[Goanet] Daily Grook #212

[Francis Rodrigues]

DAILY GROOK #212
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FOOD FAD
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by Francis Rodrigues


second generation
yuppies in a hurry,
don't want tradition
just coke-not-curry!



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puns & word-play of all kinds,
if you read between the lines!
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[Goanet] Deciding on airport(s') viability

[Philip Thomas]

Airport zone Facilities: Big opportunity for developers
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/09/08/stories/2008090850760600.htm


Comments: This otherwise sensible take has to be revamped for purposes of a
project like Mopa. The vision of "airport zones" has to be held back for the
long term (10-20 years down the line) instead of from Day One as far as Mopa
is concerned. Similarly any idea of Mopa as an "international airport".

To begin with the focus has to be on aeronautic activity even while
"provision" is made for long term growth and expansion. The traffic
projections may have to be down graded from the recent explosive levels to
traditional ones. This becomes accentuated by the need to keep Dabolim open
on a sustained basis. Higher growth can be achieved by enabling low cost
carriers to operate on new short haul routes. This requires keeping airport
costs and charges low.

The successful privatisations so far may be Delhi and Mumbai which have seen
an explosion in traffic sustained somewhat by a regression to hub-to-hub
traffic in the recent slump. The newer projects like Hyderabad and Bangalore
may be struggling due to the collapse in short haul traffic in 2008. These
are the kinds of things Goa government must get up to speed on before
declaring open season for airport developers.

That said, it makes no sense for Goans to have a government that (1)
collects taxes but doesnt deliver on basic services (robbery?) and
simultaneously (2) intends to give airport developers the licence to rip off
passengers and residents in their desparate bid to keep their project
viable. Meantime Dabolim civil enclave is left completely in the lurch.
This is no way to run a promising state like Goa. What is infinitely worse
is that people who should know better are subscribing to this totally
retrograde view! What balderdash.

Re: [Goanet] Roadmap to make Goa 'first world' State

[Gabriel de Figueiredo]

Florian-bab,

First step towards making Goa a 'first-world' state is to curb the corruption - 
and from my point of view, it starts with the people.  

Educate them enough to create a stink should they be requested for a bribe, or, 
should the work which is expected to be completed in a reasonable space of 
time, is not completed.  Only once the place is "cleaned up" of corruption can 
one contemplate on 'first-worldness'. 

Just my thoughts. And as a few netters have stated before, probably a useless 
piece of advice from afar. Anyhow, I have stated the obvious.

Cheers,

Gabriel.


--- On Mon, 8/9/08, floriano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> From: floriano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Roadmap to make Goa 'first world' State
> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" 
> Received: Monday, 8 September, 2008, 10:21 PM
> ROADMAP TO MAKE GOA 'FIRST WORLD' STATE
>


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[Goanet] Oh Dear Parrikar

[Sandeep Heble]

A couple of days back, I found myself in a serious predicament over a
simple problem. My shoe soles had given way and I wanted to ask my
maid to get them stitched by a cobbler who lives next door to her
house.  My maid does not understand Hindi or English and I converse
with her strictly in Konkani. I found myself at a loss of words,
particularly in the light of the feathers that had been ruffled in the
Assembly over Parrikar's statement and the sentiments being hurt
thereof.

I always thought that "chamar" meant cobbler in Konkani but with the
ruckus and din of the last several days, I did not want to land myself
in a soup over this. Was "chamar" an offensive word, did it signify a
lowly caste or did it signify one's profession? I was seriously very
confused.

Would I offend my maid if I were to use the word "chamar" in my
diction? Would her sentiments be hurt and would she walk out from the
"kitchen of my house" in protest?

Would Dadu Mandrekar then lead a procession to my house or worse - -
would he file a suit against me in the Court of law on the grounds
that I had insulted the sentiments of the backward community?

Is the profession of a cobbler a restricted profession, for the Hindu
backward castes only? Can others not venture into this trade?

If the forward castes or Christians, or Muslims or Buddhists venture
into this field, do they stand to be automatically converted to a
different caste or a different religion? Does a Muslim cobbler
continue to be a chamar or should we call him a "mulla"? Would a
Christian cobbler be a forward or a backward, or is Christianity a
casteless society?

If a person from the backward caste becomes a doctor, would Parrikar
have still called him a chamar or would he have called him a "dotor"?
To maintain the honor and dignity of all professions, should we call
all cobblers "dotors"? Will Christopher Fonseca go on a hunger strike
on their behalf? Will Hema Sardessai join him?

I was always aware that Religion was a delicate subject but what I was
not aware of was that "words" can be such a delicate issue too, with
people feeling insulted and sentiments being hurt - - sometimes
strangely, at times whimsically.

No wonder the Judge in the M.F. Hussein Judgment observed that
"Nowadays it has become a habit to be offended by anything and
everything under the sun".

Cheers
Sandeep

Re: [Goanet] Tarvottis and Asiatic hospital London

[Roland Francis]

Very interesting, from the Cambridge University Press.

Read the entire article, not just the abstract.

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=535352#


Roland Francis
Toronto
+1 (416) 453.3371

Re: [Goanet] Porbim!

[lino dourado]

Bab Domnic,
 
Tumchea movall utramni dil'lim porbim pavlim. Dev Borem Korum
 
Lino Dourado
9765675610

--- On Mon, 9/8/08, Domnic Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Mogall Lino-bab, 
 
Tumchem poilench pustok “Aitaracheo Katkutleo” xhapun bhair sorlem dekun
amchim ununit porbim.  
 
Aiz amkam dupott khuxealkai – tujea pustokache ugddapnnemchi ani Saibinn
Maimchea zolmanchea disachi.  Magtam Saibinn Maien tujea vavrar bhesanv ghalunk
ani tuka adhar dhivnk tuvem anik sabar Konknni pustokam borovnk.

Viva Konknni bhas!
 
Moi-mogan,
 
Domnic Fernandes
Gaumvaddy, Anjuna
 

[Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY - GERMANY - 2008

[renebarreto]

888

WORLD GOA DAY - GERMANY 

888



Hallo Rene,


On the occasion  of World Goa Day ,we here in Germany had a  Konkani  Tiatro  
called Nattok  to mark this ceremony.There was a record number of Konkani 
speaking people attending  Tiatro  here in  Germany.


It gives the Executive committee great pleasure and satisfaction to see Goans 
and Manglorians from all over Germany  to come in support of Konkani and Goa .
Our next function ( Christmas party) will be held on 29 of November,



  
Kind regards  
Vito Oliveira


NATTOK’ mesmerizes Frankfurt
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John D’Silva and his troupe, after making a premiere in London, 
landed in Frankfurt to put up his show in his brand new drama ‚
NATTOK’. 



The hall was packed to capacity with people coming from far away places and 
John did not disappoint anybody. With a very entertaining, enthralling, 
emotional and lively story, backed-up by some very meaningful and melodious 
songs, the drama got going.  But the highlight was the comedy. With John and 
Michael blossoming into a right comedy-duo, it was laughter-galore. 
If you believe in the saying ‘laughter is the best medicine’ then NATTOK  is 
where its all about. One could actually see tears in the eyes from the audience 
because of the comedy. Everybody had words of praises for the actors and were 
rather disappointed that it had to come to an end. Never the less they left 
very satisfied. 


All this was due to the hard work of the president of the Goan Association 
Germany,  The GAG who went to a lot of hardships to make this a reality. Mr. 
Francis D’silva  from KDA-London played an important role in this too. He was 
very well backed by Jerome Simoes and the rest of the committee.  A big thanks 
to Chico Fernandes (Merces) , Matano Gracias ( Mandur),  PeterFernandes 
(Ambora) Agapito Cruz(Merces) and Mariano Pereira (Majorda)for all their 
support in cash and kind.
John D’Silva commended the organizers and presented a small gift to them. So 
too the organizing committee, handed to every artist a gift and a certificate 
of appreciation. The President of GAG Vito Oliveira  proposed the vote of 
thanks.




Comments: 


I almost  got choked with laughter. – AN

Lovely story, no time waste, good songs & unending comedy- VO

A right dose of medicine for the full family – JS

If you skip this Tiatr then you’ve missed something in life. A must for 
   
everyone. - MM

Kudos to all the artists – a wonderful job done. – JB

You don’t have to undertake a laughter therapy, 
just watch Nattok. - GF  

Compiled by  Avelar Nunes


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rene barreto - WORLD GOA DAY - 
WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS

RADIOGOA -DUBAI -http://www.radiogoa.net/
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Re: [Goanet] All aboard for a royal ride

[Mervyn Lobo]

Hi Philip,
1) Let the contractors (and not the people of Goa) bear the burden of making 
the new airport profitable.
2) Two civilian airports is the dumbest of all ideas. 
3) It's time the Indian Govt took a clue from Cuba who turned eight air force 
fields into international airports. 
Each one of those airports receives more flights per day than Goa does.

Mervyn



 


- Original Message 
From: Philip Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Sunday, September 7, 2008 9:36:36 PM
Subject: [Goanet] All aboard for a royal ride

  Mervyn, isnt it
ironical that on the one hand you pour scorn on politicians' reliability
while at the same time you subscribe fully to their presription for Mopa --
viz hand things over to contractors! Where exactly do you stand? Pls
clarify. While you are at it pls spare a thought for the fate of Dabolim
civil enclave, or is its long term survival  not an over-riding concern for
you?


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[Goanet] St Estevam turns Ganeshotsav into harmony initiative

[Vidyadhar Gadgil]

Herald, 7 Sep 2008

St Estevam turns Ganeshotsav into harmony initiative

HERALD CORRESPONDENT

ST ESTEVAM, SEPT 7 - The picturesque island of St Estevam, just two km
from Marcel, took a giant step for communal harmony, when Parish Priest
of the St Estevam church was the chief guest for the inauguration of the
giant, two-storied, six-metre Ganesh idol set up by the Kala Yuvak Sangh
of Tonca, a ward in the village. Not only that, a large part of the
crowd attending the inaugural ceremony comprised the island's Catholic
residents. Later, Fr Bismark explained the significance of Lord Ganesh
to those gathered.

