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"J. Colaco < jc>" <[email protected]> wrote:
<<In closing, a question for those who might know the answer: What is
the mother tongue of Goans?
This question has been ducked by the 'paper nationalists' who are
surely smart enough to recognise that there is a follow up question
i.e. IF Konkani is the mother tongue of Goans, WHY are Marathi schools
supported and not English schools?>>
Dear JC,
You seem to have read my mind. Just yesterday, I have sent to Sunaparant an
article on this very topic. The UNESCO recommendation is being bandied in
support of the denial of grants to English medium primaries. My suggestion is
to implement this recommendation in toto. Konkani is the mothertongue of the
children of Goans and the language of the region or environment for those
children whose mothertongue Konkani is not. Therefore only Konkani schools
should qualify for grants; I understand that this is the custom that prevails
in the rest of India.
Warm regards,
Sebastian Borges
