[Goanet] idiot - karunanidhi
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Dear Selma: a slight correction: the "idiot" is not karunakaran...its karunanidhi..the DMK supremo.karunakaran is from kerala while M karunanidhi is from Tamil nadu Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz
[Goanet] Plea to the Mayor of Panjim
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org It is easy to critic the Maior of Panjim, but does he have control over the bharatis coming into our city in droves? On the other hand the Maior can not be compared to the stalwarts such as Simoes or Branco, he does not have the qualifications nor back ground to be a Maior. Such is the situation in Goa today that semi literate muscle power get elected into such vital posts. Image of a capital is the face of the whole country. (In this case our motherland Goa) BC ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] "GOA IN LISBON - A PERMANENT DIALOGUE "
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org "GOA IN LISBON - A PERMANENT DIALOGUE" CLP/ Instituto Camões-Goa, will be displaying a collection of 40 pictures related to different elements of Goan cultural presence in Lisbon. Portugal and India today are two developed and modern nations involved in a permanent cultural dialogue. Their advantages include their geographical position, natural endowments and the economic and social environment as well as a historical past enriched by common social and cultural experiences. This collection of photos provides a kind of a trip through different sites that show how Goa is present in Lisbon not only in the names of the streets or restaurants but also in statues and buildings. All photos exhibited were taken or obtained in collaboration with Dr. Adelino Rodrigues da Costa, the exhibition being organized by José Miguel Ribeiro Lume. All students, members of CLP/IC and interested public are invited to visit the exhibition that will be held at the premises of the Centro de Língua Portuguesa/ Instituto Camões in Panaji (AGVA HOUSE, Dr. Dada Vaidya Rd.) from 28th. of September to 4th. of October. For further information, please contact CLP/IC office, Tel: 0832 6647737 "GOA EM LISBOA - UM DIÁLOGO PERMANENTE" O Centro de Língua Portuguesa/ Instituto Camões expõe uma colecção de 40 fotografias de diferentes testemunhos da presença cultural goesa em Lisboa. Portugal e a Índia são hoje em dia duas nações desenvolvidas e modernas envolvidas num diálogo cultural permanente. Gozam de vantagens inerentes à sua situação geográfica e ambiente económico-social tal como de um passado histórico enriquecido por experiências sócio-culturais comuns. Esta colecção de fotografias possibilita uma viagem por diferentes locais que mostram como Goa está presente em Lisboa não só através dos nomes das ruas ou restaurantes como também em estátuas ou edifícios. Todas as fotografias expostas foram tiradas ou obtidas em colaboração com o Senhor Dr. Adelino Rodrigues da Costa, sendo a exposição montada e organizada por José Miguel Ribeiro Lume. Todos os estudantes do Departamento de Português da Universidade de Goa, membros do CLP/ IC e público interessado serão bem vindos às instalações do Centro de Língua Portuguesa/ Instituto Camões onde a exposição terá lugar em Panaji de 28 de Setembro a 4 de Outubro. Para informações, poderá ser contactado o CLP/ IC, Tel: 0832 6647737
Re: No freedom of religion for Muslims in Goa? � Response to Gadgil
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org vinay natekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Vinay, > This is your own hypothetical beliefs. As long > is it is on legitimate grounds and do not perturb > public harmony anybody is free to build a > structure for oneÂs religious practice. As far as > madrassas are concerned though it is Muslim > community prerogative to decide what type of > education their children will receive I still > opine this archaic system of religious education > does not benefit their offsprings to survive in > todayÂs real life unless they obtain civil > education only one which will give them economic > benefits and prosperity. A parent will put his child in religious school only when secular schools are not available or when the secular schools have anti-religious teachers. > These institutions have a track record where divine > commandments are preached effecting and controlling > young minds. They teach gospel of hate and subject > their students to cold brainwash to hate their > innocent fellow human beings who happen to be of > other faiths and excite them to wage wars of jehad. No father is going to send his child to a school where the child would be at risk. Would you send a child to such a school? If you believe that Muslim schools are teaching hate, it is only because you want to believe so. Islam without doubt is a peaceful religion. In fact, one has to "submit to God" before becoming a Muslim. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam > I am not a member of RSS-BJP-Shiv Sena, neither I > subscribe to their ideologies. You are not the first person who has introduce himself here as "not a member of RSS-BJP-Shiv Sena, neither I subscribe to their ideologies." In practice though, your ideas mirror the ideas of the above organizations. > Not even pictures of slain Hindus and Sikhs and > their burnt out hearts. This one is as funny as another "I am not a RSS-BJP-Shiv Sena" poster here who claimed that there were 40 Christian priests in a truck (no picture either). > Majority of population in Goa are Hindus and > Hinduism is secular and tolerant to begin with. > You can not make Hinduism more secular with > your ill conceived, irrational and redundant > pseudo secularist ideologies that you > are trying to elucidate Actually, Gadgil wrote a well presented, if not excellent, post. Yours on the other hand, seems to be hastily written and filled with frustration. Mervyn3.0 "Thinking means connecting things, and stops if they cannot be connected". Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca
Re: [Goanet] [Goanet) Karunankaran -an idiot?
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Message: 6 Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:57:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] [Goanet) Karunankaran -an idiot? To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 --- Anand Verlekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This forum I feel is a constructive > forum, wherein we can learn & > share our ideas our wisdom with others & not to > discuss on communalism. > We as citizens of this country should respect each > others & their religions. > Don't be like that idiot Karunakaran of DMK. > > Regards, > Anand. -- For those in international waters, not in the know as to who Karunakaran is, he is the man who has challenged the historical as opposed to the mythological existence of Lord Ram. To give you a little background, a proposed canal between India and Sri Lanka has been objected to (namely a political move by the communal national party BJP), because it would destroy a bridge built by a band of monkeys, to save Lord Ram. To this ridiculousness, which is what has come to typify a superpower like India, the brave Mr Karunakaran had asked if Lord Ram was a civil engineer and when he was involved in the construction of that bridge? Instead of acknowledging the sanity of this man, Dear Selma, How Karunanidhi can be called as saint for past four decades he has been saying every thing bad about Lord Rama. Only of RAMA. These very people changed the route to distroy the RamSetu. As also commercialy I have doubt...by spending 20,000 crores whether India will benefit from this new canal...figures say... "something like 3 crore worth of fuel and one hour of voyage time will be saved" ASI has stated that .. no research or study has been made to prove the existence of RamSetu. and blatently said in the affidavit that there is No RamSetu. Best part would be let there be research in this regard and then we can chage our belief whether there exit a RamSetu or not... As per records exist Rsam Setu referances can be trace to atlest 2000 years back.. Previously same thing was said about Dwaraka... but now we know the truth ... Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest shows on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/
Re: [Goanet] Karunanidhi -an idiot?/to FN
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org --- "Frederick [FN] Noron ha * फà¥à¤°à¥à¤¡ रिठन à¥à¤°à¥à¤à¤¯à¤¾" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Selma, If you're referring to K. Karunakaran, you're > way off target Response: Yes, you are correct. I made a mistake. I meant Karunanidhi, and I'm sure Anand meant the same. Frederick writes: > As far as your bold comments go, may I point out the > following (1) > Every religion has some aspect of 'faith' (read: > illogical beliefs) > within it. This holds true for Catholicism too, and > even that religion > practised by men like Dr Helecar, aka Science. Response: I agree and I've been equally vocal about the ridiculousness of Christianity and Islam, propagated in the name of "God". Frederick writes: > The bigotry and > opportunism of the BJP apart, the GoI needs to be > careful while > dealing with the sentiments and beliefs of people. Response: Absolute hogwash, FN and you know it. If we in the 21st century are debating the existence of Ram and mythological bridges built by a band of monkeys, who assisted Ram in the endeavour, then we might as well close shop right now and declare India a theocracy worse than Iran. It's all downhill from here for us. Frederick writes: > doubt they would > have gone to the extent they did in their affadavit > if the religion > involved was Catholicism or Islam. Such an attitude, > rightly or > wrongly, only ends up giving the Hindus a > minority-psychosis and > we-are-under-seige mentality in India. Hardly > helpful to anybody! Response: Giving Hindus a "minority psychosis", in a land of 600 million Hindus? Come off it! Who are we kidding? This is nothing more than a political disco in India, where flashing crystal bulbs of communalism make politicians dance with glee. All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing - Edmund Burke. All it will take for evil to triumph in India, is for the bell of its middle-class to stay silent in the wake of nonsense such as this. Where are the sane voice? Where is the enlightened India that works in call centers, as tech support and R&D, as doctors and scientists? Where is the Hindu voice on Goanet who condemns such absurdity? When their voices remain silent, the political disco continues and we become partners in the intellectual retardation of India. Frederick wrote: > The guy you call Karunakaran (actually, Karunanidhi) > criticises Ram > more because of the poltiics of caste/ethnic > jockeying for territory > in contemporary India. Before you comment, it would > be nice if you > took time to understand this. Response: At this point in time, I'm more likely to be able to tell you whether the Dems are going to win the next US election and if Health care is going to be a major issue. Come 2008 and I'll be happy to discuss Indian politics with you indepth :-) selma Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow
[Goanet] Karunankaran -an idiot?
