[Goanet-News] Remembering yesterday's Goa... via Benaulim
Photos at http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Remembering yesterday’s Goa… via Benaulim PHOTOFEATURE :: By Frederick Noronha Victor Hugo Gomes had been bugging me to visit Benaulim, and, as usual, I kept postponing. A man of few words (except when he’s writing detailed articles on themes like Goan music!), he just kept telling me, “You come and see for yourself.” Finally, we did make it there. His collection was the most amazing set of objects of the Goa of the yesteryears that I’ve seen at one place. That this artist and former curator of the Museum of Christian Art had done it all by himself, no state funding, and in his own home (with support of his lecturer-wife Alie, short for Aldina) is all the more creditworthy. In his collection, you can unwrap the story of Goa’s agriculture, cullinary practices and more. There are pots of every shape and size from yesterday’s Goa. There are spoons, and other kitchen utensils. Another collection deals with agricultural implements, and the technology — however simple, it was effective and sustainable — of the Goa of the past. On Monday evening, November 2, 2009, Mario Miranda inaugurates the Goa Chitra museum, as Gomes calls it. As we forget what life was in yesterday’s Goa, this venture is a powerful reminder of a simple people, living simple sustainble lives. In a manner that probably made us more contented than we are today. Pots in their rich diversity: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428684696/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ The artist behind it all: Victor Hugo Gomes http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428570452/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ Kitchen technology: simple but eco-friendly, human-driven grinders http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428228895/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ A torture chair from the past? Note the spaces to tie hands and feet. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428150089/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ Goan tools, in diverse shapes and sizes http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428144885/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ Can you guess what each is used for? http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428140015/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ Measures and agri implements, from another day. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428130048/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ The artist’s home http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428103682/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ Soda water bottles. Remember? http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/427999195/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ Beer, from Madras. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428003631/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Updated: http://goabooks.wordpress.com
[Goanet] Remembering yesterday's Goa... via Benaulim
Photos at http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com Remembering yesterday’s Goa… via Benaulim PHOTOFEATURE :: By Frederick Noronha Victor Hugo Gomes had been bugging me to visit Benaulim, and, as usual, I kept postponing. A man of few words (except when he’s writing detailed articles on themes like Goan music!), he just kept telling me, “You come and see for yourself.” Finally, we did make it there. His collection was the most amazing set of objects of the Goa of the yesteryears that I’ve seen at one place. That this artist and former curator of the Museum of Christian Art had done it all by himself, no state funding, and in his own home (with support of his lecturer-wife Alie, short for Aldina) is all the more creditworthy. In his collection, you can unwrap the story of Goa’s agriculture, cullinary practices and more. There are pots of every shape and size from yesterday’s Goa. There are spoons, and other kitchen utensils. Another collection deals with agricultural implements, and the technology — however simple, it was effective and sustainable — of the Goa of the past. On Monday evening, November 2, 2009, Mario Miranda inaugurates the Goa Chitra museum, as Gomes calls it. As we forget what life was in yesterday’s Goa, this venture is a powerful reminder of a simple people, living simple sustainble lives. In a manner that probably made us more contented than we are today. Pots in their rich diversity: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428684696/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ The artist behind it all: Victor Hugo Gomes http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428570452/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ Kitchen technology: simple but eco-friendly, human-driven grinders http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428228895/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ A torture chair from the past? Note the spaces to tie hands and feet. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428150089/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ Goan tools, in diverse shapes and sizes http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428144885/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ Can you guess what each is used for? http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428140015/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ Measures and agri implements, from another day. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428130048/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ The artist’s home http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428103682/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ Soda water bottles. Remember? http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/427999195/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ Beer, from Madras. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/428003631/sizes/o/in/set-72157600013086437/ -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Updated: http://goabooks.wordpress.com
[Goanet] Knoppix... at six
SEE VIDEO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovA3haaDmO4 Knoppix, or KNOPPIX (pronounced /kəˈnɒpɪks/, kə-NOP-iks[2]), is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD, one of the first of its kind for any operating system. Knoppix was developed by GNU/Linux consultant Klaus Knopper. When starting a program it is loaded from the optical disc and decompressed into a RAM drive. The decompression is transparent and on-the-fly. Although Knoppix is primarily designed to be used as a Live CD, it can also be installed on a hard disk like a typical operating system. Computers that support booting from USB devices can load Knoppix from a live USB flash drive or memory card. Animesh Nerurkar of Goa demos Knoppix 6 from his home at Miramar. Oct 20, 2009. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoppix -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Updated: http://goabooks.wordpress.com FSUG-Goa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fsug-goa/join
[Goanet] NEWS: Software Research by BITS Pilani Goa students selected for International Conference
http://www.prlog.org/10347062-software-research-by-bits-pilani-goa-students-selected-for-international-conference.html Software Research by BITS Pilani Goa students selected for International Conference A Research Paper titled “A scalable web‐based platform for sharing and navigating 360 degree cylindrical panoramas” by Padmanabhan Thangaraj and Abhinav Asthana, students of BITS ‐ Pilani Goa Campus has been selected amongst the top five for FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 18, 2009 – A Research Paper titled “A scalable web‐based platform for sharing and navigating 360 degree cylindrical panoramas” by Padmanabhan Thangaraj and Abhinav Asthana, students of BITS ‐ Pilani Goa Campus has been selected amongst the top five for the USID‐ HCI (Human Computer Interaction) Conference 2009 to be held at the Leela Kempenski, Bangalore on the 18th to 20th of September 2009. BITS 360 (www.bits360.com) was initially designed as a virtual tour for the BITS ‐ Pilani, Goa Campus by the students of campus. The software is accessible over the net, and provides the users an opportunity to view the campus in the virtual reality of 360° Panoramas. This software is scalable and thus can be modified for large scale projects as creating a virtual reality of entire cities and connect each panoramas with geographic relevance. This was the prime reason to explore the software as a research subject to bring to light the potential of the software. It is to be noted that around eighty papers were submitted for the prestigious conference and both students of BITS Pilani Goa Campus have been invited to present the paper. Teams from Yahoo India, IIT Bombay (IDC), University of Michigan, IIM Bangalore, IIT Guwahati, National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad, Infosys, SAP, Accenture, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Service, Nokia, Doblin Inc., New York and many other institutions and organizations have submitted their papers. USID 2009 International Conference is the third HCI (Human Computer Interface) conference in India. The USID Foundation, a community of Human Computer Interaction Design professionals enthusiasts is organizing the event. The speakers in the conference include DR. CARRIE GATES, Vice President CA Inc., JENNIFER KILIAN, Creative Director, Frog Design, BILL THIES, Researcher, Microsoft Research, India, SRIDHAR MARRI, Vice President and Head ‐ Communication Design Group, Infosys Technologies, SAURABH KARANDIKAR, Creative Head, Rediffusion – YR and many experts. The results of the selected papers are at: http://www.usidfoundation.org/usid2009/callforpapers/ind ...
