[Goanet] THE CHILDREN WALKING TALL - GOA : celebrate ........... WORLD GOA DAY - IN GOA
WORLD GOA DAY will be celebrated by : THE CHILDREN WALKING TALL - GOA : http://www.childrenwalkingtall.com/ From: Children Walking Tall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: renebarreto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 10:31:46 AM Subject: Re: CHILDREN WALKING TALL - GOA We're planning to do something on Wednesday to celebrate world Goa day, a little art and dance competition, so fun and games and a little celebratory food. If (and it's a big if) the weather's good we might even get chance to go out... But not sure how likely that is... Thanks Rob 000 rene barreto - WORLD ALLAINCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS ===
Re: [Goanet] Origin of word Tarvotti - help
Hi Selma, The word 'tarvotti' mean seamam or sailer. In Konknni, "Tarum' means 'ship', and the person who works on the tarum 'ship' is 'tarvotti.' The word 'tarvotti' has nothing do with the words of any othe language. With luv, Salvador On 8/15/08, Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can someone help me, perhaps Ven'u, who is good at these things. > > I'd like to know the actually meaning of the word tarvotti. I am assuming > it is two words, the genesis being "tarv", and the addition being "otti". > > So if possible, what is the word "tarv", is a Portugeuse word absorbed by > our language, or does it have a Konkani origin. > > Any help appreciated. > > selma > > > >
[Goanet] Dev Borem Korun
A ''thank you ''is expressed at the end of a favour done and it vaguely expresses further the idea that a recipient of a favour somehow owes something in future. On the other hand a ''Dev Borem Konun'' means 'let God bless you'' for a favour done but there is no hint of a quid pro quo in it. It is possible that a priest after enjoying a meal of rice, prawn curry,fried fish with a copito or two of feni in one of his parishioners house, may have expressed his gratitude by saying ''Tumkam Devan borem konun'' which Goan catholics incorporated in their day to day language as 'Dev Borem Korun'' literally a God Bless. Antonio
Re: [Goanet] Take a look...
Santosh wrote: Leaving the anger management issue aside, it is really amazing that Rajan knows so much about so many things in which he has never been interrogated by a committee of experts - zooming his camera in and out on the identities of insiders and outsiders, etc. And all this without reading, looking at graphs and tables or doing a single google search. Dear Santosh, >From the above paragraph, it looks like you are expecting readers to think along the lines of: A) "I have been interrogated by a panel of experts while Rajan has not". B) Reading and looking at graphs and tables is much better than zooming cameras on real life, recording scenes and events as they unfold. Here's some news for you. Angry or not, one Rajan on Goa's ground is worth a thousand Santoshes looking at outdated Goldman Sachs reports while sitting in the USA. Unimpressed by Goldman Sachs, Roland.
[Goanet] Daily Grook #191
DAILY GROOK #191 BURY WARY by Francis Rodrigues funeral processions - an undertaker's curse, extra burials means no time to re-hearse! _ puns & word-play of all kinds, if you read between the lines! _ _ If you like crossword puzzles, then you'll love Flexicon, a game which combines four overlapping crossword puzzles into one! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/208
Re: [Goanet] Goan selling houses
Hello Albert, I have been following this debate for a long time, what you said is 100% right, there are people who preach. In todays date to repair an old house is really hard, you just try to even repair the roof, firstly you cannot find people, if you find the people the cash is the problem. We in goa are now getting use to staying in small rooms, where each one has his own privacy, those days are gone where you had one radio and the whole house had to listen to the same, today, every one wants his own space. The families in Goa are too shrinking, its no more 5 kids house it come down to 1 or 2 max 3. Maintaining these houses can take dig a big hole in your pockets, and then in todays world, kids want to seperate and have their own. The best prices in todays times is offered by non-catholics, I think if they dont sell it at the right price then its stupidity. there was another post saying that one should wait for the property to rise, but that person did not say how long, let me tell you that property prices have never come down, if you have sold something today for 80 lacs, then after 5 years the same place will be sold for 100 lac any way. My advice to all is that if you think the price is right for you go ahead and sell, because the cash to in hand means that you can buy something else, day by day the power of buy with a rupee is decreasing. Its time we live peacefully and not bother if our neighbour is catholic or not as long as he is living peacefully in his house. Catholic and non catholic have lived in harmony for over hundred years in goa, why are we today pointing fingers at them, was the state of goa, not hindu, before the portuguese came, and was there no mogul raj on it, my request to all goans is just dont try to dig graves, as there are many skeletons there, which will only escalate things. Lenny
[Goanet] Where have the Toronto Goans gone? (Victor Rangel-Ribeiro in Times of India, Panjim)
Tell this guy that the goans new that there is no gossiping in there so they were not interested. its common goans always have more then 80% no show any were. if they were invited by non goans then you should see the crowd for support. Tell this guy not to take heart feelings Thanks
Re: [Goanet] Airport Bomb Scare (By Remo Fernandes, The Navhind Times)
Hi All Goans I fully agree with remo and i so feel the same when passing by the goan airport. No goan police,Nobody speaking Konkani etc In kerala or other states if you dont speak the local language you cannot work etc why in Goa all this happens.WE ALL KNOW WHO TO BLAME,I will always support and my support is with you Remo. Long live goa and goans Henry Pinto --- Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ ---
Re: [Goanet] COMMENT: Look in the Mirror, Mr Gupta (by Venita Coelho)
Hi Venita, Very good analysis of Mr.Gupta's column. I regularly receive and read goanet articles. Keep up your good work. Cheers from distant NZ. Edwin Pereira adidas NZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Impossible is Nothing"
[Goanet] Goan friend earn A-levels
Hi Cornel, With a ghanti passport our Goan friends would still be at Heathrow airport trying to get an entry into the UK. Therefore with Portuguese citzenship not only for these Goans (A-levels), but all the strata, from bramanekas, to mars and chamar to sudrekas has been a boon. Your claim to be a dotor but it clearly looks by your writings that you are a fator! BC Hi Bernardo Just curious! How does Portuguese citizenship have anything to do with A level results? I have been an A-level examiner for years and nationality simply does not feature in them. But you may know something I don't and it would be enlightening if you illuminated this matter please! Cornel Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] TODAY IS THE DAY WHERE ALL ROADS LEAD TO MAPUSA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL - CAMARA AT 4.00 P.M.
ITS TODAY, 18TH AUGUST, 2008 AT 4.00 P.M. WHEN MAPUSA NAGRIKANCHO EKVOTT {
CITZENS' [OF GOA] INITIATIVE -III } WILL HAND-OVER THE 'CITIZEN'S CHARTER OF
DEMANDS' - SIGNED BY THOUSANDS OF CONCERNED CITIZENS OF MAPUSA AND
SURROUNDING AREAS - OVER THE LACK OF UP-KEEP OF MAPUSA TOWN AND THE MAPUSA
MUNICIPAL MARKET - AT THE HANDS OF ADV. ANTONIO J.B. LOBO - CONVENOR. THE
CONVENOR WILL LATER BRIEFLY ADDRESS THE CITZENS FROM THE ENTRANCE STEPS OF
THE COUNCIL BUILDING.
