Re: [Goanet] reply by Parrikar on goanet queries
All for one, and one for all. Lets hear these replies, but firstly the accusers must bring some proof of misdeeds by the accused, it is not right to simply accuse someone who has either done no wrong, or is unable to answer the critic if they are not au fait with the subject. It is only fair to give this a proper airing here in Goanet. John Monteiro 02.11.07..09.00hrs - nelson ferrao [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i have been trying to get the article by the particular author asking why Parrikar is silent on answering queries on goanet Nelson --
Re: [Goanet] Bharat struggle against tiny Macau - Indoor Hockey
bharat struggled to win against tiny Macau at the 2nd Indoor Games being held at the Taipa Stadium, Macau. Final result bharat won 5-1. What a contradiction, bernado! But then what else can one expect from you? ;-) RKN
[Goanet] *IT IS A TRUE !*
Dear Floriano, I love your 'Mangaldass' English, e.g. below . I believe that bluntness brings out the real in a person...! Huh?? As the current Orbit ad goes It is a true !! Not to mention the brilliant obfuscation of your last para... Your dialogue is straight out of 80's Bollywood - like, yo, almost as if you/Goa Suraj wrote this classic exchange from the '82 movie Namak Halaal! Remember? The scene is the one in which Amitabh (Arjun Singh) is introduced to Ranjeet by Ram Sethi for the first time in the movie.. Ranjeet: Yeh sab to theek hai, magar angrezi-vangrezi aati hai ya nahi. Amitabh: E lo kar lo baat. Arre aisi angrezi ave hain ke I know such english that I can leave angrez behind. I can talk english, I can walk english, I can laugh english, I can run english, because english is a phunny language. Bhairon becomes Byron and barren becomes Bhairon because their minds are very narrow! In the year 1929, when India was playing Australia at the Melbourne stadium Vijay Hazare and Vijay Merchant were at the crease. Vijay Merchant told Vijay Hazare Look Vijay Hazare! This is a very prestigious match and we must consider it very prestigiously! We must take this into consideration, the consider- ation that this is an important match and ultimately this consideration must end in a run! Ranjeet: O.K., O.K., O.K.!! Amitabh: In the year 1979 when Pakistan was playing against India at the Wankhede stadium Wasim Raja and Wasim Bari were at the crease and they took the same consideration. Wasim Raja told Wasim Bari Look Wasim Bari! We must consider this consideration and considering that this is an important match we must put this consideration into action and ultimately score a run! And both of them considered the consideration and ran and both of them got out! Ranjeet: Oh shut up!! .. Om, Shanti, Om! FR. Floriano wrote: Once again, do hold your views which are dear to you. And I shall hold mine. It shall not bother me any if you go ahead and wet your pants over Manohar Parrikar. I have always been blunt and at many occasions I have been told so. But my being blunt has never upset me because I believe that bluntness brings out the real in a person. No offence meant. floriano / goasuraj. _ Express yourself with free Messenger emoticons. Get them today! http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=EMENCA122
[Goanet] Korea torpedo Bharat!
Once again at the Taipa stadium, Korea torpedoed Bharat the former 5 time Olympic hockey champions 7-4 in a pulsating game. Korea led 3-2 in the first half. Bharat then equalised in the second half. But some precision passing and striking capacity put the Koreans well ahead in the game. A vociferous bharat desi crowd in Macau did not help to lift their team. One must note that the Koreans started playing hockey in the mid eighties when they held the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Today they are a march above their famous rivals ie. Bharat and Pakistan. ___ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.html
[Goanet] Well done Parrikar
Goaneters, This is a good news I ever heard from anybody on goanet. Carmo always used to say Parrikar an IIT will be the the next CM of Goa. Well, we will appreciate if this is true and we can say well done Mr. Parrikar, keep it up. Your work will be honoured even when you are in opposition side like Jack de Siqueira. Thank you Domnic. Regards, Mario Vicente Santos Pereira
[Goanet] Rs.50,00,000
Rs.50,00,000 First of all lets see what Rs.50,00,000 also mean? - Rs.50 lacs (or lakhs) - 5 millions - Half a crore (=half of 100,00,000) - Equal to about 62,500 GBP (@Rs.80) 87,920 EUR (@Rs.56.87) 127,226 USD (@Rs.39.30) 35,226 KWD (@Rs.141.94) We now see what its worth in Goa? 1 Good size apartment in Panjim/Miramar/Caramzalem 2 Shops in Miramar 1 Shop in Patto Plaza See Patto Plaza here http://youtube.com/watch?v=7Bl_CeerDpM 1 Plot/Land of area 700sqmtr at Porvorim You can add more.. OK, lets see what returns it may fetch if we kept the same in the Indian Banks. Assuming it remains one year in a Banks Fixed/Saving a/c. Rs.2,45,000 (@4.9% NRE) Rs.4,62,500 (@9.25 domestic/Taxable) Rs.1,75,000 (@3.5 SB a/c) 3,400GBP (@5.44 Foreign Currency deposit GBP) [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://thisisgoa.com/ 0r http://youtube.com/joeukgoa ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/
Re: [Goanet] Rs.50,00,000
On 01/11/2007, JoeGoaUk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rs.50,00,000 First of all let's see what Rs.50,00,000 also mean? . We now see what its worth in Goa? . OK, lets see what returns it may fetch if we kept the same in the Indian Banks. ... Rs.4,62,500 (@9.25 domestic/Taxable) ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] QUESTION: What is the rate of tax payable on interest earned ? In the U.K. it is 20%. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Broadband in Goa
Hullo Vivian, Guess you are back in Goa and must be pretty let down after experiencing the blistering download speeds in the US. We have the broadband connection with a wireless modem at our office in Patto and the service is pretty decent. It should be considering we are only a block away from the BSNL HQ. However it being a wireless we tend to pick up the networks of neighbouring offices. Fred could note this one down in his listings of WiFi areas in Panaji :-)). Cheers Pascal
[Goanet] Xavier's News and Features, E-Service (XNFES): INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON NATURAL AREA TOURISM
2007-11-02
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ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE COMMERCE - MAPUSA - GOA - INDIA - 403507 (0832-2262356 - www.xavierscollege-goa.com)
XAVIERS NEWS FEATURES E-SERVICE (XNFES) INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON NATURAL AREA TOURISM The School of Business Studies and Management of St. Xaviers College, Mapusa, Goa, is organizing a two day international seminar on the theme, Natural area Tourism: Impacts, Planning and Management on February 14th and 15th, 2008, at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula, Goa, in association with the Directorate of Tourism Government of Goa, the Travel and Tourism Association of Goa and International Centre Goa. St. Xaviers College of Arts, Science and Commerce is a premier educational institution in Goa and has been awarded the status of College with Potential for Excellence in 2004, by UGC and is thus nationally recognized as one of the 47 best Colleges in India, out of the total 15,000 existing Colleges. The College has been reaccredited with an A grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The College is affiliated to Goa University and has 26 undergraduate departments and 2 post graduate departments. Natural area Tourism is tourism in natural settings, but has the added emphasis of fostering understanding and conservation of the natural environment. The best practices followed in other parts of India and around the world will be helpful to Goa. The topics to be deliberated at the seminar include the following:- Nature Reserves, National Parks, Protected Landscapes, Natural monuments, Habitat, Biodiversity Tourism, Beach Coastal Tourism, Mountain Tourism, Monsoon Tourism, Marine Tourism, Rural Farm Tourism, Wild life Tourism Papers on the above topics are invited. Hard Copy and Soft Copy of the text neatly typed with double spacing, along with an abstract not exceeding 300 words on A4 size paper should be submitted latest by 5th January 2008, to the Organizing Secretaries Ms. Sumina Da Costa OR Ms. Maya Talwadkar at St. Xaviers College, Mapusa, Goa. All academicians, professionals, practitioners and researchers in the field of Management, Commerce, Tourism, and other related fields could benefit from participation in the seminar as well as members of the civil society. For any clarification regarding the seminar, participants may contact the Coordinator Dr. Filipe Rodrigues e Melo on mobile No. 9422061226.
