I agree with the wider principle of promoting regional languages (never mind that this currently means more Marathi than Konkani in today's Goa). But this cannot be done under compulsion, and with a lack of choice. It will be -- and has been -- very counter productive. FN
PS: I've also seen the setback my daughter had to face for studying in a Devanagari Konkani school, which is a challenge to learn -- forget about learning other subjects in! -- both due to script and dialect. FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 (after 2pm) #784 Nr Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected]
