Re: [Goanet] Lovely, cloudy day

[E DeSousa]

FN writes:
I guess most Goanetters, being based where they are, would not think a
cloudy day is a lovely one. When it comes after a warm Indian summer,
it surely is. That's how it was this morning, on waking up. Looks like
Goa is gearing up for the monsoons FN

Response:
Fabulous spring day in Michigan. 9 holes of golf was just what the doctor 
ordered...
Only thing missing was the seasonal Goa mango cornucopia.

Regards,
E.

Re: [Goanet] lovely cloudy day

[Vivian A. DSouza]

Yes, the overcast skies and relatively lower humidity in Goa, on Tuesday, has 
been a great respite from the sultry weather of the last few days.  This is 
perhaps a precusor to the arrival of the monsoons ?
 
The month of May  in Goa. weatherwise at least, is the least favorite time of 
the year for me, primarily because of the heat and humidity. I prefer cooler 
weather. The only good thing
about the month of May is the "Festas" and the availability of fruits such as 
the fragrant mangoes, jackfruit and fruits such as Jambul, Canta or Carvanda 
etc.
 
For someone who relies on groundwater sources for my water supply, with the  
water in my well at a precipitously low level,I hope the water will last till 
the monsoon deluge arrives.
Let the monsoons come, and like a little kid I will romp about in my yard and 
revel in the cool initial showers.  I am sure my dogs too will welcome the 
rains.  Right now they have lost their appetite.  Feeling sorry for them, I 
feed them shredded bread with milk and a large dolop of ice cream.  They love 
it !

[Goanet] Goa news for May 23, 2012

[Goanet News Service]

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

*** Kerala rallies to beat Maharashtra, enters semifinals - The
Hindu
p Manipur played out a 2-2 draw with Goa in its final Group B
quarterfinal league match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Manipur qualified to the semifinals by virtue of better goal
difference as the two sides tied ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF-SiyNfiQpumZHJVZ8Ju8XeJbLNQ&url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/article3446883.ece

*** Goa Lokayukta to begin work by Aug: Manohar Parrikar - Times
of India
o-have-lokayukta-by-august/1001584.html">Goa to have Lokayukta
by August
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEjjksWDuJNvL07m3EkgNjE2iVg5Q&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Lokayukta-to-begin-work-by-Aug-Manohar-Parrikar/articleshow/13370032.cms

*** Goa board to get Pariksha Bhavan soon - Times of India
ssc-results-2012-declared_776945.html">Goa HSSC Results 2012
declared
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGcWlCdow609x67cWArhIDbsd6ctQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-board-to-get-Pariksha-Bhavan-soon/articleshow/13401367.cms

*** Goa Tourism Policy may Lose its 'Fun' - INDOlink
Vision and Road map' submitted to the Goa government by a
high-profile advisory council has rapped tourism officials for
recklessly promoting a policy showcasing Goa as only a ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH7_C7WHh4-XUwBYaMP2fT5yISk_g&url=http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=052012103354

*** Sesa Goa to correct on decline in iron ore prices - Economic
Times
 Sesa Goa and NMDC -- the former, a major exporter of iron ore,
will be affected by the downtrend. The company's realizations
and margins are likely to take a hit if prices continue to keep
falling, ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH0jE5SqHxs2aVxhee_eLHWlaCWGw&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/analysis/sesa-goa-to-correct-on-decline-in-iron-ore-prices/articleshow/13390307.cms

*** 4-year-old on Goa holiday murdered - Times of India
ear-old girl from Kurla, who went missing last week during a
trip to Goa with her mother, was found murdered on Tuesday
morning. The body was decomposed and the head severed. A
labourer had called up the police in Goa and informed them ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF0GPdfb_3NJrICKi7bqYZxt1htdg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/4-year-old-on-Goa-holiday-murdered/articleshow/13402141.cms

*** Goa's more than just 'for fun': Council - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: The Goa Golden Jubilee Development Council
wants the government to review its tourism policy promoting and
showcasing the state as 'Come to Goa for fun'. "There is a need
to review the Goa tourism policy and evaluate its direct and
significant ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHtxP-8wgAVb6VN4pj6thyZXAeAlg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goas-more-than-just-for-fun-Council/articleshow/13401307.cms

*** Soon, Goan migration history in print - Times of India
mes of IndiaFormer Union minister Eduardo Faleiro said that
efforts would be made to write this history of Goan migration in
the early centuries and publish it. Faleiro also disclosed that
the St Francis Xavier's pilgrim welfare trust will help create
facilities ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF7Ff9CovdhZlFq4FzTd7QDdqdeww&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Soon-Goan-migration-history-in-print/articleshow/13401602.cms