[Goanet] Fwd: Sahitya Akademi-Edwin
-- Forwarded message -- From: Edwin JF DSouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Nov 2, 2007 5:54 AM Subject: Sahitya Akademi-Edwin To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Secretary of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, Mr.Agrahara Krishna Murthy has announced that: Rtn.Edwin JF DSouza (the present Executive Director of Institute of Konkani, St.Aloysius (Autonomous) College and Editor of Amar Konkani a research journal) is appointed a Member of the General Council of the Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Letters), New Delhi for a term of 5 years starting 1 January 2008 -- Ancy Salvadore D'Souza E2-139 Diwan Apt III Vasai Road East Thane Dist - 401 210 Tel: 0250-2390225 Cell: 9892917888, 9323299570 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet] Christian in N-E states / Goa may lose minority status
In any situation, minorities do need protection. Under the circumstances should not the Hindus in the North-East and in Jammu Kashmir get some protection? Secondly, I do not understand why education institutes run by members of the minority community should be treated differently from those run by the Hindus. Education is a secular issue, and the same rule should be applied to all. Sachin Phadte _ Call friends with PC-to-PC calling -- FREE http://get.live.com/messenger/overview
Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath
Santosh Helekar wrote: P. S. BTW, the cannibals of Fiji were religious. As everywhere else there was religion in Fiji before Christianity arrived. Cannibalism was their practice of ritual humiliation of their enemies. Authorized killing of one's enemy is not a sin in most religions, nor is it a crime in secular societies. What law or religious dictat prevents you from eating your dead enemy? I submit that the only thing that prevents you from doing it is the instinctive disgust you feel in your stomach. --- Santosh, A cannibal does not eat his enemies for nutritious value. Cannibals eat their enemies for two main reasons: 1) To scare the sh't out of those enemies that escape. 2) To make sure that the enemies children and grand children do not think of returning. Twenty years ago a plane crashed in the Andes killing 10 people of different nationalities and leaving another 10 alive. Faced with starvation, after a few days the survivors started eating those who were dead. Faced with the same situation, I would have no problems doing the same. Letterman had this joke at the time. Here is the scenario, the starving survivors had to decide what to eat. If they wanted to eat French, there was French. If they felt like Chinese, there was Chinese, etc. etc. My point being it feels disgusting to eat your enemy when you have a choice. When you don't, it is a necessity. Mervyn3.0 Cannibals aren't vegetarians, they're humanitarians. Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca
[Goanet] 5 new VCDs
I had these VCD for long time now, some of which since Sept.2007, most of them are not yet watched by me. Here are the last five.. (VCD covers pic also provided see links below) VCD No.150 CAMIL by Pter de Macazana With Luis Bachan, Jack de Colva, Evon, Avila, Pitush, Sunny de maina, Peter Colaco, Roseforesn, Minino Bandar etc etc Rs.150 Sept/2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk11/1816240296/ VCD No. 151 BOGOS SAIBA by Martin Antonette de Ponda With Lawry, Antonette, Anil Pednekar, Olga, Ives Tavares, Ediison, Ahonk K. Kenny, Peter Ferns, Benyy Mendes etc Rs.150Sept/2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk11/1816237818/ VCD No. 152 BEKAR LOUDDI by Com. Selvy Com. Slevys First VCD With Com. Agostinho, Janet, Selvy etc etc Rs.150Oct/2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk11/1816241776/ VCD No. 153 4 SOTHAN by Bab Andrew Bab Andrew's First VCD With his daughter Andrea, Ruzai, Bab Joao, Tony de Ribandar, Alvito Araujo, Bab Adson, Baba Aaron, Albert Cabral, Bab Andrew etc Rs.150 Oct/2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk11/1816243362/ VCD No.154 Mr. WIN by Comedian Ambe With Com. Agostino, Com. Ambe, Janet, Clara, Anotnette, Evon, Cookie, Mini Mario, Bebo, Micheal, Com Dias, Cassino, Piety, David etc Rs.150 Oct/2007 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk11/1815399271/ for the list from 001 to 149 Please follow this link.. http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/files/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://thisisgoa.com/ 0r http://youtube.com/joeukgoa ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/
Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath
--- Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Santosh and Gilbert, I was wondering whether my own bias was the only thing that told me that Dinesh D'Souza had won the debate, --- Dear Peter (no relation to the saint I presume :-) Having heard Dinesh for a good 90 minutes, I have to grudgingly correct my earlier pronouncement of him as a drone. The man is intelligent and definitely gave the more cerebraly equipped Hitch, a run for his money. Besides, he's a Goan and as always I am proud of any Goan that achieves prominence, especially in a white male-dominated society. Since I am neither a theist, deist or an atheist, I hold all those domains with equal skepticism. However, one cannot fault Hitch on his most fundamental premise, that religion cannot in any way be construed as having been divinely inspired. And I agree with him that, perpetuating it on innocent children is almost criminal. I think his response to the Fijian man was most appropriate. If religion was indeed guided by the hand of God, or the word of God, then its inequitable dissemination, belies any justice on the part of this God. Either he is apathetic to some societies or unable to reach them due to some connectivity problem. Which goes back to what Khushwant Singh has been saying for eons, given God's total indifference he is either not omnipotent or omniscient. take care, selma __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Telecom trends/how Goa can leverage the telecom boom --- talk tomorrow in Panjim
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Samir Kelekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All: There is an interesting talk by Marc Destree on Saturday in the GCCI convention hall on Panjim. Marc's firm is a partner of my firm Tekntorends Software. I have asked Marc to also talk about his ideas on how Goa should leverage the current IT/ telecom revolution to its advantage, so that the talk will not be restricted to specialists. Do come by and listen to some new thoughts. regards, Samir - Talk on Telecom Trends worldwide and their potential impact on India 03 NOV 07 11.00a.m. GCCI Convention Hall The Chamber is organizing a Talk on Telecom Trends worldwide and their potential impact on India by Mr Marc Destree, Bayarmont Ventures, Brussels, on Saturday, November 03, 2007 at 11.00a.m. at the Chamber's Convention Hall. The Talk will cover Broadband access penetration, competitive status and regulatory situation in the EU and Market led Industry opportunity: fibre to the home-based triple play services. Kindly make it convenient to attend, and confirm your participation. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, AIR CMDE P K PINTO AVSM (RETD) Director General === Goa Chamber of Commerce Industry, P.O. Box 59, Narayan Rajaram Bandekar Bhavan, Rua de Ormuz, Opp. Azad Maidan, Panaji, Goa. 403 001 INDIA
Re: [Goanet] Goa - Liberated or Conquered ?
