[Goanet]Nikhil.
http://www.kntimes.com/final/large35.asp?status=100&newsid=242 'My...' is essentially a family story: Sanjay Suri Published on : 3/30/2005 12:25:00 PM Category : kntimes.com His vulnerable face has made an impression with memorable roles in "Pinjar" and "Jhankar Beats", but Sanjay Suri believes "My Brother...Nikhil" is his breakthrough film. "It's my baby. It took me nine months to put together," the highly-talented, yet grossly under-utilised actor, who has also produced "My...", told IANS in an interview. After Madhur Bhandarkar's "Page 3" and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Black", Onirban's path-breaking "My..." set 15 years ago when AIDS was dreadfully stigmatised, is the next unconventional film to hit theatres. The film follows the HIV-positive gay man Nikhil in his struggles to fight, first for the right to dignity, and then, for his life. "We haven't preached about any issue. The story is essentially of how a middleclass family comes together during a crisis about acceptance of taboo relationships," said Sanjay, who claims he had to shave his head and practise regular swimming to resemble Nikhil's character. "I thought I deserved a little better as an actor. 'My...' has given me that opportunity." Excerpts from the interview: Q: Is "My..." fact-based? A: It is inspired by some incidents in the late 1980s when AIDS became rampant. Some people had been arrested in Goa after testing positive. We've set the film back by 15 years when mindsets about AIDS was different - though, not very different. We still exist in a world riddled with gender, sexual, political and religious biases. Q: Do you play a bisexual character? A: Not bisexual. Nikhil is homosexual, though that isn't why he gets AIDS. We didn't want to create another level of bias by linking HIV with homosexuality. Q: Surprising you agreed to play a gay when top leading men still shy away from doing so? A: I wasn't the least apprehensive. But we had to be careful. My director Onirban has handled the issue so sensitively, it doesn't remain an issue. The issue is no more how Nikhil got AIDS, but what happens thereafter. We'd gone beyond the disease to examine the layers of ostracising a person. I simply had to produce the film and act in it. My character is a closeted gay, while his partner (Purab Kohli) is not. I hope my film at least finds more social acceptance than such people do in real life. We haven't preached about any issue. The story is essentially of how a middleclass family comes together during a crisis, about acceptance of taboo relationships. My character Nikhil has to fight for the right to dignity, before he can begin to fight to live. Q: Were you apprehensive about taking the plunge as a producer? A: If I was, the film could never have been made. The big producers either wanted to follow the market trend or to dictate which stars to sign. We were on a different wavelength. If I ever go on stage to win awards for this film, I want to say thanks to all those who said no to us and forced us to produce this film. The cast was wonderful. Whoever we went to immediately said yes because of the powerful script. Purab Kohli who plays my character's gay partner cried when he saw the film. Fortunately for us, people like Karan Johar saw and loved the film. A word from the right quarters always helps. It is said - the letter 'I' doesn't exist in the word 'team'. It didn't, during "My...". Q: As an actor, is "My..." your first major break? A: I guess it's my 'breakthrough' film. Just like my character Nikhil, I never got a support system in Bollywood, no big hit. I was an outsider without any connections. After my roles in "Jhankar Beats" and "Pinjar", they knew I could act. But I was never launched in a big way. I didn't have too many great options as an actor. But I haven't produced "My..." to create an opportunity for myself. I won't necessarily be producing films in future too. But, "My..." had to be made. Since no one else would do it I had to take the plunge. The film has changed the way I look at my social responsibilities as an entertainer. I was always a socially aware person. But after playing Nikhil, I'm even more so. Q: Has this been a life-changing experience? A: It has been a humbling experience. From playing such an unorthodox character, to managing the moods of my cast and crew, the budget - my director and I had to keep the spirits up throughout. I was lucky to have a supportive unit. They saw how active I was on the sets - arranging vehicles, meals, ensuring everything was in place and giving wake-up calls - I learnt about people management. Q: Did you prepare yourself to play this hugely unconventional character? A: Since Nikhil is a swimmer I caught up with my swimming. I used to swim back home in Srinagar. But I had to do some brushing up. Swimming in Goa during monsoons was dicey. But, once I had taken the plunge to make this risky film, the choppy waters seemed relatively easy. I also
[Goanet]No US visas available till July
No US visas available till July By: Kashif Khusro March 30, 2005 Your exciting summer holiday to the US just got postponed by three months. The US consulate in Mumbai has nearly 65,000 tourist visa applications pending with them. This means that the soonest you will get a call for the mandatory personal interview is in early July. A spokesman from the US Consulate admitted that there was a huge backlog of applications. “There is a massive rush to go to the US at this time. We are already a month-and-a-half behind schedule, so there will naturally be a delay in granting personal interviews.” He added, “In fact, yesterday someone asked for a tourist visa in May, but the personal interview date was not available before June.” Read full text at: http://web.mid-day.com/news/city/2005/march/106473.htm Forwarded By Eddie Verdes
[Goanet]Bhurgeancheo Konkani Kovita: KALLINGACHI XIR
Bhurgeancheo Konkani Kovita:
Kallingachi Xir
Tambddi tambddi xir
Kallingachi xir
Kallingachi xir tonddant
Udok haddoita
Kallingachi xir motint
Ullas vaddoita
Kallingachi xir ghorant
Sontos choddoita
Kallingachi xir vaddeant
Band ghoddoita
Kallingachi xir dukam
Pusun Uddoita.
Kovita boroupi: Ancy Paladka
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attapleoleo asat. Him follam Munglurant ani Goeant
chodd promonant roitat. These children's poems are
based on delicious fruits. These fruits are widely
grown in Mangalore and Goa.
http://www.goa-world.com/goa/konkani/ }
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[Goanet]INC Goa back stabbing comes to the fore
The Indian National Congress in Goa has still to come to grips with the ground reality if they are to rule the State in the near future. Having been out of power since October 2000 for well over 4 years and three months the veteran MLAs of the Party should have realised to maintain not a SEMBLANCE OF UNITY - either by show of hands or being photographed as brothers/sister in arms but by Unity wedded to the ideology of the oldest political party in India. Having given ex CM Manohar Parrikar a decent burial atleast for the moment on 2nd February 2005 the first trouble started when Mr Jeetendra Deshprabhu missed the ministerial seat. He immediately retaliated and demanded his pound of flesh (though justifiedly for he had the maximum pressnotes against Parrikar regime whether they had merit or otherwise is academic). Then came the unfortunate Presidents rule which showed the INC in bad taste the High Command did not understand the ground realities home and poor Mr Pratapsing Raoji Rane who was just enjoying the CM's throne for the 5th term --- actually this crown fell on his lap owing to the TINA factor (there is no alternative) with more leaders among the 15 elected members then followers -- every body wants the CM post) Then came another mixed opportunity the Zilla Parishad elections where the first past the post is the victor -- never mind the fact that in triangular or more contests their cummulative votes polled far exceeded the winning candidates votes. The INC claimed the ground swell was in their favour but ironically shied away from dissolution and fresh elections to the Legislative Assembly. Now came the shocking volte face and a grim reminder to the High Command that the INC in Goa is back at its old game --- too many leaders all stabbing behind the back. Last moment saw the man responsible for the Tsunami that swept the over 4 year old BJP led government getting his spouse a Panch of the VP Taleigao not only creating a record of sorts of getting elected to ZP unopposed but also being elected unopposed to the North Goa Zilla Panchayat, after Mr Atanasio (Babush ) Monserrate played his trump card at last moment --- "its either Jennifer or I quit the INC" and the magic did work . Mr Rajendra Gawade elected unopposed as Vice Chairperson. But the shocking part came today when the Alemaos (brothers the MP and MLA ) official choice Joe Dias whose candidtature for the South Goa ZP Chairperson was trounced by Curtorim ZP member Mr Reginald Lourenco filing his nomination contesting and getting elected this morning for the post of Chairperson of the South Goa ZP while Ms Veena Cardozo of Velim deafeating Savita Kushali Velip of Fatorpa was elected Vice Chairperson. The North Goa Chairperson seat and the South Vice Chairperson seat is reserved for women. This is a clear instance of Mr Luizinho Faleiro the blue eyed boy and Man Friday of Madam Sonia Gandhi to spite the Alemao's tall claim of being responsible for the re-vival of the INC hopes in Goa. The message is loud and clear even assuming the INC wins the five seats for which bye elections to the Assembly constituencies are held with enough of infighting development will suffer in Goa. Therefore with todays development many voters who this writer contacted approved of dissolution of Assembly forthwith and called for fresh elections with a rider all the seasoned MLAs should be denied a ticket and young blood inducted --- a la Kamraj Plan --- where the then late Chief Minister Mr Kamraj adopted the strategy of senior politicians concentrating on party organisational build up leaving the legislature to their minions. After all the Party is above individuals and the Party policies alone can guide the elected representatives. Meanwhile the semblance of United Legislative Party consisting of INC NCP MGP and Independent seems to be given a decent burial--- for the NCP lone MLA Dr Wilfred Anthony De Souza has admitted that the ULP has no purpose of existence when the Assembly is under suspended animation and State under Presidents Rule. The reason is that he is keen on seeing that NCP contests the Benaulim seat with Francisco Mickey Pacheco as the candidate in the event a bye election is held. The UGDP has also staked its claim for seats it has contested in June 2002 and the MGP which has been partially revived from comatose has also threatened to contest in its strongholds viz Cumbarjua against the INC candidate Mr Pandurang Madkaikar. The BJP members are therefore having the last laugh obviously for their rise to power has been only due to the then MGP Executive Committee allowing its "lion" to be swallowed by the lotus and subsequently the infighting of the INC increasing its numbers and ultimate rule in the state since October 2000. With the BJP celebrating on 6th April their Silver Jubilee -25 years since formation with the L K Advani and Atal Behari Vajpayee at the helm of affairs (old Jan Sanghis( of which the present BJP has been carve
Re: [Goanet]Re: perks
