[Goanet] Res: Re: Cansaulim, 3 kings Feast
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html I would suggest that non-chardi stop participating in the feast! Or have a parallel feast of their own?! I wonder why anyone would want to be king at all nowadays! ---Mensagem original--- De: C Fernandes Data: 12/20/07 20:17:42 Para: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Assunto: Re: [Goanet] Cansaulim, 3 kings Feast Thank you Nasci. I think we need to define the problem before making any attempt to solve it. What could 'Goa Catholic Church' do to re-solve this problem - so that 'Freedom to every Cansaulim-kar Parishnor to take part in the celebration of the Three Kings feast in Cansaulim'? Perhaps, Dr. Teotonio R. de Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] could come up with a solution in the New Year 2008 - to celebrate caste-free and Gaunkari-free 'Three Kings' feast of Cansaulim. Cip --- Nasci Caldeira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Joe, U still got it all wrong! Please read my posting properly. U see it is a fact, that only the Gauncar Chaddis are allowed to celebrate and control the Church Funds and administration, because of this Feudal Communidades Sytem. Example, in the village where I come from, only the Gaumkar Caldeiras beloging to the Vangor are allowed to participate and only the gauncar tribes cobtrol the finances et al. My family also Chaddo/chaddi, not descendent from this Gauncar Tribe is not allowed, to participate, even though I used to give huge contributions to Church and other charities, whilst I lived there! That is why I am saying that this Gauncari system of Communidades is the bane of division and apartheid in Goa rather than Caste alone. What I am saying is that: This Feudal Gauncari System and un reformed un democratic Communidaedes system is the root cause of goa's troubles. Sozmollai murre?? Mog assundhi! Nasci Caldeira. = --- JoeGoaUk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cansaulim, charddi 3 kings Feast Yes, the three Kings must be from Chardi caste (also knows as gaumcars). Now who are these chardi? Mainly, Saldanhas, Vaz, Gracias, Barettos etc of Cansaulim/Arossim/Cuelim Mind you there are Vaz in kunnbi community too in the area. Chardi necessarily mean landlords with large Portuguese houses ? No. There are chardis who are Poder and render by profession (bakers toddy tapers) yet they are proud to be chardi. Many chardis are even siphoning public funds (DSSS) Rs.1000 per month (remember my recent 1in3 Goan housesholds living in poverty?) Yet they are proud to be chardis. There are some chardis in the area who are goondas history sheeters, some even serving life sentence for murder. Yet they are chardis. Cansaulim Church is very notorious for such things- I mean Chardi only affair. Parish Priests (who themselves are mainly Chardis) come and go but never bothered to touch these issues. I am sure, Bishop house Altinho too is full of chardis AMKAM KITEAK PODDLAM? DANTUI MHOJE, VONNTTTUI MHOJE. The 3 Reis- 1 each come from Cansaulim, Arossim, Cuelim Usually, starts with Sons first, then grand sons and the cycle continues (kings age group between 5-10). See pics Make the switch to the world's best email. Get the new Yahoo!7 Mail now. www.yahoo7.com.au/worldsbestemail --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Cip --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet] GBP v/s INR
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html GBP v/s INR Only yesterday, GBP exchange rate was 78.50 (bank) and as of now 5.30am 21/12 it has further nose dived to 77.50. Just about 5-6 days ago, it was Rs.80 but my friend was waiting till 20/12 hoping it would go up but yesterday being his last day to pay the installment Rs.14 lacs (or face 18% interest) he had no other option than to exchange GBP 20,000 @ Rs.78.50. That's Rs. 30,000 loss for not exchanging the same 5 days ago. He has booked a 2 bed appt with Gera (Panjim) costing around 58 lacs ready in 2 years. However, the builder was willing to give one more week up to 25th Dec provided he pays post-dated cheque on due date i.e. on 20/12 If exchanged today, he would have lost another Rs.20,000. (total 50,000) Source: http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or http://is.rediff.com/profilevisitor.php?mem_id=48419 __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.mail.yahoo.com --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Caste system
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Dear Goanetters What is in a caste system ? I cannot understand why some people bring caste in this modern computer world. I appreciate the modern generation for they have forgotten not only caste system but all barriers of human beings. People who write about caste system on this net are outdated ancient humans. I do not myself feel a different person when I mix about with people of different castes. Gone are those days when caste system dominated the church. The older clergy still might be feeling happy because a bamon is made a bishop. But I find no difference. Today girls have been marrying christians, hindus, muslims and even non goans. They look at the status of the groom and try to find out whther this boy is suitable lover or not and not whether he is a bammon or chaddo or suddir. Christians should hang in shame for making humans as low caste and employing them to dig graves and ring church bells and place them all in one ward called Marrod and calling them mars. Jesus himeself woul d not like this. It is high time we should close this mail once for all. I wish to inform Monteiro and Edward that I do not take feni and do not need one for I can sleep very peacefully when night comes. I do not have any tensions in life being a middle class goan brought up in this muddy soil and have very little expectations in life. I do not want to go to the west as I know I will be a fish out of water over there. These two gentlemen of high class society can drown their frustrations using champagne or black and white whiskey and I will not be jealous and for your information if by any chance you two do come to Goa please do not offer me any of the western drinks for I do not know how to taste but offer me goan cunji with yesterday's dry curry for I am a goan. albert _ Post free property ads on Yello Classifieds now! www.yello.in http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=219 --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Floriano Vaz
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Goans have a habit of giving ghantis credit. This bridge and that maidan is named after a ghanti. What about our own martyrs like Floriano Vaz? Should the maidan named after a ghanti whom the Goans do not even know have a Goan name ie: Floriano Vaz campo! BC As per the report filed by Felicio Cardoz in the GULAB of January, 1987, the police arrived in a private Matador Tempo GDL 9945 at about 1.20 P.M. in the afternoon, at the behest of one businessman named Naik driving a Fiat car GDF 1174. The lathi charged the people on the street before dragging out 22 year old Florian Vaz from his house where he was eating lunch. On the orders of ASI Narayan Yetle [now Police Inspector] the injured Floraino was shot dead at point blank range by SRP Constable Rajaram G. Pawar of the Gujarat Police requisitioned to control [or suppress] the language agitation. The case was registered under No.444/86 of 20 December, 1986 at the Margao Police station. Post mortem was done by Dr.Sylvano Dias Sapeco at Hospicio Hospital, Margao __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.mail.yahoo.com --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Celebrities, Socialites and Aldonkars