Hello. The last time I ran into you at Mapusa, you were hunting for a matching toilet commode for replacement. Hope your efforts have been successful. We too hope your efforts have been successful and you're doing business comfortably indoors, unlike the ghatis Rajan Parrikar rails against. But what's the point in letting ten thousand odd Goanetters into this little secret? What has it got to do with subjectline? Some Goanetters are totally incapable of making a distinction between personal correspondence and public discourse. Curious, RKN
Re: [Goanet] Manohar Prrikar
I was not aware of this either, is this true? I am concerned because in the recent past, some of my posts were not included, on a couple of occasions I was informed that it was due to me not cutting off the advertising or the previous post must be summarised before I press the send button. If we are being selective here, unless someone has used profanities, or is racist, sexist or other which is beyond acceptance, then surely these sentences can be BLACKED OUT or marked out but still permit it to come into our inboxes so we can judge for ourselves. John Monteiro 02.11.07.09.6hrs nelson ferrao [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote = I have been following the debate on parrikar...But what i found is that the key articles which provoked the debate- like domnic fernandes article.. it was not posted on the main item..Moderators selectively post items of their choice on the main news and others only to suscribers.Is goanet becoming a biased wbsite?. Many people have been accusing Goanet of becoming a ROGUE site with bias towards congress and Pro Catholics. Can the Goanet Moderators Clarify this on the main posting please?Nelson -
Re: [Goanet] Beautifully written Agnelo -- Goa Bishop in San
Hi Alba Thanks for advice re the risk in going around Margao. I will not drive. I stopped driving in Goa some time ago because it is ever so dangerous now. However, I tend to use the back seat of a taxi. I have heard so much about Margao as a Bamon bastion and I am just intrigued to find out more although I have been through Margao many times. Cornel Alba Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Cornel, Be careful to watch the road, mirror checks, shoulder checks, pedestrians, trafffic, and all, while looking for these supposedly holed up Bamons in Margao.
Re: [Goanet] Macacas !
Hi Mervyn I too visited Cuba and found much to commend about it---but then, I am a left-winger. But I also believe in criticising things too. For example, I was genuinly surprised that there was so little public transport by way of bus provision across the main cities and people would wait for anything like three or more ours to travel between destinations with which I became familiar. Yes, I know about the famed health service and Cuba's offer, including to the USA in a crisis but I wish there were more buses! As I happened to travel by private taxi all over, and there always was spare capacity, I instructed each driver to pick up passengers en route and drop them appropriately. Such people were most grateful to a tourist like me and I wish they did not have to rely on my kind of 'charity and generosity'. Just one small other point, I noted how much Cuba was like the Soviet Union that I had driven around for three weeks in 1968 including the distinctive smell of the petrol and the rationing system for petrol as well as the friendliness of the people. As to the health system in America, I can't wait for Hillary to make it. Cornel Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote Cornel, I have received (free) medical treatment in Cuba. There is no other country in the Caribbean that offers the health care facilities that the Cubans do. The Cubans are also in Africa offering free medical treatment in Tanzania and other countries. Come to think of it, Castro has even offered free medical care to the US. In fact, after Katrina, he offered free medical services to the Americans before the US govt did.
Re: [Goanet] Korea torpedo Bharat!
On 02/11/2007, Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One must note that the Koreans started playing hockey in the mid eighties when they held the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Today they are a march above their famous rivals ie. Bharat and Pakistan. COMMENT: That's because they eat dog; perhaps Indians and Pakistanis should follow suit ? -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Shipping between Mombasa and Bombay
If memory servers me right, there was indeed a ship named SS Asia ( and not MV, as correct pointed out by Cornel) which was the sister ship of the SS Victoria and did dock in Karachi on its way to Bombay in the early sixteesn. I remember boarding the SS Victoria at Karachi as a little boy with my aunt to meet some of her relatives who were servering on the ship and hailed from her village in Goa. I believe both were owned by the Llyod Tresino line. John D'Souza ___ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet] FEPPI BODDEI !
OK, this time we didn't forget!!!
(re. msg. below from a year ago!)
To long-time Toronto Goanetter and celebrated
Goan author ('The Sixth Night'), Silviano Barbosa:
Many Happy Returns! Have a great year, Silvo!
From all on Goanet! And, if you can spare a min:
Silviano: 905-856-7220. mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Another Happy camper, blissfully celebrating their
wedding anniversary on 3rd Nov. too, Goanetters:
Mona and Roland Francis ! Congratulations! Wow!
Roland Mona: 416-332-0741 / 416-453-3371.
mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:45:09 -0500
From: Silviano Barbosa
Subject: [Goanet] OK! FEPPI BODDEI TO ME!
I don't rely on anyone!
So I will do it to me, just like at Xmas I send a Xmas
card to me (from u know who) and I email to myself
(I don't even get junk mail on my B-day) and I make a
phone call to myself (from cell to land line, and I tell my
family, see someone wished me!), as no one will do it for
me. So no shinn on anyone: Even though I remind people,
how not to forget my boddei, they still do mud-dom, boddveam!
November 1- All Saints Day (as if I was a devil)
November 2 - All Souls Day (Almas do outro Mudo)
November 3 - All Silviano-s Day.
Now will you remember next year? Or do I have to
advertise it on Herald? like a Montri? I would feel so good
if I receive just one email form a femail. Ektti asli ti mhoji
avoi legun meli. Ti bori FEPPI BODDEI PUTA mhunntali
phona-cher. Atam kitem kortoli, Devakodde email na khoim
voir. Fottmail only available in-fern.
Cheers! Kuttu! ah, ha, ha, boro ishtrong mure ho?
