[Goanet] Open letter to the Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant

[Wendell Rodricks]

Open letter to the Chief Minister of Goa Pramod Sawant

Dear Mr Sawant,
Early this year I was in your office to save our Colvale mango trees. Firstly, 
you made me wait 45 minutes for an appointment that YOUR office granted. After 
I made protests to your secretary, I finally got to meet you. You personally 
dialed the PWD Minister in front of me and assured me the trees would not be 
cut.
Now they have started cutting them.
How can we ever trust you CM Sawant ?
Our village has been cut in half. People cannot cross the highway to go to 
schools, the Ram Mandir Temple or Church. Yet you are oblivious to our village 
needs. You can grant illegal Communidade occupants an underpass and flyovers 
but not for our gaonkar villagers? How dare you
All your Government wants is political power and pandering to political and 
financial gains.
You are a disgrace to our state of Goa.
Please keep to your word and stop these lies and corruption.
You and your political government are a disgrace to all Goans.
Please hear our voices and do Goa good...not for highways and your so called 
progress.
With all due disrespect we an never trust you again.
Disrespectfully,
Wendell Rodricks,
Colvale, Goa.


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Re: [Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Calm

[Wendell Rodricks]

Beautiful 
W

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> On 09-Dec-2019, at 6:37 PM, Rajan Parrikar  wrote:
> 
> Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Calm'
> 
> Mornin' in Goa.
> 
> In the village of Talaulim.
> 
> You may view the latest post at
> 
> https://blog.parrikar.com/2019/12/09/calm/
> 
> 
> Warm regards,
> 
> Rajan Parrikar
> parri...@yahoo.com

Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Catalogues of IFFI from Inception

[Wendell Rodricks]

Augusto enjoy

W

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> On 15-Nov-2019, at 9:22 PM, augusto pinto  wrote:
> 
> Today evening, Vinayak who drives Wendell's cars came calling to my place to 
> collect some of the IFFI catalogues which I had missed giving him earlier 
> came and he came with gifts from Wendell which included a book on the 
> Communidades which I have somehow missed reading and I will read later, and 
> also with an autographed copy of his memoir The Green Room. The Green Room is 
> a book I didn't bother about earlier assuming it was about the fashion 
> industry which I'm basically uninterested in. 
> 
> I discovered that while it is about the fashion industry and anyone who wants 
> to know about it would be well advised to read this book it also happens to 
> be a very well crafted memoir of a Goan of about my own age. 
> 
> I 'm at page 21 of The Green Room. It is about Terrace Building at Mahim 
> which was where Wendell lodged as an infant. 
> 
> On that page Wendell writes and I quote, "We were banned from going to the 
> long wing of the first floor of Terrace Building. Near the staircase, with 
> its smooth wooden bannister, on which we took turns to slide down to the 
> first floor, lived an old dentist and his wife. Beyond the dentist was a 
> brothel of sorts. There was a brother who pimped out his sister..."
> 
> OK. Maybe I'll tell you the rest of the story later but if you're in a hurry 
> to know what happened next then... 
> 
> Best 
> Augusto 
> 
>> On Fri, 18 Oct, 2019, 2:22 PM Wendell Rodricks,  
>> wrote:
>> I don’t mind taking the catalogues for our Museum Library 
>> W
>> 
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>>> On 18-Oct-2019, at 12:18 AM, augusto pinto  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have been an IFFI delegate since the time IFFI began in Goa.
>>> 
>>> Hence I have most of the cataloguea from the first IFFI that was held in 
>>> Goa. 
>>> 
>>> Now I am facing a problem because I don't have space in my house to store a 
>>> lot of stuff which I had preserved because I thought they would be useful. 
>>> 
>>> So I am going to destroy the stuff which I don't want and amongst this are 
>>> those old IFFI catalogues. Possibly someone among us might need these 
>>> catalogues. If so let me know tout de suit. Otherwise I will destroy those 
>>> catalogues. Even though I feel sorry doing this. 
>>> 
>>> In case anyone is interested please let me know quickly. Otherwise I will 
>>> destroy the stuff. 
>>> 
>>> Augusto 
>>> 
>>> 
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[Goanet] Dear ASI Goa,

[Wendell Rodricks]

Dear ASI Goa,
This is an open letter to your order/request to register all our antiques in 
private homes/collections/museums in Goa with your esteemed office.
In two weeks as of Friday 13th September 2019. Two weeks? Our homes Sir/Madam 
are over two hundred years old and you expect us to register the entire house 
objects in two weeks?
Do you expect us Goans to employ staff to count everything in our homes? Our 
great grand mother’s earrings, our great great grandfather’s toilet seat, the 
floor tiles 400 years old, the laterite kitchen sink, the tiles on our roofs? 
Yes. These are the less precious objects. What you want are antiques that can 
be sold, traded and valued right?
If so why only private homes? What about public places? In all Government 
offices we see antiques. Chandeliers in the Anil Shah Palace heisted by Smart 
City don’t feature in this list? Why don’t you ask them all to register their 
antiques. For centuries (yes you read that right) the Cabo/Raj Bhavan has been 
looted by successive Governors of it’s antique furniture, porcelain and silver. 
Are Government offices above this law?
Talking about law, is this a law or is this a request? What if we don’t want to 
declare our so called daily objects that you classify as antiques?
How can private homes like the Menezes Braganza in Chandor or the Figuereido 
House in Loutolim register their entire homes in two weeks? Are you going to 
depute them staff to do the count of the objects? It will take months. Are you 
going to go to every church, temple, place of worship to do a registry of their 
antiques? Where do we start? Old Goa itself will take almost a year or mor to 
count it’s treasures... from books to candelabras, vestments to minuscule 
statues.
Are you going to go into bank vaults to check our jewellery? Old Goan Hindu and 
Catholic gold that has been with families for generations? What about clothes? 
Saris gifted through families? The porcelain we eat from daily without looking 
at their over hundred year vintage? They are antiques according to you. The 
same goes for the chairs we sit on and the beds we sleep in, the home deities 
we worship and the walls that boundary our homes. They are all antiques.
So please Sir/Madam, get this hare brained idea out of your head. Go and do 
your real work to protect our Goan heritage. Go to the fields and hills with 
treasures. Identify trees over hundred years old and protect them. Get the 
dovorems (go look up what those are) laterite platforms, the monoliths, the 
abandoned forts and garbage strewn tirths, the old wells used as dumps, the 
hero stones and sacred stones unprotected in forests. Get them registered and 
accounted for. Goa is an open museum for the taking and looting. Get there 
first before private homes.
As for museums, have a proper Goa Museum or take over the Old Secretariat and 
place the precious objects for public viewing. Don’t build another ‘sinking’ 
museum that will be demolished in ten years. In the process more treasures will 
be lost. We Goans are not stupid. We all know how the coin collection was 
looted during the transfer from the Menezes Braganza Hall in Panjim to the new 
ex Goa State Museum. Did you keep a count of that loot that included rare 
Impressionist paintings? No.
Sorry Sir, those who have a museum or want to protect their erasures may 
register with you. We want to. Will you provide us armed guards, CCTV and Alarm 
systems please?
If so we will register our antiques with you. But two weeks? You mean two weeks 
from now in 2020
I remain humbly and proudly Goan,
Wendell Rodricks


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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Rainbow Warriors in Goa get new airport reviewed (Derek Almeida, Civil Society)

[Wendell Rodricks]

There is no date is link.
What date was it posted?
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> On 22-Jun-2019, at 4:47 PM, Frederick Noronha  
> wrote:
> 
> *Rainbow Warriors in Goa get new airport reviewed*
> <https://civilsocietyonline.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=174634b0605abaf2654504984=065445eba5=e0dcff3c29>
> 
> The environmental clearance had overlooked thousands of trees and valuable
> water bodies. The Rainbow Warriors identified them and got the Supreme
> Court to ask for a  fresh impact assessment.
> *Read more
> https://civilsocietyonline.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=174634b0605abaf2654504984=8286b8ce8c=e0dcff3c29
> <https://civilsocietyonline.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=174634b0605abaf2654504984=8286b8ce8c=e0dcff3c29>*
> 
> -- 
> FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436
> AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/goa1556
> <https://archive.org/details/@fredericknoronha>

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Miramar beach is no place for another *samadhi* (Devika Sequeira, Herald)

[Wendell Rodricks]

Totally agree
W

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> On 09-Apr-2019, at 12:16 PM, Goanet Reader  wrote:
> 
> Miramar beach is no place for another samadhi
> 
> The urban beach falls in the no
> development zone. A far better
> tribute to Parrikar would be to
> restore the entire stretch of
> beach to its former pristine glory
> 
> Devika Sequeira
> devikaseque...@gmail.com
> 
> A memorial for the late chief minister Manohar Parrikar is
> proposed on Miramar beach, adjacent to the Dayanand Bandodkar
> samadhi. The decision was the very first announcement made by
> the new Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. No public feedback was
> sought, nor was an opinion expressed by other members of the
> current ruling co-operative -- among them Goa Forward and
> independents -- though such a construction would be in
> violation of the Coastal Regulation Zone laws.
> 
> Already a large section of the beach at the site where the
> late BJP leader was cremated has been sectioned off from
> public view by a high wall of metal sheets.
> 
>Parrikar is only the second chief minister after
>Bandodkar to die in office. Unlike the BJP leader
>who spent months battling cancer, Bandodkar's
>life was cut short at the peak of his political
>orbit by a sudden heart attack. Strangely, both
>passed away at similar ages: Bandodkar at 62,
>Parrikar at little over 63 years. There was an
>outpouring of people from the remotest villages
>in Goa for the Bandodkar funeral in August of
>1973. Just three years later, the Bandodkar
>family would be struck by another personal
>tragedy when the MGP leader's son Siddarth died
>from a gunshot injury. His cremation which also
>attracted huge crowds took place at the family's
>property at Dona Paula.
> 
> Closer to the sea at Miramar, a small marble memorial was
> built more than half a century ago in memory of Mulk Raj
> Sachdev who died when he was lieutenant governor here in
> 1964.
> 
> A monument to Parrikar at Miramar might seem but a natural
> postscript to his cremation there. The existence of another
> samadhi also makes for a reasonable argument of precedent,
> except that the structure dedicated to Bandodkar came up 45
> years ago, long before the Coastal Regulation Zone law came
> to be conceived. In fact as recently as 2015 a move by the
> city's municipal corporation to restore the decrepit
> children's park on the beach was turned down because of the
> prevailing CRZ rules.
> 
>  Miramar comes under CRZ III and the beach is a no
>  development zone. Those conversant with environment
>  regulations confirm this. "Structures are permitted
>  on the landward side of the road, but nothing on
>  the beach side," an environmentalist affirms. A
>  relevant clause permitting memorials is found only
>  in areas marked CRZ IV -- that is in the water.
>  That too, "in exceptional cases", the rules say,
>  "with adequate environmental safeguards".
> 
> This clause is believed to have been tweaked by the union
> environment ministry to specifically accommodate the
> extravagant Rs 2,500 crore Shivaji statue which is to come up
> in the sea off the coast of Mumbai near Nariman Point. Pegged
> as the world's tallest statue, the project has already run
> into a storm over major technical flaws and safety issues.
> 
> Let me go back to 2001, when Manohar Parrikar was confronted
> with one of his first big challenges as chief minister in his
> first term. His move to set up a Miramar beach management
> plan, seen as an attempt to privatize the urban beach, came
> up against strong resistance from the city's residents. After
> a lot of back and forth, the government appointed a one-man
> committee to conduct a public hearing and weigh the plan
> against citizens' objections. Though Parrikar was personally
> keen on the project he graciously accepted the recommendation
> of the Nandkumar M Kamat committee to reject the plan.
> 
> "Miramar beach cannot be equated with any other beach in
> Goa... People unequivocally consider Miramar beach as a
> special case, a unique beach, so far left intact as a
> valuable public asset, public commons unlike other beaches in
> Goa which are already congested and commercialized. People
> are vehemently opposed to any regulation or restriction on
> access to the beach

Re: [Goanet] TRAVELLING IN, TRAVELLING OUT - Konkan.

[Wendell Rodricks]

Konkani has so many dialects and pronunciations 
From my mothers village barely 5 kms from my fathers, the words change.
The copper pot we draw well water from in Mummy’s village is kousso and here in 
Colvale we say kodso. By the time w reach South Goa, the word changes 
altogether.
W

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> On 12-Jan-2019, at 5:48 AM, eric pinto  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> From: Satish Joglekar  
> Great Info.
> I forgot to mention a thing about the language of the Chitpavans. Their 
> language was
> Chitpavani a dialect of Konkani. For example in Chitpavani 'My house' is 
> 'Amla Ghar'
> in Goa it is 'Amcho Ghar', Manglore Konkani it is 'Amgile Ghar' and so on 
> with various flavours of Konkani .
> The Chitpavani is no longer a living language. All Chitpavans aka Kokanasthas 
> have adopted Marathi.
> 
> About your earlier message
> My grandfather retired from Accountants General Office, Mumbai.
> He once narrated an experience with his British boss.
> The Brit told my grandfather 'We need an accountant - please recommend a  
> Brahmin or a Parsi only '
> 
> Satish Joglekar
> 
> 
> 

[Goanet] TRAVELLING IN, TRAVELLING OUT

[Wendell Rodricks]

TRAVELLING IN, TRAVELLING OUT
(An anthology of travels in South Asia by select writers)
A book of surprising journeys 
Edited by Namita Gokhale

TRAILING THE TONGUE 
By Wendell Rodricks

The mango groves stretch for miles along the coast. In the hot, humid month of 
May, Maharashtra sizzles on the Deccan plateau. But here, near the sea, in 
Ratnagiri, a cool breeze blows the luscious perfume of the world's best mango, 
the Alphonso, through the palms and well tended orchards. Then suddenly, 
wafting on the wind, I hear it. The lilting melodious sound of my ancestral 
language. Yes, it is Konkani indeed. There are few local words that I do not 
understand. I speak to the man in my native tongue. He is a Konkan Brahmin, he 
tells me. And his dialect of Konkani is called Chintapawani. We bond in an 
ancient brotherhood of the Konkan coast. It happens to me everywhere on this 
coastal strip. Further South, the people of Malvan speak Malvani, Goans speak 
Gomantaki, Tipu Sutlan's influence has resulted in Konkani with Urdu words in 
places as far flung as Mysore, Coorg, Srirangapatna.  In Calicut, I was 
astonished to hear Konkani in a jewellery shop. There were some Malayalam and 
Tulu words thrown in. The owner recognised me and spoke in Konkani at length. 
How his "family left Goa twice...in the 13th century fleeing the forces of 
Alauddin Khilji and later escaping the horrors of the Portuguese Inquisition in 
1560. There have been Konkan people here always. Before the Malabar coast, this 
was the Konkan coast". Surely, he was misinformed? I had never heard of this.
"But let me take you home for lunch and share more about our common lineage". 
Over lunch that comprised steamed red rice, a fish curry and local pickle, I 
realised that it was not just language but food that was also common. So I set 
about discovering the Konkan coast...with my tongue. Through language and food.

Dr. Krishnanand Kamat, has a website that recounts the history of the Konkan. 
"The seven kingdoms of the Konkan, as per Hindu mythology, mentioned in the 
Hindu history of Kashmir, included the entire West coast of India". The 
Pandavas of the Mahabharata, Lord Krishna, the Goddess Durga and later the 
Mauryas, the Marathas, the Muslims from the plateau and the Portuguese arrived 
on the coast. Due to the pious nature of the people this strip of land by the 
sea has many temples with people faithful to 'their' temple Gods. Annual 
pilgrimages all over the Konkan are common and the events surrounding them 
colourful and festive. The capital of the Konkan is supposedly Chandrapur. Is 
this the present village of Chandor in Goa?
The Konkan coast may have vanished today, but the Konkani language lives on. 
You can hear it in Karwar, Ankola and Kumta-Honavar. Away from the Mangalore 
coast, in the valley of Siddapur, I attended a wedding where villagers from far 
and wide spoke fluent Konkani. The Nawayatis of Bhatkal speak melodiously with 
Persian words. This did not surprise me. In Goa, the famous Chapora fort area 
was occupied by Persians. The ancient name was Shahpura, the town of the Shah 
of Persia.

I settle down to a breakfast in Karnataka with a Konkani family. Steaming 
'undi' rice balls flavoured with ginger, curry leaf, chilli and coconut appear. 
They have a delicious sweetness as well. Is it local molasses? This addition of 
a sweet ingredient in savoury or spicy dishes is popular from Gujarat to Kerala.
There are other commonalities. The simple broths made with lentils, the humble 
dishes using local bananas, rice and vegetables.

Here, in what was once Canara, a region of the Konkan, sour Ambat and fiery 
Prawn Gassi find common ground with the hot and sour Ambotik shark curry and 
the spicy Portuguese influenced pork vindaloo of Goa. Rice is a staple. It is 
powdered, ground to a paste, steamed, fried or cooked as is. The neer dosas, 
the idlis, the sannas, all rice preparations, grace most Konkani tables in 
their various avatars. Fruits like bananas, jackfruits, cashew nut, mango and 
sour kokum flavour dishes in numerous ways. Mangoes are eaten raw in water 
pickles, ripe as dessert and sun dried when raw as a souring ingredient. With a 
limited range of spices such as turmeric, asafoetida, cumin, mustard, 
fenugreek, chilli and pepper a wondrous array of Konkani cuisine has evolved 
over the years.

Local ingredients are abundant due to the landscape that permit agriculture 
during the torrential rains that lash the coast in the monsoon and the fertile 
earth that makes it easy to grow crops. On my trail of the tongue for language 
and food, I discovered a rare natural phenomenon. Along the entire Konkani 
coast, near the ocean and on islands in the Arabian Sea, there are natural 
spring wells with fresh water. While in Arambol, Goa, a fresh water lake almost 
touches the ocean, the Fort Aguada derives its name from this natural wonder. 
The hill was called 'Mae de agua" (mothe

[Goanet] TEDx Shillong. Wendell Rodricks

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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Six art deco buildings you need to check out in Goa

[Wendell Rodricks]

There are many private homes and theatres (as cinema was invented during the 
30’s silent movie Art Deco era ) in Art Deco style that are beautifully 
maintained. 
I do an Art Deco tour in both Bombay and Goa. 
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> On 18-Dec-2018, at 12:22 PM, Frederick Noronha  
> wrote:
> 
> Six art deco buildings you need to check out in Goa
> 
> Curved corners and columns, pastel colours, stylised motifs and lettering
> are standout features of these art deco buildings
> 
> Chryselle D'Silva-Dias
> December 14, 2018
> This four-storey building round the corner from the Panjim municipal
> building is a fine example of Indian Art Deco
> 
> Much is written about Panjim’s architecture and its old Goan homes built
> under the Portuguese regime. Odes have been written to Fontainhas and the
> Latin Quarter, but there’s another architectural style here that is also
> prominent but not as celebrated. Rising from the ashes of the two World
> Wars, the art deco movement celebrated opulence, style and flamboyance, a
> reflection of which can be seen in the fashion, culture, furniture, and
> design of those years. Art deco buildings stand out with their bold designs
> and colour. Geometric elements are key and these show up in the black and
> white tiles, floors with different shapes embedded in them, elaborate
> railings, and decorative elements on the façade. Panjim has many beautiful
> buildings that feature the art deco and art moderne influences. Here’s a
> guide to some of the most prominent ones, with a few more scattered around
> in Altinho (the chief minister’s official residence is a good example) but
> these are all within the central Panjim spine.
> 
> Art Deco in Goa | Hotel Mandovi
> 
> Goa’s first multi-storeyed building was designed in 1952 to cater to the
> visitors expected to attend the Exposition of the Relics of St. Francis
> Xavier in 1952. Prolific art deco architects, Mumbai-based Master, Sathe
> and Bhuta were hired to design the hotel. The design of the Mandovi hotel
> (named after the river which flows in front of the hotel) was inspired by
> the success of the string of art deco buildings at Marine Drive in Bombay.
> The six-storey building features curved corners and columns, long balconies
> and metal railings with motifs peculiar to that period. The mural on the
> outer wall depicts scenes from Goan life. The salmon colour of the building
> seems to be popular with other buildings designed during that time.
> 
> Mandovi Hotel | This four-storey building round the corner from the Panjim
> municipal building in Goa is a fine example of Indian Art Deco
> 
> Art Deco in Goa | Congress Office building
> 
> Right next to Hotel Mandovi is a one-storey green building that was also
> designed in the art deco or art moderne style. Even though it is not as
> well maintained as its more illustrious neighbour, this building is worth
> admiring for its curved corner and covered wrap-around verandah.
> 
> Art Deco in Goa | Damodar Niwas, Mahatma Gandhi Road
> 
> This four-storey building round the corner from the Panjim municipal
> building is a fine example of Indian Art Deco. Belonging to the Damodar
> Mangalji Company, the building has a mix of commercial establishments and
> residences. A small plaque on the ground floor tells us that the building
> dates to November 1952. The lettering on the building is consistent with
> art deco. The centre tower holds the long balconies on either side in
> perfect symmetry, reminding one of a book being thrown open or maybe a bird
> spreading its wings.
> 
> SEE THE IMAGES HERE:
> https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/goa-architecture-art-deco-buildings/#s-cust0

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Konkani words... panno, phaals, bogos, barik, burak, pintari... guess where these come from!

[Wendell Rodricks]

Thanks for this. Useful information that has been saved and will be used
W

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> On 19-Oct-2018, at 2:25 AM, Frederick Noronha  
> wrote:
> 
> [This page was translated from the English Wikipedia into Konkani by
> Isidore Dantas, see it at https://gom.wikipedia.org/s/608 ]
> 
> The Konkani language spoken in the Indian state of Goa has loanwords from
> multiple languages, including Arabic, Portuguese, English and Hindi. This
> is a list of loanwords in the Konkani language.
> 
> Contents
> 
> 1Portuguese words in Konkani[1][2][3]
> 
> 1.1 Catholic spiritual terms with Latin origins
> 1.2 Phrases
> 1.3 Family relationships
> 1.4 Family last names[4]
> 1.5 Culinary terms
> 1.6 Kitchen items
> 1.7 Food produce (plant and animal)
> 1.8 Food Products
> 1.9 Daily use words
> 1.10 Education terms
> 1.11 Professional terms
> 1.12 Geographical descriptors
> 1.13 City and town names in Goa
> 1.14 Residential and business addresses
> 1.15 Architectural terms
> 1.16 Miscellaneous words
> 
> 2 French words in Konkani
> 3 Kannada words in Konkani
> 4 Arabic / Persian words in Konkani
> 5 English words
> 6 References
> 
> Portuguese words in Konkani[1][2][3]
> Catholic spiritual terms with Latin origins
> Konkani Latin Portuguese English
> Aamen Amen Amén Amen
> Alma Anima Alma Soul
> Padri Patrem Padre Priest
> Bom Bonum Bom Good
> Doth Dotarium Dote Dowry
> Fest Festa Festa Feast
> Interrak Interrare Enterrado Interred/Burial
> Madri Matrem Madre Nun
> Rit Ritus Rito Rite
> Sagrad Sacris Sagrado Holy
> São/SantSanctus São Saint/Holy
> 
> Phrases
> Konkani Portuguese English
> Bom Fest Boa festa Happy Feast
> Bom Jesu Bom jesu Good Jesus
> Obrigad Obrigado Thank you
> Cantar Cantar Sing
> Cantar Miss Cantar Missa Sung Mass/Extraordinary Mass
> Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Holy Cross Khuris/Cruz Cruz Cross
> Carnaval Carnavalb Carnival
> Carne Carne Meat
> Sakrament Sacramento Sacrament
> Cinz Cinza Ashes
> Bautismo Batismo Baptism
> Sagrad Comunhao Sagrada comunhão Holy Communion
> Confessiao Confissão Confession
> Sacrifis Sacrifício Sacrifice
> Pascoal Pascoal Relating to Easter
> InfernoI nferno Hell
> Pentecostant Pentecostes Pentecost
> Natal Natal Christmas
> Besauñ Bênção Blessing
> IgorzIgreja church
> Kopel Capela Chapel
> Capainha Campainha Bell
> Simitér Cemitério Cemetery
> Firgorz Freguesia Parish
> Spirita Santa Espírito Santo Holy Spirit
> Kaza rCasar Marriage
> Casament Casamento Marriage /Wedding
> Recepcao Recepção Reception
> Festa dos Reis Festa dos Reis Feast of Three Kings
> 
> Family relationships
> Konkani Latin Portuguese English
> Afilhada Affiliare Afilhada Goddaughter
> Afilhado Affiliare Afilhado Godson
> Avô Avus Avô Grandfather
> Avó Ava Avó Grandmother
> Irmãna Hermana Irmã Sister
> Irmanv Hermanus Irmão Brother
> Madrin Matrina Madrinha Godmother
> Mãi Matrem Mãe Mother
> Padrin Patrem Padrino Godfather
> Pai Patrem Pai Father
> Prim 'Primus/ Prima Primo/ Prima Cousin
> Tia Tio Tia Aunty
> Tiv Thius Tio Uncle
> 
> Family last names[4]
> Konkani Portuguese English Meaning of Portuguese word
> Alemão Alemão Alemao German
> Baretto Baretto Baretto Barnet
> Carvalho Carvalho Carvalho Oak, Oak Wood or Oak Tree
> Cordeiro Cordeiro Cordeiro Lamb
> Coelho Coelho Coelho Rabbit
> Correia Correia Correia Strap
> Dias Dias Dias Days plural of Dia
> Fernandes Fernandes Fernandes Son of Fernando
> Figueira Figueira Figueira Fig tree
> Furtado Furtado Furtado Stolen (from regular verb Furtar to steal)
> Leitão Leitão Leitao Piglet
> Lobo Lobo Lobo Wolf
> Machado Machado Machado Axe
> Madeira Madeira Madeira Wood
> Mendonça or Mendonsa Mendonça Mendonca Mend
> Nascimento Nascimento Nascimento Birth
> Palmeira Palmeira Palmeira Palm Tree
> Peixote Peixote Peixote derived from Peixe (Fish)
> Pereira Pereira Pereira Pear tree (Pera) fruit
> Pinto Pinto Pinto Modification of Pintar (regular verb) which is painter
> Salgado Salgado Salgado Salty or with Salt (sal)
> Sardinha Sardinha Sardinha Sardine fish
> Travasso Travasso Travasso Tragedy
> Trinidade Trinidade Trinidade Trinity
> Verdes Verdes Verdes Greens
> 
> Culinary terms
> Konkani Portuguese English
> Doce Doce Sweet
> Assado Assado Roast
> Refogar Refogar Sauté - French
> Racheado Racheado Stuffed
> Torrad Torrado Toast
> Rissois Rissois Rissoles
> 
> Kitchen items
> Konkani Portuguese English
> Kuler Colher Spoon
> Garf Garfo Fork
> 
> Food produce (pla

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Why did the Marathas never overthrow the Portuguese in Goa? (Quora)

[Wendell Rodricks]

Partly true. But largely unresearched 
For the real research read Manu S Pillai’s ‘Rebel Sultans’
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> On 25-Sep-2018, at 12:45 PM, Goanet Reader  wrote:
> 
> A DEBATE FROM QUORA:
> 
> Why did the Marathas never overthrow the Portuguese in Goa?
> 
> Akshar Prabhu Desai
> Answered Dec 31, 2015
> 
> There are a number of reasons for the same as outlined in the
> book "Hindoos of Goa" by Justice António Floriano de Noronha
> (1873-1931).
> 
> The book was published in 1923 and described in great details
> the Portuguese perspective on India/Goa and dwelled a lot on
> Marathi-Portuguese relationship. Given that this is written
> by a post-liberalization Portuguese judge, it is likely to be
> much more unbiased.
> 
>  1. Pacts. Shivaji's father Shahaji made a
>  not-so-formal pact with Portuguese. When Shivaji
>  was yet to become the force he was, Shahaji had
>  already suspected that his family might run into
>  trouble. As per the pact, Shahaji would let
>  Portuguese mind their own business and in return
>  Portuguese would take a neutral stand in future
>  conflict and give shelter to Shahaji's family.
> 
> 2. Reliability of trade. Portuguese had a natural port of
> Vasco in Goa.  They hoped to buy stuff from surrounding
> regions and then export it to other parts of the world.
> However, Maratha forces were at a constant war in nearby areas
> which lowered the productivity of the region. Portuguese
> hoped for peace and made whatever concessions Marathi forces
> asked for.
> 
> 3. Concessions. Maratha forces and traders affiliated with
> Shivaji's empire had access to all the trade routes that
> passed through Goa. In certain cases without any tax and for
> most cases with much lower tax.
> 
> 4. Geography. While for most people today Goa is about
> beaches and party; Goa of olden times was mostly a tribal
> region with several islands, rivers and rampant with
> dangerous wildlife as well as mercenaries. It is always hard
> to launch a campaign in a region like that especially when
> there is nothing of significance to gain.
> 
> Sambhaji's almost-successful campaign in Goa also ended as he
> got stuck in a flood and eventually had to be saved by his
> bodyguard.
> 
>  Conclusion: I think for most of the time Portuguese
>  simply ensured that they pretend to be the friends
>  of Marathas. That worked in their favor. Goa was
>  not really a territory Marathas valued which is the
>  second reason.
> 
> There is, however, an interesting exchange of letters between
> the Goa Governor and Portuguese King. The governor claims
> that he can simply run over the Marathi forces because  the
> Marathi forces seemed like rag-tag malnourished warriors who
> did not have proper uniform, discipline, healthy horses and
> did not eat pigs. The King reprimands him saying his primary
> job is conversion and spreading the love to true God among
> the barbarians and conquest of territory should come second.
> 
> It later turns out that he fails at both. The conversions see
> some strong resistance from the locals. Also, the governor
> loses badly all the small battles he had to fight with local
> marathi forces. his successor writes that while these
> soldiers appear to be malnourished are in fact capable of
> traveling and fighting without food for several days, while
> they are barefoot they travel in small groups at much faster
> pace and never face an army in open battle but totally rely
> on surprise attacks and tactical movements.
> 
> 4.2k Views
> 
> Vishal Kale
> Vishal Kale, History & Business Book Blogger and Reviewer
> @reflectionsvvk.blogspot.in
> Answered Dec 6, 2015
> Source : Mahaaparaakrami Veer Maraathaa Chhattrapati Shivaji,
> Tulsi Sahtiya Publications
> 
> From around 1656-1663, Chhatrapati was involved in a
> triangular battle between Adil Shah {Bijapur}, Aurangzeb
> {Mughal} and Self. He was consistently eating away at
> Adilshahi, and was succeeding in expanding slowly, town by
> town, careful not to attract too much attention to himself,
> doing just enough to irritate, but not to go into open
> conflict, at least not till he was ready for the big battle,
> as he was intent on acquiring strength.
> 
>  While the question is about the Portuguese, this is
>  relevant as it establishes Chhattrapati as a smart,
>  intelligent and politically suave military
>   