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Celebrities, Socialites and Aldonkars A village that celebrates education and the Goan way of life By Cecil Pinto WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING? Everyone's SHOUTING for chrissake. The music is so friggin LOUD you can't converse without shouting. Why are you shoving this NDTV mike in my face? Why's that guy pointing the big camera at me? Do you come often for fashion shows? No, actually this is my first time. I'm here more as a Wendell-friend than a fashion-fan. I notice your open-shirt style statement. Is that an Armani? No it's an 'Any-Item-Rs.250/-. All-Clothes-Must-Sell-to-Recover-Fire-Loss' shirt. And I keep it unbuttoned to give my paunch breathing space. This is a duplicate Jockey banian…. Was that silver Mercedes yours? No I came on an Activa scooter. You're not the normal celebrity type… Definitely not! I'm a celebrator. I celebrate Goa and the Goan way of life. I'm an Aldonkar! Is that some sort of a Goan Page Three term? Page Three my backside! I'm from Aldona, the greatest village in the world. You Delhi bimbettes should do your background studies before interviewing Goans. Oie waiter! Aree oi! Tsschhs! S! Get me some more of this liquid gold! Ok Sir, sorry about my ignorance. What is special about Aldona? Just today morning we had a Wann Xitt at the Aldona Institute. Won't shit? Who? Sorry Sir, the music is loud It's called a Beggars Lunch. Long back, the poorer people in the neighbourhood were given this special meal before any great celebration, like a wedding. It is eaten seated on the floor with the food on woven leaf plates being constantly replenished. Hello are you listening at all? Sure Sir And this morning outside the eating area we had a brass band, mando singing, 'goddyani' like marbles, 'koyno-bal' like 'gilli danda', 'kaylyani' like hopscotch. We also had bullock cart rides and… Hello? Where you going? Hello! Sir if you don't mind I have to find some socialites… I'm telling you about celebrating Goan cultural traditions and you're searching for socialites?! Aldona doesn't have socialites. We have people who do good for society. We have Savio Figueiredo, Francis Dias, Manuel Alemao, Teacher Margaret, Janice Figueiredo, Leslie D'Souza, Christopher Moniz, Nick Figueiredo, Francis Lobo, Carlos Silva, Lawrence Baptista… I could go on. Last year we put up a statue! Aha! Someone important? A politician, a religious leader, a saint? An educationalist, Edward Soares. Aldona celebrates education and not politics. We collected enough funds to institute scholarships. Last year the monsoons destroyed the house of a poor family. We collected funds among ourselves and built them a new house. People gave not only of their money but their time and skills. Rosario Fernandes, Blaise D'Cruz, Freddy D'Souza, Jose D'Souza, Thomas Tavares, Moses Fernandes, Uday Chodankar, Vallabh Polle, Norman Athaide, Premanand Prabhu, Fr. Sertorio Rodrigues, Shakoor Qadri … these are our celebrities. Hey! Your cameraman's gone. Your mike is off! You're not recording this!! Waiter! Sir, everyone's gone down to the ramp where the fashion show starts in a few minutes. Shall we go there? Oh! You mean all these people who were in this Mariott ballroom just now, strutting their stuff, were not part of the show? Ha! No they were the socialites. The seats are all taken. Let's stand here. Hey don't you have any interviewing to do? Not right now. While the ramp show is on it's just the cameraman's job. Tell me more about Aldona. I might do a feature on Aldonkars someday. They're quite fascinating Please do not. Aldonkars don't seek publicity. We just do what any right thinking community should do. Day before yesterday I went to the Xavier Centre for Historical Research for a presentation 'Perspectives from the Nineteenth-Century' by Dr. Rochelle Pinto, using extracts from her book 'Between Empires: Print and Politics in Goa'. What a woman. What brains, what language, what presence, what looks! None of these models can compare! Why you telling me about Rochelle? Oh! She's an Aldonkar too! Tomorrow I'm going to watch a performance of Isabel Vas' play 'On The Holy Trail' enacted by the Mustard Seed Company. It's about our lovely land and the insiders and outsiders. Who is buying and selling what? Why? Who cares for the land and who doesn't? What is being lost? These are issues to be addressed, and Isabel has done it through a superb dramatic
[Goanet] Goa in death row for 46 years.
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Rss wallahs on GN call it slave mentality if the invasion of Goa is not called 'liberation'. For 46 years Goa is under the death row. Now we have NGO's and r with a fotographic machine to save Goa. With its population usurped by the bharatis the so called SEZ's is the last nail on Goa's coffin. BC ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/ --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year Christmas is a time for Love; a time for Joy and Peace; A time to trim the Christmas Tree and a time to stuff the geese. It's a time when we can come together, however far or near; To shed a little hope into a world of sorrow and fear. Yet Christmas could be all year 'round, if only we would try To gently wipe an old man's brow or soothe a baby's cry. If we could smile throughout the year as we do on Christmas Day; Just think what happiness we'd shed along life's weary way. To give a gift of Hope to one who otherwise has none; To be a Friend to somebody whom everyone else has shun. To be Forgiving of our faults, and of our sisters and our brothers; To Live in Peace and Harmony with ourselves and with each other. Ah, don't you see that Christmas is more than opening up the gifts; It's more than singing Christmas Carols and rolling in big snow drifts. It's a feeling that can stay with you throughout each day, all year; And all it takes is a loving heart.and a sensitive little tear... MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 2008 TO YOU ALL Ancy with Priya Ancy S. D'Souza (Ancy Paladka / Salu Soz) E2-139 Diwan Apt III, VASAI Road East Near Railway Station, Opp Hotel Kinara Mumbai, Maharashtra - 401 210 Tel: 0250-2390225, 0250-3201777 Cell: 9320733213, 9323299570, 9892917888 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Please note my email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] New DVD on Saint Francis Xavier
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Fellow Goans: I saw this very recent documentary on the life of Saint Francis Xavier on TV. Below is a link to the film. http://www.xavierfilm.com/ This is a new documentary on the life of one of history's most revered Christian missionaries! Here, you can find out more detailed information about Francis Xavier. Also, if interested you can buy the DVD as well. Niraj P.E. George --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Remembering the sacrifice of Floriano Vaz for
