[Goanet-News] Goa news for September 5, 2010
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Tar balls harden, take toll on marine life off Goa - Times of India CmatEPJ7GnEYIWxTYu5_Ag http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHpIWbW1VdDuPn66hqattljv4DgJw&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Tar-balls-harden-take-toll-on-marine-life-off-Goa/articleshow/6483130.cms *** Goa police issues red corner notice against drug dealer Atala - Hindustan Times 7DFZGP4okKtqZA http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHED-cadJQunYZyY2fXcP7B5ekiHg&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Goa-police-issues-red-corner-notice-against-drug-dealer-Atala/Article1-596130.aspx *** Russia lodges protest over Goa verdict - Times Now.tv QspMICDODDA http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGRshninmcYcUCr53hxXahADvQLPA&url=http://www.timesnow.tv/Russia-lodges-protest-over-Goa-verdict/articleshow/4353097.cms *** Tar balls, robberies mar Goa's beach parties - Hindustan Times p to Goa's tourism season, beginning next month, could not have got off to a worse start. With slimy tar balls resulting from an oil spill leaving ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFosIyHRn1pSeUCCk95Y-IUxa6Xiw&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Tar-balls-robberies-mar-Goa-s-beach-parties/Article1-595578.aspx *** Goa''s smallest wildlife sanctuary rich with avian guests - IBNLive.com NLive.comPTI http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEcuBsW36SNwDMrMbMFZGSVo6Yz0Q&url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/goas-smallest-wildlife-sanctuary-rich-with-avian-guests/292811.html *** 'Illegal mining in Goa cannot be brought to book' - Sify a Vedanta Resources-owned mining company based in Goa - Friday said it ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNENH3Yp5iobTKt2Lti4MY44cSbVNQ&url=http://sify.com/finance/illegal-mining-in-goa-cannot-be-brought-to-book-news-default-kjdvEchcihi.html *** Private buses to stay off roads on Monday - Times of India f9oZ2c0qnvRi1P-g http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHDn2rB-b_bygq7FYcIc7VwUeNZyA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Private-buses-to-stay-off-roads-on-Monday/articleshow/6489675.cms *** Car stolen in Pune found abandoned in Goa - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: A Mercedes car worth ` 50 lakh, stolen in Pune Maharashtra, was found abandoned next to the Old Secretariat complex in Panaji on Saturday morning. ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH3ZyCvBmKZMHvrIuzMZAJVS64hEQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Car-stolen-in-Pune-found-abandoned-in-Goa/articleshow/6489676.cms *** Bigger lumps of tar wash ashore in S Goa - Times of India all phenomenon, bigger lumps of tar balls washed ashore at Mobor-Cavelossim in South Goa, baffling local residents and ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFskZL7Yjqfk_XUxyaZh0LaTuxdIQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Bigger-lumps-of-tar-wash-ashore-in-S-Goa/articleshow/6489425.cms *** Konkona-Ranvir: Shaadi Ho! - Hindustan Times ILbG-b_tM">and more » http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFU5zzHVCOsZFo26nLMVhvTNwIIaw&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Konkona-Ranvir-Shaadi-Ho/Article1-595912.aspx Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Now available in Toronto, a few copies of *Into The Diaspora Wilderness* by Selma Carvalho. Contact Bosco D'Mello bo...@goanet.org (416) 803-7264 http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/
[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: The pao and the glory ... vignettes from contemporary Goa (Vivek Menezes, Time Out)
The pao and the glory ... vignettes from contemporary Goa Vivek Menezes vmin...@gmail.com Turning off 18th June Road, the main commercial strip of Panjim, the streets leading to the enclave of Boca da Vaca are urban and undistinguished, hemmed in with apartment buildings and shops. But in front of the perennial spring which gives the area its name, a narrow road materializes to one side which serves as a portal to another dimension. Take a few steps along, and the city begins to vanish, like a conjurer's trick. Turn the corner altogether, and you're in a timeless village setting, standing in front of palm trees and a visibly ancient house that's surrounded by immense piles of firewood. Now you're hungry, and it takes a second to register that it's because the air is rich with the delicious scent of freshly baking bread. We're outside Padaria Boca da Vaca, a traditional Goan bakery that has occupied this hidden corner for at least 100 years, manned by a family that has been in the trade for centuries beyond. "Bread is not just a way to make money," says Sebastiao Frias, current standard-bearer of his family tradition, "for my family it has been a way of life for at least 300 years." We're sitting in his tiny balcao, late on an overcast monsoon night. He reminds me that poders, the bakers of colonial Goa, contributed an outsized portion of the taxes in the old Estado da India, and that countless Goan families have become gentrified due to the bakery tradition. Frias himself owns a small hotel in Majorda, but still finds the call of his ovens impossible to resist. "I was born in this," he says, "I feel the gap in my life when I am away from the bakery." "Te poder gele anim te