[Goanet-News] DEBATE: Europeans of An Other Colour -- Why the Goans are Portuguese (Ferrao Fernandes, Kafila.org)
Europeans of An Other Colour -- Why the Goans are Portuguese By R. Benedito Ferrão Jason Keith Fernandes 12ch...@gmail.com jason.k.fernan...@gmail.com AUGUST 31, 2013 This article serves as a response to Sir Andrew Green's comment on the alleged misuse of Portuguese citizenship by Indian nationals of Goan origin whom the Daily Star and the Daily Mail have characterized as immigrants who travel to Great Britain to take advantage of it. Green's perspective from a few months ago mirrors prevalent xenophobic views on the rights of immigrants to Europe; hence, the counterpoint offered here hopes to challenge such bias as it will surely continue to be expressed. On 13 May, 2013, the Goan Ethernet was aflame with outrage at statements made by Sir Andrew Green, chairperson of Migration Watch, carried in the Daily Star and the Daily Mail. The Daily Star reported, An Indian national from Goa can obtain Portuguese citizenship if their parents were Portuguese citizens prior to 1961, and quoted Green as saying, They can then move straight to the UK with their family. On arrival they can avail themselves, immediately, of all the benefits available to UK citizens. The Daily Mail seems to have been spurred on by Green's statement, going on to claim that [a] number of Indian nationals from the former Portuguese territory of Goa are thought to have taken advantage of the loophole. Indians living in Goa can claim they have Portuguese heritage and so claim Portuguese citizenship. They can then move directly to Britain -- without ever having to visit Portugal -- and bring a family without meeting any qualification test. Given the manner in which the matter regarding Goan access to Portuguese citizenship has been reported in the British press, as academics studying Goa and the Goan community, we believe that there is a need to redress such misrepresentations and firmly call out, not only the wilful amnesia about Britain's imperial past, but also the Anglo-centric interpretation of colonialism, the post-colonial, and de-colonised world order that motivates such representations. In so doing, our aim is to address not merely a need for Goans and others of former Portuguese India to assert the legitimacy of their actions, but to also enable a view of the global order from a position that is more respectful of the formerly colonised. Addressing the aforementioned inherently Anglo-centric bias of the colonial and post-colonial context requires commencing with a review of the Western European encounter with South Asia. This engagement traces back to the late 15th century with the Portuguese discovery of the sea-route to the fabled Indies. It resulted in the establishment of what came to be known as Estado da Índia Portuguesa, or the Portuguese State in India, which was centred in Goa in 1510. The boundaries of Portuguese India, which extended to other enclaves beyond Goa were firmly fixed only in the 18th century in the face of contestation with, not just local, but other European powers as well. As a result of this early entry into South Asia, by the time the British departed from the subcontinent upon handing over power to two nation-states -- India and Pakistan -- the Portuguese State in India would outlast their English counterparts and have existed for approximately 450 years. This Portuguese state was markedly different from the one that the British had created in the course of their time in the subcontinent. Most significant, for the misrepresentations that we seek to correct, was the fact that through the length of its presence in the subcontinent, the Portuguese state attempted to recognise natives as citizens, or bearers of rights equal to those of persons from the metropole. As a consequence, Goa was represented by non-White parliamentary representatives from 1834 when the declaration of the constitutional monarchy in Portugal created the space for a national parliament. These rights were extended universally in 1910 with the commencement of the First Portuguese Republic, only to be eclipsed somewhat during the course of the dictatorial Estado Novo, or New State, headed by Dr. António Oliveira Salazar. Nonetheless, the rhetoric of equality was firmly established and constantly referred to by Portuguese Indians, whether living in Goa, or as migrants to British India or, indeed, British East Africa where many Goans lived and worked, as bearers of Portuguese citizenship. Within this colonial framework, even if only in legal theory, racial and cultural difference was in fact surmountable. This situation was certainly different from that
[Goanet] Goa news for August 31, 2013
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Is more upside left in Sesa Goa after 50% rally in one month? - Economic Times onomic Times0. Share More. READ MORE ON » Syria http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFvAwbE_KFJiQgsCqQAiPLmeYLmxwurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/stocks-in-news/is-more-upside-left-in-sesa-goa-after-50-rally-in-one-month/articleshow/22139781.cms *** Arrested SP MLA often went to Goa and Nepal, faced rape charge in 1994 - Indian Express arty-mla-leaders-held-watching-mujra-in-goa_872282.htmlSamajwadi Party MLA, leaders held watching `mujra` in Goa http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEoG0JsMqJREnzeMppT0LLKUqUDRgurl=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/arrested-sp-mla-often-went-to-goa-and-nepal-faced-rape-charge-in-1994/1161640/ *** Goa CM Manohar Parrikar alleges double standard by Centre on mining issue - Economic Times se-goas-8-10mt-inventory-once-ban-is-lifted-sesa-goa_942703.htmlCan use Goa's 8-10MT inventory once ban is lifted: Sesa Goa http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEaJoOpK6T4MJV0gK9z_Tiq15DVfgurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/goa-cm-manohar-parrikar-alleges-double-standard-by-centre-on-mining-issue/articleshow/22138589.cms *** Sesa Goa falls after over 45% rally in eight days - Business Standard arkets/bse-sensex-flat-rupee-falls-sesa-goa-infosys-decline_942634.htmlBSE Sensex flat, rupee falls; Sesa Goa, Infosys decline http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEykaE2kpmB7P-kbM-ZymFDvBZz7Aurl=http://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/sesa-goa-falls-after-over-45-rally-in-eight-days-113083000250_1.html *** Rupee crash forces Indian holidaymakers to ditch Italy for Goa - Reuters The Indian rupee's crash has swept away banker Nupur Sood's dream of a holiday in Venice: instead the 35-year-old will settle for cold beers on the beaches of Goa on India's west coast. We are pampering ourselves with a leisurely ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFD_Z385_OGGq6L2ansNmi2OC4w0Qurl=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/29/us-india-rupee-tourism-idUSBRE97S16U20130829 *** Central government opposes special status for Goa - Times of India