-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Goanetters annual meet in Goa is scheduled for Dec 27, 2005 @ 4pm | | | |The Riviera Opposite Hotel Mandovi, Panjim (near Ferry Jetty/Riverfront)| | Attending.......drop a line to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was a treat to listen to William Dalrymple on the 28thDec at Literati, the bookshop at Candolim. He read from his books City of Djinns,Age of Kali,White Mughals, In Xanadu and From the Holy Mountain. He captures underlying feelings and happenings and outlines characters quite capably. Reading with his trademark lisp, he regaled the audience seated outside the Literati verandah, building emotion through his storytelling.
The questions that followed were interesting too.A lady mused over the fact that we all guffawed at the Punjabi taxidriver's mannerisms and the Indian policeman's accented English in WD's books, but were quite forgiving of Dalrymple's bad pronunciation of 'Poonjabi','M'rutti','K-shatriya', etc. VM de Malar inquired whether the author would delve into Goa as potential book matter. I spotted the great Gerson da Cunha,Isabel Vaz and Margaret Mascarenhas,among those present. Also spotted Cecil 'Grouchy' Pinto grumbling that there was no caju feni on sale. But the wine was good. Divya, the hardworking proprietor of Literati is building up the place and ambience quite well.Keep it up! GOANETTERS MEET - It was great meeting with some Goanet regulars with Frederick.At the end of the meet, it was the warning from Gerson da Cunha that struck me as grim and important. He said we Goans are fighting on a lot of fronts, but it is Land Use that is most important.If Land Use is botched, we are in deep trouble with no way of turning back. True, so tragically true. I hope Gerson , with his experience at AGNI will be in Goa for longer periods, guiding us as the Moses-like figure that he strikes. Great man. Thanks for everything, Frederick and the team behind Goanet. A Happy New Year to you and all Goanetters, may we achieve all our dreams for 2006. Jose Lourenco __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------