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Hi reference to this mail I can comment that there are three types of Goan people who are residing in bombay The first type are the ones who love to speak, read and write konkani and they are very proud doing this The second type are the ones who know konkani and as eddie said shy to talk it openly in public, as they prefer talking in english (as sometimes i have a feeling they think that their value goes down when they speak konkani openly) and the third type of goans are the ones although they have been born to goan parent(s), but for some reason they have never been taught this beautiful language or they may not be living in a environment where konkani is being spoken. I too am born and bred in bombay but i do love to speak konkani openly and also all the other languages with different type of friends and acquantances who find it comfortable talking their language(s). but when it comes to business terms, english of course is the business language which has to be spoken. my suggestion is if there are any goans interested to learn konkani in bombay there should be konkani courses conducted in bombay. But the question is who will come forward to conduct these konkani language course? and will it be fruitful? I hope you will like and accept my view points DEU BOREM KORUN TUMCAM ANI GOEANKARAN MODEM MOG ANI EKVOTPON SODANCH ASUNC with regards Herman D'Souza --- Eddie Verdes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ########################################################################## > # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > # Want to check the archives? > http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to > reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## > > Dear Friends, > Below is the pvt mail I rvcd from one of the > Goanetter from Mumbai > in response to my posting of news item last month. > > Well, I too was surprised to read that only 500 > attended the Goan fest. > I am sure there are more than 2000 Goan families..in > IC parish which > has 20,000+ parishioners. In Jan this year I had > taken my full family for > Prince Jacob's 'Padri' in Borivili and I think over > a 1000 goans watched the > show and that too on weekday. > > I do not agree with my friend that a high percentage > of Goans in Mumbai > do not know konkani. I know many goans in Mumbai who > speak konkani > at home but are shy to speak outside. My wife who is > born and brought up > in Mumbai can read and write konkani fluently...and > I encourage my daughter > also to speak konkani. > > Can Fausto..(GRAF)...share his views on this. > > Regards > Eddie Verdes > Chinchinim/Jeddah/KSA. > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 7:16 AM > Subject: Over 500 people attend Goan fest (Eddie) > > > > Hello There Eddie!!! > > This is regarding your news item on captioned > subject and qoutes from > > Dorothy Fernandes Resident of IC Colony "I have > also attended the previous > > shows held by GRAF..... However, not many > youngsters attend this > > festival." & Mary Anne Rodrigues Resident of SV > Road "I didn't attend the > > show as all programmes are in Konkani. Since I > don't speak the language at > > home I find it difficult to understand.". > > > >From the quotes it's obvious that a high percentage > of Goans young & old, > > based in mumbai,DO NOT KNOW konkanni.Mangloreans > have an extra > > script(TULLU/KANARESE) and [yet/so] speak their > language well, while Goans > > speak english at home by force of habit? We need > to encourage our youth to > > be proud of our heritage, & learning to speak > konkanni, is the FIRST STEP. > > This is where you come in. I'm aure you can > convince GRAF( read Fausto) to > > conduct a crash course in konkanni speaking, at > Borivali.Adults too could > > join to brush up on their speech...A nominal fee > could be charged.... GRAF > > could introduce & increase sale of their konkanni > CDs / Cassettes / Books/ > > Mags.. Maybe a club could follow, with > book/magazines sharing.... > > THINK ABOUT IT...You could PULL IT OFF.IT'S A > WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR ALL. > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony
