[Goanet] Watch "Stars on 54 - If you could read my mind (1998)" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/97ZbiemJ1KU
[Goanet-News] “I have been obsessed with death, since I was a child” (Pamela D'Mello, GoaJournal.in)
BOOKS “I have been obsessed with death since I was a child” BINA NAYAK — a graphic designer in the Mumbai advertising world, creative director of Goa-based ad-agency Slip Disc, and co-founder of the “Battle of the Bands” live rock band competition, that ran for fifteen years in North Goa —- tells Goa Journal the intriguing backstories and inspirations behind her debut novel Starfish Pickle. Not for the faint-hearted, the novel follows the fictional, strong-willed, but troubled, commercial diver, Tara Salgaonkar, as she negotiates career, relationships and cross-cultural fateful encounters across the hippie and Rave party cultures that germinated in a traditional and conservative Goa of the nineties. Q. Can you tell us what was the inspiration/motivation for writing Starfish Pickle. I have always loved reading and writing. But my love for and my prowess in drawing superseded my love for writing. I joined JJ School of Art and then the advertising industry in Bombay in 1991 (it was Bombay then). From my very first job, I dabbled in copywriting while designing my ads. I was quite aghast to observe that most Copywriters in advertising had very low regard for Art directors from JJ, with one famous Creative Director of the 90’s going on record saying the art directors don’t even know how to read or write ABCD! Maybe too many of them had chopped off his copy to fit into a design, without reading it. So I definitely didn’t want to be typecast as one of ‘those’ Art Directors, and I also did not take too kindly to this sweeping generalisation that people who take to Art do/did so because they weren’t good at anything else. I was aware that Arun Kolhatkar — a much-celebrated bilingual (English & Marathi) poet, was also a graphic designer from JJ. This was my motivation. My inspiration was Arundhati Roy and her book — God of Small Things. I have followed Arundhati’s work since ‘In which Annie gives it those ones’ and her scriptwriting days. She is an architect by training. She made me realise that one does not need to be a literature student or a creative writing/liberal arts student in order to write. Illustration by Bina Nayak Q. First/debut fiction novels have a strong element of the autobiographical in some cases. Is that true for Starfish Pickle? Oh, certainly. While the convoluted situations and drama are imaginary, the style of dialogue, the characterisations are from real life. The Goa you see is my experience of Goa. The trials and tribulations at work are my experiences — just in a different work sphere. Q.One of the most striking themes in the novel is its setting in the Goa Trance music and Rave party scene of the 1990s and 2000s. By writing in two Psytrance musicians as important characters in the book, you’ve put the spotlight on this era and almost humanized what was a furtive, underground culture. What was your thought process in doing this? I see a similarity in trance/rave parties (the original ones of the early 1990s) and many of the pagan traditions still practised in Goan villages (like the all-night Zagors) the firewalking that happens during zatras. The collective hysteria is similar to a Rave. Getting into a trance state (with or without the aid of psychedelics, alcohol) and channelling ‘God’ or ‘Devi’ is common. It’s just that the majority of us have now accepted an aryanised version of Hinduism, and our gods have become light-skinned and genteel. We were Vetal worshippers, lest we forget. I wanted to show the similarities between a zatra (a religiously sanctioned Rave!) and a Rave party. When I first attended a rave party with some Mumbai friends, we were all shocked and intrigued at the Shiva and Hindu imagery all around. The hippie trail oscillated between Goa and Himachal, and the fascination for Indian Gods was something that always struck me. Similarly, tribal and poorer Goans didn’t have a problem with the hippies or