[Goanet] New type of greeting in India

[Eugene Correia]

: NEW TYLE OF GREETINGS IN INDIA



A very apt description of INDIA TODAY




May your happiness increase like Petrol Price,
May your sorrow fall like the Indian Rupee, and
May your joy spread in your heart like
Corruption spreads in India …!!!

Congress is fulfilling its promise,
When they said: GDP will rise this year.
The only thing we forgot to ask them is its full form:
G = Gas & Gold
D = Diesel & Dollar
P = Petrol & Parties

Dear Father-in-Law,
I deeply regret taking a Car in dowry.
Please take your Daughter or Car back…
I cannot afford both.

Now Tata Nano’s fuel cost will be
More than its EMI per month!

Soon, Rupee will be SENIOR CITIZEN
(above Rs. 60 per US Dollar);
Petrol has already become VERY SENIOR CITIZEN
In Bangalore (Rs.81 per litre) !!!

Finally it has happened…After decades,
Beer is now cheaper than petrol !!!
Now, there will be new slogan:
JUST DRINK; DON'T DRIVE !!!

Expensive petrol will help solve
The problem of traffic jams!

Drink and drive should not be a problem now.
After all, how many will be able to afford
Alcohol and petrol on the same day?

We have the world’s cheapest car
 And the world’s costliest petrol.

Sign board at Petrol pump:
Buy Petrol worth Rs. 20,000
And get a TATA Nano absolutely free.
(scheme for Aam Admi Now he can get car with petrol! )

Man at Petrol Pump: Full tank Karido...
Attendant: Sir, PAN Card ki copy ??...
Man: What? Why? How?
Attendant: Sir, it’s a HIGH VALUE TRANSACTION!!!

[[

Eugene

Re: [Goanet] Press Statment from GFDO

[Edwin/Diana Pinto]

August 18, 2013

PRESS STATEMENT FROM GOANS FOR DABOLIM ONLY

Now that the country’s 67th Independence Day Anniversary celebrations with 
all the accompanying speeches and lofty promises and visions for the future, 
are behind us,  Goans for Dabolim Only appealed to the Parrikar led state 
government to at least now, change its direction from turning Goa into a hub 
of decadence and exploitation masquerading as “development”.


It is a sad commentary on the mindset and outlook of the incumbent 
government when the state’s Art & Culture Minister uses his position to 
promote a beachside rave party culture,  berating and humiliating an upright 
and dutiful senior police officer by dubbing him a “goonda” for raiding 
beachside rave parties, which over the years, have been alleged to be hubs 
of the drug trade. But this is hardly surprising in a government where the 
Health Minister, who is also the Mandrem MLA has publicly justified the drug 
trade allegedly flourishing in his constituency on the grounds of improving 
the economic “health” of his constituency of Mandrem.


This alarming trend of permitting Goa to be used and abused as the 
playground and party zone of tourists at the cost of Goans, or as a golden 
goose to be sacrificed for the profits of vested interests is also apparent 
in the actions of this government to displace local Goans and tear them 
apart from their prime agricultural land in the interests of building an 
unnecessary Public Private Partnership airport at Mopa. Interestingly, this 
project is being pushed through even before conducting the mandatory EIA, 
and despite the feasibility study clearly proclaiming that “the Mopa airport 
would not be able to generate cash flow to sustain the projected capital 
investment”.


Hence, going by the track record of this government, the people of Goa can 
safely assume that in addition to the heavy human costs inflicted by this 
project, the inevitable problems that will arise in the operation of the 
proposed Mopa airport that the government seeks to  build by flying in the 
face of rationality and sound economic considerations, will result in 
pumping of funds from the public exchequer, or perhaps pulling out of the 
private partner as has happened in the case of India’s first PPP project of 
the Airport Express Line of Delhi Metro with Reliance Infrastructure.


Whilst once again appealing to the state government to formulate actions and 
policies that put the interests and wellbeing of Goa and Goans first,  GFDO 
continues to push ahead with its campaign demanding  just, viable and 
sustainable development for the state, by retaining Goa’s existing airport 
of Dabolim as its sole airport. While two well attended meetings at Goa 
Velha and Merces on August 11thmarked its northward advance, a meeting 
was also held at Canacona on August 12th.




Fr. Eremito Rebello

Convenor

Re: [Goanet] A public shame?

[Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا]

George Pinto wrote:

> Goa has thousands of lawyers but only a few of them active in social
> justice causes, some in Goan cyberspace. Why is a such an educated
> community largely missing-in-action in the fight for rights, equality,
> various social justice causes (anti-corruption, etc.), the fight against
> MOPA, and in designing sound public policy?
>

I'm not sure on what George is basing his argument. Has any study been done
on the contribution of lawyers in Goa? Or is this just based merely on what
noticed in the public debate?

Among the lawyers in Goa, there have been those on the frontlines of
campaigning for social justice. That they may not claim credit for it, or
blow their own trumpets, is another thing. Many have paid the price for
championing unpopular causes too.

For example:

* Adv Mario Pinto Almeida, protected tenants against the Seema giant in
Agonda.
* Adv Fr Michael Fernandes, priest-lawyer, campaigned against casteism too.
* Aires Rodrigues, known for his innovative use of RTI and against official
abuse of power.
* Adv Govind Bhobe, campaigning to protect the endangered salt industry in
Nerul.
* Adv Albertina Almeida, committed to women's issues, human rights,
secularism.
* Adv Caroline Colaco, a lifetime in women's campaigns.
* Adv Shanti Maria Fonseca, social concerns and much more.
* Adv Radharao Gracias, people's issues in the assembly.
* Adv/Prof Ave Cleto Afonso, translating old laws, justice issues.
* Adv Cleofato Coutinho, taking up public causes.
* Adv Nandita Haksar, d/o Indira Gandhi's key aide, fighting for human
rights in
  the NE and issues like secularism in Goa.

This is a very small list. It is only the tip of the iceberg. I'm sure
there are many others who deserve to be listed but are not listed here,
either because I don't know them or may have overlooked them in this
hurried mail.

FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org

[Goanet] AI authorities need to be vigilant

[Stephen Dias]

SPICE JET LOADER JUMPS OFF THE AIRCRAFT
By; Stephen Dias,D.Paula

It is really interesting to know that the loader who was asleep in the
cargo of the aircraft Spice Jet jumped out as soon the plane started
moving is a serious issue for the AI authorities.

So far the case not yet been filed against the loader by the police
which should have been done at once. What would have happened if the
plane had already taken off and the loader was still asleep in the
cargo compartment of the aircraft? This could be an eye opener for the
AI agencies to take note and in future some sensors could be installed
in the cargo compartments so that the pilot can view what is inside
the cargo before the aircraft is takes off.  There could be chances
that the terrorists or any person to travel in cargo compartment in
such situations when there are no proper checks.

[Goanet] CITIZENS' PETITION AGAINST MOPA AIRPORT IN GOA

[manuel tavares]

Eugene Correia writes:

"Further down he states:
".. how GOANS feel that they are being taken advantage of by India in
the name of GOA?S SO CALLED LIBERATION from the Portuguese. It must be
clearly understood that Goans wanted the Portuguese out of Goa but did not
want another colonizer in."

