[Goanet] Fingers crossed for Suneeta Peres da Costa: her "Saudade" has been shortlisted for Australian Prime Minister's 2019 Literary Award

[Alvaro Peres da Costa]

https://www.pm.gov.au/media/2019-prime-ministers-literary-awards-shortlists-announced

[Goanet] "A tryst with European authors in Delhi"; and "3 authors from 3 countries in 3 different languages"

[Alvaro Peres da Costa]

ttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/a-tryst-with-european-authors-in-delhi/articleshow/66030184.cms


http://www.eenaduindia.com/rainbow/career-scope/2018/09/29172322/Special-3-Authors-from-3-countries-in-3-different.vpf

Re: [Goanet] Rechristening of Goa (Andrew Pereira, ToI)

[Alvaro Peres da Costa]

Commendable observations, Andrew, and perhaps an implied clarion call 
for Goans to fight this insidious trend towards ghastly "un-Goan" toponymy.


Incidentally, it might have been more sensitive and politic to title the 
article differently, i.e., with something other than the expression 
"Rechristening", as it is redolent of religious connotations in a 
universe that is secular, or, at least, not as Christian!


I acknowledge that "christening" has a more innocent synonymity but 
isn't it predominantly so in the English-speaking Western world?


Alvito Peres da Costa


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[Goanet] Konkani in Romi or Devanagri lipi?

[Alvaro Peres da Costa]

Tumkam borem zaum, Miguel-bab.
 
I am, indeed, one of those who are very conscious of the ground realities in 
Goa.
 
Unless we shed our christo-centric based paranoia about the Devanagri-script 
medium for our beloved mother tongue, we can say good-bye to any hopes of a 
standardised/harmonized Konkani in the long run, let alone any hopes of an 
enriched Konkani literature.
 
Without a standardised medium for Konkani and its elevation to levels of medium 
of education and intellectual discourse - I dare say, to my despair - its 
extinction in the not too distant future could not be discounted, what with 
IT-borne incursions of the English medium.
 
Have you ever tried to get an exclusively 
English-phonetic-Romi-alphabet-trained Goan to read out any of the myriad of 
texts written in the Romi lipi?  Given that underlying these texts are 
Portuguese phonetics, have you noticed the incongruity of the resulting 
pronunciation?  
 
And, can you imagine writing Konkani in Romi alphabet with English phonetics?
 
I do appreciate that for some of our Goan brothers and sisters of the older 
generation, mastering Konkani's natural script, which is Devnagri, is more 
easily said than done.
 
Fortunately, though, the relatively younger generation is largely familiar with 
Devnagri (through primary education etc.).  This factor alone holds out an 
ardent hope in my heart that we are relatively only a short step away from a 
standard lipi for that precious element, Konkani, that is so fundamental a part 
of our identity and culture.
 
Oi, mog assun-di (or is it voi, mog as'di?)
 
 
Álvaro (alias Alvito)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
> Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:34:27 +0530> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL 
> PROTECTED]> Subject: > > Dear Alvaro,> > Alas not quite factually correct 
> ...and not convincing to those who know the ground realities in Goa.> > Mog 
> asundi.> > Miguel> > Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 21:23:19 -0400> From: "Alvaro 
> Peres da Costa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> Subject: Re: [Goanet] 'Romi is a script, 
> cannot be spoken' (Kiran> Budkuley, in ToI)> To: "Goanet" <[EMAIL 
> PROTECTED]>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Hear, hear, Ms Budkuley!> > 
> Superbly, convincingly and succintly presented!> > Alvito Peres da Costa> 
> Sydney, Australia> > > > > Get your own website and domain for just 
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Re: [Goanet] 'Romi is a script, cannot be spoken' (Kiran Budkuley, in ToI)

[Alvaro Peres da Costa]

Hear, hear, Ms Budkuley!

Superbly, convincingly and succintly presented!

Alvito Peres da Costa
Sydney, Australia


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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] POLL: The recent death/killing of 15-year-old Scarlett in Anjuna, Goa shows:

[Alvaro Peres da Costa]

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 
> 02:13:52 -0400> Subject: [Goanet-News] POLL: The recent death/killing of 
> 15-year-old Scarlett in Anjuna, Goa shows:> > The recent death/killing of 
> 15-year-old Scarlett in Anjuna, Goa shows:> > [ ] The rotten state of Goan 
> tourism> [ ] Corruption among the police, others> [ ] Goan government 
> inefficiency> [ ] This was a cover-up, don't trust the cops> [ ] Everyone in 
> Goan society shares the blame> [ ] Tourist misbehaviour, parental 
> irresponsibility> [ ] Global media hype at its worst> [ ] Local media 
> lethargy> [ x] All of the above> > > Cast your vote at:> > 
> http://www.goanet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=NS-Polls&file=index&pollID=36>
>  > > > *** PREVIOUS POLL RESULTS (March 10, 2008)***> > My views of D D 
> Kossambi:> > Goa fails to recognise her own prophets 4.61% (13)> Better late 
> than never 4.96% (14)> Unnecessary hype, and too late too 44.33% (125)> Who 
> is D D Kossambi? 46.10% (130)> > > Total Votes: 282> > > Goanet POLL> 
> http://www.goanet.org > 
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[Goanet] FW: [Goanet-News] PROFILE-Digambar Kamat: The survivor (Backstage, in Business Standard)

[Alvaro Peres da Costa]

Post-scriptum:  In fact, doesn't Dr Wilfred de Souza qualify for a repeat claim 
when he held the Chief Ministership from 08/04/1994 to 16/12/1994?
 
