[Goanet]SAVE CAMPAL SAVE CMPAL GROUNDS
Its indeed a shame one of the most remarkable landmarks in Goa is being sacrificed for the sake of IFFI. No doubt its a matter of great pride to hold this event annually. But at what cost !!! Campal grounds have bred considerable number of FOOTBALLERS who made the STATE as well as the Country proud. Sports is seen as an excellent avenue to chanelize ones energy into something fruitfull and worthy but not anymore , parking lots departmental stores cinema halls these conumerist structures are taking precedence in its place. Mr. Parikar an IIT BOMBAY. graduate stooping so low is a disgrace. I am SURE if sanity prevails and the pros and cons are laid, any RATIONAL human would oppose the demolition of this wonderful LANDMARK. Guess all work and no play has made Mr. CM an anti sports guy. I hope and pray he realises his folly and GIFT the PANJIMITES a renovated sophisticated OLYMPIC stadium. I think we should alll pray the rosary for our CM which would help him to make the RIGHT discissons in the interest of GOA and the GOANS. AMEN. From: "Bosco - Goanet Volunteer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]Save Campal playground--MLA Isidore Fernandes Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 13:20:17 -0800 (PST) On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:00:51 +0530, ISI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: P R E S S R E L E A S E Sports lovers were shocked to hear that the only football ground at Campal, Panjim is going to be demolished so as to pave the way for the parking of vehicles for the feeble few who will be attending the IFFI. This ground is there since generations and has nurtured many players who have excelled not only at the State, but also at the international level. Further, a lot of sentiments are attached to this playground due to its adorning nature and demolishing this ground for other purpose is to be likened to a man who demolished a house so as to bring the rich mans camel inside the house through the narrow door. Let better sense and sanity prevail. The Campal stadium holds a promising future for sportsperson of this generation and also for the generations to come and the government in all seriousness has to do a rethought to maintain the status quo. Such type of wanton destruction is uncalled for and unwarranted. The conversion of this playground for other purpose should not take place, so feel many sportspersons who have called upon me to air their grievances. Having represented the State team at the National level in football, I too firmly endorse the views of the people that the government instead of demolishing this stadium should take measures to develop this ground by providing it with better infrastructure for the benefit and development of sports in the State. Isidore Fernandes MLA, Poinguinim Constituency. Date: 24th March 2004 ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Vasco Coal Dust Pollution MPT to come under MMCs watch
-- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ -- -- MPT to come under MMC's watch -- In a bid to have better co-ordination with different agencies in tackling dust pollution in the port town, the Mormugao Municipal Council has set up a committee to keep a watch on efforts made by the Mormugao Port Trust to control dust pollution. The panel, jointly headed by Vasco MLA Rajendra Arlekar and Mormugao MLA Karl Vaz, will meet shortly to take stock of the issue.The panel has MMC chairperson Milton Baretto as the ex-officio chairman and include councillors Deepak Naik, Carlos Almeida, Satish Volvaikar, Tara Kerkar, Felicity D'Souza, chairman of the Coal Pollution Monitoring Committee K P Rao, Adv Gluck D'Souza and an official of MPT. Speaking to reporters, MMC chairperson Baretto stated that the different agencies were involved in the entire operation to control dust pollution and the newly set-up committee would meet shortly to suggest further recommendation to MPT."We take this initiative to solve this issue in greater interest of everyone involved in this trade," stated Baretto and was hopeful of receiving adequate support from the Port authorities. Coal Pollution Monitoring Committee chairman K P Rao, who was invited by the MMC to discuss the issue on dust pollution, stated that the port authorities have taken measures to implement the recommendation which the committee had advised to minimise coal dust pollution."Considerable improvement will be possible when coal handling shifts to the new facility being put up on berths 5 A and 6 A by South West Port Ltd. which is expected to be commissioned later this month," stated Rao and added that all precautions have been taken to control the generation of coal dust at all handling points at these berths. Elaborating on the recommendation of the Coal Pollution Monitoring panel, Mr Rao stated that seven recommendations made by the committee were followed by the Port authorities.The recommendations include reduction in height of coal stacks, stocks be brought to reasonable level, and area of 100 metres kept clear from IOC compound, water spraying be improved with different agencies attending separately to discharging points, heaps and internal road, dedicated concrete roads be constructed and kept clean by using mechanical suction sweepers.He further explained that the committee had advised the Port to inspect the trucks carrying the coal and those found unsuitable to be sent back and at the same time to reduce dispatch by road so as to minimise spillage on roads. Other recommendation include two 7.5-metre high masts to spray water over the heaps over a radius of 40 metres be erected in the coal handling area and planting of trees and supplementing water supply by the use of recycled water in an ongoing