THE EDITORS

Ganesh Devy is the chief editor of the PLSI series. He taught at the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, till 1996 before leaving to set up the Bhasha Research Centre in Baroda and the Adivasi Akademi at Tejgadh, where he worked towards conserving and promoting the languages and culture of indigenous and nomadic communities. Apart from being awarded the Padma Shri (2014), he has received many awards for his work in literature and language conservation.

Madhavi Sardesai was a linguist, translator, academician, and the editor of the Konkani literary magazine  Jaag.  She authored many books and academic papers. Her translation Eka Vicharachi Jivit Katha  was bestowed the Sahitya Akademi Translation award in 1998. Sardesai was Associate Professor in the Department of Konkani, University of Goa.

Damodar Mauzo is a novelist and short fiction writer, scriptwriter and critic. As an activist, he actively participated in Goa’s struggle for statehood and Konkani’s inclusion in the Eighth Schedule. He has over fifteen books to his credit. His 1983 Sahitya Akademi award-winning novel Karmelin  has been translated into over a dozen languages. His story collection, translated into English as  Teresa’s Man, was nominated for the Frank O’Connor International Prize in 2015.

THE TRANSLATOR
Kiran Budkule is the Hindi translator of the volume. Formerly the Head of the English Department at Goa University, Goa, she is renowned for her contributions to bilingual translation and natural language processing in Konkani.

Budkule has edited two Konkani story literature books and three critical essays in English. She has also translated two Sahitya Akademi award-winning poetry books into Konkani, published by Sahitya Akademi. Currently, she serves as the Vice President of the Vishva Konkani Sahitya Avam Sanskriti Pratishthan, Mangaluru.

विषयानुक्रम CONTENTS

भारतीय भाषा लोक सर्वेक्षण   The People’s Linguistic Survey of India
राष्ट्रीय सम्पादक मंडल   The National Editorial Collective
भारतीय भाषा लोक सर्वेक्षण ग्रंथमाला   List of Volumes
आभार   Acknowledgements
भूमिका   Foreword
मुख्य सम्पादकीय   A Nation Proud of Its Language Diversity: Chief Editor’s Introduction
सम्पादकीय   Introduction to the Volume
अनुवादकीय   Translator's note
पाठकों से निवेदन   An Appeal to Readers
भारतीय भाषा वितरण : जनगणना 2011 के आधार पर   Indian Language Census
गोवा में अनुसूचित भाषाएँ बोलनेवालों की संख्या   Pie-chart
सहयोगी लेखकों की सूची   List of Contributors
सहयोगी अनुवादकों की सूची   List of translators
प्रस्तुत खंड में सम्मिलित लेखों की क्रमवार सूची   List of Languages covered in this Volume

1. द्विभाषिकता तथा कोंकणी पहचान   Diglossia and Konkani Identity
2. कोंकणी भाषा   The Konkani Language
3. कोंकणी व्याकरण तथा शब्दकोश : धर्मप्रचारकों का योगदान   Konkani Grammar and Lexicon: Contribution of Missionaries
4. कोंकणी का पुनरुत्थान : महत्वपूर्ण पड़ाव   Revival of Konkani : Important Milestone
5. कोंकणी भाषा के प्रादेशिक तथा सामाजिक बोली प्रकार   The Regional and Social Varieties of Konkani : Konkani of Kankon
6. म्हादई नदी के तटवर्ती क्षेत्र की भाषाई समृद्धि   Linguistic Richness on the Banks of River Mhadei
7. पेडणे तालुका की कोंकणी   The Konkani Variety of Pernem Taluka
8. साष्टी कोंकणी   Saxtti Konkani
9. कोंकणी भाषा का वेळीप प्रकार   The Velip Variety of Konkani
10. कोंकणी मुहावरों की दुनिया   The World of Konkani Proverbs
11. कोंकणी भाषा में लोककथाओं का योगदान   Contribution of Folktales to the Konkani Language
12. जागर और सत्र्यो में सांस्कृतिक एकता   Cultural Unity in Zagor and Sotryo
13. कोंकणी साहित्य   Konkani Literature
14. कोंकणी नाटक : एक परिप्रेक्ष्य   Konkani Theatre: A Perspective
15. तियात्र   Tiatr
16. ईसाई मराठी साहित्य   Christian Marathi Literature
17. गोमंतीकय जनजीवन में मराठी का स्थान   Marathi in Goan Life
18. पद्धे समाज की विविधता   Padye Social Variety
19. गोमंतकीय उर्दू कोंकणी   Goan Urdu Konkani
20. गोवा में पुर्तगाली   Portuguese in Goa
21. गोवा में फ्रेंच भाषा का योगदान   The Place of French in Goa

परिशिष्ट-I मानचित्र   Maps
परिशिष्ट-II लेखक-अनुवादक परिचय   Authors'-Translator’s introductions

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