[Goanet] SPORTS EVENTS ORGANISED FOR MPS
SPORTS EVENTS ORGANISED FOR MPS - Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs today organised a sports programme for Parliamentarians. This is a continuing feature during sessions of Parliament. Three categories of games were included this time, namely, three-legged race, musical chairs and kho-kho. 42 MPs from both the Houses participated in the events held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Seven teams took part in three-legged race, 4 in kho-kho while there were 16 participants in the musical chairs event. Two teams shared the 1st prize in the three-legged race. These consisted of Shri Sripad Naik Shri Vanlal Zawma and Smt. Ranjeet Ranjan Shri M.M. Pallam Raju. IInd prize went to Shri V. Narayanasamy Shri Basudeb Barman while the IIIrd prize went to Col. G. Nizamuddin Shri Santosh Bagrodia. In the musical chairs event, the first prize went to Shri Tarlochan Singh whereas second prize went to Shri E. Ahamed and the third prize to Shri Madhu Goud Yashki. In kho-kho, the first prize went to the team of Shri M.M. Pallam Raju, Shri Ramswaroop Koli Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni; the second prize went to Shri Naveen Jindal, Smt. Ranjeet Ranjan Shri Mohan Rawale; whereas the third prize was won by Shri Madhu Goud Yashki, Col. G. Nizamuddin Shri V. Narayanasamy. Besides the participants, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Shri Sunil Khan, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal Shri Manjunath Kunnur were also present on the occasion. The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad gave away the prizes to the winners. HRK/RS/SK (PIB Release) - Forwarded by Lino B. Dourado by http://www.goa-world.com (on request). Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
[Goanet]Sanny de Quepem
Sanny de Quepem Sanny de Quepem hails from Quepem and is a 8 times Kala Academy's Best Singer Award winner. Born in 1951 at Onsnimadem, Cuncolim, Salcette and was baptised Cruz Sanny Vaz, he is the eldest among 11 children. His family moved permanently to reside in Quepem in 1952. He commenced his primary education at Guardian Angel High School, Sanvordem and later as a boarder at St. Anthony's High School, Monte-de-Guirim. Later due to unavoidable circumstance, he continued at Pope John XXIII High School and Holy Cross Institute in Quepem. His first steps on the stage was for an English play titled Ali Baba and His Forty Thieves for the annual social gathering, and later in the play Man from Jericho. He enacted the role of a damsel in both presentations at Monte de Guirim. He also participated in the school choir as well as in cultural programmes. His favourite liking was to sing songs and doing imitations/ mimicry. He composed his first song Sounsarachea Adnixt at the age of 10, and he sang it repeatedly for almost a decade on several occasions. Sanny studied Automoble Engineering at ITI, Formaguddi and joined Agencia Sequeira (Leyland Co.) in 1975. In search of better prospects, he travelled to Saudi Arabia where he worked until August 1998. After a gap of three months, opportunity again knocked on his door, and he landed in Kuwait and joined a Japanese Automobile firm, and continues to reside since. It was in 2000, he once again took to the Konkani stage for Laurent Pereira's drama and since have composed and sang his own songs and also assisted his colleagues (be it prompting, direction or revising scripts). Sanny remembers his earliest performance in Vepari Veniceacho (Merchant of Venice) - a Konkani play translated by Miss Amelia Gomes and directed by Peter Dias where he played a comedy role. He acted in every drama that took place in Quepem or in the surrounding villages for Konkani tiatrs. It was at this junction he started his career with the professional directors like Jess Fernandes, along with Hortencio Pereira, Salvador, Natty de Navelim, Nora, Cajetan de Sanvordem, and C. D'Silva. This was the turning point for Sanny when he was auditioned for singing at the All India Radio (AIR), Panjim when he was recording for Jess Fernandes Konkani radio recorded plays. For a brief stint in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1975, Sanny sang at Banghwadi when he was introduced by his cousin (who played bass) to Paul Romy who staged a musical show. Before flying to Saudi Arabia, Sanny acted in his home village for Felix Pereira's tiatr Rogtak Rogot Visronam and finally at Colva (1977) for Doganch Puru written and directed by Nelson (Nelson-Anthony-Conception fame). For the annual Kala Academy tiatr competitions, he was rewarded for his dedication towards singing Konkani songs and have acted twice for Ceasar D'Mello. Even while on vacation he participated in the Konkani singing competitions in 1986 and won the award as the Best Singer for the eight time. A man of few words, he humbly states I do not consider myself as an actor, but can convincingly do small roles. I am good at singing and composing solos. On and off, he is seen on the Konkani stage in Kuwait as part of a duo or a trio songs combination. At last week's Konkani drama of Rosary Ferns' Bhurgim - Mai-Paichem Sukh his song saluting the work of Aya (Maid) received a thunderous applause, as well as for his acting as a mentally challenged boy. His song Kazar in Rosary Ferns' Raag Konkani Album has been well received. Sanny recalls that apart from tiatr he sang for a Hindi orchestra (songs and medleys), as well as crooned for a dance band Young Challengers for some time. He is thankful to Mr. Mrs. Albano Pinto for introducing him to writer-director Laurent Pereira, for whom he expresses his gratitude for giving him a big boost. Sanny can recollect with sharp precision events he had witnessed in his younger days including the happenings during the pre and post liberation