*** 86 clubs back Goa Cricket Association decision to cancel May
27 election - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Goa Cricket Association (GCA) has received a
memorandum from 86 clubs out of 110 registered with it,
promising support to the present managing committee headed by
Vinod Phadke for cancellation of election on May 27.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF4W-4dpLMZ0RrSjSakYvnbO4WB6Q&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/86-clubs-back-Goa-Cricket-Association-decision-to-cancel-May-27-election/articleshow/13391677.cms

*** Buy Sesa Goa on 2-3% decline, says SP Tulsian -
Moneycontrol.com
neycontrol.comHe further added, "Sesa Goa, a while back we have
discussed that in fact rupee weakening is seen quite positive
for the non ferrous metal stocks and Sesa Goa is since having
the restructuring move of merger of the Sterlite industries with
Sesa Goa by ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNETmb3ZS2VQWUB6NYiaIfFZkWc9Rg&url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/stocks-views/buy-sesa-goa2-3-decline-says-sp-tulsian_707785.html


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

Re: [Goanet] DEATH: Prof Noel Flores, Austria, who made history abroad in the field of music....

[Gabriel de Figueiredo]

Hi Joel,
 
I am sorry I don't have all the information you require.  I know that the 
family used to stay near Don Bosco's school in Panjim, but now I have no idea 
as that area has changed a lot since my time. 
 
Cheers,
 
Gabriel.


>
>From: "joe...@gmail.com" 
>To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"  
>Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2012 6:56 PM
>Subject: Re: [Goanet] DEATH: Prof Noel Flores, Austria, who made history 
>abroad in the field of music
>
>Hi Gabriel,
>
>It is very sad to note that Goa has lost another eminent musician - Noel
>Flores. It has been mentioned that Noel lived in Panjim once. However,
>do you know if he had any Siolim connection? There is a house at Vaddi in
>Siolim, and it is said that it belongs to him. Similarly, I would like to
>know the exact date on which he expired, I seem to have missed it somehow.
>
>Thanks & Regards.
>Joel.
>
>
>

Re: [Goanet] DEATH: Prof Noel Flores, Austria, who made history abroad in the field of music....

[Eddie Fernandes]

From: joe...@gmail.com
>It is very sad to note that Goa has lost another eminent musician - ... do
you know if he had any Siolim connection?  ...

Death: Noel do Carmo Flores
23 May: Navhind Times. Page 3. By  Dr Luis Dias. Goan-origin
pianist-pedagogue, Noel do Carmo Flores, whose master classes attracted
piano students from all over the world, died on May 19, 2012 in Vienna,
Austria, after a brief illness. He was 77. Born in Siolim, Flores'
prodigious musical talent manifested at the age of five, when he began
playing the piano at the instance of his mother. in 1955 he studied at the
Royal Conservatory of Music, Madrid . In 1979 he  was offered a chair as
Professor at the University of Music in Vienna . In 1997, he was awarded the
Order of Merit for his outstanding services to Austria. He is survived by
his wife Regina and son Sergio. 458 words at page 3,
http://www.epapernavhind.in/epaperhome.aspx?issue=23052012  

Video: Noel Flores sings and dances  at Olmstead LDS Church, New York, Oct.
21, 2011. 8m. 08s. http://bit.ly/KajERj 

Eddie Fernandes

Re: [Goanet] The tale behind the tail

[Gabe Menezes]

On 22 May 2012 17:18, Mervyn & Elsie Maciel <
mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> .All in all, I think we Goans have certainly made our mark in this
> country - something
> we should all be proud about.
>

COMMENT: Also we have had the opportunity, something perhaps which might
not have happened to many, including me. Chief Trader of an American Bank
whose address was 1 Wall Street, New York...never in my wildest dreams.

>
>
>
> Mervyn Maciel
>



-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] The breaking up of India, by China

[Gabe Menezes]

“China International Institute for Strategic Studies” posted an article (“China
must break up 
India”)
arguing that “if China takes a little action, the so-called Great Indian
Federation can be broken up into 30 pieces.” Indian press duly
reported
the
threat as emanating from an “authoritative” website, though in fact its
origin was an unofficial forum.

Full read @
http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2012/05/india-china-relations-and-media

One of those pieces would be Goa!

-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] REFORMAT: claudia.pere...@iscte.pt .... Burning alive

[Goanet Reformat]

From: claudia.pere...@iscte.pt

Hello, Could anyone please tell me what happened to the persons considered
guilty of burning alive two Goans, last year on May 25?
I know they were arrested for 45 days, was this the only punishment
for brutally killing two persons?
Thanks for any clarification,
Cláudia Pereira

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[Goanet] REFORMAT: alice.correia.gouv...@gmail.com ...Re: DEATH: Prof Noel Flores, Austria, who made history abroad in the field of music

[Goanet Reformat]

Hi Joel,
Yes, Prof .Noel Flores lived near the Panjim market.The house you referred
in Siolim belonged to his uncle Dr. Estolano de Sá, his mother's brother.
It
is a sad loss for the family and for Goa.
A.Correia e Gouveia
alice.correia.gouv...@gmail.com

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Goanet Digest version.]

