*** Goanet Reader: In the mirror of the 'sixties: Goa as depicted in three films
## # Don't just read the news...discuss it. Learn more about Goa via Goanet # # Goanet was setup in 1994 and has spent the last decade building a # # lasting Goan non-profit, volunteer-driven network in cyberspace. # # Visit the archives http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/ # # To join, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and ask to join Goanet. # ## IN THE MIRROR OF THE 'SIXTIES: GOA AS DEPICTED IN THREE FILMS By Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] TIME WAS when technology was costly, difficult to access, and mainly in the hands of big players. Just one generation back, it was the government which had a near-monopoly over film-making, something which the digital camera has put in the hands of the millions today. In this background, finding three decades-old films from the Government of India's monolith Films Divisions was quite a discovery in itself. For a princely Rs 104, the Films Division today sells three of its documentary films -- on a single CD. These were created in the ideologically-charged times of the 'sixties and thereafter. It was a crucial time. A time when Goa was not getting used to moving out of the Portuguese colonial era. When different segments of the population were jostling for a greater share of the small region's resources, and finding the ideological justifications for the same. One old elite was being ousted, and a new one set in its place. Mumbai-based Films Division -- www.filmsdivision.org or contactable via email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- packages the three Goa-related films. These were, in fact, out on sale at the 2004 International Film Festival of India held at Goa, and its damp-squib film bazaar, which was out of bounds for all but IFFI festival pass-holders. This inexpensively priced product is indeed a treasure trove in the cultural wealth of a small community. One which otherwise hardly has sufficient media products that help it understand itself. Or, if they are there, the books and films and cassettes and VCDs of this small region are so scattered around -- across space, language and time -- that they often get inaccessible. Films Division has three films here: 'Heritage of Goa', 'Goa, Yesterday and Today' and 'On To Goa'. Given the timeless nature of the Indian civilization, a trend sometimes continued with unintended consequences, the dates when these films were produced isn't quite clear. But all obviously came between the 1960s and the early 1980s, though there's scope to be corrected on this. First things first: these films contain a lot of propaganda. Four decades back, the times were rather different. Portugal had just been ejected after 451 years of uninterrupted colonial rule in Goa. Unlike the British and French, their parting from South Asia was shrouded in considerable bitterness and controversy. It was the height of the Cold War. Supporting European colonialism was out of question at that point of time. But one only needs to read the front pages of the 'New York Times' to appreciate the manner in which the West put India on the defensive over her military action in Goa. Clearly, these films struggle to shrug off the 'Goa Portuguesa' image built up over the centuries. In its place, they go about building (what anthropologist Caroline Ifeka calls) the 'Goa Indica' image. Goa Goana, if one could call it that, doesn't seem to matter much. In hind-sight, we can look back and laugh at all the propaganda and image building that comes across. But, for viewers watching these films in the 'sixties or 'seventies, things were obviously very different. Take these images: Ashok lions and the chakra on pillar. Goa's beaches (subsequently, Goa's tourism 'success' became a self-fulfilling prophecy, but then it was just in the stage of being repeatedly talked about). Canoes moving past placid rivers. Cashew-tree clad hillsides. Forests. The Dudhsagar waterfalls. This is one of the few centuries old monuments to survive, even in areas where the Portuguese didn't rule and ravage. Hero-stones and deities carved in stone. These are the visuals of 'The Heritage of Goa'. Temple deities. Palkhi festivals. Women praying with a fidgity kid in arms. Temples. Images of the Goa that was in the 'sixties, with lot of trees, few roads and an even fewer vehicles. A little after half-way, the focus shifts to Christianity. It reminds one of anthropologists Robert S Newman's critique of Goa being depicted as a series of religious communities, somehow separate and unconnected with each other. So, there are paintings in churches, altars, the Virgin Mary and other statues. Jesus on the Cross, and more. These were times which still had a very
[Goanet]WHAT ABOUT GOA?
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1193149.cms Fly cheap: Jet cuts fares by up to 80% TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ FRIDAY, AUGUST 05, 2005 11:47:57 PM] Christened Check Fares, the scheme - under which tickets to various domestic destinations will be offered under different fare slabs - will come into effect from Saturday. These fares will be offered on a first-come-first-serve basis, an airline official said. Tickets on all the sectors will be offered in different levels. There are no advance booking pre-requisites for this scheme. Once the allocation for a particular level has been met, the next higher level fare will automatically become applicable, the official said.
[Goanet]ALERT:Illegal liquor unit busted at Dabal in South Goa
-- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ -- - Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED, The time is come for the people of Goa to ORGANISE not AGONISE !! - - Illegal liquor unit busted at Bandoli - In a major raid, Quepem police on Wednesday busted a liquor unit, which was illegally being operated at Bandoli in Dabal-Sanvordem. Five persons have been arrested in this connection, with the value of the seized alcohol and liquor filling equipment valued at about Rs 5 lakh, informed Quepem PI Siddhant Shirodkar. According to reports, Quepem police, during its routine check on vehicles in the morning, stopped a vehicle (GA-01-W-5182) carrying liquor and some alcohol, driven by one Patrick Regino Dias of Paroda. The other occupant in the vehicle was the salesman, Antonio Diogo Fernandes, also from Paroda. When the driver and salesman failed to furnish the vehicle documents, police asked the occupants to furnish excise documents for transporting the liquor and alcohol, or any bills to the effect. When they could not furnish these documents as well, police arrested both persons under suspicion (Section 41 CrPC). They were arrested and taken to Quepem police station, where they informed police that they were employed by Paroda Sarpanch Gabriel Fernandes, who is a distributor for liquor and alcohol. Police then summoned the sarpanch, who informed police that he works for one P J Joseph, a native of Kerala and presently residing at Deao-Quepem. Police went to Deao-Quepem and later arrested Joseph along with his assistant, Rohit Joseph Paul. Police also attached three vehicles a Fort Escort, Maruti van and a Maruti 800 as Joseph failed to provide documents of the three vehicles. Besides, police also seized five barrels of alcohol at his residence. Joseph then confessed to police that he has been illegally manufacturing liquor in his property, measuring 50,000 sq metres, at Bandoli in Dabal-Sanvordem. Police went to the property and found an underground room, which housed empty bottles, cartons and bottle caps of branded liquor. Police also seized 620 litres of alcohol from the premises, besides seizing a Matador tempo. In a related move, Curchorem police arrested one Mathew Regino Fernandes (60), who allegedly confessed that he was also employed by the Paroda sarpanch in the illegal filling of liquor. Quepem DySP Tony Fernandes was also present along with Quepem police during the raid. According to sources, excise officials were planning to raid the premises on Monday and had even sent a guard to Bandoli to identify the location of the illegal bottling plant. All the five accused will be produced before the Quepem JMFC for remand, as investigations in the case are in progress. - HERALD 4/08/05 page 3 - === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development Democracy ===
[Goanet]Goa-Net in 1998!