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Dear Chinmay Bhandare, It may shock you to read this: but my views on the Agacaim martyrs and your views are almost the same. The problem was, no doubt, aggravated due to the KPA-led agitation and the fact of the roadblocks erected by the agitators that made the medical attention to the injured difficult. If at all, the Konkani Rajbhas was a collateral issue to the killing .. neither its cause nor its effect. I do not share your views on Floraino Vaz. It is based on what was written at that time and has gone undisputed so far. A slight correction: ASI Narayan Yetle did not shoot Florian Vaz, he only ordered it. The shooting was not from a service revolver [as was also mistakenly stated at the programme to pay him homage] but from a .303 rifle held and fired by Rajaram G.Pawar a constable of the State Reserve Police from Gujarat than requisitioned for bandobust duty in Goa. The F.I.R. No.444/86 of 20.12.1986 of the Margao Town Police Station and the Post Mortem report of Hospicio Hospital Margao should bear that out. One Mr. Naik, a businessman was involved in this sordid business. I would think of him as an aggravating factor. The fact is Floriano was involved in erecting road blocks and in the agitation, the unwitting cannon fodder of an agitation that gave his family nothing, not even Konkani in Roman script that they use as the Official language of Goa. I consider Floriano Vaz as a martyr for a cause that reamins unfulfilled. You may not share this view. That is okay. Mog asundi. Miguel Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:21:14 -0800 (PST) From: Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Remembering the sacrifice of Floriano Vaz for Konkani. Dear All, Another account of the Floriano vaz tragedy is that he was a local tough...rubbed a salcette politician on the wrong side and was marked by the cops for special treatment. The opportunity presented itself on the fateful day and ASI Narayan Yetle killed the young man in cold blood...The KPA agitation needed a martyr and they made the most of this tragedy. The other six unfortunate souls who met their end in the rice fields near dongri were victims of a group clash that had nothing to do with konkani agitation. One christian gentleman had a dispute with parwatkar brothers over the auction of a sluice gate for fishing reasons. The christian party sent some goons over to break the parvatkar shop and in the melee the goons got thrashed. The christians couldnt carry these injured men to the hospital because roads were blocked. They rang the aggacaim church bells and collected a mob of locals .In retaliation the parvatkars collected a mob of their own and then they fought each other in the paddy fields . Guns were used so were sickles. These unfortunate incidents though colored by the language agitation had nothing to do with it. But every agitation needs martyrs, and thus a carefully crafted myth was born. The konkani protagonists hailed them as martyrs while the marathi protagonists called them molestors of women Ofcourse there was no proof whatsoever that these men molested any women. regards B ( not RSS spokesman) PS: The parvatkars were not brahmins PPS: They were also not RSS activists -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] LEOPARD ESCAPES: RESCUE TEAM INJURED
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html -- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM DEC 21: A three year old leopard caught in the trap laid by Animal Rescue Squad escaped after breaking the iron rod of the cage and injuring three ARS members at Naiginim Bicholim. It may be recalled that since last few days leopard had created havoc in the area by attacking the villagers and killing dogs and cattles. The ARS had laid a trap to catch the leopard at Dhangarwada Naiginim and had kept vigil at night. Today at about 4 am a leopard was traped in the cage and the villagers later informed the ARS about the incident. The ARS chief, Amrut Singh along with his team including Kedar Kanekar and Dinesh Mandrekar swung into action and went to the site. The news of the leopard spread like wild fire and soon there was huge crowd seen in the area. Amrut Singh went with the motive to directly transport the leopard to Bondla. We were just putting a sack over the cage when the leopard became so violent that it swung and jumped in our direction bending the 8 mm iron rod Amrut singh disclosed adding before we could sense what was happening the leopard ran from the crowd into the jungle Probably the cage was of a bit bigger in size and the iron rods were also rusted this made his escape easier and also he was able to jump with a force in the cage Amrut Singh accepts because of the crowd too the leopard got nervous and furious. In a desperate bid to escape the leopard also injured those who came in between them including Amrut Singh. One of his leg fell on my shoulder and thus his nail went deep inside causing a wound. he told. Besides the ARS incharge the members including Kedar Kanekar and Dinesh Mandrekar were also got injured as the leopard's leg fell on their neck and shoulder. All were later treated in the hospital. It is surprising that he managed to flee from a very narrow opening and with a lightening speed Amrut Singh told who was still on the site along with the forest officials laying another trap for the wild cat. --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Portrait from Korgaon
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html To Goanet - Portrait of Jaivanti, a mahar woman I ran into at Korgaon. She told me she was a mahar when we got talking, and invited over to her place but I had to decline as I had a prior appointment to keep with a fellow bamon. Besides, I had just polished off a cup of chai and a plate of shiro along with my friend driver, Babu Naik from the vani caste. Jaivanti - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/jaivanti.jpg Warm regards, r Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] 854 (including you)
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html 854 (including you?) Dear all, This year, I thought I would send a card to each one of you individually, because of the time it may take etc, I decided to sent same card same time to all via BCC. Guess what? Yahoo did not allow me saying 'there are too many addresses'. So how many is 'too many'? I was curious to know... As on date, it's 854 (this is over a period of 50 months) So, who are the people in it? If you wrote to me at least once, then there are 99% chances of you being one of them. 99% of the time I reply almost instantly (or else I forget) and when you do so (when replying for the first time only) yahoo automatically asks if you wish to save, say 'yes' and he/she is added to your address book. When I type A (it displays about 30 different addresses beginning with letter A). Similarly, Q-6, U-4, V-32, W-20, X-5, Y-9 Z-4 (all others av.30). Sorry guys, no card this year.. i will think something else. [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or http://is.rediff.com/profilevisitor.php?mem_id=48419 ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/ --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Hindu caste system thrives in the UK!