The giant Ganesh idol, a first for St Estevam, is made completely of
eco-friendly products from the coconut palm -- revered in Goa as the
'kalpavriksha' or tree of plenty -- and depicts Ganapati inside a
coconut set upon a copper 'kalash' fringed with mango leaves, a
traditional motif. It has been designed and executed by a group of local
artists led by Tukaram Chodankar.

The idol is open for display and veneration till 23 September, when it
will be taken ceremonially for immersion.

-- 
Question everything -- Karl Marx

[Goanet] Goa news for September 9, 2008

[Goanet News Service]

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** Hotel Leela launches floating casino in Goa, stk up -
Moneycontrol.com
[18 hours ago]  The company is launching floating casino in
Goa. It will contribute Rs 25 crore revenues in first year of
operations, reports CNBC-TV18. ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://news.moneycontrol.com/india/news/buzzing-stocks/hotel-leela-launches-floating-casinogoa-stk-up/10/05/355162&cid=0&ei=OrXFSPquKInmggPW0ozPAw&usg=AFQjCNEGOkol2Ba0Dg-wdk44ujBxur9Tgg

*** Leisure boating looking up, marina at Goa likely by next
year - Economic Times
[Sep 6, 2008]  Leisure boating company, Aquasail, run by
India's leading yatchman, Shakeel Kudrolli, Goa Yatch Haven
promoted by Umaji Chowgule, and Britain's Walcon, ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Leisure_boating_looking_up_marina_at_Goa_likely_by_next_year/articleshow/3454559.cms&cid=0&ei=OrXFSPquKInmggPW0ozPAw&usg=AFQjCNG7g0rC897r0lJKRK8LUZUGO-2vhA

*** Maharashtra, Goa Get Festive Offer From Tata - Tech2
[13 hours ago]  Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, has
launched RCV 475, a recharge voucher for new and existing
prepaid customers across the Maharashtra and Goa ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.tech2.com/india/news/telecom/maharashtra-goa-get-festive-offer-from-tata/46781/0&cid=0&ei=OrXFSPquKInmggPW0ozPAw&usg=AFQjCNFhGCRNuxeJNSe_Xer9cXuCehcpjw

*** Jet Airways to introduce new daily services from Hyderabad
to ... - India Aviation - News on Airlines and Airports in India
News on Airlines and Airports in India, Australia - 17 hours
agoJet Airways will introduce three new daily services from
Hyderabad to Visakhapatnam, Goa and Pune, effective 15-Sep-08.
Jet Airways will operate services on ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://indiaaviation.aero/news/airline/14029/59/Jet-Airways-to-introduce-new-daily-services-from-Hyderabad-to-Visakhapatnam--Goa-and-Pune&cid=1243739448&ei=OrXFSPquKInmggPW0ozPAw&usg=AFQjCNEvh8LWUj6nKbolEXu5yaeqj4U6Hw

*** Sesa Goa and Other Network Companies Bag Greentech
Environment ... - Daijiworld.com
[12 hours ago]  Sesa Goa bagged a Silver Award for Environment
Excellence in Industrial Sector. Platinum, Gold and Silver
Awards were also presented to 55 companies, ...
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=50867&n_tit=Sesa+Goa+and+Other+Network+Companies+Bag+Greentech+Environment+Excellence+Awards.&cid=0&ei=OrXFSPquKInmggPW0ozPAw&usg=AFQjCNH93NUajdIdWCCKJFu3NuYqnqbAYw

*** Court to hear developers\' plea in Goa SEZ muddle -
Economic Times
[Sep 7, 2008]  PANAJI: The controversy over special economic
zones in Goa is headed for a showdown with the Panaji bench of
the Bombay High Court scheduled to hear Monday ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/Court_to_hear_developers_plea_in_Goa_SEZ_muddle/articleshow/3455708.cms&cid=1243490113&ei=OrXFSPquKInmggPW0ozPAw&usg=AFQjCNHBqlzA9ZAXJX3cPNR9N6nG5t392g

*** Goa government summons murdered Scarlette Keeling\'s mother
- Economic Times
[Sep 7, 2008]  PANAJI: The Goa government has opened a fresh
broadside against the mother of Scarlette Keeling, the British
teenager who was found dead on a beach here in ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Goa_government_summons_murdered_Scarlette_Keelings_mother/articleshow/3455925.cms&cid=1243521838&ei=OrXFSPquKInmggPW0ozPAw&usg=AFQjCNH3bZeTG6ljXSZrXBJvmwccugBCbg

*** \'Goa\'s corruption level alarming\' - Times of India
[22 hours ago]  PANAJI: Goa has an ˜alarming levelof
corruption, finds a study involving below poverty level families
vis-à-vis their access to public services. ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Goas_corruption_level_alarming/articleshow/3456829.cms&cid=0&ei=OrXFSPquKInmggPW0ozPAw&usg=AFQjCNGnEXTPsAAX5LPuenVPYde4IZ0iKg

*** Goa records a dozen accidents a day - Times of India
[1 hour ago]  PANAJI: Goa's affinity with accidents continues.
According to the latest data collected by the state's traffic
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*** Goa Std III kids to get tech savvy - Times of India
[52 minutes ago]  PANAJI: Standard three students of Goa will
be learning to handlecomputers from the next academic year
onwards. "We have already prepared the proposal to ...
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Re: [Goanet] Tarvottis and Asiatic hospital London

[Carvalho]

--- On Thu, 9/4/08, Dr. U. G. Barad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> My response: Give me your contact address to post the
> details, and also give
> me your contact phone numbers (land and mobile) to further
> inform you more
> on the subject.  
> 
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I'm sorry Barad but men who have my telephone number tend to be either handsome 
or intelligent.

selma



  

[Goanet] GOACAN seeks extension of time to respond to Land Development & Building Construction Regulation

[Goa Desc]

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Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members,
relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED
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GOACAN seeks extension of time to file objections to The Goa
Land Development and Building Construction Regulations 2008
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GOACAN has called for an extension in the time limit for filing
objections and suggestions to the draft regulations of the Goa
(Regulation of Land Development and Building Construction) Act
2008 in view of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival being celebrated in
the State and many of the people likely to be affected having gone
to their ancestral homes may not be able to respond appropriately
before the last date 12th September.

In a letter to Mr. Morad Ahmad, Chief Town Planner, Town & Country
Planning Department Govt. of Goa GOACAN has requested that the
last date for filing objections and suggestions be extended by another
further 30 days ending 12th October 2008.

Copies of the letter have been sent to Mr. Digambar V. Kamat Chief
Minister, Govt. of Goa,  Mr. Daulat Hawaldar Director, Directorate of
Municipal Administration, Menino D'Souza Director, Directorate of
Panchayats, Chairperson, Zilla Panchayat North & South Goa,
Secretary, Town and Country Planning, for their information and
action.

It may be noted that the Draft regulations of the Goa (Regulation of
Land Development and Building Construction) Act 2008 were issued
as a notification No. 21/1/TCP/08/PT.File/3015 dated 8th August 2008
and published in the official gazette, Govt. of Goa, Series 1 No. 20
dated 14th August 2008

The draft regulations are pre-published as required under section 5 of
the said Act for information of the persons likely to be affected and the
draft regulations are taken into consideration by the Govt. of Goa after
the expiry of a period of 30 days from the date of publication of the
notification in the official gazette.

The Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations
2008 covers a range of subjects from Zoning, building height, road
width, water supply, drainage & sanitation, open spaces, parking,
control on erection of hoardings, guidelines for fuel filling stations,
rain water harvesting in buildings and access for the disabled in
buildings etc.

Annexures cover procedures for obtaining conversion sanad, fire
protection and fire safety requirements, CRZ regulations, Village
Panchayat & Municipal Building licence conditions, Development
Permission from PDA, Technical Clearance Order from the TCPD
and Conservation Committee guidelines among others.

GOACAN is of the opinion that the draft regulations of an important
legislation like Goa (Regulation of Land Development and Building
Construction) Act 2008 which will have a major impact on the people
and the state of Goa needs to be carefully examined by local authorities
like Village Panchayats and Municipal Councils which are presently in
the hotspot over Licencing of mega housing projects.

The draft regulations also need to be examined by community
organisations, professionals like architects, civil engineers and
town planners in the context of the new Regional Plan, the ODP's
and the growth of tourism.

GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK

promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa

GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601
GOACAN Post Box  78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507
mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [Goanet] Of Language, Script and Panic. by Tomazinho Cardoz

[Sebastian Borges]

Dear friends, 

In his article which appeared on GT of 03/09 at pg. 5, Tomazinho Cardoso 
accuses his adversaries of "levelling unfounded allegations against the 
protagonists of Konkani in Roman script."  But all he has done is giving false 
dates of events *_with which he was personally associated_* besides covering 
his own failings. 

He states that the Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) was established in 1989.  And 
this is not a typographical error, because the phrase "just after two years and 
not 20 years" that follows proves that the year has been correctly printed. 
The fact is that it was established in 1988, the seeds having been sown by Fr. 
Pratap Naik at a meeting he called on 14th March, 1987 i.e. within a month of 
the OLA being assented by the Governor!  Following that meeting, Fr. Naik 
contacted Fr. Freddy Da Costa and Tomazinho Cardozo and impressed upon them the 
need of starting the DKA.  When the DKA was finally established on 28th August, 
1988 at Loyola High School, Margao an ad hoc Committee was formed with Fr. 
Freddy as President and Tomazinho as Secretary.  The next Committee was elected 
on  2nd July, 1989 with Fr. Antimo Gomes as President and Tomazinho again as 
Secretary.  After that, the DKA became defunct only to be revived on 12th May, 
2004.  Now, could Tomazinho please explain this hibernation when it had such an 
important task in hand?  What activities did it undertake between 1989 and 
2004? 

At no stage during 1987-89, when it was active, did any DKA member ever declare 
that their intention was to introduce Roman script into the OLA.  In fact, the 
declared intention was to prepare Catholic Goans for a smooth change-over to 
Devanagari.  To that end, the Akademi appointed a Committee to prepare 
Orthographic Rules for Writing Konkani in Roman script under the chairmanship 
of Fr. Matthew Almeida s.j.  These Rules were published by DKA in 1988 i. e. 
well before the date given by Tomazinho for the establishment of DKA! 

