-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | | | | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | | | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The IXTT or FRIEND of the Konkani readers has grown from being the 'Vavreaddeancho Ixtt' [ Friend of the Workers] to become Very IXTT or just V.IXTT, as it is generally referred to nowadays. Many people have been asking me about the V.IXTT ever since the apa-lipa war of the lipi has erupted in the open. "In the hands of every problem there is an opportunity." wrote Khalil Gibran in "The Prophet". These are prophetic words, indeed.
The current 'Problem' is the lipi. The "Opportunity" is actually in our hands, the internet connected keyboard. Just visit http://www.v-ixtt.com and get connected to the world on konkani or konknni. Forward the interesting articles or the link to your friends all over the world. It may take a liitle time for you to get familiar with the words. Read them as you would read hindi film names written in Roman script. The double 'aa' , 'dd' and 'nn' emphasize the sound of these vowels or consonents. If you have any difficulty, just write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Its Editor, Peter Raposo, is computer savvy. If you should want to subscribe to a hard copy, it is just Rs.150 for 52 issues in a year, delivered by post anywhere in India. The overseas Goans can get it for the equivalent of about US$ 25 or 20 Euros, preferably paid as INR 1000/- locally. It is also a fantastic opportunity to gift a subscription to a relative or friend overseas this Chistmas or New Year. The weekly tabloid is now hardly sermonising and eminently readable. Viva Goa. Miguel