process.Representative of Mormugao Port Trust, Engineer Joseph Silveira brought it to the notice of the councillors the various measures being continuously taken to contain the dust pollution. He stated that Port authorities held meetings regularly with Coal Pollution Monitoring panel. "The situation in the Port and its surrounding areas is substantially controlled and is within the permissible limits," he claimed. Mr Silveira said the Port has taken measures to contain the coal dust. Sprinkling of water continuously on coal stacks and on the roads in the port area while two high mast sprinklers have been installed for sprinkling of water in coal yard. He further informed the councillors that to maintain the roads in clean condition, Port had already deployed two road sweepers and the stack height of the coal is also being maintained at less than 6 metres high and added that coal is stacked away from the compound wall. Meanwhile, the president of Save Vasco Concerned Citizens Committee Adv Gluck D'Souza, has strongly objected the inclusion of his name in the so-called MMC Coal Pollution Monitoring panel in his absence and without his consent.He said at the joint meeting with MMC councilors, MPT officials, Goa Pollution Control Board, Govt appointed Coal Pollution Monitoring Committee & Save Vasco Concerned Citizens Committee, on April 7, at Municipal Hall, Vasco, called by MMC chairperson only views were expressed on the fast spreading coal dust pollution. Mr D'Souza said that their was no formation of the MMC Coal Pollution Monitoring panel. --- HERALD 12/4/04 page 3 --- === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PRO
[Goanet]Canacona luxury resort provides helipad for nuptial guests
-- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ -- - Stars attend nuptials for a change by Gerard Fernandes A galaxy of India's stars arrived in Canacona for a function on Wednesday and the event had nothing to do with the Lok Sabha elections. Politicians, business tycoons, media barons, medical specialists, fashion gurus and sportstars came to attend the wedding of Raghu Marwah and Shradda Suri, daughter of Lalit Suri, Chairman and Managing Director of The Grand Group, The Grand Inter Continental Resort at Canacona. Shradda, who owns the Subros firm in New Delhi, married Raghu Marwah, a chartered accountant, at Canacona on Wednesday evening. The wedding was held in the traditional Punjabi wedding style, while the entertainment was provided by the Vyas brothers, well known musicians from Kolkata. The guest list comprising the cream of Indian society began arriving in the State early this week and are reported to have taken part in the different wedding rituals that took place during the last couple of days. Politicians like Arun Jaitley and Vinod Khana, who also made some appearance at a BJP political rally, were reportedly having a gala time and left last evening by a special Reliance group aircraft. Anil Ambani, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd, and Chairman, BSES Ltd, wife of Amitabh Bachan, Jaya Bachan and SP leader Amar Singh arrived a day before and left by a late night special flight. Sahara TV's and Air Sahara chief Subroto Roy also made his appearance at the wedding and left later during the night by his personal aircraft. The big guests arrived in special charter aircrafts flown from Mumbai and Delhi and some of the high profile guests were transported by a special helicopters that flew from the The Grand InterContinental Resort in Canacona to the Dabolim airport. A couple of charter flights from New Delhi and Mumbai made special landings with the high profile guests. Some of the Goa-Mumbai flights were also directly flown to Delhi with the guests. Editor of Punjab Kesri, Ashwani Kumar Chopra who is provided with special Z category security due to terrorist threats was also spotted out while being closely surrounded by his Black Cat commandos. Steel baron Laxmi Mittal arrived early this week for the big wedding and left on April 14. The steel baron, the richest Indian outside India, Mittal now lives in North London. Ispat has plants in Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, Germany, Ireland and the US. He also has private steel interests in Kazakhstan and Indonesia. He also has interests in cable television and launched one of the most popular Asian channels, B4U in the UK. Leading journalist Prabhu Chawla, editorial director of the India Today group and recipient of the Padma Bhushan early this month was also a known face among the long list. Chawla, considered as one of India's finest political journalists and known for his sharp political analysis and investigative reports, left on Thursday afternoon. Another famed journalist from New Delhi, Star news person Rajat Sharma formerly with the Star News top-rated Aaj Ki Baat was also present for the wedding. According to Anjali Chaterjee, GM marketing promotion, there were around 600 plus guests from New Delhi, Mumbai other parts of the country and also overseas who attended the wedding. She further informed that Governor of Goa Kidar Nath Sahai and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar also graced the function. Others who were present included renowned open heart surgery specialist Dr Naresh Trehan from New Delhi, brother of Air Sahara chief J B Roy, Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways, Adi Godrej, Chairman of Godrej Foods, Godrej Sara Lee, Godrej Pillsbury, Godrej Agrovet, Godrej Photo-Me and Godrej Properties, Cricket legend Kapil Dev and designer Rohit Bal. - HERALD 16/4/04 page 1 - === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development & Democracy === ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect re
[Goanet]Dear Patak's Masala: Your Macchi is actually Murgh ?