Tomazinho poses a question: How many Roman script writers have been given an 
opportunity to head the GKA?  Now, who makes these appointments?  The 
protagonists of Devanagari script?  Or the Government?  And Tomazinho himself 
has been a member of the ruling dispensation.  Since the term of the President 
of GKA is 3 years and that of the Legislative Assembly is five, at least one 
appointment, if not two, must have been made during Tomazinho's tenure as an 
important functionary of the ruling Legislature party.  What efforts did he 
make in that regard then? 

Tomazinho bemoans the fact that no books in Roman script Konkani have been 
published by GKA.  This is not entirely true.  *_No such books were submitted 
to it for publication. _*  Let him produce the list of manuscripts which were 
rejected by GKA.  In fact, Tomazinho himself had undertaken to compile an 
anthology of "101 Tiatr Songs."  But has not submitted the manuscript thereof 
till date, even after 15 years!  And he does not say that he cannot do it 
either; there are persons who would be willing to do that job in six months!  
What will such overly busy persons do as Head of GKA?  In contrast, the late 
Felicio Cardoso completed two anthologies of Tiatr plays, within two years; and 
these have been published by GKA in Roman script. 

One can only conclude that the present movement was started by Tomazinho to 
hide his own sins of omission.  And he has certainly profited from it. 
  

The above appeared as a Letter to the Editor in GT dated 05/09, but in a rather 
truncated form.  A calumnist, who writes exclusively for English readership, 
thought that I got the above dates right because I write in GULAB magazine 
whose founder editor, the late Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa was the President of the 
ad hoc Executive Committee of GKA.  Isn't this preposterous?  How can one get 
correct dates today from a person who expired four years ago?  In fact, I got 
my correct dates from the very reverend whose sidekick the calumnist is.  But 
then, can one expect mercenary writers to check their facts before they shoot 
them off?  I practise the precepts of not only Monsignor Dalgado but also those 
of Dr. Pratap Naik who wrote as follows in two of his RESEARCH PAPERS (not 
popular articles, mind you):  "(1) This is not the time for standardization.  
Konkani people are dispersed in several locations, scripts and religions.  This 
is the time to use a single script, to understand each other, to dialogue, to 
learn from each other.  (2) It takes time for a standard dialect to evolve.  It 
is a process.  Until that happens, let us write and read in Devanagari.  When 
the time comes, when the day arrives, a standard dialect will automatically 
present itself.  (3) We need a standard dialect for teaching in schools and 
colleges, for official correspondence, for using a formal language in public 
gatherings, etc.  The only question that remains is, which dialect is to 
considered standard.

[Goanet] [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Re: REVIEW: Small State, big attitude (Rahul Srivastava)

[Goanet Reformat]

I'm a bit baffled. What book is being reviewed? Is the title
"Small State, big attitude"? Is Rahul Srivastava the
reviewer, or the author? Who published the book? How many pages does
it have? Is it in hardcover or paperback, what is the price?

[MODERATION REPLY:  The entire article is here:
http://www.thehindu.com/mag/2008/08/17/stories/2008081750020100.htm )

[Goanet] Sebastian Borges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Glimpses of Konknni

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From: Sebastian Borges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: fausto dacosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 05:02:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Glimpses of Konknni
Dear friends,
The article, "Glimpses of Konknni in Roman script" by Fr. Pratap Naik,
though sketchy, is fairly truthful.  Surprisingly, in spite of the
title, some facts about Konkani in Devanagari script as well as
performing arts are also thrown in.  Yet some points need
clarification.
What is meant by "between 1556 to 1561 "Doutrina Christam", ….. was
printed"?  Was the book so voluminous that it took five years to
print?  Or, more likely, was it printed several times, in hundreds of
copies?  How is it that not a single printed copy survives worldwide?
Perhaps it was never printed at that time.  There is also no mention
of any Konkani book having been printed up to 1922 when Thomas
Stephens' "Doutrina Christam" appeared.
More surprising is the fact that Fr. Naik has omitted mention of the
Konkani books "of the missionaries for the missionaries" that were
printed during 38 years (1622 – 1660).  Was this done in order to hide
the fact that not a single Konkani book in Roman script was printed
between 1660 and 1890 any where in the world?   And also that no
Konkani book was printed in Goa even between 1890 and 1928?  Doesn't
this fact nail his oft-repeated lie that Roman script has a continuous
tradition of 450 / 500 years in Konkani?  I hereby challenge Fr.
Pratap Naik to prove me wrong on this count; and this is not the first
time I am throwing this challenge.
Fr. Naik also exploded his own pet myth: that Devanagari script is of
the Hindus whilst Roman script is of the Roman Catholics.  He now
proves what I have been consistently stressing; that when it comes to
using Devanagari for writing / teaching Konkani, it is Catholic Goans
who have led the way and the Hindus, including Saraswats,  followed
much later.   To the evidence adduced by Fr. Naik, one could add the
following: in 1926, Francisco Pedro Borges wrote a Konkani
(Devanagari) religious book of 198 pages entitled "Kristanv
Bhavartheacho dispott'tto sangati;"  this was printed in Khanapur.

At the threshold of the twentieth century, a matriculate (equivalent
to XI passed) Shenoy Goembab, in his twenties/thirties, published some
 Konkani translations in Roman script.  And this is held against him.
Some ignoramuses also think that this is a  revelation, little
realizing that the info is found in my translation of Shenoy Goembab's
biography.  But at the threshold of the twenty-first century (in
2003), a Ph.D. in linguistics in his forties/fifties, Dr. Pratap Naik
s.j. wrote in his research papers, "(1) This is not the time for
standardization.  Konkani people are dispersed in several locations,
scripts and religions.  This is the time to use a single script, to
understand each other, to dialogue, to learn from each other.  (2) It
takes time for a standard dialect to evolve.  It is a process.  Until
that happens, let us write and read in Devanagari.  When the time
comes, when the day arrives, a standard dialect will automatically
present
 itself.  (3) We need a standard dialect for teaching in schools and
colleges, for official correspondence, for using a formal language in
public gatherings, etc.  The only question that remains is, which
dialect is to considered standard.  (4) We do not yet have a standard
Konkani.  Therefore, instead of imposing the dialect of a particular
community, religion or caste on others, we must use only Devanagari
script for writing our own dialect.  In this manner, we shall be able
to learn each others' words, grammatical forms etc.  Thus, within a
few years, a standard Konkani will develop in Devanagari script."  So
can we fault the Shenoy for arriving at the same conclusion which the
Father discovered nearly 100 years later?

Mando arrived in 1830's.  But what connection does this have with
Roman script?   Even as late as  the 1940's,   there were  illiterate
'mestres' who directed Carnaval and Easter folk-plays ('zomnivele
khell').   The  dialogues, songs etc. were entirely in the brain of
the mestre; not a single written  symbol!  Why could not the mandos
have been composed in like manner?   Or does  Fr Naik have any
manuscript  of a mando as proof of its having been written in Roman
script?

I would be very happy to receive clarifications on the above points.

Sotachench Zoit Zatolem.
Sebastian Borges

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[Goanet] Basilica of the National Shrine of The Immaculate Conception In Washington, DC.

[renebarreto]

Dear GOA Members & Friends:




Below is the schedule for the ‘Our Lady of Good HealthVailankanni’ Pilgrimage 
on Saturday, September 13th, 2008 at theBasilica of the National Shrine of The 
Immaculate Conception In Washington, DC.
 http://whatsongoanworld.blogspot.com/2008/09/goan-overseas-associations-dc- 

1:00 PM Confession at the Confessional Chapel

2:00 PM Assemble in the Crypt Church

2:05 PM Rosary - Crypt Church

2:30 PM Procession to the Upper Church

3:00 PM Pilgrimage Mass
Presided by His Excellency
 Most Reverend Martin D. Holley,
 Auxiliary Bishop of Washington


4:15 PMBlessing & Dedication of Children

4:45PM   Novena Prayer

5:15 PMReception - Caldwell Hall, 
  
See Flter at 
 
Continue to stay happy
 
 
Manuel NoronhaEditor, 
GOA DC
www.goa-dc.com
 -

rene barreto - WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS 
http://goanvillageassociationsoverseas.blogspot.com/
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[Goanet] Tarvottis and Asiatic hospital London

[Dr. U. G. Barad]

Cardozo Elisabeth (Elisabeth Car, Carvalho, Selma, etc.) in her message: 4;
dated: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 writes: 

 

Hi Cornel ani Londonkars,

 

Doing some research on early tarvottis from Goa that would have sailed in
the 1800s, I came across the name of a hospital where Indian seamen were
hospitalised. The Asiatic Hospital in London, was referred to in a letter I
found at the national archives. Unfortunately, try as I may with the help of
google, I cannot locate this hospital in London. I am assuming it is torn
down and replaced by something else. It would have been in the dockland
area, since it administered to seamen. Does anyone have any information.
It's not terribly important but I as curious.

 

My response: Give me your contact address to post the details, and also give
me your contact phone numbers (land and mobile) to further inform you more
on the subject.  

 

Best regards,

 

Dr. U. G. Barad

 

 

[Goanet] [EMAIL PROTECTED] : LIFE LEASE HOUSING PROJECT INFORMATION MEETINGS FOR THE GOAN AND INDO CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

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Hi Rene!

Indeed! it is interesting.  Looking forward for further details

Thanks
Wilson Coelho

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[Goanet] LIFE LEASE HOUSING PROJECT INFORMATION MEETINGS FOR THE GOAN AND INDO CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY

[renebarreto]

Friends ! 

  I believe that this is a GREAT  project and needs the support /
participation of the Global Goan Community.




rene barreto
WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS 
http://worldgoan.blogspot.com/



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http://whatsongoanworld.blogspot.com/


LIFE LEASE HOUSING PROJECT INFORMATION MEETINGS FOR THE GOAN AND INDO CHRISTIAN 
COMMUNITY


The Goan and Canorient Seniors’ Clubs, the GOA and the GCO, invite you to an 
information meeting, to learn about a Life Lease Housing Project, for the Goan 
and Indo Christian (Manglorean, East and Anglo Indian,etc.) Community Seniors’ 
in the GTA.