Mind the words "taken advantage of by India" and "Goa's so called
liberation" (capitalized to add emphasis), and "colonizer in." Isn't it out
of place to tell the PM and the defence minister that India's takeover is
nothing but a "so called liberation"? Calling India a "colonzier" is
insulting and hurtful.

An appeal must try to win the hearts and minds of those it's addressed to.
It shouldn't show arrogance. Did India "connived" with Portugal to sign
treaty or did the Portuguese willingly sign it? It doesn't serve the
peition's purpose in aligning such motives to the Indian government,
especially when trying to win the PM and the defence minister to one's
cause.

I wouldn't be surprised if the government doesn't entertain such a letter
cloaked in a mocking tone and showing disrespect to the country.

Eugene Correia


May I remind Eugene that the truth hurts and although there is precious little 
that can be done now to reverse the course of the Liberation, one can in 
retrospect argue as to whether this was a liberation or a political ploy by 
Jawaharlal Nehru to boost his sagging popularity as a result of the thrashing 
suffered by the Indian army at the hands of the Chinese in the North, which 
incidentally was commanded by one of his close relatives who abandoned his post 
and RAN AWAY FROM THE FRONT LINES RETURNING TO HIS CHACHA IN DELHI for 
protection. this General  should have been court martialled. (Anyway we can 
forgive him as his class have no tradition of fighting.) The Liberation has not 
been beneficial to Goa or Goans who being meek and mild are slowly but surely 
surrendering to the much more astute and conniving Indian. As a result, one can 
see the exodus of Goans and the line-up of Goans at the Portuguese Consulate to 
obtain Portuguese Passports so as to enable them flee their Homeland. What an 
irony that the Portuguese whom we were Liberated from are now considered the 
lesser evil by a majority of Goans. Therefore we can, like Floriano, say that 
the Liberation is a 'SO CALLED LIBERATION'.

Floriano's tone is apt as the only way to solicit a response from corrupt and 
thick skinned Politicians is to hit them hard on the head to obtain one.

Manuel (Eddie) Tavares.

[Goanet] Goa news for August 19, 2013

[Goanet News Service]

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

*** Goa Bans Dance Bars As India's Clubbing Paradise Further
Restricts Party Scene - Huffington Post
 once a laid-back hippy beach hangout known for drugs, free love
and music -- retains an image as a free-wheeling oasis in
straitlaced India and draws 2.3 million foreign and domestic
visitors annually. But its sleazy and criminal sides were ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNED1jvpX48gwl1XhGSwcg8a775DgA&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/16/goa-bans-dance-bars_n_3768383.html?utm_hp_ref=world

*** Sesa Goa, Sterlite Industries merger becomes effective -
Economic Times
w
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHMXpeVnJ_ydxCoBZB7MUn9kJsT8w&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/sesa-goa-sterlite-industries-merger-becomes-effective/articleshow/21883204.cms

*** Sunburn Goa could be limited capacity event - Times of India
the beach which hosts the electronic dance music festival since
its inception in 2007, the inceptor of Sunburn ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH_BnRs5kcMkZfLH2Bhc_8J3pZ_7g&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Sunburn-Goa-could-be-limited-capacity-event/articleshow/21890106.cms

*** Goa may host Santosh Trophy this year - Times of India
ndia/news/136/india/2013/08/18/4194660/goa-bengal-and-haryana-bid-to-host-santosh-trophy-report">Goa,
Bengal and Haryana bid to host Santosh Trophy  report
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEaIxsZI_bZ_CJ610qZvbUptWyzSw&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Goa-may-host-Santosh-Trophy-this-year/articleshow/21888764.cms

*** Sunburn Goa could scale down tickets by 20% this year -
Firstpost
rstpostPanaji: Sunburn Goa, tagged as India's most vibrant
electronic dance music festival, may scale down the ticket sale
by 20 per cent this year, considering the traffic management
issues faced by Goa Government at its venue on Candolim beach.
"Either we ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHMEgAZ5r35C-RAe5OBA0KBiw2w6g&url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/sunburn-goa-could-scale-down-tickets-by-20-this-year-1042171.html

*** Sporting Clube de Goa sign Spanish duo Arturo Navarro Garcia
and Gonzalo ... - Goal.com
AqPTMDVnWVM&ned=us">and more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEM_vq5B0UcyL3i_iVC-hXzYt_EBA&url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3875/transfer-zone/2013/08/17/4191495/sporting-clube-de-goa-sign-spanish-duo-arturo-navarro-garcia-and-

*** Highway patrol to nail garbage dumpers in Goa - New York
Daily News
p act. Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of a meeting with ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHwmezlLB9_o0ujELwM8bTBR5-lMw&url=http://india.nydailynews.com/business/96ab873746d4ea32463b0a745998850c/highway-patrol-to-nail-garbage-dumpers-in-goa

*** Government mulls lifting its mining suspension order? -
Herald Publications
rald PublicationsPANJIM: In a major move that would send out a
message to the mining industry in Goa, the State government is
reportedly mulling lifting the suspension order on all mining
leases it had issued on September 9 last year in the aftermath
of the tabling in ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHvrnEdWkk0StOLk-NPTPtJ1seEkQ&url=http://oheraldo.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Government-mulls-lifting-its-mining-suspension-order/78400.html

*** AITUC criticizes Goa's draft industrial policy - Times of
India
um-investment policy of the Goa government does not take into
consideration the existing industrial mess in the state, the All
India Trade Union Congress has charged. "The government should
conduct a study of how many ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFkhkN5CQajNVbE15Am0HEyIV8U5w&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/AITUC-criticizes-Goas-draft-industrial-policy/articleshow/21897808.cms

*** Stop turning Goa into hub of decadence: Fr Eremito - Herald
Publications
ed government to at least now change its direction from turning
Goa into a hub of decadence and exploitation masquerading as
"development". Goans For Dabolim Only Convenor Fr ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE8Dflto4P2fmBTmCjH6hk-jDwkqw&url=http://oheraldo.in/News/Main%20Page%20News/Stop-turning-Goa-into-hub-of-decadence-Fr-Eremito/78393.html


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

[Goanet] Dance classes ... for senior ladies... at Mapusa on Fridays

[Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا]

ANITA PINTO INSTITUTE IS HOLDING LINE DANCE CLASSES FOR SENIOR LADIES
CONDUCTED BY ANIKA BRAGANCEA. EVERY FRIDAY FROM 4PM TO 5PM AT ST MARY'S
HIGH SCHOOL,  MAPUSA
TO REGISTER, CALL ANIKA BETWEEN 4PM TO 8PM :08007604400 OR 8007764000

[Goanet] Francis de Tuem Controversial Speech..

[JoeGoaUk]

Ho guneav konnacho gai?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0nP9Qsschk

Courtesy: Prudent TV
 
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] New Book

[Jean & Marcos Catao]

The above book has just been released.
It is a compact book of poems in Portuguese, issued as an E-Book formatted for 
AMAZON's  KINDLE reader.However, if you have an Ipad, it is easy to download 
the KINDLE reader app (free download from the APPLE app store) on your Ipad, 
and then any purchase from the AMAZON store will also be accessible.
The title of the book is:
 PEDRINHAS na AREIA
 
  Poemas  fortuitos
 de
  Saudades d'Outrora
  e  outros
(PEBBLES in the SAND:Random poems of nostalgic memories & others)
The book may be purchased and downloaded for $3.00 (or equivalent in your 
currency) on AMAZON.com.
If perchance this type of literary genre appeals to you, you may wish to 
download it for some moments of pleasure and reflection if you are not averse 
to, and familiar with, the language.Obviously some of the poems concern matters 
GOAN.