--- gilbert menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The issue was about *the civilians paying for the > military through > payment of taxes* which you had mentioned earlier. > Im afraid that > your payment of some minor local state taxes has got > nothing to do > with the upkeep of the military. If you have also > contribited to Goa > charities, Bravo!, but that has nothing to do with > this issue. > I take strong objection to your linkage of *perks* > to the alleged > *cats whiskers attitude* of the military. It is a > loose canonball > designed to disparage the Armed forces, with no > basis whatsoever. > Furthermore, you have not answered the question, and > identified what > are the perks in the first place. I suspect that > you have no direct > interaction with the Indian Armed forces, and are > therefore illsuited > to make any comment about the attitudes of our men > in uniform. > You have also made some disparaging comments about > Admiral Mehta, > knowing fully well that you cannot receive a > rebuttal from him. > regards, Gilbert Menezes Well, let me put it this way. Years ago, when I was in Bombay, I won't mention names, but I was witness to an Army bloke collecting of bags of rice from an Army depot - rice that was top-quality, and subsidised substantially. Then when I was in the Brazilian Navy, we used to get duty-free liquor, cigarettes and top cuts of beef from Argentina (from Uruguay during the Anglo-Argentine war). Now don't tell me such things don't occur in the Indian Navy. My comments were to deduce a possible reason why the Naval blokes think they're the best, not to bleat about the "perks". So please don't make an issue out of it. Now allow me to quote a news article by Sandesh Prabhudesai on 5Oct2002, entitled: "Navy downgrades civilians?", on the aftermath of the tragic accident at Dabolim. Quote: However, it is a coincidence that the Vasco police on Thursday arrested a security guard posted by the navy at INS Hansa for wrongfully restraining locals from passing through their area, in spite of the high court passing orders to allow them free access. The local fishermen of Bimbvel, a beach adjacent to INS Hansa, have been allegedly harassed by the navy over a decade now as the whole residential naval colony has been cordoned off, allowing no passage for the fishermen to go to their hutments on the beach. "The harassment continues in spite of all the courts, from the executive magistrate to the high court, instructing them to allow us free access and maintain a register. But they insist on issuing us passes as if we are strangers. We have been staying here much before the naval base came up", states Damaciano Dourado, the local fisherman. However, according to Cdr Roy, it is Dourado who has been harassing the navy with court cases. He fully justifies the action of issuing passes, stating that mere maintaining register will not solve the problem. He also discloses that the navy is now planning to acquire the area where the fishermen are living, from national security point of view. Dourado however alleges that the naval authorities have already privatised the beach, to have their picnics and outings. They even beat up the local civilians who try to go to the public beach and whisk them away, he adds. Unquote. A curious question arises from this news item: is Dabolim a training school, a defence establishment or a R&R place? Regarding the Admiral - I have only reported what Admiral Mehta said in 1996. You can read all about it in http://goacom.com/news/news96/sep/dabolim.html. Quote: "The ownership of the airfield is not negotiable," he told a group of representatives of the tourism industry whom he recently addressed at a face to face meet organised by the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry. ... But Admiral Mehta who was well prepared to handle any provocation and criticism that the naval presence had been hampering tourist charter operations to this State, took the wind out of the sails of the tourism lobby, sources said. All procedures were followed and compensation was paid for the land acquired for the naval air station, Admiral Mehta said. Quoting a lease agreement signed between the ministry of defence and the civil aviation department, he pointed out that the use of the airfield for civil aviation purposes was subject to the condition that it would in no way interfere with the functioning of the Navy. Unquote. In the above, it appears he was enforcing his authority on the civilians, does it not? In one place he talks about ownership, then in another, about a lease agreement. A lessee is not an owner. What do you think these two conflicting statements, coming from such a highly-placed individual, imply? Now let's come to Dec 2003. Eduardo Faleiro put a question in "List of Questions for written answers": What is the status of the ownership of Goa's Dabolim Airport? If there was a lease, the Goa Govt ought to have known about it and Mr. Faleiro
[Goanet]]Re: de REAL Faux Nooj courtesy Mario Gouveia
From: Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JC response: My dear Mario Gouveia, First of all, I wish to thank you profusely for not being abusive in the above response to me. Thank You Sir. You are most kind to me. Secondly, I do not know ANY AIDS-infected drug users on Goanet, so unless they speak up, I will accept your word for it. Thirdly, and I will speak up (with permission) for those on Goanet and other Goan d-lists who are neither AIDS-infected nor intravenous drug users : This is the response: PLEASE DO NOT LIE to us, We are intelligent enough. You could say anything you wish to us without TELLING US a LIE. Is that fair, Mr. Gouveia? I know that LIES are a means to an END.these days ..but that is only meant for those ignoramus who support the vicious Rt. Wing Parties like the BJP. Not for us Now having said that, I take leave from you and will do the Gabe. I will invite you (Mario) to have the final word on LIES, read your response.and sit in my little corner eating my Nepali Oranges or is it Apples?! (;-) Go Ahead Mario Make your own day! jc PS: Gabriel de Figueiredo's DABOLIM ani TAIP (Goa's ONLY Airline) is on The Goan Forum Website Please visit http://www.colaco.net Please look in the column which says NEW PS2: I shall not pursue this any more, pointless really when the contra party doesn't know what they are on about! - Gabe Menezes. PS3: Does this guy have no shame at all? What makes him behave in this manner? - Santosh Helekar
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From: gilbert menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote addressing Gabriel de Figueiredo said thus: < you have not answered the question, and identified what are the perks in the first place.> Ah! Gabriel.there you are ...Ducking Questions. BUT Look Who Is Talking Herr Gilberto who posted thus: but then DUCKED the question (like the ones before) i.e. Would you say that the prices in the "canteen" are the same as the MRP in Goa? Let us take one item at a time. How much TAX does the base hand over to Goa for the Hercules XXX Rum sold at Dabolim? == In any event, Gabriel de Figueiredo's article (in 5 parts) DABOLIM and TAIP has just been uploaded at the NEW section of The Goan Forum http://www.colaco.net This is the FIRST DRAFT edition - sans photographs (They should be loaded late tomorrow evening) Your comments are welcome. I am sure that Gabriel himself will welcome them good wishes jc
[Goanet]Fwd: Re: O herald give us a living Water!
Hello Reader, We are glad to here your interest . we will do our best to provide you that you need. Regs Herald.Goa - Original Message - From: "Stephen Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 8:49 AM Subject: O herald give us a living Water! > Dear My Goan Reader, > we are Quit disappointed and > Shocked to see O herald is not update every day my > self i always write to Herald team many time but the > same story, today i feel to tell you all my Goan the > story of o herald. in gulf Muscat we get less stock > of newsPaper we are the lover of O herald newspaper > from our Births, i dont understand why this happen why > they cannot give us the living Water. why they are > hurting their Goan. i think after Rajan Narayan left o > herald came down there is no strong news like Before. > i beg to the owner of o Herald to take this matter and > give us living water for your blood Goans. we also > demand for one section of tiatr on website of O > herald also cassette & VCD,DVD release and Profiles of > goan konkani artist. > we trust in God this matter will come true for our > Blood Goans. > > yours Fellow Goan > > stephen fernandes > Muscat/Divar
[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - March 30, 2005!
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RE: [Goanet]Konkani dictionary
I believe there is a book store in Mapuca called "Other India Bookstore". However, I do not know its location. I believe that the shop is run by "Goa Foundation" - Mr Claude Alvares and others. Their email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] and their phone no. 2263306 On 25th March I have placed an order for 7 books by email. However, as I did NOT get even an acknowledgement I sent them a REMINDER on 28 March. Till now there is neither an acknowledgement nor a reply. Unfortunately, it appears that "Other India Bookstore" is CLOSED DOWN. By any chance, if I hear from them after 7 days then I will post on the Goanet. Cip Fernandes UK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mariano Sent: 29 March 2005 12:47 To: goanet@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet]Konkani dictionary Importance: High Sir, will someone help me in telling if there is any good dictionary available in goa from konkani (written roman script) to english. I am interested in possessing one but it should cover maximum like available in other languages eg hindi, french etc Thanks in anticipation. Regards mario
[Goanet]Viva Goa, Jai Hind, bow to justice at last!
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=033044 Francis, Mandrekar and Tanavade chargesheeted for Mapusa vandalism NT Staff Reporter Panaji March 29: The deputy inspector-general of police, Mr Muktesh Chander today disclosed that the police have chargesheeted former law minister, Mr Francis D'Souza; former agriculture minister, Mr Dayanand Mandrekar and the Tivim MLA, Mr Sadanand Shet Tanavade in the Mapusa vandalism case. Addressing a press conference at the police headquarters in the city this evening, Mr Chander said the accused involved in the vandalism of Hotel Mandarin, Mapusa, have been chargesheeted on February 28, this year. On July 6, 2004, Hotel Mandarin had become the target of ire when the hotel board, flower pots, window-panes and other valuables were damaged allegedly by workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party. On the delay in investigating the Mandarin vandalism, the DIG stated that evidence gathering is a time-consuming process. If the police are not armed with sufficient evidence then the case falls flat in court, and the police are blamed for it, he observed. On the vandalism of building plaques at Mala in the city, he said nobody has came forward or produced negatives of the photographs presented to the police. He said the case is now stands closed as they could not identify the accused. Comment: utt re Goenkar; time and time again, you let the whole state down! At the same time one cannot lay blame; you could be castigated for life and suffer the consequences, this is the what Goa/India is all about! Modus operandi. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet]India's rights record poor; US
http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/mar/29us.htm India's rights record poor: US T V Parasuram in Washington | March 29, 2005 09:50 IST India's human rights enforcement record has been poor and needs improvement despite being a vibrant democracy with strong constitutional protections, the United States said in a report. The State Department on Monday, however, said the new UPA government at the Centre has started addressing rights concerns. While lauding the Centre for "rewriting school text books" and "addressing the aftermath of the Gujarat riots", the report reiterated its concern over the situation in the state. "Following its electoral victory in May, the government began to address a number of human rights concerns that have arisen in recent years. For example, it moved quickly to rewrite school textbooks, in order to stress the contributions of the Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist and Christian minority communities," it said. However, it said, the rewriting of the textbooks has not been completed, and alleged that the Gujarat government has not recalled its old textbooks or announced plans for their replacement. "The government also began to address the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots," it said and noted that the Supreme Court had ordered local courts to reopen over 2,000 cases connected with the post-Godhra riots. But by the end of last year, "the report on the number of cases that should be reopened had not been submitted to the Supreme Court, and only three cases related to the Gujarat rioting had completed trial in the lower level courts," it charged. The report claimed that human rights organisations and religious groups remained concerned about allegations of witness intimidation by local leaders in Gujarat. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet]Outside the group?
