[Goanet] GOA BATTLES TO PRESERVE ITS IDENTITY

[Mauricio Pereira]

Goa was liberated on December 19, 1961. Over 450 years of Portuguese domination 
came to an end, Goa became free and a part and parcel of its motherland—Bharat. 
Democracy was ushered in. Goans, all of a sudden, found themselves in a 
completely different situation. They started breathing free air in a democratic 
atmosphere. 

 Soon after Liberation Goan society was vertically divided due to two major 
issues: (a) Goa's merger into Maharashtra or Goa's preservation as a separate 
state and (b) the language issue—Konkani or Marathi as Goa's Official language. 

The ultimate aim of those who supported the Marathi language as Goa's official 
language was to merge Goa into Maharashtra. Those who advocated the cause of 
Konkani as Goa's official language, dreamt of preserving Goa as a separate 
state in the Indian Union. 

Thus Goans, who had always lived in harmony, without any discrimination of 
caste, creed and religion, were now pitted against each other to fight a battle 
and decide whether to preserve Goa and its unique identity by achieving 
full-fledged statehood or destroy Goa and its unique identity by merging it 
into Maharashtra. 

The first battle among Goans was fought in January 1967 when the only opinion 
poll in the country was held in Goa by the Indian government. The opinion poll 
was to decide whether Goa will be merged into Maharashtra or continue as a 
union territory. Goans overwhelmingly decided against the merger of Goa into 
Maharashtra and Goa continued as a union territory. 

However, to achieve statehood for Goa the official language issue had to be 
solved first. Another conflict began among Goans to attain official language 
status to Konkani or Marathi. 

The language agitation was the largest ever agitation witnessed in the history 
of Goa. This battle was not fought completely on democratic principles. It was 
left to the political will of the then ruling Indian National Congress party. 
This took place in 1987 after almost 20 years of the opinion poll. 

By then much water had flown down the Mandovi river. Goa's many political 
leaders who fought tooth and nail for Marathi and to merge Goa into Maharashtra 
were now controlling the affairs of the Congress party. It is because of these 
people that the language agitation turned bitter, bloody and complicated. 
Although the Congress stood for Konkani, some Congressmen, then an effective 
lobby able to influence any decision in the Congress, succeeded in 
granting Marathi language almost the same status. 

The only difference being Konkani was placed at the first level and Marathi at 
the second level in Goa's Official Language Act. Whatever may be the 
interpretation of the Act, Konkani became the official language of Goa in 
February 1987 and immediately thereafter, Goa was declared a separate state on 
30th May, 1987. 

If we analyze this brief background, the struggle to make Goa a separate state 
was mainly to preserve Goa and its identity. Development of the state could 
have taken place even if it was merged into Maharashtra. If the final aim in 
achieving statehood for Goa was to preserve and promote Goan identity, has that 
goal been realized? 

About 23 years have passed since Goa attained statehood. During these 23 years, 
what has been the progress record in the preservation of Goa's unique identity 
for which the elders sacrificed? Are there any specific efforts made by the 
government to protect Goa's identity? 

After attaining statehood Goa's political environment was completely polluted 
due to the misdeeds of some of Goa's politicians. Politicians in Goa became 
power-hungry, greedy and selfish. They mastered the art of toppling governments 
and projected Goa as a politically notorious state in the country. They 
concentrated on developmental projects as such projects helped in their 
personal development too. In the bargain, they completely forgot the most 
important aim of all the battles that Goans fought—preservation and promotion 
of Goan identity. 

Konkani language, which is the foundation of Goan identity, has not made any 
progress in any field in Goa. 

Educationally it is restricted to very few primary schools compared to Marathi 
primary schools. 

The number of English as well as Kannada primary schools is on the rise. In 
secondary schools and in all other higher educational institutions it is 
English, which controls the educational scenario. Konkani is being replaced 
even in households by English because parents feel that the future of their 
children depends on the knowledge of English alone. The scene at the markets is 
more disturbing. Non-Goans control the sale of vegetables, fish, etc. 

Instead of doing business by speaking the Konkani language they speak in Hindi 
and Goans carry on their marketing with the help of Hindi. Konkani language—the 
most important factor of Goan identity—is slowly and systematically being 
displaced from the Goan soil. 

Look at the rapid increase in the Goan

Re: [Goanet] Black Legend ... spill over

[Gilbert Lawrence]

I really like the apt Konkani description of "Inquisition disti podd'ta."  Like 
many phrases of Konkani, this hits the nail on the head, with the fewest 
possible words. 

Reading the Frenchman's book, there was nothing the Jesuits could do right.  
All their success like pioneering spirit, education, conversions, protecting 
the indigenous tribes in South America are condemned with 21st century 
logic. Jesuit failures were rationalized from "As expected" to I can not 
believe "as a saint (several decades later) he could not accomplish it" 
(parenthesis mine).

Jean Lacouture does describe Francis Xavier's title of "Apostolic Nuncio" as 
"more show than substance, as it happened" who "wearing a worn, patched 
cassock, he crisscrossed Southeast Asia for nine long years".  This does not 
resemble Driscoll's (and other writers') version of a man who 
dictated "Lisboa's colonial policy for half a century" (AFTER HE DIED) in Asia 
and what specifically to do in Goa.  But these versions could be more examples 
of the "Black Legend". 

In the above reference, Lacouture later quotes another Frenchman Andre 
Bellesort report on SFX as "treating the oceans as others treat Lake Geneva."  
My understanding, most travel Lake Geneva on the French- Swiss  border in their 
personal (often luxury) yacht. But what do the French and others care or know 
about sailing the Indian Ocean in the 16-th century. Those who care would know 
that the trans-ocean voyage relied on the mercy and good graces of a 
knowledgeable captain of a commercial or fishing vessel, dodging and braving 
pirates, monsoon rains, storms  and hurricanes. Yes, likely the further quote 
is another Black Legend by an earlier 'famous' French writer. 

If Goans had written such, our response would be "saiba bogos" (god have 
mercy). But Europeans keep repeating/ quoting the Black Legend, likely because 
they do not know any better, or to keep the same old story-line.  Then we 
(Goans / Indians) quote the Europeans and call it "Goan authenticated history".

Regards, GL

- Frederick Noronha 

a couple of videos above, excerpts from a speech by Premanand Lotlikar, who 
complains in passing about the Black Legend ("Inquisition disti podd'ta") and 
its impact on the debate in today's Goa.

- Gilbert Lawrence wrote

Frederick Noronha has from time to time referred to the Black Legend (which is 
the traditional disparaging of Spain) by English writers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Legend

[Goanet] Goa news for May 16, 2010

[Goanet News Service]

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

*** Goa constable with drug-mafia link surrenders - Hindustan
Times
rug peddler nexus case, in which six of his colleagues and
seniors are ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Goa-constable-with-drug-mafia-link-surrenders/Article1-543694.aspx&usg=AFQjCNFR921nfPPrq8AmJclQ-yNL58hjxg

*** Tourist hotspots may now be a little safer - Times of India
atrol-timing-increased-in-Goa&usg=AFQjCNGo6mQr7oElTG3xJ-_3Y49bmB85Xg">Beach
patrol timing increased in Goa
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Tourist-hotspots-may-now-be-a-little-safer/articleshow/5935900.cms&usg=AFQjCNH28KZc4-BmrJm1ghffjNkHSbSsrQ

*** Absconding Delhi prisoner held in Goa - Thaindian.com
rrested-for--forging--bail-order&usg=AFQjCNGoCsLkTjPYgP3hUdaQHV_wv9SusA">Man
arrested for 'forging' bail order
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/absconding-delhi-prisoner-held-in-goa_100364497.html&usg=AFQjCNGMhCrK126hxZEfbx8QQV_oHIM-Mg

*** Tainted Goa PP's charmed run ends - Deccan Herald
awyer who managed to cut short her relentless bid for more
power. ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/69799/tainted-goa-pps-charmed-run.html&usg=AFQjCNHqn3bAwEM0eIZQbDd1vTuMVNWtQw

*** The envoys who went to Goa - Sunday Times.lk
oAn4_M">
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100516/FunDay/fut_01.html&usg=AFQjCNEBsEozpmTeva5DuzCdZkbPHrubmg