Khoincho re, Kannkonncho?
Silviano
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[Goanet] Goan champion in Canada
- Hi there! Birchmond Pereira h/o Vicky Pereira formerly of 'D' Block FCCHS, Saddar, Karachi now residing in Calgary, Canada. He competed in the World's Powerlifting Competition On Oct. 25, 2007 and stood 1st. place brought home the Gold for Canada in the masters age 61-65 group. We are all very proud of his great achievement congrats Birch. Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook – together at last. Get it now!
[Goanet] Pundalik Naik appointed as Sahitya Akademi member for Konknni
Pundalik Naik appointed as Sahitya Akademi member for Konknni It is a matter of pride for all Konknni lovers that the President of Goa Konkani Akademi[GKA], Bab Pundalik Naik, has been appointed as a Member of the General Council of the Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Letters), New Delhi along with eminent Konkani writer Rotarian Edwin J. F. D' Souza (the present Executive Director of Institute of Konkani, St Aloysius Autonomous College, Mangalore, and Editor of Amar Konkani, a research journal) for a term of 5 years starting January 1, 2008. Bab Pundalik Naik has been awarded the Sahitya Puroskar by the Kala Academy, Panaji, for his novel in 1975-76 and is a well known and respected writer in Goa. During his current stint as the President of GKA, the publication of Konknni books in Roman script have received a boost that was sorely lacking all these years after the enactment of the Official language Act, 1987. Ironically, the OLA, 1987, was supposed to have promoted Konknni but in reality created a deep schism among the Konknni readers and writers. It is to Pundalik-bab's credit that part of this damage has been undone. The GKA and the Dalgado Konkani Akademi [DKA] have jointly hosted events in recent times, an unthinkable thing even a year ago. That Pundalik-bab has maintained cordial relationships with GKA Executive Board member and DKA President, Tomazinho Cardoz, is a matter of joy to Konknni lovers in Goa who would love to see the language flourish without any chauvinism concerning the scripts. We hope that this flavour finds expression at the Sahitya Akademi level and that the Advisory Committee for Konkani has a fair representation for all the three major scripts in which Konkani is written in the Konkan Aparant. When our land is seamless, why do we need unseemly divisions in the Konknni world? We do hope the 97-member GC elects Pundalik-bab to the Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi, which consists of 25 members, so that he may focus greater attention to the development of Konknni, that has received recognition only in the last 32 years [since 26 February,1975] and been included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution along with Manipuri and Nepali just 15 years ago [since 20 August,1992]. We wish him all the success. Mog asundi. Miguel Braganza 9822982676 Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (GA) wrote: Mangalore, Nov 2: Eminent Konkani writer Rtn Edwin JF DSouza (the present Executive Director of Institute of Konkani, St Aloysius (Autonomous) College and Editor of Amar Konkani a research journal) is appointed a Member of the General Council of the Sahitya Akademi (National Academy of Letters), New Delhi along with playwright and president of Goa Konkani Sahitya Academy Pundalik Naik from Goa, for a term of 5 years starting January 1, 2008. The supreme authority of the Akademi vests with the General Council which consists of 97 members and the Executive Board which consists of 25 members. The General Council was reconstituted in the year 2003 and its tenure ends in December this year. Prof Gopi Chand Narang is currently the president of Sahitya Akademi. The general policy of the Sahitya Akademi and the basic principles of programme are laid down by the General Council and the Executive Board which are implemented under the direct supervision of an Executive Board. There is an Advisory Board for each language consisting of eminent writers and scholars on whose advice the specific programme in the language concerned is formulated and implemented. The tenure of the General Council is five years. It elects the President, the Vice-president, the members of the executive board representing languages and one representative of the General Council on the Finance Committee of the Sahitya Akademi. Advisory Boards for various languages are appointed by the executive board. The Secretary is the principal executive officer of the Akademi. -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
[Goanet] Save our forests!
Please sign this pledge and pass it on to your friends. We must protect our forests. - Original Message - Subject: FW: A Dreaded Forest Act The Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, passed in Parliament in Dec 2006 is in the process of formally becoming a law. Upto 4 hectares of forest land is proposed to be given to all those who had occupied forest land before the 13th of December, 2005. This Act is applicable to forest across the country - including wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and tiger reserves. There are no provisions in the Act to ensure forest protection / conservation. The Act opens forests to dangerous privatization even though they are public property. A group of us, ordinary folk with no political leanings, have got together to create awareness of this issue. That's how Vanashakti was born. We want to protect Man amp; Nature from destruction by power hungry, vote seeking politicians. If you want to help, please sign the petition on http://www.vanashakti.in and spread the word to all your friends. it will take only a minute but it will help protect our forests and our future.
[Goanet] Goa news for November 3, 2007
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Low turnout in Goa by-election - Hindu [Oct 31, 2007] PANAJI: The by-election to the South Goa Parliamentary constituency on Wednesday recorded a poor voter turnout of around 35 per cent. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/01/stories/2007110155871200.htmcid=1123051633ei=_LIrR5qKM4umqgO_o_G9Aw *** Sporting Clube de Goa enters quarterfinals - Hindu [2 hours ago] NEW DELHI: Nigerian strikers Olushola Ogundare and Boniface Ambani kept the Indian army under measure as Sporting Clube de Goa defeated Army XI 2-1 and ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/03/stories/2007110357001900.htmcid=1123068657ei=_LIrR5qKM4umqgO_o_G9Aw *** \'Goa may organise IFFI on its own in some time\' - Hindu [14 hours ago] Panaji (PTI): Goa mayorganise entire International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on its own in near future, Chief Minister Digamber Kamat suggestedon ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200711021521.htmcid=1123030119ei=_LIrR5qKM4umqgO_o_G9Aw *** Sesa Goa to hike FII investment limit to 45 pc - Hindu [Oct 31, 2007] Mumbai (PTI): Iron ore exporting firm Sesa Goa Ltd on Wednesday said it is planning to increase the foreign institutional investors' (FII) investment limit ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/006200710311621.htmcid=1122942759ei=_LIrR5qKM4umqgO_o_G9Aw *** Goa to review SEZ policy - Economic Times [Nov 1, 2007] 1 Nov, 2007, 2030 hrs IST, PTI PANAJI: Goa Government would review its special economic zone (SEZ) policy taking into consideration advantages and ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/Goa_to_review_SEZ_policy/articleshow/2509675.cmscid=1123051707ei=_LIrR5qKM4umqgO_o_G9Aw *** Kamat rules out Goa cabinet reshuffle - Hindu [16 hours ago] Panaji (PTI): Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat on Friday ruled out a reshuffle in the state cabinet rejecting speculation about the same. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200711021223.htmcid=1123036804ei=_LIrR5qKM4umqgO_o_G9Aw *** Malaria risk in Jamaica and Goa - World Travel Guide [10 hours ago] The National Travel Health Network and Centre has reported an increased risk of malaria in Jamaica and Goa. An outbreak involving 370 cases was reported in ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.worldtravelguide.net/news/2967/news/Malaria-risk-in-Jamaica-and-Goa.htmlcid=0ei=_LIrR5qKM4umqgO_o_G9Aw *** Goa University seeded in West Zone soccer - Navhind Times [3 hours ago] Panaji, Nov 2 Goa University will play their first match on November 18 in west zone inter-university football play-off match with a victory enabling them ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=110324cid=0ei=_LIrR5qKM4umqgO_o_G9Aw *** Arunkumar to lead Goa in Ranji - Navhind Times [3 hours ago] Home advantage should favour Goa as the new skipper is optimistic of the teams chances against Haryana as Arunkumar complimented the selectors for choosing ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=110327cid=0ei=_LIrR5qKM4umqgO_o_G9Aw *** Goa firm launches print-on-demand option for authors - Economic Times [17 hours ago] PANAJI: A firm here has launched a cheap and hassle-free online publishingservice which allows people to create their books themselves and on their own ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Media__Entertainment_/Media/Goa_firm_launches_print-on-demand_option_for_authors/articleshow/2511122.cmscid=1123033735ei=_LIrR5qKM4umqgO_o_G9Aw Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
Re: [Goanet] Manohar Parrikar - Best CM Goa had ever
Vinay Natekar wrote: Goa made all round progress in short tenure under dynamic leadership of Manohar Parrikar. In terms of Governance by BJP from Oct 2000 to Feb 2005 Goa attained a top slot in all fields and was adjudged the best and model state of India in Year 2003. -snip- Goa should have such a dynamic Chief Minister for at least a consecutive 10 years which would turn our Goa into Singapore. --- Vinay, That was a nice essay. Can you now give us your opinion why the voters in Goa did not give Parrikar another election victory? Mervyn3.0 Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane with All new Yahoo! Mail: http://mail.yahoo.ca
Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath (Santosh)
Hi Santosh, You may deny this. I think the following is another example that displays YOUR casteism - inflating your own ego by demeaning other Goans. As a research scientist, would it not be better if your opinions / views of these guys followed a more in-depth reading of their written works? Kind Regards, GL --- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To me it seems pretty lame. Full of inane platitudes. Lots of factual errors concerning science, history and philosophy of science, and history of Christianity vis-a-vis other religions and civilizations. Dinesh is once again thankful for the Goan inquisition. As before, he seems to believe he would have been an uncivilized Indian Hindu otherwise. Hitchens mumbles as usual, and exudes his customary hatred towards Islam and to a lesser extent, Christianity, and of course, to Mother Theresa. In summary, this debate amounts to cliches, sound bites, careless inaccuracies and hackneyed arguments that have long been refuted by others, more knowledgeable about these issues, and intellectually better equipped.
[Goanet] Manohar Parrikar - Best CM Goa had ever????
Dears, Let us look at Vinay's eulogy point by point. My comments are interspersed below. Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 03:00:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Vinay Natekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Manohar Parrikar - Best CM Goa had ever Goa made all round progress in short tenure under dynamic leadership of Manohar Parrikar. In terms of Governance by BJP from Oct 2000 to Feb 2005 Goa attained a top slot in all fields and was adjudged the best and model state of India in Year 2003. Comment: Goa did not have a continuous reign of Parrikar from 2000 [when he grabbed power with just 10 BJP MLAs and a docen turncoats!] to 2005. It was a two term Govt. of a two-timing CM ...2000 to 2002 and 2002 to 28 January 2005 ...with a spell of administration by the Governor of Goa. Parrikar, like Sardinha, has never lasted a full term of 5 years ... or even till the end of one term like Luis Proto Barbosa! And you call him the BEST ? Check to find out if your definition of Best can be found in any Dictionary. INDIA TODAY magazine does not even begin to have a statistical model to guage the performance of a state. It is like the SMS voting for Indian Idol or Voice of India ...and equally unreliable. Liberalisation changed the Center State equation, starting with the premiership of A.B.Vajpayee, states gained greater autonomy because of political leverage at the center. Comment: Was the Economics Professor and IMF guru, Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Finance Minister of A.B. Vajpayee or of Narasimha Rao, dear? Please check your GK. It changed both business environment quality of life during Parrikar?s efficient and dynamic administration. Goa had suddenly turned into country?s growth engine. During this period Goa attained overflowing investment because of growth in environment infrastructure facilities which were more accessible to new Ventures. Comment: The over-flow was siphoned into the BJP coffers, I presume. The quality of life changed for the worse, unless a walk on the Panaji Promenade is cited as a positive attribute of health. For instance Dr. Reddy's proposal to set up a formulation plant in Goa was cleared just in 15 days and second example when pharma major Cipla approached IDC chairman Rajendra Arlekar for expanding its Verna plant, the company was told to start right away and IDC would clear its paper work within a fortnight. Comment: So also Cipla sister organisation, Meditabs Specialities Ltd was given the Keri Plateau at Bhutkhamb -Ponda [vacated by Thapar DuPont's Nylon 6,6 project at the BJP's instigation] by the BJP-led Parrikar regime and the BJP cadres were busy taking the i-Pill to abort the meditabs SEZ in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections last month. What was the amount of the Speed Money paid to the BJP, dear? Perhaps, they let you know the secret. The credit for improved overall performance during BJP rule goes undoubtedly to Parrikar for his far sightedness. Comment: Performance as in a natak, I presume. Parrikar is a good street actor. During this spell Goa was freed from stagnation of power. Comment: And Digamber Kamat was the Power Minister who achieved it ... single-handedly according to Congressman Digu-baba [Meaning nagddo according to the BJP campaign in Margao after he exposed its butt in Jaipur.] Liberated from past hands of rascals, rogues and free booters. For many years Goa was misruled by corrupt Congress leaders who had sweet tongues but crooked hearts, they fought among themselves for power due to which Goa was lost in political squabbles. Comment: This description fits the BJP when it was in power, too. The Congressmen only offered to house the homeless BJP ex-Governor ... the BJP offered dogs to the incumbent Governor of Goa. Uncouth, one would think ...even if they were just BJP men ;-( Along with power shift there was a change in political culture as most efficiently shown by Parrikar as most progressive Chief Minister. Goa had achieved political stability in contrast to having 12 Chief Ministers in a span of a decade. Comment: The same man becoming CM twice in 4 years is STABILITY? Are you referring to stable as in gothra [cowshed], by any chance, dear?? Parrikar himself a Metalurgical Engineer from IIT Mumbai was instrumental in transforming Goa into Investment hotspot making it one of the top Indian state. It was Parrikar along with his BJP MLAs charted out an economic blueprint for the state's resurgence with ambitious Industrial policy. Comment: So why is the BJP agitating against the very SEZs that they introduced to Goa ...washed down with the Morning after i-Pill? Did the metallurgist suddenly realise that the Copper-T has more metal in it and is equally effective?? I do not know about a blueprint but the BJP Government with Parrikar as CM and Education Minister made a VCD about Goa's Freedom Struggle that was close to being a bluefilm. O! Deva, Ramesh Deo-va!! It almost brought a Hindutva resurgence. [Please note that Hindutva is the