Was just reading this on goanvoice.org.uk: UK: Census 2001: Inter-ethnic Marriages 21 Mar: National Statistics. Excerpt: People from south Asian backgrounds were the least likely of the minority ethnic groups to marry outside the group. Just 6% of Indians, 4% of Pakistanis and 3% of Bangladeshis married a non-Asian spouse. ENDQUOTE Is the implication that any marriage among Asians is "within the group"? Statistics probably hide more issues than they reveal; and how one asks the question would influence the resultant answer. The figure would come down to 0% if we had to consider all those who married "human beings from planet earth". Would a Punjabi marrying a Gujarati be considered to be marrying "outside the group"? Likewise, what about, say, a Goan-East Indian marriage? It depends who does the defining, what assumptions we make, and how the 'insider' and 'outsider' boundaries keep changing over time. ... and we have just been discussing caste. Not to speak of religion, etc. Of course, these are not terribly important issues. It's got more to do with how we perceive them. My view is that Goa has been, and will be, a melting pot of different cultures and people. FN
Re: [Goanet]3 Nepal scholars barred from Goa meet
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mario replies: > >.. Anyone who arrives in the US and > claims refugee status has their claims investigated while they stay in the country. I'd say that was pretty accomodating. However, post 9/11, certain people are scrutinised more closely, for obvious reasons. We are still at war with Al Qaeda in case you've forgotten. > > In a previous post Mario states about the > USA... > > It is a known fact, and a subject of much debate > within the US after 9/11, that the US is more lax in > allowing people entry and allows more foreigners to > abuse it and its privileges than any other country. > > Mario doesn't know whether he is coming or going ? > is the USA more lax or what after 9/11 please make up your mind. > Mario replies: Gabe, it is good that you have decided to discontinue trying to malign the US Immigration authorities, because you don't seem to be able to comprehend that all of the above apply. The US was VERY lax before 9/11. The US is less lax after 9/11, and the US more closely scrutinizes applicants from certain countries. The statement above that referred to "more lax" was in comparison with other countries, not "more lax" after 9/11, which would be absurd.
[Goanet]Once a Decade, SFX.
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=36123 Once a Decade In an extraordinary outpouring of faith and devotion, pilgrims from all across India, and even beyond, flocked to the little town of Goa to venerate the remains of St. Francis Xavier. Anto Akkara Feb 2005 (CWR) - More than 2.5 million pilgrims from all across India and abroad had filed past the remains of St. Francis Xavier when the 16th decennial exposition of the 452-year-old body of the great saint concluded on January 2 at the Bom Jesus Basilica in Goa, a former colony on the west coast of India. Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa led the solemn ceremony closing the 43-day exposition of the mortal remains of the saint who died in 1552. When it was over, the glass casket containing his body was returned to its regular place at the side altar of the Bom Jesus Cathedral. Several Indian bishops, hundreds of priests, and thousands of lay Catholics attended the closing ceremony, as the body of St. Francis Xavier, still preserved after more than 400 years, was brought back to the Bom Jesus cathedral in a solemn procession from the Se cathedral, just across the road, where it had been exposed for public viewing and veneration since November 21. "This is really amazing. We really want to have a look at this," Sakuntala Podar, a Hindu, told CWR while patiently waiting in the queue along with thousands in the blazing sun for a glimpse of the incorrupt body of St. Francis Xavier, known to Catholics as the Apostle of the East. In fact Sakuntala and her husband had decided to take time from their vacation in Goa to visit the Se cathedral in the final hours of the exposition. Like the Hindu couple, thousands of pilgrims had lined up patiently for hours to file past the remains of the saint, day after day, from 6 in the morning until 7 in the evening, during the six weeks of public exposition. Many of the pilgrims came to Old Goa—a bit more than 20 miles from Panaji, the capital of Goa, on the coast of the Arabian Sea—after reading media reports about the rush of pilgrims, including Hindus and Muslims, to the popular shrine. AN IMMEDIATE RUSH It all began on November 21, with another solemn Mass and procession: this one starting at the Bom Jesus basilica and crossing the street to the Se cathedral. This more spacious building was chosen primarily because it could accommodate the large number of pilgrims organizers expected for the event. But Se cathedral is the oldest cathedral in Goa, the former Portuguese colony that became part of India in 1962; as such it is a national monument, under the care of the Archeological Survey of India. Beginning with the opening day of the exposition, the cathedral saw a great rush of pilgrims. Airline flights into Goa were booked to capacity; train and bus services were stretched to their limits. Parishes from cities like New Delhi and Calcutta, over 1,000 miles from Goa, arranged group trips, led by their pastors. Many of the visitors stayed in Goa to tour other churches and Christian monuments in the state. This exposition was the largest such event ever organized by the Church in Goa. The number of pilgrims shot up by nearly one-third over the 1.9-million figure attending the most recent exposition of the saint's remains in 1994. The number of visitors during the six-week exposition easily exceeded the total population of the state; Goa is home to 1.4 million people (of whom roughly one-third are Catholic). To welcome this huge influx of the faithful, the Goa archdiocese worked with the state government, making special arrangements to keep visitors as comfortable as possible. Thousands of pilgrims camped out overnight near the grounds of the cathedral, relying on local organizers to provide low-cost accommodations as they broke up their long cross-country trips to the exposition. The number of pilgrims may have surprised organizers, but the people of Goa were delighted to learn how many others, in India and even neighboring countries, shared their reverence for St. Francis Xavier. Archbishop Ferrao explained: Most of the Goans, irrespective of their religion, have great faith in St. Francis Xavier. They believe that he can intercede for them in all their problems and they come in great faith to ask for his intercession in their various needs. That is why he is universally known here as the Gõycho Saib: the Lord of Goa. Explaining the significance of the exposition for the spiritual life of the Church in Goa, the archbishop said: "Every exposition of his sacred relics becomes, in reality, an occasion for the deepening of the faith of Christians as well as of the followers of other faiths. It fosters considerably the spiritual renewal in the whole diocese." THE INCORRUPT BODY Born in Spain in 1506, Jesuit Father Francis Xavier reached Goa in 1541 while the region was under Portuguese control. After baptizing thousands, he left for east Asia in 1549 and returned to India in 1551. During his secon
[Goanet]Goa; India evades debate on Article 356
http://www.keralanext.com/news/index.asp?id=166848&pg=1 State council meeting evades debate on Article 356 3 Hour,23 minutes Ago India News, New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) A meeting of the standing committee of the Inter State Council Tuesday evaded discussions on a constitutional provision under which the central government can impose federal rule in states. The tenth meeting of the committee was expected to discuss the Sarkaria Commission's proposals on centre-state relations but a discussion on Article 356 of the constitution was excluded. "The issue (Article 356) was not discussed," Home Minister Shivraj Patil said after the meeting attended by central ministers and the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. The meeting had been called following a controversy over the central government's role in political developments in Goa and Jharkhand last month. Patil, however, said all political parties and the government were clear that Article 356, which provides powers to the central government to dismiss a state government in the wake of a constitutional breakdown, should continue. "No party is of the view that it should be scrapped. But everyone agrees it should be used sparingly," Patil said. He said the Inter State Council's recommendations for incorporating safeguards against misuse of the central government's powers were not discussed. The Supreme Court had provided certain safeguards to avoid the misuse of Article 356, saying an elected assembly should be kept in suspended animation until both houses of parliament approved its dismissal. The court also said a test on the floor of the house should be the last word for deciding the majority of a state government. Patil said a "broad consensus" emerged at the meeting on a blueprint for action on good governance, disaster management and implementing the decisions taken by the Inter State Council. "They were all for improving the legislative, executive and judicial activities for introducing modern technologies in governance and to reduce the time and cost in producing results," he said. Patil clarified the decisions at the meetings were not laws. "But the decisions will be discussed at a meeting of chief ministers convened by the prime minister on April 15," he said. During the discussions, most states agreed that the government should bear part of the expenses of elections. "Funds for this purpose should be provided by the central government as the financial condition of the state governments is not sound. The procedure to bear such expenditure should be laid down," said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. Yadav called for a national debate over a proposal that candidates be declared successful only if they polled over 50 percent of the votes. He said such a system would not be practical in a multi-party system. Indo-Asian News Service -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet]Comment on Gilbert's post to Mario
Hi Gilbert, You conclude by saying that you are not a sociologist but a student of it. Well said Gilbert! You state what was absolutely obvious all along that, you have much to learn as a student of a subject in which some have been immersed, at an advanced level, for decades. Your version of the research you may have undertaken, represents one aspect of 'knowledge' with which you may be happy. However, I submit that we are on contested territory in the ongoing debate and you must admit that ours (Mario and self ) to whom you referred in your post, represent an alternative to your understanding of the situation. We can agree to disagree surely, but for you to say that we don't look at 'your knowledge' adequately, and then, only at "snippets" is highly questionable, surely too, if you do not provide testable (however loosely interpreted), evidence for what you say. Much has been said about the historical reasons for the existence of caste in terms of religion and/or culture just as we are increasingly clear about Western historical/cultural origins of white racism. However, such historical evidence does not justify, even for a moment, the continuity of these evils. This point lies at the heart of what Mario, others, and I have been saying all along in this debate in the Catholic Goan scenario. Everything you have said, to date, is a wish to retain caste/casteism. Everything Mario and I have said, quite independently, is that we want to see it eliminated. Full stop. Regards, Cornel
[Goanet]Scrabble, Goa, Verna...
