On the website http://www.goakonkaniakademi.org/konkaniweb/language-literature.html under the caption KONKANI LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE the undermentioned extract is reproduced ******************************************************* .........In the 16th century, Christian missionaries studied in deep, Konkani language only to spread their religion among common people whose speaking language was only Konkani. They even prepared Konkani grammar, dictionaries and studied various facets of literature. Jesuit priests mostly did this work. Jesuists brought printing machinery in Goa(1556). Konkani books were published in roman script. Presently Konkani is written in devanagari, Roman, Kannada and Malayalam scripts.
---"However Konkani has accepted Devnagri script officially" ----------- (emphasis mine) ******************************************************* Could the present office bearers of the Goa Konkani Akademy Pato Panaji Goa (whose term ends in Nov 2005 )currently on the EXECUTIVE BOARD 1. PUNDALIK NARAYAN NAYAK (Naik not Nayak) - President 2. BHUSAN BHAVE - Vice President 3. Education Secretary, Goa Government GENERAL COUNCIL 4. TOMAZHINO CARDOZO 6. TANAJI HALANKAR 7. PRIYADARSHINI TADKODKAR 8. PRAKASH VAJRIKAR 9. ARUN SAKHARDANDE Secretary - SHRI. NARAYAN S. NAVTE OR OFFICE BEARERS of the Sahitya Akademi New Delhi http://www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahityaakademi/org4b.htm Executive Board viz Mr Damodar Mauzo (representing Konkani ) Advisory Board viz; 1. Sri J.B. Moraes 2. Smt. Sheela Naik Kolambkar 3. Sri N. Shivdas 4. Smt. Prashanti Talpankar 5. Sri Vincy Quadros 6. Sri Mahabaleshwar Sail 7. Sri Shridhar Kamat Bambolkar 8. Sri Pinto Vamanjoor 9. Sri R.S. Bhaskaran 10. Sri Damodar Mauzo (Convener) or the other eminent KONKANI PORJECHO AVAZ leaders Mr Uday Laximikant Bhembre Mr Chandrakant Keni Prof S M Borges Mr Churchill Alemao MP Mr Luizinho Faleiro Minister for Education etc Please clarify a) who decided that "Devanagiri script" alone will be the acceptable script for Konkani? b) who were the persons or institutions involved in taking such decision? c) who were the politicians who subscribed to such a decision? d) the date when this decision was taken? This is a vital information which is NIETHER available any where NOR has it been documented if at all by the leaders of the KPA Movement. An early reply will be appreciated as acceptance of only Devanagari script and not Roman or Kannada or any other violates Article 29 of the Constitution of India .....protection of interests of minoritiies (1) any section of the citizens of India residing in the Territory of India or any part thereof having a distinct language script or culture of its own shall have the right to conserve the same"......... Hence justice can be done if the legislators back out of bringing about an amendment to the Official Language Act 1987 to safeguard the interests of Konkani in Roman script. godfrey j i gonsalves Borda Margao Goa [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9822156564 __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner online. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com