[Goanet] An old advert for Vavraddeancho Ixtt_Seeing the world through Konknni
This advertisement promoting Vauraddeancho Ixtt (Workers Friend) appeared in an old book published by Borem Vachop Vistarunchem Kendr (Centro de Propaganda de Boa Impresensa), Misanvanchi Seminar, Pilar, Goa. I am posting it here in the spirit of the broader education -- reading Ixtt would certainly have given; to people like my grandparents, and certainly yours. How indeed, many of those Goans may have seen their existence in Goa, against the backdrop of the outside world, as read in its pages. My memory is seeing Ixtt as a precious item on the small round table leading to the dinning room in my mothers home in Batim. The knowledge that many gained from such papers, lead some to stay in Goa, and yet others to travel beyond Dodomarg to Mumbai, Lucknow, Jhansi, Kanpur, Basra, Dharan, Kuwait, Macau, Maputo, Montevideo, and beyond, in search of serching for life and bread, often coming back for love. Hopefully others will feel like sharing their memories -- those who have a relationship to Konknni. Whether be it one as lived through Romi or Nagari (and other sripts too); Hindus, Muslims, Seculars, Christians, and those who see themselves as Hindu Christians -- of which there are many, either via a continuous or a contiguous lineage, or through practice. It is through common and analogous resonances, that we may, and can seek broader similarities. This is not mere nostalgia on my part, but a thought that by taking a few steps into the past -- that we may see in ourselves a collective consciousness that can prevail, as embodied though Konknni. Potram bitor Goeant ani Goaim bhair chodd fanki: Vauraddeancho Ixtt (O Amigo dos Operarios) Jinsavar bhitorleo ani bhaileo khobro, sogleancheach faideacho, ruchicheo ani xikounnen borloleo kannio tacher porgot zatat. Ek pautt mog lagtoch konnunch taka sanddinnam Ek dis ienam zatoch gollunk lagtat dukham Hea pasun bariksannen chintun polle atam Ani za tacho suskritor vell lainastannam. ___ Its pages highly renowned inside Goa and outside of Goa: Workers Friend Multifarious (in scope) news -- internal and external, beneficial to all, tasteful and educational stories are presented in it When one develops a love for it no one deserts (it) A day without it, tears start gushing On account of that think carefully now And become a subscriber without any delay ___ venantius j pinto
[Goanet] Have you been dumped?
Re-sent Have you been dumped? Dont worry!! Plenty of other fish in the pond. http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=181213size=l or Try any of this from the market http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=325052381size=o OK, dont want any other fish? Switch you eating habits from non-veg. to Veg. http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=250914886size=l Whatever it is.. Its not the end of the world Just get on with your life. But never go in for something like this.. http://tinyurl.com/2qoy5k Why go to devil when you can go to God? [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://thisisgoa.com/ 0r http://youtube.com/joeukgoa ___ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.html
Re: [Goanet] SG-MP - Election Results tomorrow
The Goa Su-Raj Party wishes, with all its heart and might, that both the Congress as well as the BJP candidates should lose in the just concluded SG-MP- Elections to the two independents. It would give this Party the greatest pleasure to celebrate if any one of the Independents were to win. But that could be 'wishful thinking' on our part. But if it is, and a genie should suddenly appear from a (preferably a Feni) bottle, and should the generous Genie offer us a wish between the Congress and the BJP candidates (not the respective parties, mind you). We would choose the BJP candidate Sr. Dotor Wilfred Mesquita over the hypocrite Sardinha, not as a lesser evil, but just to see that the feet that Congress of Goa stands on are sliced to smitherens. It is said that given a choice between a Sindhi and a Cobra, one shud go for the Sindhi (read Advani) first, and then tackle the Cobra at one's own sweet time; likewise Sardinha should be struck first, to get at the corrupt and equally or more communal Congress, first, and then tackle this opportunist (not so gullible as we thought him to be) Sr. Dr. Wilfred Mesquita at our own leisure. The Goa Su-Raj Party hopes that the BJP WINS TOMORROW. floriano goasuraj - GOA needs a 'REVOLUTION' if it is to see better days. Goasuraj is that revolution. Support it. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.goasu-raj.org 9890470896
[Goanet] Voting pattern in Goa has changed over the years!
Voting Pattern in Goa has changed over the years! Goa has gained a notorious reputation due to its politicians and the game of musical chairs that politicians have played so smoothly. There have been many unwanted elections thrust upon the Goans. While some, specially the uneducated voters see elections as a good means to make a fast buck, the educated Goans are fed up of voting for the same faces all the time. One of the reasons for the low voter turnout at the 2007 South Goa Parlimentary elections was that. Both the candidates put up by the Congress and BJP represent the past tense of Goan politics. While Sardinha does not have much to his credit of any achievement done in the interest of Goa and was hence shown the door by his constiuents at Curtorim. Dr Wilfred Mesquita has little reputation since switching parties from MGP to Congress to BJP and SGF. How could the electorate invest their precious votes to this type of politicians? I was meeting a few prominent journalist friends at a dinner at Casa Goa in Dubai, a journo friend argued that perhaps the glamour that would attract peoples attention to come out and vote would have been Churchill Alemao's daughter. I couldn't but disagree as the elections and the campaign had little of the Alemao's hullabaloo and perhaps a young fresh new lady would have made the voters come out in large numbers. But Valanka on the Congress ticket was a complete no no...You dont make sense at all when the father of a daughter who heads a regionl outfit goes with a begging bowl to a rival party to ask a ticket for his daughter to contest the elections on their platform. But since better sense prevailed there...let's get out of that issue. Perhaps in the history of contemporary Goa, the voters decided that their lives and work was more important than to go and get their fingr stamped after casting their mot. And it is very sad to see the pictures splashed on the local dailies...in the serpentine ques of people lined up to cast their franchise, we hardly identify any Goa in them but migrants...not the dress nor the people reflect the true old Goan culture. Is this the shape of things to come? Sadly yes! Goa and Goans should wake up to another stark reality! Every MLA is creating safe vote banks in their constituency of migrant voters. I can vouch for Margao, where huge votebanks are created by some top politicians, to ensure a smooth sailing at the hustings. The size of the migrant votebank is so huge that the results are easily influenced. Almost every village is seeing the formation of these slum colonies...true Goans must be careful and observant and question the legality of such slum areas being created by their representing MLA and question him at the time of the elections. That Goans are fed up with the habitual offenders in politics and not even willing to come out and exercise their franchise is the shape of things to come. Very soon, our elections will be decided by the migrants and seeing the blessings they get from their saviours and god fathers, the day is not far when our cities and villages will be represented by some unknown migrant. My Margao will definately take the lead in that considering the amount of slums that are created around Margao and the migrant colonies that one sees around this comercial capital of Goa. Once upon a time, the people had to wait for 5 long years to experience an election, of late elections are made to look like a joke by these bunch of jokers whom we call politicians. And like I wrote earlier on this forumthe elections the way they were placed and the candidated put up by the leading political partiesthe choice was between the devil and the deep blue sea... In a few hours from now we will see of Sardinha's flamboyence still charms the ladies or Dr Mesquita's party hopping image is idolised by the 36 odd percent voters that came out to cast their vote...the dice is rolled! Regards Cedric da Costa\ Dubai I strongly feel __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet] THE LAST TANGO IN GOA