[Goanet] Mass for the Soul?

[Stephen Dias]

SUB; MASS FOR THE SOUL



The parish Priest of Panjim Immaculate Conception Church made the
following announcement before the commencement of the Mass on 15th
August 2013 on the Feast day of Our Lady of Assumption.

1. The Mass is offered for the soul of Antonio Jose Vaz and Nascimento Vaz.

2. Intention for the Feast of Our Lady of Assumption.

3. Intention for the Independence of our State of Goa.

It is heartening to note that some priests take their own liberty to
say the Mass for the soul,  also on Christmas Day, and on Easter
Sunday which is not correct.

Bishop as well as Director of Old Goa Liturgical Centre should
instruct their priests who disobey their instructions and offer masses
for the souls on those above mentioned days.

Agnelo Dias from Portais
State Cultural Awardy (Music) in 2013.

[Goanet] Fwd: Camp Seely - Sept., 13-15, 2013

[goansofamerica]

Camp Seely is coming up please make sure you book your cabins.

Those of you that have reserved a cabin please do not forget to send in your 
checks.

Thanks,

Donovan
President GOA LA



-Original Message-
From: goansofamerica 
Sent: Sun, Jul 28, 2013 5:24 pm
Subject: Camp Seely - Sept., 13-15, 2013



Hi All,
 

Camp Seely will be held Friday September 13th – Sunday September 15th :

 

1.  We will not be putting the bookings through “Paypal” 

2.  Please make checks out to “Goans of America”

3.  $165 for a cabin of 4 or less. $180 for a cabin of 5

4.  If you are single, and need to form groups, please email me and we can 
put singles together in one/two cabins

5.  Please send checks to my address – Donovan Rodrigues, 1645 Melissa Way, 
Anaheim, CA 92802

6.  If you have special needs please let us know and we will try and 
accommodate as best as we can

7.  L.A. Parks and recreation has a limit on people attending and we will 
be paying additional charges for anything over 125 people

8.  Day campers (if any) will be expected to pay $30 per person as well as 
bring a meal to share for Saturdays common dinner.

9.  The L.A. Goa is a nonprofit organization and all individuals attending 
will be responsible for their own insurance needs.

10.   We will have a certified nurse for basic first aid situations and most 
probably a catholic priest that will say mass on Sunday morning

 

More details to follow, once the checks are in.
 
Thank you,
 
Donovan Rodrigues
GOA President LA
  
 



 
 




 
 
 




 

[Goanet] APARTHEID

[Ricardo Nunes]

4. Re: Goanet: :Lifetime of bondage (Vivian A. DSouza)
7. Re: Goanet: :Lifetime of bondage (Jose Colaco)

[Goanet] DOCUMENTATION OF 'SHANTI' FUSION BAND PERFORMANCE ON 17TH AUGUST AT 'THE LIVE MUSIC PROJECT' & DETAILS OF REVIVAL OF SITAR PROJECT IN GOA

[vinesh iyer]

*SATURDAY WE CELEBRATE POST INDEPENDENCE & THE BEGIN THE CELEBRATION OF
WORLD GOA DAY*

*BACKGROUND OF THE SHOW:*

This is part of ART ESCAPE INTIATIVE OF REVIVAL OF INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC
STARTED 3 YEARS AGO ALONG WITH YOGRAJ NAIK –SITAR PLAYER & TEACHER.

During the season EVERY MONDAY IS DEDICATED TO INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC
PERFORMANCES WITH ARTIST FROM AROUND INDIA & GLOBALLY WHO COME SHARE THEIR
EXPERIENCES & OPEN DISCUSSIONS WITH AUDIENCE.

*Presently we have a proposal ready SITAR SANWARDHAN*

*(REVIVAL OF THE SITAR IN GOA) & looking for funding for the project.*

The aim of the project is to inspire the age group of 10-16 years (5th to
10th standard) towards Hindustani classical music, To introduce traditional
music forms, sitar as one of the instruments. To conduct introductory sitar
sessions (90 min) in 300 schools in 3 years. Each session will have a
module of introduction to the instrument, popular songs played on the sitar
& traditional ragas.To inspire minimum of 300 students, 1 student from each
workshop to take up sitar/other classical instruments to perform, teach &
keep the tradition alive.

*‘GOA’S ONLY FUSION BAND’ – ‘SHANTI’ LIVE*

Shanti beyond silence is a Music group performing fusion music. It is an
excellent fusion of Indian classical and western music, interspersed with
Indian folk music. Some of the compositions use Marathi Natya sangeet , the
essence of the Natya geet is sung vocally the root Raga of the song on
which the song is based is than elaborated on instruments and fusion of the
mood of the song is done with western music.
-
*ACTION AT THE SHOW:*
The project is the brainchild of SITAR MAESTRO Yograjji, who is the
disciple of Ustad Shahid Parvez, all the compositions are composed by him &
performed all originals & a couple of experimental cover.

THE AUDIENCE WAS AMAZED BY THIS PERFORMANCE WHICH FELT LIKE  THE SITAR ROCK
SHOW LIVE.
We had 120 + people for the show from Goa & other parts of the country as
it was a long weekend & lots of tourists around.

GREAT WORLD FUSION MUSIC PERFORMANCE BY YOGRAJ NAIK ON ACOUSTIC & ELECTRIC
SITAR,VISHNU – KEYBOARD,SANTAN CARVALHO – DRUMS,EDWIN BRAGANZA – BASS &
DOUBLE BASS.

A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO YOGRAJ & THE TEAM TO be a part of 'THE LIVE MUSIC
PROJECT' & TO SUPPORT OUR PROJECT.

A GREAT EVENING OF FUSION MUSIC.

NEXT WEEK WE WOULD BE MOSTLY FEATURING A YOUNG BAND FROM GOA - WILL CONFIRM
THE DETAILS IN THE NEXT 2 DAYS
PERFORMING ORIGINAL MUSIC BLUES,JAZZ, PROGRESSIVE ROCK , FUNK & MORE.

AUGUST END  & SEPTEMBER WOULD BE FOCUSSED ON ORIGINAL ARTIST PERFORMANCES &
ARTISTS COMING FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

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[Goanet] Hindus, Chrisitians refuse converted woman burial

[U. G. Barad]

 

Marshal in 'Atypical style' of diverting attention from main subject poses
me 2 questions e! He must re-read my covering lines on this subject which
reads as follows: 

 

'I can well understand that the Hindus not allowing the burial in the
cremation grounds, but their objection to the other areas does not seem to
be fully justified.  However, the position taken by the various churches is
quite worrying.' 

 

In fact Marshall should have answered: 'Why the position taken by the
various churches is quite worrying? Will Marshall answer this question?

 

 

U G Barad

 

On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote:

 

Response:  Dr Barad, I quote from the report:

 

1. "DSP Ratneshwar Thakur said Kanti's husband, Shiv Prakash Ram, first
decided to bury the body as per Christian tradition at the village burning
ghat because there was no cemetery there. However, the villagers stopped him
from digging a grave. The DSP said they told Ram that they could only allow
a Hindu funeral at the ghat and advised him to cremate his wife as he was
the only Christian in the village."

