Dear Oscar, Slow and steady wins the race.. Yesterday I attended my 1st Goan Sodality Meeting in our Church here in Dubai (St Mary' Church).
There I met Benedict Lobo too for the 1st time. Oscar, we are getting closer and will surely have a World Goa Day...here in Dubai. In the month of October (10 to 18), our Archbishop Neri is coming from Goa to Dubai, so we are preparing for this visit and after that we plan our World Goa Day in Dubai. I know it was meant to happen in August, but for sure we will have one soon. I felt good as we ended our meeting with prayers in Konkani and a hymn in Konkani too. Will Keep you all posted. Ben good meeting you finally. Mogh asundi. Cynthia Fernandes (Dubai) On 9/6/08, oscar lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Our dear Miguel, > > Your e-mail of date gives the required food for thought. Your contribution > to the Goan world is highly appreciated. On behalf of many Goans associated > with Melgoans here in Melbourne, we say "thank you very much" for all your > efforts in keeping Goans abreast of current situation in Goa! > > Our Goans in Middle East, Goa and some in Mumbai are the only ones who talk > regularly in our "Maim Bhas" and have kept the language alive for Goa. It > is > due to you guys including Konkani Roman script, Konkani Mogi etc and the > Mangaloreans that our Konkani entered the guiness book of World records. > Kudos to you all! Benedict's Radio Goa is a magic in the Goan world. > Hopefully all Goans overseas are switching to Radio Goa on a daily basis > and > not only on Festacho dis! > > Majority of Goans in the Goan diaspora have lost touch with our mother > tongue although we seem to have Goan organisations established for many > years. Apart from the fact that many of our parents have not spoken to us > in > Konkani (some of us tend to think that the language has some inferior > connotations and we prefer to answer in English when greeted in Konkani) > Some of us have not taken the initiative to learn the language or teach our > children. Having said that there are a handful who are not ashamed to talk > in Konkani here in Melbourne and we see this on World Goa Day celebrations > conducted by Melgoans. Our website www.melgoans.com refers in which one > will also see that we, in Melbourne, Australia have been passionately > promoting Konkani through our monthly newsletters "Ghozali" and not ashamed > to talk in Konkani anytime. > > > I believe that all Goan organisations in the Diaspora should embark on > Konkani language classes something that should have been done long time ago > and which was echoed several times on forums. Some of our prominent Goans > saying "we have worked for the community for a decade or so" does not say > much as working for the community is also keeping the language alive and > putting into practice one of the purpose of the organisations i.e. "To > encourage the use of the Konkani language" which we may have been lost in > the maze of fine distinction. > > It is not late too re-focus our priorities and encourage the use of Konkani > During our events - after all we are Goans first and then the citizens of > our adopted country. > > Long live our dudache bhas - Konkani! > > Mogh sodanch asundi. > > Oscar C. Lobo > Co-ordinator - World Goa Day - Melbourne > Director - Melgoans Pty Ltd. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Miguel Braganza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, 6 September 2008 3:23 AM > To: renebarreto; Benedict Lobo > Cc: Konkani Mogi; Konkani RomanScript; oscar lobo; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tony Mendes; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Salus Correia; > newton filomeno; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Miguel Braganza; Michael Gracias > Subject: Re: GLOBAL GOAN KONKANI FORUM - Amchi - Maim Bhas Konkani. > > > Dear Benedict, > > You are absolutely right. A thing does not cease to exist just because we > are unaware of it. Research is throwing up a lot of details that we did not > know. Controversies help create the interest in research. with the > onslaught > of tourism, inmigration and the shrinking global village scenario, Konkani > might have dies a slow death, unnoticed. That is no longer possible. > > Radio Goa.net is doing a great job without even the bother of script. > Technology makes things possible. > > Rene Barreto has begun the transition of WGD to WKD, because 20 August, > 1992 > is the date when Konkani was recognised by the Parliament of India as a > distinct India Language and put in the Eighth Schedule on 31 August, 1992. > Konkani is also more INCLUSIVE than just the former Estado da India > Portuguesa, now known as Goa. We have a common heritage with our > neighbours. > We cannot deny it while emphasizing that we do have a separate culture and > social norms....evolved during colonial rule. They are beneficial in a > Western oriented Global village ...and hence the interest in Goa. > > We need to promote the speaking and reading of Konkani. That is the first > step. Script is actually a secondary issue that has come to the forefront > because one section of the society wanted to deny it entirely. There are > growing number of red faces after Manohar Parrikar stated in the Goa > Assembly that the first dozen books written by Shenoi Goembab