[Goanet] Goan Love-Hate relation with History
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quite a few posts are having a love-hate relationship about Portugal and India. Before I analyze this strange Freudian relationships, I would request the indulgence, to introduce to the readers some typical American terms. Apologies to those familiar with the terms. In the USA, when one buys a defective item or lands in a bad situation, the phrase used is lemon (please do not ask me why?). When one makes the best and a success of a bad situation, the phrase used is, making lemonade from a lemon. Many Goans who were forced (for political or economic reasons) to leave Goa pre-1961 and became successful, are grateful to Salazar for giving them a lemon. From this, they made lemonade. Many Goans who left Goa pre- and post-1961 and studied and made a success in India are grateful to Salazar and Nehru for giving them a lemon. From this, they made lemonade. I congratulate these Goans who were born without a silver spoon in their mouth and grew up without soles for their feet. They achieved triple success. Triple because: 1. They overcame severe adversities. 2. The competed with others (natives and their masters) in their new land on their turf. 3. In being successful, these Goans overcame the competition (natives in the new land) at THEIR skill, following THEIR rules. Goans who hate Salazar or Nehru (or the present govt.) are very likely those who could not make lemonade from the lemon. Or they are perennial haters. Present-day Goans, where ever they may be, can learn from their ancestors and learn to make lemonade from a lemon. This instead of spending the rest of their lives complaining about their situation and hating Salazar or Nehru or anybody else. I am very grateful to Salazar and Nehru for 'forcing me' to leave Goa and India. Every adversity has been a stepping-stone to success. Looking back, I could not have planned my adversities any better. Kind Regards, GL
[Goanet] Remarks by Fred
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree with Fred when he says: I agree. I didn't ask to be spammed by all this political propaganda from the BJP and its backers, on a mailing list whose agenda is to discuss Goa. While we discuss what the BJP did or did not do, or whether Manohar Parikar is good or bad, let us also discuss what the Congress can do for Goa. After all, I think the people have to be given a proper choice in terms of what is positive. Perhaps, as an unbiased observer, Fred can list out what are the positive things that the Congress has done, as well as what are the negatives. I did point out that the very people who are today trying to destroy Goa through the Regional Plan are members of the Congress Party, and either they will contest as Congressmen in the next election, or have important position in the government if Congress wins the next elections. Sachin Phadte _ Always wanted to be a writer? Here's your chance! http://content.msn.co.in/Contribute/Default.aspx
Re: [Goanet] Remarks by Fred
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sachin, with due respect, your post seems to be a continuation of the political propaganda we've seen on Goanet in recent days (and in the Goa press generally, in time for Elections 2007). To me, all the Congress-is-evil arguments coming up at this time (yes, indeed, Congress is evil... but so is the BJP... why stay silent about that?) is stratgically timed for squeezing out the maximum pre-poll election advantage. Sorry, I'm no Congress backer (never voted for that part in my life, probably never will)... but I won't fall into that game. It's important to realise that the only way the BJP can ever hope to win an election in Goa is by building disenchantment among Congress voters. To my mind, the problem is about unresponsive, communal, corrupt politicians who don't care less about the citizen. The Congress has no monopoly over such trends, though the way the issue is being framed (by the well-networked overactive BJP types) it would seem so! FN PS: I know for a fact that some of those involved with the Regional Plan protest issue also have misgivings about the manipulation of the issue (for obvious political advantage) ... though there would be just denials on this front. On 17/01/07, Sachin Phadte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with Fred when he says: I agree. I didn't ask to be spammed by all this political propaganda from the BJP and its backers, on a mailing list whose agenda is to discuss Goa. While we discuss what the BJP did or did not do, or whether Manohar Parikar is good or bad, let us also discuss what the Congress can do for Goa. After all, I think the people have to be given a proper choice in terms of what is positive. Perhaps, as an unbiased observer, Fred can list out what are the positive things that the Congress has done, as well as what are the negatives. I did point out that the very people who are today trying to destroy Goa through the Regional Plan are members of the Congress Party, and either they will contest as Congressmen in the next election, or have important position in the government if Congress wins the next elections. Sachin Phadte -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST please) http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com
[Goanet] Goan women... and the written word
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aloke Fernandes alokefer at gmail.com sent me these inputs: Am a regular reader of your blogs and posts on various goa-linked forums.In response to an old query posted by you on Goacom [I guess he means Goanet.org --FN] -- on notification of new goan authors, below are two recent releases, both by Goans, and both based in part on fictional villages in Goa * Nandita da Cunha.Novel: The Magic of Maya. Info at http://nanditadacunha.blogspot.com * Sonia Faleiro,Novel: The Girl,Info at http://soniafaleiro.blogspot.com There are also short stories (again based on Goa) by Nisha da Cunha, and a non fictional account by Maria Aurora Couto but I do not have a link to that. I have read and enjoyed all these books, especially the short stories by Nisha (the only non-Goan in the list above!) ... most of which however have a darker side to them. You could update your database/ reviews section with any of these if you like. Do let me know if this is of any use. Thanks so much Aloke. Your post (though I knew these names, fiction doesn't interest me as much as non-fiction) suddenly drew my attention to the fact that in our, patriarchal, Goan society, women writers are fairly well well represented. As it happens, I kept up till late last night, reading some chapters of Imelda Dias' How Long Is Forever? An Autobiography of a Woman Ahead of her Times. technorati tags:goa, womenwriters, feedback Blogged with Flock posted by fredericknoronha @ 1:37 PM 0 comments -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST please) http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com
