[Goanet] Mother Earth.
Our resident fashionista, wrote about the 'Mother Earth' Many, especially Canadians, think they are living in Wunderland. The truth of the matter is when one is flying; if one arrives during the monsoon season, India is a sea of green. Great Britain on the other hand, no matter when you arrive, is a sea of green. Next time you fly into Pearson, JFK or Dulles, from up above check it out. No greener place than G.B. or Ireland. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London.
Re: [Goanet] Inflation soars to TWENTY SEVEN year high
Mario Goveia wrote: > > Perhaps you missed some of the responses to your > earlier email on gold hitting $1,650 sometime in the > future, whereas it is now trading below $800, which > is why I cautioned you.? I'm sure those friends of > yours will be glad to hear that they deserved their > fate by acting on what they thought was a > recommendation from an expert.? Unfortunately, they > may be unable to truly express themselves on Goanet > because Goanet rules will not allow tham to:-)) > Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:29:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have mentioned several times that you actually take away from a debate?every time you join one > Mario responds: > Mervyn, > The very fact that you mentioned something several times virtually guarantees that it must be wrong:-)) > Exposing distorted information and misrepresentations is always considered "taking away from a debate" by those on the wrong side of the exposure:-)) Even your subject line is WRONG, as can be seen from the following sources showing the yearly and monthly history of US inflation rates, going back to 1915. > http://www.gocurrency.com/articles/stories-inflation.htm > http://inflationdata.com/inflation/Inflation_Rate/HistoricalInflation.aspx?dsInflation_currentPage=1 > Mervyn wrote: > This post of yours is the third one in a row that makes absolutely no sense. If I did not know you better, I would think that you were under the influence when you wrote all three last night. > Mario response: > BTW, the facts and my private email inform me that I make more sense overall and disemminate more correct and logical information "under the influence" than you do sober:-)) > Mervyn wrote: > Secondly, if the Goanet administrators allow your posts to go thru, anyone can post fearlessly?on Goanet. > Mario responds: > I see you are now looking for help from the Goanet administrators. After letting your posts through are you expecting them to help you by blocking responses that take issue with what you have written:-)) > Mervyn wrote: > Third, those who did buy gold at $1,000 are not complaining.? > Mario responds: > How would you know? They must be embarrassed that they followed what they thought was a recommendation by you, who keeps telling us that you are an expert investor. Shockingly, you are now saying, "but anyone who makes investment decisions based on emails on the internet, really deserve what will be coming their way." That's pretty callous, even coming from you:-)) > Instead, you should be comforting them by telling them you also bought gold at $1,000 per oz. and you still believe that gold will go to $1,650 sometime over the next century:-)) > Mervyn wrote: > I am going to ASSUME you meant an investment of $1,000. > Mario responds: > Clearly I made a mistake. It must be all that liquid "influence" I was under; plus I was watching the US Olympic athletes winning all that gold and hoping the value would not go down even further:-)) > Fortunately, my mis-statements do not cost anyone any money, though this discussion may save them money in the future:-)) > Mervyn wrote: > George Bush is doing exactly what you describe above. He has wound up just?like Lenin and is taking his country along the same path that Lenin did. > Mario responds: > This is precisely why no Goanet administrator who knows what is going on in the world would block my responses to you in the interests of fairness and accuracy on Goanet. > If you understood the US system, which you obviously do not, you would know that the US is not a dictatorship run by Bush, and Bush cannot do anything by himself, without Congressional approval. This includes virtually all domestic and foreign policies. > Unlike Lenin, who used static analyses by assuming that everyone else was stupid, George Bush did just the opposite. He used dynamic analyses by stronngly supporting lower tax rates in 2001-2003. He knew people would react favorably and the economy would turn around from the slowdown at the end of the Clinton term and the subsequent economic shock from 9/11. The US Congress agreed with him. This created a huge increase in tax revenues in the subsequent years, just as cutting tax rates had done during the Kennedy and Reagan administrations. > Bush's problem was that he was unable to control the excessive federal spending that Congress was passing, leading to the deficits and the devaluation of the currency because of the Federal Reserve's corresponding monetary actions. > However, because of the economic growth, the US deficit FELL from 3.5% of GDP in 2003 to 1.9% of GDP in 2006. > BTW, did you know that the US Federal Reserve operates independantly of Congress and the administration? You didn't? I thought so from your comments blaming Bush for everything. > Finally, if you followed current events around the world you would know by now that the ideas of Marx and Lenin, whom you love and admire so much, have been rejected by every major count
[Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY -2008 - GOA
0 World Goa Day The Children celebrated World Goa Day. Rene Barreto continues to champion World Goa Day and invited us to join i once again this year. The have been heavy rains in Goa over the last month and we were very lucky with no rain on the day. The young children were taken on a little outing to the park in the morning and then the children were split into three groups, which revolved around three different activities. Inside there were drawing World Goa Day posters and making friendship bracelets, outside there was 5 a side football / dodge ball (depending on how much energy the groups had and finally parachute games in the forest. The day saw a beautiful chicken curry lunch and fruit and ice cream in the evening. Thank you to all the volunteers and staff for all their help and I wish everyone a happy "World Goa Day"... http://www.childrenwalkingtall.com/Pictures9.htm = rene barreto - WORLD GOA DAY -WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS ===
[Goanet] Condolences
IFRA - Kuwait on behalf of its managing committee and members convey their sincere sympathies to Mr. Raymond D'Sa on the demise of his beloved wife, Mary. May the Almighty grant her eternal rest in His Heavenly Abode. We will hold you and your family in our thoughts and prayers. In grief, Indian Football Referees Association (IFRA) Kuwait
[Goanet] Professor Raheja coming to Goa to "educate" Goans !
