Dear Neal, I enjoy reading the Devanagri script. It adds a certain sound dimension which were not easy to attain with the Romi Script; some of the deficits have now been worked out.
What I have a problem with is the Imposition of the Devanagri script. There are political, employment and other implications relevant to the Imposition of Language and Script. Language which was meant to be a Means of Communication, is being used as a Means of Discrimination. you noted on Feb 13, 2004 < I was always under the impression that, before the Portuguese came, Konkani literature was written in Devanagari. If that's correct, wouldn't that be reason enough?> If that were true, it would indeed be a good reason. However, if one looks at the pre-Portuguese history of Goa ( + Karwar & Mangalore), one is more likely to find the preceeding 300 years dominated by Urdu, Persian, Turkish and Kannad - the languages of "GOA"s Turkish, Bahamani and Vijaynagri rulers from the East and South. As far as my information goes, NONE of the above languages are scripted in Nagri. regards jc Please read the Betrayal of Konkani at the following URL http://www.colaco.net/1/Konkani2004.htm Please note how a Goan Konkani writer of 42 books was discriminated against http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheGoanForum/message/905 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