Re: [Goanet] Goan women... and the written word
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] How true! Did not realize these were all women... Though I cannot resist but adding that my favourite writer of Goan origin remains male;) (Victor Rangel-Ribeiro) Interestingly the new anthology of Goan writing, (Jerry Pinto's latest offering) reflects this mix with writers including Maria Aurora Couto, Sonia Faleiro and Eunice D'Souza On 1/17/07, Frederick FN Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aloke Fernandes alokefer at gmail.com sent me these inputs: Am a regular reader of your blogs and posts on various goa-linked forums.In response to an old query posted by you on Goacom [I guess he means Goanet.org --FN] -- on notification of new goan authors, below are two recent releases, both by Goans, and both based in part on fictional villages in Goa * Nandita da Cunha.Novel: The Magic of Maya. Info at http://nanditadacunha.blogspot.com * Sonia Faleiro,Novel: The Girl,Info at http://soniafaleiro.blogspot.com There are also short stories (again based on Goa) by Nisha da Cunha, and a non fictional account by Maria Aurora Couto but I do not have a link to that. I have read and enjoyed all these books, especially the short stories by Nisha (the only non-Goan in the list above!) ... most of which however have a darker side to them. You could update your database/ reviews section with any of these if you like. Do let me know if this is of any use. Thanks so much Aloke. Your post (though I knew these names, fiction doesn't interest me as much as non-fiction) suddenly drew my attention to the fact that in our, patriarchal, Goan society, women writers are fairly well well represented. As it happens, I kept up till late last night, reading some chapters of Imelda Dias' How Long Is Forever? An Autobiography of a Woman Ahead of her Times. technorati tags:goa, womenwriters, feedback Blogged with Flock posted by fredericknoronha @ 1:37 PM 0 comments -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST please) http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20070117/4d8b0f98/attachment.htm
Re: [Goanet] Goans and Martin Luther King
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi George You echo my sentiments entirely in your text below which I decided not to truncate so that it could be read again. From the exchanges between many US Goans and the rest on Goanet, I have seen little or no evidence, except from those Mario inadvisedly labels as lefties that, they appeared to appreciate the struggles of African-Americans in the Civil Rights Movement. Indeed, like others, when I expressed the view that, but for Rosa Parks, Mario would probably be sitting at the back of the bus, on journeys, he got really mad with me. Thus, his response in a separate post to you, on this issue, appears to be pretty hollow if he could not, when it was pointed out, readily accept Rosa Parks' important contribution to fighting racial segregation in transport and how he (Mario) and the likes of him, directly benefitted in the USA even if perhaps he does not now use a bus. Cornel - Original Message - From: George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Goanet goanet@goanet.org Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:00 AM Subject: [Goanet] Goans and Martin Luther King Today is the Martin Luther King holiday in the USA. I took the Freedom Train from San Jose to San Francisco and wondered along the 1.5 hour ride if US Goans understand the debt they owe people like MLK and other civil rights fighters/organizations. I have been fortunate to visit Montgomery, Alabama, and Dexter Baptist Memorial Church where MLK first preached, the town where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat. I have stood in awe at the Edmund Pettis bridge (Selma, Alabama) and thought about the great sacrifies made so equal opportunity is now available to all communities, an idea we want to fight for around the world. Goan prosperity owes a great deal to the opportunties and freedoms created by the Civil Rights Act and the people (mostly African-Americans) who gave their lives so others can be free. But have US Goans stopped to reflect on our good fortune? Do we appreciate the African-American community or are we racist towards them? It is easy to be lost with an I-Pod, text messaging the world on mundane matters. It is easy to picnic and dance at the usual Goan functions, these things don't take any skills. What is a challenge is to see important points in our history, however blurred by time and our present prosperity and be grateful to those who got us here. Thank you Martin Luther King. Regards, George
Re: [Goanet] Goan Love-Hate relation with History
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the USA, when one buys a defective item or lands in a bad situation, the phrase used is lemon (please do not ask me why?). When one makes the best and a success of a bad situation, the phrase used is, making lemonade from a lemon. Mario clarifies: Gilbert, You said not to ask, but I'll tell you anyway. You see, I live in the American heartland, where such agricultural expressions originated. The next time you go to the grocery store buy a lemon and cut it in half and suck it. You will quickly discover that your expression will duplicate the one achieved when faced by a bad situation:-)) Well, when faced by a bad situation, a lemon if you will, one either keeps sucking or decides to make the most of it. Thus, squeeze the rest of your lemon into a glass, add some soda or water, some ice and a sweetener, and what do you get? Cool, refreshing lemonade that will put a smile on your face!
