Yes, and why not call it a Sorpotel Day? bcoz in Mumbai for this World Goa Day celebration (although last year we celebrated it as 'World Konkani Day') what we have been achieving for the past 4 years is a very good sale of soprotel & san'nas, more than spread Konkani or Goan ethos & culture. Fausto
George Pinto wrote:- > Dear Dominic > > The issue is not naming the day. Now that Marathi is being proposed as an official language of > Goa, I can forsee someone suggesting the name as World Goa/Konkani Day/Marathi Day or Goa Language > Day. Then non-vegetarians may want it named after their eating habits, then the vegans, etc. The > real issue is what should Goans DO to celebrate. I am afraid in this respect, most Goans prefer > words to action. > > Regards, > George > > --- domnic fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mogall Goenkar bhav-bhoinnanim, > > > > August 20 is sixteen days away when we will be celebrating ?World Goa Day?. > > This date also happens to be the 14th anniversary of the inclusion of our > > Konkani language in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. This is > > exactly why Miguel Braganza has suggested that it also be celebrated as the > > ?World Konkani Day?. > > > > This message is to request Goans/Goan Associations all over the world to > > patronize Konkani by using it in connection with the World Goa Day. From > > now on, I suggest that the subject line read as ?World Goa/Konkani Day? > > (Sonvsari Goyem/Konknni Bhas Dis.) The translation of the title will not > > only lend solidarity but will also announce to the world that we are > > celebrating a Goan function. I also suggest that ?World Goa/Konkani Day? > > functions end with the following slogan: > > > > ?Viva World Goa Day - Viva Konkani! > > > > Have a wonderful World Goa/Konkani Day 2006! > > > > Moi-mogan, > > Domnic Fernandes > > Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA > _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