 

2."Ram then decided to bury her body in his own orchard, but this, too, was
opposed by Hindus. "The villagers refused to let Ram use his residential
plot as a graveyard because the house has an old Shiva temple," a police
source said.'

 

Now I have to ask you: 1. Are you in agreement with the refusal of the
villagers to permit burial at the *village burning ghat * in the absence of
a cemetery? 2 .Are you in agreement with the objection to Ram burying his
wife in* his own orchard?*

 

Regards, Marshall

 

 

 

[Goanet] Osvy Viegas singing on Tapott, pics included

[JoeGoaUk]

Tiatr TARVOTTI stage pics 
with Osvy Viegas singing on TAPOTT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im97nmE66dE

A tiatr by Samuel Carvalho

joego...@yahoo.co.uk

Re: [Goanet] A public shame?

[George Pinto]

Hi Marshall, you must have missed my second "Public Shame -II" posted today on 
CA's.  More to follow :-))
There is plenty of blame to go around.

Yes, I agree the RTI route is a good tool, something being considered.

George


- Original Message -
> From: Marshall Mendonza 
> 
> Response:
> Why pick on lawyers and the legal fraternity. Why are the CA's, doctors,
> engineers, bankers, businessmen, professionals et al silent? It is a basic
> attitude and mindset - as long as it is not my personal problem, let
> someone else fight it.
> 
> May I suggest that Goa Sudharop conduct RTI workshops and educate the
> people on how to use it. 

[Goanet] Article on Mary Sequeira in OHeraldo

[Eugene Correia]

Check the Review section of today's OHeraldo (epaper) for my article on the
double international Mary Sequeira (need D'Souza), now 81, who is to be
honoured on Aug 29 with the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement in
sport.
Late but better than never.

Eugene

Re: [Goanet] Goanet: :Lifetime of bondage

[Jose Colaco]

I am not sure if there was any practice of 'indentured or adopted' servants in 
Goa. What I know is that (a) some children from large families (say from Karwar 
and Sadashivghad areas) would be quasi-adopted by Goan families. In return for 
board, lodge (and in many cases, schooling) these children would join the other 
members of the household in performing the household chores.

Like in a normal Gaussian distribution, their treatment was dependant upon the 
household they lucked in or out into.

Whatever that may be, I know of only very few cases in which they were truly 
adopted by the family. My understanding is that they were the perpetual 
'interns' when it came to work: Earliest to Rise, Last to Rest.

The tradition of Bonded Labour still exists esp in North and Central India.

The age under which childhood labour is prohibited by Law in India is 14 years. 
There are additional age barriers wrt employment in dangerous industry.

I had the opportunity to see (first hand) the various eateries (Udipis, Goan 
'cafe's) in post 1966 Goa which had numerous children (could not be more than 9 
or 10 years of age) sleeping on the floors of the restaurant after they were 
shut for business.

While I gave up patronising those eateries ( some  hole in the wall) after 
seeing that, I often wonder what would have happened to those kids (some with 
8-12 siblings), had it not been for these eateries and those who took in as 
'poskems'?

That reality, despite all the Chak Chak, may be the reason why it has been very 
difficult to enforce the under 14 yrs labour-prohibition; let's not forget  
Some of these exploited kids support families 'back home'.just like many of 
the exploited Gulf-Goans.

The status quo at the moment: while the rich get richer, the REST are getting 
relatively and effectively impoverished watching the wealthy blow their funds 
on large and multiple (some, 10 storey) dwellings and parties which boast of 
free flowing alcohol and vulgar feasts of food.

And we call it democracy!

jc




On Aug 18, 2013, at 5:12 AM, "Vivian A. DSouza"  wrote:

> It was interesting reading about this topic.  Since I was not born nor lived 
> in Goa, I did not experience or see this terrible practice..  I now spend 
> most of  the year in Goa and have not seen anybody having indentured servants 
> or "adopted" servants.  I gather that this may have been the practice in the 
> distant past.  No longer.  People are far more enlightened and there are more 
> opportunities for people to get gainful employment.  I truly hope that this 
> despicable practice no longer exists in Goa.

> I have seen youngsters, perhaps pre-teens working in "chai-wallah" type 
> restaurants.  I was under the impression that nobody can hire anyone below 
> the age of 17.  But I am told that child labor is very prevalent in India, 
> despite the authorities attempts to stamp out the practice.

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 8, Issue 559

[Charudatt Prabhudesai]

RE; Charudutta Ram Prabhudesai sent you a video: "Goa: A case
>   for mining" 
Arey baba administrador saibaa,
kai boro video discussao mure haven tumkam itlea maye mogan dhadlelo. 
Video lipoyloy? Ani tem ujwadaylan teka reference munta to kitem? Aytaaru?

Charudatta Prabhudesai

Auroville .





  

Re: [Goanet] Goanet: :Lifetime of bondage

[Vivian A. DSouza]

It was interesting reading about this topic.  Since I was not born nor lived in 
Goa, I did not experience
or see this terrible practice..  I now spend most of  the year in Goa and have 
not seen anybody having indentured servants or "adopted" servants.  I gather 
that this may have been the practice in the distant past.  No longer.  People 
are far more enlightened and there are more opportunities for
people to get gainful employment.  I truly hope that this despicable practice 
no longer exists in Goa.
I have seen youngsters, perhaps pre-teens working in "chai-wallah" type 
restaurants.  I was under the impression that nobody can hire anyone below the 
age of 17.  But I am told that child labor is
very prevalent in India, despite the authorities attempts to stamp out the 
practice.

[Goanet] T.J. Lobo: A Lasting Legacy

[Eddie Fernandes]

18 Aug: Herald. In 2011, Selma Carvalho sat with Thomas Joaquim Lobo, then
102 years old and listened to him talk about his life. Thomas was born in
1909 in the small village of Parra. Nothing auspicious marked his birth
which foretold of the incredible journey which lay ahead. As the 20th
century opened, Goa was economically devastated. Whether a son of the soil
or born into privilege, almost every family was discreetly impoverished,
sustained only by an unwavering faith in God. "Money was very, very tight,"
Thomas volunteers candidly. Thomas, who spent much of his adult life in
Kenya, passed away in June 2013, a few weeks short of his 104th birthday.
http://bit.ly/17AmQQF
 
For a six minute video clip in which he (and his daughter) talk about life
in Goa, moving to Bombay in the 1920s and living in remote districts of
Kenya, http://bit.ly/IZNDhX

Re: [Goanet] GOA NEEDS TO PROTECT THE INTERSTS OF GOANS

[Jose Colaco]

On Aug 18, 2013, at 1:12 AM, Aires Rodrigues  wrote:

"In its wisdom the Maharashtra Government on 6th June 2012 for reasons best 
known had discarded the name of Leena Mehendale. So why is Manohar Parrikar so 
keen to usher a rejected retired bureaucrat from Maharashtra for the coveted 
post in Goa"

COMMENT:

Because

a: She is proficient in Marathi, which is the official language of Goa, and the 
vast Minority on Goans understand it 

b: Information is best provided in a medium which is not understood by the 
'commoners'

c: She is highly qualified, and NO Goans are.

d: In Canada, they would definitely appoint me as Information Commissioner in 
Quebec esp if I did NOT speak French.

jc
Not Quoting Tim

[Goanet] GOA NEEDS TO PROTECT THE INTERSTS OF GOANS

[Aires Rodrigues]

Leena Mehendale who Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is trying to appoint as
Goa’s State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) had been rejected by the
Maharashtra Government for the same post there.