years in his village during his schooling days. When time permits from his hectic office routine, Sanny writes for the Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter under the caption Cross+Roads, as well as other articles on Goanet and The Goan Forum. His well composed songs on social themes including Immigation to England, Mog are well remembered by the audience. His desire is to release a Konkani album of his collection of songs shortly. Here's wishing Sanny all the very best. Gaspar Almeida Associate, www.goa-world.com Upcoming Shows in Kuwait: Navelim Youth Centre-Kuwait will hold their traditional grand gala 'NYC Nite' on 1st September 2005 at Hotel Crowne Plaza starting 8.00 pm. Comedian Philip's TUM VHOIR AUM SOKOL on 16th Sept. 2005. Remember it's P.V. Production's second musical show with talented guest artistes/singers/ musicians from Goa and London and a JUMBO cast from Kuwait. Start your day
[Goanet]TSKK Konkani Romi Lipi (Script) Booklet released
TSKK Romi Lipi released NT News Service Mapusa Aug 17: TSKK Romi Lipi, a 52-page booklet which deals with the modified Roman orthography of Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK) to write Konkani in Roman script, was released by the veteran Konkani singer, Mr Ullas Buyanv at a function organised by Dalgado Konknni Akademi at Grace Church Hall, Margao on August 15. According to the press release, the book is written by Dr Pratap Naik, S J and it is published by TSKK, Alto-Porvorim. While releasing the book Mr Buyanv said though he is a Konkani speaker and supporter of Konkani, for his religious purpose he uses Sanskrit and Marathi. If the entire Hindu community uses Marathi for their religious purpose, the Goan catholic community has the right to continue and foster their religious tradition using Konkani in Roman script. Further he said that even though the British never ruled Goa, present day Goans have accepted English and discarded Portuguese. Stating that this was sad, Mr Buyanv said Goans should once again take interest to study Portuguese to understand old documents and records related to land and property. The President of the Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA), Mr Tomazinho Cardozo, said that every Goan should take pride to speak Konkani and to read Konkani in any script. He stressed the point that without Konkani Goa will lose its identity, and Goans will become strangers in their own land. The TSKK Director, Pratap Naik, compared Devanagari and Roman scripts to two wheels of a cart. With these two wheels the cart will move smoothly. Both the wheels are equally important and necessary for Konkani to exist, to flourish and to progress. TSKK took the initiative to modify the existing Roman orthography to suit the Konkani speech sounds, the requirements of e-mail and other computer applications. TSKK has evolved an orthography for Konkani which is scientific and at the same time user friendly. TSKK orthography makes use of a linear typing system without diacritics, making use of only the standard computer keyboard. It has used 24 alphabets of the Roman alphabet and added only two phonetic symbols available on the keyboard. Except three major and one minor speech sound all other speech sounds of Konkani are correctly represented in TSKK orthography. At present among all the orthographies used to write Konkani, TSKK Orthography is the closest to the pronunciation. It has 96% accuracy. This booklet contains a few Konkani texts in TSKK Roman Orthography, Devanagari and Kannada scripts. TSKK hopes that these texts will help Konkanis, and others to read and write Konkani in Roman script. The booklet is available at TSKK office, Zito Almeida, Margao, St. Pauls Bookshop, Panaji, Varsha Bookstall, Panaji and at Bom Jesus Bookstall, Old Goa, the press release adds. Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
[Goanet]Queen =?iso-8859-1?b?S2V0ZXZhbpJz?= remains are still elusive
Queens remains are still elusive Devika Sequeira in Panaji The Archaeological Survey of Indias 20-year search for the relics of Queen Ketevan in Old Goa has ended in disappointment. But the excavations offer an intriguing and significant insight into 16th century Goa. Setting to rest a debate that has engaged historians and archaeologists for over 20 years, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) announced earlier this week that though it had managed to locate the burial site of Queen Ketevan of Georgia amidst the ruins of the St Augustine complex in Old Goa, the queen's remains were not at the site. Coping stone We have conclusively identified the coping stone which, according to historical accounts, held the black box containing the queens remains. But the black box itself and the relics are not there, N Taher, the ASIs chief archaeologist in Goa told Deccan Herald. Some fragments of bone and stone inscriptions have been sent for scientific analysis. But archaeologists doubt these would be related to the Ketevan case. While Taher believes that the findings are conclusive enough to end the long- drawn debate over the 16th century queen's relics, for the man who launched the search 20 years ago, the missing black box comes as a huge disappointment. It leaves one with the nagging feeling that somehow the truth has not been found out, says archaeologist S K Joshi, a fellow with the Indian Centre of Historical Research. Dr Joshi recalls how this intriguing archaeological search began when he headed the ASI in Goa in 1985 after a diplomatic request by the then Soviet Union. Elevated to sainthood, the martyred Queen Ketevan of Georgia is held in high regard in her country to this day, and teams of experts from Russia and Georgia have been dispatched to Old Goa in the past to help locate her mortal remains. A prisoner Taken prisoner by emperor Shah Abbas of Persia in 