[Goanet-News] Some new books from Goa: A reply to Camoes, military times, journospeak, a grandmum looks back...
Ave Cleto Afonso: O vaticinio do swarga (o que 'Os Lusiadas' nao canta) Poetry. Portuguese. Pp 324. Broadway. December 2013. Rs 999. pb ISBN 9789380837819 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442264544/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442310806/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442227245/sizes/l/ TOC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442229145/sizes/l/ Brig (Retd) Ian da Costa, VSM Diary of an Infantryman Autobiography. English. Pp 304. Goa,1556. December 20, 2013. Rs 300. Pb 978-93-80739-48-9 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442621975/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442797423/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442675834/sizes/l/ TOC1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442799273/sizes/l/ TOC2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442800873/sizes/l/ TOC3: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442799963/sizes/l/ Shell Windows: Short Stories from Goa Pp 192. Broadway. December 2013. Rs 195. ISBN 9789380837833 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443163634/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443240864/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443166834/sizes/l/ TOC1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443116385/sizes/l/ TOC2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443209586/sizes/l/ Bernadette Correia Afonso D'Souza: Stories From Joe's Sit-Out: Savouring family life in Goa and way beyond Memoirs. Illustrations by Anjali D'Souza. Pp 160. Goa,1556. December 2013. Rs 200. ISBN 978-93-80739-67-0 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442588624/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442590694/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442545655/sizes/l/ TOC1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442547175/sizes/l/ TOC2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442636766/sizes/l/ Sandesh Prabhudesai: Clear Cut -- Goa behind the Glamour Pp 198. Broadway. December 2013. Rs 199. ISBN 9789380837857 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442435403/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442436443/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442357326/sizes/l/ TOC1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442638503/sizes/l/ TOC2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442442316/sizes/l/ Raghuraman S Trichur, California State University Refiguring Goa: From Trading Post to Tourism Destination Goan Society, Political Economy, Development Pp 208. Goa,1556. November 2013. Rs 200. ISBN 978-93-80739-50-2 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443361566/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443273435/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443366436/sizes/l/ TOC1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443276655/sizes/l/ TOC2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443278785/sizes/l/ Peter Nazareth: Prof of English, University of Iowa The General Is Up (a novel) Pp. 176. Goa,1556. November 2013. Rs 200. ISBN 978-93-80739-65-6 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443475773/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443397086/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443358914/sizes/l/ Aleixo Manuel da Costa Dicionario de Literatura Goesa Pp. 162. Broadway. Sept-Oct 2013. ISBN 9789380837567 np. COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443382614/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443424176/sizes/l/ SPECIMEN PAGES: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443427646/sizes/l/ Nina Gunne, Nina Rahm, Ry Morrison, Maria Axelsson, Frida Eriksson, Ulrika Lundgren, with Henrietta Palmer. Design: Leo Norgren. Goa: Found and Imagined Pp 104. Goa,1556. Rs 200. ISBN 978-93-80739-63-2 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443461625/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443516844/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443519564/sizes/l/ BUY GOA books in Dubai: Broadway Books LLC (@ Jumaira Plaza Shop 38B or Madina Mall Shop 29A contact Fahim +971 527 33855). MAIL ORDER books from Goa via goa1...@gmail.com -- FN Phone +91-832-2409490 Mobile +91-9822122436 MORE INFO: http://groups.google.com/group/goa-book-club
[Goanet] Press Conference Release Preliminary Programme “India and the Lusophone Market” International Congress, January 14 and 15, 2014 – Goa, India