*** Goa wants frogs off menu and into ponds - SINDH TODAY
NDH TODAYPanaji, May 15 (IANS) Frog meat, locally known as
'jumping chicken', is ordered in soft whispers at numerous
eateries in Goa around the beginning of monsoon ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/2/138642.htm&usg=AFQjCNHc_CzYWNJkDVrk8mRSsSLeGrtbdQ

*** Cat got Goa babus' tongue! - Daily Pioneer
ily PioneerBut strangely, forest authorities in Goa are
desperately downplaying the recent discovery of four new tigers
during the ongoing State wildlife census. ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/256249/Cat-got-Goa-babus%E2%80%99-tongue!.html&usg=AFQjCNE_3kDWZFyyS6r-lHoop3Lg0Q_cKw

*** Two airports likely for Goa - Business Standard
siness StandardTourists who come from across the world to laze
around in the balmy beaches of Goa will now have another
attraction ” it will have not one but two airports ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/two-airports-likely-for-goa/395079/&usg=AFQjCNHhRrd8h5lrzwXDS1GixkNwNqoF0Q

*** Goa battles to preserve its identity - Times of India
mes of IndiaGoa was liberated on December 19, 1961. Over 450
years of Portuguese domination came to an end, Goa became free
and a part and parcel of its ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Goa-battles-to-preserve-its-identity/articleshow/5935904.cms&usg=AFQjCNE8_gaUofYQyzZOnSgSTpqTc0cRzw

*** Sell: Bharti, Idea, Sesa Goa, JSW Steel- Jitendra Mehta,
Edelweiss - Economic Times
onomic TimesOne, would you sell a Bharti and Idea into today's
strength and two, what would you do with a Sesa Goa and a JSW
Steel, both of them are down 4.5% in trade ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Views/Recommendations/articleshow/5931392.cms&usg=AFQjCNGy2JV5YBeuZKhOaxqcRyxkYoEGCQ


Compiled by Goanet News Service
http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php

[Goanet] Of Portuguese Crosses, Indian Swords & Goans.: HERALD(Goa), May 16, 2010

[Valmiki Faleiro]

OF PORTUGUESE CROSSES, INDIAN SWORDS & GOANS.

===
VALMIKI FALEIRO examines some aspects of Goa's contribution to the officer ranks
of India's defence services, and unravels some offbeat patterns and snippets.
===

Many think the Portuguese came here with a sword in one hand and a cross in the
other. They came with neither. They came for oriental silks-n-spices, and a 
hatred of
Muslims who had occupied Portugal for five centuries, a bit barbarically at 
times, until
1238. Moors now controlled Asiatic trade with Europe.

Then came Afonso de Albuquerque. Based in Cochin, he dreamt of total control of
the sea-route between India and Europe. When Goan Hindus, repressed by Bijapur,
invoked Albuquerque via Thimayya for deliverance, he changed course from a
mission in West Asia and instead attacked the Bijapuri Muslims in Goa.

Save a ban on sati, he pledged full local religious freedom. Envious 
compatriots, by
intrigue at the royal court in Lisbon, had him deposed. The quest of control of 
Asian
trade soon yielded to imperial ambitions. Enter the sword. Decades later, an 
ardent
Guv won royal favour to the idea that faith of the king must be faith of his 
subjects.
Enter the cross.

Centuries later, that unlikely combination of Sword and Cross shows in a 
different
Goan context. Such snippets surfaced when researching Goans in India's defence
forces. But before that, a brief aside. No Goan Catholic my age would forget the
MGP's mid- to late-1970s taunting tirade: "Catholics are unpatriotic, 
anti-national,
deport them to Portugal." Mental constipation, verbal diarrhea. Which of Goa's 
two
major communities helped defend India more?

My far-from-complete lists of Goan commissioned officers in India's armed forces
feature 286 names - Army 144, Navy 36 and IAF 106. Of the 286 Goans who helped
defend the nation's borders and honour, 263 (or 92%) are the MGP's "unpatriotic,
anti-national" Goan Catholics, who comprise 30% of the population. 65% of Goa's
Hindu population, in all, accounts for 23 defence officers.

Where then were those MGP's impliedly patriotic, not-to-be-deported-to-Portugal
Goan Hindu Generals? Radharao Gracias once publicly explained that in his earthy
style: "Sitting under signboards like Naik General Stores!"

May I borrow US-based Marcos and Jean Gomes Catao's little twist to Sir Winston
Churchill's famous words, "rarely in history has such a small community 
contributed
such a large bevy of heroes to a nation." In this and the two parts to follow, 
we shall
see how.

Let's revert to the point.

The story of two siblings - one serving in the defence forces, the other the 
Catholic
Church, both often with rare distinction - is not rare. Every Goan would have 
heard of
Siolim-origin John Lobo, the former Director of India's Intelligence Bureau and 
of the
Central Bureau of Investigation. His much-revered brother was Bishop Ignatius 
Lobo,
who passed away this February.

The adage springs to mind, "Ek put devak, dusro povak, tisro devcharak" (one son
for God, the 2nd for society/nation as a doctor, engineer, defence or police 
officer, the
third, like my friend Radharao, possibly as a lawyer!)

Lt Gen Francis T Dias of Velcao, between holding several key Indian Army posts,
was the very first General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command. His
brother, Ivan Cardinal Dias, rose to the No.3 position in the Vatican hierarchy 
- after
the Pope and the Secretary of State, as Prefect of the Congregation for the
Evangelization of Peoples, a position he still serves.

Brig George Francis DeSouza of Saligao similarly held important posts in the 
Army.
His brother was Archbishop Eugene D'Souza of Nagpur, later of Bhopal.

Brig F. Reginald Campos' brother from Saligao was a Redemptorist priest, once a
Parish Priest in Ambala.

Maj Albert Francis Winington da Costa-Joshi, FRCS, from Saligao, was both in
military and civil medical services. Of his sons, one is Brig Ian da Costa, 
another is
Cmde Emile da Costa-Joshi. The third is Fr. Albert da Costa-Joshi, SJ.

Col G Oscar Rebelo of Margao (ex-Curtorim) is brother of diocesan Vicar, Fr. 
Avinash
Rebelo.

Wg Cdr Raul do Menino de Jesus Oliveira Silva Rodrigues of Cavelossim, who
retired much after flying Canberras in 5 SQN when in Agra in the late '60s, was
youngest of ten siblings (five pairs). Eldest was late Fr. Bernardo Silva 
Rodrigues.

Wg Cdr Aquinas ("Aqui") Menezes from Pirna-Bardez is a serving officer. His 
eldest
brother is the Redemptorist priest, Fr. Frederick Menezes.

Jr. WO Noel Sequeira of Carmona served in the Army and later in the Goa Rajya
Sainik Board. His brother is the diocesan priest, Fr. Nelson Sequeira.

Lt John Fernandes of Candolim joined the Navy around 1939/40, served in WW-II,
and left in the early 50s to join the Ministry of Defence in a civilian 
capacity. He was
among 7/8 officers sent from Bombay to set up the Naval HQ in New Delhi (four in
that group - including one Vasco Ferrao

[Goanet] TOURIST HOTSPOTS MAY NOW BE A LITTLE SAFER

[Mauricio Pereira]

Goa's efforts to shore up beach security received a shot in the arm with the 
beach safety scheme having been extended in select beaches till midnight and 
the World Travel and Tourism Council, Indian Initiative (WTTC-II) donating a 
fleet of state-of-the-art vehicles to patrol the state's beaches and other 
tourist spots. 

On Friday the tourism department issued a work order to Dristhi Special 
Responses Services extending the timings of their beach security services at 
Vagator, Anjuna, Baga-2, Candolim and Sin-querim in north Goa, and Velsao, 
Majorda, Betalbatim, Varca-2 and Cavelossim in south Goa On Sunday, WTTC-II 
donated a fleet of 15 four-wheelers and 7 two-wheelers equipped with tracking 
and monitoring devices as well as wireless transmission services will be 
deployed along the coastal belt for regular patrolling by the soon-to-be 
commissioned tourist security force. 

