rush) who worship Shiva( The worship of the phallus,i.e. the ling, gives them the name. Worshipping the Shiva ling is not uncommon in Goa.).The local gawdi community appears to have come from Chota nagpur/Raipur area. This has fetured in the Goa net earlier. Miguel Of course, I am neither a historian nor a practitioner of Manu's Chatur Varana caste system. I could be wrong. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/2003 ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