Dear Rene, I just happened to go through hindustan times.com and read the below article , thought of sharing it with you. Regards Vivek The last tango in Goa? By HT Saturday November 3, 12:49 AM The feni-'n'-games are on schedule. Despite thunderclaps that Goa would not be the venue for the great big film festival any more, it is. From November 23, the beach land will be the host-with-the-most for the 10-day-long 38th International Film Festival of India - called IIFI by friends, well-wishers and relatives. So what was the snafu anyway? The relocation of the annual event from the red-scotch-taped New Delhi to chilled-out Goa happened nearly half-a-decade ago, after much hair-and-hippy splitting by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Many eminent filmmakers - including Shyam Benegal - felt that chaos and confusion were endemic to the fest in the Capital. Goa would be sunny, it could be an ideal spot for overseas delegates to gambol in Bermudas and bikinis. And glory be, nephews of the minister's third aunts wouldn't be tripping over themselves to catch that Polish movie with the geyser-hot scenes. For all that talk about access to Internet porn, there's nothing like er, a body-room scene in 35 mm, watched with 1,000 others. Talk of group sex. In principle, the shift from Delhi to Goa made sense. But now, the snoop squad in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is leaking info that the fourth consecutive fest in Goa could well be its last one - if the state co-organisers and the Entertainment Society of God don't pull up their socks. Well and #8230;who needs hosiery on the beach anyway? With all its pros and cons, the Delhi-to-Goa shift has registered some gains: no more nephews-of-ministers'-aunts, no bureaucratic no-nos, no winter to freeze your innards. But come to think of it, most film festival-goers have missed displaying their camphor-scented woolies at the Siri Fort lawns over steaming tomato soup. The rescheduling of the fest from Delhi in December-end to Goa in November-end, has evoked mixed feelings. How about some gaffe spotting? The December to November shift was also calculated to entice better entries, many more delegates, and of course, the cr and #232;me de la cr and #232;me from the international prize winners at Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Bora Bora, and even Fukuoka, which incidentally is a Japanese town and film festival. Neither the entries nor the quantity or quality of delegates have improved. Even the regular-as-rain British critic Derek Malcolm has quit attending. In addition, there have mega-gaffes like last year's official brochure printing a picture of the cherubic film-maker Girish Kasaravalli in lieu of the deceased Kannada cinema legend Dr Raj Kumar. For those who think of a glass as half full, Goa promises to be a rocking fest. Those who think of a glass as half empty, are already prepared that the Bollywood star quotient will be on the lower side (seriousness doesn't equal a Bipasha Basu bidi romp on stage, like it did last year). The Directorate of Film Festivals, led by Neelam Kapoor, will be in command. Just some three months ago, it was being conjectured that the directorate would be wound up and the festival handed over to more competent hands from the film industry in Bombay. Sorry, Pahlaj Nihalani and Co. Indeed, it seems to be some sort of an agni pariksha this year. Whoever crosses the line - be it the directorate or the Goa co-organisers - will be out. May the best festival impressario win. Now about the movies The Indian Panorama entries have been announced. Samir Chanda's Ek Nadia Galpo (Bengali) and Lenin Rajendran's Night Rain (Malayalam) have been picked from the 21 selected films to compete for the Golden Peacock Award. Only Latin-American, Asian and African movies are in competition. Strange. Does this mean that if American and European cinema were eligible, they would walk away with our national bird? Only two Hindi films have made it to the Panorama - Dharm (no Eklavya, sob) and Sameer Hanchate's Gafla. The ubiquitous Bengal director Buddhadeb Das Gupta will be at Goa's Inox environs with a feature film as well as a documentary on Naushad saab. Interesting, interesting. By the way, a documentary on Mubarak Begum features, too, directed by Bipin Choubal. Adoor Gopalakrishnan will be the man to catch, toast (he drinks beer only) and hug for his new film and a documentary entitled The Dancing Enchantress. There hasn't been a half a word on the world cinema expected. But yes, sources who think they are guarding nuclear secrets reveal that a retrospective of Ingmar Bergman and a section devoted to Hungarian cinema are on the cards. Tributes will be paid at Goa to music legend O.P. Nayyar, camera genius K.K. Mahajan and the charismatic Marathi actress Vanmala, who passed away this year. It's believed that a collection of films by Senegal's politically volatile director, Ousman Sembene, was offered on a platter but was
[Goanet] Kudos to Floriano
Dear Floriano: I must admit that you have the courage to praise rajan when everyone on goanet seems to have taken umbrage at his posts...I am glad that you not only saw the exhibition but you also talked to rajan i am not a spokesperson for him but from my interactions with him thru goanet I have realised that he is one person who has the good of Goa at his heart now that you have declared him patriot no 1 please raise your voice against the likes of gadgil and sabnis who seem to have taken up cudgels against Rajan simply because of his politcs i hope more people like you and rajan and others come together to save goa from the hordes of ghantis regards B __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Broadband in Goa
I've had broadband since April 2006 and have had no major problems. If there is a problem I call up Internet and they in form me if theres a problem or not. If you have trouble in being connected, just disconnect your computer and reconnect. I too am connected through Porvorim telephone exchange. If you're facing a major problem with your modem, please call Travess at 2413657 or cell 9860324554. He is good and efficient. Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami
Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath (Peter)