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Selma wrote: For those in international waters, not in the know as to who Karunakaran is, he is the man who has challenged the historical as opposed to the mythological existence of Lord Ram. Comment: Pl do not confuse Karunakaran with M K Karunanidhi. Karunakaran is the former chief minister of Kerala.Karunanidhi is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the one who has been ridiculing the BJP and its beliefs. Incidentally, the Sethusamudran Project was initiated by the BJP while in power at the centre, with the DMK as its ally. Several BJP ministers held the Water transport portfolio from time to time kike Arun Jaitly, VP Goyal, Shatrughan Sinha. All the alignments were approved by them. The project kickstarted under the present UPA government. (refer Outlook latest issue for more details). This protest by the BJP is hollow and hypocritic, just as the Ayodhya one. Having no political agenda or vision for the country, they are always looking for emotional issues. However, I personally, do not see much gain for them as for one the project is at sea and not visible to most people unlike Ayofhaya where people could visit the disputed site. Secondly, and more importantly, the BJP benefits when it creates an imaginary enemy. In Ayodhaya it was the Muslims. Here, there is no potential enemy. My guess is that like all their earlier protests after losing power, this too will fizzle out in! an anti climax. Cheers!!! Marshall
[Goanet] Ek Kovita: Nid'dukai?
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Niddukai? Fonavelean tuvem Bharot Kriket jiklo mhonn Tuzo anond porgottailo Punn tea disa Mhozo sotkar zallo Mhojea borea vavrak Puroskar bhettoilo Mhojem joi, joi korun Porbim divnk Tum sapuch visorlo!! Lino B. Dourado (Utodd'dekar) http://www.goa-world.com/goa/poems http://www.mail-archive.com/cgi-bin/htsearch?config=gulf-goans_yahoogroups_com&restrict=&exclude=&words=Lino+B.+Dourado Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/
Re: [Goanet] Grandma in court
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Thank you for the kind words, Cornel! Sorry, I was away for six months or so due to pressing personal matters. I hope to catch up with Goanet in due course and keep in touch with you all again. Regards, RK Nice to see you back on Goanet and thanks for a particularly good story. I hope you will get a chance to read some of the controversial posts (of at least the last month or so) on Goanet and perhaps respond to some of them. Regards Cornel
Re: [Goanet] [Goanet) Karunankaran -an idiot?
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org And, I have always said, not to myself, not privately, but publicly, that the entire Christianity of 2006 years and going strong will lose its anchor and sail away to be broken over the historical rocks if modern science can prove (through carbon dating or whatever) that the body of Jesus Christ was buried somewhere and not what we Christians strongly believe. If there should be no 'EASTER', there will be no 'Christianity' as a religion which is built probably against the basic wishes of Jesus Christ Himself. Perhaps, if science does come up with the proof some million years hence, no doubt there will be 'Fatwas' galore to kill modern science???. BTW, my faith in what I believe is solidly anchored within my being. Even if I be shown irrefutable proof to the contrary, I shall always go on believing what I have always believed. It is in this same understanding that I denounced the hype created in Goa by Churchill Alemao over Dan Brown's Da Vincy Code. It is a pity that a lot of Goa's intellectuals breathed into Churchill's superficial and empty fire to build it up and have therefore weakened themselves as rational believers in solidly grounded faith. No doubt Churchill did it as a publicity stunt. To my understanding, a potato, however elegantly it is dressed, will always remain a potato to the core. In this reference, I wanted to put out a press statement 2 days ago to say that Goa Su-Raj Party stronly recomends to the Election Commission of India that it should recover the entire South Goa Parliamentary by-poll expenses from Chruchill Alemao for creating a vacancy for his daughter at public cost. Or, alternatively, the expenses should be recovered from the Congress Party should Churchill be re-admitted to the Congress. But cold water was put on my enthusiasm by my well intensioned colleagues in the Party saying that ' we should not pre-empt'. Let Churchill be re-admitted in the Congress and then we shall give it out. Fine ! But to my great surprise, an entire editorial of today's (27/9/07) marathi 'NAVPRABHA' has been devoted to this line of thought. And naturally, I, as the spokesperson of the Party, feel cheated. floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: "Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] [Goanet) Karunankaran -an idiot? > --- Anand Verlekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > This forum I feel is a constructive > > forum, wherein we can learn & > > share our ideas our wisdom with others & not to > > discuss on communalism. > > We as citizens of this country should respect each > > others & their religions. > > Don't be like that idiot Karunakaran of DMK. > > > > Regards, > > Anand. > -- > > For those in international waters, not in the know as > to who Karunakaran is, he is the man who has > challenged the historical as opposed to the > mythological existence of Lord Ram. > > To give you a little background, a proposed canal > between India and Sri Lanka has been objected to > (namely a political move by the communal national > party BJP), because it would destroy a bridge built by > a band of monkeys, to save Lord Ram. > > To this ridiculousness, which is what has come to > typify a superpower like India, the brave Mr > Karunakaran had asked if Lord Ram was a civil engineer > and when he was involved in the construction of that > bridge? > > Instead of acknowledging the sanity of this man, we in > India choose to label him an idiot, demonstrations are > being held to protest his views and his resignation is > demanded, yes you guessed it by the BJP. > > The politics of religion is out of control in India, > and we are moving ten centuries backward instead of > forward. > > In a related news item, I am building a Noah's Ark for > the next Tsunami. > > selma
[Goanet] Konkani Bhasha Mandal announces annual awards
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Konkani Bhasha Mandal announces annual awards HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 26 The Konkani Bhasha Mandal has announced its annual awards for contributions in the field of literature, Journalism, education and service to the Konkani cause. The recepients for the literature awards (for Devnagiri and Roman script) are as follows: The Late Narsinva Damodar Naik award for literature has been awarded to Jaymala Danayat for her book Ambaddea Bhounvtilm Tin Shevntim. The late Roque Barretto award sponsored by Soter Barretto goes to Zito Almeida for his book Goem Mhojea Sopnantlem Painnem. The literature award sponsored by Dayesh Naik, Quepem goes to Ravindra Mardolkar for his book Kavita Suryacheo. The Late Shivrai S Thorat award sponsored by Saharsh S Thorat is awarded to Shakuntala Bharne for her book Nadabramha. Maya Kharangate has been awarded the Late Shivaji L Thorat award sponsored by Saharsh S Thorat for her book Mollob Jhemp. The Journalism award insituted by Ligorio Furtado Trust goes to Bro. Eusebio Miranda for his contribution to Konkani Journalism. The Felicio Cardozo award sponsored by Sefarino Cota goes to John Mendonsa for service rendered in the field of Konkan education. The Konkan Bhasha Mandal Seva Award sponsored by Dayesh Naik, Quepem goes to Soter Barretto and Sadanand (Bhai) Tendulkar for their lifetime contribution to the Konkani cause. Briefing newsmen, KBM President Purnanand Chari said the awards will be awarded at a ceremony on KBMs 45th Annual Day on September 30 at Konkani bhavan, Margao at 10 am. Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat will be the Chief guest, while Dr Francisco Colaco will preside. http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=1811&cid=26 Sanny de Quepem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] we should praise Police ...Ganesh Festival
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Genesh Festival went with cracking celebration peacefull. We should congragulate Police of Hyderabad, Pune, Barods, Mumbai, Belgaoum and many other small town. There were stray incident at Bambolim when Ganesh Idol damaged and Shivaparthi Murti and Nandi were smashed was by miscrents. Nothing was stolen from the place. Hindu people should be praised for keeping calm on this issue. Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] Dubai Soccer : Cansaulim Trash Nuvem, Bonnie shown red card
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org DUBAI Jonathan DSouza came in the second half and struck three goals to help CAC Cansaulim to a crushing a 5-0 victory over Nuvem Al Seer in their Group D match of the 4th All Goa inter-village football tournament at the Iranian Club stadium yesterday. Remedios Rodrigues & Remedios Furtado were the scorer of the other two goals. It was Nuvem Al Seers third successive defeat having lost to St. Anthony Siolim and St. Anthonys Pernem 2-0, 3-0 respectively. Cansaulim took the early initiative forcing the first corner of the match in the first minute. Nuven keeper Hermito was in fine form to divert a shot for Cansaulims second corner of the match in the 4th minute. Simon Andrade missed an easy chance after Renfert Philip had failed to clear a pass. But the most glaring miss of the day was by Remedios Rodrigues in the 10th minute after beating a defender and Hermito. With an open goal, Rodrigues went wide on the right as he struggled to control the ball hitting into the side netting. Hermito came to his sides rescue a few minutes later as he tipped Cruz Dias free-kick over the bar. Remedios Rodrigues, however, opened the scoring for Cansaulim when he finished off a move by Remedios Furtado from just five metres. But Rodrigues was booked by the referee for his wild celebrations and for removing his shirt. Jonathan DSouza, who was named man of the match, struck three goals in succession for a 4-0 lead before Furtado sealed the scores with the fifth. Bonnie of Nuvem (who is also in the orgainzing committee) got the second yellow card & marching orders for abusing the referee. The spectators booed Bonnie for his behavior on the field. what a shame! for orgainzing committee. In other match of the day, St. Anthonys Siolim and St. Anthonys Pernem split the points in a 1-1 draw. Jonathan Mendes scored for Siolim while Peter Carvalho fired the equaliser. Renato Fernandes was the man of the match. Todays matches: 3.45pm FC Siolim v Anjuna; 5pm Fr. Agnel Pilar EKFC v AVC Moses 11. News taken from KHALEEJTIMES Newspaper with additional input from borgee. Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433
[Goanet] Karunankaran -an idiot?