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[Goanet]GOA NEEDS A TONY FERNANDES
http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_8 60b7712-cb73c03a-bdc9b300-efbaf2fe Fernandes honoured at Airline Business Strategy Awards 2005 AirAsia Bhd group chief executive officer Datuk Tony Fernandes was recently presented the Regional Low Cost Leadership Award at the prestigious 2005 Airline Business Strategy Awards held in London. This award is one of six different categories presented by Airline Business each year to individuals and management in the aviation industry, in recognition of their strategic vision and leadership. . . . . The Regional and Low Cost Leadership Award was presented to Fernandes based on the following achievements: Winning Formula: 1. Success in turning around a then ailing AirAsia into one of the most successful low- cost carrier in Asia 2. Pioneered and revolutionised low-cost travel in Asia 3. Inspired and paved the way for other low-cost start-ups 4. Innovation for successfully bringing low fares to the region by forming strategic joint ventures in Thailand and Indonesia. 5. A successful listing at the Malaysian Stock Exchange and being the first low-cost airline to do so. Fernandes now joins other airline luminaries such as Geoff Dixon of Qantas Airways (Executive Leadership Award) and Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines (Airlines Business Award) in winning similar recognition.
[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - August 06, 20051
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[Goanet]Captain of Ports proposal on free transportation of public vehicles
-- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ -- -- Port authorities give proposal on free transportation of public vehicles -- The Captain of Ports has given a detail proposal to the state government regarding free transport of public vehicles in the ferryboats plying between various points, around the state. The ferry transport has already been made free for the passengers. Capt A P Mascarenhas of the Captain of Ports, today told the pressmen that the state government had decided to probe into such possibility and called for a detailed report about the same. All the necessary information has been provided in our proposal, he added. Mr Mascarenhas also informed that for the year 2004-2005, a revenue amounting to Rs 1.40 crore was generated through the state ferry service, while the operative cost for the ferryboats was Rs 9.54 crore, during the same year. Presently there are 40 public transport ferryboats operational in the state on 21 river routes, the major routes being Ribandar-Chorao, Old Goa- Divar, St Pedro-Divar, Tonca-Sarmanas, Rasai-Durbhat, Rai-Shiroda, Volvoi-Maina/ Surla and Madkai-Cortalim, the last being the longest route. There are also 8 to 9 ferry routes which are privatised. Speaking further, Mr Mascarenhas said that the government is also planning to introduce ferries with faster speed, on all 21 river routes. The present single engine ferryboats will be replaced with the twin-engine ferries, for which various firms have been asked to give the estimates, he mentioned.The same would be put up for approval before the government, he pointed out. It was also informed that no untoward incident had taken place during last year, on the ferry routes. Replying to a question regarding washing away of the tar balls on the Goan shores, Mr Mascarenhas said that it is a normal phenomenon and was witnessed on the Siridao and Miramar beaches, in the past. However, this time around the quantity of tar balls has increased, he added. --- The Navhind Times 5/08/05 page 3 --- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK --- an initiative of GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE to promote civic and consumer rights in Goa --- GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goacan.org ---
[Goanet]East Indian
Eugene et al! The label - East Indian is used in the U.S. and probably in Canada by Asian Indians from the Carribbean Islands- ostensibly as they were brought to work as bonded laborers by the British company - the East Indian Trading Company.I do not know what they call themselves in the Carribbean And whilst some of them may be East Indians, they do not know what their ethnicity is as they cannot trace the areas they came from in India. Even those with last names as Singh - call themselves East Indians. I have never heard of East Indian being used as a racial slur in the U.S.;however, I have heard of other racial slurs being used by white racists, including the extreme- brown niggers. The common derogatory term is Indy even used by blacks and hispanics- a glaring example of reverse prejudice. The word - Paki originated in Britain after Asian Indians from India, East Africa and other British colonies flocked to Britain in the early sixties. As others tried their luck in Canada, the term was imported by white racists there. The White Anglo-Saxon protestants (Wasps) meted out various labels to other minorities including Chinese (Chinkies)and Jews (Hymies). Even white catholics were not spared . Italians were called guineas. I believe, they also had a label for the Irish. In East Africa, we were called muhindis - the Swahili word for Asian Indians. But the way the local blacks applied it , made it very derogatory- all the more when they would tell you to return to India -where you belong and where you came from.. But when a white american told me a few years after I entered the country- to go back to India-, I probably surprised him when I told him that-then- he should return to Europe. He asked me what I meant, as he added that he was from this country; and I replied- only an American Indian can ask me to go back to where I came from . As could be expected - his reply - bs. Racial slurs will continue to be used taking- new forms and terminology in various parts of the country- as the new immigrants continue with their string of successes. Jealousy and ignorance invariably takes its toll. Tony Barros. Union, New Jersey. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]MOPA PROJECT (NT VERSION)
