[Goanet] Definition of Heaven
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[Goanet] OFFBEAT QUERY: Teg Zann Bondukkar.
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[Goanet] To Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests - Moratorium on Mining in Goa
Attn: Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh March 4, 2010 Dear Honourable Minister, Re: Moratorium on Mining in Goa As a Goan and a concerned citizen of India, I would likely to gratefully acknowledge and thank you for your stellar decision and mandate in imposing a moratorium on mining in Goa at the recent meeting in Kotagiri. This is truly a landmark decision on your part and a step in the right direction for the work that still needs to be done before it’s too late. While this is the culmination of a lot of work, sacrifices and activitism on the part of a huge number of Goans, we would like to thank you for taking the right step forward in the capacity of Union Minister for Environment and Forests. There is an urgency to protect the fragile eco-environment in Goa as the destruction continues which will have long lasting and irreversible damaging impacts on our Environment, climate and consequently the quality of life. We need to prioritise on the conservation of Goa’s unique Environment and Ecology and subsequently the multitude of plant, agricultural, forest and marine species that abound in our Goan forests and villages that are under attack due to the accelerated Mining or risk decimating the Goan Ecology which would accelerate climate change and destroy our Environment. The Bio-diverse ecosystems in the hinterland of Goa as well as the coastal belt and the mountainous regions, along with its waterways serve as an important part of the Goan Environment and the custodians of biodiverse resources are the tribal and rural communities, farmers and fisherfolk and indigenous population. Refocussing research and development priorities and promoting biodiversity through public education to build an ethic of conservation rather than destroying our Natural Environment is the pressing need of the hour. As our Honourable Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests, you have pledged to take forward these wonderful ideas and do your best to integrate climate change and mitigation strategies with biodiversity conservation in both national policy and in international discussion in Mexico later this year. 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity and we trust that your commitment will bear well for Goa, India and our World. Hence your recent leadership role as the Union Minister for Environment at the recent meeting in Kotagiri, wherein you took the decision to issue a moratorium on the mining industry in Goa following the presentations by Carmen Miranda, Claude Alvares and others is highly appreciated by all Goans and like-minded people in India and all over the world. Your bold and courageous decision has been well received by Goans and Indians and we thank you for taking your leadership role in the right direction. The common man in Goa has long suffered by the vested interests of certain groups as a result of the Mining industry and the Real Estate Lobby all out to make a quick buck given the huge demand from certain quarters and other countries for our natural beauty, resources and wealth. Without considering the long term and negative and adverse impacts we have seen how these industries have sought to exploit Goa’s natural resources, her mineral wealth while denuding and destroying our forests, polluting our rivers, destroying our Khazan lands and Goan villages and razing our hills. The work is not over Honourable Minister – we need to have stringent checks and balances to ensure that the Mining Industry in Goa operates within the environmental and ecological guidelines, does not damage our fragile eco-systems in their greed and eagerness to exploit our Mineral Wealth. Intimidation, harassment and criminal activities perpetrated against the Goan villagers and Tribal communities in the mining belt continue and the sufferings of the Goan people in this context are immense. Finally the people of Goa need to be made inclusive in the democratic and participatory planning for sustainable, equitable, economically and ecologically sound development that retains the basic physical [hydro-geological], environmental, social, ethical, political and cultural characteristics of Goa that has drawn humanity to it across the generations for its greenery, tranquillity and way of life beyond mere existence and monetary net worth. Your decision will have a tremendous and powerful impact for Goa and we laud your for it but there is still a great deal of work to be done moving forward. All Goans are aware of your actions on our behalf, and are grateful to you and fully support you in this regard and thank you for this. Sincerely, Roger D’Souza
[Goanet] Goan Abroad! #6
GOAN ABROAD!
weekly humor
[If you joined us late -
Langoti Long John Silva is a globe-trotting Goencar,
always accompanied by his foul-mouthed parrot Cocky]
EPISODE 6:
A-wake Moron!!
The white missile roared at me like a dazzling bolt-from-the-blue!
Fou derecha! screamed Cocky in French, as she got a direct hit!
From behind the looming Cohan statue in Times Square another
snowball flashed at us from a hooded figure, followed by a shout.
Haha! Gotcha with that potshot! sang sag-bellied Farid Noorani.
Potshot? I'll blast your short-pot! cried Cocky, dusting herself.
Our Goan stringer with the NY Times, Farid fancied himself as an
omniscient censor too. Ice glistened off his beard and shiny top.
Still stifling imaginary critics? I growled,Where ya off to??
Moron! he shook a gloved fist and wet paper at me, Moron!
There's no need for insult! I snapped, but Cocky cackled.
Farid's going for a moronn! (a funeral in our Goan tongue).
The popat always knows.
Don't you read the Times? said Noorani. Lampiao's dead!
I staggered.
Pandurang Pandu Lampiao Lemos was one of those 'modern'
Catholic Goans who hankered for their Hindu ancestry. Kindly
christened Pancho (heaven knows where that came from) he
lost no time changing it to Pandurang, on attaining majority.
He was one of NY's Goan icons - a homegrown success story.