[Goanet] SHAME, BLAME & DISGRACE ON A COUNTRY AND EVERY WORLD CITIZEN

[Wendell Rodricks]

SHAME, BLAME & DISGRACE ON A COUNTRY AND EVERY WORLD CITIZEN
by Wendell Rodricks
There have been too many words, written, spoken and heard about the eight year 
old child who was lured, drugged, raped multiple times, killed brutally with a 
rock and left to die in Kashmir.
Firstly, let me clarify that I have no leanings to any political party in this 
country or internationally. Nor does it concern me about the religious backdrop 
of this particular heinous crime. For all we care, this child could be any 
child in the world.
I don’t care if the child is a girl or a boy. If the child is white, black, 
yellow or brown. The nationality of the eight year old is also not of import. 
This could be a child from India, Pakistan, China, Russia, England, Europe, 
Africa, USA, Canada. South America, Australia, Scandinavia, Middle East, Far 
East or the far away Arctic. I also do not want to know if this child hailed 
from Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Catholic, Parsi, Buddhist, Jewish or Atheist parents. 
Nor if the unfortunate innocent was raped in a church, temple, mosque, 
gurudhwara or fire temple. None of this is important.
Nor is the time line important. If this crime happened a minute ago, an hour 
ago or a year ago is of no consequence.
An eight year old was violated, brutally, by any standard of human suffering. 
Then left to die without a care in the world. An innocent soul plucked from 
innocence. Then destroyed, trampled on and annihilated in the worst way 
imaginable... by human beings. The fact that they were Indians, mature and 
juvenile males who were in a depraved, crazed state of destruction of innocence 
of the most atrocious intent is personally shameful to me as an Indian.
The reaction to the crime is baffling and incomprehensible to the extreme. 
Don’t talk to us about religious minorities, politicization, time lines, 
ethnicity and secular or communal influences. We the Indian and world citizen 
do not care about these frivolous details,
Frivolous because in the face of this crime, the chatter, excuses, blame and 
vote bank do not matter. What matters is the shame and violence to innocence. 
Can we address the latter and keep the focus squarely where it should be?
This child could be yours, the neighbours, any nation’s, neighboring nations, 
the world’s child. What has happened to her needs immediate justice. The 
violence against girls, women, boys, babies, children, animals, any living 
creature is the spotlight here. It is akin to trapping a butterfly and then 
brutally, painfully tearing each wing with glee... to finally rip each leg, 
antennae and head apart from its body with a sharp blade into little pieces so 
that it’s soul is totally destroyed. This is worse. The child was sexually 
abused and violated not once, multiple times over, in a state of forced, 
induced stupor. Are the perpetuators of this crime content that their sperm has 
been well spent? That they have attained some religious and political 
righteousness! That their conscience is clear that what they have done is a 
justification of their warped sense of depravity and destruction aided by a 
power trip over the powerless.
NO!
So do not talk to us about “misplaced anger and rage”. Do we sing, smile, 
laugh, dance with glee at this atrocity of the most heinous nature?
NO!
Please channel our combined very real rage and anger at the threshold of your 
consciousness dear India, Indian politicians, people in Indian corridors of 
justice. Do not speak about politics. Do not tamper with evidence via loop 
holes in the law. Do NOT intimidate and threaten the lawyers representing the 
violated child and the Indian and international community who want to see 
justice prevail.
NO!
This is not your power trip. This eight year old girl has suffered the power 
trip of deranged, brutal, viscous and demonic men. Indian men. Got that?
GOT THAT INTO YOUR THICK HEADS YOU INDIAN LEADERS AND INDIAN ADMINISTRATORS OF 
JUSTICE?
NOW DEAL WITH IT. DEAL WITH OUR OUTRAGE.
DEAL WITH THE ANGER OF THE ENTIRE WORLD.
HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME AND JUST DEAL WITH IT ALL YOU MORONS WHO ARE 
UNFEELING, UNCARING AND THINK THAT JUSTICE CAN BE TRAMPLED ON IN FRONT OF THE 
WORLD STAGE.



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[Wendell Rodricks]

Please sign and share this petition 
God bless
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Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Of Crioulos and Poskem (Book discussion of Wendell Rodrick's book)

[Wendell Rodricks]

As per Konkani writers, like Damodar Mauzo, the word Poskem comes from the 
Sanskrit  word 'Posh' which means to raise or bring up. It can be used not just 
for children but also for animals and flora/fauna.
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> On 14-Nov-2017, at 5:28 PM, 'joao roque literary journal' via The Goa Book 
> Club <goa-book-c...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> The word ‘crioulo’, Melo informs, has a conflicted history, and ‘disparate 
> usage across geographies.’ Most likely derived from the Latin root ‘creare’ 
> to ‘create’ and the related Portuguese verb ‘criar’ to ‘raise or bring up’, 
> in its initial usage 'crioulo' referred to black slaves born in the Americas, 
> a word used to differentiate them from slaves brought over from Africa.
> 
> But what did the word mean in Goa? Luis Cabral de Olivier, left this entry 
> for the word ‘crioulo’ in a dictionary of ‘imperial’ Portuguese terms: ‘The 
> term crioulo was used in Goa in a sense different to the one it is usually 
> associated. The word served to designate either an adopted child or a servant 
> close to the family raised at home from childhood.’ It interesting how over 
> time 'crioulos' a word linked to slavery and African heritage, and mired in 
> race miscegenation transformed to mean 'adopted' in the Goan context. 
> 
> Many a ‘crioulo’ in Goa, did indeed have African heritage. Goans who had 
> migrated to Africa, at times, returned with indigenous African servants who 
> might have been in their employ there. Fatima Gracias hypothesises that freed 
> slaves, after the abolition of slavery within the Portuguese empire, might 
> have been adopted. Given that the Santa Casa had in their custody abandoned 
> slaves as well as orphans, it is hardly a stretch to assume that the Santa 
> Casa would have encouraged people to adopt slaves, no doubt as labour rather 
> than as children to cherish. And finally, there were African troops stationed 
> in Goa; anecdotal evidence tells us there were illegitimate children of 
> biracial Goan-African stock who were adopted by families.
> 
> Read full text here:
> https://selma-carvalho.squarespace.com/nonfiction-1/2017/10/7/of-crioulos-and-poskim
> 
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Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] A controversy Wagh would have loved (Devika Sequeira, TNN)

[Wendell Rodricks]

Well written Devika
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> On 26-Oct-2017, at 3:27 PM, Frederick Noronha <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> 
> A controversy Wagh would have loved
> 
> Devika Sequeira| TNN | Updated: Oct 25, 2017, 11:19 IST 
> 
> Long before the poetry, Wagh had produced some wonderful plays in Marathi 
> that took on the Brahmins in Maharashtra
> PANAJI- The controversy over Vishnu Wagh's book of poems Sudhirsukt has 
> exposed the deeply entrenched caste fractures that continue to often surface 
> in Goa. Sanjiv Verenkar should be applauded, rather than denounced for the 
> sneaky manner he tried to scuttle the Konkani poetry award going to Wagh. Had 
> Verenkar not been so offended by Wagh's takedown of the Saraswats, few would 
> have known the former MLA wrote a form of powerful protest poetry. The book 
> had gone unnoticed for four years, but its demand has now soared.
> 
> What did he think, I asked writer Damodar Mauzo, of the collection of 60 
> poems in Sudhirsukt. Some of them are excellent, a handful ordinary, and a 
> few pretty bad, in his opinion. But "the intense feeling of the oppressed" 
> that runs through the poems cannot be denied. With the awards decided and 
> sealed, the government had acted foolishly to cancel them. "Unless there is a 
> better book, the award should go to Sudhirsukt, there's nothing objectionable 
> about it," Mauzo feels.
> 
> Poetry, its reading and appreciation, can be quite subjective. Both Madhav 
> Borcar and Reginaldo Lourenco who resigned from the Goa Konkani Academi some 
> months before the current squall hit the organisation that was being starved 
> of funds by the government anyway, are far more circumspect in their 
> impression. For Borcar, the poetry "doesn't rise to the level" deserving of 
> an award, though he's all for a writer's freedom of expression.
> 
> Lourenco is more conflicted. He sees "the profane side of Konkani", as the 
> "true, raw expression of the people". But is Goa, with all its caste rifts, a 
> liberal and mature enough society to award such a book? There are many angles 
> to the debate, and the government has gone and made things worse, he says, by 
> carpet bombing the whole house to get rid of a niggling problem.
> 
> Many strands collide in the blow-up over Wagh's radical critique of caste 
> that has unsettled and rocked a few boats, his nephew Kaustubh Naik believes. 
> To many Konkani patriarchs, he was the 'outsider' because he wrote mostly in 
> Marathi. (Wagh also supported the cause for equal status to Marathi). Giving 
> him a Konkani award would be seen as an infraction. Caste, Naik says, is a 
> "culture code" virtually embedded in one's DNA, specially in a place like Goa 
> where your background is already known.
> 
> Long before the poetry, Wagh had produced some wonderful plays in Marathi 
> that took on the Brahmins in Maharashtra, Mauzo points out. He has been as 
> outspoken on the issue of Bahujans denied entry into the inner sanctum of 
> temples run by Saraswats in Goa, a practice unshaken to this day.
> 
> One would hardly ascribe a political ideology to Vishnu Wagh. As a politician 
> he's been as opportunistic as they come—and particularly well travelled as 
> well. From the Shiv Sena, to MGP to Congress and lastly the BJP, he had 
> hopscotched through them all. Yet, in the throng of stereotypical 
> politicians, he stood out. A playwright-poet with an eloquent body of work—20 
> plays in Marathi, three sangeet nataks, 18 Konkani plays and 16 one-act 
> plays. And not to forget a four-year-old book of poems that's shaking the 
> social edifice in Goa too long papered over by the pretension that all's 
> well, so long as 'they' know their place and 'we' get to keep ours.
> 
> 
> Auda Viegas of Bailancho Ekvott who presumes to speak on behalf of all us 
> women whose dignity has been dishonoured by Wagh's "pornographic poetry", as 
> she so moralistically puts it, denies she was used to file the police 
> complaint. The alacrity with which the police has rushed in with the FIR 
> against Wagh and the book's publisher Hema Naik, has made the government look 
> all the sillier, now that the poems are travelling far and wide on social 
> media, floating on and on across cyberspace, neither lost in translation nor 
> transliteration.
> 
> Knowing him as well as I do, I can't but agree with Mauzo. Vishnu Wagh would 
> have loved this controversy, far more than a government sponsored award.
> 
> 
> The writer is a senior journ

[Goanet] Coal-burying-goa PART 2

[Wendell Rodricks]

> 
> Pl see videos as well
> 
> Coal Burying Goa: What the toxic train leaves in its wake
> 
> Coal Burying Goa: What the toxic train leaves in its wake
> 3,800 tonnes of coal per train, an average of 9 trains every day — The Indian 
> Express tracks their trail across ...
> 

[Goanet] Please spread the word. Indian Express is running a four part series on this topic. We need to build a campaign to stop this choking of Goa.

[Wendell Rodricks]

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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Should NRIs be allowed to vote through proxies

[Wendell Rodricks]

NRIs should be able to vote. They can vote at a nearby consulate or by proxy.
My partner is French and votes via the French consulate in Mumbai or via proxy.
Indians overseas should  not be denied their voice at the ballot box
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> On 04-Sep-2017, at 7:51 PM, Frederick Noronha <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> The Big Fight | Should NRIs be allowed to vote through proxies?
> https://t.co/Y822p1rFBC

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Good old SLBC (Radio Ceylon) lives on... in some part of Goa

[Wendell Rodricks]

I was told that the transmitter from Goa was taken to then Ceylon and used for 
Radio Ceylon during the liberation of Goa.
Is this true?
W

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> On 27-Aug-2017, at 12:21 AM, Frederick Noronha <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Listen to this recording via the ANM group on Facebook:
> https://www.facebook.com/ANhuMare/videos/1262117033916741/
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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Two very rainy (and extremely windy) days in Goa

[Wendell Rodricks]

For the real Met forecast BBC is better.
And while Goans say "solid rain, too much rain..."
As a child and teenager this is the only monsoon I knew In Goa
Rain for five days, eight days, ten days... at a stretch was the real Goan 
monsoon
W

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> On 20-Jul-2017, at 12:00 AM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * 
> فريدريك نورونيا <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Tuesday and Wednesday (July 18-19, 2017) were rather windy days here in
> Goa... Tuesday afternoon particularly saw a lot of storm-like rain. Dunno
> if that's the right term, but that's how it hit us. As usual, there don't
> seem to have been any warnings of what was in store.
> 
> On Monday, the local Met office came out with its weather forecast "for
> five days" and said "light to moderate rain/thundershowers is (sic) most
> likely to occur at most places over Goa state during (the) next five
> days".  Of course, this is the monsoons, so it's going to be "light to
> moderate rain/thundershowers". That is a vague choice of rain possibilities.
> 
> On June 18 (a bit too late), it warned that "winds will be westerly to
> south westerly speed 45-50 kmph temporarily reaching 60 kmph in
> gust/squall".
> 
> For much of the season, we've been having a strange set of rains here, with
> short showers of five-minutes rain interspersed with sunny (almost summer)
> spells. FN
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[Goanet] In TOI, Goa today

[Wendell Rodricks]

 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/dear-goans-vote-for-goa-above-your-own-selfishness/articleshow/56944272.cms

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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Who's history? Wendell Rodricks pulls out of Serendipity

[Wendell Rodricks]

Just to clarify that the organisers agreed to remove the text coverings. Will 
stay if that happens. If not we will pull out
Wendell 

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> On 21-Dec-2016, at 3:27 PM, Goanet Reader <goanetrea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>  Fashion designer Wendell Rodricks
>  (wendellrodricks at gmail.com) announced on his Facebook
>  page that he was pulling out of Goa's
>  currently-underway Serendipity. He wrote: "So
>  someone raises a hue and cry with Serendipity Arts
>  Festival Goa 2016 team and threatened them with bad
>  behaviour. Then the text on my room walls are
>  covered. Not on. We are pulling out of the festival
>  as there is no dialogue and coercion by people who
>  feel they want to control history. Free speech
>  dead!" Below is the text.
> 
> TEN HISTORIES: GOAN COSTUME
> 
> Curated by Wendell Rodricks
> 
> The time is ripe for the recounting of Goan histories,
> opening a dialogue in Goan heritage and commencing a
> narrative about the rich legacy of Goa beyond the reputed
> beaches and famed natural beauty of a splendid land. A
> majority of visiting tourists that visit Goa are as astounded
> to hear stories from the hinterland as some Goans who imagine
> that Goan costume history begins and ends with the
> Portuguese.
> 
> Padma Shree award winning Goan fashion designer Wendell
> Rodricks, author of *Moda Goa: History and Style and The
> Green Room*, is presently working on converting his heritage
> home into The Moda Goa Museum in his native village of
> Colvale. In a pioneering curatorial presentation, he brings
> to the Serendipity Arts Festival 2016 ten objects related to
> Goan costume that are not mere museum objects. Each has a
> story worth recounting. A history about Goan mythology, Gods,
> people, customs, traditions, festivals and folklore. In a
> setting inspired from graffiti painted walls of religious
> sanctums, palatial manors and humble homes, the lacy effect
> of the Goan graffiti painting set the ambience of Ten
> Histories: Goan Costume.
> 
>  Apart from the sole prehistoric photograph in the
>  exhibition that has an engraved laterite rock to
>  support it, the objects are part of a sixteen year
>  collection that represent a minuscule part of what
>  the Moda Goa Museum in Colvale will display when it
>  opens in late 2018. This collection is an attempt
>  to reveal Goan histories pertaining to costume. But
>  it is also a door to open a dialogue with you the
>  viewer. Suggestions are welcome and encouraged in
>  our Vistors Comment book.
> 
> The Serendipty Arts Festival 2016 and Wendell Rodricks
> welcome you to Ten Histories: Goan Costume.
> 
> Ten Objects: Goan Costume (Text on walls)
> 
> 1. THE MOTHER GODDESS: Not many have seen the Usgalimal
> petroglyphs (rock art) at Pansaimol in South Goa. Reputed to
> be from the Upper Palaeolithic or Mesolithic period
> 20,00-30,00 years ago, discovered in 1993 near the Khushawati
> river; among the labyrinth spirals and bulls is a figure of
> what can be termed as a Mother Goddess with a swollen vaginal
> area. The vaginal cavity was possibly used to place offerings
> of flowers or sacred powders to evoke fertility. On the Verna
> plateau, near Dabolim airport, is another colossal Mother
> Goddess that some historians claim is ancient. It was moved
> at great expense from a nearby village site. However the
> authenticity of this Mother Goddess is in doubt as some
> experts claim that the laterite is not old and was carved by
> idle stone masons from Pernem while they were working on a
> house in South Goa. Whatever the truth, the fact is the cult
> of the Mother Goddess, common to many ancient cultures
> worldwide, was prevalent in Goa. She is most often depicted
> without clothing.
> 
> 2. SHANTADURGA: While the Goddess ShantaDurga appears in most
> parts of India as a warrior goddess riding a tiger, in Goa
> she appears in a 'shanth', peaceful avtar. She sits on a lion
> and has a wide appeal for Goans who believe that she appears
> in dreams and asks for 'mangnechem' in the form of children,
> houses and saris. A child or home is consecrated in Her name
> by couples whose wishes are delivered. When a lady dreams
> that the Goddess requests a sari, a precious sari is offered
> to the temple. These are kept within the temple and
> considered sacred. They are later sold to the faithful who
> cherish these saris to

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] The Story of a Book (Yvonne Vaz Ezdani)

[Wendell Rodricks]

Yvonne Vaz Ezdani is an inspiration, a beauty and a talent 
W

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> On 08-Jul-2016, at 4:20 PM, Goanet Reader <goanetrea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The Story of a Book
> 
> Yvonne Vaz Ezdani
> yvonne@gmail.com
> 
> [This is an extract from the book *From Mind to Keyboard*,
> which has 30 writers from Goa and beyond narrate their
> encounter with the written world. The book, edited by Sheela
> Jaywant, is to be launched at a public function at the
> International Centre Goa, Dona Paula, later today on July 9,
> 2016, Saturday, at 10.30 am.]
> 
>  A little girl sat listening with horror to stories
>  of war, planes flying over and dropping bombs,
>  killing, maiming and destroying. Thousands had to
>  flee the enemy. My father, who had lived through it
>  all, narrated how many people, old and young, sick
>  and strong, were forced to walk from Burma to
>  India, through thick jungles, over steep mountains
>  and cross dangerously swollen rivers. The hungry
>  refugees followed monkeys to see what fruits and
>  berries they could eat. There were even those who
>  lay on their bellies, biting grass off the ground
>  because they were too weak to pull it out with
>  their hands.
> 
> My mother told me, she was stalked by some Japanese soldiers
> who wanted to put her away in a camp where rape and torture
> was rampant. She resolved to consume a bottle of iodine to
> end her life rather than be taken by them. The day they came
> to 'arrest' her, a friend who was an English-Japanese
> interpreter happened to accompany them and his
> gift-of-the-gab as well as my grandmother's offer of fresh
> strawberries and cream to the soldiers helped change their
> minds; they left my mother alone after that. I would never
> have been born if the Japanese soldiers had arrested my
> mother that day.
> 
> The Burmese are great story-tellers. I heard many accounts of
> the hardships people endured during 'Japanese days' from
> sources besides my parents. They told me how the aerial
> bombing by the Japanese in Rangoon and other parts of Burma
> caused much suffering to those who fled the country as well
> as those who stayed behind. The seed of the book Songs of the
> Survivors must have been sown then.
> 
> Later, I became a student of English literature, passionate
> about books and music, with a secret desire to write a
> powerful dramatic novel of unquenchable love, another
> Wuthering Heights so to say.
> 
> But the realities of being wife, mother, homemaker and
> provider took over. Plus, I went through a dark patch of
> seemingly unending work and worry. Struggling to keep my head
> above water, I could not think of sitting at a desk, pen in
> hand, filling pages with a flow of inspired phrases and
> sentences.
> 
> Then one day, Thelma Menezes came into the picture. Strong,
> half-Burmese, bedridden and in constant pain, well-known as a
> freelance columnist for the Pune dailies, she was one of the
> survivors of the 1942 trek across the Indo-Burma border.
> 
>  Whenever I went on holiday to my brother's place in
>  Pune, she was one person that I just had to visit.
>  She was inspiring. When I remarked that the stories
>  of Burma-Goans, especially survivors of World War
>  II, needed to be recorded for posterity, she told
>  me that I was the one to do it. I was flattered. I
>  wanted to tell the untold stories. I wanted to
>  write. But could I? Should I? Did I have it in me?
>  Would I have the time to write a `book'?
> 
> About two years passed before I dared think about it again.
> 
> I mentioned it one day to Frederick Noronha, who was cycling
> down the lane in front of my house and had stopped by to
> chat. He enthusiastically encouraged me to start.
> 
> "Who will read my book? Who will publish it? I know nothing
> of how books are printed and published or sold," I worried.
> 
> "I will help with the publishing and printing."
> 
> That was all I needed, a knowledgeable person willing to be
> involved! Frederick was a journalist, familiar with writing
> and publishing. I began collecting stories with no real
> blueprint for the book. Thelma got me four contacts who added
> their stories to the ten I had from relatives and friends.
> 
> I thought, 'This is going to make a very slim book, so I will
> introduce people to the land I loved and grew up in.'

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] What does a ten-year-old get down to doing? (Offtopic)

[Wendell Rodricks]

Resounding applause to you all
We have never had so many books published than in the last decade And much 
of that credit goes to 1556
RicoBRAVO
W

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> On 01-Jul-2016, at 12:50 PM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * 
> فريدريك نورونيا <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Reader,
> 
> Permit me to share a personal message as well as my deep feelings of
> gratitude, through this network today.
> 
> The alternative book publishing venture Goa,1556 (named after the arrival
> of the first movable type printing press in Asia in this region sometime in
> that year) enters its tenth anniversary year today.
> 
> It is perhaps not a coincidence that for quite some time before it was set
> up, we on Goanet had been off and on discussing Goa books, feting authors
> who had recently published titles, and generally grumbling here as to how
> difficult it was to get published or buy Goa-related books at that time.
> 
> On a monsoon-struck July 1 in 2007, Goa,1556 took the hint and got going.
> 
> Though one hardly expected it then, it kept growing.
> 
> We just completed our 100th title in the past few months. Thanks to the
> support of our readers, authors, artist, editors, printers, partner
> organisations, supporters, reviewers, collaborative bookshops, even
> volunteers who took it on themselves to take up the tough job of lugging
> across heavy paper and hawk our books in distant parts of the globe (hard
> work for little returns), and so many others.
> 
> With the active involvement of bibliophiles, in Goa and also elsewhere, the
> Goa-Book-Club [http://groups.google.com/group/goa-book-club] was launched.
> Both online and with real-world meetings. Its aim has been focussing
> specially on Goa-related (including diaspora) books.
> 
> Overall, thanks to everyone's support and efforts, I think Goa,1556 has, or
> will in time, earn its place at least as a footnote in the history of
> publishing of Goa. Specially if we can keep on keeping on.
> 
> Experiments such as these, in my (not unbiased) view, help to make
> publishing accessible in 'small markets' like Goa. It perhaps also to make
> books affordable by holding down prices of our printed books. Of course we
> have our shortcomings too, and are painfully aware about that. For
> instance, delays, or our inability to manage to bring out a few books that
> come our way because of limitations on our part.)
> 
> This year, 2016-2017, is being observed as Goa,1556's tenth anniversary
> year. As a small thank you to everyone out there, we would like to
> re/create and share with anyone interested maybe around ten ebooks during
> the coming year. To get your copies of the ebooks as and when released --
> two to three should be out in the next few days -- please send an email to
> goa1...@gmail.com with  GOA,1556 EBOOKS as your subjectline. I'd be
> grateful if you could let me know, in the email, what kind of Goa-related
> books you'd like to see happen.
> 
> All these ebooks will be made available free and unpriced, to whoever asks
> for them. But if you want to complete the cycle of giving, then I request
> you to buy or gift to someone else, any Goa-related book (even if it is not
> one published by Goa,1556) and promote this sector which needs your support.
> 
> Thanks and good wishes,
> 
> Frederick Noronha
> Goa,1556
> http://goa1556.in
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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] ... and the rains came

[Wendell Rodricks]

Agree
Each village to their own
And no water tax to boot
W

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> On 02-Jun-2016, at 4:26 PM, Jose <cola...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Very sensible idea. There are a number of places around the world wherein the 
> folks have built their own Rain Water tanks with a net-cover to prevent 
> Mosquitoes from doing their thing in the tank. I remember one in my in laws 
> place in Bardez.
> 
> Water from pipes can have their own issues including contamination (as 
> Wendell has rightly alluded to).
> 
> Bottom line: Goans may choose to Wait for the govt to do things for 
> themor do it themselves.
> 
> jc
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jun 2, 2016, at 2:18 AM, Wendell Rodricks <wendellrodri...@gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> I will applaud when they decide to water harvest. In three days we get 
>> enough for the year. And if we save more we can sell bottled Goa water.
>> Instead we have ugly pipes bringing water from far flung places. In years 
>> these pipes will erode. But if we water harvest it will always be there.
>> Think about it and force Goa Government to implement water harvesting in a 
>> small fallow field in every village, town and city
>> Wendell

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] ... and the rains came

[Wendell Rodricks]

Dear all,
I will applaud when they decide to water harvest. In three days we get enough 
for the year. And if we save more we can sell bottled Goa water.
Instead we have ugly pipes bringing water from far flung places. In years these 
pipes will erode. But if we water harvest it will always be there.
Think about it and force Goa Government to implement water harvesting in a 
small fallow field in every village, town and city
Wendell

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> On 02-Jun-2016, at 10:36 AM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * 
> فريدريك نورونيا <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> You could call these the pre-monsoons. In any case, Goa is undecided (and
> divided) over whether the monsoons traditionally starts on June 5 or June 7.
> 
> But on the night of June 1, 2016, there was a bit of lightning, some
> thundering, and even some rain. Not the few drops that have been coming in
> a cloudburst during the previous weeks, but something a little more
> substantial.
> 
> Here's hoping we have a decent, generous, not too skewed and non-violent
> monsoon in the coming year. The official weather predictions are a bit hard
> to believe at times; when they proclaim a drought year is round the corner,
> we in Goa tend to get drenched and vice versa. Also, the heavy downpours at
> certain points in the monsoons tend to skew the entire monsoon pattern, and
> make nonsense of it.
> 
> Whatever the case, these are the weather patterns which, I guess, kept Goa
> what it is for many, many generations. Shaping not only our geography, but
> also our history. FN
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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Jerry Pinto wins a literary award worth over Rs 1 crore...

[Wendell Rodricks]

He deserves it for a superb book
W

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> On 03-Mar-2016, at 11:51 AM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * 
> فريدريك نورونيا  wrote:
> 
> Only after reading this report did I think of doing a dollar-to-rupee
> conversion. Turns out that Goanetter Jerry Pinto becomes the first Goan
> writer to get an award worth over a crore of rupees (though the taxman is
> not figured into this calculation)!
> 
> See more about the award here:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windham%E2%80%93Campbell_Literature_Prizes
> It is among the richest literary prizes in the world.
> 
> Congrats Jerry!
> 
> On the negative side, like JK Rowling and a handful of others, Jerry will
> probably always be pointed to as an example of what writers can earn,
> specially when the many complaints from the mostly starving (or feeling
> deprived) writers come up :-)
> 
> Btw, Jerry was the speaker of the Goa Book Club sometime in 2011!
> 
> [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHLpeDkKRmg
> [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98SBljMQpvw
> [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBNl_MviVhc
> 
> and
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wasQBDxn34U
> 
> FN
> 
> * * *
> 
> For some winners, getting the $150,000 Windham-Campbell Prizes was
> literally unbelievable
> Michael Schaub
> Yale University just made nine writers a lot happier and richer — even if
> they didn't believe the call at first.
> 
> The college announced the winners of the 2016 Windham-Campbell Prizes, a
> young literary award that named its first recipients in 2013. The awards,
> presented for fiction, nonfiction and drama, come with a $150,000 payment,
> making them one of the richest literary prizes in the world.
> 
> Familiar names among this year's winners include critic and biographer
> Stanley Crouch ("Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie
> Parker") and journalist and essayist Hilton Als ("White Girls").
> 
> But the prizes are especially important for emerging and lesser-known
> writers, not just because of the large payout, but the publicity it assures
> them. And some of them could hardly believe it when they were notified of
> their win.
> 
> That includes Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch, who initially thought
> she was being targeted by a swindler. "I thought it was 'Congratulations,
> you've won a cruise to Florida if you pay $200,'" Moscovitch told the Globe
> and Mail. "I nearly didn’t listen to the actual voicemail."
> 
> Good news: Some missing Hong Kong booksellers have appeared on TV. But
> there's bad news.
> Good news: Some missing Hong Kong booksellers have appeared on TV. But
> there's bad news.
> Another winner, Irish playwright Abbie Spallen, had the same experience. "I
> thought it was a scam at first," she told the Irish Times.
> 
> Australian writer Helen Garner, who received an award for nonfiction,
> almost missed the notification of her win entirely. The Sydney Morning
> Herald reports that the email from Yale asking for her phone number landed
> in her spam folder.
> 
> Other winners this year include playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and
> fiction writers Tessa Hadley and Jerry Pinto, as well as C. E. Morgan,
> whose new novel "The Sport of Kings" comes out in May.
> 
> The Windham-Campbell Prizes are awarded by the Beinecke Rare Book &
> Manuscript Library at Yale. The prize money comes from the estate of the
> late author Donald Windham and his life partner, Sandy M. Campbell.
> 
> Nine writers are honored each year — three in fiction, three in nonfiction
> and three in drama. Poetry will be added to the prizes next year.
> 
> The awards lend themselves to surprise. There's no submission process for
> the anonymously judged prizes, so writers don't know they're being
> considered until they receive a congratulatory phone call from the
> program's director, Michael Kelleher.
> 
> Kelleher seems to relish his job. On Twitter, he posted, "Best part of my
> job @WindhamCampbell is calling 9 unsuspecting writers out of the blue
> [with] news they've won $150,000. I feel like [Ed] McMahon."
> 
> Of course, the winners are pretty happy themselves. "I only wish everyone
> alive could get a phone call like the one I just received," Jacobs-Jenkins
> said. "I've never ever felt this confident, joyful, relieved or encouraged
> on a Wednesday morning."
> 
> Copyright © 2016, Los Angeles Times
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[Goanet] Please spread the word.