Forwarded Message-- From: "jackyshoban" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: All India Open Scrabble Tournament at GOA Hello Everyone, Agnel Ashram Goa along with Scrabble Association of Goa is organising the 2nd "All India Open Scrabble Tournament" on 23rd and 24th April 2005. For futher details and online registration please logon to our website www.agnelpolytechnic.org/scrabble. regards, Jacky Fernandes (Coordinator)
[Goanet]INC - Goa backstabbing comes to fore
The Indian National Congress in Goa has still to come to grips with the ground reality if they are to rule the State in the near future. Having been out of power since October 2000 for well over 4 years and three months the veteran MLAs of the Party should have realised to maintain not a SEMBLANCE OF UNITY - either by show of hands or being photographed as brothers/sister in arms but by Unity wedded to the ideology of the oldest political party in India. Having given ex CM Manohar Parrikar a decent burial atleast for the moment on 2nd February 2005 the first trouble started when Mr Jeetendra Deshprabhu missed the ministerial seat. He immediately retaliated and demanded his pound of flesh (though justifiedly for he had the maximum pressnotes against Parrikar regime whether they had merit or otherwise is academic). Then came the unfortunate Presidents rule which showed the INC in bad taste the High Command did not understand the ground realities home and poor Mr Pratapsing Raoji Rane who was just enjoying the CM's throne for the 5th term --- actually this crown fell on his lap owing to the TINA factor (there is no alternative) with more leaders among the 15 elected members then followers -- every body wants the CM post) Then came another mixed opportunity the Zilla Parishad elections where the first past the post is the victor -- never mind the fact that in triangular or more contests their cummulative votes polled far exceeded the winning candidates votes. The INC claimed the ground swell was in their favour but ironically shied away from dissolution and fresh elections to the Legislative Assembly. Now came the shocking volte face and a grim reminder to the High Command that the INC in Goa is back at its old game --- too many leaders all stabbing behind the back. Last moment saw the man responsible for the Tsunami that swept the over 4 year old BJP led government getting his spouse a Panch of the VP Taleigao not only creating a record of sorts of getting elected to ZP unopposed but also being elected unopposed to the North Goa Zilla Panchayat, after Mr Atanasio (Babush ) Monserrate played his trump card at last moment --- "its either Jennifer or I quit the INC" and the magic did work . Mr Rajendra Gawade elected unopposed as Vice Chairperson. But the shocking part came today when the Alemaos (brothers the MP and MLA ) official choice Joe Dias whose candidtature for the South Goa ZP Chairperson was trounced by Curtorim ZP member Mr Reginald Lourenco filing his nomination contesting and getting elected this morning for the post of Chairperson of the South Goa ZP while Savita Kushali Velip of Fatorpa was elected Vice Chairperson. The North Goa Chairperson seat and the South Vice Chairperson seat is reserved for women. The message is loud and clear even assuming the INC wins the five seats for which bye elections to the Assembly constituencies are held with enough of infighting development will suffer in Goa. Therefore with todays development many voters who this writer contacted approved of dissolution of Assembly forthwith and called for fresh elections with a rider all the seasoned MLAs should be denied a ticket and young blood inducted --- a la Kamraj Plan --- where the then late Chief Minister Mr Kamraj adopted the strategy of senior politicians concentrating on party organisational build up leaving the legislature to their minions. After all the Party is above individuals and the Party policies alone can guide the elected representatives. Meanwhile the semblance of United Legislative Party consisting of INC NCP MGP and Independent seems to be given a decent burial--- for the NCP lone MLA Dr Wilfred Anthony De Souza has admitted that the ULP has no purpose of existence when the Assembly is under suspended animation and State under Presidents Rule. The reason is that he is keen on seeing that NCP contests the Benaulim seat with Francisco Mickey Pacheco as the candidate in the event a bye election is held. The UGDP has also staked its claim for seats it has contested in June 2002 and the MGP which has been partially revived from comatose has also threatened to contest in its strongholds viz Cumbarjua against the INC candidate Mr Pandurang Madkaikar. The BJP members are therefore having the last laugh obviously for their rise to power has been only due to the then MGP Executive Committee allowing its "lion" to be swallowed by the lotus and subsequently the infighting of the INC increasing its numbers and ultimate rule in the state since October 2000. With the BJP celebrating on 6th April their Silver Jubilee -25 years since formation with the L K Advani and Atal Behari Vajpayee at the helm of affairs (old Jan Sanghis( of which the present BJP has been carved )like Balraj Mahadhok have been unceremoniously cast into limbo) they can only rest assured that come fresh elections they can easily win 25 seats in the State Assembly majority in the Novas Conquistas and atleast six in the Velhas Con
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WHAT'S IN TODAY'S ISSUE: The tussle for zilla parishad posts (even if these
bodies have been quite crippled into inactivity), fears over a possible
tsunami, rural handicrafts, news from Singapore and even a bread recipe with
a Goan link added to it. From the world of environmental news, concern about
trees being feld, water woes and battling with mountains of garbage. All
usual features. Obituaries, sports, the weather. Check it out!
BABUSH'S WIFE IS NORTH GOA ZP CANDIDATE FOR TOP SLOT:
Contrary to developments in the last few days, Jennifer
Monserrate -- wife of Babush Monserrate -- emerged as
the consensus candidate among the Congress-supported
members, for the post of chairperson ('adhyaksha') of
the North Goa Zilla Panchayat. (Herald)
Gomantak Times says: Babush rules Congress, wife
Jennifer is North Goa ZP chief. Internal infighting
pitchforks Sardinha's man into South Goa battle. (GT)
o Goa sounds alert along cost, following major quake off Indonesia. (H)
o Steps taken to improve public grievance redressal system in Goa. (H)
o BJP accused of 'self elation' at the cost of basic amenities (H)
o Congress blames BJP for acute water shortage in Goa. (GT)ks
o St Xavier's College Mapusa opens a help-line for students during
their exam period. Ring 2262 356 from 9 am to 4 pm or
9850 458891 after 4 pm. (GT)
o No looking back at the Sky Bus project, says Delhi minister. (H)
o Panjim's special house-tax recovery drive yields Rs 12.5 million. (H)
o SSC Board exams begin from March 30, 2005. 17,882 students to appear (H)
o Goa setting up Second State Finance Commission. Ironically, the
state is yet to put into practice many recommendations of the first (H)
o Mariano Fernandes' car parked along FL Gomes Rd,Vasco was set ablaze.(H)
o Perpet Lobo and Chandra Malwankar file nominations for Mormugao
municipality council's vice chairperson's post. (H)
o Doctors to hold SAARC cancer conference, April 8-10 at Goa Marriott.
Senior doctors of Goa admission at Rs 1800 only, seats limited. 5644940
o You saw the IFFI flood-lights, now see the floods. Incomplete works,
clogged drains are a noose on the neck of Panaji. (GT)
MICKKY, NCP AND POLITICS IN BENAULIM: NCP to field Mickky Pacheco in
Benaulim, says Willy. Adds that United Legislative Party (ULP) is
non-existance. Mickky Pacheco joined the NCP two weeks ago in Delhi
after he was 'cold-shouldered' by the Congress leaders here. (H)
MINING AND BICHOLIM: Caught unawares in the battle between
the enviromentalists and the mining lords, the rural folk
from villages of Bicholim taluka -- who earn their livelihood
from mining -- have little knowledge of what their fate is
going to be in the near future. (Andrew Pereira and Sameer
Umarye in the Herald)
o CITIZENS FIGHT BACK: Fed up with the PWD officials turning a blind
eye to the pathetic condition of the Shirvoi-Malkarnem road, residents
have now put up a road blockade and planted a banana sapling right in
the middle of the road, in the hope that at least this would attract
the authority's attention. (H)
o UNSOLVABLE WASTE, AS GOA GOES ON A (PLASTICS AND OTHER) CONSUMPTION SPREE:
Corporation of the City of Panjim -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] or
http://www.panjim.org -- has issued tenders solid waste. Some 50 metric
tonnes per day of municipal solid waste collected from various areas
is presently transported to the municipal disposal site. It is
now planned to set up a processing facility "at this site itself where
the required area is available for setting up of the plant".
GROUND-WATER IN RURAL Goa is contaminated, says study.
A recent report of the Public Works Department on water
and sanitation scenario in the state has revealed that
the ground-water in rural areas as well as the coastal
belt is highly contaminated with bacteria and metallic
elements like cadmium. The report attributed the water
contamination to the apathy of
Re: [Goanet]Goans and Caste
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Can you tell us what were the names of the Goan > Jesuits involved in writing the Indian constitution? Mario replies: Here is an excerpt from the article: "When India's founding Constituent Assembly debated making concessions for Outcaste-Christians, Jerome D'Souza, S.J., representing the Christians, rejected them, claiming there is no caste in Christianity." He sounds just like you, Gilbert. Clearly in the late 40's Jerome D'Souza must have known that the caste system was rampant among Goans. Obviously he had his eyes and ears closed. Gilbert writes: > When you return to the USA, you need to read our > book 'Amchi Khobor - Our News - Inside Goa'. It cost > only $5:00. You are confusing between Goan religion > and cultural practices. But please don't feel bad, > defensive or insulted. Mario replies: Unfortunately, unlike you, I have too much personal experience with the caste system for any such article to affect my opinion. I think it is you who are confused. For those on the wrong side of the caste system, what difference does it make whethet religion or culture is in play? > Gilbert writes: > A lot of what you and Cornel are describing are a > lack of that knowledge or just selected snippets of > it. And for the same reason, Hindus likley have not > even bothered to dialogue the subject with you guys > in spite of your attacks on caste. > > For the Goan future, my thoughtful comment is: One > can change the system if and when we have another > better substitute (for Goan culture and > support-network) which is why a society exists. > Again since you insists on things being repeated, I > am not endorsing caste. Mario replies: As usual, I have no idea what you are rambling on about "lack of knowledge" and "support systems" that need to be replaced. The few Hindus who participate on Goanet, like Santosh Helekar and Rahdhakrishnan Nair, are even more against the caste system than I am, which is saying a lot. Radha once wished he could change his name. You keep repeating that you don't endorse the caste system, but you continue to make every possible excuse for it and it's continuance. For example, your amazing comment, "One can change the system if and when we have another better substitute (for Goan culture and support-network) which is why a society exists." I disagree completely, and consider the notion that we need to wait to change a system of discrimination for any reason to be bizarre to say the least. Goan culture and society would be far better off without an organized system of discrimination in place.
[Goanet]Thought for Today
Sweet Words A bitter tongue makes life bitter, a sweet tongue makes life better.
[Goanet]India; Worlds tallest building?