YOUR BRIEF PRESENCE WILL GIVE BOOST TO THE SOLIDARITY WITH THE CITZENS'
INITIATIVE
CI
Re: [Goanet] Lourdes Miracles
From: "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- On Fri, 8/15/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: **In the case of Eucharistic miracle of Lanciano, how can you perform this "scientific procedure"? So after all this talk about using a scientific procedure to certify miracles, we have a concession that such a procedure cannot be performed in this case. ***This procedure is not the only one. Physicians have used another scientific method, as I have mentioned by quoting their news. This method is valid in this case. --- On Fri, 8/15/08, Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ***I would be for a natural effect of placebo. But is it a "placebo >effect" in those cases which have been documented after long and intense >research by the International Medical Panel? As far as science is concerned, the panel has clearly never done anything to rule out simple explanations such as the placebo effect and spontaneous remissions. ***Do those scientists agree with you? An embarrassing example from the 60's makes this amply clear. On the recommendation of the people voting for the majority in the international medical panel meeting, a woman with a condition called Budd-Chiari syndrome was certified to have been miraculously cured from that disease in 1963. A few years later, as expected, the miracle ended like all other such hoaxes. The "miraculously cured" woman died from the same disease. ***This case is not found in the dossier of 68 miracles. Where did you find it? Are all miracles "such hoaxes"? Or do you accept exceptions? As one Vatican official now concedes: "What seems like a miracle now may not be one in a hundred years. Such are the advances of science. Declarations of miracles are not infallible teachings". ***Who has said this? Advances of science have a limit. Miracles are signs of God's love. They confirm our faith.They are based on prudence and human faith. Can all the miracles from hundred years ago be declared as feasible today through modern medicine? Do you accept that there are infallible teachings of the Church? What is the foundation of these teachings? The Church teaches the possibility of miracles. Christianity is a historical religion, and therefore accepts God's action in history. If there is any doubt about the futility of this miracle-mongering nonsense, the above candid admission should dispel it. ***Does it do away with the faith of the Church in miracles? Most of us do not experience such miracles. Yet we believe because of the evidence that is offered to us. Are all those who believe in miracles credulous and ignorant? Regards. Fr.Ivo
[Goanet] Bleeding airlines cut Goa flight
Rajan said: Anything and everything to keep Indians away from Goa should be encouraged. --- No point in keeping the high flying Indians away from Goa. It is the walking poor who come by Trains and Coaches without ticket and sleep and shit on the streets, who are the headache. How to keep them out is the problem. ED. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet] Why did Oscar, Patricia and Ritu resign? (Herald)
Let's not question why, how , for what, when, but, if's , we now need to have the fight move on and come up with a strategy on which way to go from here.
Re: [Goanet] Airport Bomb Scare (By Remo Fernandes, The Navhind Times)
Hi Remo! that was really good, we are Goans. angela
Re: [Goanet] Do you know who I am?
All my hats...topiis...or, what ever my scalp boasts, off to you! Had you told that poor sore pestered de Das e Gouda cheese that you were the most famous laugh-maker he might have floored you with his inimitable, Saar, are you Art Buchwald...? Chacha, bursting from cruelly inflicted laughter...
[Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY 2008 MESSAGE FROM AUSTRALIA.
WORLD GOA DAY 2008 MESSAGE FROM AUSTRALIA. We, the Goans of Australia, send a message of solidarity and friendship to all our fellow Goans all over the world as we celebrate World Goa Day during July and August 2008 in the various major cities of Australia . This year our twin theme is the "Proud villages of Goa" and our "Youth" which has so well coincided with the just concluded World Youth day in Sydney ! We were also privileged to have our very own priest from Goa who celebrated a mass on World Goa Day in Sydney during July 2008. The priest later visited Melbourne en-route to Goa and the group of Goans associated with Melgoans i.e. families of Salus Correia, Newton Marques and Oscar Lobo spent the day with the priest and gave him a tour of Melbourne. The various village associations in Australia are the backbone of the mainstream Goan organisation and the youth are our future and the flag bearers of our rich and unique cultural heritage. Goans in Australia are looking forward to working closely with organizations that would uphold and maintain our Goan identity, culture and values which have been embedded for over 4.5 centuries. We have always felt that World Goa Day be celebrated by designating a day specifically for Goans to reflect on our Goan identity and to consider what being a Goan means to us as well as to take pride in being Goan and to unite with Goans all over the world, in solidarity, to celebrate Goa's history, konkani language, music, cultural heritage and traditions. In Melbourne we have been celebrating WGD for the last 6 years and for the last 3 years in Sydney. Sydney celebrated WGD on 27th July and Melbourne Goans - Melgoans, will be doing the same on 23th August. This will be followed by celebrations in Brisbane and Perth. Let us all join in to celebrate World Goa Day and work together for a caring and sharing Goan community worldwide. Tony Colaco - World Goa Day Overall Coordinator - Sydney www.goansw.com Oscar C. Lobo - World Goa Day Overall Corordinator - Melbourne - www.melgoans.com
[Goanet] Xavier's News and Features, E-Service (XNFES): JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AT XAVIER'S
2008-08-17
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St. Xavier's College - Mapusa - Goa - India - 403507 (TEL: 0832-2262356 WEBSITE: www.xavierscollege-goa.com)
XAVIER'S NEWS & FEATURES E-SERVICE (XNFES) JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW AT XAVIER'S The Department of Chemistry, St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, requires "Junior Research Fellow" to work for the project entitled, "Synthesis and Characterisation of Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide Materials and study its Catalytic Activity for the Degradation of Toxic Materials of the Effluents discharged from the Industries", for a period of three years. Interested candidates should have Degree in Chemistry. They should apply to the Principal, St. Xavier's College, Mapusa, Goa, on or before 25th August, 2008.
Re: [Goanet] COMMENT: Look in the Mirror, Mr Gupta (by Venita Coelho)
Just a line to say how much I appreciate Goanet News I am kept in touch with the more important happenings in Goa my fatherland that I love dearly George Menezes
[Goanet] Goan in Forbes list of top-earning young CEOs!
