[Goanet]WORLD GOA DAY in LA - 21st August 2005
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[Goanet]A lie about Goa Sudharop posted on GoaNet
George: If the allegation about Goa Sudharop by a GoaNetter was a lie, it would help all of us if you cleared the matter by an unequivocal statement on the subject, as to what really happened. This would put the matter to rest. Vivian
[Goanet]Re: Goa without Boundaries- easier said than done
--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In my limited experience, Goans in key positions are often the bottle-necks > in > spite of their pious pronouncements. I can of course talk of generalities > and > be accused of being an arm-chair Goan. So let me give specific examples > without > wanting to beat my drum. I am NOT pointing a finger at any individual. Yet > there is definitely a pattern that is discouraging. And I hope this is a > call > to do better. > > 1. A few thousand-dollar donation made to Goa Sudharop for use for a > hospital > in Porvorim is still sitting in a bank in San Francisco for three years. The real call by Gilbert should be for him to be less pious and get his facts right. His donation IS NOT sitting in a Goa Sudharop bank in San Francisco, it has already been sent to the Goa Heart Foundation (GHF), the group managing the Cardiac Care Center. Goa Sudharop was the funding vehicle and served its purpose well. Gilbert is aware that it is not managed by Goa Sudharop but by GHF and he has previously been in touch with them. If they have not currently updated him on the project he should contact them. It would be better than trying to malign the name of Goa Sudharop. I know the GHF has gone through tremendous efforts over the last few years to get their paperwork, trust, govt. approvals and it is not a quick process. Regards, George
[Goanet]GOAN WRITING: Senior citizens in Santa Monica
SENIOR CITIZENS IN SANTA MONICA Francis Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] As I walked the beach of Santa Monica I came across the Senior Citizens Recreation Center. Being eligible, I entered. "Ohio?" this old Japane= se near the entrance asked me. "No, India", I replied. The receptionist educated me, "It is the Japanese way of saying, 'Oh! How are you?'" "How old are you?" I foolishly asked a guy, who looked like Rip Van Winkle, the fictitious character who woke up after sleeping some twenty years or so. "Very old," he replied. All ladies at the Center have just become seniors, even if they are moving around in wheel chairs. A Japanese man, who used to sit quietly in the corner, had died two months ago and the general concern was that too many deaths were taking place too fast. "Another 30 years and I too will be gone", complained this fellow who was hitting 90. At the Center, people are identified by characteristics --- tall, thin, Japanese -- not by names, which people don=E2=80=99t remember. This lady across me crossed over to read the name of the man next to me, when he went to the Men=E2=80=99s Room -- he had written it on his paper tray cloth. She obviously had a crush on him. I was titillated by the overtures some oldies were making to other oldies of the opposite sex. I learned some techniques to use myself -- You look younger by the day... I thought it was your daughter who had come... I saw a flower this morning & thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen -- till I saw you... Your secret is a threat to the cosmetic business... You grow more beautiful each day... I had to repeat every statement three times -- either the people were deaf or they didn't understand English, which is rarely spoken in Santa Monica, the capital of the United Nations of America. You have people from every conceivable ethnic group on this planet. Even Japanese are learning to differentiate themselves, like the Indians. They indicate from which village they come by using words only spoken in that particular area. This English lady from London confessed to me that, after coming here, she no longer knew whether her spelling was English or American or in the new computer language where you type as you pronounce like 'y-it' for 'white'. People have unique ways of telling about their ailments. Such as: My knees are aging faster than the rest of my body. I am discovering daily new parts of my anatomy by the pains I am getting. My bones creak so loudly, I wake up the grand children when I visit the toilet at night. The Center also offers opportunities for exercise -- ballroom dancing. This lady found it quite exciting taking these older men into her arms and moving them around like children. I moved away when she asked me if I was interested. "Why do you come to the Center?" "For a free view of the ocean and the sunset. There is also a free snack." I signed up for one. Against each name was an 'M' or an 'F'. I naturally put 'M', only to find out that M stood for meat and F for fish. They say, never assume that things mean what they are supposed to mean. -- GOANET READER welcomes contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing among the Goanet family of mailing lists. Please do send in your feedback to the writer. Our writers share their writing pro bono. Goanet Reader welcomes your feedback at goanet@goanet.org and is edited by Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet]Goa Day 2005 and TGF's Thank You
Happy Birthday TGF and Happy World Goa Day 2005 On this day, a year after we accepted the Goans International idea put forth to us by Mr. Ren Baretto, we take time to say Thank You to ALL Goans who have assisted Please vide out Page 1 Thank You at http://www.colaco.net/ good wishes TGF _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]Goanet News Bytes * Aug 20, 2005 * Navy copter crashes near Goa border... World Goa Day today
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[Goanet]Let us Consider Tulu-Tainted Konkani in the Kannada Script as an Alternative !