On the Mopa airport, Mr Rane informed that the 800 sq. km land is being acquired at the Mopa plateau in Pernem taluka and technical feasibility report has been prepared by the Airport de Paris. He said the government would invite bids from reputed firms for the proposed international airport by December. Mr Rane said the airport would be built with public-private participation and would be given on BOOT basis. Though he said the estimates are yet to be prepared, the estimated cost on the construction would be around Rs 1000 crore. --- The Navhind Times 5/08/05 page 1 [Goa Desc, Aug 5] This seems a more credible report than the one presented by HERALD. Some key differences: 1. 800 'sqkm' is much larger than 800 'acres'. So which is it actually? Acres or sqkms? 2. Mopa is specifically designated as an international airport. Then what happens to Dabolim since two international airports cannot exist within 150 km of each other (being amended to 75 km)? Will civilian flights at Dabolim have to close down? Why is this issue never discussed? It would be a huge mistake for low cost aviation in Goa if civilian flights at Dabolim has to be shut down. 3. The CM is said here to have already opted for a public-private partnership and the investment involved is tentatively put at Rs 1000 crores. This is consistent with greenfield airport policy and with the 800 sqkm size but three times higher than the Kochi airport project which was smaller area wise but also public-private in its investment pattern. The state's (Goa's) share would work out to about Rs 130 crores. Instead of the Navy we would have a private party calling the shots at Mopa. Is this what Goa really wants? 4. There is no mention (as in the HERALD report) about the duration of the project. Will it take 10 years as INDIAN EXPRESS said on May 27? According to a TV news footage, Rane is heard talking about [only!] 3 years.
[Goanet]Santimano Robert Moraes held for bank robbery bid
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=080545 NT News Service Margao, Aug 4: A 53-year-old armed and masked man was arrested today for attempting to rob a city bank in a broad daylight. However, alert bank employees foiled his attempt. Margao police sources informed that one Santimano Robert Moraes, a Cuncolim resident, entered the Margao branch of the State Bank of Mysore today afternoon. He was wearing a mask and carrying a .22 caliber pistol. The masked man fired two rounds in an attempt to terrorise the bank employees so as to rob the bank, and damaged bank property. Mirror of a cabin of the bank was damaged in firing. There was no watchman in the bank, the sources said. The armed bank robber attacked bank employees and injured the bank manager, Mr Herald Sequeira and the cashier, Mr Andrew Agnelo Mendes. The cashier has been admitted to the Goa Medical College, Bambolim with injuries on his face, while the bank manager was inflicted with leg injuries, the sources informed. However, the bank robber was overpowered by the bank employees and handed him over to the Margao police. The police said that Moraes is being interrogated to get the real reason of the robbery bid. -- Regards, Carlos
Re: [Goanet]Dinesh D'Souza; East Indian....
Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This forum is what it is all about! The fact that he has made millions, is your criteria of a person's 'worth' speaks volumes about yourself. Our Goan Politicians too have made millions; we must not forget to applaud them too! RESPONSE: I do not think this forum is for people (crab mentality) to destroy another Goan or Indian. To destroy Dinesh and to compare him to a Goan politician is absolutely nonsense, and speaks volumes of yourself. Dinesh has not made his money thru corruption. Though I may not agree with all of Dinesh viewpoints, I still respect him as a person. Remember, a weak debater makes personal attacks against his opponent rather than debate the issues. Regards, Carlos
Re: [Goanet]Dinesh D'Souza; East Indian....
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This forum is what it is all about! The fact that he has made millions, is your criteria of a person's 'worth' speaks volumes about yourself. Our Goan Politicians too have made millions; we must not forget to applaud them too! Mario responds: You don't get to Dinesh D'Souza's level in America by looking for affirmative action, or doing what Goan politicians are alleged to do to make their millions. I have no idea whether Dinesh D'Souza has made millions, but he probably has. This is hardly unusual for immigrants in this country, especially Indians, who rank No. 1 by family income in America among all ethnic groups. Even one of our prominent lefty Goanetters from America, who shall remain nameless, drives a Mercedes Benz, and is probably a millionaire. However, I am amazed by the persistent efforts by some non-American Goans, who are obviously unfamiliar with American institutions, to denigrate a fellow Goan and cast aspersions on his achievements, which have earned him a place at the highest levels of American intelligentsia. In the meantime these same people have not mentioned even one specific issue where they disagree with Dinesh, which reasonable people can debate or agree to disagree. In America, superlative achievements are almost always rewarded by financial success. Dinesh D'Souza works at one of the most prestigious think tanks in the US, the Hoover Institute, which is part of one of the top universities in the world, Stanford. He has written many highly acclaimed and successful books and articles and is in demand as a speaker paid well over $10,000 per speech. Those who want to achieve what Dinesh has achieved, don't do what Goan politicians are alleged to do, don't go to some socialist Utopia where everyone is encouraged to be satisfied with the least common denominator. Come to America and try to do what Dinesh has actually done. Even if you don't come close to his achievements, I guaranty you will do pretty well by any standards.
