[Goanet] Easy listening selection.......Meu Brasil...Brasileiro!!!

[Con Menezes]

  Celebrating  R I O  2016.  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM92MRo6zhs

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[Goanet] Paradoxes of living in New India.

[Con Menezes]

  
http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-graphic-novelist-captures-the-paradoxes-of-living-in-the-new-india

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[Goanet] Easy listening selection.......When we were young.......Jane Zhang.

[Con Menezes]

   a delightful  oldie. 
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ujWwO5p-Vg

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[Goanet] Deepa India's female Olympic gymnast.

[Con Menezes]

 
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/08/deepa-india-female-gymnast-olympics-160807133618142.html?utm_source=Al+Jazeera+English+Newsletter+%7C+Weekly&utm_campaign=96cd44e459-weekly_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e427298a68-96cd44e459-224908141

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[Goanet] Heard of Suket Dhir?

[Con Menezes]

 more here.   
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/suket-dhir-meet-the-designer-who-scrapped-the-rss-khaki-half-pants/1/620267.html

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[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Monsoon Meadows

[Rajan Parrikar]

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Monsoon Meadows'

Masterclass in green.

Rural Goa in the rains.


You may view the latest post at
http://blog.parrikar.com/2016/08/14/monsoon-meadows/


Warm regards,
Rajan Parrikar
ra...@parrikar.com

[Goanet] FOOD FOR THE SOUL ....MOTHER MARY, Our Mother

[Devak Argham]

FOOD FOR THE SOUL  ……. Mother Mary, Our Mother
==


In the below discourse we are shown who Mother Mary is and her status
In our faith and the misconception that many of us have of her.


Mori Amchi Mai – Mary our Mother by  Rev. Fr. Jerry Sequeira

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYtsuABvxTQ

https://gom.wikipedia.org/wiki/34_Mori_Amchi_Mai_-_Fr_Jerry_Sequeira



You are invited to download and share the food with those who do not
have access to the net.  Thereby,  working for The Lord in his
vineyard  by  nourishing  some souls.


Dev borem korum

[Goanet] GOANET: PREDICTION OF SURVEY FOR FORTHCOMING ELECTION 2017

[Stephen Dias]

-



SURVEY PREDICTS WAVE IN GOA FOR AAP



Following the revelations made by the survey conducted by one of the
section of Press, indication is that the people of Goa, young, old, urban
and rural have decided that the best bet for Goa is the Aam Admi Party.
Since the survey was conducted in all the 40 constituencies and encompassed
a sampling of 80,000 people, the message is very clear, that the people of
Goa are disenchanted with the BJP.

AAP’s 35% (14 seats), to BJP’s 27% (11 seats), however should not be taken
lightly by the hard work and try and obtain an absolutely majority of 21 in
the house. . The factor of breaking of the votes should be surgically,
clinically viewed with a calculated mathematical dissection of the
splintered view so as to gain a larger number of constituencies. As far as
a CM candidate is concerned, it would be pertinent to most,  that a honest,
dedicated and hard working candidate can be groomed to perform the function
that are required by a CM.

The people of Goa have cleverly assessed the political scenario and this
indicates that the average Goan voters intelligent and seek for a fresh
mandate to an uncorrupt party.



Stephen Dias

Dona Paula

Mob: 9422443110

Re: [Goanet] Small amounts and big debts: The swindling of Goa (TOI, 14/8/16)

[Venantius J Pinto]

People—
No affection for Matrutva, no egalitarianism.

Reminded me of me hard assed Maharashtrian pals singing the following, a
rank parody of an auspicious mantra at our mind shattering parties. Of
course, I was part of the same crowd, so know how to shatter a mind/s. But
here giving a sense of what the shit that churns those minds.

Ghalin lotangan varkarin dungan (I bow low to you, raise my butt)
Dolyani pahin bhok tujhe ((But) my eyes see your orifice/s [ergo to imply
absolute uncleanness which has to be seen to be believed]. Of course
interpretations vary with context.