In its wisdom the Maharashtra Government on 6th June 2012 for reasons best
known had discarded the name of Leena Mehendale. So why is Manohar Parrikar
so keen to usher a rejected retired bureaucrat from Maharashtra for the
coveted post in Goa.

Appointing Leena Mehendale as Chief Information Commissioner would also be
pointless as she would not be able to function unless a State Information
Commissioner is also appointed. The law requires that the State Information
Commission has to be a multi member body.

The Chief Information Commissioner holds office for a term of five years or
till attaining the age of 65, whichever is earlier. So, if the Goa
Government succumbs to the lobbying and appoints  Leena Mehendale who was
born on 31st January 1950, the government besides sadly opting for a non
Goan with no knowledge of Konkani would effectively have her for a very
short tenure of just over a year. It is surprising that Leena Mehandale who
is currently a member of the Central Administrative Tribunal in Mumbai is
hectically lobbying for the post of CIC of Goa.

Goa can definitely find a son of its own soil to do justice to this very
important post that oversees the implementation and enforcement of the
Right to Information Act in the State. It’s time for Goa to protect and
salvage the interests of Goans.

Aires Rodrigues
T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat
Ribandar - Goa - 403006
Mobile: 9822684372

[Goanet] Naval Wing parked in Mumbai to shift to Seabird Karwar after the submarine blast.

[floriano lobo]

Taking the cue from GOA,   
http://www.change.org/en-IN/petitions/union-government-of-india-the-defence-ministry-in-particular-shift-navy-to-seabird-karwar-or-to-belgaum
 now Mumbai wants the Navy to shift to Seabird Karwar.

Read all about it  in the Mumbai Mirror 
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/cover-story/Time-to-move/articleshow/21886859.cms
 




PPS: PEOPLE FOR POLITICAL SANITY
PS:   If the people refuse to become politically 'SANE', politics will remain 
dirty + more.
 
ONLY DABOLIM -  NAVY GET OUT
WITH MOPA - SPECIAL STATUS FOR  GOA  IS ONLY A SHOUT

VIVA GOA - VIVA GOEMKARS 
Amchem Goem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PHvEkxLCmc

[Goanet] A public shame? - II

[George Pinto]

The Chartered Accountant community in Goa, although not large in numbers, as a 
profession is conspicuously silent on promoting sound government fiscal policy. 
While no one suggests they have to align with a particular political party, 
there is nothing to preclude them from promoting sound fiscal policy in Goa. 
Successive Goan governments have short-changed the public and the Goan treasury 
is considered in shambles by any neutral observer. What a shame that such a 
fiscally educated Chartered Accountant community remains a sideline player, 
abdicating its social responsibility role. Even without the corruption element 
in Govt. "spending", there is much the Chartered Accountant community can do 
(in a political neutral way) to educate the public on how the budget works, 
where govt. income, expenditures occur, and how prudent fiscal policy can put 
Goa on a strong fiscal footing.

Will the Chartered Accountant community in Goa rise to the task or be viewed as 
minding its own "business interests"?  Do they have the courage to speak fiscal 
truths?

George
P.S. one can add bankers and financial service providers, and ask the same 
questions.

[Goanet] CITIZENS' PETITION AGAINST MOPA AIRPORT IN GOA

[Eugene Correia]

I wish the ever-loquacious Floriano Lobo would have employed restrained in
using certain terms in his petition to the prime minister and the defence
ministry.


Firstly, the petition is more of a lecture to these concerned ministers and
also insulting to their understand of the Mopa issue.

Check it out, "But,  may I put forth the argument against Mopa in more
succinct manner so that the point that is made may be much clearer??" Lobo
loves to use extra words when it's not required. Remember additional "a" in
Su-Raaj, and now additional "?", perhaps to emphasize his questioning.

Further down he states:
".. how GOANS feel that they are being taken advantage of by India in
the name of GOA’S SO CALLED LIBERATION from the Portuguese. It must be
clearly understood that Goans wanted the Portuguese out of Goa but did not
want another colonizer in."

Mind the words "taken advantage of by India" and "Goa's so called
liberation" (capitalized to add emphasis), and "colonizer in." Isn't it out
of place to tell the PM and the defence minister that India's takeover is
nothing but a "so called liberation"? Calling India a "colonzier" is
insulting and hurtful.

An appeal must try to win the hearts and minds of those it's addressed to.
It shouldn't show arrogance. Did India "connived" with Portugal to sign
treaty or did the Portuguese willingly sign it? It doesn't serve the
peition's purpose in aligning such motives to the Indian government,
especially when trying to win the PM and the defence minister to one's
cause.

I wouldn't be surprised if the government doesn't entertain such a letter
cloaked in a mocking tone and showing disrespect to the country.

Eugene Correia


I wish the ever-loquacious Floriano Lobo would have employed restrained in
using certain terms in his petition to the prime minister and the defence
ministry.


Firstly, the petition is more of a lecture to these concerned ministers and
also insulting to their understand of the Mopa issue.

Check it out, "But,  may I put forth the argument against Mopa in more
succinct manner so that the point that is made may be much clearer??" Lobo
loves to use extra words when it's not required. Remember additional "a" in
Su-Raaj, and now additional "?", perhaps to emphasize his questioning.

Further down he states:
".. how GOANS feel that they are being taken advantage of by India in
the name of GOA’S SO CALLED LIBERATION from the Portuguese. It must be
clearly understood that Goans wanted the Portuguese out of Goa but did not
want another colonizer in."

Mind the words "taken advantage of by India" and "Goa's so called
liberation" (capitalized to add emphasis), and "colonizer in." Isn't it out
of place to tell the PM and the defence minister that India's takeover is
nothing but a "so called liberation"? Calling India a "colonzier" is
insulting and hurtful.

An appeal must try to win the hearts and minds of those it's addressed to.
It shouldn't show arrogance. Did India "connived" with Portugal to sign
treaty or did the Portuguese willingly sign it? It doesn't serve the
peition's purpose in aligning such motives to the Indian government,
especially when trying to win the PM and the defence minister to one's
cause.

I wouldn't be surprised if the government doesn't entertain such a letter
cloaked in a mocking tone and showing disrespect to the country.

Eugene Correia




it's not required. Remember additional "a" in Su-Raaj, and now additional
"?", perhaps to emphasize his questioning.

Further down he states:
".. how GOANS feel that they are being taken advantage of by India in
the name of GOA’S SO CALLED LIBERATION from the Portuguese. It must be
clearly understood that Goans wanted the Portuguese out of Goa but did not
want another colonizer in."

Mind the words "taken advantage of by India" and "Goa's so called
liberation" (capitalized to add emphasis), and "colonizer in." Isn't it out
of place to tell the PM and the defence minister that India's takeover is
nothing but a "so called liberation"? Calling India a "colonzier" is
insulting and hurtful.