In Jamaica, Queens, he opened NY's first Parlour Ice-creme de Goa
(P.I.G), selling assorted Indian lollies, ice-krut, golas, kulfis.
Stuffed with additives and coloured candy, they caught on like
wildfire. Soon the PIG ice-cream chain flooded North America.
The wake was at Vanella's (where else!!) on 29 Madison St., the
service coincidentally at 29 Mott St.'s Transfiguration Church. A
slap-up lunch was to follow at Forlini's, not far off on Baxter St.
We got to Vanella's Funeral Chapel Inc. for the later 5-7 pm wake -
there's two generally - in time to spot our stringer copiously taking
pretend notes, whilst liberally pocketing wads of shrimp-crackers.
An Armani-clad funeral director sniffed, Regret, no birds please!,
but Cocky dive-bombed him, and flew over to hide near the coffin.
Pancho looked beatific, as if he'd overdosed on vanilla-sundaes.
Farid ambled to the fulsome daughter Mrs. Anofelli Lemos-Quito.
Tell, tell, tell! he insisted Why not use a Goan funeral parlour?
What kind of oily question is that? stormed Ano ('tel' is also oil!).
Are you trying to censor me too, now that Dad's gone, Noorani?
Real sensor - Farid even senses non-existent stuff! spat Cocky.
Nah go, bai! spluttered Farid, Tell, tell, tell - why not use Iris's?
Iris Rodricks owned a NY Goan funeral home - Utt Goenkara Last
Yarns (UGLY), literally translating wake into the Konkani utt.
Tell'ing me to go, bye??? screamed Ms. Lemos-Quito.
Nah go, bai! he tried again, With Iris, all Dad's potli..
Stop cried the irate daughter, Now you call Dadportly???
Ssshhh! shushed her mother, We're starting the prayers!
Lord, an old biddy intoned, From this earth your son is..
F...reed! called Cocky to Noorani, and sniggers broke out.
From, the aunty went on, His beloved wife Ela, Pandu is
F...reed! a louder whisper from Cocky, and mourners cackled.
Noorani slid by the coffin, glaring at the hidden bird, Whaaat??
Pandu's leaking! croaked Cocky, Eeuuww! Get a censer, quick!
A thick brown trail began to drip onto the floor. As a vanilla odour
filled the hall, I realized Pandu did indeed take a cold potli along.
For a censor, you're pretty sense-less! gasped Cocky to Farid.
Quiet!! growled Farid, What's this stuff, what will you do??
I...scream!!! roared Cocky, and the hall dissolved in laughter.
The popat always knows.
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The above column first appeared in the 3 March, 2010 edition of The
Herald Daily, Goa, followed by other print and online publications.
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[Goanet] 25 North Goa's best restaurants
http://www.cnngo.com/mumbai/none/definitive-guide-north-goas-25-best-restaurants-386742# The hungry beach bum's guide to 25 of north Goa's best restaurants CNNGo travels the length of northern Goa to uncover the best places to fill your tummy in 2010 100% Users liked this Tell others what you think! [image: La Plage Goa] Soft jazz, softer sand, finger-licking French food and the best chocolate crepes outside France make La Plage in Ashwem one of the few beach shacks you actually need to reserve in advance. Whether you're a fan of shoreline shacks, riverside restaurants, treehouse tables or candlelit cliff-top dining, north Goa has a really eclectic variety of places to put your beach tote down and get your fingers greasy. Whether it's rustic Italian pizzas, gourmet Greek, fine French, Asian noodles, a BBQ steak, classic Goan prawn curry and all manner of fresh seafood these are the 25 best restaurants in north Goa for 2010. Not forgetting dessert, for our writer practically has a degree in chocolate hunting in Goa, India's hippie-style, global-vibe beach destination. * [image: Fellinis Goa] Eat: Pizzas at Fellini's in Arambol. 1. Pepperoni pizzas at Fellini's Italian Restaurant Pizzeria, Arambol * * *Amongst the meandering shop lined lanes of the Russian appropriated Arambol, is a well hidden shack-style restaurant. Plastic chairs and fold-up tables serve as the no-nonsense décor that comes with some very, very serious pizza eating. Run by Moses Fernandes, pizza worshipers visit Fellini’s to try an exhaustive selection of oven fresh massive thaali-sized pizzas. Mozzarella melts in a delicious mess, the tomato sauce is just perfectly tangy and sweet, and each herb infused slice of salami pizza bends over with its generous helping of toppings. Your search for the best pizza along the Goan coast will end here, where a young staff of local boys have been trained in the art of pizza crafting. *Socoillo Vaddo, Main Arambol Beach Road, Arambol Pernem Goa; tel. +91 9764893896, 9881461224; fellini.arambol...@yahoo.com* *2. Liver pate or chocolate pancakes at La Plage, Ashwem* * *Over the years our love affair with La Plage has not only survived, but become stronger, despite an infiltration by chi chi crowds who make this an essential daily stop over. La Plage could be without a doubt the most stylish shack ambience and finest French food in Goa. Up three stone steps just off the hip Ashwem beach, La Plage appears like a fairy in white on a sand dune. Accented by billowing colourful muslin curtains cordoning off the outside sand seating from the larger open deck area one step up. An abundance of deck chairs, soft jazz or eclectic hip-hop and a finger-licking French cuisine make this one of the few places you actually need to reserve in advance. *Off Ashwem beach; tel. +91 9822121712; frenchfoodin...@hotmail.com* * [image: Pink Orange Goa] Eat: Desserts at Pink Orange in Ashwem. 