KONKANI BOOKS TO BE RELEASED It's good to see more books in Konkani emerging,
A clear indication that love for the language is surging. Let us support such writers, Who are in fact valiant fighters, Who keep alive our language, without any special urging. -Shanti Dhoot RE: Message: 1 of 25 May 2008 Subject: Konkani books to be released on May 28 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Konkani books to be released on May 28 PANAJI - The president of Goa Konkani Akademi, Mr Pundalik Naik, will release two Konkani books in Roman script namely "Kombreo" written by the young writer Selza Lopes and "Polloilam Tem Boroilam" by Mr Tomazinho Cardozo on May 28, at the Institute Menezes Braganza hall. Selza Lopes' "Kombreo" is a collection of essays on various social, political, cultural, educational, and other issues affecting the Goan society today while Mr Tomazinho Cardozo's "Polloilam Tem Boroilam" consists of the selected write-ups published in his weekly column of the Konkani weekly "Vavraddeancho Ixtt" for the last two years. The principal of St Xavier's College Mapusa, Prof Newman Fernandes, will preside over the function, editor of Konkani monthly "JIVIT", Mr Michael Gracias will speak on the book "Kombreo" while a veteran Konkani writer, Mr Yusuf Shaik will share his views on the writings in "Polloilam Tem Boroilam". Both books are published by Omor Prokaxon, Candolim under the schemes "Poilo Chonvor" and "Sahitya Prabha" of the Akademi. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=052681