An appeal must try to win the hearts and minds of those it's addressed to.
It shouldn't show arrogance. Did India "connived" with Portugal to sign
treaty or did the Portuguese willingly sign it? It doesn't serve the
peition's purpose in aligning such motives to the Indian government,
especially when trying to win the PM and the defence minister to one's
cause.

I wouldn't be surprised if the government doesn't entertain such a letter
cloaked in a mocking tone and showing disrespect to the country.

Eugene Correia

[Goanet] High Blood Sugar Linked to Dementia - NYTimes.com

[Con Menezes]

http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/high-blood-sugar-linked-to-dementia/?src=recpb&_r=0

[Goanet] Why Spring Water « Find A Spring

[Con Menezes]

We have many springs in Goa I knew  of two in Saligao..in Salmona & 
Molembhatt...do they still exist??... watch this short video.
http://www.findaspring.com/why-spring-water/

[Goanet] A new mango variety

[Nelson Lopes]

New Mango Variety
A new hybrid variety of mango is being developed by by a Goan agriculturist
of Poona agricultural Vidyapeeth .The scientist is known as Carlos of Goan
decent .It is being named as PAROICAR, PAROI-(seed) Car abbreviation for
Carlos.
It is seedless variety, a world wonder product bound to catch the world
attention by storm and draw attention of MANGO PEOPLE of Robert fame It is
cross breed between alphonso and macurad ,the two famous Goan varieties in
great demand. Congress is aghast at the possible glorification and
advantage to any individual in disguise with its perfect orange colour is
suspicious. Allergy to names is a common fear of apprehensions Why a
catholic, Carlos is playing second fiddle on purpose to some one is not
understandable or appreciated, They wonder, whether this diabolic research
plan is funded by some political agent, to give electoral mileage
It is fibrous, slightly bitter and sour to taste at the moment and with
short shelf life and smacking of political flavour
The initial field trials to be conducted in Goa because of conducive
environment is thwarted by the stiff opposition, demanding entry tax.
Mean while Carlos is disgusted with his efforts and attempts to give
political tinge
He has received invitation and funding from another state, if he can assure
to rename it and alter the specific orange colour genes
Some are of the opinion the name is most appropriate for adverse
propaganda, being seedless, disadvantageous for propagation
Carlos is intending to apply for patent in USA and weighing is options to
migrate with the enticing offers of citizenship and financila grants. The
Govt is bent upon frustratinfg his moves, citing brain drain. What a
headless idea to discourage seedless Mango variety by the MANGO PEOPLE,
Carlos is hell bent in retaining the nomenclature and its tinge, while
agreeing to work on the other parameters His annoyance is appreciable for
imputing motives to nomenclature with perfect Goan flavour
[image: New Mango Variety A new hybrid variety of mango is being developed
by by a Goan agriculturist of Poona agricultural Vidyapeeth .The scientist
is known as Carlos of Goan decent .It is being named as PAROICAR,
PAROI-(seed) Car abbreviation for Carlos. It is seedless variety, a world
wonder product bound to catch the world attention by storm and draw
attention of MANGO PEOPLE of Robert fame It is cross breed between alphonso
and macurad ,the two famous Goan varieties in great demand. Congress is
aghast at the possible glorification and advantage to any individual in
disguise with its perfect orange colour is suspicious. Allergy to names is
a common fear of apprehensions Why a catholic, Carlos is playing second
fiddle on purpose to some one is not understandable or appreciated, They
wonder, whether this diabolic research plan is funded by some political
agent, to give electoral mileage It is fibrous, slightly bitter and sour to
taste at the moment and with short shelf life and smacking of political
flavour The initial field trials to be conducted in Goa because of
conducive environment is thwarted by the stiff opposition, demanding entry
tax. Mean while Carlos is disgusted with his efforts and attempts to give
political tinge He has received invitation and funding from another state,
if he can assure to rename it and alter the specific orange colour genes
Some are of the opinion the name is most appropriate for adverse
propaganda, being seedless, disadvantageous for propagation Carlos is
intending to apply for patent in USA and weighing is options to migrate
with the enticing offers of citizenship and financila grants. The Govt is
bent upon frustratinfg his moves, citing brain drain. What a headless idea
to discourage seedless Mango variety by the MANGO PEOPLE, Carlos is hell
bent in retaining the nomenclature and its tinge, while agreeing to work on
the other parameters His annoyance is appreciable for imputing motives to
nomenclature with perfect Goan flavour]

**
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Unfollo

Re: [Goanet] Maan: Translation of Ch.1 of Goencho Mull Avaz

[augusto pinto]

Rev. Dr. Victor  Ferrao's response to Adv. John Fernandes published in the
Navhind Times Panorama of 18 August


While I certainly empathize with the sense of loss of the sacred ‘maan’
 felt by my Gaudda brethren and welcome a discussion on the issue, I wish
that the same  be done with true openness of heart and mind.


‘An  error is an exaggerated truth’ reminds an old adage.  It might be
certainly true that as alleged  by Adv. John Fernandes, some ‘maans’
especially in his village of Ambaulim, came under attack from certain
priests he named. Yet his charge that the Church had some kind of
conspiracy to deliberately destroy the culture  and unity of the Gawdas is
totally erroneous.


Even the concerned Priests who acted against the ‘maans’ were motivated by
renewal as well as the love of the community that they were serving. Some
even tried to Christianize the practice by introducing Christian prayers.


This does not mean the loss of heritage carries no responsibility in the
Church.  The issue is a complex and one that profoundly involves
identities, ignorance, pain and trauma of loss.


Hence, it brings its own discomfort to a public discussion of this kind.  I
hope that the publication of the book of Adv. John as well as this
discussion is therapeutic to our society.


New  insights from the scholarly world, might help us to understand the
pain of the Gaudda community articulated by Adv. John Fernandes.  We might
see the ritual of ‘maan’ as the thirdspace as described by Edward Soja.


Contemporary critical studies have experienced a significant spatial turn.
Scholars have begun to appreciate space and interpret spaciality of human
life with the same emphasis that was bestowed on the relationship between
time and history on the one hand and social relations and society on the
other hand.



The geographical / spacial imagination of humanity is diverse and
profoundly political in that it renders space as the site of conflict of
knowledge and power. Thus the spaciality, historicality and sociality are
intertwined. The firstspace is the real material space; the secondspace is
the imagined and interpreted presentations of the material space.  While
the thirdspace is the intimately lived space.


Edward  Soja  declared  ‘thirding-as-othering’. It is space that allows its
inhabitants to become other or stand up to their own most intimate
identity. In the same train of thought, the thirding into the ‘maan’


becomes a site or  abode which relates and construes the  intimate life and
identity  of the Gawdas and loss of it might become a pain of loss of self.
The thirdspace being a transgressive space certainly challenges the
established borders and as such can become vulnerable to be perceived as
disruptive.


These complexities around the loss of maan have to be carefully scrutinized
before indulging into any kind of blame outbursts. The articulation of the
pain of loss of ‘Maan’ is definitely a praise worthy and noble gesture.
 But the fixation of culpability is a bit early exercise. But, it also
brings to the fore the depth and intensity of the affliction felt by the
Gawda community.


While we are carefully looking at the loss of maan felt by our brethren, it
is important to understand how a sense of shame that is felt and imbibed by
this community  is equally responsible for the loss of ‘maan’, dance,
music, dress and other cultural motifs.  This shame dynamism cannot be
wished away as the community  is steadily getting absorbed into the
mainstream society. The issue being complex as the Gawda  today  seems to
have to become like the other, the dominant one. That is why, it is also
important to consider what might be called as ‘auto-othering’.


