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Use and Flourish, Ignore and Perish

Progress made towards Standardization of Konkani

(This is the text of the article published in the Golden Jubilee souvenir of Konkani Bhasha Mandal Bombay in 1993. The article was written by Padmasri N Purushothama Mallya, Hon. Secretary of Konkani Bhasha Prachar Sabha Only obvious typographical and spelling errors found in the published article have been corrected)

Which is the script best suited for Konkani?

As on date, the official script of Konkani recognized for awards by Sahitya Academy and approved by the Union and the concerned State Governments is Devanagari. Is it necessary and proper to have alternate scripts such as Roman, Kannada and Malayalam for writing in Konkani? It is for scholars and