The vehicles were handed over to chief minister Digambar Kamat and tourism 
minister Francisco 'Mickky' Pacheco at Kala Academy on Saturday evening. 

The government is in the process of setting up a tourist security force manned 
by ex-servicemen recruited to safe-guard tourists in Goa. The special force 
will guard popular tourist hot spots. The first batch of some 50 special 
security guards will be posted after being screened and trained and will work 
towards the safety and security of tourists and act as facilitators between 
tourists and the state police. 




  
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[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Poilem Tantem vo Kombi?

[lino dourado]

    POILEM TANTEM VO KOMBI?
 
Zaite pavtti hanvem boroilam, ani aiz-ui anik ek favtti boroun yad kortam, "jea 
mon’xak pixeaponnam somzona, taka xanneaponnacho orth kollona". 
Pixeaponn ani xanneponn donui veg-vegle gunn mon’xachea jivitan astat, punn  
konnuch monis pixeaponnam adarunk fuddem sorona. Apunn kitem korta ani kortolo 
tem ek xanneponnuch zatolem mhunn, hea nirnoyacher ghott ravun  aplem kam’ 
purem korunk fuddem sortat.

Adle vhodd 'Scientist' ani 'Philosopher' ap-aplea xrestan novi sod korchea 
khatir dis-rat  apleachea vavran gull zal’le astale. Xevottak, tancho vavr 
sufoll zatoch tanche khuxeallkayek  xim ani mer asonasli. Ekdanch pixe koxe 
zatale. Oslich ek goxtt, nhanient udik nhanvunk ghel’le kodden khubuch 
tempavelem gonit law of floatation sodun kaddlem teddnam, Greek scholar 
Archimedes, khuxechea nadar Syracuse 
mhonttlolea xarantlea rosteavelean nagdoch ‘EUREKA, EUREKA’ mhunnit dhavnunk 
laglolo. 

Chalis dis ani chalis rati ghosghoxeamni pavs zhoddoun prithvivelo papi 
sonstechem nas kortolo mhunn, sonvsar rochpi Bapan, ek Ark vo tarum bandun ani 
tantunt Noah-an, taka, ani tache bailek, tache putank ani sunnank bhitor 
rigoun, ani jinsavar pranni zatichem ek-ek jodem jivi rochnna ani zomnir 
sorpotun vochpi jiv, nar ani nari (male ani female) koxim bhitor ghevn tancho 
samball korunk, Devan Noah-k sanglolem. Goddie zait, ek kombi ani kombo 
Noah-chea tarvant bhitor sorlolim tednam thavn, kombi poili 
mhunnadlephilosopher somzotale. Ani hakach lagon, sonvsar suru zalolo te meren 
aiz porian, amkam ekuch proxn dispottim sotayta. To mhonnlear, tantem poilem vo 
kombi poili?

Hozar vorsam adim 'scientist' ani 'philosopher' hanim, tantem vo kombi poili, 
hache voir, bhasabhas kelea.. Koxe toren jiv asun vixv (universal) suru zalo 
hea vicharan purvile 'philosopher' guspolole. Zori tea vellar poilo monis aslo 
zalear, to zolman avoy-bapai vinem ailolo, jem soimban zaunk nezo aslem. Hea 
vicharancher, tantem poilem mhonnonk zainaslem.  Monxa porim, suknnim poilim 
asunk xoktat, ani sukneamni tantiam dileant. Tori astona poilem kitem tem 
tharavpak konnancheanuch aiz meren hem umannem soddovlem (solved) nam.  Punn!

Zori tor hanvem tumkam sangot, amche ixtt Lapitt-an, itlea tempavelo voilo 
proxn sodoilo mhonllear, Lapittachea pixeaponnank hanstole? Rav, rav! 
Vachpachem soddum dinaka. Fuddem vach papia! 
Poirchea atthvoddean, Lapittagelea eka lagxil’lea ixttan (ganvan Agxecho, nokri 
Dubai korpi, suten Goem ailolo astona) fonar sanglem. Donparchem jevonn zatoch 
to matxe sodam porim bedir nidhunk ghel’le kodden chodduch tachea pottan 
chabunk laglem. Taka dislem, urta vo morta. Lapittache dotor ixtt zaite 
aslolean, boreaxea dotorachem nanv vicharunk mhunn tagelea Dubaikar ixttan fone 
kel’lo. Duensa pormonnem dotor astat. Tea khatir Lapittan, taka thodde proxn 
kele

“Arre papia, pottant itlem chabunk, kitem paddelem khail’lem tunvem?”
“Toxem kainch ek ruchi bhailem khavunk nam. Mhoje bholaikechi kitli kalji 
ghetam, hem tumi bhes bore zannont”
“Zalear, itlem vegan tujea potant chabunk konn bhitor sorlo?”
“Tech chintnamni hanv guspolam.”
“Ek sang”
“Vichar”
“Sokallim nosteak (breakfast) kitem khailelem”
“Half-fry tantiam”
“Donporam jevnank”
“Chikon”
“Anik ekdam sang”
“Mhoje bailen poslolim ghorchi fresh kombi khailoli hanvem”
“EUREKA, EUREKA”
“Mhonchem? Koslem duens zalam mhaka?”
“Ixtta Dias, tugelea duesan, borech tempavelo proxn suttavo zalo”
“Koslo?”
“Aik! Sokalim tunvem tantim khailim ani donporam kombi. Monchem, poilem tantem
 uprant kombi. EUREKA EUREKA”
“Arre hem Eureka tuka kiteak sotayta? Mhojea duensachi gozal kor mure papia” 
“Ekdom sopem. Voizagher vechi goroz nam. Tujem duens 21 disamni somptolem”
“21vis disamni? Hanv fokot pondra disanchi sutti ghevn ailam. Itlem vhodd 
duens?" 
"Koslem duens mhagalem?"
“Poilem tunvem tantiam khaileant.. Uprant kombi. Atam ti kombi tantiancher, 
mhonnche; rovnneank boslea. Ekvis (21) disam uprant mhaka portean fon 
kor…..EUREKA, EUREKA”
 
Lino B. Dourado
 http://aitaracheokaskuleo.blogspot.com/ 

Re: [Goanet] Russell Peters

[Frederick Noronha]

Hi Eugene, No, I didn't forget my interview with Chrystal, though, for 
the life of me, I could not remember her name! A terrible thing to admit 
online. The only consolation is that I've been terribly absent minded 
since about the age of seven :-) FN
PS: I knew I had to use GNU/Linux's powerful search facilities to locate 
the search-string of "stand up commedienne" or "stand-up commedienne" 
among my earlier writings.


Eugene Correia wrote:


You obviously forgot about Chrystal Gomes.
You are mentioned on her website, www.chrystalgomes.com under media. She has GOA-Herald Newspaper, article by Frederick Noronha. She also mentions me -- 
India Today (International) Magazine, article by Eugene Correa

[Goanet] milind raikar

[Wishwas]

15-MAY-10

Dear Goanet,

I am a fan of Milind Raikar’s violin

I am in Los Angeles currently for some time

Could you please inform me his program in LA / CA these days?

I wish to meet him; I have sent a mail to him, he has not yet responded.
Could you please help me?

Regards,

Wishwas Jawdekar


-- 
Thanks & Regards,
Wishwas Jawdekar / WJ MetE
A-503 'Kaustubh Park' SVP Road, Borivali [W] Mumbai 400 103
Cell phone 93222 826 32

[Goanet] OMVN - KK Live in Goa

[JoeGoaUk]

OMVN - KK Live in Goa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUNpIcNG4zg


joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

for Goa & NRI related info... 
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ 

For Goan Video Clips 
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa 

In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc

[Goanet] Sequel to 'Bleddy Goans From An East Indian Bugger'

[MD]

Dear Godfrey,

Before you worry about others, look at this below cited post.  Better
hurry or the tarpaulin on the roof may have blown off...
Then you shall be 'homeless in Mumbai' but not clueless.