To Goanet - Will wonders never cease? Raheja is coming to town to educate Goans. The real question is: what is Raheja still doing in Goa after Digu declared 8 months ago that SEZs were out? See - * http://tinyurl.com/6z9w4h Daijiworld Media Network - Goa (MR) By Our Special Correspondent Panaji, Aug 21: K Raheja corp, India's leading special economic zone (SEZ) developer, has decided to initiate confidence building measures with the Goan population educating them about their non-polluting project beneficial to the local population. Raheja's IT SEZ planned at Verna industrial estate faced stern opposition from the locals and state government even after it was notified by the union commerce ministry's board of approval. The state government has written to the union commerce ministry seeking to denotify Raheja's SEZ along with two others. "We are here to educate people of Goa regarding our project. It is not bad for Goa as it will have BPOs, KPOs, call centres and other units which will employ local youths," Shabbir Kanchwala, vice president (Project-Coordination), K Raheja Corp, stated. The anti-SEZ agitators this week had mobbed Raheja's staff at the site forcing them labourers to move out from this project site where according to the company Rs 192 crore have been invested. The company officials have decided to initiate dialogue with the Goan prominent citizens, media, policy makers and even the protestors weeding out `misconceptions' about their projects. "People are misinformed about our project. We will put across to the people how the project will benefit the local population," he said. "The project will be the best in the world and will not burden the state infrastructure. WE will have captive power plant within the place and also will sewerage treatment plant besides rain harvesting," Kanchwala said. He said the project would stop the braindrain from the state especially of the young IT professionals who have to migrate to the other states. "We will generate 5,000 jobs for the first year and in phases, the employment will increase up to 25,000," the vice president said. The company which plans its SEZs at eleven places including Ahmadabad, Navi Mumbai, Hyderbad, Baroda besides others, feels that the Goa is an attractive destination for the IT projects. He said that the Goa project will have companies like Ocwen, 3G, CFC international setting up their shops here providing huge job opportunities to the locals. K Raheja Corp, which is fighting a case against the Goa Industrial development corporation's show cause notice to revoke the land allotted to them at the industrial estate, has said that the company has invested huge time and money in the project. Kanchwala, when questioned refused to comment on whether the company would shift from Goa, if the state government provides them the compensation. *
[Goanet] WORLD GO DAY -2008 & 116th Anniversary ...Dar es Salaam -
WORLD GOA DAY -TANZANIA - DAR ES SALAAM http://whatsongoanworld.blogspot.com/ Original Message From: Savio Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: r.barreto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:05:00 AM World Goa Day & 116th Anniversary ... Greetings Community, The St Xavier's Society Management committee presents World Goa Day on 23rd August 2008. H E Mr K.V. Bhagirath, The Indian High Commissioner , will be our guest of honour on that day . There will be a Mass at St Joseph's Cathedral at 6.30pm followed by a get together at the DSM Institute with the "Fortes Trio " all the way from Goa to entertain you till dawn. I sincerely request all Goans to turn out in large numbers to celebrate our rich cultural heritage that keeps us united. I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Goan community in Tanzania to wish our fellow Goans all over the world the priceless gift of good health on this auspicious day. Proud to be Goan !! Chairman Savio Fernandes The St Xavier's Society - Dar es Salaam - TANZANIA -East Africa Memember of the WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS Lets CELEBRATE : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_l4T0iulRM rene barreto - WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS TOGETHER - We GOANS have MADE IT HAPPEN. === join the GLOBAL GOAN KONKANI FORUM http://globalgoankonkaniforum.blogspot.com/ ===
[Goanet] BRESTAR - PODD'DEA FATTLEAN: (22) - KONKANI TIATR COMPETITION (KALA AKADEMI-GOA)