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Not an idiot, Karunakaran is a hypocrite... He is a pseudo-rationalist who had no qualms sharing stage recently with crooked god-man, Raju Sathyamurthi... Ditto for the hypocrisy of the pseudo-secular Congress who crawl (even when not required to bend) before the miniscule tribe of religous rabble-rousers of all communities... Ditto for the hypocrisy of the pseudo-nationalist BJP who initiated the environmentally-lethal Sethusamudran project and now they do a political U-turn, confident that no one will remember... Ditto for the hypocrisy of the pseudo-Hindu Sangh Parivar who make no genuine attempts to undo the negatives in the Hindu religion and instead seek to murder the unique plurality of India... Ditto for the hypocrisy of those who mock only the irrational beliefs of other religions, but speak about "belief and faith" when asked to expose the indefensible in their own communities... Faith and belief can be excellent enablers if they are progressive and directed towards the future... But when they are stuck in the illusions born of lack of logic or created by the motives of politics and/or economics, they are surely a danger for mankind... Shame on all who indulge in such hypocrisy... they must be exposed again and again... --- Pravin Pravin K. Sabnis (cell: 9422640141) visit: www.unlearningunlimited.blogspot.com www.poems-pravinsabnis.blogspot.com www.monday-muse.blogspot.com Save all your chat conversations. Find them online at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php
[Goanet] SPIRIT OF GOA COMES ALIVE
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Spirit of Goa comes alive Staff Reporter VISAKHAPATNAM: A cool romantic beachside ambience with cheerful folk songs of Goa, a vibrant dance group and hot aroma of Goan delicacies caressing the air! The vivacious spirit of Goa is brought alive at the Park Hotel for the ongoing Goan food festival at its Bamboo Bay restaurant. With a profound Portuguese influence, Goan cuisine displays a variety and robustness that is easily apparent in the weeklong food festival that started on Saturday. With two chefs flown down from Goa just for the festival, a musical band and four dancers and a strongly beachside milieu, the Park seems to have gone all out recreating the romantic coastal atmosphere. We have tried to bring in an ambience very close to Goa for the people to enjoy and get a feel of the Goan culture during food festival, said General Manager of The Park Subrata Majumdar. Though the much popular feni is absent in this grand festive fair because of the risk factor, it has a wide range of mocktails and cocktails. The main course contains a mouth-watering array of vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies. The buffet, a constantly changing menu, is an inviting collection of colours, textures and tastes. Goan cuisine, known for its exotic varieties of vindaloos with assortment of meats, piquant balchao variants like the prawn balchao, xacuti in its myriad forms, is a gourmets delight. In the vegetarian section, there are the fresh flavours of cabbage, peas, cauliflower fougath and spice-laced vegetable stews called caldine. Dessert included the famous bebinca, a wickedly addictive blend made from layer upon layer of coconut pancakes, the dodol (rice flour, coconut milk, jaggery and cashew nuts) and the Bol De Rolao to give you the necessary high! The festival is on from 7 p.m. onwards till September 30. To reserve seats for the delightful Goan fiesta, telephone no. 2754488 may be contacted. http://inwww.rediff.com/newshound/ga.html Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Bhakti beats Harini to take a one point lead
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Goa's Commonwealth Under 18 Girls Champion Bhakti Kulkarni (ELO 2112) beat Tamil Nadu's 11th seeded S. Harini (ELO 2087) to establish a clear one point lead in the Eighth round of the National Junior Girls Championship being played at Nagpur today. Bhakti, not given a chance by too many of the pundits at the start of the tournament, had participated in the event primarily for experience. This performance, especially her wins in the last two rounds against S. Harini and P. Sivasankari (ELO 2101) has surprised all the chess faithful and perhaps Bhakti herself. S. Harini is an extremely experienced player (having played in the National Women's 'A') and had the advantage of playing with the White pieces. She had beaten Bhakti in the National Women's 'B' in 2006 and although Bhakti had reversed the score in the National 'A' later in the same year, this encounter was expected to be closely fought. The expectations were rightly justified and what decidedly turned the match in Bhakti's favour was the superior opening preparation imparted to her by her Coach - Dronacharya awardee Raghunandan Gokhale. She played a new line from the Ruy Lopez which she had never employed before and this caught her opponent offguard. Harini could not cope with the surprise and eventually resigned after an enthralling middlegame. Bhakti next plays P. Uthra (ELO 2060) of Tamil Nadu in the ninth round later today. On the second board, the game between top seeded Asian Junior Champion WIM Mary Ann Gomes (ELO 2274) of West Bengal and highly rated Padmini Rout (ELO 2246) of Orissa ended peacefully in a draw. This means that Bhakti with 7.5 points has a clear lead of one point over her nearest rival. However, with three rounds to go, anything is possible and Goa's wondergirl Bhakti will be aiming to finish in the top 3 and book herself a spot in the World Junior Championships to be played in Ankara, Turkey in August, 2008. SOURCE: Sameer Salgaocar - President, GSCA
[Goanet] Liquor worth 7 lakh seized at Bicholim
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org -- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM SEPT 27: The Bicholim police today seized liquor worth Rs 7 lahk at Mulgao Bicholim transported illegally to the neighbouring state of Karnataka and arrested four persons. According to the Bicholim police the action was taken in the morning after the tip-off from the Karnataka Excise department that a truck is carrying illegal liquor from Goa to Karnataka. The Bicholim police intercepted the truck (TN- 45-M-6327) at Shirodwadi Mulgao. The police seized about 600 boxes of liquor worth Rs seven lakh. Speaking to media persons Bicholim PI, Braz Menezes said that the truck might have been loaded either at Ponda or Panjim and was plying towards Patradevi. "They might have changed the route after knowing about the police who were on their lookout and so came to Bicholim" Menezes said. Those who were arrested include P Yaganna Reddy , Ravikumar Venkataraman both from Andhra Pradesh; Raju Madhu Raj and Ravi Shankar from Tamil Nadu. The four were arrested under section 465, 471, 418, 420 IPC and were remanded to five days police custody. Meanwhile, police suspect a huge racket of illegal liquor trade in the area and are further investigating the case in this direction.