3. Brownies and apple pie with ice-cream at Pink Orange, Ashwem* * *As shacks go, Pink Orange isn’t particularly spectacular. Chances are you’ll probably miss the inconspicuous blackboard that acts as a sign. Cheek-to-jowl with a sarong selling tent, and another with a menu of Goan food written in Russian, Pink Orange’s popularity has mostly spread through word of mouth. Dreadlocked owners Jai and his girlfriend Alex create a familial atmosphere, where seating comprises cushions on bamboo chattais and hammocks. Their toddler paddles around in her plastic blow-up tub with other the guest toddlers, while the mother shoots orders to the kitchen and her father handles other niceties. A completely vegetarian menu makes this the perfect detox vacation spot, where you can gorge yourself silly on salads, juices and spinach lasagne. Your only sin here will be Alex’s desserts, which aside from her regular brownies and apple pie offerings also include a daily experimental surprise. *Beach Village, Morjim-Ashvem Beach; tel. +919822347462; pinkorange...@gmail.com; **www.myspace.com/pinkorangegoa* *3. Chocolate fondant at Sur La Mer, Morjim* * *This Italian style villa, with hints of Spanish and Moroccan influence has rooms that open out onto a large swimming pool and courtyard is perfect for those looking to get off the beaten hotel and shack route. Tastefully done up, the retreat’s excellent cuisine comes courtesy of food aficionado owner Aneel Verma, who spent years travelling the globe taking fancy cooking courses. The military like attention to detail of the food is countered by a flexible eat-where-you-want rule in the rest of the resort. Sur La Mer serves what could be called a rich, brilliantly textured chocolate fondant and filo pastry. Precede this with the escargot, clam chowder, beef carpacio, lobster thermador or baked goat cheese salad with balsamic sauce, ruccola and cherry tomatoes. All with fruits, herbs and vegetables that are grown organically on this property. *Morjim-Ashwem road, Morjim; tel. +91 9850056742,
[Goanet] Moratorium on mining in Goa
Dear Goans Following on the Moratorium on new mining leases in Goa, I would like to bring to your attention an important and crucial issue about this matter, details of which you will find in the attached PETITION. We need your help and coorperation to get signatures urgently and send them directly to Mr Jairam Ramesh. Many thanks Carmen Miranda
[Goanet] more schlock from GBA
Dear Goyenkars By now you must have had enough of GBA and all those Apolitical NGOS who have been trying to save Goa.GBA blew the Golden opportunity in 2006 when they would have walked away with majority of assembly seats without spending hard earned public money which the politician rob when they come in power. Everybody was hoping that a new era of hope will dawn in goa after the GBA 2006 meeting. The current politicians were on backfoot and were terrified of defeat.But what happened after that was History.But what was most surprising was that the so called elite/intellectuals/savers of Goa, got conned by the anti-Goan Politicians.Of course, now the skeletons are coming out of the cupboard and we know that those same people who have been portraying as saviours of Goa were in fact TRAITORS who were and are in hand in glove with the currupt politicians who want to finish off Goa for good. What we need now is GBP- Goa Bachao Party and not GBA. Forget this trash about being Apolitical by the NGOS. End of the day, it is all about politics.The elections are not far away. It is time, all like minded people in Goa- goyenkars and non Goyenkars who have made Goa their home come together and start a political movement that should contest the next elctions. Goa Suraj Party has a ready made Manifesto for Goa.You do not need crores of rupees to win elections.You need genuine people who have interest of AAM AADMI at heart. We can start a new chapter. Nothing is ever too late. Goa could show the way for the rest of the country. We need a new political dispensation which is not controlled from DELHI as we are a free state and not a backyard colony of DELHI BABUS. If we can acheive this, which we can, if there is a will and love for Goa, rest of the issues like Ghatis will fall in place. Viva Goa! Cheers Anesimo
[Goanet] God and You
Albert writes:- The Holy Spirit works wonders in us. Jesus did not start his mission without receiving the Holy spirit. We all have to receive the Holy Spirit in us if we want to be vibrant. At the baptism of Jesus the Holy spirit came in the form of a dove. At pentacost the apostles received the holy spirit in the form of tongues of fire and then the apostles became fierce as a tiger or leopold. We need to receive the Holy spirit within us. Our body is the temple of the Holy Ghost and if that is so one must know to respect our body and the body of others. When we sin we drive away the Holy Ghost from our body and request the satan to take possession of our body. If you believe that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit then you will not allow your body to receive hatred, pride, envy etc which will harm the temple of the Holy Ghost. One should avoid speaking evil of others. One should avoid having hate feelings and avoid being proud. Let your self be as simple as possible. Like Jesus who washed the feet of his disciples we too should bend low and touch the feet of our brothers and sisters. _ What does Budget 2010 mean for you? Catch all the latest news, updates and analysis on MSN Budget Special http://news.in.msn.com/moneyspecial/budget2010
[Goanet] In Reply To RP
Roboni Saha wrote: As an appeal to all those who feel for this cause we welcome solidarity! My dear, Almost every Goan in Goa and worldwide have been supporting this cause.They have been hopeful and patient that someting good will come out of this movement.But, what do we see now. BACK TO SQUARE ONE! FOR HOW LONG THE SUFFERING GOANS HAVE TO PUT UP WITH LIES ANS DECIET ? THEY WANT RESULTS AND NOT MEETING, NEGOTIATIONS AND MEMORUNDUMS WITH ULTIMATUMS. UNLESS YOU CHANGE THE ROTTEN POLITICS, YOU HAVE NO HOPE FOR COMMON MAN.IT IS THE POLITICIANS WHO MAKES THE RULES AND DICTATES TERMS AND NOT THEIR SERVANTS WHO SIMPLY OBEY THEM ! You WILL have our solidarity, if you CAN TACKLE THE PROBLEM HEAD ON AND NOT BEAT AROUND THE BUSH! BTW: FIRST, GET RID OF ALL THOSE WHO ARE THE AGENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT.YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE Cheers Anesimo