Re: [Goanet] A cheap shot by Roland Francis
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Roland, I was not going to reply to Bernardo publicly, but now you have forced me to do so. Both sides of my family prospered under Portuguese rule and its BIAS towards the landed gentry. I am a son of the family Bernado mentioned. My paternal grandfather was incredibly wealthy under Portguese rule and used the system to amass many houses and insanely vast tracts of land. Having invested his wealth in houses, land and agriculture he paid a heavy price post Liberation. Land to the tiller, houses under rent control and agriculture destroyed by the barges that began plying the Mandovi. Never heard my father complain though! My maternal grand father(Alvaro Dias) was a Judge and his father Goa's first surgeon general(M.C. Dias). While other netters promote blatant LIES about Portuguese rule and their treatment of the common Goan, I know for a fact that my grandfather was sent on a punishment posting to Angola for what was perceived as a Pro-Goan bias. My grandmother was a great supporter of Nehru. When I think of the immense pride she had in being Indian and compare it with the pride many people on this forum have in being ruled for centuries by a bunch of short white men , it really gets my goat. All this economics and history has nothing to do with my pride of being FREE and being Indian. If my grandfather was a pauper under Portuguese rule, I would still be equally proud of being Indian and FREE. I thank the Portuguese for nothing and my Indian brothers for my freedom. A man's wealth should never be the source of his pride, content or debate. It is a shame that a youngster has to remind you and Bernardo of this vital truth. Goans are Goans not only because of 450 years of Portuguese rule but also the 2000 years preceeding that and the almost 50 years since that ended. I am equally proud of my all my ancestors, right from the first one who carved those rocks in Usgallimol in 2500 B.C, the unfortunate ones who suffered the brutal Inquistion and the more fortunate ones who amassed great wealth under colonial rule. Regards Sunith Velho P.S. If any Goans on this forum have the illusion/delusion that they have Portuguese blood, refer to the book Luso Descendentes da India Portuguesa(F. Oriente). If you are not in that book then sorry you come from the same stock as other Indians unless one of your ancestors was an illegitimate child. Roland writes: Bernard, If our Sunith is indeed related to Velho e Filhos his answer will probably be: A) My father and his father before him, built up the business with their own smarts. It had nothing to do with the Portuguese (now any Goan living in Goa before 1961 knows the answer to that one) or B) We thrived despite the Portuguese. They tried to stop us from expanding but we did it all the same. (Perhaps all the mineowners who got their leases from the then Govt have an answer to that one). or C) We were small potatoes during Portuguese time but assimilation into India is when the company really took off. (Yes like Google, they burst onto the scene). I am hoping that he might bring a refreshing answer to your question, nothing to do with the three possibilities above. But what I am really hoping is that Sunith has no connection with the business in question so that we will all save a lot of bother. After all who wants to hear that Goans are Goans because of 450 years of Portuguese rule. Cheers, Roland. -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Goanet] Top Goan Hockey Players of the 50s
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Cyril This is just to chip in to say that I found your informative piece very interesting---especially about the Olympian Jack Britto in Wimbledon playing badminton at 84. He most certainly deserves a write-up on Goanet. I also knew Edgar, and less so, Egbert and their sister Edna but have not been in touch for many years. Cornel DaCosta, London, UK. - Original Message - From: Coutinho, Cyril C.B.V. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: joyceced [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: goanet@goanet.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 5:21 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Top Goan Hockey Players of the 50s Thanks Cedric, Enjoyed reading this article - happy memories of the legends of that era I would like to add the name of my brother-in-law - Jack Britto who played for Pakistan in the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki-now living in Wimbledon in the UK- 84 years old and still playing badminton As a matter of interest Jack and I have two cousin's who also played in the Olympics for Kenya, Edgar and Egbert Fernandes now living in Australia
Re: [Goanet] Climate Change
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would be interesting to hear stories of climate change from other parts of India and the world. Mario responds: Sunith, I don't know where you're going with this search for disconnected climate change kaneos, but I'll give you one based on the mid Atlantic hurricanes of 2005, which included the infamous Katrina and Wilma. A British scientist named Sir John Law, obviously one of those behind the extraordinary interest in the UK, ran to the microphones after Katrina to proclaim that global warming, here located in the Gulf of Mexico, was to blame. Well, not quite. Here are some facts. There were 28 named storms in 2005. Only six made it to the mainland at hurricane strehgth, the others dissipated over the Atlantic. Obviously these did not hear about Sir John Law or vice versa. Much worse was predicted for 2006. However, only 11 named storms developed, 5 reached hurricane strength, and not one made it to the mainland. The worst and most numerous hurricanes in the region were between 1880 and 1900, when human industrial activity was in its infancy. Earlier this year, 60 prominent Canadian scientists sent an open letter to their prime minister calling attention to the limits of modern climate science in predicting either weather trends or how changes in human behavior will affect those patterns. Observational evidence does not support today's computer climate models, they wrote, so there is little reason to trust model predictions of the future. Faulty forecasts of the current hurricane season are a case in point. So are the doom-and-gloom models trotted out in support of Kyoto, the scientists argue. (Source NY Sun Editorial, October 4, 2006) Your friend's boss should know that Al Gore has a well known agenda and his sci-fi movie was roundly condemned by many in the scientific community. Global climate change is not a new or unique phenomenon in the history of the earth, and took place frequently way before human industrial activity began. Thus, to add some perspective on the issue, I have listed below a history of global warming, as well as four articles which contain more than disconnected kaneos, that should at least raise questions in open minds except those who have swallowed the extreme environmental agenda hook, line and sinker. Global Warming: A chilling perspective. http://www.clearlight.com/~mhieb/WVFossils/ice_ages.html Global Warming Blues: British researchers predict Europe cooling over next decade http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,177380,00.html Let cooler heads prevail: The media heat up over global warming. http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will040406.asp Global Warming on Pluto Puzzles Scientists. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/pluto_warming_021009.html Global Warming? http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_4387552 Please feel free to share these with your friend's boss as well as the British Prime Minister and sundry British rock stars.