[Wendell Rodricks]

 
Wendell Rodricks On Goa's Coconut Tree Controversy
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Re: [Goanet] REMO RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD AS GOAN OR PORTUGUESE?

[Wendell Rodricks]

Dear Stephen,
As an aside on this topic. Most countries give awards to foreigners. So it is 
not unusual for India to do the same. 
I am a humbled, honoured recipient to get a knighthood from France (Knight in 
the order of Arts and Letters). If you google search Chevalier de L'Ordre des 
Arts et Lettres, you can read the list that includes many foreigners from T S 
Elliott to Audrey Hepburn.
The reason I wrote in to Goanet was because there was much discussion and at 
times accusations re Remo's PadmaShri and his Portuguese nationality on social 
media and in the Press.
Lastly, I wish to thank you Stephen, for your cordial emails and also to wish 
Goanet readers a Very Happy 2016
God bless
Wendell


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On 29-Dec-2015, at 9:45 AM, Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Wendell
> 
> In fact I was glad that you brought to the information of all the readers of 
> Goanet and the Goans that Award like Padma Sri and other naional awards is 
> given to foreigners also, which I thought it should have been restricted only 
> to nationals,  if a person/s of criminal background or having charges at the 
> police stations, even imprisonment  etc must be verified before releasing 
> awards to anybody especially to foreigners even to OCI persons.
> May be with this write up Government may think twice what needs to be done 
> before releasing it.
> Thanks
> 
> Let me also wish you and your family " COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON AND HAPPY 
> NEW YEAR 2106'"
> 
> Stephen Dias
> Dona Paula
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---------
> 
> 
> On 29 December 2015 at 08:40, Wendell Rodricks <wendellrodri...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> Dear Stephen,
>> I thank for your understanding
>> All the best for the season
>> And a happy 2016 everyone
>> Wendell
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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>> Off email: rns.wend...@gmail.com  
>> 
>> 
>> On 28-Dec-2015, at 5:42 PM, Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear Wendel,
>>> 
>>> I have not disputed. I have only downloaded site sent to me a Goanet 
>>> person. It is self explanatory for all the readers.
>>> 
>>> Stephen 
>>> 
>>> -
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 28 December 2015 at 04:33, Wendell Rodricks <wendellrodri...@gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> Dear Stephen,
>>>> My email did say "if I am not wrong" re Tully. 
>>>> Point is that foreign nationals can get the award.
>>>> To the best of my knowledge. 
>>>> W
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>> Wendell Rodricks, Campal, Panjim. GOA 403001. INDIA.
>>>> Off tel: +91-832-2420604, Shop tel: +91-832-2238177
>>>> Off email: rns.wend...@gmail.com  
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 28-Dec-2015, at 1:16 AM, Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Awards and honours[edit]
>>>>> Tully was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1985 and 
>>>>> was awarded the Padma Shree in 1992.[6] He wasknighted in the New Year 
>>>>> Honours 2002,[16] receiving a KBE, and in 2005 he received the Padma 
>>>>> Bhushan.[17]
>>>>> 
>>>>> I understand from Wendell that Mike alias Mark Tully is Padma Shri 
>>>>> awardee given to foreigner? But in fact he was born in Kolkatta (  
>>>>> Tollygunge) British India.in Oct. 24, 1935  His father was a British 
>>>>> businessman. He is veteran journalist. Sir William Mark Tully is the 
>>>>> former Bureau Chief of BBC New Delhi..( REPORTED BY NDTV)
>>>>> Just for information to ALL.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Stephen Dias, Dona Paula 
>>>>> dATE: 28.12.2015
>>>>> 
>>>>> Message: 2
>>>>> Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:46:17 +0530
>>>>> From: Wendell Rodricks <wendellrodri...@gmail.com>

Re: [Goanet] REMO RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD AS GOAN OR PORTUGUESE?

[Wendell Rodricks]

Dear Stephen,
I thank for your understanding
All the best for the season
And a happy 2016 everyone
Wendell

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On 28-Dec-2015, at 5:42 PM, Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Wendel,
> 
> I have not disputed. I have only downloaded site sent to me a Goanet person. 
> It is self explanatory for all the readers.
> 
> Stephen 
> 
> -
> 
> 
> On 28 December 2015 at 04:33, Wendell Rodricks <wendellrodri...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> Dear Stephen,
>> My email did say "if I am not wrong" re Tully. 
>> Point is that foreign nationals can get the award.
>> To the best of my knowledge.     
>> W
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> Wendell Rodricks, Campal, Panjim. GOA 403001. INDIA.
>> Off tel: +91-832-2420604, Shop tel: +91-832-2238177
>> Off email: rns.wend...@gmail.com  
>> 
>> 
>> On 28-Dec-2015, at 1:16 AM, Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear All,
>>> 
>>> Awards and honours[edit]
>>> Tully was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1985 and 
>>> was awarded the Padma Shree in 1992.[6] He wasknighted in the New Year 
>>> Honours 2002,[16] receiving a KBE, and in 2005 he received the Padma 
>>> Bhushan.[17]
>>> 
>>> I understand from Wendell that Mike alias Mark Tully is Padma Shri awardee 
>>> given to foreigner? But in fact he was born in Kolkatta (  Tollygunge) 
>>> British India.in Oct. 24, 1935  His father was a British businessman. He is 
>>> veteran journalist. Sir William Mark Tully is the former Bureau Chief of 
>>> BBC New Delhi..( REPORTED BY NDTV)
>>> Just for information to ALL.
>>> 
>>> Stephen Dias, Dona Paula 
>>> dATE: 28.12.2015
>>> 
>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:46:17 +0530
>>> From: Wendell Rodricks <wendellrodri...@gmail.com>
>>> To: Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com>
>>> Cc: Goanet <goa...@goanet.org>, "Goa's premiere mailing list,   estb.
>>> 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Goanet] REMO NATIONAL AWARD
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Dear all,
>>> Having been at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan myself, there are foreigners who get
>>> the Padma Shri award. In my year there were a few of them. Two stood out
>>> the most... for their contribution to education in India.
>>> If I am not wrong, BBC correspondent Mike Tully is a Padma Shri awardee.
>>> Foreign nationals can get the award
>>> Just for information.
>>> Wendell
>>> 
>>> -
>>> Mark Tully
>>> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>>> Sir Mark Tully
>>> 
>>> BornWilliam Mark Tully
>>> 24 October 1935 (age 80)
>>> Tollygunge, British India
>>> Education   Marlborough College
>>> Trinity Hall, Cambridge
>>> Occupation  Journalist, writer
>>> Title   Sir
>>> ReligionAnglican Christian
>>> Signature
>>> 
>>> Sir William Mark Tully, KBE (born 24 Oct 1935)[1][2] is the former Bureau 
>>> Chief of BBC, New Delhi. He worked with BBC for a period of 30 years before 
>>> resigning in July 1994.[3] He held the position of Chief of Bureau, BBC, 
>>> Delhi for 20 years.[4] He has received awards and he has also written 
>>> books. Tully is also a member of The Oriental Club.
>>> 
>>> Personal life[edit]
>>> Tully was born in Tollygunge, British India.[5] His father was a British 
>>> businessman who was a partner in one of the leading managing agencies of 
>>> the British Raj. He spent the first decade of his childhood in India, 
>>> although without being allowed to socialise with Indian people; at the age 
>>> of four, he was sent to a "British boarding school" in Darjeeling,[6][7] 
>>> before going to England for further schooling from the age of nine.
>>> He was educated at Twyford School, Marlborough College and at Trinity Hall, 
>>> Cambridge, where he studied Theology.[6] Afte

Re: [Goanet] REMO NATIONAL AWARD

[Wendell Rodricks]

Dear all,
Having been at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan myself, there are foreigners who get
the Padma Shri award. In my year there were a few of them. Two stood out
the most... for their contribution to education in India.
If I am not wrong, BBC correspondent Mike Tully is a Padma Shri awardee.
Foreign nationals can get the award
Just for information.
Wendell

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Re: [Goanet] REMO RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD AS GOAN OR PORTUGUESE?

[Wendell Rodricks]

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Dear Stephen,
My email did say "if I am not wrong" re Tully. 
Point is that foreign nationals can get the award.
To the best of my knowledge. 
W



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On 28-Dec-2015, at 1:16 AM, Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
> 
> Awards and honours[edit]
> Tully was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1985 and was 
> awarded the Padma Shree in 1992.[6] He wasknighted in the New Year Honours 
> 2002,[16] receiving a KBE, and in 2005 he received the Padma Bhushan.[17]
> 
> I understand from Wendell that Mike alias Mark Tully is Padma Shri awardee 
> given to foreigner? But in fact he was born in Kolkatta (  Tollygunge) 
> British India.in Oct. 24, 1935  His father was a British businessman. He is 
> veteran journalist. Sir William Mark Tully is the former Bureau Chief of BBC 
> New Delhi..( REPORTED BY NDTV)
> Just for information to ALL.
> 
> Stephen Dias, Dona Paula 
> dATE: 28.12.2015
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:46:17 +0530
> From: Wendell Rodricks <wendellrodri...@gmail.com>
> To: Stephen Dias <steve.dia...@gmail.com>
> Cc: Goanet <goa...@goanet.org>, "Goa's premiere mailing list,   estb.
> 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] REMO NATIONAL AWARD
> 
> 
> Dear all,
> Having been at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan myself, there are foreigners who get
> the Padma Shri award. In my year there were a few of them. Two stood out
> the most... for their contribution to education in India.
> If I am not wrong, BBC correspondent Mike Tully is a Padma Shri awardee.
> Foreign nationals can get the award
> Just for information.
> Wendell
> 
> -
> Mark Tully
> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> Sir Mark Tully
> 
> Born  William Mark Tully
> 24 October 1935 (age 80)
> Tollygunge, British India
> Education Marlborough College
> Trinity Hall, Cambridge
> OccupationJournalist, writer
> Title Sir
> Religion  Anglican Christian
> Signature
> 
> Sir William Mark Tully, KBE (born 24 Oct 1935)[1][2] is the former Bureau 
> Chief of BBC, New Delhi. He worked with BBC for a period of 30 years before 
> resigning in July 1994.[3] He held the position of Chief of Bureau, BBC, 
> Delhi for 20 years.[4] He has received awards and he has also written books. 
> Tully is also a member of The Oriental Club.
> 
> Personal life[edit]
> Tully was born in Tollygunge, British India.[5] His father was a British 
> businessman who was a partner in one of the leading managing agencies of the 
> British Raj. He spent the first decade of his childhood in India, although 
> without being allowed to socialise with Indian people; at the age of four, he 
> was sent to a "British boarding school" in Darjeeling,[6][7] before going to 
> England for further schooling from the age of nine.
> He was educated at Twyford School, Marlborough College and at Trinity Hall, 
> Cambridge, where he studied Theology.[6] After Cambridge, he intended 
> becoming a priest in the Church of England but abandoned the vocation after 
> just two terms at Lincoln Theological College, admitting later that he had 
> doubts about "trusting [his] sexuality to behave as a Christian priest".[2]
> Journalistic career[edit]
> Tully joined the BBC in 1964 and moved back to India in 1965 to work as the 
> India Correspondent.[2][8][9] He covered all major incidents in South Asia 
> during his tenure, ranging from Indo-Pakistan conflicts, Bhopal gas tragedy, 
> Operation Blue Star (and the subsequent assassination of Indira Gandhi, 
> anti-Sikh riots), Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi to the Demolition of Babri 
> Masjid.[10][11][12] He was barred from entering

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE: History... that's only in the movies (Aakar Patel, in ToI)

[Wendell Rodricks]

Totally agree with you Rico. You are saying what I feel too.
When I said tweaked I mean tweaked by whoever is writing it. Read history as 
written by the Greeks re Alexander on India. Then read the same battle by 
Indian historians. Both versions are vastly different.
As for the film, I liked the film.
The author who wrote the article did not see the movie and used it as a 
referral for another point. Fine by me. 
The point is that history is written most often by the victorious and it is not 
necessarily the correct version as yo well pointed outré Shivaji. To many he is 
a hero but to the Brits they called him a Mountain Rat 
Best we accept all points of view
W

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On 25-Dec-2015, at 3:15 PM,  Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك 
نورونيا  <fredericknoro...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Wendell, 
> 
> The issue is not so much about the *film*, as about the way history gets 
> depicted in our parts of the world (and I guess elsewhere too). These myths 
> go beyond films and are consistently celebrated in daily life too. Aakar 
> Patel might have done a good job by questioning it in a rather articulated 
> way.
> 
> Feature films and fictionalised films have every right to create myths; but 
> history doesn't. Questionable versions can be challenged, and should be.
> 
> In today's Goa, Shivaji is treated as a hero. Wonder what he meant to 
> villagers of another era living  along the then 'international border' in 
> places like your Colvale, Tivim, Siolim or Aldona. That reality our ancestors 
> of another generation might have a story about; but do they have the voice to 
> do so? If we portray him as someone out to save a religion, then we're 
> setting misleading terms of discourse.
> 
> Your justification about history being "tweaked" doesn't seem to hold much 
> water, given that this is promoted by a supposedly secular state, and it has 
> serious implications for current day religious infighting. If politicians 
> want to ascend power based on religious infighting, we might not be able to 
> stop them... but at least we should not justify them.
> 
> Happy Good Governance day!
> 
> FN 
> 
> On 24 December 2015 at 19:11, Wendell Rodricks <wendellrodri...@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> It is a sumptuous film.
>> And the director has every right to create his version as he has many 
>> factors to consider from investors to the public making the movies hit. 
>> Those that want to portray another Bajirao are free to do so. Not that I am 
>> carrying a candle for the film nor Hindi cinema staying  truthful to 
>> history. The end was a sob drama for janta consumption, who doesn't like 
>> lovers who die or killed off at the end?, It has been done ad nauseum in 
>> poetry, literature, film
>> As for a great Hindu nationalist, history is written and tweaked depending 
>> who is writing it.
>> In my research for Moda Goa, it was as if. history writers were writing 
>> about different events depending on the victorious or loosing sides
>> At this time of Hindu pride,it is natural for some to push the cause for 
>> Hindu Nationalism
>> W 
>  

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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] DEBATE: History... that's only in the movies (Aakar Patel, in ToI)

[Wendell Rodricks]

It is a sumptuous film.
And the director has every right to create his version as he has many factors 
to consider from investors to the public making the movies hit. Those that want 
to portray another Bajirao are free to do so. Not that Iamcarrying a candle for 
the film nor Hindi cinema staying  truthful to history. The end was a sob drama 
for janta consumption, who doesn't like lovers who die or killed off at the 
end?, It has been done ad nauseum in poetry, literature, film
As for a great Hindu nationalist, history is written and tweaked depending who 
is writing it.
In my research for Moda Goa, it was as if. history writers were writing about 
different events depending on the victorious or loosing sides 
At this time of Hindu pride,it is natural for some to push the cause for Hindu 
Nationalism
W

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On 22-Dec-2015, at 3:00 AM, Goanet Reader <goanetrea...@gmail.com> wrote:

> http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/aakarvani/bajirao-the-great-hindu-nationalist-thats-only-in-the-movies/
> 
> Bajirao the great Hindu nationalist -- That's only in the movies
> Aakar Patel in Aakarvani | India | TOI
> 
> I think I'll write about Bajirao Mastani today. I have not
> seen the movie, nor do I intend to (only one Gujarati makes
> the cut as director of watchable pap and that is neither
> Sanjay Leela Bhansali nor Sajid Nadiadwala, but Manmohan
> Desai, a true master). However, I have read Bajirao Mastani's
> reviews and one of them said to my alarm, that the film
> "explores the romantic side of 18th-century Maratha general
> Bajirao Ballal Bhat, who fought and won 40 battles against
> the Mughals with an aim to create a unified Hindu kingdom or
> Akhand Bharatvarsha".
> 
>  Whoa, hold it right there. First, the Marathas only
>  ever wanted a Marathi kingdom for themselves. It
>  was not unified, hardly *akhand* and never Hindu.
>  The Marathas were despised by other Hindu rulers,
>  and disliked by non-Marathi Hindus as well, as
>  history shows us.
> 
> Bajirao and the Marathas campaigned for one thing alone, and
> it was called *chauth*. It meant a fourth of all revenue from
> other kingdoms, no matter what the faith of king and subject,
> and at collecting this Bajirao and the rest were efficient.
> 
> Maratha extortion caused Jaipur's Ishwari Singh to commit
> suicide in December 1750. Sir Jadunath Sarkar (the Manmohan
> Desai of our historians) writes of what followed in his
> four-volume classic, *Fall of the Mughal Empire*: "On 10
> January, some 4,000 Marathas entered Jaipur... (and)
> despising the helpless condition of a king propped up by
> their arms, seemed to have behaved towards Jaipur as a city
> taken by storm. Suddenly the pent-up hatred of the Rajputs
> burst forth; a riot broke out at noon, and the citizens
> attacked the unsuspecting Marathas. For nine hours slaughter
> and pillage raged."
> 
> The Marathas first invaded Bengal in 1742. Of their
> behaviour, the *New Cambridge History of India* tells us that
> "all authorities, both Indian and European are agreed". A
> contemporary writer calls them "slayers of pregnant women and
> infants" and Sarkar has recorded their gang-rape of Hindu
> women, inexplicably stuffing the mouths of their victims with
> dust and breaking their arms and tying them behind their
> backs. The only Indian to try and protect his subjects
> against the Marathas incidentally, was the Mughal governor
> Ali Vardi Khan. So much for Akhand Bharat.
> 
>  But I must say that the Marathas did not behave
>  differently from any other ruler or warrior
>  community, and the idea of a unified Hindu
>  sentiment exists only in the imagination of those
>  who get their history from the movies.
> 
> What the Marathas did striking north from the south, the
> Sikhs did in the opposite direction (they called their
> extortion 'rakhi', or protection, and it was 10% for all
> Indians). It is undeniably true on the other hand that the
> Marathas were originals.
> 
> It is important for this romance between Bajirao and Mastani
> that she knew how to ride well because there were no
> palanquins and howdahs travelling with the Marathas as there
> were with the Mughals.
> 
>  The Marathas were the Mongols of South Asia, always
>  on horseback, and with no infantry and no giant
>  camp behind. Even the scavengers who followed them
>  around, the bargis, rode. When the monsoons ended,
>  the Maratha army, about 40,000 men, rode across t

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Joel, we'll all miss you!

[Wendell Rodricks]

A kind soul and a true gent.
Will miss his smiling self
God bless him and his family 
W

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On 05-Aug-2015, at 9:03 AM, Frederick FN Noronha *  फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * 
فريدريك نورونيا  fredericknoron...@gmail.com wrote:

 Sorry to be the harbinger of such bad news this early in the morning... our
 long-time friend and a very widely known figure in cyberspace, journalist
 Joel D'Souza (69) passed away after a very brief illness at the District
 Hospital, Mapusa. Joel was a journalist since the 1960s almost, worked for
 a range of mastheads, and had so many interesting stories to narrate...
 
 We were good friends and worked a lot together. He was extremely
 productive. While also very low-profile and always excessively modest about
 his work, he kept reporting, photographing, videographing,and editing on so
 many Goa-related issues. To get him to talk about his experiences,  you
 needed to bait him with names of others!
 
 Joel had a lot of unfinished work on hand... one is a (Romi
 Konkani-English) dictionary he co-authored with Isidore Dantas, awaiting
 publishing. Joel successfully made a shift-over to the online media, early
 on, soon after it reached Goa in the 1990s. He had a long stint with GoaCom
 and Goanet, send out news updates for perhaps a decade...
 
 Just a few months back, we were sitting in a very noisy restaurant in
 Porvorim, and I was coaxing him to write about his experiences in
 journalism for a forthcoming book. As usual, he was reticent, almost
 believing that he had nothing to talk about. But as he kept telling me one
 fascinating story after another, I just could not resist and used the video
 cam for note-taking. The resultant interviews are below...
 
 (What was most surprising was when he told me his name wasn't actually
 Joel... and brushed aside my curiosity. Just this morning, his good friend
 Alexyz told me it was... Joseph!)
 
 Joel D'Souza, a journo in Goa since the 1960s!
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54zwYM_a154
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfhtcrczvaM
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA-wvQIz78I
 
 Joel, you did a great job in taking the story far and will, and in
 documenting the Goa reality. Rather than mourning your death, we need to
 celebrate the wealth of your work. Your contribution to the Romi Konkani
 cause will also be long remembered. Needless to say, we will miss your
 regular presence ... but there are a lot of happy memories that will live
 on.
 
 FN
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Re: [Goanet] [GOANET]: REMEMBERING EMILIANO DA CRUZ A GREAT MUSICIAN

[Wendell Rodricks]

More befitting would be naming a Music Room at the Kala Academy. Or even the 
Outdoor performance area at the Kala.
W

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On 16-May-2015, at 5:46 AM, Stephen Dias steve.dia...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Goan Folks,
 
 I was very sad when I heard the news that my friend Emiliano da Cruz is no 
 more. I pray that his soul rest in peace. Such a great talented musician of 
 Goa who performed several orchestras , shows, etc and what not,  but how are 
 we going to remember him in future. Once a person died it is a human  
 tendency that people forget the person. Politicians and great VVIP keep their 
 memories by erecting Statues , naming buildings like Mathany Saldanha already 
 has in Margao but for Emiliano who is going to come forward to do something 
 for him who has done lots for Goa with his VIOLIN shows. Can we think or 
 suggesting our Govt of Goa and the present Chief Minister of Goa Mr. 
 Laxmikant Parsekar to rename the Ragendra Prasad Stadium as Emiliano da Cruz 
 Stadium?  which our earlier CM and now Defence Minister of Goa Mr. Manohar 
 Parrikar managed to keep this name of an outsider to this stadium where 90 % 
 of Goans do not know this Ragendra Prasad. I am sure Manohar now may realize 
 his mistake and with suggestion he may order Goa Govt to change this name 
 plate as EMILIANO DA CRUZ STADIUM. 
 
 Stephen Dias
 D.Paula
 -
 

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Lydia's Story from Bandra -- One Stitch at a Time

[Wendell Rodricks]

GOd bless her soul.
I have a lovely book to recall the memories.
My father hailed from Hill Road and I used to marvel as a child how wonderful 
Lydia's creation were
W

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On 09-May-2015, at 8:52 PM, Goanet Reader goanetrea...@gmail.com wrote:

 LYDIA'S STORY: ONE STITCH AT A TIME
 A tribute to a much-sort-after dressmaker from Bandra
 
 By Brenda Rodrigues
 brendarodr...@gmail.com
 
 It was the dream of every Bandra girl to have her wedding
 gown sewn by Lydia, and I was no exception.  But I was the
 only lucky girl -- who both had Lydia do my wedding gown and
 also got her for my mother-in-law!
 
 Lydia was one of the most-sought-after dressmakers in Bombay,
 and at the height of her fame, clients would come from abroad
 to have their entire trousseaus designed by her.  It was
 renown earned at the cost of much personal sacrifice.
 
  Few knew of the poignant details, many of which
  were a revelation even for me.  Lydia's story,
  which I reconstructed from personal discussions,
  letters and newspaper articles, was carried in
  *Lydia Brides*, a commemorative coffee table book
  we brought out as a tribute to her on her 92nd
  birthday.  Many who read this chapter told us that
  it brought tears to their eyes.  Here is an
  abridged version, in Lydia's own words:
 
 As a young girl I had always been scissors-happy, and nothing
 pleased me more than concocting something dainty from wisps
 of material. I got married at an early age, and was content
 to be a housewife and a lady of leisure and never ever
 thought of making dressmaking a profession, and never had
 need to.
 
 It was when my husband, Anthony, got very ill and had to give
 up his job and stay home that I found myself at the
 crossroads of life.  I realized that I would have to fend for
 myself to support my husband and four children.  I had worked
 as a teacher in St. Sebastian's Goan High School in Dabul,
 but could not think of going back to teaching.
 
 My sister-in-law who had a well-known dress salon in town
 consented to engage me, and so I landed up doing what I loved
 -- dressmaking.  My salary was small but somehow I managed to
 run my home on this.  I had to leave early every morning and
 it broke my heart to leave my sick husband and four children
 in the care of servants but I had no other alternative.  My
 youngest was less than two years old.
 
 Although a novice in dressmaking, I learnt fast. My
 sis-in-law was an exacting taskmistress and did not fail to
 pull me up sharply or reprimand me for the smallest thing.
 
 Once I was even accused of taking Rs. 150, and despite
 proclaiming my innocence, this was cut out of my salary.  I
 bore this humiliation quietly.  Later it was discovered that
 the boy who worked in the shop had stolen the money.  I
 continued to work with such dedication that I was soon put in
 complete charge of the whole establishment, even dealing with
 foreigners who were extremely demanding.
 
  I would return home very late when the children
  were fast asleep, and I could talk to them only the
  next morning.  What anguish I went through every
  day and night and my fears never subsided.  I was
  at work in February 1952 when I got terrible news:
  our darling baby (it was just five days to her
  second birthday) had drowned in a pond in a
  neighbouring garden.  Added to this trauma, and
  because of this, my husband's health further
  deteriorated and he had a nervous breakdown.  I was
  also seven months pregnant.  Only the Lord knew why
  he was testing me so much.
 
 I felt it was now my duty to be by my husband's side as much
 as possible. I took a make-or-break decision to start out on
 my own. I felt I could rely on my natural talent and
 instinct, backed by the work experience I had gained.
 
 At first my sisters came in with some capital on the
 understanding that all the actual work had to be done solely
 by me.  I started at home with one Singer hand-sewing machine
 loaned to me by my mother, and I shifted two cupboards
 together to form a makeshift dressing room.  Now that I was
 all set, I just had to wait for customers...  and I had to wait
 in frustration because, believe it or not, there were no
 customers to be found in Bandra those days.  Gradually, the
 financial backing extended to me was withdrawn and I was left
 on my own to sink or swim.
 
 
 My only option was to trace people in town and so I would
 travel by train and bus, in rain and shine -- literally with
 tears in my eyes -- going as far as Cuffe Parade to take an
 order.  I would call tailors during their off-hours or off
 days to do piece work for me.  Then I would go back again to
 make delivery

[Goanet] Shubhendu Sharma: How to grow a tiny forest anywhere

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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Not a single stupid statement from Goa Ministers, or their spouses, in one whole week (Cecil Pinto)

[Wendell Rodricks]

If not Goan Ministers, others fill the gap. The latest howler is about Rahul 
Gandhi eating beef and not purifying himself before going to holy places in the 
Himalayas. This is what caused the earthquake in Nepal.
As idiotic as it sounded, it is deplorable that a tragedy of this magnitude can 
be taken so frivolously 
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On 30-Apr-2015, at 10:42 PM, Goanet Reader goanetrea...@gmail.com wrote:

 Not a single stupid statement from Goa Ministers, or their spouses, in one
 whole week
 
 By Cecil Pinto
 cecilpi...@gmail.com
 
  The Union of Goan Journalists today had an
  emergency meeting to express concern about the
  strange situation where no minister from the Goa
  Cabinet has said anything blatantly stupid in the
  last one week.
 
 President of UGJ, Joe D'Souza, said, Normally we could
 depend on Mickey Pacheco to say something grammatically
 bizarre but he has resigned from the cabinet and in fact is
 in hiding from the police. So that dependable source for
 sound-bytes has dried up.
 
 Chief Minister Parsekar also can be relied upon for a
 headline by calling disabled children 'God's Mistakes' or to
 tell girls that a dark skin would hurt their marital
 prospects.  But the CM also is silent recently.  Of course
 there seems to be a lot of 'bureaucratic mistakes' in
 drafting of Bills and Amendments, but that is considered par
 for the course with the current dispensation and the media
 has begun taking that for granted.
 
  You must remember it is not just us Goan
  journalists but the entire nation, and definitely
  the national press, looks towards Goa for stupid
  quotes.  The Dhavalikar family some days back gave
  us enough fodder to fill many pages.  But how long
  can we depend on just one family to make doltish
  statements about bikinis and sarees and kum kums
  and convent school education.  There has to be an
  equal opportunity and a balanced playing field.
  Dynasty politics, even in the number of outlandish
  comments one family can produce should not be a monopoly.
 
 For some time Deputy CM Francis D'Souza showed potential
 with his affirmation that all Christians were born Hindu, and
 that he was a Christian Hindu etc etc.  But that lasted just
 a few days.  Except for the time that Parrikar left for Delhi
 and D'Souza suddenly decided he was the champion of the
 minority Catholic community, he has not really given any
 brainless quotes that could make national headlines.
 