[Goanet] Goa to host International Railway Safety Conference
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Goa to host International Railway Safety Conference 09/27/2007 2:36:05 PM (NORMAL ) New Delhi, Sept 27 (UNI) Over 150 railway safety experts, both from India and abroad, will share their experiences and expertise at the International Railway Safety Conference (IRSC) in Goa -- the first time in India -- to be held during October 1-5. To be hosted by Indian Railways and Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd, the conference will provide a platform to the railway safety practitioners and other experts to exchange global experiences and best practices on ''Emerging Dimensions for Railway Safety''. Minister of State for Railways R.Velu will inaugurate the conference, to be attended by representatives from around 20 countries, including the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, France, Germany and the UK. Mr V N Mathur, Member Traffic, Railway Board will also be present among others at the inaugural function on October one. International Railway Safety Conference is an annual event attended by railway safety managers, safety regulators and accident investigating agencies from all over the world. It provides a platform to the delegates from various international railway systems to exchange ideas and information on the current safety issues faced by them. The first IRSC was hosted by East Japan Railway in 1990 in Tokyo, Japan and since then, this has been held every year by some railway or the other but it is for the first time that it is being held in India. Indian Railways' sustained efforts in the recent past have resulted in more than 50 per cent reduction in consequential train accidents which have come down from 0.65 accidents per million train kilometers in 2001-02 to 0.23 in 2006-07. ''This conference offers immense opportunities to the world railway systems to help formulate future possibilities,'' a ministry official said today. Thirty-one technical papers will be presented during the conference to specifically dwell upon subjects like 'Integration of Safety Management in Development Planning', 'Impact of Safety Enhancement Systems and Diagnostic Technologies on Human Performance', 'Emerging Trends on Mitigation of Third Party Hazard' and 'Trends and Practices of Safety Regulation and Accident Investigation'. UNI SKS RL DS1433 http://inwww.rediff.com/newshound/ga.html Sanny de Quepem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Bhakti fights back to win crucial encounter
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org In the ninth round of the National Junior Girls Chess Championship being played at Nagpur, Bhakti Kulkarni (ELO 2112) fought back from a dead lost position to win her game against fancied P. Uthra (ELO 2060) of Tamil Nadu to take a 1.5 point lead with two rounds to go in the event. Uthra had obviously prepared well for this game as she gained superiority right from the opening itself and won a pawn. However, Goa's Commonwealth Under 18 Girls Champion Bhakti was given a lifeline through sheer Divine Intervention when her opponent grabbed another pawn and opened a file for her rook. Bhakti counterattacked and in the ensuing time scramble held her nerves to win the crucial encounter. Bhakti on 8.5 points has the sole lead and is followed by two time National Junior Champion WIM Elect Soumya Swaminathan (ELO 2178) and Asian Junior Girls Champion WIM Mary Ann Gomes (ELO 2274) who are on 7 points each. Bhakti needs just half a point from her remaining two games to win the Championship. She next plays reigning Champion Soumya in the 10th round to try and seal her victory in the event. Even the worst case scenario sees Bhakti finishing no worse than third and she has thus ensured her place in both the National Junior team and the World and Asian Junior events next year. Coach Raghunandan Gokhale, India's first Dronacharya awardee in chess, has expressed confidence that Bhakti will get the half point and emerge victorious in the Championship! SOURCE: Sameer Salgaocar - President, GSCA
Re: [Goanet] Lets get together...and start a small revolution, the Goan way, in peaceful harmony!
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Floriano responded a bit sarcastically to the idea of a revolution in Goa being put forward by a poster on this forum. But sarcasm is welcome when the alternative is to panic, accept & take whatever is told you, lay down & be trodden upon by those who want your land, not to know WHAT to do when you see your country being humiliated by outsiders is one thing but to simply pooh pooh someone's ideal is not on. I was a bit tough on the proposer of the idea to start a little revolution but it was done in for the good of the poster, he was not taking some aspects of his revolution to right all the wrongs of Goa & was over-enthusiastic. But a bit of sarcasm here & there does put some spice into the argument & I accept this, however when you take it down to street level, remember how close to home some of the Goan ideals have deteriorated over the past decade! The total lack of control of internal immigration in some quarters of Goa has reached unacceptable levels. WHY does Goa need so many Villas & swimming pools for the tourists' 2nd homes? If its legal & proper immigration, ie retirement or working in Goa, that is one thing but some parts are European enclaves! Old, young & vunerable people are afraid to out even in daylight in some places, not so much because of the Europeans (Goans have got used to Europeans, Portuguese & English etc for hundreds of years) but we have heard some horror stories, including a warning from another poster about the disgusting state of some streets and areas where tourists are being warned not to thread (and so the tourist will go elsewhere, leaving the garbage & its inhabitants to revel in it). Downgrading Goa yet again. Prices of property may be going up in some areas, but I know many places where not even Goans want to live, its a no-go area in some places already! Other places are way above any Goan can afford, unless he or she is rich. Dont panic, its not all over yet! This forum, and others springing up all over the place are doing so to ensure more Goans & friends of Goans are able to contribute something, if not financially, then their expertise in how to get something done about the plight of corruption, filth, religious rivalry, political in-balance, authority figures are being ousted here and there, named and shamed (eventually we hope to be removed from their posts, permanently prohibited to enter politics again), name & shame the baddies. but with PROOF!!. Please, DO moan & groan, rant & rave about the what bothers YOU and YOUR family, then speak up in GROUPS (always best done in groups, not individually, as you can imagine, I dont have to tell you why), but dont give up the chance to do something about it. No guillotines are necessary, most often than not, the pen IS mighter than the sword, the spoken & written word can cut down any criminal, be it in a judicial court or out on the street, it all depends on WHO says it, WHY it is said and the WAY it is said, and in front of WHOM, but always with PROOF!. Dont despair & escape to cold comfort, talk to your friends & relatives, speak to neigbours who are concerned about the goings on within YOUR home & work area & come onto this forum for advice from those in the know, get listened to by the doers on this forum, after all its IS all about YOUR Goa, OUR Goa, its not just about your neighbourhood, in the short, medium AND long term its all about preservation of what is, what Goa is. There is no other place like it in the whole of India. You can name Kerala & a dozen other places no doubt but compare like for like & there is no other place like Goa, no matter who you are, once you have breathed in Goa, the air is never as fresh anywhere else. Is it? Some streets, well quite a few streets actually maybe its best to just hold your breath, but a good clean up will bring back the ozone! Dont need guns or guillotines for that, just common sense & judicial help, but if you permit other areas to be done over, then it wont be long before it encroaches upon your own doorstep. Stop the seeds of destruction from cementing over the sea shore line, your paddy fields being filled & more houses being built for the rich outsiders, or a new housing complex for the Europeans to buy up & raise the price of housing beyond your grasp, certainly how will your sons & daughters, and in many cases your extended families ever be able to afford to live in a house again? Everyo
[Goanet] No freedom of religion for Muslims in Goa? -Vinays Response to Gadgil
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Dear Vinay: You have given an excellent, well written rebuttal to the self righteous drivel of Gadgil. By his own admission this person is a marxist. Marxism has destroyed entire countries and caused untold misery to millions. When it comes to killings and genocides these marxists are light years ahead of any other organization in modern times. As an economic doctrine Marxism has been long consigned to the dungheap of history. This ideology of hate only survives amongst discontented poor and uneducated people. It is precisely because of these pseudosecular bigots that muslims are made to feel insecure and a sense of alienation is created amongst them. When the jehadis strike these people quickly blame the hindus for causing the pthewise docile muslims to act in a violent way The important thing to note is that people like gadgil and his handlers like puniyani have a highly divisive agenda and are enemies of the idea of a peaceful prosperous and truly secular india.These people are funded by our enemies across the borders and are used to defame india abroad. We need to counter these hate mongers everytime they try to spread this anti hindu venom but at the same time we must be careful not to get caught in their debates. It is more important to do something about this menace then just talk about it. Regards B Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433
[Goanet] Lets get together....and start a small revolution ( a minor diversion )
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Dear Goans, Thanks a million for all the messages of support being sent privately to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] While i would be wasting the valuable time and energy of readers and contributors to this forum by engaging in a war of words with individual critics of my central theme,I felt ( after a considerable amount of thought and discussion with my colleagues ) that I need to clarify a few points in response to the posting by Mr Floriano Lobo. I can undertand Floriano-Bab's pessimism and the vitriolic tone to his posting. I was in Goa at the time of the last assembly elections and have witnessed at close quarters the virtual helplessness good persons like him have encountered in the electoral process ( i would strongly advise goanet readers to go to the Goa Su-Raj website and read Floriano-Bab's post election ramblings where he presents a vivid and stark picture of the actual scenario faced by a candidate,however decent a human being he is, who does not have money and muscle power to combat the uncontrollably corrupt and well entrenched system in Goa ) Specifically,in response to your comments,Floriano-Bab, 1) The greatest revolutions witnessed in history have not involved guillotines or bombsthey have involved like thinking good people getting together for a good cause 2) If you read my my initial posting, you will note that I do not believe in creating a pseudo feel good factor in Goa with technological leaps in terms of fancy mobiles /broadband from pernem to canacona etc or for that matter poltical stunts to capture vote banks by repairing temples and churchesour first priority should be to provide a basic infrastructure in terms of water,electricity,health ,education,transport etc to every corner of Goa. 3)Finally,my sincere apologies are due to you for the offence i seem to have caused you because i am based outside Goa..but i do hope you undertand there is an invisible umbilical cord which seems to bind people of Goan origin ( including those 2nd and 3rd generation goans who have been born and brought up in East Africa , Europe , America's or for that matter anywhere in this world ) to our motherlanda phenomenon which you will not see to such an extent in those who have moved abroad from other parts of India. Mog Asundi, Arjun Eklawya Sadiq-Saldanha [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet] This is what we expect for so called Secularist.....