The concept of Life Lease Housing is a Community based multi unit dwelling 
developed for Active Seniors, which would be equity financed by the prospective 
resident, who would be seeking to downsize in the next 5 to 7 years. The 
resident has the right to sell the Lease on the unit at market value or pass it 
down through the estate.
The project would also be of interest to children who wish to purchase housing 
for aging parents and later move into it themselves and to investors who would 
purchase a unit to rent out to a Senior resident.


The Life Lease Housing Project will be sponsored by the Goan Charitable 
Organisation, which will have the benefit of obtaining GST and PST rebates on 
the building construction costs and savings on the Land Transfer Tax, which 
combined with the lower base cost, will price the units below the new 
condominium market value.


The building will be designed for Seniors’ seeking an active life style and 
contain Social, Dining, Exercise, Medical and Religious facilities, similar to 
a modern Seniors’ Residence.
Location of the Project will be determined by the results of a Survey to be 
completed after the meeting.


Westend Eastend 

  Sunday, October 26,2008, 
from 3 to 6 pm  Sunday, September 7,2008, 
from 2 to 5 pm 
  Burnhamthorpe Community Centre, Forest Glen Room
1500 Gulleden Drive
(Off Burnhamthorpe Road, East of Dixie Rd)
Mississauga.  Commander Park Hall, 140 Commander Blvd
(off McCowan Road, North of the 401)
Scarborough.  




Please sign up at your Seniors’ Club or call or email any of the following to 
indicate your attendance, for planning purposes.






  West  
East

Sheila Fernandez – 416-622-1745Alu  Carvalho – 905-470-2250 
 
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Juliet Rebello  -905-276-7890Dr. Sal Rocha- 
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Darrel Carvalho – 905-897-0890   Tony D’Silva- 
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[Goanet] [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Re: Roadmap to make Goa 'first world' State

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Dears,

Having worked at the Goa University, reporting directly to the Registrar and
Vice Chancellor although I was really a very Junior officer in 1991,
and having experienced almost all that makes the Goa University what it is
[not as bad as its acronym, GU, would sound to a Konkani speaking Niz
Goykar]  I cannot but agree with Fr. Romualdo's analysis of the reality
and  management needs.

If Bhausaheb Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar had the pragmatism to form the
Goa Education Society and start the first College in liberated Goa, while
universalizing primary education through hundreds of Govt. Primary Schools
reaching out in a decade where the Escola Primaria network had not even
dreamt of reaching in another century, there is no reason why Babush Babush
Atanasio Monserrate cannot do likewise. I fully concur with Floriano Lobo's
assumption below.

For the record, Francisco "Mickky" Pacheco had the "Krishi
Bhavan" built in  two years flat [even if he had to be the Agriculture
Minister in two differently 'labelled' Governments in those two years 2004
and 2005] ... a feat that Francisco Sardinha did not manage in 14 years as
the same Minister, two foundation stones not withstanding. If there is a
will, anything is possible.

Mog asundi

Miguel

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Re: [Goanet] 'Goa's corruption level alarming'

[Alfred de Tavares]

Aiz amchea Goyant fokot lóz ghaztá...
 
There was time when I could, most eminently, 
claim: I am proud to be Goan..."
 
Alás, the justification for that claim has sadly evanesced...
replacing that worthy pride with stinking shame...
 
Alfred de Tavares 
 
 
> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 13:05:49 +0300> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL 
> PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] 'Goa's corruption level alarming'> > 'Goa's 
> corruption level alarming'> 8 Sep 2008, 0512 hrs IST,TNN> > PANAJI: Goa has 
> an 'alarming' level of corruption, finds a study involving below poverty 
> level families vis-à-vis their access to public services. The state rubs 
> shoulders with Nagaland among smaller states and Union territories, and five 
> other bigger states, including Bihar. > > The joint study by Delhi-based 
> Centre for Media Studies (CMS) and Transparency International India (TII) and 
> released recently covered all 31 states and union territories and interviewed 
> the poor in urban slums and rural areas. > > The states were ranked into four 
> levels - alarming, very high, high and moderate. Among the bigger states who 
> share the 'honours' with Goa for the alarming level of corruption are Assam, 
> Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh. > > Chief Secretary J P Singh declined 
> to comment, saying, "I will have to see the report." However, Ganesh 
> Chodankar, general secretary, Goa Government Employees Association said the 
> findings are accurate. "For any appointment in government service, one has to 
> pay huge sums underhand," he said. > > "It is the political class which is 
> responsible for the malaise," he said. > > In Goa, households of poor 
> families in Panaji, Margao, Ponda and Sanguem were contacted for the survey 
> on corruption in eleven public services, including power, water supply, as 
> also need-based services like land records/registration, housing, and police. 
> > > As far as awareness about Right to Information Act and its use by BPL 
> households is concerned, Goa figured at the bottom with only 1.2% of BPL 
> families in the state aware about the potential of RTI as a tool to curb 
> corruption. > > The awareness in Bihar was marginally higher at 1.4%, 
> Himachal Pradesh 2.9%, Haryana 2.9% while Andhra Pradesh topped with 13%.> > 
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Goas_corruption_level_alarming/articleshow/3456829.cms>
>  > ~(^^)~> > Avelino
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[Goanet] SC refuses to prosecute M F Husain

[marshallmendonza]

Monday, September 08, 2008
SC refuses to prosecute M F Husain 
"There are many such pictures, paintings and sculptures and some of them are in 
temples also," a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said, 
dismissing a petition


New Delhi: Noted painter M F Husain today got a major relief from the Supreme 
Court which refused to initiate criminal proceedings against him for allegedly 
hurting public sentiments through some of his paintings that were dubbed 
obscene.

"There are many such pictures, paintings and sculptures and some of them are in 
temples also," a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said, 
dismissing one such petition.

The Bench, also comprising Justices P Sathasivam and J M Panchal, was not 
impressed with the argument that Hussain was taking advantage of his age and 
reputation to get away after painting obscene pictures.

One such creation of the painter, titled Bharat Mata, was brought before the 
apex court for scrutiny.

Maharashtra-based Dwaipayan Venkateshacharya Varkhedkar had challenged a Delhi 
High Court verdict quashing the criminal proceedings initiated against the 
eminent painter in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.

Husain's paintings, allegedly depicting Bharat Mata and Hindu Gods and 
Goddesses in an obscene manner, had created a furore resulting in him receiving 
threats from right-wing groups like the VHP and the Bajrang Dal. As a result, 
the painter is living in a self-imposed exile in Dubai.

The proceedings against the painter were initiated on the basis of complaints 
filed in Panderpur (Maharastra), Rajkot and Indore alleging that his paintings 
were obscene and hurt public sentiments.

The criminal complaints filed in various places were shifted to the Patiala 
House district courts in the Capital after the artist had approached the apex 
court.

After the transfer of cases, Husain, 90, had filed a petition in the Delhi High 
Court for quashing the complaints which was allowed on May 8 this year.


© Copyright 2008 PTI. All rights reserved.

Re: [Goanet] O Dear Dears

[Venantius Pinto]

Dear Augusto,
I heard from an armyman of superb wit--he was with the Signals, now deceased
(who took on the Central govt as a cadet at Khadakvasla -- unheard of) that
in the mess one would hear  "Messieurs and Mesdames (Mess Dames)."
Presumably this tickled some of our as yet not so Anglicized officers and
their wives quite a bit. Ki gul, myain messdame hun nah.

venantius


> From: "augusto pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [Goanet] O Dear Dears
>
> When addressing  large audiences in letters to newspapers or Internet
> mailing-lists, what should the salutation be? Should it be  'Dear
> Messieurs and Mesdames' or 'Dear Ladies and Gentlemen'  or 'Dear
> Readers? I find these too archaic and stilted.
>

[Goanet] Levitating Enclosures, Procellous Washes and Shunted Wagons

[Venantius Pinto]

(The following piece appeared in the Fall 2007 issue of Dekh, the magazine
of Casa de Goa, Lisbon)


Levitating Enclosures, Procellous Washes and Shunted Wagons
Venantius J Pinto

Chintlelem ghodlelem zalear mellelim ghora ietelim aslim. If our thoughts
were to be realized the dead would return home. —Konkani proverb

Thoughts have their own trajectories, slopes and energies. Through our ideas
we are propelled, compelled or impelled towards, or away from, various
phenomenological encounters. Edges may be seen in cornices, crevices,
orifices and precipices. They in turn evoke emotions and feelings fuelled or
muffled by societal norms and indulgences. Making a mark is a sign of
affirmation and could as well be one of distancing and negation. Those among
us who are attracted to the world of marks, erasures, scratches,
crosshatching, impasto, and rubbings, are allowing the body to reflect,
rebel, revolt, repulse, rejuvenate, remap time; in doing so, have found one
way to engage with reality.

Since early childhood, I was drawn to colour, detail in objects and faces,
and things that projected unique lines. Lines convey movement which in turn
express what even the senses cannot take in. Besides such pulls, trains (and
in extension the variegated vocabulary of the railway) played a role in my
visual imagination during my early years and youth. These included other
elements; sounds emitted and aspects that rendered themselves visually:
steam, smoke, the sound of wagons being shunted, and tracks being changed—my
father was an engine driver. My mother was blessed with many talents, and
undertook tailoring projects like frocks, school uniforms, as well as the
rare wedding gown. She stitched all our shirts and styled them well. We did
encounter our slices of life—the company of neighbours and working class
kindred spirits courtesy of living among Bombay Port Trust rank and file.
They saw us as quaintly exotic; the women wearing dresses and my father in
his suit and a cigar during festive occasions. All these engagements paved
the way I see line and form. The line as a journey into time and space has
kept pointing towards, as well as projecting onto, space—ideas through
conjunctions as visual grammar. It was the late George V. Coelho of
Bethesda, Maryland who pointed this connection and suggested the phrase, The
Hem and the Rail which was the title of my talk at the Goan Convention in
Lisbon in 2007—The Hem and the Rail: We do not Come by our Thoughts; They
Come to Us.