[Goanet] Reply to Selma
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Selma Thanks for your responses. They were very nice. I fully agree with you that the NRI are better than what I thought them to be. I am not talking about those who have gone to the gulf. My husband used to be in the gulf. I am talking about those who have gone to states, UK and other european countries. Yes they are doing very well because we see them from the angle with Goa or India as the base. Go over there and see. My whole family of brothers and sisters have gone to Eureopean countries except me and my family and I really thought my husband has made a mistake but today they all say they have made a mistake. They are all fishes out of the water.Regarding priests do we have to name them and send the list to the bishop? forget about the tedious process . Its like complaining to the director that his employees are asking bribes and he turns around and says yes it is in the game. My neighbour was earning around twenty thousand rupees a month. I know that because my husband used to file his tax returns and when he bought an ordinary maruthi 800 with a loan from the bank he used to cry like a baby because he had to pay around six thousand to the bank and another four or five to the other bank towards loan of his flat etc etc and nothing in hand whereas a priest with a emolument of one thousand a month can afford to buy a car worth three to four lakhs. Can Selma without feeling hurt explain this to us ? No feeling bad. I am a Roman Catholic and so too my family. We still go to church but that is not a criteria to shut my mouth. Please do not shut my mouth either. Thanks. I love Jesus Christ because He spoke the truth and many people over the globe admire his works. Regarding Pota we will take a trip over there to see it ourselves. Glenda _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet] Done to Death: The Stephen Bennett Murder
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Goa Police have no hand in Bennett murder probe 16 Jan: Indian Express. The Goa Police are not investigating the death of British tourist Stephen Bennett, according to Goa DGP V S Brar. He said today that his force would not conduct a probe in this regard unless the Maharashtra government requested it. 278 words. http://in.news.yahoo.com/070115/48/6b63y.html Was Tourist Killed Over a Joke? 16 Jan: Western Daily Press (UK). The parents of murdered holidaymaker Stephen Bennett fear their son was killed because of a joke that was taken seriously by India Mafia . they said witnesses had told them their son had joked about being a drugs investigator while drinking in a bar in Goa. They now think the local Mafia heard about this and took it seriously by abducting, torturing and killing the father-of-two. Stephen Bennett's funeral is tomorrow. 551 words. http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=146238command=dis playContentsourceNode=146064contentPK=16406171 Briton was murdered three days before Indian police claimed 14 Jan: The Sunday Times (UK). The Indian police investigation into the murder of the British tourist Stephen Bennett is in disarray after senior detectives there accepted he was killed three days earlier than they had first announced . Last week local detectives were relieved of the case and senior officers from the state's Alibaug crime branch took over the inquiry. One of these detectives said he now accepted that Bennett was killed on December 7 . 397 words. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2546577,00.html We Aren't Liars - Indian Police 13 Jan: Gloucestershire Echo (UK). The detective leading the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Bennett has fiercely denied allegations of police corruption. Inspector General Satyapal Singh, the Indian region's most senior officer, insisted: I know we have caught the right men. We are a professional police force, so there is no question that we might have lied or made up facts. 812 words. http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=139760command =displayContentsourceNode=139586contentPK=16398802 Forwarded by Eddie Fernandes
[Goanet] Isidore, Loliem panch snub GBA activists
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isidore, Loliem panch snub GBA activists The Goa Bachao Andolan, which has sparked fireworks of rebellion against the mindless destruction of ecology and environment around the state, came in for some resistance at Loliem when Loliem-Polem panch Ajay Lolienkar and some others openly decried the presence of some GBA activists at the Makodshem beach meet which was attended by over 500 people. The meet was held on Monday morning following a unanimous gram sabha resolution to oppose a proposed bauxite mining project or any other project along the Loliem coastline. The former sarpanch Mr Lolienkar questioned the presence of the GBA activists and said that the people of Loliem dont need outsiders to take care of their internal problems. We can fight our own agitations, he said. Some disturbances by a few local youth were also felt when GBA convener Adv. Satish Sonak was addressing the protestors at Xendrem. The other GBA activists present on the occasion were Patricia Pinto, Dilip Borkar Dharmanad Vernekar and Dilip Prabhudesai. Former Minister and Poinguinim MLA Mr Isidor Fernandes when asked to comment on Ajay Lolienkars comments about GBA, he said: DEFINITELY, why do we require them? We can certainly fight our own battles. He went on to add, We will seek their help if we need. Former Sarpanch Mr. Mohandas Lolyekar said that he had personally invited the GBA activists for their expert views and that only the know-alls claim they dont need to hear others. Or it must be that they were scared that the GBA experts might reveal some facts to the masses which could be uncomfortable for them. Otherwise why fear? he questioned. Prashant Naik, Chairman of Shree Nirakar Education Society which runs the SS Angle Higher Secondary School a few