nd-nation/government-against-giving-special-status-to-goa/articleshow/22163594.cmsGovernment against giving special status to Goa http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFoKVLZL5SCmzdEGYiycDE0POdNTgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Central-government-opposes-special-status-for-Goa/articleshow/22173321.cms *** BJP holds Congress responsible for Goa's mining sector crisis - IBNLive ron-ore-to-china-goa-bjp-to-government-1377871066Export iron ore to China Goa BJP to government http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNESe8jNnvocg01yphAaRVBE0HJXggurl=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-holds-congress-responsible-for-goas-mining-sector-crisis/418481-3-253.html *** Buy Sesa Goa, advises Nischal Maheshwari - Moneycontrol.com V18, We have a buy in Sesa Goa . The broader call is on the metal basically. Metals have been on a recovery path. Whether this recovery is temporary or sustainable I think the jury is out ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH08Q3JDwUC1McT_3sNuNIqzuCT5Aurl=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/stocks-views/buy-sesa-goa-advises-nischal-maheshwari_942375.html *** Arrested UP Samajwadi Party MLA admitted to Goa hospital - Zee News rostitution raid, has been admitted to a hospital after he complained of chest pain.a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNF0vcqOW706lKr8L-0l_qgh6TLLNQurl=http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/arrested-up-samajwadi-party-mla-admitted-to-goa-ho_873101.html *** Indian rupee crashes: Indian vacationers ditch Italy for Goa, stay-cations - Christian Science Monitor ear-old will settle for cold beers on the beaches of Goa on India's west coast. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEDq3tVNQs4TbPBUtg1DbPaXPrxbgurl=http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0829/Indian-rupee-crashes-Indian-vacationers-ditch-Italy-for-Goa-stay-cations Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Mull ani Bull
Response: While ignoring the usual bird brained and juvenile opening remarks which we have now got accustomed to, I will focus on the more substantive issues. I found the rest of the below post quite interesting. However, there do not address the statement made by Prof Borges. and there are several gaps which need to be filled. 1 The below post scores high on verbosity and rhetoric but low on substance. All the quotations attributed to Fr Jerome in the below post have all come from third parties or hearsay. If Fr Jerome did state all these words attributed to him, surely there would be some original documents available to corroborate and verify just like the documents posted by Prof Borges. Is it possible for Santosh to post records (weblinks) of the actual debate when these so-called quotations were uttered. These would be far more reliable. Otherwise, they appear to be an outcome of a game called Chinese Whispers which we used to play as children. ( for those not familiar with the game or its meaning, please refer to the foll weblink): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_whispers 2. Fr Jerome's statement that there is no caste in Christianity is factual. I am yet to come across any authentic statement of Fr Jerome or any other Christian member objecting to extension of economic and social benefits to dalit christians. I have pointed out several statements of Fr Jerome and Prof Mookerjee from the debate in Parliament in my responses to Prof Borges which contradict what Santosh has posted. For the sake of brevity, I reproduce a few of them here. Prof Borges further quotes Fr Jerome as under: *According to him, a man is to be assisted because he is poor, because his birth and upbringing have not given him the opportunity to make progress,socially,politically and educationally; it should not matter whether he be a christian,or a Muslim or a Hindu or a Brahmin or non-Brahmin, or a Scheduled Caste member. Prof Mookherjee in the debate is quoted as saying: So far as the masses are concerned my friends are united in saying that the masses do not want reservations. They say that they are interested in three or four things only. They want food, clothing, a shelter over their heads, medical aid and good roads. These are their demands. When they were specifically asked whether they wanted reservation, the reply in every case was as follows: We know that we shall never enter the Legislatures; reservations do not concern or interest us. There all sections of the people were at one. Then came queries addressed to the lower middle classes, people who depend upon service to earn their living. Their reaction was that if there was any kind of reservation they would like to have reservation in jobs. Prof Mookerjee is further quoted as saying: So far as the idea of building up one nation is concerned I do admit that there are certain economically backward groups in every community and for them provision has been made in the directive adopted in December last. For those interested in reading the entire post, they may access the same from the foll weblinks: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2013-August/233952.html http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2013-August/233918.html 3. If, for the sake of argument, we accept that Fr Jerome and Prof Mookerjee did press for not extending economic and social benefits to dalit christians during the debates or in the run up to the adoption of the Constitution, why was the Constitution adopted with the safeguards intact? Why was the Presidential Order issued barely 7 MONTHS later which excluded all other religions except hindus from availing of the benefits? What transpired during the intervening period from 26th January 1950 to 9th August 1950 for this Presidential Order to be issued? 4. Santosh has quoted M Madhu Chandra as saying: QUOTE In 1950 upon the representation of Christian leaders for not including Scheduled Caste Christians in Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order 1950, the assurance from then the Prime Minister and President via letter dated 7 November 1950 and 17 December 1950 respectively were given. UNQUOTE ..M. Madhu Chandra If the dalit christians were excluded based on the representation of Christian leaders, a) why did the Christian leaders protest and make a representation to the Prime Minister after the Presidential Order was issued? b) Why did the PM and President have to give any assurances? c) What were these assurances? d) Is it possible to access these two letters of 7 November 1950 and 17 December 1950? They would shed much light. I look forward to Santosh throwing more light rather than heat on this subject. I believe that education never ends. There is always something more to learn each day. With every new evidence, our old beliefs are discarded. Regards, Marshall *Now that Prof, Borges has presented some of the facts on this issue, let me tell you why I know that he is on solid ground in
[Goanet] CASINOS OFFICES SHIFTING UNCERTAIN?