As a child I could tell if darts on dresses were not symmetrical by a
process of mental superimposition. Such observations, my mother reminded me,
were not becoming of a boy. Perhaps it was an early attempt at viewing
fullness—a childhood thesis in fecundity! Everything around was subject for
rumination—Why were things the way they were? Could they have been any way
else? These beginnings led me to see myself as a labourer—an artistic
labourer whose concern with artistic metaphors spans religion, sexuality and
consciousness. The shaping of shapes and a concern towards meaning is within
my being—an artistic existence rooted in artistic labour as a path to an
independent expression.

Our yearly trips to Batim, Goa lifted our spirits in a way that is
appreciably true for those touched by Goa. The render and his journey up the
coconut tree was a metaphor akin to Jacob's ladder. To me Goan culture has
always been about restraint and on the other hand a spirit of allegria and
inclusiveness. I saw this through my father's existence as a parent and a
worker—who could relate to all manners of individuals. His journey was about
seeking understanding of the direct encounters when faces greet each other.
My parents, Maria Otilia Lucinda Jovita Figueiredo and Antonio Bernardo
Benedicto Pinto, strove to give me and my bothers (I have no sisters)
direction and a lot of paints.  I needed two to three boxes a year, while my
classmates did well with one box for two years. I later tried to contribute
to the family income by making Christmas decorations. The Emergency in 1981
created a window for excesses which directly affected my father. He
repeatedly failed his eye tests, which were certainly rigged; demoted, he
never recovered from this injustice.

As an artist of Indian descent, born of Goan parentage, my focus has been to
incorporate the essence of various cultures to create complex wholes as a
means to understanding. I seek out multiple ways of understanding phenomena
that traverse across and within my senses. Recent works focus on drawing,
and continue to be reflections on ideas situated at the intersection of
religion, sexuality, and social consciousness. Drawing, to me, is one of the
most organic of processes. I am comfortable in the non-figurative as well as
the figurative, but prefer the former to express emotive ideas. My
expression is of thoughts and objects—the spaces they inhabit. Who assigns
the sacred? What objectifies the profane or mundane? How do I vie

[Goanet] Pilgaonkars return to their roots during Ganesh

[samir umarye]

-- 
Samir Umarye

BICHOLIM SEPT 8: If nuclear families have had a separate existence
from their clan, Ganesh Chaturthi is an occasion for them to return to
their roots for a few days.


The age old tradition of celebrating five days ganesh festival by
Prabhugaonkar family from Gaonkarwada Pilgao has
become an unique example as every year about 325
family members come together to celebrate the

festival. On this day all the members of the family
come together from several parts of the state and

enjoy the festival.

"It is the time for all the members to come together, share their
feelings and enjoy the festival in real sense" Jaidev

Prabhugaonkar a senior family member told Herald adding "the tradition
is going on since many years and this is the

third generation which is now celebrating the festival with same
vigor."

During the five days the family members come together and all the food
is prepared in the house by the women. "About

60 to 70 women are involved in the daily chores right from the morning
tea to the dinner." Jaidev explained "The

expense is bared by every member and we have maintained a special fund
for the same; every year we contribute to it

and now it has gone upto eight lakh."

The five days are filled with lot of enjoyment  where the women
involve in singing, dancing and other rituals. A unique

programme of the festival is the fugdi by men which is done during the
second day. "Fugdi which is the traditional

Goan dance is mostly performed by women, but as per our tradition men
perform this dance in our house during

chaturthi" Jaidev said.

In the hoses there is also a small temple of goddess Rampurush. "The
second day is also important as on this day 'awsar'

(man is possessed by goddess) comes on one of the family member and
the goddess bless the entire family." Jaidev

claims.

The festival also involves several competitive and musical programmes.
The Prabhugaonkars are celebrating the

festival since several years and now as some of them are well settled
they have also made golden ornaments for theidol.

"Whatever we are today is because of the blessings of Ganpati and we
hope that our children would keep up this tradion

even in our absence" Vinayak Prabhugaokar asserts.

[Goanet] Goa Sudharop: Reading workshop

[George Pinto]

Below is a synopsis of the Goa Sudharop sponsored workshop "Reading With Kids" 
conducted for approximately 40 parents at the Hospicio Hospital, Child 
Development Clinic of the Pediatric Dept, Goa, on 29th August, 2008 from 3-6pm. 
This workshop was conducted consistent with Goa Sudharop's 2008 theme "YEAR OF 
EDUCATION". The workshop was conducted by Ms. Sujata Noronha.

Thanks to the donors, supporters and well-wishers of Goa Sudharop.

Goa Sudharop
www.goasudharop.org

---Topic:
 Workshop topic: How to encourage children to love to read

During the workshop, parents were encouraged to think about reasons they 
believed children do not enjoy reading and reasons why parents would like to 
encourage children to read. The difference between reading as a skill and 
reading for pleasure was strongly reinforced to enable parents to understand 
the  emotional link between reading to children, being read to and consequently 
growing up to enjoy reading.

Parents were handed out a checklist to gauge the print rich environment in 
their homes to establish the theory that children who are raised in a print 
rich environment, where reading is fundamentally an enjoyable and valuable 
activity grow into adults who value reading. Through a Power Point presentation 
parents were introduced to the 3 stages in reading - 3-5 years, 6-9 years and 
10+ readers. What interests and reading styles developmentally captivate these 
age groups and parents were shown examples of books that could be introduced to 
children during these ages.

The third section of the workshop involved understanding the main building 
blocks to reading. Phonological awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary development, 
Reading Comprehension and Reading Fluency. These areas were explained using 
activities, reading sessions, games and exercises with parents.   

Sujata Noronha (email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) has a Masters in Management and 
presently pursuing a Masters in Education from the Tata Institute of Social 
Sciences, Mumbai. She has 7 years of work experience in an NGO in the area of 
Child Development and Family Guidance, where she co authored a book for 
teachers in behaviour management in the classroom. She has closely worked on 
projects which concerned setting up resource rooms for children with learning 
disabilities and autism. Sujata has developed a preschool curriculum for the 
Nirmala Kindergarten at the Nirmala Institute of Education, Altinho Panaji and 
piloted the new curriculum for a 3 year tenure. Presently, Sujata and Elaine 
Mendonsa run their own Not for Profit Company called Bookworm The main focus 
being to teach children to read and love reading. Through this company, they 
run the only children's library in the State of Goa and lend books to schools 
(14) who do not have library facilities.
 They conduct teacher training workshops to help teachers see the link between 
reading and learning and link children's literature to curriculum in the 
classroom. Bookworm publishes its own Magazine called The Bookworm Magazine - 
to provide children with a graded reading resource that introduces them to 
children's literature at good quality and an affordable price. The Magazine is 
published 5 times /academic year and an annual subscription is Rs. 75/-.

[Goanet] Porbim!

[Domnic Fernandes]

Mogall Lino-bab, 
 
Tumchem poilench pustok “Aitaracheo Katkutleo” xhapun bhair sorlem dekun amchim 
ununit porbim.  
 
Aiz amkam dupott khuxealkai – tujea pustokache ugddapnnemchi ani Saibinn 
Maimchea zolmanchea disachi.  Magtam Saibinn Maien tujea vavrar bhesanv ghalunk 
ani tuka adhar dhivnk tuvem anik sabar Konknni pustokam borovnk.

Viva Konknni bhas!
 
Moi-mogan,
 
Domnic Fernandes
Gaumvaddy, Anjuna
 


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[Goanet] O Dear Dears

[Cecil Pinto]

>Augusto Pinto wrote:
> When addressing large audiences in letters to newspapers or Internet
> mailing-lists, what should the salutation be? Should it be 'Dear
> Messieurs and Mesdames' or 'Dear Ladies and Gentlemen' or 'Dear
> Readers? I find these too archaic and stilted.

--

Maybe:
Brethren and sistren

OR
Mogall Goenkar ani non-Goenkar bhavano ani bhoinnenon

OR
Yo!

OR
Friends, Goans, Countrymen - and those in other countries with their
heart in Goa

OR
Greetings from Moira

OR
Augusto Pinto sends greetings from Altinho

OR
To GoaNet, Augusto sends greetings

OR
Greetings Earthlings

The possibilities are endless. Please use your imagination.

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[eric pinto]

I consider it an affliction. A small minority cannot afford the price - 
isolation.  I invite gentle debate.    eric.


 

Re: [Goanet] Roadmap to make Goa 'first world' State

[floriano]

ROADMAP TO MAKE GOA 'FIRST WORLD' STATE

[Even as educationists, teachers, students and generally those interested 
are busy debating whether the proposal to convert Goa University into a 
Central University should be accepted or not, Goa's Higher Education Icon, 
Fr. Romualdo De Souza, SJ,  argues that Goa should make a determined pitch 
and convince the Centre to locate one of the 14 world class institutions it 
proposes in the 11th Five Year Plan period, here in this beautiful state.]


[Fr. Romualdo de Souza prescribes
·One of the 14 world class Universities planned by the Central Govt 
should be set up in Goa.

·Goa is the most suitable location for the world class University
·Our aim must be to offer Goan youth the best opportunities to 
actualize their potential.
·Opportunity to make Goa a desired knowledge destination for the 
world.
·The existing system and institutions, designed to serve and economy 
that has been left behind, cannot through improvements be upgraded to the 
desired world-class level.
·The present bureaucratic organization of the educational system, 
along with the vested interests that dominate it, do not allow our 
specialists the scope to make their contribution.
·We have now the opportunity to determine the future of our 
education. Please let us not sell Goa short.]


[Thumbs down for Central University.
As for the suggested alternative to upgrade the Goa University into a 
Central University, apart from changing the label and having acesss to more 
funds, it is difficult to see what advantages it will bring. It has already 
been pointed out that Goa will have to transfer to the Centre all the assets 
of the present Goa University which are estimated at Rs. 4000 crore.