[Goanet] Uncouth Goans and Goan Jews (was Rupya Reputation )
Jews like Parsis do not covert people to their religions. They do not even accept children of Jewish and Parsi women married to outsiders. I am familiar with Jewish surnames like Bar-Lev, Cohen, Levi, Goldberg, Epstein, Steinberg, Strauss etc. but is Menezes a Jewish one ? Marlon, please forgive me, were your ancestors by any chance members of the Jewish Manasseh tribe ? Antonio
Re: [Goanet] Symbol for the Indian Rupee
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[Goanet] Recovering the Republic II
Recovering the Republic – II A Dalit epistemology (A version of this essay was first published in the Gomantak Times, 4 March 2010) It is only recently that I have managed to understand the term ‘epistemology’. Simply but not particularly helpfully put, epistemology is the knowledge or science (logos) of knowledge (episteme). In my own befuddled way therefore, allow me to suggest that epistemology is concerned with interrogating the ways in which we construct our knowledge of the world. What are the bases, the places from which we derive our knowledge? Marginalized groups across the world will assert that the fonts of knowledge are invariably the experiences of dominant groups, not the experiences of the marginalized. Indeed, a popular phrase pertinent to our discussion is that ‘History is always written by the victors’. In fact, it is because the victors define knowledge based from their experiences that they invariably continue to remain dominant and victorious. A part of the project of any marginalized group therefore, is to ensure that fields of study, and knowledge itself, incorporate subaltern experiences giving them validity as the basis of scientific inquiry and knowledge systems. This column is the second of a two-part response to the critiques of my earlier column that called for a commemoration of the Declaration of the Portuguese Republic. The column was built on the assertion of a Goan Bahujan activist, who claimed that he first received freedom with the declaration of the Portuguese republic in 1910. Citing historical fact, that the Portuguese republic did not intend to reform feudal Goan society, or that the Portuguese republic paved the way for harsh colonial regimes, a friend suggested that perhaps this Bahujan activist was mistaken. This suggestion is a precise and wonderful example of how the experiences and assertions of the marginalized are held to be incapable of being the basis for any serious intellectual thought. In the south-Asian continent, we have our own peculiar way of ensuring marginalization through the caste system. Interestingly and not unsurprisingly, in the course of the session where our Bahujan activist made this link between his freedom experience and the Portuguese Republic, a prominent Goan freedom-fighter, stood up, livid with rage and shouted in that public assembly ‘*arrey makdan, thum amkam ved shikoitai?*’ (You damn monkey, are you trying to teach us the Vedas?) It is not coincidental that this activist was referred to as a monkey. An animal, the monkey is commonly understood to be able to only imitate humans, but is incapable of knowing why he does so. Even if it does, it is unable take the intellectual impulse further. That it was a freedom-fighter, a nationalist who shouted out this slur is also a pertinent fact. Bahujan and Dalit assertions invariably stand against nationalist assertions, particularly in the Indian context, where Indian national values are formulated on the basis of upper-caste (whether Hindu or otherwise) experiences and interests. Indian nationalist constructions of Goan socio-cultural and legal history seek a pre-Portuguese past, and then a post-61 total liberation. The colonial period is presented as one long dark nightmare, particularly harsh for the Hindus of this realm. Our Bahujan activist in hailing the declaration of the Portuguese republic was casting a spanner into this carefully constructed history. Like other Dalit activists, for him, colonialism is not an unmitigated evil. On the contrary, colonialism allowed the Dalit to find liberation from upper-caste oppression through the introduction of modern values, such as a legal regime based on equality. For these internally oppressed, colonialism was not experienced as the humiliation that the upper-caste felt colonialism to be. There is no need for them to reject blindly the entire colonial experience, for they can see it brought hope along with trial. What this Bahujan activist was doing was to open our eyes to places where our caste and nationalist influenced sight would not go. He was not mistaken, he was not misinformed; his assertion was a conscious and deliberate claim. It is a claim that those of us who claim sympathy for the Bahujan-Dalit cause must take up. This claim stands between two strands of popular Goan historiography. One that sees the colonial period as a dark interlude, and the other that sees it as a lost period we must now lament. Unconcerned with these two largely upper-caste positions, he takes from this period what is necessary for the egalitarian project and moves on. For those who charged me with nostalgia for the colonial era, know that this activist’s position is where my sympathies lie. They lie neither with nationalist Portugal, nor with nationalist India, neither for pre-61 nor post-61. They lie in picking up from our history those threads that will allow us to highlight the struggles towards greater equality. If this means
[Goanet] Patronguer?