*PRESS CONFERENCE* *“India and the Lusophone Market”* *International Congress, January 14 and 15, 2014 – Goa, India* Release of the Preliminary Programme You are cordially invited for the Release of the Preliminary Programme of the Congress at a Press Conference. December 21 (Saturday) 11.00 am Country Inn and Suites by Carlson Plot #31, EDC, Patto Plaza, Patto Centre Panjim Goa For details about the Congress please check Congresshttp://lusophonegoa.org/en/2013/10/india-and-the-lusophone-market-international-congress-january-14-and-15-2014-goa-india/ Lusophone Society of Goa (LSG) i...@lusophonegoa.org www.lusophonegoa.org *“India and the Lusophone Market” * *International Congress January 14 and 15, 2014 – Goa, India*
[Goanet] Goa news for December 18, 2013
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Tehelka rape case: Goa to probe Meenakshi Lekhi's 'gaffe' leaking scribe's name - Times of India ase-goa-cops-seek-screenshot-of-lekhis-tweet/1208099Tehelka case: Goa cops seek screenshot of Lekhi's tweet http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH3FH6rd5Lxyfvwsbfbu0vJzyOg0Qurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tehelka-rape-case-Goa-to-probe-Meenakshi-Lekhis-gaffe-leaking-scribes-name/articleshow/27445071.cms *** Information centre for Russians set up in Goa - Times of India iplomat-sneers-at-goa-police-over-drug-nexus-case-1360703.htmlRussian diplomat sneers at Goa police over drug nexus case http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGMIoYUBC9aNpW1ufohxD7Y6UumFwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Information-centre-for-Russians-set-up-in-Goa/articleshow/27441403.cms *** Taekwondo sticks to all-Goan men's squad - Times of India ndia squad for the Lusofonia Games 2014 will consist ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHFHSwEleCqlSfA9dDPaGU1QZ4lGQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sports/More-sports/Others/Taekwondo-sticks-to-all-Goan-mens-squad/articleshow/27550858.cms *** Gordon Atlantic Identifies Morjim, Goa as Resort Site for Tower Crown's ... - Broadway World Reach/ Gordon Atlantic Development Corporation with the assistance of UK based Goan Dream identifies Morjim, Goa as the resort site for Tower Crown's new proposed luxury hotel property. The luxury hotel ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGx6vBo1kee6C30mmEAH9WusO4tSQurl=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Gordon-Atlantic-Identifies-Morjim-Goa-as-Resort-Site-for-Tower-Crowns-Proposed-Luxury-Hotel-20131217 *** Trial by media? No problem for Goa - Times of India mes of IndiaThe proof of the bebinca, one might say, is in the eating.When it comes to Goa's reputation, we see that a storm of gleefully sensationalist media coverage around India and abroad has not prevented another unprecedented horde of tourists from pouring ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGFw5itH9CYuzl9_9o_xYQSg19yZwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Trial-by-media-No-problem-for-Goa/articleshow/27377392.cms *** Goa awaits Brazil news - Times of India mes of IndiaCommunication or the lack of it between GOA and Brazil seems to be the main problem, a member of the state delegation told TOI in a communique from Brazil on Tuesday. There have been reports that the Lusofonia Games organizing committee (LUGOC) ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFte4FqTywqSyjUZUvBgqn7vSjC5wurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sports/Football/Top-Stories/Goa-awaits-Brazil-news/articleshow/27550819.cms *** 8 schools to represent Goa at national science congress - Times of India mes of IndiaBICHOLIM: Eight of the best schools in Goa have been selected to represent the state at the 21st national children's science congress to be held in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, from December 27 to 31. The state council for science and technology, Saligao ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFZc8n6G2YqkDxQK6WE6U8CZDyutgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/8-schools-to-represent-Goa-at-national-science-congress/articleshow/27547845.cms *** Goa Seamen Association of India to hold peaceful rally on Dec 19 - Times of India mes of IndiaMARGAO: Expressing solidarity with the family of Captain Sunil James, the Goa Seamen Association of India will hold a peaceful rally on December 19, Liberation Day, to protest the detention of James and two other sailors in Togo, a country in West ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEoesQI2lzrTlUH_9X_FRjVlr0Ekwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Seamen-Association-of-India-to-hold-peaceful-rally-on-Dec-19/articleshow/27548191.cms *** '1000 persons join AAP's Goa wing in single day' - Times of India GMned=us http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNETujx5y_1JZfRF1fIdG3NrZjE86wurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/1000-persons-join-AAPs-Goa-wing-in-single-day/articleshow/27442021.cms *** Do you think Mopa airport with take Goa the disastrous Spanish way? - Times of India mes of IndiaYes. The Dabolim airport is centrally located. I do not think the state has the capacity or the infrastructure to support another airport. The location of the airport is most important. Located in North Goa, an airport at Mopa cannot be sustained for ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEDfwzvMHzhu7vsLh4DEPhWDy0pXAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Do-you-think-Mopa-airport-with-take-Goa-the-disastrous-Spanish-way/articleshow/27548084.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Goenchim Kirnnam from Deusua that bagged most awards in Mando Festival