The affiliated colleges will continue to be the responsibility of the state 
government which will have to fund them. All prevailing rules and regulation 
governing faculty's relations to the college will remain the same.


This appears to be the reason why universities like those of Bombay, Pune, 
and other in neighbouring states have not accepted the Central government's 
offer.]


[The main Article]

If within the next five years, Goa is to achieve the status of a 'first 
world' state, as desired by the government, an important step towards that 
goal will be to set up world-class institutions which will attract people 
from all over the world looking for specialized services, which should 
simultaneously be made accessible to all the people of Goa and raise their 
standard of life.


Among he various sectors that can, within a reasonably short time, be raised 
to a world class level are hospitality, health care, and higher education. 
The discussion here is limited to higher education. In discussing the 
direction in which higher education in Goa should be developed, our 
consistent objective must be  to offer Goan youth the best opportunities  we 
can create to actualize their potential, and simultaneously to make Goa a 
desired knowledge destination for the world.


As the Prime Minister, and also the Deputy Chairman of the Planning 
Commission, pointed out to our Chief Minister earlier this year, Goa has the 
potential to develop high-end, high quality institutions of learning. We 
have a fairly large number of very competent specialists who can achieve 
this goal. The present bureaucratic organization of the educational system, 
along with the vested interests that dominate it, do not allow our 
specialists the scope to make their contribution, hence their  present 
reluctance to commit their services.


Keep in mind the promise made by our Prime Minister to the people of Goa. He 
said, "Our government will offer whatever support is required to invest in 
Goa's knowledge sector. Goa is already home to several institutions of 
national importance. I am aware of Goa's desire for an equitable share of 
facilities for higher education. The  central government will bear this in 
mind while allocating new institutions for higher learning as envisaged in 
the 11th Plan.


The government of India has announced its decision to set up 14 world-class 
universities within the 11th Five Year Plan  period. The government of Goa 
should immediately demand that one of these be located in Goa, and make 
available the required land for the purpose.


As the most developed state in India, Goa is the most suitable location for 
a world-class university. We must give up the idea that the existing 
educational system and institutions, which were designed to serve an economy 
that has been left behind , can through incremental improvements be upgraded 
to come anywhere near the desired world-class level. In order not to lose 
time, it is important to make a fresh start now. Once we have a world class 
university, popular demand will make the existing higher education 
institutions upgrade themselves to reach the benchmark set by the new 
world-class university.


A so

[Goanet] JOINT-VENTURE WITH THE GOA BASED GKB OPHTHALMICS PRIME GROUP

[Parvish Kamat]

CAPTION: Agreement signed in the presence of Mr. K. G. Gupta, CEO GKB - Prime 
Group, Mr. Vikram Gupta, Director, GKB - Prime Group, Mr. Gaurav Gupta, 
Director, GKB - Prime Group, Mr. Antoni Olivella Cunill, CEO, Indo S.A., Spain 
and Mr. Ignasi Mira Figueras, Director, Indo S.A., Spain
THE SPANISH OPTICAL GROUP INDO FORMALIZES A JOINT-VENTURE WITH THE  GOA BASED 
GKB  OPHTHALMICS  PRIME GROUP

Panaji 8th September 2008, The multinational optical group Indo, based in Sant 
Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), has formalized a joint-venture agreement with GKB 
Ophthalmics Ltd, an Indian company based in GOA, also involved in the optical 
industry, to commercialize its optical and ophthalmic products in the Asian 
country.

The new joint venture company, Indo Prime Visual Technologies Private Limited, 
represents one more step for Indo in its aim for increasing its representation 
in the Asian market (Indo is already established in the Middle Eastern 
countries) with high added value products. This agreement will also boost the 
equipment business unit, currently representing 28% of the total incomes for 
Indo.

The current agreement signed in the presence of Mr. K. G. Gupta, CEO 
 GKB - Prime Group, Mr. Vikram Gupta, Director, GKB - Prime Group, Mr. Gaurav 
Gupta, Director, GKB - Prime Group, Mr. Antoni Olivella Cunill, CEO, Indo S.A., 
Spain
and Mr. Ignasi Mira Figueras, Director, Indo S.A., Spain considers the only 
distribution of optical equipment. However, it might be extended to the two 
other business units of the Spanish group: frames and lenses.

The multinational, who has just finalized an increase in capital of 16 million 
Euros, is expecting to get significant benefits in the mid-term.   

Indo, with an extended distribution network in Europe, U.S., Latin America and 
Middle East, expects to cater to the Indian optical  market, through the  JV 
company, with its huge growing potential.  This represents the most challenging 
experience for Indo in its Asian expansion and experience of a long established 
 Indian partner will be of immense support to meet its goals.

GKB Ophthalmics group comprising of 2 export oriented units based in Goa and a 
network of  9 PRIME laboratories spread all over India. It has been pioneer in  
Optical industry in India since 1983 and  the group has its overseas offices in 
Germany, Dubai and  USA with  lenses export of 60.0 crores rupees (15.0 million 
dollars)  and domestic sales of 24.0 crores rupees( 6.0 million dollars.)

GKB Prime group will be an active partner of the new JV and will use its 
marketing and service infrastructure to market INDO products to optical 
establishment all over India. The joint venture agreement between two prominent 
groups of Spain and India will be signed by Mr. K G Gupta, Chairman & CEO of 
GKB Ophthalmics Ltd. and Mr. Antoni Olvella Cunill, CEO Indo, Spain.

 

Ms. Parvish Andani Kamat
Anka Services,
Media*Press Relations*Conference
Dainik Jagran Goa Office
111, Kamat Towers, Patto Plaza, 
Panjim, Goa.
Tel:0832 2347346. Mob:9823284750.
www.ankaservices.com

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goa news for September 8, 2008

[Custodio Rodrigues]

 
 
 
 
Dear Goanet-News,
Thank u very much for sending me everyday Goa news. May god bless u. It gives 
me lot of information of my country goa and other news also, thank u once again.
 
custodio rodrigues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


--- On Mon, 9/8/08, Goanet News Service <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

From: Goanet News Service <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet-News] Goa news for September 8, 2008
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Monday, September 8, 2008, 3:30 AM

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** Cruise operators want one good port of call in short run -
Hindu Business Line
[4 hours ago]  "Although Star Cruises did charge Rs 35000 for
an executive room, most of the rooms were sold at heavy
discounts when Mumbai-Goa airfares were below Rs 3000 ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/09/08/stories/2008090850740600.htm&cid=0&ei=v2PESKnYNY3ShQOu0e3QAw&usg=AFQjCNFifhRxkDOHWvOyKiKWGi3J0DDGZA

*** ˜Goa W&C dept can\'t summon Fiona - MSN India
[Sep 6, 2008]  Panaji: Fiona Mackeown's counsel today said that
his client cannot be served summons by Goa's women and child
welfare department as the case against her for ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1661615&cid=1243094450&ei=v2PESKnYNY3ShQOu0e3QAw&usg=AFQjCNGYU4CKmLIdxqbY5fAFPepAvG4O5w

*** Fiona cannot be summoned by welfare dept: Counsel - Zee
News
[Sep 6, 2008]  Panaji, Sept 06: Fiona Mackeown's lawyer on
Saturday said thathis client cannot be served summons by Goa
Women and Child Welfare Department on charges of ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=467161&sid=NAT&cid=1243094450&ei=v2PESKnYNY3ShQOu0e3QAw&usg=AFQjCNEGPHxoVB7C3qzCtHlb2uZa46gDKg

*** St. Anthony Overcome Marriott Boys in All-Goa Football -
Khaleej Times
[Sep 6, 2008]  DUBAI - St. Anthony Guirim recovered from a goal
down to pip Marriott Boys Carmona 2-1 in the 5th All-Goa
invitation inter-village football tournament at ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/sports/2008/September/sports_September169.xml§ion=sports&col=&cid=0&ei=v2PESKnYNY3ShQOu0e3QAw&usg=AFQjCNEeTzXCua7n2YLt997HsX1Np7YjsQ

*** Goa Government Launches 108 Free Emergency Response
Services - Daijiworld.com
[Sep 6, 2008]  Panaji, Sep 6: Emergency Management and Research
Institute (EMRI) in collaboration with the Government of Goa
today launchedthe 108 free emergency response ...
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=50757&n_tit=Goa+Government+Launches+108+Free+Emergency+Response+Services&cid=0&ei=v2PESKnYNY3ShQOu0e3QAw&usg=AFQjCNFIwELxhxctS1DoUe-yAjLi-gIwLg

*** Dempo to divest stake in flagship co - Economic Times
[4 hours ago]  The company plans to invest funds in its Goa
Carbon petroleum coke business. According to sources, the group
is looking at setting up a plant in Gujarat ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News_by_Industry/Dempo_to_divest_stake_in_flagship_co/articleshow/3456160.cms&cid=1243570658&ei=v2PESKnYNY3ShQOu0e3QAw&usg=AFQjCNFjvVHCHVyYNAlK2OkQ1Iipu_DEWw

*** Julius Shines as Zuari Beat Candolim in All-Goa Football
Tournament - Khaleej Times
[3 hours ago]  DUBAI - Two superb strikes from Julius Noronha
helped Goa Velha Al Zuari hammer Candolim 4-0 in the 5th All-Goa
invitation inter-village football tournament ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/sports/2008/September/sports_September190.xml§ion=sports&col=&cid=0&ei=v2PESKnYNY3ShQOu0e3QAw&usg=AFQjCNGS1s_aEft4vV45WU1eC8pUuVYqog

*** Leisure boating looking up, marina at Goa likely by next
year - Economic Times
[18 hours ago]  Leisure boating company, Aquasail, run by
India's leading yatchman, Shakeel Kudrolli, Goa Yatch Haven
promoted by Umaji Chowgule, and Britain's Walcon, ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Leisure_boating_looking_up_marina_at_Goa_likely_by_next_year/articleshow/3454559.cms&cid=0&ei=v2PESKnYNY3ShQOu0e3QAw&usg=AFQjCNHHw6V9QsiDj5-LUPQxuAPhMq2jOQ

*** Court to hear developers\' plea in Goa SEZ muddle -
Economic Times
[9 hours ago]  PANAJI: The controversy over special economic
zones in Goa is headed for a showdown with the Panaji bench of
the Bombay High Court scheduled to hear Monday ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/Court_to_hear_developers_plea_in_Goa_SEZ_muddle/articleshow/3455708.cms&cid=1243490113&ei=v2PESKnYNY3ShQOu0e3QAw&usg=AFQjCNGkTQClJc6cxm-ei5nJuMHDX62UoA

*** Goa government summons murdered Scarlette Keel

[Goanet] The Right Move II on DD Panaji on Thurday September 11 2008 at 6.00pm

[SHRIKANT BARVE]

The Right Move program will be telecast on DD Panaji on Thursday 11 Sep at 6.00 
to 6.30 pm. Praticipants Shrikant Barve Convener:The Right Move II-Career in 
Sports, Arjun Halarnkar, Program Manager:International Centre Goa, Sanjay 
Barve, Secretary: Taleigao Chess Academy and Pravin Sabnis.