Dear Kirit and Meena Patak, As one who enjoys your pickles and the odd masala ( you haven't got your Vindaloo right yet - ask a Goan for the authentic recipe), I was amused to find the following recipe on your bottle of "Cilantro & Ginger marinade & grill sauce TIKKA (mild)" # 0 69276 03220 7 Recipe for MACCHI Tikka Serves 2-3 1/2 pound CHICKEN breast diced 1 tbsp plain yoghurt 4 tbsp Patak's Tikka marinade and grill sauce etc Now.that is what I call a miracle. Take Some Chicken, add some Patak's > one gets Macchi! good wishes all the same jc Nassau, Bahamas PS: I know that at this point and time..you could do with a laugh (;-) _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Dear Godfrey Gonsalves Re: Archbishop's Installation, yet again!
- Forwarded message from "J. Loiola Pereira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 13:07:25 +0530 From: "J. Loiola Pereira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "J. Loiola Pereira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Dear Godfrey Gonsalves Re: Archbishop's Installation, yet again! To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My dear Friend, At the risk of boring our readers, I feel compelled to return to this forum on the above subject. The only reason, again, is to safeguard the truth. Incidentally, safeguarding the truth was the only motive of my initial response to your Report on the Installation of the new Archbishop of Goa. I had no reasons to antagonize you, although I admit that the only COMMENT I made (about your use of the non-existing word "penital") might have been uncalled for. I apologize for it. The other submissions were only CORRECTIONS of factually wrong reporting, with some extra pieces of information thrown in . as a bonus. For brevity sake, I will tackle only three points dealt with by you in your "Clarification by Gonsalves," dated 3rd instant. And, this time, please forgive my language! 1. Godfrey: "Much of what has been clarified in this report by Fr Pereira ought to have come out by way of proper arrangements viz; a running commentary or a detailed programme circulated before hand to all not as a post mortem report." . "There was no commentator ---to narrate either in Konkani or English ---the sequence of events .. Many did not know what was happening The brief itenary (sic) was in short supply" REPLY: First part: A Commentator (Fr. Simon Fernandes) was permanently posted at a mike stand and he gave an excellent commentary of the whole Liturgy, specifying WHO was doing WHAT at different points of time. I see now that Fr. Simon's only fault was that he spoke in Konkani, a language that perhaps Mr. Gonsalves does not understand. In any case, no reporter would have stated that "there was no commentator ---to narrate either in Konkani or English --- the sequence of events" - unless he/she was stone deaf! Second part: A detailed programme was handed over to all the journalists/media persons who took care in contacting our Diocesan Communications Centre (Fr. Olavo) well in advance, and not just before the ceremony, as Gonsalves seems to have done. In fact, the Centre held a press conference three days before the event. That is how all the local newspapers that morning (even before the celebration had begun) specified that the Nuncio (and not Abp. Raul Gonsalves) would lead the new Archbishop to his chair and that Fr. Jose Remedios Fernandes (and not Fr. Rodrigues) would read the Papal Bull. If Godfrey had only read the papers that morning! 2. Godfrey: "One could not decipher whether "presence" near the only celebrant is different from being main celebrants." REPLY: The "concelebrated sung High Mass" took place at an altar placed a few feet away from the vantage point where Mr. Gonsalves says he was posted, behind the Chief Minister. (By the way, that was not the place allotted to the media persons!). And the Nuncio was at his seat far behind, near the old altar table. The Nuncio, therefore, was nowhere "near the only celebrant." Besides, since the Mass was in Konkani, rendered in the clear and unmistakable voice of the new Archbishop, even a blind man would not have thought, much less reported, that the Nuncio - a Spaniard -- was the main celebrant! 3. Godfrey: "Tabernacles as a rule are always at the centre == correct me if I am wrong -- that this one was on the left is news to me - I have never been on a guided tour of the Se Cathedral." REPLY: In a confusing third paragraph of his report, Godfrey states that the dignitaries were led "to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel." The statement is true. But, if this was a real eyewitness report, Gonsalves must have seen that the Tabernacle in the Cathedral is not 'at the centre,' but on the left side of the nave. (More than once, the thought crossed my mind that Godfrey could have prepared his Report from the comfort of an easy chair in his living room, while following a live telecast of the ceremony or with the help of a brief "itenary," whatever he means by that!) COMMENTS: 1. It is interesting to note that, in his initial report, dated March 23, Gonsalves lavishes kudos on Fr. Olavo Velho Pereira when he writes: "Fr. Olav Velho Pereira (and others) deserve full praise for their flawless organisation of the three hour function." The same "Fr. Olav" becomes now an easy scapegoat for Godfrey's sins of omission! Incidentally, I have mailed to Fr. Olavo a copy of Gonsalves' last posting on the Installation. And I have arranged that my present posting goes just ahead of the reply Fr. Olavo intends to send to Goanet, for our readers' easy cross-reference. 2. The seven points I chose to correct in my earlier posting of March 26 are only 50% of the f