Goenchim Kirnnam from Deusua that bagged most awards in Mando Festival 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1urKtHoiQ40 Cosma Fernandes, Fr. Peter Simon Mascarenhas, Fr. Caetano Fernandes, Fr. Damaciano Carvalho, Atasha D’Souza, Janet Barcellos, Rashmi Menezes, Ingrid Gracias, Sharmila Gracias, Bony Vales, Senon D’Souza, Efigenia Miranda, Dexter Furtado, Ramina Mendonca, Adney Gonsalves and Kevin De Souza Musicians: Fr. Olavo Caiado, Selvyn Braganza, Domingos Soares snf on Gumat – Luis Fernandes More herehttp://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2013/12/47th-mando-festival-2013-goa.html For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] dual citizenship
A news report on the dy. sarpanch of Anjuna-Casiua says the the applicants wants the CID to file a FIR on the basis that the sarpanch and his family has dual citizenship. I wish the news reporter or perhaps the applcant should know that there's no dual citizenship in India. Maybe the defendant has OCI card, which gives rights to its holders and excludes certain rights ordinarily available to Indian citizens. Wish things are cleared about this issue and the newspapers has a role to play in explaining the fine points of OCI cards, etc. eugene
[Goanet] Coming to a village near you ... the 'yali' syndrome ...
... or may be it has already arrived. This article in the last week-end's Wall street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304337404579213911452490246 details the delirious (and 'diliterious', as they'd say ... in India) assets inflation represented by the market value of old wooden 'yalis' (mansions) on the shore of the Bosphorus in Istanbul. These properties, often hundreds of years old, change hands for astronomical prices, usually from an established, local owner to a 'nouveau riche', national or foreign - and often the latter. Rise in 'value' has been fierce, not to say demented, over the past decade. Goa's interior is also dotted, in my remembrance, with old, traditionally built large houses, commonly, and I guess wrongly, referred to as 'Portuguese'. I wonder if the same phenomenon is at work (t)here as in Istanbul (and I suppose it is): ueber-wealthy newcomers snapping up properties, only to add them up to their already overfilled real estate show-off portfolio they do preciously little with (you can't live in more than one house at the same time). Or as the article's last statement (by one of these new owners) concludes: Unfortunately, I can't spend much time at the yali these days because of my busy work schedule. So, it's mostly the gardener and the house staff who get to enjoy it. On the bright side one may say that if this was not happening, the houses would be lost by neglect - now at least they're being restored and saved. On the other hand I see a huge 'disruption' of the local social landscape. But isn't it not what capitalism is all about?
[Goanet] Local bunds and tollem of Majorda-Utorda and Calata in dire straits
Much ado about water Isidore Domnick Mendis TNN | Dec 17, 2013, 12.17 AM IST The drying up and pollution of the local bunds and tollem are affecting the quality of life of the residents of Majorda-Utorda-Calata. For the past two decades the 12,000-plus residents of the serene village panchayat of Majorda-Utorda-Calata, also known as MUC, have been facing hardships caused by the drying up and pollution of their well-known natural water bodies-tolla bund, pongiro bund, khursachem tollem and igorjichem tollem. Villagers were dependent on these water bodies for everything, including the irrigation of their rabi crops such as beans, cereals, sweet potatoes, red chilies, onions and watermelons. There was a time when Majorda's watermelons enjoyed the numero uno position across the state, say locals. And fish, too, was once abundant in these water bodies. Both igorjichem tollem and khursachem tollem flowed with lobsters and local fare such as pitol, tigor, etc. Old timers lament the establishment of an industrial area and the construction of a railway line, which, they claim, led to the ruination of the water bodies. The railway line was particularly devastating as it deposited huge quantities of mud and silt in the water bodies, claim locals. Farmers were dependent on the natural lakes for irrigation, but today most of these water bodies are dying a silent death and some have already died, says Jose Inacio Gomes, a resident of Dongri waddo. A teacher at a Chicalim-based institute, he claims khursachem tollem in Costa Gomes waddo is bearing the brunt of encroachment on one side and sewage being dumped by nearby hotels, restaurants and houses on another