the early ravers — they sold tea and snacks at their Raves! It was the upper castes and classes who were judgmental. Q. The novel has a Goan Hindu girl (albeit big-city-bred and consequently cosmopolitan) drawn to the Rave party scene and details her experience. Maybe not in the Pan-Indian context, but in the Goan context, that’s groundbreaking. Maybe not so much post-2010, when Electronic Dance Music became mainstream and EDM festivals run packed and have the odd unfortunate substance-related tragedy. As I had mentioned earlier, the average Hindu girl in Goa is more suppressed and brought up more conservatively than the average Catholic girl. From the parents’ point of view, the main focus in educating her is to get her a good marriage proposal. The education is not for a great career and to earn well and do well in life- she will just be a support to her husband and his family. This is still happening. At the same time, the average girl’s brothers have (and have always had) more freedom and are allowed to attend Raves,
[Goanet] “I have been obsessed with death, since I was a child” (Pamela D'Mello, GoaJournal.in)
BOOKS “I have been obsessed with death since I was a child” BINA NAYAK — a graphic designer in the Mumbai advertising world, creative director of Goa-based ad-agency Slip Disc, and co-founder of the “Battle of the Bands” live rock band competition, that ran for fifteen years in North Goa —- tells Goa Journal the intriguing backstories and inspirations behind her debut novel Starfish Pickle. Not for the faint-hearted, the novel follows the fictional, strong-willed, but troubled, commercial diver, Tara Salgaonkar, as she negotiates career, relationships and cross-cultural fateful encounters across the hippie and Rave party cultures that germinated in a traditional and conservative Goa of the nineties. Q. Can you tell us what was the inspiration/motivation for writing Starfish Pickle. I have always loved reading and writing. But my love for and my prowess in drawing superseded my love for writing. I joined JJ School of Art and then the advertising industry in Bombay in 1991 (it was Bombay then). From my very first job, I dabbled in copywriting while designing my ads. I was quite aghast to observe that most Copywriters in advertising had very low regard for Art directors from JJ, with one famous Creative Director of the 90’s going on record saying the art directors don’t even know how to read or write ABCD! Maybe too many of them had chopped off his copy to fit into a design, without reading it. So I definitely didn’t want to be typecast as one of ‘those’ Art Directors, and I also did not take too kindly to this sweeping generalisation that people who take to Art do/did so because they weren’t good at anything else. I was aware that Arun Kolhatkar — a much-celebrated bilingual (English & Marathi) poet, was also a graphic designer from JJ. This was my motivation. My inspiration was Arundhati Roy and her book — God of Small Things. I have followed Arundhati’s work since ‘In which Annie gives it those ones’ and her scriptwriting days. She is an architect by training. She made me realise that one does not need to be a literature student or a creative writing/liberal arts student in order to write. Illustration by Bina Nayak Q. First/debut fiction novels have a strong element of the autobiographical in some cases. Is that true for Starfish Pickle? Oh, certainly. While the convoluted situations and drama are imaginary, the style of dialogue, the characterisations are from real life. The Goa you see is my experience of Goa. The trials and tribulations at work are my experiences — just in a different work sphere. Q.One of the most striking themes in the novel is its setting in the Goa Trance music and Rave party scene of the 1990s and 2000s. By writing in two Psytrance musicians as important characters in the book, you’ve put the spotlight on this era and almost humanized what was a furtive, underground culture. What was your thought process in doing this? I see a similarity in trance/rave parties (the original ones of the early 1990s) and many of the pagan traditions