[Goanet]Info request
Hi, I have a plan to come to Goa in September and continue with a natural health project I started a few years ago. Basically I'd like to run a drop- in clinic for locals and tourists alike (natural remedies such as colloidal silver, ayurvedic herbs, urine therapy etc) and publish a monthly magazine/newspaper (dealing with healthcare and Indian culture etc) to be sold around the resorts. I'd appreciate any tips/links on where I can find more information about the local laws, obatining a suitable visa etc. Many thanks James www.thcweb.org/india ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Mangalorean Holocaust and Shaikh Goebell Ali
Dr. Josi Colago: Paraphrasing what der Herr Goebell used to say "If you tell a lie, OFTEN...even YOU would believe it" NOW.where did we get this business about the Mangalorean Holocaust? I have to ask myself: IF Mangloreans were persecuted by Catholic (Portuguese), WOULD they remain Catholics and WOULD they retain Portuguese surnames until 1947 - at least? As far as " SAINT" TIPU SULTAN is concerned, I wonder what the Tiger of Mumbai has to say about him. After all ->much of the period of Tipu's rule was given to war with the Marathas. Gilbert's response: I was wondering when the true scholar Dr. Josi Colago would step in the discussion and clarify the issue for the rest of us. Like a Khoro Niz Goenkar you have said it like it needs to be said. And like a supurlo Goenkar, I am nat following what you are munta. :=)) Poile svater, you may have read Mohan Prabhu's account. Dusrem svater, are you suggesting that Tipu Sultan should be made into a saint because he made so many genuine martyrs ani saints out of the Manglorean (former Goan) Catholics? Like he did por favor? Voi rre? :=)) ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Shrine to St. Francis drawing faithful: The Arizona Republic 17 Apr.
Headline: Shrine to St. Francis drawing faithful By: Angela Cara Pancrazio Source: The Arizona Republic, Apr. 17, 2004 at http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/southwestvalley/articles/0417frisco16Z5.html Excerpts: They come alone or by the carload. They hear of this holy place tucked away in south Phoenix through friends and family, a tradition passed from one grandmother to the next. They zigzag down a dead-end road, dodging potholes. Once inside the little whitewashed adobe, their pilgrimage is over. Their ritual begins. They kneel and kiss the forehead and feet of St. Francis Xavier. All this happens every day at San Francisco Xavier Mission, where a life-size papier-maché-and-cement replica of the saint is stretched out to look as if he has been laid to rest here. This ritual has taken place for nearly a century along South Mountain Avenue near 24th Street. Rooted in the Catholic religion, the mission is homegrown. In 1912, Francisco Vasquez, a native of Mexico, a cattle puncher and rancher, built the tiny chapel in honor of his patron saint. St. Francis Xavier is revered worldwide, especially in the Southwest and Mexico. That's because St. Francis Xavier was the patron saint of The Rev. Francisco Eusebio Kino, the Jesuit priest who, in the late 17th century, introduced Christianity to the far reaches of the Spanish Empire, what is now southern Arizona and northern Sonora. The faithful believe that there's a direct link between Kino and St. Francis, and that when Kino passed away, St. Francis went with him, even though St. Francis Xavier died in the 1500s and is buried in Goa, India. ...bouquets of red roses placed on the saint's brown gown show the adoration of the pilgrims. Dozens of snapshots and handwritten notes are scattered across his body. Full text, 897 words, at: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/southwestvalley/articles/0417frisco16Z5.html Forwarded by Eddie Fernandes ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Got fish? cows eat herring for new milk
Cows are vegeterian animals. The cause of the mad cow disease is strongly suspected to be the addition to the cattle feed of the internals of sheep, internals which would otherwise have been a waste. The objective was to reduce the price of the cattle feed and there was also an expectation that the growth of the cow would be faster. I hope similar thing will not happen in this case too. Sachin Phadte. Reuters News Article Got fish? cows eat herring for new milk Wed 14 April, 2004 06:24 AM By Roberta Rampton WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Some landlocked Canadian cows are enjoying a little seafood with their hay and grain so they can produce a new kind of milk being touted for its benefits for the brain, eyes and nerves. The milk, produced by herring-fed cows in Ontario, provides a fatty acid also common in salmon, trout and mackerel to diets of people who don't eat enough fish, said Larry Milligan, a researcher at the University of Guelph, which developed the milk. _ Easiest Money Transfer to India. Send Money To 6000 Indian Towns. http://go.msnserver.com/IN/42198.asp Easiest Way To Send Money Home! ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Inquisition and the Manglorean episode