Hi Everyone, To settle the squabbles between Konkani in Roman and Devnagiri Scripts, let us also consider Tulu-Tainted Konkani in the Kannada Script as an alternative. There is a vibrant Konkani Speaking community in South Kanara and the northern most parts of Kerala, which uses the Kannada Script for Konkani. Some of our Mangalorean cousins also speak Tulu-tainted Konkani and use the Kannada script. German missionaries in the 1800s introduced the Kannada script to the Tulu-Konkani speaking South Kanara region - because they had installed printing presses in that region that used the Kannada Script - There is also a movement for Tulu-Nadu in South Kanara, that is creeping northwards. One of the most famous persons from this region is Ashwarya Rai - and she has got quite a following. You may note that many of our highly successful and aggressive Mangalorean cousins who have distinguished themselves in business, politics, sports, journalism, academics, religion - Hindus and Catholics, have long used Tulu-tainted Konkani in the Kannada script, for quite some time now. Why should we not adopt Tulu-tainted Konkani in the Kannada Script as an alternative to settle the long-standing squabbles (and babbles, Awaz, Noise, etc - with no acceptable resolution) between the two main groups in the Konkani Porza ? After all we from Salcete and South Goa live a few miles from the Karnataka border. This Tulu-tainted form of Konkani in the Kannada script should sufficiently complicated to confuse both the Roman and Devnagiri script protoganists and accelerate the long-awaited unanimous decision and declaration by the "Porza" that Konkani in the Roman and Devnagiri script should exist side by side for Konkani to really flourish and for the greater good of our beloved Goa. Remember the Roman script of Konkani also makes it easy for global tourists and businessmen, investors, etc. to adopt and use Konkani (and have an economic impact eg as in Vietnam, Hawaii, etc). But that should not be sufficient reason to abolish Konkani in the Devnagiri script in Goa. Please send your replies to all the Goan Journos, activists and politicians, and to all the churches, mandirs, mosques - we need an acceptable, amicable resoulution in this long festering issue that is dividing Goa and Goans... We really do not need a "VISHAL GOMANTAK" -type fiasco this time. and may the threat of Tulu-tainted Konkani in the Kannada script and Tulu-Nadu unite us all. Best Regards, Dr. Carmo D'Cruz, Indian Harbour Beach, Florida. ex-Velim in Salcete South Goa (not too far from the Karnataka-Goa border -where the Tulu-Nadu movement is creeping towards) From: godfrey gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], gulf-goans@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], goanet@goanet.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: GU to confer first Ph.D in Konkani (devnagiri script ) to a Goan student Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 18:11:16 +0100 (BST) At a function held this evening at the Goa Konkani Academy premises near the KTC Bus stand, three Konkani books in Devnagiri script a) Laxmanrao Sardesai 1904 -1986,Rs 60/- Gaonran and Rajratna Rs 185/- and Rs 175 both by Ms Jayanti Naik a lecturer, were released at the hands of Prof Jayant Budkuley Registrar Goa University. The inaugural price offer was Rs 300/- for all three ie. Rs 50/- Rs 140 and Rs 140/- Speaking on the ocassion Prof Sebastiao Mariano Borges ab ex- Professor Dept of Geology Smt Parvatibai Chiowgule College and earlier a student in Cuncolim school and Mumbai spoke of some mistakes which need correction. He was apparently referring to the issue of script viz Roman script. Incidentally Prof Gomes has translated into English "The truimph of Konkani" original in Konkani written by Shenoi Goembab in the early 1930's The Registrar of the Goa University Prof Budkuley spoke of the role of University in the propagation of Konkani. He stated that despite some set-backs from the other faculty and excecutive members ever since he took up placement in the University in March 2002 he came out a) with the first circular in the University in Konkani (Devnagiri script) b) there is a bimonthly bulletin in Konkani (Devnagiri script) which gives an insight into the happenings in the University, which he hopes will now be circulated to all the Colleges under the University and he was also optimistic that the same could be sent to the Village Panchayats in Goa. Though eye brows were raised mostly from Goa Unvie
[Goanet]Trading In Shares Programme at St. Xavier's College
Trading In Shares Programme at St. Xavier's College "Venture out into stock trading in secondary markets only after having gained experience of trading in the primary market", said Mr. Vijay Samant recently addressing the members of the Stock Investors Club of St. Xavier's College, which has its first objective to familiarize its members with the working of the stock market. Mr. Vijay Samant, an ex-student of St. Xavier's College and a prominent personality in the share broking business and currently an evaluator of plant and machinery applauded the initiative of the department of commerce for having formed this club, and for holding this programme on 'Basics of Trading In Shares'. In his address to the members, he explained the basic difference between the primary market and the secondary market. He enlightened the students with the present bullish run in the stock markets emphasizing on the fact that risks commensurate with gains. He familiarized the members with concepts like electronic trading, Initial Public Issue, Book-Building, Demat, derivatives etc. He also emphasized the role of media, particularly T.V. channels like NDTV and CNBC in creating awareness about the stock markets and keeping viewers abreast of the happenings in the stock market. Mr. Samant elucidated the advantages of trading in shares like higher returns, electronic trading of shares vis-à-vis other investments and urged the interested students to start the trading with a minimum amount of Rs.500. To conclude he also mentioned about the NCFM examination for depositories and requested the interested students to enroll themselves for these exams. The head of the department of commerce Mr. B. Rajasekhar thanked Mr. Samant for enlightening the students. Ms.Deepa Dhumatkar, Convenor of the club and Ms. Lilian Mendonca, Co-Convenor co-ordinated the programme. Ms. Reena Podikunju, student of T.Y.B.Com was the compere. Ms. Valentina Sequeira introduced the speaker and Ms. Nellie Pereira proposed the vote of thanks.