[Goanet]re: the dinesh debate
One of the netters suggested that there's always someone on the net to bring another fellow Goan down. If this is a reference to me, let me point out that I had posed a query. I just wanted to know if Dinesh is a Goan, and that's all. As I said, I was wrongly informed. Just for curiousity (as it does not matter to the core issue), if Dinesh's mom is 'east Indian.' The lady who informed me was of east Indian origin. My point is why would she me this wrong information. Second, as vivian too has noted that some of us may be suffering from 'crab mentality'. This is not the issue here. As Mario says, it should have opened a debate on dinesh's politics and his writings. If i remember correctly, dinesh shunned away from a debate called by Black scholars after his book on race appeared. I would enjoy such a debate and would take part in it vigorously. However, I don't remember much from the two books I read (I didn;t read his book on America). Besides, most of my notes are in Canada and I am in the middle east. But I was fear that it could take the turn such as Mario vs Cornel we saw recently on the list. Frankly, i didn't follow it. I haven't given much time to reading all posts on goanet since i have been in the middle east, unlike i used to when i was in canada. I see too many anti-american books at bookstores. Reading Fareed Zakaria provides the other side of the argument, one that people like dinesh hang on to. In conclusion, let me say i have no intention of bringing dinesh down. Indeed I am happy for him for his success. But ideological I can't be happy on his projection and promotion of the Conservative agenda. Eugene Correia __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * Aug 5-4, 2005 * Returned expat held for bank hold-up bid in Margao
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[Goanet]Of Shrimp, and a Lobster 'Tale' .
Apologies in place for the post - it was meant for family. In the late 60's, we dissected lobster tops in college, the extra lab fee for each of them was half a rupee. I took home a bag of intact tails, only to hear my mother announce they were not kosher enough for her kitchen ! Our live in help was Poona Christian, the person who cleaned was Bombay Hindu - both women partied that evening. Five years later, i discovered that lobster was the most expensive way to dine in America - it still is ! eric. Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
[Goanet]List of people from Goa (Wikipedia)
Please check this page below. It offers links to some great names from Goa. The listing is far from complete. Please add the names you know to it. Being a wiki, anyone can edit it. FN PS: Can someone also add Dinesh D'Souza there? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Goa List of people from Goa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Main Page | Recent changes | Edit this page | Page history | Log out | Printable version | Disclaimers Categories: Incomplete lists | Lists of Indians by state This is a list of famous and notable people from Goa, India. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity. Contents [hide] * 1Sports * 2Music * 3Indologists * 4Senior police * 5Political campaigners * 6Military * 7Judiciary and law * 8Technocrats, senior officials and designers * 9Academia * 10Editors, journalists * 11Industrialists * 12The Arts * 13Science * 14Religion * 15Medical professionals * 16Writers * 17Diplomacy * 18Governors * 19Leaders in business, finance etc * 20Unusual roles * 21External links
[Goanet]Visa on arrival; in Goa?
http://in.rediff.com/money/2005/aug/05visa.htm 'Visa-on-arrival' in India soon Ruchi Ahuja in New Delhi | August 05, 2005 13:17 IST The ministry of tourism is pushing for visa-on-arrival facility to around 16 countries, a senior government official said. Initially, the visa facility can be issued at only two international airports, Delhi and Mumbai, on an experimental basis. The ministry is also preparing a note to the committee of secretaries on the matter. Visa-on-arrival has already been delayed. It had to happen but got delayed due to red tapes, the official added. The 16 countries proposed as part of this initiative are France, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Vitenam, Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. The ministry has already waited for over two months now for the security clearances from the ministry of home affairs but feels the need to push forth the matter. Further, while it has already received an in-principle nod from the ministry of external affairs, an official nod is awaited. Industry experts have time and again rubbished the security concerns cited by the home ministry. They give the examples of Sri Lanka and the Philippines, which have opened visa-on-arrival facility despite severe internal law and order problems. In case of the Philippines, visa-on-arrival facility has been extended to around 65 countries. The tourism ministry officials cite the group of ministers on tourism, headed by human resources development minister Arjun Singh, which has strongly recommended visa-on-arrival facilities to encourage tourist inflow. The official adds that the initiative can be put forth on an experimental basis and can be withdrawn in future, if and when found unfeasible. Moreover, the ministry is considering granting the facility initially to the destinations considered safe. He added that in some countries like France, Japan, Australia and Germany, the embassy staff were apparently found to be unable to cope up with the tourist visa requirements and the tourist population. Also, in some places people found it difficult to go to their respective country capitals for visas. As per the official estimates, the tourist inflow in calendar year 2004 was 3.37 million. It is likely to touch 5 million in 2005 in the wake of the 16.9 per cent growth on year in the January-July period this year. The ministry feels that the inflow can easily cross 6 million if the visa-on-arrival facility is implemented. The facility is considered to be need of the hour for Indian tourism now. Industry experts expect a minimum of 20 per cent immediate increase in the tourist arrivals when the visa-on-arrival facility is implemented. The arrivals of foreign tourists will certainly increase because then one need not wait to procure a visa to visit the country. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet]State Bank of Mysore shoot out accused
The accused in the State Bank of Mysore robbery at Margao is presently cooling his heels behind bars when this writer visited the Police Station. The accused Mr Santimano Moraes hails from Bemclowaddo Cuncolim (not related to prominent Moraes's from Cuncolim). A gulf returnee he ran a bar at Fatorda but the same turned out to be an unsuccessful venture he later returned to Cuncolim and was dealing is wholesale of fish which business also turned unsuccessful. It is not clear whether gambling which is otherwise a common sport in most villages under the eagle eyes of the police could have been the cause of his financial status. But the motive now gaining currency is his dues to retrieve a scooter given for repairs according to the police FIR. The charges slapped on him are attempt to murder 307 attempt to robbery 394 of IPC by the PI investigating the same. Incidentally the investigating officer PI Santosh Desai is a native of Cuncolim. The only possibility of bail is if he is declared of unsound mind and that depends on the pressures that work. The pistol used in the firing is now in possession of the police and efforts to investigate its origin licence could give good leads to the motive and the other two involved in the crime, which could have claimed innocent lives. It is not clear yet whether the pistol is licenced. Today being the week end for government officials the Collectorate South is still examining the records when this writer made discreet enquiries with the officials. When this writer visited the Police Station this evening he briefly saw the accused in a remorse state as a sizeable crowd from his native village were around the police station. According to some Mr Moraes is a warm loving and affectionate helpful person but the misfortune that has struck him owing to his misdeamenours could have led him to this unimaginable crime. It is not strange to see that many successful Goans working in the Gulf countries and as seafarers have been unsuccessful back home and obviously it is because the level of corruption institutionalised bv our politicians who support a corrupt bureaucracy. It is alcohol and gambling that is finally resorted to and eventually the vicoius circle of a Gulf returnee and a seafared ends up to where he began from. Estranged spouses and way ward children are the social fallouts and this is more prominent among the Catholic community in the Velhas Conquistas but has slowly but surely taken the toll among the Hindu migrants as well. The lessons in this unsuccessful robbery attempt is the reflection of this dilema facing several Goan NRIs The Bank Manager and Cashier are recovering from their ordeal so are the bnearly all female staff of the Bank. Officials from headquarters have come to get a first hand information of the developments. Meanwhile the Bank officials of other Banks are gearing up to face such ordeals though actual action will follow only after the jigsaw puzzle is clear. GODFREY J I GONSALVES Borda Margao Goa [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your friends 'n family snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://in.photos.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Does Goa need a Convention Centre ?
--- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ -- - Why convention centre - Chief Minister Pratapsing Rane keeps repeating the intention of his government to build a Convention Centre in Dona Paula. It would be interesting to know from Rane what the compulsions are for such a large convention centre having a seating capacity of 4000 people. Has any study been conducted to justify the huge investment that will be required to construct this convention centre? Where exactly in Dona Paula will this centre be built? The last time that a convention centre was mentioned was when the previous Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar was getting ready to host the IFFI. At that time also, no justification was offered for the construction of such a large centre, except to accommodate all the delegates to the IFFI for the inaugural ceremony. All that we are told is that none of the large Hotels in Goa has a conference facility to accommodate more than 1000 people. So what? Does the Goa government propose to enter into a competition with the hotels to create a bigger conference centre? How often will this be used? What will it cost? What will be the maintenance costs of such a Centre? What about the access to the centre? what about the parking facilities? Has a blueprint been prepared? The citizens of Goa are already greatly annoyed at the wasteful expenditure on the IFFI by Manohar Parrikar. It seems that Pratapsing Rane is following in the footsteps of his predecessor in office. Averthanus L. D'Souza, Dona Paula in a letter to the Editor -- HERALD 4/08/05 page 6 -- === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development Democracy === -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 8/4/2005
[Goanet]Re: dinesh
I fully understand the term East Indian as applied to people of Indian or often to those from the Indian subcontinent in the US. Just as Paki used as a racial slur by white supremacists or even racially-prejudice Canadians meant all people originating from the Indian subcontinent. With explanatory articles and defensive arguments, the term has faded away from the mainstream jargon and now replaced by the rubric visible minority. On Dinesh, one can argue his politics. He in on the right and those on the left see him as a arrogant immigrant who made good on his Ivy League education and connection. The Illustrated Weekly had a big story of him and a big photo with Ronald Reagan. I felt he would go much higher in the Republican administration of Bush. Like any one, he has his supporters and distractors. It's fine for Mario to praise him as a Goan who achieved fame. But I would not support him just because he's a Goan. I don't agree with many of his statements and conclusions in the two books I read. As for my earlier reference to dinesh and antara dev sen, it was on the topic, The Wrong America. Her letter to Dinesh: I write to you not just as an Indian to an American, but also as one who shares many of the memories that run in your veins, the colur of the skin over that, and the respect for a good life and democratic freedoms that nestle somewhere in between. I write to you specifically because everyday events frequently remind me of the enormous role the United States of America plays in the lives of distant mortals, and because of your unquestion love for your chosen country that is reflected in the title of your book which has no question mark: What's so great about America. No, I don't hate America. I can't. nurtured by TS Elliot, Ella Fitzgerald and Sylvia Path But Allen Ginsberg howls in my head: America why are your libraries full of tears? millions killed for flimy reasons She gives Vietnam, Guba, Afghanistan and many other countries.. Then she says, No, I don't believe America is evil. Partly becasue every wrong in my McDonald-and-Coke deprived Indian childhoos was blamed on the CIA and its agents, till I almost blamed them for my homework. She goes on to say, It's this Janus-faced America that I wrote to you about... American maybe great, as your book so affectionately explai9ns, but does it not also need to be good? She say ... this is the America I would rather see, America as a just nation that lives the democratic freedoms it preaches... And we remain indebted to an America that is fast become invisible. The last two lines, Shouldn''t your next book be called 'What is fair about America' -- I won't use a question mark either. In his reply, dinesh begins, Reading your letter, I feel a bit like the mosquitor at the nudist colony -- I'm not sure where to begin! He says, Your main quarrel seems to be with American foreign policy... Twice in the past centurey, America's actions played a crucial role in saving freedom -- first, from the threat of Nazi tyranny, and then, from the threat of Soviet imperalism. He says the the war against the evil empire was a just war, and America's victory ikn that war has left the world better and freer. He goes on to explain America's role and tells her that your most serious misunderstanding, in my view, is that you neglect the fundamental principle of American foreign policy, which upon reflection is a deep moral principle. It is the principle of the lesser eveil. He says, What amazes me is that you, like so many others, are content to bash America without any apparent appreciation of the hard decisions that leaders must make. He admits, Sure, America has made its mistakes. My point in quoting both (though I wish I could send the whole piece which is dated August, 2004) is to show that one can take issue with Dinesh on many points. It's the familiar liberal vs conservative fight we continue to see on a much heightened level after the Iraq war, more so with the disclosure that America went to war without the conclusive proof of Iraq having WMD. What we reap now in the form of London bombings, and previous to that Madrid mayhem, is what American foreign policy has brought about. Eugene Correia Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
[Goanet]Re Dinesh D'Souza's achievements
Gabe says yes we should also be proud of Luizinho Faleiro, Churchill Alemao etc. A disingenious argument buddy. We are talking about apples and oranges here. Dinesh and his honest achievements has nothing in common with these other gentlemen. Vivian
[Goanet]Thank you three films
