Goa, July 1 -- VICTOR FERRAO

Konknitva has emerged as a potent ideological force in the politico-cultural landscape of Goa and the wider Konkani-speaking regions. At its core, it advocates for the exclusive standardisation of the Konkani language through the Nagari script, positioning this as the sole legitimate ve hicle for authentic expression, education, administration, and literary production. Proponents frame it as a movement for lin guistic purity and cultural uni fication, arguing that a single script strengthens Konkani's ties to broader Indic traditions and shields it from fragmenta tion. Yet, beneath this rhetoric lies a narrower vision that mar ginalises alternative scripts- most notably the Roman (Romi) script-and imposes a h...