Dear Albert, Since you already said, "Please don't write tell me it's already been done", I won't. But let me state some related facts as I see them. The following in my view are the current big challenges:
* Most people seem unaware about the existence of books. * If they know about they books, they don't know how to get it * We're caught in a TSKK-doesn't-do-mail-order-Flipkart-won't-post-overseas syndrome. * There is a gap between potential teachers and students, in Goa and elsewhere. * Initiatives to learn Konkani online (eg Jaime D'Mello) might have benefitted from being continued, involving more people, creating sharable resources. * Some word-lists available online are not widely known, though accessible and in Romi. * Local initiatives to teach Konkani (eg TSKK or Fr Pratap @ Broadway) are only inadequately known and need more efforts to become sustainable/have max impact. * Work done by translators, writers is still inadequately appreciated. * Most in the diaspora are unaware about what resources exist and where. My hunch is that tackling a few of these missing links could bring in far more returns. Just some loud thinking; not seeking to tell you what you should be doing, nor noting that something has already been done to preclude further possible initiatives. A few links: Publishing in Konkani: Books of the TSKK, Goa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBtxA8JaRn4 Learn Konkani, the Romi way http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/learn-konkani-the-romi-way/ Konkani, with a Romi and Bardeshi touch http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com/2006/08/18/konkani-with-a-romi-and-bardeshi-touch/ FN ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Albert Peres <[email protected]> Date: 9 September 2014 09:15 If anyone is willing to support an initiative to develop a 'Learn Konkani in the Roman Script Resource' on the internet please contact me directly. This is one area where Goans can cooperate and build something that is interesting and new. If any Goa Book Club reader knows of someone who may be interested, please forward this request to them. I'm thinking anyone from elementary students to senior citizens. If you are reading this and can't support a project directly, would you be willing to be part of an Advisory Committee? Please don't write tell me it's already been done. My question is, how can we build something more suitable to the changing needs of new generations? And, how can we build something other can build on? Look forward to hearing from you... -- Contact info: Albert Peres [email protected] 416.660.0847 cell