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html When it seems that the casta system was done away by Bharat, in the UK according to the BBC it is thriving much to the dismay of Cornel. One Sudreka rap singer by the name of Shiva's Lingam was done by superior castas. In the Southall area once famous for Bharats there is a lot of brickering among the various castistas. Lower castas also known as dalits are not allowed to pray in the uber casta temples etc. BC ___ Support the World Aids Awareness campaign this month with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/ --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
Re: [Goanet] Freeze Goa's Population (parrikar) ;-)
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:55:28 -0500 From: J. Colaco jc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Freeze Goa's Population (parrikar) On 19/12/2007, Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To Goanet - That was the refrain at GMAS's anti-SEZ public meeting yesterday. Several speakers including Manohar Parrikar advanced the sentiment that Goa's population should be stabilized at the current levels. This is a very welcome policy proposal and must be vigorously pursued (and made an electoral issue). Knee-jerk ad hoc band-aid fixes will fail. Comprehensive long term planning - completely ALIEN to the Goan/Indian mind - is required. That means, putting together a team of best heads available, setting aside egos, and getting to work (again, attributes alien to the Goan/Indian mind). == jc's response: I can visualise Rajan Parrikar's and others' sense of frustration at the total destruction of the Goa environment presently underway. -- Dear Dotor, Now that we have a paediatrician in this debate on Freeze Goa's Population espoused by the two Parrikars, on stage and on net, may I humbly submit that the GMAS [and its Baby wing,YFG] should X out the very last alphabet in their slogan Say 'NO' to SEZ. Population is better frozen by saying a firm No! to SEX. As Tina Turner would sing What does SEZ have to do with it? It is but a second class e-motion! In the meanwhile just check out the new names in usage: Assonora = Alsanwadi Carrasco vaddo = Karaswadda Mapusa Housing Colony =Ganeshpuri Alto Corlim = Ekta nagar Canca Bandh =Santeri Nagar Dabolim = Zuari nagar Alto Penha de France = Pundalik Nagar Tivim =Thivim Collem =Kolomb and the name Alto Porvorim is going everywhere from Penha de France to Alto Torda, to Alto Betim, to Pilerne, Alto Soccoro and now Alto Sangolda ...except that Vidya Probhodini School and HSS is at Vidyanagar, Parvari as per their letterhead and the Govt. High School is still at Alto-Betim while all the surrounding institutions are in Porvorim. ;-) Mog asundi. Miguel -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] To All of YOU
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html To All of YOU Ref: my earlier mail subj '854' I have finally come up with this cost saving idea.. http://youtube.com/watch?v=BQFIBnXHWD8 or http://is.rediff.com/filevideo-To-YOU-All-id-84497.php ..and it is really coming from the bottom of my heart [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or http://is.rediff.com/profilevisitor.php?mem_id=48419 ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/ --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
Re: [Goanet] Fake your way to Bamoness
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html --- Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but Elsie, practical girl that she was, made a snap decision on who was the more likely-to peform candidate for the bushes on the way home and I perchance won out in that quick judgement. No Bamon girl would be setting such criteria within such little time-frame. To each his own I always say. - Shee, shee, shee, Rolandbab, kiten boroita, bushes ani sogle. Loz amka choddunk :-) selma Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] But, Boss, we ARE different, aren't we?
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Dears, Below is a clarification that I have issued to the press on this POLITICAL V/S APOLITICAL debate, first for the anti-Regional Plan-2011 and now for the anti-SEZ in Goa. The fact is that the Apolital grouping has been successful in 1. getting the RP 2011 revoked and 2. stopping construction/destruction at the two SEZs ...in Buthkhambh-Keri and Verna-Loutolim. It is also a fact that the Meditabs factory was allowed to beginning setting up shop on the very place that Nilesh Naik lost his life to prevent Nylon-6.6 from being set up. The use of the SVM and GBA names by the YFG reminds me of the Konkani proverb Xent kadd ani ambear mar. Ambo poddlo zalear poddlo. Xent ghellem zalear ghellem [mening Take something insignificant or handy and throw it at the mango on the tree. You are lucky if the mango falls and lose nothing if the insgnificant thing is lost. ] One does not lose anything by names dropping if ab initio one does not have credibility worth a cent! The admonition from the Book of Revelations or Apocalypse may not be out of place here: So then because you are LUKEWARM, neither hot nor cold, I spit you out. [Rev3:16] Dr. Pratap Naik sj said similar words to the alleged lovers of Konkani in Goa on 19 December, 2007. I believe the journalists need to do some thinking, not just blind reporting that some of them have got used to ;-) Once this SEZ business is over, Siddanath Buyao and I will be on the same side fighting FOR Roman script to be included. Soter D' Souza and even Matanhy Saldanha will be with us. Some of the elements in the GBA will perhaps be on the other side of the fence with the Devanagri ONLY proposition. Politics in Goa is not like football with permanent teams and end of the season inter-club transfers. It is like a game of koinddo-ball, with players shifting allegiance in the course of a day. Kolloi? Kolloi tujem sondd!! [meaning Scoop? Scoop the coconut husk that is used as a substitute for the bamboo spindle or bal] Mog asundi. Miguel -- Forwarded message -- From: Miguel Braganza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Dec 21, 2007 10:21 AM Subject: But, Boss, we ARE different, aren't we? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], GOMANTAK TIMES [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], NAVPRABHA [EMAIL PROTECTED], TARUN BHARAT [EMAIL PROTECTED], GOADOOT [EMAIL PROTECTED], Herald Reporters [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Editor/Asst.Editor/NewsEditor/Reporter, Please note that I write this from my personal email ID and in my PERSONAL capacity. The views expressed herein are my OWN ...but in consonance with the stated objectives and rules of play of the GBA. I just happen to be its recently elected Joint Secretary for the purpose of writing the minutes of the meetings, which I obviously read. It took me by surprise this morning that local newspapers could write such headlines as Differences among anti-SEZ groups comes to the fore at Verna meeting or a sub-head like Anti-SEZ groups fail to close ranks below a correct headline Lukewarm response to YFG meet. Was anything different expected by the journalists sold on the malicious PROPAGANDA of the Youth for Goa leaders [read GT of 19 Dec, 2007 page 3 Column 1 report entitled 'Youth for Goa' to hold public meet first four paragraphs for details.]. Did they really expected the avowedly APOLITICAL groupings like SEZ Virudhi Manch [SVM] and Goa Bachao Abhiyan [GBA] leaders to represent their Civil Society Organisations [CSOs] at the JUNIOR DIVISION meeting of the GMAS that goes under the banner of YFG ?? Both, the GBA and the SVM have publicly declared, orally and in Press Notes, that they will NOT share a platform with any known politician. It is for this SOLE reason that Prashant Naik [General Secretary of UGDP to which Matanhy belongs], the compere of the GBA rally at Azad Maidan on 18 December, 2006, had to leave the CSO. It is for this sole reason that I am a member of the GBA and have associated with the SVM, though not yet shared the dais with them. The CAUSE is important, not the Dais. GBA and SVM members, including those spearheading the two CSOs, were PRESENT IN STRENGTH in the AUDIENCE at the Azad Maidan on 18 December, 2007, at at the rally organised by GMAS. The number of people at the rally was not all due to the GMAS, though they may like to think of it differently. The GBA and SVM are against SEZs. They have shown it by their