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Thank Rama, Todays morning I found this post . I feel that Selma, gadgil and other goanet reader should understand what happens when you target hitting on one side. Mr. P V INDIRESAN has put my views on good views. http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2007/09/ram-science-and-religious-belief.html Ram, science and religious belief By P V INDIRESAN (former director of IIT, Chennai) Online Artcle at http://haindavakeralam.org/PageModule.aspx?PageID=4462&SKIN=B A week is a long time in politics and the Ram Setu controversy may soon die down. But even as it fades away politically, it may linger intellectually. Everyone is agreed that the battle is between scientific attitude and faith. As Francis Bacon argued nearly 500 years ago, the scientific spirit requires that we accept nothing as true unless it can be verified by experiment. Karl Popper goes on to say that the purpose of scientific enquiry is to disprove a hypothesis, not buttress it. As Thomas Kuhn has explained, science re-writes its textbooks all the time. In stark contrast, religious texts are sacred; they are unalterable. Science holds a hypothesis untrue if it does not satisfy even one out a hundred conditions. For the faithful, belief is sanctified even if it comes true only once in a thousand times. In modern times, the proposition that science will replace faith has become an attractive one. Much that was a mystery earlier has now been rationalised through scientific discoveries. Inevitably, many more mysteries of the present will also get explained in years to come. But science has its limitations. For example, it can theorise how the universe began with a Big Bang, but not explain what agency caused it. Scientific theories are also fickle. Five years ago, hormone replacement therapy was the cure-all idea for older women. Now, it is anathema. Science propagates knowledge; it does not necessarily confirm wisdom. That is why stories about mad scientists remain a recurrent theme in cinema! There is no scientific proof that God exists; neither is there any proof that God does not exist. The same holds good in the case of Ram too; there is no proof that he existed; neither is there any scientific proof that he did not exist. That is where ¡¥rational¡¦ scientists drift outside the scientific path. They make assertions about matters of faith, forgetting their own principles. They can say, at the most, there is no proof that Ram was a real person. They cannot proceed further and assert that Ram was not a real person. The reality is that many people believe in God. The reality is ideas of God are many and lead to fierce fights, including mass murder. Admittedly, there is, at any one time, far greater unanimity about scientific ¡¥truths¡¦, but all those truths are merely hypotheses liable to be superseded in the future. Rationalists are right in condemning superstition as dangerous and harmful. They overstep when they assert science has all the answers. As of today it does not. Nothing becomes a scientist more than humility. But why not tolerate the dogma of scientists when no objections are raised about religious dogma? In the Indian context, rationalists become dangerous, because they attack selectively. All religions survive on myths. Rationalists would have been on more solid ground if they had attacked myths of all religions. Unfortunately, Indian rationalists attack only Hindu myths. This is politically dangerous. This has, in turn, led to a worrisome development. The attacks have only induced orthodox Hindus to become more irrational, rather than more rational. Tolerance of diversity has been the hallmark of Hindu culture. What rationalists are doing is to take advantage of that tolerance of diversity to destroy the base of that tolerance. Hindu myths are liable to suffer more than those of other religions because there are so many more of them. Nevertheless, isolating Hindu myths alone is not rational. One suspects that Indian rationalists have confined themselves to attacks on Hindu myths because Hindus are soft targets; others are not. If that is true, rationalists are cowards. A cowardly soldier is a danger to the army; he can lose battles. Cowardly intellectuals are even more dangerous; they can destroy an entire society. Since the days of Jawaharlal Nehru, there has been no respite from the attacks on Hindu beliefs. That itself would not have mattered if Hinduism alone had not been isolated for such treatment. As a result of this bias, orthodox Hindus feel more and more threatened. In their fear, they are bec
[Goanet] Govt scripting yet another row over Tiatr Academy?
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Govt scripting yet another row over Tiatr Academy? BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 26 Will the affairs of the proposed Tiatr Academy be carried out in Roman script, Devnagiri or English? This question has occupied the minds of a section of tiatrists, as the task of putting a Constitution in place for the Tiatr Academy has got underway with the government circulating a draft Constitution for suggestions and objections. Tiatrists in the know say the draft-Constitution is silent for reasons best known to the government on the question of script, when it is a common knowledge that Tiatr is written in Roman script. Take for instance, the aims, objectives and activities of the Tiatr Academy. The draft constitution says the Academy aims at fostering and developing Tiatr and its dances, music, songs and literature and also promoting through them the cultural unity of the State and the country. Tiatrists have sought to know whether the aim to foster and develop Tiatr and its literature would be in Roman script or any other script. Why is the government silent on mentioning the words in Roman script after the word literature? asked a prominent tiatrist. He said mentioning of the word in the Roman script is essential, considering the commitment of Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and his government to promote Roman script. Another Tiatrist pointed out to the provision relating to the Academys Member Secretary. Pointing out to the duties of the Member Secretary, wherein he is expected to look after the office correspondence, a tiatrist maintained that all this correspondence will necessarily be in Roman script. http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=1805&cid=2 Sanny de Quepem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Fwd: saving Goa -2
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org -- Forwarded message -- From: nelson ferrao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 23 Sep 2007 14:33 Subject: saving Goa -2 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear goanet Readers This is my 2nd series of letter on the above subject and would like to discuss the KEY ISSUES RUINING GOA in detail. 1. CORRUPTION: As i said earlier, it is interlinked with other factors. BUT, THE ARCHITECT OF CORRUPTION AND CRIMINALISATION OF POLTICS IN THE COUNTRY WAS CONGRESS. They HAVE PERFECTED THE ART OVER THE YEARS AND THE DISEASE WAS EXPORTED TO GOA AS WELL. THEIR INITIAL EMMISSARIES WERE THE DELHI BABUS WHO FINALLY CONVERTED OUR OWN POLITICIANS OVER THE YEARS.GOANSWERE EASY PREY DUE TO THEIR TIMID NATURE AND HAD NO REAL SAY IN GOVERNING GOA AFTER LIBERATION. NOW THE SITUATION IS GONE OUT OF HAND AS TO GAIN POWER YOU NEED MONEY TO BUY VOTE, BRIBE PARTY HIARCHY AND KEEP MUSCLE POWER. A FEW YEARS BACK, NOBODY WANTED TO BECOME EVEN A PANCHAYAT MEMBER.NOW, EVERYBODY IS FIGHTING FOR THE SEAT.THE PANCHAYATS AND MUNCIPALITIES HAVE JOINED HANDS WITH POLITICIANS TO FORM A POWERFUL NEXUS THEREBY TAKING THE DISEASE OF CORRUPTION AT GRASSRROT LEVEL. INFACT, THESE BODIES ARE THE MAIN CAUSE OF DESTRUCTION OF GOA DUE TO ISSUING ILLIGAL LICENCES FOR UNCONTROLLED BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN RURAL AREAS WHERE THE MAXIMUM DESTRUCTION IS TAKING PLACE.PARTLY DUE TO GREED AND IN PART DUE TO SURVIVAL DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF LIVING IN GOA, PEOPLE AT EVERY LEVEL JUSTIFY TAKING BRIBES.I DONT HAVE SOFT CORNER FOR BJP DUE TO THEIR COMMUNAL BIAS. BUT, THEY WERE USING IT FOR VOTE AS THEY COULD NOT MATCH MONEY POWER OF CONGRESS AND WERE PAYING THEM IN THEIR OWN COINS.BUT THE SITUATION IN GOA WAS HYPHED BY CONGRESS OUT OF SHEER DESPERATION AS THEY WERE ABOUT TO LOOSE. INFACT, CONGRESS USED CRORES OF RUPEES WHICH THEY PINCHED FROM PUBLIC TO BRBE VOTERS. 