PANJIM, Feb. 4 -- Although the passing of the Official Language Act making Konkani the official language is to be celebrated, many see the definition of the script as a great betrayal. Though majority of Romi protagonists fought for Konkani they felt that recognition of on Devanagari script was a major betrayal. Herald Media asked people, whether Konkani Day should be a celebration of both Devanagari and Romi scripts?

We all feel that Devanagari and Romi should come together. But the Devanagari protagonists do not want Romi, that's why we have been excluded. By putting Devanagari as the official script in the Official Language Act, Romi script has suffered. If we go to any government department with a Romi script application, they do not...