Shrikant Vinayak Barve
Convener: The Right Move II-Career in Sports
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[Goanet] Perils of training amidst residential localities

[Philip Thomas]

Plane crashes into Hyderabad residential area
http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1662327

[Goanet] 'Goa's corruption level alarming'

[D'Souza, Avelino]

'Goa's corruption level alarming'
8 Sep 2008, 0512 hrs IST,TNN

PANAJI: Goa has an 'alarming' level of corruption, finds a study involving 
below poverty level families vis-à-vis their access to public services. The 
state rubs shoulders with Nagaland among smaller states and Union territories, 
and five other bigger states, including Bihar. 

The joint study by Delhi-based Centre for Media Studies (CMS) and Transparency 
International India (TII) and released recently covered all 31 states and union 
territories and interviewed the poor in urban slums and rural areas. 

The states were ranked into four levels - alarming, very high, high and 
moderate. Among the bigger states who share the 'honours' with Goa for the 
alarming level of corruption are Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh. 

Chief Secretary J P Singh declined to comment, saying, "I will have to see the 
report." However, Ganesh Chodankar, general secretary, Goa Government Employees 
Association said the findings are accurate. "For any appointment in government 
service, one has to pay huge sums underhand," he said. 

"It is the political class which is responsible for the malaise," he said. 

In Goa, households of poor families in Panaji, Margao, Ponda and Sanguem were 
contacted for the survey on corruption in eleven public services, including 
power, water supply, as also need-based services like land 
records/registration, housing, and police. 

As far as awareness about Right to Information Act and its use by BPL 
households is concerned, Goa figured at the bottom with only 1.2% of BPL 
families in the state aware about the potential of RTI as a tool to curb 
corruption. 

The awareness in Bihar was marginally higher at 1.4%, Himachal Pradesh 2.9%, 
Haryana 2.9% while Andhra Pradesh topped with 13%.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Goas_corruption_level_alarming/articleshow/3456829.cms

~(^^)~

Avelino

[Goanet] Fluid Borders - Multimedia Presentation

[Gasper D'souza]

Hello!

What happens when you put a bunch of 20 odd students from 2 cultures, not
knowing each other's languages, in one space, for one day? On September 6, a
group of university students and professors from Nara, Japan got together
with students of Goa University for a day-long cross-cultural interaction at
the International Center, Goa. This interaction was a part of the Toyota
Foundation funded "Goa - Nara Neighbourhood Project"

*Fluid Borders* (Audio Presentation):
http://www.gasperdesouza.com/2008/09/fluid-borders-hallo-goa-nara/

And while you are there, do not miss "The Old House" my foray into digital
poetry - combining images, audio effects and poetry:
*The Old House* (Audio Presentation)*:*
http://www.gasperdesouza.com/2008/08/the-old-house/

This marks the relaunch of my site to reflect my experiments in multimedia
journalism. To learn about Fluid Borders "de-constructed" and my foray in
multimedia, check out my blog:
*Dabbling in Multimedia* at: http://dabblinginmultimedia.blogspot.com

As always, your comments and feedback are most welcome. Feel free to pass
this along to anyone you think may be interested.

regards

gasper
www.gasperdesouza.com


-- 
You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only
decide how you're going to live. Now.
- Joan Baez

Re: [Goanet] O Dear Dears

[Carvalho]

--- On Sun, 9/7/08, augusto pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> From: augusto pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 
> And BTW  Roland, I happen to be married, and if you ever
> think I'm
> wimpish just make sure you never come close to my fists.
> 
> Cheers
> Augusto
--
Let me first pick myself off the floor where I have fallen from the chair, 
laughing. Now, this is something I'd like to see fisticuffs between Roland and 
Augusto. 

But since we are on this is subject, there are some words used by Goans that 
make me laugh all the time. Two of my favourites are, youngster and Britisher. 
I can almost hear Bertie Wooster in the background, saying "Righty Ho, Jeeves" 
:-))

selma



  

[Goanet] Kan Konnache? Whose Ears?

[Edward Verdes]

Kan Konnache? Whose Ears

Goemkars
Sogleank Monte Saibinnichea festachim porbim,

Here is one Konkani song...Kan Konnache? (Whose Ears?) sung by Melody 
King..Alfred Rose.
This is one of the memorable song of Alfred Rose which he sang for his 
Musical Show 2.


This song I dedicate to my Maim on her death anniversary...she passed away 
when I was

very small..but I still remember the memories of my childhood with my mai..

i'm not sure if this song is available on CD...but you can hear the song 
here:

http://ishare.rediff.com/filemusic-Kann-Konnache-id-414714.php

to brush up your konkaniI have provided the english 
translations...thanks to Ven/Francis

for the same

Dev borem Korum
Edward Verdes

Kan Konnache?

Eka sobit ghorabeant Devan bhurgo dilolo,
To a lovely household, a boy was gifted by the Almighty,
Pollounk sobit distalo, ghorabo soboitalo
A handsome lad who brought the home beauty,
Mennache bauleche porim, Devanuch kantoilolo
God had carved him in the form of a wax doll exact
Focot kan tache vhodle asleat, ho eok defet taka aslo
Only that he had large ears, which was his only defect

Iskolan tho boro xinktalo, punn bhurge taka chavoitale
He studied well at school, but other children would tease him on,
Sogleach vatani tho uxear aslo, punn kann tache vhodle mhunn kendtale
Though smart in many ways, his big ears brought him their scorn,
Inocent dukham polloun, bapaik balle bhortale
Seeing his innocent tears, his father's heart did break,
Pondra vorsani ekuch foll dil'lem Devan, avoik choddfodde bhogtale
God's only fruit in 15 years, his mother suffered heartache

Duddu asleat lakhani, topaslo dotorani,
Having money in lakhs, he saw top medical seers,
Dusre kan ghalche podle sanglem vhodle voizani,
The specialist doctors advised a graft of new ears,
Munxeache kan bazarant mellona bhav-bhoinnani
Brothers and sisters you know that human ears in the market aren't found,
Torui kagtamcher anus ghalun avaz kelo tea potrani
So a newspaper advertisement was put and an announcement made around.


Avchit konn eok fuddem soron, kan apleak bhettoileat taka,
All of a sudden someone came forward and their ears to him donated
Bhurgo vhoddlo zatoch vinchartalo,sang maim he kan konne dileat maka
When the child grew up, he asked his mother, who the ears had gifted.
Maim putak sozmaitali, hem puta poddonk na tuca
The mother made him understand, saying that it was not his concern
Tum khendneantlo suntlo itlench puta puro anik vinchar korinka
"You have been saved of mockery, nothing further you need learn.".


Avchit maim duvent zali, anturnar ti xevtoli,
Suddenly the mother fell sick and took to her bed,
Nimni zap kornastana hospitalant ti sompli
Passed away in hospital without her last words said,
Avoi sompli tem polloun, putachea kallzak dukh zali
Seeing his mother dead, sorrow filled the son's heart,
Maim mhunn putan avoi putak veng martoch, ghuttachi battli futli
When he hugged her saying "Mother", the bottle of her secret broke apart.


Pallou tichea matear aslolo, putan veng martoch tho kodsorlo
When he grasped his mother, the veil of her sari was peeled
Donui kan tiche katrun kaddleleat, ho ghutt ticho anga ugto zalo
Both her ears were cut off, this secret of her's was revealed
Putak kheddneantlo soddunk, tinem sacrifis kelolo
To free him from being mocked, this was her great sacrifice
Ho assa  bhav-bhoinani avoicho mog, konnakuch sorg na zatolo
Brothers and sisters this is a mother's love..to none will heaven suffice.

[Goanet] MICKKY FORCED TO TAKE STAND ON ROMI KONKNNI

[renebarreto]

http://www.radiogoa.net/

>From Joel D Souza - 
Goacom.com - NEWS 


MICKKY FORCED TO TAKE STAND ON ROMI KONKNNI

MARGAO: When Tourism Minister came on stage at the Ravindra Bhavan, on 
September 7, he must have expected bouquets for an act of philanthropy he had 
just performed. Instead, the minister had to sweat it out and virtually be 
party to a voice-vote by the house in favour of Konkani in the Roman script 
getting recognition in the Official Language Act. The occasion was Mario 
Menezes' celebration of his 25th anniversary of works in tiatros at the 
Ravindra Bhavan by playing his favourite tiatr "Hi Maim Konnachi". Pacheco 
announced a purse of Rs.20,000 to be personally donated by him for Rioma 
Menezes, Mario's daughter. 

Wilson Mazarello, who was the compere at the event and who incidentally is also 
the convenor for the Romi Lipi Action Forum, asked the crowd to take a 
voice-vote if they are for the Roman script to get official recognition in the 
Official Language Act. 