unde gele" is a nostalgic Konkani aphorism. Those bakers are gone, and the bread they made too. But decolonization did not mean the end of the bakery tradition of Goa, where every house in every village is still reached twice a day by a network of salesmen on bicycles, who alert their customers by honking pleasantly on bulb horns that have become an iconic sound of the Goan countryside. Even now most bakeries will turn out three or four different varieties like the famous 'unde', toothy egg-shaped loaves, and 'poi', made with whole wheat flour, as well standard 'pao', the golden-crusted little loaves that are undoubtedly Portugal's most successful culinary export in history. In fact, the word has become ubiquitous. The Portuguese word for bread, 'pao' has crossed over to an astonishing array of Asian languages, from Japanese to Marathi, even as those little loaves became subsumed into other food cultures. In Goa, after the colonial take-over in 1510, "it was the Jesuits who fostered the baking tradition," says Fatima Gracias, a Panjim-based historian with a particular interest in food. She recounts how new converts from the Chardo (Kshatriya) caste in the Jesuit stronghold of Salcete (in today's South Goa) were taught the trade, and that many of the best known bakers across Goa still originate from a handful of Salcete villages. Gracias says "the first established bakers functioned as village magnates, as community financiers." Even outside their homeland, the path to Goan gentrification was lined with biscuit tins. Right until the 20th century (when Parsis and others entered the fray) the profession remained a Goan monopoly across British India, and bread was a primary means by which Goan families entered the middle class. In Bombay, the historian Teresa Albuquerque tells us that Vitorino Mudot, "the Father of Goan Bakers" made the transition to honoured city elder soon after 1819, when he set up the first private baker's oven. As described by Albuquerque, he "lived like a fidalgo or gentleman -- he wore knicker-bockers and a long black coat reaching down to his knees, and he went out only when carried in a stately palanquin!" Mudot was a canny supporter of his people, and an entire generation of Goan migrants found board and lodging in his establishment. Many trained in the bakery before heading out to make independent careers in front of the ovens. Inevitably, some of these professionals moved back to Goa. No longer satisfied with being poders, they became confectioners. This is how the delightful Panjim landmark, the Confeitaria 31 de Janeiro, was founded by Andre Mascarenhas after his return from Africa in the early 1940's. The pocket-sized bakery occupies a picturesque nook of the Latin Quarter of Panjim, and draws a steady stream of loyal customers. From behind the counter, the friendly and welcoming Gletta Mascarenhas says "I am grateful for these traditions because they have made this family what it is. We are definitely going to keep them up, just as they were passed on to us." By contrast, another landmark
[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: Where the grass is greener (by Augusto Pinto, Herald)
Where the grass is greener By Augusto Pinto Every family passes on some family lore from generation to generation, although the details, if inconvenient and especially if undocumented, will tend to get a little fuzzy, and in the retelling will assume a more dignified form which will enhance the self-esteem of the tale-tellers' families. Among Goan Christians, chances are that their guppas will be linked to foreign lands. This is partly because many Cristaos have ingrained in themselves the belief that 'Goeiam ravum munis zaina' (one cannot amount to anything much, living in Goa). The material benefits that emigration has given to relatives, neighbours and friends has engendered this belief. The Bomoikars, the tarvottis, the Africanders and the Gulfis are some of those who have regaled Goans who have listened to them open mouthed, at some time or another. Some of these tales are hilarious and incredible, and some are full of pain and suffering -- tales of family members who were lost at sea; or were victims of political vicissitudes; or economic disaster. But although all these stories are poignant to the families who have gone through such crises, do they have any importance beyond the sentimental? Here lies the significance of Selma Carvalho's first book: 'Into The Diaspora Wilderness: Goa's Untold Migration Stories from the British Empire to the New World', Goa: Goa 1556 / Broadway Publishing House, 2010. Her research on the Goan diaspora reveals how the Goan Catholic community constructed and reconstructed itself as it emigrated. The 'Diaspora' book examines how and why large numbers of Goan Catholics began to leave Goa from the eighteenth century onwards for economic reasons. This is a phenomenon which continues up to the present, one effect of which is that Catholics are now a minority in Goa, where once their upper classes ruled the roost. Carvalho's story does not explain how and why Goa is slowly becoming a land devoid of innocence, where murder and rape and drugs are the staple diet of the daily newspapers; or why it is becoming the preferred homeland of both an elite cosmopolitan Indian as well as the proletariat of different states, and also a haven for desirable and not so desirable foreigners. But an understanding of Goan emigration, which