www.goa-world. com Quality. Precision. Professional. Live Konkani Music at http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=konkani BRESTAR - PODD'DEA FATTLEAN: (22)KONKANI TIATR COMPETITION (KALA AKADEMI-GOA) TIATRANCHEO SPORDHO FAIDEACHEO ? - Wilmix Wilson Mazarello Pomchvis-Vorsam voiruch zalim, amchea Goy serkarachi, Kala Akademi, “Konkani Tiatr Spordha” ghoddun haddtta. Onduncheai vorsakui, fuddlea mhoineant, mhunnge, Setembrant 2008, hi “Konkani Tiatr Spordha”, zaunchi assa. He spordhent, fokot serkari “registration” asloleo sounstho, bhag ghetat. Serkari “registration” nasloleam sounsthank , he spordhent, bhitor ghenant. Tem toxem kiteak, hem Kala Akademi-ch zannam. Fokot serkari “registration” asloleach sounsthank zalear passun, amkam, Goy serkarachi, Kala Akademi, itlim vorsam, hi “Konkani Tiatranchi Spordha” ghoddun haddtta, hich ek khoxealkaiechi khobor. Tiatrancheo spordho, tiatrache udhorgothik boreo.. Sporedhentlean Tiatrancho dorzo sudhorta . Spordham-vorvim, noveam boroupeank, digdorspeank, nott /nottink, gaupi-kolakarank adi., apli kola, lokam-mukhar haddpak sondh melltta. Hi ek bori “baazu”, Kala Akademin ghoddun haddlolea “Konkani Tiatr Spordhechi”. DUSRI BAAZU Tech porim , hi spordha somptanch , rokddech, amkam “Konkani Tiatr Spordhechi” anik ek “baazu” pollounk melltta. Ti “baazu” mhullear, nikalla-uprant, vortman potrancher, nikallachi ttika korun”press-notes”, sompadpeak-chitti ani Kala_Akademi-chea odhikaream-kodde zhogddim, legit manddlelim distat. Henvui, dor-vorsak astach. Zhogddeanchim karannam :- a) Homkeach Tiatrak , poilo inam kosso favlo ani kiteak favlo ? b) Homkeach Tiatrak, “Best Script Award” , kosso favlo ani kiteak? c) Homkeach Kantoristak, “Best Singer Award”, kosso favlo ani kiteak ? Osle , kitlech proxnn gheun, kestanvam. KHOBRO Kaim lok sangtat , apunn tea kestanvant poddona , torui ruchin “Tiatr-Competition”-ancheo, khobro kortat. Kosleo khobro? a) Tiatrist koxech sudhorpache nant. b) “Kurnattkai” Tiatristancheam rogtant assa. c) Tiatr Spordhent, inam, hakai dilear fals ani takai dilear fals. Osleo, anink kitleoch khobro, ak,khea Goy-bhor aikunk mellttat. SOGLEANK TENCH Hanvem aikolam, him oslim kestanvam, amcheam Tiatram-Spordhentuch nhum, punn heraim spordhani distat. Alinch, tech Kala Akademin ghoddun haddlele “Bhajan” spordhecho “nikall” gheun, kitlexech pongodd, Kala Akademi-chea Odheokxak ani Member Secretary-k,”gherao” korunk gel,le mhunn , sogleam vortmaan potrancher khobor, ani tancho fottu legit xapun ail,lo. KALA AKADEMI CHUKTA Assum, ami amchich khobor ulounea. Manun gheunea, amcheam tiatristam-modim thoddi kurnattkai assa. Punn, hacho , orth osso zaina, ki Kala Akademi korta titleim “sarkem”.. Hacho orth osso zaina, ki Kala Akademi-chea “Judges”-ani dil,lea “nikall”-ant kainch “unnem” nam. Tiatristanchem sangnnem itlench, ki jeo chuki Kala Akademi-chean sudhraum ieta, teo tori tenni sudhrauncheo. Apunnn kortat titleim sarkem, mhunn somzun, ugich ravunk zaina. “JUDGES” UPKARONANT Mhojean , kitlinxinch udharonnam dium eta. Sod,deak ekuch ‘udharonn” gheunea. Nikallacher nixedh marunk, Tiatristanchem sodanch ek “complaint” asta. Ani mhojeim “complaint” tench. Tiatr-Competition-ache “Judges”, fokot tiatristuch assunk zai. Dusre upkaronant. “English Drama”-cho “Director” zaum,vo Marathi / Konknni Nattkancho Digdorspi, konkani tiatr “judge” korunk, te upkaronant. Thoddeank goddiek distelem, hanv kitem uloita kai mhunn. Mhunnttelet, “English Drama-cho ani Marathi / Konknni nattkancho ‘dorzo” konkani tiatram-un “unch’ assa, mhunnttoch, to zago tankam favta.. Torui, hanv mhunnttam, Nam! Te tiatrank upkaronant. Kiteak ? KITEAK UPKARONANT a) “Spordho” ghoddun haddttat, sabar “tiatram-modim” khuincho boro tiatr to vinchun kaddpak Nhuim Tiatrancho dorzo” English/ Marathi/ Konknni nattkank, tenkounk. b) Konkani Tiatrachem ek “khaxeleponn” assa, jem fokot, tiatrancheam Nirmateank / Digdorspeank / Boroupeank / Tiatrantleam Nott ./ Nottinink somzota. Tem “khaxeleponn”, kaim tiatranchea, chodda-vorsanchea, “audience”-ak legit somzota. Mhunnttoch, kaim chodda-vorsanche “Tiatr-Polloinar”, legit , bore “judges”, zaum ieta. Punn, je munis, tiatruch polloina, vo, vorsak “ekuch tiatr” polloita, tankam tem koxench somzopachem nam. c) Marathi Nattak zaum Konknni Nattak, prekxakank (polloinarank) avoddtolem zalear, tantunt ek bori “kanni” assunk, samkench gorjechem. Tech porim, English Drama, “audience”-ak avoddtolo zalear, Nott / Nottininchem, borem “performance”, samkench gorjechem. TIATRANCHEM VEGLLEPONN / KHAXELEPONN Punn, Konkani Tiatr-ant toxem nasta. Tiatr, khuinchei eke vostucher, chodd attaplolo nasta. Tiatr ek “mishronn”, sabar vostunchem.(Kanni, “Performance”, “Comedy”, Kantaram, ani Songit ). Soglech “podarth’ gorjeche. Hakach lagun , ami mhunnttam, ‘Konkani Tiatr”-ank “Judges” fokot tiatrancho sombodh aslolech
[Goanet] Fwd: Take a look...