Ani, asli sthiti zali ’het. (Konk., Ani, osli ghott/ stiti zaun asa)
Lets me also add: Não é para os fracos. (Not for the faint hearted)
+ + +
The beginning of the original AUSPICIOUS mantra
Ghalin lotangan vandin charan (I bow low to you, ergo prostrate [giving
absolute reverence])
Dolyani pahin rup tujhe (My eyes are filled / suffused with your sight)

Your friendly social analyst (a quiet artist laborer). :)
—Venantius J Pinto

On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 11:06 PM, V M  wrote:

> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Small-
> amounts-and-big-debts-The-swindling-of-Goa/articleshow/53690995.cms
>

[Goanet] AIFF REPORT: U-17 WORLD CUP SQUAD BLASTS FOUR GOALS PAST ROT WEISS OBERHAUSEN

[AIFF Media]

Dear colleagues,


Please find below the match report of India U-16 National Team clash
against U-17 Rot Weiss Oberhausen.


*For all updates of the National Team and exclusive pictures please follow
our Official Twitter Handle @AIFFMedia at **https://twitter.com/AiffMedia*



*Also follow and like the Official Page of Indian Football Teams on
Facebook at **https://www.facebook.com/TheIndianFootballTeam*



Regards,
AIFF Media Team







*U-17 WORLD CUP SQUAD BLASTS FOUR GOALS PAST ROT WEISS OBERHAUSEN*


*AIFF Media Team*



*NEW DELHI:* The Indian U-17 World Cup Squad defeated German Bundesliga
Youth League’s Second Division club Rot Weiss Oberhausen U-17 4-1 at the
Sports School in Duisburg, Germany on August 14, 2016.



*READ ON: **https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7339*






*---*





Media Department, AIFF.
Alternate: me...@the-aiff.com
Website: www.the-aiff.com

[Goanet] International Observers

[Mervyn Lobo]

This is just a FYI for Goans and the Goan diaspora.

Some of you may know by now that Trump is calling for international
observers to monitor the US elections. He paints the very real scenario
that Hilary and her cohorts are going to rig the US elections (in some
states). Here is a quote from him: “You don’t have to have voter ID to now
go in and vote, and it’s a little bit scary. I’ve heard a lot of bad
things. I mean, people are going to walk in, they are going to vote 10
times, maybe.”

Trumps website is now actively recruiting election observers. I would
encourage all those of you who have the time, to register yourselves on his
site. The first thing the site does is to ask you for a donation - which
you can decline - as billionaires do not really need your money. Once
registered, you might be called upon to observe the US elections and report
on the same.

These are volunteer and not paid positions.

Mervyn
BTW, McCain and Romney were almost billionaires. Trump could be the real
deal even though he refuses to disclose his tax returns. I am perplexed as
to why the Republicans insist on regurgitating extremely rich people as
their candidate.

Re: [Goanet] Parrikar and Trump

[Mervyn Lobo]

On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 4:59 PM, Jose Colaco  wrote:

> BTW: I notice that the usually gracious Mervyn Lobo has reverted to the
> "Canadian Tigers" story. I wonder IF Mervyn wishes to be reminded of his
> own "major Booboo"
>
> In summary: All of us make errors. Let us remember to Cast the First
> Stone...ONLY IF we are Flawless !



jc,
I am glad the subject line has not changed.

In desperation, Trump has shifted his focus from urging people to vote for
him to urging people to vote for his list of Supreme Court nominees. I find
it inconceivable that Trump thinks that there are people in the USA that
are more important than him. The 'vote for my Supreme Court nominees' is a
scare tactic - aimed at those who give in easily to fear.

Similarly, your treat of pointing out my "major Booboo" is an act of
desperation. As such, I would spur you on to present your reminder here.


MervynfromthemakeTrumpgreatagaincampaign

[Goanet] IT’S AT_MARAM NAD_KARNI

[Aires Rodrigues]

The stage managed so called felicitation of Atmaram Nadkarni today at the
High Court in Panaji  by a little known Society, using the High Court
premises and at the hands of an eminent personality before whom State
officials are liable to be hauled up, would be contrary to all the very
fundamentals of Judicial propriety. It will only further sink the remnants
of our once great Judiciary.


Meanwhile, sources reveal that Atmaram Nadkarni has sought for a police
escort in Delhi and Goa on a false pretext that he may be attacked by
people from Karnataka. He as Additional Solicitor General wants at tax
payer’s expense a pompous perk he is not entitled for. All this after
mercilessly looting and raping the State exchequer over the last four
years.