[Goanet] Portrait of a Gaudi
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html To Goanet - This candid portrait of a Gaudi was taken in Karmali (Tiswadi) with a 300 mm lens. Unfortunately, I did not get close enough to get her name, or play the part of the benevolent, patronizing bamon sharing chao boje with lower castes. But not to worry. I shall have several of these feel-good tokens to show in the coming days and weeks that will simultaneously promote caste discrimination and satisfy the finger itch of Goanet's trenchant secular scientists. http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/gaudi.jpg Warm regards, r Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
Re: [Goanet] Inquisition
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Dear Dr.Santosh Helekar, Thank you for the statement of fact. There are many Goanetters who behave like Goebels and believe that a lie, oft repeated, becomes the truth. It does not. Chinmay Bhandare tries to project me as a Communist/Marxist. Far be it from me. I am a Christian and, hence, I believe in God. The communists do not believe in God. I do not subscribe to the many fallacies that the Roman Catholic Church propagates as Dogmas simply because there is no rational justification for that. That is as unChristian as the social disparity that the Hierarchy tolerates, nay, promotes. So, while trying to be a good Christian, I am often at odds with Catholicism. Unlike what many think, the two are not the same thing. God and Communism/Marxism is like SVM and GMAS ..the two do not mix ;-) If anyone can refer me to the proof of what he or she says, there is no reason to believe that I will not accept it . even if I held the contrary view till date. I do not share the views of those who made Galileo recant. Mog asundi. Miguel Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:17:21 -0800 (PST) From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Inquisition Chinmay, Have you read any article or book written by a genuine historian (marxist and non-marxist) or any original historical document that substantiates the claims that you are making here? If so, please provide them to me. If not, please take the trouble of doing so before you make your claims. You will realize that there is no documentary evidence for many of your claims. Relating authentic brutal facts about history in a dispassionate manner is fine e.g. the letters of SFX. Using unauthenticated writings from political op-eds and websites, and any odd excuse for public incitement are not. Cheers, Santosh Chinmay Bhandari wrote: Dear Rajan, It is the creation of know racists like max mueller and others faithfully propagated by marxist lemings from the JNU. -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Prmoting caste blindness - to Santosh
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Hi Santosh, I mostly tend to agree with you, but this time I fail to do so. Presumably you are living in Goa (sorry if it is otherwise), the below does not apply to Muslims. I have Muslim friends and I know them well. When the twin towers were blown out and they knew the Muslims had done it they were overjoyed, when the reality struck, they soon changed their tune. I say this to their faces, and endless discussion ensues. Now, my friends are saying to me that the Americans did it themselves. This to me is not cafeteria religious belief. ED. Dear Chinmay, I don't think what you say is true today. Today most religious believers apply the cafeteria approach to their religion. They pick and choose what is good and reject what is bad about their religion. They also do not believe in the literal truth of most of their religious beliefs, especially those that contradict perceived reality. - Support the World Aids Awareness campaign this month with Yahoo! for Good --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Fw:Funeral arrangements for late Peter D'Souza-22 dec 2007
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Dear Members and Friends We regret to announce the death of: PETER D'SOUZA Husband of Luiza Father of Nikki Azavedo and Anthony D'Souza (UK) Father in law od Daryl Azavedo Grandfather to Mark Anthony and Lisa Marie Azavedo Which occurred Thursday 20th December 2007 Condolence Messages may be sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Funeral Arrangements: Date: 22nd Dec 2007 Time: 1-2 pm viewing of body 2.00pm Funeral service and thereafter burial at Langata Cemetry Venue: Don Bosco Shrine, Upper Hill For and on behalf of the family Goan Welfare Society __ NOD32 1982 (20070116) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
Re: [Goanet] Closing reflections ...
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Dear Cornel, I respond to your 'closing reflections,' not the issue I've already said I will not engage in. I read your scholarly post (by length) with great interest. I wish you well in that singular crusade you self-avowedly have chosen to launch on: abolishing the caste system, even if only selectively among Goan 'Catholic' .. the words? ... bamons, Chadis. Bang 'em hard, brother (if you deign, incl our Goan Hindu brethren.) The rest of India will be too hot for all your sides. I wish you well in your crusade. I think I belong to the same objective, though certainly not by the means of achieving it. Even Don Quixote and his sidekick Sancho, did whatever on horseback (let's not get into who was being unjust ... D.Quixote or the horses) and here we have you, a quarter of the way round the globe, ensconced in your comforts as no one should grudge, declaring war on tiny Goa's castes, er.. Catholic Goa's castes! Easy to attack the 'catholic' church in Goa -- be sure no one will contend, much less rebut. Despite your long absence / alienation from local soil, am pretty sure you heard one of those quaint local proverbs ... easy to dig where the soil is soft. I can only pray that some day when the Goan Catholic anti-casteists -- absentee by large measure -- are down on a patronising vacation, and a wayward daughter slips into love with a local 'Mhar,' 'Chamar' or migrant, parents like you will walk their talk. Practice what they preached, so condescendingly, to poor little native Goans, from their high pedestals across the oceans. For heaven's sake, if you think you can reform Goa in howsoever big or small a measure, come down here and do it. Only a minuscule minority fraction of Goa's current population (migrants included) has decent access to internet connectivity, and would be in a position to read your enlightened e-mail discourses. Most of what you preach from the high pulpit of cyberspace will not trickle down to the target area. You and your comrades need to come down here and do something. I can only hope you are serious. Do have a joyous Christmas before you can churn that. Rgds, v On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 CORNEL DACOSTA wrote : I conclude by drawing on a view so well expressed by Mervyn Lobo (Toronto) about caste and casteism within the Catholic Goan Community. He said, I must contend that if a person cannot denounce caste in the strongest terms, she/he is essentially just another propagator for the system. Hopefully, zero tolerance will be the minimum that is acceptable on this issue from 2008 onwards re the utterly diabolical and shameful manifestation of casteism among Catholic Goans. Cornel DaCosta, London, UK. --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Mr Edward desilva's wit and wisdom! to (CORNEL DACOSTA)