Also, some more info on the community:
The East Indian homelands were the three islands of Bombay, Salsette
and Bassein, spanning from Colaba in the south, the western coas from
Colaba all the way toto thenorth and bhandup, Thana, Kalyan to the
east and include Uran and Korlai (Chaul) in the Kolaba District. The
East Indians Brahmin, Prabhu, were converted to Christianity four
centuries ago by ‘Portuguese Missionaries’ who according to the custom
of the time gave them Portuguese names, and they are Roman Catholic in
religion.
Bombay was grudgingly given to the English as dowry to Catherine and
the East Indians were the first British subjects. When there was scare
of Nepolean invading Goa/India, these people formed Portuguese (East
Indian) Militia consisting nearly a tohousand fighting young men
(special acknowledgements for the Bombay Government were received in
the following Order of Council of 8th April 1806). A document in the
reign of King George III is extant granting the rank of Captain in the
Mahim Division of the Militia to Mr. Pascoal DeMello of Dadar. (PS:
There is a 'P. D'Mello road in Bombay and I used to always wonder,
probably it was named after Captain Pascoal DeMello of Dadar!)
Gilbert (Gnet contributor) sent a link and it should be true what he
said about the Indian soldiers in the English army in Afghanistan:
The following account of military services in the Great War, the
Afghan War and the Waziristan Campaign from 1914 to 1922:.
Dr. (Captain) W.M.D’Souza who worked as an Indian Medical Service
Officer on active service, wrote that nearly 60 percent of the then
medical men of our Community – Civil and Military Assistant Surgeons,
Sub-Assistant Surgeons and Private Practitioners – volunteered for
military services and served as Officers in the Indian Medical Service
and other medical services at various fronts, one of whom, Dr. Ben
Athaide, obtained the Military Cross for service at the Waziristan
front. A fair percentage of our engineers also served on the Royal
Naval Transports and other engineering sections in danger zones, and
here an engineer, Mr. C. Rodricks, in a transport lost his life at sea
due to enemy action. The Community can also count many others, in
numbers running into a few thousands, who volunteered into other
branches of services connected with t he late wars, such as the
Defence Force, Railways Railways, Erabarkation, Postal, Labour Corps
and so on and who were admitted as officers, non-commissioned
officers, combatants and non-combatants and who have seen active
service on various fronts in and out of India.
"Dr. W.M.D’Souza came across a batch of about 200 East Indians from
Bassein in the Labour Corps in Waziristan on the front and others were
on other fields of activity on the frontiers during the last Afghan
War. There is no regiment in India where East Indians are allowed
solely as combatants and many who volunteered could not be admitted."
The following is a list of East Indian Medical Men who rendered active
service on the field or other service in connection with the Great
War, the Afghan War and the Waziristan Campaign:-
In the I.M.S. (Indian Medical Service) – Drs. Almeida, R.A.M.C.; Ben
Athaide. M.B.B.S, I.M.S., M.C.(War Casualty); Lionel Bocarro,
F.R.C.S.; Fidelis Concessio, L.M.&S.; William M. D’souza. L.M.&S. (War
Casualty); Philip D’Mello, M.R.C.P.&S.; F. Gonsalves, L.M.&S. (War
Casualty); J.F. Henriques, L.M.&S.; Manoel Miranda, L.M.&S.; Joseph
Augustine Pereira, L.M.&S.; Victor Rozario, M.B.B.S.; Wilfred
Valladares, M.B.B.S.
In the I.M.D. (Indian Medical Department) – Drs. Lawrie D’Cruz, Edward
D’Silva, Arthur Gomes, Valentine Gomes, Valentine Fernandes (killed in
the battle of Ctesiphon, 1915; mentioned in Despatches) Lewis
Rodrigues.
Quite impressive, indeed.
This community renamed themselves 'East Indians' to distinguish them
from the migrant Portuguese Catholics from Goa and Mangalore/Kanara
region. (After British took over the ports in Goa, Anjediva Island to
thwart the Nepolean invasion, conspired by Tipu, Goa Catholics came to
be hired by the Brits and then followed them to Bombay, Karachi and
East Africa).  Bucanan speaks with authority that the Inquisitors will
not touch him because he was aware the English garrison was close at
hand!!!)

It is believed that the English invited Mahrata, Vania, other Gujarati
and other communities from outside because they could not find
suitable candidates from within the East Indians. Here we must also
realize, Sindhi Hindus came penniless from Sindh, Pakistan, but now
are prominent business community in Bombay.  This itself may say
something.

Regards
MD.

Message: 11
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 10:52:38 +0530
From: Daniel Gonsalves 
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [Goanet] MOBAIKARS not MUMBAIKARS and WEA

[Goanet] WASTE MANAGEMENT:Exhibition cum Demonstration at Mapusa on Monday 17th May

[Goa Desc]

   -
Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your
family members, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed.
 -
--
Exhibition cum Demonstration at Mapusa
on WASTE MANAGEMENT on 17th May
--
GOACAN in collaboration with the Civic
and Consumer Forums of Bardez is organising
an Exhibition cum Demonstration on low cost &
environmentally friendly methods of WASTE
MANAGEMENT with special focus on segregation
of toxic waste and the safe disposal of mercury.

The exhibition will be held on Monday 17th May
at the Conference Hall, Ground Floor,
Govt. Office Complex, Near Bardez Bazar,
Mapusa from 10am to 6pm.

This activity is being especially organised to help
households find ways & means to manage waste.
Housing Societies & Housing Associations will
find the information useful as it would also cater
to the individual flat owners as well. The exhibition
will also cover the use of Consumer Power to
reduce and eventually manage waste.

The exhibition seeks to create awareness on
waste management among the students & youth,
Mahila Mandals, Self Help Groups, neighbourhood
Associations & Clubs from Mapusa and the surrounding
villages of Bardez Taluka.

Clinton Vaz, environmentalist and Waste Management
Consultant will be present to offer guidance at the
exhibition.
--
GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK
--
promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa
 --
GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601
GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507
mail: goa...@gmail.com Visit: http://goacan.blogspot.com
 --

[Goanet] Historic worldwide Goan broadcast - Watch live online: Sunday, May 16, 2pm

[George Pinto]

Don't miss this historic first worldwide live broadcast of the San Francisco 
Bay Area Goan community. You can personally attend “Come Pray the Rosary in 
Konkani” which will be streamed live over the internet to a worldwide audience.

You can attend the event (see details below) or watch it live over the 
internet. Visit the Joseph Naik Vaz Institute webpage to watch live streaming 
of the Konkani rosary event. Go to http://www.josephnaikvaz.org/ and then click 
on "May 16 Rosary" link.

You are cordially invited to come pray the rosary in Konkani and sing the 
litany on Sunday, May 16, 2010, at 2pm, at the Church of St. John the Baptist, 
11150 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, California, 94530, USA. There is no cost to 
attend and all are invited for this "once-in-a-lifetime experience". Following 
the service, there will be potluck reception in the Hall next to the church. 
The food will include boiled gram to add to this traditional event.

The Joyful Mystery recitation will also be videotaped for later display on the 
http://konkanirosary.org/ website. The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute kindly donated 
the Church and Hall to make this event possible and working with the SF Bay 
Area Leadership Rosary Team and Michael Pinto (Canada), this important 
spiritual event will be a milestone for the Goan community.

St. John's church is next to the Del Norte BART station on the Richmond line of 
the  Bay Area Rapid Transportation (BART) system, making it easier to get to 
the service. See http://saintjohnthebaptistchurch.org/. Address: 11150 San 
Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, California, 94530, USA. (Note: there is ample free 
parking in the rear of the church. Please do not park in the Bank of the West 
parking lot).

Although there is no cost to attend, please RSVP to Loreen D'Silva at 
1-510-537-3319 or email her at loreendsi...@yahoo.com if you wish to attend and 
let her know the number in your party.

You do not need to know Konkani to attend. However, as a Konkani speaker if you 
wish to participate, please call Acaria Almeida at 1-925-924-0513 or email her 
at jarks...@yahoo.com.

Please pass this message on to your family and friends.

Thank you.

Konkani Rosary Group

[Goanet] Tiatrists who received the Goa State Cultural Awards so far

[JoeGoaUk]

 
Tiatrists who received the Goa State Cultural Awards so far
 
Following tiatrists have been awarded so far:
 
Category: Tiatr

Looks like Goa State Cultural awards were first instituted 
for the year 1979-80 as such our Jacinto Vaz was the first tiatrist to 
receive this award for that year.
 