2. GARBAGE: It is unbelievable that in this era and time one has no solution for this problem.Either the concerned authorities are totally primitive or they have no ideas what disaster it can bring. Flies all over the place, mosquitoes, malaria, dengue fever, stray dogs and animals running all over as scavangers. Most surprising of all are the citizens who are quite cool about it and most of all THE MEDICAL PROFESSION WHO SHOULD BE IN THE FOREFRONT TO FIGHT THIS MENANCE. 3. IMMIGRATION: this needs a long discussion on its own.MORE THAN ANY OTHER ISSUE, THIS IS OF SINGLEMOST IMPORTANT AND WILL ANNHILATE GOAN IDENTITY ONCE FOR ALL. EVEN THE LONG TERM NONGOANS WHO HAVE SETTLED IN GOA ARE WORRIED ABOUT IT. AFTER ALL, WHY DID THEY SETTLE IN GOA AND NOT IN BIHAR AND UP? THIS HAS GIVEN RISE TO HUTMENTS ALL OVER WHICH IS THE VOTE BANKS FOR THE POLITICIANS- AND THE PRESENT CHIEF MINISTER IS THE MAIN BENEFICIARY- CRIME , PROSTITUTION( THANKS TO PARRIKAR WE GOT RID OF BAINA),DISEASES,PEOPLE DEFECATING ALL OVER,PRESSURE ON INFRASTRUCTURES, SPECIALLY HEALTH AS GOANS CANT EVEN HAVE DECENT BASIC HEALTH CARE IN THEIR OWN STATE -- BUT THE HEALTH MINISTER IS BUSY SETTING UP SUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL AND AGAIN DISHING OUT OUR PRIME LAND FOR PROBABLY PROPERTY DEVELOPERS--. IN SHORT OUR POLITICIANS ARE TELLING THE GOANS THAT THEY DONT NEED THEIR VOTE, THEY CAN WIN WITH THE VOTES OF IMMIGRANTS!! CAN WE ADRESS THESE ISSUES BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE? YES. THEN HOW IS THE QUESTION. I WILL ADDRESS IT IN MY LAST LETTER. BYE TILL THEN
[Goanet] Legal Guidance Required
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Hello, Can anyone tell me the entire detailed procedure about "filing the suit against an Embassy or Consulate". Also i need list and names of website and forms for filing complaints and thereafter sending a legal notice and executing legal proceedings against an embassy or consulate. What is to be done if an Embassy/consulate refuses to acknowledge a LETTER and doesn;t give appointment for meeting the consul generel, ambassador or any other higher equivalent authorities. Anyone knowing the detail procedure and formalities about initiating legal action against an embassy and consulate may kindly let us know. Shashikant.
[Goanet] Goa expects to touch 25 lakh tourist mark this season
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Goa expects to touch 25 lakh tourist mark this season 27 Sep 2007, 1520 hrs IST,PTI PANAJI: Goa expects to achieve a milestone in the tourist inflow this season by touching the 25 lakh mark, for the first time in the history of the coastal state. In terms of tourist arrival, the state is rapidly growing at a pace of 10-20 per cent annually besides welcoming 24 lakh odd visitors last year. "This season, the figure will touch the record 25 lakh figure, which will be the highest for the state till date ... at least 10 per cent increase in foreign arrivals is expected this season," Ralf D'souza, Chairman Travel and Tourism organisation of Goa (TTAG), said. Goa, famous for its 105-km-long sandy and pristine beaches, also created a record of sorts when it attracted sizeable foreign and domestic tourists during off-peak monsoon season. Officially, the tourist season began this week and the first chartered flight will touch Goa airport sometimes next week. While domestic tourist influx cannot be projected accurately, industry experts feel that the chartered flights will spiral to 750 mark this time. "Last year, total 725 chartered flights arrived. This year, there will be a slight increase in the figures," D'souza said. However, the chartered flight growth in the state is marred by the constraints on Goa airport. "There are limited slots available and we have to share the airport with Indian navy and domestic flights," the TTAG President stated. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa_to_touch_25_lakh_tourist_mark/articleshow/2408463.cms
[Goanet] Goa news for September 28, 2007
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** LS by-poll to S Goa seat to be held on October 30 - Navhind Times [Sep 25, 2007] Panaji, Sept 25 The by-elections to the Mormugao (South Goa) parliamentary constituency would be held on October 30, while the votes would be counted on ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=092610&cid=1121073731&ei=-jz8RpKMEJq8qgOwtNSwAQ *** LS by-poll to south Goa seat to be held on October 30 - NewKerala.com [Sep 26, 2007] New Delhi, Sep 26 : The by-election to the Mormugao (south Goa) parliamentary constituency will be held on October 30 while the votes will be counted on ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.newkerala.com/oct.php?action=fullnews&id=5474&cid=1121341629&ei=-jz8RpKMEJq8qgOwtNSwAQ *** Old Goa Police Conduct: Legal notice served on CS & DGP - NewKerala.com [Sep 26, 2007] Panaji, Sep 26 : An NGO 'Utt Goenkara' today demanded immediate disciplinary action against the Police Inspector of Old Goa Police Station Vishwesh Karpe ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.newkerala.com/oct.php?action=fullnews&id=5716&cid=1121335512&ei=-jz8RpKMEJq8qgOwtNSwAQ *** Internationl Railway safety meet in Goa from Oct 1 - Hindu Business Line [15 hours ago] CHENNAI: The Railways and Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd will be hosting this years International Railway Safety Conference (IRSC) in Goa from October 1-5. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/14271222.htm&cid=1121362668&ei=-jz8RpKMEJq8qgOwtNSwAQ *** Month-long unique Travelling Science Exhibition begins in Goa - NewKerala.com [Sep 26, 2007] Panaji, Sep 26 : A unique month-long travelling science exhibition explaining the importance of ''networks'' in everyday life got underway at the Goa ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.newkerala.com/oct.php?action=fullnews&id=5717&cid=0&ei=-jz8RpKMEJq8qgOwtNSwAQ *** BJP will expose Goa govt, says Manohar Parrikar - Times of India [Sep 25, 2007] PANAJI: Alleging that the Congress-led Digamber Kamat government in Goa had failed on all fronts, the BJP on Tuesday said it would expose the state ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/BJP_will_expose_Goa_govt_says_Manohar_Parrikar/articleshow/2402630.cms&cid=0&ei=-jz8RpKMEJq8qgOwtNSwAQ *** Rains forecast in Orissa, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Goa - NewKerala.com [6 hours ago] Rain or thundershowers have occurred at most places in Jharkhand, at many places in Konkan, Goa, and Lakshadweep, and at a few places in Gangetic West ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.newkerala.com/oct.php?action=fullnews&id=6125&cid=1121384924&ei=-jz8RpKMEJq8qgOwtNSwAQ *** Boro\'s boss fuming at Bale\'s goa - ITV.com [13 hours ago] Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate expressed his unhappiness with the opening goal in his side's 2-0Carling Cup third-round defeat to Tottenham. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.itv-football.co.uk/story/0,19239,6145_2758809,00.html&cid=1121369019&ei=-jz8RpKMEJq8qgOwtNSwAQ *** Goa expects to touch 25 lakh tourist mark this season - Times of India [13 hours ago] PANAJI: Goa expects to achieve a milestone in the tourist inflow this season by touching the 25 lakh mark, for the first time in the history of the coastal ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Goa_expects_to_touch_25_lakh_tourist_mark_this_season/articleshow/2408463.cms&cid=0&ei=-jz8RpKMEJq8qgOwtNSwAQ *** Go Goa, for healthcare - Business Standard [4 hours ago] A little late in the day perhaps, but Goa is finally gearing up to join the private healthcare wave running through the rest of India. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?autono=299501&leftnm=5&subLeft=0&chkFlg=&cid=1121390503&ei=-jz8RpKMEJq8qgOwtNSwAQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
Re: [Goanet] we should praise Police ...Ganesh Festival