To, The Editor Gomantak Times Panjim This letter to the Editor may be published in your column. Stephen Dias D.Paula CLOSING DOWN CITY OFFICES OF CASINOS IS PASS ON THE BUCK? CCP Mayor already passed on the resolution of the council as regards closing down the city offices of the offshore casinos, to the CCP Commissioner as he is the executive authority. Now, it depends whether the decision of the CCP Commissioner will be implemented or not and again will further depend on Government decision on the existence of the offshore casinos. Therefore, nothing is certain about the execution as it appears to be pass on the buck to others, like musical chairs. Stephen Dias D.Paula
[Goanet] Fwd: PRESS NOTE
-- Forwarded message -- From: Nirmala Institute of Education Goa nie...@gmail.com Date: Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 3:40 PM Subject: Fwd: PRESS NOTE To: pinto...@gmail.com Dear Augusto Please try and give as much publicity as possible regarding Prof. Sudhir Kakar's course which will begin with a Public Lecture on Sept 2, 2013 at 3.30 pm in the Conference Hall at Goa University Thanking you Dr. Rita Paes Course Co-ordinator The Government of Goa has instituted the D. D Kosmabi Chair Visiting Research Professorship in interdisciplinary studies at Goa University .The aim of the chair is to enable the University to invite distinguished persons to work at the University and interact with the students and faculty of the University and affiliated colleges. The Government of Goa, Department of Art and Culture has instituted and funded these chairs. * SUDHIR KAKAR (born 1938 in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India) is a psychoanalyst, novelist, and a scholar in the fields of cultural psychology and the psychology of religion who lives in Goa, India. Kakar took his Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Gujarat University, his Master’s degree (Diplom-Kaufmann) in business economics from Mannheim in Germany and his doctorate in economics from Vienna before beginning his training in psychoanalysis at the Sigmund-Freud Institute in Frankfurt, Germany in 1971. Between 1966 and 1971, Sudhir Kakar was a Lecturer in General Education at Harvard University, Research Associate at Harvard Business School and Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has also wormed at Haward, Princton, The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Sudhir Kakar’s many honors include the Kardiner Award of Columbia University, Boyer Prize for Psychological Anthropology of the American Anthropological Association, Germany’s Goethe Medal,Rockefeller Residency, McArthur Fellowship, and the Distinguished Service Award of Indo-American Psychiatric Association. He is a member of the International Psychoanalytic Association, New York Academy of Sciences, and Academie Universelle des Cultures, France. As ‘the psychoanalyst of civilizations’, the French weekly Le Nouvel Observateur listed Kakar as one of the world’s 25 major thinkers while the leading German weekly Die Zeit has profiled him as one of the 21 thinkers for the 21st century. His most recent award is the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the country’s highest civilian honor. A portion of Sudhir Kakar's work involves the relationship between psychoanalysis and mysticism. His analyses of personages include that of Swami Vivekananda in The Inner World (1978 (now in its 16th printing since its first publication). Sudhir Kakar has seventeen books of non-fiction and four of fiction to his credit. Prof. Sudhir Kakar is a psychoanalyst, novelist and scholar in the fields of cultural psychology, and the psychology of religion who lives in Goa. He has received many prestigious awards and is a member of the International Psychoanalytic Association, New York Academy of Sciences, and Academic Universelle des Cultures, France as “The psychoanalyst of civilizations”. He has seventeen books of non-fiction and four of fiction to his credit. * Prof. Sudhir Kakar’s course will be launched on Monday September 2nd 2013 with a public lecture at 3.30 pm in the Conference Hall at Goa University on “The Elephant or the unconscious mind in everyday life.” The rest of the sessions will be from 3.00 - 5.00 pm at the Senate Hall The Course will consist of 3 modules Module 1. Psychology of Indian Society Module 2. Psychology and Literature Module 3. Psychology and History
[Goanet] Claude Alvares and others on payroll - www.thegoan.net
http://www.thegoan.net/Goa/Cover-Story/“Claude-Alvares-and-others-are-on-the-payroll-of-foreign-agencies”/05720.html
[Goanet] Pope Francis - dailymail.co.uk
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2407590/Pope-Francis-selfie-photo-shows-Catholic-Churchs-cool-image.html
[Goanet] Food security bill
This is in reply to JC's message No: 7, dated: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 on the subject. Through this message JC sends his self-styled and self-exposing comments! What is more striking is when my message was addressed to Marshall Mendoza, JC prefers to send in his reply (as if Marshall Mendoza's spokesperson) and in the bargain JC makes self-contradicting 'Self-Confession' displaying JC's hidden attitudes! U. G. Barad Attachments: MY original message to Marshall Mendoza was: I'm not born to vote for any particular political outfit nor do I subscribe to any particular party's views nor a member of any political outfit nor defend each and everything that that party does like you do for Kangress party! I've my own views and I act accordingly. In fact, I've expressed this and much more on this subject to you and many Goanet members on various occasions (to confirm this, check Goanet Achieves) And now if you still think I belong to 'xyz' party, well, you can think so and continue to think so. While concluding this short message let me reiterate, Food Security Bill is a wrong bill brought in at wrong time! And that all 'middle class' Indian will have to suffer and get squeezed between poor and rich and wealthy classes. JC's COMMENTS through Message No: 7; dated: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 were: I do not believe that anyone is BORN to vote for anything, let alone any particular political outfit. Like Dr. Barad, I do not subscribe to any particular party's views nor am I a member of any political outfit. Like Dr. Barad, I do not defend each and everything that that any party does. Unlike Dr. Barad, I do not pick only on The Kangress party! I pick on any party or politician who I notice doing 'non-brilliance' be it Kangress or Bhojje Pee. jc
[Goanet] Rise of pervasive class of Goans
From The Goan Review (Sept-Oct issue) A Viewpoint Rise of pervasive class of Goans Eugene Correia I've never really understood the term, Niz Goenkar, and its significance and appropriateness in general discourse. I have suddenly seen an explosion on its use and by a new breed of Goans who seem to have made themselves distinguishable from the rest of Goans. It's hard to know what criteria these Goans apply to themselves to call themselves niz, which translates as real or true. Is it just an expression or is it just an exclamation of the uniqueness of Goans, just as the Maharashtrians have their slogan, Marathi Manus? But Maharashtrians don't differentiate between the niz ones and the rest but use it homogenously for all. So what sets these Niz Goenkars apart from the rest of us who are Goans by birth or family origin? Oscar Carmino Lobo, who holds the distinction of being an elected municipal councillor in an Australian city, dismissed my Goan origin as not being of any merit because I was born in Mumbai. In his words, I am a non-Goan whereas he is a Niz Goenkar because of his birth and education in Goa during the Portuguese rule. He's proudly pro-Portuguese and ruggedly anti-Indian. I found out that he passed out from St. Britto High School in 1967 when Goa was under Indian rule. He also said that most Goans born in Mumbai don't know much about Goa's history and that whatever they have learnt is through visits to Goa on holidays or through their parents and grandparents. When challenged that I know much more history than he knows, he still persisted in saying that my knowledge is no good as I have no lived experience in Goa. Such persons with anti-Indian bias try to beat those on the other side with any stick, even if they are wrong in their assessment. In a recent post on a Goan perfunctory mailing list (not Goanet), he says, I would now like to hear from Eugene Correia (made in Mumbai, India) what he has to say about the so-called 'liberation'. His knowledge of Goan history is zilch and he seeks opinions from others in the cosy cyber club of pro-Portuguese Goans. Another diehard pro-Portuguese Goan, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão, based in Goa, hasn't lost any chance to hit out at me on the same mailing list, a collection of email ids snatched from the Internet forums without even asking for permission, and run by one Joseph Rebello, based in UK. In one of his newest posts, he says, It all basically comes down to civility. Indians have NOT been civilised except some of those who have seen civility in European countries. There are others who even after being in other countries continue being uncivilised animals abroad as well as on their return to India. These are blind animals who are incapable of being civilised. We