metres from this site said that, Every movement has always been guided and inspired by great leaders. Ram Monohar Lohia was the soul behind the Goa freedom movement. What is happening in Loliem is not an isolated case. It is happening all over the state be it Quitla, Carmona, Bambolim, Nauxi or Dona Paula. For a mass movement like this solidarity is the key factor and it makes no sense to say we dont want you. Its a battle we would do good to fight unitedly to save our beautiful land. Ajay Lolienkar has a right to his opinion and if he thinks GBA activists are not necessary fine, but he should not remain in the illusion that he is the almighty representative of Lolienkars. For us, to save our beautiful land from the sharks of real estate and avaricious politicians all are welcome, said a protestor requesting anonymity. Many protestors expressed the apprehension that the mining issue was deliberately stage-managed by vested interests to cover up what is actually a big hotel project. Disagreement surfaced overtly when the protestors gathered at Makodshem decided to go to Xendrem where a private party has constructed a resort after illegally taking possession of communidade land and blocked traditional access to the beach. The Loliem-Polem sarpanch Mr Vishvesh Acharya insisted that the protest should be limited to the mining project. ** Anthony M Barreto aka Tony Martin Freelance Writer and Author Galgibaga, Canacona, Goa -- 403728 M: 9422390701 R: 91-0832-2632012 www.canacona.net * It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
[Goanet] On Babla Singbal the mathematician - I
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Few Goans have heard of the late Babla Singbal, one of India's distinguished mathematicians. Last year I wrote to Prof. Sivakumar of the Dept of Mathematics at Texas AM asking if he had details on Singbal and his work, since Google yields so little on the man. I am attaching the email thread below. Warm regards, r Original Message Subject: Re: request Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 10:41:08 -0500 From: Prof Kohur Gowrisankaran [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: N. Sivakumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Professor Sivakumar, Indeed, I knew Bobla (Vinayak) Singbal very well. In fact, he along with Laurent Schwartz and K. Chandrasekharan were the three who interviewed us in the year 1957 for selection into the TIFR School of Mathematics. Besides, Singbals were our very close friends. His wife Kalindi (a mathematician herself) and myself have done some Mathematics together. My wife (who is a Maharashtrian) was a good friend of Kalindi. Kalindi (after some ten or so years at the TIFR) worked at the Bombay University department in Andheri until her very unfrotunate death while delivering her second baby in the late seventies. Bobla's (one) brother Ranjan was a good friend of mine. He is a medical doctor and we were in Paris during the year 1962-63. Now, coming to talk about Bobla: he was a brilliant mathematician and an extremely intelligent person. It was always a pleasure discussing any number of topics including a large variety of Mathematics with him. Unfortuntely, he was also a cynic and never considered anything that he did 'worthy of publication' and of published very little. However, he was very highly respected by one and all. Apparently Sammy Eilenberg made a remark after spending some weeks with Bobla that 'if I had your talent, I would be publishing a ton of papers every year'. Just think about the following, in 1952, the School of Mathematics took in very few people (I believe two, Raman and Singbal) and they selected Singbal over Shriram Abhyankar! Some ten years ago, some friends of Singbal along with the Head of the Department of Mathematics at a University in Goa, published a small booklet about Singbal when they also instituted either a prize or scholarship in his name. I had given some money in that cause and also have the booklet. I will try to look for it (I moved office a few months ago after finsihing a term of six years as Chair and my belongings are all in boxes and noted sorted out yet!). Others who are likely to throw some light on Singbal include R. Sridharan, S.Ramanan, C. S. Seshadri (all at the Chennai Math Inst) and M.S. Raghunathan (at the TIFR), M.K. V. Murthy (at Pisa), Pavman Murthy and R. Narasimhan (U of Chicago). If I could find something more, I will let you know. I always had a soft spot for Bobla (both because he was brilliant and a good friend and was the husband of one of my closest friends, Kalindi). Gowri K. (Gowri) GowriSankaran Professor Department of Mathematics Statistics McGill University. 805 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal. Qc. Canada H4X 1C1 Phone: 1-514-398-3841 Fax 1-514-398-3899. - Original Message - From: N. Sivakumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 5:26 PM Subject: request Dear Professor Gowrisankaran, I trust you are well. I have appended a message received from my younger brother (who teaches physics at CCNY). He has forwarded a query from a friend, Dr. Rajan Parrikar, which is quite self explanatory. As I recall your mentioning that you were at TIFR in the late 50's, I thought you may some information for Rajan. Thanks for your time. Best regards, s -- ** N. Sivakumar Phone: (979)845-7337 Center for Approximation Theory Fax: (979)845-6028 Department of Mathematics E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Texas AM University URL: http://www.math.tamu.edu/~sivan College Station, TX 77843-3368 ** -- Forwarded message -- Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:41:52 -0500 From: V. N. Muthukumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: N. Sivakumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Fwd: Re:] Original Message Subject: Re: Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:24:32 -0800 (PST) From: Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet] An interesting comment...