[Goanet] The tale behind the tail

[Mervyn & Elsie Maciel]

Perhaps I should have made it clear that my piece was originally
written in response
to a request from the Secretary of the Kenya Administration Club(members include
former Provincial/District Commissioners, Ambassadors/High Commissioners and
myself!) here in the U.K. Our former Colonial masters wanted to know
how we'd settled
in this "foreign" land.
   While I appreciate the positive feedback from Mervyn Lobo, I'd
just like to comment on
some of the points raised by Melwyn Fernandes.

As far as I can remember, jobs in those days were aplenty, and I
personally encountered no
discrimination in the job market. While I am aware that some Goans
worked for London Transport
(Tube network) and/or British Rail, many other Asians took on jobs as
bus drivers/conductors.
Not so sure if any Goans worked as dustmen("earned more than the
collar and tie") - but if
they did, good luck to them for not shirking manual labour(something
which, sadly,
many of us have looked down upon for ages).
   I am not aware of any "culture of bribery", but Melwyn may well
have proof of this?
Neither am I aware of the property value of houses(at least in our
area) falling,when we
(the very first non-Whites , with four children) moved into  our
present home. In fact, our
White neighbours went out of their way to welcome us and we have had excellent
relations with the neighbourhood all these years.
   I was also sorry to hear from Melwyn that "our people were only
good for cleaning
church benches and cut flowers for the church".  Never encountered
this situation
here, nor any problems with arranging a funeral.
   Understandably, as the Goan/Asian population in London increased,
the need for an
Asian Chaplaincy was felt. Here, I feel my late brother(Wilfred) may
have had a hand in
its esbablishment since the late Fr. Moraes once told me that the late
Cardinal Hume,
Archbishop of Westminster, had shown him a letter Wilfred had sent him
from Kenya,
suggesting that the need for an Asian Chaplaincy be considered.
Thanks to Goan Voice(U.K.), we are kept aware of what's going on,
on our doorstep
and beyond, while goanet has a far wider outreach.
All in all, I think we Goans have certainly made our mark in this
country - something
we should all be proud about.



Mervyn Maciel

[Goanet] The Ethics Of Goan Politics

[Freddy Fernandes]

The Ethics Of Goan Politics

After the untimely demise of the popular Goan activist and MLA elect, Mathany 
Saldanha, a lot of Goans wanted his wife Alina to take up the gauntlet of 
Mathany's missions and continue his fight for the Goan causes and there were 
abundant overtones from a lot of quarters that Alina should be elected 
unopposed at the Cortalim by-elections and looking at the most bizarre scenario 
on the last day for withdrawal of candidature, they did get their wish, as 
Alina Saldanha was indeed elected unopposed from Cortalim. I for I had been a 
supporter of Mathany's causes for a long time and I am happy that Alina has 
indeed stood up to be counted and by God hope she does for the sake of Goa and 
Goans but I would be happier if she had won in a more democratic way.

Is this what a lot of Goans wanted ? Yes, may be the resounding answer, now 
that it has happened but let us ask ourselves, was it the right way to happen ? 
Here, at least some will give it a though before they shake their heads in 
negation, as the bizarre circumstances have only led to some unhealthy and 
undemocratic presumptions or rather more questions than answers, which further 
question the credibility of our democracy, which has already been robbed of 
it's virtues and ethos by corruption and nepotism, as the ethics of Goans 
politics had plummeted to newer depths of degeneration.

It is this embedded culture of corruption that had led to squalid misgovernance 
which indeed compelled deep introspection in Goans, as a result we witnessed 
the overwhelming defeat of the corrupt and the squalid governance and the much 
needed change was attained. At the elections in March Goans had made a 
statement, that we do not like to be taken for granted and I hope that our 
triad against the corrupt and the squalid governance, is not just overwhelming 
one day and non-existent the next but that we Goans remain forever vigilant 
against the guile and treachery of our politicians.

History has taught us that Democracy can be a boon in the hands of efficient 
and capable people but it can also be a bane in the hands of the wrong people, 
the selfish and the inefficient and we have seen ample proof of the latter in 
India and even in Goa itself, so much so that a lot of disgruntled Goans have 
reverberated that Goa should never have been a part of the Indian democracy and 
looking at the Indian and Goan politics at the moment some may well accept it 
as a fact, especially when we see our loathsome politicians get involved in 
horse trading,  jumping political bandwagons, changing loyalties, discarding 
and embracing principles like they change their under-clothing (if they wear 
any), to hold on to positions and financial advantage through political clout.