The following appeared in yesterday’s Herald newspaper. On behalf of Anjunkars, I congratulate Francisco on making it to the Forbes list. Our congratulations also go to his parents, Placido & Sushila and the whole family. Francisco, we are proud of you! Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Gaumvaddy, Anjuna - Goan in Forbes list of top-earning young CEOs NEW YORK, AUG 16 (Agencies) – Global outsourcing major Cognizant’s CEO Francisco D’Sousa, a businessman of Goan origin, has made it to the Forbes magazine list of young chief executive officers with fattest pay packages in the United States. The list also includes another person of Indian origin, publishing software giant Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen. While D’Souza is at the 15th position, with an annual pay packet of $3.7 million (Rs.16 crore), Narayen, who makes $12 million (Rs.52 crore) a year, is ranked in the fifth place, in a list of 15 young CEOs aged 45 years or less. Interestingly, the list is topped by a person of Pakistani origin, CEO of chipmaker MEMC Electronic Materials, Nabeel Gareeb, who earns a staggering $79.6 million (Rs.342 crore) a year. At 39, D’Souza is the youngest of the 15 CEOs. D’Souza was born in Nairobi on August 23, 1968 (he will be 40 next week). The son of Sushila and Placido D’Souza (ex-Anjuna, India’s former Consul General in New York and High Commissioner in Port of Spain, Hong Kong and Nairobi), his sisters are Jacinta, Lucia and Maria. He is married to Ines, a Brazilian. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from the University of East Asia and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Carnegie-Mellon University. He was appointed as the president and chief executive officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Cognizant Technology Solutions on January 1, 2007. With 18 years of experience in the information technology industry, D’Souza has won the Economic Times Entrepreneur Award in 2005. He was also a 2002 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist. He oversees much of the operations and business development of the company, and has masterminded its expansion into emerging markets like China and India, as the US economy has been slowing over the last year-and-a-half. “Investments being made in those geographies will start showing results two to three years from now,” D’Souza has said. Almost three quarters of the company’s 59,000 employees are based in India, providing software development services, mainly to US and European companies, but increasingly, to Asian and Indian companies as well. (Herald) _ Chose your Life Partner? Join MSN Matrimony FREE http://www.shaadi.com/msn/matrimony.php
[Goanet] Goa news for August 18, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa to Have Tourist Guides Soon - Daijiworld.com [11 hours ago] Panaji, Aug 17: Next time, when you visit goa, you will have ample well informed tourist guides who will give you accurate information about the place along ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=49932&n_tit=Goa+to+Have+Tourist+Guides+Soon&cid=1237656340&ei=cLSoSJSlFJP6lQTDqJ22Dg&usg=AFQjCNFSZwSIY_Lt9TR3x9LHYrCc1e2CCQ *** Goa Assembly session begins amid differences within govt. - Hindu [10 hours ago] Panaji (PTI): The crucial two-week long Goa legislative assembly session began here on Sunday amidst simmering differences within the ruling coalition. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200808171863.htm&cid=1237137831&ei=cLSoSJSlFJP6lQTDqJ22Dg&usg=AFQjCNFvmR-7uPDaCRIZT04R6ib_u_Mxiw *** Bleeding airlines cut Goa flights - Times of India [Aug 15, 2008] Fewer domestic travellers areflying into or out of Goa. And with travellers looking for alternative modes of travel, airlines have been forced to cut down ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Bleeding_airlines_cut_Goa_flights/articleshow/3369928.cms&cid=1237566174&ei=cLSoSJSlFJP6lQTDqJ22Dg&usg=AFQjCNFLSk5mm2FHpgQXSHjRbF1_VPuCfQ *** Goa Assembly Session to be Shown Live - Daijiworld.com [20 hours ago] Panaji, Aug 17: Goa's news channel Prudent Media is creating history in Goa. The TV channel would telecast the forthcoming Assembly session live, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=49924&n_tit=Goa+Assembly+Session+to+be+Shown+Live&cid=1237566202&ei=cLSoSJSlFJP6lQTDqJ22Dg&usg=AFQjCNHAA7Yirmw-GOwhToezgWIM_5BEJA *** Goa committed to fight against HIV/AIDS: Kamat - Zee News [6 hours ago] Panaji, Aug 17: Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat on Sunday reiterated the state's committment to put up a fight against HIV/AIDS. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=462754&sid=REG&cid=1237756967&ei=cLSoSJSlFJP6lQTDqJ22Dg&usg=AFQjCNF5xkCEXxlPIZ_p54Z0spUpMShLYA *** Goa\'s monsoon tourism a huge hit among domestic tourists - Economic Times [17 hours ago] Goa's beaches remains flooded with the tourists, even though visiting the coastal state during wet spell was the idea initially disagreed by them. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Goas_monsoon_tourism_a_huge_hit_among_domestic_tourists/articleshow/3373091.cms&cid=1237584315&ei=cLSoSJSlFJP6lQTDqJ22Dg&usg=AFQjCNEaGZUsbLiBeyjSoCFRd1fdbIGpsA *** Many histories - Hindu [Aug 16, 2008] We tend to think of Goa as a quaint Mediterranean outpost transported, by a quirk of history, to the shores of the Arabian Sea. This is erroneous, since Goa ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2008/08/17/stories/2008081750030100.htm&cid=0&ei=cLSoSJSlFJP6lQTDqJ22Dg&usg=AFQjCNHStMS3t_Y-Patpwv59Z4lAvIvTAQ *** Locating Goa - Hindu [Aug 16, 2008] For English-speaking Indians unfamiliar with Goa, this little colonial anachronism seems as quaint as we ourselves must appear to historically ignorant ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2008/08/17/stories/2008081750040100.htm&cid=0&ei=cLSoSJSlFJP6lQTDqJ22Dg&usg=AFQjCNGMEQ0j2nCotR67MAMbCzvFDTUpDw *** SEZ issue to dominate Goa Assembly session - Economic Times [Aug 15, 2008] PANAJI: The issue of special economic zones is set to dominate the Goa state assemblys 10-day session beginning Monday. The SEZs have been haunting ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/SEZ_issue_to_dominate_Goa_Assembly_session/articleshow/3369487.cms&cid=0&ei=cLSoSJSlFJP6lQTDqJ22Dg&usg=AFQjCNEo-uSoP29hbFIVMkXO9jEAGEbhnQ *** New fishing season launched in Goa - Times of India [20 hours ago] PANAJI: While the ban on fishing as per the court order ended on [July 31, 2008] , the commencement of the fishing season traditionally was launched on ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/New_fishing_season_launched_in_Goa/articleshow/3372273.cms&cid=0&ei=cLSoSJSlFJP6lQTDqJ22Dg&usg=AFQjCNEBej_iZrIdlXw8s74cfnfcp3u4ww Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] REVIEW: There's Something About Mario (by E P Unny)
E P Unny Posted online: Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 1500 hrs Mario de Miranda Compiled by gerard da cunha Architecture Autonomous, Rs 2,700 Mario Miranda's carnival of comedy has travelled to every nook and naughty corner of the world This book makes you do the unthinkable: thank Vasco da Gama for setting foot on Indian soil. And his successor Albuquerque for shifting Portugal's Asian capital from Kochi to Goa. Lisbon's men gave Mario Miranda a great place to grow up and outgrow. They packed into the 16th century Konkan land every sign of a European conquest. Prelates and proctors to tailcoats and trousseaus. Seasoned by the West Coast sun through some 400 years, this was the landscape that greeted the six-year-old when dad, Daman's administrador, retired and the family moved back to the ancestral home in Loutolim. The house itself, then over 250 years old with 30-odd rooms, was a world to explore. A Eurasian galaxy was waiting outside. The boy loved the wicked pencil. He began a diary of doodles that grew into sketches, portraits, caricatures and cartoons. A spread of visual parody the European Empire builder hadn't bargained for. A spread that marks Mario out as our only outdoor cartoonist — a comic artist more than a cartoonist. One who learned firsthand from what he saw around him. Not from the printed cartoons of venerable seniors as is customary. An early influence of Ronald Searle the master himself talked him out of. The acolyte was told to go and find his signature tune. He did and how! Goa gave him enough to look at and a challenge few deadline-dreading cartoonists would touch. To include rather than exclude. Mario is so inclusive that when you step into a café with his wall-scale mural, the comic frame grabs you. Grin like Godbole and bear it. Meticulous detailing of architectural nuances, the irresistible impulse to ink in windswept clotheslines to that odd cat on a bar stool, the graphic wit to convert an accidental drop of black ink into a crow in flight. All of this goes into the Mario backdrop against which is set a carnival of comedy. Dogs jumping out of the frame, men up to no good and women in all shapes and sizes -- unlike Don Martin's, the maddest of Mad magazine's madmen, whose overweight women, editors feared, would crash through the page. This tropicalised Euro idiom travelled as easily as the Miranda couple. To every nook and naughty corner of the world. His hosts apart, we have his editors to thank for. Had they slotted him as a news cartoonist, he would have been reduced to a doodling Dilbert, a cardboard cubicle creature. The political cartoon was never close to his heart. A comic strip must have been a close enough trap. (No dearth of characters -- Fonseca, Bundeldass, Nimboopani….) That would have left him with no leisure either. With a weekday business cartoon and a weekend display, a soft take on the politico, he winds up his journalistic work and turns to what he does best. Create pure fun on paper. Fun that is largely visual, but not entirely. The boy who chose to draw his diary rather than write it isn't text-averse. He christens his characters with easy wordplay and his caption doesn't stare you in the face. It speaks. This is remarkable because there was nothing English about his upbringing. Mario is an Italian name; grandma loved Italian operas. His first language was Portuguese; ancestors had converted to Roman Catholicism in the early days of occupied Goa. He didn't know a word of English till he joined St. Joseph's School in Bangalore. Late-learning worked. As well as it did for Cartoonist Vicky who fled his home in Hungary to land tongue-tied in, of all places, the World War II Fleet Street, where he was soon a rave for his very English humour. A fine array of writers has written for this book -- Manohar Malgonkar, Nissim Ezekiel, Vinod Mehta and Ranjit Hoskote. The sole miss is a peer review. Where are the social cartooning peers? There isn't even a weak clone around. Despite a tradition, one of the best outside the West, our cartooning is almost wholly news-driven. In any case, no Mario successor can emerge from newspapers that stampsize or bury the cartoon. Comics and animation industries could spring a surprise. Meanwhile, let's have more of Mario. He is still young. How young, if I mention, he'll kill me. Buy the book and find out.