[Goanet] Would anyone know if/where a copy of this book is available?
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[Goanet] Why blame Konkani musicians (alone)?
Since everyone is blaming Konkani musicians for plagarising others,
let me plagarise some argument from others to show why this is not the
case:
From my Bangalore-based friend Lawrence Liang, who makes the point
very lucidly:
OPENQUOTE
The history of copying, appropriation and plagiarism is in
fact central to the history of various forms of cultural production,
including music
The act of copying has been central to the ways in which culture has
flowed through various parts of the world, transcending the
limitations set by space and time. Thus a Polish folk song, Szla
dzieweczka do gajeczka, becomes a part of Indian popular
consciousness through its adaptation as Salil Chaudhury's Dil Tadap
Tadap Ke from Madhumati. Secondly, the creation of music has always
relied on adaptations, influences and inspirations, whether conscious
or unconscious. It would be unfortunate if as a result of aggressive
copyright suits, we reach a situation like the United States where
even subconscious copying is held to be infringement. In a case
brought by a band, The Chiffons, against former Beatle George
Harrison, the court held that Harrison's My Sweet Lord was in
infringement of The Chiffons' He's so fine, even though the judge
believed that Harrison did not intentionally copy the song and had
only been inspired by it subconsciously.
The history of creativity has been marked with a certain generosity in
drawing the line between inspiration and mala fide copying, a line
better guarded by the ethics of aesthetic practices than by strict
penal laws of property. Music scholars have argued, for instance, that
hip-hop, which relies on sampling existing tunes, has become less
exciting as a result of the chilling effect that copyright has had on
the ability to sample. Music has always posed a challenge to
traditional ideas of copyright, and while it is well known that
copyright merely protects ideas and not expressions, music complicates
the idea-expression distinction further. Noted copyright scholar Siva
Vaidyanathan asks: Is the six-string note of Happy Birthday To You
an idea or an expression? Would playing the same note at different
tempos constitute a new expression of the same idea? Would playing it
differently on a different key constitute a new expression of the same
idea?
We need to recognise that different forms of cultural creations have a
different relation to the act of copying. Rajesh Mehar in his history
of Indian rock music has shown us that the act of copying was central
to the way people learnt music, and it may be a better idea to rethink
the one-size-fits-all approach that informs copyright law
ENDQUOTE
The writer, a lawyer and cultural theorist, co-founded the Alternative
Law Forum in Bangalore Lawrence {AT} altlawforum.org
http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0805/msg2.html
Some more background on this issue (something I came across online):
BORROWING AND MUSIC
Borrowing is a pervasive aspect of musical creation in all
genres and all time periods. The reality of such borrowing in
music is often discussed in legal discussions of postmodern
forms and other contemporary forms of musical production such
as hip hop music.
Such discussions, however, often do not adequately take
account of the widespread nature of musical borrowing in all
time periods and genres. This tendency to inadequately
represent musical borrowing is integrally connected to
notions of copyright and originality that were increasingly
predominant by the time of adoption of modern copyright
frameworks by the nineteenth century.
BORROWING OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
Considering of musical borrowing should start with assessment
of musical borrowing in the classical tradition. This is
particularly true since conceptions of classical music
creation are often at least implicit benchmarks by which
other forms of musical production may be measured
Johann Sebastian Bach, for example, borrowed from composers
such as Telemann, Frescobaldi, Albinioni, and Vivaldi. Bach
thus altered, arranged and developed his own work and works
of other composers. Similarly, Haydn used melodic source
material from various sources. In addition to borrowing
melodies from other composers, Mozart both borrowed from and
was influenced by other composers, including Haydn and Bach.