1613, Queen Ketevan was held captive for 10 years in Shiraz. She was tortured and strangled to death on September 22, 1624 for refusing to convert to Islam, say historical accounts. Jesuit priest and history researcher Fr Moreno D'Souza who has spent years poring over historical records related to Old Goa, concludes that an arm and hand of the Georgian queen was brought to Goa by Augustinian friars in 1627 and encased in a black box in the chapter chapel of the huge complex. So where did the relics go? The ASI is on the right track and has all the circumstantial evidence to prove the location of the chapel and chamber. But with the relics missing, we can only conclude the obvious: that the Augustinians, who held the queen in such high reverence, took away the black box when they were expelled from Goa by the Portuguese government, says conservationist Percival Noronha. Starting with the Our Lady of Grace Church in 1572, by 1602 the Augustinians had built an impressive complex on the Holy Hill at Old Goa with a seminary, convent, library, cloisters, dormitories, galleries and a number of cells, says the ASI. Seat of learning It was one of the greatest seats of learning in Asia at the time, with 300 teachers, 3,000 students and the biggest library on this side of the globe, says Dr Joshi. After the Portuguese government expelled religious orders from Goa in 1832, the complex gave way to ruin, with the vault collapsing in 1842 and its towers and facade crumbling by 1938. The ASIs 20 years excavation has painstakingly brought to light the ruins of what was once an architectural marvel. In the process of uncovering the truth about the 16th century queen, the ASI has also unearthed the ruins of five altars, eight side chapels, a cloister, six tombs and the interior of a church profusely decorated with glazed tiles. The excavation can only add to the significance of the world heritage site. Now that we know that the relics are not there, we can move on with consolidating the archaeological sight, says Taher. With excavation work still on, the ASI is uncertain that a tourist walk through will be permitted just yet. We have still to decide how much of the site we can expose to the public. Tourism, point out Taher, often destroys archaeological sites. (Deccan Herald) - Forwarded by http://www.goa-world.com UPCOMING EVENTS IN KUWAIT: MAY BALL 2005 Organized by Goan Welfare Society (GWS)-Kuwait Date: 12th May 2005, Venue: Safir Palace Hotel, Riggea Band: Stepping Stones Highlights: Crowning of the MAY QUEEN 2005. Enjoy the Goan hospitality at its best.
[Goanet]YGC Bahrain May Queen Ball on 05-05-05
YGC Bahrain May Queen Ball The Young Goans Club, Bahrain has announced their annual May Queen Ball. It will be held at the Palace Inn Hotel on May 5, (05.05.05) starting at 8.00 p.m. The highlight of this annual event will be the YGC May Queen contest which is open to all nationalities. All those interested to compete are welcome to contact the co-ordinator Rosario Pereira on 39808508. Entrance for the show is free for members and guests will be charged BD: 2.500 per head inclusive of a buffet. Members can collect their invitation cards on April 28 and April 29 from Konkan Singers Club between 8.00 to 9.30 p.m. Live band will be in attendance. Meanwhile the Managing Committe in a circular has urged the members to update their subscription and has declared the plans of the club having its own premises very soon. GR Crasto/Bahrain Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goa-world.com Forwarded by http://www.goa-world.com
[Goanet]Eucharistic celebrations to inaugurate the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI on 24th April 2005
BENEDICT XVI TO VISIT ST. PAUL'S BASILICA ON APRIL 25 VATICAN CITY, APR 22, 2005 (VIS) - The Office for Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff announced in a communique published yesterday afternoon that the solemn Eucharistic celebration to inaugurate the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI will take place in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, April 24 at 10 a.m. All cardinals in Rome will concelebrate. The Church in Rome and in various parts of the world, adds the communique, is invited to give filial thanks and make a fervent supplication to God to obtain for the new Roman Pontiff, who will be given the Petrine pallium and the Ring of the Fisherman, copious graces for his ministry for the good of the entire Church. On Monday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m., the Holy Father will go to the tomb of the Apostle Paul in the basilica of St. Paul's Outside-the-Walls on the Via Ostiense to express the inseparable bond of the Church of Rome with the Apostle of the People together with the Fisherman from Galilee. Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls, in a statement released to journalists yesterday afternoon announced that on Monday morning, April 25, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will receive in the Paul VI Hall the pilgrims who have come from Germany for the solemn inauguration of his pontificate. Journalists will be welcomed by the Pope on Saturday, April 23 at 11 a.m. in the Paul VI Hall. A change in program was also announced yesterday. Pope Benedict XVI will receive the heads of the diplomatic missions accredited to the Holy See and the heads of delegations present for the Mass to inaugurate his pontificate following that celebration on Sunday, April 24, and not on Monday, April 25, as previously announced. OCL:OP/CALENDAR POPE/NAVARRO-VALLS VIS 050422 (270) POPE TO CARDINALS: MAY YOUR SUPPORT FOR ME NEVER FAIL VATICAN CITY, APR 22, 2005 (VIS) - This morning, the Pope received the cardinals currently in Rome, telling them that to the intense emotions I experienced on the occasion of the death of my venerated predecessor