[Goanet]Festival of plants at Siolim
Dr.Ajit Shirodkar, Chairman of the Western Ghats Kokum Foundation, inaugurated the 14th annual festival of Plants & Flowers at SFX School, Siolim, today. The theme of the year is Kokum. There were lecture demonstrations on mango grafting conducted by Ms.Sampatti Parsekar from the Zonal Agriculture Office Mapusa, follwed by a talk on EM for garbage management and a demonstration of water quality testing by Dr.K.G.Hiremath. At the inaugural function, students poured out aerated soft drinks and drank freshly prepared Amrut Kokum under the slogan, "Say NO to Cola, Say YES to Kokum". Tiny tots dressed like fruits stole the thunder from the show. Viva Goa Day. Miguel
[Goanet]Re: 'Goan experiences Mumbaiites spirit during Monsoon fury'
Dear Sir, This is in relation to the article 'Goan experiences Mumbaiites spirit during Monsoon fury'.. Well I read the article with amusement. while I fully emphatise with the writer in her experience , since i too was stuck in a similar situation on Mumbai on my routeback to Ca, but what amuses me is that from the article, despite the writer's pleas to the contrary that she just wanted to inform her extended family back in Goa about her well beiing, the article came across as a means to trying to promote herself .. I mean she says she supposesdly wrote the article because it would have a greater impact being from a "true bred goan" (as she puts it) and while the article's heading talks about the mumbaiites spirit, there is little to nothing in the article about the spirit of the mumbaiites.. its only in the middle of the article that she mentions that a nun helped her and that too coz she was a classmate and towards the end she talks about sombody giving her a packet of biscuits.. the rest of the article revoves around her and her origin, education and her profession. Besides the dismal english,including the irrelevent cliches, all that i got got from it was a sad tale of a 24 yr old nurse feeling sorry for herself and trying to win the sympathy of others.. While i in no way mean to make light of her experiences in Mumbai assuming in all entirety that she has undergone them, she should also realize that if it is the" Mumbaiites spirit" she wants to write about there should be more of the "Mumbaiites spirit" in the article and less of her disgruntled moanings no matter how pounded she felt... And in todays age of technology , writing an article in the paper isnt the only means of informing your family back home how you are... there's something called an e-mail or a telephone call.. This is in no way to pose a critique to the lady, but simply to point out the obvious !!! Hoping you''l publish this on your website, of which I'm a great fan... Keep up the good work... Roberta Menezes.
[Goanet]Young Goans International Essay Contest
Dear young Goan, After an initial launch on Internet, with a mailing-list, Young Goans International chose to launch itself globally with a more significant project, on World Goa Day 2005. This first essay contest is aimed at making young Goans from 15 to 21 years of age think, write and act. The theme is "What I can do for Goa" and is open not only to young Goans abroad, but also young Goans in Goa. The details and conditions were announced today in the Goan Observer (www.goanobserver.com) whose editor Mr. Rajan Narayan is supporting this initiative and will publish the winner's essays in its print and on-line edition. Details and conditions are below and will be also be sent to Goan associations worldwide. The jury is composed of well-known Goan writers and columnists who have donated attracting prizes (in total over 600 USD) if you write one of the four best essays. I will not write much more, because too much has been written. Now it is your time! Come on, start thinking and writing about what YOU can do for Goa! And please forward this message to your friends. Good luck! Constantino Xavier (Coordinator, Young Goans International) Young Goans International and Goan Observer present: 1ST YOUNG GOANS INTERNATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST (2005) To make Goan youth in and outside Goa Think, Write & Act Theme: "WHAT I CAN DO FOR GOA" Jury: Ben Antao (Canada) Ethel da Costa (Goa) Lino Leitao (Canada) Victor Rangel-Ribeiro (USA) Wendell Rodricks (Goa) Conditions: - you have to be not less than 15 and not more than 21 by 20th October 2005 - write in English on the above theme in maximum 1000 words - send as ".doc" attachment to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with full name + birth dates + e-mail and phone contacts + your parents' names - last date for submission is 20th October Prizes: The jury members are donating great incentives for the best two contestants from Goa and for the best two living outside Goa. Announcement: 19/11/2005. 1st prizes (2): 150 USD + Essay publication in Goan Observer + Original shirt or blouse designed by W Rodricks 2nd prizes (2): 100 USD + Essay publication in Goan Observer + Original shirt or blouse designed by W Rodricks Contact: Constantino Xavier (coordinator) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing-list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/younggoansinternational
[Goanet]Re: Goanet Reader: Don't treat women like a piece of flesh... (Bailancho
An interesting article. Another thing we can do is to not buy the products of these companies. Money talks! I'll be sad to miss out on the Kingfisher next time I'm in Goa, but at least it'll save Cecil some money next time he asks us to dinner! Does anyone know whether the Levi ad. was run by Levi's or by the shop having the sale? regards Justine * Write to the local dailies not to publish derogatory advertisements. Let them know that this is strongly disapproved and let the public know that there are other citizens who share the same sense of disapproval;