still practised in Goan villages (like the all-night Zagors) the firewalking that happens during zatras. The collective hysteria is similar to a Rave. Getting into a trance state (with or without the aid of psychedelics, alcohol) and channelling ‘God’ or ‘Devi’ is common. It’s just that the majority of us have now accepted an aryanised version of Hinduism, and our gods have become light-skinned and genteel. We were Vetal worshippers, lest we forget. I wanted to show the similarities between a zatra (a religiously sanctioned Rave!) and a Rave party. When I first attended a rave party with some Mumbai friends, we were all shocked and intrigued at the Shiva and Hindu imagery all around. The hippie trail oscillated between Goa and Himachal, and the fascination for Indian Gods was something that always struck me. Similarly, tribal and poorer Goans didn’t have a problem with the hippies or the early ravers — they sold tea and snacks at their Raves! It was the upper castes and classes who were judgmental. Q. The novel has a Goan Hindu girl (albeit big-city-bred and consequently cosmopolitan) drawn to the Rave party scene and details her experience. Maybe not in the Pan-Indian context, but in the Goan context, that’s groundbreaking. Maybe not so much post-2010, when Electronic Dance Music became mainstream and EDM festivals run packed and have the odd unfortunate substance-related tragedy. As I had mentioned earlier, the average Hindu girl in Goa is more suppressed and brought up more conservatively than the average Catholic girl. From the parents’ point of view, the main focus in educating her is to get her a good marriage proposal. The education is not for a great career and to earn well and do well in life- she will just be a support to her husband and his family. This is still happening. At the same time, the average girl’s brothers have (and have always had) more freedom and are allowed to attend Raves,
[Goanet] Schedule for Sunday 3rd October 2021
CCR TV GOA Channel of God's love✝ You can also watch CCR TV live on your smartphone via the CCR TV App Available on Google PlayStore for Android Platform. Click the link below. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccr.tv4 Email ID: ccrgoame...@gmail.com Schedule for Sunday 3rd October 2021 12:00 AM Rosary - Glorious Mysteries 12:27 AM 53rd Mando Festival - St Xaviers Collegicho Naad, Mapuca - Traditional 12:37 AM Youthopia: Chess - Leon Mendonca interviewed by Lucius de Almeida 1:00 AM Mass in Konkani for Saturday 1:45 AM St Joseph - Bhag 1 - Br Malvino Alfonso OCD 2:00 AM Saibinnichi Ruzai - Orkache Mister 2:26 AM Devacha Utor - Juanvak Prokasovnni - Avesvor 5 - Vachpi Tancia Pires 2:32 AM Laity - Day 7 3:33 AM Hymn - Sorginchem Raj By Fr. John A Fernandes 3:37 AM Presentation on Inter-Religious Dialogue - Rachol Seminary 4:05 AM Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 74 - Kazaranchim 60 Vorsam - Fr Pratap Naik sj 4:16 AM What's Cooking - Episode 12 4:43 AM Hymns - Our Lady of Grace HS, Bicholim 4:47 AM Senior Citizens Exercises - 18 5:11 AM Hymn : Mary, You are the Honour - Irene Rocha 5:15 AM Tell me a story - A Good Tree Bears Good Fruit 5:36 AM My Music Video - Bore Khobreche Dut Zaum-ia - Cielda Pereira 5:41 AM Praise & Worship - Magno Menezes - SJVSRC Old Goa 5:57 AM Our Father - Telegu 6:01 AM Divinity of Jesus Christ - Talk by Sheela Alvares 6:23 AM Prayer to the Holy Trinity - Prof. Nicholas D'Souza 6:25 AM Talk on Christian Witnessing - Glenn Nunes 6:53 AM Hymn - Shepherd of my Soul - Assenca Fernandes 6:57 AM Sokalchem Magnnem Aitar - Week 1 & 3 7:00 AM Konkani Mass at Panjim Church followed by Jivitacho Prokas 8:00 AM Morning Prayer Sunday - Week 1 & 3 8:05 AM Catechism for Confirmation -1 8:28 AM Bhajans 4 8:51 AM Devacha Utor - Juanvak Prokasovnni - Avesvor 6 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 9:00 AM Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 161 - Zonel - Fr Pratap Naik sj 9:08 AM Literally Goa- Victor Rangel-Ribeiro interviewed by Frederick Noronha 9:38 AM Bhokti Lharam- Bhag 18 9:46 AM Marian Reflections -4 - DCC 10:08 AM Our Song of Hope 10:13 