John Paul II and then during the conclave, especially its outcome, can be added an intimate desire for silence and two complementary feelings: a deep and heartfelt gratitude and a sense of human impotence in the face of the exalted task that awaits me. In the first place, he affirmed, I feel the need to give thanks to God Who, despite my human frailty, elected me as Successor to the Apostle Peter and entrusted me with the task of supporting and guiding the Church, that in the world she may become a sacrament of unity for the entire human race. Benedict XVI emphasized how truly emotional the first meeting with the faithful two days ago in St Peter's Square had been. May my most heartfelt thanks reach everyone: bishops, priests, male and female religious, young and old alike, for their spiritual solidarity. The Pope thanked all members of the College of Cardinals, especially Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano and the camerlengo Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo, for the active collaboration they gave to running the Church during the period of vacant see. With special affection, I would like to greet those cardinals who, for reasons of age or ill health, did not participate in the conclave. The Pope extended his personal thanks to the cardinals for the trust you have placed in me by electing me as bishop of Rome and pastor of the Universal Church. It was an act of faith that constitutes an encouragement to undertake this new mission with greater serenity, because I am convinced that I can count on both the indispensable help of God and your generous collaboration. I pray that your support for me may never fail! The Holy Father recalled his predecessors, Blessed John XXIII, Servants of God Paul VI and John Paul I, and especially John Paul II, whose witness over the last days supported us more than ever, and whose ever-living presence we continue to feel. He went on: The light and the strength of the Risen Christ radiated in the Church by that kind of 'last Mass' that (John Paul II) celebrated in his agony, culminating in the 'Amen' of a life entirely offered, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, for the salvation of the world. For me, your spiritual closeness, your enlightened counsel and your effective cooperation will be a gift for which I will be ever grateful and a stimulus to carry out the mandate entrusted to me with total faithfulness and dedication. AC/.../COLLEGE CARDINALSVIS 050422 (460) - Forwarded by http://www.goa-world.com/
[Goanet]Pope Benedict XVI to visit India
Pope Benedict XVI to visit India NEW DELHI, April 23, 2005: Pope Benedict XVI has promised to visit India, Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil of Ernakulam said Friday. The new pontiff, who has special love for the Indian church, praised the country's culture and sent his blessings for the entire population, the Indian Catholic News Service (ICNS) quoted Vithayathil as saying. The new Pope has also promised that he would definitely visit India, Vithayathil said. He (Benedict XVI) is a great admirer of Indian spirituality. He is impressed by India's unity in diversity, said the cardinal, who was among the 115 cardinals who chose Joseph Ratzinger as the new pope. I give my blessings and prayers to every Indian. India is a great country. I am happy at the growth of the church and the wonderful work that the church is doing in the country, the Pope told Vithayathil. Vithayathil, also the Major Archbishop of the Syro Malabar Church, added that the Pope had sent special regards to everyone in the Syro Malabar church. The Indian church is divided into three rites - Syro Malabar, Malankara and Latin. Apart from Vithayathil, Cardinals Ivan Dias (Mumbai) and Telesphore Placidus Toppo of Ranchi were in the cardinal college to elect Ratzinger as the 265th pontiff of the 1.1 billion Roman Catholics. -IANS http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newsid=15095newstype=local UPCOMING EVENTS IN KUWAIT: MAY BALL 2005 Organized by Goan Welfare Society (GWS)-Kuwait Date: 12th May 2005, Venue: Safir Palace Hotel, Riggea Band: Stepping Stones Highlights: Crowning of the MAY QUEEN 2005. Enjoy the Goan hospitality at its best. Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ http://www.goa-world.com/
[Goanet]A Musical Tribute to Pope Benedict XVI - http://www.mangaloreanrecipes.com/popebenedict.htm
A Musical Tribute to Pope Benedict XVI My dear Friends, In the passing away of our beloved Pope John Paul II, and God's gift to all of us, in the person of Pope Benedict XVI, we acknowledge, the benevolence of God, that HE cares for all of us, even though all around we see signs of turmoil. Moved by this great grace, I was prompted by my inner voice, to acknowledge this God's gift to us. I have composed a piece, Thou Art Peter, and have given it as a background music for A Musical Tribute to Pope Benedict XVI, which can be viewed by clicking a link, on the Church Music Page. I hope it will reflect your own sentiments, and lift up your hearts to God in moments of doubt and despair. Please visit my website: http://www.mangaloreanrecipes.com Thank you. Sincerely, Walter Pais - Forwarded by http://www.goa-world.com UPCOMING EVENTS IN KUWAIT: MAY BALL 2005 Organized by Goan Welfare Society (GWS)-Kuwait Date: 12th May 2005, Venue: Safir Palace Hotel, Riggea Band: Stepping Stones Highlights: Crowning of the MAY QUEEN 2005. Enjoy the Goan hospitality at its best. MARIO DE MAJORDA's KONKANI DRAMA CHUKLELIM PANVLAM Presented by FERNS BROTHERS. Date: 24th June 2005, Venue: Hawalli A/C. Auditorium. KONKANI MUSICAL SHOW Tum Voir Aum Sokol - A Rip-Roaring Comedy Blockbuster. Cast: Formidable artistes from Goa, Mumbai and Kuwait. Date: 9th Sept. 2005 Venue: Hawalli A/C. Auditorium Written Directed by Kuwait's Konkani Comedian Philip.
