[Goanet] ON WORLD FRIENDSHIP DAY GOA LOSES A TRUE FRIEND

[Aires Rodrigues]

In the very untimely death of our young Advocate Thalman Pradeep Pereira,
Goa has lost a very principled crusader and the legal fraternity a very
dear ever so sincere colleague. The very outspoken Thalman was always a
friend of the poor and oppressed.


Thalman passed away this morning after battling a sudden and severe lung
infection over the last five days. His funeral will be held at Vasco
tomorrow evening.


May Thalman’s soul rest in eternal peace and may the Almighty give his
bereaved family the comfort and courage to endure this sudden loss.


Aires Rodrigues

Advocate High Court

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Ribandar Retreat,

Ribandar – Goa – 403006

Mobile No: 9822684372

Office Tel  No: (0832) 2444012

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[Goanet] GOA’S STRAYING WOES

[Aires Rodrigues]

The increasing number of straying cattle on the roads of Goa including the
Highways is a matter of great concern. Over the years crores have been
spent also on the stray dog menace but the situation is just getting
shoddier. The so called sterilisation programme is just not
working. Sterilization alone can never be the only solution to this grave
and alarming crisis of stray dogs.

We have the stray dog population multiplying in every nook and corner of
Goa. All cities and every corner of the villages are infested, with
the stray dogs even messing up Goa’s beaches. The situation is very
alarming and disturbing. Animal welfare organizations have been making tall
claims about their successes in controlling the stray dog population.
However, the general public remains unimpressed as the stray dog population
grows relentlessly.


The anguish and distress faced by a victim of a dog bite is only to be
experienced or seen. Pet animals may be an asset to the society. It is also
true that animals are required to be protected from unnecessary pain and
suffering. However, when it comes to choosing between the suffering of
human beings due to a dog bite, obviously the weightage will have to be
given to the suffering of humans.  There is a need and necessity to
consider the seriousness of the stray dog and cattle menace in a very
dispassionate manner not being influenced by any emotional issues.



Aires Rodrigues

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[Goanet] Mainstream Scientist Exposes the Dangerous Reality of Chemtrails and Geoengineering

[Fidibus]

http://www.riseearth.com/2017/08/mainstream-scientist-exposes-dangerous.html

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[Goanet] PROF AVE CLETO AFONSO PAYS TRIBUTE TO OUR DEPARTED YOUNG WARRIOR ADV. THALMANN PEREIRA

[Aires Rodrigues]

The weight of one more less...

(remembering Thalmann)



How much more burden

of sad loss and pain

of lingering memories

can old frail shoulders

bear in the sunset?



One after another

the younger ones depart

into nothingness

(some naively as if

to a better world

no one knows)...



Whom does it help

to uncrowd this world

with one more less,

when it adds to the weight

of loneliness?



Ave Cleto Afonso.

Goa, 06:08:2017.

[Goanet] State of Vice: How to stop Vice in Goa:

[Albert Peres]

How to stop Vice in Goa:

1) Legalize the business sector
2) Require individual business registration with the government 
including public listing of principals
3) Require contracts, accounting, receipts, and GST collection on 
transactions and payments
4) Require mandatory participation in a Trade Association and Unions 
that will create standards and rules
5) Require Aadhaar Cards (Official Id Cards) to be tracked with monetary 
transactions

6) Make mandatory and regular health and safety inspections

Bang, Vice is dead. Activity is now a regularized business.

--
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[Goanet] re Tourism, elsewhere

[Albert Peres]

>>young left-wing pro-independence youths vandalised cash machines, 
shops and businesses<<


One political party wants to separate because they believe their culture 
is worth preserving. Once they separate they will be super gung-ho for 
international tourism. Come see our culture ... They'll need the 
attention and foreign spending.


Somewhat hypocritical, and living in the past. The area enjoys a great 
degree of self-government and anatomy. That's a win-win.


Of and interesting note Catholic Goans owe much to the Basque as both 
Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, were Basques...If they did not 
arrive there would be no Goa as we know it.


And just maybe Goans have inherited, for good or bad, some of the famous 
 Basque stubbornness...


--
Albert Peres

afpe...@3129.ca
416.660.0847 cell

--- FNoronha wrote Tourism, elsewhere ---
'Your holiday is our misery': Holidaymakers face disruption from 
protests planned by Basque separatists

[Goanet] Seeking your help: photographs from E. Africa, memories from Karachi

[Frederick Noronha]

CYPRIAN FERNANDES , the author of the
book *Yesterday in Paradise* (2016), seeks to link up with
anyone who remembers the tiatr and tiatrists of Kenya. Also,
you might be in a position to share photographs of any Goan
friends or relatives who were achievers in the world of East
African sport, please get in touch with him too.

