From: Satish Joglekar <s Great Info.I forgot to mention a thing about the language of the Chitpavans. Their language wasChitpavani a dialect of Konkani. For example in Chitpavani 'My house' is 'Amla Ghar'in Goa it is 'Amcho Ghar', Manglore Konkani it is 'Amgile Ghar' and so on with various flavours of Konkani .The Chitpavani is no longer a living language. All Chitpavans aka Kokanasthas have adopted Marathi. About your earlier messageMy grandfather retired from Accountants General Office, Mumbai.He once narrated an experience with his British boss.The Brit told my grandfather 'We need an accountant - please recommend a Brahmin or a Parsi only ' Satish Joglekar
