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Symposium on Pre-Primary & Primary School Education & Primary School Students Chess Tournament More information at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-January/068222.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dears, Konkani, our Mother Tongue, is the spoken language of our spirit in the Konkan region of India that is the boundariless Aparant. The script issues bog us down whenever there is script chauvinism. It is not an issue at the KONKANI NIRONTORI the endless or non-stop singing of Konkani songs to try and better the 36 hour record set by a South Ameican group. It is a celebration of Konkani culture through song and music. Let the ghumott be heard all over the world. Let us join MANDD SOBANN in spirit if we cannot be at KALANGANN in person. It is a great weekend for the lovers of Konkani. On REPUBLIC DAY of India we, the people of Konkan, begin a journey into the future ...based on our past ...of Konkani without end ... KONKANI NIRONTORI !!! Mog asundi. Miguel PS I am a part of a small group that is going to Mangalore from Goa to show our solidarity. Tomazinho Cardoz, Alexyz, Joel are going to be there. So will be Fr. Pratap Naik sj. Elvis Goes and his troupe are performing for the record. They are going to be Goa's voice in the chorus for Konkani ...and there is nothing OFFICIAL about it!! The Government of Goa has not lent its voice to the cause of Konkani ...just lip service ;-) and generous grants to Parishads. It has hardly HALF the number of Primary Schools in the "Official Language" as the Church-run ABE does .... this when it has about NINE times as many GPS in Marathi medium! Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:56:11 -0500 From: "Wilson Mazarello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] RLAF sends best wishes to Mandd Sobhann Ref:- RLAF/ M.S/ GBOWR Date:- 23.1.2008 The "Romi Lipi Action Front' , a people's movement, sends their best wishes and prayers for success in the Mandd Sobhann's bold attempt to set a new "Guinness World Record' for longest singing marathon, by group-singers in Konkani. The event will take place at Kalaagan Theatre Mangalore beginning 6 am, on 26th January 2008 and is expected to go on, non-stop till 10 pm on 27th January 2008, which will set a new Guinness World Record and take our beloved Konkani into the Guinness Book of World Records. What a place of pride that will be for our mother tongue Konkani and for all Konkani speaking people throughout the world. We request all konkani speaking people of the world, in which-ever country they may be, to fervently pray for the success of this bold attempt by Mandd Sobhann, Mangalore. Let's stand together united ,as one force, for Konkani. Wilmix Wilson Mazarello ( Convenor, Romi Lipi Action Front ) -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.