Was the Vasco da Gama locality of Patrong earlier known as Patronguer? If so, did this refer to anyone? Just curious... FN -- Frederick Noronha Columnist :: journalism :: editing :: alt.publishing :: photography :: blogging P +91-832-2409490 M +91-9822122436 A:784 Saligao 403511 Goa India Please add a 'signature' below your email. Makes it easy when someone wants to contact you!
[Goanet] Varca: help wanted
Dear friends, My cousin, Annette, is trying to trace her mother's Mrs. Theresa Miranda nee Lyall's first cousin Mr. Inacin ( Ina) Francis Fernandes of Varca. He has three daughter's one of who is named Jennifer. Their house is near the church in Varca. Annette last met Mr. Ina Francis Fernandes about 40 years ago but have since lost contact. Annette, is my first cousin. And would appreciate if some contact phone number or email address could be intimated to us in Karachi. Many thanks for your trouble. Michael
[Goanet] Naomi Klein: How Socialism Protected Chileans from Earthquake Fall-out
Naomi Klein: How Socialism Protected Chileans from Earthquake Fall-out http://www.alternet.org/story/145897/naomi_klein:_how_socialism_protected_chileans_from_earthquake_fall-out (excerpt) A particularly distasteful case in point. Just two days after Chile was struck by a devastating earthquake, Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens informed his readers that Milton Friedman's spirit was surely hovering protectively over Chile because, thanks largely to him, the country has endured a tragedy that elsewhere would have been an apocalypse It's not by chance that Chileans were living in houses of brick--and Haitians in houses of straw--when the wolf arrived to try to blow them down. +++ The building code was adoptedhttp://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheNcpsidt=1289347 in 1972, ie., pre-Pinochet. CEPR http://www.cepr.net/ Center for Economic and Policy Research. They tracked down the origins of the building code. +++ ALL--- This is the kind of information we could provide directly to individuals or on Goanet. It helps in many ways, besides boosting morale. It gives courage to those whose spirit goads them to take on contentious issues. Do it for larger reasons. Of course the other well treaded option is to attack everything and wilfully mislabel thoughts, ideas, events, ideologies, including the misbegotten desire to proclaim to speak truth---a kind of in-your-face kouko-meme. venantius j pinto
[Goanet] Deo Borem Korun
Does anyone know why--in Konknni, for 'thank you' it is Deo borem korun? Why is dhonyavad or some other construction not common? Any ideas how this practice came about? Was it part of our earlier formation--Is there something else to it? venantius j pinto
[Goanet] Alfred Rose songs on Melbourne FM
Goans in Melbourne may tune into PBS 106.7FM from 8to10pm on Saturday 13th of March. Todd Solomon will play atleast one Konkani song track besides some Gujrati tracks. Todd Solomon an Australian who joined the Alfred Rose Fan group on Facebook last week, loves Indian Music..sepcially Konkani Music. During his recent trip to South India including Goa, he got hold of some gramaphone records in Mumbai including Alfred Rose. Says Todd Alfred Rose made some fantastic Music! he seems to have blended Indian, Latin and sometimes African/Carib sounds to perfection! He is currently on the look out for more 45 gramaphone records of Alfred Rose and other artists of 60's. Last week Todd played two of Alfred Rose songs 'Angela' and 'Beatrice' on Melbourne FM. Those of you interested in buying Konkani Gramaphone records or gramaphones, they are available in Mumbai at Chor bazar. You have to search and ask for Konkani..or Alfred Rose records..they only know Alfred Rose but other konkani artists records are also available. A friend of mine has recently purchased some records, some of them were brand new. Fans of Alfred Rose can now join the Alfred Rose fan group on facebook. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=154702013962 Eddie Verdes http://edskantaram.blogspot.com/
[Goanet] Chalte Raho GBA!