  AND FOR THE ATTENTION OF KARACHI GOANS: Would you
  like to pen a chapter of your life and times in the
  Karachi you knew? If so, please get in touch with
  Dr Celsa Pinto, who herself grew up in Karachi till
  her early teens, and then shifted to Goa where she
  became a historian and retired as the Director of
  Education. Mail her at celsapi...@yahoo.in with a
  cc to me at fredericknoron...@gmail.com

PLEASE HELP these initiatives, if possible, or pass on the
word to someone else who might be in a position to do so.
-- Frederick Noronha 9822122436.

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Re: [Goanet] "Sectarianism is political suicide in Goa" (HT, 5/8/2017)

[Venantius J Pinto]

Fewer and fewer are aware that the feast is also known as Touxeachem Fest.
The syncretic aspect also imparts other references. And here it is a
syncretism in anthropology.
And hardly! as presumed—as some form of a syncretism among religions.

—vjp

[Goanet] Tourism, elsewhere

[Frederick Noronha]

'Your holiday is our misery': Holidaymakers face disruption from protests
planned by Basque separatists https://t.co/ePu8LfcFKj
https://t.co/ngADdCL6dx

[Goanet] Pearls of Chinchinim Village

[Nelson Lopes]

PEARLS OF CHINCHINIM VILLAGE

That is my designation , nomenclature and  title remembering and recalling
the contributions, achievements of some notable villagers from my humble,
personal perception. I have no other particular or personal reasons, but
elation as being our path breakers. They have left memorable and indelible
foot prints for us to thread, emulate reminding us also  to do our best
too. And which are documented and recorded by me. There are  many unsung
heroes waiting to be resurrected ,whereas some have  already occupied pre
eminent publicity, documentation they deserved due to their influence and
position in our society. As many sometime  ask politely what about
forgotten others ?, to them I wish to  say you can do your bit and now The
following are remembered due to my efforts and personal knowledge and
findings Some of them have appeared in print media too.

Prof C. A Gomes, Prof. Nazarino Rodrigues, Prof, Leboino Mendes, Prof.
Octaviano D Costa,  Prof Fr Manoel Floriano Gomes ,Prof Antonio F J Lopes ,
Prof.Domingos Arsenio Piedade de Mello,  Prof Sebastiao Eufemio  Furtado
,Dr Olivio Mascarenhas. Dr Antonino Barros Dias, Dr Leao Da Costa,  Fr
 Presentacao Furtado, Fr Jorge Pazzi Fernandes, Fr. Romeo Monteiro, Rev Fr
Trindade Monteiro,  Fr Armando D Souza, Fr Fillipe Neri Ferrao, Fr Alfredo
Monteiro, Fr Kiliano Lopes. Fr Oscar de Melo Furtado

Eng Gabriel Santao Rodrigues, Eng Filipe Nery Rodrigues, Adv Leo Velho, Mr
Sarto Furtado, Maestro Carlos Rodrigues ,Mr. John Dias, Sr. Etiene, Dr V.
S. Mascarenhas, Mr Cypriano Lopes,Ms Ivana Maria Furtado, Mr Aranaha
Coutinho, Mr Alberto Cota,, Mr Amaldo Fernades, Mr  Rumaldo X Cunha, Mrs
Felicia Maria Pereira, Mr Maclean Lopes, Mr  Catao (foot ball player) Mr
Jose Carvalho. Joseph Peter /Ulyses D Souza, A little freedom Fighter
(anonymous)

Besides lists of Doctors of Chinchinim Village, Headmasters of Chinchinim
Village, Football players of Chinchinim Village, Tiatrist, Singers, Khell
performers, Konkani Mando Composers of Chinchinim Village

Many more need to be remembered, the list is endless, and task is great ,
but someone will do and  definitely come forward perhaps

Nelson Lopes, Chinchinim

[Goanet] "Sectarianism is political suicide in Goa" (HT, 5/8/2017)

[V M]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dog-whistle-rhetoric-aside-open-sectarianism-remains-political-suicide-in-goa/story-cFp73rVpcQGSzoIoyryifP.html

Last Sunday, one of Goa’s favourite celebrations took place at the
16th century church of St. Anne, set like a massive diadem high above
paddy fields in the village of Talaulim, a short drive from Panjim.
The patron saint was Jesus’s grandmother, but biblical lineage had
nothing to do with the riotous eruption of fervour on 30th July.
Instead, the magnificent baroque monument was thronged by thousands of
Hindus and some Muslims (amidst a minority of Catholics) because
beloved ‘Santana’ is legendarily infallible in her response to pleas
for male offspring, accompanied by ritual offerings of cucumbers.

