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had taken the place of respect among the educated, upper class Hindus and
Christians respectively. Konkani was used only to communicate with their employees, the poor and downtrodden castes. He believed that no matter how many languages a person could communicate in to earn a living, he was lost if
544:" i.e., local language. After reading that introduction, the Barão pointed to my mistake saying, "the local language of Goa is Konkani, how can it be Marathi?". I saw the truth in that statement. And I have not forgotten that incident till this day."
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In a communally divided linguistic community Waman Shenoi spread the message of peace and unity without rejecting religion. He equated
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he could not communicate in his mother tongue, the "language of your soul" as he called it. "We have been shining under others' lamps", observed Shenoi
Goembab.
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