-- Forwarded message -- From: Hartman de Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 7:50 AM Subject: Fwd: [Goanet] Take a look... To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Mario Goveia, George Pinto, Rajan P. Parrikar, if you honourable gentlemen are ever in Pune please look me up and I will cook you guys the meal of your choice. The beer, I assure you guys will not come out of you-know-who's breweries! Attached duly, the other side of you know who's violations. Interesting slide show and even signed/endorsed by him... Here too, following below the text that accompanied the slide show as it was forwarded to me then: *Subject:* the "re-"colonisation of Goa The "Re-"colonisation of Goa Rajiv Desai It's a lazy Sunday afternoon in Ucassaim. We are sitting in the garden with our friends, Wendell and Jerome. It is surprisingly cool and a gentle breeze is swaying the coconut palms; another bucolic day in our charming little village. Wendell is holding forth on the Delhi invasion of Goa. "I welcome them if they buy old houses and restore them with their money," he says. "But I draw the line when they make marble and granite palaces in the garish style of Greater Kailash (a South Delhi suburb known for its kitschy homes)." More and more people in this idyllic state are beginning to feel like Wendell.The nearby village of Assegao, for example, has been virtually annexed by Delhi's high fliers, who have renovated old homes into luxury dwellings. At the other end of the spectrum, blocks of Mumbai-style apartments have sprouted. The "re-"colonisation of Goa is underway. What is emerging has little to do with the place itself and its unique culture. In the upper reaches, it is beginning to resemble the Bahamas, while the apartments and resorts for the middle classes are sleazy Thailand-style developments. The "re-"colonisation of Goa is a problem, because it ignores the local traditions and culture. So the apartment dwellers live their Mumbai lives and the wealthy in Assegao and Dona Paula import their own little designer existence. Which is worse? The common indictment is that at both ends of the socioeconomic spectrum, everyone seems to want to live in Goa. But they want no contact with the local culture, except as service providers: real estate agents, drivers, gardeners, electricians, waiters, caretakers. For settlers at the lower end, Goa is about booze, babes and beaches; at the higher end, it is about the tacky Kingfisher Villa and being invited to one of Vijay Mallya's frothy parties. Everyone wants a house in Goa. It's like owning a BMW or a Maruti: a statement they have arrived. They may own designer houses or concrete apartments. But they don't seem to have a home. Whether it's high end villas or cramped apartments, the settlers come and go, wrapped in their own little cocoons: some with Louis Vuitton luggage; others with plastic Samsonite bags. People from all over the country and the world flock to this idyllic place. While most Goans make them feel welcome; some are beginning to ask questions. Visitors and settlers alike form their own little ghettos in which local people are not included. Among the most insular are Europeans, followed by the Page 3 set. We had an experience in a kitschy place called Panchavati, owned by a Belgian woman called Loulou near the beautiful village of Aldona. It is a resort billed as a 'guest house retreat' that does not welcome any others than Europeans and rich and famous Indians. Similarly, at a European-owned shack at Arambhol beach, we waited patiently. No waiter came to take our order; frustrated and angry, we finally left. Never mind Belgians, Germans, Russians and Israelis, even Indians from Delhi and Bombay are setting up enclaves that block out the local culture. They build real and virtual walls; as such, they go against the grain of the inclusive local culture of this wonderful haven. These are the people we didn't see at the Black and Red Dance in Panjim on the last night of the Carnival. This is a traditional Goan event of celebration in advance of Lent, the 40-day period of abstinence before Easter. The bands were superb; the evening was cool. From nine in the evening to two in the morning, we were suffused with camaraderie. We ate, drank and danced with abandon…in the streets of Goa's capital city. What could be more community-minded than a Conga line at the street dance in Panjim, where strangers, men and women alike, held hands and swayed to the music? No drunken lewdness, no fights, no sexual harassment; only fun and dance and occasional shouts of "Viva Goa!" Rajiv Desai Okay, back to me again, and my offer of a meal in Pune and why... The truth of the matter is that the man is a pirate out and out. It is more than just ironic that his violations are close to those of the other villain in the piece's River Princess. That's not all though: The Majorda Beach Resort continues to screw the beach to the left facing the sea while they en
[Goanet] Goa news for August 22, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Nitish seeks apology from Goa Minister - Hindu [23 hours ago] Patna: Bihar Chief MinisterNitish Kumar onWednesday denounced the reported anti-Bihari remarks by a Goa Minister and demanded an unqualified apology from ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/21/stories/2008082160581300.htm&cid=1238232733&ei=a_qtSP2WHIv6lQTw86DLCw&usg=AFQjCNGwkQjPeB8ioex9-SaslxyBdtwAVw *** First CDMA Mobile Carrier to Offer Instant Group Conferencing Solution - MarketWatch [8 hours ago] This service is being offered to all customers in Mumbai, Rest of Maharashtra (ROM) and Goa circle. This unique, revenue-enhancing voice application is ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/tata-teleservices-maharashtra-limited-launches/story.aspx?guid=%7BCABF45E9-CF17-4241-8DC0-BB2A7E180F0A%7D&dist=hppr&cid=1238804142&ei=a_qtSP2WHIv6lQTw86DLCw&usg=AFQjCNFNY_rpDYGzYQ3h-HNoZJ-SFuTamw *** Will Goa pull out of film festival? - Herald Publications [19 hours ago] PANJIM, AUG 20 Is Goa heading for a clash with the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) over control of the International Film Festival India (IFFI)? ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=8693&cid=10&cid=0&ei=a_qtSP2WHIv6lQTw86DLCw&usg=AFQjCNGdZNomiwBBrWkHbhcgxSd9fmJ3AA *** Goa\'s \'wounded\' health care system - Times of India [Aug 19, 2008] A three-member team of commissioners, appointed by the high court to visit the Goa Medical College (GMC) and two district hospitals and report on the state ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goas_wounded_health_care_system/articleshow/3382285.cms&cid=1238421458&ei=a_qtSP2WHIv6lQTw86DLCw&usg=AFQjCNExS8gzVtzJH8h1EQx9a0poq8bi8Q *** Strike partially hits life in Goa - Hindu [Aug 20, 2008] Panaji (PTI): Normal life was partially disrupted in Goa by the strike called by Left parties and affiliated trade unions to protest the Centre's economic ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200808201610.htm&cid=0&ei=a_qtSP2WHIv6lQTw86DLCw&usg=AFQjCNEsp-vc4ihrVrNVD5BTkwj9Gvsb6g *** Goa to introduce regulatory legislation for cable operators - Televisionpoint.com [4 hours ago] Digambar Kamat, chief minister, Goa, has assured the House that the government would introduce a regulatory legislation for cable operators in Goa in line ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2008/newsfullstory.php?id=1219334976&cid=0&ei=a_qtSP2WHIv6lQTw86DLCw&usg=AFQjCNGqep-rKLszIXKGbAYoUUNeHU2j2w *** Sporting club de Goa pips Dempo by 6-4 via tie breaker - Deepika [2 hours ago] Panaji, Aug 21 (UNI) Sporting club de Goa brushed aside the challenge of formidable Dempo sports 6-4 via tie breaker after a 1-1 draw in regulation time in ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG6_sub.asp?newscode=24476&catcode=ENG6&subcatcode=&cid=0&ei=a_qtSP2WHIv6lQTw86DLCw&usg=AFQjCNHalyJqKJBM4HoX96yyRT2DqE9_cA *** Goa invokes ESMA, asks govt employees not to join strike - Times of India [Aug 20, 2008] PANAJI: Goa government has invoked Essential Services Management Act (ESMA) against government employees who struck work on Wednesday. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Goa_invokes_ESMA_asks_govt_employees_not_to_join_strike/articleshow/3386580.cms&cid=1238538067&ei=a_qtSP2WHIv6lQTw86DLCw&usg=AFQjCNGVOGc9Ys6oTg3TznIJ1x83PVV3nA *** Goa invokes ESMA, strike partial - Herald Publications [19 hours ago] However commuters relying on ferry services were left stranded all through the day. able to commence operations this morning only on the Old Goa-Chorao ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=8690&cid=2&cid=1238538067&ei=a_qtSP2WHIv6lQTw86DLCw&usg=AFQjCNH8wedJ2SM26a6JiI3gJyV3Ko3Amg *** Goa invokes ESMA against its employees on strike - Hindu [Aug 20, 2008] Panaji (PTI): The Goa Government has invoked Essential Services Management Act(ESMA) against the government employees who have struck work on Wednesday. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200808201861.htm&cid=1238538067&ei=a_qtSP2WHIv6lQTw86DLCw&usg=AFQjCNEsSzRu7sKivlGPHQnmWKxiRM9UxQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] People more important than infrastructure --- Narayan Murthy
Samir Kelekar wrote: > When Digambar means development, he means infrastructure. Here, Narayan Murthy says that talent is anyday more important than infrastructure. Today, Monseratte talks about building campuses for education. What is the point of the big buildings if duds are going to learn in them? obviously, one knows why ministers want big buildings or real estate projects. > How can we bring the above fact mentioned by Narayan Murthy --- that talent is anyday more important than unnecessary infratructure --- to the center of the debate? > Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:51:20 +0530 From: "Philip Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Murthy is only echoing what IBM's chief said years ago: Take all IBM infrastructure but leave its people and IBM will return to its former glory. The Japanese companies also laid great store by their "valued members" and worked assiduously to build corporate core competences for the long term survival and continuity of their firms. The lesson for Goa is that it needs both -- thinking and hard working people, on the one hand, as well as well thought out, well operated and well maintained infrastrucure (garbage, electricity, water supply, sewerage and drainage, air connectivity, local transport, roads etc etc) for the long haul, on the other. Both go hand in hand though on balance people would always have the edge as Murthy rightly implied. > Mario observes: > Samir, > Without the appropriate buildings and teachers and modern equipment even the talent may become duds:-)) Like a broken clock even politicians like Digambar and Monserrate can be right sometimes:-)) > There seems to be a tendency in this thread so far to confuse well managed private corporations with a chaotic democratic state like Goa. > In my opinion, both talent and infrastructure are equally essential. Saying that one is more important than the other is like saying an automobile engine is more important than the car it is designed to drive. The car is not going anywhere without its engine, and the engine is going nowhere without the car. > Narayan Murthy knows this, even as he espouses his nuanced platitudes for public consumption. Even Narayan Murthy will have to use his existing talent to improve his corporate infrastructure to attract the new talent he is looking for. > A government, too, should focus on improving the infrastructure it is responsible for, not just roads and buildings but things like security and law enforcement and an independant judiciary, remove bureaucratic and economic obstacles from the path of enterprising individuals like oppressive tax rates and permit and license procedures, and the talent, which is always looking for attractive alternatives, will automatically follow. > Unfortunately, in Goa, there seems to be lax enforcement of zoning laws and building codes as a function of entrenched corruption and voters who continue to elect lousy politicians. > There was a darn good reason for the brain drain. It was called Fabian socialism, which drew its inspiration from Marxism. Once Manmohan Singh and other enlightened leaders began to chip away at the socialist obstacles that were in place, i.e. the oppressive economic infrastructure, the economy revived, tax compliance continues to improve, the brain drain began to slow down and, if the improvements continue, it MAY eventually reverse itself. Up to a point. Because India still has a very long way to go to catch up after all those wasted 50 years that caused the brain drain. > Remember, the Marxists and extreme socialists are still in the mix in India, and their failed ideas and siren songs should never again be allowed to create the economic disincentives that once held India back. > "A socialist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-socialist is someone who understands Marx." - adapting and paraphrasing Ronald Reagan. >
[Goanet] Goans must stand firm against Bihari thugs & their
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:32:40 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rajan P. Parrikar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I understand that a storm has been kicked up in Bihar over Ravi Naik's - for once, honest - remarks that the train from Patna to Goa would bring in riffraff from Bihar into Goa in numbers that would spell disaster for the state. > I say, Goa would do well to keep the Bihar and the UP bhaiyya out of Goa. > Mario responds: > Rajan, > Kitem mhontai, re? You really disappoint me sometimes. In between your stellar actions in exposing the blight that corrupt officials and contractors are wreaking across Goa, you come up with comments such as these. As an MP Bhayya who understands Bhayyas better than almost anyone else on Goanet, I can assure you that every UP, Bihari and MP Bhayya who hears such comments is laughing their heads off, while packing their potlis and heading off for all the work they can find in Goa. > Hasn't my reminding everyone on Goanet about King Canute given all the anti-Goan Goans a clue yet? > Do you really think that cheering REMARKS about a train are going to impress any self-respecting Bhayya or make them quake in their chappals? Do you think any Bhayya CARES whether there is a direct train from Patna to Goa or Allahabad to Goa or Jamshedpur to Goa or Jabalpur to Goa? These bug, ...er,...um, enterprising people will WALK to Goa if that's what it takes!!! > Sheesh! No wonder the local Goans cannot compete with these enterprising Indians who truly believe in free enterprise and, unlike many Goans, will do anything they have to to improve the lot of their families. Of course, many Goans do the same, even selling their ancestral properties if they have to before heading overseas, whereas the Bhayya, knowing his limits, heads for Goa. >