Aires Rodrigues

Advocate High Court

C/G-2, Shopping Complex

Ribandar Retreat,

Ribandar – Goa – 403006

Mobile No: 9822684372

Office Tel  No: (0832) 2444012

Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com

 Or

   airesrodrig...@yahoo.com

You can also reach me on

Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues

Twitter@rodrigues_aires


www.airesrodrigues.com

[Goanet] GOA BEACH CLEANING SCAM: LOKAYUKTA SUMMONS TOURISM MINISTER DILIP PARULEKAR

[Aires Rodrigues]

The Goa Lokayukta Justice P.K. Misra has directed that notice be issued to
Goa’s Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar seeking his comments in the
complaints on the alleged multi-crore beach cleaning scam.


After holding a preliminary inquiry over the last fortnight, the Lokayukta
by a written order has now decided to conduct a detailed in-depth
investigation into the complaints alleging that the beach cleaning tender
was a mega scam.


The Lokayukta has also directed the Goa Government to take an appropriate
decision within six weeks on the fate of the current beach cleaning
contract based on the material available and the notes of different
authorities pertaining to the performance of the beach cleaning
contractors.


Attention  of the Lokayukta was drawn that the then Director of Tourism Mr.
Ameya Abhyankar on 11th December last year had proposed that the current
beach cleaning contract be terminated for not fulfilling major conditions
of the tender. In his four page note Ameya Abhyankar while giving detailed
reasons had further proposed that the department go in for a fresh
tender. The government the very next day transferred Ameya Abhyankar.


In the complaint to the Vigilance department on 18th May last year, it was
sought that a F.I.R be registered against Tourism Minister Dilip
Parulekar, the beach cleaning contractor Manish Mohata and Avdhoot Parrikar
 the brother of Manohar Parrikar amongst others in connection with the
alleged multi-crore scam in the beach cleaning tender.


While demanding a meticulous probe into the role of Avdhoot Parrikar in the
beach cleaning scam, it was  stated that though the name of Avdhoot
Parrikar did not figure anywhere in the official papers, he had been the
man behind the scene attending meetings between the beach cleaning
contractors and government officials, complete details of which were also
given to the Vigilance department.


On interrogation by the Vigilance department,  the then Director of Tourism
Nikhil Desai conceded to having met Avdhoot Parrikar at his Porvorim
Residence ‘Radhakrishna’ and that Avdhoot Parrikar had also met him twice
in his office. The Vigilance department however did not summon Avdhoot
Parrikar for recording of his statement.


It may be recalled that in September 2014 while Manohar Parrikar was the
Chief Minister and Nikhil Desai the Director of Tourism, the Goa Government
awarded the contract of Comprehensive Management of cleanliness of North
Goa Beaches to Bhumika Cleantech Services Pvt Ltd at an annual cost of Rs
7, 51, 40,999 and the cleaning of South Goa beaches to Ram Cleansers &
Developers Pvt Ltd at a cost of Rs 7, 04, 87,999. Both the companies are
owned by Manish Mohata.  Earlier the cleaning of Goa beaches was costing
the State Government an average of a mere two crores annually.


Aires Rodrigues

Advocate High Court

C/G-2, Shopping Complex

Ribandar Retreat,

Ribandar – Goa – 403006

Mobile No: 9822684372

Office Tel  No: (0832) 2444012

Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com

 Or

   airesrodrig...@yahoo.com

You can also reach me on

Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues

Twitter@rodrigues_aires


www.airesrodrigues.com

Re: [Goanet] Parrikar and Trump

[Jose Colaco]

On 13 August 2016 at 09:59, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या
*فريدريك نورونيا  wrote:

> Cecil, Could you tell us which parts of Roland's arguments you
> disagree with any why?



Dear CecilIn his post FN added the following quote: " Fallacious ad
hominem reasoning is normally categorized as an informal
fallacy,[4][5][6] more precisely as a genetic fallacy, a subcategory
of fallacies
of irrelevance."

Please note, dear Cecil, that FN was referring to FALLACIOUS !

BTW: I notice that the usually gracious Mervyn Lobo has reverted to the
"Canadian Tigers" story. I wonder IF Mervyn wishes to be reminded of his
own "major Booboo"

In summary: All of us make errors. Let us remember to Cast the First
Stone...ONLY IF we are Flawless !