[Goanet]Police complaint: Info required
I filed a complaint with the Margao Police Department in 2003 - regrettably to date I have not received a copy of the report - can you advise me as to the next procedure. I would appreciate your help. thanks Marie
[Goanet]CONGRETULATIONS ROSARY FERNS
Yesterday 19th August 2005, one of our well known Goan Tiatrist Bab Rosary Ferns has been honoured by KONKANI KULVAR KUWAIT at Don Bosco School Hall. My Hearty CONGRETULATIONS to you Rosary, keep up the good work. Best Wishes. Sanny Vaz - Kuwait. Sanny De Quepem. _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]Re:... some thoughts on WORLD GOA DAY 2005
I would hope that Rene would not forward a lie about Goa Sudharop by Gilbert Lawrence, even if it is under the banner of World Goa Day, and even if others have responded. Repeating the lie gives it credibility. Regards, George --- rene barreto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In response to Wendell Rodricks expression of his SOLIDARITY with Goans world > wide : > > * GOANS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES * > > > Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > a: I read Wendell Rodricks' article (and other posts) > on this topic with interest and CONCUR ON SOME points > with all of them. There are many areas where things > are easier said than done. > > > b: In my limited experience, Goans in key positions > are often the bottle-necks in spite of their pious > pronouncements. > > c: I can of course talk of generalities and be accused > of being an arm-chair Goan. So let me give specific > examples without wanting to beat my drum. I am NOT > pointing a finger at any individual. Yet there is > definitely a pattern that is discouraging. And I hope > this is a call to do better. > > 1. A few thousand-dollar donation made to Goa Sudharop > for use for a hospital in Porvorim is still sitting in > a bank in San Francisco for three years.
[Goanet]Software Freedom Day
Software Freedom Day Software Freedom Day is an international event celebrated on September 10. This day acknowledges the advantages and triumph of open source software over propriety software like Windows or Mac as well as the selfless efforts of thousands of young programmers and open source activists who have written GNU programs, tested the programs and then gave it all away for the revolutionary step ahead for mankind. The Xavier's Open Source Cell will be celebrating this day at the College hall on 14th September 2005. The function will begin at 9:30am. Some of the highlights for the day will be Seminars on networking and Samba, Linux administration and file systems, Demo on Linux software that can be installed on Windows namely Open CD and GNU Windows II, Installing Debian with dual booting with Windows, A workshop on assembling on PC and troubleshooting. Xavier's Open source cell invites the members of the cell, faculty of St. Xavier's College, students, Goa Linux User Group and general public to attend function. Please register by 10/09/05. Ph No.:- 2262356 (St. Xavier's College office), 2420792 (Nelson), 2263166 (Dhanesh Walavalkar) or e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet]WGD 2005 to demand ROMAN SCRIPT
We are thrilled by the encouraging emails send by the lovers of Konkani in Roman script to the Chief Minister of Goa as under: *** Hon'ble Chief Minister of Goa Secretariat Panaji, Goa - 403 001, INDIA. Sir, Goa's Konkani community is divided into two groups namely those who read and write Konkani in Devanagari script, and those who read & write Konkani in Roman script. In Goa the Roman script has a history of approximately 500 years. Besides, in this age of information and technology Roman script is an asset to our mother tongue. In the world tourist map Goa is an important place. Therefore Goa Government should immediately give equal and official status to Konkani written in Devanagari and Roman script For this the Govt. should modify the Language Act of 1987 accordingly. The present Language Act,1987 2. (c) reads "Konkani language" means Konkani language in Devanagari script. We propose the following amendment to 2. (c): "Konkani language" means Konkani language in Devanagari and Roman scripts. We hope that your government will take the necessary steps to do justice to both the communities of Goa and promote our mother tongue Konkani, the pride of Goa Your prompt action will be remembered & appreciated by every broad minded Goan and Konkani lover. With best wishes, Yours truly, *** Now celebrants of WGD 2005 will similarly pass resolutions in favour of Konkani in Roman script. That will be on their agenda today. Those who have missed the opportunity to send emails can now do so through collective resolutions on WGD 2005. The Goa Legislative Assembly is in session until the end of August 2005 your voice from abroad will be reflected in the Goa Assembly if only you make the right noises. This is the occassion this is the moment its now or never Konkani in Roman script must be recognized to do justice to those conversant with this script. You have an opportunity to show your resolve now. Strenghten the hands of Thomas Stephen Konkani Kendra TSKK and Dalgado Konknni Akademi two authentic bodies spearheading the movement in Goa. WARM WISHES FOR WORLD GOA DAY 2005 Godfrey J I Gonsalves Borda Margao Goa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send a rakhi to your brother, buy gifts and win attractive prizes. Log on to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/rakhi/index.html
[Goanet]Free Thoughts on World Goa Day
