Concani is today bypassed in Goa with Urdu. Goan youth do not speak mae bhas of Goa. Besides today thousand of Goans are having better lives in Europe and elsewhere with Portuguese citizenship in their pockets. Who said that colonization was all that bad? BC
===========GL responds: The CM speaks like many Goan intellectuals and blames the colonization for all the shortcomings of Goans.??When the British ruled the Raj, including Marathi-speaking areas, they did not promote the native language.That's because they, like the Portuguese, were colonizers and they did not arrive for the welfare of the natives.Yet that did not prevent the Marathi writers from promoting their language during colonization.And the Karnataka writers under the British and Tipu sultan's reign from expanding the application of the Kanada script.?Only in Goa do the literati and politicians (even today) OUTSOURCE the promotion of Konkani to the state and church.Is that the sussegad trait coming-through?BTW, the reason the Portuguese landed in Goa was because of the invitation from Timoja Nayak, Mhalu Pai (Sardesai of Verna) and the Raya of Vijayanagar.? Regards, GL -***********************