[Goanet]Re: {OFFTOPIC} St Stephen's turns 125, plans bash
him into politics, fulltime. So he has been based in Delhi since 1999? Yes, he has been living in Delhi for the past five years. But unlike his rather flamboyant sister Priyanka, he has always kept a low profile. Is Rahul married? There were some reports about a foreign girlfriend. No, he is not married, but you are right, he has a Colombian girlfriend, Juanita. So where and how did he meet her? Are they just good friends, or is it more serious? Congress leaders in the know say he fell in love with Juanita at Harvard. She is the daughter of a Colombian businessman. She is said to be spending a lot of time in Delhi these days. Rahul traveled with her to Kerala's Kumarakom backwaters resort in January -- in the company of sister Priyanka and her husband Robert Vadra, so we guess the family is cool about the relationship. But she does not stay at 10 Janpath, the Gandhis' home while in Delhi. Sources say she stays at the family farmhouse on the outskirts of Delhi. Now back to politics. What do Congressmen think is Rahul's USP? His looks. They say he resembles his late father. In fact, when he toured Amethi in January in the company of sister Priyanka, the villagers apparently went berserk over the resemblance to his late father. And where was Rahul last seen in public? In Karachi on March 13, at the India-Pakistan one-day game, on invitation from the Pakistan Cricket Board. His sister and brother-in-law were also with him. And no, Juanita was not there. With inputs from Onkar Singh and R Swaminathan Photographs: AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images Image: Dominic Xavier --- AlmeidaG(ji) On 22/04/05, Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: St Stephen's turns 125, plans bash RESPONSE: One of St. Stephens old boys was Rahul Ghandi. http://in.rediff.com/election/2004/mar/23espec1.htm ... So did Rahul go to college in India at all? He went to St Stephen's College, Delhi, for a year. He enrolled for history honours in 1989 and left in 1990. But here's the most interesting part: he was not admitted to St Stephen's on merit, but from the sports quota. Really? So what sport was he good at? He is good in rifle shooting, trap shooting being his speciality. Like Anjali Bhagwat, you mean? So did he win any medals etc? Does he still shoot? No, not a great shooter like Anjali; but like Rajiv Gandhi he trained at a shooting range in the Aravalli ranges near Delhi. He does not shoot these days. Was Rahul any good at studies while at St Stephen's? His academic performance is unknown, as Rahul did not complete his degree. But Dr Anil Wilson, the principal of St Stephen's College, recalls him as a diligent student. He had no airs about the famous family he belonged to, says Dr Wilson. Rahul's security cover must always have been stifling, right? Also, celebrity children wear their parents' fame prominently. Was Rahul one of those Delhi kids? Apparently not! Rahul was always embarrassed by the security cover the college was under because of him, is what Dr Wilson has to say: I think he left college because of security concerns. We really did not get an opportunity to assess his academic brilliance. So was it sayonara to studies for Rahul after that? No. He went to the United States in 1990, to study economics at Harvard University. Great! So did he complete his studies in Harvard? A little bit of confusion there. He did complete the four-year AB course in economics, but did not get his degree since he did not get the required grades.. Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England UPCOMING EVENTS IN KUWAIT: MAY BALL 2005 Organized by Goan Welfare Society (GWS)-Kuwait Date: 12th May 2005, Venue: Safir Palace Hotel, Riggea Band: Stepping Stones Highlights: Crowning of the MAY QUEEN 2005. Enjoy the Goan hospitality at its best. MARIO DE MAJORDA's KONKANI DRAMA CHUKLELIM PANVLAM Presented by FERNS BROTHERS. Date: 24th June 2005, Venue: Hawalli A/C. Auditorium. KONKANI MUSICAL SHOW Tum Voir Aum Sokol - A Rip-Roaring Comedy Blockbuster. Cast: Formidable artistes from Goa, Mumbai and Kuwait. Date: 9th Sept. 2005 Venue: Hawalli A/C. Auditorium Written Directed by Kuwait's Konkani Comedian Philip. The Goan Forum http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/goa-goans/ http://www.colaco.net Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ http://www.goa-world.com/ Expressions - The Flower Shop (Goa) http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Meerg - Pavsa..yo!.....Pavsa...yo!