Re: [Goanet] A participatory process called elections
I am terribly happy to note what Samir has to say in this post, not so much for saluting me but for defining the 'participatory process'. A minor correction though. The year is 2007, not 2005. I have always taken the stand that those who call themselves 'apolitical' are cowards of the first order because they will not actively work against the powerful candidates or chor parties fearing reprisals against their illegal activities later if and when the crook gets elected, and/or conniving masterminds aiding the crooks and rogues to sustain their illegal activities. If one is straight I don't understand why one has to fear anyone at all. My reasoning is: You have got a paid servant for your house. And you notice that the servant is not only walking off with things from the house at ease but also gives you big lectures and threatens you with dire consequences if you object. And you let this continue? The next thing the servant should be doing is to cut you into pieces, pack you in a gunny sack and drop you off in the gutters, instead of you do it to the servant. That is for being useless and unfit to be the owner of the house APOLITICAL Hurrah. Being political does not mean that one has to contest elections. Being political means one has to see that a person with conscience and a will to improve the general governance which directly affects your life is, first, forced to contest and second, see that he/she gets elected by working towards his/her election, even paying from your pocket towards that end. The classic example of being apolitical is given by Anand Madgaonkar of PMCA/GBA, in one of his letters to editor in the NT to which I have responded "Let anyone get elected. We shall tackle him/her after that" . (I do hope he can tackle Babush Monserrate or Tony Rodrigues). Today, I have called Lambert Mascarehas and congratulated him for coming out as 'political'. with his "POLITICAL PARTY OF MY DREAMS" in NT Panorama of today. "Try and write a constitution of your new party which is better than the one Goa Su-Raj goes by" I have told him, "and I shall salute you" . Indirectly, this is a standing challenge to those who want to float new political parties in Goa. floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: "Samir Kelekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:05 AM Subject: [Goanet] A participatory process called elections Ms. Coelho has nicely argued the difference between reactionary participation and pro-active participation in the planning process. Soter has trashed Floriano just for reading the Interim Plan document and expressing his views which differ from that of the GBA. Now I have a question: We have a great participatory process in our democracy. It is called elections. Can any of the GBA honchos tell me why in 2005 the GBA abandoned this participatory process and left the field to the rogues? The participatory process mentioned by Ms. Coelho sounds great but when you abandon elections and try participating this way, it seems to be like using a back door. It is still not too late. One participatory process is coming in Pale soon. Will the GBA have the guts to participate in this? I mean --- what is the reason for not participating in elections and still taking the moral high ground ? Is the GBA and the NGOs afraid of failures ? I salute Floriano for taking the bull by the horns, and going through the pain of failures. Unless the peoples' agitations take the bull by the horns in Pale and in all other places, I feel that this issue of regional plan/ planning etc is not going to get resolved completely, as the elected representatives can always put a spoke in the wheel by making different laws such as the TCP amendment. regards, Samir
Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1030 - How not to organize a Goan convention
> Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:24:32 -0400 > From: "Roland Francis" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Goanet] How Not To Organize a Goan Convention Roland writes: > > Get some attendees to pretend it was a huge success so that > the same mistakes are repeated. Roland, Spare us your jaundiced comments about the inner workings of the organization of the Toronto convention! It is bad enough to read the jaundiced views of Eugene which some prominent members on Goanet seem to give a lot of credence to. 1. If you were a member of the committee at any point, you should have kept the proceedings confidential - or, haven't you heard of the "duty of confidentiality" of committee members? 2. As I wrote 2 reports on the Toronto convention, both of which appeared on Goanet, I can say that noone got me to write them, especially as a pretense! I seriously doubt that anyone reading Maria, Cornel, Acaria's accounts and opinions can say that they were asked to do their reports or to write them as a pretense. They did not leave out criticism or suggestions for improvement - Noone of us said that the convention was a "huge success." But we felt that there were elements of it like the presentations on Goan issues, some of the workshops, and the social events that were successful and thoroughly enjoyable. What's wrong with that? 3. Some of us who were actually there wish that you nay-sayers would get over whatever's bothering you (a hangover perhaps or acid reflux?) and get to work on some constructive action and projects for Goa and the Goan community. At the very least, let those of us who took something positive away from the convention enjoy the moment and the memories! Viva Goa! Viva Toronto! Filomena
[Goanet] NYTimes.com: Exploring India's Prosperity Through the Eyes of the Invisible Men
This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shameful how domestic help is paid and treated. Modern day slavery spins me out each time every time. Shouldn't these employers do better? rubygoes INTERNATIONAL / ASIA PACIFIC | August 15, 2008 Memo From Mumbai: Exploring India's Prosperity Through the Eyes of the Invisible Men By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS India may be changing at a disorienting pace, but one thing remains stubbornly the same: a tendency to treat the hired help like chattel. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/world/asia/15india.html?ex=1219636800&en=4761fb18ade3bff2&ei=5070&emc=eta1 -- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company
Re: [Goanet] notes from goan convention
Hi Lisette, At the outset let me thank you and the other committee members for the yeomen task of holding the recent Goan convention in Toronto. I think you should be proud of yourselves for being part of the effort. Two decades from now, as one reviews the Goan history in Canada, your names will certainly be mentioned. To me the issue is: Two decades from now will someone be writing well about Goans in Canada (and North America); as a positive successful community? Or will it be a history of a community that will be lamented for lack of growth, divisiveness and petty mindedness? As individuals we likely will be doing pretty well. One of the crux is as you put: Should this be a convention for 100 people, even as the Toronto population (alone) is in excess of 20,000? I view this convention to serve the Goan community of North America; just as the Bengali convention in downtown Toronto, held a few weeks earlier, served their community, with 6,000+ attendees, paying a registration fee of hundred dollars ($100:00), compared to the Goan registration of two hundred and fifty. I think this is a take home message to all organizers. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Bengali_Conference If the Goan convention got the attendance you planned for, your beef is not with Eugene; but with those who complained about the poor attendance. Please do not spin the attendance numbers. I heard at a recent medical presentation, "One can come to any conclusion, if one beats the data hard enough." I think the above are fundamental issues of Goan conventions that we should be engaged in dialog, instead of the mudslinging that some view is occurring. I do not see much mudslinging, but I am not on the committee, and I do not read all the posts. By the same token as a committee member you and others should not take it personally any discussion / post-mortem on the convention. In that case, we should end goanet because we are always writing on issues that may be perceived as negative to someone or an institution. Eugene's posts and others on Goanet on this thread that I have read (I do not read all), is nothing compared to nasty posts we see on other topics, written by several individuals who serve on and defend your committee. I hope you can be an active participant on Goanet. Then you can attack these people who write vicious and 'near inappropriate' posts (since it passes the moderators), where personal attacks are made on individuals and institutions. Your reproach with a 'velvet glove' will moderate a few - some of whom are your admirers, as seen from their recent posts. Do you not think we should apply the same standards and yard-stick? Perhaps a good topic for the next Goan convention is reviewing the art of communication on Goanet with regard and respect; and focusing on the idea / topic; rather than the individual. This would be an excellent topic at any forum, and one specially organized by GNAT.. My next topic of dialog on Goanet is "It is not so" regarding a heavily discussed past topic. I will rely on a book which I have just completed reading - "Cracking Da Vinci's Code - You have read the fiction, now read the facts". Likely you will enjoy this topic. It may help you as you encounter 'the fictional facts' about the Catholic Church.:=)) Kind regards, GL. PS: To those who likely will object to :=)), it reflects the oxymoron ... like 'happy marriage'.:=)) LISETTE SALDANHA The academic portion of the convention was planned for 100-120 people as was evident in the venues we used. It would have been impossible to achieve the level of interaction and intimacy the convention provided if we had larger groups. Quite frankly I cannot imagine any room that could have housed 10,000 people for an effective presentation even 20 years ago. Should the next Convention's goals be to have a much larger crowd, than their organizational plans and goals will have to be different from the Toronto group.We had a 100-110 people, 80 were paid registrants and the rest were volunteers, observers, presenters.
Re: [Goanet] The rot that threatens Religion I & II- OPinionatED - By: Nazar Da Silva - H - 6/7- Aug- 2008- Comments
Those who have gone through these two pieces must be rather confused to understand what the writer wanted to say. Yes, he has made his point, but by taking a very long route. I want to simplify those two pieces in a few lines. 1. Religious or no religious, when people pay the voters Rs. 500 notes to vote for them in the panchayat elections, then the end results are transparent. At least one of the panch member Nazar is talking about has done what is mentioned above. Going to Church and getting involved in Church related activities is just a front for bigger things to come. Public acceptance. 2. Jesus had his last supper like any ordinary man would have when he knew his end was coming nigh. He washed the feet of his friends and shared the bread and wine with them with a difference. What he told them was " Here is the cup of wine I am raising in a toast for this last meal. To your health and resilience. You see, this bread is like my flesh which will be torn apart come tomorrow and this cup of wine is like my blood that will be spilled in the bargain. But do not be afread to shed your flesh or spill your blood for TRUTH. You have an example in me. What Nazar wants to say is that today's panch members of the panchayats will even sell Jesus Christ in the open market for some under the table gratification. For my good friend of Peaceful Society shri. Soter D'Souza, I like to pose this question. Tell me, out of 189 panchayats in Goa, how many Sarpanches he can vouch for, who will not deal in illegalities and whether any one sarpanch, if he/she exists who does not tolerate illegalities will survive in office for more than 3 months. Therefore, if as the Director of Peaceful Society's Panchayati Raj, Soter must work towards these two things, if his Society wants to stay peaceful at all and not be tormented. (1) Do away with No Confidence Motions in the Panchayat Act. (2) Put adequate fool-proof sections that will send the Sarpanch and the Secretary behind bars for any illegality. If this is done, rest assured, the whole of Goa will be peaceful and not only the blisfully peaceful spread at Kundaim. floriano goasuraj
Re: [Goanet] How Not To Organize a Goan Convention
Bosco D'Mello wrote: > You have expressed your unhappiness a number of times (here on Goanet) re > the fact that 8 people were able to organize the 2008 International Goan > Convention. These 8 people delivered what WE agreed to do notwithstanding > the perpetual naysayers that are always found in our community. Folks, The following is for those who are still interested in holding Goan Conventions. I do not want to disclose who I am quoting and for this reason have X'd some words. "Thanks for this info. Having played a major role in organizing a Goan convention in XX, I am aware of all the squabbles that ensue between competing personalities. My answer to such trivial nonsense is do all the work that needs to be done, and let someone else take the credit for doing it. Next time make people like XX and XX emeritus co-presidents of the convention, with big garlanded pictures of them on the website. Please don't lose heart." Mervyn3.0 __ Instant Messaging, free SMS, sharing photos and more... Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger at http://ca.beta.messenger.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] Local Goan Dailies
Our local Goan Dailies are Business Entities. One is “a chained dog”, (as one of the netters described); the other is with the “tail between the legs”. And by the way, ‘how can you expect to find ivory in a dog’s mouth?’ That’s what a Chinese Proverb says. Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão. _ >From salsa lessons to filmy gossip, news to music concerts - watch it all on >MSN Video http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-in
[Goanet] Greatest party in the world comes to India (Goa) this Oktober
Germans are supposed to be quite good at their beer. It would be interesting to see where this beer festival gets organized in Goa. I have heard a lot about Erdinger beer and would be worth trying if available. This is a picture of a Oktoberfest in action - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Oktoberfest_bierzelt.JPG/800px-Oktoberfest_bierzelt.JPG Mumbai, August 2 (Indian Express) The worlds largest fair will get an Indian version this year. Oktoberfest, the German beer guzzling and gastronomic extravaganza, is coming to Mumbai and Goa this year as part of an attempt to forge closer cultural ties between India and Germany. A 16-day annual affair held in Munich, capital of the German state of Bavaria, the original Oktoberfest is almost 200 years old and draws about six million people each year who flock it for the freshly brewed beer manufactured by the top six breweries of Germany, locally called The Big Six. It is a native festival of the Bavarian state as the Bavarian people are known around the word as the most beer-loving people, said Chris Pohl, Director of Bangalore-based GVCM Trading Company and representative of over 17 German brands in India as well as the brain behind the project. Its surprising that Mumbai has not yet had an Oktoberfest whereas the festival has been replicated all across the world, said Pohl. The idea is to create revelry with authentic German beer and food that goes beyond the usual clichés of sausage and beer that accompany German food habits. There is no better idea than Oktoberfest to promote German food and culture or Germany as a whole, added Pohl, who has a background in the hospitality business. The Indian version will be smaller in scale and can be called a tester. While Munich hosts six million people over two weeks with 11 tents put up on a designated lawn, the Indian event will be held for four days at two hotels in Mumbai and one in Goa. Not unexpectedly, the festival will have to deal with permissions and import licences for getting German draught beer into India and if they dont come in time, Mumbai and Goa will get canned and bottled German beer, says Pohl. It will also have a an all-German traditional brass band with ladies serving beer the traditional way and a chef to serve authentic German cuisine. While the dates are not yet finalized, it is expected to coincide with the grand celebrations in Munich. Well begin on a Thursday evening and end it on Sunday afternoon, said Pohl, adding that every evening they expect to host about 400 to 450 people. Oktoberfest, however, doesnt merely stand for excessive drinking and its more about fun n frolic than getting drunk, says the German, who has been living in Bangalore since 2003 and has an Indian wife. In fact, we encourage people not to get drunk at all. Its about celebrations and wholesome fun for everybody in the family.
