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Earlier this month, when Chetan Acharya, president of the Konkani Bhasha Mandal, heard of Konkani's dwindling numbers, as per data the 2011 census, he was both disappointed and puzzled. "For the last 26 years, we have been working tirelessly towards promoting Konkani through various activities, and were happy to learn that Goa and Karnataka had shown healthy signs of growth. But, the problem areas turned out to be Maharashtra and Gujarat," says Acharya, who says the organisation has focussed much of its work on children's literature in order to encourage pride in the mother tongue. While the activities may be on in full steam in Konkani-speaking pockets of the country, the official figures belie the efforts.