http://in.rediff.com/money/2005/mar/29tall.htm World's tallest building to come up near Delhi? March 29, 2005 17:37 IST Last Updated: March 29, 2005 19:03 IST The world's tallest 135-storey building may soon come up in Noida satellite township on the outskirts of Delhi if all goes according to plan. The skyscraper, to be built as part of the ambitious Noida City Centre in Uttar Pradesh, will be higher than the 508 metre-high Taipei 101 in the Taiwanese capital, currently the tallest building in the world. The design concept for the building, presented by Mumbai-based architect Hafeez Contractor, has been accepted by the Noida Authority, its chairman and chief executive officer Deo Dutt Sharma said on Tuesday. "The proposal is still at a very preliminary stage and aspects like the cost and related activities have also to be worked out," he said. The authority has set up a six-member committee to study the viability of the project and also visit Kuala Lumpur where the world's second tallest building, Petronas Twin Towers, is located, Noida Authority officials said. The proposal would then be forwarded to the Uttar Pradesh state government for approval, they said. Hafeez Contractor has proposed a number of other architectural marvels for the City Centre bordering Delhi, including buildings that resemble the Himalayas. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
Re: [Goanet]Genuine meaning of Easter
I do endorse your struggle against casteism. Caste is there, to some extent, ingrained in our society. It is difficult to eradicate it totally from our minds and hearts. But I know that Christian message has been a leaven for the traansformation of our society. Casteism, understood as lack of respect for persons of so-called "lower caste", is a "sin" (whether in the religious/theological or secular sense), just as racism is. Today casteist mentality is not so strong as it was in my childhood. Yet, I remember well, our Catholic families would not allow us to speak of caste and dwell in it. We had friends from all "types" of families, even among Hindu boys and girls. Let us be united and fight against casteism and communalism... Ivo da C.Souza - Original Message - From: cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: ; renebarreto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:29 PM Subject: [Goanet]Genuine meaning of Easter > Hi Rene, > I am genuinely puzzled by your seeming uncertainty about my absolute disgust > of caste among some Catholic Goans. Believe you me Rene, it is hard work > often presenting thoughtful/lengthy material on Goanet, instead of > one-liners, on any theme, especially, when I really do not need to be on it > at all for any kudos reasons. > > I am genuinly ashamed of the absolute uncritical internalisation of the evil > of caste among some Catholic Goans and will do all in my power to attack it, > including, pursuing it with the Vatican which is wholly against this form of > racism, as well as raising it in the wider media. I am fully aware that this > will not make me popular at all among some Catholic Goans but it is a cause > for which I am prepared to nail my mast. As to Easter, it is indeed a > Christian celebration, and not a Hindu one (as far as I know), in which > caste is expected to play a part. Yes, as you ask, I do know the meaning of > Easter very very well but this begs the question, whether you really do, i n > terms of reconciling Christian Easter with Hindu caste belief/practice among > some Catholic Goans! > > I am aware of your great fondness for many things Goan, and for this reason, > would not be too willing to be hard on you on this or any other issue Rene. > However, please be reassured that my motives are absolutely genuine > regarding anti-casteism which is akin to anti-racism, however uphill the > struggle. > Regards, > Cornel > > >
Re: [Goanet]ALEXYZ.VERSE
> This is not in my teachings or in the Bible he > sadly said... > > And those who believe in caste are not > Christians he declared !! > > Then with disgust ascended into heaven feeling > like an outcaste !!! > > CheersAlexyz >[EMAIL PROTECTED]< Good to read your post Alexyz on Goanet , I do hope that you make your posts more regular - to brighten our lives. rene __ Do you Yahoo!? Make Yahoo! your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
[Goanet]Genuine meaning of Easter
Hi Rene, I am genuinely puzzled by your seeming uncertainty about my absolute disgust of caste among some Catholic Goans. Believe you me Rene, it is hard work often presenting thoughtful/lengthy material on Goanet, instead of one-liners, on any theme, especially, when I really do not need to be on it at all for any kudos reasons. I am genuinly ashamed of the absolute uncritical internalisation of the evil of caste among some Catholic Goans and will do all in my power to attack it, including, pursuing it with the Vatican which is wholly against this form of racism, as well as raising it in the wider media. I am fully aware that this will not make me popular at all among some Catholic Goans but it is a cause for which I am prepared to nail my mast. As to Easter, it is indeed a Christian celebration, and not a Hindu one (as far as I know), in which caste is expected to play a part. Yes, as you ask, I do know the meaning of Easter very very well but this begs the question, whether you really do, in terms of reconciling Christian Easter with Hindu caste belief/practice among some Catholic Goans! I am aware of your great fondness for many things Goan, and for this reason, would not be too willing to be hard on you on this or any other issue Rene. However, please be reassured that my motives are absolutely genuine regarding anti-casteism which is akin to anti-racism, however uphill the struggle. Regards, Cornel
Re: [Goanet]3 Nepal scholars barred from Goa meet
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:12:45 -0800 (PST), Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > USA Certainly has the right to prevent any one they > wish, from not entering their territory. I accept that > totally. > > Mario replies: > Thank you. However, I don't think the snide and > patronising remarks by the authors whose articles you > were posting were as tolerant as you are.. >.. Anyone who arrives in the US and claims refugee status > has their claims investigated while they stay in the > country. I'd say that was pretty accomodating. > However, post 9/11, certain people are scrutinised > more closely, for obvious reasons. We are still at > war with Al Qaeda in case you've forgotten. In a previous post Mario states about the USA... It is a known fact, and a subject of much debate within the US after 9/11, that the US is more lax in allowing people entry and allows more foreigners to abuse it and its privileges than any other country. Mario doesn't know whether he is coming or going ? is the USA more lax or what after 9/11 please make up your mind. I shall not pursue this any more, pointless really when the contra party doesn't know what they are on about! -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet]Re: REAL Faux Nooj
Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mario replies: > Hey, Jose. The AIDS-infected drug users on Goanet > must be gratified to see your staunch attack on the > proposition that they may leave infected needles in > public places, backed up by a scientific research > opinion that this presents no risk. > Does this guy have no shame at all? What makes him behave in this manner? He seems to derive some kind of sick pleasure from repeatedly launching insults at other people. Does his children and grand children know about this sadistic habit of his? Are they proud of him for displaying such shameful behavior? Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet]Re: REAL Faux Nooj
--- jose colaco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is amcho Mariobab going to abuse me now just like he abused Santoshbab ani George Pinto? > Mario replies: Hey, Jose. The AIDS-infected drug users on Goanet must be gratified to see your staunch attack on the proposition that they may leave infected needles in public places, backed up by a scientific research opinion that this presents no risk. The rest of us are left to wonder why you and the usual suspects that you are intellectually in tune with were so bent out of shape at the simple common-sense suggestion that people watch their behinds when they sit in a public place. Your peculiar insinuation that there is no need to be careful in a public place is the REAL faux nooj.
[Goanet]Faux Nooj reports that 3 Nepali Apples have become Oranges. Full Moon Blamed
Mario Gouveia pointedly noted: 1.Fred has now given us an example of 3 Nepalese scholars barred from a meeting in India, including one who had been an Ambassador to India. Security personnel stopped them at the border on orders from "higher authorities". And then "brilliantly" asked Gabe : 2. Hey, Gabe, since you seem to have been trying to make some sort of point with those articles you posted, WHAT say you or your anti-American columnists now? == Gabe Menezes resolutely countered back : 3. == On Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:05 am Mario Goveia had alerted us thus: 4. < Yes, the FULL MOON is truly at it's best> Mogal Gabebab, What does it matter if The Nepalis were stopped by their OWN "chaps". They were not allowed to enter India, were they not? And what does it matter IF Nepali citizens do NOT require a visa to enter India. As long as the Full Moon shines, Oranges = Apples. Das my view of faux Nooj Please check the "maufacture date" BEFORE you read jc Is amcho Mariobab going to abuse me now just like he abused Santoshbab ani George Pinto? Let's wait ani see. _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]Kofi Annan should go home
An article titled, "Depressed Annan close to quitting over UN scandals" appears in the Sunday Times Online: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1543360,00.html An excerpt reads: KOFI ANNAN, the United Nations secretary-general, is said to be struggling with depression and considering his future. Colleagues have reported concerns about Annan ahead of an official report this week that will examine his son Kojos connection to the controversial Iraqi oil for food scheme. Depending on the findings of the report, by a team led by the former US Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, Annan may have to choose between the secretary-generalship and loyalty to his son. American congressional critics of the UN are already pressing him to resign over the mismanagement of the oil for food programme, and even his supporters have been dismayed by the scandals on his watch, including the sexual abuse of children by UN peacekeepers in Congo. Mario adds: The key sentence above is, "...even his supporters have been dismayed by the scandals on his watch,...". How about the massacres of hundreds of thousands of innocents in Rwanda, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo? Where were Kofi and the UN in trying to stop the killing of innocent civilians? How about the millions dying of HIV/AIDS in Africa and the rest of the world, the only pandemic in history whether the victims go looking for the disease, and the UN has failed to rally the rest of the world? When is the world going to say, KOFI, ENOUGH. FOR GOD'S SAKE, GO HOME. GO AND HELP YOUR OWN CONTINENT WHICH IS SLOWLY DYING!
Re: [Goanet]Dalits and Jesuits
Colleagues, Many thanks for all the info provided re my enquiry on obtaining the Jesuit article. Such info should also be of interest to others on Goanet. In turn, following my continuing interest in caste among the Christians, I can recommend, for those interested, the following excellent well referenced book: Massey James (1995) Dalits in India: Religion As A Source of Bondage or Liberation with Special Reference To Christians. New Delhi, Manohar Press. Regards, Cornel - Original Message - From: "Eddie Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet]Dalits and Jesuits Wimbledon. America, the Catholic weekly magazine published by Jesuits since 1909 is at http://www.americamagazine.org/ Subscription to the both the print and web versions is $48 p.a. For the web version only the sub. Is $24 p.a. Single articles cost $1.50 but you can also buy access to the archives for a set period of time - for example, $4.95 for 24 hours. The article summaries are free and the one in question is cited as: Title: 'Dalit' Means Broken BY: John Francis Izzo. Source: America. New York: Feb 14, 2005.Vol. 192, Iss. 5; pg. 11, 4 pgs Subjects: Religious discrimination, Catholic churches, Caste ISSN/ISBN: 00027049 Text Word Count 2284 Document URL: Abstract (Document Summary) Recent Hindu-Muslim riots and attacks on Christians are instigated by affluent, elite, high-caste Hindus who are trying to expel threats to the Brahminic caste system, the Hindu ideology of superiority and inferiority. The need for Catholic bishops and priests to solve caste discrimination and end prejudice against poor Catholic Dalit villagers is emphasized. An alternative to buying it would be to refer to it in any large Catholic or National Library. In London it is available at Heythrop College (Kensington, W8) and at the British Library (St Pancras NW1) Eddie Fernandes London === - Original Message - From: "Mario Goveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In my initial post on the subject I had mentioned that the article "'Dalit' Means Broken" was published in the Jesuit magazine, America, in the February 14, 2005 issue, and that it was only available on the Internet to paying subscribers. The web site is www.americamagazine.org --- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This is the only thing I could find; nothing about caste issues. :- http://www.jesuitmissions.org.uk/wimbledoncollege/ In many parts of India today the persecution and oppression of the Dalits, better known as the Untouchables, is still continuing.
[Goanet]Konkani dictionary
Sir, will someone help me in telling if there is any good dictionary available in goa from konkani (written roman script) to english. I am interested in possessing one but it should cover maximum like available in other languages eg hindi, french etc Thanks in anticipation. Regards mario
[Goanet]Re: perks
The issue was about *the civilians paying for the military through payment of taxes* which you had mentioned earlier. Im afraid that your payment of some minor local state taxes has got nothing to do with the upkeep of the military. If you have also contribited to Goa charities, Bravo!, but that has nothing to do with this issue. I take strong objection to your linkage of *perks* to the alleged *cats whiskers attitude* of the military. It is a loose canonball designed to disparage the Armed forces, with no basis whatsoever. Furthermore, you have not answered the question, and identified what are the perks in the first place. I suspect that you have no direct interaction with the Indian Armed forces, and are therefore illsuited to make any comment about the attitudes of our men in uniform. You have also made some disparaging comments about Admiral Mehta, knowing fully well that you cannot receive a rebuttal from him. regards, Gilbert Menezes > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:56:20 +1000 (EST) > From: Gabriel de Figueiredo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet]Re:perks > To: goanet@goanet.org > Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org > > > > > > Message: 9 > > > Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 01:16:44 +1100 (EST) > > > From: Gabriel de Figueiredo > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: [Goanet]MI, MI, those empty pots! > > > To: goanet@goanet.org > > > Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org > > > > > > > > Coming back to the orginal "perks" that Philip > > > mentioned that upset Gilbert. Largely, I agree > > with > > > Gilbert that the military deserve them, after all > > they > > > are expected to lay down their lives if need be. > > > > > > But these perks often go to their heads, and then > > the > > > military have this attitude that they're the > > "cat's > > > whiskers" and the civilians are nothing, not > > realising > > > that it is because of the civilians and because > > the > > > civilians pay them through their taxes that they > > are > > > there. This is the same attitude that the Navy > > has > > > regarding Dabolim, what with one Admiral Mehta > > once > > > bluffing his way at a conference quoting a lease > > > agreement signed between the Indian MoD and the > > Civil > > > Aviation Dept, to which the Goan populace, > > especially > > > the Govt, was not privy to. > > Please read the above carefully, and see if I made > *any* bleeding-heart comments. Its all about the > Navy's attitude - nil else. Who Admiral Mehta is > married to, is his private matter - please don't bring > it into the discussion. Events of 1961/1962 do have > an influence why the Navy is holding on to Dabolim. > > P.S. Contrary to what you state, I do pay tax in Goa, > though not income-tax. And I do contribute to Goan > charities whenever possible, which is not peanuts > either. > > Cheers, > > Gabriel de Figueiredo. > Melbourne -Australia.