Hi Peter, My comments follow your points. Kind Regards, GL --- Peter D'Souza wrote: PD: I was wondering whether my own bias was the only thing that told me that Dinesh D'Souza had won the debate, so I hopped over to Richard Dawkins' website and read through about 150 of the most recent comments (as of a couple of nights ago). GL: You seem to do your home work well. --- PD: Many, many of the writers (lovely, pacifist atheists) seemed to want to respond physically to Dinesh's arguments. GL: They do not believe in turning the other cheek ... or praying for the adversary. Did I say praying? --- PD: What really was revealing was that there were only a tiny handful of them who praised Hitchens (or Hitch, as they lovingly call him). There seemed to be a general sense of despond in the fact that their man let them down. A couple of them said that Dinesh was the most formidable opponent that they have had (the frequent references to us and our side gives me the impression that they are as well organised as any other religion). GL: The more I see it, the more I am amazed how paranoid atheists are. Yet, I wonder why so they have a chip on their shoulder? To Hitch's credit, he called Hitler anti-Christian and did not lump him as a Catholic fascist like Cornel does. PD: Dinesh didn't answer the Good Samaritan question well at all. GL: Dinesh would have answered all the questions if he was given a chance. Hitch resorted to rambling filibusters. While it was a tactic that was obvious (and disliked), it is often used by atheists. I told more than one on Goanet, that they make false statements; and then spend several paragraphs refuting or disparaging the false statement. When Dinesh got round to answer the question about the Good Samaritan, Christopher shifted the argument from religion in general (of the Samaritan) to Christianity. Then Dinesh (effectively) said that living in a religious environment makes the non-believers also charitable (like giving blood) to their fellow human beings. Dinesh continued you are following the tradition of religions (of helping thy neighbor) without giving credit to where you got those moral values. (you can see the debate again for this point). I think this is a good point. In the western world there is no shortage of voluntary / free kidney donors from total strangers. While in India there is no shortage of kidney donors ... but for a price. Regards, GL
Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath (Santosh)
Gilbert, Are you trying to insult me again? Sorry, you will have to try harder. Cheers, Santosh --- Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Santosh, You may deny this. I think the following is another example that displays YOUR casteism - inflating your own ego by demeaning other Goans. As a research scientist, would it not be better if your opinions / views of these guys followed a more in-depth reading of their written works? Kind Regards, GL
[Goanet] SARDINHA WINS BY 40,902 VOTES
SARDINHA WINS BY 40,902 VOTES Sardinha - 1,18,583 - 21.14% of total voters Mesquita - 77,681 - 13.89% of total voters http://www.goanews.com/ ~(^^)~ Avelino
[Goanet] Black beat white in debate!
If it were in the uk the debate between Dinesh and Hitch would called the black vs white debate. In this case 'black' was superior to white. He has more knowledge and came back strongly every time the 'white Johnny Walker used rhetoric. Dinesh has learned a lot since his anti-portuguese stance. He pronounced well on the values of Christianity. He is in fact living in a country which ONCE upheld these values. Helekar as usual has debunked the debate. Can he rise to a similar level as Dinesh? BC ___ Want ideas for reducing your carbon footprint? Visit Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/environment.html
[Goanet] Big personalities make Goan politics interesting, feels Vaz
Big personalities make Goan politics interesting, feels VazMr Keith Vaz, a British MP of Goan origin, is a regular visitor to the state. Agnelo Pereira of The Navhind Times, spoke exclusively to the Labour Party leader on a range of issues, including Goan politics. The excerpts: How do you visualise Goas politics? You were prominently sighted at the Congress public meeting for the recent by-election. Do you have any preferences? Politics in Goa is fascinating, as is all politics. But Goan politics is particularly interesting because of personalities. One thing you have got here is big personalities and they have their own individual following. Yes its a party system. But here a lot of local factors come into play. I am not a supporter of any particular party. I merely popped in for the Congress meeting the other day. I am interested in views and opinions and thats how it works in Britain. I am a tourist here (laughs). As a British politician, I am keen to see stability. I cant say about Goa but in Delhi there is a stable government. A stable government is very important if you want to do business with people and with international partners. Having been in politics since the age of 20, I feel its good to look into different systems. I have just come back from Washington. Ms Hillary Clinton is a hugely popular figure there and would probably end up to be the next president of America. Why do you think not many UK nationals prefer Goa as a tourist destination? Do you think more needs to be done to project Goa as tourist location? I am surprised with that. Because I feel Goa is a big tourist destination. I have noticed many new communities flocking to Goa, which I had not seen two or three years ago. I have seen a lot of Russians coming to Goa. If they have the money and choose to spend, than India is one of the best place and Goa, the best. In my opinion Goa is one of the best tourist destinations in the world. Can you tell us something about your scholarship offer to Goans? The scholarship of 1,000 UK Pounds (approximately Rs 80,000) was instituted in the name of my late mother who was a teacher. The idea evoked tremendous response. In the first year (last year) we spotted a teacher. She spent three months in a school in Leicester, completed her course and returned back to Goa. This year it will be slightly different. We are going to expand the disciplines. We will opt for anyone who has an original idea, of what they like to do in England to further their career and therefore further Goa. It will help them to realise what they want to do and how they are going to help Goa and finally help themselves. But they are going to use the scholarship in someway to come back to Goa and thereby benefit not just themselves but also the state. It could be a teacher. It could be a doctor. Or it could be someone who says hes got a place in the medical college and therefore would wish to apply for the scholarship. So we are trying to spread the net wider. Seriously we would like someone who has completed a degree. You have been in politics for almost two decades in UK. How would you compare the politics in India and Britain? I think the Lok Sabha is a little bit noisier than the House of Commons. We have got 15 Asian parliamentarians in UK, including three from Pakistan. The Lok Sabha and the House of Commons is sort of different in styles but not in terms of goings-on. We have only one tier of elected government, unlike India which has two. The numbers of parliamentarians are more or less the same in the two countries. The percentage of Asians has gone up a lot. What about the stand of India and UK vis-à-vis its economy? Do you think India and UK can share a common economic perspective? Huge. But I think we make a big mistake in the United Kingdom when we talk about threat from India and China. This is a big lost opportunity to the UK. Some of the policies that we have adopted as far as the emigration is concerned obviously will let in European Union people on priority as they are the citizens of Europe. I feel we missed the opportunity of actually doing more and we need to look carefully at how we deal with immigration with India, which is basically what we call highly-skilled, capable people who want to come for a while. Its a pity, since we have such a strong relation with India. We should have been more supportive then we have been in the past. India is not a threat. Its a bonus to have India and the links we have with India. I feel post 9\11 more Indians have come to the UK then to the US. The recent racial slur against Bollywood star, Shilpa Shetty on national television rattled the Europeans more than may be the
Re: [Goanet] David vs Goliath (Peter)
--- Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think this is a good point. In the western world there is no shortage of voluntary / free kidney donors from total strangers. While in India there is no shortage of kidney donors ... but for a price. It appears that the good point the above statement is trying to make is that it is not just religion that makes someone good, but it is the right kind of western religion, which coincidentally happens to be that of Gilbert. Poor Indians practice the wrong religion - evidently a less moral one. Cheers, Santosh