Beethoven reworked his existing music in more than a third of
his compositions. Beethoven also borrowed from existing music
and other composers, including works of Cherubini and
Clementi
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[Goanet] Release of Konkani music book today (Sun, Aug 9, 2009 * 4 pm at Kala Academy)
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) unveils his book, The Greatest Konkani Song Hits. Launch dates: Goa (Kala Academy) on 9 Aug. 4 pm. U.K. (Staines) on 15 Aug. Canada on 20 Aug and US on 30 Aug. Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com/ - Those in Goa, please don't forget Goanetter Francis Rodrigues' book release at the Kala later today. Please be early, as the venue is the Black Box. FN http://www.konkanisongbook.com/ * FIRST time ever - all original best-selling music of the last fifty years, not just Konkani, but even Portuguese and Swahili! Unavailable music of Chris Perry, Frank Fernand, Wilfy Rebimbus, M. Boyer, Alfred Rose, H. Britton, Fadhili Williams, Henry D'Souza, B. Magno, Los Payos, Paulo Borges, Manuel Alphonso, Silviano Barbosa, Romeo Mendes, Reginald Fernandes, etc! * SHEET-MUSIC - available for the very first time - transcribed perfectly note-for-note. Songs include: Cathrina, Adeus Korchea Vellar, Claudia, Mog Tuzo Kithlo Axelom, Lisboa, Kampala, Sacrament Zoddlo, Bandra Festak, Mollbailo Dou, Malaika Maria Isabel, Encosta Tua Cabecinha, Cecilia, Mogacho Divo, Proud To Be A Goan, Marialina, Maria Pitache, Calangute, Bebdo, Sweater Kori, Tambdde Roza, Hanv Saiba, Don Kallzam, etc. * CHORDS - not only have the chords been annotated to the music, but intricate chord-diagrams supplied throughout each song! The songs can now even be accompanied by harmonic instruments without sheet- music like the piano, accordion, keyboard, guitar, etc. * GUITAR TAB: For bands/groups worldwide, separate music in tablature for the guitar are a stunning addition! * LYRICS - original and authentic, cross-referenced from myriad sources, conveying both the composer's intentions and the background behind each song! * TRANSLATIONS - a fantastic innovation, worth many times the cost of the book! Each song has not only been beautifully and accurately translated, but the translations have been set to verse/rhymed - now not only can the songs be poetically re-sung in English, but bring our music to the doorsteps of the world! * PROGRAM NOTES - another superb plus, original and detailed historical liner-notes, anecdotes, painstakingly cross-checked and researched from numerous sources, to not only authenticate the background, but illuminate the legend behind each song! * FREE DVD: a priceless bonus!! ALL the songs have been filmed performed by Canadian master pianist Victor Martins, so you can observe close-up in intricate detail how to perform this superb music. The invaluable DVD cost alone is worth its weight in gold! * RELEASE: the book is being released worldwide for World Goa Day on 20 August, 2009. Launch copies available in Goa at Pedro Fernandes and Furtados (Panjim). International orders will be filled online, so please register free here to be informed of availability. Or drop us a line to register, at i...@konkanisongbook.com. -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
[Goanet-News] NEW BOOKS: Panchayattantra
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) unveils his book, The Greatest Konkani Song Hits. Launch dates: Goa (Kala Academy) on 9 Aug. 4 pm. U.K. (Staines) on 15 Aug. Canada on 20 Aug and US on 30 Aug. Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com/ - Panchayattantra Empowering Local Governance Through Role Definition by Fernandes, Aureliano Published in 2008, M/s University Book House (Pvt) Ltd, 79 Chaura Rasta, Jaipur 3 uni_bookho...@yahoo.com (Jaipur, India) Panchayattantra Fernandes, Aureliano Change Cover Language: English Edition: First Format: Hardbound Buy Not available for this book. Borrow Not available for this book. Browse Not available for this book. Data comes from Amazon, Library of Congress, and users like you. Notes: Aureliano Freddy Fernandes is the Head of the Department of Political Science, at Goa University. His initial training was in Philosophy and Education. He has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Goa. He is also the author of the book 'Cabinet Government in Goa 1961-1993'. First sentence: Just when adoption of Liberal democracy seemed to be perceived as the 'end point of India's evolution as a democracy', 43 years later the 73rd Amendment came as a challenge, threatening to knock out the feudal glass ceiling over India's democracy. Essentially aimed at comparative decentralization scholars and those engaged with the praxis of the art of local governance, the book is a modest attempt at showcasing how even a relatively well 'developed policy' such as Goa seeks to go through the motion of devolution without engendering meaningful participatory governance and by working the development process by exclusion. Table of contents edit Acknowledgement v Foreword vii Introduction xi Changing Role fo Panchayat Raj Institutions in India 1 73rd Constitutional Amendment and its implications 17 Role of Village Government and Village Level Functionaries 26 Role of Block Level Functionaries 60 Role of District Government and District Level Functionaries 73 Role of Governor, State Government and State Level Functionaries 96 Role of National Government and National Level Functionaries 133 Agenda for Local Governance 143 Bibliography 147 Annexure 1 The Constitution 73rd Amendment and 11th Schedule 151 Annexure II Schedule I of Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 163 Annexure III Schedule I of Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 167 Annexure IV Time Scale of Devolution of Powers to PRIs in Goa 171 Annexure V Status of Devolution across India 172 http://openlibrary.org/b/OL23650581M/Panchayattantra -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
[Goanet] NEW BOOKS: Panchayattantra
- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) unveils his book, The Greatest Konkani Song Hits. Launch dates: Goa (Kala Academy) on 9 Aug. 4 pm. U.K. (Staines) on 15 Aug. Canada on 20 Aug and US on 30 Aug. Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com/ - Panchayattantra Empowering Local Governance Through Role Definition by Fernandes, Aureliano Published in 2008, M/s University Book House (Pvt) Ltd, 79 Chaura Rasta, Jaipur 3 uni_bookho...@yahoo.com (Jaipur, India) Panchayattantra Fernandes, Aureliano Change Cover Language: English Edition: First Format: Hardbound Buy Not available for this book. Borrow Not available for this book. Browse Not available for this book. Data comes from Amazon, Library of Congress, and users like you. Notes: Aureliano Freddy Fernandes is the Head of the Department of Political Science, at Goa University. His initial training was in Philosophy and Education. He has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Goa. He is also the author of the book 'Cabinet Government in Goa 1961-1993'. First sentence: Just when adoption of Liberal democracy seemed to be perceived as the 'end point of India's evolution as a democracy', 43 years later the 73rd Amendment came as a challenge, threatening to knock out the feudal glass ceiling over India's democracy. Essentially aimed at comparative decentralization scholars and those engaged with the praxis of the art of local governance, the book is a modest attempt at showcasing how even a relatively well 'developed policy' such as Goa seeks to go through the motion of devolution without engendering meaningful participatory governance and by working the development process by exclusion. Table of contents edit Acknowledgement v Foreword vii Introduction xi Changing Role fo Panchayat Raj Institutions in India 1 73rd Constitutional Amendment and its implications 17 Role of Village Government and Village Level Functionaries 26 Role of Block Level Functionaries 60 Role of District Government and District Level Functionaries 73 Role of Governor, State Government and State Level Functionaries 96 Role of National Government and National Level Functionaries 133 Agenda for Local Governance 143 Bibliography 147 Annexure 1 The Constitution 73rd Amendment and 11th Schedule 151 Annexure II Schedule I of Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 163 Annexure III Schedule I of Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 167 Annexure IV Time Scale of Devolution of Powers to PRIs in Goa 171 Annexure V Status of Devolution across India 172 http://openlibrary.org/b/OL23650581M/Panchayattantra -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
[Goanet] 'Artifacts at state museum poorly maintained'
* G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training and research and seeks to buy approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs land betweeen Mapusa and Bambolim and surrounding rural areas. Please contact: contac...@sangath.com or yvo...@sangath.com or ph+91-9881499458 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html 'Artifacts at state museum poorly maintained' TNN 1 August 2009, 01:01am IST | PANAJI: The ad hoc committee in its report has slammed the Goa State Museum for poor maintenance of artifacts and recommended that a panel of experts be constituted and a conservatory laboratory be set up to preserve the heritage. The ad hoc committee, headed by Aldona MLA Dayanand Narvekar, has in its report stated that it is of utmost importance for the state to preserve and conserve artifacts, paintings, manuscripts and other objects of art in its possession as Goa's history finds expression through these. Stating that expert knowledge is essential to protect these pieces of art, specially paintings, objects of wood, paper, metal, etc, the committee has stated that it is necessary for the state to have professional guidance and skilled persons to look after these artifacts. Pointing out that inspite of the state musuem being commissioned in 1996 it still lacks the necessary requirements, the committee has stated that Goa requires its own conservatory laboratory to preserve and protect its holdings as preservation and conservation is a continous process. The report states that the committee is dismayed at the careless attitude of the government in holding pieces of art and stocking them without being displayed only due to lack of space, and asked the government to take immediate action to remedy this situation. The ad hoc committee observed that the department of musuems being a small one, the government has not made any constructive efforts to develop it either by providing necessary skilled and trained manpower nor equipment for preserving and protecting artifacts for posterity. While calling for sufficient budgetory allocation for the department of museums, the panel stated that the government should engage experts to advise on upgrading the museum. The committee said that even as it appreciates efforts made by the department for publicizing the state museums, this alone will not go a long way. It also praised the department in creating awareness among students about the state's heritage and suggested that the government should also include excursions to museums in the school curriculum. The panel also suggested that the museum be kept open on weekends and holidays to attract more visitors, and its viewing timings be extended up to 6.30pm. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/City/Goa/Artifacts-at-state-museum-poorly-maintained/articleshow/4843925.cms -- FN +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 Konkani adages http://konkani-adages.notlong.com/ Medieval Goa http://medieval-goa.notlong.com/
[Goanet] Portuguese words in Konkani
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is one of Goa's leading NGOs. Sangath is looking to build a centre for services, training and research and is looking to buy land of approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs betweeen Mapusa and Bambolim and surrounding rural areas If you have land to sell, please contact: contac...@sangath.com or yvo...@sangath.com or phone +91-9881499458 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html A friend wanted to know if there's a listing of Portuguese words in Konkani, preferably more recent than Dalgado's. I came across: Konkani words from other languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia With Portuguese colonization a large number of Portuguese loan words have been incorporated into Konkani. Also with the use of English as the Lingua franca ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_words_from_other_languages - Cached - Konkani Heritage at Kamat's Potpourri -- The Origins of the ... 7 Apr 2009 ... The origins of Konkani language from the historic viewpoint are very ... The Hindus of Goa liberally use the Portuguese words whereas the ... http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/konkani/konkani.htm - JSTOR: Portuguese Loanwords in Konkani Soon priests who did learn Konkani and local Konkani speakers began borrowing words from Portuguese into Konkani. Along with the church, the Portuguese ... links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0018...0.CO%3B2-N Check this http://www.google.co.in/search?q=portuguese+words+in+Konkaniie=utf-8oe=utf-8aq=trls=com.ubuntu:en-US:unofficialclient=firefox-a Please let me know if you are aware of any other. Thanks! FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org A baby is an inestimable blessing and bother. - Mark Twain
[Goanet] Goan Brahmans in the Land of Promise: Missionaries, Spies and ...