AM Amchi Bhas Amche Borovpi - William Fernandes interviewed by Daniel F. de Souza 10:40 AM Psalm 91 - Read by Alfwold Silveira 10:47 AM Povitrponn - Talk by Ivy Ferrao 11:07 AM Songs - Sonia Shirsat - 3rd Anniv 11:23 AM Prayer for India 5 11:28 AM Angelus - English 11:30 AM Mass in English from Jesuit House followed by Daily Flash 12:15 PM Magnificat (Konkani) 12:19 PM Adoration 1 - St Anthony Church, Siolim 12:48 PM Music - Bavarth - Fr Eusico Pereira 12:52 PM Presentation on Inter-Religious Dialogue - Rachol Seminary 1:22 PM Pastoral Letter 2021-22 - Talk in Konkani- Fr Leo Fernandes 1:42 PM Hymn - Ankvar Maie Mhoje - Fr Ubaldo Fernandes 1:50 PM Entrepreneur - Nilisha Ferrao interviewed by Basil D'Cunha 2:15 PM Ask Dr Sweezel - Should I get a Massage? 2:18 PM The Butterfly Song - Rihana Diniz 2:21 PM Bhurgem-Ball Nasloleancher Bhagevont Zuze Vazache Mozotin Magnnem 2:23 PM Abundant Life - Simple Life - Prof Nicholas D'Souza 2:46 PM Xapai - Xamaichem Magnnem 2:48 PM Prayer over Children - St Jospeh Vaz 2:52 PM Our Father - Mundari 3:00 PM Deivik Kaklutichi Magnneam 3:10 PM Rosary - Glorious Mysteries 3:37 PM Senior Citizens Exercises - 7 4:00 PM Ordination at Pilar 6:00 PM Aimorechen Magnnem 6:05 PM Wisdom Reflections -1 - Introduction - Fr Aleixo Menezes 6:30 PM Catechism for First Holy Communion -1 6:47 PM Praise and Worship - Debbie DSouza 7:01 PM Resurrection - Talk by Orlando D'Souza 7:30 PM Saibinnichi Ruzai - Orkache Mister 7:56 PM Amchem-xim Rav - Theme Hymn of Pastoral Year 8:00 PM Creation Week - Day 1 8:10 PM Hymn - Amcheo Tin Avoio - Song by Usgaon Youth 8:16 PM Hymn : Mary, You are the Honour - Irene Rocha 8:20 PM Spirit of Forgiveness - Talk by Fr Seby Mascarenhas sfx 8:53 PM Devacha Utor - Juanvak Prokasovnni - Avesvor 7 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 9:00 PM Mass in Marathi 10:00 PM Ratchem Magnem 10:17 PM CCR TV Concert - Highlights 7 - Norman Cardoz and Troupe 10:41 PM Documentary Film - Caritas Goa 11:18 PM The Law and You - Three law students speak about integrity 11:40 PM Pastoral Letter 2021-22 - Talk in Konkani- Fr Leo Fernandes Donations may be made to: Beneficiary name : CCR GOA MEDIA. Name of Bank : ICICI Bank Branch Name: Panaji Branch RTGS/NEFT Code : ICIC015 Savings Bank Account No : 262401000183
[Goanet] : Lusitanian in Hind by Aravind Adiga (2013)
John de Figueiredo reviews the article. He is a US based physician. Arrival of thePortuguese in Goa: Mr. Adiga states that the “start of thePortuguese rule in Goa” was “brutal”. Was it really “brutal”? Goans and otherIndians invited the Portuguese to occupy Goa and end the rule of Bijapur. WhenAlbuquerque arrived in Goa, the Goan Hindus fought in his army and took him intriumph when he successfully ended the rule of Bijapur. During the war of the occupation,Albuquerque respected the cultural norms of Goa. For example, he ordered thatBrahmans should not be killed and he wrote to his King he had done this “becausein this land Brahmans are not killed”. Compared to some of the conquests thatthe Goans had to endure before 1510, the arrival of the Portuguese in Goa canhardly be described as “brutal”, at least from the viewpoint of the Goans ofthat time. Compare it, for example, to the invasion of Goa by Achugi II, theSindha chieftain of Yelburga, who “took Gove (Goa Velha) and gave it to theflames”. During the 30 years that followed Albuquerque there was hardly anydiscrimination against Goan Hindus as far as we can determine. When religiousintolerance started, not all Hindu Brahmans left Goa. Many of them remained inGoa, continued to practice their trades, cooperated actively with thePortuguese, mainly as physicians, artists, interpreters, and translators,fought bravely in court for their rights, and sometimes the Portuguese(European) judges sided with them. For example, the Portuguese preferred Hinduphysicians to their European counterparts. Even among those who left Goa, therewere some who continued to cooperate with the Portuguese Government from theirexile, and some returned to Goa after the Portuguese guaranteed their safety.This has been firmly established by the