of the storm The showers of Meerg are capricious and come without any warning suddenly the sky turns dark and rain falls in torrents accompanied by thunder and lightning. Sometimes it rains for seven or eight days at a stretch and everyone feels that the rainy season has begun. But this is not always the case for the rain stops suddenly and the seedlings that have been prepared for sowing shrivel up and dry. The farmer who is ready with his implements has to put them away yet again. As children we were not allowed to step into the courtyard during a thunderstorm for our elders said that lightning could strike us and we might die. I didn't believe them till I saw the two palms in our orchard that were charred by lightning. I'd watch people venture out into the storm with iron sickles balanced on their heads and I'd rush to my mother to ask why this was so. 'Lightning is scared of the sickle it doesn't strike the man with the sickle on his head,' she'd say and I'd rush out to frolic in the flooded paddy fields with a sickle balanced on my head. There's this old woman who lives in the sky . She's shoving boulders this way and that making all that noise!' Or 'That flash of light? That's the old grandfather in the sky striking two flints together to light his beedi,' Avai would say when I pestered her for an explanation about thunder and lightning. I'd seen Babu using flints to light his beedi but the sparks that emerged were tiny ones.. how big those flints up in the sky must be if they could produce such huge flashes of light! But how did the old man and woman go up into the sky in the first place do people really live there? How does the old woman manage to shove those huge stones about .Why don't those boulders fall on our heads .? My mother's explanation only raised fresh questions that continued to whirl about in my mind. Sometimes these thunderstorms would be accompanied by hail and I remember at least two such occasions in my childhood. I was in the house during one such storm when something began to fall on the tiles on the roof making a rattling sound. Baba, who was sitting on the porch, told us that it was hail and as we hastened to gather the pieces of ice they melted in our hands. I remember eating quite a few of those pieces that day. I witnessed another hailstorm out in the clearing, once, but it's been many years since then .! Avai would stock all the provisions for the rainy season before the first showers of Meerg set in. When the salt cart passed by our house we would buy enough to fill four or five tins and dry it well. She'd fill a large urn with cashew seeds and another with seeds culled from the jackfruit. As we got home drenched to the skin we'd sit by the hearth on the rear verandah waiting for the warmth to seep into out bodies. At such times we'd draw on this stock of cashew and jackfruit seeds which we'd roast in the glowing embers of the hearth. The hearth on the rear verandah would be lit every night during the rains. There was a high platform all about this hearth on which wet blankets and other items were set to dry. When Baba got home drenched after tramping through our fields or working in our banana orchards or coconut plantations he'd settle down by this hearth and bask in its warmth. It's more than fifteen years since Baba passed away. The hearth on our rear verandah hasn't been lit since then ..but Meerg comes with its showers every year bringing with it a spate of memories .. (Courtesy: Goa Today) Goa Today past issues are archived by http://www.goa-world.com
[Goanet]Pope Benedict XVI: Dubai - St. Mary's Church Celebrations on Sunday (24 April 2005)
Pope Benedict XVI: Dubai St. Mary's Church Celebrations on Sunday (24 April 2005) ST. MARY'S CHURCH - DUBAI, U.A.E. Our Holy Father POPE BENEDICT XVI Installation Ceremony: In keeping with the celebrations with the rest of the world, Our Church will join the celebrations with a Concelebrated High Mass on Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. Please attend the Mass. Edwin Mathias [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Forwarded by http://www.goa-world.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com - End forwarded message -
[Goanet]Pope Benedict XVI confirmed Cardinal Angelo Sodano in the Vatican's No. 2 post
Benedict Keeps Cardinal As Vatican's No. 2 4 minutes ago By TONY CZUCZKA, Associated Press Writer VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI confirmed Cardinal Angelo Sodano in the Vatican's No. 2 post Thursday and kept all other top officials, avoiding any immediate shakeup in the late John Paul II's administration. AP Photo Reuters Slideshow: Ratzinger Named Pope Benedict XVI Complete Coverage News Analysis Photos Slideshows It was a sign that the new pope, a doctrinal hard-liner, wants to show continuity with the popular John Paul. Sodano, the Vatican's secretary of state, is 77, already two years past the normal retirement age for Vatican officials. The new pope is 78. One appointment Benedict will have to make is his successor as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican's guardian of orthodoxy. Among names that have surfaced as possible successors are Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn of Austria and Cardinal Francis George of Chicago. The Vatican also said the pope confirmed the Holy See's foreign minister, Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo of Italy, as well as the undersecretary of state, Archbishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina, who had become John Paul's official voice when the late pontiff could no longer speak. The confirmation of Sodano came a day after Benedict gave his first Mass as pope, pledging to keep reaching out to other religions and leaving no doubt that he senses the large shadow of his predecessor. I seem to feel his strong hand holding mine, I feel I can see his smiling eyes and hear his words, at this moment particularly directed at me: 'Be not afraid,' said Benedict, who until Tuesday was simply Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. While signaling that he wants to tread in John Paul's ideological footsteps, the pope is a contrast in style to his predecessor, who was 20 years younger when he became pontiff and kept up a grueling global travel schedule even as his health ebbed. John Paul II, who died April 2, acted, played soccer, went canoeing in mountain streams as a young man in Poland. Benedict is mostly an indoor man, though he is a big walker because of his youth in the Bavarian Alps. He finds relaxation in classical music and likes to play the piano, not take to the stage. But the Vatican also showed that Benedict intends to follow in the footsteps of John Paul's multimedia ministry. It modified its Web site so that users who click on an icon on the home page automatically