[Goanet] Pravasi divas 2009
CHENNAI IS THE VENUE FOR PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS 2009 Parvasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is the annual flagship event of the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) which aims to connect more 25 Million Indians with India's Economic and Social development. The Ministry is organizing Seventh edition of the PBD on 7-9 January, 2009 in Chennai, the South Indian city in Tamilnadu. The role of overseas Indians in the country's emergence as a global power will be the main theme. The event will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pratibha Patil will address the concluding session of the three-day meet. During the annual meet, the Diaspora's role in India's emergence as a global power will be the focus of deliberations. The congregation of Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) will also dwell upon aspects like preservation of language and culture and health concerns of Indian Diaspora. Regional working sessions of the Diaspora residing in the Gulf, Asia-Pacific, Africa, USA, Europe, Caribbean and Canada will be organized. A special trade and industry exhibition during the event with corporate, state governments, NGOs and financial institutions as participants will also be held as part of the convention, an official statement said. Early this year, more than 1,500 participants from 50 countries had attended the PBD 2008 meet.
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[Goanet] TBA condemns sabotage of Gram Sabha
*TBA condemns sabotage of Gram Sabha of Taleigao Village* The Taleigao Bachao Abhiyan on behalf of the citizens of Taleigao expresses its shock and moral outrage at the manner in which the Sarpanch of the Village Panchayat of Taleigao made a mockery of the Gram Sabha of Taleigao and did not allow genuine concerns of the villagers to be raised. The TBA points out that the gram sabha held on the 17th of August was in fact required by law to be conducted in the month of July. The TBA brought this lapse to the attention of the BDO, subsequent to which the Panchayat was directed to comply with the law by the BDO. This conforms to a pattern where for at least the past three trimesters the gram sabha has not been held as per schedule, but only after the direction by the BDO. In light of experiences of citizens at the earlier Gram Sabha, that was marked by verbal assault and intimidation, the TBA requested that the Panchayat make provisions for police presence to enable peaceful conduct of the Gram Sabha. However, the Sarpanch, indicated in his opening remarks at the Gram Sabha, that he did not feel the need for the same. He was almost immediately proved wrong, by the presence of the same group of unruly elements that have continuously heckled and disrupted the proceedings in earlier Gram Sabhas. Owing to the absence of police, the Sarpanch was unable to control these elements and used these disruptions as an excuse to dissolve the meeting. The TBA also points out that items submitted for discussion at the gram sabha four working days prior to the same in conformity with the rules of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act were not specifically included in the agenda for the meeting as required by law. Instead, they were raised as per the arbitrary discretion of the Sarpanch. The items submitted included the discussion on action taken on the Gram Sabha's resolution to denotify the IT Park, issues regarding the ODP, formation of ward committees in the village as per directives from the Directorate of Panchayats, information regarding road projects to be undertaken by the Panchayat. The Sarpanch's discretionary conduct ensured that he did not allow valid points to be raised and dismissed these without hearing. Discussion, for instance, on action taken regarding the Gram Sabha's demand for denotification on the IT Park was summarily dismissed by him stating without substantiation that the issue was sub-judice. The Gram Sabha was eventually disrupted when a resolution seeking the repeal of the amendments Section 16 and 16 A to the TCP Act were sought to be passed. Given that there was no unanimity on the issue, it was demanded that it be put to vote. At this point, the Sarpanch began what can only be described as a complete mockery of regular voting procedures. Engaging in a partisan counting exercise, the Sarpanch counted only those in favour of the resolution opposing the amendments. Their numbers were also misrepresented. He then proceeded to indicate that all those within the hall who had not voted for, and those outside of the hall, were 'logically' against the resolution. When points of order were sought to be raised, the unruly elements stepped up their commotion, giving opportunity to the Sarpanch to dissolve the meeting. Rather than reconvene the meeting subsequent to calming down the situation with police assistance, as should have been done, the Sarpanch remained adamant about dissolving the meeting. He, along with the rest of the Panchas, left the premises after locking up the Panchayat office within ten minutes of this occurrence. This left members of the Gram Sabha in a vulnerable position where their lives and property were threatened by the same unruly elements. In face of all the evidence, the TBA asserts that this action of the Sarpanch and the unruly elements were part of a pre-meditated strategy to sabotage the Gram Sabha and suppress the genuine concerns regarding developments in the village. This suppression of genuine concerns, the TBA points out, will only leave scope for vested interests to hold the interests of the people of Taleigao to ransom. The TBA condemns these pre-meditated attempts by the Panchayat to sabotage the democratic processes of the Gram Sabha. It calls upon the Director of Panchayats and the Government to take note of this murder of the democratic process and initiate appropriate action forthwith. s/d s/d Jason Keith Fernandes Shanti Almeida (Convenor and Spokesperson) (Secretary) *Contact: *Jason K. Fernandes +919764324074, Shanti Almeida+91-832-2453317 -- --- Read my thoughts at www.dervishnotes.blogspot.com
Re: [Goanet] Origin of word Tarvotti - help
Thanks everybody for the origin of the word. Fascinating stuff absolutely. I am correctly researching an article on Goan tarvottis. thanks, selma --- On Thu, 8/14/08, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Origin of word Tarvotti - help > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thursday, August 14, 2008, 10:05 PM > To Goanet - > > Selma wrote: > >I'd like to know the actually meaning of the word > tarvotti. > >I am assuming it is two words, the genesis being > "tarv", > >and the addition being "otti". > > > The word is an 'apabransha' of the Sanskrit word > "taranti," > meaning boat. > > Related Sanskrit words are "taraN" and > "tAraN" (where "N" > denotes the hard 'n' which gets softened in > Prakrit, and 'A' > denotes the long 'a'). > > En passant - > taraN (taran) is also another word for boat, and tAraN > (tAran) > is the act of crossing (a river/ocean), often used as a > metaphor in Hindu spiritual traditions for the Lord's > deliverance. > > The name of Goa's Tari community is a cognate of these > Sanskrit words. > > Regards, > > > r
[Goanet] BUDGET SESSION - ACID TEST FOR KAMAT'S SURVIVAL