Alvito Peres da Costa
Sydney, Australia


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: RE: 
[Goanet-News] PROFILE-Digambar Kamat: The survivor (Backstage, in Business 
Standard)Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 10:20:49 +


Methinks Makarand Gadgil has fallen into the notorious trap of excluding 
non-Hindus from the entitlement to the GSB clan claim.  Wasn't Dr Wilfred de 
Souza (30/07/1998 to 26/11/1998) Congress's 1st GSB Chief Minister in Goa? 
Alvito Peres da CostaSydney, Australia > Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:51:11 +0530> 
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
Subject: [Goanet-News] PROFILE-Digambar Kamat: The survivor (Backstage, in 
Business Standard)> > 
http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=5&autono=315532>
 > The survivor> BACKSTAGE> Makarand Gadgil / Mumbai March 03, 2008> Goa's 15th 
chief minister, Digambar Kamat, is known for following a> strict fitness 
regime. He plays a daily game or two of badminton and> also swims regularly — 
perhaps the skills he has acquired in these two> sports also help him remain 
afloat in the treacherous politics of Goa.> > Like any shuttler worth his salt, 
who judges to perfection where the> next smash or drop is coming from and is 
there to return it even> before it drops on his side of court, Kamat is a 
master of judging> changing political scenarios and changes his gameplan 
accordingly.> Similarly he also uses his aquatic skills to perfection and has> 
survived at least two attempts to pull down his government in his> eight-month 
stint as the chief minister.> > The 53-year-old Kamat, who has interests in 
realty and mining, comes> from a family with RSS affiliations and belongs to 
the small but> influential community of Gaud Saraswat Brahmins, better known as 
GSBs.> In fact, he was the Congress's first GSB chief minister in Goa. Kamat> 
later participated in a movement to collect bricks for the Ram temple> during 
the heydays of the Ayodhya movement. In 1993, he entered Goa's> 40-member 
assembly on a BJP ticket.> > Kamat stayed with the BJP till 2005 and even 
became a trusted> lieutenant of the high-profile BJP chief minister of Goa, 
Manohar> Parrikar. He was made the deputy chief ministership as a reward for> 
his loyalty.> > But when the Congress decided to topple Parrikar's government 
after> lodging Gandhi loyalist S C Jamir at Panaji's Raj Bhavan, Kamat,> 
sensing it was the Congress that now had the momentum, switched> loyalties. In 
the bargain, he was allowed to keep his deputy chief> ministership and power 
portfolio.> > Kamat, who likes to maintain a low profile, must have realised 
he> would never become chief minister if he stayed in the BJP so long as> 
Parrikar, who enjoyed the trust and blessings of both RSS bosses and> the BJP's 
top brass, was on the scene. Such brazen turncoat politics> might have raised 
eyebrows in other states but not in the> revolving-door politics of a small 
state like Goa.> > But there is another side to the politician in Kamat: he is 
a good> administrator. He has had reasonable success in ministries such as> 
town and country planning, mining and tourism. His administrative> skills 
helped make his stint in the power ministry a success story.> When most state 
electricity boards are incurring huge losses, Kamat> managed to ensure a 
turnaround in Goa.> > When the tug of war was on between the then outgoing 
chief minister,> Pratap Singh Rane, and Goa Congress president Ravi Naik over 
the chief> ministership, Kamat watched from the sidelines, confident that he> 
would emerge as the compromise candidate. He remained patient and> didn't try 
to woo any MLAs to his side. Finally, when Congress> observers Margaret Alva 
and Sushil Kumar Shinde were unable to resolve> the deadlock, they zeroed in on 
Kamat. His name was duly announced as> leader of the legislative party.> > 
During the initial days of his government, Kamat was pro-special> economic 
zones (SEZs), but the rising anti-SEZ sentiment and> vociferous opposition from 
the Church made him see it as a good> opportunity to deliver the knock-out 
punch to his opponents. Chief> among these was Dayanand Narvekar, the 
heavyweight Congressman who was> trying to destabalise the government and was 
also seen as pro-SEZ.> > Kamat's decision to scrap the SEZs has not only helped 
him to cut down> his opponents in the party to size and dilute the BJP's 
anti-SEZ> plank. It has also won over the Church which was weary of his RSS> 
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