Santosh Helekar: I have never stated that Mohan Prabhu's claims are unsubstantiated or fabricated. . Mohan Prabhu's presents a fairly balanced view. Gilbert responds: Thanks for the above statements. The readers of Goan cyberspace can read Mohan Prabhu's entire article for themselves and other hard facts IF AND WHEN PROVIDED by any other poster. Let's leave the descriptive opinions to the linguists and those that enjoy speechifying. :=)) In case cyberGoans want to know what the hullabaloo is all about, here is the first paragraph copied from the article from the original author. "CAPTIVITY AND EXILE IN SERINGAPATAM. IN 1784, THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY WAS ALMOST WIPED OUT FROM THE FACE OF CANARA, (emphasis mine) the brunt of which was borne by the people of Mangalore, by Tippu Sultan, Young and old, men, women and children alike - variously estimated from a low of 30,000 to as high as 80,000 - were rounded up by Tippu's soldiers, assembled in the town of Mangalore and other coastal towns, and marched on foot across the Western Ghats - some unruly ones in chains - to Seringapatam 100 miles away." Mohan Prabhu. Holocaust Ethnic Cleansing . Reservations Concentration Camps. To the many individuals (vast majority) and their families who died during this interment, it is little consolation what 21st century scholars (cyber-Goans) call their plight and suffering. The same applies to the native Goans (Hindus, Muslims and Catholics) who care less what and how we characterize the Portuguese Inquisition in Goa. Some of today's Goans and Indians tend "to use" history for their vested interest (or personal fulfillment) instead of learning from it. You are definitely not one of them. That's why I enjoy the intellectual dialogue with you. Regards. ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]It's All Happening in Toronto
The arrival of Spring has resurrected the Goan Community with a full programme of social and cultural events taking place over the next few months. Here are a few:- April 17 - Easter Dance organized by the Friends Club in Mississauga with dancing to the sounds of PAVE CONNECTION & DJ FATZ April 23 - A new Seniors Group (55+) serving the East Toronto area will be holding their first meeting for enrolment of members and election of an executive committee. This will be the first of many events planned for 2004. A similar group will soon be formed in the West Toronto area covering Mississauga and Brampton, the fastest growing suburbs in Canada. April 24 - "THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR" will be holding a fund raising dinner-dance for Alison De Silva (now in recovery from a rare medical disorder) to help in much-needed equipment and home care.Alison herself will be attending the event in the Brampton area which will feature a band, DJ, and live entertainment. April 25- G.O.A. AGM . Usually a "Ho Hum" event, but this year expect high praise for the executive for paring down "the property debt" to less than $100K. The unspoken issue - "to sell, or not to sell, the property" will receive the fale,fale, treatment, with attention turning to the 34th Anniversary Dance on May 1st where members will pay half the going rate for a sit-down dinner/dance. May 22 - Make no mistake, Konkani Tiatr is still around. The entire cast of "Chukh" popular Konkanni drama staged thrice to rave reviews in London, England, will be flying in to perform at the Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute in Scarborough. Producer is Francis D'Costa with MC Jr. Menezes. The usual Village Feasts - Margao -Saligao - Aldona - Siolim will continue to be celebrated. For details of these and the above events visit: www.goanvoice.ca To list your event send plain text e-mail (no fliers) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] JJD'S ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Goan Easter in Vashi - Mumbai
