Sogllem anondbhorit novem voros anvddetam. Novembrache 10ver kel'le suchnnek kainch zabab na. Konknni xikpak konn asat re? Rene babachea zababak ravtam. Fausto
----- Original Message ----- From: "Fausto V. D'Costa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <goanet@goanet.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:00 AM Subject: Konkani Course > GRAF has been conducting Konkani courses in Bombay for the past 4 years. > Although the courses are aimed at teaching Konkani to the Goans, we end up > teaching Konkani to non-goans who have either settled in Goa, or have > business in Goa and/or have a holiday home in Goa. GRAF also conducts > Konkani Seminars atleast twice a year but the attendance is very poor. > Basically Goans are not proud of their language, suffer from a complex. > The Konkani masses in Bombay are conducted by the Mangaloreans. The > hymnal, Lectionary etc. are in Kan'nad Konkani. I have conducted Konkani > courses for even five students. If Borivli goans are interested in > learning Konkani, enroll 20 people and we will conduct the course even > without a nominal fee. First time in history a Konkani show was organised > by KBM Mumbai at Shanmukhananda hall which was attended by 2400 people > speaking Konkani. And out of this only 5% were goans. Ghoddeak udka xim > vhorom ieta, punn udok pivonk nett korunk nozo.Kursachi vatt polloun > ravtam, na zalear Khursachi Vatt korum-ia. Fausto > Herman wrote: 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? > Edie wrote: > 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....