For Shri Digamber V Kamat 54, a Saraswat Brahman, native of Assolna domiciled in Margao, a realtor, the "consensus" Chief Minister of Goa, heading the INC+NCP+MGP+Ind+unattached combine ruling the State since 8th June, 2007 the fifth session of the 5th Goa Legislative Assembly commencing tommorrow 18th August, 2008 with a short 10 sitting will be the last test of survival if he manages to get the 2008-09 budget passed. Having had his initiation in politics vide the right-wing Hindu fundamentalist party as a "khaki half pant clad" "Shahar Kharyava" -City Secretary in the early 70's (1975) and then suddenly at the time of Emergency joined the cadres of the INC, then into the BJP and finally back both to the INC in 2005, though appearing meek as a lamb he has been a shrewd astute manipulator and outwitted the IITian leader of the Opposition Mr Manohar Gopalkrishna Parrikar. 53 a Saraswat Brahmin, who is avenge the volte face of his then No:2. No doubt Mr Kamat has to woo the minorities Catholic Moslems and the migrants not owing to any love for this segment (as many of his voters would discreetly confess ) but only to safeguard his vote bank since majority of the Saraswat Brahmins have alienated him notwithstanding his attempts to break bread with them; but even heading the present dispensation Mr Kamat is slowly but surely pursuing his social engineering agenda to relegate the largest minority community the Catholics to second class status a far cry from the status they enjoyed pre-Liberation 1961. This is a fit case for representation before the National Minorities Commission and to seek redressal before it is too late. To achieve his discreet objective he has successfully ensured that either by allocation of portfolios or otherwise the 8 Catholic community in the Velhas Conquistas (Old Conquests) 1510-1961 ( P.S. there are a no Catholic MLA's in the Novas Coinquistas (1763- 1961) fighting each other overtly or covertly. This is the unfortunate fate of the INC in Goa who could otherwise in the 22 constitutencies of the Velhas Conquistas have had all 22 MLA's belonging to the minority community with a couple of seats in the Novas Conquistas of Pernem, Canacona, Quepem and Sanguem, instead of the present 8 and one in the BJP fold. In the game of politics however one must credit Mr Kamat for his survival instincts, he managed two successfully averted a third due to inter squables and could easily pass the present test, having timed the entry of the "enfant terrible" Mr Atnasio (Babush) Monseratte he got severely spanked " family and all " enough to leave an indelible mark on Monseratte's psyche until eternity and then like a strict Headmaster brought him under his fold like the Biblical "prodigal son" and bestowed upon him the Education portfolio. Mr Kamat knows too well that Tourism Minister Mr Francisco (Micky) Pacheco NCP, and ex Ministers Mr Dayanand Narvekar, Pandurang Madkaikar can only make noises but could not muster courage to destabilise him and hence the calculated move to induct Mr Monseratte on the eve of the Budget session. On the fiscal front there is no fear to Kamat's kitty for the excellent performance of the ex-Minister for Finance Mr Dayanand Narvekar has earned the State the highest allocation of funds from the Centre for the first time in the history of the State. Even earlier the CM in January, 2008 had enhanced the Contingency Fund from the then Rs.30 crores to a phenomenol increase of Rs.200 crores to tide of bad times --- a lesson he learnt from his previous mentor the now Leader of the Opposition Mr Manohar Parrikar. Then there could also be sops to the MLA's planned for "developmental activities in their respective constituencies" on lines with the MP's Fund, or further rise in allowances to keep in tune with the windfall bonanza vide the VI Pay Commission hike put in force at the Centre which inevitably has a snow balling effect on our State given its earlier UT status until 30 May 1987. Despite the threat of the Opposition to now come forth demand repeal of the the amendments to the TCP Act 1974 sec 16 & 16A which keeps Governmental projects out of the purview of the TCP Act, 1874 Mr Kamat knows to well that the notification withdrawing the RP 2011 retrospectively since 10/08/2006 and keeping in force the RP 2001 will suffice to pursue his agenda, now that the Task force has yet not come out with its final report expected in June 2008. On the language issue front it must be said to the credit of the coalition that they have been receptive to the "vox populi" forces of pro Roman script since June 2005 for in the Budget proposal 2008-2009 the government has acknowledged that there will not be discrimination to the Konkani language solely on grounds of script. It was only expected that some MLA from the Opposition takes up the amendment to the Official Language Act 1987 section 2(c) to introduce a pr
Re: [Goanet] The Political Party of My Dreams - Lambert Mascarenhas - NT Panorama - August 17, 2008
I got many phone calls on the Sunday morning asking me if I have read the NT -Panorama. "Not yet" - I said. "What's the big deal?" "Lambert Mascarenhas has re-invented the almost 9 years old wheel - read it" they told me. So I read. And yes, it was the re-inventing of the wheel that was invented by Goa Su-Raj Party in the year 2000, late by (almost) 9 years. 'Ring Ring' ((0832) 2453759 " Hello Maam. Floriano Lobo here after a long time - How are you? May I have a word with Lambert?" Hi floriano, nice to hear your voice. Just a minute .. Lambert! Floriano is on line. Will you pick up the phone? 'Floriano' 'Lambert, man! I know you are very much well because I have read your excellent article in the NT- Panorama. Well done indeed. 'Aik re' I had mentioned your name along with Dr. Francisco Colaco, Dr. Oscar Rebello. But they have not published. 'Lambert' you must grow up in you old age. Your beloved NT will never publish floriano's name for the reason that floriano called its editor a dog on the Dempo's chain. "But floriano, I have also sent the article to Goa Today. Hopefully Vinaik will publish the whole thing. "And you have missed sending it to the Goan Observer?" Never mind that Lambert, but I am happy that you have been busy re-inventing the wheel I handed to you in 2005. YOu have done well. 'Aik re' You must do the needful now of getting Goans together. But Lambert, I have been trying to do just that since the year 2000. I want you people, who have had so much high hopes for Liberated Goa, to do things now. I am tired, really. Besides, I have so many other things to do, especially trying to put some food on my and my wife's plate in the evenings (atleast) which is becoming increasingly difficult with straight dealings. BTW Lambert " when did you pick up the two booklets to go thro' them which I handed over to you, prior to my contesting the Taleigao Elections in 2005? Must have been just sort of yesterday as what is reflected in your beautiful article is what is in those two booklets. 'Aik re' Goa is sinking. You must do something. Lambert ! 'You will never change ! " Say 'we must do something'. I want you, who liberated Goa and who were the first editor of NT to do something, NOW! YOU HAVE STARTED WELL. ONLY KEEP IT UP. 'Sorry for keeping your dear wife waiting at the lunch table. But I needed to congratulate you for this mind-bogling realisation which must have detached from the backside of your brains and asserted itself through your pen. And to think of it that I considered you the 'GULAM' of the Congress Delhi High Command ! Cheers & God Bless
[Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY CELEBRATIONS - 2oth of AUGUST -2008