side. The water table of igorjichem tollem has gone down 60% because of the road under bridge at the level crossing at the Majorda railway station, he alleges. Claiming that this bridge was an ill-planned and ecologically disastrous project, he says the initial plan to construct a bridge over the railway line for road traffic was sacrificed by the then selfish, corrupt rulers. Since the panchayat area is a popular tourist destination, it is also home to some big-name starred hotels. Yet, locals claim, most of these establishments, along with restaurants in the area, do not have proper systems to treat their sewage, which either flows into the water bodies or the nearby fields. A classic case is that of the 1,500 sq m field at Adao vado belonging to Joaquim Fernandes. It has allegedly become un-cultivatable because of sewage flowing from a nearby five-star hotel. We don't see the larger picture of tomorrow and we are hell bent on polluting the entire area with sewage water. All stakeholders, whether five-star hotels or restaurants, should be more responsible, feels Jeorge Fernandes, a taxi driver and a prominent social activist from Majorda. He stresses that there is absolutely no emphasis on preserving the water bodies, which have not been desilted or even de-weeded. The water table has also depleted because the railway has planted along the track line Acasia-an Australian reject and a water-consuming plant-instead of traditional water-retaining plants such as mango, jackfruit and coconut, he adds. Despite this gloomy scenario, there is a voice in the village that talks of the need for a collective endeavour to raise the water table. Every household should try to focus on rainwater harvesting, says local Oscar Gonsalves. The educationist and administrator of a Miramar-based institute adds, Drinking water in particular is a scarce commodity and should be used judiciously. At my house I ensure that rainwater is retained in specially dug pits. He also takes care of cooking through bio gas. Speaking on the issues, sarpanch Moses Vaz says, The water resources department is desilting all the major water bodies in the panchayat area. As for the flow of sewage from hotels into the water bodies, I am unaware of any such case. Yes, there was an inspection conducted by the Goa state pollution control board at Adao wado a year ago following one complaint, but the panchayat has not been informed about any action taken in this regard by GSPCB. In khursachem tollem, any problem of sewage flow will be detected only after desiltation, as the fields have not been tilled for many years now. Nuvem MLA Fransisco 'Mickky' Pacheco said, The work of desilting most of the water bodies in Majorda is already complete, and the water table is now expected to rise. Water woe The village panchayat is divided into nine wards, and many areas experience shortage in drinking water supply and absence of street lighting. The drinking water supply is weak throughout the year and this gets further compounded by leakages caused by corroded pipes. Many of the places also lack proper street lighting which has led to a rise in robberies, claims resident Milagres Pereira. Another resident, Michael Gracias adds, During the 2012 assembly
Re: [Goanet] Portuguese citizenship
If one examines a currently valid passport of any country, irrespective of whether the passport holder was born in foreign colonial captivity or not in the past, it becomes clear that both Shri Falcao and Shri Sanches have been misled. A citizen and passport holder of a country also holds its nationality. As an Indian citizen all Falcao has to do to ascertain this fact is to look at the page of his Indian passport that has his mugshot. One of the personal attributes listed on that page is nationality. Falcao's nationality would be stated as being Indian on his Indian passport. Please see for example the pertinent page of Aishwarya Rai's Indian passport at this link, indicating that this Indian citizen has an Indian nationality: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JLryQEBdmkk/UKDEo1ZqkaI/AIs/RoYwM4OK2cQ/s1600/aishwarya's+passport1.jpg Similarly, the nationalidade of the Portuguese citizen and passport holder Ines Garcao de Magalhaes is Portuguesa. Please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PRTpassportdatapage.png The nationality of a U.S. citizen who was born in India is U.S., not Indian. Please see: http://www.immihelp.com/docs/sample-usa-american-passport.html Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet] Iron Ore Mining in Goa - News report
Folks, Just in case this has not been posted here, here is a report on mining in Goa which I found interesting. It is titled Goa: A Paradise Lost Mervyn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LtGcdpoKSE
[Goanet] Registering birth in Portugal bestows citizenship, Faleiro - timesofindia.com
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[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day…..