see many such in Goa descended from Bombay who want to be called Goan, but do not fit in the society. And then get frustrated and behave like rabid animals. It is not in their Gene to be rationale. They are a waste of two billion years of evolution. What can be more insensitive and outrageous than calling Indians animals? Goans born of Goan parents and if the father is Goan in a mixed-marriage, then they are Indians genetically. I thought the good doctor would know this but then he's blinded by prejudice. Some Goans maintain they are not Indians but Goans per se. For them, Goa is an imaginary homeland, a country of their own. In reality, they are Alices in Wonderland. By capitalizing the word Gene, Dr. Falcão has pig-headedly made an implicit reference to me. My name is obviously anathema to him and those of his ilk. To given another example of Dr. Falcão's pig-headedness, I recollect his reaction to a quote I posted on the list. The quote says, The smallest dog can still piss on the biggest tree. The doctor shot back saying, that the quote was grammatically wrong and went to explain that a dog or man could piss only at the root of the tree. When I replied giving the name of the book, A Bushie's Guide to Life!, from which I quoted, and mentioned it was published in America, the doctor dismissed by contention with his unflinching arrogance. Doesn't his behaviour hinge on hypocritical tendency The Bahamas-based paediatrician, Dr. Jose Colaco, keeps unhesitantly and unequivocally harping on Portuguese benevolence during the colonial subjugation of the land. Portuguese contribution to the making of the Goan identity cannot be forgotten nor can it be erased. However, a post-Portuguese generation of Goans has now come of age, and they are the ones who are the masters of the destiny of the state. These GenX Goans haven't had the benefit of witnessing Portuguese colonialisation and, hence, the Portuguese influences on them is practically non-existent, except for those few brought up in the home environment where Portuguese lifestyle prevailed for a couple of post-Liberation decades or, in very rare cases, still prevails. A master of labeling those who he hates and those he wants
[Goanet] Article 10612-Coconut Oil and Medium-Chain Triglicerides
http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org/article10612.htm
[Goanet] BBC News - Profile: 'Indian Mujahideen leader' Yasin Bhatkal
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-23876678
[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Simian Encounters
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Simian Encounters' Monkeying around. Goa is home to two sympatric species of monkey, the Hanuman Langur and the Bonnet Macaque. You may view the latest post at http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2013/08/31/simian-encounters/ Best regards, Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com
[Goanet] The long standing Goan - source : www.thegoan.net
http://www.thegoan.net/Emirates-Edition/The-Long-Standing-Goan/05725.html
[Goanet] Threat by goons at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar School, Mapusa
http://bharatmukti.blogspot.in/2013/08/threat-by-goons-at-dr-babasaheb.html According to the received information Eknath Rathod, std VIII student at Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar English High School, Kuchelim, Mapusa is going to be attacked by goondas in school tomorrow. This threat to create fear in him comes after less than a week of him filing complaint on torture against school authorities. The complaint is filed with education department, government of Goa and copy is submitted to Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Morcha. The school authorities had earlier attempted to get this 14 year old student out of school. This brilliant school boy Rathod whose favorite subjects are math and science has been source of great irritation to the management of the school due to his deep thirst and commitment to study. Instead of encouraging talent in him school management is engaging in various practices of demoralization. Should there be goonda attack on Eknath Rathod tomorrow or any other day, on campus or out of campus it will be construed as an attack from the agents of the Bamon Raj, and Home Minister who is also the Education Minister and Chief Minister of Goa Mr. Manohar Parrikar will be held responsible for the post-attack fall out in case if his intelligence agencies and police fails to prevent attack on young Rathod.
Re: [Goanet] IT WAS CRIMINAL WASTE OF JUDICIAL TIME
Aires Rodrigues wrote: I may have been put through a lot of inconvenience by these two cases, but what disturbs me more is that Mr. Subodh Kantak who was the First law Officer of the State was responsible for recklessly wasting a lot of precious judicial time. Making a mockery of the Courts when thousands are lined up and waiting for justice. If anyone ever intends filing a defamation case they should seek to know from Subodh Kantak about his personal trauma encounted in filing for defamation. I guess Subodh Kantak must have realized that he was only getting further defamed as the truth was unraveling. Subodh in Sanskrit means ‘sound advice’. May it prevail. Aires Rodrigues, I have to congratulate you on this one. As long as there is one Goan willing to fight the injustice in Goa, s/he will be a beacon for others in Goa. Mervyn
[Goanet] You heard what they said at the mining rally, but here's what they were really thinking about
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[Goanet] BLACKMAILING THE JUDICIARY
The Supreme Court of India being seized of the Goa mining issue it is highly improper that the issue is being raised on the streets. All concerned including the government should leave it to the wisdom and authority of the Supreme Court to adjudicate all issues concerning the mining imbroglio. As a Republic founded on the Rule of Law, the legal wisdom of the Supreme Court is indeed supreme and the will of the people can be supreme only if it is within the four corners of that supremacy of the law. May the anarchists of all hues take note of this elementary postulate of a civilized Democratic State. It is the rampant failure of our elected representatives and the Government to adhere to the laws of the land, and to ensure that all others do likewise, which brought about the intervention of the Supreme Court in this matter. It will not take us anywhere if some desperadoes are allowed to take shelter under the suffering of the people in order to abuse the Supreme Court. There is no dispute that legal mining has to resume. But we are all aware that the mining issue has landed in the Supreme Court due to the failure of the successive governments from the year 2000 to act against the rampant illegal mining which has inflicted an irreparable damage to Goa’s ecology and environment. The mala fide moves to try and pressurize the Supreme Court will never yield any fruits. Courts go by the rule of law and will never cave down to such highly contemptuous acts. The Supreme Court will definitely take cognizance of this current judiciary bashing which is in utter bad taste. Above all, it is an affront to the Rule of Law and an offense amounting to browbeating of the judicial processes. Manohar Parrikar as Chief Minister should have taken a lead to appeal to all those concerned to leave the issue to the Supreme Court. Instead for ulterior political motives he is fuelling emotions against the highest court of the land. Manohar Parrikar’s utter disrespect for the judiciary is nothing new. Not long ago he was hauled up for contempt by the Bombay High Court at Goa and had to tender an unconditional apology. The suggestion that all the forty MLAs should resign to create a constitutional crisis is laughable. Goa would be better off if it gets a respite by way of stint of President’s rule to set straight the current sordid state of affairs. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] Dhyan Chand's birth anniversary
Here is Goa net and not india net. Dhyan Chand may have been a good player but his eulogies should be written elsewhere. BC On the occasion of Dhyan Chand's birth anniversary, I just opened, after many, many years, his autobiography, Goal!, and here I quote some paras from his preface. You are doubtless aware that I am a common man and then a soldier. It has been my training from my very childhood to avoid limelight and publicity. Hockey is a game of great skill. To play it well is an art by itself. It calls for intelligence, keen eyese, powerful wrists, physical fitness, and speed of mind and body. In short, the game demands the best in you both as a player and as a man. Young players must take his advice. I don't know if any copies of his book, published by The Hindu, is available. The newspaper serialized Dhyan's life and hockey career in the Sport and Pastime, a forerunner to the present The Sportstar, and then put the pieces in a book form. It was first published in August 1952. My copy of the book is yellowed and pages have come apart. I never saw Dhyan play but my dad often related to me his skills and art. Later on when working as sports journalist in Mumbai I did hear lot of stuff from those who saw him play. I also met a couple of times his son and ex-Olympian Ashok Kumar. Let's salute this man on his magnificent role in India's glorious past.