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] TODAY'S NEWS: BJP to launch political agitation against regional plan from Feb 1. We'll not tolerate if BJP MLAs gheraoed (protested against) by (Goa Bachao) Abhiyan. We are wrongly blamed for plan. -- Parrikar. (Source: DigitalGoa) -- FN M: 0091 9822122436 P: +91-832-240-9490 (after 1300IST please) http://fn.goa-india.org http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com
Re: [Goanet] Scrap it, says Victoria
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] You have me at a disadvantage, sir. Could you please tell me your name and who you are? --- NRI GOAN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 15 Santa Cruz MLA Victoria Fernandes was the lone MLA to demand for scrapping of the Regional Plan 2011. Sources said during the discussion on RP 2011 at the CLP meeting, Fernandes disagreed with the majority that the Plan should be kept for review and public scrutiny.
[Goanet] 1. on the debate-religious postings 2. Meaning of fabrica and confrariars
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Goanetters Thanks for the discusion on the goanet Selma and others. Nice way to discuss on the net point by point. I don't think I am that smart like Selma and Mario. I was good in debate in School but the debate had to be written by someone e;dr we had ourEnglish teacher who had patience to write beautiful debate for me, and train me also and I always took the credit. The chief guest always took my name as the best speaker and I enjoyed the applauses while my teacher sat on the last bench and no one had time to remember her. I love you teacher. .Any way I remembered some posting on the net which spoke about Fabrica and confrarias. Can someone tell me what is that? Our padrevigar time again has been saying about Fabrica and Confrariars. MY hubby said Fabrica means PWD. He does not know portuguese but pretends he knows all and confrariars were those men dressed with opmus and go in a procession. Any other function? No one seems to be telling. I would like to know what is their job, how they get money and what they do with that. How confrarias function what is their job and how do they get money and how do they spend. Someone told me that feast and novena collections go to confrarias and they celebrate the feasts during the year and fabrica does all church constructions. Who appoints the fabrica? Once our Padre vigar announced Fabrica elections on so and so date. My husband wanted to join. Someone told him not to . I do not know why.Please do not have too much discusions on this posting as i am a bit ignorant on this fabrica and Confrariars. But a narration will do only if someone knows about it. Glenda Viegas Glenda Viegas _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet] RUNNING THE OFFICE IN HIGH SPIRITS
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] While the politicians seem to be too power intoxicated to scrap the Goa Regional Plan 2011 some bureaucrats may be turning to the hard stuff. The report of the blood sample of a high-ranking officer of the Goa Administration which had been sent for analysis yesterday has confirmed presence of alcohol. The Chief Inspector of Factories and Boilers Mr. Suhas Redkar was yesterday picked up from his office by Vigilance sleuths and taken for a blood test to ascertain the complaint against him of being under the influence of alcohol while on duty. The officer is also a member of the Goa State Pollution Board and other high-powered government committees. A vigilance department team headed by Police Inspector Rajendra Prabhudesai landed at the Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers and took Mr. Redkar to the Goa Medical College for a blood test to ascertain the alcohol intake. I have been visiting the directorate of Factories Boilers to pursue a complaint filed by a workman under the Factories Act. Mr. Suhas Redkar, who is the head of the department seemed to be regularly coming to the office under the influence of alcohol a fact that all the fifty odd staff of the department are fully aware of. Yesterday I brought this to the attention of Chief Secretary Mr. J.P.Singh and Vigilance Secretary Mr. Diwan Chand following which the vigilance officers swung into action. Goa Public Service Commission had recently recommended that Mr. Suhas Redkar who is currently officiating for he last one year be confirmed to the post of Chief Inspector of Factories and Boilers but the concerned Minister Mr. Luizinho Faleiro has kept the file in abeyance apparently for not being happy with Mr. Suhas Redkars conduct. Now the officer may be in for the much deserved disciplinary action. Aires Rodrigues Ribandar ___ New Yahoo! Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Yahoo! Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk
[Goanet] Jack Sequeira and united Goans
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dr.Jack Sequeira was one of the pillars of the united goans party formed by Dr.Loyola Furtado. I do not know what happened later and Dr.Loyola left united goans and formed another party with rising sun. The symbol of the party (United Goans) was hand. I still remember the elected MLAs though I was in school. We had Elu Miranda from Benaulim, Adv. Leo Velho from Navelim, Roque Santan Fernadnes from Cuncolim, Edward Faleiro (can't remember his constituency) A.N.Naik from Margao I think. (He joined later ) it was first Dr.Loyola Furtado. Jack Sequeira from Santa Cruz, Panjim was MG first, Orlando Sequeira from Aldona,(joined MG) J.M.D'Souza from Calangute, .Teotonio Pereira from San Andre,Roque Barnetto (who left and joined MG and was discarded later by voters) valent Mascarenhas who got elected from Calangute (later joined MG) The remaining who did not join MG never left the party till 1982 or 1984 when Dr.Willy was inducted in the party by Panvelcar and joined congress U under Devras Urs and later joined National Congress but Jack Sequeira and his son Erasmo joined Janata but never got elected on that ticket. United goans had also one Narvekar from Mapuca who was a good speaker. We enjoyed his jokes. Jack Sequeira wanted to become chief Minister which he did not achieve but he was an honest politicians who only took what was due to him and nothing else. His dream was to do something good and great for Goa the dream which remained a dream for ever. He never made money. He was a medical doctor who could open a clinic may be in Panjim and made money but he gave up all this for Goa and it was the duty of all his members of that party who now are in the Congress Government to erect a statue in Panjim. He fought for Goa but once elected never betrayed his people for money. I am sure Dr.Lily if she reads this will feel happy that she is proud daughter of a great father. So also his family and friends. Viva Jack Sequeira may your tribe increase. Glenda Viegas _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet] Shilpa Shetty racism row escalates; Indian Govt gets in on the act.