Second tiatrist to receive this prestigious award was 
M Boyer (Manuel Santan Aguiar) for the year 1984-85.
 
Third being Allen Costa (Alexinho Costa) for the year 1989-90
 
Remmie Colaco was the 4th recipient  for the eyar 1991-92.
John Claro awarded for the year 1993-94
Carmo V. Mascarenhas  1994-95
H Britton (Hermemgildo Camilo) 1995-96
Master Vaz (Jose Laurenco Vaz) 1996-97

For the year 1997-98, 1998-99, &1999-2000 (3 year combined)
1. C D Silva (Pedro C D Silva  
2. Rico Rod

Star of Arossim (Alegro Antao) for the year 2000-2001
Alfred Rose (awarded Posthumously)  2002-2003
Antonio Inacio J. De Souza  2003-2004
Tony Sax (Antonio Fernandes)  2005-2006
For the year  2006-2007
1. Patrick Dourado
2. Jessie Dias (Maria C  Cardozo)

Sabina (Eusebia Feleciana Pereira)  for 2007-2008
 
And for the year 2008-2009
1. Platilda (Maria Platilda Afonso e Dias)
2. Star of Curtorim (Vincent F Fernandes)
 
 
There are other tiatrists (or tiatr related artistes) 
who also received  the State Cultural awards  
but in other categories Such as 
Ligorio Fernades (Folk Art), Vitorin Pereira (Folk art), 
Kokoi (Literature), Tomazinho (Literature), 
Fr. Planton Faria (Literature), Connie M (Music), 
Josinho (Music), Agust de Ponchwadi (Music), 
Babush (Music), Carlito (Music) etc etc
 

It appears that there were no Cultural awards awarded for 
the year 1987-88,  1988-89, 1990-91 & 2001-02 
in any category
 
>From 1979-80 till date there are about 250 recipients in all 
the categories viz  
Music, Literature, Drama, Tiatr, Kirtan, Bhajan, Folk Art, 
Craft & Sculpture, Painting, Photography, Dance & Craft.
 
Directorate of Art and Culture can be reached via post/phone/fax or email
 
Directorate of Art and Culture
5th Floor, Shakti Bhavan, 
Patto Panaji- Goa.
Tel: 0932 2438103/ 105
Fax. 0832 2438104
Email: dir-dac-...@nic.in
 
some pics from prev. years
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3637996339/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3638771788/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3638770706/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3638919106/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3638772354/



joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

for Goa & NRI related info... 
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ 

For Goan Video Clips 
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa 

In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc

[Goanet] SON’VARACHIM SUNGTTAM: Amche ‘Self-styled’ Som’padpi! - II

[Goa World]

  Amche ‘Self-styled’ Som’padpi! - 
II

Romi lipientlean Konknnichi anik-ui udorgot zaunchi mhonn Dalgado Konknni 
Akademik (DKA) sorkara koddchean onudan (grants) mellonk lagot porian, don 
gozali ghoddunk lagleat – Poili, Romi lipientlean Konknnicho zo anik-ui vavr 
zaunk zai aslo to atam aste-aste fuddem veta. Dusri gozal, DKA-k sorkari onudan 
favlam mhonn jahir zalam tea disa thavn tem aiz meren khubxea zannank he 
gozalichi jirvonnuch zaina. Hanche modem ‘fokot Devnagori’ mhonnpi bhoktancho 
aspav asa to zaloch, punn vichitr mhonnlear Romi lipientlea kaim masikanchea 
som’padpeancho-i aspav asa…
 
…. dekunuch, bara mhoineantlean chovis pavtti tanchea masik-mhoinealleantlea 
ogrlekhantlean vo lekhantlean directly vo indirectly  DKA  add vikh onkhlolem… 
pois ravun DKA-cher fator xevttilole…  DKA vixim sot nasloleo gozali…. adi. 
vachunk melltat. Oxe ritin te dolle dhampun don gozali korunk panvlam fuddem 
ghaltat – Poili gozal,  Romi lipientlean Konknni mollar DKA zo vavr korta taka 
addkholl ghalpacho khottpott, ani dusri gozal, lokanchea monant goir-somoz 
nirmann korop. Heo don-ui khunnam kherit bhaxen Romi lipientlea Konknni 
masikamni dison yevop boreachim lokxonnam nhoi.
DKA-k sorkarachem onudan mellonk suru zaunche poilim, DKA-chem konnakuch poddon 
gelolem naslem. DKA-chi konnuch khobor korinaslo. DKA-cher konnuch kainch, 
borem naka zaum, vankddem legit borounk (eka masikan ekdam DKA-chea eka 
sekretarachi mulakhat ghetloli to opvad  - exception -  soddlo zalear) 
vochonaslo. DKA-cho konnakuch kosloch forok poddonaslo. DKA-cho konnakuch 
kosloch husko naslo….. 
..…ani khub arthik vorsam (financial years) sorkara kodde oundan magot aslole 
DKA-k okosmat eka vorsa sorkar onudan diun tichea vavrak maneotay dita tednam, 
eke ratin DKA Romi lipientlea kaim masik-potramni negative ritin limelight-ik 
yeta… DKA-cher buniyad naslole arop zatat… DKA-chim podam-sutram samballtana 
DKA-cho vavr fuddem vhorunk opangull zaloleank-ui sorkarachem onudan melltoch 
okosmat DKA-cho interest yeunk lagta…. Sogllem vichitruch ghoddonk lagta… 
 
Romi lipientlean Konknnicho vavr anik-ui nettan zauncho mhonn sorkaran DKA-k 
dilolem onudan tor kaim som’padpeank ‘lolipopam’ distat; punn tech som’padpi 
aplea masik-mhoinealleank sorkaracheo jairati magtat ani ghetat tednam tankam 
teo jairati mat ‘lolipopam’ disonant. Kiteak kai…? 
DKA jednam kosleo-i karyavolli ghoddun haddta tednam Romi lipientlea kaim 
Konknni masik-potranchea som’padpeank dusreanchea sangnneamvelean tea 
karyavollintlim ‘unneponnam’ disun yetat…. Ani tea ‘unneponn’-anchim karonnam 
khobor nastona he som’padpi aplea ogrlekhantlean apnnak dista toselem 
‘fanciful’ boroup kortat… ordkuttem second hand information-acher adarun… 
apnnem ‘First Hand Information’ gheun boroylolea porim…
 
Toxem polleunk gelear, aiz Romi lipientlean Konknnichim potram-masikam 
choloitolea thoddea som’padpeank Romi lipientlean zaupi karyavollink hajir 
zaunk vell asona…. Tea khatir vell-ui kaddunk tanche thaim ghoddona… dekunuch 
Romi lipientlean jeo karyavolli zatat tea karyavollink te hajir asonant…. He 
vixim kitem ‘fanciful’ chintpachem?  
 
Romi lipientlean Konknnichi udorgot zatoli, ani “Romi lipi Rajbhas Kaideant” 
ghalpachi mokh follak yetoli zalear, poile-voile suvater Romi lipientlea 
Konknni sonvstham odhikareancho-vangddeancho, masik-potranchea som’padpeancho, 
boroupeancho, te bhaxechi veg-vegllea angamni ani mollamni seva kortoleancho 
ekvott asop chodd gorjechem. Tanche modem bhaxeche udorgoti ani her vixoyam 
som’bondan bhasa-bhas, uloup, yeuzonno, zomateo zavop gorjechem. Romi 
lipentlean Konknni mollar zonn-zonn ek-eklean aple porim vavrunk zaich, punn 
ekamekachea sangatan ani ekvottan-ui vavrop tea von mhotvachem. Tednach hea 
mollar yes (success) yetolem. Ani hem yes melloupacho pon’nas tok’ke vavr 
amchea som’padpeanchea ani potram-masikancher dhorlolo asa. Dekun, tannim Romi 
lipientlea Konknni mollar moddun uddoupacho nhoi, punn ghoddun haddpacho vavr 
korpachi goroz asa. Mhonnonuch, apunn Romi lipientlea jea Konknni 
masik-potranche som’padpi asat tantuntlean tannim
 Romi lipientle Konknnichi udorgot korpachea vavracher chodd bhor diupachi 
goroz asa, ani tem kam’ korta-korta Romi lipieche chollvollechi-i vatt aple 
porim toyar korunk zai. Tea khatir tannim, ‘First Hand Report’ mellounchea 
hetun  Romi lipiechea Konknni karyavollink hajir zaunk zai… tea karyavollink 
hajir aslolea monancho thav gheunk zai… tanchea chintnam-ulounneancho analysis 
korun Romi lipieche chollvollechi vatt toyar korpache vatten panvalm ghalunk 
mozot korunk zai. Dusrea utramni, Romi lipientlean Romi lipientlech Konknnicheo 
tisteo-vadreo korunk aplo vell nuksann korinastana Konknni mollar vibrant 
journalism-achi survat korunk zai.  