Free Thoughts on World Goa Day The World Goa Day has become more than just a concept, but who and how it got conceived has become a moot point on this year's celebration. The conceivers must be given the due and, since there has been no challenge to Goa Sudharop's claim that the idea was first mooted by it, we must concede their claim to be the birth parent. On the other hand, it takes more than just conception of an idea to be formulated into an action plan. In this respect, Rene Barreto deserves the fullest support and encouragement. When the history of such a thing called GWD will come to be written in a decade or more, those who kept pushing for it and kept it running, no matter it kept growing or slowed down, would get their names written in bold letters. Since the Indian and Pakistan Independence Days have just passed, it becomes an annual exercise to discuss and debate how the Partition happened, and whose idea was it to have a nation called Pakistan. The idea is often said to have been espoused by the poet Iqbal and later taken on by at least another leader before Jinnah embraced it without much of a choice, though his heart remained in undivided India. L.K. Advani's recent statement on Jinnah's secularism created lot of heat in India, more so in the BJP, which almost resulted in a revolt against the party president. History was on Advani's side and he survived, for he spoke no untruth. The World Goa Day was more targeted at diaspora Goans, if I remember correctly. Rene rightly wanted the Goans spread around the world to join in unison with their homeland, celebrating the soil, song and that elusive, indefinable world, Goenkarponn. It took the diaspora Goans some time to warm up to the idea, not because they disliked it but because of lack of time and temperance to do what seemed an abject notion. Aren't there enough village social, association dances and picnics that displayed the Goan spirit in many forms? Should another one be added separately or incorporated in some of the scheduled functions, such as Viva Goa in Toronto, on a date other than notified for the World Goa Day? As we have seen over the past few years, more associations feel that tying up with other groups in other lands for celebrating the World Goa Day is worth the time and, in some cases, money. It's the impact of immigration that one focuses to remember and reconcile one's thoughts and feelings to the places of their origins or their forefathers. It's the immigrant's quest to occupy the "Third Space" as the noted scholar Homi K. Bhabha has maintained in his The Location of Culture. Further to Bhabha's theory, a writer such as Salman Rushdie has maintained that Indians or, to a larger extent, immigrants create "imaginary homelands" in their disaporic places. Other writers have noted that there are diasporas within India, such as Goans in Mumbai, Keralites in Delhi, etc. To read Bhabha and Gayatri Spivak in her deconstruction of Derrida, especially the subject of "Other", and also other Indian writers and scholars such as Arjun Appadorai, Vijay Mishra, Bhiku Parekh, just to give few names, and through the books and essays by writers such as Anita Desai, Rohinton Mistry, Salman Rushdie, Meena Alexander, Bharati Mukherjee, to give just a few names, is to understand the underlying forces that shape the diasporic imagination. There are writers of other nationalities who have sought a peep into their own diasporic communities and no one has better defined the postcolonial world than Edward Said, whose book, Orientalism, brought new focus to colonialism and its effects, and giving us his "politics of dispossession." Coming to Goans, we have seen similar traits in the writings of Peter Nazareth, Victor Rangel-Ribeiro and Lino Leitao. The heart of the matter is the ties to Goa and how new writers, as we have seen in the writing of Silviano Barbosa, and Ben Antao, though I haven't read his debut novel, Blood and Nemesis, expopound their Goan feelings to the land that's far and beyond physically, but resides firmly in their imagination. It was such a pull that kept Naipual in close proximity to his Indian roots, and those who have read A House for Mr. Biswas would agree how Naipaul who wrote that to be an Indian from Trinidad was not only to be "unlikely and exotic" but also a "little fradulent." After the ethnic riots in England (Lancashire and Yorkshire) where youths of Indian and Pakistan origins fought racist attacks, Naipual wrote, "I see that generations of free milk and orange juice led to an army of thugs." Such a remark comes to mind in the midst of what has happened to Britain in the past few weeks, and how the subject of multiculturalism has come to the fore because of the call for Muslims who are not "British" enough to leave the country. Goa is said to be multicultural and has often been portrayed as a model for racial tolerance. But with the growing migration from other places, rise is given to the fear of Goan identity fadin
[Goanet]Hi from Lino Dourado
Hi Joe, Amkam, tumchi vollok korun diat Mogan, Lino Dourado-Utodd'ddekar/Kuwait - Original Message - joe dourado [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Goa Day Khoxealkaen soron mukhar, Ganvamnim, desamnim sabar Ximpodlelim tuzim bhurgim goenkar GOA tuka ditanv ami ho eukar GOA moladik mannik tum Indiechem GOA xhar tum soggleamche apurbaiechem GOA khoxealponn tum touristamchem GOA bhiradd tum Sam FRANCISK XAVIERAchem GOA xhar tum amchea zolmachem Ek kherit noketr tum Udentichem Sounsarak famad nanv tuzem Sobit sundor denneanim bhorlelem Kitli girest anik nazuk amchi porompora KONKANNIM zaun asa amchi mai bhaxea Riti anik ghunnachem bhandar tum GOA VIVA RE VIVA NIZ GOEMKARA Joe Dourado http://www.goa-world.com/goa/poems http://www.mail-archive.com/cgi-bin/htsearch?config=gulf-goans_yahoogroups_com&restrict=&exclude=&words=Lino+B.+Dourado Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