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Times of India Online Printed from timesofindia.indiatimes.com World Rest of World Shilpa Shetty racism row escalates Rashmee Roshan Lall [ 17 Jan, 2007 1952hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] LONDON: The controversy over alleged racism towards Shilpa Shetty by fellow-contestants of a British reality TV show escalated on Wednesday with Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Indian government weighing in, albeit with cautious platitudes and a further 10,000 complaints flooding into the television regulatory authority and Channel 4. The total number of complaints now stands at 15,000, making Shetty's ordeal the most complained-about television show in history. Angry members of the 1.3-million strong British Indian community told this paper they were mobilizing furiously to keep up the pressure on the authorities to take action over the degrading and demeaning behaviour towards Shetty just because she's Indian, young, beautiful, successful and well-educated. While a passionate internet campaign to save Shilpa gathered pace, cynical TV pundits said the Bollywood star's unexpected first-name recognition in Britain may actually pay her huge celebrity dividends once her ordeal ends. Though C4 largely remained mum about the issue, it backed away from its previous belittling description of Shetty's bullying at the hands of three other women contestants as girlie rivalry. The channel continues to insist Shetty was not called a Paki by one of the male contestants. Police in the English county of Hertfordshire, locale of the Big Brother house, confirmed they are to investigate e mails sent to Channel 4 containing threats against Celebrity Big Brother housemates. Police also confirmed receipt of a complaint about racist behaviour in the house. Pressure was mounting on C4 to do something about the programme, which has two weeks still to run, with the show's sponsor Carphone Warehouse reconsidering its three-million-pound largesse on issues of taste and decency. In an unprecedented development for a show that is consistently seen to be as successful as it is shallow and sexually-degraded, bookmakers said on Wednesday that they had cut the odds of Celebrity Big Brother not lasting its scheduled run from 20/1 to 5/2. British television channels added an interview with Sunanda, Shetty's mother, in their wall-to-wall coverage of the story. Sunanda, who said Shetty had agreed not to do any lip-to-lip kissing with male or females on the show...to cook or eat beef, added that her daughter was secure inside. Meanwhile, in a sign of spiralling interest across two continents in the shenanigans of Shetty's Big Brother housemates, Goan-origin Labour MP asked Blair in parliament to condemn the outright racism and xenophobia on the show. Vaz also pointedly asked Blair to remind broadcasters such as C4 of their duty not to publish any such prejudices to millions. Blair responded by admitting he had not seen the programme in question but unreservedly condemned racism in any form. British establishment interest in Shetty's woes came as hundreds of South Asians here started to speak out in sympathy for the actress, with the additional biting rider that her racial harassment was a harrowing reminder of the situation they faced in the UK. Speaking for many British Indians, actress, comedian and writer Meera Syal lambasted C4's bland response to days of racially-charged bullying of Shetty. Syal said the show had slipped into vile spectacle and there is a very thin line between what is entertainment and a vile spectacle and I think we are in that area now. She said, What this treatment of Shilpa has done is remind a lot of Asian people in Britain of the type of uncomfortable treatment they've received themselves over the years. This is bullying. She added, I certainly wouldn't have taken as much as Shilpa has taken. I'm just wondering if on their (C4's) last series (of Big Brother), for example, the Tourette's sufferer had been called a 'spaz' (or a spastic) on a regular basis, whether they would have let that continue. Vaz, whose Leicester East constituency has a heavy concentration of East African Indians, admitted he had been moved to employ political dark arts such as parliamentary early day motions because his appalled constituents had set up a clamour. Vaz's motion read: This House views with concern the comments made about Big Brother contestant Shilpa Shetty by other housemates; believes that Big Brother has a role to play in preventing racist behaviour
Re: [Goanet] Top Goan Hockey Players of the 50s
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Cornel DaCosta Hi Cyril This is just to chip in to say that I found your informative piece very interesting---especially about the Olympian Jack Britto in Wimbledon playing badminton at 84. He most certainly deserves a write-up on Goanet. For a recent (2006) photograph, brief profile and email address of Jack Britto see http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2006/Feb/issue2/ Eddie Fernandes
Re: [Goanet] Climate Change
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know where you're going with this search for disconnected climate change kaneos, but I'll give you one based on the mid Atlantic hurricanes of 2005, which included the infamous Katrina and Wilma. I only asked for any instances of unusual weather patterns. Thank you for all the other information. If you notice any unusual weather patterns in Toledo, do let me know. Your friend's boss should know that Al Gore has a well known agenda and his sci-fi movie was roundly condemned by many in the scientific community. The boss in question is a certain Lord Norman Foster(only the most famous architect in the world) whose knowledge and opinion I'm afraid I hold in much higher regard than yours. Please feel free to contact him in your personal capacity, and convince him of the error in his ways. Regards Sunith Velho -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet] Goa news for January 18, 2007