  Jose Salvador Fernandes 

Re: [Goanet] Russell Peters

[Eugene Correia]

Dear Frederick,


> And was wondering if there are any other popular comedians
> of Goan (or
> East India/Mangalorean) descent popular in North America or
> other
> parts of the diaspora world. Tks, FN

You obviously forgot about Chrystal Gomes.
You are mentioned on her website, www.chrystalgomes.com under media. She has 
GOA-Herald Newspaper, article by Frederick Noronha. She also mentions me -- 
India Today (International) Magazine, article by Eugene Correa

CanIndia Weekly Newspaper, article by Eugene Correa
---

I introduced her to the Indian community for the first time when I got her to 
do a comic stint at a beauty pageant. She did some curry jokes. She also did a 
brief stint at the last Goan convention ball.
She is the daughter of Danny Gomes, who used to be very active in the Goan  
Overseas Association. Gomes is from Colva.
Chrystal is a victim of Multiple Scirossis, and has done many charity shows to 
raise awareness of this disease and raise money for research.
Her website has lot of details.

Eugene

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Bleddy Goans ... and all that (FN, Herald)

[Joao Barros-Pereira]

Goanet Reader: Bleddy Goans ... and all that (FN, Herald)

Fri May 14 14:59:45 PDT 2010

DEVIL'S ADVOCATE/Frederick Noronha It has been quite awhile since I've 
seen a piece of text stoke up so much heat and emotions in a positive 
way. More so, one that did not go about merely raking up divisions of 
religion or caste, nor even language.



Joao observes: Who says Goan men don't have nuts? We do, and we use it 
for you-know-what. What we lack is a head - a thinking head. It could be 
worse, though. Best wishes, Joao

[Goanet] Switzerland to crack on illicit deposits

[armstrong augusto vaz]

[image: Switzerland to crack down on illicit deposits]
Law makers in Switzerland plan to confiscate and refund illicit deposits by
"politically exposed persons". *Agathe Duparc* of Le Monde reports



**

After years as one of the favourite destinations for potentates eager to
stash their ill-gotten gains, Switzerland is ­attempting a makeover, posing
as the world leader – according to the foreign ministry – for confiscating
and refunding illicit deposits made by “politically exposed persons”.

On 28 April the government submitted to parliament a bill designed to
supplement a system of international mutual assistance that over the past 15
years has enabled more than $1.5bn to be refunded to the countries of
­origin. This included assets embezzled by Philippine dictator Ferdinand
Marcos , Sani
Abachaof Nigeria and the
brother of Mexico’s President Carlos Salinas.

The new law will enable countries with courts lacking the necessary powers
to obtain the confiscation and return of assets. “With the law, cases such
as Mobutu or Duvalier will not happen again,” promised the foreign minister,
Micheline Calmy-Rey. In 2009 the heirs of the former ruler of Zaire, now the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, managed to recover some $7m frozen in
Switzerland since 1997, because the Congolese courts failed to provide proof
of the illicit origin of the assets, as required by the law on international
mutual assistance for criminal affairs.

Similarly the assets of the former president of Haiti, Jean-Claude
Duvalier(about
$7m), frozen from 2002, came close to being restored to his family,
Haitian courts lacking the powers to act. The authorities in Port-au-Prince
should be the first to benefit from the new legislation. Under the bill’s
provisions the “owners” of suspect assets will be required to prove they
were obtained by honest means.

NGOs say the measures do not go far enough. “The new law assumes a failed
state will be able to file a request for judicial mutual assistance, which
is far from always being the case,” says Olivier Longchamp of the Berne
Declaration, an NGO promoting fairer democratic North-South relations.

[Goanet] Crucial Meeting alert - 17 May 2010 - 0930 a.m. - Blue Berry Hill - Verna [Airport Road]- Goa

[floriano]

ALERT:

THE VILLAGE GROUPS OF GOA DEMAND WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

1. The Town and Country Planning Act 1974 be repealed and a new one be 
formulated in  compliance with the 73rd. and 74th. Constitutional Amendment 
and then finalize the Regional Plan 2021.


2. Immediate freezing of NOCs/permissions for development/construction in 
Eco-Sensitive Zones, in "NO Development Zones", in CRZ Zones, in cultivable 
and non-cultivable agricultural land.


3. Revert, all land fraudulently allotted for SEZs in Goa, back to the 
Communidades.


4. No construction permissions to be issued for projects proposed with FAR 
more than 50 or VP3 Status, in Panchayat as well as ODP areas, till the 
RP-2021 is notified and made operational, except for individual dwellings.


5. To include all the urban and suburban areas now under the ODP in the 
RP-2021 and freeze all ODPs, whether notified or otherwise, till their 
inclusion in the RP-2021.


6. Stop all illegal mining. No fresh licenses to be issued. The existing 
mines should be entitled to only mine a certain fixed tonnage a year to 
maintain the eco balance and the topography of the region. A sustainable 
plan and process should be fixed to match international standards. Members 
from various village groups should be the body to monitor.


7. The contact details of the Flying Squads to attend to all illegalities to 
be made available to the public immediately.


8. The Government should come clear, in writing on the action taken to stop 
those violations pointed out by various Village Groups and fix 
accountability and punitive action on official responsible for the same.


9. Mopa Airport, Sports City, Golf Course in Tiracol & Talpona, Cricket 
Stadium in Tivim to be scrapped due to extensive destruction of trees and 
acquiring land of the locals at lower rates than market value.


10. Residence Certificates, Ration Cards and EPIC cards should be issue 
following proper procedures; those that are issued irregularly should be 
cancelled retrospectively.


11. Implement the policy of 80% of jobs for Goans in all new 
industries/corporate/firms etc wishing to enter the state. The Government 
has to set up training institutes based on the trades of the companies 
wishing to set up in the state.


12. In the event of any land being acquired for public purpose i.e. for 
roads and bridges, the owner of the land should be compensated at the market 
price. Any land acquired for entrepreneurship by the Government, the 
original land owner should have a stake in the enterprise.


ALL PEOPLE ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE IN LARGE NUMBERS NEAR BLUEBERRY HILL, 
VERNA PLATEAU ON 17 MAY [MONDAY] AT 10 A.M.




Appeal

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Dear Sons & Daughters of Goa,
Today, Goa needs you help before it is too late.

1) ARE YOU TIRED?
2) ARE YOU FEDUP?
3) ARE YOU ANGERED?
4) ARE YOU AFFECTED?
5) ARE YOU SADDENED?
6) ARE YOU DISGUSTED?

with  the political situation that is going on for many years in the state 
of Goa? We all should unite together as ONE FORCE, ONE VOICE and try to pt 
an end to the rampant corruption in all Government Offices, Abuse & Misuse 
of Power by elected Politicians, Village Elected Members, Councilors and 
Government Officials for their selfish gains.


The land grabbing in the name of development by politicians with vested 
interests and in connivance with outsiders has to stop. Unwanted polluting 
industries, migrants infiltrating and being supported by elected 
representatives for vote banks all over Goa has to stop. It is the need of 
the hour to stop all mining activity before turn brown from what we know as 
'Green Goa' today. Law & Order has to be brought back on track with Police 
Reforms.


Individual Voice & Opinion gets lost, but Unity can create social awakening 
so join us on 17 May 2010 at the open parking space opposite Blue Berry 
Hill, open air hall on the Verna Airport Road at 9.30 a.m. on Monday.