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org I can only assume the miscreants who damaged Ganesha, Shivaparthi & Nandi were opposed to the celebrations, the festival itself & were not of the Hindu faith. We do not see this happening in other religions, I wonder WHY people will impose their will regarding religion & others preferences over that of the najority Hindu nation? Could it be because they are the minority religion in the whole of India or just because its Goa this happens in? Live in peace and harmony PLEASE in Goa especially. Nothing was done to desecrate any of the idols in other Indian States but only in Goa, at least that is what we are led to believe but as long as you are the majority in any of the Indian States (Kashmir aside) there will be no "retaliation towards Hindus" so there is still tension towards & hatred towards fellow Goans, be they Hindu, Catholic or Muslim. Now I wonder WHO (religious or political or a combination of both) gave the go-ahead for this latest spate of insolence & hatred toward another religion?. Maybe we ought not to be pursuing this in case it hurts someone else's feelings on the subject but religious harmony is a priority to get resolved, it is intertwined with politics AND a way of life, not only for the majority, the minority & all others whom you come into contact every day of our lives are also affected. STOP LOOK LISTEN and report back to this forum, if we can we must try to solve the errors of others but above all no more demolishing of temples, mosques or churches & other places of worship, be they grand old buildings or the small little temple by the roadside, we must not allow further destruction (of the mind) & persecution on basis of religion or worship. Never mind what happened centuries ago when the Portuguese destroyed much of the Hindu temples & replaced them with grand buildings of their faith, that happened too long ago & retaliation for this nowadays is a little too late. Damage was done a long time ago, as was the forcing of the peoples to convert, be it in stealth or by force, it was done and the matter has be closed for the good of today's Goan society. The issue here is that there may be a two-way attack against the Hindu religion, this too must stop or the saffron parties will not give up until the ancient ways are restored, this is in retaliation to the Islamic & Catholic retoric we constantly hear on this forum & other places in the media. Two against one is unfair, so dont be surprised if you corner someone, they attack you in any way they can. If I was pounced upon by two people in an alleyway on the way home and my back was against the wall & I had nowhere to run to, I would NOT cower & scream or cry out for help from the heavens. I would use all my physical and mental powers to ensure I survive to live another day. I would do ANYTHING I could to divert the blows & the pain with the God-given mental & physical ability that I had remaining in my mind & body. That is what the Hindus are doing, they may be the majority in the land but they are being bitten at the ankles by the smaller dogs & the larger ones are going for the throat (symbolically) so dont be surprised if some dirty dealings are afoot (not a pun) when times are bad, they will get worse if you continue to attack relentlessly a faith-based religions. So stop gripping about what happened in the past, although memories never fade that much that we dont all remember what the Portuguese did on a daily basis to the Goans (my father was Portuguese & I am the product of the time & remember well the 50's until independence in '61 when our mother brought us back to England after our father abandoned us couple years earlier), but we must put these thoughts to one side, the next generation has grown up and had kids of their own who are now the people 'to run Goa into AND for the future'. Ask them what they want for their future & for the future of their children & THEIR Goa, they will tell you "to stop our fathers from fighting each other in the name of religion & corrupt politics". But of course some may not say that as they get influenced by their fathers & their father's politics & religion tooand the cycle continues to repeat it self over & over. Keep to the basics & allow the slow process of reconciliation to happen naturally. But at times, the "naturally" part needs a little push here and shove there. Do it, go on ... do it for Goa & Goans.
[Goanet] Dont Believe Us !!
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Thirty million would be nicer, but the Pereira largesse was actually 3 million rupees, or thirty lacs. A GP was good for about a thousand pounds sterling a year when National Health arrived in 1946. JIm 007 also got my advice and his numbers mixed up, at his Wall Street home: he did the opposite thing and spilt a few beans, so expect a slight delay in the move to Scarsdale. Perhaps he stills hums that old Pat Boone tune about women that went "you find out what they want you to do, and you do the opposite thing" - no more of those lyrics now, lest Selma flies transcon and - It should be a sweater nice 60 or 50 now, in our parts, but it is 90, and it gets to you ! eric. - Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest shows on Yahoo! TV.
[Goanet] Bhakti likely to bring First National Chess Gold Trophy to Goa
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org This week could be historic for Goan Chess Lovers. Bhakti has won the against storng contenders of the Title like Padmini Rout and Mary Ann Gomes. Presently she is lead with three rounds to go. We can hope that this historic title will open the eyes of SAG official to keep the promiss given by CM Digamber Kamat 100 days before to give Rs.2.oolacs. This fulfillment better late than never will help her to perform much better at World Youth Chess Championship to be held at Antalaya, Turkey from 17th to 29th November, 2007. Goa's Commonwealth Under 18 Girls Champion Bhakti Kulkarni (ELO 2112) beat Tamil Nadu's 11th seeded S. Harini (ELO 2087) to establish a clear one point lead in the Eighth round of the National Junior Girls Championship being played at Nagpur today. Bhakti, not given a chance by too many of the pundits at the start of the tournament, had participated in the event primarily for experience. This performance, especially her wins in the last two rounds against S. Harini and P. Sivasankari (ELO 2101) has surprised all the chess faithful and perhaps Bhakti herself. S. Harini is an extremely experienced player (having played in the National Women's 'A') and had the advantage of playing with the White pieces. She had beaten Bhakti in the National Women's 'B' in 2006 and although Bhakti had reversed the score in the National 'A' later in the same year, this encounter was expected to be closely fought. The expectations were rightly justified and what decidedly turned the match in Bhakti's favour was the superior opening preparation imparted to her by her Coach - Dronacharya awardee Raghunandan Gokhale. She played a new line from the Ruy Lopez which she had never employed before and this caught her opponent offguard. Harini could not cope with the surprise and eventually resigned after an enthralling middlegame. Bhakti next plays P. Uthra (ELO 2060) of Tamil Nadu in the ninth round later today. On the second board, the game between top seeded Asian Junior Champion WIM Mary Ann Gomes (ELO 2274) of West Bengal and highly rated Padmini Rout (ELO 2246) of Orissa ended peacefully in a draw. This means that Bhakti with 7.5 points has a clear lead of one point over her nearest rival. However, with three rounds to go, anything is possible and Goa's wondergirl Bhakti will be aiming to finish in the top 3 and book herself a spot in the World Junior Championships to be played in Ankara, Turkey in August, 2008. Check out the hottest 2008 models today at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html
[Goanet] Karunankaran -an idiot?- to Pravin
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Dear Pravin: You forgot to mention : Ditto for career secularist travelling circus who under the guise of secularism continuously defame and villify others by coming out with bogus white papers Ditto for their local facilatators who help these people spread their message of lies and hate and spoil the peace of the country -regards B Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] Amchem Goem Amkam Zai....