That  is, the Gawdas  themselves abandon their sacred traditions  in order
to respond to the feeling of inferiorization bestowed on them by our
society. Hence, the questions raised by Adv. John are highly thought
provoking and are indeed relevant.


To the Church they invite for a soul searching interrogation of its role
towards the Gawda community and the other tribal people of Goa.  It is
indeed a call of the conscience to bring to realization  the dream of the
present Holy Father  Pope Francis, ‘the church of the poor’.


As the church has been  concentrating in building communion through the
small Christian communities, the questions raised by Adv. John is a God
given opportunity to look with compassion on the Gawda community and
consider their plight and work to bring healing and solace to them.


[Rev Dr. Victor Ferrao is Dean of the Patriarchal Seminary of Rachol and is
author of the recently published Being a Goan Christian: the Politics of
Identity, Rift and Synthesis , Broadway Book House]


On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 8:07 AM, augusto pinto  wrote:

> Book excerpt:
>
> Maan / Maand
>
> By Adv. John Fernandes
>
> Translated by Augusto Pinto
>
>
> (Adv. Joao alias John Fernandes, Christian Gawda activist, has compiled
> the folk songs of the Christian Gawdas 

[Goanet] Hindus, Chrisitians refuse converted woman burial

[Marshall Mendonza]

U G Barad:
I can well understand that the Hindus not allowing the burial in the
cremation grounds

Response:
Dr Barad, I quote from the report:

1. "DSP Ratneshwar Thakur said Kanti's husband, Shiv Prakash Ram, first
decided to bury the body as per Christian tradition at the village burning
ghat because there was no cemetery there. However, the villagers stopped
him from digging a grave. The DSP said they told Ram that they could only
allow a Hindu funeral at the ghat and advised him to cremate his wife as he
was the only Christian in the village."

2."Ram then decided to bury her body in his own orchard, but this, too, was
opposed by Hindus. "The villagers refused to let Ram use his residential
plot as a graveyard because the house has an old Shiva temple," a police
source said.'

Now I have to ask you:
1. Are you in agreement with the refusal of the villagers to permit burial
at the *village burning ghat * in the absence of a cemetery?
2 .Are you in agreement with the objection to Ram burying his wife in* his
own orchard?*
*
*
Regards,

Marshall

[Goanet] A public shame?

[Marshall Mendonza]

George Pinto:
Goa has thousands of lawyers but only a few of them active in social
justice causes, some in Goan cyberspace. Why is a such an educated
community largely missing-in-action in the fight for rights, equality,
various social justice causes (anti-corruption, etc.), the fight against
MOPA, and in designing sound public policy? ?Generally they are absent in
the development of Goa and Goans while the political class and large
business houses ruin Goa. This is quite a serious indictment on the Goan
legal community.?

Response:
Why pick on lawyers and the legal fraternity. Why are the CA's, doctors,
engineers, bankers, businessmen, professionals et al silent? It is a basic
attitude and mindset - as long as it is not my personal problem, let
someone else fight it.

One does not need a legal background or education to stand up for what is
right. It needs just motivation and perseverance. We are witness to what
Aires Rodrigues has been single-handedly doing. The latest has been the
withdrawal of the Information Commission members following his
intervention. Floriano is another one battling for Goa. The RTI is a great
tool to bring about good governance. You do you need legal knowledge to use
it but simple common sense and alertness.

May I suggest that Goa Sudharop conduct RTI workshops and educate the
people on how to use it. Here in Bombay, Mr Shailesh Gandhi, former CIC has
been conducting workshops which are well attended. He is very obliging and
I am confident he will accept your invitation if you conduct workshops in
Goa. I am willing to speak to him if you desire.

regards,

Marshall

[Goanet] Arso review in Konkani

[dale luis menezes]

~Kaim nattkuleancho hangasor hanv ul’lekh korunk sodtam. Maim hea nattkuleant, 
Alroy-ak  sirvis mellunk ek lak farik korunk zai asta. Punn te itle duddu taka  
mellttole zalear tannem poilim Saibinn mãycheo murteo moddunk zai asta ani 
Saibinnicher bhavarth dovorpant kaim boreponn ani faido nam oxem soglleank 
kollit korunk zai asta. Alroy oxench korta ani rokddoch taka aksident zata. 
Toxench Tallnni hea nattkuleant, ji zaun asa kanni dog supurlea bhavanchi, 
tanchi avoy tankam promannikponnan lisanv korunk sangta ani apunn bazarant 
veta. Eklo bhav tallnnek sampoddta ani aplea ixttam barabor khellpak veta ani 
thoimsor buddun morta.  ‘Devan-khast-laili’ osle vichar Pri. Michael 
Fernandes-a sarkea tornattea padrin soddun diunk zai. Amchea jivitant 
unneponnam asat, chuki ghoddtat hem monant dhorun ami amchem jivit jiyeunk zai, 
oslem novsorlolem  chintop khub gorjechem.~


Check http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.in/2013/08/ek-anki-updes-ani-sondex.html

Dale

Find my writings @ www.daleluismenezes.blogspot.com
---
Push thought to extremes
-Louis Althusser
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[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day.....

[Gabe Menezes]

The 
Stylistics
-
I'm Stone In Love With You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j7qRCqvltU

g



-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 21st Sunday of the Year

[Jude Botelho]

16-Aug-2013

Dear Friend,

Whether we admit it or not, we like to consider ourselves as special people, 
more knowledgeable and likeable than others. Conversely, we tend to look down 
on people different from us and exclude them from our company. We like to 
believe we belong to an elite club and should be treated accordingly. God has 
different criteria from ours, for entry into His kingdom, He excludes no one! 
Have a grateful weekend thanking God for his open invitation to his kingdom! 
Fr. Jude

Sunday Reflections: 21st Sunday of the Year: “All are welcome here! Enter by 
the Narrow gate!” 25-Aug-2013 
Readings: Isaiah 66: 18-21Hebrews 12: 5-7, 11-13Luke 13: 22-30

The first reading from the last part of the Book of Isaiah is a prophecy of 
consolation for the community of Israel that had been gathered again after the 
exile, but who were still experiencing difficulty and uncertainty about their 
future. The prophet proclaims a glorious future in which mankind’s covenant 
with God is opened to the whole human family. Returnees from every part of the 
then known world, who had been scattered would return to Jerusalem. Nations of 
every culture and race will lead the Israelites home. Salvation is extended to 
all the ends of the earth. For it is through holiness that one will enter the 
city of God.

