Re: [Goanet]Two Goans among the Four Indian students - won the Intel ISEF awrds
Frederick Noronha (FN) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Carlos' post did strike me as somewhat tongue-in-cheek. But behind the humour, he did have a serious point to make. When I was reporting on the Baina issue, one of the young men I met was a Kannadiga who spoke Konkani fluently in the >Catholic Sashti dialect -- he worked on a trawler and lived in Baina. Fred, Thanks. It has been couple of years since we last met at Aires place in Ribandar. The point I was trying to make in the subject title is INCLUSIVENESS I thought twice before I decided to include Dhillon as a Goan. Few hours later, I noticed Navhind Times also referred him as a Goan. We need to know that to survive, we cannot isolate ourselves as a group. Isolation only benefits the weak politicians who are using us, not individuals. Weak and corrupt politicians use religion to get the votes. We need to understand that. I was elected a student secretary in an Engineering College in Southern India during the Emergency, even lathi charged because I opposed Emergency rule. I was an outsider, the only Goan Christian in the College and still got elected by landlside without spending a pie as compared to my opponents. How did I get elected? We have to assimilate ourselves into the mainstream. Regarding Konkani, if we want Konkani to survive, more and more people need to speak Konkani, including neo Goans. Regards, Carlos
Re: [Goanet]Two Goans among the Four Indian students - won the Intel ISEF awrds
Carlos' post did strike me as somewhat tongue-in-cheek. But behind the humour, he did have a serious point to make. The "US" obviously refers to middle-class, Goans of Catholic origin, who are or have been expats. Would you suggest this view is incorrect? While I would not be defensive about this reality, let's at least accept it for what it is. As far as settlers in Goa knowing Konkani, anyone who interacts with them would know that they pick up a range of Konkani dialects, and styles of speaking. Much depends on the influences they work with, I guess. When I was reporting on the Baina issue, one of the young men I met was a Kannadiga who spoke Konkani fluently in the Catholic Sashti dialect -- he worked on a trawler and lived in Baina. jose colaco wrote: * Re: Keralite Goans and North Indian Goans speak better Konkani jose colaco >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > are proud to speak Konkani than many of US. At least they will > keep the language alive.> Dear Carlos, I thank you for that INFO I wonder who "US" refers to I wonder HOW you know that for a fact I wonder WHICH Konkani you refer to I wonder what you mean by Konkani. North Indians PROUD to speak Konkani hanh? I'll remember to add it to the joke section of my website good wishes jc .. Frederick (FN) Noronha | Freelance Journalist | Mobile +91 9822 122436 Tel +91.832.2409490| http://fn.swiki.net | http://www.bytesforall.org ..
Re: [Goanet]Two Goans among the Four Indian students - won the Intel ISEF awrds
Bernardo Colaco wrote: Come to Goa, come to Goa and become a Goan! Why not? Goa needs them to keep Konkani alive. Keralite Goans and North Indian Goans speak better Konkani and are proud to speak Konkani than many of us. At least they will keep the language alive. Carlos
Re: [Goanet]Two Goans among the Four Indian students - won the Intel ISEF awrds
Come to Goa, come to Goa and become a Goan! B. Colaco > > and Mallika Dhillon, 16, of > ___ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Two Goans among the Four Indian students - won the Intel ISEF awrds
http://www.zeenews.com/links/articles.asp?aid=217049&sid=NAT Four Indian students awarded at Intel ISEF Houston, May 13: Four Indian students have won awards at the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair being held in Phoenix, Arizona for innovation and invention in addressing basic human needs like health, water and shelter. Mihir Tandon and Riddhiman Yadav, both students of Modern School Vasant Vihar in Delhi, have won scholarship awards of USD 1,000 for designing an improvised artificial limb for above-knee amputees. The Delhi students won the national collegiate inventors and innovators alliance/Lemelson Foundation prize that is awarded for creativity, technological innovation and commercial promise. Suvrata Desai, 16 and Mallika Dhillon, 16, of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Goa, have won the second award of dollar 500 US savings bond for their Project "traditional spices as biopesticides". These awards have been presented by the 'Ashtavadhani Vidwan Ambati Subbaraya Chetty (AVASC)' foundation for projects that display outstanding creativity, ingenuity and have the potential to alleviate the human condition or mark a substantive advance in the scientific field. The Indian students reached the stage after competing with over 65,000 students at 550 regional, state-level national and international science fairs affiliated to the Intel ISEF. Jai Hind! Carlos