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Hi Cornel, Thanks for opening my eyes. I have now been enlightened to know that: YOU ARE AN ANARCHIST. (Like O J Simpson, who has to do something physically demanding activity to get a BUZZ, Similarly, if you are not ANTI SOMETHING you cannot sleep in peace). Thanks for clearing the air, I will not get into further debate. ED. --- Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Sent from Yahoo! #45; a smarter inbox. --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] LPG Consumers Safety Camp at Assagao on Saturday 22nd December
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html --- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED LPG Consumers Safety Camp at Assagao on Saturday 22nd December. - The Assagao Civic and Consumer Forum (ACCF) in collaboration with M/s Veeresh Gas Service, Siolim is organising a Safety Camp for the benefit of the LPG consumers of Hindustan Petroleum on Saturday 22nd December at 4.00pm at Barasakhaleshwar Temple, Mardung (Munang) Vaddo, Assagao. The LPG Safety Camp is organised by the Distributor of HP Gas and the Consumer Forum to provide instructions to the consumers on the safe use of LPG cylinders. Demonstration and instructions on fitting the gas regulator, detection of gas leakages, change of rubber tube, insurance cover for consumers, mechanical check by authorized personnel of the company and emergency services by Hindustan Petroleum will be provided at the Safety Camp. The resource person for the program will be Mr.Tajib Sait Senior Sales Officer, HP Gas who will also brief the consumers on services of HP Gas like computerised billing and Home Delivery of the gas cylinder on booking for a refill. Consumers of Assagao are invited to attend the LPG Safety Camp and take benefit of the services provided. --- Message from Lourdes Sudhir - Convenor Assagao Civic and Consumer Forum (ACCF) --- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK --- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa --- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Goan security personnel replaced by outsiders
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html To Goanet - The aam aadmi govt of Digambar Kamat has replaced Goan security personnel by bhaile. See - http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=12219 Warm regards, r ps: Also see - http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=12214 Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Goa news for December 22, 2007
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Tourists not safe in incredible India - Hindustan Times [1 hour ago] Other states where the step has been implemented are Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Jammu Kashmir, Karnataka and Kerala. In Goa, a big attraction for foreign ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=5580811e-ee76-488f-ba0a-801509433b9ccid=1125260818ei=ilpsR-yPKoqsqwPh7LCgBQ *** Jammu and Kahsmir set to host Santosh Trophy next year - Hindustan Times [34 minutes ago] Two major state associations Indian Football Association (IFA) of West Bengal and Goa Football Association (GFA) also expressed their apprehensions over ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Redir.aspx?ID=061022ed-3b10-40b3-b41b-99aba843c91bcid=1125217821ei=ilpsR-yPKoqsqwPh7LCgBQ *** Paris and Heidi Keep Goa Interesting - The Gossip Girls [1 hour ago] Clubgoers who optedto hit Hollywood hotspot Goa last night (December 20) were treated to their fare share of celebrity sightings. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.celebrity-gossip.net/celebrities/hollywood/paris-and-heidi-keep-goa-interesting-202367/cid=1125258763ei=ilpsR-yPKoqsqwPh7LCgBQ *** Bagan look to end Goa trip with a win - Calcutta Telegraph [3 hours ago] Margao: Mohun Bagan will look to end their Goa trip on a winning note when they come up against Salgaocar in a seventh round ONGC I-League match at the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1071222/jsp/sports/story_8697691.jspcid=1125258370ei=ilpsR-yPKoqsqwPh7LCgBQ *** #152;Goa, a lovely host - Business Line [Dec 20, 2007] Nearly a hundred films from India and 40 other countries were screened at this years International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held in Goa. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2007/12/21/stories/2007122150040300.htmcid=1125187765ei=ilpsR-yPKoqsqwPh7LCgBQ *** Goa\'s complete online news edition - Friday, December 21, 2007 - Herald Publications [20 hours ago] Mexican clowns hold images of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint, celebrating their arrival at the Basilica of Guadalupe during the clowns' ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=5958cid=1cid=0ei=ilpsR-yPKoqsqwPh7LCgBQ *** Photos: Along the Arabian Sea, Goas Jews Explore Their Judaism - Chabad.org [9 hours ago] A sign in English and Hebrew points the way to Goa, Indias Chabad House. A resident of Goa recites a biblical verse on occasion of Chabad-Lubavitch of ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=615444cid=0ei=ilpsR-yPKoqsqwPh7LCgBQ *** Breezy vows: Goa high on wedding tourism - NDTV.com [Dec 19, 2007] Dream weddings in Miami and Bali are not unheard of - Goa has recently become a popular destination for couples around the world to plan their dream ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/processarchive.aspx?id=FEAEN20070036382ch=12/19/2007%2010:39:00%20PMcid=0ei=ilpsR-yPKoqsqwPh7LCgBQ *** Karma Kosher Conscripts in New-Age Diaspora Seek Refuge in Goa - Bloomberg [Dec 19, 2007] ``Those who have been forced to return from Goa because they've run out of money are vocal critics of the political and religious status quo,'' Peled-Rosen ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102sid=a12JnKt1Pwlcrefer=ukcid=0ei=ilpsR-yPKoqsqwPh7LCgBQ *** Goa holds meeting for resolving NRI grievances - Economic Times [17 hours ago] PANAJI: Goa held its first meeting of the standing committee for NRI grievances in the state secretariate under the chairmanship of NRI Commissioner Eduardo ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/ET_Cetera/Goa_holds_meeting_for_resolving_NRI_grievances/articleshow/2640042.cmscid=1125229933ei=ilpsR-yPKoqsqwPh7LCgBQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved
[Goanet] 854 (including you)
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Joe: Try a smaller number( say 50) or email Yahoo for transmital specs. -- venantius From: JoeGoaUk [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Sorry guys, no card this year.. i will think something else. --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
Re: [Goanet] Merry Christmas to you Albert old man !