Jerusalem! My Happy Home!
A little boy always wanted to visit the place where heaven and earth meet. He 
could see quite plainly from his mother’s cottage and he thought the place 
where heaven came down to earth must be very beautiful. With his eyes fixed on 
the horizon, ‘the meeting place of heaven and earth’, he began, one day, to 
walk. He walked on and on until he became very tired. He found himself in a 
valley where the horizon lay hidden from view. A cottage was near and a woman 
was standing in the door. He told her of his quest, and she pointed out a house 
not so very far away. “There it is,” she said, “only hurry; it will soon be 
dark.” He hurried on and was soon climbing the hill that led to his own home. 
And there in the doorway was his mother waving to him. “My own home,” he 
thought to himself, “is the place where heaven and earth meet.”
Frank Michalic in ‘1000 Stories You Can Use’

The key idea of St. Luke’s gospel is a symbol of Christian life: a pilgrimage 
to our heavenly home. We are constantly on the way to the heavenly home. We 
must make sure that we are on the right way and that we are moving in the right 
direction. Will everyone reach their final destination? Will everyone who 
journeys be saved? Jesus never answers the question about the number to be 
saved. He stresses rather the effort to be made on the journey and that the way 
is narrow and not easy. Secondly, Jesus speaks about the closed door, namely 
people cannot take for granted that just because they are along the way, just 
because of set rituals and practices, they will be saved. There is nothing that 
definitely guarantees automatic salvation. There are neither reserved places 
nor favoured people whose salvation is guaranteed. Yet, on the other hand, no 
one is excluded from heaven. God has no favourites because everyone is a 
favourite of God! Heaven will be full of
 surprises. Many who are despised on earth will find themselves in heaven and 
many who considered themselves holy and better than others, may not find 
themselves among the chosen ones in heaven. The Jews had considered themselves 
the chosen ones of God and that their God was only the God of Israel. Jesus 
reminds them that many pagans and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God, 
while many of the Jews who rejected God and his chosen Messiah, will be 
excluded from God’s kingdom. “Those who are now last will be the first, and 
those who are now first will be the last.”

The last shall be first!
Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress, was known as the ‘poor little rich 
girl.’ Since her mother died when she was five, Barbara Hutton described her 
childhood as an unhappy one. She said, “Though I had millions of dollars, I had 
no mother and no home.” Nor was her adult life a happy one. She was married 
seven times and was a princess three of those times. A virtual recluse, she 
died in 1979 at age 66. A newspaper article summed up her life with the words: 
“Barbra Hutton died unmarried and alone, a symbol of the cliché that money does 
not buy happiness.” By way of contrast, consider the life of Dorothy Day. She 
was known as “the mother of the faceless poor of the city’s offscouring.” She 
always felt she existed for a special purpose. She discovered that purpose when 
she became a Catholic at age 30 and dedicated her life to help the poor. 
Dorothy Day founded and edited the Catholic Worker newspaper, went to prison as 
a suffragist and
 pacifist, and established farm communes and hospices for the dispossessed. 
When she died in 1980 at age 83, Time magazine called her a “secular saint”. 
Barbara Hutton and Dorothy Day illustrate somewhat the prov

[Goanet] Roland Francis: A Lifetime of Bondage - Stray Thoughts of a Toronto Goan

[Eddie Fernandes]

A Lifetime of Bondage.  By Roland Francis.

Source: Goan Voice Daily Newsletter 18 Aug 2013 at www.goanvoice.org.uk 

One of the reasons that facilitated movement to the Diaspora was the long
established system of the house servant in Goa. Most often this was a woman
from a poor family with more children than their parents could handle. She
was offered to the household for a lifetime of servitude since education in
those days was accessible mostly to the land-owning class and there were no
laws requiring that children be educated until a reasonable age. A life span
of service was not always the case though. In later years after the 1960s
some of these women would move on to get married usually to a field worker
or mine laborer and if she was fortunate, to a settler in Bombay or a
seafarer. 

In some cases this servant was an adopted girl, a 'poskem' of whom I have
written in a previous column. These were more fortunate. Although they did
the same chores as that of a servant, there was always a kind of family
moral obligation hovering somewhere between a servant and a real family
member that resulted in a little better treatment. A few families who were
more Christian, with their faith extending beyond the Sunday mass and their
charity beyond provision of a minimum sustenance, treated their adopted
family member almost as good as their own. I know of some of these few who
gave their servant-poskems the family name and left them the same legacy as
they did for their biological children. This is more likely to have happened
if the child was brought as an infant rather than at 6 or 7 years old which
was the norm.

The job of a servant in Goa was all hours, all days all year. While the rest
of the family had breaks in routine on Sundays, feast days, visits of the
scattered family and fun times of that sort, the poor servant would actually
have to do double her normal work when the family celebrated. If someone was
kind enough to give a little tip for extraordinary services rendered, it was
usually inadequate but considered lavish enough by the giver to share that
information with one and all. The servant would be reminded of it for the
rest of the year. None of that right hand not knowing what the left was
doing. Talking of money, if the family considered itself generous, they
would set aside a small sum every month towards adulthood and marriage,
considering even that a favor. That monthly amount was nothing compared to
the real economic worth of that individual but few stopped to think of that
inadequacy and unfairness.

As family members got older, the servant doubled up as the long term care
provider (all for free) with all the ugly work that the situation entailed.
Senility made the servant's tasks all the more onerous. Nevertheless, there
were more complaints than appreciation for all this from the lady of the
house. When visiting family members and friends in Goa, I used to marvel at
the diligence and hard work of faithful, sincere servants but if I mentioned
my awe of these individuals I would be countered with petty faults and
trivial failings which I was often tempted to compare with those of the
householders, but being a guest prevented me from doing that.

The Mangaloreans have a system that Goans would do well to emulate. If the
mother dies and the father is incapable of looking after the children
financially or otherwise, or worse if the children were left orphans, the
maternal uncle would according to custom take in his sister's offspring and
bring them up as his own family. As such children grew older and did well
for themselves; they would treat these adoptive parents in a much more
loving way than would their cousins, the biological children. In such a
situation, orphans in the Goan community would be left to fend for
themselves either with a religious order or with some priest or other
relative 'magnanimous' enough to take care of them.

One would have thought that with the passage of time and people from Goa
becoming materially well off, attitudes with their domestic helpers would
have changed for the better. Unfortunately they haven't. Whatever changes
have occurred are due to a shortage of supply and the natural driving up of
wages and demands in level with other menial occupations. In my opinion,
adequate compensation for their work is still not being practiced - rather
the moaning and complaining of the employers has ratcheted upwards. I have
often heard overseas Goans telling long winded stories of how difficult it
is to get domestic help in Goa. What they conveniently omit is what they
consider an attractive wage is wage below what a human being requires to
keep body and soul together in today's Goa. What they should realize is that
every human being's desire to improve their lot, just as they did theirs,
should not be out of reach of their domestic help as it once was.

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[Goanet] Womb service: How surrogacy still carries stigma in India | South China Morning Post

[Con Menezes]

http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1296130/womb-service-how-surrogacy-still-carries-stigma-india

[Goanet] India's unfair obsession with lighter skin | World news | The Guardian

[Con Menezes]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/aug/14/indias-dark-obsession-fair-skin

[Goanet] Heart problems, eye strain, high blood pressure - dailymail.co.uk

[Camillo Fernandes]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2396201/Heart-problems-eye-strain-high-blood-pressure--ailments-BERRY-good-year.html

[Goanet] CM rescuing casinos - timesofindia.com

[Camillo Fernandes]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/CM-is-rescuing-casinos-Aam-Aurat-Admi-Against-Gambling/articleshow/21888220.cms
  

[Goanet] FW: Charudutta Ram Prabhudesai sent you a video: "Goa: A case for mining"

[Charudatt Prabhudesai]

Mining ban, Kha SheNN

Charudatta Prabhudesai

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