Dear Godfrey, I am still waiting for your clarification regarding "Nayak (Naik not Nayak)" which appears in the presenting also. Please reply. Regards, S.M.Borges
--- godfrey gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the website > http://www.goakonkaniakademi.org/konkaniweb/language-literature.html > under the caption KONKANI LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE > the > undermentioned extract is reproduced > ******************************************************* > .........In the 16th century, Christian missionaries > studied in deep, Konkani language only to spread > their > religion among common people whose speaking language > was only Konkani. They even prepared Konkani > grammar, > dictionaries and studied various facets of > literature. > Jesuit priests mostly did this work. Jesuists > brought > printing machinery in Goa(1556). Konkani books were > published in roman script. Presently Konkani is > written in devanagari, Roman, Kannada and Malayalam > scripts. > > ---"However Konkani has accepted Devnagri script > officially" ----------- (emphasis mine) > ******************************************************* > > Could the present office bearers of the Goa Konkani > Akademy Pato Panaji Goa (whose term ends in Nov > 2005 > )currently on the > > EXECUTIVE BOARD > > 1. PUNDALIK NARAYAN NAYAK (Naik not Nayak) - > President > 2. BHUSAN BHAVE - Vice President > 3. Education Secretary, Goa Government > > GENERAL COUNCIL > 4. TOMAZHINO CARDOZO > 6. TANAJI HALANKAR > 7. PRIYADARSHINI TADKODKAR > 8. PRAKASH VAJRIKAR > 9. ARUN SAKHARDANDE > Secretary - SHRI. NARAYAN S. NAVTE > > OR OFFICE BEARERS of the Sahitya Akademi New Delhi > http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahityaakademi/org4b.htm > Executive Board viz > Mr Damodar Mauzo (representing Konkani ) > Advisory Board viz; > 1. Sri J.B. Moraes > 2. Smt. Sheela Naik Kolambkar > 3. Sri N. Shivdas > 4. Smt. Prashanti Talpankar > 5. Sri Vincy Quadros > 6. Sri Mahabaleshwar Sail > 7. Sri Shridhar Kamat Bambolkar > 8. Sri Pinto Vamanjoor > 9. Sri R.S. Bhaskaran > 10. Sri Damodar Mauzo (Convener) > > or the other eminent KONKANI PORJECHO AVAZ leaders > Mr > Uday Laximikant Bhembre Mr Chandrakant Keni Prof S M > Borges Mr Churchill Alemao MP Mr Luizinho Faleiro > Minister for Education etc > > Please clarify > > a) who decided that "Devanagiri script" alone will > be > the acceptable script for Konkani? > b) who were the persons or institutions involved in > taking such decision? > c) who were the politicians who subscribed to such a > decision? > d) the date when this decision was taken? > > This is a vital information which is NIETHER > available any where NOR has it been documented if at > all by the leaders of the KPA Movement. > > An early reply will be appreciated as acceptance of > only Devanagari script and not Roman or Kannada or > any > other violates > Article 29 of the Constitution of India > > .....protection of interests of minoritiies (1) any > section of the citizens of India residing in the > Territory of India or any part thereof having a > distinct language script or culture of its own shall > have the right to conserve the same"......... > > Hence justice can be done if the legislators back > out > of bringing about an amendment to the Official > Language Act 1987 to safeguard the interests of > Konkani in Roman script. > > godfrey j i gonsalves > Borda Margao Goa > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 9822156564 > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go > to http://yahoo.shaadi.com > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