[Goanet]Goans and Caste
Mario, You jump to conclusion before you do your reading and understanding. But, good for you that you are articulate. So one can see your thinking with its distortions and all. Many may find that (DISTORTIONS) very annoying. Can you tell us what were the names of the Goan Jesuits involved in writing the Indian constitution? And where could we see their writings? From the little that was posted on the net, the recent 'Jesuit article' was not related to Goa or to Goan caste. So it is an unrelated topic that you are trying to confuse yourself and us.:=) When you return to the USA, you need to read our book 'Amchi Khobor - Our News - Inside Goa'. It cost only $5:00. You are confusing between Goan religion and cultural practices. But please don't feel bad, defensive or insulted. Many European nuns and priests in the 17-18 century had the same problem with Catholic Goans. IMHO, that was one major reason they introduced the Inquisition to Goa to make sure that Goans behaved like good Catholics and discarded their Hindu cultural roots and practices. Perhaps they were a bit like you and Cornel and others - in their failure to understand that the two (Religion and Culture/ Traditions) are not the same! But Goans of the day while changing the religion stuck to their original roots and maintained their society / identity untill the 20th century. Today and in the future, in Goa and in the Diaspora, I am not sure! IMHO only time will tell if we maintain our identity. My initial reading: It is unlikely for a whole variety of reasons, including we are so stubbornly confused. Aum soglem zano attitude. Before you and other jump on me again, I am only recounting my study of our past as we researched for the book. I am not endorsing or opposing history. And for those wanting to know why and what the caste system served should read the above mentioned book. And if the WGD and Goan social organizations permitted Goans to educate other Goans about ourselves, at Goan celebrations and other events, we may be able to enlighten our next generation of our societal values and practices. (Rene Baretto are you reading? We want to do more than write! Can you help?) A lot of what you and Cornel are describing are a lack of that knowledge or just selected snippets of it. And for the same reason, Hindus likley have not even bothered to dialogue the subject with you guys in spite of your attacks on caste. For the Goan future, my thoughtful comment is: One can change the system if and when we have another better substitute (for Goan culture and support-network) which is why a society exists. Again since you insists on things being repeated, I am not endorsing caste. IMHO, I am endorsing a support network in Goa and more so in the the Diaspora, something like what I gather exists in Kuwait. I am not a sociologist, but just a student of it. Regards, Gilbert Mario Goveia Please get the article and see what it says. The Jesuits who were involved in denying that there were castes among Christians in India when the Indian Constitution was written were Goans. But, you are right. Only the Goans were wise enough to give up the system. There is no caste system among Catholic Goans, and your research will confirm what goes on. We have just been imagining all the horrors we see and hear about, including the ones I detailed to you, complete with names.
Re: [Goanet]Special of 'Goencho Avaz' Reply
Dear All, Let we all Congratulations to Fausto who keep the Voice higher of Goencho Avaz and heard that it will have copy in English too let show that we are really goan to read this paper. love Stephen Muscat --- rene barreto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 00 > > > MY CONGRATULATIONS to Fausto Da Costa on the > launch of the Special Issue of 'Goencho Avaz'. > > rene barreto > 0 > > > > > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/
[Goanet]COMMENT: Goa -- green, greying or gone?
Goa: Green, greying or gone? By Frederick Noronha Environmentalism in Goa is a generation old. Way back, in the mid-seventies, when this label was still to be adequately understood, fishermen and their landed local allies (including the MLA now in the news, Matanhy Saldanha) were battling coastal pollution by Goa's first fertilizer plant. In the 'eighties, the spurt of luxury hotels and charter flights saw tourists being greeted with cow-dung. Drastic this may have been, but it made the point. From then till now, Goan environmentalism has walked a long, if often controversy-hit, road. Issues like the Konkan Railway were given a religious, rather communal, twist. Desperate campaigners were caught between getting the Church involved and derailing the issue, or seeing it not picking up steam at all. Often, there was the media and the 'development' lobby (read contractor-bureaucrat-politician nexus) seizing the opportunity thrown up in a state where accidents of history and geography still largely shape our religious affiliations, and, consequently, our attitudes towards life. In recent times, environmentalists have been accused of not doing enough, of ignoring vital issues, or, worse still, of selling out to the very interests they claim to fight. Both extremes -- deification or baseless insinuation -- are misplaced. But, in truth, most of those making such allegations have not done anything themselves to take Goa a step closer to a greener environment. Outgoing chief minister Manohar Parrikar's, leveraging of the Press to tar reputations, is a good example. This was done even while his government failed on issues ranging from the River Princess, to mountains of garbage, the decimation of Goa's groundwater, and the plastic menace brought on by a clear case of unbridled over-consumption. Yet, in environmental terms, Goa is an amazing place. There are so many stories just waiting to be told. Never mind that, for the most part, our media pretends these don't exist. Maybe the clash is because this small region has seen drastic changes over the past generation. (Anthropologist and Goaologist Dr Robert S Newman argues that Goa has recently been undergoing the most severe changes ever, except perhaps during the times of the Inquisition.) Hazardous industrialisation, resource-hungry mega tourism expansion, speedy urbanisation, a water-crisis in a high rainfall state, pressures on wildlife (peacocks enter homes near industrial estates), the destruction of fields and livelihoods... all these and more are a reality to the people of the state. Mining has been made to vanish through the use of media framing (selection, emphasis, exclusion, interpretation and presentation of facts). Villagers have faced issues like bauxite mining and holiday-village or golf course plans in Pernem, saline intrusion into coastal areas, the destruction of sand-dunes (which Radharao Gracias fought against in his more idealistic-days), destruction of wetlands and 'khazans', the devastation of fish resources, aquaculture pollution, the loss of green zones in urban areas, pollution generated by the lack of adequate public transportation. This list is long and incomplete. Slowly more voices are getting heard. Competitive pressures on the media is opening some space. As stories emerge, it's becoming increasingly clear that environmentalism isn't just a middle-class passion. On the contrary, experience is repeatedly showing that the very same vote-banks whom politicians claim to represent are facing the strongest squeeze when their livehoods and sources of subsistence come under threat. One generation later, Goa's biggest history is that a new army of young blood has grown up to carry the flag of concern. It's amazing to see how many youngsters care deeply for green issues, and how 'mainstreamised' the fringe concerns of yesteryears have become. Yet, you still need to weed out the fakes and the lip-service specialists from long-term, sustainable, and un-purchasable commitment. Many of the earlier generation are tired, if not demoralised. They seem to be missing the point: building people is more important than fire-fighting. Talking about the environmentalism of the yesteryears, we do need to shift away from one of its legacies: that of placing only nature on the altar, and forgetting to factor in men (and women) who have been living within that very same environment for centuries. Environmentalism can seem elitest and out-of-sync if it overlooks the aspirations of the deprived ... without, of course, using this as an excuse for the rape of the place. Environmentalism in Goa has a lot to still do, in terms of going beyond just fire-fighting and project-mode actions. We need approaches that work, and build change on a large scale. It's essential to getting a wider grasp on the issues that matter, and find ways of coping with them. Can't we, for instance, wake up to the fact that no amount of recycling is going to battle the plastic bottle-and-garbage
[Goanet]Portuguese descendants..Burghers in Ceylon.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4381811.stm Tsunami unites Sri Lanka Burghers By Ethirajan Anbarasan BBC News, Batticaloa The tsunami that devastated Sri Lanka in December has had the effect of bringing together the country's Burgher community. Sri Lanka tsunami damage Burgher communities in the east were hit hard by the waves The Burghers are descendants of the Dutch and Portuguese who colonised Sri Lanka in the 16th Century. Before the tsunami they preferred to remain in their own enclaves - hardly making any contacts with their brethren in others parts of Sri Lanka and abroad. But the situation has changed since December. The tsunami was a terrible disaster for the nearly 4,000 Burghers living in the eastern town of Batticaloa. More than 150 people perished and many others lost their properties and livelihood, mainly in and around the Dutch Bar area. Overseas help Three months on, Burghers in Batticaloa are now slowly trying to rebuild their lives. Sunny Ockersz "Every day, we were getting 30 to 40 e-mails from Burghers living abroad offering help Sunny Ockersz Community leader Soon after the tsunami struck, news spread that the Burgher community on the east coast was one of the worst affected in Sri Lanka. Burghers in Colombo immediately rushed essential supplies to help victims in Batticaloa. It was the first time in decades that the two groups came in contact and the sudden solidarity is slowly evolving into a bond. Soon, more help started to come in from those who had migrated years ago to countries like Australia, Canada and the UK. "Every day, we were getting 30 to 40 e-mails from Burghers living abroad offering help. Suddenly, we feel that we are a bigger community," says Sunny Ockersz, president of the Burgher union in Batticaloa. Social history Earlier, the community was divided as Burghers in Batticaloa, Dutch Burghers and the "affluent" English-speaking Burghers in Colombo. The Burgher community has strong Portuguese roots The Batticaloa Burghers for centuries were mostly manual labourers - carpenters, mechanics and masons - and were at the bottom of the Burgher social ladder. "There was hardly any contact with each other. Burghers in Batticaloa were looked down on by others in the community," says Maxi Rozairo, president of the Burgher association in Colombo. Community members say the emphasis was on making a decent living rather than trying to find out about their roots. Schools or universities in Sri Lanka do not offer any courses on the history of the community. When the Portuguese arrived in Sri Lanka in 1505 they brought soldiers and other supporting staff. Those who settled down got married to local women and a new ethnic group was born. Soon, the Dutch and the British followed. The descendants of the union between the colonisers and the locals came to be known as Burghers. Portuguese roots Despite the arrival of the Dutch and the British, most Burghers preferred to retain their Portuguese cultural roots. Burghers at a community dance Community leaders hope the newfound closeness will stay The interaction also led to the evolution of a new language, Sri Lanka Portuguese Creole which was the lingua franca for more than three centuries. "For centuries we have been following Portuguese customs and traditions. Some elders still speak Creole Portuguese. Portuguese music and dance are common in our get-togethers," says Mr Ockersz. But the community also thrived under British rule as most Burghers were educated and fluent in English. Burgher engineers, doctors and other professionals played a key role in managing Sri Lankan railways. But the situation changed after Sri Lanka's independence in 1948. The new government gave prominence to the Sinhala language. As the Burghers did not speak that, there were few job opportunities for them and many of them went abroad. "The mass migration split families. Due to the subsequent socio-political changes Burghers were slowly marginalised in Sri Lanka," says Mr Rozairo. New bond Today only about 34,000 Burghers are left in the Sri Lanka - down from a high of 100,000. Before the tsunami, the community had planned to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Portuguese arrival in Sri Lanka. For now, the plans have been shelved. Nevertheless, membership of Burgher associations in Sri Lanka has gone up in recent months. Community leaders want to capitalise on the new found camaraderie. They say it is time to bring the scattered community together. "No doubt the tsunami caused havoc. But it has brought a new identity for the Burghers," says Mr Rozairo. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