Chalte Raho GBA! Really great yaar to spot a noted architect of GBA seated amongst TCP officials on the other side of the table while GBA argued its case. Divine coincidence yaar that busy CM was available to meet GBA crowd at Altinho without notice. CM announces he will stop development in Eco Sensitive Zones for which he will call a meeting of the TCP next month. What nprompt action yaar considering that one month is too short a time for tackling Goa's rapid developments. And you minister guys putting pressure on CM to accomodate your land use changes from RP 2011 just beware, he chavi his GBA to pre-empt you. Aam admi rush with your files to obtain your clearances, but you may suffer the brunt of inflation in TCP. You may get a concession if you know the right Goa safety activist. RP 2021 draft is still 6 months away. By that time all zones will be builder freindly. What a CM yaar? Ami khush, tumi khush, soglle khush! Amchem Goa Gham! Ami Goykar xanne ghanti nhoi re baba. -Soter
[Goanet] Owner's Pride
I have been saying on Goanet for the last two years that the Goa Government should force Anil Salgaocar to pay for the disposal of the River Princess. If he does not do so the Govt should stop all transactions and refuse to give him any contracts, and put restrictions on his business in Goa or anywhere in India. This person is a multi billionaire and not short of a few bob, why should the Goan taxpayer pay to remove this eyesore from Candolim beach. They should charge him for the environment problems like sand erosion. The Goa Govt. is hard on Aam Admi why do they favour this man and treat him with kid gloves? Make him pay for the lot. Regards Ignatius Fernandes. _ Send us your Hotmail stories and be featured in our newsletter http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/
[Goanet] Goanet] Moddgonv (Margao)
Joe, Alternatively, one could also sing the last line as: Moddgonvche chedde Bhangrache gulle Ratche ugte gatai sangalle, oi sangalle. Blasio Message: 1 Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 06:57:43 + (GMT) From: JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk To: goa...@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Moddgonv (Margao) Message-ID: 646193.50117...@web25903.mail.ukl.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 III Moddgonvchim cheddvam Mottim pamprelam Ratchim ugtim gatai zonelam, oi, zonelam ? Moddgonvche chedde Bhangrache gulle Cheddvank sodunk voitai garakodde, oi, garakodee.
[Goanet] Panjim Shigmo goes 'Piso'
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[Goanet] Konkani Literature: Caught In Script Whirlpool
Konkani Literature: Caught In Script Whirlpool By Sri Govinda Raju (Raz Andamani) from ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR Profile: Member of Sahitya Akademy GENERAL COUNCIL 2008-2012 Email: razandam...@gmail.com In the last general Council Meeting of Sahitya Akademi, the Academy of Letters of India, held on February 16, 2010 in New Delhi, Edwin JF DSouza raised the controversial issue of Konkani Script. The language was written in five different scripts for historical reasons; Devanagari, Roman, Kannada, Malayalam and Arabic, whereas Sahitya Academi recognized only the books written in official Devanagari script to the exclusion of all other scripts. The bone of contention was that the books written in scripts other than Devanagri were not considered for awards by Sahtya Akademi and, on cue, by other organizations and institutions too. It was a gross injustice to the writers engaged in literary work in Konkani in scripts other than Devanagari. To a pointed question of Edwin DSouza whether Sahtya Akademi recognized the script or the literature; Sunil Gangopadhyaye, President said in an unambiguous term “literature!” The argument should have ended there but Pundalik Narayan Naik, Convener of Konkani Language Advisory Board cited the Govt of India notifications recognizing the Devanagari script as the official one and also referred to the previous discussion on the subject in the General Council of Sahitya Akademi that remained inconclusive. However, the majority of General Council Members did not approve that the literature created in the same language but different scripts should be discriminated against when the bulk of Konkani literature was written in Kannada and other scripts, according to DSouza. Dr Harish Narang argued that in the hi-tech age of advanced computer programmes where, on a click of the mouse the script can be changed from one script to the other, there was any reason why books written in scripts other than devanagari should remain out of the purview of awards; unless it was meant to limit the competition. After a prolonged discussion, on the suggestion of Sunil Gangopadhyaye, President, the matter was referred to the Language Development Board of Sahitya Akademi for an early resolution. Migration and fragmentation The arrival of the Portuguese lead to major changes in Konkani. The conversion of Konkanis to Christianity and the religious policies of the Portuguese caused a large number of Konkanis to flee to neighboring territories. The isolation of Hindu and Christian Konkanis added to the fragmentation of Konkani into multiple dialects. The language spread to Canara (coastal Karnataka), Kokan-patta (coastal Konkan division of Maharashtra) and Kerala during the last 500 years due to migration of Konkanis. Although a few Konkanis may have been present in the neighboring areas and there may have been migrations due to economic reasons in the past, the main cause of migration was the Portuguese control over Goa. It was spread to these areas by Hindu Konkani and Christian Konkani speakers in three waves of migration. The first migration occurred during the early years of Portuguese rule and the Inquisition of 1560s. The second wave of migration was during the 1571 C.E. war with the Sultan of Bijapur. The third wave of migration happened during the wars of 1683-1740 A.D. with the Marathas. While the first wave was of Hindus, the second and third waves were mainly those of Christians. These migrant communities grew in relative isolation and each developed its own dialect. Since these communities had to interact with others in local languages on a daily basis, Konkani dialects show strong local influences in terms of script, vocabulary and also style. Other Konkani communities came into being with their own dialects of Konkani. The Konkani Muslim communities of Ratnagiri and Bhatkal came about due to a mixture of intermarriage of Arab seafarers and locals as well as conversions of Hindus to Islam. Another migrant community that picked up Konkani was the Siddis who were sailor-warriors from Ethiopia. Source: http://www.lightofandaman.com/news7.asp
[Goanet] Pope names Goan priest in Eucharistic Congress
