Parrikar in pickle over LK quip
TNN 23 September 2009, 07:26am IST
PANAJI/NEW DELHI: Manohar Parrikar, whose name has been mentioned as a
possible successor to BJP president Rajnath Singh, got himself in a
pickle
after he used the word in reference to L K Advani’s age in an
interview with a TV
Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho
In recent weeks there has been a backlash against activists
in Goa. Here Venita Coelho espouses their cause.
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/183550.html
Are Christians with Hindu-names cowards? Jorge Dias, came in
for
Some photos from Sunaparanta - Goa Centre for the Arts
i...@sgcfa.org from their event of September 23, 2009:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/sets/72157622440759570/
There's an event at Sunaparanta every Wednesday 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at
63/C-8, Near Lar de Estudantes, Altinho, Panaji
The Accidental Activist - The Other Accidental Activists
By Venita Coelho
The editor of a reputed paper wrote a column the other day disparaging the
'protest
industry' and claiming that activists earned money off it and simply protested
for
the sake of protesting. I'd like to introduce you
Prof. Val,
I think you may have mistaken Portugal in- migration to say that of the UK.
Please follow the link below for more info. Clearly there are illegals in
Portugal. In Goa the migrants are all illegal since under the UN charter the
action of Bharat was an invasion. Goa was sovereign
DAILY GROOK #522
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DRUM TANTRUM
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by Francis Rodrigues
the beatles went far,
performing to annoy,
thus did ringo starr
as their drama-boy!
http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com
Going to GOA? GREATEST KONKANI
Eric, by Avram and Jove you rock. Rock on Arrik.
venantius
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:59:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: eric pinto ericpin...@yahoo.com
To: goa...@goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] Avram's God, by Any Name !
My God is the 'God of Jesus,' and?this God is also?known as the 'God of
FN,
Eddie's encapsulated it well. But you have a valid point.
We're doing our bit to index and tabulate title by title.
I'm sure you got the joke re. the mailing-list exchange!
Apparently someone else didn't - despite George Smiley!:-)
FR
.
On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 Eddie
Francis Ribeiro (Sept.22,09) writes: Can anybody tell me who is really
a Goan ? I know
my ancestors were Hindu Saraswat Brahmins, migrated from the banks of the
Saraswati
River (i.e. in modern Haryana / Rajasthan ) that does not exist any
more.'''
Well, Francis Ribeiro , I think your question
Home Minister Mr. P. Chidambaram was very right in condemning the way
police officers were being shunted and tossed around like a football
by those in power. Even the Goa police force lacks any independence.
It is most unprofessional and unbecoming of the politicians in power
who have done all
I don't think thatb the Christians in India with Hindu names our
cowards.They are just trying to get the best of two cultures.With Christian
names admission to premier Christian institutes and with Hindu names better
job opportunities,Nothing wrong as long as they remain faithful to their
premier
JIVITAN KALLOK
In the audience, bringing tears in one’s eyes usually takes place in the
end or sometimes somewhere in the middle of the Bollywood films,
tiatr etc
But this one was different. It made people cry in the beginning too.
I being a man (not woman), I could not control myself. Quietly
A few days ago, an offence against Mickky Pacheco for extortion was
registered by Crime Branch. Thereafter he applied for an anticipatory bail.
So the police cannot arrest him for the moment.
The additional district and session judge Mr. Justice Desmond D'Costa will
hear his arguments today
Response to Francis Ribeiro:
And you, no doubt felt compelled to interject an element of caste in your good
advice.
I. Nunes
--- On Tue, 9/22/09, Francis Ribeiro ja...@rediffmail.com wrote:
Can anybody tell me who is really a Goan? I know my ancestors were Hindu
Saraswat Brahmins, migrated
Hi,
As long as there is rancid pickle and a spoon (Manohar) to stir it up, the
rancid party will survive in a rancid existence, Allahu.
Parrikar in pickle over LK quip
TNN 23 September 2009, 07:26am IST
PANAJI/NEW DELHI: Manohar Parrikar, whose name has been mentioned as a
possible successor to BJP president Rajnath Singh, got himself in a
pickle
after he used the word in reference to L K Advani’s age in an
interview with a TV
Everything I do, I do it for …
Wait, wait!
Don’t complete the line yet, I know you know the song or the lyrics...
Read on, it may not be what you think it is.
Well, I am not into any gainful employment part time or fulltime.
