Nagrization and Plural Konkani: Dialectical vs. Dialogical Sublation

The Konkani language, spoken primarily along India’s western coast in regions like Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala, embodies a rich network of cultural, historical, and linguistic diversity. With roots tracing back centuries, Konkani has been shaped by influences from Portuguese colonialism, regional migrations, and religious communities. Today, it is written in multiple scripts—Devanagari, Roman (Romi), Kannada, Malayalam, and even...

Nagrization and Plural Konkani: Dialectical vs. Dialogical Sublation

The Konkani language, spoken primarily along India’s western coast in regions like Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala, embodies a rich network of cultural, historical, and linguistic diversity. With roots tracing back centuries, Konkani has been shaped by influences from Portuguese colonialism, regional migrations, and religious communities. Today, it is written in multiple scripts—Devanagari, Roman (Romi), Kannada, Malayalam, and even...

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There is an aesthetic ugliness.

But there is also an uglification that is constructed to please or delight a certain privileged group.

- Fr Victor Ferrao