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org The topic is very interesting. The observations and plans to better the Goan politics are brilliant.Well done Arjun Saldanha or whoever you are, keep up the momentum, We're 100% behind you. Mog asundi. Clyde de Sa. _ Celeb spotting – Play CelebMashup and win cool prizes https://www.celebmashup.com
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (28SEP07)
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org News: The race for the South Goa Lok Sabha Ticket hots up : Valanka ..Churchills daughter who's riding piggy back on Churchill tells him: 'Daddy the Starting Point is much behind us'...Churchill coolly replies : Valanka..you no worry.I know HIGH COMMAND '. To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
Re: [Goanet] Another brazen Imposter/to the Moderator
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Hello Selma Sometimes, when time allows, my wife joins me in reading some of the posters on Goanet (she is Mauritian of Tamil descent, we as a family all therefore celebrate, and embrace Hinduism) & this morning (8.30am UK time.. on Thurs 27th Sept) we both sat down to read some posts (we had a few minutes to spare before taking our youngest daughter to school) & came across your comment. We went over & over the posts previously received from Mr Saldana & thought what a forward thinking person he was, until you shone the light towards this subject regarding his name & his comments about private emails being received. Perhaps Mr Saldana can elucidate on your query here? As there were two of us reading the posts today, it brings about different perspectives when two brains think similarly but objectively sometimes not always in tune with each other (call it marriage of two minds), but she has a point and wants to know more, please Mr Sadiq... John Monteiro Berkshire, England, --- amchemgoem amkamzai wrote: Dear Goans, > My sincere thanks to Anastasio-Bab and John Monteiro > for responding to my > comments on Goanet ( as well as to the scores of > others who have preferred > to communicate privately through > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > Arjun Eklawya Sadiq-Saldanha > [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Signing off as Arjun Eklawya Sadiq Saldanha, is another attempt to brazenly flaunt Goanet rules. And that "scores of others who have preferred to communicate privately", sounds so much like our other favourite multiple personality. selma
[Goanet] Preserve mando art form, says Cardozo
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Preserve mando art form, says Cardozo HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM: The traditional mando dance is a unique dance form, evolved as a blend of Indian melody and western tune and every Goan has to ensure the promotion and preservation of this art form, said Tomazinho Cardozo, member of the General Council of Kala Academy while inaugurating the day long workshop on Goan Mando dance organized by Kala Academy at the Black Box recently. The workshop was well attended by around 80 participants wherein different lecture-demonstrations and practical sessions were staged by experts of mando dance. Dr. Francisco Colaco made a special presentation on the theoretical part of the said art form and also the costumes as well as dancing patterns of mando dance. Dr. Colaco extended his compliments to Kala Academy for organizing the workshop which is of prime importance for preservation of traditional mando. Lawrence Fernandes demonstrated how the rhythmic patterns could be provided with the traditional percussion instrument viz. ghumat.. Fernandes emphasized on the preservation of ethnic musical patterns and suggested to the Kala Academy to organize the follow-up sessions of the present workshop.. Timotio Fernandes, a well known folklorist staged the demonstrations of mando dance and explained how to stage the traditional art form before the elite audience. Augustinho de Cruz, eminent musician gave a demonstration on his rhythm guitar and explained how to provide musical beats on rhythm guitar as well as base guitar to maintain the tradition of mando. Earlier, Dr. Pandurang Phaldesai, Member Secretary of Kala Academy stated that in the era of globalization, every Goan has to take care for maintaining our own identity through the preservation of traditional art forms, those which have enriched our heritage. Dr. Phaldesai also declared that Kala Academy will organize more workshops towards the follow-up action and will also explore the possibilities of organizing a festival of traditional Mando Dance with the participation of traditional groups from Salcete area. He also offered to provide infrastructural facilities for practicing mando singing and dancing for participation in the forth coming all Goa mando dance competition organized by Goa Cultural and Social Centre. Issac Dias, Vice President and Octavio Rodrigues, General Secretary of Goa Cultural and Social Centre expressed their views http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=1814&cid=26 Sanny de Quepem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Him? Her? or Both? - Living with the opposite sex within you
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org On Saturday, September 29, 2007 the Tri Continental Film Festival screens 'Between the Lines: India's Third Gender' on the Transexual in Mumbai. The film enters the inner world of those who belong neither here nor there and attempts to set right the many misconceptions of the often maligned 'Hijra' world. In the article below Anjali D'Souza is a psychotherapist and is currently also the Chairperson of the Moving Images Film Club. She introduces the religious and philosophical roots of the transsexual that she hints lives in us all. To Goanet which has recently been discussing sexuality and gender, the article opens an entirely new dimension for consideration. Alito Siqueira Him? Her? or Both? Living with the opposite sex within you By Anjali D"Souza Film as a medium is able to explore the contours of human existence in an intimate way often offering portraits of existence that are up so close they make you [feel] uncomfortable. The cinematic language has the ability to create cameos that blur the boundary between imagined and actual intimacy. In its ability to transpose one into the life of another it is unbeatable. The festival on human rights being held by the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula and Moving Images from the 28th to the 2nd October offers a thematically diverse range of films, expanding the concept of the political space, to include health, gender and sexuality, creativity and its relationship with religion, ethnic conflict and globalisation among other issues. The film 'Between the Lines: India's third gender' is challenging because it opens up creative possibilities in the exploration of issues of gender and identity. India, with a ritualised and historically conscious presence of the transsexual, popularly known as the "Hijra" has a compelling argument to make. Today's demands for greater political participation have spawned a number of movements on human rights especially among minority groups that feel disenfranchised, such as women and homosexuals. Most conceptual debates around gender and sexuality get polarised between attempts to objectively define masculinity and femininity, and the consequent insurmountable arguments around difference. Both these groups are buffeted by trying to empirically prove what is masculine and feminine, where do political and social constructions of self come in, what constitutes normality, aberration and deviance. The whole argument around 'normality' is torn between biological reductionism and social construction: either one is 'naturally' man or woman, or one is 'socially constructed' as either. But, importantly, within the imagination of any given culture, there always exists an archetypal image of the feminine and the masculine. What varies is the value attributed to each gender, and their respective descriptive characteristics. The archetype of androgyny (a person having both sexes) is equally a substantive component of human mythical imagination. The androgynous self has always dwelt in the mythical imagination of India. Indian philosophical imagination's approach to existence goes consciously beyond humanism. It therefore allows for a variety of experiences to be part and parcel of the existential possibilities of human consciousness. In the epic Mahabharata, the great warrior Arjun has to live a year as a eunuch. Also the princess Amba is depicted as being reborn as the male Shikhandi, thus transcending the immutability of gender. And more significantly the iconographic representation of the deity known as Ardhnarishwar, depicted as half male and half female together forming one body, is revered and worshipped as a state of primal wholeness. In Greek mythology androgyny was seen as the original state of being. The hermaphrodite was the result of the union between two great gods, Hermes and Aphrodite and encapsulated the qualities of both. In many myths of origin, the original being was hermaphroditic, and split apart into two sexes at the time of creation. Even the biblical myth, where Eve is conceived as created out of Adam, the contra-sexual feminine exists within an original being as a self contained energy. The imagery of the transsexual is challenging in its possibilities for creative experiences of self. The eunuch community, the 'Hijra's', that refuses to identify with being either male or female are not just symbolic but embodied realities that are part of the cultural landscape and experience of our everyday lives. They chal
[Goanet] Valanka may kick-off storm against Alemaos
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Valanka may kick-off storm against Alemaos BY HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 26 Even as suspense continues over the Congress candidate for the Mormugao Lok Sabha bye-polls with Save Goa Front supremo Churchill Alemao staking his claim for the Congress ticket for his lawyer daughter Valanka Congress is abuzz with talk of a repeat of Joaquim Alemao if the Congress High Command surrenders the seat to the Alemaos. In fact, senior Congress and Youth Congress leaders from Salcete who were at the receiving end of the SGF supremo in the past in private consider the October 30 bye-poll as an opportunity to show the Alemaos their place. Already, Congressmen are reported to be openly talking of rebellion against the Alemaos at party meetings, over Valankas prospects of getting the ticket. And, they show no hesitation in recalling how Urban Development Minister Joaquim Alemao was made to bite the dust in the 1999 LS polls to BJPs Ramakant Angle, due to rebellion within the Congress. Even political analysts foresee the possibility of a gang-up against the Alemaos this bye-poll to ensure the Varca-based family does not become overtly too powerful. Apart from Congress leaders, many foresee political parties working in unison in their bid to cut the Alemaos to size. This is one reason why the political parties have so far shied away from declaring their candidates as they keenly await the Congress to first clear its candidate for the seat. Many say that despite the criticism that the Alemaos are promoting family dynasty, Valanka on the Congress ticket would no doubt be a strong candidate. This may bring the anti-Alemao forces, including Congress leaders, to exploit the resentment and turn the tide against the Alemaos. Churchills outbursts against a section of clergy on his changing political sides and his role in the casino boat row have alienated a sizeable core Congress vote bank. Again, anti-Alemao groups say though the minority community is opposed to the BJP or its leader Manohar Parrikar, these questions are unlikely to cut much ice since the South Goa seat will neither ensure return of Parrikar to power nor dislodge the Congress government at the Centre. Churchill Alemao, when contacted, was apparently aware of the sabotage being hatched in Congress circles. But, he asserted in his inimitable style I do not depend on the leaders, but the people. The leaders do not vote, but the people. The EVMs will show to these leaders that the people are with Churchill. http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=1804&cid=2 Sanny de Quepem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