were in ROMAN > script. Who would have researched that...but for the script controversy? So > there. > > Mog asundi. > > Miguel > > > > --- On Fri, 5/9/08, Benedict Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Benedict Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: GLOBAL GOAN KONKANI FORUM - Amchi - Maim Bhas Konkani. > > To: "renebarreto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Miguel Braganza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Friday, 5 September, 2008, 1:13 AM > > Hi Rene, > > > > Thanks for the initiative and pursuing GGKF .Please do > > give us further > > details ,as it is not very clear about the objective ,is it > > only a > > discussion forum for Konkani like the hundreds of forums on > > the net for > > Konkani like > > > *KonkaniCatholics*< > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KonkaniCatholics?v=1&t=sear > ch&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=group&slk=1> > > (1509 > > > Members),*konkani_buddies*< > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/konkani_buddies?v=1 > &t=search&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=group&slk=7>(903 > > Members) or the more successful > > > *romintkonkani*< > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romintkonkani?v=1&t=search&ch= > web&pub=groups&sec=group&slk=57>(29 > > Members) moderated by Miguel Braganza or you have something > > else in > > mind.You have our full support , however i do not subscribe > > to the view that > > "We have nothing to be proud of our mother tongue > > Konkani".Ask any Niz Goan > > and he will tell how proud he is of his Mother tongue.Those > > were perhaps the > > days of the Portugese rule where Konkani was supressed and > > it became the > > language of the kitchen,they supposedly have burned all the > > Konkani > > literature available at the time in 1548 A.D.Konkani is a > > rich language, > > unfortunately history has not been good to it,there are > > inscriptions written > > in Konkani dated 1187 A.D. whereas even the earliest > > Marathi manuscripts > > are of 16th century. > > Please try to send invites to people who work for Konkani > > on the ground > > ,offcourse one of them is Wilson Mazarello ,but do try to > > include people > > like Tomazinho Cardoz,Fr. Pratap,Prince jacob ,Miguel > > ect.,let us be proud > > of our language and our heritage, and support this > > initiative by Rene. > > > > Best Wishes > > Benedict > > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 1:16 AM, renebarreto > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Dear Wilson., > > > > > > I do hope that the hectic weeks at the GOA Assembly > > and other activities > > > have > > > taken a back stage. > > > > > > Time is running out on me - there is so much that > > needs to be done , I > > > alone > > > can do so much - but TOGETHER we can do then > > impossible. > > > > > > I am very pleased that you have agreed to LEAD the > > GLOBAL GOAN KONKANI > > > FORUM. > > > Since our announcements - there have been many GOANS > > who have made many > > > enquiries - > > > I believe that WE now need too move and move FAST - we > > have LOST many years > > > with > > > - we have nothing to be proud of our MOTHER TONGUE > > -konkani . > > > > > > THE GGKF has to MAKE a MOVE - a move to motivate the > > GLOBAL GOANS to > > > LEARNIING > > > and TEACHING KONKANI. > > > > > > Let our posts on the GOAN forums be simple - so that > > ALL of us can > > > understand what the message is > > > all about. > > > > > > Our FIRST move is to establish a GGKF - Discussion > > List. I wrote to you on > > > that subject two weeks ago. > > > I have given you some names - I would suggest that you > > establish this GGKF > > > - Yahoo egroup at the earliest > > > > > > Oscar Lobo - is a staunch supporter of KONKANI and a > > great supporter of the > > > GLOBAL GOAN togetherness ! > > > - WORLD GOA DAY. Please add Oscar's name as one > > of the moderators for the > > > GGKF. Benedict Lobo is another great supporter of > > KONKANI - his RADIO GOA - > > > reaches places - where other GOAN networks have > > never reached ! - I am > > > sure the GGKF will be a great asset to RADIO GOA - WE > > could help RADIO GOA s > > > - WIKI > > > Wilson - Please include Benedict as one of the > > moderators too. We also have > > > our friend Basilio Magno - lets get him too involved - > > > > > > Oscar and others on this list - please let us have > > your thoughts on how we > > > can make a success of GGKF > > > > > > I hope that Oscar and Benedict will give us at GGKF A > > LENDING HAND - by > > > PARTICIPATING. Let us > > > not be bystanders - lets GET INVOLVED - yes - YOU too. > > > > > > * Yes , TOGETHER we GOANS CAN - make it HAPPEN. * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > *rene barreto - WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS.* > > > * > > > * > > > > > *000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000* > > > > > > > > -- > > RadioGoa.net > > For the love of Konkani > > > Share files, take polls, and make new friends - all under one roof. Go > to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/ > > > -- Cynthia God Answers Knee-Mails "If you want to be excluded from this mailing list, please reply back on email with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject".