Neither I am into any gainful business nor into earning fame or
Volunteers Clean the World's Beaches
WASHINGTON, DC, September 18, 2009 (ENS) - The Ocean Conservancy's
International Coastal Cleanup, the world's largest volunteer effort to
help protect oceans and waterways, gets underway Saturday with
hundreds of thousands of volunteers expected to pick up
Will someone please send these enterprising guys the photographs of the fish
strewn Miramar/Caranzalem beaches and enquire if they will rid our beaches
of the traditional fishermen and their gear too, along with the
Pollution Control Board guys too
:-))
floriano
goasuraj
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Free Software User Group-Goa
This group is dedicated to discussions on the philosophy, politics and
technical aspects of free software. It is an attempt to create a
community space for GNU/Linux users in Goa to discuss and share
information and expertise on this subject. An important objective of
Dear Ashley,
You say harsh?
Which law is not harsh?
Why do we send criminals to jail?
Instead, can't we just talk to them, send them emails, have a meeting with
them, pacify them and expect them not to repeat the crimes?
Actually, my anger is directed towards the No. 1 government of the No.
Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho
In recent weeks there has been a backlash against activists
in Goa. Here Venita Coelho espouses their cause.
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-September/183550.html
Are Christians with Hindu-names cowards? Jorge Dias, came in
for
Portuguese books... available online for free
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/languages/pt
--
FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490
Updated: http://goabooks.wordpress.com
What's this rubbish going round? Christians with Hindu names?
Looks as though the poster forgot to underscore his unstated thesis
that Christians and Hindus (and Muslims, Sikhs, and all the dozens
of denominations in India where we usually celebrate diversity) are
sworn enemies of one another in
Albert writes:- The writer has shown his ignorance and emotions while writing
this letter jumping to conclusion that I have joined the bandwagon of believers
because we think because we are Roman Catholics and have a well established
church that we have legal right to heaven and all other
CHRISTIANS WITH HINDU NAMES
I have read the exchange of views on Goanet Digest and I cannot understand what
the
fuss is all about! Many Goans who live in Goa believe that Goa was LIBERATED.
So,
if Goa was Liberated should not the names be liberated also if you are in Goa
and
celebrating
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/22/catholic_sex/
New Catholic sex prayer -- but where's the sex?
The Church's booklet for married spouses replaces excitement and
intimacy with sack cloth and ashes
By Frances Kissling
Sept. 22, 2009 | A British publishing house has created a stir with a
Thanks Joe,
The set deserves a prize!
Eddie Verdes
JIVITAN KALLOK
Some more beautiful village life scenes
Man sitting on ‘Umreacher’ door steps
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk-tiatr2/3945454012/sizes/l/
While surfing the net, I came across this Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_D%27Souza
Can anyone throw more light on this gentleman who seems to be of Goan
origin?
--
_
/ _) Tony de Sa
.-^^^-/ / M; +91 9975
He was born in Roman/Greek occupied Turkey, to a Roman official
and his Lebanese wife. He would go on to rise through the ranks to become a
Consul, but was beheaded by the Emperor Diocletian, in 303AD, when he embraced
the newly arrived Christian religion. He was named a saint in
2009/9/23 Tony de Sa tonyde...@gmail.com:
While surfing the net, I came across this Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_D%27Souza
Can anyone throw more light on this gentleman who seems to be of Goan origin?
Francisco D'Souza is the son of Goanetter Placido D'Souza, former
Some photos from Sunaparanta - Goa Centre for the Arts
i...@sgcfa.org from their event of September 23, 2009:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/sets/72157622440759570/
There's an event at Sunaparanta every Wednesday 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at
63/C-8, Near Lar de Estudantes, Altinho, Panaji
Drear Sir/madam
I for one would never hide my
Christian names.
But would dearly love to know
my Hindu surname before my
ancestors were converted to
Christianity.
Ignatius Fernandes.
_
Remarks on Advani in Konkani were 'twisted': Parrikar
STAFF WRITER 18:40 HRS IST
New Delhi, Sept 23 (PTI) Former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar,
who created a controversy with his alleged remarks comparing senior
party leader L K Advani to a rancid pickle, today said the
interpretation of
2009/9/22 Jorge Dias jorges...@gmail.com
Those Christians in India who are operating with Hindu names are
doing this to protect their skin from Hindu facist forces. May God
give these christians the courage that they do not hide their
christian faith. et etc
A *Christian* Warrior is someone who
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:20:20 +0530
From: Valmiki Faleiro valmi...@gmail.com
(Incidentally, Valmiki is not just Indian, no private property here, the
Maharishi belongs not just to India but to the world.)