Re: [Goanet]Special of 'Goencho Avaz'
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[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Acid parties, Anjuna and the alt tourists...(Joseph Zuzarte)
ACID PARTIES, ANJUNA AND THE ALT TOURISTS -- MIDWIVES TO GOA'S TOURISM Looking back at history from North Goa, one of the last hippy havens By Joseph Zuzarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] If it were not for the Acid Parties in Anjuna and the hippies who started them, Goa might never have become the tourist haven that it is today. After the Portuguese were booted out in 1961, came the hippies in 1968. The term 'hippie', of course, is a very ambiguous one; even today all White foreigners are called 'hippies' in Anjuna. But back then, hippies meant White American tourists. America had been rocked by Ken Kesey and his 'Acid Tests' in the early mid-1960's. L.S.D. (a legal drug then) was the wonder drug of the 1950's and 1960's, and the U.S. government was conducting tests on the effects of LSD on people. It was felt by many researchers that LSD could produce the divine spark of creativity. The most famous of these 'advocates' was the literary writer Aldous Huxley who famously wrote about a mescalin experience in Doors of Perception. Kesey was the author of 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest', and with the royalty money, decided to conduct his own experiments in acid. He summed up what he called the Neon Renaissance in an early 1960's interview: "It's a need to find a new way to look at the world, an attempt to locate a better reality, now that the old reality is riddled with radioactive poison. I think a lot of people are working in a lot of different ways to locate this reality -- Ornette Coleman in in jazz, Ann Halprin in dance, the New Wave in movies, Lenny Bruce in comedy, Wally Hendrix in art, Heller, Burroughs, Rechy and Gunter Grass in writing, an those thousands of others whose names would be meaningless either because they haven't made it yet, or aren't working in a medium that has an it to make. But these people are trying to find out what is happening, why and what can be done with it." Kesey decided to bring together the best creative talents in California together, gave them LSD, and told them to do whatever they wanted. The driving slogan was 'Further'. This meant that people would mill about freely, walk up to microphones and talk or sing if they felt like it. Those gatherings were known as 'Acid Tests' and were probably the first Acid Parties in the world. Soon psychedelia had exploded into a vast movement, and is today considered the biggest cultural and creative upheaval of the last century. The music for the parties was provided by a band of musicians led by Jerry Garcia, which later became the Grateful Dead, the most famous of all hippie bands. Their drummer was Mickey Hart who was taking tabla lessons under Ustad Ala Rakha Khan and others in California. Thus it was that Indian strands were woven into the hippie tapestry and many of the hippies decided to come down to India -- besides music and spirituality, it was also a storehouse of some of the best cannabis, marijuana and opium. Also, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi had also happened to the Beatles. On their peregrinations through India, the hippies discovered Goa, a region with a overtly Catholic image, with great beaches and a hospitable people. The hippies scattered around in various ashrams and music gharanas all over India, would meet for Christmas in Goa. Somehow Calangute and Anjuna were the chosen beaches. And, well, their Christmas parties were just like the Acid Tests in California. There was no electricity in Anjuna then, so an American called Eight-Finger Eddie brought down a generator, speakers, amplifiers, etc., and the first real Acid Party happened in Goa. Goa has not been the same ever since. Besides which, the world has also changed. If the Woodstock concert of 1969 was the height of the hippie dream (remember love, peace, happiness?), the Altamount concert that same year was its nadir and was the official end of the hippie revolution in the U.S. Because of the crack-down on the hippies there, they moved out all over the world. North Goa, in way, is one of the last hippie havens. Just like with the Anjuna Flea Market, the Acid Parties there have also gone through many phases. In the late 1960's and the 1970's, they mostly happened on Full Moon days; apart from the mystical aspects (Isis unveiled, and all that), it was too dark to move around at night in the villages on non-Full Moon days. Since the early Full Moon parties were mostly gatherings of American and other foreign musicians who were studying in various parts of India, they were 'live' music parties. Sitars would jam with electric guitars; out would come the tables and other instruments. Goa was also a refuge from the vigorous discipline of Indian music and spiritual gurus who did not like the foreigners taking drugs. But the primary creative fuel -- as demonstrated in the Kesey Acid Tests -- was LSD. Along with other drugs. So everybody would take LSD -- or acid -- at t
[Goanet]Postage calculator
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[Goanet]Special of 'Goencho Avaz'
Special Issue of 'Goencho Avaz' Hits the newstands The Special issue of the Konkani-English Literary magazine 'Goencho Avaz' on Goeantle Ani Goeam Bhaile Goenkar (Goans from Goa and Goan Diaspora) has hit the newstands. It has contributions from renowned Konkani writers Udai Bhembre, Prof. S M Borges, ManohaRai Sardessai, Tomazinho Cardoso, Soter Barreto, John Gomes Kokoy, Cursin Pinho etc. in the Konkani section while George Menezes and Cecil Pinto has contributed to the English section. This special issue published and edited by Fausto V. da Costa is dedicated to the memory of Konkani writers & activists late Fr. Antonio Pereira S.J, Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa and Felicio Cardoso. 'Goencho Avaz' was formerly launched by the late Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa as a Konkani daily newspaper in 1989 and later published as a weekly and thereafter as a literary magazine for the past 5 years. Priced at Rs. 5/- the issue is available at all newspaper agents.
[Goanet]Dabolim vs Tambaram?
http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Tambaram+school+trains+f light+instructors&id=70633 Tambaram school trains flight instructors -- Jennifer Tuesday, March 29, 2005 (Tambaram Air Base ): The 118th course of flying instructors have just passed out of the Flying Instructors School at Tambaram, near Chennai. Thirty eight pilots passed out as qualified flying instructors, a grueling six month training programme. "We are trying to simulate the kind of abinitio training. But the learning actually starts once they are out from this place and once they are actually in station with an abinitio," says Group Capt A Ghosh, flight instructor. Real challenge Among them are flyers from the Army, Navy, Coast Guard and one each from Sri Lanka and the United States. Until now these students have been operational pilots. Specially handpicked to be moulded into flying instructors, they will now move into one of the** six different Flying Training Establishments.** "It is a different thing which I have not done till now. So this is the challenge for me - actual trial is when I see the guy I teach get airborne safely and land back safely," says Sqdn Leader Mike Johnsingh, student. Important role **The pilots have spent 95 hours in the air on the Kiran Jet Trainers, the Deepak Propeller trainers and the Chetak Helicopters.** "I feel that I have actually learnt about a lot of things that I was not even studying about prior in the US Air Force," says Capt Prospero A Uybarreta, student. This is the country's only Flight Instructors School and therefore fulfills a very important role. It is here that officers from the Defence Services and from Air Forces of other countries come here to be taught how to be instructors and they will in turn teach others.
[Goanet]India; Fuel from old tyres.
http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=74917&cat=India Now fuel from waste rubber:- Coimbatore | March 28, 2005 6:17:16 PM IST A scientist from a university in Coimbatore has come up with a research for extracting fuel from waste rubber through the process of flash pyrolysis. It is part of the project aimed at developing a process for getting liquid fuel out of waste material. The Ministry of Non Conventional Energy Resources of Government of India is funding the project. This process involves the use of agro based, industrial or municipal waste. However, for their research, the scientists used spent tyres, the material most readily available in large quantities in and near Coimbatore. "To start with we have taken waste tyres. In fact it is a problem in many countries how to dispose it. In India we have made a survey. It is available at the rate of two tonnes per day near Coimbatore. So we have taken this material and subjecting it to a process called Pyrolysis, which is nothing but heating at a high temperature in the absence of air or oxygen. So during the process the organic material present decomposes to Hydrocarbons," said Dr. B C Billai, Director, Centre for Biomass energy, Karunya deemed university. The tyres consist of three components namely the organic rubber, which constitutes 70 percent of the tyre mass, the filler carbon black, which accounts for 25 percent of the tyre and a number of additives, which comprise the remaining five percent. In the Flash Pyrolysis process, the granulated tyre is fed into a fluidised bed, which is maintained at 500 degrees Centigrade. In the absence of oxygen, the organic material undergoes the pyrolysis process during, which a number of hydrocarbons are evolved. The light hydrocarbons escape as gas whereas the majority of the heavy hydrocarbons are condensed to form a liquid. The remaining char after grinding would be very close to carbon black in its properties and hence could be used as filler for various rubber based products. Researchers say that about 60 to 65 percent of liquid fuel can be realized through this process. The technological challenge in this process lies in the optimisation of three process variables namely temperature, particle size and residence time of the raw material, in such a way that the liquid yield will be maximum. Researchers are of the opinion that the resulting oil would be close to furnace oil derived from petroleum and therefore could be used in industry. They further add that the process is highly energy efficient, self-sustaining and economically viable. (ANI) -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet]Memorandum to the Governor of Goa