Ola Eugene !

jc

Re: [Goanet] Parrikar and Trump - A Thank You To Cecil

[Mervyn Lobo]

On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 4:36 PM, Roland wrote:

> Cecil, Mervyn Lobo is very appreciative of your coming to his help.
> He will soon post to thank you himself.
> Meanwhile stay close should he need you again, soon.



Roland,
Cecil, in his inimitable way, pointed out where you do well and where you
are, well, similar to a Canadian tiger.

I realize it is difficult for you to figure out who he is trying to help.

To come to grips with the situation, read his first line. Here it is again:
"Mervyn has proven time and again that your knowledge and understanding of
USA politics and Global Economics is flawed, to say the least.With the post
below you are displaying your totally fragmented comprehension of Goan and
Indian politics. Why don't you post about things you actually know well?
Your occasional nostalgia posts are a pleasure to read."

Mervyn
PS I don't want to drop both Parrikar and Trump from this post so let me
pay Trump one compliment. He says exactly what is on his mind. The
established Republicans hate him for this because, as professional
politicians, their hands are tied behind their backs and have to use code
words to say the same thing..

[Goanet] Small amounts and big debts: The swindling of Goa (TOI, 14/8/16)

[V M]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Small-amounts-and-big-debts-The-swindling-of-Goa/articleshow/53690995.cms

Ninety million dollars is not a big deal for chief minister Laxmikant
Parsekar. Earlier this week, he described that huge sum (roughly 400
crore) as "not a big amount" to be paid in capital and operational
grants to the contractor for the controversial new solid waste
treatment plant in Saligao over 10 years. This on top of more than 7
crore already spent for land acquisition, and road and wall
construction for a facility that is running to just 30% of its
capacity.

This administration might find it trivial to ply one of its favoured
contractors with "not a big amount" of 40 crore per year, but it is,
simultaneously, eagerly seeking exactly the same sum by actively
recruiting the presence of yet another offshore casino in the state.
Wearing his other hat as home minister, Laxmikant Parsekar told the
media this week that even though no file has been brought to him for
approval, he would happily agree to "the renewal of an old offshore
casino license" that is pending before the Bombay high court, and
welcome a new gambling boat into the river.

Parsekar's shocking open invitation to a new casino boat is just the
latest utterly disgraceful capitulation on the promises and platform
that helped sweep his administration to a historic victory in the Goa
assembly polls in 2012. At that time, aspiring candidate for
leadership Manohar Parrikar, called casinos "a social evil" and "dens
of vice". Immediately after being elected chief minister, he promised
a "zero tolerance to corruption" administration that would never need
"bad money" from casinos. He promised revenue from gambling would be
set aside exclusively for "old age homes".

Since then, it has been one sad, scandalous reversal after another.
Despite endless promises to move them from the Mandovi, Parsekar's
cabinet has twice given extensions to the deeply unpopular "offshore"
eyesores that block the historic waterway.

Despite the obvious solution to move the casinos immediately to
Mormugao harbour, where more than adequate infrastructure exists, the
chief minister and his cabinet have become hostages to the demands of
the gambling lobby. Recently, it took near-revolt within his own
cabinet to persuade the chief minister to get the outlandish new
"floatel" to move from next to the fragile Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary.

Examine the numbers even cursorily, and it is clear the Goa government
rolls over for the casino industry when exactly the same kind of "not
a big amount" is at stake, as is with the garbage plant in Saligao.
The only difference is one involves income, and the other,
expenditure. And in the history of the state, there has never been a
government quite as eager to sell anything - heritage, culture,
environment - for short-term gain.

Even worse, no government has spent money quite as fast and
irresponsibly. Goa now faces a full-blown debt trap.

The balance sheet is inescapable, and it makes no excuses for the last
administration because Goa's public debt was already dangerously high
by 2012.

Spending, however, spiralled completely out of control under this
government, with its trademark grandiose scam infrastructure projects.
Now the state owes almost Rs 11,000 crores. Just a couple of days ago,
the Comptroller and Auditor General warned the government about its
repeated 'unfruitful' splurging on ill-conceived public works (such as
costly bridges without approach roads), for botched recovery of stamp
duty and registration fees for mining leases, as well as inefficient
procurement at the Goa Medical College. It is "not a small amount"
wasted again and again, leading directly to disaster.