Goemkars ! WORLD GOA DAY- 20.8.2008 - WORLD KONKANI DAY = On August 20, 1992, India's Parliament unanimously approved Konkani's inclusion into the Indian Constitution's 8th Schedule, fulfilling the prerequisite for the granting of Statehood to Goa. World Goa Day followed in 1999, when we decided to dedicate a day in the year to the celebration of our Goan Cultural Heritage - a day when Goans worldwide, young and old, unitedly took pride in every aspect of their beautiful culture - language, traditions, the performing arts, cuisine etc. World Goa Day will celebrate its 10th next year!! The first World Goa Day was held on 20 August 2000 - 20th of August is the official day for WORLD GOA DAY CELEBRATIONS, but for practical reasons, the event is often held at a date close to this and most suitable for this unique celebration. This year festivities will be held in all five continents with thousand of Goans participating across the globe including India. World Goa Day is one of the biggest events in the calendar of the GLOBAL GOANS and many wait for this great day where Goans pride in showing themselves, their children and others their roots and cultural heritage, a sure sign of our UNITY and our strength in our diversity and in our Goan Diaspora. August 20 is also a day where Goans, Goan institutions and social organizations all over the Goan World are planning activities. This is a celebration in each Goan community across the world to reinforce in us our Goan heritage, echoing what many Goans say "I was born a Goan and will die a Goan". Over the years, we have learned much from non-Goans and improved ourselves in the process. We have a lot to offer the world and should not be ashamed of or shy away from our own glorious culture. We are as gifted as any other people, and we should be willing to demonstrate that pride in our actions. Dreams and ambitions take hold more quickly when shared with others. We hope that we have done so through the various organizations and e-groups we have established in the past few years. We appeal to all Goans and Goan organizations participating in this great celebration to let us know their plans. The information will enable us to compile a list of participants and details of these events will be posted on the various GOAN Forums. If there are no plans to celebrate WORLD GOA DAY in your region, take the initiative to organize a program. Contact other GOANS or write to me - I will be glad to assist in your promotion of this unique Goan event. Goan Basilio Magno from Spain wrote the theme song, "Proud to be a Goan," especially for the First World Goa Day on August 20, 2000. His composition has become synonymous with World Goa Day celebrations. The lyrics and music perfectly express love for and solidarity with our motherland, Goa. The many Goan Internet forums have stimulated the understanding Goans have of their unique heritage. The world-wide organizing and coordinating committees will help us achieve results. We need each other.Giving and recieving are the basics of positive social relationships and healthy Communities. There are no limits to what we can achieve together ! The theme of "Giving back to Goa" is a good way to inspire our Goan community to do more for Goa and Goans worldwide. Let WORLD GOA DAY be a beacon of light and inspiration throughout the year and for the rest of our lives. Let us make our motto: "Proud To Be a Goan," live up to it and help make it a reality. We should celebrate WORLD GOA DAY in our hearts, in our minds, our homes and in our Communities wherever they may be. Let us dwell on the Positives and no negatives will set foot in our lives. The real wealth of any Society is its people. Each of us has valuable expirenece - to contribute to the well being of our Commnity. Lets just do it! We need to work together to promote WORLD GOA DAY within the wider Goan community, and encourage OUR GOAN COMMUNITIES to celebrate Goa’s history, language, music, cultural heritage and traditions. TOGETHER - we GOANS HAVE MADE IT HAPPEN ! rene barreto Overall Coordinator, WORLD GOA DAY WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS http://worldgoaday2008.blogspot.com/ = This year - I 've invited the people of Daman - to establish * WORLD DAMAN DAY * to celebrate their CULURAL HERITAGE. They too will celebrate their CULTURAL HERITAGE on the 20th of August under the guidance and leadership of Noel Gama - in Daman - http://www.writersbureau.com/woy07/woy07.htm You can view the WDD - site at http://web.mac.com/noelgama/wdd08/World_Daman_Day.html
Re: [Goanet] Freedom
--- On Sat, 16/8/08, Albert Desouza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whether > you buy a TV, micro wave one does not know what is the > actual price for the dealer looks at you and your needs and > also goan mentality and fires a price which normally is four > times more that the price sold in Delhi. Don't know about microwaves or TVs, but Duracells in Delhi were 2 * cost of the same package obtained in Goa, last April. And in Agra? 3 * the cost - the printed price was craftily cut off or blacked out. Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset
[Goanet] Local Goan Press
When Times Of India (TOI) was starting operations in Goa,our local Press scared the readers with negative publicity like TOI would pursue the agenda of builders, news for sale etc.Now we find TOI giving more balanced and better copy on local issues. The local dailies are trying to copy format with page three news, instead of bettering the information on local issues. Investigative journalism is too much trouble. Not to mention todays public interest slant.Speaking to various letter writers, we have a common grouse of editing/censoring our main points.This valuable source of feedback appears to be treated with scant respect both by the Establishment and the local dailies. Just take one recent example: Reference Great Goan Illusion ( NT 12Aug), the whole expostulation could be summarised as "All Five Fingers Are Not The Same". However the article by no lesser person than the Editor,was trying to show the CM as mum who cannot satisfy the childrens different menu requirements, who tell her how to cut the Bhaji etc. Rebuff to goans and those protesting present state of affairs in Goa! I sent a brief letter with reference ,stating that uncles(MLAs and Vested Interests) are busy trying to dispossess her and also trying disowning the children from their assets. Children are already deprived of enough potable water, cooking infrastructure, cannot study/ access the internet and TV due power failures etc.The children also sorely miss their Papa! Not one of my letters,however brief disagreeing/ holding a different view from the Editorials/ newspaper expostulations have so far been published.If this one was, I would have fired crackers with joy that our Press has some sense of humour, can take criticism, and are not biased! Thank God for the Internet and Goanet.
[Goanet] Daily Grook #190
DAILY GROOK #190 GRAB STAB by Francis Rodrigues flying into dabolim a goan gets the jabs, the first to bite him are the taxi crabs! _ puns & word-play of all kinds, if you read between the lines! _ _
[Goanet] Anjuna 'Rebello Mansion'
Yes Rajan, that's the one. Isn't it majestic? Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Gaumvaddy, Anjuna http://www.goanet.org/post.php?name=News&list=goanet&info=2008-August&post_id=079015 _ Searching for the best deals on travel? Visit MSN Travel. http://msn.coxandkings.co.in/cnk/cnk.do
[Goanet] Amarnath and Mopa: What is the connection?
In today's HERALD. the column by Tomcat briefly heaped scorn on the link made by Churchill Alemao between the Amarnath imbroglio in J&K and the Mopa airport project here in Goa. Alemao of course (well, off and on) wants Mopa to be a nonstarter. So what is Amarnath all about? Here is a primer of sorts in ET: Cultural nationalism at work 14 Aug, 2008, hrs IST,TK Arun, ET Bureau Irreconcilable differences, tourism, livelihoods, economic betterment etc etc. Anyone want to attempt a similar linkage between the opponents and proponents of Mopa in Goa?
[Goanet] OBITUARY: Sylvia Linda D'Mello - Mumbai / Kuwait
OBITUARY: Sylvia Linda D'Mello (nee Rodrigues) (42), Mumbai /Kuwait Sylvia D'Mello (nee Rodrigues) (42), wife of Lester D'Mello (Kuwait), mother of Leander & Lavender. Daughter of Elizabeth & the late Charles Rodrigues. Sister of Janet/Lancy Vas (Saudi Arabia), Jacinta/Prem Menezes (Godrej-Patna) & Sandra/Ivan Vaz (Muscat), passed away on 15.08.2008 in Mira Road, Mumbai. Funeral cortege leaves residence 305/B Asmita Horizon, Next to Asmita Club, Naya Nagar, Mira Road East at 3.15 p.m. on 17.08.2008 for St. Joseph's Church, Mira Road East to be followed by burial at Mira/Bhayandar cemetery. Phone: 9930607363 (Lester) Eternal Peace grant Unto her Oh Lord. And let Perpetual Light shine Upon her. May her Soul Rest in Peace. (CSC)