Goan Brahmans in the Land of Promise: Missionaries, Spies and ... purchase in the context of Goan and metropolitan politics, language (a Gaudda) who was his servant boy and grew into his coadjutor. ... http://www.ineszupanov.com/documents/Sri%20Lanka.pdf -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org
[Goanet] Computers... in panchayats
Would anyone know of how effectively computers are being used in panchayats in Goa? There have been a number of official claims made on this, but I've not seen much evidence that matches up. Some statements made on the issue: TO THE PANCHAYATS: The Government of Goa had taken up e-Governance initiatives in various areas including the state transport department and land records—a project called Dharni. National Informatics Centre (NIC)’s e-Gov project which is about setting up of Common Services Centres (CSCs) was also on in the state. Another important scheme was InfoGram, as part of which 109 village panchayats were to be connected through the Internet in a year’s time. (June 2007) http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20070611/market09.shtml * * * INFOGRAM: Info Gram is a comprehensive IT Solution, covering all activities in the Village Panchayats: Broadly, Functions in a Village Panchayat can be grouped as: Water Supply. Public Health. Family Welfare. Sanitation. Creation and Maintenance of Roads. Street Lighting. Implementation of various Central and State Government Schemes. Garbage Collection and Disposal Organizing Meetings of Members. Organizing Gram Sabha. Registration Births. Registration of Deaths. Maintaining all Accounts. Collection of House Tax. Collection of Light Tax. Collection of Lease/Rent. Issue of Construction Licenses. Issue of Trade Licenses. NOC for Water Connection. NOC for Electricity Connection. Issue of Certificates. Info Gram covers most of the above functions. Info Gram consists of the following Modules: 1. Inward Register 2. Outward Register 3. Registration of Births 4. Registration of Deaths 5. Accounts 6. House Tax 7. Light Tax 8. Lease/Rent 9. Construction Licenses 10. Trade Licenses 11. NOC for Water Connection 12. NOC for Electricity Connection 13. Certificates 14. Important Works 15. Panchayat Details Info Gram has been implemented in five Village Panchayats in Goa. 1. Inward Register. This Module has Provision to: Enter Letters Received Print Inward Register 2. Outward Register. This Module has provision to: Enter Letters to be dispatched. Print Outward Register. Enter Stamp Purchased 3. Registration of Births. This Module has provision to : Register Births. Issue Birth Certificate. Issue Non-availability Certificate. Maintain Register of Births. Print Register of Births 4. Registration of Deaths: This Module has provision to : Register Deaths. Issue Certificate of Death. Maintain Register of Deaths. Print Register of Deaths. 5. Accounts. This Module has provision to: Enter Annual Budget. Print/View Budget Position. Enter Receipt Details. Print Receipt. View/Print Receipt Details. Enter Payment Details. Print Voucher. View/Print Voucher Details. Maintain Cash Book. Print Cash Book. Maintain Classified Ledger. View/Print Classified Ledger as and when required. Print Monthly Income and Expenditure Statement. Print Annual Income and Expenditure Statement. Print Cumulative Expenditure Statement 6. House Tax. This Module has provision to: Maintain database of all Houses. Calculate House Tax. Maintain Demand and Collection Details. View/Print Demand and Collection Statement. Print Demand Notice Enter Tax Payment Details. Print Tax Receipt. View/Print List of Defaulters with arrears. Print Reminders View/Print Month-wise Tax Collection Statement. 7. Light Tax. This Module has provision to: Maintain database of all Houses. Calculate Light Tax. Maintain Demand and Collection Details. View/Print Demand and Collection Statement. Print Demand Notice. Enter Tax Payment Details. Print Tax Receipt. View/Print List of Defaulters with arrears. Print Reminders. View/Print Month-wise Tax Collection Statement. 8. Rent/Lease: This Module has provision to: Enter details of all buildings and shops owned. Enter details of tenants. Enter monthly rent/lease payments. Issue Receipt. View/Print Defaulters. Print Notices. Print Monthly/Progressive/Yearly Statement of Rent/Lease Collected. 9. Construction Licences. This Module has provision to: Enter Application Details. Print Forwarding Letters. Enter Licence Fees. Print Receipt. Print Permission Letter. Print Occupancy Certificate. Maintain Construction Licences Register. View/Print List of Construction Licences Issued. View/Print Monthly/Progressive/Yearly. Statement of Fees Collected. 10. Trade Licences. This Module has provision to: Enter Details of Shops and Establishments. Enter Licence Fees Print Receipt. Prince Trade Licence. Maintain Trade Licensees Details. View/Print List for Renewal. Print Notices Print Monthly/Progressive/Yearly Statement of Fees Collected. 11. NOC for Water Connection This Module has provision to: Enter application details. Enter Fees. Issue Receipt View/Print NOCs Issued. Produce Monthly/Progressive/Yearly Collection Details 12. Electricity Connection This Module has provision to: Enter application details. Enter Fees. Issue Receipt. View/Print NOCs Issued. View/Print List of Licences Granted. Produce
[Goanet] Dr Pissurlencar's listing
Panduronga S. S. Pissurlencar's [http://openlibrary.org/a/OL10495A/Panduronga-S.-S.-Pissurlencar] index/listing of documents contained in the Goa archives has just been republished. When I passed by today, I ran into a copy (printed by the Government Printing Press, Panjim*, 2009). It is printed on simple paper, and priced at just Rs 30. Unfortunately, I could not purchase a copy, as it had not yet been inventoried and approved for official sale! Just thought of sharing this with those interested. It's in Portuguese, and a reprint of the 1955 (I think) original work. FN * As a completely unrelated aside, please take a look at some of my photos of the Government Printing Press displayed here: http://governmentprintingpress.com/gallery.php -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org
[Goanet] Some links...
