A sad day for GOA, indeed.
My inputs to this post are interspersed
----- Original Message -----
From: "anil desai" <[email protected]>
To: "goanet" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:28 PM
Subject: [Goanet] MOI - parents have spoken
http://www.oheraldo.in/News/Local%20News/PARENTS-HAVE-SPOKEN/49553.html
PARENTS HAVE SPOKEN
*School:* Shantadurga High School (Bicholim)
No. of students in primary: *550*
Parents opting for English: *0*
Parents opting for Marathi: *550*
Parents opting for Konkani: *0*
“I strongly oppose the move of teaching our children in English. It is only
when base is strong and is done through their mother tongue that they could
understand it properly.”
- *Sham Naik, government servant*
FL: Is Marathi Goa's mother tongue?? Does children of Sham Naik ( if he has
any) speak fluent Marathi from birth?? Is 'Marathi' the spoken language at
home ?
“I feel that English is essential, but the mother tongue should be medium of
instruction at the primary level. >>>- *Sujata Chari, teacher*
FL: Are the children of Sujata Chari ( if she has any) speak Marathi from
birth that the MOI should be in Marathi?? Is 'Marathi' the spoken language
at home?
(*Inputs from Samir Umarye*)
Anil: My question to the contributors to the subject of MOI:
Are these parents Goan?
FL: In the case of the above two 'specimens' and if the answers to my
questions is 'YES' , Then the parents are definately MAHARASHTRIAN and not
GOAN.
Anil: Do their views matter?
FL: DEFINATELY NO. Because these views are that of Shashikala KAKODKAR and
Shashikala Bandodkar's ONLY, spoken through the above two overly influenced
mouths when the pointers are elsewhere.
Anil: Do you know that this result might be replicated in hundreds of other
primary schools across goa?
FL: This scenario existed even from the Portuguese era. So what is so
different??? This is going to be most 'unfortunate' for GOA and GOANS in the
long run.
It is not 'DIRECT' but 'INDIRECT' M E R G E R of GOA into
Maharashtra, exactly what Shashikala and her ilk WANTS. [ Remember Adv.
Amrut Kansar's public declaration that Bandodkar imported Marathi speaking
Hindu bhats from Maharashtra in dozens to POISON the minds of KONKANI
speaking GOAN Hindus??] However, true GOANs will not let this happen like
they have not let it happen with the 'direct' Merger OPTION through the
infamous OPINION POLL of 1967 which shouldn't have taken place in the first
place, IF PANDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU WAS AT ALL SINCERE.
Anil Desai
Cheers
floriano
GRA/GSRP
PS: That 'ENGLISH' as a subject but 'KONKANI' [ NOT MARATHI ] must be
the MOI in GOA Government-run PRIMARY SCHOOLS is the line pursued by GOA
SU-RAJ PARTY.