Kindly inform your relatives, friends, neighbors to join hands in large 
numbers to send a final message to the Goa Government that GOANS are fedup 
and we need to see action henceforth.


For the first time in the history of Goa all NGOs have united, all Village 
groups across Goa have united. Now it is your turn to Unite and Support this 
just cause with your presence.


WE ALL WANT TO SEE A CLEAN, GREEN & CORRUPT FREE GOA.

Note: This alert has the consent of Fr. Maverick Fernandes  of CSPJ [Council 
for Social Peace & Justice] to announce in the Churches of Goa.








---
It is not ENOUGH that GOOD, HONEST citizens  contest elections.
It is not ENOUGH that GOOD, HONEST  citizen voters elect good, honest 
representatives.

GOA urgently needs  'GOOD, HONEST, DISCIPLINED SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'.
Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be good, honest n disciplined, 
or to QUIT.


Only through PPS can such 'good, honest n disciplined system of governa

Re: [Goanet] Water diviner...

[Gabe Menezes]

On 15 May 2010 11:07, Frederick Noronha  wrote:

> A friend sent in this query today... any tips? FN
>
>  Original Message 
> Subject: Urgently require contact for a Water diviner
>
> Dear Rico,
> Would you know any persons who would do or have leads to contact a Water
> Diviner?
>
RESPONSE : Rico why don't you give it a try? here's how to go about it -
more on You Tube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W95J85E7DNU&feature=related


DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] The physical toll of loneliness | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times

[Con Menezes]

Lonely??
It can take its toll.
"LA Times"
C
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2010/03/the-physical-toll-of-loneliness.html

Re: [Goanet] Russel Peters...

[Naguesh Bhatcar]

Russell Peters has been famous in North America for the past 4 or 5 years.
A lot of his shows could previously be downloaded from the web.

Not everybody in the Indian community likes his style of comedy though.
Of course, one has to be broad-minded about his self-deprecating humour,
lot of which borders on reality and about things going on in a typical Indian 
household!
 

Naguesh Bhatcar
sgbhat...@hotmail.com


> From: f...@goa-india.org
> Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 15:04:14 +0530
> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
> Subject: [Goanet] Russel Peters...
> 
> I came across the humour of Russel Peters online:
> 
> Russel Peters: Indian versus Chinese
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtbyVFLl_7U&NR=1
> 
> Russell Dominic Peters[3] (born September 29, 1970)[4] is a Canadian
>
> 
> And was wondering if there are any other popular comedians of Goan (or
> East India/Mangalorean) descent popular in North America or other
> parts of the diaspora world. Tks, FN

  

Re: [Goanet] Black Legend ... spill over

[Frederick Noronha]

Gilbert Lawrence wrote:
Frederic Noronha has from time to time referred to the 

> Black Legend (which is the traditional
> disparaging of Spain) by English writers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Legend


Premanand Lotlikar... taking up the Romi (Konkani) cause
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTVajaQfqXI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9vr0lnEjk8

Btw, a couple of videos above, excerpts from a speech by Premanand 
Lotlikar, who complains in passing about the Black Legend ("Inquisition 
disti podd'ta") and its impact on the debate in today's Goa.


This speech was at the recent release of the late Dr Olivinho Gomes' 
book on  FN

[Goanet] Jaago Re Jairam Ramesh

[kaleon]

Hi,

The Dhamra port in Orissa is not only threatening the Olive Ridley sea turtles, 
it is also being constructed on forest land without permission from the Central 
government.

Based on letters issued by its own officials, a case was filed against the 
Ministry of Environment and Forest and the Orissa government in October last 
year for violating the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Till now neither have 
filed a response before the Supreme Courtâs Central Empowered Committee.

Greenpeace is taking a petition asking environment minister Jairam Ramesh to 
take a stand and the violation of the Forest Conservation Act.

I have already signed this petition. You can also sign it and ensure that 
Jairam Ramesh takes necessary action.

www.greenpeace.in/turtle/sign-the-petition2/

Thanks!

[Goanet] Another feather in the cap for GBA

[anil desai]

This was reported in Oherald today. Goans should be grateful to their
upright, honest and sincere Chief Minister who will promise anything to save
Goa. Should the GBA now disband and apologise to the people of Goa for this
fraud perpetrated on them or should they pretend to act and threaten Digu
who  by now knows that GBA can bark but not bite ?


http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/Where-are-your-promises-CM-questions-GBA/36856.html


Anil Desai

[Goanet] This Postal letter Box has two openings

[JoeGoaUk]

This Post letter Box has two openings

the top opening can also take in  rain water..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirtypanjim4/4606896661/
 
 
The same box last year (about 9 months ago)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3735787517/



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[Goanet] A Passage to America

[augusto pinto]

This is a book review which I wrote some time back but forgot to send
to the Goan mailing lists.

Augusto

A Passage to America:

A Review of Tony D'Souza's
THE KONKANS  308 pp. Port Obello Books, 2007. (Indian edition: Rupa,
New Delhi, 2008. Rs 295/=)


The Konkans are a fictitious Indian Roman Catholic community from the
west coast of India. Tony D'Souza concocts them from myths and legends
about Indians in general, and Catholic Goans and Mangaloreans in
particular. There is enough fact about India woven into this portrayal
for an outsider not to notice that they are fictional.

D'Souza's Konkans differ from other Indians. How? Well - through their
Christian "religion and the meat it allowed them to eat ... The
Americans ate turkey, the Mexicans ate pinatas. and the Konkans cooked
dukrajemas pork curry and sang 'E puri kon achi'".

The Konkans are made out to be a charming bunch of canny, lower middle
class, village bumpkin types, who he implausibly calls, "the Jews of
India". When they are not drinking or chasing women they'll be found
singing their "national anthem" called "E puri kon achi?".
Incidentally the phrase "E puri kon achi? which recurs through the
book comes from 'Galen Sakhali Sonyachi' a drinking song of another
Indian Catholic community – the East Indians.

The novel seems not particularly well researched. For instance, St.
Francis Xavier is called "the man who had brought ... the roots of
Konkani ... to the western coast of India..". And D'Souza's
'Acknowledgements' say he is heavily indebted to a forged article,
published in the name of historian Dr. T.R. de Souza's, entitled
'Details of the Goan Inquisition'. This is found on a right wing Hindu
website which often attacks Christians in India.

It could be argued the mistakes come from the book's narrator,
Francisco D'Sai, who recalls the story of his family when he was an
innocent boy. But it is rather difficult to separate the voices of the
author from the narrator. In fact the biographical sketches of D'Souza
the author, seem to have a remarkable resemblance to D'Sai, the
narrator.

Still, the novel is well worth reading. It offers amusement and
insight into the experiences of emigration. It tells of how a white
American Peace Corps volunteer named Denise falls in love and marries
a Konkan named Lawrence D'Sai from Chikmagalur in Karnataka.

Denise's desire to have a cosy Indian family in reaction against her
dreadful early American family experiences fuels her love. But unknown
to her, this 'love affair' is carefully stage-managed by Lawrence's
father, who sees Denise as the passport for his sons to emigrate to
America where they could escape from the bleak Indian economic
scenario of the '60's. After her marriage, Denise is coerced to
emigrate, by her husband's family much against her wishes.

Once in America, Lawrence tries to realise the American dream of
success, fame and wealth through thrift and hard work. He does succeed
in some ways, although he never is completely accepted by upper class
white America. He frequently gets passed over for promotions; and is
rejected by the golf club where he so much yearns to be a member. He
takes satisfaction in small successes and drowns his disappointments
in drink.

Earlier, his family obliges him to take his brothers Sam and Lesley to
America. His India-loving wife Denise, readily sponsors them. The
novel examines both how India greets the American Denise, and how
different classes of Americans treat the Indians.

There are lots of little gems of stories that are told in the
sub-plots of this encounter between cultures. The unpleasant
attentions that white females encounter from men in India are
sensitively described by D'Souza. A real treat is the first chapter,
'The Pig', where the recently arrived brothers of Lawrence D'Sai
decide to celebrate the feast of St. Francis Xavier by making
'dukrajemas' in their traditional way - by acquiring and slaughtering
a live pig - although they have no clue as to how to go about it. The
results are hilarious.