There have been a range of accusations and counter accusations regarding the 
result of the Cortalim by-poll, the truth may never see the light of day like 
many other issues but if there were wrong methods used to derail a democratic 
process then I say, democracy is not for Goans, it will always be an attempted 
murder of the sanctity and ethics of democracy, and I surely hope that Manohar 
Parrikar has not violated those norms of democracy to score brownie points over 
his rivals. Manipulative democracy is what Goans can do without and for the 
sake of Goa and Goans I sincerely hope Manohar Parrikar has not manipulated our 
democracy in his bid to embarrass the opposition and ascertain his power in 
Goan politics.

If Alina has won the election fair and square without any appropriations, then 
I say congratulation Alina Saldanha, may you follow the vision of your late 
respected husband and may he guide you from his heavenly abode to carry on his 
legacy and fulfill his unfulfilled dreams, to make Goa a truly model state.  
May God be with you Alina, in your endeavour.

Freddy Agnelo Fernandes


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[Goanet] Live music in Goa!

[Jazz Goa]

Goa is and will always be the live music hub of India and hopefully the world 
someday. The tourist season between October and March every year, turns Goa 
into a global village with people from all over the world making themselves at 
home with the Goan way of life. Nowhere else in India would you find hundreds, 
maybe thousands of live music venues with almost every second restaurant and 
lounge bar in Goa featuring live music in some form or the other. Mumbai, the 
supposedly most happening city in India and all other metro cities for that 
matter, have only a handful of live music venues in comparison, one of the 
reasons why I decided to move out of Mumbai and setup home and studio in Goa 
where I belong. In Mumbai I used to tour worldwide with bollywood icons like 
Asha Bhosle and Sonu Nigam performing for people from all over the world. After 
moving to Goa I still perform for people from all over the world by just going 
out and playing at a restaurant in my
 neighbourhood. The recently renovated Jardim Garcia da Orta in Panjim was 
brought back to life with a series of concerts at the park's grand bandstand, 
an initiative by an organization I set up in Goa called Jazz Goa. My studio in 
Sangolda has been recording some of Goa's most amazing music talent along with 
accomplished international visiting virtuosos, to produce some world class 
music that often tops the international internet charts.

On the flipside I have noticed the term 'live music' deteriorating over the 
years thanks to machines and one man bands. A one man band is nothing but a 
singer singing against pre recorded music and should be called a 'solo singer' 
and definitely not a 'one man band' or even worse as some venues advertise 
'live music by one man band'. Both the venue and the artiste realize that a one 
man band is nothing but a compromise on real live music due to budget and 
sometimes space constraints. A place that spells class, like the Marriott's AZ 
UR lounge bar has my jazz band Jazz Junction playing live music every Friday 
night. A place like Poco Loco in Baga would compromise with a duo singing along 
with canned music. Even more scary than the one man band is the 'no man band' 
where buttons are pressed to play CD's and passed off as live music. But then 
again, to each their own. If people enjoy listening to live music performed by 
a CD player so be it. I have spent
 close to forty years honing my skill on a musical instrument called a bass 
guitar and I will continue playing music on a musical intstrument!

By Colin D'Cruz

Watch live music videoclips from Goa over here: 
http://www.youtube.com/user/jazzgoa

[Goanet] Press Note - TAG Remembers Ermelin, Cruz Jazzwala & Mussolini Menezes

[Tiatr Academy Goa]

*Press Note*

*For Favour of Publication*





*TAG Remembers Ermelin, Cruz Jazzwala & Mussolini Menezes*



Tiatr Academy Goa (TAG) organized its monthly programme ‘Somplolea
Tiatristancho Ugddas’ – Remembering Tiatr Artistes of Yester Years on
21stMay 2012 at the Conference Hall of TAG, Campal Trade Centre,
Campal Panjim
to remember veteran artistes of tiatr stage namely Ermelin Cardoz, Baptista
Cruz Noronha (Cruz Jazzwala) and Mussolini Vales de Menezes.



“It was Ermelin who was responsible to bring Prithviraj Kapoor the stalwart
of Hindi cinema on the screen” narrated Shri. Tomazinho Cardozo, former
President of Tiatr Academy Goa who was the main speaker on the occasion. It
so happened that during the shooting of ‘Cinema Girl’ the cast opposite
Ermelin did not turn up and the director of the film asked Ermelin’s choice
and she choose Prithviraj Kapoor. Mr. Cardozo cited these excerpts from the
book ‘Location Goa’ in which Mario Cabral e Sa has dedicated a full
write-up on Ermelin. Speaking further he said that at that time Ermelin was
paid around Rs. 5000/- a month which was a huge amount at that time when
other actors were paid around Rs. 2000/- to Rs. 3000/-. “One of the most
beautiful heroines of Indian cinema Ermelin has acted in about 40 Hindi
silent films some of which are ‘Hotel Padmini’, ‘Cinema Girl’, ‘Red
Signal’, ‘Children of Storm’, ‘Noor e Bagdad’, ‘Jagad Guru’, ‘Daring
Damsel’… Later on Ermelin was married to Saib Rocha one of the greatest
writer and director of Goan Tiatr. It was a tragic end of ‘Sudhabala’ the
name by which Ermelin was known on the silver screen. She died on the sets
in an accident during the shooting of one of her films”. Mr. Cardozo
further said that it was a matter of great pride for Goans that an actress
of such a depute stepped on the tiatr stage. Giving the names of the tiatrs
he stated that she  acted in lead roles in  Saib Rocha’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’,
‘Mog ani Krim’… and Souza Ferrao’s ‘Almam Sorgar Vetat’.