The audience comprising almost 350 people stood up in support and also demanded 
that Pacheco commit to the cause. [GT] 



  

[Goanet] Ref: Fined for Speaking Konkani

[Freddy Fernandes]

In response to"Message: 10Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 10:50:15 -0700 (PDT)From: 
Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: Re: [Goanet] Ref: Fined for speaking 
KonkaniTo: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 
1994!"Message-ID: <[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8--- On Sun, 9/7/08, Freddy 
Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I post this article as I  am 
hurt with your> statement and I am sure a lot of other Loyolites must be> 
feeling the same. I am, what I am today, is because of> Loyola and I am 
proud of being a Loyolite, so once again I> request you, Selma, please don?t 
go around ridiculing our> Educational Institutions 
--Dear Freddy,Please don't take 
everything I write so seriously. Somethings are said in jest, some in sarcasm, 
some in anger because a poster is trying to manipulate what I have 
said.Ofcourse Loyola'
 s is a great institution especially if one is a Shastikaan like me. My brother 
is an alumnus of that institution. Its image can never be tarnished by the 
likes of me. Peace. selmaHi Selma,Received a lot of personal mail from 
ex-loyolites that says, that, they too were upset, none the less your "Peace 
offering" acceptedFreddy Agnelo Fernandes

[Goanet] Goa's Parivar of Construction Orgies

[soter]

Goa's Parivar of Construction Orgies
There seems to be no difference in the operations of the underworld and the 
unscrupulous builders in present day Goa.  Gullible goans who have the 
experience of being ensnared by builders will be in a better position to 
narrate their horrendous experiences of these self styled champions of goan 
welfare. A gang of some builders and their parivar of architects and engineers 
have made a scathing attack on the people of Goa in a recent memorandum handed 
over to the government and sponsored by them as advertorials. Imagine the 
desperation of these exploitative conspirators against the goan people that 
they need advertorials to fool the unsuspecting goans. They have expressed 
about being extremely alarmed by the overall situation prevailing in Goa State, 
wherein all development projects by the Government or by the Private enterprise 
are being opposed by groups of individuals and / or by NGOs. Is this true?
These environmental rapists have expressed that they are alarmed by the 
tendency of NGO's to overstretch their argument with utter disregard to the 
issues concerning development, employment generation, investment, revenue, etc. 
It further reveals that they are more alarmed to see that the Agitators in the 
villages are led by self styled local leaders, and they do not hesitate to take 
the law into their own hands, and stop duly approved Projects by use of force.  
They are also trying to pressurise Political Parties into clearly spelling out 
what kind of Economic Activity they want in Goa or, whether they want Mobs to 
take the Law into their own hands, in the name of Democracy. What  a pretence 
of those very plunderers who have manipulated all he laws in the State even to 
the extent of  disrespect for human rights?
They have opined that if no immediate corrective action is taken by the 
Government the situation will lead to total anarchy and chaos and the whole 
economic activity in Goa will be severely affected. Is this true?
These type of opinions do not surprise anyone in Goa as time and again 
politicians, industrialists, builders, contractors and the rest from these 
overindulgent tribe of looters, whose illegal and exploitative bluffs when 
exposed by the public, have resorted to slanderous propaganda of dubbing NGOs 
and people's struggles as anti-development, anti-national or rival sponsored. 
Such tongue tickling propaganda about corruption and manipulation by NGOs is 
already in circulation by hired PROs. The failure of these environmental 
butchers to further their personal economic interests gets projected as a 
set-back to the national / State economy and progress. But are these so called 
government or private development projects enhancing the quality of the 
environment and life of society as a whole, or are they designing the 
deterioration in Goa's societal peace and fragile environment? 
The people of Goa had never opposed building projects which had been 
constructed over the last few years. So why is it that these projects have 
suddenly come under fire? Taking the case of Benaulim itself, the unscrupulous 
builder who goes around as a philantropist has land locked 4 to 5 families with 
his construction project. It does not end here. The builder has been 
pressurising these families to part with their houses and land in exchange for 
a flat. Can a construction activity that blocks a persons sunlight, ventilation 
and access to his own house be considered as democratic? 
Coming to the claims of builders that approved projects are being stalled, it 
only takes a visit to the site to notice the blatant violations in set-backs, 
road access, FAR and so on. Getting hold of an approved building plan from the 
Village Panchayat is a hell of a task but what is more horrifying is that even 
after a complaint is filed before the competent authorities, no action 
whatsoever is taken. Even before the authorities make their arrival on the 
scene the builders goons and agents will visit the house of the complainant to 
threaten and negotiate a settlement. The local sarpanch may dig the files for 
some irregularity of the complainant and issue a notice to distract him/her. Is 
this not anarchy? A noted construction company which carries out its rape in 
the name of God has even gone to the extent of offering to sponsor the marriage 
ceremony of local representatives in Socorro village. If all is clean with the 
builders, then for what is the offer of 2 lakhs to 5 lakhs to silence the 
authorities? 
This shameless tribe of anti-goans are definitely more of a curse to Goa then a 
blessing. The Benaulim villagers have challenged them to conduct a joint site 
inspection of all the project sites along with the public and prove their 
claims that they are unjustly being harassed. The villagers have challenged the 
Panchayat minister to meet the Gram Sabha and make his allegations in their 
presence instead of taking pot shots from and under the cover of s

[Goanet] Today 8th Sept. Goa DD Live Phone-in on Right to Information Act

[Goa Desc]

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Goa DD Live Phone-in on Right to Information Act

DOORDARSHAN KENDRA Altinho, Panaji
is organising a LIVE PHONE-IN program
on the subject RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
with Roland Martins, Co-ordinator GOACAN &
member Goa State Consumer Protection Council
on Monday 8th September from 6pm to 7pm.

People seeking guidance on the Right to Information
Act can Phone in on Tel: 2220028 or 2220029
during the program.
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Re: [Goanet] Fw: State of affairs at GMC

[Domnic Fernandes]

http://www.goanet.org/post.php?name=News&list=goanet&info=2008-September/thread&post_id=080118


Unlike you, Dr. Cornel has written a lot of positive things about Goa and India.

Goemkarank suttka mevlear sumar sat'te cheallis (47) vorsam bolanddlint torui 
tum tench pemprem vazoita ani tujea nakantlean toch ximbur vanvta.  Tum loz 
naslolo ximbro!  
 
Domnic Fernandes
Gaumvaddi, Anjuna

[Goanet] Keeping Faith

[Ken & Alice Brown]

Hi Mr Fernandes

I came across your email address when I googled Alfred D'Cruz. Do you know 
anything of Alfred D'Cruz? The reason I am asking is that I have recently 
started researching my Portuguese and Indian ancestors and I am not making much 
progress. My GG Grandmothers name was Kathleen Louisa Marks (although I believe 
the original surname was Marcos). Attached is a copy of her marriage details 
and as you can see an Alfred D'Cruze was a witness in 1894 in a place called 
Sirsa. Would the Alfred D'Cruz you mention be too young to be the Alfred D'Cruz 
of 1894.

I would appreciate any help you may be able to give me.

Regards

Ken Brown

[Goanet] Press Note: GLOBAL GOANS KONKANI FORUM

[Wilson Mazarello]

GLOBAL GOANS KONKANI FORUM

c/o Rhythm House, Below City Hospital ,Opp. Meenaxi Hotel,  

  ,   Margao, Goa.403 
601.Mob. 9822386579, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 Ref:- GGKF/ Press/ OLA 
Date:- 7.8.2008



  

 

Press Note

 

Pundalik Naik, selfish as ever

 

What all will a person do, to retain his power ?

How far will a person go, to realize his "selfish-ambitions"?

We have seen people in the past, stooping very "low", for such reasons.

 

But, Pundalik Naik "takes the cake", for stooping to the lowest level.

He is a person, who would rather break the unity of Goans , then suffer a 
set-back in fulfilling his "personal-ambitions".

 

A local Konkani Daily, in its issue of  27th August 2008, has published, on its 
front page, the hostile reaction, of Mr. Pundalik Naik, to the sincere  
intention of the Chief Minister of Goa, to undo the "injustice" caused to the 
users of Roman Script, by the present "Official Language Act of Goa.".

 

It is very clear, from his hostile response, that Mr Pundalik Naik, is doing 
his utmost best, to prevent Goans from ever "uniting".

 

Mr. Pundalik Naik has been manipulating anything and everything, that's going 
on, only to hide his real intentions.

In sheer desperation, Mr Pundalik Naik calls, even the common anxiety of all 
Legislators, cutting across Party-Lines, to settle the long pending, "Roman 
Script issue", as a ploy of  the Congress-led co-alition Government, of  Mr 
Digamber Kamat and  the Opposition Party.

 

Further, Mr Pundalik Naik, in his effort to fool the Goans, says  that in 1987, 
just as the Christians of Goa , agreed to give up the "Roman Script', the 
Hindus of Goa, agreed to give up 'Marathi".

 

Would anyone believe this ? Whom is Mr Pundalik Naik fooling ?

First of all, no Christian ever agreed to sacrifice the Roman Script. 

How could any one agree, to reject the Script which brought respectability to 
Konkani Language?

Such a thing could possibly exist, only in the "hidden agenda " of  Mr Pundalik 
Naik and a few of his manipulators.

 

Secondly, did Mr. Pundalik Naik really sacrifice "Marathi" ? 

If so, why is Marathi, safely included  inside the "Official Language Act"?

Mr Pundalik Naik "had the cake and ate it too", by putting, both "Devnagari 
Konkani" and "Marathi" inside the "Official Language Act".

He is a partner in crime, to keep "Konkani in Roman Script", out of the 
'Official Language Act". 

Can he deny that ? 

 

Was this not done by you Mr Pundalik Naik ?

You "used" the Christian community, for your selfish purpose, and discarded 
them after your job was done.

 

But rest assured , the Roman Script will sooner or later, enter the "Official 
Language Act of Goa", with full dignity.

 

You cannot go on fooling all Goans, all the time.

By now, the people of Goa are fully aware of your "sinister designs".

Goans will never forgive you for "back-stabbing" them. 

Goans will never forgive you for trying to "divide them on communal lines".

 

What will you achieve, with all this Mr Pundalik Naik  ?

 

Your term as the "President" of the Goa Konkani Akademi, is getting over in 
October 2008. 

That's just "a month away".

Do you think the present Government, will ever back you, for one more term?

Or, are you actually trying to dislodge the Government , for achieving your 
selfish goals?

 

   Wilson Mazarello

  (President, Global Goans Konkani Forum)