 We look forward to the opposition to fill up the gap left by
 the ruling party.  Digambar Kamat's walk in public with a
 naked sadhu was cool but really we need something more
 provocative.  We need something to restore the nations faith
 in us as a reliable source for moronic quotes.  This week the
 Goa Cabinet has definitely failed us.
 
 Via: Cecil Pinto's Facebook page. Goanet wishes Cecil a happy
 birthday...

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Workshop on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage... in Panjim tomorrow

[Wendell Rodricks]

The registry date for this has passed. It was 20th April. They will not take 
walk ins. In fact they scrutinised the applicants to narrow down to about two 
dozen
W

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On 26-Apr-2015, at 10:11 AM, Goanet News news.goa...@gmail.com wrote:

 WORKSHOP ON SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE
 
 The Directorate of Art and Culture will be organizing a
 workshop on Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
 by UNESCO in Goa on April 27 and 28, 2015 from 9.30 a.m.  to
 5.30 p.m.  at the Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panjim.
 
 The workshop aims to educate the participants on the
 Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) and to initiate a
 methodology to develop a State Inventory List on ICH in Goa.
 Experts working in the field of Cultural Heritage in Goa will
 be accommodated in the workshop.
 
 The two days workshop programme will include: Introduction of
 the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention in
 brief; Discussion of the concept, various approaches and
 methodologies of inventorying; Formulating the format for
 inventorying ICH for Goa and Guidance on the process of
 community participatory field survey.
 
 The facilitators for the workshop are Dr. Shubha Chaudhuri,
 Associate Director General (Academic), Archives and Research
 Centre for Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian
 Studies, Ms.  Ananya Bhattacharya, Director,
 www.banglanatak.com and Ms. Moe Chiba, Section Chief and
 Programme Specialist for Culture at UNESCO New Delhi
 
 Shubha Chaudhuri
 shubhac[at]yahoo.com
 
 Ananya Bhattacharya, Director and Vice President-Projects, is
 an Electrical Engineer (Jadavpur University, 1989) and a
 Commonwealth Scholar with Masters in Sustainable Development
 (Staffordshire University,UK, 2004). Ananya specializes in
 gender, culture  development.
 ananya[at]banglanatak.com
 
 Moe Chiba
 m.chiba[at]unesco.org

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Fundacao Oriente-Goa honours Percival Noronha (Fernando do Rego)

[Wendell Rodricks]

It is indeed a pity that Percival Noronha has not received a Padma Shri as yet.
He deserves it
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On 25-Apr-2015, at 12:41 AM, Goanet Reader goanetrea...@gmail.com wrote:

 Fernando do Rego
 fernandodor...@yahoo.com
 
 Let me share the news about the great
 event which took place at the Fundacao Oriente-Goa,  on
 Saturday (April 18, 2015) evening to honour the noted Goan
 nonagenarian Percival Noronha, and release a book in his honour.
 
 Fundacao Oriente was the very first Portuguese institution
 that came to Goa after Liberation in 1961 -- in the mid-1990s
 -- and that was after Indo-Portuguese relations were
 re-established following the “25 de April” (Revolução do
 Cravo) Revolution which put an end to the dictatorial times
 in 1974.  A new era started and this ward of Fontainhas was
 chosen for their office in a residence that belonged to the
 Fonseca family.  It happened twenty years back and Fontainhas
 was enriched along these two decades with more history with
 the various programs that it organizes, including the yearly
 Monte Music Festival in Old Goa with Indian and Western
 music, presented by both Hindus and Catholics.
 
 Here I wish to make a suggestion to the Fundacao Oriente that
 this music festival should be transferred to the Our Lady of
 the Immaculate Conception Church, Panjim, which was first
 built in 1541 as a chapel by the Portuguese, was replaced by
 a larger church, as seen now, in a wedding cake shape and
 much alike the Sacre Couer in Paris.  In alternate years, it
 may also take place in the “Adro” (The Churchyard) of the
 Church of Margao which celebrated 450 years a few weeks back
 with the release of a book *Soaring Spirit* by the well known
 journalist Valmiki Faleiro.
 
 If the Monte Festivals are attended, say by 500 persons or
 less, these two suggestions me will delight some ten
 thousands.  If, you agree with me, please support the
 suggestion by writing to Dr Eduardo Kol Carvalho, the present
 delegado of the Fundacao Oriente at delegadoem...@gmail.com
 
 A Remembrance of the past
 
  One of most memorable session which I attended
  years back, was when Fundacao Oriente paid homage
  to Orlando Costa.  He was a great friend of mine
  from the Liceu days (1940-47) and after a long
  chat, we wished with an afectuoso abraço, never
  thinking that it would be the very last one.  That
  session also gave rise to something interesting: a
  friend of mine sent to me from Lisbon a Portuguese
  magazine which gave a detailed report.  It was
  illustrated with two photos of the two speakers:
  one of Fr.  Martinho Noronha (with the caption
  reading 'Manohar Sardesai') and the other of
  Manohar Sardesai (with the caption of 'Fr Martinho
  Noronha')!  I went with it to the residence of
  Manohar who on seeing it had a hearty laugh and
  commented: Maka padri kello, Fernando-bab? (You
  made me a priest!)
 
 What I also appreciate about the Fundacao Oriente is that
 their motto and endeavors are not levar a cultura Portuguesa
 ao Oriente and so they don’t make a point event to have all
 their sessions in Portuguese, when the hall would be empty/
 
 But back to the point, who is this Percival? Here are some
 examples of his innumerous activities.
 
  The Indo-Portuguese Friendship Society-Goa:
  Delivering a lecture on the topic, 'Heritage and
  Indo-Portuguese Furniture' organized by the
  Indo-Portuguese Friendship Society-Goa in Panjim,
  historian Percival Noronha spoke of the piquant
  problem of parish priests selling off valuable
  antique furniture and ornaments from old churches.
  Not only artifacts in churches are being sold to
  the highest bidder, Noronha brought up the Cabo Raj
  Niwas where over the years, a steady stream of
  artifacts have been given or taken away.  He also
  spoke of how haphazard modern constructions added
  to lovely old churches, were ruining their
  aesthetic purity.  It is evident that we do not
  care for our heritage.  As the Diocese of Goa had
  sold to the builders the rich lands in Caranzalem
  which the Conego do Souto Mayor had bequeathed to
  it, he stopped being a practicing Catholic that he
  was!
 
 Portugal honors an Indian Historian
 
 Portugal conferred one of its highest civilian honors to this
 Indian historian closely associated with Goa and its past.
 President Anibal Cavaco Silva announced in Lisbon that his
 country would honor Percival Noronha, one of Goa's foremost
 historians and chroniclers of past, with the title of
 'Commander' of the Order of Prince Henry

Re: [Goanet] TAXI SAFETY IS NEEDED IN GOA

[Wendell Rodricks]

When the had the chance to get Uber to Goa, the taxi drivers did not realise 
they will have more work and a higher income.
It's  a pity our tourism looses out to these small details that can be 
rectified easily
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On 24-Apr-2015, at 1:36 PM, Stephen Dias steve.dia...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear Dr Reis Ferdinando, 
 
 I have been suggesting the Tourism Dept to have a GPS installed in all the 
 tourist Taxis as well as having wireless contacts to the main station where 
 the taxi is engaged such as Call Centre. These kind of things are available 
 in some major cities in India and more in foreign countries. Nowadays 
 Whatsapp a latest technology contacts is possible and that the Govt can make 
 provision in the taxis  itself to send the photographs of passengers 
 travelling in the Taxis on auto mode once the taxi is engaged to send the 
 pictures  to  the Call Centre or the  Police Cell on emergencies .
 If these kind of set up is made, it will be an unique system in Goa as well 
 as in India  which will be appreciated all over the world.
 One thing for certain these tourists taxis and also some of our local taxis 
 drivers are needed to behave themselves with the tourists as they are found 
 adamant and non cooperative with the passengers.
 Hope this letter will help the Govt of Tourism to educate the taxi drivers 
 and also to set up this system for their life safety.
 
 Stephen Dias
 D.Paula
 24.4.2015  
 -
 E.C.A. DIAS
 Retired as TO (E-1) 
 Former Scientist A-1 and Leader of GOD/INSTRUMENTATION Group
 CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography
 Dona Paula-Goa 403004
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 Tel 0832-2452915 ( Res)
 Mob: (0) 9422443110

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Velim woman ‘cashes in’ on NRIs, netted after net transfer

[Wendell Rodricks]

After all this duping, why has the lady's name not revealed?
W

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On 10-Mar-2015, at 10:08 PM, Goanet News news.goa...@gmail.com wrote:

 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Velim-woman-cashes-in-on-NRIs-netted-after-net-transfer/articleshow/46509536.cms
 
 Velim woman ‘cashes in’ on NRIs, netted after net transfer
 
 TNN | Mar 10, 2015, 03.09 AM IST
 
 PANAJI: Anita Cruz, 36, a resident of Velim, Salcete, ran out of luck on
 Sunday evening, when the cyber crime cell of the Goa police arrested her
 for duping Goan NRI youths of 5lakh. Her modus operandi was to pose as a
 21-year-old on Facebook with a fake ID claiming that she needed money for
 her mother's emergency treatment who needed to be rushed to a Mumbai
 hospital.
 
 Cruz, a housewife, created five fake profiles on the social networking site
 posing as a nurse working at Goa Medical College (GMC) and Hospital,
 Bambolim, and befriended Goan boys working abroad. She would tell them that
 she was staying with her mother and that she had lost her father when she
 was very young. She would sweet talk them, get close to them and suddenly,
 tell them that she needed money urgently for her mother's treatment.
 
 A couple of boys fell prey to her claims and transferred money online to
 her cousin's account'.
 
 A senior officer of the cyber crime cell told TOI that as friendship
 developed, she used to create these stories about her mother falling sick
 suddenly and that she has to take her to Mumbai for emergency medical
 treatment. Later, she would tell her NRI friends that her mother was
 required to undergo an emergency surgery and that she has run out of money.
 
 Once in an emotional tangent, she would request the boys to transfer money
 through a money transfer agency and would give them her 'cousin's name'.
 
 The cyber crime sleuths in the course of their investigation found that the
 name she would give them was her real name, so she could withdraw the money.
 
 The cheating came to light when a girl filed a complaint with the cyber
 crime cell that someone had used her name and picture to create a fake
 profile. Around the same time, Seby, an NRI youth working in London, on
 suspicion filed a complaint through his friend in Goa that the girl had
 demanded Rs one lakh from him for her mother's treatment.
 
 The cyber crime cell then laid a trap for the woman at Margao and arrested
 the accused when she came to pick up the cash from the complainant's
 friend. While the accused had claimed to be in Mumbai in chats with her
 facebook friends, she was actually in Goa.
 
 Police said that during investigation, they found that the accused had
 cheated Jovino (full name withheld) working in Dubai to the tune of Rs
 4,15,000 over a period of time and Seby to the tune of Rs 50,000.
 
 Victim Jovino had transferred some money to the accused through a money
 transfer agency and also on three occasions had handed over the cash in
 person to the accused through his brother in Goa.
 
 Seby had transferred the money to the accused through electronic money
 transfer mode. Cyber crime cell officers said that they are investigating
 to find if more NRI youths have been cheated using the same modus operandi.
 
 The cyber crime police has attached three mobile phones which the accused
 used- one for the name in her fake ID and others for posing as her cousin,
 which she had used for calls and chats, along with one laptop, one tablet,
 two wireless routers all worth about Rs 90,000, which the accused had
 disclosed to have purchased from the money sent by the victims, apart from
 cash of Rs 38,000.

Re: [Goanet] Goa is ‘ Special’, its politicians are not - Herald

[Wendell Rodricks]

I don't understand the huge drama over Special Status.
If the Centre does not grant it, there are sufficient rules the state and Mr. 
Parrikar can put in that can get the same result as Special Status.
Let us work towards that.
For Goa,
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On 31-Jul-2014, at 9:50 PM, Stephen Dias steve.dia...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear Roger,
 
 Thank you for the above letter, having relevant information on Special Status 
 for Goa. 
 We are missing Matanhy at this juncture and that his wife Alina could have 
 taken his promises to Goans to fight for a SPECIAL STATUS but GOD had his own 
 plans as we lost our dear Matanhy.  Alina Saldanha will ever submit her 
 resignation or she will say it is unfortunate or disappointed? Being a women 
 when all the women say that they are equal to men , but about Alina will ever 
 say that, she is afraid to go ahead with the plans of her husband . She 
 should resign from her post as Minister as promised.  I feel that she cares 
 for her post and position.  Will she ever take the  Goan crowd  to the 
 streets  to achieve our goal? I do not think. Alina,  this is the time to 
 show her guts and her promise she made that she will resign if BJP does not 
 give us as Special Status. If she wanted any reason to leave the BJP, this is 
 the best reason to get out from the Ministry.
 We have to wait and see what decision she makes by tomorrow. If not she has 
 to forget that she will be elected once again. Matanhy was my best friend 
 from his school time until he became Leader of the Masses.
 Let her not be coward to please Parrikar and to continue governing this 
 State. 
 
 Stephen Dias
 D.Paula
 
 
 
 
 
 On 31 July 2014 18:42, roger dsouza rdsg2...@gmail.com wrote:
 

[Goanet] Miss India - Miss World (1966)

[Wendell Rodricks]

Compared to our beauties...
and she really did go on to become a doctor
Just sent her this and she must be mighty pleased that Pathe revived their 
archives recently
W

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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] In Goa, a Goa Strings Orchestra in a concert of international classical music

[Wendell Rodricks]

In all the romp between Sheba and Solomon, someone forgot to mention the time
; )
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On 13-Mar-2014, at 11:22 PM, Goanet News news.goa...@gmail.com wrote:

 From Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
 
 Friends, Romance writers, and countrymen (and women), fair warning!
 
 On Monday, March 17, I will be conducting the Goa String Orchestra in
 a concert of international classical music. The programme will begin
 with Handel's jolly Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, which foretells
 she will be having a jolly good time with King Solomon if he gets to
 the Kala Academy on time. To enhance the couple's amorous mood we will
 then play Edward Elgar's Salut d'amour, and follow that up with his
 Chanson de matin (Morning Song) to set the mood for when the royal
 philanderers finally wake up.
 
 The main work of the evening will be Mozart's very lively and tuneful
 early piano concerto No. 14 in E flat; the soloist will be Karl
 Lutchmayer, a Goan Brit who is a professor at the Trinity College of
 Music in London. We will also be playing Mozart's rousing Serenata
 Notturna for four string soloists and string ensemble. (I use the term
 rousing because, while one expects the normal serenade to be a
 quiet, romantic song that a lovestruck swain (are there still swains
 around, or are there only young fellows these days?) would softly
 croon beneath a loved one's window, in this particular serenade Mozart
 has the soloists cooing like lovebirds, while the rest of the group
 comes up with a boisterous response every time.
 
 The concert will end with a couple of surprise pieces that will
 fortunately be of very short duration.
 
 So do come in with a group of as many friends and relatives as you can
 put together, and if classical music is not something you or your
 friends would waste an evening on, send me your enemies instead.

[Goanet] Fwd: In this months Hi Blitz. Out on stands. Sending you a copy

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 On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 8:15 AM, Wendell Rodricks wendellrodri...@gmail.com 
 wrote:
 For Hi Blitz, December 2013 issue
 
 Designer Wendell Rodricks compiles a list of Goans who rock the country's 
 party capital
 
 Think of Goa and all one thinks of is the beach. Beyond that and the 
 occasional scandal that hits with alarming frequency, are many Goans who 
 contribute in a large way to the culture of Goa. Some of these Goans 
 residing in Goa are known nationally. Most are away from the national 
 spotlight. To choose among a state known for it's many creative talents is 
 daunting. Here is my list of people  (in alphabetic order) who constantly 
 contribute and invigorate Goa.
 
 Claude ALVARES.
 A keen environmentalist and head of Goa Foundation, Claude has battled for 
 Goa's environment time and again. Ruffling many feathers, this energetic man 
 amazes with his constant search for new solutions to be ecofriendly. From 
 cleaning up the Margao Market with Eco solutions to battling those that 
 break rules from CRZ to Forest destruction to Claude goes the credit of 
 keeping Goa as green as possible.
 
 Tomazinho CARDOZO
 A politician. Goan Tiatrist. Konkani promoter. Writer (23 books in Konkani 
 and two in English).  Tomazinho has done it all and continues to contribute 
 in a special way to keeping the language and theatre (tiatr) of Goa popular 
 and thriving. With his charming smile and relentless pursuit of keeping Goan 
 culture alive, Tomazinho does Goa proud.
 
 Emiliano D'CRUZ
 Residing in the picturesque village of Loutolim ( where the great Mario 
 Miranda hailed from ), Emiliano is a regular at any event that needs Goan 
 music. Playing many instruments, he is most often seen serenading Goa with 
 his accordion. To Emiliano goes the credit of doing the state proud with his 
 single handed success as a musical talent.
 
 Nello and Selvy D'CRUZ
 Many vote JOETs in Bogmalo as among one of the best beach shacks in Goa. But 
 Nello and Selvy have taken Goan food and hospitality a notch above with 
 their boutique hotel Coconut Creek, run by Nello's wife Lynn. The walk from 
 hotel to beach shack may be just two minutes but the reputation of the 
 D'Cruz brothers has won worldwide approval.
 
 Srinivas DEMPO
 Hailing from an illustrious family with many interests including mining, 
 newspaper and magazine publishing, television network, education, football 
 and a temple in Panjim that serves free meals each day lunch, Srinivas Dempo 
 does it all with a smile, warmth and energy that is astounding. Along with 
 his beautiful wife Pallavi, this power couple colour Goa in a unique, 
 positive way. Srinivas is also the Honorary Consul of Italy in Goa
 
 Ricky and David D'SOUSA
 Whoever enters state and wants to go clubbing, the one name on all lips is 
 TITOS. The sibling's father, Tito, ran a small beach shack restaurant till 
 the 80's. but his sons took that shack to another level. Quite naturally 
 when the world from Ibiza to London trekked in, the sandy lane leading to 
 Titos was named Titos Lane. Today between Mambos,  Capetown, Cafe Del Mar 
 and Titos, The  D'Souza brothers are recognised the world over for making 
 Titos and Goa party central.
 
 Remo FERNANDES
 A powerhouse of talent, Remo does not require a bio to follow his musical, 
 singing, rocking repertoire. What many do not know about is Remo's passion 
 for Goa. He voices his protests loud and clear in print and song. And 
 for those that know him only by Jalwa, should invest in Old Goan Gold. A gem 
 of  songs that reveal the talent and soul of Remo Fernandes
 
 Damodar MAUZO
 Acclaimed award winning writer Damodar Mauzo let's his body of work do the 
 talking. A shy, private man who has the Konkani language close to heart, 
 Mauzo has the literary world at this feet. Co-curator of the Goa Art and Lit 
 Fest and ambassador of the Konkani language from Goa to India and the world, 
 Damodar Muazo, with help from his wife Saila, can also serve up an authentic 
 Goan culinary feast for his many writer friends.
 
 Lambert MASCARENHAS
 To read Lambert Mascarenhas' Sorrowing lies my Land  is to feel the genuine 
 love of one mans love for his state. His last novel was released when he was 
 94. Today this 97 year old, always stylishly dressed freedom fighter 
 impresses al with his sharp wit and memory.  He famously said he would not 
 get married till Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule. And he did!
 
 Theodore MESQUITA
 The tall, dark and handsome Ted, as we fondly call him is an award winning 
 artist with a precise pencil and a colourist to boot. His art has travelled 
 the world and now he has taken to curating, creating art workshops in India 
 and overseas. Ted has made the art world into a literal village. A fierce 
 patriot on all matters Goan, Theodore Mesquita has taken art to a new level 
 in Goa.
 
 Jose and Bonny PEREIRA
 Say Martins Corner to anyone in Goa and heavenly Goan food enters one's

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] CONTROVERSY: Don't misuse Police in Tejpal case, says Eduardo Faleiro

[Wendell Rodricks]

Typical political view. What about the allegedly molested woman here? Do we 
forget her fr the sake of politics? And this hogwash about Goa not being fair? 
Are the judges of he Bombay High Court in Goa and DGP from Goa?
Rubbish!
W

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On 01-Dec-2013, at 5:11 AM, Goanet News news.goa...@gmail.com wrote:

 CONTROVERSY: Eduardo Faleiro on the Tejpal arrest
 ---
 
 
 We should condemn the misuse of the Goa Police by the present
 Government in the case of Tarun Tejpal, the founding editor
 of Tehelka. We cannot go into the merits of the case at this
 stage and the true facts will be known only after examination
 of the CCTV footage at the hotel where the Think Fest was
 held earlier this month and after Shri Tejpal, the young
 journalist and the managing editor of Tehelka depose in
 Court. However, it is now very obvious that the BJP at the
 national level as well as the State Government in Goa are
 bent on settling scores and harassing Shri Tejpal to the utmost.
 
 It may be recalled that Tarun Tejpal had exposed corruption
 in Defence deals during the BJP rule in 2001 and as a result
 the then BJP national President Shri Bangaru Laxman and the
 then Union Defence Minister were compelled to resign. Shri
 Bangaru Laxman was also sentenced to four years in jail under
 the Prevention of Corruption Act.
 
 Thereafter, Tehelka did a report on the Bajrang Dal and
 several BJP politicians for their role in the massacre during
 the 2002 Gujarat violence. It also produced a report on Shri
 Ram Sena by showing that it took money to organize attacks
 against innocent people and organizations. Shri Tejpal has
 won several national and international awards, including
 awards from the International Press Institute for Excellence
 in Journalism in the years 2010 and 2011.
 
 Whilst the Police force is being used ruthlessly against Shri
 Tejpal, the law and order situation in Goa has deteriorated
 to an unprecedented extent. Sexual violence, drug trafficking
 and other crimes are on the increase but the Police hardly
 takes cognizance of these cases.
 
 Paedophillia-related violence against children is spreading
 in Goa. A report produced by the British Government indicates
 that Goa attracts a large number of paedophiles, mostly
 foreigners, and that they evade prosecution mainly because
 the Police are hand in glove with these criminals.
 
 Last January a seven-year-old girl was raped in the toilet of
 the school where she studied in Vasco. The Police have failed
 to nab the accused until this day.
 
 The present State Government should stop misusing the Police
 for partisan ends. The Police must conduct a fair
 investigation into the Tehelka case. It will unveil the
 truth.
 
 ---
 Eduardo Faleiro is a former Union minister. lokseva...@gmail.com

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: From race issues to a spotlight on crime, cops and local pushers (Pamela D'Mello)

[Wendell Rodricks]

A very balanced article on what transpired.
Congrats Pamela
W


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On 17-Nov-2013, at 10:51 PM, Goanet Reader wrote:


From race issues to a spotlight on crime, cops and local pushers

Pamela D'Mello
dmello.pam...@gmail.com

On October 31, when some sixty Nigerian nationals erupted in
anger at the murder of their compatriot, blocking peak
morning hour traffic on National Highway 17, they projected
themselves right into the public glare.  The state reacted
with shock and anger.  The blockade was compounded further by
lumpen elements in the vicinity rallying around for two
further bouts of blockades, this time round demanding police
hand over Nigerians to the Goan mob.

Re: [Goanet] Old-style measurements... paileo, kudov, khandi

[Wendell Rodricks]

If I am not wrong there is a similar system in Punjab. But on a larger 
scale.

I heard them talk about this three weeks ago in Chandigarh

W

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On 25-Oct-2013, at 12:22 AM,  Frederick FN Noronha wrote:


Recently, I came across a reference to a *khandi,* and was quite puzzled.
There are hardly any references online to this old style of calculating
paddy yields, field sizes and seed-inputs required for cultivation.

A friend (who knows his farming) share with me the following details. 
Would
really appreciate your inputs: 

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: When a friendly editor cured stammering... (Willy Goes, interviewed by Remediana Dias)

[Wendell Rodricks]

Very nice article. Willy Goes is an inspiration. He should write his 
autobiography
More power to Goans like him
W

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On 02-Sep-2013, at 3:02 AM, Goanet Reader goanetrea...@gmail.com wrote:

  Artist-writer-musician and more Willy Goes
  [willyg...@rediffmail.com] believes in giving life
  his best, because to him life is an echo.  It all
  comes back.  Give it your best and the best will
  come to you, he says.  He graduated from the Goa
  College of Art in 1986.  He works full time as a
  teaching faculty in the Department of Applied Art
  at Goa College of Art and writes part time.  His
  wife is a teacher and his son is studying in XI
  Arts at Don Bosco Higher Secondary.  He speaks to
  Remediana 'Remy' Dias [remy_dias2...@yahoo.com]
  about his humble beginnings and his love for
  writing.
 
 RD: Tell us about your life and how it all began?
 -
 
 I began working when I was studying in Std. VIII. I  was
 about fourteen years old then.  I worked along with my father
 in The Navhind Times as a photo engraver.  In those days the
 printing technology was different.  If a photograph had to be
 printed, it had to be chemically engraved into a zinc plate.
 In common terms it was known as 'block making'.
 
 Then when Navhind Times switched over to the modern 'offset
 printing' technology, I was the first one to operate the
 offset process camera.  When I was doing this, I
 simultaneously worked as a photojournalist for Navprabha and
 Navhind Times.  I also handled photojournalist assignments
 for Goa Today.  I was very active as a photojournalist during
 the Konkani agitation.  I also contributed to the
 international news agency Reuters around this time.
 Simultaneously, I have also handled design assignments for
 various book covers, folders, brochures, etc.
 
 The very next year after my graduation (in 1986) I started
 teaching at the Goa College of Art as a part0time lecturer.
 During this time I did theatre too.  In 1990, I was assigned
 a Drawing Teacher's job in Padi-Barcem which is about sixty
 kilometers from Panjim.  I would travel to and from everyday.
 After coming back to Panjim, I continued with the lectures at
 Goa College of Art.  In 1993 I was appointed at the Goa
 College of Art as full time lecturer, and I have been
 teaching at the art college ever since.
 
 RD: Have you received any awards in recognition for your work?
 -
 
 I have received several awards for art before I began
 writing.  I have received State Art Awards for photography
 and graphic design in 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990
 
 Ever since I have been writing, I have received Dalgado
 Konknni Akademi Awards for manuscripts of my novels 'Kantto'
 and 'Kotrin'.  The Konknni Bhasha Mandal conferred their
 prestigious Sahitya Puraskar (Literary Award) for my novella
 'Khand' in 2006.
 
 Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendra, the Konknni research
 institution in Porvorim, awarded me with the prestigious Jack
 Sequeira Konknni Puroskar 2012 for my contribution to Konkani
 language through literature.  I was invited to participate
 and present papers at many state level and national level
 literary seminars in Goa, Mangalore and New Delhi.  I served
 as a member of the Konkani Advisory Board of Sahitya Akademi,
 New Delhi from 2008 to 2012.  Sahitya Akademi is the premiere
 institution of the Central government established to
 strengthen Indian literature in all languages.
 
 RD: When, where, why and how did you being your journey as a writer?
 -
 
  I started reading at a very young age when I found
  a book which was probably thrown out by somebody.
  It was a book about Robin Hood and his adventures.
  I can say that it was by accident that I started
  reading and I fell in love with reading.  As I read
  those stories, I began to create stories in my
  mind.  As I grew up, and reading became one of my
  hobbies, I began to ask myself, why couldn't I
  write too?  But then, by being young, I was
  immature at that time.
 
 In the early nineties I joined the Jaycees, and it helped me
 know myself better, and it also helped me realise my
 potentials.  I was made the editor of the Panjim Jaycees
 Bulletin, for which I wrote a couple of edits.  Then I helped
 Fr.  James D'Costa to start the Parish Bulletin of St.  John
 of the Cross Church, Sanquelim.  I wrote a piece or two for
 the bulletin.  By then my son Lesly was growing.  As a
 toddler, he would insist that I tell him a story before going
 to bed.  Soon I ran out

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Tiatrists... politics... and the State in Goa today (compilation)

[Wendell Rodricks]

Curbing ANY artistic expression is a crime.
In every country in the world, politicians are openly attacked in all media.
We are a democracy and if these psychopancy obsessed  politicians can't take 
the brickbats, stay home and refrain from a public arena.
W

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On 14-Aug-2013, at 12:01 PM, Goanet Reader goanetrea...@gmail.com wrote:

 It is a well-planned conspiracy to stifle voices of
 tiatrists: Mariano Fernandes
 TNN | Aug 13, 2013, 03.34 AM IST
 
  MARGAO: It's a well-planned conspiracy aimed at
  stifling the voice of the tiatrists.  In my tiatr I
  have portrayed the ills of the government and its
  policies and that has not gone down well with a
  section of politicians.  And with the kind of good
  response the tiatr is receiving from the tiatr
  lovers, they are afraid that my tiatr will cause
  damage to their political prospects ahead of the
  Loksabha elections.
 
 This was how Mariano Fernandes, director of the tiatr Apunn
 Apleak Dev Somestank in which Francis de Tuem is alleged to
 have made some derogatory comments against the Nuvem MLA
 Francisco Mickky Pacheco that led to the singer's arrest,
 reacted to the police action against the 'kantarist.' Francis
 de Tuem has been released on bail by the local court.
 
 Else how would you explain the haste in which Francis de
 Tuem was arrested simply based on a complaint that he made a
 phone call demanding money? Did the police track his call
 records before arresting him? Will the cops show such prompt
 action while dealing with complaints of the common man? a
 visibly upset Fernandes demanded to know.
 
  This view is shared by another well-known tiatr
  directior, Rio Menezes, who feels that the way
  Francis de Tuem was arrested was not appropriate.
  They should have followed the normal legal course
  of action.  We are in a democratic country and
  everybody has a right to express oneself.  There
  are hundreds of media of political satire across
  the world and tiatr is one among them.  And
  everybody here knows one's limits.  In my tiatrs, I
  ensure that the limits are not breached, Menezes
  said.
 
 Extolling the virtues of the triatrists and the glorious
 history of the theatre-art form, Fernandes said that the
 contribution of tiatr in protecting Goa's identity was
 immense.
 