The outright swindling of Goa is taking place in plain view, with no
oversight or fact-checking. Chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar says his
government suffered a revenue loss of "5000 crore" due to the mining
ban, but no one bothers to correct him that the state never earned
more than one-fifth of the sum per year. Goans are promised the
central government will pay for the gargantuan third bridge over the
Mandovi, then find they will pay the entire 1,000 crore bill. The
final step to bankruptcy is likely to be the outrageous billion-dollar
"second airport" at Mopa that no one wants, or needs.


Of all the states in India, these rackets should not work in Goa,
where citizens are well educated, relatively well-off, and
comparatively democratically empowered. But somehow, the political
class feels emboldened to absolute shamelessness. It does not have to
be that way. The outgoing Reserve Bank of India governor, Raghuram
Rajan, urges "no one wants to go after the rich and well-connected
wrong-doer, which means they get away with even more...this culture of
impunity has to stop."

Re: [Goanet] marathi leaps forward

[Venantius J Pinto]

बाप दाखव नाहीतर श्राद्ध करI [Baap dhakhav nahitar shradd’ kar]
Show the father or perform the (last) rites.

—Venantius J Pinto


On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 12:08 PM, Nelson Lopes  wrote:

> Marathi leaps forward
>
> The MGP tried  its best to merge Goa  with Maharashtra, but did not succeed
> .The original stalwarts, founders abandoned the party and joined National
> party.They had their moments of glory and disappointments and are almost
> non entity. Then the language issue gave them a face saver of sorts that
> Marathi shall be also used as associate language. It was kept in cold
> storage thus far. THEIR LOVE FOR Marathi did not dampen or disappoint their
> spirits. Hence they stirred up the issue of MOI., Some misguided Catholics
> misunderstood their s strategy and hoped that extending support  to the
> regional language, Marathi protagonist would promote schools and Konkanni
> language and culture They are sadly mistaken,living in fools  paradise of
> make believe attitude. BJP to avoid label of liars and double speak  in
> taking a decision as per cabinet decision and assurance to fasting MOI
> representatives,preferred to delay the healing wounds and vertical divide.
> The Supporters of MOI kept the heat on with MGP creating confusion to stay
> in reckoning and relevant, The BJP in catch 22 situation, caught on the
> horns of dilemma planned to mollify them by granting Rs 400/per student
> grant enrolled in Konkanni and Marathi schools The earlier sop of huge
> grants had no takers and hence  stands withdrawn.The Marathi primary
> schools are closing with regular frequency due to lack of strength.
> Therefore a new plan was hatched to teach BJP a lesson with bait of
> elections near at hand, but everybody knows that this threat is a paper
> tiger , as CM asserted that grants would be continued to the minority
> schools . Now another diabolic plan  is afloat in moving  a private members
> bill to  give Marathi status of official  language on the same plan as
> Konkanni.Though Konkanni is an official language, its use in administration
> has made no headway. The C, M . could not be seen  dithering or be  labeled
> as stumbling  block to  the cause of Marathi to  send an open message  that
> could be interpreted to his disadvantage. Fortunately there is an amendment
> that may serve to provide scope for fermenting trouble.This is  a clear
> divide  to enter through back door. Another war is brewing up and fight to
> finish between Marathi and Konkanni supporters will lead to bitter
> controversies and boiling blood.The argument about number of Marathi papers
> and circulation number of readers is not convincing argument in favour of
> Marathi language as official  language without comparison with English
> dailies and subscriber figures, besides other weeklies, magazines etc .It
>  is  a fact that there is a floating and settled Marathi speaking
> population, which should be excluded. Those that supported BJP to utter in
> a change must now rue the roost and be warned about their sinister moves to
> save their skin, not the interest of Goa and Goans
>
> Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
>



-- 
+
Venantius J Pinto

Re: [Goanet] Parrikar and Trump

[Roland]

There's Mervyn Lobo's personal thank you as I promised you before I read his 
post.

Now will be awaiting your answer to JC's and FN's common question.

Roland Francis
416-453-3371
> 
> Cecil,
> I too enjoy Roland's nostalgic posts.
> 
> The other accounts I thoroughly enjoy - for different reasons - is Roland's
> introspection's on Canadian Tigers :-)
> 
> Mervyn

Re: [Goanet] On August 19, What Should I Ask Selma at the release of Baker, Butcher, Doctor, Diplomat: Goan Pioneers of East Africa?

