Universally people believe in love. This belief
has been reinforced either through movies or a combination of the media which
they consume. This is sort of story about love, some may feel disgusted by it
yet others may find it intriguing, depending on the reader. This is an unsusal
love story. What is it about? Stick to the end to find out.
Jennifer James Paul was born in the city of
Margao in Goa, India and ever since she was small she loved Goa but her parents
were from the state of Kerala. The conflict in her house was clear. Her family supported Kerala and the language spoken there which was Malayalam, she
was the only odd one out who spoke in English and Konkani. Her friends used to
often tease her and call her an outsider.
She often used to feel sad and end up crying,
one friend of hers, Arpita used to console her and taught her the Konkani which she
spoke. Eventually over time she spoke the style of Konkani spoken by her friend
Arpita which was Hindu Konkani.
Jennifer was fully aware of her family
background, yet she loved speaking in Konkani. Some called her ‘Goan’ some
called her an ‘outsider’. She no longer cared about the tag that accompanied
her. She had a love for Goa, despite knowing who she was and what she was
My dear readers, in the current scenario many
debates arise in Goa as to who and what’s a Goan. It’s my firm belief
that people born and raised in Goa who speak Konkani and have a deep love for
Goa are also Goans along with people whose descendants are from Goa.
It’s debatable but in the current scenario, by discriminating we are unintentionally destroying our precious Goa in an era when our politicians are hell bent on destroying Goa. To make matters worse, there’s two state languages spoken in Goa
which are Konkani and Marathi but our mother tongue is Konkani. We
Goans further sub-divide ourselves in the Konkani that we speak, In doing so,
we unintentionally murder Konkani.
In
present-day Goa what’s of more importance, loving Goa and trying to save it or being labelled a ‘Goan’? The answer is debatable but
hopefully an answer arises and people stand united in saving Goa. By
discriminating over the types of Konkani are people actually protecting Goa or
letting Konkani die a slow death?
Excellent topic and well illustrated, Michael.
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DeleteGreat going. Good stuff Micheal Jerome. Keep slaying it brother ���� Regards, Joed
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DeleteGreat Going Michael, I have to agree.
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DeleteNice topic michael .
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ReplyDeleteNice article and thought, Michael. God bless
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