Abba - Knowing Me Knowing You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUrzicaiRLU -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Gala New Years Eve Ball In Dubai
Dear Moderator We should be grateful if you would kindly publish the article below on Goanet. Thank you very much for your assistance and co-operation. Kind regards GALA NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL TO BE HELD IN DUBAI Gulf International Promotions are organizing the Gala New Year's Eve Ball in Dubai on 31 December from 9.30 pm at the Al Nasr Leisureland Ice Rink. One of India's top bands FOREFRONT from Goa will be in attendance with DJ Ryan Pinto and Emcee Updesh Swar also being flown in to rock the show. Ticket prices include full buffet dinner. A special supervised area is being catered for children below 12 years where there will entertainment and snacks for the little ones to bring in the new year. The venue is ideally located and is easily accessible by road and metro. Ample parking space is also available. For further details and tickets contact Gulf International Promotions, Dubai ( 04 3355330 / 055 5534411), Emirates Vison (04 3393179 / 056 7397041) Al Nasr Leisureland (04 3371234) Audi Video outlets at all Spinneys stores in Dubai and Timeout Tickets (online at www.itp.net/tickets) or log on to www.gipdubai.com
[Goanet] Hitchcock favourite Joan Fontaine dies | The Australian
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[Goanet] Ronnie Biggs: Great Train Robber Dies Aged 84
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[Goanet] Indian super-rich colonise London
December 18, 2013 11:22 AM, Errol Pinto wrote: Catching up with old issues of The Economist in the Atacama desert. http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21582254-indias-super-rich-elite-are-colonising-heart-former-british-empire-passage Bagehot A passage to Mayfair India’s super-rich elite are colonising the heart of the former British empire Jul 27th 2013 | From the print edition IN THE days of the British Raj, the colonial government used to up sticks in May and flee the searing plains for the cooler hills. What passed for India’s high society, army officers, anthropologists and the odd touring aristocrat followed it, making Shimla, a rickety Himalayan hill town, one of the gayest spots of the British empire. It was a place of promenading, parties and extramarital affairs. It is a wonder the government still functioned. These days India’s super-rich elite makes a similar migration, to London. From June to August, when the temperature in Delhi rarely drops below 35 degrees Celsius, wealthy Indians and their wives flock to the former imperial capital—especially to its most exclusive quarter, Mayfair. This is not entirely new: rich Indian nabobs and maharajas have shopped and owned houses in Mayfair for a century and more. But in recent years their numbers have swollen, by one estimate, to a seasonal migration of perhaps 3,000 rich Indians. Last year almost a quarter of the houses and flats that sold in Mayfair were bought—for up to £3,500 ($5,400) per square foot—by Indians, according to Peter Wetherell, an estate agent, making them the second biggest buyers after Britons. Russians and other Europeans, whose lust for prime London property is more often blamed for pushing up prices, were responsible for a similar proportion between them. Early in the morning, St James’s Park resembles Lodi Gardens in Delhi or the Hanging Gardens in Mumbai, such is the procession of well-heeled Indians perambulating around it. They are overwatched from the Mall by the lavish quarters of a family of ex-India industrialists, the Hinduja brothers—bought from the queen and renovated at an estimated cost of £50m. At the Buckingham Palace end of the park, a five-star hotel part-owned by Tata Sons, India’s biggest private-sector company, forms the headquarters of the Indian elite’s London season. On a recent afternoon Bagehot took tea in its courtyard with a senior Hindu nationalist politician and one of India’s national cricket selectors. The chief minister of the state of Assam, a member of India’s ruling Congress party, stopped by for a chat, flanked by a pair of mustachioed flunkies. They were succeeded by a pair of Bollywood A-listers, Ajay Devgan and Kareena Kapoor (who is also the daughter-in-law of India’s greatest cricket captain, the late Tiger Pataudi). Each member of this constellation—representing politics, cricket and Bollywood: the firmament of Indian celebrity—appeared unsurprised by the encounters. They are what India’s rich and powerful expect in London these days. Indeed they come for more than the weather. Many see London property as a secure investment. All enjoy the capital’s world-beating choice of services—sometimes too much. An Indian entrepreneur of Bagehot’s acquaintance, who owns a flat just outside Mayfair, glumly confesses that he dreads hearing about his