Dear Noronha Thank you for your news I checked www.filmsdivision.org and they show On to Goa. Good technology The Corridinho is called the Korribeno... Actaully it is the Oh malhão malhão, o malhão do sul ,a lovely Algarve corridinho It is a moving movie . Porrtuguese Memories seem to be peace memories I am writng a boom, about the Duke of Bragança and democracy He visites india twice.Kozhikode and Kerala Give you an excerpt of my book ; You know Portuguese ? Best Mendo Castro Henriques http://duascidades.blogspot.com/ http://pwp.netcabo.pt/netmendo/ NDIA Em 21 Janeiro 1993, acompanhado por Dom Miguel, seu irmão, dom Duarte deslocou-se à Índia numa viagem cuidadosamente preparada a fim de promover a cooperação cultural. Aproximavam-se os 500 anos da chegada de Vasco da Gama a Calicut (actual Kozhikode). Chega a Bombaim e dirige-se para Kerala, Diu e Goa. Aos jornalistas descreve a viagem como uma peregrinação cultural às raízes portuguesa na Índia. A história deveria ser usada como um instrumento para compreender a nossa herança comum e os dois povos beneficiaram do encontro de culturas. Os que afirmavam os excessos e exploravam as populações têm que situar no contexto da época. Houve quem não gostasse destas observações; no Partido BJP, O. C. Mathew criticou a memória do poder colonial. Mas Dom Duarte passou adiante. É recebido com grande amizade na Universidade de Calicut e saudado pelo seu vice-chanceler o dr. Umerkutty. Vem lançar a Fundação Cultural Indo-Portuguesa na Universidade para a história cultural, protecção de monumentos e cultura histórica. Com o apoio de entidades portuguesas como o Instituto Camões, a Fundação Gulbenkian, é fundada uma Cadeira para o estudo da história indo-portuguesa. Dom Duarte solicita uma maior cooperação entre as universidades de ambos os países. Transmite as suas preocupações com conflitos raciais e políticos e a violência em Timor. E deixa recados sobre a oportunidade da monarquia em Portugal, dado papel popular de que desfrutam os monarcas nos países europeus; são uma garantia de identidade. Durante a visita a Goa, reconfirma os títulos de três notáveis goeses: o Barão Dempo, conhecido industrial, o visconde de Perném e o visconde de Damão. Aprecia a influência portuguesa mas não gostou dos hotéis que destoam da arquitectura tradicional. Defesa do património cultural de Goa face à invasão de turistas a urgência de fazer respeitar a arquitectura a paisagem e a o ambiente. No Centro de estudos indo-portugueses de Goa prontificou-se a assumir em Portugal o papel de representante dos interesses culturais do território. A Fundação Cultural irá dedicar-se a restaurar a arquitectura de raiz portuguesa. Em Diu, planeia fazer uma biblioteca e um Centro Cultural de Ensino de Línguas. Deixa na imprensa indiana uma marca de simpatia e cosmopolitismo.
[Goanet]Goanet Reader: In the mirror of the 'sixties: Goa as depicted in three films
IN THE MIRROR OF THE 'SIXTIES: GOA AS DEPICTED IN THREE FILMS By Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] TIME WAS when technology was costly, difficult to access, and mainly in the hands of big players. Just one generation back, it was the government which had a near-monopoly over film-making, something which the digital camera has put in the hands of the millions today. In this background, finding three decades-old films from the Government of India's monolith Films Divisions was quite a discovery in itself. For a princely Rs 104, the Films Division today sells three of its documentary films -- on a single CD. These were created in the ideologically-charged times of the 'sixties and thereafter. It was a crucial time. A time when Goa was not getting used to moving out of the Portuguese colonial era. When different segments of the population were jostling for a greater share of the small region's resources, and finding the ideological justifications for the same. One old elite was being ousted, and a new one set in its place. Mumbai-based Films Division -- www.filmsdivision.org or contactable via email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- packages the three Goa-related films. These were, in fact, out on sale at the 2004 International Film Festival of India held at Goa, and its damp-squib film bazaar, which was out of bounds for all but IFFI festival pass-holders. This inexpensively priced product is indeed a treasure trove in the cultural wealth of a small community. One which otherwise hardly has sufficient media products that help it understand itself. Or, if they are there, the books and films and cassettes and VCDs of this small region are so scattered around -- across space, language and time -- that they often get inaccessible. Films Division has three films here: 'Heritage of Goa', 'Goa, Yesterday and Today' and 'On To Goa'. Given the timeless nature of the Indian civilization, a trend sometimes continued with unintended consequences, the dates when these films were produced isn't quite clear. But all obviously came between the 1960s and the early 1980s, though there's scope to be corrected on this. First things first: these films contain a lot of propaganda. Four decades back, the times were rather different. Portugal had just been ejected after 451 years of uninterrupted colonial rule in Goa. Unlike the British and French, their parting from South Asia was shrouded in considerable bitterness and controversy. It was the height of the Cold War. Supporting European colonialism was out of question at that point of time. But one only needs to read the front pages of the 'New York Times' to appreciate the manner in which the West put India on the defensive over her military action in Goa. Clearly, these films struggle to shrug off the 'Goa Portuguesa' image built up over the centuries. In its place, they go about building (what anthropologist Caroline Ifeka calls) the 'Goa Indica' image. Goa Goana, if one could call it that, doesn't seem to matter much. In hind-sight, we can look back and laugh at all the propaganda and image building that comes across. But, for viewers watching these films in the 'sixties or 'seventies, things were obviously very different. Take these images: Ashok lions and the chakra on pillar. Goa's beaches (subsequently, Goa's tourism 'success' became a self-fulfilling prophecy, but then it was just in the stage of being repeatedly talked about). Canoes moving past placid rivers. Cashew-tree clad hillsides. Forests. The Dudhsagar waterfalls. This is one of the few centuries old monuments to survive, even in areas where the Portuguese didn't rule and ravage. Hero-stones and deities carved in stone. These are the visuals of 'The Heritage of Goa'. Temple deities. Palkhi festivals. Women praying with a fidgity kid in arms. Temples. Images of the Goa that was in the 'sixties, with lot of trees, few roads and an even fewer vehicles. A little after half-way, the focus shifts to Christianity. It reminds one of anthropologists Robert S Newman's critique of Goa being depicted as a series of religious communities, somehow separate and unconnected with each other. So, there are paintings in churches, altars, the Virgin Mary and other statues. Jesus on the Cross, and more. These were times which still had a very Portuguese twang to it, at times before the de-Lusitanisation of Goa set in, in a big way, thanks to a peculiar form of political correctedness. There are pictures of Portuguese in the court of Moghul emperor Akbar -- Goa's unique role in the history of South Asia is mostly misunderstood, and not placed adequately in context. Then, there are interiors of the Old Goa complex, a decidedly foreign-looking deity, grand paintings, the Viceroy's Arch en route to Divar, and old unkempt monuments at Old Goa. One can see the