research of Panduronga Pissurlencar. Francisco LuizGomes: It is true that Gomes wanted freedom forthe natives of India and he stated this in his famous letter to Alphonse deLamartine. But often carefully omitted by those who picture him as an “Indian nationalist”is the next paragraph in his letter in which he states: “More fortunate than mycountrymen, I am a citizen: civis sum”. (He was paraphrasing St. Paul,who, when imprisoned, claimed his rights as a Roman citizen.) Even a cursorylook at the writings and speeches of Francisco Luiz Gomes clearly shows heviewed himself as a Portuguese citizen, equal to those in Minho and Algarve,and viewed Goa as an integral part of the Portuguese Nation. In fact, he was apracticing Catholic and went as far as suggesting that the conversion toChristianity had significantly reduced in Goa the social inequities found inneighboring India. In this sense, seems to me, comparing him to Vivekananda,Tilak, or Gokhale, is totally out of order. Vivekananda, Tilak, and Gokhalewould never view themselves as British citizens or their India to be anintegral part of the British Empire, quite the opposite. It is also of notethat Francisco Luiz Gomes placed the scenario of his novel “Os Bramanes”,a wonderful portrait of the caste tensions, in neighboring India, and not inGoa, as Mr. Adiga correctly recognizes. Bernardo Peresda Silva: Mr. Adiga’s description of the ascensionand deposition of Bernardo Peres da Silva perpetuates the commonly held errorthat this was a conspiracy of Europeans and their descendants against the Goans;in short, a racist insurrection. In fact, it was not. Peres da Silva had manyEuropeans and their descendants in his favor. He, too, viewed himself as aPortuguese citizen and Goa as an integral part of the Portuguese Nation, and inone of his publications, he describes himself as a “Portuguese from India”. Infact, Mr. Adiga may be surprised to learn that the overwhelming majority of hissupporters who were “butchered” by his opponents during the insurrection wereEuropeans and their descendants. Such was the uproar created by his depositionthat an European general, Marshal Correia da Silva e Gama, who was designatedto govern Goa temporarily after Peres was deposed, tried very hard to bringPeres back but he did not succeed. This is because the conflict in Goa was notbetween Goans and Europeans as it is falsely portrayed nowadays. It was betweentwo political philosophies, the “liberais” (to which Peres belonged) whobelieved in a constitutional and representative monarchy, and the “absolutistas”,who promoted the absolute power of the Kings. Unlike some modern daypoliticians, Peres was a man with the highest standards of integrity. Hecontinued to fight for the rights of the people of Goa in the PortugueseParliament. The Goans recognized this by electing and re-electing him until hisdeath. The European who had betrayed him by promoting the insurrection,Fortunato de Melo, was eventually apprehended, imprisoned, and deported back toPortugal. Mr. Adiga is correct when he writes that since Peres da Silva wasappointed Governor
[Goanet] Goans assassinated in broad daylight
Last week and in view of family and public a Goan person was assassinated in broad daylight. A dacoit from the union landed a blow on the person deceased who smashed his head on the footpath. The dacoit was arrested but made his way out of the Goa Police custody under strange circumstances. Goa is getting stranger by the day as Goan entitlement is diminishing by the day. We are really sorrowing now! BC
[Goanet] On lobster
Once a poor man's food, suggests Roland. He is right. When we dissected in a college lab in 1965, there was a charge of half a rupee, whilst the frog came free. The tail survived intact, and I once brought home a dozen. " Not in my kitchen " was my mother's response. Our maid was Bassein Catholic and a dalit woman came to clean. The two partied. Much is found in Canadian waters and we pay as much as thirty dollars for a pound of tails. They discard females when trapped, and males smaller than 16 inches. These measure have greatly increased the catch.