Mario responds:
Now, now, Maharishi Faleiro, let's not get carried away here - after
While we are discussing about 25,000 konkani songs..does anyone know
the number of songs Lorna has to her credit...recently I read somewhere she
said that she sang thousands of songs...can you guess how many thousands?..I
have not formed a data base yet...but I should have around 200 songs
After considering carefully what this topic will achieve, I for one feel that
this is another divisive tactic in the whole sphere of Goan Psychology. Arent
we divided enough by way of Caste that we have to drag Name and Religion into
the equation. Let us unite under one banner as GOANS. Be we
Traditional Catholic names are basically European names some are corrupted
names from the middle eastern region. e.g George from Jorge/ Peter from Pedrom
(persian) and so it goes on. The so called Hindu names are Indian names and
they are more in tune with the language and the region.
release)
tate government body, has inked an agreement with BSNL to
provide this service to 4000 units in the first year, as a part
of its ...
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What is all this controversy regarding Christian and Hindu names. If you
refering Christian names to Saint names, I can understand, but then aren't
we secular. My friend's daughter is married to a Polish Catholic. She has an
Indian name 'Maya' her second name is the Polish version of Agnes
Dear Venita,
How can we support people in this movement - Please spell out.
Warm regards
Ashley D'Silva
You have kept a keen eye on my long and Quixotic quest to uncover the language
and related nomenclature underpinnings of our human saga.
I place an emphasis on 'our human.' A wonderful gift, language can also
become a tool that helps sow dissonance: all very sad. Eric.
Eric, by Avram and
Valmiki Faleiro wrote:
And it looks like, in your exceptionally unexpressed (below) hate-India
sentiment, you forgot some basic
facts on the issues of out-migration and in-migration that affected Portugal
down history (hardly relevant to
what I was talking about -- Goa.)
Date: Wed, 23
Austerity, Thy Name Is Our Politicians Game
The media is full of Austerity today, and it bemuses me a great deal to see,
how astute our politicians think they are and how gullible they think we are
(the Aam Admi), to fall for their self-absorbed and self-centered convictions.
Austerity
While Jacinta is making a good point about saving the planet, there
are people wondering How to survive. That, I believe was the posit
made in the Jorge Dias' post.
Jacinta may wish to visit the NE of India or Gujarat or even a few
miles south of Goa to Chicamangaloor and understand that
Post liberation, many Goan parents named their children after Bollywood stars
e.g.
Amit/Amitabh, Rajesh, Shashi, Sharmila, Rekha, Madhuri, etc. Even Goan priests
took
up Hindu names. I had a friend of mine, Fr. Sawant, from Sant Estevam. He
passed
away about ten years ago. For the past three
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Little Willy is learning Karate?
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Albert writes:- Why must we divide ourselves into Christians, Hindus, Muslims
Parses etc ? Are all of us not created by one and one Almighty God ? What is
there in names whether I have Hindu names or I have names of trees ? There are
so many names that I have come across which are neither
Dear doctor,
Please clarify - touring in court?
Ashley D'Silva
Dear Goanet,
Why do we wait for a certificate of appreciation from organizations from
abroad? Difficult to understand? Are we groveling ?
Ashley D'Silva
Petition supporting Freedom of Speech and Expression
We, the following concerned citizens, express our dismay that Artists,
Writers, Filmmakers, Historians and many others who pursue their
creative and academic talents are time and again being harassed,
intimidated and subjected to motivated
35th Tiatr competition - Kallokhi Uzvadd
Ok, what if I disclose you this?
That JoeGoaUk is HIV positive.
I am sure, at least half of you would say ‘you dirty old fellow’
All sort of dirty thoughts will cross your mind including me visiting
Piccadilly brothels whilst in UK, Grant road whilst
DAILY GROOK #523
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MIST TWIST
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by Francis Rodrigues
sydney is deep in smog
swept in from the east,
it certainly isn't fog
but it can't be missed!
http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com
Going to GOA? GREATEST KONKANI
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Goa activists cannon fodder for political ends
Activism in Goa is of the short term because most are politically
backed. Activists are
Cecil,
You make it sound like as if Fred has done a bad thing in raising goanet. He
IS the person who has put in most of the grunt work in establishing Goanet as
Goa's premier discussion forum. I for one salute Fred's presistence in keeping
this forum going. You may call him Godfather, I call
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