Goan Easter in Vashi By: Roopa Raveendran http://web.mid-day.com/metro/vashi/2004/april/81270.htm It was Easter Sunday and Goa Feast, the quaint restaurant in Sector 11, Vashi, was bustling with activity as customers trooped in for their Goan Food Festival. Reasonably priced at Rs 150 per plate, the gourmands relished a typical Goan fare. Goan families especially welcomed it. “Usually it’s the just three of us for Easter. Instead of spending it at home, we decided to go out and enjoy ourselves,” say the D’souza family, residents of Sector 4, Vashi. “This place serves authentic Goan delicacies,” says Colin D’souza. The D’ souza family loved the fare so much that they had their Easter lunch and dinner at the restaurant. A big bunch of youngsters was also bingeing at the food festival. “We are regulars here and frequent this place at least once every two weeks. When we learnt of the food festival, we didn’t want to miss it. The chicken xacuti and surmai are absolutely out of this world,” says Sara R, a Vashi resident. Another Goan food gourmet Mathew Easo often orders from Goa Feast. “I often order food from Goa Feast. I especially enjoy their stuffed chicken and love their curried prawns too,” says this Vashi resident. As part of Easter celebrations, the menu promised a delectable array of Goan delicacies. Amar Kumar and Maheshwari Golconda, the proprietors, had charted out the entire menu in typical Goan style. The customers were welcomed with sol kadi, made from kokum juice, coconut milk and chopped garlic, which gives it a somewhat pungent taste. Served chilled, it was heavenly for parched throats — the main course of chicken xacuti in a thick gravy, coconut-based curried prawns and golden fried surmai served with rice and typical Goan pav proved divine. But vegetarians weren’t disappointed either! The two vegetarian side dishes comprising dry moong dal and vegetable korma were equally delicious. We polished the meal with Goan layered cake and vanilla ice cream and all we could say thereafter was susegad! ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]17 APR 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 17 APRIL 2004 GOACOM VIDEO NEWSCAST at www.goacom.com/news goacomNews15 Apr 04 H I G H L I G H T S -- BJP has done more work for minorities: CM - Shiv Sena will contest both LS seats -- Second fire incident in 4 day -- Wave in favour of BJP: Jaitley, Vinod Khanna campaign in Canacona. "CULTURE IS AN INTERACTION OF PLURAL FORCES": Celebrated playwright and actor, Mr Girish Karnad, said that various forces active in India are promoting "pan-Indian factors" and rewriting history books. Mr Karnad said that "Goa: A Daughter's Story", a book by Maria Aurora Couto, aptly shows how societies are able to adjust and also warns in what way the concept of development could be destroyed for sheer carelessness. Mr Karnad, who earlier released the book at a special function, said that people are made to believe the "manufactured image of Hindutva. However, no monolithic and unified theory succeeds in the world," he said.Ms Couto said that her book is about the generation trapped between two generations, one which was dying and the other which is not yet born." "The book, in fact, came out through deep personal psyche which went through generations," she admitted. The noted Konkani poet, Mr Manoharrai Sardessai, well-known cartoonist, Mr Mario de Miranda and Dr Jose Pereira also spoke on the occasion. (NT) BID TO ASSAULT CM PARRIKAR: An attempt to assault Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar during a campaign tour was foiled by his personal security officer at Veroda-Cuncolim on April 16. Ballappa Dessai, 50, learnt to be Goa Seva Dal president, handed a representation to Parrikar before he could address the meeting in a temple at Veroda. The accused alleged of a sub-standard building constructed under MPLAD. (GT) CM DENIES CODE VIOLATION: The Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, has strongly denied the declaration attributed to him by the Congress of a financial grant of Rs.5 lakh made to Vedashastra Patshala at Sawantwadi. The Chief Minister has not declared any such financial help and therefore there is no question of violation of code of conduct for elections, said a press note issued by the Press Liaison Officer to CM. (H) 'CM MISLEADING GOANS': The president of the Congress in Goa, Luizinho Faleiro, said the chief minister is misleading the people of the State with wrong figures. He said from all the recruitments made in the police force since the BJP came to power in 2000, more than 2000 posts have been filled and not just over 1000 what has been claimed by the chief minister. He said from the nearly 2500 figure, only 37 are Catholics and 27 Muslims which is just over 2 per cent. (H) 'UGDP ALONE CAN PROTECT GOA'S IDENTITY': The United Goans Democratic Party is a party representing all the Goans and not any particular community, and hence there is no question of the party getting votes of only one community, said Cortalim MLA Matanhy Saldanha, while addressing a party meeting at Cortalim. (H) ONE HELD WITH CHARAS: In one of the biggest seizures of narcotic drugs in the State in recent times, the Anjuna police yesterday seized nearly 2.7 kg of high grade charas from a native of Himachal Pradesh worth Rs.2.70 lakh in open market, who has been arrested for possession of drugs. (NT) MAN COMMITS SUICIDE: A 52-year-old man, Mr Bapat Ganesh Shelkar, committed suicide by hanging himself to a tree in a jungle in Dabal on Thursday. (NT) OLD GOA HERITAGE UNDER THREAT: The process of conserving monuments of historical and archaeological importance in Goa seems to be getting tougher by the day, as