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html To Albert This card is to say no hard feelings ... old man !! Warm Regards, John Monteiro (another old man...) the Monteiro Family in UK --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] 'The Golden Compass' is anti-Christian: Vatican
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html 'The Golden Compass' is anti-Christian: Vatican Indo-Asian News Service London, Dec 21 (IANS) The Vatican has slammed the new movie The Golden Compass and asked New Line film studio not to distribute it. The film, based on a novel of the same name by Philip Pullman, has topped the box office in Britain but the Catholic church called it anti-Christian and cold. The Vatican has issued a statement saying it hoped New Line would abandon the idea of filming the sequels, reports contactmusic.com. The statement said: In Pullman's world, hope simply does not exist because there is no salvation but only personal, individualistic capacity to control the situation and dominate events. It further called the movie the most anti-Christian film possible. The film portrays the church as an orthodox dictatorship, which conducts cruel experiments on children and tries to suppress free will. Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] INDIA RISING OR SHINING
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html s _ INDIA RISING OR SHINING ? Averthanus L. DSouza. So, the expected has happened! L.K. Advani has been nominated as the Prime Ministerial candidate by the B.J.P. ahead of the expected general elections early next year. This has been accompanied by the usual rhetoric about the hard-line versus the soft-line Hindutva. The media has already begun to dissect the already desiccated theme of Hindutva. It is a great pity that the Media cannot find anything more interesting or more important to discuss than Advanis emergence as the future P.M. of India. Of course, this has always been his one great consuming ambition, and he is grabbing at the straw of gaining immortality. The sad thing about this, of course, is that the ordinary citizen, who has more important matters on his mind, is being subjected to all the inanities about the future of Advani, and the future of the BJP instead of the future of India. A recent discussion on NDTV about the new slogan of Advani about India Rising made one wonder whether the obvious talents of the young NDTV team cannot be put to more productive use.The attempt to analyse the previous slogan of India Shining which bombed (to use the term employed by the moderator of the discussion) became so boring and directionless that it left the viewer wondering whether the time could not have been spent in a more entertaining way. Advani very magnanimously admitted that his espousal of the India Shining propaganda was a mistake. He made feeble attempts to try to find the reasons why it led to the BJP becoming the laughing stock of the entire country, and of the whole world. He gave several reasons, none of which, was sensible or convincing. As an alternative he now proposes to popularize the new slogan of India Rising. This, he hopes, will not only redound to his personal glory, but that it will also serve to resuscitate the fortunes of the BJP.One is reminded of the puppy which after failing to get at the marrow inside the bone from one end, then tries to get at it from the other end.The end result, of course, remains exactly the same. The marrow remains unattainable. With all the political experience at his disposal, Advani should have realized that the shift in sloganeering will not change the fortunes of the BJP or of himself, for that matter.One begins to wonder about the ability of Advani to lead the BJP when he seems to be losing his grip on simple and obvious reality.Merely changing a slogan does not and will not change the reality which the BJP represents an antiquated and irrelevant political ideology which is completely out of sync with modern times.Whether India shines or whether India Rises, the BJP will not be able take credit for it because the BJP is backward looking and is seeking to drag India back into the Dark Ages of fascism and totalitarianism.The fact that fascism has become passé and that in a modern world which is rapidly globalizing, there is no place for a Hindutva ideology (whether hard or soft) does not seem to attract the attention of a hard-boiled politician and his cohorts. In a recent response to queries from media persons, Advani is reported to have said that the Prime Minister (Dr. Manmohan Singh) does not understand politics. The response of the common citizen is: Thank God for this. Dr. Manmohan Singh is a man of intellectual achievements of international stature, and is respected for his ability to see issues without the coloured glasses through which people like Advani view the world. In sharp contrast to the blinkered view of people like L.K. Advani, Dr. Manmohan Singh is able to transcend the limitations of political ideology and to preside over the renaissance of India as a respected member of the international community. If India is rising, or even if it is shining, it is due to the intellectual leadership of statesmen like Dr. Manmohan Singh and his core team of academics who are charting the economic and political future of this great country.We citizens of India are grateful that Manmohan Singh, who did not aspire to political office, finally accepted the offer to become Prime Minister, and that he has not been affected by the power which, as Lord Acton declared, corrupts people. Merely shouting
Re: [Goanet] Hindu caste system thrives in the UK!
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html Hi Bernardo Clearly, you have not read any of my posts carefully. I confined myself entirely to the Catholic Goans in the UK and Goa and not to millions of Hindus for whom caste is quite normal. OK? Cornel Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When it seems that the casta system was done away by Bharat, in the UK according to the BBC it is thriving much to the dismay of Cornel. --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] GOA is a SINKING ship, jump out NOW
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html The root cause of Goa's critical state of health is unhesitatingly a corruption and precipitous fall in the moral standards of our politics and public life. Today on issues like Regional Plan, SEZ, Food Park, IT Park, Land Acquisition, IFFI, etc every single Goan is washing leaders of ruling congress party of Goa without even applying soaps! Knowing this fully well, the shameless peddlers of Congress Party (CP) and their followers in Goa are still traversing length and breadth of Goa propagating the gospel of venal corruption. Statements and pronouncements like corruption is preferable to communalism, corruption is lesser evil than communalism, communalism is infinitely worse than corruption, corruption is reversible while communalism causes irreversible damages, corruption is not a public issue, corruption cases against CP leaders are nothing but political vendetta are ringing loud in the newspapers and electronic media almost every day. So much so that even some of the educated thinkers appears to be working over time to sanctify corruption and give respectability to CP leaders and their affiliates, who are facing charges of bribery, criminal misconduct and misappropriation of public funds. Afflicted by this virus and emboldened by the weakness and meekness of our judicial process, several other political entities have entered this bandwagon and are flooding the media. These statements sanctifying corruption and giving certificates to its avid practitioners cannot be allowed to go unchallenged and unquestioned. While the ills of communalism are known and should be countered effectively, it need to be realized that corruption is like AIDS which sucks up and destroys the basic value system on which a society is founded and has no cure if allowed to go beyond a certain stage. Furthermore, unbridled corruption in government and public life could be a major causative factor in instigating and inflaming communal passions and disturbances. Besides, corruption, by slowing down