Re: [Goanet] Mother Earth - Wendell Rodricks in Goa Today
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:47:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To begin with, just within the last one month, we have witnessed how good intentions alone cannot "Save Goa". The break-up of the GBA and the unsavoury dissection of the Toronto Goan Convention are indications of how difficult it is to manage democratic endeavour. This waiting for a Saviour concept, is comforting but plebeian. In a democracy, one simply has to plough ahead, show a willingness to embrace change and try hard to achieve consensus. Democracies are not everyone's own individual pipe dreams materializing. They have to produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Like their consort, capitalism, they may seem heartless, ruthless and even chaotic at times, but if history is our guide, they are the most effective form of governance, given the alternatives. > Mario responds: > Well said. The goal of an enlightened democracy should be to produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people. The key is to have an informed and enlightened electorate, not an apathetic one, and politicians and bureaucrats who are basically honest. > As you may have noticed I tried to playfully chide Wendell because he is essentially a highly successful capitalist by all accounts, with good intentions. However, as a creative person who thinks outside the box as an individual [:-))] he has a tendency to get carried away emotionally and therefore falls for popular Indian platitudes that all that is necessary is that "we, who truly care for Goa" be UNITED by our inherently good intentions, form a NEW political party, hold hands and sing Kum-ba-ya on Anjuna Beach, and Goa will soon return to its formerly pristine condition, like Sri Lanka, Switzerland and the Canadian wilderness:-)) > Of course the new pristine Goa will have electricity with underground cables, indoor plumbing and modern septic systems or sewers, which have paradoxically made our traditional sorpotel and vindaloo less tasty by some accounts:-)) > The central planning by supposedly wise elites caused Marxism/Leninism to fail because they took away the collective wisdom of millions of ordinary people seeking what is best for themselves and their families, and their natural desire to strive and grow and be uniquely successful. Even worse, it required brutal and dictatorial repression by the government to force the population to comply with their directives, because basic human nature yearns to be free. > The recent column by Tom Sowell, titled "Amateurs Outdoing Professionals" explains succinctly how this works: > http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2008/08/20/amateurs_outdoing_professionals > Capitalism essentially helps people to help themselves and teaches them to be as independant as they can be, especially from government bureaucrats and politicians, whose subconscious career advancement comes, not from solving their problems, but on their problems getting worse, thereby increasing their relative importance. > Describing capitalism as heartless is like describing a teacher who demands that her students understand their subject as heartless, or a parent teaching a child right from wrong as heartless, as compared with just pushing the students through or spoiling a child and making it dependant on the parents or society as the Marxist/Leninists would prefer. > "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been tried." - Winston Churchill > "The scariest words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help you.'" - Ronald Reagan. >
[Goanet] Goan friends earn A level
Hi Floriano, Goa's show case of doom started in 1961 and you very much subscribe to it! What you have written about the 500 million rich is utopia. Remove your blinkers. BC This comment has no context whtsoever with the topic under discussion. Hope Goan expats are not judged on such quality of intelligence. If so, then it will be show-case for Goa's past, present and future doom. floriano - Original Message From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Thursday, 21 August, 2008 12:32:30 Subject: Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1049 Send Goanet mailing list submissions to goanet@lists.goanet.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Goanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Goa Sudharop: Teachers training workshop, 9th August '08 (George Pinto) 2. Wake up police dept from Paul Mascarenhas (Bernice Pereira) 3. Congratulations for Aitaracheo Katkutleo (Jerry Fernandes) 4. Daily Grook #193 (Francis Rodrigues) 5. Re: Mother Earth - Wendell Rodricks in Goa Today (Santosh Helekar) 6. GOACAN awareness campaign on Consumer Rights before Ganesh Chaturthi festival. (Goa Desc) 7. Subject: Re: Subject: Re: Maca Paos - Not Paca Paos (Hartman de Souza) 8. Goans must stand firm against Bihari thugs & their threats (Rajan P. Parrikar) 9. Re: Toronto Convention - lessons to be learnt (Mervyn Lobo) 10. International Goan Convention - Toronto 2008 (Herman Carneiro) 11. Maca Paos - Not Paca Paos (Gilbert Lawrence) 12. Re: Goan friends earn A-levels (goasuraj) 13. Re: IDENTITY THE PRIORITY (goasuraj) -- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:27:36 -0700 (PDT) From: George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Goa Sudharop: Teachers training workshop, 9th August '08 To: Goanet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 20th August 2008 Teachers Training Workshop held at Margao. Goa Sudharop Community Development Inc. USA in association with Vidya Vikas Academy, Margao, organized a day?s teachers training workshop ?Creating a Child Friendly Classroom? for South Goa school teachers on 9th August, at Vidya Vikas Academy school hall, at Comba, Margao. Goa Sudharop is a Goan Diaspora volunteer, non-profit NGO working for betterment of Goa and Goans. Goa Sudharop is observing 2008 as ?Year of Education? in Goa . In line with this theme Goa Sudharop has chosen to specially focus on training and empowerment of school teachers. Hence, this workshop, which is one of the many such type of educational programmes being conducted by Goa Sudharop this year. The topics at the workshop were: Case discussions; handling behaviour problems in school children; classroom management skills ? creating an atmosphere of mutual caring and respect; discipline policies for schools, and stress management for teachers. Over 60 teachers from different schools in South Goa participated in the workshop, and each teacher was presented with