[Goanet] Ennio Marchetto Theatre Clips - YouTube
This weekends entertainment. Enjoy http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=sAFI1i5FIBc
[Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY 2013 - NEW DELHI report.
WORLD GOA DAY - NEW DELHI - Friends , A post and photographs from Suman Kurade President Goenkarancho Ekvot - New Delhi. can viewed on the Blog .. link mentioned below. http://wgd-int.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/world-goa-day-2013-new-delhi.html rene 0 - Original Message - From: Suman To: renebarreto Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 12:51 PM Subject: World Goa Day To, Shri Rene Barreto, Forwarding a small report on the celebration of World Goa Day held on 24th August, 2013 at Fr. Agnel School Auditorium, New Delhi along with some pics. Regards, Suman Kurade President Goenkarancho Ekvot ooo 000 WORLD GOA - -20TH of AUGUST, EVERY YEAR. 000 000
[Goanet] Dabholkar murder: Sanatan Sanstha activist let off
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/dabholkar-murder-sanatan-sanstha-activist-let-off/article5072491.ece Dabholkar murder: Sanatan Sanstha activist let off A day after an activist of the right-wing Sanatan Sanstha, Sandeep Shinde, was detained in Goa in connection with the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, he was let off on Thursday by the Pune police after interrogation. The Pune police have not been able to nab the killers even nine days after the murder. “More than 200 members belonging to right-wing groups have been interrogated so far. We are looking into every angle possible,” Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rajendra Bhamare, told The Hindu.
[Goanet] Parrikar at DABOLIM vo MOPA Tiatr 'I have no hand in the recent Tiatrist arrest case'
Parrikar at DABOLIM vo MOPA Tiatr ' I have no hand in the recent Tiatrist arrest case' Speaking as Chief guest Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKbxK-wwjKA Parrikar says.. Tiatrists always criticise others including me I have nothing to do with the recent Tiatrist arrest case I was booked or probed by CBI twice My UK / Germany tour was not at the cost of State My full Support to Tiatr without any reservation Goenkars are all over the world Where there are Goans, there will always be Tiatr Parrikar as Chief Guest for Tony Dias Tiatr DABOLIM vo MOPA HO LOK SANGTOLO 30th August, 2013, Kala Academy Panjim http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr16/9630325523/in/photostream/ With Com Ambe http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr16/9630328361/in/photostream/ With Tony Dias, the Tiatr Director http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr16/9630331051/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr16/9633569194/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr16/9633571782/in/photostream/ 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] Here's Why Mainstream Medicine is Behind the Times - Video - iHealthTube.com
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[Goanet] ? Call Me Madam the Musical - YouTube
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Re: [Goanet] I am Puzzled 2. Re Dancing Girls. Who should I believe?
RESPONSE: Speed read that. Okay so I stand corrected - they can make more money than a New York Lap Dancer and don't have to go to bed! Poor, well to do Indian men get their kicks from watching; to each his own I say. On 30 August 2013 12:45, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão drferdina...@hotmail.com wrote: Gabe Menezes gabe.menezes at gmail.com on Fri Aug 30 01:22:33 PDT 2013 wrote: I may be wrong and may stand corrected but I think these Dance girls are the same as the massage parlour girls - they get most of their moolah from prostitution. RESPONSE: If one has the time goes through this some 35 page report from the Dept. of Anthrapology, Cicago; one may have a better idea of what Mumbai dance bars were. http://www.academia.edu/367951/_A_Different_Kind_of_Flesh_Public_Obscenity_Globalization_and_the_Mumbai_Dance_Bar_Ban Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Fatima statue at Bondorim, sirlim Dramapur
Fatima Shrine at BONDORIM Sirlim Dramapur The supreme court has ordered demolition of all illegal monuments, religious structures on road sides hampering smooth flow of traffic,They may be encroachments in Govt land or private properties Some may be relocated The above shrine is in eminent danger, facing the axe ,Such religious obstructions are surveyed and cataloged for further action under the direction of S.C. order The present Govt. is no way responsible for this pending action THE SHRINE DEDICATED TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA, MAY BE DESTROYED/ RELOCATED, BUT THE FAITH OF DEVOTEES IS UNASSAILABLE, BUILT AS IT IS ON TRUST AND FIRM BELIEF OVER THE YEARS Practically every day, a large number of grateful devotees throng the area, even on foot offering flowers, litanies and candles in gratitude for the favours received.Faithful bow in obedience and reverence as they cross the site and vehicles halt to pay their homage The place bursts into festivitieses and celebrations on 13 October and 13 May every year The shrine and the surroundings have been tastefully conceived and executed There is no denying that the shrine is pilgrimage centre, attributed with healing and miraculous cures HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE The statue of Our Lady of Fatima was on a visit to Goa from Portugal for 3 days, one day each in the jurisdiction of Municipalities of Panjim, Margao, Mapusa. Dr Alvaro de Loyola Furtado was then the President of MargaoMunicipality Corporation, deviated and made special arrangement for adoration at Chinchinim Church The pilgrim statue was to return next morning by 8 .A.M. The vehicle carrying the statue broke down at Bondorim, for 3 hrs till 12 midnight. A huge crowd in the locality took the opportunity to venerate the statue of O.L.Fatima believing it to be Divine providence The statue finally reached Chinchinim and there were massive crowds of the faithful waiting to receive .O.L.Fatima and pay their obeisance for the whole night The elders of the village of Bondorim in commemoration of this incident believed it to be the act of Divine providence and erected the shrine at the present site. The statue was vandalised by some miscreants and an accident damaged the pilar The victim was miraculously saved with the occupants and in grateful obedience of thanks giving repaired it Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day.....