natural calamities, faulty building technologies and insect activities seem to be taking a toll on Goa's pride-the monuments at Old Goa. Reports from the ASI, Goa Circle, indicate that the church of St Cajetan, the Augustine tower, Se Cathedral, the church of St Francis of Assisi and church of Our Lady of Rosary in particular have borne the brunt of Goa's harsh weather conditions and continue to be lashed at year after year.Laterite being the only stone locally available was used for building construction but being porous, it is found to be facilitating easy seepage and crumbling over a period of time. (H) INDIA'S FIRST ATM IN BUS 'Q' SHELTER: State Bank of India launched the country's first-of-its kind ATM in a bus 'Q' shelter near Bom Jesus Church, Old Goa. It will provide value-added banking services to the tourists visiting the world famous Old Goa churches and to the residents of surrounding areas and villages. (GT) ONE DIES IN MISHAP: One Krishna Gaekwad (34), resident of Khorli, Mapusa, died on the spot when the scooter he was driving accidentally went off the road and fell into a nallah near the Bodgeshwar temple. (GT) FIRST OPEN HEART SURGERY AT APOLLO: The First Open Heart Surgery and Percutaneous Heart Procedure was performed for the first time at Apollo Victor Hospital at Margao. After many successful bypass surgeries on adults, a surgery was performed on Mayuri Shet, a 6-year
[Goanet]Re: Voter's Dilemma
Gilbert, Sure, stay at home - that's your prerogative and I respect your feelings. But as for me, I'm off to vote..! Yes, I wholeheartedly agree with you that " we are just about fed up of lame duck choices being offered to us by the Congress and other parties, who reveal their bankruptcy of ideas, people, and ideology, time and time again at every election." But then consider - on the other hand, we have another party who is definitely not bankrupt of ideology, but is systematically and intelligently putting into place a very dangerous gameplan that could have serious and far reaching repercussions for the country. A long time ago, when I got involved in an agitation, someone told me that I was "rolling with the pigs". But I believe that only when we step down from our pedestals and are prepared to be part of the hurly burly of human life with all its ups,downs, muck, dirt, hopes and betrayals, can we hope to make at least a small impact in changing the system for the better. After all, just by living in society, we become part of the system, either by omission or commission. In the process of course, we may make mistakes and blunders because we are only human. The only thing is that one's intentions and motives have to be above board. But of course, each one must follow his inner guide. Regards, Diana ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet]Stupid Questions
Regarding: Drugs seized in Goa Question: Is this grown in Goa? If not, how did it get here? >From India, Pakistan, Afghanistan? Is Goa the shipping point for export? Thanks. ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
Re: [Goanet]Dr. Willy and Churchill withdraw from LS polls.
Breaking News Further to Sarabond's posting: 1. In what looks like his impending withdrawal from the horse race, Dr. Wilfred D'Souza, the North Goa Candidate who was supossed to address a manmoth rally 4.00 p.m. at Tercene, Aldona and there after at the Moira Club at 6 p.m.'TODAY' Saturday, the 17th. April, 2004, has developed cold feet. Nevertheless, never mind if Dr. and his allliance jing-bang develops cold, hot or numb feet, and never mind Tercene Aldona, the Moidekars are going ahead with the meeting at 6.00 p.m. with or without Dr. Wilfred D'Souza and thereafter be entertained with the Tiatro at 7.30 p.m. All are cordially invited. It is further believed that the residents of Khorlim, Mapusa had a very harrowing sleepless nite with tremendous fireworks and cracker bursting all nite from one so called semi-official residence at Khorlim, probably to celebrate the Mr. Vajpayee's call to the North and South Goa prime horses. Floriano - Original Message - From: "Sarabond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goanet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:47 PM Subject: [Goanet]Dr. Willy and Churchill withdraw from LS polls. > In a significant development, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has asked > both the Congress backed candidates, Dr. Wilfred A.De Souza of NCP and > former MP and sports lover Mr. Churchill Alemao to reconsider their decision > to contest against the BJP candidates, Minister for state Shripad Naik and > banker Ramakant Angle in the North and South Goa contituencies respectively. > > In a statement, Vajpayee has openly extented a helping hand to Mr. Alemao > and sponsorships to his home club i.e. Churchill Brothers Football Club. He > has assured Dr. Willy that there will be day/night security posted at his > Saligao residence. Besides taking care and welfare of minorities and his son > in-law. > > Now, the press room is doing overtime as to see the reaction of these two > great leaders of Goa. It is very soon expected that these two leaders will > accept this offer from the high command in the BJP camp. > > Hence - the chief minister Mr, Manohar Parrikar is calling a urgent meeting > with the selected press-personals to declare that both their candidates be > declared as elected unopposed. > > - Alfonso Bond Braganza ## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##