activate an e-mail composer with Benedict's address. In English, the address is benedictxvi(at)vatican.va. Benedict took a cue from John Paul when he pledged Wednesday to work for unity among Christians and to seek an open and sincere dialogue with other faiths. He also stressed he would draw on the work of the Second Vatican Council, the 1962-65 meeting that modernized the church, an issue important to liberals who are wary of Benedict from his time as the powerful enforcer of church doctrine. Benedict will be fighting that reputation close to home as he tackles one of the biggest challenges: a Europe of empty churches and growing secularism. And as the world's 1.1 billion Catholics got first hints of where the papacy is headed, followers of other religions weighed the future of interfaith relations. By and large, reactions were hopeful and expectant an indication of the new standards in reaching out that John Paul set during his 26-year papacy. I think he has been very open, so I have no worries about the ecumenical route, said British Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor. It will continue. No doubt at all. But the new pope has been one of the most forceful Vatican voices for Catholic missionary work and other forms of evangelization. He was the intellectual force behind the 2000 document Dominus Iesus, which outlined the Catholic Church as an exclusive road to salvation and angered Protestants, Jews, Muslims and other non-Christians. In Israel, admiration for John Paul's tireless efforts to promote Jewish- Catholic reconciliation mixed with unease about Benedict's time in the Hitler Youth as a teenager. Benedict has written openly about his service, which was compulsory under the Nazi regime. He also was drafted into a German anti-aircraft unit during World War II, though he says he never fired a shot. John Paul won many Israeli hearts during a trip to the Holy Land in 2000 by apologizing for Roman Catholic wrongdoing over the centuries. He also was praised for promoting interfaith dialogue, establishing diplomatic relations with Israel and aiding Polish Jews during the Nazi era. Israel can certainly coexist with him, Oded Ben-Hor, Israel's ambassador to the Vatican, said of the new pope. But the real test will come over the course of time. Benedict inherits sometimes testy relations with the Russian Orthodox Church, which has accused Catholics of poaching Orthodox believers. John Paul, the first Slavic
[Goanet]POPE BENEDICT XVI
, the Holy Father approved his election, by the order of cardinal bishops, as dean of the College of Cardinals on November 30, 2002. As President of the Commission for the Preparation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, after 6 years of work (1986-92) he presented the New Catechism to the Holy Father. He received an honoris causa degree in jurisprudence from the Free University of Maria Santissima Assunta on November 10. 1999. He became an honorary member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, November 13, 2000. Curial Membership: - Secretariat of State (second section). - Oriental Churches, Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, Bishops, Evangelization of Peoples, Catholic Education (congregations). - Christian Unity (council). - Latin America, Ecclesia Dei (commissions). OP/BIO:BENEDICT XVI/... VIS 050419 (590) APRIL 24, MASS TO INAUGURATE PONTIFICATE OF BENEDICT XVI VATICAN CITY, APR 19, 2005 (VIS) - This evening, immediately after the election of the new Pontiff, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who took the name of Benedict XVI, Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls made the following statement to journalists: The conclave having ended, the Holy Father Benedict XVI has decided to eat this evening with all the other cardinals in the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where he will also spend the night. Tomorrow morning at 9, the Pope will preside the Eucharistic Celebration with the cardinals in the Sistine Chapel and will deliver the homily in Latin. The Mass for the solemn inauguration of the pontificate will be celebrated at St. Peter's on Sunday, April 24 at 10 a.m. OP/.../NAVARRO-VALLS VIS 050419 (130) - Forwarded by http://www.goa-world.com http://www.goa-world.com/goa/churchdirectory
[Goanet]New pope elected
New pope elected Vatican crowd cheers as white smoke seen over Sistine Chapel. --- Await for more details. - Forwarded by http://www.goa-world.com Mae mogan nomomoskar, mhojo noman. Mogachea bhava bhoinino, mhaka hea tumchea mankulea Goeant eun he misache bhettent vanto gheunk khup khushalkai bogta. (My dear brothers and sisters, I am delighted to come to your tiny Goa to participate in this Eucharistic Celebrations) +Pope John Paul IIs speech in Konkani at Campal,Goa on 6-02-1986.http://videos.phototributes.com/pellerinfh/PopeJohnPaulII_files/PopeJohnPaulII.html MAY BALL 2005Organized by Goan Welfare Society (GWS)-KuwaitDate: 12th May 2005, Venue: Safir Palace Hotel, RiggeaBand: Stepping Stones Highlights: Crowning of the MAY QUEEN 2005.Enjoy the Goan hospitality at its best.The Goan Forum http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/goa-goans/http://www.colaco.net A quote for your thought:Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies. Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/http://www.goa-world.com/ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone.
[Goanet]Re: Navelim ahead in Bahrain Goans' Soccer Tournament
[Goanet]Navelim ahead in Bahrain Goans' Soccer Tournament On 4/17/05, Gaspar Almeida [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Navelim ahead in Bahrain Goans Soccer Tournament The first round of matches in the Bahrain Goans Seven-a-side Soccer League for Fr. Felicio Diniz Trophy produced as many as 17 goals involving four matches during the week. In the inaugural match on Wednesday at Al Qadisiya grounds, Melroy Rebello registered the first hatrick of the league as Navelim crushed Tivim with a 9 - 0 score line. RESPONSE: Nine nil, nine nil - aren't they good at Soccer in Posh North Goa? Saw the MUFC Vs Newcastle game; United were firing on all cylinders, surely they will beat Arsenal in the finals, perhaps a walkover! Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England Gabe Menezes, It is nice that you read the postings in detail and also it appears that you are UNITED's fan. Your attention is drawn to the fact that the report is produced by G.R. Crasto of http://www.goa-world.com who is based in Bahrain, and not as you might have though. Goa-World.Com Team http://www.goa-world.com/ MAY BALL 2005 Organized by Goan Welfare Society (GWS)-Kuwait Date: 12th May 2005, Venue: Safir Palace Hotel, Riggea Band: Stepping Stones Highlights: Crowning of the MAY QUEEN 2005. Enjoy the Goan hospitality at its best.