So, every year, Talaulim brims with anxious would-be parents
brandishing cukes, and couples proudly cradling divine blessings of
baby boys. What is elsewhere cloaked in high Christian style, in Goa
becomes characteristically syncretic revelry, where everyone from
every background participates.

The “cucumber feast” is just one example of the many layered Goan
identity, which confounds observers used to rigid delineation and
impassable barriers between traditions.

In India’s smallest state, locals freely venerate all available
deities, while remaining notably tolerant towards each other, and
remarkably accepting of newcomers and migrants. This difference from
much of the rest of the subcontinent becomes instantly apparent to
even the most casual visitor, and is particularly attractive to young
Indians.

Take a drive through the coastal tourist belt during the high season,
and it is wall-to-wall blissful desis, all visibly relieved to be
where no one particularly cares if you are in a bikini or burkha, or
discriminates based on the colour of your passport.

These laissez-faire attitudes must not be mistaken for weakness. They
do not imply the natives are a pushover. Rather, openness is a central
civilisational trait of the Goans, evolved through millennia of
profound cultural contact and exchange. As far back as recorded
history, this riparian sliver of the Konkan coastline was famous for
willingness to encounter and embrace the outside world.

The state laureate Bakibab Borkar wrote, “Tribals, Dravidians, Aryans,
Assyrians and Sumerians settled in this territory… but Goa’s scenic
beauty humanized them all so insistently and efficiently that they
amalgamated into a single society, with one common language and one
cultural heritage. The kinship and co-operation forged unto them by
the aesthetic impact of Goa’s rich scenery taught them the art of
living in peace and friendship, and inspired them to strive for nobler
ideals.”

Goa’s cultural unity and communal harmony is hard won, and has been
repeatedly fought for through the generations. This continues today,
even as worrisome trends accompany an explosion of Hindu extremism
across the border in Karnataka and Maharashtra ( thus compelling an
anxious Catholic circling of wagons). But still the peace holds, as
even the political fringes of the state are forced to commit to
concord. Dog-whistle rhetoric aside, open sectarianism remains
political suicide in Goa.

Can Goan solidarity last in the increasingly reactionary national
atmosphere? Don’t bet against it. Like Asterix’s tiny Gaulish redoubt,
there does seems to be some magic potion (besides feni!) at work here,
powering impressive resistance to communal discord.

Almost every day, I walk Panjim’s waterfront promenade to sip coffee
at the decades-old Farm Products storefront presided over by
92-year-old Alvaro Pereira. A non-violent hero of Goa’s anti-colonial
resistance, he was severely beaten and spent many years in jail for
opposition to the Portuguese dictatorship. We are inevitably joined by
octogenarian Gurudas Kunde, who also spent years imprisoned at the
same time, after offering satyagraha in protest of foreign rule (for
which his family disowned him).

These two best friends, and exemplars of valour, know no difference
between themselves. They treat everyone they meet each day with
identical old world grace. In their company, plumb middle of a swirl
of visitors from everywhere, conversation switches easily from English
and Hindi to robust Konkani and liquid Portuguese. Here, all are one.
That is Goa, and so will it remain for the foreseeable future.

[Goanet] Football fever grips Chandigarh at Mission XI Million festival

[Shreya Pandey]

Dear Colleague,

Please find attached and appended a report on Football fever grips Chandigarh 
at Mission XI Million festival.

Mission XI Million Festival found another warm host in the beautiful city of 
Chandigarh a day after spreading smiles in the 'City of Lakes', Bhopal just 
yesterday. Like all the festivals till now, the one held at Chandigarh also saw 
students from all over the city coming and participating with great enthusiasm.