Lawrence's brother Sam, is the most interesting character in the book.
He is the one whom Denise will turn to, in her search for the India
that enchanted her during her sojourn there, even as her husband is
lost transforming himself into the typical American.

The episodes where Sam has an affair with Denise; and later his true
love Gladys, a black American woman who he ditches because of family
pressure, to marry Asha, a Konkan girl from India, are the most
interesting in the book. They expose how the Konkans who are racially
discriminated against in America, will themselves discriminate against
their perceived inferiors.

Tony D'Souza mines his childhood memories to tell the story of a mixed
race American boy's attempt to understand his parents' cultures. His
observations are coloured by the conflicting stories told to him by
his relatives. The book shows how the same story can change when the
point of view is altered; and it shows how cultu

[Goanet] Water diviner...

[Frederick Noronha]

A friend sent in this query today... any tips? FN

 Original Message 
Subject: Urgently require contact for a Water diviner

Dear Rico,
Would you know any persons who would do or have leads to contact a Water
Diviner?

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[Goanet] Daily Grook #698

[Francis Rodrigues]

DAILY GROOK #698
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SHAM GLAM
=
by Francis Rodrigues



they sing and gambol
the moody irish folk,
for like their symbol
'tis just a shamrock!



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[Goanet] Black Legend ... spill over

[Gilbert Lawrence]

Frederic Noronha has from time to time referred to the Black Legend (which is 
the traditional disparaging of Spain) by English writers.  This is a well 
defined concept of Hispanophobia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Legend

Those familiar with the English literature likely see it often in overt and 
covert ways.  Yet many Goans may not know about French historical animosity 
towards Spain?  And of course there is the Portuguese historical animosity 
towards Spain; who had occupied their country at one time; and later fought 
battles with each other in Europe and South America directly or via proxies.

Caught up in this European conflicts were distant third parties including Goa.  
Many Goans know how Goa was the victim of the quarrels the Dutch and later the 
British had with Portugal.

The European conflicts appear to persist TODAY not in military terms but in the 
literary and history reporting.  Recently the French animosity to anything 
perceived Spanish was apparent to me. One such Spanish organization that may be 
a victim of French antagonism are the Jesuits, whose founders were 
predominantly Spanish.  

For an in-depth reading and feeling of the French animosity read the book by Le 
Monde's correspondent Jean Lacouture: Jesuits - A multibiography.  Goans 
readers seeking an added view of history will get a good feel of the 
Portuguese-Jesuit political dynamics in South America; which led to the 
expulsion of the Jesuits from Portugal and its colonies, including Goa.  

These rivalries among European neighboring countries are not dissimilar to the 
rivalries and historical animosities of India, Pakistan and China; which spill 
over into perceptions and writings of the modern day.
Regards, GL

[Goanet] Churchill Bros lose in Kuwait, win hearts of Goans

[gaspersWorld ®]

AFC CUP KNOCK-OUT ROUND
Churchill Bros lose in Kuwait, win hearts of Goans
:::Gasper Crasto for www.goa-world.com/::: 
 
"Referees decision on points of fact connected with the play shall be final!
says Law 5 of the Soccer Rules. 
 
The rule proved a matrix of judgment at Qadsiya Stadium on 12th May 2010.
Churchill Brothers played their hearts out, but could not get the equalizer,
falling 2-1 to Qadsiya in the AFC Cup knockout round played at Qadsiya
stadium, Kuwait. 
 
The Kuwaitis displayed their passing demonstration with some trademark ball
control and took the lead from a cross and increased it with a classic
header off a set piece from the right wing. 
  
Qadsiya led 2-0 at half time with goals scored through headers by Ahmed in
33rd minute and Hamed in the 42nd.
 
Churchill Brothers goalkeeper Arindam (under astute guidance of goalkeeping
coach Teotonio, former Bombay Central Bank goalkeeper from Navelim) was a
hero in the game saving the team from sure goals atleast on five occasions
while Kalu and Felix proved why they are the most sought after players in
the Indian arena. The Nigerians ran tirelessly throughout and matched the
Kuwaitis from muscle to shin. Nascimento too was super while little
substitute Jason created ripples in the last quarter of play. 
 
After cutting the deficit to one off a 'splendid' goal by captain Odafa, the
Goans pressed hard to equalize in the last quarter but Qadsiya defended like
Inter Milan against Barcelona – with almost their entire team. 
 
Churchill really played well. The collective effort was pretty solid. It was
nice to see them push especially towards the end. Infact the whole match,
they had the ability to move the ball forward, get players running off it,
creating some opportunities. 
 
But, if there is one thing that Goans love as much as football, it's talking
about it afterwards. Much post-match discussion among friends is about the
referee's decisions. It always makes for lively debates. 
 
After falling behind 2-0 in the 40th minute, Churchill Brothers had scored a
hard earned goal just before the breather off a header by Odafa. The
assistant referee pointed for the goal, with the whole Goan army of
supporters including Churchill Brothers players celebrating. But only the
referee had seen 'foul' which the majority of spectators (mostly Goans,
perhaps far more than the Kuwaitis) did not. 
 
Was the referee favoring the home team?
 
"Herald says: the referee surprisingly ruled it as off side, and denied the
goal."
 
First, it can never be a off-side as interpreted by media and television. It
was a foul. Odafa allegedly pushed the defender before heading. 
 
How could it happen? How can the referee give a foul. 
 
Well, referees are aware that their decisions are scrutinized in post match
video reviews and evaluations by the Referees panel and Technical committee.
Any inevitable blunder or a conspiracy on their part would mean that their
last match would be their 'final' match of their life at this level.
 
The decision however sure raised a question and the debate about the need
for video replays, like in cricket, will not go away. The governing bodies
wish it would, but with every incorrect call, the clamor grows stronger.
Video replays can currently be used only to issue charges against players
and referees but only once a match has finished. It is a debate that divides
opinion, but football worldwide is against its use during games. How nice it
would be if it had been used at the Churchill Brothers – Qadsiya match.
Everyone would be at peace, the poor referee would not be crucified.
 
For years the game has been built around respect for the referee and a
general understanding that his decision is final. But if the referee makes
a mistake often in a match, there is a significant chance that respect among
the players for the referee would decrease, leading to other problems such
as dissent towards the official which is understood of Odafa receiving a
yellow during the interval break.
 
However, the debate will continue to rage. The beauty of the sport is that
even if a video replay is showed (and the screens were available in Kuwait),
people will still disagree. 
 
For lovers of football who thronged Qadsiya to support the Goan team, a
victory for Churchill Brothers in Kuwait would mean bigger than Churchill
going to win the AFC Cup. Not because it was Churchill Brothers. Not because
it was a Indian team. Because it was a Goan team. Every Goan in the crowd
wished to see Goa win. A victory for Goa is a victory for India ofcourse.
 
Whatever may be the post-match outbursts by Shri Churchill Alemao against
the Bahraini referees, whatever Jovito Lopes had to write in Herald about 
biased refereeing', it will hold no water with the powerful A.F.C. And for
sure it can't reach even the lowest rung of FIFA (The guys are too busy with
the World Cup right now). 
 
We must all agree sportingly that the best team won, and be happy for a
great footballing display 

[Goanet] Talking Photos - Welcome to GMC, Bambolim (New Block)

[JoeGoaUk]

Welcome to GMC, Bambolim (New Block)
Goa Medical College and Hospital.
 
Entrance – Main Gate
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4494853452/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3936914076/sizes/l/
 
Exit
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4494854448/sizes/l/

inside /complex
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4494211991/sizes/l/

Nescafe point
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4494210671/sizes/l/

450 bedded ward block recently thrown open (Jan 2009)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4494209107/sizes/l/

this one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4494848404/sizes/l/
 
Yatri Niwas or Guest house (next to new block)
Rs.150 dormitory  and Rs.500 per room
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4494207215/sizes/l/

inside block – direction to Kid’s ward
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk24/4464881589/sizes/l/




joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

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http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ 

For Goan Video Clips 
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa 

In Goa, Dial  1 0 8 
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