[Roland]

Great Augusto,
Make it a Hardtalk kind of thing.

Selma has been having it too easy. Give her a good old fashioned metaphorical 
rub down.

Will look forward to it.

Roland Francis
Toronto.

> On Aug 13, 2016, at 10:33 AM, augusto pinto  wrote:
> 
> Selma Carvalho will be having her book *Baker, Butcher, Doctor, Diplomat:
> Goan Pioneers of East Africa *released at Dogears Bookshop, Adolfo Mansion,
> Rua Bernardo da Costa in Margao. The bookshop is close to Dr Menezes
> Hospital, which in turn is near Hospicio Margao on Friday, August 19. The
> public will assemble there from 4.30 - 5 pm for cake and coffee and entry
> is open to all but it would be nice if you phone Leonard Fernandes (98503
> 98530) for reservations.* The program will begin sharp at 5 pm.*
> 
> The book promises to be a visual delight as her graphic designer Nisha
> Albuquerque indicates in her website:
> http://nishaalbuquerque.com/baker-butcher-doctor-diplomat-book/
> 
> I will be in conversation with the redoubtable Selma on the occasion. By
> and large what I intend to do is to prod her with questions regarding
> whether the Goan migration to Africa was an exploitative colonial
> misadventure or a collaborative endeavor which led to a much worthy of
> praise
> 
> I also think that there is a large gap in the narrative for it does not
> cover the role of the working class Goan. If so why is this so? And yes, my
> favorite hobby horse regarding the role of caste and class in East Africa
> will not be missing.
> 
> Selma will be taking questions after our chat so it will be a dialogue. But
> what if you can't because you live in England or South Africa or,Jabbalpore
> or wherever?* Well then do yourself and myself a favor: tell me what I
> should ask Selma about on this forum. *I'll relay the question to her BTW
> Selma doesn't have Internet access in Goa so maybe we can discuss the
> matter here as well.
> 
> Looking forward to your responses,
> Best
> Augusto

[Goanet] Fwd: Camp Seely - September 2 - 4, 2016

[goansofamerica]

ReminderPlease book your cabins and your dinner for Saturday night.



http://www.goansofamerica.org/current-events.html




Thanks


Selma







-Original Message-
From: goansofamerica 
Sent: Sun, Jun 26, 2016 6:06 pm
Subject: Camp Seely - September 2 - 4, 2016













Camp Seely
September 2-4, 2016

Arrival: Sept 2, 2016, 4 PM onwards 
Departure: Sept 4, noon 
Place: 250 N Highway 138
   Crestline, CA 92325 
Cost: $165/4 person cabin
  $180/5 person cabin
  $30/person for day campers
Saturday Dinner: $10/person

Everyone brings their own food and you can team up with other campers to 
allocate meals to each, as well. 
 
Saturday Goan dinner will be catered and partially sponsored by the GOA to 
bring the cost down to $10/person. Please book your dinner tickets as needed.
 
http://www.goansofamerica.org/current-events.html

Camp Seely is approximately 75 miles from Los Angeles. The estimated travel 
time is 1-1/2 to 2 hrs. 

Enjoy a relaxing Labor Day weekend in the mountains, with friends, fun, food, 
games, hikes, music, dance and more!!... Further details will be emailed to you 
after booking. 
You may contact the committee as well for further info, or if you need to pair 
up with others for a cabin.


Thank you,


Selma Rodrigues
President
GOA, LA



 

[Goanet] Goenkarpan under attack

[Nelson Lopes]

GOENKARPON  UNDER ATTACK

Once again he VOICE &CHOICE OF GOANS is the only daily that has taken
serious note on resolution on Marathi and its implications., The rest of
the  English dailies have ignored it completely , not even making a cursory
remark and that is unforgivable


“Should amend official language Act giving official status to Marathi and
giving Marathi its rightful pride of place, because of economic, cultural
religious traditions vouch for this place”

Official language Act passed in 4-2-1987 …..” Marathi given status of being
used for all official purposes”