[Goanet-news]FEATURE: Tiatr -- an unlimited engagement
TIATR - AN UNLIMITED ENGAGEMENT By Cynthia Gomes James [April 17 is being marked in Goa as *tiatr day*] Take a hot social issue. Blend it into a plot with fair measures of romance, harsh injustice, sensational plot twists, sudden illnesses, shocking deaths, bawdy comedy routines, crime and retribution, and about 15 songs. Remember to include a rousing patriotic song about Goa. Be sure to throw in a wicked mother-in-law and two daughters-in-law: one devious, and the other docile, plus a poor virtuous widow, a villainous rich man, a hilariously dimwitted domestic servant or country cousin, and a pious parish priest. Pick a cast of dramatic actors who can carry a tune, and comedians with a flair for slapstick and credible cross-dressing. Stir in a Konkani script peppered with flowery metaphors, broad innuendoes and show stopping jokes. Mix in melodramatic acting, vibrant sets, costumes in the latest fashions, and a live orchestra. Top with a title that is bold and direct. Voila! You have a recipe for a tiatr: the medium of folk theatre that is one of the most savoury and enjoyable tidbits of popular Goan culture. Konkani tiatr made its debut on April 17, 1892 with the staging of "Italian Bhurgo" at the New Alfred Theatre (presently the Police Commissioner's Office) in south Bombay. It was directed by Constancio Lucasinho Caridade Rebeiro from Assagao, and had an all male cast of five actors who played nine different roles. Due to then prevalent social taboos, women did not venture onto the stage, and male actors did the honours. The first actress to perform in a tiatr was Regina Fernandes who made her maiden appearance in the year 1904. Incidentally, Regina Fernandes was the wife of Joao Agostinho Fernandes, who wrote the first original tiatr script for "Sundori Cavelchi" in 1895, and is remembered as the father of Goan tiatr. In the 112 years since "Italian Bhurgo", Konkani tiatr has established itself via amateur endeavours in the villages of Goa, as well as through professional presentations by tiatr troupes in packed auditoriums in Goa, Bombay, Mangalore, the UAE, Kuwait, and the UK. The word tiatr is one of many Portuguese words imported into Konkani usage, and literally means theatre or loosely, a play. The art form of tiatr that was born in Bombay, evolved from the folk art forms of zagor and khell, which were less developed but popular forms of drama in Goa. A traditional tiatr consists of six to seven acts known as pordhe (curtains), each about fifteen to twenty minutes long. These acts contain songs called cantos, which are related to the story and flow in and out of the spoken dialogue. In between the pordhe are inserted two or three songs called cantaras, performed in front of the main curtain. The cantaras do not always pertain to the story, but are a means of preventing boredom, providing comic relief and time for the changing of sets, costumes and makeup. Often these cantaras are used to deliver social messages or satirical asides on current events that may not fit into the storyline of the play. My enjoyment of Konkani tiatr began when I was a little girl growing up in a nook of south Bombay that had a large Goan population. I remember many a Sunday evening that my parents, neighbours and I spent in the auditorium of St. Mary's High School in Mazagaon, being regaled by the sizzling hit tiatr of the season. The excitement would begin a few Sundays earlier outside local churches, when the promoters would distribute colourful playbills to the faithful, after Mass. In Goa, the pamphlets were, and still are distributed in a more theatrical fashion. Pickup trucks armed with loudspeakers clatter through little towns, blaring popular Konkani music and chotrai (announcements) about the forthcoming tiatr, while scattering a wake of multi-coloured flyers that tease the eager hands of the children chasing behind. After one grabbed a playbill, the ritual of assessing the entertainment quotient of the promised fare would begin. The first clue would come from the name of the tiatr: names like "Pangddo" and "Divorce" left one in little doubt as to the theme of the drama. Then fans would look for the names of their favourite tiatrists, some as common place as Remy Colaco and Saby Fernandes, and others as quirky as Bab (little boy) Peter, who you should know was a grown man then, and Prince Jacob, whose claims to royalty are entirely self assumed. Other stage name peculiarities of the Konkani stage included the practice of abbreviating one's middle name or last name as in Betty Naz, Betty Ferns, Minguel Rod, Alfred Rose, and Chris Perry, and also the habit of using one's first initial and a last name, as in C. Alvares and H. Britto
