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St. Mary's Convent High school, Mapusa is staging a play titled "Lion King"
December 1, 2007 - Hanuman Hall, Mapusa
to fundraise for a false ceiling for the school hall
& upgrading the school playground
Headmistress Sr. Namika A.C. / Teacher Mrs. Sonia Noronha
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Mogall Sebastiao-bab,
If that be the case, what are we fighting for since 04 February, 1987?
Let us melt our swords and make them into ploughshares ...and sow the
seeds of Konkani in Roman script in our schools, colleges and
Government departments so that they may bear a hundred fold !!
Adv. Uday Bhembre, Pundalik Naik, Naguesh Karmali, Yusuf Shaikh,
Tomazinho Cardoz, you, Michael Gracias and a whole lot of other
Konkani writers are well versed in writing Konkani in Romi lipi. The
text books can be rendered into Roman script overnight. If the
Government and Goa Board decides by end of December, 2007, the
Education Department can get textbooks ready by June, 2008.
Let us TOGETHER demand that the relevant amendment to REPLACE the word
"Devanagri" with the word "Roman" in the Official Language Act, 1987
during the winter session of the Goa Legislative Assembly. The draft
amendment to ADD Roman script has already been submitted by Churchill
Alemao, MLA of Navelim. All that the Legislature Department needs to
do is to replace the word "INSERT" with the word REPLACE in the draft
amendment bill and give it to the CM to move it in the Assembly this
December.
You lead the way through the KONKANI EKVOTT. There is no better way
to bring about Ekvott .... and lots of votes for the ruling group,
ably supported by Adv. Uday Bhembre-led "Think Tank" or Vichar Vibagh.
We are with you ... all the way!
Mog asundi.
Miguel
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:42:39 -0800 (PST)
From: Sebastian Borges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] DEVANAGARI LOBBY PROMOTES KONKNNI in Romanscript
Mogall Miguel bab,
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 you wrote:
<<In Goa, Konkani is written in Roman script [most
popular] and in Devanagri [official script]. Does
Professor Sebastiao-bab recommend that we demand the
REPLACEMENT by Roman script?>>
My response:
That, at least, would be a rational proposition.
Sotachench zoit zatolem.
Mog asum.
Sebastian Borges
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 "Miguel Braganza"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> had written:
Dears,
Incidentally, Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added
together to the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution in 1992.
In Goa, Konkani is written in Roman script [most
popular] and in Devanagri [official script]. Does Professor
Sebastiao-bab recommend
that we demand the REPLACEMENT by Roman script?
It would suit the majority of the readers and writers
of Konkani fine..... besides permitting those familiar with English
to read [even if they did not understand]...which is not the case with
Devanagri! Roman script would also make communication in Konkani easy
via email [it isalready in vogue even on Goanet] and to print in the
official gazette.
Mog asundi.
Miguel
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