[Goanet]Special *Ganapati Festival* Trains on Konkan Railway
See http://www.konkanrailway.com/website/press_2005/press_ganesh_20082005.htm PRESS RELEASE GANPATI FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAINS TO KONKAN It has been decided to run special trains between CSTM and Madgaon, and between Dadar and Madgaon to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Ganpati Festival this year. 1) CSTM – Madgaon – CSTM unreserved special trains 0107 Dn special train will run ex-CSTM on 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, and 15th September. The train will leave CSTM at 2355 hrs and reach Madgaon at 1400 hrs. 0108 Up special train will run ex-Madgaon on 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th, 14th, and 16th September. The train will leave from Madgaon at 1500 hrs and reach CSTM at 0420 hrs the next day. 0107/0108 special trains will halt at Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarde, Aravali Rd, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Rd, Vaibhavwadi, Nandgaon Rd, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi, Madure, Pernem, Thivim, and Karmali. The trains will have 17 coaches. 2) Dadar – Madgaon – Dadar reserved daily special trains 0105 Dn train will leave from Dadar at 0035 hrs and reach Madgaon at 1440 hrs. 0106 Up train will leave from Madgaon at 1530 hrs and reach Dadar at 0500 hrs next day. 0105/0106 special trains will halt at Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarde, Aravali Rd, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Rd, Vaibhavwadi, Nandgaon Rd, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi, Madure, Pernem, Thivim, and Karmali. The trains will have 17 coaches. -
[Goanet]Re: Goa: Marching ahead
If the information in the article below is true and I have no doubt it is, then: Congratulations and Thank you Kavish Kamat and Anil Sastry for your article. Congratualtions to native Goans for that progress. How come that article appeared in Hindu and not in a Goan paper? How come the story below is never recounted by Goan journalists? They are always negative on Goa, at least their posts on cyber Goa. I am sure someone is going to write the article is all humbug; but with no data of their own. Or they will find a dark cloud to fill this silver lining of Goa? Will our Nay-sayer Goan journos take it easy on their factual colleagues?:=)) Now I can understand why "the same old politicians" keep getting elected.:=)) Kind Regards, GL = Marching ahead (The Hindu) Kavish Kamat Anil Sastry LARGELY an agrarian economy, which relied considerably on imports, trade and iron ore mining in the pre-liberation days, Goa, today, is an industrially-developing State. Known for its high-literacy rate, widespread knowledge of English and pleasant environment, the State has developed into a pharma hub. A study on this industry, conducted by Pyramid Finance Ltd, says: "Goa has exhibited a brilliant aptitude towards attracting pharmaceutical investments. With less than 20 companies in this sector in 1991, there are today over 50 companies in this sector generating a total revenue of over Rs 1,900 crore, constituting roughly 7.2 per cent of the total drug production in the country."
Re: [Goanet]"World Goa Day" - A Day of Solidarity with Goa and Goans
On 20/08/05, Bosco D'Mello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is "World Goa Day?" Why do we need to celebrate it? > Flavio Gracias and his Goan Association (U.K.) brought together Goans from > other organizations in the UK and celebrated "World Goa Day" in London on July > 31st. The event was solemnized with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Alex Dias of > the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. RESPONSE: Is what has been posted factual? I have seen a report on the Goan Festival held in the London and there is no mention of 'World Goa Day' for the benefit of all here it is:- http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2005/Aug/issue2/ Report: UK Goan Festival of 31 July 2005. UK Goan Festival 2005 >From Diego Pinto, Chairman of the Festival Organising Committee: The rain shied away to make way for the Goans to celebrate and thousands came to the most popular event in the Goan calendar - The Goan Festival which was yet another resounding success. Commencing with Holy Mass, the Chief celebrant Rt. Rev. Alex Dias, Bishop of Port Blair (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) along with six concelebrants, made it as solemn as the old Pontifical Mass. The Chief Guest, Antonette Mendes - Melody Queen and film star of Amchem Noxib looked stunning in red. She was presented with a bouquet of flowers by Bernie Gracias, wife of the President of the Goan Association UK. The Goan Association (UK) is delighted to work with the Village/Club Organisations and has enjoyed an excellent relationship over the years. This partnership has made it possible to successfully organise the festival and sponsor Ven. Fr. Agnelo's Commemoration Mass. There were 40 stalls in all, 19 of them selling food with each one endeavouring to excel in Goan culinary art as this day always offers a wide variety of the Goan cuisine. Appreciation should be attributed to the backroom staff and various volunteers - the manning of the gate, the traffic controllers, medics & performers, who all offer their assistance/services absolutely gratis. Comment: There is no mention at all of 'World Goa Day' cheers, Gabe Menezes London England.
Re. [Goanet]Goan Tiatrist Honoured in Kuwait.
