Re: [Goanet] GOA'S EVOLVING HELL: Tour de Babel !

2006-08-28 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, Konkani is far from dying in the Konkan and Goa. Rest asured. On Konkani Dis [20 August] as many as 14 books were released by the Goa Konkani Akademi. Of these, 6 were in Roman script and the balance 8 in Devnagri script. We have had at least a dozen other books released by differen

Re: [Goanet] GOA'S EVOLVING HELL: Tour de Babel !

2006-08-27 Thread Mario Goveia
--- "Fernandes, Alan" wrote: > > It is sad to hear that Konkani is dying. > It look like going the same way as what happened to > Marathi in Bombay. > We Goans Should first continue speaking to our > children in Konkani, not only Goans in Goa but > Goans wherever they live around the world. We Goa

Re: [Goanet] GOA'S EVOLVING HELL: Tour de Babel !

2006-08-24 Thread Fernandes, Alan
Hi, It is sad to hear that Konkani is dying. It look like going the same way as what happened to Marathi in Bombay. We Goans Should first continue speaking to our children in Konkani, not only Goans in Goa but=20 Goans wherever they live around the world. We Goans have to deal with this situation,

Re: [Goanet] GOA'S EVOLVING HELL: Tour de Babel !

2006-08-22 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > GOA'S EVOLVING HELL: Tour de Babel ! > > The South-West monsoons rains of the last few days > have reminded many a person on the Konkan Coast of > the 'Great Deluge'. In the land of the Old > Testament, the Indian Navy frigates and missile > boa

Re: [Goanet] GOA'S EVOLVING HELL: Tour de Babel !

2006-08-21 Thread Floriano
Well written, well said, Miguel. Konkani is dear to us Goans, period. It could not have been designed in some private bedrooms or some clasic designing rooms. One had to get down to the local MARKET PLACEs to put down Goa's Mother Tougue in the writing form and standardizing it for prosterity

[Goanet] GOA'S EVOLVING HELL: Tour de Babel !

2006-08-21 Thread Miguel Braganza
GOA'S EVOLVING HELL: Tour de Babel ! The South-West monsoons rains of the last few days have reminded many a person on the Konkan Coast of the 'Great Deluge'. In the land of the Old Testament, the Indian Navy frigates and missile boats in the Mediterranean Sea have played the role of Noah's Ark