DEAN MARTIN - GENTLE ON MY MIND (with lyrics) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIFF14TykPo -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] DEBATE: Europeans of An Other Colour -- Why the Goans are Portuguese (Ferrao Fernandes, Kafila.org)
Europeans of An Other Colour -- Why the Goans are Portuguese By R. Benedito Ferrão Jason Keith Fernandes 12ch...@gmail.com jason.k.fernan...@gmail.com AUGUST 31, 2013 This article serves as a response to Sir Andrew Green's comment on the alleged misuse of Portuguese citizenship by Indian nationals of Goan origin whom the Daily Star and the Daily Mail have characterized as immigrants who travel to Great Britain to take advantage of it. Green's perspective from a few months ago mirrors prevalent xenophobic views on the rights of immigrants to Europe; hence, the counterpoint offered here hopes to challenge such bias as it will surely continue to be expressed. On 13 May, 2013, the Goan Ethernet was aflame with outrage at statements made by Sir Andrew Green, chairperson of Migration Watch, carried in the Daily Star and the Daily Mail. The Daily Star reported, An Indian national from Goa can obtain Portuguese citizenship if their parents were Portuguese citizens prior to 1961, and quoted Green as saying, They can then move straight to the UK with their family. On arrival they can avail themselves, immediately, of all the benefits available to UK citizens. The Daily Mail seems to have been spurred on by Green's statement, going on to claim that [a] number of Indian nationals from the former Portuguese territory of Goa are thought to have taken advantage of the loophole. Indians living in Goa can claim they have Portuguese heritage and so claim Portuguese citizenship. They can then move directly to Britain -- without ever having to visit Portugal -- and bring a family without meeting any qualification test. Given the manner in which the matter regarding Goan access to Portuguese citizenship has been reported in the British press, as academics studying Goa and the Goan community, we believe that there is a need to redress such misrepresentations and firmly call out, not only the wilful amnesia about Britain's imperial past, but also the Anglo-centric interpretation of colonialism, the post-colonial, and de-colonised world order that motivates such representations. In so doing, our aim is to address not merely a need for Goans and others of former Portuguese India to assert the legitimacy of their actions, but to also enable a view of the global order from a position that is more respectful of the formerly colonised. Addressing the aforementioned inherently Anglo-centric bias of the colonial and post-colonial context requires commencing with a review of the Western European encounter with South Asia. This engagement traces back to the late 15th century with the Portuguese discovery of the sea-route to the fabled Indies. It resulted in the establishment of what came to be known as Estado da Índia Portuguesa, or the Portuguese State in India, which was centred in Goa in 1510. The boundaries of Portuguese India, which extended to other enclaves beyond Goa were firmly fixed only in the 18th century in the face of contestation with, not just local, but other European powers as well. As a result of this early entry into South Asia, by the time the British departed from the subcontinent upon handing over power to two nation-states -- India and Pakistan -- the Portuguese State in India would outlast their English counterparts and have existed for approximately 450 years. This Portuguese state was markedly different from the one that the British had created in the course of their time in the subcontinent. Most significant, for the misrepresentations that we seek to correct, was the fact that through the length of its presence in the subcontinent, the Portuguese state attempted to recognise natives as citizens, or bearers of rights equal to those of persons from the metropole. As a consequence, Goa was represented by non-White parliamentary representatives from 1834 when the declaration of the constitutional monarchy in Portugal created the space for a national parliament. These rights were extended universally in 1910 with the commencement of the First Portuguese Republic, only to be eclipsed somewhat during the course of the dictatorial Estado Novo, or New State, headed by Dr. António Oliveira Salazar. Nonetheless, the rhetoric of equality was firmly established and constantly referred to by Portuguese Indians, whether living in Goa, or as migrants to British India or, indeed, British East Africa where many Goans lived and worked, as bearers of Portuguese citizenship. Within this colonial framework, even if only in legal theory, racial and cultural difference was in fact surmountable. This situation was certainly different from that
[Goanet] Infertility - Health Wellbeing
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[Goanet] Cuncollekars or Vested interests?