Speaking on Cruz Jazzwala Mr. Cardozo said that Cruz was a multifaceted
personality who was not only known as an actor but also was an exemplary
writer, director lyricist, singer and a great musician. He further stated
that he could play trumpet, Violin, Double Bass and Hawain Guitar. He was a
lover of folklore and had great love for Goa and his mother tongue. This
was evident from his songs and mandos which he composed which evolved
around Goa and Goans. He has composed and recorded more than 25 Konkani
songs on gramophone records and some of his famous compositions are ‘Mhozo
Poti Mumboi ghela’, ‘Jakin Bai’, ‘Istimosanv Rozachem’, etc. He was also a
very handsome lad and had also acted female roles in tiatrs of late J. P.
Souzalin, Anthony de Sa, Minguel Rod, etc.



Speaking on Mussolini Menezes Mr. Cardozo stated that Mussolini was a
unique tiatr writer and director. Being a freedom fighter his tiatrs were
focused on Goa’s freedom struggles which are evident from the names eg
‘Raoji Ranno’, ‘Padrinchem Bondd’, ‘Cuncolimche Martyr’. As his tiatrs were
based on Goa’s freedom he could not have the shows in Goa and hence had to
show them in Belgaum, Mumbai and Delhi because the Portuguese wouldn’t
allow such tiatrs to be shown in Goa at that time. He also said that Mr.
Menezes a great lover of Goan folklore and folk music. He showcased this
wherein he presented all the 32 Goan folk forms to packed auditoriums in
Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Madras, Pune, etc.



Summing up on all the three artistes Mr. Cardozo said that all the three
artistes are unique as there was something different in them which one
could not find in a general tiatr artistes. He also requested the family
members of these late artistes to handover the tiatr scripts of these late
artistes to TAG so that it can be preserved for posterity.



Prominent among others who spoke on the occasion were Master Vaz, Anil
Kumar, Fr. Alfred Almeida. Bab Andrew rendered mando and song ‘Mhozo Poto
Momboi Gela’ and ‘Taxi Driver’ which received a great applause from the
audience. Shery Noronha wife of late Cruz Jazzwala rendered a beautiful
mando ‘Khuxi Kazarachi’. Julius Noronha Cruz’s son thanked TAG for
organizing such programmes wherein the late artistes are remembered.
Mussolini’s daughter Syonora and son-in-law Xavier were also present on the
occasion. Also present were John Claro, Jessie Dias, Irene Cardozo, Annie
de Colvale, Tina Costa, Cezar D’Melo, Sheik Amir, Jose Salvador Fernandes,
Dr. Jerry Rodrigues and Octavio.



Earlier Shri. Victor de Sa, Member Secretary of TAG welcomed the audience.
Shri. Joy Fernandes, Cultural Organizer of TAG proposed a vote of thanks
and compered the function.





*Victor de Sa*

Member Secretary

[Goanet] Press Note - Tiatr Times Released

[Tiatr Academy Goa]

*Press Note*

*For Favour of Publication*





*Tiatr Times Released*



Tiatr Times a bi-monthly tabloid exclusively on tiatr an tiatr related
activities was released at the hands of veteran tiatr artistes Master Vaz
and John Claro Fernandes in the presence of Shri. Tomazinho Cardozo former
President of Tiatr Academy Goa, Shri. Victor de Sa, Member Secretary
on 21stMay 2012 at an informal function at the Conference Hall of TAG,
Campal
Trade Centre, Campal Panjim on the occasion of ‘Somplolea Tiatristancho
Ugddas’.



Willy Goes the man behind this venture expressed great pleasure on the
launch of Tiatr Times and said that though the local dailies and other
magazines give publicity for tiatr, Tiatr Times will exclusively deal with
all the aspects of tiatr. He requested all the tiatr artistes to support
this venture thus taking tiatr to greater heights.