Goan Intellectuals and Goan Identity: An unresolved conflict At the centre over the conflict of identity that Goans face today is the 'paradise lost' syndrome. Being Goan and being an Indian are becoming incrasingly two different things. By Dr Pramod Kale. http://www.jstor.org/pss/4401090 Panic in the Indies: The Portuguese threat to the Spanish empire, 1640–50 Stuart B. Schwartz Colonial Latin American Review, 1466-1802, Volume 2, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 165 – http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/ftinterface?content=a793708307rt=0format=pdf Warm climates and western medicine http://books.google.co.in/books?hl=enlr=id=GacOed9-kvICoi=fndpg=PP11dq=goa+inquisitionots=sj_-JgGSsosig=nTDNpzjYPQiZ-MeEk2sh8QVpfMI -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org Nothing helps scenery like ham and eggs. - Mark Twain
[Goanet] Rochelle Pinto... and a Call for a South Asian Collective of Archivists and Historians
http://www.cis-india.org/research/cis-raw/histories-of-the-internet/archives-and-access/call-for-a-south-asian-collective-of-archivists-and-historians Call for a South Asian Collective of Archivists and Historians by Aparna Balachandran — last modified Jun 22, 2009 11:32 AM Filed Under: * Open Access In this blog entry, CIS-RAW researchers Aparna Balachandran and Rochelle Pinto (working on the project 'Archive and Access), along with five other researchers, invite archivists, librarians and historians from South Asia to form a collective that focuses on issues of access. If we could eavesdrop on informal conversations between historians on their experiences of working in archives, we would probably chance upon a rich trove of stories. Many of these would have to do with the tragi-comic experience of accessing, finding and handling precious material that is sure not to survive the conditions in which it is stored. Yet, the conditions of preservation, while undoubtedly important, are scarcely the only concern when we approach the question of the archive. A conventional approach to archives would be one that sees manuscript and paper archives as a source for researchers alone, or as a pedagogic appendage, or as a national legacy, held permanently in safekeeping away from those whose psyche it is supposed to buttress. As a generality however, taking an average archive into consideration, preservation is achieved by exercising tight control on disappearing documents. While archives of the contemporary often discuss questions of public access and rights of digital publics, they skirt around the issue of accessing relatively protected government archives. The transition from print to digital format does not ensure that issues of state ownership, access and generating potential different users for archives will be addressed. In fact it is only too easy to imagine continuous control across the transition to another technology. On another note, the transition to digital technology and private ownership has actually presented archivists and historians with a further quandary. The digital archive in a well-funded private university setting such as can be found in the US, or in a state institution as in the UK is often set up as a private asset that enables holding organizations to use digital technology to ‘complete’ their archival collections, drawing in private collections from countries that cannot afford preservation and enhancing their own closed holdings. It may be well to set aside a nationalist perspective here, for it can be argued that those documents that are withheld from public circulation in India are at least available elsewhere, even if it is difficult to access them. The issue here is that while currently the archives continue to be housed and controlled by national institutions, we probably cannot retain a nationalist perspective to address the question of archives anymore. Aside from being positioned between two approaches: a rapid acquisition policy with respect to private holdings and a relatively inaccessible state policy, we could also be seen as the (illegitimate?) repository of other national holdings. Communities disaffected from the nation see their archival holdings as illegitimately if safely housed in dominant regional libraries. Each area could possibly produce varying positions vis-à-vis the nationalist perspective and not just about illegitimacy of ownership. These will be rendered untenable if one sustains a singularly nationalist perspective on the archive. What is at issue is that we currently have a restricted number of print archive models at hand. The most dominant are the stateist and the knowledge economy model. The knowledge economy model seeks to make a single repository such as a well-funded University library, the single largest holding of historical material; an asset into which other Universities can buy. II How do we, as historians of India (and perhaps necessarily Indian historians) situate ourselves with respect to these two models? As a first move, there is a need to shift from seeing ourselves in relation to the state archives alone, or as a relatively silent entity positioned between the state and the knowledge economy, dependent on individual research grants for a few to access overseas archives. This note is an invitation to archivists, librarians and historians from South Asia to form a collective that focuses on issues of access. The collective will have no legal status, and will function as an interest group with a rotating central committee with a rotating advisory board currently consisting of Professors Neeladri Bhattacharya (Jawaharlal Nehru University) and Lakshmi Subramaniam (Jamia Millia Islamia). Members of the collective will be invited to be a part of an online discussion forum that will attempt to address a range of issues including: * The paucity of public information about state and private archival collections, big and small,
[Goanet] EVENT-JUNE 19, 2009: Monsoon madness with Sigmund
Monsoon madness with Sigmund Raining retro at House of Lloyds Host: House of Lloyds Type: Music/arts - Performance Network: Global Start Time: 19 June 2009 at 20:00 End Time: 20 June 2009 at 03:00 Location: House of Lloyds, Saipem, Candolim Street: Saipem-Candolim Road Town/City: Goa, India View Map Google MapQuest Microsoft Yahoo Email: houseofllo...@gmail.com Description House of Lloyds is all set to give you something sensational this monsoon. Apart from the delicious Continental and Goan fare, enjoy the monsoon madness with Sigmund's voice as he belts out retro, Portuguese and oldies and the rain pitter patters outside. Day: Every Friday from 8.00 pm onwards. Venue: House of Lloyds, Saipem, Candolim Call 9822487654 for reservations.