wife’s daily purchases: “I keep telling her, we’re not as rich as the others.” British public schools are also becoming popular with rich Indians—and likely to become more so, after Shahrukh Khan (the “King of Bollywood”) sent his son to board at Sevenoaks School in Kent. A dim—sometimes very dim—sense of history makes such British luxuries all the more enticing. A very rich Indian with a London abode says it makes him mad to see so many fine Victorian monuments built with the stolen wealth of India (“but what about all the millions he’s stolen?” another Indian migrant harrumphs). Yet like the Britons who once flocked to Shimla, India’s elite come to London mainly for the self-validating glory of their own company. To be part of the London scene is a mark of distinction. It can also provide for excellent networking. Rich Indians from different realms and cities are often likelier to cross each other’s paths in London than in Delhi or Mumbai. For those seeking to curry favour with them, being in a foreign city (albeit one substantially owned by Indians) can also provide good opportunities to do so. Even Indian billionaires are said to be shocked by the cost of London taxis and correspondingly grateful to the man who sends them a car. Mostly, however, the Indians in London hang out with the same crowd as they do back home—and in much the same supercharged atmosphere of “frivolity, gossip and intrigue” that Rudyard Kipling once noted in Shimla. An unserious business Yet there is a troubling flip-side to the historical comparison. The British in Shimla shut themselves off from India—even
[Goanet] British Actor Peter O'Toole Dead at 81 | TIME.com
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[Goanet] Why You Should Be Using Coconut Oil | Diet Sage
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Re: [Goanet] Registering birth in Portugal bestows citizenship, Faleiro - timesofindia.com
That's not necessarily right. My wife's birth was registered in Tanzania as a Portuguese citizen (as her Dad had Portuguese papers way back in 1956), and I have her original birth certificate. In that case, is she Tanzanian (birth-place), Portuguese (as registered in Tanzania), or, as she was a minor when her Dad registered her birth later in Margao, an Indian (by virtue of the blanket Indian citizenship bestowed on all Goans)? From: Camillo Fernandes camillofernan...@hotmail.com To: Sent: Wednesday, 18 December 2013 1:06 PM Subject: [Goanet] Registering birth in Portugal bestows citizenship, Faleiro - timesofindia.com http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Registering-birth-in-Portugal-bestows-citizenship-Faleiro/articleshow/27548267.cms
[Goanet] Cold Country Warm Hearts
Canada may be one of the coldest countries on earth, but people certainly rise to the occasion when requested. Whether it is donating to food banks or blood banks or for contributing for new toys for poor children at Christmas time, or at times of sudden crises, Canadians have large hearts. But we are certainly outdone by our southern neighbors. Per capita, the Americans completely overshadow Canadians in charitable giving, making us look like Santa's elves next to Santa himself. Goans in Canada have a long way to go in this respect. Often as wealthy as born Canadians, they have more of that entitlement feeling than that of giving. Not to say there are no individuals that outdo the community. Just saying we lag far behind. Perhaps the mindset of being first-generation. Indians in India have been often villified for not giving enough. While this is true when comparing the Ambani-Gates/Buffet uber rich, it is untrue for the average middle class Indian or Goan. I have seen myself in personal experience the large hearts of the residents in the neighborhood of the St Josephs Seniors Home in Bombay, mostly Gujeratis. They used to line up during Hindu feast days, outside the residence waiting to talk to the nuns about making arrangements to bring sumptuous food and other presents. Shockingly I have seen a nun actually being rude on such occasions. A case of receiving too much? Roland. Toronto. Sent from Samsung Mobile
[Goanet] “FRIENDS CUP”
“FRIENDS CUP” Organized by United Friends Club (UFC) – Kuwait. The Friends Cup7-a-side football tournament will be held on 3rd January 2014 from 6:45 a.m. onwards at MOH Grounds, Shuwaikh-Kuwait. Organized by United Friends Club (UFC)-Kuwait, under the auspices of Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF). All KIFF-affiliated teams are kindly requested to send one representative to attend the draw on 27th December 2013 at MOH Grounds during UGC Tournament. Those Clubs/ Associations desiring to field more than one team are requested to contact the organizers at the latest 23rd December 2013. The matches will be officiated by Indian Football Referees Association (I.F.R.A.). With Sports Salutation, Cajetan Pereira, President. United Friends Club - Kuwait.