Speaking on the occasion Mr. Cardozo praised Willy Goes for his untiring
efforts in bringing up Tiatr Times. He further said that hardly anybody
takes such a risk as it is not a lucrative venture and one does not know
whether he will recover the cost out of such publication. He requested Mr.
Willy to keep special rates for tiatrists to advertise their productions.
He wished Willy success in his venture and also requested the tiatr
fraternity and tiatr lovers to support Tiatr Times. Master Vaz and John
Claro also praised and congratulated Shri. Willy Goes for starting a paper
exclusively for Tiatr.



Carren Rodrigues, Editor of Tiatr Times was also present on the occasion.
Tiatr Times will be a bi-monthly feature and is being published under the
banner of Exotique Media and will carry besides articles in Konkani and
English and also advertisements to cover up the cost. Initially Tiatr Times
will be circulated free of cost and will be available at all the
auditoriums and other books stands.









*Victor de Sa*

Member Secretary

Re: [Goanet] DEATH: Prof Noel Flores, Austria, who made history abroad in the field of music....

[joelds]

Hi Gabriel,

It is very sad to note that Goa has lost another eminent musician - Noel
Flores. It has been mentioned that Noel lived in Panjim once. However,
do you know if he had any Siolim connection? There is a house at Vaddi in
Siolim, and it is said that it belongs to him. Similarly, I would like to
know the exact date on which he expired, I seem to have missed it somehow.

Thanks & Regards.
Joel.

Re: [Goanet] Stray Thoughts and Distant Memories

[Gabriel de Figueiredo]

After reading about Aksai Chin, Nehru behaved the same way with Chou en Lai as 
Salazar behaved with Nehru: refused a compromise. China then not only invaded 
the disputed area of Kashmir, but also areas of Assam. However, China then 
returned the areas of Assam to India on its own terms (apparently China had no 
use for it) but kept the Western parts which India has not been able to wrest 
from China as yet. Perhaps this broke Nehru's heart more than Goa did; on 
the other hand perhaps his concience woke up  

Gabriel

[Goanet] Raymond's cheating, deceit, treachery hailed?

[soter]

Is this Ethical Politics? Is this not corruption?

TEAM HERALD teamherahd@ herald- goa. com CORTALIM: Welcoming his decision to 
withdraw from the fray, supporters of Congress candidate Ray mond De Sa said 
that this was a clear signal to the Congress party that it should not play with 
political careers of candidates in fi eld ing them for namesake.

Claiming it a shame to the party, Jose Barbosa who was vocal in demanding 
Raymond's withdrawal at the party workers’ meet, which was also a .. ended by 
the Congress party high command, ridiculed the Congress of ditching De Sa a .. 
er giving him assurances which they knew would not be ful fi lled.

“ They were merely de laying their assurances and awaiting the withdrawal day 
to go, before they would have le .. Raymond to fend for himself,” Bar bosa told 
Herald.

Edwin D’cruz of Cansaulim opined that Raymond should not have accepted the 
party ticket in the fi rst place.

“ They did not give him the ticket at the general Raymond unfazed over 
expulsion CORTALIM: Stating that he had no regrets on being expelled elections 
and gave it to a weak candidate, who was even rejected at the Cortalim - 
Quelossim panchayat polls,” D’Souza told Herald.

Supporters came down heavily on Congress MLAs, more particularly Mauvin 
Godinho, for his promise that he would never desert Cor talim constituency even 
a .. er contesting from Dabolim.
--
http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/epapermain.aspx

[Goanet] Goa news for May 22, 2012

[Goanet News Service]

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

*** Goa Lokayukta to begin work by Aug: Manohar Parrikar - Times
of India
o-have-lokayukta-by-august/1001584.html">Goa to have Lokayukta
by August
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEjjksWDuJNvL07m3EkgNjE2iVg5Q&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Lokayukta-to-begin-work-by-Aug-Manohar-Parrikar/articleshow/13370032.cms

*** Goa: Alina Saldanha elected unopposed as Cong candidate
withdraws - Hindustan Times
oll fray, letting BJP contestant Alina Saldanha win the poll.
Saldanha was pitted against two contestants D'Sa (Congress) and
Ramakant Borkar (Independent).
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGadkxo3OLzBiJi-dLp1oLG11jgWQ&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Goa/Goa-Alina-Saldanha-elected-unopposed-as-Cong-candidate-withdraws/Article1-859175.aspx

*** Goa Tourism Policy may Lose its 'Fun' - INDOlink
Vision and Road map' submitted to the Goa government by a
high-profile advisory council has rapped tourism officials for
recklessly promoting a policy showcasing Goa as only a ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH7_C7WHh4-XUwBYaMP2fT5yISk_g&url=http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=052012103354

*** Travel: Goa, India - Scotland on Sunday
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*** Catch them young to save Goa's environment: Board - Times of
India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Degradation of the environment is a growing
concern in Goa and this fact is not lost on the Goa Board of
Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, which through a new
circular has made it mandatory for students of Classes IX to XII
to take up ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHsozGtHeF040bhqJAsKZyfr9ZxWg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Catch-them-young-to-save-Goas-environment-Board/articleshow/13370057.cms