a participation certificate. The resource persons were Dr. Nandita de Souza and Dr. Priti Bakre of Sethu Centre for Child Development & Family Guidance, Panjim. Mr. Ramah G. Kare, President of Vidya Vikas Academy inaugurated the workshop by lighting the traditional lamp. Mrs. Sheela Gaunekar, Chairperson of Vidya Vikas Academy was also present. The gathering was welcomed by Mr. Ibonio D?Souza, the local representative of Goa Sudharop, and Mrs. Melinda Powell compered the function. Mr. Alan Rodrigues, Principal of Vidya Vikas Academy proposed the vote of thanks. Thanks to all the worldwide donors, supporters, and well-wishers of Goa Sudharop for making this happen. Also thanks to Vidya Vikas Academy for the ongoing partnership. Goa Sudharop www.goasudharop.org -- Message: 2 Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:00:30 +0530 (IST) From: Bernice Pereira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] Wake up police dept from Paul Mascarenhas To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Nothing unusual!! What you saw is considered? to be part of Goa's way of life.? Nobody's bothered.? Mumbai has recently really tightened its reins specially on drinking and driving. Not only the driver, but even the passengers in the car can drink and hefty fines are imposed on defaulters.? In Goa accidents abound.? Its a paradise for all kinds of masti on the roads.? Wake up Goa Traffic Police.? Bernice Pereira Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/win/
[Goanet] Price of battery cells in Goa (was Freedom)
Gabriel writes >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. Dont know about Delhi, but in Bangalore a button cell (It was some foreign make) cost Rs. 10/-, while the same one cost Rs. 30/- in Margao. This was about a year back. I believe there may be a great profit to be made by just getting stuff from Bangalore and Mumbai and selling in Goa. In fact, that is what the migrant vendors do. Even things like garments are brought from Mumbai/Bangalore and sold in Goa. There are hardly any malls in Goa. Now, retail giants are coming to Goa in a big way. The people who benefit most are those real-estate people who have show rooms to rent out. Banks are also coming to Goa in a big way, if they haven't already. Talk about computer equipment. I have hardly seen a retail computer and parts showroom in Goa. I am sure there are, but not so obviously known. regards, Samir
Re: [Goanet] Toronto Convention - lessons to be learnt
My dear MervLand... are the CRABS involved innit??? Chachaaa...the eternal enquirer... > Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:23:54 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > goanet@lists.goanet.org> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Toronto Convention - lessons > to be learnt> > Roland Francis wrote:> > In order to start a post-Convention > follow up debate, would the> > Convention organizers please put the > discussion and conclusions of the> > Goan culture and identity workshop on > this forum as a starting point.> > > > > Roland,> 1) Are you aware that > the 2008 Toronto Convention has its own website and webmaster?> 2) Have you > checked to find out if the info is there?> 3) I am amazed that after you made > no effort to participate at the convention, you are now interested in > debating what others debated. I find this absolutely pythonesque. > > > Mervyn3.0> > > > __> Yahoo! > Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite > sites. Download it now at> http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. _ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline
[Goanet] BBC E-mail: City break - monsoon trekking in Mumbai
RUBY GOES saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Message ** FOR THE INFORMATION OF GOANETTERS. rubygoes ** City break - monsoon trekking in Mumbai ** More and more people in Mumbai are taking to weekend "monsoon treks" in the nearby hills, forts and forests, says the BBC's Prachi Pinglay < http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/7567832.stm > ** BBC Daily E-mail ** Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail < http://www.bbc.co.uk/email > ** Disclaimer ** The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender have been verified. If you do not wish to receive such e-mails in the future or want to know more about the BBC's Email a Friend service, please read our frequently asked questions. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/4162471.stm
[Goanet] FW: Condolences
From: Francis Furtado Sent: 21 August 2008 09:28 To: 'Gasper Almeida' Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Condolences The Management of AVC - Kuwait deeply mourn the sad demise of Mary Josephine D'Sa, beloved wife of Mr. Raymond D'Sa. May the Lord Almighty give courage and strength to Mr. Raymond and the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss. May her Soul Rest in Peace. Xavier Furtado AVC- Kuwait
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Re: [Goanet] world goa-daman day celabrations....20.08.08
Hi every one ! ...HERE'S TO THE LAND WE LOVE, AND THE LOVE WE LAND ! On the occasion of the WGDD-2008,which is being celebrated today,I convey my greetings and good wishes to all the people of GOA,DAMAN as well not forgetting DIU. May this day of celebrations,bring strength to our commitment by preserving our culture & history and bringing up our childrens in the same customs and attitude. Regards. B.Lopes. UK. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Goa Church Cautious About Laws To Protect Old Goa
Goa Church Cautious About Laws To Protect Old Goa OLD GOA, India (UCAN) -- Church people in Goa have taken a cautious stand on a government proposal to protect Old Goa, the onetime Portuguese colonial base and center of Catholic mission in Asia. Government officials of this western Indian state discussed a new master plan for Old Goa at a July 17 meeting. It reportedly aims to check encroachment in the vicinity of Old Goa's church complex. The proposal would ban new construction within two kilometers of the complex and restrict construction within a wider radius. Father Francis Caldeira, who heads the Diocesan Center for Social Communication Media, spoke with UCA News on July 25. He said archdiocesan officials had discussed the plan with Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman, but the Church has no comment on the plan "for the moment." Even so, Father Caldeira, who represented the Church at the July 17 meeting of 40 officials from 23 government departments, termed the government effort "honest." The priest said the Church wants to see how the government draws up the plan, which he described as still in the initial stage. The government has promised "that all stakeholders will be considered" in drawing up the plan, "so let's wait and see," he added. The Portuguese heritage of Goa and Daman archdiocese, which covers this tiny coastal state, includes several centuries-old church buildings in the Old Goa complex, an area with a radius of about 750 meters. The Portuguese conquered Goa in 1510 and made Old Goa their colonial capital in India. Later, it became the center of Catholic mission. Jesuit Saint