[Goanet]http://oheraldo.in/ Will this happen?:
8 MP Churchill Alemao has urged the govt to accord utmost priority to upgrade health facilities instead of IFFI. Will this happen?: Yes No Can't Say http://oheraldo.in/ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
[Goanet]CAN GOA CAN ?
Goenkars ! * Do GOACAN a favor, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbors and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED, The time is come for the people of GOA to Great Slogan ! But how do we implement this ? WE need to act ...not just write , lets all join hands with Goacan and help them to implement this slogan ...will we ? I wait to hear from Goacan - as how TOGETHER we can make Goa a better place , a better Goan Community and use WORLD GOA DAY as part of this process. I believe that the idea of an email for every Goan wherever s/he may be - a St. Xavier's College - Mapusa and Goanet - WGD partnership project should be Incorporated with the above slogan from Goacan. We can not do one without the other , to circulate emails , we need people to have emails first. We need all those who have suggestions - to also get involved in these discussions on this forum ... We call on all Goan and Friends of Goa to support us - by their ACTIONS ...not just mere words. Yes , its TIME to ORG ANISE not AGONISE ...will they be mere words ? ...TIME will tell. lets keep beating those drums...for GOA and Goans everywhere ! LETS WORK TOGETHER if are serious about the betterment of our Community. rene barreto WORLD GOA DAY www.goaday.com ( is being updated ) Please bring to our attention of errors or ommission you may notice on this website. thanks RB = __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Goa to have Mobile Morgues soon: Churchill Alemao
-- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ -- Mobile morgues soon: Alemao - The South Goa MP, Mr Churchill Alemao has plans to allocate funds to procure mobile morgues besides a trauma unit at the Hospicio Hospital, Margao under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) Fund. The mobile morgues can be run on electricity and generator. Those in the know disclosed that though an expensive proposition to run, the mobile morgue is quite useful for storing a dead body till a few hours after death. -- The Navhind Times 4/08/05 page 3 -- === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development Democracy === -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 8/4/2005
[Goanet]Make Goa permanent venue for IFFI Rane Govt pre-condition
-- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ - --- Rane govt sets pre-condition on holding IFFI The Chief Minister, Mr Pratapsing Rane has set a pre-condition for the central government to declare Goa as permanent venue of the International Film Festival of India for giving state's consent to hold the 36th IFFI. Mr Rane told a press conference at the old secretariat conference hall here this evening that he had informed the state government stand on the IFFI to the IB Minister, Mr Jaipal Reddy in New Delhi recently. The IB ministry has already announced its IFFI schedule. If the Union cabinet declares Goa as permanent IFFI venue, we will welcome holding the IFFI in Goa, Mr Rane remarked. The government would sign memorandum of understanding for holding 36th IFFI only if the central government declares Goa as permanent venue of the IFFI in the country. Mr Rane said this would help Goa in long way instead of co-hosting the IFFI for one or two years. Mr Rane said the IB ministry has agreed to equally share expenditure on the 36th IFFI, but the government was of the opinion that it would be wasteful expenditure on the festival by co-hosting it for one or two years. Infrastructure created for the IFFI like multiplex, roads should be of permanent nature and not for one or two years, and in view of this the government has set the pre-condition to give its consent, Mr Rane stated. However, Mr Rane said he was extremely happy over the Planning Commission allocating additional funds for Goa and that these funds were sufficient to clear pending IFFI bills. A bill of three hotels running into around Rs 1 crore is pending, he informed and added that the government has to settle contractors' bills, which run into crores of rupees, Mr Rane informed. To a question on the Inox issue, Mr Rane said the earlier government without signing agreement had handed over the multiplex to Inox to run. The Inox management has spent some money on the multiplex. He said the government will soon hold dialogue with the Inox management to settle the issue. Asked whether the government proposed to set up an inquiry commission to look into the expenditure on IFFI-related projects, Mr Rane said the government would soon decide the course of action to be initiated into the IFFI-expenditure. He stated engineering audit over the Kala Academy is in progress, and that all other 11 contractors involved in IFFI-related projects would be disengaged. The Chief Minister revealed that the Entertainment Society, Goa, the body created to co-host the IFFI, would continue to exist. He said the government would soon re-constitute the ESG. On the Mopa airport, Mr Rane informed that the 800 sq. km land is being acquired at the Mopa plateau in Pernem taluka and technical feasibility report has been prepared by the Airport de Paris. He said the government would invite bids from reputed firms for the proposed international airport by December. Mr Rane said the airport would be built with public-private participation and would be given on BOOT basis. Though he said the estimates are yet to be prepared, the estimated cost on the construction would be around Rs 1000 crore. --- The Navhind Times 5/08/05 page 1 --- === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development Democracy === -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.1/64 - Release Date: 8/4/2005
[Goanet]Should Goa follow this.....