The resolution is  moved by private member MLA Naresh Sawal , founder
member of Goa Forward  Party at the fag end of the Assembly session and
supported by BJP. Marathi is to not be added to official language Act but
conferred with official status. Will it then lead to the displacement of
Konkani, as the  state can have only one official language?. The amendment
 is the saving grace seeks consultancy with the people or referendum .Is
Goa Forward Party  looking backwards ? At least  Fatorda MLA Vijay
Sardessasi does not consider it as parties thought, but freedom of
individual on only one issue. Wagh elaborating on it supports with the
statistics of 9 Marathi dailies with a circulation of 1.5 lakhs without
relative comparison with English dailies, periodicals, weeklies etc,.  Is
this the test for granting statehood and language the  official status? One
has to exclude the use of Marathi dailies with the floating population and
non residents. No one has stopped the use of Marathi for official purposes.
Neither Konkanni the only  Official language has  made any head way  either
in spite of having state  official language implementation apparatus ,
except in the printing of invitations in English and Konkanni. Konkani is
not even a compulsory subject at High school level, but optional third
language in Devanagri Script. Anyway the resolution is not binding on the
Govt, Why then official language label ned to be attached to Marathi
.?Marathi is the Official language of Maharashtra, highly developed,
evolved in  all  its aspects and does not need Goans to add flavor to it
for its enrichment per se. It is Konkanni that needs a protective ring
being still in its nascent stage, struggling with odds, further complicated
with the demand of Roman script.

Why did BJP make a common cause with the private members resolution on
status of Marathi.? The election nearness, its failure to implement cabinet
decisionon MOI, backtracking assurances to those on fast unto death by MOI
functionaries, agitation by BBSM promising to divide the votes and its
coalition partner MGP creating confusion with its double speak having  been
historically rejected with its aim of merger, The sops of special grants
discontinued to regional Primary  schools had no takers, the special grants
of Rs 400- per student have failed to enthuse the Marathi protagonist, who
are fueling the divide  baying for the blood of BJP on the basis of
language, demanding stoppage of grants to limited primary Minority schools,
while merrily encouraging private primary schools in English. The BJP found
it convenient to side with the resolution to appease the Marathi mouth
pieces. Even substantial grants to Marathi Academy in comparison to konkanni
academy have not satisfied their appetite. The churning of  calm waters
 are only political strategy for limited purpose of remaining in the saddle
of intoxicating power and position

The reorganization of states were based on language, Hence the statehood of
Goa to preserve its distinct identity, culture was bestowed with Konkanni
 as the official language tag. Making Marathi official language can only
lead to flood gates opened for migration, settlement, employment and
dilution of official language act and is not in the best  interest of Goans.
In a violent. bloody revolution by GOENCHO PORJECHO AVAZ  led by Pundalik
Naik this issue was settled after 555 days of continuous struggle that
culminated in the death of Florian and other six, who are forgotten
chapter in determination , history of language  act. The voices of the
likes of Uday Bhmebre  and other warriors too need to heard on single state
official language. Bhembre argued that a language not spoken cannot  hope
for official position. In Kashmir official language is Urdu, though spoken
language is Kashmiri. Will it create a fissure in BBSM ?.Churchill says
“Marathi is my mausi, but Konkanni is my MAI”

Will this move prove to nemesis of BJP aspiring for second term? The
minority community with around 30%  cannot be  antagonized and will have to
be factored in the  final analysis , considering of its support and even
those of  independents. The intention of resolution is malafide and will
once again open the healing wounds of vertical divide on settled language
issue. The basic premise is that state has one official language. Why do we
need to rake of sleeping dogs, enact turmoil, agitations, terro

Re: [Goanet] Tiatr's Bombay Days (Dr. Kyoko Matsukawa, Sahapedia.org)

[Eugene Correia]

This is good reading. As for the tiatr, much has been written before.
Rafael Fernandes' thesis doesn't give the full picture of the tiatr in
Mumbai. Cyriaco Dias is the well of knowledge on the times where the tiatr
flourished in Mumbai. I wish Fred could get Cyriaco, who is living in
Anjuna, to pen down his memories into a small book. Or, the living
tiatrists of those days can put their experiences down on a paper and could
be published either by TAG or Fred. This would remain as a useful reference
for future generations of Goans.

He mentioned Rex Fernandes, who is the son of Aniceto Fernandes, the
founder/secretary of Goan Sports Club (later Association). I don't think he
knows much of tiart. I wish he had contacted Fausto da Costa, editor of
Gulab and Goan Review, who has published a magazine-size booklet on tiatr.