Francis Xavier was among the missioners who made Goa the base for their work in Asia. State tourism director Elvis Gomes, whose agency is overseeing the new plan, told UCA News a new master plan for Old Goa is needed urgently. Jesuit Father Savio Barreto, rector of the 16th-century Basilica of Bom Jesu within the Old Goa complex, said a plan to stop indiscriminate construction activity in the vicinity, including mega-projects, "was long overdue". The priest said that just 200 meters from the basilica, which houses the bodily relic of Saint Francis Xavier, a housing complex is being constructed, violating the heritage norms. The authorities now fear the complex will be removed from the list of World Heritage sites, he said, adding that this "would be a great shame." Father Barreto said some "powerful people" have acquired land that once belonged to the Jesuits within the complex. "How they came in possession of this land is a mystery," said the priest, who charged a Hindu minister-turned-land developer is "a prime violator" in the area. The priest also noted a shipyard has also been allowed to construct within the heritage zone, despite objections he made to various authorities.http://www.theindiancatholic.com/report.asp?nid=11024 Goa's Pride - http://www.goa-world.com http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=_Avn6_AepNw&feature=related Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter is presented by Ulysses Menezes, www.goa-world.com and moderated by Gaspar Almeida (since 1994) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fywTuf-9S0k&feature=email
Re: [Goanet] International Goan Convention - Toronto 2008
--- On Wed, 8/20/08, Herman Carneiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I had a friend who told me once that Goans as a community > as a whole never look out for their own. He then went on to > give me an example of how Keralites take care of their own. > One Keralite working in a company will bring in another > Keralite and together they’ll bring in more. They are > happy to see other Keralites succeed. That’s such a good > example of a community being supportive and everyone trying > to help one another. -- Dear Herman, While I agree with the gist of your message, anyone who has worked in the Gulf will assure you that there is none who plays more dirty politics than a Keralite. He may not claw members of his own community down, to this end I have no opinion, but he will assure that every other Indian, in the company he works for, gets an unfair shake. That said, I really think this whole "Goan carb xec-xec" story is a figment of our imagination. We are no more crab-like than any other community. We are human beings given to all the vulnerabilities it entails, including hurt sensibilities. To be a community, we have to be blessed with short memories. It's time to move on. Put the convention and the past where it belongs. As a frame of reference for the next one. In my many travels, and I've had a few, I have never come across a Goan who hasn't invited me over to his home, broken bread with me and befriended me. Goans are warm, gracious, have a wonderful joi d'vivre and believe in enjoying life to the fullest. I'm proud to be a Goan. I can never be anything other than a Goan. Viva re viva, viva re viva (she says after having consumed too many Baileys) :-) selma
Re: [Goanet] Mother Earth - Wendell Rodricks in Goa Today
--- On Wed, 8/20/08, Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I wonder who decides who "truly cares for Goa" > and who > does not:-)) Can we have a vote on Goanet on who > "truly cares for Goa" and who does not? --- Dear Mario, There are many articles written these days, that can be classified under one banner, "More Pies in the Goan Sky". Are Goans living in the hope that NRIs will fund a party which will ride into Goa on a great Apocalyptic Horse, charging in, destroying evil, maybe even a few mega-projects, restoring wisdom and peace for 1000 years? Well, seeing that the Second Coming of Christ is slightly delayed, we better have Plan B, starting with understanding how real life works. To begin with, just within the last one month, we have witnessed how good intentions alone cannot "Save Goa". The break-up of the GBA and the unsavoury dissection of the Toronto Goan Convention are indications of how difficult it is to manage democratic endeavour. This waiting for a Saviour concept, is comforting but plebeian . In a democracy, one simply has to plough ahead, show a willingness to embrace change and try hard to achieve consensus. Democracies are not everyone's own individual pipe dreams materializing. They have to produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Like their consort, capitalism, they may seem heartless, ruthless and even chaotic at times, but if history is our guide, they are the most effective form of governance, given the alternatives. selma
[Goanet] CONDOLENCES
CONDOLENCES We deeply mourn the sad demise of MARY D'SA, beloved wife of Raymond D'Sa (President of Goan Overseas Association-Kuwait) expired on 20th August 2008 at Kuwait. We convey our heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family. The President, Managing Committee, Members & Players of United Friends Club (UFC) Kuwait
[Goanet] Tiatr academy
Albert writes"- Nice to hear that Govt of Goa intends to start Tiatr academy. Hope this academy is run by someone very efficient and has knowledge of tiatr . People should suggest the names of Wilson Mazerello, Sharon, Tomazin Cardoz, Jessie Dias , Jose Salvador from Dalgado academy,.All tiatr lovers should voice your suggestions through respective forums . Albert de Souza _ Searching for the best deals on travel? Visit MSN Travel. http://msn.coxandkings.co.in/cnk/cnk.do
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Greetings! For a research paper exploring the "Fading Art of Goan Gold and Silver Smithy", I'm looking for help/suggestions/contacts for the following: List of museums/ trusts/ individuals/ jewellers who may help gain a historical perspective in the goan gold and silver smithy from 16th to early 20th century. Old Jewellery houses/ museums/ individuals who may be able to help document the various jewellery styles & techniques prevalent in the said period through examination of the relevant pieces that they possess as well as through their collection of old pictures & historical texts. The intent is to assemble as much visual material as possible of Goan gold & silver craft traditions that are extant in the various museums, Goan churches, aristocratic houses and private collections. This also includes photographs/illustrations of the related interest: fabrication process, fabrication units, trading process etc. In essence: besides Museums, am trying to trace people who may want to share their private collections for the documentation purposes. List & contacts of any surviving craftsmen/jewellers engaged in this trade will be especially helpful. Am also trying to get the contacts of Dr. P. P. Shirodkar, former Director, Archives and Archaeology, Government of Goa. If anyone can help with that, I'll be really grateful. Look fwd to your replies/inputs Rgds, Puja Bhargava (New Delhi)