[Goanet] Shame Dr.Khobragade shame............... we are for lokpal bill, no Indian should encourage this
Shame Dr.Khobragade shame... we are for lokpal bill, no Indian should encourage this According to charges Dr.Khobragade prepared and electronically submitted an application for an A-3 visa for an Indian national through the web site who was to be her personal employee, the domestic worker was to be paid USD 4,500.00 per month so a contract was signed between them but instead the domestic worker was paid just Rs 30,000 per month by Dr.Khobragade and instructed the domestic worker not to disclose the real payment. Foreign nationals brought to USA to serve as domestic workers are entitled to same protection against exploitation as those afforded to USA citizenship. The arrest of Dr.Khobragade, 39 was announced by Preet Bharara, an Indian born US Attorney for the southern District of New York. Siyona
[Goanet] Some new books from Goa: A reply to Camoes, military times, journospeak, a grandmum looks back...
Ave Cleto Afonso: O vaticinio do swarga (o que 'Os Lusiadas' nao canta) Poetry. Portuguese. Pp 324. Broadway. December 2013. Rs 999. pb ISBN 9789380837819 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442264544/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442310806/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442227245/sizes/l/ TOC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442229145/sizes/l/ Brig (Retd) Ian da Costa, VSM Diary of an Infantryman Autobiography. English. Pp 304. Goa,1556. December 20, 2013. Rs 300. Pb 978-93-80739-48-9 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442621975/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442797423/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442675834/sizes/l/ TOC1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442799273/sizes/l/ TOC2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442800873/sizes/l/ TOC3: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442799963/sizes/l/ Shell Windows: Short Stories from Goa Pp 192. Broadway. December 2013. Rs 195. ISBN 9789380837833 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443163634/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443240864/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443166834/sizes/l/ TOC1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443116385/sizes/l/ TOC2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443209586/sizes/l/ Bernadette Correia Afonso D'Souza: Stories From Joe's Sit-Out: Savouring family life in Goa and way beyond Memoirs. Illustrations by Anjali D'Souza. Pp 160. Goa,1556. December 2013. Rs 200. ISBN 978-93-80739-67-0 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442588624/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442590694/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442545655/sizes/l/ TOC1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442547175/sizes/l/ TOC2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442636766/sizes/l/ Sandesh Prabhudesai: Clear Cut -- Goa behind the Glamour Pp 198. Broadway. December 2013. Rs 199. ISBN 9789380837857 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442435403/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442436443/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442357326/sizes/l/ TOC1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442638503/sizes/l/ TOC2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11442442316/sizes/l/ Raghuraman S Trichur, California State University Refiguring Goa: From Trading Post to Tourism Destination Goan Society, Political Economy, Development Pp 208. Goa,1556. November 2013. Rs 200. ISBN 978-93-80739-50-2 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443361566/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443273435/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443366436/sizes/l/ TOC1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443276655/sizes/l/ TOC2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443278785/sizes/l/ Peter Nazareth: Prof of English, University of Iowa The General Is Up (a novel) Pp. 176. Goa,1556. November 2013. Rs 200. ISBN 978-93-80739-65-6 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443475773/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443397086/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443358914/sizes/l/ Aleixo Manuel da Costa Dicionario de Literatura Goesa Pp. 162. Broadway. Sept-Oct 2013. ISBN 9789380837567 np. COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443382614/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443424176/sizes/l/ SPECIMEN PAGES: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443427646/sizes/l/ Nina Gunne, Nina Rahm, Ry Morrison, Maria Axelsson, Frida Eriksson, Ulrika Lundgren, with Henrietta Palmer. Design: Leo Norgren. Goa: Found and Imagined Pp 104. Goa,1556. Rs 200. ISBN 978-93-80739-63-2 COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443461625/sizes/l/ BACK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443516844/sizes/l/ COLOPHON: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/11443519564/sizes/l/ BUY GOA books in Dubai: Broadway Books LLC (@ Jumaira Plaza Shop 38B or Madina Mall Shop 29A contact Fahim +971 527 33855). MAIL ORDER books from Goa via goa1...@gmail.com -- FN Phone +91-832-2409490 Mobile +91-9822122436 MORE INFO: http://groups.google.com/group/goa-book-club