Let me take this opportunity to congratulate Rosary Ferns for being honored by the Mangalorean organization "Konkan Kullvaar Kuwait" for his contribution in the promotion of Konkani through Tiatr. Rosary, it is not only an honor for you but also for Kuwait Konknni Kendr. Well done keep up the good work, you have made all of us proud with this achievement. Mario Rebello Kuwait Konknni Kendr _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]GOA'S CM IS STEERING OUT OF CONTROL
The portfolios are all distributed and the Chairmanships are all dished out. It is anguishing that the sweet coated crumb of a powerless Deputy Speaker was dangled before our MLA of Ribandar disrespecting that she, being the only lady MLA, did not deserve to be treated as a piece of rag. In Goa we have a government and a Chief Minister that is dormant. Nothing seems to be moving in either direction. You cannot steer Goa holding on to the Chair with your legs on the brakes. It seems that the government is in a coma. Only the veteran surgeon Deputy Chief Minister Dr Wilfred De Souza can ascertain if this government is clinically alive. Pratapsingh Rane may have a passion for farming but he has definitely over the years reaped a bumper political crop. Mother nature has been smiling. Never a drought. As in the past, Rane has consistently been a compromise candidate for the position of Chief Minister. But can every decision be based on compromises? And at what cost? A Chief Minister has to have a grip of the State and not just cling to the now reclining chair. He has to be able to rule decisively and deliver for the welfare of the people. Goa cannot afford a lame duck Chief Minister as merely transferring and shoving officers around is not what good governance is all about. Rane has always benefited from internal Congress bickering. While others wrestled for the post, tight lipped Rane always emerged from behind and had the last laugh. Pratapsingh Rane has been his best at social and political diplomacy. As far as Goa is concerned, politically nothing has changed. Pratapsingh Rane and Manohar Parrikar have conveniently only swapped positions of Power. Rane while leader of Opposition was well catered for by a shrewd political manipulator, the then Chief Minister Manoharbab Parrikar. It is now large-hearted Mr.Rane's turn to reciprocate. There is no doubt that, a gentleman that he is, Mr Rane will be over generous in repaying Mr Parrikar for all the care and comfort the former Chief Minister took not only of Mr. Rane himself but also of his kin. That the Congress demonstrated utter political bankruptcy in electing Pratapsingh Rane as its messiah is not surprising. It is an irony that the same MLAs had been unanimously demanding Rane's ouster as Leader of Opposition for the last few years for having a fibre optic line of communication and a secret mutual understanding with the then Chief Minster Manohar Parrikar. Even a random blood check will reveal that there are no Congress blood corpuscles in Mr Rane who, through his political career, by his strategic and tactical moves has had the best of all times. He always turned a deaf ear to any Congress moves in recent years to dump him in central politics as he was obviously confident that the Goan political soil would be always fertile. Mr Rane's appalling and opportunist conduct as Leader of Opposition is unparalleled in India's recent history. He continued to be Chairman of a Government controlled body Kala Academy while his wife nursed yet another Government body the Bal Bhavan. Even when a Central Congress observer asked him to quit as Chairman of the Kala Academy, Rane refused to relent. What discipline can he now instill in his motley Ministers and straying MLAs? So Goa remains stalled. During Parrikar's regime, Mr Rane showed no signs of being an official leader of Opposition. Had the Congress not come to power at the Centre, Mr Rane would have officially definitely displayed his saffron colours. It is amazing that Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane accuses Manohar Parrikar of doing nothing about Goa's garbage crisis. I humbly ask what Mr Rane did on this issue during his over a decade long tenure as Chief Minister. Yes, he had the daydream of making Goa a Singapore. Maybe that is the reason he kept Baina untouched and intact during his tenure. He never cared to raise vital and crucial issues while being Leader of Opposition. A review of the newspapers at the Central Library archives will prove that Mr Rane sat quieter than a mouse on all issues leaving the vibrant NGOs to speak out on Parrikar's misrule and bear the brunt of the former Chief Minister's vindictive and high-handed tactics. Let's not blame Parrikar for all that's gone wrong. As far as the recent flooding of the Kala Academy, the one man who should have taken his statutory responsibility is Pratapsingh Rane as he was the Chairman while the renovations were being carried out. That he abdicated this duty is a different question. Obviously he was holding this coveted post thanks to then Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and the rest did not bother Mr Rane. It is time Goa's longest serving MLA, Chief Minister Pratapsingh Raoji Rane graciously moves on as Goa needs someone with the strength, will, power, the energy and above all the commitment to get Goa out of its current stagnant slumber. Goa's ills are more than garbage, stray dogs and the IFFI blues and let us hope Sonia Gandhi wi
[Goanet]Message of Solidarity from Goenkaranchem Daiz