 Criticizing the politicians, highlighting the faults in the
 system of governance, and pointing out the pitfalls in the
 social arena are the strengths of a good tiatr. Even during
 the Portuguese regime, tiatrists had displayed commendable
 courage in hitting out against the oppression and harassment
 meted out to freedom fighters, despite there being severe
 restrictions in freedom of expression. Through the medium of
 tiatr we try to educate the people, particularly the less
 literate who may not have access to newspapers, about the
 state of affairs of the government, Fernandes said.
 
 Sources in the know, however, pointed out that the
 controversy surrounding Tuem's arrest was remotely connected
 with the contents of the tiatr or the song which he sang on
 the stage. Mickky, of late, has been critical of tiatrists.
 And when Tuem, while speaking on the tiatr stage - and not as
 a part of the tiatr or his role in it - made some satirical
 comments, Mickky took umbrage at it, a source among the
 tiatrists fraternity told TOI.
 
  Former president of Tiatr Academy of Goa, Tomazinho
  Cardozo, underscored the need for tiatrists to
  observe restraint while criticizing others.  One
  should bear in mind that whatever he says doesn't
  infringe the right of the others.  The right to
  free speech and expression should be exercised by
  keeping within the limits.  Hitting somebody below
  the belt, targeting politicians' family members or
  their personal lives is bad.  It brings down the
  standard of the tiatr, Cardozo told TOI.
 
 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/It-is-a-well-planned-conspiracy-to-stifle-voices-of-tiatrists-Mariano-Fernandes/articleshow/21791080.cms
 
 
 * * *
 
 If I'm guilty, I'll quit tiatrs, says Francis
 TNN Aug 11, 2013, 02.20AM IST
 
 MARGAO/VERNA: Judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) granted
 bail to tiatrist and singer Francis de Tuem in connection
 with a complaint lodged by Nuvem MLA Francisco 'Mickky'
 Pacheco on Saturday.
 
 JMFC Margao directed the Verna police on Saturday to release
 Francis on furnishing a bond of 10,000 as surety and directed
 him to report to the police station on Sunday for further
 investigation.
 
  The arrest of Francis has been widely condemned by
  the tiatr fraternity with fellow

Re: [Goanet] Me and mine were affected - by Cecil Pinto (with apologies to all real poets)

[Wendell Rodricks]

Well said
W

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On 13-Aug-2013, at 11:00 AM, Cecil Pinto cecilpi...@gmail.com wrote:

 When you raped my land
 I was affected.
 When your truck ran over my school-going daughter
 I was affected.
 When my mother died of lung disease
 I was affected.
 When you destroyed my father's fields
 And paid him a pittance
 I was affected.
 When you tore out mountains
 Leaving red-earth scars
 And homeless birds and animals
 I was affected.
 When you bought more trucks
 And more trucks
 And built your mansions
 And fattened your bank accounts
 While covering my village
 With fine dust that slowly killed and corrupted everything
 I was affected.
 
 And now after making enough money for many generations
 Because you cannot make even more money
 Suddenly you become the victim?
 Suddenly you are mining affected?!
 
 ===

[Goanet] Spread the word

[Wendell Rodricks]

To
Shri Pranab Mukherjee,
President of India.

Dear Sir,
  There are reports that the Government has decided to promulgate an 
ordinance to amend the RTI Act. The ostensible purpose is to counter the 
decision of the CIC declaring six political parties as Public authorities which 
are subject to the Right to Information Act. Representatives of all political 
parties have stated that they believe the CIC decision is unsound legally and 
hence they are opposing it. If they are being truthful, they can certainly go 
in a writ to the Courts. Hundreds of CIC decisions have been quashed by the 
Courts. 
I am sure you realise that an ordinance should only be promulgated when there 
is a great urgency. Article 123 of the Constitution states (1) If at any time, 
except when both Houses of Parliament are in session, the President is 
satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take 
immediate action, he may promulgate such Ordinance as the circumstances appear 
to him to require. 
 In the instant case citizens cannot see any reason which justifies an 
ordinance. Curtailing citizen's fundamental right and issuing an ordinance to 
frustrate a statutory order are morally and legally repugnant. Frustrating an 
existing law arbitrarily, will not promote the rule of law. I plead with you to 
consider whether it would be right to curb citizen's fundamental rights by 
ordinance when there appears to be no need for immediate action. 
If you do issue the said ordinance, i am hoping you will share the reasons for 
the immediate action with citizens.
Sincerely for India,
Wendell Rodricks

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Re: [Goanet] Mopa as capital

[Wendell Rodricks]

Basically we don't need MOPA airport because we are just fed up of the greenery 
of Goa disappearing into these urban plans. Just leave the hills of MOPA as is 
and stick with Dabolim.
As for the renaming of places, we have enough of that too. 
Concentrate on what we have as we cannot even manage what we have on our 
hands...like garbage!
W


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On 10-Jul-2013, at 8:38 AM, Cecil Pinto cecilpi...@gmail.com wrote:

 On a social networking site (Goa Speaks on Facebook) it has been
 suggested that the capital of Goa be shifted to Mopa from Panjim to
 take full advantage of the infrastructure that will be developed for
 the new airport. It will also help to de-congest Panjim and make it
 the sleepy little town we all loved.
 
 Mopa should be then renamed as Mopanaji or Nova Panjim to retain
 continuity. Or maybe renamed as Mopalika or Mopanagar to make it
 easier for Mahrashtrians to pronounce. Or maybe Mopanajinagarepullam
 to satisfy Karnataka too at one stroke.
 
 Also the Secretariat and the Assembly can be shifted to the new
 capital to benefit the hinterland people and create opportunities.
 
 Any thoughts on these suggestions and related issues? Please copy your
 responses to goa...@goanet.org to initiate a public discussion.
 
 Cheers!
 
 Cecil
 
 

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goa news for June 27, 2013

[Wendell Rodricks]

The panic/PR machinery of the All-Goa Film line producers that producers are 
making a beeline for Bangkok and Sri Lanka is an attempt to deflect the 
bouncers mishandling of Dr Oscar Rebello. It is best that they discipline their 
bouncers and not mislead the public with these ludicrous statements. If a film 
producer wants to do a Goa-centric film, she/he will shoot here in the same 
manner if a London  or Swiss venue is desired.
Let's not 'bounce' scandalous behaviour of a film production unit on an 
irresponsible 'diversion story' for the media and public
Wendell Rodricks

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On 27-Jun-2013, at 5:00 AM, Goanet News Service n...@goanet.org wrote:

 Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
 Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
 
 *** 'Expensive' Goa losing out as film shooting spot - Times of
 India
 riendly spot, losing out to exotic, inexpensive locales like
 Sri Lanka and Bangkok, claimed the All-Goa Line Producers'
 Association(AGLPA). Film crews earlier making a beeline ...
 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHg-7VRBq5lCy26O0SzyoPJJ8djhQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Expensive-Goa-losing-out-as-film-shooting-spot/articleshow/20788778.cms
 
 *** Alert on Goa shoreline to prevent arms being washed ashore -
 Daily News  Analysis
 tyle/travel/Goa-beaches-a-homing-beacon-for-tourists-ailing-ships/articleshow/20781250.cmsGoa
 beaches, a homing beacon for tourists, ailing ships
 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGykit-tPIQ8klMVQDgm1AjR0s1_wurl=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1853484/report-alert-on-goa-shoreline-to-prevent-arms-being-washed-ashore
 
 *** Ship with arms, ammunition floating towards Goa? - Daily
 News  Analysis
 BNYvA
 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFNrBS735ugl-EsvwGB0NniQ--YDwurl=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1852996/report-ship-with-arms-ammunition-floating-towards-goa
 
 *** Goa Church to raise money for Uttarakhand relief - Daily
 News  Analysis
 tandard.com/article/pti-stories/goa-church-institutes-fund-for-uttarakhand-rain-fury-victims-113062500621_1.htmlGoa
 church institutes fund for Uttarakhand rain fury victims
 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFkHvY8mIVrp8PUeNlXPmDUUWneGQurl=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1852932/report-goa-church-to-raise-money-for-uttarakhand-relief
 
 *** 'Mango' shooting led to chaos, Goa govt may ban bouncers -
 Times of India
 mes of IndiaGoa government is contemplating putting a ban on
 bouncers (private security guards) used during the film shoots
 in the state after an alleged attack on a prominent social
 activist here. Oscar Rebello, a social activist, was allegedly
 manhandled by five ...a class=
 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGtnIMj0aSGICRN0QcAXx8Cmbrrqgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Mango-shooting-led-to-chaos-Goa-govt-may-ban-bouncers/articleshow/20775361.cms
 
 *** Clampdown on beach side shacks to curb drugs menace in Goa -
 Times of India
 arcotics ...a class=
 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGJ40v5NSj2jOAyY6MDlPu9d4k-pwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Clampdown-on-beach-side-shacks-to-curb-drugs-menace-in-Goa/articleshow/20779351.cms
 
 *** Goa sex workers to get govt aid to help rehabilitate - Times
 of India
 K_7uZGuagMned=usand more »
 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFtfFk-5UA34_vwwk63ZC5QN-CkyQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-sex-workers-to-get-govt-aid-to-help-rehabilitate/articleshow/20788842.cms
 
 *** HC relaxes curbs on Goa meat complex - Times of India
 mes of IndiaPANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday
 lifted restrictions imposed on bringing animals into the state
 for slaughter at Goa meat complex (GMC) abattoir at Usgao,
 Ponda. The interim order was passed on a plea filed by GMC and
 traders ...a class=
 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFU5alue-h2rU34lq_Bc8bOvzZjegurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/HC-relaxes-curbs-on-Goa-meat-complex/articleshow/20788661.cms
 
 *** Goa tourism introduces tourist guide certificate course -
 Times of India
 mes of IndiaPANAJI:Goa tourism has introduced a tourist guide
 certificate course to meet the industry requirement. Goa though
 draw lakhs of tourist every season, there is a dearth of
 qualified guides. The certificate course should able to take
 care of the problem ...a class=
 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFLDlD0BKNraQ9GRH9Y1GwzwJ2e3Qurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-tourism-introduces-tourist-guide-certificate-course/articleshow/20783742.cms
 
 *** Beevan D'Mello and Cajetan Fernandes make the switch to
 Sporting Goa - Goal.com Singapore
 ix year old was with ...a class=
 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg

Re: [Goanet] World Environment Day In Saligao.

[Wendell Rodricks]

May I recommend a garbage plan like Green Goa Works did at Verem. Claude will 
provide more details.
Keep up the good work
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On 05-Jun-2013, at 6:52 PM, murielmario another...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear Netters,
 
 Saligao celebrated World Environment Day with the village Waste Mangement 
 programme - codenamed *Clean Saligao* - conducting an awareness programme for 
 over a 100 students and staff of Pilerne-Saligao's Seminary of Our Lady.
 
 The team demonstrated the segregation of non-biodegradeable waste at source.  
 The students decided to use the 'batli  bodi' method as well as to segregate 
 other non-bio waste in their dormitories and study halls itself.  They will 
 then phone waste collectors who will come in and buy the segregated waste.  
 All kitchen, garden and other biodegradable waste will be composted and used 
 in their fruit, flower and veggie gardens.
 
 The team also demonstrated a simple method of composting the natural way.  No 
 introduction of 'outside' agents like worms or microbial organisms: just 
 imitating nature by replicating the forest floor.  And lo, one has rich, 
 black gold to enrich one's fruit, flower and veggie patches!
 
 Attachments provided to celebrate World Environment Day by revising the 
 segregation at source and composting methods of Clean Saligao.
 
 Also attached is the 'batli  bodi' method adopted by the Clean Saligao 
 programme: all soft, clean and dry plastics are filled in empty, 1-litre 
 water bottles and compacted with a stick to weigh approx 150-180 gms (it is 
 child's play as you can see from the 3rd last pic!).  The last 2 pics show 
 what can then be done with such bottles.  New ideas always welcome.
 
 Many, many thanks to Auriel  Glen Ribeiro Sa and family who introduced 
 Saligao to the 'batli  bodi' method (Glen is from the Ribeiro Sa family in 
 Donvaddo)...an amazing 'homskooling' and alternate-living family.
 
 Warm regards and solidarity.
 
 MM.
 -- 
 Our blog anOTHERgoa is now active...
 
 there *is* anOTHERgoa
 at http://www.anOTHERgoa.blogspot.in
  http://www.youtube.com/anothergoa
 '''
 muriel  mario,
 c/o FULKAR,
 6/22, sonarbhatt,  saligao.
 bardez.  goa.  403511.
 tel: 0832-2278276 / 240
 anothergoa AT gmail.com
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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Are you in Goa this year-end?

[Wendell Rodricks]

All the best for this.
Thank you Goanet for enriching my life.
Sadly I will not attend as I stay put in Colvale all through Christmas New Year 
season due to the traffic.
But you guys enjoy a well deserved celebration
Cheers
W

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On 24-Nov-2012, at 4:23 AM, Frederick FN Noronha *  फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * 
فريدريك نورونيا fredericknoron...@gmail.com wrote:

 If so, keep in touch with some other Goanetters here:
 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/10303331/GA/Panjim/Goanetters-2012-December-meeting/Panjim-Tourist-Hostel/
 
 Post a message and send in your contacts. We'll inform you of the finalised
 plans.
 
 As you know, Goanet has had this almost-annual practise of meeting
 face-to-face in Goa (sometimes elsewhere too). If you feel like, join in an
 buy-your-own-lunch session as well. Please see the above link.
 
 Who or what is Goanet?
 http://encycl.opentopia.com/term/Goanet
 
 To know more about the 18-year-old  (old enough to vote!)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Goanet, check our archives here:
 http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
 
 Goanet-Femnet, see archives here
 http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-femnet-goanet.org
 
 Going Goan in cyberspace (by Dr Alberto Gomes)
 http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@goanet.org/msg03429.html
 http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@goanet.org/msg03433.html
 
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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] FNSLISTS-001: Goa Guvs and CMs...

[Wendell Rodricks]

A list of those who looted the Cabo chair by chair
And those who looted Goa,  acre by acre
W

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On 26-Aug-2012, at 4:24 PM, Frederick FN Noronha *  फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * 
فريدريك نورونيا fredericknoron...@gmail.com wrote:

 GOVERNORS OF GOA POST 1961
 
 GOA, DAMAN AND DIU
 
 Maj. Gen K.P. Candeth
 Military Governor
 19/12/1961 to 06/06/1962
 
 T. Sivashankar
 Lt. Governor
 07/06/1962  to 01/09/1963
 
 NLR. Sachdev
 Lt. Governor
 02/09/1963 to 08/12/1964
 
 Hari Sharma
 Lt. Governor
 12/12/1964 to 23/02/1965
 
 K.R. Damle
 Lt. Governor
 24/12/1965 to 17/04/1967
 
 Nakul Sen Lt.
 Governor
 16/04/1967 to 15/11/1972
 
 S.K. Banerji
 Lt. Governor
 16/11/1972 to 15/11/1977
 
 Col. P. S. Gill
 Lt. Governor
 16/11/1977 to 30/03/1981
 
 Jagmohan
 Lt. Governor
 31/03/1981 to 28/08/1982
 
 Air Commodore Marshal I H. Latif
 Administrator
 30/08/1982 to 23/02/1983 (Addl. Charge)
 
 K.T. Satarwala
 Lt. Governor
 24/02/1983 to 03/07/1984
 
 Air C.Marshal I H. Latif
 Lt. Governor
 04/07/1984 to 23/09/1984
 
 Dr. Gopal Singh
 Lt. Governor
 24/09/1984 to 29/05/1987
 
 GOA
 
 Dr. Gopal Singh
 Governor
 30/05/1987 to 17/07/1989
 
 Khurshid Alam Khan
 Governor
 18/07/1989 to 17/03/1991
 
 Bhanu Prakash Singh
 Governor
 18/03/1998 to 03/04/1994
 
 B. Rachaiah
 Governor
 04/04/1994 to 03/08/1994 (Addl. Charge)
 
 Gopal Ramanujan
 Governor
 04/08/1994 to 5/06/1995
 
 Romesh Bhandari
 Governor
 16/06/19951018/07/1996
 
 Dr. P.C. Alexander
 Governor
 19/07/1996 1015/01/1998 (Addl. Charge)
 
 T. R. Satish Chandran
 Governor
 16/01/1998 to 28/11/1998
 
 Lt. Gen JFR Jacob, PVSM Retd
 Governor
 19/04/1998 to 26/11/1999
 
 Mohammed Fazal
 Governor
 26/11/1999 to 25/10/2002 (Addl Charge)
 
 Kidar Nath Sahani
 Governor
 26/10/2002 to 02/08/2004
 
 Mohammed Fazal
 Governor
 03/07/2004 to 16/07/2004
 
 S. C. Jamir
 Governor
 17/07/2004 to 20/07/2008
 
 Dr. Shivender S. Sidhu
 Governor
 21/07/2008 to 26/08/2011
 
 Kateekal Sankaranarayanan
 Governor
 27/08/2011 to 03/05/2012
 
 Bharat Vir Wanchoo
 Governor
 04/05/2012 to present
 
 CHIEF MINISTERS OF GOA
 
 D. B. Bandodkar
 20/12/1963 to 02/12/1966
 05/04/1967 to 23/03/1972
 23/03/1972 to 12/08/1973
 
 Shashlkala Kakodkar
 12/08/1973 to 07/01/1977
 07/01/1977 to 27/04/1979
 
 Pratapsingh R. Rane
 16/01/1980 to 07/01/1985
 07/01/1985 to 30/05/1987
 
 AFTER STATEHOOD
 
 Pratapsingh R. Rane
 From 30/05/1987
 09/01/1990 to 27/03/1990
 
 Churchill Alemao
 27/03/1990  to 14/04/1990 .
 
 Luis Proto Barbosa
 14/04/1990 to 14/12/1990
 
 Ravi Naik
 25/01/1991 to 18/05/1993
 
 Dr. Wilfred de Souza
 18/05/1993 to 02/04/1994
 
 Ravi Naik
 02/04/1994  to 08/04/1994
 
 Wilfred de Souza
 08/04/1994 to 16/12/1994
 
 Pratapsing R. Rane
 16/12/1994 to 29/07/1998
 
 Dr. Wilfred de Souza
 29/07/1998 to 23/11/1998
 
 Luizinho Falairo
 26/11/1998 to 08/02/1999
 
 President's Rule
 10/02/1999 to 09/06/1999
 
 Luizinho Faleiro
 09/06/1999 to 24/11/1999
 
 Francisco C. Sardinha
 24/11/1999 to 23/10/2000
 
 Manohar Parrikar
 24/10/2000   to 02/02/2005
 
 Pratapsing R Rane
 03/02/2005  to 04/03/2005
 
 President's Rule
 04/03/2005 to  06/06/2005
 
 Pratapsing R Rane
 07/06/2006 to  07/06/2007
 
 Digambar V Kamat
 08/06/2007  to 2012
 
 Manohar Parrikar
 09/03/2012 to date.
 
 Corrections and comments, please send via goa...@goanet.org
 
 SOURCE: Department of Information  Publicity Government of Goa 2009
 diary. Wikipedia.
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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goa... on Quora

[Wendell Rodricks]

Who is the person who wrote in the first link that Konkani is a hybrid language 
between Marathi and Kannada? False. Konkani is the language of the ancient 
Konkan coast. When the Marathas and Kannadigas moved from the Deccan plateau to 
the coast , they infused Konkani words into their language. The reasons these 
myths about Konkani persis is because Konkani is a prakit spoken language 
without a script. But that cannot dilute the fact that it is a separate ancient 
language in its own right.
Wendell Rodricks

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On 13-Aug-2012, at 10:31 AM, Frederick FN Noronha *  फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * 
فريدريك نورونيا fredericknoron...@gmail.com wrote:

 What is it like to live in Goa, India?
 http://www.quora.com/Goa-India/What-is-it-like-to-live-in-Goa-India
 
 How do they make Chorizo in Goa?
 http://www.quora.com/How-do-they-make-Chorizo-in-Goa
 
 Which is the best seafood restaurant in Goa?
 http://www.quora.com/Which-is-the-best-seafood-restaurant-in-Goa
 
 What are the Top-5 cool things to do on a vacation in Goa?
 http://www.quora.com/Goa-India/What-are-the-Top-5-cool-things-to-do-on-a-vacation-in-Goa
 
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[Goanet] Fwd: Timesofindia.com: 'Hawksbill' at Mandrem delights turtle lovers

[Wendell Rodricks]

Devdutt
Pls send me a piece on the sacredness of turtles and if you can write
a piece and send me the link
Many thanks
W


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 From: Wendell Rodricks wendellrodri...@gmail.com
 Date: 19 June 2012 9:38:23 AM GMT+05:30
 To: Wendell Rodricks wendellrodri...@gmail.com
 Subject: Fwd: Timesofindia.com: 'Hawksbill' at Mandrem delights turtle lovers


 Dear friends of Goa,
 Please tweet, Facebook and spread this message.
 Some vested interests want to ruin the seascape of North Goa and declassify 
 it from the Wildlife protection. We need to fight this mafia of Russians and 
 drug nexus who insist on loud music, kill turtles and effectively prevent 
 wild life from enjoying our waters
 A hawksbill turtle is like a tiger. They face extinction if we do not raise 
 our voices
 Please spread the word
 Wendell


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 From: mailerserv...@indiatimes.com mailerserv...@indiatimes.com
 Date: 19 June 2012 9:26:25 AM GMT+05:30
 To: wendellrodri...@gmail.com
 Subject: Timesofindia.com: 'Hawksbill' at Mandrem delights turtle lovers
 Reply-To: mailerserv...@indiatimes.com


 This page was sent to you by: wendell, wendellrodri...@gmail.com
 
 'Hawksbill' at Mandrem delights turtle lovers
 A critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtle was rescued from the fishing 
 nets of traditional fishermen at Mandrem beach on Monday morning, leaving 
 wildlifers pleasantly shocked and baffled by its presence on Goan shores.

 Log on to : http://www.timesofindia.com
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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Clare Mendonca, ToI film critic in the 1930s and 1940s

[Wendell Rodricks]

I was at lunch yesterday and brought up the topic of Clare.
Kit Heredia said that there was an award called The Clare which later became 
the Filmfare awards. Kit mentioned a name of someone who would know more.
I have copied him here to provide Goanet with the contact.
Cheers
W


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On 03-Jun-2012, at 5:10 PM,  Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك 
نورونيا fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote:

 Dear Marshall and Joel, Thanks a tonne for the clues that could help
 to trace out more on Clare Mendonca, the Times of India film critic in
 the 1930s and 1940s.
 
 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2012-June/222171.html
 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2012-June/222170.html
 
 The reason I asked is this: Debashree Mukherjee approached Goanet way
 back in 2009 for information on this subject. Just the other day, she
 wrote in again to say: I had approached Goanet in 2009 for some
 information on Clare Mendonca, the *Times of India* film critic in the
 1930s and 40s. That initial search was stalled for several reasons but
 has been finally revived again. I am pasting excerpts from her
 obituary as printed in the *Times of India*, in 1953. I have also
 attached a photograph published in *Filmindia* magazine..You'll spot
 Clare easily as she is the only woman in the photo (and a rare woman
 film journalist in a male-dominated field). I hope you find these
 interesting. I am currently writing a short piece on Clare and will
 send it along as soon as it's done. Hope this email finds you well
 
 Just sharing this in case it interests someone else on this network.
 The photo is here
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/7326634198/in/photostream
 
 Many thanks to Debashree (Phd Candidate (ABD) - Dept of Cinema
 Studies, Tisch School of the Arts New York University dm1...@nyu.edu)
 for her interest in the subject, and enlightening us on something most
 of us (me too) would have not known about. Below is the obit:
 
 Obit in TOI, March 15, 1953:
 One day, in the year 1950, all the film critics in London received on
 the phone a surprise invitation to a party given by the film critic of
 the Times of India who was on a short visit to Europe. The film
 critics responded enthusiastically, and when in the evening they met
 the hostess, 40 year old Clare Mendonca, they found in her a critic so
 well-informed that she could tell from memory what any one of those
 critics had written about the latest releases! The famous British film
 critic, Dilys Powell, was so impressed that she exclaimed: what a
 phenomenal memory Clare has!
 Clare Mendonca's death removes from our midst the most distinguished
 movie critic of the last two decades who made significant
 contributions to the development of film criticism in this country.
 She was not only a critic but an institution. Her reviews were not
 only read by thousands of ardent readers but were respected by movie
 producers, directors and stars who found in her the proverbial guide,
 friend and philosopher.
 Faced Many Odds
 Many were the odds which Clare Mendonca had to face during the first
 few years as a film critic. That was a period when the Indian film had
 just learned to talk, and the industry was in its infancy. She
 realized that it was futile to criticize the technical standard of
 Indian films and to compare them to foreign products. From the year
 1931, when she first started writing the film feature in the Evening
 News of India, to 1935, she devoted herself to the task of making
 people interested in films, to encourage the growth of the film
 industry in this country and to make people realise the tremendous
 potentialities of the screen as the medium of mass education. She was
 happy when from 1935 onwards New Theatres, Prabhat and other companies
 began producing inspiring and noble films.
 But her happiness was short lived. World War II broke out. Came the
 boom period for motion pictures, and the industry was soon infested
 with a large number of mushroom producers. The standard of filmmaking
 deteriorated rapidly. Clare felt herself duty-bound to be a little
 more critical in her reviews.
 Trenchant criticism
 In the post-war period, the conditions worsened, however. The
 intrinsic values of Indian films touched a new low, and the box office
 ruled supreme.
 It was then that Clare Mendonca rose to her full stature as a film
 critic. For years she had encouraged the film industry. Now she felt
 the time had come for her to check the fast degeneration in values.
 She did not mince words nor spared the best of her friends. She lashed
 out against the vulgar contents of many films. Her trenchant, honest
 and sincere reviews had instant effect, and they created a furore.
 Acting on her criticism, the local authorities suspended many films
 during the course

[Goanet] Fwd: Moca

[Wendell Rodricks]

 From: Wendell Rodricks wendellrodri...@gmail.com
 Date: 9 February 2012 4:02:13 PM GMT+05:30
 To: blandino viegas bmviega...@yahoo.com
 Subject: Re: Moca
 

 Well I was also a contributor at some stage when I worked in Oman. But 
 that pales into inconsequence.  As for ministers pockets, why are they 
 invited ad nauseum as Chief Guests overseas? 
 But dear Blandino, please, with no offense meant for your good intentions, 
 try doing something in Goa. It is a thankless job. Sometimes I wonder if it 
 is better to just stay home and do no community service. If you would like 
 please join the Museum..any museum. 
 I am sure you are a nice guy with good intentions. Fr Avinash is a good man 
 serving the community. He does not deserve this trial by media and Internet.
 After giving hours of so called community service one does not deserve 
 sermons.
 All the best to your contribution in all ways
 W
 
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 On 09-Feb-2012, at 12:38 PM, blandino viegas bmviega...@yahoo.com wrote:
 
 Oops! Another 'trade mark' of all these NON worldwide Goans to say worldwide 
 Goans tell sermons. Well, Wendell ours are sermons with monetary 
 contribution to Goa's and India's economy. We are rated somewhere, Where are 
 the Non worlwide Goans rated, possibly in the ministers pockets (Rs. 500/- a 
 vote).
  
 No hard feelings. Facts are facts. 
  
 BMV   
 
 From: Wendell Rodricks wendellrodri...@gmail.com
 To: goa...@goanet.org 
 Cc: bmviega...@yahoo.com bmviega...@yahoo.com 
 Sent: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:04 PM
 Subject: Fwd: Moca
 
 
 
 All these world wide Goans with their sermons.
 They expect us to look after their culture?
 For free!
 How many have visited the museum or donated a rupee to the museum
 Let them come and guard the museum and go catch the thieves.
 Then I will listen to their nakko/bar talk
 W
 
 
  
 - Original Message -
 From: blandino viegas bmviega...@yahoo.com
 To: goa...@goanet.org
 Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 11:29 AM
 Subject: Re: [Goanet] CONTROVERSY: The MOCA replies...
 
  Fr. Avinash Rebelo as President of MOCA washed his hands. If I have 
  precious items in my house and my house is open without doors, I would 
  keep myself alert, and also ask my neighbours to do so, so that no 
  robbery takes place in my doorless house. It was ok during Portuguese 
  time as we used to keep our doors and windows open and have a sound 
  sleep without any untoward incidents. I guess the President of MOCA was 
  dreaming of living in the Portuguese era. Was/Is he not reading the 
  daily news papers and aware of robberies taking place around Goa and 
  alert himself being President of MOCA ? No funds for security is a lame 
  excuse. The poorest in Goa knows how to raise funds to keep hunger away. 
  And MOCA's committee ? A BIG question. By the way, I have never read or 
  heard about lack of funds at MOCA for security purposes. The robbery at 
  MOCA is a pure neglect on the part of the responsible. Or is it like 
  'Maka kiteak podlam, mojem kain num tem', the trade mark attitudes of 
  Goans in all respects, especially in respect of our bangarachem Goa when 
  it is being robbed of everything by insiders and outsiders. Shame on all 
  involved and responsible. The great robbery took place. Why no 
  resignations so far on moral grounds.
  
  B. M. Viegas
  Kuwait/Goa
  
  
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Re: [Goanet] The unsolved heist at the Christian Art Museum- Don’t shoot the messenger Wendell !!