Cuncollekars or Vested interests? It’s a matter of deep concern that some vested interests are opposing the NIT at Cuncolim in the name of Cuncollekars.Being a Cuncollekar, personally feel that it is my pride to have such a descent institute in our village where the deserving locals who intend to pursue their career in IT can make the best use of the same and politicians incapable of getting elected from their respective wards have got no right to oppose such a institute and that too without any valid reasons. Some vested interests might be supporting the institute and some might be against the same for personal reasons but dirty politics should not hamper the chances of turning the NIT at Cuncolim into a reality. One of the statements by the Cuncolim BJP mandal regarding reservation of jobs to locals as peons and security guards looks to be a bit insulting but again ignorant people are known for making ignorant statements and making a issue out of such statements is a part of political business. If Cuncolim and Goa as a whole has qualified people to be a part of the faculty at the proposed NIT at Cuncolim, why not such posts should be reserved for the locals? With regard to the reservation of seats for the locals, nobody can deny admissions to the deserving locals and this should be put on the paper. Seats just can’t be reserved for non deserving locals in such institutes on first come first serve basis. Hope we all are aware that certain criteria has to be complied with while seeking admissions in such institutes and if locals comply with such criteria definitely locals should be given the preference. It’s really hurting when few highly qualified people misguide the village for personal gains. If the concerned authorities are capable of providing the basic amenities to the NIT like the power, water, etc, without affecting the locals, the proposed NIT should not be a burden on the village. It is our foolishness to oppose such an institute of very high calibre in our village when in the past we had welcomed highly polluted industries which has even polluted our holy ground water. My historic village should not be considered as a dumping side as far as the proposed NIT is concerned as said by one of the politician but yes, it is a dumping site for industrial waste of which very few of us are seriously bothered and fighting against the same. My village has produced Judges and we are known as warriors but we the present generation of warriors couldn’t stage a successful war till today to fight against the industrial pollution which has ruined the clean, holy environment of our village. Last but not the least if Cuncollekars as a whole feels that the proposed NIT will add to the present destruction of the village than we are free to act against the same but again whether we will succeed or not is a million dollar question. Joel Morais P.O.Cuncolim, Bencleamvaddo, Salcette,Goa. Mob - 9970561727
Re: [Goanet] Dhyan Chand's birth anniversary (BC's comments)
Who is Bernando to inform us if any posts are suitable for Goanet or not? For his info, there's a team of administrators who decide what to use and what to reject. BC should read what he wants to read, and not give his learned opinion on what is Goanet and what is Indianet. Remember, Goa is part of India. Eugene
[Goanet] 3 pols x 3 wonks= ? Answer: 1, 250 million in a leaky boat
I found this article to be informative hence sharing with Goanet members. U. G. Barad Read more at: http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/3-pols-x-3-wonks-1130830011 96_1.html Kapil Sibal said in Parliament the other day that politicians are the most accountable among all categories of people. So, how accountable do six people, who between them have run the Indian economy these past five years, feel as they survey the mess around them? All but one of them spoke this past week. Sonia Gandhi told Parliament that if there was no money for the food security programme, then money would have to be found - but she did not care to suggest how. She also said that if the public distribution system had its defects, they would have to be fixed - again, the details were beneath her. If the isolation at 10 Janpath is not like living on Mars, the Congress president must know that the economy faces urgent challenges, and that the last things it needs are laws; so she must tell us whether she really thinks that two-thirds of Indians go to bed hungry. Accountability, Mr Sibal? Then, the finance minister appeared to ignore a good rule in public life (don't criticize your predecessor or successor). His comments about economic policy in 2009-11 were interpreted as targeting Pranab Mukherjee, who having become the president can only seethe in private. To his credit, Mr Chidambaram confounded skeptics (including the writer) by controlling the fiscal deficit last year, but he has focused more on financing the current account deficit than on addressing that deficit; taxed gold imports and revived its smuggling, instead of asking why people prefer gold to financial instruments; and bungled the attempt to arrest the rupee's fall. Care to guess what a future finance minister might say when the time comes? Dr. Subbarao responded later to the criticisms about his record as central bank governor. He was man enough to admit that he may have got it wrong on monetary policy, but he also gave a parting shot to the government and specifically the finance minister. But surely, Dr Subbarao cannot pass the buck entirely; he has to bear some of the responsibility for allowing the rupee to stay too long at a level that priced out exports and caused the gaping current account deficit for which he blames the government. As for Manmohan Singh, he was anodyne in his statement on the economy yesterday. Even those favorably disposed towards him have been forced to recognize that his prolonged inaction and weak-kneed acquiescence to steps that damage the economy will be permanent taints. In Ratan Tata's damningly simple phrasing, he has failed to provide leadership. Finally, Montek Singh Ahluwalia's espousal of the idea of public-private partnerships has led to flourishing crony capitalism, and a backlash against business. More accessible than the others, Mr Ahluwalia is ever willing to step up to the plate and defend the government, with his usual smooth articulation. But he must know that he carries progressively less conviction as the government's record in office becomes steadily more indefensible. He could be seen as the boy on the burning deck. Between them, these six people have created a political climate more difficult for business, indeed more hostile to business, than at any time since the mid-1980s. It's not just crazy new laws, but also retrospective tax changes, arbitrary and excessive penalties on companies, stupid conditions when inviting foreign investment, poor macroeconomic management, and no predictability about what might come next. Still, if the rapid economic growth that made so many politicians so unhappy becomes history, even as aam aadmi spending balloons, we might get to settle the Sen vs Bhagwati-Panagariya debate - as to which of the two is better for getting rid of poverty.
[Goanet] Dhyan Chand's birth anniversary (BC's comments)
Talk of the development of hockey (JC) in Goa rather than some one from the imperialist regime. Goan hockey is an abyss since I last played in 1978. BC BC should read what he wants to read, and not give his learned opinion on what is Goanet and what is Indianet. Remember, Goa is part of India. Eugene
Re: [Goanet] Dhyan Chand's birth anniversary
I disagree with Bernado Colaco. An adult individual should have the freedom to write whatever he wishes. It is for the moderators to accept or reject the post. I agree with Dr. Falcão wrt the Rules subject to the following exceptions: a: Does he ( Dr. Falcão) have any evidence that Eugene Correia ever abides by any rules? b: Is it not possible that Mr. Chand dreamed of Goa once? Personally, while I normally chuck Mr. Correia's scratchy scribblings into the Thrash Bin, I prefer him writing about anything (even if it is non-Goa related) to some of the crapola he writes wrt Goans esp Canadian Goans. BTW 1: How seriously does anyone take Mr. Correia's scratchy scribblings? BTW 2: How is Field Hockey doing in Goa? jc (1)Bernado Colaco ole_xac at yahoo.co.uk on Fri Aug 30 19:55:53 PDT 2013 wrote: Here is Goa net and not india net. Dhyan Chand may have been a good player but his eulogies should be written elsewhere. BC (2) Eugene Correia eugene.correia at gmail.com on Sat Aug 31 01:49:14 PDT 2013 wrote: Who is Bernando to inform us if any posts are suitable for Goanet or not? For his info, there's a team of administrators who decide what to use and what to reject. BC should read what he wants to read, and not give his learned opinion on what is Goanet and what is Indianet. Remember, Goa is part of India. Eugene (3) Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão wrote :May I know who is that “us” referred to in the first line of Eugene's response? And may I also know if the Rules Regulations of Goanet cited below are obsolete? http://www.goanet.org/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=9
[Goanet] Special Status
Now that the Union government isn't keen on granting Special Status, I have seen no statements from the groups, Movement for Special Status for Goa, and Goa Movement for Special Status. Eagerly waiting to know the future actions of these groups. Eugene
[Goanet] Dhyan Chand's birth anniversary
Bernado Colaco ole_xac at yahoo.co.uk on Fri Aug 30 19:55:53 PDT 2013 wrote: Here is Goa net and not india net. Dhyan Chand may have been a good player but his eulogies should be written elsewhere. BC Eugene Correia eugene.correia at gmail.com on Sat Aug 31 01:49:14 PDT 2013 wrote: Who is Bernando to inform us if any posts are suitable for Goanet or not? For his info, there's a team of administrators who decide what to use and what to reject. BC should read what he wants to read, and not give his learned opinion on what is Goanet and what is Indianet. Remember, Goa is part of India. Eugene RESPONSE: May I know who is that “us” referred to in the first line of Eugene's response? And may I also know if the Rules Regulations of Goanet cited below are obsolete? http://www.goanet.org/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=9 RULES Post material which is relevant to Goa and Goans. In the event that the volume of emails in a day is high, posts on topics directly pertinent to Goa and Goans and those of higher quality will be given a preference. Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.