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** East Bengal want to keep winning momentum going (The Telegraph) Calcutta: The first big match of the city-based aspirants in the National Football League (NFL) is taking place at a time when they are struggling to cope up with the challenges from the likes of Mahindra United, Sporting Clube de Goa, Dempo or JCT. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070118/asp/sports/story_7277465.asp *** RPI-Athawale to contest seven constituencies in Goa (New Kerala) Panaji, Jan 17: The Athawale faction of the Republican Party of India will contest seven of the 40 constituencies in Goa in the next assembly elections. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnewsid=81286 *** BJP wants EC to check bogus voters in Goa (New Kerala) New Delhi, Jan 16: BJP today urged the Election Commission to appoint independent officers to look into its complaints regarding the enrollment of bogus voters in the numerically-sensitive assembly segments of Goa. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnewsid=80598 *** Goa carnival begins from Feb 17 (New Kerala) Panaji, Jan 16: Goa will usher in four-day-long eat, drink and be merry extravaganza when the traditional carnival celebrations begins from February 17. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnewsid=80594 *** 'Goa needs to embrace knowledge economy' EDUCATION (ZDNet India) Goa, India's smallest state, has a lot of things going for it but its people lack imagination to seize the challenges around them, says a top official. http://www.zdnetindia.com/news/morenews.html?ctime=20070117 *** VAT has made Goa costlier tourist destination: Experts (New Kerala) Panaji, Jan 15: Excessive taxation, triggered by VAT, has forced Goa's hotel industry to hike tarriffs by 25 per cent in the past couple of years making the coastal state an expensive destination, feel tourism experts. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnewsid=80193 *** Congress recommends holding Goa Regional Plan 2011 in abeyance (New Kerala) Panaji, Jan 15: The Congress Legislature Party in Goa today recommended the state cabinet to keep the controversial Regional Plan 2011 in abeyance and refer it back to the Town and Country Planning Board to study the objections raised against it. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnewsid=80177 *** No organised criminal gangs in Goa, says DIG (Navhind Times) Panaji, Jan 16 The deputy inspector-general of police, Mr Ujjwal Mishra today said that there could be some criminal gangs operating from outside Goa but there are no organised gangs in Goa. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=011736 *** Goa Police have no hand in Bennett murder probe (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) The Goa Police are not investigating the death of British tourist Stephen Bennett, according to Goa DGP V S Brar. He said today that his force would not conduct a probe in this regard unless the Maharashtra government requested it.If every state police started independent investigations into cases, then it would be a big mess, he commented.Brar told The Indian Express that Maharashtra ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070115/48/6b63y.html *** Bogus voters can alter outcome in Goa, says BJP (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) Drawing the Election Commission's attention to bogus voter identity cards and enrollment of residents from other states as voters ahead of the elections in Goa, scheduled for later this year, the BJP has sought more time to identify such voters.A petition to the Chief Election Commissioner pointed out that in view of the small size of the Assembly segments as well as the voter size in Goa, ... http://in.news.yahoo.com/070116/48/6b7t0.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] BJP communal
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Goanetters Yes BJP is communal. This reminds me of one poster fixed at the table of one headmaster of a school. I am not that good in remembering word for word but many of you might have read it. It sounds something like this. I will reproduce it in my own way. When you are slow you are lazy, disinterested but when the boss is slow he is methodical. When you are late, you want to shirk your work, when the boss is late he was out to . Who is to be blamed for the threat to demolish the masjid? We. What have we done in the 15th century? Were not the hindu temples broken and churches built? This is what we talk about when we talk about inquisition for which the previous Pope asked for pardon, then were not we communal ? All of us were hindus and converted to christianity. Are we not communal when we divide ourselves into castes? Did we not create the Mars and put them at the border of our village? Did the church not use them in the past to cook toll or ring bells and dig the graves? Do we have rignt to do that? God has raised them up and most of them have gone abroad and done well and we are jealous of them. I hear many people talking Pedde khuim assa? Tanche bhurge voddle zalet ani amcam sokla udoilet.Why don't we put our self into their shoes? My daughter tells me. Mamma Jesus is found there among these people. I admire their tallents. They are good cooks, good musicians and mat makers. Amen. _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet] Remarks by Fred
http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro To sponsor Goanet operations, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] To my mind, the problem is about unresponsive, communal,corrupt politicians who don't care less about the citizen. The Congress has no monopoly over such trends[FN] Well said, Fred. In fact I would go so far as to say, You can say that again!. Which brings us to a couple of follow up questions. Why cant reasonably educated people not see this blatant syndrome operating in Goa? Maybe there are some entrenched biases at work. It may be necesasary to identify and overcome them as it may only be a symptom and not the disease itself. The next question: Where is the original sin? I have my pet theory about this which I have often shared on goanet although that is all too susceptible to some mental blocks too. But I would be interested to hear if others have anything original to say in this context. Cheers.