[Wendell Rodricks]

Dear all, 
I totally agree with Margaret except the brochure part. One needed a brochure 
at that time to get the public and media interested in the museum. Also 
visitors at all museums are keen to take away a souvenir brochure. In any case, 
the earlier brochure was brought out by Amigos de Rachol, spearheaded by Bal 
Mundkur. The present brochure was funded by Gulbenkien. In fact a professional 
Goan photographer Denzil Sequeira had taken new photos under my supervision but 
a new brochure was not published due to lack of funds. So priorities are very 
much on the best usage of finance. As for audit, I am no expert but I am sure 
there is no hidden agenda on this matter and the accounts are open for perusal. 
Bottom line is that this incident is a wake up call for the Government of Goa 
to provide security for all sites of cultural heritage. In fact MOCA was 
assured security and given the guards salaries by the then Parrikar Government. 
That grant should now be raised to include armed guards and higher security 
systems.
Last month it was MOCA. Tomorrow, (God forbid) it can be The Goa State Museum, 
the other churches in Old Goa (most with one or two solitary unarmed guards) 
and even temples rich with gold and jewels. None of these, I may add, are 
insured.
The suggestions by Margaret for collecting funds is valid and the Archdiocese 
should look at these relevant points 
Thank you Margaret for putting this mail out
Wendell


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On 08-Feb-2012, at 1:31 PM, Margaret Mascarenhas 
margaret.mascaren...@gmail.com wrote:

 My friends,
 
 I do not question Victor Hugo's passion and commitment to the restoration and 
 preservation of heritage artifacts and his right to comment on it (apart from 
 the fact that I have known him for years, he does, after all, have a 
 relevant, if not specific to museology, art background and credentials, as 
 well as a significant artifact museum of his own, and he was involved in the 
 creation of the museum). I believe comments on both sides are far too 
 personal and have gone beyond the scope of the main issue, muddying the 
 waters. The decision on who should be in charge of the custodial management 
 of Goa's heritage objects doesn't reside with Miguel Braganza exclusively, 
 whose amusing but gratuitous mixed metaphored discourse on mangoes and 
 chickoos and the Diocesan Society of Education only serves to further 
 obfuscate the larger issue at hand: the preservation and protection of the 
 heritage artifacts of Goa, whether in the hands of the Archdiocese or the 
 state (many paintings/artifacts belonging to the state collection have 
 mysteriously disappeared over the years, as have priceless documents from the 
 archives, a very murky area in security and inventory-keeping).
 
 Museum curating, policy, administration and record-keeping, security, 
 fund-raising and fund management each require different areas of expertise, 
 though they must ultimately operate in tandem. And while I endorse Victor 
 Hugo in his core belief that this incident is a wake-up call that absolutely 
 deserves public attention and scrutiny, the fact is that he resigned from his 
 curating position at MOCA over a decade ago and is not presently in a 
 decision-making position; he, like most of us, can address the issue only 
 from the public domain. Reducing this issue to some press farce between 
 Victor Hugo vs Wendell Rodricks and the MOCA committee will not resolve 
 anything. 
 
 I have been to the Museum some years ago, and have to say I was shocked at 
 the lack of appropriate security at that time and I spoke with Bal Mundkur 
 about it, who told me funding was a problem. But I doubt security was any 
 better during Victor's brief curating tenure, whether in a Founding or 
 Junior capacity. Surely, those presently in charge did not wish the objects 
 to be stolen. Whether or not MOCA would be better off in the hands of Victor 
 Hugo than any other person in Goa is a matter of opinion (preferably expert 
 opinion, not subjective opinion), and whether Victor even wants that 
 responsibility is a separate matter entirely.  While I hold Miguel in equally 
 high esteem for his work with and love of Konkani and plant life, there is no 
 question that the security of priceless art objects IS the relevant and 
 paramount issue here, not only because of the stolen artifacts, but because a 
 human being lost his life in a particularly brutal way. Therefore, the MORE 
 said about security, the better. An examination/investigation, both internal 
 and external, of the specific history of security management and policy so 
 far (without any further off-the-point blaming, ax-grinding or 
 self-aggrandizing agenda) will more clearly define what specific action needs 
 to be taken in the future by the Archdiocese and, by association, the MOCA

[Goanet] Fwd: Moca

[Wendell Rodricks]

 
 All these world wide Goans with their sermons.
 They expect us to look after their culture?
 For free!
 How many have visited the museum or donated a rupee to the museum
 Let them come and guard the museum and go catch the thieves.
 Then I will listen to their nakko/bar talk
 W
 
 
  
 - Original Message -
 From: blandino viegas bmviega...@yahoo.com
 To: goa...@goanet.org
 Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 11:29 AM
 Subject: Re: [Goanet] CONTROVERSY: The MOCA replies...
 
  Fr. Avinash Rebelo as President of MOCA washed his hands. If I have 
  precious items in my house and my house is open without doors, I would 
  keep myself alert, and also ask my neighbours to do so, so that no 
  robbery takes place in my doorless house. It was ok during Portuguese 
  time as we used to keep our doors and windows open and have a sound 
  sleep without any untoward incidents. I guess the President of MOCA was 
  dreaming of living in the Portuguese era. Was/Is he not reading the 
  daily news papers and aware of robberies taking place around Goa and 
  alert himself being President of MOCA ? No funds for security is a lame 
  excuse. The poorest in Goa knows how to raise funds to keep hunger away. 
  And MOCA's committee ? A BIG question. By the way, I have never read or 
  heard about lack of funds at MOCA for security purposes. The robbery at 
  MOCA is a pure neglect on the part of the responsible. Or is it like 
  'Maka kiteak podlam, mojem kain num tem', the trade mark attitudes of 
  Goans in all respects, especially in respect of our bangarachem Goa when 
  it is being robbed of everything by insiders and outsiders. Shame on all 
  involved and responsible. The great robbery took place. Why no 
  resignations so far on moral grounds.
  
  B. M. Viegas
  Kuwait/Goa
  
  
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Re: [Goanet] Old photos from Goa...Farewell to Dr. Froilano de Mello

[Wendell Rodricks]

Lovely!
Someone needs to do a book on photographs of 20th century Goa
W

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On 01-Feb-2012, at 6:40 PM, Frederick FN Noronha wrote:

 Dear all:

 Please see these photos:

 OLDPHOTO: Farewell to  Dr. Froilano de Mello :: Photo from the
 collection of SOBRINHO Antonio Jose. Meeting to pay tribute to Dr
 Froilano de Mello, on April 26, 1951, at Margão (Sanatório do
 Hospício) on the occasion of the definitive departure from Goa of Dr.
 Froilano de Mello. Dr De Mello decided to live in exile in Brasil.
 Gentlemen on the image according to Mr Percival Noronha are as
 follows: Front row (From left to right) 1). Dr. João Filipe Ferreira
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Re: [Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (13Dec11)

[Wendell Rodricks]

Do not expect anything from the CM. He has mining blood on his hands and Mario 
would not have liked it.
He arrived late at the funeral and was just keen to give interviews outside the 
church. He kept us waiting at
 the crematorium endlessly and finally a frustrated Mohandas Naik and myself 
took a call and began to light the pyre.
These guys were there only for publicity.
We should do this ourselves with people in Govt like Michael DeSouza and Sanjit 
Rodrigues who at least do what they say.
W

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On 16-Dec-2011, at 2:06 AM, Alfred de Tavares alfredtava...@hotmail.com wrote:

 My dear Alexys
 
 My hats off to you for the suggestion par excellance...
 
 I will add my oar to the superb cause...we are bound to row it
 home...we'll harness his legion admirers, well-wishers to join in.
 
 A street...a statue in Panjim...Margaoand, of course, a must 
 ditto in Loutulim
 
 In Loutulim I have a perfect spot in mind for statue/bust: On the 
 side of the 'comunidade' house, facing the main Margao/Pangim 
 to Cortalim/Vasco streets' intersection there is a tiny triangle of 
 land that will suit the purpose with utmost perfection...
 
 Please, let me have your reaction to my proposal and let us continue 
 interacting in the matter. I'll be down ca Feb  we proceed with the 
 matter.
 
 Alfred de Tavares,
 Stockholm, 2011-12-16
 Landline: 0046 8 759 6214; cell: 0091 70 295 4091
 
 OBS:  I have cc-d this message to a few people who, I feel sure, will be
 supportive of the prospective project. I don't have Gerard de Cunha's 
 email neither Emiliano's. Hope they read this. 
 
 
 
 
  Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:54:33 -0500
  From: alexyzha...@yahoo.com
  To: goa...@goanet.org
  Subject: [Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (13Dec11)
  
  *** CM on Mario de Miranda's demise ***
  
  Miranda was one of the Greatest artists of this Century...
  
  Awesome Acclaim...Prove it with a Monument or a Museum of Mario's work
  
  
  To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com
  Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
  
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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Mario Miranda, noted Goan cartoonist, is no more

[Wendell Rodricks]

Not 86, 85
W

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On 11-Dec-2011, at 2:35 PM, Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك 
نورونيا fredericknoron...@gmail.com wrote:

 Mario Miranda, noted Goan cartoonist, is no more. He passed away at
 86. Mario, apart from being a very popular cartoonist, defined the way
 in which Goa was perceived by the outside world too. More about him
 here:
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Miranda
 An earlier tribute to his work here:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3GFJap31s0
 
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[Goanet] COLUMN: StyleSpeak: Best kept Secrets

[Wendell Rodricks]

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StyleSpeak: Best kept Secrets
By Wendell Rodricks


The season is upon us. Since a week, the sun is shining and with that, 
the realisation that Goa will be under tourist invasion very soon. 
Behind the world of the beach and tourist traps are some activities that 
regular tourists do not encounter. It took a Kiwi guest to ask me about 
the other Goa. I showed her websites and introduced her to the secret 
Goa I know. Here is a list of what to do...that is way out of tourist 
circuits.


1.  REACH FOR THE STARS. The Association of Friends of Astronomy (AFA) 
spearheaded by Percival Noronha can have you star gazing at Panjim, 
Ponda and Aquem. Visit www.astrogoa.blogspot.com or www.dstegoa.gov.in 
for details.


2.  VOLUNTEER WHEN ON HOLIDAY. NRI Goans and foreigners can volunteer to 
work while on holiday, making for a satisfying, pleasurable and 
meaningful experience. Go to 
www.realgap.co.uk/india-goa-community-volunteers.


3.  THE PERFORMING ARTS. Apart from moving your body at a night club or 
rave, you can learn cultural steps and a literal song and dance 
experience by enrolling at the Kala Academy in Panjim. Their roster of 
performances and classes come as a surprise for many. Isabel Santa Rita 
Vaz' Mustard Seed theatre group for theatre aspirants is also recommended.


4.  GO GREEN. Want to learn how to use effective micro organism (EM) 
instead of chemical cleaners, organic insect repellents and eco 
solutions for garbage and water treatment? Visit Green Goa Works 
(+91-832-2255217) at Khorlim near Mapuca. You will see how a small drum 
unit can compost as well as grow a vegetable garden in a tiny kitchen or 
balcony.


5.  TURN TO FARMING. The Pilar Fathers at Bhirondem have a 55 acre green 
lung which is fascinating. Call Fr. Inace at +91-9420820726. One can 
also contact Rajendra Kerkar at the helm of the Vivekananda Environment 
Fauz.


6.  ON A MISSION. The Missionary sisters at Mother Theresa welcome 
volunteers in Calcutta daily.  Nearer home, their set up near Don Bosco 
School in Panjim is a heart-warming experience. I know a couple who 
adopted a little girl from this home which changed their lives forever. 
On the topic of children, the Sethu Trust in Altinho works with children 
with special needs. They have a jumble sale on 16th October. You can 
donate or buy items (www.sethu.in). On 15th October, the Pyde Pyper 
Children Artwork project by Wilson DeSouza will be held at the Kala 
Academy, Panjim. Wilson works with Bal Bhavan in Panjim; well worth 
checking their activities.


7.  CARITAS. A google on the international work done by Caritas can take 
you far beyond Goa. But in the state their Caritas Goa home at Tivim for 
children with AIDS is a shining light. You can make a donation in kind 
or become a volunteer by giving you time. There are many orphanages, old 
age homes and a home for the terminally ill (Loutolim) in Goa that will 
receive your support in cash or kind.


8.  CULTURE VULTURE. Goa Heritage Action Group not only work on heritage 
projects, they publish books too. Their book Walking in and around 
Panjim is a jewel that is sadly out of stock but deserves a reprint for 
the tourist season. In Panjim, Broadway Book Shop has every book on Goa. 
The Other India Bookshop in Mapuca is a secret treasure. For further 
scholarly browsing, visit Goa University, the Goa Archives Dept, The 
Central Library, Panjim, the Xavier Centre for Historical Research, 
Porvorim or The Dempo Centre of Portuguese Studies at Patto, Panjim.


9.  A WALK IN THE CLOUDS. Away from the crowds and on the hills, you can 
encounter Clinton Vaz or a group of trekkers  called Eco Treks Goa. 
Follow both on Facebook. Cartoonist Alexyz and Miguel Braganza started 
Green Heritage in Siolim a decade ago. At the end of the monsoon they 
have a fabulous exhibition of plants. I wish each village in Goa follows 
their example.


10. GO FISHING. Visit www.goa-fishing.com for everything from spear 
fishing and angling to snorkelling and crocodile watching. Talking of 
fish, read Rahul Alvares adventures on www.authorama.com. His book Free 
From School is the best read on how to take a year off between SSC and 
college. From fish tanks and farming to dealing with snakes, this is a 
must buy, must read. Sailing enthusiasts can cruise the wind at 
www.goasailing.com. You can also go deep sea diving from Bogmalo beach 
or contact Mark Butt / Derreck Menezes for wind surfing. Ask around at 
Titos for their whereabouts.


11. WAGGING TAILS. To adopt a pet

Re: [Goanet] Misrepresenting Goan food

[Wendell Rodricks]

I did not find it interesting at all. Too many glaring errors from the opening 
scene. I can understand his Western agenda to find the bizzare ( or he wont go 
on air). What I find appaling is that Yellow went around like she is an expert. 
She knows Italian FOOD , vastly different from Goan or Indian CUISINE. Pastas 
and pizzas do not a cuisine make. She is half Sadar and half Italian(?) married 
to a Parsi. Not the ideal local. Sweet girl but and he started off by 
saying Goanese (sic) food is a mix of Arabic? They were traders and yes they 
did impport in stuff like oranges and cumin. But the larger legacy came from 
Africa. The kaffir grill which gave us cafreal, one among many dishes and 
fruits. His map also put Candaulim somewhere up river near Pomburpa?
So i put it off when got to Mapoosaa
A four day holiday cum work ends up looking like this!
Hope he got a major tummy upset, slims down and returns to the Goans for a 
right royal Inquistion.
W

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On 07-Oct-2011, at 10:21 PM, Cecil Pinto cecilpi...@gmail.com wrote:

 Bizarre Foods - Goa
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKpAPhe-Res
 Part 1 of 4
 
 An otherwise entertaining documentary marred by horrible errors.
 Goanese?
 Candaulim? In Ilhas?
 Curry = masala?
 Only 2 spice farms in Goa?
 Tendlim is not a bimbli!!
 
 And let's not even start on the atrocious pronunciations.
 
 Well when your first guide to Goa is named Yellow Contractor, I
 suppose this well happen.
 
 Why can't they get a Goan food expert to show them around and
 authenticate stuff? There's Vivek Menzes, Fatima Gracias, Odette
 Mascarenhas, Vasco Alvares, Melinda Kamat
 
 Cheers!
 
 Cecil
 

[Goanet] COLUMN: StyleSpeak: In Perspective

[Wendell Rodricks]

StyleSpeak: In Perspective
By Wendell Rodricks


One month away from work and home puts everything in perspective. Out of 
Goa for fortnights in June and July took me away from the rains… yet 
nearer home than I imagined. In a fast moving world where everyone is 
time bound and a slave to the mobile phone, it takes courage, according 
to most people, to “switch off”.


Not me! After a string of shows (the last at the swank new Radisson Blu 
in Cavelossim), I posted an ‘out of office’ on the email, blissfully 
switched off the cell phone and took leave from technology for a month.


After a business meeting in Mumbai, splendid service on Kingfisher to 
London. En route to Leeds by train, a thief stole my agenda. A reminder 
that things are the same the world over. You nod off in the comfort of 
first class European trains and imagine thieves do not exist in the 
West. Now besides no iPad, no cell, I also had no telephone list. But 
Yorkshire and the city of York made up for the misery of a stolen 
beloved agenda. The Minster of York is historic in many way. A 
pioneering feat of archeology in its time, the climb to the Gothic roof 
top will quite literally take your breath away… with the view and the 
just under three hundred steps one must navigate. After a visit to the 
Bronte Sisters hometown of Howarth, a sublime romp in the renowned Lake 
District. Lake Windermere is a vast jewel in the hills. The craggy 
peaks, placid lake and long walks in pristine beauty are invigorating. 
Unlike Goa, not a shred of garbage in sight. Like Goa, everyone was agog 
over the Dominique Straus-Kahn sex scandal. What is it about famous 
people getting ‘caught out’ that fascinates the public? It felt very 
much like the vicarious feeding on local Goan politico stories.


Sometime during the holiday, the News of the World scandal also broke. 
Now this was beginning to feel cozier to home. Like the constant Indian 
scams, the power, the politics, the vast quantities of money and phone 
tapping kept United Kingdom residents in a furor. That fury quickly 
spread around the globe. I thought to myself that our crore happy guys 
back home don’t really know what BIG money is about. Between 
Straus-Kahn’s legal team and Murdoch’s payoff, many billions went into 
damage control.


The scandals left me distracted for a few days but the beauty of 
Scotland was a better option. Up in the highlands, a Goan friend’s 
daughter married a Scotsman. There was a clear divide in the tiny church 
up in the hills. One side was Goan or Scottish. The other sides were the 
three dozen ‘kilt’ gang. The bride’s brother and a school friend from 
Bahrain were also kilted out. A Goan and an Arab in a plaid skirt? True. 
The ceremony was beautiful with the bar the central attraction. If you 
thought Goans can down liquor like professionals, forget it. The Scots 
are the real professionals. They can put away staggering quantities of 
lager, beer, malt and blended whisky. After the wedding (one of the most 
beautiful ceremonies and a touching speech by the Goan father of the 
bride), our hostess took us on a whisky trail. At Dufftown, we watched 
Glenfiddich being distilled. The tour is followed by a tasting. Between 
endless discussions on whether the 18 year is better than the 21 year 
malts, I realized that this is like us Goans crowing about “my feni from 
XYZ village is the best”.


At Arbedeen airport for a flight to Glasgow, Ireland, I thought we left 
the last of the world’s great drinkers. But the first day in 
Ireland….well, I don’t know who can drink harder. The Scots and the 
Irish share first place at the bar. Since 1st July 2011, Indians with a 
UK visa do not require a visa for Ireland. This magical country is a 
green heaven. On the West coast near Galway, we feasted on the freshest 
seafood, looked up a couple who live in a castle and sampled the pub 
scene. Ireland is a country of astounding beauty; further enhanced with 
the hospitable, friendly Irish. A longer stay would have been ideal but 
London beckoned. The weather now began to turn summery. The television 
was doing a countdown of the three dozen dresses that the freshly minted 
royal bride Kate was wearing in Canada. Quite like how our Bollywood 
beauties are watched ad nauseum on the various red carpets. There are 
too many red carpets around the world today. They are all big brand 
advertising billboards.


There was no advertising high in the Eastern part of Turkey at Nemrut 
Dag. The enormous tomb mound of King Antiochhus is a tribute to the 
ruler’s Persian and Greek ancestry. Built in the first century before 
Christ, the two metre high Persian and Greek god heads have rolled off 
in an earthquake over half a century ago. But the site is mesmerizing. 
After the hustle and beauty of Istanbul, it was a challenge to wake up 
at 3 am and trek up the mountain to see the sunrise at 5 am. When the 
first rays of the sun hit the temple, it is a golden moment. Quite like

[Goanet] COLUMN: StyleSpeak: Medium of Vote-Acquisition

[Wendell Rodricks]

StyleSpeak: Medium of Vote-Acquisition
By Wendell Rodricks


In the face of all that plagues Goa and numerous matters of far more 
urgent attention, Shashikala Kakodkar opened a can of worms that may 
just end up being her own embarrassing Pandora’s box. Top on everyone’s 
mind is why a person of a certain political lineage that recalls a 
failure to merge Goa with Maharashtra should now open a topic that is a 
non-topic. More embarrassing questions now follow. Goans want to know 
why a lady who has educated her children and grand children in English 
now has a turn of heart against a language which is the accepted world’s 
business language. The fact that India has an edge over China due to our 
mastery over a language which have brought Indian writers Booker and 
Pulitzer prizes on the world stage is in question in a state known for 
it’s cosmopolitan Indo-Lusitanian quality has had the nation watch in 
amazement. The Chinese, realising their loss of business and information 
technology by alienating the business language of the world, have now 
altered their education system to make English mandatory from primary 
school level. That decision attests to the wisdom of inculcating the 
English language in future generations. The bizarre truth is that 
English as a language has evolved from being the exclusive property of 
the British to becoming the mother tongue in countries across the 
Americas, Asia, Africa and Australia. The language now ranks as most 
spoken in the world in third place after Mandarin and Spanish. At fourth 
place are proudly Hindi  Urdu.


Keeping that in mind, why one of the most educated Goan leader of the 
Opposition has now rallied to join the Pandora Box keepers is 
intriguing?  What language did Parrikar speak to Governor Siddhu on this 
matter that rose from the ashes to gain headline news? Hindi ? 
Uhmm…Konkani? Nope.  Marathi? Certainly not! Do we need say any more 
about the importance and use of English in India?


Schools in Maharashtra associated with the Pune Secondary School 
Certificate Board clearly have their priorities listed. The much aspired 
for English medium schools introduce Marathi in Grade Three, Hindi in 
Grade Five and then offer the option between Marathi and a foreign 
language from Grade Eight. A student passing S.S.C. hence emerges from 
Secondary School armed with a fluency in the national language, the 
state language, English and a foreign language if the option is taken. 
Goa should follow the same pattern and ignore the carping of some 
leaders who are clearly motivated to stay in the news, plan illegal 
bundhs and grasp at any opportunity to acquire visibility for the vote bank.


The latter is the disturbing truth. Like it or lump it, it is pure vote 
bank politics. Goan parents, students and the public at large should not 
become pawns in the hands of our politicians.  By even listening to 
their ideological nonsense is a waste of time, media print and an insult 
to native intelligence.


Why are these minor figures pontificating from a high ground. Are they 
educationists? Has a single political person in the Goa Government done 
a PhD in education? If so, let them speak up. If not, let them be 
silenced. The fragile future of thousands children should not lie in the 
hands of politicos who have no experience nor expertise in education.


By calling a bundh and crowing about it’s “success” is laughable. When 
shopkeepers who have invested in glass counters and interiors do not 
want to suffer damage at the hands of goon supporters, naturally down 
their shutters. They do not care about the issue at hand. And who can 
blame them? In the face of violence and loss of property, they are 
prudent to behave in this manner. The students who went to school that 
day speak of the real victory in this matter.


There is no need to defend the English language at this stage. The 
Indian Constitution clearly states that Hindi is the official language 
of India. This proclamation is quickly followed by a surprising 
revelation… English is the official business language of the country. 
However, in the respect of Southern and Eastern states who do not speak 
the official language, the Constitution has left the choice of language 
in schools to individual states.


Parents and students have a right to their children’s future. Their 
voice needs to be heard. Not the insane din of people who want publicity 
and votes in the next elections.  Goans should also not be drawn into a 
debate that is now turning to the old hatred and simmering tensions that 
communalism and caste can whip up. It is appalling that some senior 
once-respected writers are airing their communal views against 
minorities. This disgusting angle of politics and personal communal 
views should be stopped immediately. I am incensed that Catholic priests 
have been the butt of insult and unnecessary communal spewing. The 
restraint they are exercising is commendable. If the retort about

[Goanet] COLUMN: StyleSpeak: Portuguese Plagiarism

[Wendell Rodricks]

StyleSpeak: Portuguese Plagiarism
By Wendell Rodricks


There was once a time, over two decades ago, when fraternizing with the 
Portuguese was considered an almost treacherous act. For Goans, it was a 
clear case of “being with them or against them”. The Inquisition changed 
lives. The dictator Salazar invoked fear, love or hatred. Goans in Goa 
and beyond the borders were in a state of confusion emotionally when it 
came to the longest colonizer in India. While the rest of India retained 
diplomacy, trade and emotional relationships with the British and the 
French, Goa was left to purge it’s Portuguese demons in a manner that, 
in retrospect, could have been done in an alternative manner. In world 
events, people’s emotions are justified to pull down memories of the 
past. Fresh in memory is the statue of Saddam Hussein beheaded and torn 
down by a raging crowd. Ten years after the American presence and no 
solution in sight, Iraqi’s must ponder if it was better or worse “in 
Saddam’s times”.


The ejection of the Portuguese from Indian soil was celebrated by most, 
especially those who valiantly fought for liberation from colonizing 
rule. While Bombay removed British statues from city squares, Bangalore 
retained them. While French and Portuguese street names stayed in 
Pondicherry and Goa, the residue of colonization, language, was treated 
differently in both union territories.


Recently, the visiting Portuguese Ambassador was unfazed when asked to 
apologise for colonial rule in Goa. His reply was that an apology was 
given in the mid 70’s. True indeed.


I wonder if apologies for past events, crimes of war, colonization, 
human rights abuse and the like are simply diplomatic politesse. The 
crimes are over and done with. In many cases, the victims are from 
earlier generations. An apology does not affect those that passed away. 
THEY were the poor souls who suffered. We inherited an emotion of 
wrong-doing and are consoled in some measure when an apology is tendered in.


When history is written by both sides… by the colonizer and the 
colonized, many events and emotions become debatable. The Portuguese 
claim that “at least they did not segregate (like the British) and 
encouraged mixed marriages with the natives”. Did they ever have a 
choice? Portuguese women did not make the long sea passage to Goa. Even 
if they could, they might well have preferred to marry Goans than the 
lowest rung sailors and rogues who made the route to India. Viceroys who 
made such grand “mixed marriage” statements knew that such decisions 
were made for their own needs. The fact is that they needed the mixed 
blood as much as the British needed to build the railways for their own 
transport and trade. Drawing room proclamations that the British did so 
much for India belie the truth that India was looted and plundered in 
style. The result is visible in European museums, palaces, grand public 
buildings, royal jewels and the progress colonizing nations enjoyed 
during and post colonization. The Renaissance of

Europe was complete thanks to the colonizing ships that sailed to new lands.

The Portuguese Ambassador was right to say that we must now look to the 
future, develop better trade relations and let the past lie where it 
should be buried. Agreed that is way to react today; despite the 
simmering emotions and residual bitterness over many matters. In any 
case, one cannot, should not, dwell in the past. It is foolish to 
consider not dealing with modern Germans due to two world wars.


In our own Indian space, an apology or the acceptance of one, is a 
matter that has disturbing implications. As Indians, should higher 
castes now apologise for the millennia of misery and unjustness towards 
the lower castes and classes?


So no. I do not want an apology.

But I do want to say “Obrigado” for a long list of emotions, 
philosophies, trade, commerce, thought, medicine and technology. Thanks 
to the Portuguese, and others that colonized before them, Goa changed in 
ways that are remarkable.


What would our gardens be without the grafted mangoes, melons, guavas, 
jackfruit, bananas, chikoos, papayas, tamarind, mandarins, pineapples, 
passion fruit, radish, pumpkins and bread fruit. And what would our 
cuisine be without brinjal, ladies finger, tomatoes and potatoes? What, 
no potato bhaji? For that matter no bread, no palm vinegar and worst of 
all no urrak nor feni. The beautiful cashew apples, like many fresh 
fruit or saplings, arrived in Arab or Portuguese ships, flavouring our 
tables with wonders from Arabia, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, 
Brazil, France, China and Macao.


The red chilli, so integral to India curry, came from the Americas. What 
of dishes imported via trade and altered to suit our taste? Peri Peri, 
Vindaloo, Cafreal, Balchao, Guisados and Assados…today considered an 
integral part of Goan cuisine, would have not clung blissfully on our 
palettes.


As for dress, for those Goans

[Goanet] COLUMN: StyleSpeak: Hum Maro Hum

[Wendell Rodricks]

StyleSpeak: Hum Maro Hum
By Wendell Rodricks


Where else could this movie be made in India? Look at the ingredients: a 
remake of a hit song where the key word is a toke (of hashish/charas), a 
sexy actress mouthing the words, hippies, parties, booze, drugs, mafia, 
police, politics, a beach and a sketchy story connecting all of the above.


So, ahem, where can this be set? Definitely not Gujarat.
So Goa it is!

Yes the line that women are cheaper in Goa is objectionable and 
unacceptable. And we Goans are sick of the stereotype drunks and loose 
morals shown repeatedly in Bollywood films. Also unacceptable is the 
director’s apology that the line will not be screened in India but sadly 
cannot be deleted from the overseas prints. Why not? Maybe it is time 
for the international Goans in Canada, the United Kingdom, the Middle 
East and the Far East to stand up and ban Dum Maro Dum or the 
objectionable line.


Valid protests apart, Goans and the Goa government have done little else 
to enhance the state’s reputation. On the downslide for many years now, 
it took a Bollywood no-brainer to get the Chief Minister to intervene. 
But it is too late. Thanks to the hype and hysteria, everyone is now 
hell bent on seeing what the fuss is about. DMD could not have asked for 
a better PR machine. Suddenly there is a lot of curiosity over the movie 
and the actors in the film. Deepika Padukone’s appearance in the 
original Zeenat Aman singing role may help the movie. And if an airline 
has stewardesses as sexy as Bipasha Basu, please twitter the name of the 
aviation company. This is after all Bollywood and we go see these movies 
with a sack of salt. The public may walk away from cinemas disappointed. 
The only person enjoying the limelight is Abhishek Bachchan, who is in 
desperate need of a hit. DMD may just give him that!


The last Bollywood portrayal of Goa was a lacklustre, melodramatic 
Guzarish. I saw a neighbour watching the movie on a flight and went 
through a few parts. After ten minutes, I was so bored with the pace 
that I fast forwarded to the Goan shots of the rivers, beaches, Old Goa 
and Divar island. The sets were so elaborate that it appears everyone in 
Goa lives in houses that are palacios. We did not object to that…because 
it looks so grand. But the film tanked at the box office. Even the 
talented Hrithik Roshan and beautiful Aishwarya Rai did not save the 
lyrical (digitalized) cinematography. And yes! Since it was Goa, I 
presume, Aishwarya even put her lips to a cigarette for the first time 
in her career. How come no one raised a stink that it is illegal to 
smoke in public in Goa? Recall how Amitabh Bachchan was taken to court 
for a similar ‘crime’?