[Goanet] Goan kantaram (Konkani music)... in Europe
Sigrid Pfeffer's sigridpfef...@web.de work on Konkani kantaram has also got reflected here: On Monday there is a broadcast on bytefm, a german internetradio about the CD: Mo., 15.6.09, 6 pm (5 hours later in India) Bricolage Deluxe diesmal mit einem Indian-Special!! Wir widmen uns heute in Bricolage Deluxe einer fast vergessenen Musik aus dem Bundesstaat Goa. Es geht um die Konnkani-Musik, jetzt wiederzuentdecken auf einer Cd-Compilation. Filmmusik aus Indien ist seit einigen Jahren ziemlich angesagt bei uns. Aber man kann jenseits von Bollywood immer noch erstaunliche Klänge entdecken. Die Musikjournalistin Sigrid Pfeffer reist seit Jahren immer wieder in ihr Lieblingsland Indien und sie kam durch einen Zufall auf die Musik aus dem Bundesstaat Goa. Und so gibt s inzwischen die Cd Konkanni Songs Music from Goa Made im Bombay . Außerdem neue Tracks von den Midival Punditz aus Neu Dehli, Olli and the Bollywood Orchstra aus Paris und Kalkutta sowie anderen Bollywood-Protagonisten. http://byte.fm/index.php?cont=sendungen_detailsendung=63termin=11959 Also see: http://www.jungewelt.de/2009/05-04/042.php http://blog.zeit.de/tontraeger/2009/04/22/frau-pfeffer-horchte-auf_2501 -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org Have no fear of perfection- you'll never reach it. - Salvador Dali
[Goanet] Broadband connections in Vasco
A friend at BSNL told me this recently: For broadband connection in vasco, there is no waiting list. One can get the connection, but at present Type 1 modems are not available, Type 2 i.e. WIFI modems are available. You can contact Mrs Gayatri on 9422055529 for further details. -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org Why, I'd horse-whip you if I had a horse. - Groucho Marx
[Goanet] Dr Rafael Fernandes's study of the tiatro... an abstract
TIATRO : A CRITICAL STUDY [Ph.D. Thesis by Andre Rafael Fernandes] Abstract The study traces the development of Tiatro from its various origins. Whereas the general impression is that this dramatic form began in 1892 in Bombay, the thesis traces Tiatro’s genesis to the traditional Zagors and Khells which have evolved over several centuries from ancient performances. The study documents available references from the earliest Portuguese plays in Goa. The developments in Music and Song [both Indian and Western] are tracked and their integral functions in Tiatros is indicated. The research accounts for variations in the spelling of Tiatro and studies diverse aspects such as Genres, Thematic concerns, Phases of growth, Structure, use of language, roles of actors, women, set designing, lighting, innovations, stage management, publicity, censorship, limitations and audience participation, etc. The thesis gives due credit to, and highlights the contribution of João Agostinho Fernandes, rightly regarded as Pai Tiatrist the ‘Father of Tiatro’. Several of his major plays are analysed and their impact assessed. João Agostinho is found to be not just an excellent ground-breaking playwright but also a forceful votary of social reform. An important contribution of this research is the innovative documentation of João Agostinho’s manuscripts, handbills, brochures, news clippings, reviews and related items in his collection. He is also presented as a role model for Tiatrists of all times. Hundreds of Tiatrists have kept audiences enthralled for thousands of performances in Goa, Mumbai and elsewhere. On any given weekend during the theatrical season, at least ten shows are held in various parts of Goa. While justice cannot be done to all the Tiatrists, in a study of the present type, an attempt is made to briefly analyse the published plays of nine other playwrights. These are : Aleixinho de Candolim, A. R. Souza Ferrao, Kid Boxer, J. P. Souzalin, C. Alvares, Remmie J. Colaco, John Claro Fernandes, Prem Kumar and M. Boyer. A list of Tiatrists is also appended. Issues, Problems and Challenges in Contemporary Tiatro are discussed in the study. In spite of the general apathy of official / government bodies and the onslaught of cable television and alternative forms of entertainment, it is seen that Tiatro has so far managed to hold its ground as the premier form of staged entertainment for Konkani speakers. Ever since Antonio Piedade Moraes innovated the path-breaking transformation of the ground based khells to stage performances of Khell-Tiatr and the subsequent evolution of the Non-Stop Drama, Tiatro has been enthused with new life and dynamism. With the gradual decline of the Tiatro production in Mumbai and corresponding spurt in formation of Goan troupes, theatrical activities have resurged. Tiatros entertain not just local audiences but also perform for the benefit of emigrants elsewhere in India, the Middle East, London and Toronto. Developments in communication technologies such as the Internet permit the Goan diaspora to be aware of the contemporary artistes and performances. Considering all its inherent strengths, Tiatro has an assured future as a medium of entertainment, education and social transformation. -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org The price of greatness is responsibility. - Sir Winston Churchill
[Goanet] Konkani books, May 25-29, 2009 (Panjim)
Goa Konkani Academy book exhibition cum sale of Konkani publications, at GKA Patto (Panjim). Books will be sold at a 50% discount. Special discounts to school libraries, while cultural institutions will be given a set of 100 books free of cost. -- Gomantak Times, May 20, 2009. -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org I do not fear computers. I fear lack of them. - Isaac Asimov
[Goanet] DD Kossambi... special issue
This might be of interest EPW, the Economic and Political Weekly, has published a July 26, 2008 special issue on *D D Kossambi: The Man and His Work*. It contains articles by Meera Kosambi (DD Kossambi, The Scholar and the Man), Romila Thapar (Early Indian History and the Legacy of DD Kossambi), Sheldon Pollock (Towards a Political Philology, DD Kossambi and Sanskrit), Kunal Chakrabarti (The Lily and the Mud -- DDK on Religion), Shreen Ratnagar (Kosambi's archaeology), Kumkum Roy (Kosambi and Questions of Caste), Irfan Habib (Kosambi, Marxism and Indian-History), Rajan Gurukkal (The Kosambi Effect -- a Hermeneutic Turn That Shook Indian Historiography), B D Chattopadhyaya (DDK and the study of early Indian coins), ivek Monteiro (Science is the cognition of necessity). For copies, write to Circulation Manager, EPW, 320-321 A to Z Industrial Estate, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013 circulat...@epw.in -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org If high heels were so wonderful, men would still be wearing them. - Sue Grafton
[Goanet] Churchill match on IndianFootball.com (live, today)
Subject: TODAY LIVE: SUPER CUP 2009 IndianFootball.Com will be having LIVE COVERAGE of the ONGC SUPER CUP 2009 today... CHURCHILL BROTHERS SC vs MOHUN BAGAN AC I-League Champions vs Federation Cup Champions Kick-off: 17.00 IST | 13.30 CET | 12.30 GMT Catch all the action LIVE at www.IndianFootball.Com and interact in real-time with football fans around the globe!