For any queries regarding the same, please contact Media Manager for the LOC, 
Aniket Mishra (9911885829 | 
ani...@india2017wc.com)

Regards,
Shreya Pandey
07042885909






Football fever grips Chandigarh at Mission XI Million festival

Mission XI Million Festival found another warm host in the beautiful city of 
Chandigarh a day after spreading smiles in the 'City of Lakes', Bhopal just 
yesterday. Like all the festivals till now, the one held at Chandigarh also saw 
students from all over the city coming and participating with great enthusiasm.
The kids from the city that serves as the administrative capital of both Punjab 
and Haryana, also learnt a great deal about the game and its nuances apart from 
participating in friendlies that saw some quality football being played.
The festival held at Chandigarh's Sports Complex in Sector 42 was attended by 
close to 500 students who had thronged the venue from around 50 schools in the 
city. They keenly listened to the Official Mascot of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 
India 2017, Kheleo, talk about the upcoming tournament and the MXIM programme 
before playing exhibition games and battled hard for several tournament sponsor 
merchandise on offer as prizes. Several workshops were also conducted at the 
venue for the participants.
Project Director of the Local Organising Committee for FIFA U-17 World Cup 
India 2017, Joy Bhattacharjya said, "It is brilliant to see yet another city 
responding so warmly and enthusiastically to Mission XI Million. With every 
city and every festival, we are reaching closer to the goal of making football 
the popular choice of sport in the country".
More than 6 million kids have been reached so far as a part of the project that 
aims to get eleven million children in contact with the beautiful game before 
the FIFA U-17 World Cup that starts in the month of October.

Re: [Goanet] State of Vice: Goa Becomes a Prostitution Destination (Times of India, 5/8/2017)

[Venantius J Pinto]

Dear V M,

Awesome. The point must be to engage bigots, with grace to the extent that
ones being;
and demands as also the expectations of ones profession Everyone cannot
aspire to
be an Edward Sorel, or for that matter Hunter S. Thompson. Ethos >> Pathos.

Best,

—Venantius


On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 3:54 AM, V M  wrote:

> Dear Venantius,
>
> I do agree that the immense wealth of Indian philosophy and traditions
> cannot ever be ceded to any sect, even if the majority. Everything
> belongs to all of us, and we are equally tasked with defending against
> misuse or manipulation.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> VM
>
> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Venantius J Pinto
>  wrote:
> > All, writers and particularly those of christian
> > persuasion/faculty/awareness (not hard to understand) should keep
> hammering
> > at the flawed displays of tattva; Neti Neti; Tat Tvam Asi; misconstruing
> > Vedanta; Vedas, and Sattva. I believe it is worth taking flawed
> > sensibilities to task (by ball busting).
> >
> > Bop, the Christians too (first).
> > Also, look into proverbs in Marathi and in Konkani.
> >
> > Best,
> > —Venantius  J Pinto
> >
> >
>
>
>
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[Goanet] The other works of Orlando da Costa

[Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا]

Would anyone be familiar with the other writings of Orlando da Costa
(1929-2006), eminent novelist and poet who traces his paternal ancestry to
Margao, Goa? These include  *Estrada e a Voz* (1951); *Os Olhos sem
Fronteira* (1953); *Sete Odes do Canto Comum* (1955); *Podem Chamar-me
Eurídice* (1964); *Canto Civil* (1979); *A Como Estão os Cravos Hoje?*
(1984); *Os Netos de Norton* (1994); and *O Último Olhar de Manú Miranda*
(2000).

In particular, how would the titles of these texts get translated? What are
these about? FN
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Re: [Goanet] State of Vice: Goa Becomes a Prostitution Destination (Times of India, 5/8/2017)

[Venantius J Pinto]

All, writers and particularly those of christian
persuasion/faculty/awareness (not hard to understand) should keep hammering
at the flawed displays of tattva; Neti Neti; Tat Tvam Asi; misconstruing
Vedanta; Vedas, and Sattva. I believe it is worth taking flawed
sensibilities to task (by ball busting).

Bop, the Christians too (first).
Also, look into proverbs in Marathi and in Konkani.

Best,
—Venantius  J Pinto

Re: [Goanet] State of Vice: Goa Becomes a Prostitution Destination (Times of India, 5/8/2017)

[V M]

Dear Venantius,

I do agree that the immense wealth of Indian philosophy and traditions
cannot ever be ceded to any sect, even if the majority. Everything
belongs to all of us, and we are equally tasked with defending against
misuse or manipulation.

Warm regards,

VM

On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Venantius J Pinto
 wrote:
> All, writers and particularly those of christian
> persuasion/faculty/awareness (not hard to understand) should keep hammering
> at the flawed displays of tattva; Neti Neti; Tat Tvam Asi; misconstruing
> Vedanta; Vedas, and Sattva. I believe it is worth taking flawed
> sensibilities to task (by ball busting).
>
> Bop, the Christians too (first).
> Also, look into proverbs in Marathi and in Konkani.
>
> Best,
> —Venantius  J Pinto
>
>



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