March 29, 2005 To, The Editor, Herald/Gomantak Times/ Daily Gomantak/ Sunaprant/Goa Toady/Goanet/Goagoans/Ixtt/Goa Messenger/Goan Observer/Tarun Bharat/Pudhari/Navhind Times/Navprabha. Sir, Attached herewith please find a copy of the Memorandum handed over to the Governor of Goa, when the Party's five member delegation met with the Governor at Raj Bhavan on March 28, 2005. Also please find herewith the Party's announcement for kind publication and awareness of the people of Goa. Thanking you, for Goa Su-Raj Party. Sd/- (Floriano C. Lobo) President/Spokesperson. Press Note: Goa Su-Raj Party is happy to announce that it will contest the forth-coming bye-elections in the State in all the five constituencies. The process of interviewing of the prospective candidates has begun. Goa Su-Raj Party believes that the people of Goa will ultimately have to make their choices either to send their representatives to the State Assembly holding their neck-ropes in their own hands, to chart a non-deviating course for Goa's progress or ones who will be 'free birds' to fly as they please, once elected. The people of Goa must think of enriching their own lives, most importantly, the future of their children for a change, rather than thinking of enriching the bank balances and muscle power of their representatives. END. *** Our Reference: GSRP/MD/GOG/03/05. March 28, 2005 To: Mr. S C Jamir, The Governor of Goa, Raj Bhavan, Dona Paula - Goa. M E M O R A N D U M The Goa Su-Raj Party wishes to place before your Excellency some of the problems besetting the Government administration in Goa for the past number of years, and which unfortunately, instead of being corrected by the successive Governments, have been left to fester, thus allowing the same to take a strangle hold on the citizens of this State and their daily lives, thereby increasing their unhappiness and the pervasive sense of helplessness and frustration. This party believes that the imposition of Presidents rule, though short in its duration, may yet be able not only to cure some of the more glaring examples of the malaise affecting our State and will hopefully, give a new direction to the performance in various departments of the Government which have been allowed to be rudderless for more effective manipulation by the erstwhile administrations. The following points, though not exhaustive of the manifold requirements, will still be able to satisfy the citizen to some extent, if tackled seriously. A. Law and Order: 1. The police force must act in an impartial manner whilst enforcing the law. This will be possible only if the police are not subservient to the powers that be, and are allowed to function without fear nor favour. At the same time, it is necessary that strict discipline be maintained so that the police force does not think that it is above the law. 2. Police postings and promotions have to be scrupulously monitored so that corruption within the police force is minimized, if not eradicated, specially when it comes to so called 'lucrative postings' for which big money is reported to flow between the inferior and the superior. 3. The performance of the traffic police is pathetic to say the least. Indiscipline on the roads is ninety per cent ascribable to the almost total absence of police on the roads and highways and at other times due to incompetent performance. A system of checks and balances is to be enforced immediately where each traffic policeperson on the road will give a daily report of the type and number of traffic violations that he or she has booked on a particular day. This would serve not only as a deterrent to the innumerous traffic violations taking place daily on our roads, thereby reducing the accident rate, but also give a strong message to the traffic police that their actions are being monitored. 4. It is noticed that many underage motorcyclists are on the roads with impunity solely because, even though many times they are in school uniforms, the police has not acted as it should. 5. It has been noticed that the old Mandovi bridge is many times used for two way traffic. Though on one side i.e. on the Panjim side, there is a traffic sign board that it is a one way to go out of Panjim, on the other side the sign board has been bent. Despite complaints to the Panjim police by many citizens including members of this Party, nothing has been done and not even a policeperson posted at either end of the bridge. In this manner, the police department gives a clear message that traffic laws can be broken with impunity. 6. There is need for unannounced late night and early morning patrolling not only on the highways, but also in the villages. 7. The police should monitor all advertisements wherein jobs are being offered abroad, as well as financial schemes offering high returns on investment. Known places for drug dealing and peddling namely nightclubs and so called night markets to be monitor
[Goanet]Poaching Problems Hit Aviation
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1064485,curpg-1.cms Air Deccan sues Mallya for poaching SUDIPTO DEY & G GANAPATHY SUBRAMANIAM TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2005 12:25:09 AM] NEW DELHI: After the dogfight in the skies with fare wars , domestic airlines are breaking new ground with a different battle - the hunt for readymade talent
[Goanet]Tum, Tuje Bailek Bhietai? (Sot Uloi)
Mhojem sangnnem. Hanv xatti fuloun konnakuch xapodam sangunk huxar aslom. Ponn halinchea vorsamnim hanv bhivkutto zalam ani ulovpak legun bhietam mhonn lokak ghomon ailam. Hanv zolman bhivkutto zaunk na, ponn kazar zalea uprantuch bhivkutto zalam. (Hi ghozal bhienuch, bailechea nodre add boroitam) Sot Uloi... http://www.goa-world.net/poems http://www.goa-world.net/poems/lino __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/
Re: [Goanet]3 Nepal scholars barred from Goa meet
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > USA Certainly has the right to prevent any one they wish, from not entering their territory. I accept that totally. Mario replies: Thank you. However, I don't think the snide and patronising remarks by the authors whose articles you were posting were as tolerant as you are. Gabe writes: What I don't accept, is your retort, that USA is one of the most accommodative Countries in the World, on this issue. Call it as it is, please. > Mario replies: Fair enough. That's your opinion and you're entitled to it. But you could make the same criticism about pretty much any country in the world. I'm pretty sure that there are 11 million illegal immigrants in various stages of trying to let legal status in the US who may disagree with you, not to mention tens of thousands more each day. Anyone who arrives in the US and claims refugee status has their claims investigated while they stay in the country. I'd say that was pretty accomodating. However, post 9/11, certain people are scrutinised more closely, for obvious reasons. We are still at war with Al Qaeda in case you've forgotten.
[Goanet]Re: A suggestion: The RENOVACAO has to undergo a RENEWAL/NOVSORNNI
Mogal Fernandobab, May I take this opportunity to thank you for "making it happen" with regard to the TSKK site. Thanks to your initiative, TSKK is now linked to Goa World and to TGF. As I have said before, it would be good to get TSKK linked to GoaCom, GoaMog and SuprGoa. The more the better. You have already contacted Leao ani Tino, I am sending this to amcho Fred Noronha. He is a fantastic networker. You have asked me to comment on your attached note to the Arhcbishop. I avoided comment despite a number of requests. But after the latest one I will attempt a response. You know that the little I know is the result of my Jesuit education.so, here it goes. Do forgive my critical approach to discussion - those who know me personally (including you) know that I am different in person (;-).but please do not ask me for comment - because you will get one. So here goes the Ambott Tikk> 1. I am not interested in name changes. If I was, I would probably have changed mine to Joseph Cohen. I don't now what Regos would change them to Regis perhaps! 2. While Fernando do Rego advises the ArchBishop to change the name of Renovacao to Renewal or whatever that word "NOVSORNNI" means...because he thinks it is "ridiculous" to have Matter in English and Name in Portuguese". I remain totally intrigued. Is this the same Fernando do Rego who writes to the good ArchBishop in English but addresses him as Arcebishop? Just Asking (:-) I submit that we should consider what is really a priority for us as Catholics. Should we expend our energies, funds and time on "changing names and coats" like the chameleon, or should we follow the lead of Christ in looking after the Poor and Disadvantaged? Should we Sit on the Fence and say nothing about attrocities & wrongs, or should we stick out our neck even if we are likely get crucified by others? What do you think? There is one piece of advice I gave Goa Suraj wrt politics. It is the same thing I will give the Catholic Church wrt Catholicism. Please do NOT expect Catholicism to prosper in Goa, as long as you have church services and sermaos which need a dictionary to comprehend. (I believe even Manohar Parrikar remarked likewise recently at the occasion of the re-release of Konkani publication) In "imposing/introducing" this S-Konkani into the service, the following has happened: 1. The older Goans stayed at home - after a period of being lost in church 2. the younger Goans went to English services 3. the "hand over" of tradition from the Older and the Younger did not take place Sonot only will Catholicism suffer, but Konkani will lose out to English. And that is a pity. BUT.I suppose we have to lose before we win, heh? just my view jose PS: If you have the opportunity, Please read Prof ALOK RAI's "HINDI Nationalism" It is available at the Other Indian Book Store (OIBS) in Mapuca Hope our Konkani Mogis don't make the same mistake. FERNANDO DO REGO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Monday, March 28, 200518:43:45 Respected Arcebishop, Before all, I renew my good wishes: may the Peace of the Risen Jesus be with you in your apostolate as our Sheperd. >From Fr. Joaquim, I know that you have been having a busy schedule and so, being so far, unable to reply to the questions submitted to you by me for the Crónica das Fontainhas in the supergoa.com. Please do it when you have some time.You will like to know that with the help of your brother, I have already taken some photos to illustrate it ,like the Church of Aldona and its Pia Baptismal where you , your and my ancestors were baptized . With this letter, I wish to submit for your appreciation, two suggestions regarding the organ of our Archidiocese.: In the old times, it was the Boletim Eclesiástico, and it was succeded by RENOVACAO.Along these years it had Directors who today rest with the Lord: Fr. Lucio Coutinho and Fr.Martinho Noronha. Years later, it turned into a bulletin in English,and for reasons that I dont know, the name continued the same. It was even rather ridiculous: Portuguese name matter in English !! Now the contents are in English and Concani and translated names have been added on the Cover.: Renewal / Novsornni My suggestions are the following: 1.As the Bulletin is now in English and Concani, only these two names should come on the cover. 2.Some weeks back, my friend in Lisbon, Mr Jorge Noronha asked me to send to him an article by fr. Pratap Naik,s.j. that had come several months back. Now it happens, that I dont keep old issues. I dont sell them as raddi but offer to any charity institutions.His request indicates that articles. , etc. that come in the Renovacao must be preserved for consultation for those in Goa and abroad and for that the so! lution could be the following: The Bulletin must go online in the same way as the Examiner or the Observatore Romano.or the Bulletins of some of other Dioceses.Bot
RE: [Goanet]The Jesuit journal article on caste
Hi: I don't know who you are, but if you get a copy of the above mentioned Jesuit article, can you e-mail me a copy, if not by mail I'll pay for it. Even the reference will do. Thanks Doreen C. Mendes From: "cornel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org To: CC: "Eddie Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet]The Jesuit journal article on caste Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:41:55 +0100 Hi Mario, I have not been able to obtain the article on caste you informed us about. Assuming you have a hard copy of the article, is there any chance you can mail me a copy? I'll be more than happy to pay for the costs. Alternatively, can it be sent to me electronically? I am also sending this post to Eddie Fernandes (London) who might have better access to articles which are not easily available. As you would expect, I really am very keen to read the article. Thanks, Cornel
[Goanet]FYI: An Opportunistic Plug
Here is a letter I sent to the editor of TOI. Will update re developments if any. In the meantime pls feel free to comment on goanet. Thanks. Let's go for BRA The call for aviation reforms (TOI, March 28 editorial), in the context of a marked upsurge in travel and tourism, is right on target. However, singling out the admittedly high ATF prices as the culprit in the situation is awfully myopic. Looming large over the civil aviation sector is the baneful influence of the defence establishment. There are severe and perhaps anachronistic military restrictions on our airports and air space. These have to be systematically addressed and efficaciously dismantled if significant progress has to be made with Indian aviation reform. For several decades in the U.S. there has been a program called Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) whereby military and economic equilibrium is sought to be re-established as times change. In India we may at least need to embark on base re-alignment (BRA), especially of air bases, so that joint civilian and military use of such costly facilities can be initiated. At present the tendency is to evade conflict with the military by investing in greenfield airports, a very costly knee jerk reaction, fraught with corruption problems to boot. A prime candidate for BRA is that of Dabolim Airport in Goa where the Navy acts practically like a dog in the manger to restrict civilian flights when the demand for travel and tourism is very high. No worthwhile military reason is discernible in this adamant stance. There is simply no forum where airport operation issues can be thrashed out to the satisfaction of military and civilian users. BRA is needed to put the military into the proper frame of mind in an era when its security role has probably changed radically and when economic issues need to be given much greater priority. P. S. Thomas Goa --