[Goanet] Portuguese pirates in the Sunderbans...
Could anyone help please? Zakir (below) is zakirkib...@gmail.com and his URLs are: http://banglapraxis.wordpress.com http://phulbariresistance.blogspot.com http://praxisbooks.wordpress.com http://gramsciinstitute.wordpress.com http://fullmoonfever.wordpress.com http://riversandcommunities.wordpress.co... http://struggleforliberty.wordpress.com -- Forwarded message -- From: Facebook notification+vhw1...@facebookmail.com Subject: Zakir Kibria sent you a message on Facebook... To: Frederick Noronha fredericknoro...@gmail.com Zakir sent you a message. Subject: request: research on Portuguese introduction of plants and fruits in Bengal Dear Frederick, hope all is well. My work takes me to southwest coastal region of Bangladesh. Sundarbans mangrove forest and areas north of it. I work on river basin management, biodiversity and climate change issues in the region (apart from other work). I noticed that this region has a lot of fruit plans introduced by Portuguese pirates. They used to occupy small islands inside Sundarbans, and lived for years. I am interested to research more about it. Could you please lead me to literature that may help me get started? Regards, zakir -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org Sent from Pune, MH, India quot;A chicken is a means for one egg to produce another.quot; - George Bernard Shaw
[Goanet] Oliver Rajamani Quintet 18th 19th of April, 2009...
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical references, some photographs and documents) Armando invited you to Oliver Rajamani Quintet 18th 19th of April, 2009 on 18 April at 19:00. Event: Oliver Rajamani Quintet 18th 19th of April, 2009 Jazz in Goa What: Performance Host: Heritage Jazz Start Time: 18 April at 19:00 End Time: 18 April at 23:00 Where: Gonsalves Mansion -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org Sent from Pune, MH, India quot;Nothing is more powerful than habit.quot; - Ovid
[Goanet] Looking out for: Clare Mendonca
Debashree Mukherjee m.debash...@gmail.com is a research student at the Department of Cinema Studies (School of Arts Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University) and is working on a dissertation on film culture in Bombay in the 1930s and 40s. Debasharee writes: I have been trying to historicize the emergence of film journalism at this time and am looking at early 'film critics' like K.A.Abbas and Baburao Patel. There is a substantial amount of fact and legend that exists around these two figures. An individual like Clare Mendonca, however, film critic with the Times of India at the time, has vanished without a trace (except for the Filmfare Awards trivia). I am writing to you on a hunch, and with the hope that you might be able to help me dig up some information on Clare Mendonca and her work. I chanced across a mention of her in a satirical poem posted by you online. I didn't remember that post myself, and had to google to find some tracks. What I found online was this: Joel D'Souza's article on Assonora (probably from Goa Today?): When we recall the name of the late Fr Philip Neri Mendonca, need we mention that he was the most famous Principal of Goa's prime educational institution of yesteryears - the St Joseph's High School in Arpora? His brother Fr William Mendonca taught us English at Don Bosco High School, Panjim. We remember how meticulously he would explain to us Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, how seriously he corrected the essays we wrote and how thrifty he was while giving marks. Fred, Philip and William were brothers. The late Clare Mendonca of Filmfare fame was their sister, while their father Isidore Mendonca was associated with the Anglo Lusitano, a Goan weekly, edited by Ignatius Fonseca. http://www.goacom.com/village/assonora/ Also, Shanti Doot's post: Boribunder. Causing a certain amount of awe, legitimate concern and wonder. Goans like Clare Mendonca and Frank Moraes* Have contributed much to this paper in their days, And as Fred** says, the arrival of the Times of India should not mean plunder. (*Clare Mendonca was an outstanding Film critic and, at their inception, there was talk of naming the Film Awards Clare Awards instead of Filmfare Awards; Frank Moraes was the first Indian editor of the Times of India, an outstanding journalist in his own right.) **Fred Noronha in his open letter to the Times of India dated February 18, 2008) http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg24497.html If any of you has any knowledge of Clare Mendonca, please pass it on to the list, or share it with Debashree. Thanks! FN PS: For more links to *documentary* film in India: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/docuwallahs2 FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/people/Frederick-Noronha/502514643 A dork is a dork is a dork. - Judy Markey
[Goanet] SEZs: The new battleground (lessons from Raigadh... for Goa?)
SEZs: The new battleground An audio story from Pen in Raigadh district of Maharashtra where farmers are opposing the development of a Special Economic Zone http://infochangeindia.org/Audio-Files.html -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/people/Frederick-Noronha/502514643 Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in. - Will Rogers