Anyway, after Guzarish, Goa is back in the news.
Back to DMD.

Is Goan crime alien to us? Or are we simply afraid to acknowledge what 
Goa is about in the mirror? While it is true that average Goans are far 
away from the crimes of the coast, it is also hypocritical that the Goa 
on screen does not exist. ‘Hum log’ scared to look at our open secrets? 
 Well… In the case of DMD, the movie has literally caused us to blame 
ourselves for shooting ourselves in the foot. Hum Maro Hum.


Yes! It is true. We have given Goa this image that we now cannot accept. 
For years now the state has rolled out an advertising campaign that 
sends us on a holiday 365 days a year. Other clichés have followed. Even 
though Portuguese is not taught in schools, the words are used liberally 
in Goan ads. Often the spellings are wrong and history of monuments 
contorted. As long as it sounds exotic to the average Indian, Portuguese 
is the flavour of Goa. Ask anyone in the rest of India about Goans and 
they will say (most often not derogatorily) “Goans are so sussegad”. 
Please note the spelling is wrong and the grammar even worse. They also 
love our homes with many “balcaõs”. When I correct them that the correct 
word in plural is balcaões, they claim never to have heard this plural 
version. On it goes.


We also have Goans who don’t know their state and invent history, rename 
food preparations and gloat about our corrupt politicians, police, 
garbage problems, real estate agents and decline of morality. Excuse me, 
who are we Goan people talking about? Us Goans! We talk about ourselves 
in this degrading tone as if we are talking about people from another 
state.


Any surprise then that we have this new reputation of Goa?  Blame a 
film. But blame ourselves as well.


‘Hum Maro Hum’ is our deserving tribute to hitting ourselves bang on the 
head!   (ENDS)



First published in Goa Today, Goa - May 2011

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Cheryl D'Souza, unlikely green warrior, takes on south Goa's mining mafia (Aimee Ginsburg, OUTLOOK)

[Wendell Rodricks]

If we have any conscience left as Goans we should all go and help Cheryl
I know her but have lost contact. If someone can send me her email or 
cell, I will protest with her and court arrest . Worth going to jail 
for. This is disgraceful.
a few years ago when I heard of Sheryls mother being taken to jail, I 
protested and spoke out against the miners. I was socially outcasted but 
I did not care.Even when powerful people called to tell me to tone down

It is time to tone up the noise again
Wendell Rodricks

Sent from my iPad


On 15-May-2011, at 11:37 PM, Goanet Reader wrote:

 PROFILE : And She Wore Iron
 Cheryl D'Souza, unlikely green warrior, takes on south
 Goa's mining mafia

 AIMEE GINSBURG ON CHERYL D'SOUZA
 oman...@gmail.com in OUTLOOK, New Delhi

[Goanet] StyleSpeak: The Curse of Colvale

[Wendell Rodricks]

StyleSpeak: The Curse of Colvale
By Wendell Rodricks


It was past seven in the evening when I took my Sunday passoi in my 
beloved Colvale. From vaddo to vaddo I went. Through leafy lanes with no 
street lamps, across the old Patto road, behind the church of St Francis 
of the Wounds and under the new highway. I do this walk every Sunday and 
often during the week at dawn. It is not only a great forty five minute 
cardio exercise; it also keeps me connected with my ancestral village.


That evening I went with a one point agenda. To source a spot in the 
village where the sound of the highway did not penetrate. Stopping in 
supposedly silent mango groves I heard the rumble. In ‘quiet’ Munshir 
Vaddo, I heard the horns. In fact the noise is worse there than near our 
home. I climbed the hill behind my father’s home. The din was 
unbearable. What was once a quiet respite from the world is now 
vibrating with noise. What is normally a walk under an hour took me the 
better part of under two hours. I went further away to the fringes of 
the village…near the Colvale fort, the riverside, and the fields. It was 
impossible to get away from the highway.


Before 2000, Colvale was a sleepy village. An oasis of calm, one could 
hear the pleasing sound of silence. All that changed when our crazed 
leaders cut a wound through the village. Bang in the middle of Colvale 
was suddenly a great divide. Trucks, many with non Goan number plates, 
honked incessantly on the highway that is at a continuous curve. 
Villagers lost land and homes to a highway that suits Indian drivers 
more than it does Colvalkars. There is a large open freeway that runs 
parallel to Goa across Maharashtra and Karnataka. But truck drivers love 
our cheap booze and choose to run through Goa from north to south of the 
country rather than stick to the Pune highway that connects to 
Bangalore. Maybe they like our scenery, the low-priced sex for sale and 
the ‘hot rice curry’ available next to the thriving liquor stores that 
dot the NH17. I have seen drivers pick up boxes of beer, alcohol, feni 
and tetra pack fruit juice. We have lost count of buses who blissfully 
chuck out a carton of water bottles into the Colvale valley. More than 
twice I have had a tetra pack flung into my windshield. The dangerous 
curve has killed a few innocent villagers. The worst was a young child 
who attempted to run into his mother’s arms but was cruelly snuffed out 
by a speeding truck. In front of his mothers disbelieving eyes.


Is this what Colvalkars bargained for when they sliced our village in 
two? Now the wondrous power players want to make the two lane highway 
into a four or six lane. Why did they not inform us earlier…that the 
plan would move from two lane to four lane? In twenty years I will not 
see the day when the highway turns to an eight lane disaster. They might 
as well take our lives now and erase the name of Colvale from the map. 
Poised for destruction is the over hundred year old St Anthony chapel 
and a dozen homes.


It is time to revolt. Colvalkars and all Goans affected by this highway 
should block these audacious plans in the bud. There is no need for 
public meetings with politicians who say one thing on a podium and plan 
the rape of Goa in a unique stealth move they have perfected. Are they 
living on the highway? NO! Why is our peace destroyed by administrators 
and politicians who have no care for our needs for Goan peace and quiet? 
Every single politician lives far from the noise. When plans are drawn 
up they ensure that such “progress” does not affect them.


We all need progress but not at the cost of ruining a village.

Colvale is a unique lesson in what should not be done to any Goan 
village. After installing an industrial zone, increasing our population 
such that we are now in the minority, a scam satellite town, a prison 
and a cursed highway, we are once again at the mercy of an expanding 
highway that serves us NO PURPOSE. Please take this highway away and 
give us back our untarred roads. If this is called progress we do not 
want it. If politicians and the Centre in Delhi want it, let them do it 
on their private lands. While we are on the matter, let them also take 
away all the labour which has moved us from village status to town 
status. Why should we be elevated to higher taxes when we are not 
responsible for the population increase? Call the satellite town a new 
postal name…not Colvale. As a gaoncar of Colvale I have seen my village 
deteriorate before my eyes in a mere ten years. Expanding this highway 
will ruin it further. We might as well sleep on the highway and let them 
run over us.


This is no emotional plea. It stems from exasperation at a system which 
has no concerns for the common Goan. It is shameful that our MLA from 
Colvale is agreeing to these expansion plans. The entire plan should be 
shelved.


Is there a viable solution? Yes! Ensure that the highway runs through no 
Goan villages. Make

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[Wendell Rodricks]

Dear Venantius
Thanks for your email
I am open to anyone who offers to come in on this project who has experience
in weaving.
So far noone has asked and the Government is lethargic.
But I will plod on
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[Goanet] StyleSpeak: Fruit of the Loom

[Wendell Rodricks]

StyleSpeak: Fruit of the Loom
By Wendell Rodricks


Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit caressed the sari exclaiming,” It 
feels so wonderful. It feels like the hands of the weaver have given it 
lightness, a softness….How can I thank you enough for what you are doing?”


“Ma’am, wear it with the happiness it was woven with”, I replied.

Over at 10 Janpath and at Lodhi Estate, the sari woven in the style of 
Kunbi weave enjoyed a similar reaction from the Gandhis.


What a crazy two weeks this has been. I felt that the Gods and the 
planets were propelling my dream forward.


Two weeks ago, my assistant Sheryl told me, “This is such an important 
collection. You need to document it on film. And we need to get someone 
to model it. I need photos for the Press”.


Eyeball deep in fabric, I thought only of how to get the forty final 
garments completed in the two weeks. Fittings were looming up on 22nd 
October 2010. To accomplish a collection, we must aim to do fifty five 
ensembles and edit them down to forty. Edwin Pinto was given the designs 
for the shoes to resemble grass. He delivered in under two weeks. A team 
of villagers in South Africa wove the beaded belts, straps and bag 
handles for the collection. When I look back, it is amazing that things 
were falling into place like clockwork.


In July 2009, I employed a young NIFT graduate Poonam Pandit to begin a 
weaving project and revive the Kunbi sari weave using natural 
eco-friendly dyes. By November, reluctant and terrified Goan weavers, 
who earlier wove only loin cloths and jodha ponchas in coarse cotton, 
finally produced the first stoles. It was time to move them to a full 
sari width of 45 inches. Understandably they were intimidated at the 
prospect of doing an entire sari. I designed the sari to incorporate 
Kunbi style lines, checks and ikat. By end September, we had not just 
the saris but woven fabric in manjista red, guava leaf green, iron ore 
black and indigo blue. On some looms, we managed to weave striped fabric 
for shirts and kurtas.


I reminisced how everyone said it was an uphill task and this weaving 
project in Goa would not take off the ground. Exactly what I need. 
Nothing like a challenge to propel me into action.


How the collection rocketed to the studio racks I have no idea. In the 
last week, confident that the studio in Colvale was up to do the fifty 
five garments I estimated, I remembered Sheryl’s request to do a 
documentary. One week to go, I called Sandesh Prabhudesai at Prudent 
television. He put me in touch with Sainath Parab from Santa Cruz who 
agreed to film the dyeing, weaving and studio shots I needed. He gave an 
estimate of costs but on hearing about the Kunbi sari weave revival, he 
refused to charge a rupee. “You are doing so much for Goa. How can I 
charge?”


With passion and excitement, Sainath trailed us through dyeing vats and 
shuttles flying across looms. We did a four minute video to be played 
before the show.


Somewhere along the way, the Department of Tourism, Government of Goa, 
joined in to support the project. It was a wise move since the video and 
part of the collection can have an impression at tourism fairs.


Choreographers Aparna and Tanya in Delhi chatted about the show. “Apu is 
coming to Goa. You should talk and settle the details”, Tanya Lefebvre 
told me.


We met at Café Coffee Day in Miramar.

Apu was excited on seeing the saris and the fabric. “We should get some 
ladies who like cotton saris to come in on this show. Make some of them 
walk”.


The list of cotton saris wearers … How many are there? Sonia Gandhi, 
Priyanka Gandhi, Sheila Dixit, Anushka Shankar, Nandita Das. No way can 
we ask the Gandhis to walk. There was no time to present the sari and 
get a video byte either. Anushka is a fan of my clothes but recently 
married overseas. Nandita just had a baby.


My partner Jerome warned “Please don’t get Bollywood into this cultural 
statement. I know we can get a Rekha or Malaika to do this but stay true 
to the project and make the sari the showstopper.”


I called my Mumbai resident Goan friend, Theron De Souza, to do the 
voice over on the video. I could courier the video to him and could he 
do the dubbing in Bombay? This was a weekend and it meant I would loose 
two vital days; plus courier time.


“Hey Wendell I am in Goa tomorrow. We will do it at your Altinho house. 
I have all my recording stuff with me.”


As easy as that. The stars were smiling down.

We recorded the voice over next evening. His deep baritone is the best 
voice in India. Sainath and DJ Troy Furtado began to mix the voice and 
music track onto the video. Troy does all my show music. A friend 
introduced me to T J Rehmi who did my Paris show music. I used four 
tracks he gifted me. Troy layered in the sound of the shuttle hitting 
the loom for the show music.


On a river cruise own the Mandovi, I spoke to a writer friend about the 
project.


“Hey listen, why don’t you call Nandita Das

[Goanet] From Goan villages to the ramp in New Delhi

[Wendell Rodricks]

Going places:Wendell Rodricks began a grassroots campaign to revive the 
Kunbi sari in a designer avatar in July 2009.


PANAJI: The Kunbi sari is all set for a major revival as celebrated 
fashion designer Wendell Rodricks will present his Kunbi Tribe 
collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi on 
October 24.


Speaking to presspersons here on Wednesday, Mr. Rodricks said that the 
collection was the fruit of many years of research and would serve as a 
catalyst to revive the art of weaving in the State of Goa.


“Marginalised by mainstream society, the Kunbis deserve to be addressed 
as the original inhabitants of the land,” said Mr. Rodricks.


Expertly mixing cotton and silk, woven and knitted textures, the Kunbi 
Tribe collection is a celebration of revivalism. Reviving the 
traditional Kunbi sari was a daunting task considering the stigma 
associated with it.


He said that the project of reviving the ethnic sari and dresses of Goa 
was taken up seven years ago. In July 2009, he began a grassroots 
campaign to revive the Kunbi sari in a designer avatar.


“Goa needed to have its own place in ethnic and traditional collections; 
have its own sari. I have always felt embarrassed that Kashmiris had 
their own shawl and many States had their own saris, but that Goa 
didn't,” said Mr. Rodricks.


After closely working with a couple of traditional weavers, who are 
sadly on the decline, he described his project as his ambition “to leave 
a legacy of Goan weaving heritage”.


Speaking about the weaving of ethnic tribal clothes, Mr. Rodricks said 
that tribal women, owing to stigma associated with the sari, had 
virtually given up weaving. The sari is traditionally worn by women from 
the ‘lower caste'. “I wanted to change that perspective,” said Mr. Rodricks.


Praising the sari, actor and filmmaker Nandita Das, in a promotional 
video, says, “This Goan ethnic sari can proudly stand alongside any sari 
in India.”


Mr. Rodricks thanked Goa Tourism Department for supporting the Kunbi 
Weave project.


He has presented the sari to President Pratibha Patil through the Goa 
Governor, Chief Minister of Goa Digambar Kamat, AICC president Sonia 
Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.



SOURCE: http://www.hinduonnet.com/2010/10/21/stories/2010102153920200.htm

[Goanet] Did I miss it or were our gumots not there? W

[Wendell Rodricks]

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[Goanet] StyleSpeak: Wedding Capital

[Wendell Rodricks]

StyleSpeak: Wedding Capital
By Wendell Rodricks


How I love birthdays and weddings. Not the boring social dos where 
people don’t know wine from vinegar, make inane conversation while 
flashing their latest Louis Vulgaire (Vuitton) bags, horrid music on 
full blast and the sexes separate like an Ottoman harem. Two hours of 
drinking and yawn talk later, people run like a heard of buffaloes to 
devour the same buffet as the last party in under ten minutes. Then they 
burp over dessert and flee home.


Nah! Not for me. A good old fashioned Goan birthday party is where it 
rocks. Interesting people (throw in the village drunks to sit aside the 
Parish priest, local politician or dowager spinsters for full on masala 
merriment). Robust feni ; always from “my special supplier”. Fashion 
that can leave Mario Miranda inspired (“You like my new pattern? 
Material from Dubai!”). Wholesome food ; sorpotel and sannas rule. 
Musical instruments and singing voices magically appear after the third 
feni. Dancing toes are released after the fourth round. In one corner a 
boisterous argument breaks into a full blown rugby brawl. At that stage, 
listen carefully and learn colourful new Konkani phrases you have never 
heard before. Goans will ignore repeated calls to the dinner table while 
hassled staff re-heat dishes every half hour. As the clock goes towards 
sunrise, hosts struggle to throw guests out of the house.


Living in Goa I have also begun to enjoy funerals and months minds. Do 
we Goans need any excuse to pull out the snacks and the drinks? Funerals 
are as social events as weddings. There is a pecking order that descends 
from front row pew to last. Men will dress in suits and ladies pull out 
their mantillas. It is all very elegant and theatric. People arrive in 
the same breathless anticipation as they would for a fashion show. 
Everything is up for comment. “You saw what Perpetine was wearing?’ 
“That choir is damn good.” “From where they brought the priest? He did 
not know anything to say.”


When I see a cluster of black and white dresses pass under my Colvale 
balcao, I enquire who has passed away. “No funeral. Months Mind for 
Anton Braganza”. That immediately conjures up visions of heavenly green 
chutney sandwiches, beef croquettes and plum cake that are bound to be 
served by the culinary blessed Mrs. Braganza. Shamelessly throw on a 
black shirt over my Lulu Lemon gym tracks and jog to church. Through the 
ramble of prayers in Konkani, I fixate on the bound-to-be-delicious 
chutney sandwiches that will follow. People take their chutney 
sandwiches for granted. With a Mom in Bombay and no one aware of my 
craving for home made goodies, my poor chutney starved stomach is now 
near ecstacy. When the grave blessing is done, I am delirious with joy. 
Chomp through three sandwiches, ignoring the beef and cake. I even steal 
some in a paper napkin. Lucy spots the act and cries out loud for all to 
hear “What men Wendell, not taking the croquettes and cake owhat? Come 
come. Take take.” I walk home with my goodie bag napkin: four croquettes 
for the dogs (I don’t eat beef), two slices of cake for the staff and my 
chutney stash for ‘feni hour’ to be made truly happy indeed!


Goan weddings are sheer orgasmic experiences. From the feasting to the 
dancing, I want it all. Unlike other cities who do not know how to 
party, a Goan wedding is about fun, fun and more fun. The bands play 
till illegal hours. The bar is the main spot. The dancing is athletic. 
Sometimes things get out of hand. I attended a wedding two months ago 
and regret the short ‘appearance’ I made, due to house guests. After a 
sunset boat ride to see crocs near Aldona, I left Lisa Ray and Malaika 
Arora in my car with a bottle of wine and told them to strictly not step 
out and start a riot. I then told my chauffer to lock the doors and not 
let them out even if they pleaded a pee. Bounced into the wedding and 
out in ten minutes as promised. Next day I heard about a massive row 
between the couple who were so sloshed in the early morning that among 
all the many abuses for the entire village to hear, they loudly 
proclaimed that they wanted a divorce. Missed the tiatr!


Since then, I was eagerly waiting for the next wedding invite.

It appeared via a phone call. Vikram from IMG/Lakme Fashion Week was 
getting married.


”Keep July third free!” he commanded.

I was excited. A Bombay wedding party in Goa. With a Hyatt room thrown 
in for the night! Jackpot! However as the week drew near, I panicked at 
the thought of the big, fat, fake fashion crowd that was bound to 
follow. Flying to Bombay to address a seminar for a day, I had 
nightmares of arriving at Goa airport full of fresh flower chandeliers 
and ‘Vikram weds Neesha’ signs on strawberry ice-cream pink boards with 
white Styrofoam hearts. Mercifully, that was not the case. In fact the 
guest list was an intimate eighty people.


On D day, I was almost out the door when it dawned

[Goanet] StyleSpeak: Anthem of Pride or Insult

[Wendell Rodricks]

StyleSpeak: Anthem of Pride or Insult
By Wendell Rodricks


“Let’s be a bit late so we miss the National Anthem.”

“I really like when they play the National Anthem at the movies.”

“We stand out of respect but this is really not the venue to be 
patriotic to the motherland.”


“It’s really an abuse and disgrace that they play it only at select 
theatres and there is no fixed rules for all the performing arts.”


“Tell me how are movies a greater art than a traditional dance recital 
or a folk theatre?”


“Hypocrisy!”

“Patriotic!”

The above are some of the reactions to the National Anthem being played 
at select cinema halls in Goa. Certain states like Maharashtra, 
Karnataka and Gujarat approved the National Anthem in theatres. Have 
theatres in Goa sought the approval of the Goa Government to screen the 
National Anthem in select multiplexes in the state? Or have some 
theatres taken the rule in their hands since it applies to neighboring 
states.


The national website of India (www.india.gov.in) is very clear about the 
rules that apply to the National Anthem.


There are two approved versions. The longer version should last not more 
than 52 seconds and the shorter version no more than 20 seconds. In case 
a live band plays the anthem, people should be prepared to stand for the 
National Anthem by playing a drum roll of seven paces before the band 
plays the anthem.


There are defined rules when the longer version of the National Anthem 
can be played: At Civil and Military investitures, National Salutes, 
before and after the arrival and departure of the President, Governor or 
Lt. Governor at state functions, before and after the President’s 
address to the Nation on AIR or television, when the National Flag is 
brought out on parades, when Regimental colours are presented and for 
hoisting of colours n the Navy.


The shorter version is permitted for drinking toasts in Officers Mess 
and on special occasions with approval of the Government of India. Even 
the Prime Minister is not accorded the playing of the National Anthem 
except on special occasions. Chief Ministers of states likewise can play 
the anthem only on special approved occasions.


Mass singing of the National Anthem is encouraged at schools, when 
unfurling the national flag and in instances of local celebration with 
Government of India approval.


The public is not expected to stand when the anthem is part of a film 
and it has been left to the good sense of the people to not indulge in 
indiscriminate singing of playing the National Anthem.


It is that last sentence that makes one question why some Goan theatres 
can play the National Anthem prior to each film. If the semi-porn 
morning or late night films of many theatres play the anthem, is it not 
an insult? In the same vein of thought, is it correct to play the anthem 
when twenty minutes later, Bollywood breasts and obscene pelvic hip 
thrusts flicker on the screen? Or the facts that so many adult rated 
Hollywood films have abusive and vulgar language liberally intoned in 
every other sentence? Is this correct? If there are rules for discretion 
even for the Prime Minister regarding the National Anthem, why do we 
have the anthem played in a venue where the President or Governor is 
definitely not present. When the National Anthem is sung, it is a 
salutation to the Motherland and proper decorum must be maintained. Is 
this the case when people are entering the theatre and standing with 
American fast food in one hand and cell phones on hold in the other? Is 
this salutation and decorum or an outright insult? To read the long list 
of protesters who are against the practice of playing the National 
Anthem in theatres, go to www.itimes.com. It is obvious that patriotic 
Indians, young and old, are not amused at being forced to be patriotic 
when the occasion and the venue is incorrect for national pride and emotion.


In March, Chandigarh Mayor Anu Chatrah was startled when the National 
Anthem was played by mischievous elements midway through the meeting of 
the Municipal Corporation abruptly adjourning the agenda. Further voices 
of protests rose when the National Anthem was provided as a download for 
mobile phones.


Apart from the National Anthem in cinema halls, is the disgrace to the 
National Flag, the Tiranga. Sarojini Naidu said “Under this flag, there 
is no difference between a prince and a peasant, between rich and poor, 
between man and woman.” Apart from the latter, it is obvious that 
peasant and poor Indians do not share standing for the anthem in smaller 
cinema halls where it is not shown. It is only the rich who can afford 
the rates of the high end multiplexes where rates for premium films 
equals if not exceeds what most Indians earn in a day. The wealthy have 
the privilege of seeing the tricolour and the anthem in air-conditioned, 
red or blue velvet seat splendour.


We all would be proud to stand and sing the National Anthem on the 
specific

Re: [Goanet] An Orchid in Paris

[Wendell Rodricks]

After Phyllis, the next Indian girl to make it at Yves Saint Laurent was 
Kirat Rabiyat from Delhi.


In 1990, another Santacruz Catholic girl Marielou Phillips made it to 
YSL and then Chanel where she modelled for 10 years. later Karl 
Lagerfeld made her design the  shoes at Chanel. She returned to India as 
Chanel Marketing-in-charge and is now with in Bombay.


After Marielou, Ujjwala Raut made it huge. She was from Dahisar. Worked 
very closely with Tom Ford at Gucci. She also became the face of Yves 
Saint Laurent


And now we have a half Goan girl in Paris and New York with Elite 
agency. Her name is Diana Penty (from Byculla)


All three : Marielou, Ujjwala and Diana were my models. Diana, being 
just 20 still models for me


Goggle all three names to see their profiles

Cheers
Wendell


rose moraes wrote:

Hi Wendell,

I read the nice Tribute article, you wrote about Phyllis Mendes.
I am a SantaCruz 'Girl'... she was older than me, but was friends with
my older sisters in their school days..

Santacruz (West) used to be a very  Cultural and Homely and Warm, Goan
area and we'd always just  meet in church or in the stores, or in any of 
the Avenues. We used to have an incredible Santacruz, Cultural and

Dramatics and Musical Society (SCADAMS) and i think it still exists.

Anyway, it was nice reading yr article. I sent it to my sisters.. and it 
wd be nice if the Santacruz people read it.

It was so Appropriate of you to write it.

Ciao,
  Rose




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[Goanet] StyleSpeak: Stockholm Syndrome

[Wendell Rodricks]

StyleSpeak: Stockholm Syndrome
By Wendell Rodricks

Over a dinner, one balmy evening in Ucassaim, our Delhi based, Goa 
loving (with Goan wife) host asked the Goans and Goan residents at table 
about this love-hate relationship we share with the Portuguese.


On one level we are bitter about the Inquisition. On the other hand, we 
are quite comfortable with the thought that we are more 
international/Westernized. The latter is actually a poisoned chalice. 
Are we naive to believe that we truly are more international' than our 
Indian brethren? Or are we just a hopelessly confused people... 
psychologically manipulated by colonizers. All colonizers: The Hindu 
kingdoms from across our Northern and Southern borders, the Muslim 
invaders from the Deccan and eventually the Portuguese, have left us 
with psychological scars. That night I sat in my garden in Colvale and 
looked up at the stars and a sliver of a moon. It is amazing to think 
that this is the same sky that Alphonso de Albuquerque gazed upon when 
he entered the Mandovi on 4th March 1510. Five hundred years ago, he 
would have suffered the same summer heat. Remarkable that a European 
took Goa over for three torrid months till 20th May 1510; a regrouped 
Adil Shah army and a discontent local populace drove Albuquerque from 
Goan shores to the land across the Mandovi and later to Anjadive. In the 
pouring rain, he licked his wounds and waited for a flotilla of ships... 
which arrived after the rainclouds vanished from the skies. It was as 
late as 25th November 1510 when Albuquerque relaunched his campaign to 
regain Goa. By 10th December 1510, his mission was accomplished.


When the 4th of March 2010 passed, I scanned the media for a mention of 
the famed arrival of the Portuguese in Goa. Not a word! I presume that 
on 10th December it will be the same story. No one wants to celebrate 
the 500 year old Portuguese arrival in Goa.


And yet, one corner of our heart loves the colonizer. We have learnt to 
appreciate the acts of kindness and aspects for Western culture which 
the Portuguese brought to us. Farmers are grateful for better farming 
methods despite what the Inquisition did to them. Sometimes the veil of 
anger and hatred are lifted and Goans will admit that not all was wrong 
with the Portuguese. How easily the wounds of infliction are forgotten 
and healed. Or are they?


Today the Goa Government goes one step further and ensures that every 
single advertisement for Goa reeks of fancy sounding Portuguese names. 
What is this love-hate relationship about?


By the time the Colvale sky in the East turned a pale yellow, sunbeams 
peeping shyly through the mango leaves, I had a possible answer. 
Stockholm Syndrome!


For five days from August 23rd to 28th, 1973, bank robbers in Stockholm 
psychologically seduced bank workers into helping them escape. It was a 
paradoxical, psychological phenomenon new to the world. The hostages 
expressed adulation and positive feelings for the captors. This is 
irrational.. in light of the danger and risk endured by the victims. 
This strange psychological behaviour was dubbed the Stockholm Syndrome.


The world's most famous victim of the syndrome is undoubtedly Patty 
Hearst, who helped in an armed robbery with her captors in 1974. The 
heiress who inherited the Randolph Hearst fortune was finally gifted a 
Presidential Pardon by Bill Clinton in 2001. It was one of his last acts 
of pardon in office.


What is it about the Stockholm Syndrome? I see it happening around us in 
Goa today.


On one level we know we Goans are the victims in the hands of our 
(beloved) rulers (we still use this colonial word for our public 
servants). On the other hand... look at the newspapers. On Alemao's 
birthday, more than half the newspapers were blocked for sycophancy. Who 
are these people... claiming their love for their leader? Have they 
enjoyed hidden blessings we don't know about? Ofcourse, dummy! Does 
Alemao himself not realise that this is pure maskaa-lagaoing? Maybe not. 
Maybe he feels these people truly love him more than they love his 
office and signature.  Frankly, who is the dummy here? Too many to count.


I have been watching with growing alarm and reading about the bad press 
our CM is enjoying. Rather, squirming under. Doesn't he have some PR 
spin heads to rectify this situation. Or is he so lost in his 
cream-of-Goa crowd that he cannot see the growing discontent? I feel 
sorry for him and his chamchaas.


It must be terrible to be surrounded by people who never tell you the 
truth. For so many years I have commented on what is happening in Goa. 
Along the way I have stepped on many corns. One sweet old lady told me 
once You really must hate them. The way you write about them. The fact 
is that I do not. What is there to get personal with anyone in this 
world? What I am saying is the truth. In fact it may be the only truth 
they will ever hear. On a personal level I have nothing against any

Re: [Goanet] FW: THE FRUIT OF THE LAND

[Wendell Rodricks]

Freddy, you should write more often
As an aside...last night we had the mangoes from our garden as desert 
offering.

I forgot to mention in my article how after consuming all those
mangoes, we were suffered the most painful mango boils
So go slow on those mankuradas... and the rest
:o)
W



On 13/05/2010, Freddy Fernandes wrote:

[Goanet] StyleSpeak: THE FRUIT OF THE LAND

[Wendell Rodricks]

StyleSpeak: THE FRUIT OF THE LAND
By Wendell Rodricks


They arrived one morning, silently, near my regular breakfast fare of 
warm water, fruit, oats and green tea. In the pale morning light, they 
glowed burgundy red. Freshly washed. Freshly plucked. For a brief few 
seconds, I went through the fog of youth to identify them. What were 
these jewels in the bowl? Ignoring the breakfast, I pick up one of the 
fruit. Smaller than a kokum, almost like a cherry. A thorn at the 
bottom. A wondrous sweet sour taste, the pulp segued to a few pips. 
Instant recall.Jagmas (Zomgam). We used to pick them on the Colvale 
hills. Remember gently rolling them in our palms to sweeten them.