888 From: "Diana Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message of Solidarity from Goenkaranchem Daiz Dear Rene Barretto, Plant a Goan anywhere in the world. Yet his heart and thoughts keep veering towards the "green green grass of home". That we Goans place great value on our shared, common heritage, came through very strongly indeed when we stood shoulder to shoulder during the Opinion Poll, and unambiguously cast our vote in favour of preserving our independent identity and ensuring that Goa achieves the status of a separate state within the Union of India. That day of January 16th, 1967, was a shining moment of glory in Goan history - a milestone that decided the path that we were to tread. GOENKARANCHEM DAIZ, firmly believes that our Goan identity is strongly rooted in our shared history, culture and most of all, our beloved "maim bhas" - the Konknni language. This nascent organisation has been constituted with the specific objective of preserving, promoting and safeguarding our common Goan ethos, namely Konknni language, literature, culture, history, art, music, folklore and other related subjects. It also seeks to preserve, sustain and promote Goan customs, habits, characteristics, traditions and moral values, besides working towards the preservation of Goan heritage, its flora and fauna. On the occasion of GOA DAY, we take great pleasure in expressing our solidarity with our Goan brothers and sisters worldwide in standing united in our common mission to preserve our much treasured Goan ethos, culture and heritage. We look forward to working as partners in a united and co-ordinated endeavour to fulfil our sacred mission of preserving and passing on the legacy of the heritage left to us by our forefathers to our future generations. This undoubtedly is a herculean task, which can only be accomplished through our collective commitment, by pooling in our efforts, talents and resources to fulfil our common goal of conserving and safeguarding the unique but fast vanishing flavour of our beloved Goa. For GOENKARANCHEM DAIZ Dr. Francisco Colaco, President 00 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet].... some thoughts on WORLD GOA DAY 2005
000 Please permit me to share Jose Colaco's thoughts in relation to WORLD GOA DAY - in response to Wendell's and Gilberts thoughts. 00 From: "jose colaco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:39 pm Goans without Boundaries - can be done and IS being done !! [EMAIL PROTECTED] In response to Wendell Rodricks expression of his SOLIDARITY with Goans world wide : * GOANS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES * Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: a: I read Wendell Rodricks' article (and other posts) on this topic with interest and CONCUR ON SOME points with all of them. There are many areas where things are easier said than done. b: In my limited experience, Goans in key positions are often the bottle-necks in spite of their pious pronouncements. c: I can of course talk of generalities and be accused of being an arm-chair Goan. So let me give specific examples without wanting to beat my drum. I am NOT pointing a finger at any individual. Yet there is definitely a pattern that is discouraging. And I hope this is a call to do better. 1. A few thousand-dollar donation made to Goa Sudharop for use for a hospital in Porvorim is still sitting in a bank in San Francisco for three years. 2. A book written on Goan culture and other factual information about Goa for the Goan Diasporas is still way under-utilized becasue the WGD organizers and other Goan Diaspora organizations "could care less." 3. Fund raising for repairs of Goan churches cannot be undertaken at Catholic Goan social events in the Diaspora because the organizers claim, "there is no time for this." 4. Suggestion to set up diabetes support groups in various villages in Goa with blood sugar monitors donated by Diaspora Goans has yet to see the light of day. 5. A Goan maritime museum now started on the web, gets interest from only a handful of Goans; and no interest from the youth, for whose benefit museums are created. 6. Instead of targeting Goan school drop-outs, who will be the next generation of underprivileged (class of) Goans, we endlessly talk of and re-create caste divisions of old. 7. A web-forum of Goan writers is possibly being closed down due to "only rare posts from Goan writers." Please let me stop here before I step on a few more toes. Wendell's suggestions are good on paper. That's the story of Goans! Please do not respond to me or about me; but to the issues raised in this post. As stated above, we can certainly do better. Kind Regards, GL 88S * My dear Rene Baretto, First of all let me commend you for the tremendous effort, time and personal funds you are expending in your crusade for the development of Unity among Goans. I know (first hand ofcourse) that this desire which is inbulit in your heart was the prime reason for your idea of Goans International. It is truly fitting that your e-address reflects that spirit. I will post brief comments in response to Gilbert Lawrence in a moment, but please allow me a few moments to say a few words about World Goa Day. No prizes to realise that it is your dogged effort AND the support you have been able to generate among the various Goan communities in the world that is responsible for some of the positive elements and happenings in the Goan Community today. Are you St. Rene Baretto? NO ! BUT ...you are Rene Baretto - who is working hard to make things happen for Goans Internationally. Now Rene, you and I know that none of this could have been possible if it was Rene working alone. But, but for someone like you who has devoted unmeasurable amounts of energy - IT would just NOT have been possible. Before I respond to the above quoted post I'd like to (from memory) enumerate some of the positive points about our Goans. If Gilbert or someone else is unaware, this is for them. If Gilbert or anyone else is moe aware, please inform us: 1. Millions of Dollars are repatriated by Goans working in the Gulf under some very trying conditions. But for these dollars, Goan families, households and the shopkeepers would have been BROKE. 2. Our merchant seamen continue their sacrificial service towards the betterment of their families. 3. Our Tiatrists are flourishing in sevaral cities on Goa, India and the Middle East - spreading the message of Goan-ness via their artitistic ability. 4. Goan professionals continue to excel all over the world. 5. Goan professional in many countries have paved the way for the recruitment of other Goan professionals. I personally know of a family which has helped about 38 Goan professionals with finding professional placement in Jamaica and the Bahamas. From what I know - many of these professional lived (gratis) in this professional's home for up to 6 months - till "Feet could be Found". NOT once did I hear this professional express the hope that this act of kindness be repayed or re