Re: [Goanet] Dhyan Chand's birth anniversary Video
... copy of the book is yellowed and pages have come apart. I never saw Dhyan play but my dad often related to me his skills and art. Later on when working as sports journalist in Mumbai I did hear lot of stuff from those who saw him play... Well here you go... Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=095gsjCEg_k Olympic Hockey footage from 1936. Uploaded on Aug 23, 2010 from Leni Riefenstahl's Olympia: Festival of Beauty Photos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dhyan_Chand_1936_final.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dhyan_Chand_1936_semifinal.jpg http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/images/berlin36.jpg Score: India-8 Germany-1. Chand top-scored with 3 goals. Chand discarded his spiked shoes and stockings and played with bare legs and rubber soles and became speedier in the second half. Dhyan Chand remembered for his goal-scoring feats and for his three Olympic gold medals http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multiple_Olympic_gold_medalists (1928 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928_Summer_Olympics, 1932 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_Summer_Olympics, and 1936 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Summer_Olympics) in field hockey, during an era where India was dominant in the sport. Thanks Youtube and Wikipedia -- Albert Peres afpe...@3129.ca 416.660.0847 cell
[Goanet] Goa fails to cash in on e-waste - goacom.com
Goa fails to cash in on e-waste Published on Friday, 30 August 2013 12:05 There is significant consumption of expensive metals such as palladium, gold, platinum and copper in electronic-used products, which are thrown away as old televisions, telephones, computers and laptops. This e-waste reaches China, which cashes in on it. Currently in India, the days of 100 per cent recycling is as good as dead, but there could be ways for new entrepreneurs to explore to reclaim precious materials, said Goa State Pollution Control Board chairman Jose M Noronha. The E-waste (Management and Handling) Rule, 2011 came into effect in May, 2012 to deal with the rising e-waste. Goa generates over 1000 tonne of e-waste every year, of which around 400 tonne comprises personal computers, and the balance is refrigerator, washing machines, handset and anything that is powered by electronics. “To segregate the precious metals from the e-waste we should think of developing `urban mining’,” said industrialist Haresh Melwani. Although each component contains only a fraction of a gram of the precious metal in a single electronic product, the sheer volume of e-waste can reap huge benefits like it is done in China, he observed. ‘Urban mining’ is the process of reclaiming resources from all this electronic waste. It is increasing the recycling value of this e-waste. There are no authorised recycling unit in Goa, because of which most of Goa’s e-waste is finding its way to Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, which in turn export it to China. Nevertheless Centre for Incubation and Business Acceleration – the only incubator academy in Goa – is thinking on the lines of mining the e-waste before discarding it out of the state. Overseas scientists are developing what they call ‘urban mining’. Our mining industry may have the answer for problem of e-waste, Noronha, CIBA chief, said. It is learnt that most electronic waste is sent off to be shredded and shipped to China for processing. It means Goa is losing out on precious metals: for example one tonne of old mobile phones can contain well over 100 kilograms of copper, three kilograms of silver and 200 grams of gold. “The ‘waste material concentration’ of these metals is relatively high and it may be much higher than the normal concentration from real ore,” Melwani said. Normally after five years of usage of any ICT equipment an electronic product is declared obsolete, said e-waste expert Nijanand Vasta. Vasta said there is a buyback scheme for electronic products in Goa. According to that scheme, the actual hardware vendor quotes for buyback along with the purchase cost for hardware. All government departments, including government corporations, go for new procurements as a replacement to the obsolete hardware under the buyback scheme. The vendor takes responsibility for collecting the obsolete hardware (e-waste). Under the buyback scheme old computers are taken away as e-waste, making it easy for the government departments to dispose of e-waste. [NT]
[Goanet] Goa news for September 1, 2013
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Re: [Goanet] Mull ani Bull
Marshall Mendonza wrote: 2. Fr Jerome's statement that there is no caste in Christianity is factual. Marshall, I am based in Toronto, Canada. I am not sure where you are based but I can assure you that caste is a huge factor in the peculiar type of Christianity as practiced by Goans. Just in case, just in case you are not aware of it, here is a link that will update you, with every agonizing detail, how caste and Christianity go hand in glove in India. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste_system_among_Indian_Christians I believe that education never ends. There is always something more to learn each day. With every new evidence, our old beliefs are discarded. Yep, I am waiting, breathlessly, for your announcement that the evidence points out that the whole concept of god is a sham. Either that, or the announcement that with God on your side, how could you be wrong? Mervyn
[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Church of Santa Cruz, Cavelossim
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Church of Santa Cruz, Cavelossim' Venite Adoremus Dominum. This centre of worship in the coastal village of Cavelossim in south Goa began as a chapel in 1763 and was elevated to a church in 1948. In his monograph, The Parish Churches of Goa (Amazing Goa Publications, 2006), José Lourenço cites the structure as an example of the Mannerist Neo-Roman style [...] You may view the latest post at http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2013/09/01/church-of-santa-cruz-cavelossim/ Best regards, Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com
[Goanet] Mining Protest Hypocrisy
I understand that many Goans are affected but is further destruction the answer. What will the protestors do when Goa runs out of the ore? Also is it not true that the main reason for the mining dependents affected today is because of few privileged mining families along with Central and specific Goan politicians ruthlessly exploiting Goa to amass huge wealth for themselves. Why are the protestors not also demanding the return of the mining loot? Not doing this makes the protestors lose credibility. The loot when recovered from the mining thieves will more than compensate those affected in the mining belt. Also for all those questioning from whom the Environmentalists get funds, should first answer who funds the huge pro-mining media coverage, massive protests etc. The Chief Minister on the other hand is in some way not even respecting the Supreme Court judgement on stopping the further exploitation/destruction of Goa! Arwin /div
[Goanet] Malar / St. Mathias Bonderam 31.8.13
Malar / St. Mathias Bonderam 31.8.13 video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDToro3lPMI joego...@yahoo.co.uk for pics etc http://joegoauk.blogspot.com/2013/09/divar-bonderam-2013-malar-st-mathias.html