[Goanet] Goa news for December 19, 2013
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Information centre for Russians set up in Goa - Times of India iplomat-sneers-at-goa-police-over-drug-nexus-case-1360703.htmlRussian diplomat sneers at Goa police over drug nexus case http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGMIoYUBC9aNpW1ufohxD7Y6UumFwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Information-centre-for-Russians-set-up-in-Goa/articleshow/27441403.cms *** Congress pins hopes on John Fernandes in Goa - Times of India erm Rajya Sabha MP John Fernandes was on Wednesday appointed as the new president of the Goa Pradesh Congress committee with immediate effect, replacing Subhash Shirodkar who held the position from September 15, 2008. Shirodkar ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFwkaeitT4MEbndruQO73SNis9zMgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Congress-pins-hopes-on-John-Fernandes-in-Goa/articleshow/27610648.cms *** Tehelka rape case: Goa to probe Meenakshi Lekhi's 'gaffe' leaking scribe's name - Times of India arun-tejpal-sexual-assault-case-police-probe-into-meenakshi-lekhi-twitter-leak-begins-1935530Tarun Tejpal sexual assault case: Police probe into Meenakshi Lekhi Twitter ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH3FH6rd5Lxyfvwsbfbu0vJzyOg0Qurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tehelka-rape-case-Goa-to-probe-Meenakshi-Lekhis-gaffe-leaking-scribes-name/articleshow/27445071.cms *** Mosquitoes could sting Lusofonia Games in Goa - Zee News tories/Goa-awaits-Brazil-news/articleshow/27550819.cmsGoa awaits Brazil news http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH8bp-x7E9Gi48F1VsEwNEF4-C-5Qurl=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/mosquitoes-could-sting-lusofonia-games-in-goa_775892.html *** Need trauma centers along Goa highway, says MP Sanjeev Naik - Daily News Analysis oa highway, Thane MP Sanjeev Naik has suggested trauma centers on the stretch so that victims of accidents can be treated during the golden hour. The Panvel-Goa highway has become ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH-UFK-uHGhBpX9bd7FIYgTncHk4Qurl=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-need-trauma-centers-along-goa-highway-says-mp-sanjeev-naik-1937131 *** India's largest morgue opens in Goa today - Indian Express dian ExpressWith a capacity to accommodate 150 bodies from a calamity site and a live forensic autopsy auditorium, the Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Faculty and Mortuary Block at Goa Medical College (GMC) in Bambolim, to be inaugurated Thursday, will be the ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEMciA5AGLw1LEgzzsLlnVSM5nBbgurl=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/india-s-largest-morgue-opens-in-goa-today/1209329/ *** 'Garbage plant in South Goa within 20 months' - Times of India 0 months, chief secretary B Vijayan urged the local governing bodies to ensure that there is effective garbage collection at the source which in turn would make ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHlW3RSvv5AOlGFDQlkMV1WrfHFUgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Garbage-plant-in-South-Goa-within-20-months/articleshow/27610334.cms *** On This Day: India seizes Portuguese colony of Goa after invasion - Yahoo News UK hoo News UKDECEMBER 19, 1961: India seized Goa from Portugal on this day in 1961 finally ending the era of European colonies on the subcontinent following a massive invasion. Around 45,000 soldiers, 42 planes, an aircraft carrier and 15 other ships quickly ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHJFkjLuzovFe8GKh-j0oeKBMGoDQurl=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/on-this-day--india-seizes-portuguese-colony-of-goa-after-invasion-174449261.html *** Map Old Goa heritage in RP: Ribeiro - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Natural and manmade heritage has to be recognized by being mapped in development plans of the state, as per central and state heritage laws, and the Old Goa legacy should be similarly included in Regional Plan 2021, former chief town planner, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFtciN8AT_D4s76oTK8ZHxjiKXZJAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Map-Old-Goa-heritage-in-RP-Ribeiro/articleshow/27610713.cms *** Goa, Puducherry top New Year destinations - Deccan Herald ccan HeraldA recent survey by travel portal, TripAdvisor, has found that most Bangaloreans are headed to Goa, followed by Puducherry and Munnar. The travel trends are based on how a majority of people across the globe plan their annual leaves. According to the ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEEYN2ZoPRi0ley5IeoLjXESRppgAurl=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/375423/goa-puducherry-top-year-destinations.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