Wilson Mazarello's book is also valuable. I am a bit surprised to see my
name not mentioned in the book. He has mentioned my old friend Orlando
Gomes, who though not a journalist, provided publicity to the tiatrs in the
Evening News of India, as he worked in the advertising department of the
Times of India. He was largely a PR man, and would often give me tickets to
review a tiatr. I never approached tiatrists and neither they contacted me
directly.

It was Orlando who started a critics' panel and included my name. I trophy
was donated by Murli Deora, and I don't remember he was Mayor of Bombay at
that time or the president of the Bombay Congress. It was because Nolasco
Gama, who was either staying in the building which Gomes owned or in the
lane, forced Orlando to accept a trophy from him. I opted out because I
wanted the panel to buy a trophy themselves instead of accepting from
someone who isn't connected with tiatr.

It was at one of Boyer's tiatrs (I think it was Bhurgim and Bhangar) at
Rang Bhavan that a friend of mine, sitting with me, heard my name over the
loudspeakers. I was mentioned as one who voted for Boyer as "Man of the
Year". I raised hell with Orlando as I was told him that I don't want to be
on the panel. For that matter, I wasn't even consulted, forgetting votiing
for Boyer. Let me state here that Boyer and Orlando were close friends.

This is just a small nugget of information regarding tiatr in Mumbai.

Eugene Correia


On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 5:36 PM, Goanet Reader 
wrote:

> Tiatr's Bombay Days
>
> Dr. Kyoko Matsukawa
>
> Dr. Kyoko Matsukawa is Associate Professor of Cultural
> Anthropology at the Department of Sociology, Konan
> University, Kobe, Japan.
>
> http://www.sahapedia.org/tiatrs-bombay-days
>
> My association with Goa started in 1997. I finished my MA in
> Cultural Anthropology in Japan (my thesis was on the status
> of Christianity in India in the past and present). I had to
> decide on another topic for further fieldwork and research --
> a kind of rite of passage in the discipline. I had already
> made up my mind to go to India as I wanted to see how
> Christianity was being practiced there today.
>
>   A professor from Kyoto University suggested that
>   Goa might be an interesting place for me. So I
>   visited Goa briefly and fell in love with the place
>   and its people. Eventually, I ended up spending 18
>   months in Goa between April 2000 and September 2001.
>
> My fieldwork was mainly on the multilingual situation of Goan
> society. In my Ph.D. thesis I examined the connection between
> the social and cultural structure of Goa and the use of
> languages among people: Konkani, Marathi, Portuguese and
> English. I focused on the late 1980s during which the Konkani
> movement had intensified.
>
> In the course of my research, I realized that I was in fact
> examining the transformation of Goan society from a
> Portuguese colony to a part of independent India. The plight
> of Konkani today reflects the socio-cultural issues of Goan
> society.1
>
> In recent years, my research interest shifted towards how
> Konkani ties people together inside and outside Goa. It
> appeared to me that I could get further insight into this by
> looking at the past and present of Konkani theatre, tiatr.
>
> My First Encounter with Tiatr
> -
>
> It was a few days before the feast of Our Lady of Merces
> Church in November 2000. I had moved into an apartment of a
> Christian couple as a paying guest in July. We were relaxing
> in the living room in the evening when someone knocked at the
> door and the vicar of the church came in. He requested uncle
> and aunty (as I would refer to the Christian couple) to
> purchase some tickets for a 'drama'.
>
> They bought three tickets. On the evening of the feast we
> went to the church compound where a makeshift stage was set
> up. My ticket had 'NON-STOP-TIATR' written on it. The title
> of the drama was Nixannim. Although I could not follow the
> comic parts too well, I understood the main storyline.
>
> A young woman was pregnant but her lover left her and marr

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 11, Issue 411

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Hello my Go-a-net,
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[Goanet] Offtopic... Goan diaspora oral history via Canada

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Juliet Rebello - Oral Biography
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[Goanet] Offtopic: List of Portuguese words of Germanic origin

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Portuguese_words_of_Germanic_origin

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[Goanet] Easy listening selection....We are one...Ole Ola.....Brazilian World Cup song.

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[Goanet] Iron Lady of Manipur remains hungry for justice.

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http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21704933-iron-lady-manipur-remains-hungry-justice-worlds-longest-hunger-strike-over

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[Goanet] The agony & the ecstasy of India at the Olympics.

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