Pope names Goan priest in Eucharistic Congress HERALD NEWS BUREAU PANJIM, MARCH 4 Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday appointed Fr Theodore Mascarenhas, SFX, official of the Pontifical Council for Culture, as member of the pontifical committee for International Eucharistic Congresses for a period of five years. Fr Mascarenhas, a Pilar priest who is currently based in Rome, is incharge of the Departments of Asia, Africa and Oceania at the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture. Hailing from Camurlim-Salcete, Fr Mascarenhas was awarded the doctorate in sacred scripture at the Pontificio Instituto Biblico, Rome-Italy in June 2003. Fr Mascarenhas also teaches holy scripture at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome the Pontifical St. Thomas University, Rome and the Pilar Theological College, Pilar, Goa. Fr Mascarenhas is also closely coordinating the process for the beatification of Fr Agnelo with the postulator in Rome Fr Antonio Marrazzo. “I felt humbled by the faith reposed in me by the Holy Father. The new appointment will inspire me to work even more devotedly for Christ and his church,” said Fr Theodore, when contacted over the phone. “The task entailed by this appointment is mostly consultative and would mean participating in meetings that would seek to animate and further the devotion to the eucharist.” He also expressed his gratitude to the support of Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Propaganda Fide, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Mumbai, Archbishop Felipe Neri Ferrao, Archbishop Patriarch of Goa and Daman, Fr Tony Lopes, his Superior General and all the confreres of his Society. The Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses is part of the Roman Curia of the Roman Catholic Church. The committee was constituted and erected in 1879 by Pope Leo XIII and which received approval of its updated Statutes in 1986 from Pope John Paul II. One such International Eucharistic Congress was held in Mumbai in 1964, which was presided over by Holy Father Paul VI. The last Eucharistic Congress was held in Quebec, Canada in 2008 and the next one is scheduled to be held in Dublin in 2012. According to its Statutes the pontifical committee examines proposals that are to be submitted to the Holy Father about the city where Congresses will be held. After the approval of the place for the celebration of a Congress it falls to the competency of the same committee also to study both the theme and programme of this event, which must likewise be approved by the pope. http://oheraldo.in/news/Main%20Page%20News/Pope-names-Goan-priest-in-Eucharistic-Congress/34253.html
Re: [Goanet] Chalte Raho GBA!
As regards (2), the GBA will be barking-up the wrong tree on 4 March 2010. [Said it by - not Laxman - but Florian] :-) Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org - Original Message - From: soter so...@bsnl.in To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 10:44 PM Subject: [Goanet] Chalte Raho GBA! Chalte Raho GBA! Really great yaar to spot a noted architect of GBA seated amongst TCP officials on the other side of the table while GBA argued its case. Divine coincidence yaar that busy CM was available to meet GBA crowd at Altinho without notice. CM announces he will stop development in Eco Sensitive Zones for which he will call a meeting of the TCP next month. What nprompt action yaar considering that one month is too short a time for tackling Goa's rapid developments. And you minister guys putting pressure on CM to accomodate your land use changes from RP 2011 just beware, he chavi his GBA to pre-empt you. Aam admi rush with your files to obtain your clearances, but you may suffer the brunt of inflation in TCP. You may get a concession if you know the right Goa safety activist. RP 2021 draft is still 6 months away. By that time all zones will be builder freindly. What a CM yaar? Ami khush, tumi khush, soglle khush! Amchem Goa Gham! Ami Goykar xanne ghanti nhoi re baba. -Soter
[Goanet] CM has assured RP 2021 in next 6 months: GBA
The following article is from today's Herald. More power to the Goan people as they stand up to protect Goa. CM has assured RP 2021 in next 6 months: GBA HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, MARCH 4 Goa Bachao Abhiyan Convenor Sabina Martins said Chief Minister Digambar Kamat had assured them the Regional Plan 2021 would be finalised in the next six months and henceforth no permissions would be given for constructions in eco-sensitive zones. Addressing media persons outside the CM’s Altinho residence, here, after a half-an-hour long meeting on Thursday evening, Sabina, who is also the GBA spokesperson, informed that Kamat had assured the GBA delegation that taluka-level plans will be released and kept open to the public every month. She said the CM also assured the delegation no NOCs (no objection certificates) would be granted for constructions in eco-sensitive zones, mangrove areas, cultivable fields and cutting of hills and that he would issue the necessary instructions in this regard at the forthcoming Town and Country Planning (TCP) board meeting. Sabina said the CM, who is also the TCP minister and chairman of the TCP board, had also committed to dealing with permissions granted for illegal projects in villages on a case–to-case basis. “We have told the village groups to make individual files wherever violations were found and place them before the CM,” she stated. She said they had been told by the CM that he would issue directions to the TCP to address the press on the status of the RP after every 15 days till the time of its finalisation. Besides Sabina, the members of the delegation that met the CM included Dr Oscar Rebello, Miguel Braganza, Claude Alvares, Anthony D’Silva and some village leaders. Sabina observed the fact that people waited so long to have a word with the CM outside his residence was a sign they were fed-up over the sorry state of affairs in their villages and were willing to come on to the streets to agitate. Earlier, between 3 pm and 3.30 pm nearly 400 people including village leaders and 25 groups assembled at the TCP office in Patto, here. A memorandum was submitted to the Chief Town Planner Morad Ahmed, who pleaded helplessness as there were no AutoCAD operators with him to incorporate the RP inputs on to the computer. Ahmed assured the delegation he would take up their demands but was helpless as far as policy decisions were concerned. At this point the large gathering spontaneously decided to walk to the CM’s residence and have a discussion on this subject and place forth their several demands. But by the time (at around 5 pm) the people reached the CM’s residence he had moved out from there. But the villagers were adamant to meet him and talk business over the delay of RP. After Dr Oscar Rebello spoke to the CM on phone informing him that the agitating people were willing to spend the night outside his residence, Kamat returned for a meeting with the GBA delegation.