Suddenly I was eight years old again. Each March and April, we were on 
the hills. Word-of-mouth maps in our heads showed the way to the wild 
fruits. In the Camurlim valley were three Zambllam (jambool) trees. We 
would scamper up like monkeys and within minutes collect bags full of 
the purple treasure. We would proudly drag the bags to Xennoi Vaddo and 
devour the zambllams; drizzled with salt. The seeds were dried and 
ground to a powder (used as an ancient cure for diabetes). Early in the 
season, little cream berries (churnam) appear on the hills. Their creamy 
nectar has a very subtle flavour. Like a custard apple. There were also 
little red berries (poddkovam) with similar creamy centers. They are 
like polished, miniature, red apples.


But from all the fruit, the best are the humble kanttam (carvandah). How 
we treasured those! We pick the raw green kanttam to make pickle. They 
ooze a sticky, white sap when plucked from the shrubs. I keep track of 
the kanttam bushes and watch as they go from apple green to plum black. 
Some kanttam have red flesh. Others white. We would play guessing games. 
Cock or bull? Cock was red flesh. Guessing correct ensured a fruit 
gleaned from the opponents stash. Loosing meant a mock, tearful farewell 
from one's bounty. The kanttam were carried home in large leaves 
fashioned into cones by threading with a dry stalk from the hillside.


During this season, kokum trees would also bear fruit. We were permitted 
to eat a few; most were dried in the sun to flavour the monsoon curries. 
The kokum trees are beautiful to behold, with their shady branches and 
elegant leaves. The prettiest sight though is cashew trees in April. 
Like Christmas tree baubles in yellow, orange and red, the trees also 
offer us their tender kernels in March...to make tender cashewnut caldeen.


Living in a village, one quickly learns the road map to fruit bearing 
trees. Some are in public places...the bora tree on the way to my 
studio, the beddsam (small jambool) tree on the way to the Colvale 
church, the kanttam bushes on the hills and the teflam bushes beyond 
Mrs. Lobo's boundary wall. Some fruit treasures lie in private gardens. 
I am amused when people from Tivim arrive at our Colvale doorstep to buy 
our mankurada mangoes. Such is the fame of their sweet, heavenly 
perfumed flesh. The demand is only for the mankuradas from that tree on 
the left of the entrance.  Sadly that tree is barren this year. Two 
unseasonal rains in January and February ensured that the blooms met a 
watery death. The wise two hundred year old tree actually bloomed a 
second time after the first washout. Then wisely decided to teach us a 
global warming lesson by not flowering after the second rain. In fact, 
we have a dismal mango crop this year. There must be no more than a 
dozen fruit bearing mango trees in all of Colvale this year. One happens 
to be on the way to my studio. The other is in the Southern corner of 
our garden. An old tree with perfect Monserrate mango fruit. My mother 
uses these robustly-flavoured-but-not-sweet mangoes to make mangad jam.


I know we are blessed living in our Goan villages when my godson Arhan 
stayed with us over Easter week with his glam mum Malaika Arora Khan. 
Over breakfast with garden papayas, he looked heavenward and asked if he 
could have coconut water from one of the dozen trees in the garden. 
Within minutes, three fresh tender coconuts appeared on the breakfast table.


When I purchased the house in Colvale from the Braganzas, we inherited 
an orchard with every variety of mango. Ten varieties in all. A rare 
Alphonso. Gigantic Appos. Red Malges. Perfumed Monserrates. Delicious 
Mankuradas. Late ripening Fernandes. One Pairee. One sucking mango. 
And many grafted varieties of all of the above. Also in the garden are 
the sour beembli, lime, chickoo, custard apple, jackfruit and guava. The 
latter attracts parrots; but more often, fruit bats. The most majestic 
of all is the Adao(Adams apple) tree. It's tall, straight trunk was 
prized to make boat masts in the old days. Today they bestow on us 
dozens of Adao fruit which look, and taste, like dates. To the lot, my 
mother (the constant gardener) advised me to plant mulberry shrubs and 
love apples. The mulberry’s, as Mom predicted

[Goanet] StyleSpeak: The Art of Noise

[Wendell Rodricks]

StyleSpeak: The Art of Noise
By Wendell Rodricks


It is easy to contemplate on noise here in Grenada. We arrived last 
night after a seventy hour journey, passing Abu Dhabi in transit for 
four hours and a freezing New York for ten hours. When we left New York, 
the runway at JFK airport was covered in a film of snow. It was still 
flurrying down when the plane took off. Though it was past ten at night 
when we landed in Grenada (Say Gren-Ay-da not the Gren-aa-da in Spain), 
what immediately struck me was the sound of the waves. In the silence, 
that is all we heard.


It reminded me of the Goa I knew. The wonder of silence. The sound of 
silence. That space of almost God like presence; when there is no sound. 
Just the sounds created BY God. Birdsong, the wind, the seabreeze, the 
rustling of the leaves, the sounds of animals (human included)  and the 
waves crashing against the coast. When I moved to Goa in 1993, one 
night, my then tailor Tauqir appeared in the moonlight in my room; a 
knife in hand. I was terrified. He was even more so. Boss, he 
whispered, there is a lion breathing in my room. In any other room, we 
might have laughed. But this was THAT room. When I was buying the house, 
everyone said it was haunted (as any large home in Goa is supposedly). 
And in 'that' room, Mr. Braganza had passed away (As if people don't 
pass away in every room? I had countered at the time). We climbed in 
deathly silence to the room above. Right enough, from outside the 
Southern window, there was growl and a hum. Like an animal breathing. It 
rose on a growling rush and ended on a whoosh. We were mortified. I 
could hear it very distinctly. We went to the garden with torchlights. 
Nothing!


Back in the room, the sound was still very audible. I offered to sleep 
on the floor. Tauqir offered instead to sleep on my room floor downstairs.


Each night, we would go upstairs to hear the 'animal' breathing. It did 
not disappoint. At about eleven, it would begin. By daylight, it stopped.


A monsoon passed. Late next summer, my father and I went to see his 
friend the art collector, Max Sequeira. After two fenis, I was astounded 
to hear the 'animal' again.


Stop! I hushed their chatter. Can you hear that?

What?

The animal, I whispered. It was clearly audible.

My Dad held his feni in mid-air. This is the sound you were talking 
about? The sound you made me hear in your house?


Yes!. I was hoarse with shock. The animal had followed us here.

Max let out a loud guffaw and was still laughing at our animal ghost story.

Then he sobered up.

You know what that is Wendell? The rains are coming. It's the end of 
May. That sound. That sound you can hear so clearly...It's the waves 
crashing at Chapora!


All these years later, on some nights, I go to the Camurlim, with a sad 
nostalgia, a heavy sausades. There, up on the Camurlim hills, in the 
last week of May, I hear the waves again. Crashing on the Chapora hills; 
over ten kilometres away.


Colvale has become too noisy. Factories crank up their generators. The 
highway makes our old home tremble. The poor walls vibrate their 
centuries old stones and the plaster flakes off at times when a 
particularly heavy truck passes by.


On Sundays, we have to bear the church with it's loud speakers. And the 
temples with theirs in the evenings. And my annoying neighbours 
reversing car sounds.


This is not the Goa we knew. The Goa which was so silent that everyone 
knew everyone's life. After I pulled up a staff for a certain misdeed, 
my neighbour would tell me the next day You made a mistake. He took not 
just the coconuts away to be sold. He also overcharged your bill at the 
nako. And that part when you told him to keep the light on all night. 
That is not right. A waste of electricity. Then she would continue 
Arrey, and you know 'that' woman opposite me. Now she has started 
entertaining the truck drivers as well. Shameless ! And what price they 
are paying for drinks so late in the night? Sheesh!! Are they 
mad-o-what?. So expensive. The very thought that illegal bootlegging 
past midnight is no more taboo is a shock. And the fact that the rate 
has been overheard is too much to be true. As shocking as it sounds, it 
IS true!! As Goans say... Ask anyone in the village? All peoples know!


Late one night recently I was returning from Arambol. There was a rave 
(?) on at Mandrem. The noise was so loud, it altered my heartbeat. It 
was not a rave. Russians were at a shack; some dancing on a floor built 
in the sand. Is this legal? There were young Russian girls being ferried 
in the late of the night to prospective clients. Nearby Goan boys on 
bikes waited to take revellers home.


What has become to our Goa ?

Where is the Police?

Where are our politicians?

Arrey baba, this is going on because of them. They get money. These 
Russians give them money. And girls also. Our children cannot study. Our 
old people cannot sleep despite being deaf. The vibration hits

Re: [Goanet] Coffin v/s cloth - By Onilda Fernandes

[Wendell Rodricks]

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The cloth is a great idea.
But I can see some vain people asking for a Wendell Rodricks Silk Cloth :o)
About the rest...

On 17 February 2010 07:05, Cecil Pinto cecilpi...@gmail.com wrote:

 After a lot of informative and insightful feedback received from
 people I have decided that these are my preferences after death in
 descending order.
 1) Full body donation to medical science

OUR FENI FILLED LIVERS WILL MAKE FOR A GOOD STUDY

 2) Cremation in an electric crematorium

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT EXIST IN GOA AND WE SHOULD WORK TOWARDS
 HAVING ONE
(A CATHOLIC IN GOA WAS SURPRISED TO HEAR OF A LACK OF AN ELECTRIC
CREAMTORIUM IN GOA WHEN SHE WAS TOLD HER BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE FLOWN IN TO
BOMBAY FOR THAT)

 3) Burial in a bamboo basket

BAMBOO FROM OUR GARDENS CAN BE PUT TO BETTER USE THAN FOR THE DEAD


 One female respondent (Goan Roman Catholic) also mentioned that she
 was a pall bearer at her father's funeral and many people, including
 members of the clergy, objected. Does anyone know if there is a rule
 that females cannot be pall bearers in the Roman Catholic funeral
 tradition?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN NUNS IN CONVENTS OR CLOISTERS DIE? I AM SURE THEY DONT
ALLOW MEN INTO THEIR HALLOWED WALLS


 Cheers!

 Cecil

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[Goanet] StyleSpeak: New Decade Resolutions

[Wendell Rodricks]

StyleSpeak: New Decade Resolutions
By Wendell Rodricks


In the pale light of the new decade, Goans will be delighted if a few 
resolutions are in place to make our lives and the state of Goa a better 
place to be. And a safer one too. Talking of safety and security, how 
about Resolution number One.


It would be music to our ears if the Goa Police pulled up its socks and 
declared We will not lie, cover up and mislead the Goan people, the 
nation and international citizens. As a fashion designer I am 
embarrassed to be asked after a fashion show by the media about what I 
think of the Goa Police covering up a rape, murder or video recording of 
the cadre having sex with a prostitute. Why should any Goan stand up for 
an obviously undisciplined police force which needs to be put in order? 
When television stations were chasing me to go live on the evening news 
explaining the safety of Goa I had half a mind to say Yes, Goa is 
unsafe. Please do not holiday here. Let the decline of Goan tourism 
begin. Instead it would be better if the Goa police took a New Years 
resolution to get their act in order and give us what we pay taxes for: 
Safety and Security.


In the Russian roulette of ministers, I have forgotten who is in charge 
of which ministry. But whoever is holding the key to the garbage problem 
should resign this New Year if he or she cannot resolve the issue. For 
ten years now, we have been screaming hoarse about garbage and there is 
no plan in place to handle the miniscule amount of garbage spewed by 1.3 
million people. Instead of leading the way to show India how we can do 
it, we have become Exhibit 'A' for the garbage problem in the country. 
It is in our fields, villages, stinking cities, murky rivers and now, 
quite literally, blowing in the wind we breathe.


We pay taxes for many services that are denied to us. Like electricity 
and proper roads. Instead of taking up these basic issues, we hear talk 
of a sea link between Dona Paula and Vasco. Can the Chief Minister 
please resolve not to even think of this money gobbling nightmare? 
Parrikar has been shamed by the concrete pillars of the so called Sky 
Train. Please! Let's forget all this talk of a Sea Link. Take care of 
our garbage, roads and power first.


The most shameful part of the past decade has been the passing of the 
dreaded Ordinance to save one private hotel's ego. While everyone places 
the blame on the Chief Minister, the truth is that not a single MLA 
opposed this power playing move. Not only was it a disgrace to the 
justice and legal administrators of this country, it was a gross abuse 
of the common man. That the government can condone and over rule the 
interest of Goan justice in one devastating blow is Goa's shame.


On the other hand one must give credit to two controversial MLA's in 
Goa. Love him or loathe him, but Babush Monseratte's Taleigao is Goa's 
best maintained, most beautiful constituency. Each time, one drives 
through the wide roads, picket lined, clean, green Taleigao, one must 
give it to Monseratte for a job well done.


As is Vishwajit Rane. The new medical facilities are worthy of standing 
alongside the best in the world.


Which goes to prove that when Ministers resolve to deliver, the public 
do not care whatever payoffs they may enjoy.


Someone at IFFI needs to take a similar resolve this 2010. Make the ESG 
(Entertainment Society of Goa) a truly democratic authority with no 
private, vested interests. Put people in place where there is more 
direction and focus. Each year, I hear criticisms from famous film 
personalities who bemoan the mess and the waste of a multi crore budget. 
How can one not have a problem when most people on the ESG have no clue 
about films? More keen to direct revenue to their own businesses, IFFI 
should disband the ESG and start afresh. It is only then that we can 
believe the as good as Cannes line we hear each year.


When Shrinivas Dempo sold his mines last year, it sent shockwaves in the 
mining industry. But Dempo himself is a serene man now; blissfully 
content and looking ten years younger at the weight of mining lifted off 
his shoulder. Maybe the CM, the Police and vested Ministers can take a 
clue from Dempo's smile and resolve to stop illegal mines and ruining 
the face of some truly legal mining families in Goa.


It took under a decade for Goa to loose one of its best and most 
lucrative beach. Candolim beach does not exist any more. All the hotels 
and homes on that belt should join together and resolve to solve this 
situation. The dreaded River Princess just has to go. We do not need to 
take another decade over the matter.


And finally, all of us Goans need to make some resolutions for our 
beloved Goa. Instead of obsessing about matters as insane as the 
infidelity of the Tiger Woods, we need to stop becoming spectators of 
the decay, the mundane, the banal and the macabre. We all need to 
resolve this 2010 to work for a better Goa

[Goanet] Loss of innocence, total sell out at own peril

[Wendell Rodricks]

Loss of innocence, total sell out at own peril
Wendell Rodricks


'Are there not more rape cases in Delhi? Are there less murders in 
Shillong? Are there not corrupt ministers in Uttaranchal?'



There was a time when Goa was India’s virgin territory. In the minds of 
many, that status of inviolate purity has never left the subconscious. 
Indians still want to see Goa as it was, as they remember it when the 
beaches were still pristine, the rivers pure, the hills laden with 
fruit, the land in all its virginal glory.


Sorry folks. That is a dream that got busted as far back as the 
eighties. The Goa that people mourn was the Goa they found when the 
Portuguese left in 1961. The adventurous few took a steamer from Bombay 
and chugged into Panjim port or a train on a narrow gauge track that 
went under the spray of the Dudhsagar falls. On beaches, non-Goans were 
amazed to see a Goa that resembled their own native villages and 
cities.. a century earlier.


Goans, for their part, have weathered the storm. We saw the coloniser 
leave. We hoped for a better life in free India. We got our state to 
statehood and our language among the 22 official languages of India. In 
the process our politicians learnt corruption. We learnt consumption. 
Land that was worthless suddenly became a rich asset.


In the early sixties Goa was still a virgin girl. By the 1990s the rape 
had begun. People who had a farm home in Haryana now wanted the “Goa 
home”. Indians flush with cash coveted the Goa house as a badge of new 
wealth.


Goans sold their homes and lands to eager, well-heeled buyers. By 2000, 
the end of innocence was there for all to see. The hillsides have 
changed. The waters are now murky. The beaches have been trampled with 
millions of footfalls. The villages clamour with a babble of voices 
instead of the lyrical Konkani. It was bound to happen. Progress comes 
at a cost.


If Goa changed in fifty years since the Portuguese were booted out, 
Mumbai and Delhi became pure living hell at the same time. But no one 
deplores that. The nation instead deplores the state of Goa. Unjust. 
Unfair, Uncalled for!


What is remarkable is how the Goan people adapted to the change. They 
did moan the “outsider”. But the fault is theirs alone since they sold out.



Who doesn’t bemoan

They do regret the loss of the days gone by with a depressing “saudades” 
or melancholic longing. Who doesn’t get wistful in today’s world? 
Parisians bemoan the Paris of today. Londoners find their city filthy. 
Old world Bombaikars find Mumbai traffic hell. Calcutta aficionados 
drown their sorrow at the Calcutta Club about what Kolkatta has become.


But look at the other side. Progress got us Goans tarred roads, the 
telephone and recently the internet. When I look at my village today, I 
see a wealthier Goa for sure... in terms of restored homes, new homes 
and better street lighting. This is far better than we ever had. When 
people mourn the loss of the Goa of yesteryears, I am compelled to look 
at the fact that Goans today are far better off than under the 
Portuguese. Wealth is one of the factors. Wealth in some areas. The rot 
of progress in others.


Since the last decade, Goa has been under the media glare for rape, 
murder and corrupt ministers. Accepted. As a Goan I agree that Scarlett 
Keeling did happen, that few ministers are not the best representation 
of most Goans and that Goa has lost its innocence. What I do not agree 
with is the shrill media noise that paints the new Goa as an unsafe place.


In every city in India and the world, there is an underside. A dark 
belly where crime is prevalent. Go to Paris and you have the choice to 
stay in the safe tourist zones or go under in the dark sides of Saint 
Lazare station. See Mumbai with children or see Mumbai by neonlight in 
the darker areas of crime. It’s a choice tourists and people make in 
every city. Are there not more rape cases in Delhi? Are there less 
murders in Shillong? Are there not corrupt ministers in Uttaranchal?


But when it comes to Goa, the entire nation wants the virgin Goa they 
knew. Indians just cannot accept that there are the occasional, very 
occasional murder, rape and theft in Goa. It’s all sweetly idealistic 
that the nation wants Goa to stay in that pure state of mind. But there 
lies the problem.


The non-acceptance that there is a minimum crime level in Goa. The 
non-acceptance that it “should not” happen in “our” Goa. By “our” I mean 
the Goa of every Indian who wants to claim Goa as a part of their own 
virginity.



The grand total

Sorry guys. That Goa disappeared. We are in 2010. In defense of my 
beloved Goa, all I can truly say is that this is the best state in India 
to live in. No matter the public and media perception, this is a 
peaceful, wonderful land. The beaches may be dirtier than before. But go 
a few kilometers into our neighbouring states and see the filth. And the 
rot. And the corrupt ministers. And the rapes

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Farewell to Duda (Má rio Cabral e Sá, Gomantak Times)

[Wendell Rodricks]

What a beautiful article and tribute
We were fortunate to know this lady as our shop is above her home
Each time I met her it was her smile and positivity that shone through
Ironically I learnt of her illness after she passed away
Which is a great tribute to the way she lived.
God bless her soul

Wendell



On 12/01/2010, Goanet Reader wrote:
 FAREWELL TO DUDA :: By Mário Cabral e Sá
  mariocabra...@yahoo.co.in

  I dedicate this column to Maria dos Anjos Messias Gomes e
  Rebello -- Duda to her family and her innumerous friends and
  admirers, among whom I was perhaps one of the oldest.

[Goanet] Sardines, Aunt Veronica

[Wendell Rodricks]

Yesterday A. Veronica gave me a Sardine recipe which turned out super 
delicious and it was super easy


In a Pressure Cooker :
3 dozen (Two vaataas in Goa) sardines, beheaded ;o), gutted, scaled and 
washed

2 sliced med size onions
1 sliced tomato
4 sliced garlic
2 ginger sliced in half and crushed
1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
2 slit green chillies
juice extracted from soaking a lime size ball of tamarind in a katori of 
water or tamarind paste 1 tblsp

Salt to taste
1 tablespoon coconut oil (olive oil can do as well I imagine)
1 cup water


Pressure cook on medium heat. Cook for 30 to 40 mins after the first whistle
All this time say a short prayer for A. Veronica (vital ingredient)

When serving, remove delicately from the cooker
The sardines stay firm but the bones are soft and edible
Enjoy.the dish and the compliments!

Wendell

PS: A Portuguese recipe uses corriander seeds instead of fenugreek but I 
have not tried that

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Goa's growing urban chaos: any solutions? (Frederick Noronha, in Herald)

[Wendell Rodricks]

If the urban areas are in chaos the villages are even worse.
They are turning into towns in the worst way and will become urban chaos in ten 
years or less
Some villages such as Siolim, Candolim and Baga cannot be classified as 
villages any 
more. As for Calangute, it may be  classified as a village but it is urban 
chaos at 
its worst
A long time ago I warned of a cultural ethnocide in Goa and some people scoffed 
at 
it
Now we can see the reality of what is unleashed on us Goans.
The bable of languages in villages is everything but Konkani
The youth who hang out in nakkos are not our own.
We are in the minority in Colvale.
And it is not being parochial. It is being truthful of what has happened to Goa 
with 
our own Goans to blame

Wendell Rodricks 

Re: [Goanet] Meeting... and adding a face to the name (and the emails)

[Wendell Rodricks]

Rico

Was great yesterday

Wendell

On 29/12/2009, Frederick Noronha wrote:
 MEETING... AND ADDING A FACE TO THE NAME (AND THE EMAILS)

  NOW, I SEE IT AS another lost cause. I just don't try to
  convince people that I don't call myself Fred (my one-time
  email ID). So, when I heard someone call out Freddy, I
  didn't protest. 

[Goanet] Floods in Goa /south

[Wendell Rodricks]

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[Goanet] THE GAMES WE USED TO PLAY

[Wendell Rodricks]

THE GAMES WE USED TO PLAY
By Wendell Rodricks


It was when the clock struck five that it all began. We would wait for those 
precious hours between 5 pm and the 7 pm Angelus bell.

Children of all ages descended to play. Infants with maids learnt rhymes with 
actions to match. London Bridge is falling down, Ring a ring of roses, In 
and 
out the sparking blue bells... It took me fifteen years between learning the 
rhyme 
for the first time and actually seeing London bridge. Twenty five years after 
all 
falling down I learnt that the nursery rhyme was about making wreaths or 
posies for 
those put down by the plague. It took a Spring in Paris to see my first 
sparkling 
blue bells.

Rhymes and song gave way to games of advanced physical nature. Toddling steps 
to do 
what Simon says, Is the lamb at home today? Catching Cook(Dorchenim), 
Stick 
in the Mud (with two dens), Four Corners(Konnxeanim), I spy, Dog and the 
Bone. 
In small rooms with all obstacles removed, games like Hide and Seek (Appa-Lipa) 
and 
Blind Mans Buff were a gleeful indulgence. As was a game called Hot and Cold 
which 
involved hiding an object. Prompted by squeals of laughter announcing it was 
freezing cold if the person was far from, or fire hot once near the object.

Mind games included Naughts and Crosses (Tic Tac Toe), Chinese Checkers, Ludo 
and 
Snakes and Ladders. The latter is a game of Indian origin with auspicious 
numbers 
that could bring good or back luck. In later years one learnt the all 
important, 
brilliant Indian game of the Chess.

At any time, the playgrounds (now often barren) had many games played out in 
different parts at the same time. On a single evening group of boys played Tops 
or 
Bouro (the loosers top was split in two at the end), Chor Police (Cops and 
Robbers ), Kabaddi, Gulli Danda (or Gilli Danda), Hockey, English Cricket and 
French 
Cricket.

Girls played Skipping rope, Hopskotch (Paryani or Lobbio) or Aeroplane, threw a 
tennikoit rubber ring (Ringanim Matanca) or two girls faced each other and sang 
while they clapped their own, and each others hand, in a high five style 
chanting 
Mr. D, Mr. I, Mr. FFI, Mr. C, Mr. U, Mr. LTY..., Queen of Sheeba, frozen in 
mid 
motion games like L.O.N.D.O.N. or Statue, Fugdi and games such where five 
pebbles or Kowri shells were thrown on the ground and flipped in the air while 
the 
others were collected in one accomplished slight of hand (Fatranim in Konkani). 
In 
Cats Cradle, a loop of sting or elastic band created patterns between 
outstretched 
fingers.

Boys and girls shared the joys of Seven Tiles (Logorio) and Kho Kho (also 
called 
Salts). Some games made the transition from Sports Day to entertainment at 
picnics. 
These included teams that vied for a prize over Three legged race, Lemon and 
Spoon Race, Relay and Tug of War. In the absence of a formal game or a 
lack of 
playmates children were content to roll a wheel with a stick or hook up a tin 
can 
for a ride.

Some games were played by the seasons. At different times of the year flying 
kites, 
Badminton, Carrom (during Summer holidays), Basketball, Volleyball and Football 
were 
popular for a few months. During marble season, Bombay kids drew a square and 
scooped out a hole (gull) against a wall . While the white(dubs) marbles were 
thrown 
in the square, the steel ainee was aimed at the indicated ball. If the 
marbles 
were closer than a hard span, it was called a Koibaa and the steel marble had 
to hit 
one of the white marbles without touching the other. At each throw, chicknees 
(glass 
marbles) were traded. At the end of the season we accumulated large bottles of 
glass 
marbles. Some found their way to the bottom of the fish tank so that friends 
could 
admire the loot.  In Goa, goddem (marbles) are played by throwing marbles in a 
circle (bodo). A similar game is played all over India called Raja Rani.

When I look back I am amazed that there were such a wide variety of games 
children 
played. Some games like Ducks in the Water Quack Quack Quack, 
Name/Place/Animal/Thing and Two and Threes were supervised by older kids or 
elders. Often games involved choosing one child as the Den. If a sporting 
person 
did not offer to be the Den, one resorted to a rhyme indicating each person 
with 
each word to choose a den...In Goa they chanted Ram Rai, Sai Sutt-li.  In 
Bombay 
they intoned Ina Mina Myna Mo, Catch a nigger by his toe. If he cries let him 
go. 
Ina Mina Myna Mo! Today the words sound politically incorrect; back then 
everyone 
just wanted to get on with the game.

Get on with a game we did indeed. There were mind games even when travelling: 
I 
went to the market, Dumb Charades, Speaking Charades, Word Building and 
Antakshari ,where the last letter of a song became the first letter of the 
next 
song.

When games were hidden pleasures away from disciplinarian teachers or parents, 
someone was chosen to signal the arrival of the elder. This job was called 
Giving 
KV

Re: [Goanet] Comedy Show

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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/


Add my name to the list as well
Wendell Rodricks

2009/8/6 Cecil Pinto cecilpi...@gmail.com

 Santosh Helekar wrote:
 I agree with Samir Kelekar that the Goa Vidhan Sabha is a comedy show.
 The threat of imprisonment issued from its chair and benches against a
 private citizen for speaking his mind in public, just proved this
 fact. I am willing to spend time in prison with Samir to defend my
 right to freely express this opinion of mine in this free democratic
 country of ours.

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 Dear Santosh,

 Please add my name to the petition. I am willing to spend time in jail
 to defend freedom of speech. I may not agree with what Samir said but
 he has every right to state his opinion and this right cannot be
 curtailed.

 Cheers!

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Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Death: Dr Olivinho Gomes

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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
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A terrible loss.
I referred a lot to his books for my work
Sympathy and prayers for his family
Wendell Rodricks

2009/7/30 Frederick FN Noronha f...@goa-india.org

 
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 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
 

 Konkani scholar and former acting vice chancellor of the Goa
 University Dr Olivinho Gomes passed away, and it was sad to get this
 news from Valmiki Faleiro in Margao. When talking to my classmate Dr
 Rafael Fernandes at the Goa University, he also mentioned the passing
 away of this scholar.

 Dr Gomes was a prolific author and a deep supporter of the Konkani
 language. Writers like Valmiki have narrated to me how his
 understanding and love for the language had influenced them decades
 ago.

 Olivinho, as everyone referred to him, was a senior Customs official,
 before he decided to make the shift to academe. I first encountered
 him as a contributor to the Herald with his articles, mostly on
 Konkani and related themes, in the 1980s. Me being curious to
 understand Goa, and him always having some story to narrate, we would
 have longish chats when we met up at conferences, or chatted away
 while some seminar was in progress.

 Dr Gomes also wrote a rather detailed book on Chandor, his village (if
 I am not mistaken, or was it his in-law's?) called Village Goa. It is
 sad to lose a scholar so early, specially since Dr Gomes was very
 active in writing and would invariable have a new book he had publshed
 whenever one met him after a three or six month gap!

 The funeral is tomorrow (Friday, July 31, 2009) at 4.30 pm at the
 Taleigao church. Here's a reference to his work from the
 openlibrary.org (I guess the list is incomplete, since this is a
 volunteer-crafted listing):

 Add Photo Olivinho Gomes [edit]

1943 -

 Books by this Author
Old Konkani language and literature by Olivinho Gomes
 Konkani Sorospot Prakashan, 1999
Koṅkaṇī saraspatico itihāsa by Olivinho Gomes
 Koṅkaṇī Saraspata Prakāśana, 1989
Village Goa by Olivinho Gomes
 S. Chand, 1987
Ḍô. Phrā. Lu. Gomiś by Olivinho Gomes
 Koṅkaṇī Saraspata Prakāśana, 1984
Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes, jivit ani vavr by Olivinho Gomes
 Konknni Sorospot Prokaxon, 1968
Mana voḍaṭāvoḍanā by Olivinho Gomes
 Koṅkaṇī Sāhitya Prakāśana, 1981
Goa by Olivinho Gomes
 National Book Trust, India, 2004
Village Goa by Olivinho Gomes
 Chand (S.)  Co Ltd ,India, October 1996 Hardcover
Eka Goenkarachi bhaili bhonvddi = by Olivinho Gomes
 Konknnni Sorospot Prakashan, 2007
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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


A terrible loss.
I referred a lot to his books for my work
Sympathy and prayers for his family

Wendell Rodricks