*** Deforestation causes decline of local fruits in Goa - Times
of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Increasing deforestation and hardships
involved in plucking the local summer fruits like kanntan,
jambola, chunna and zambh have meant that the exotic summer
delicacies are available in meagre quantities in Goa's markets
year after year.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHs7lyLoNzf4wznjs2qjo5WLOgLnQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Deforestation-causes-decline-of-local-fruits-in-Goa/articleshow/13327277.cms

*** Expedite disposal of South Goa revenue cases: Revenue
minister Francis D'Souza - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Noting the huge pendency of revenue cases in
South Goa, revenue minister Francis D'Souza issued a series of
instructions to South Goa revenue officials to expeditiously
dispose of the cases. D'Souza also directed the South Goa
collector and ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHglg7NVzzhJm35ja_Y8SyOLSX2nA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Expedite-disposal-of-South-Goa-revenue-cases-Revenue-minister-Francis-DSouza/articleshow/13327201.cms

*** 7 books available at a click - Times of India
mes of IndiaA number of other places including Goa have been
requesting for a physical library. To enable a wider audience to
access our books, we launched an online library about a year
ago." Mitra is in Goa to encourage people to avail of the online
library ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGt2tSnLVKruBFMCC9G-LhgDZOwcA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/7-books-available-at-a-click/articleshow/13369845.cms

*** Goa set to get a new deputy inspector general of police -
Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Goa is set to get a new deputy inspector
general (DIG) of police. According to home department officials,
LV Prasad, who was posted as the deputy commissioner of Delhi
Police (DE Cell) has been transferred from the capital to Goa.http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG6yDxmI-rXU-ln3YEogQubmkHIuA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-set-to-get-a-new-deputy-inspector-general-of-police/articleshow/13327249.cms

*** Two held in Old Goa arms case - Times of India
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Compiled by Goanet News Service
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[Goanet] FRIDAY BALCAO to focus on the need to protect PATIENTS RIGHTS in Goa

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Re: [Goanet] DEATH: Prof Noel Flores, Austria, who made history abroad in the field of music....

[Gabriel de Figueiredo]

Another great Goan pianist has left us.  His rendition of Manuel de Falla's 
Fire Dance at the Academia de Musica, in Fontainhas, way back in early 70s when 
he visited Goa, left me with my mouth open in amazement. That was the occasion 
when the Academia held a gathering of all students to honour the great 
musician, on his first visit to Goa after some fifteen years abroad.

May his soul rest in peace.

[Goanet] Fw: GSRP comments on vital issues reported in Goa's Newspapers - May 22, 2012

[floriano]

http://www.goasu-raj.org/gen/news/2654.asp

HERALD
"ALINA ELECTED UNOPPOSED"
[Congress nominee Raymond, Independent Borkar withdraw - Alina will be 
inducted within a fortnight: CM - Red-faced Congress to expose 'Operation by 
Parrikar' ]


Comments:
Goa Su-Raj Party CONGRATULATES Ms. Alina Saldanha on this DUAL COUP:

a)  For managing to  utterly humiliate and decimate the entity called 
the CONGRESS PARTY (in GOA) where her late husband's burning hate of this 
Party could not.


b)  For keeping only one opponent in place i.e. her own Party, the BJP 
for GSRP to fight tooth and nail in the 2017 Elections,  with GOA's 'posco 
pai' the Congress having been buried and GSRP's vain big dada-brothers i.e. 
UGDP and GVP having been castrated and rendered to the status of UNACHS. Goa 
must note the statement made by the  UGDP's (independent)  candidate, 
Ramakant Borkar  " I withdrew because Parrikar offered me development" . 
This development could be the development of his deep pockets?.


BTW the Congress Party has no right to talk about any "Operation'. The 
'Operation Vijay' with which they have brow-beaten gullible Goans for the 
past 50 years was allowed to be DUPLICATED in 'Kargil' making the 'OPERATION 
VIJAY' of Goa NULL & VOID.


HERALD
"Medical Cenre opened at Saligao"
[Caption: Picture of Dr. Wilfred D'Souza along side the Parish Priest - 
cutting the ribbon]


Comments:

GSRP is glad to see, at last,  that the good doctor of 'medicine' has gone 
back to his vocational profession in which he has excelled. No amount of 
trying to  convince him could deter him from his recent fallacy of 
contesting in Aldona at the ripe age of 84. That he was eager to sit on the 
CM's chair once again was plain and simple.  But surely  the 'lost deposit' 
and the humiliation therefrom has brought him back to his good senses. 
Hopefully he will maintain the status quo.