[Goanet] Marlon Jew
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[Goanet] Goa news for March 5, 2010
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa CBI arrests Rajesh Adani - Times of India ear-old charge of evasion of customs duty to ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-CBI-arrests-Rajesh-Adani/articleshow/5629342.cmsusg=AFQjCNFzJwMiHJGCmrZQs__bfWiQaUt4qQ *** YouTube airs Israeli drug dealer's link with Goa police - KolkataObserver.com etween-Goa-cops--drug-mafia-exposed/articleshow/4339830.cmsusg=AFQjCNGExVDhHsyo35Cfsbp7BZVeySZzzQNexus between Goa cops drug mafia exposed http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://kolkataobserver.com/?p=5198usg=AFQjCNGV1Mbw5a2pWP6zL4K2cCowxvn7Nw *** FIRST CUT: Hello Zindagi is boring - IBNLive.com wyycVGy9LU5FPAA take on life http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://movies.ibnlive.in.com/reviews/movies/first-cut-hello-zindagi-is-boring/184574/0usg=AFQjCNFqLhcu4ikkCDf9vBokkFKEYNcfgw *** India's Goa cracks down on drug-fuelled parties - AFP n-goa-government-will-decide-17068.phpusg=AFQjCNF1Frf3KfcPqA9otHffd6hOsVV_SwPartying in Goa? Government will decide http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j_uoa0uvo1HUbtA2dHr5jV1eUiagusg=AFQjCNHFikUCEdy2U7nWD0HMvsBDIbO5kQ *** Tourism Meet to focus on Goa - indiablooms tate Regional Conference on tourism will be organized for the western states/Union Territories on Saturday at Goa ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/newsDetails040310p.phpusg=AFQjCNH3uXcmMKUZfhMNMtrgA0fWdk4r_Q *** Sesa Goa leads gainers in 'A' group - BloombergUTV arket/stocks/commentary/378906/sesa-goa-hits-all-time-high-as-iron-ore-prices-surge.htmlusg=AFQjCNGhlBqgi-gw1uUJsy3MzI5X-XvHEgSesa Goa hits all-time high as iron ore prices surge http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.bloombergutv.com/stock-market/stocks/commentary/378980/sesa-goa-leads-gainers-in--a--group.htmlusg=AFQjCNEUdXyHgBlXYexaWEZHlb48LkB-1g *** Goa farmers celebrate 'Shigmo' Festival - Oneindia 3-03/812752149474.htmlusg=AFQjCNE5PNIh9-5-PTL5vNgXtbLl2KHxngFarmers Celebrate Indian Spring Festival http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://news.oneindia.in/2010/03/03/goafarmers-celebrate-shigmofestival.htmlusg=AFQjCNE-SJf9zRJUazE37fMD_NrtAZHfYw *** Akshay Kumar: Festival of colors in Goa! - Entertainment and Showbiz! tertainment and Showbiz!However, this year, the star decided to take a little time off from his shooting schedule and head off to Goa. The actor sought permission from his director ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.entertainmentandshowbiz.com/akshay-kumar-festival-of-colors-in-goa-2010030439242usg=AFQjCNFZrS0KLnE2gNfWtDNXMkN5SVTNXQ *** Pope names Goan priest in Eucharistic Congress - Herald Publications rald Publications... holy scripture at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome the Pontifical St. Thomas University, Rome and the Pilar Theological College, Pilar, Goa. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://oheraldo.in/news/Main%20Page%20News/Pope-names-Goan-priest-in-Eucharistic-Congress/34253.htmlusg=AFQjCNG0tbyjhBLavSkqrKDuQlISjYlOAQ *** Pranab grants a Rs 200-crore facelift to Goa - Economic Times rore stimulus package, announced in the Budget last week, may give a much-needed boost to Goa's ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Pranab-grants-a-Rs-200-crore-facelift-to-Goa/articleshow/5644876.cmsusg=AFQjCNGPxnrJrfQue1dk9Y_pVt7GmjedBw Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