[Goanet]Goeant Congress Kitlo Kall Togtolo ?
Paul IIs speech in Konkani at Campal,Goa on 6-02-1986. http://videos.phototributes.com/pellerinfh/PopeJohnPaulII_files/PopeJohnPaulII.html MAY BALL 2005 Organized by Goan Welfare Society (GWS)-Kuwait Date: 12th May 2005, Venue: Safir Palace Hotel, Riggea Band: Stepping Stones Highlights: Crowning of the MAY QUEEN 2005. Enjoy the Goan hospitality at its best. The Goan Forum http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/goa-goans/ http://www.colaco.net A quote for your thought: Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies. Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ http://www.goa-world.com/ __ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail
[Goanet]One Year Later - The Asian Age
One Year Later - The Asian Age India | M.J. Akbar There is no evidence yet that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is planning any anniversary parties to celebrate his surprise elevation to the top job in India. But there is plenty to indicate that the BJP has begun to mark a year of its funeral with a spectacular civil war. We know that a year ago the BJP-led government died in the general elections. Was the death of natural causes? Was it suicide? Was it murder? These are the vital questions that the Hindutva Parivar has grappled with for twelve-odd months without finding a convincing answer. After much deliberation, RSS head Sudarshan, chief justice of the Supreme Court of the BJP's criminal-justice system, has reached a verdict of suicide and wants the two men who have led the party for the last quarter century to retire. But there remains some confusion about the verdict. Are Messrs Atal Behari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani being punished for having lost the election or having lost their teeth? Were they wrong? Were they disobedient? Or are they simply too old for Mr Sudarshan, no spring chicken himself? The options are intriguing. The fact that their election strategy failed is an old story. It doesn't take a year to figure out that they fell on their face when trying to expand the BJP space at the expense of allies like DMK in Tamil Nadu, Asom Gano Parishad in Assam, Janata Dal(U) in Jharkhand and Lok Dal in Haryana. But the younger men and women in the party were equally guilty. There is no record of anyone having suggested that the party was heading towards the pavilion rather than the three-century mark. Moreover, the two elders have learnt to get along with each other. That is not a quality that the BJP's Gen Next can boast of. The middle-aged leaders may have lost the elections, but they have not lost their egos. Which of the younger leaders would Mr Sudarshan put in charge? The answer goes to the heart of a supplementary: did the BJP lose because of Vajpayee or because of Narendra Modi and the indelible scar of the Gujarat riots? I suspect that the RSS wants the two elders to make way for Narendra Modi, although that is not being said quite so plainly yet. For him, Narendra Modi is the solution rather than the problem. Mr Modi's problem is not the BJP: the party's knees get wobbly the moment it enters the vicinity of Nagpur. But the BJP is not yet ready to fight an election alone. It needs allies and its allies don't need Narendra Modi. The anger against Mr Vajpayee stems not from age but from disobedience, for he attempted to use power to reshape the party. He was, in a sense, trying to remake the BJP into a mirror of his preferred kind of government. There is a fundamental law of Indian politics: you can reach Delhi from which angle of the ideological prism you like, but when you reach the Centre you must rule from the center. The BJP could not run a government on the three wheels on which it ran its populist campaigns: the construction of a temple to Lord Ram on the site of the Babri mosque, which it helped destroy; the abolition of Article 370; and the enactment of a uniform civil code. You do not have to be a Chanakya to recognise that all three are issues that are hostile to the sentiments of Muslims. Mr Vajpayee and Mr Advani, whatever the difference in nuance between them, could not run a government that was on principle hostile to Muslims. In six years of office, construction of a temple did not begin. The abolition of Article 370 was always an absurd idea, since it would sever the constitutional link with Jammu and Kashmir. And of course no one ever did anything more than pay lip service to the idea of a uniform civil code. The RSS is punishing Messrs Vajpayee and Advani for disloyalty to its agenda. It believes that prevarication cost the party power, and wants to retire them. But since political formations respect the social culture, such bloodletting will not be easy. Mr Vajpayee did not walk the plank after Mr Sudarshan's fulminations. In a public speech he suggested that he might have lost his office but he had not yet lost his honour. Confusion is the mantle of despair. Loss of government has turned the alleged swayamsevaks of the RSS into power-addicts. They can't seem to survive without sniffing the glue of office each morning. If the Opposition is fragile, the government is frail. Its principal redeeming feature remains the personality of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, but while the goodwill generated by his integrity is fine, it is not good enough. The electorate has acquired a demanding voice. It expects a healthy government to deliver a child every nine months. So far the main things delivered to the people of India have been sermons in English. (It is a curious fact that all the leading lights of the Congress Party are far more comfortable in English than Hindi: Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh,