Floriano lobo
General Secretary/Spokesperson
GSRP






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[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day

[Gabe Menezes]

Diana Ross & Lionel
Richie
-
Endless Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP7m5VqQ6f8

g



-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] KOTRIN: book review

[dale luis menezes]

LOVE IN TIMES OF DECOLONIZATION 

By

DALE LUIS MENEZES

“Gõyank suttka mellunk thoddinch vorsam urlolim. Doxim vattamnim suttke zhuzari 
chollvolli choloytale. He chollvollintlo ek zhuzari aslo, Zuzart. To 
bhiyenastanam Purtugezam add zhogoddlo. Sogllo lok tachi toknnay kortale. Tachi 
toknnay aikonuch Catharina tachea mogant poddlem. Gõychi suttka korunk 
zhuztanam Zuzartan aplo jiv vompun dilo. Hech karonnank lagon ‘Catharina’ hem 
sobit nanv ‘Kotrin’ zalem,” [The Liberation of Goa was just round the corner. 
The Freedom Fighters were taking the movement forward. Amongst the many, Zuzart 
was one such Freedom Fighter who fought without any fear against the 
Portuguese. Everybody admired him and this public admiration made Catharina 
fall madly in love with him. Zuzart became a martyr while fighting for Goa’s 
freedom. It is due to this reason that a beautiful name like ‘Catharina’ became 
‘Kotrin’] thus goes the intriguing and interesting in-flip cover blurb of Willy 
Goes’ latest Konknni novel in the Roman script
 . Smartly written, this blurb immediately sucked me right into the kadombori!

‘Kotrin’ is set against the background of the Liberation of Goa from the 
Portuguese and the language agitation to make Konknni the raj bhas of Goa. 
Kotrin actually is about two women. Though seemingly parallel, eventually they 
intersect: Catharina, the one who falls madly in love with a freedom fighter, 
of whom she has only heard about but has never set eyes upon and as a 
consequence loses her sanity and Venisha, an MA student of psychology who due 
to chance and academic interest starts investigating and probing the life of 
Catharina. 

The novel opens with Catharina/Kotrin being in a bad state of mental health 
where she thinks that she is pregnant with the child of her lover. Being a 
freedom fighter, Zuzart was being hounded by the Portuguese police and in 
particular by a tyrant called Agente Monteiro. As fate would have it, in the 
present times there is also another police inspector called Monteiro, whose 
daughter is Venisha. Since Kotrin knew that Agente Monteiro was the one who had 
killed Zuzart, she would curse this present-day ‘Monteiro’ on the streets in a 
loud voice. Once, during a public function Venisha hear Kotrin’s rants against 
‘Monteiro’ and thinks that the woman is actually cursing her own father – 
Inspector Monteiro! This sets Venisha on a mission to find the truth about this 
insane lady. 

Throughout the novel, Venisha is portrayed as comparing and contrasting her own 
life with that of Kotrin and sometimes their lives overlap. Venisha also comes 
in contact with Dr. Alvaro, a friend of Kotrin’s family and who also hails from 
the same village as Kotrin’s. Dr. Alvaro and his wife, whenever possible, try 
to take care of Kotrin, who by now is wandering the streets and sleeping in 
parks and bus stands. It is through Dr. Alvaro that Venisha learns about 
Kotrin: how she became what she became.

We are told in the novel that Catharina’s infatuation and attraction towards 
Zuzart was only due to his bravery and dedication to the cause of the 
Liberation of Goa. Catharina had never seen Zuzart, but had only heard the 
villagers speak highly of him. Further in the novel we are told that such an 
obsession of Catharina is due to a childhood habit where she wanted anything 
that others praised and liked. In an otherwise well written and smoothly 
flowing novel, the characterization of Catharina should have been improved and 
elaborated. The reader would have liked an intense psychological portrait of 
Catharina as to why she behaves in a certain way. Certainly, here was the 
occasion to introduce a complex character, for it is the mental structure of 
Catharina that forms the keystone of the novel. That a childhood habit of 
obstinately wanting whatever others like/praised could lead to insanity is a 
notion weak in its conception.

Since the novel is set against the background of such historically significant 
events like the Liberation of Goa and the language agitation, a few comments on 
such a genre of novels would not be out of place. It is heartening to see that 
writers in the Romi script of Konknni are experimenting with such models of 
narration. Hopefully, it would spawn more such novels. But using real 
historical events can be tricky. On one hand it gives one scope to comment on 
events like decolonization, contemporary politics (like in Rushdie’s Midnight’s 
Children) but on the other hand if the multiple voices of history are not 
recognized and understood properly, one runs into the risk of repeating 
anachronistic clichés in history.

For instance, when Willy Goes talk about freedom fighters and the liberation 
movement, the idea is that everybody was against the Portuguese colonials. But 
this is not so. Many were just fighting against the dictatorship of Salazar and 
not against the Portuguese.

The novel ends with