http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=103921cat=India Court announces cash reward for catching cattle:- New Delhi | August 05, 2005 10:56:15 AM IST The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the capital's civic authorities, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), to reward citizens who capture stray cattle at the rate of Rs.2,000 per animal. -- Rs.500 for every stray dog, would soon clear up that menace too. Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet]Interview with Arun Pandey of ARZ, Baina
By Sebastian Rodrigues, Goa University, Goa. Sarai-CSDS research on city life for 2004-2005 Here are some more notes on my field visit to Baina, Vasco, Goa on 13th July 2005 with Lillian DCosta of Goa Documentation Education Solidarity Collective (GOA DESC). Part of the notes I posted on 23rd July 2005. We met Arun Pandey of ARZ (Annay Rahit Zindagi) and interviewed him. Few more of the points he tried to get across to us are as follow:- 1. After the demolition of 14th June Baina locality is more fragmented than before. People have been affected psychologically as well. Outsiders to the locality particularly the Non-Governmental organisations, Journalists, Documentary filmmakers and researchers are looked upon with suspicion after the demolition experience. It was not possible for me to interview the residents and I did not have kind of contacts that would facilitate this. 2. Marginalization of the residents is compounded due to the fact that besides being at the margins of the City of Vasco, they are also migrants, Dalits and Women. The men in the locality are also surrounded by women and do not posses contacts in the powerful sections outside the locality. Power in this case includes contacts with media, researchers, progressive political actors, critical sections of middle classes, organisations of worth and value in their perspective etc. Connections are being worked out only now. 3. Most of those giving statements in the press are doing so without visiting Baina. The journalist from Vasco writing in the Press did take regressively biased stand in their perspectives. Only when the Journalists from Goas Capital Panjim particularly Alister Miranda and Preetu Nair visited Baina on the occasion of the first anniversary of demolitions that the Press in Goa began to show its critical teeth to some extend. 4. The role of the co-operatives over here in Baina is very dubious and is applied towards furthering of subjugation of Women in Sex trade. What happened after demolitions was the eye opener. When the women wanted to withdraw cash that has been deposited in their name, co-operatives refused to grant the withdrawal and put the condition that they should come accompanied by the brothel keeper. The couple of co-operatives here have a history of tying girls financially into the sex trade. There are links of these co-operatives with the Politicians; in this case to Sheikh Hassan Haroon of the congress (I). This is not surprising considering the overall nature of co-operative movement in Goa that is in sharp contrast in Maharastra. While in Maharastra it is the strength of co-operatives that would give rise to political leadership, while in Goa it is the Politicians after coming into power set up co-operatives basically to work out various advantages other than the production. In Baina it is the case where in the Brothel owner necessarily opens the Bank account of the newly recruited woman in the co-operative of the politicians and in times of police raids show up the passbooks to exhibit their spirit of social concerns by encouraging women in sex trade to have their savings for the future. But in essence these co-operatives are non-co-operative towards the women in sex trade when they seek it. In fact the co-operatives are the forms of slavery as well. 5. ARZ has been involved in rescue of minor girls that come into Baina Sex trade. The biggest obstacle in this regard has been the refusal of Police to register the cases. According to Arun Pandey of ARZ there is well oiled police politician nexus. Politicians include State Ministers and the local representatives. The blank instruction to the police seems to be that dont register the cases of minor girls rescue. In other words, there are concerted efforts to induce minor girls into the sex trade. But the wider question Pandey asks at this point as to why girls come into the sex trade and what makes them continue? The efforts are evidenced from the fact that though the governments of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are willing to take back the girls in their States, Goa government is technically blocking the proceedings. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh government have asked for the formal letter to this effect from the collector, Goa State never wrote to them. This means state on the one carried on the demolitions on the hand refuses to facilitate the process to end child prostitution in Goa. 6. Rehabilitation package were announced by the state administration in January 2005. But then the commercial sex workers in Baina do not read the Official Gazette in which it was published. In fact in the name of package this more of State promises to carry on future demolitions in Baina. Details critique of this will be attempted elsewhere. 7. The conduct of the Police here has been the worse than the pathetic in terms of gentlemanly treatment of the citizens who pays
Re: [Goanet]Dinesh D'Souza; East Indian....
On 04/08/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mario, You are absolutely correct. To say that Dinesh was hired because he is East Indian is nonsense and not worth arguing. He was hired because of his merits. And, Yes there will always be someone on this net to bring him down. No matter what they say, he has already established himself and made millions. Regards, Carlos RESPONSE: This forum is what it is all about! The fact that he has made millions, is your criteria of a person's 'worth' speaks volumes about yourself. Our Goan Politicians too have made millions; we must not forget to applaud them too! Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