economic development and accelerating poverty, is a major factor in causing and sustaining social inequalities and tensions. Turning to economic development, corrupt practices have proved highly detrimental in achieving modernization ideals. Its prevalence has raised strong obstacles and inhibitions to development. It has decreased respect for and allegiance for the government and its institutions. It has even promoted irrationality in planning and has limited the horizons of plans. The corruption being spurred by fragmentation of loyalties has acted against efforts to consolidate Goa. Goa, ranking 3rd among the most corrupt states in India, has witnessed the dangers of collapsing politically and economically on many occasions only for allowing corruption to survive and sustain itself in the system of governance. Besides this, corrupt politicians, more typically congress leaders, under pretext of secularism have very shrewdly injected, within Goa's social fabric, conflicts between individualism vs. communalism, greed vs. sharing, formal vs. informal dealings, the willingness to view life as dispensable vs. our love for humanity, and religion vs. spirituality. The net result of all these implanted conflicts are an irreversible multiple damages within the peace loving communities of Goa. History of Goa very clearly says that CP ruled and is ruling Goa without a backbone - All that CP knows is corruptions and nothing else - It is also equally surprising to see CP in Goa is bending twice before Karnataka lady whose intention is to sell Goa for personal monitory gains. Now let's have a closer look on other aspects of corruption. Corruption has resulted in undermining Macroeconomic stability due to the loss of government revenue, excessive spending and leakages. It has increased the costs of doing business and small firms have started bearing a disproportionately large share of these costs - small entrepreneurs are badly affected. It has also compromised on pollution norms pushing the environment in danger. The poor community has already started suffering the most since they are getting to low quality public goods and services, leaving no exit options. There is a negative correlation between the level of corruption and the level of investment in the economy. This has severely constrained economic growth and employment generation. Large-scale corruption has also been
Re: [Goanet] Reflections on life/To Albert
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html --- Albert Desouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not want to go to the west as I know I will be a fish out of water over there. Dear Albert, First of all let me tell you that despite the fact that I am endlessly teasing you on Goanet, I really like you and I think that you are a wonderful example of a good Goan gentlemen. Wherever we are in the world, the things that make us happy are universally the same. Someone to love, a home to lay our heads, a job to keep us busy, friends to celebrate life with and share life's pain with, and a future to look forward to. By all measure, you are a rich man indeed. A wonderful wife, healthy, happy children, a house in Mapusa, the gentle susegad life of Goa. There is nothing more you could have added to this recipe in life, to make you happier. The only thing that might have made your life easier is better parking in Mapusa, but we both know that won't happen. So you are absolutely right. You are happy and content exactly where you are. My best wishes to you and your family during this Christmas season. selma Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] 50th Birthday Greetings to Caetano Godinho (Caji) - Kuwait/Majorda, Goa
* * * * *http://www.goanet.org* * * * * Stage Play: ON THE HOLY TRAIL Staged By: The Mustard Seed Art Company Where: Kala Academy - Mini Open-air Auditorium When: Dec 20 21, 2007 @ 7pm Read a Review at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066558.html 50th BIRTHDAY GREETINGS to our beloved friend Caetano Godinho (Caji) (Pacheco Vaddo-Majorda, Salcette Goa) Old is gold, so is a 50th Birthday! Thats half a century! Your passion for life, football, poetry May it continue for another 50. Best wishes God bless you always. Savio Gomes fly (Varca/Kuwait) Lino G.Fernandes fly (Nuvem/Kuwait) 22nd Dec. 2007 __ A BRIEF ON CAJETAN GODINHO (CAJI) Caji - the Silver Star of Soor Grounds soccer - By Sunny Nazareth/ArabTimes Meet and greet the peerless Cajetan Godinho, popularly known as 'Caji' to his friends and admirers. The only child in the family, Caji belongs to the stuff that dreams are made of because, at the scholastic age, he captained the famous A.A. de Majorda Football Club. After his academic career, Caji joined the Marmagoa Port Trust (MPT) in 1979, as a football player and, was about to make a debit for MPT in Western India Football Federation's (WIFE) most prestigious Rovers Cup Tournament when fate winged him to Kuwait. Thereafter, there was no turning back. Caji joined the then celebrated Goan Sport in 1979, when the expatriate soccer was in its nascent stages on the Soor Grounds. Caji continued with the Goan Sporting until it was disbanded in 1995. With Caji's dazzling midfield display, Goan Sporting had the unique honour of being the first club, to win the very first coveted UG Shield in the inaugural United Goans Tournament in Kuwait. Goan Sporting also basked in the glory of being the first, to win the late Ida Memorial Football Trophy after the liberation of Kuwait. Caji strides the Soor Grounds like a colossus. A midfield maestro with mercurial thrusts, Caji displays superb ball control, dexterous ball deflections and his exactitude in powerful long range shots make him the 'karma' (nemesis) of goal keepers. A free kick specialitst with lethal potential, Caji is also gifted with a rare and incomparable ability to hit the bull's eye with amazing 'spiral shots' taken straight from the flag kicks. Tactically astute, when Caji is in possession of the ball, his opponents rarely get a chance to shift from the first gear, paving way for him to unleash unexpected sizzlers with devastating effect. A former coach of the Kuwait National Soccer Team, the great Brazilian Carlos Alberto presiding as chief guest in 1984, praised Caji as a 'wonderful player' and presented him the The Best Player Award in the finals of the late Ida Memorial Football Tournament on the Soor Grounds. Caji is endowed with a flint personality, patience and perseverance and captained the first ever Goa XI verses Kerala XI at the Fahaheel Stadium in 1990. He was also honoured with a Fair Play Award in 1995, at a friendly match between Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) selection and the famous Al-Arabi Sports Club of Kuwait. As late as in 2001, Caji was decorated with the title of Athlete of the Year by the CRC Chinchinim in Kuwait. Caji's sports resume flaunts with lots of accolades and awards. When asked the secret of his success, Caji humbly replied, love, dedication, discipline and it is precisely these traits that make him the super nova to cross the Silver Jubilee portals of his outstanding and unblemished football career on the nostalgic Soor Grounds. ( courtesy: Arab Times www.arabtimesonline.com ) - From the archives of Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter Goa-World.Com adds: Caji - the never aging most respected man on Soor Ground continues his love for 'football' and is a shining example and inspiration to the young and the old among the Indian football players and officials. Caji deserves special accolades and honour considering his unique record in Kuwait's expatriate football history - never receiving any warning card or disciplinary action from the 'men in black' for the last 28 years! Cheers to that, we are proud to have 'the pearl' amongst our midst! A staunch Konkani lover, his poems has been published on the Internet and print media (Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter, Goanet, Daaiz.com, www.goa-world.com, The Goan Review, etc.) Gaspar Almeida ex-Vice President, KIFF Associate, www.goa-world.com Links: www.goa-world.com/sports/ www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ Also read Arab Times of 18-April 2007 Page 45.