[Goanet] Can you believe it, said the KItchenette ad : Joyce Fernandes cookbook
It is in the 2001 edition of the Verna bestseller, Home Style Cooking. " The lowest prices for beef, just Rs. 35 for a kilo of the finest regular cuts. Can you believe it ! " I no longer can, I am sorry to say. Joyce has brought a ray sun to many a home, over the decades, and we thank her, wherever she may be.
[Goanet-News] Some coconut links
The Health Benefits of Coconut Water https://health.clevelandclinic.org/the-health-benefits-of-coconut-water/ Four coconut recipes to bookmark https://tinyurl.com/ydj8yxw9 A Coconut Cocktail Guide http://t.ly/tW76 FARM FRESH Coconut water https://youtu.be/eh3CroSvq_g How to make Coconut Oil at home for cooking https://tinyurl.com/yzdywr8f This 4-Ingredient Coconut Drink May Help Boost Immunity (Recipe Inside) https://tinyurl.com/yhmhzhxn How to make Coconut cream and milk at home https://tinyurl.com/yh5hlrn4 Cheers to coconut http://t.ly/7hwX ᐧ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Join a discussion on Goa-related issues by posting your comments on this or other issues via email to goa...@goanet.org See archives at http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-
[Goanet] SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN WAS A PET OF MRIDULA
Dear Aires bab We all remember this Swachh Bharat Abhyian was founded by our previous Governor of Goa Smt Mridula Sinha and she has even installed her picture in a huge board near Goa University at Dona Paula which even after her exit this board got rotten and none of successive Governors didn't even bother to use that board. SAD This board should have been installed in St Inez creek instead of a posh area where everybody could see and come forward to clean this present dirty creek. What is the point to keep at a very nice and clean environment? We all after seeing this board with her picture sitting comfortably until it rotten was really a joke for us residents at Dona Paula. All know that she had even converted her residence of Cabo Raj Niwas into a jungle full of trees and cows shed etc Old Portuguese living Governors who stayed there and some our good Indian Governors will surely curse this lady for turning this palace into a jungle. Now slowly this recent Governor is cleaning up the mess created by her. Thank GOD. Stephen Dias Social worker 2nd Oct 2021 A FAILED CLEANLINESS DRIVE By Aires Rodrigues Seven years ago on 2nd October 2014, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched across the country amidst much fanfare. High expectations were raised but the cleanliness drive has however remained a mere paper tiger with the campaign miserably faltering while crores have been poured down the drain only promoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. The drive to ensure cleanliness and sanitation has to be a people’s movement and not a political one. Even in a tiny State like Goa it has been a total failure as garbage continues to be mounting and accumulated all over. Even the capital city Panaji is festering with dirt galore. The situation is only worsening by the day and the lack of sanitation and hygiene being a matter of concern. Those crores of rupees squandered by the Government on that media blitz for this campaign would have brought smiles and cheers to the poor and downtrodden if all that money was instead judiciously spent for their upliftment. Under the guise of Swachh Bharat what has infact been cleaned over the years is only the State coffers in what has been a criminal siphoning of public funds.