is what the 'Diaspora' book offers, is an important background to understanding today's immigrant influx into Goa. For Goa's emigrants created the vacuum which others now fill. Carvalho shies away from calling her book a history. It is in fact a well written history of the emigrant Goan community, one which a professional historian would be hard pressed to write. That's because her narration is framed by her personal experiences in four different countries: born in Goa, brought up in Dubai, she graduated in Goa and then went back to the Gulf where she worked; but after she got married, she lived in America for several years before relocating to Britain. Her observations, and the anecdotes of a large circle of acquaintances embellish the book. This is garnished by insights from a wide variety of published sources; and also hitherto unpublished manuscripts. The letters and memos of the political agents of the British that she has unearthed in the British Library reveal much about Goan life of earlier times. At times the book gives the feel of a novel. For instance the second chapter starts: 'As the first peek of summer spread over Europe thawing the ground with lashings of warm rain, Robert Walpole was in a rather exited state.' A pedant might question how Carvalho could know what Walpole's mental state was when he learnt that the Portuguese wanted to sell Goa to the Dutch in 1772, but this style does make for good reading. Her literary grace also results from the book's careful structuring. The text moves deftly between diverse periods of time -- such as the 18th century when the Marquis de Pombal almost sold Goa, to later eras when Goans were going in droves to the British possessions, and later to the Gulf for employment around the middle of the last century. The narrative frequently moves in flashback, to carefully examine for instance, the behaviour of the Afrik'kars as she calls the Goan Africanders, in an omniscient narrator fashion told by Carvalho with the occasional neat turn of phrase that makes the reader to smile. Also, the book moves in space with ease from domestic uncertainties in Goa, to the tarvottis' oceanic home, to East Africa, the Gulf, Europe and to America. The book deals in depth with Goa after the Portuguese had managed to create a well-structured but in-egalitarian colony with a whole lot of inhabitants who had aspirations
[Goanet-News] Goa news for September 4, 2010
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Tar balls harden, take toll on marine life off Goa - Times of India CmatEPJ7GnEYIWxTYu5_Ag http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHpIWbW1VdDuPn66hqattljv4DgJw&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Tar-balls-harden-take-toll-on-marine-life-off-Goa/articleshow/6483130.cms *** Ajay Devgn fined Rs 100 for smoking in public in Goa - NDTV.com f-the-day/ajay-devgn-fined-two-hundred-bucks-for-smoking-in-goa.html">Ajay Devgn fined two hundred bucks for smoking in Goa!! http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGvzDZSgKyntCge_VCi73I7E0rUUQ&url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/ajay-devgn-fined-rs-100-for-smoking-in-public-in-goa-48912 *** 'Illegal mining in Goa cannot be brought to book' - Sify a Vedanta Resources-owned mining company based in Goa - Friday said it ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNENH3Yp5iobTKt2Lti4MY44cSbVNQ&url=http://sify.com/finance/illegal-mining-in-goa-cannot-be-brought-to-book-news-default-kjdvEchcihi.html *** After More Than a Decade Shipwreck May be Removed from Goa Beach - Maritime Executive Magazine (press release) 3RmApVM"> http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHDw6ORqccfkm4Uf6FJXEX-FlzMJg&url=http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/2010-09-02-after-more-decade-shipwreck-may-be-removed-goa-beach *** Goa set to welcome Ganesh Chaturthi in a greener way - Daily News & Analysis ily News & AnalysisPlace: Panaji http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEeb5KkLv_wPlhlaA2O8IUcu-Defg&url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_goa-set-to-welcome-ganesh-chaturthi-in-a-greener-way_1432970 *** 'All animal welfare panels don't use fake vaccines' - Times of India abies vaccine being sold across the counter as alleged by an animal lover in Panaji, the Goa ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGz42pIynpP0-ihJVA1d0nnBgnWIA&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/All-animal-welfare-panels-dont-use-fake-vaccines/articleshow/6489456.cms *** Plan to include Western Ghats in heritage list - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: A proposal to consider inscription of western ghats, which run through six states including Goa, in the world natural heritage list, ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGWSOrJG6zkaU6h1fy_lS6fPepONw&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Plan-to-include-Western-Ghats-in-heritage-list/articleshow/6489439.cms *** Two arrested for duping 40 job seekers from Goa - Times of India P95QHzyFLM">and more » http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGW5NOVCGfnwXsAbL6YRNgkNDw1ug&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Two-arrested-for-duping-40-job-seekers-from-Goa/articleshow/6488589.cms *** Tar balls, robberies mar Goa's beach parties - Hindustan Times p to Goa's tourism season, beginning next month, could not have got off to a worse start. With slimy tar balls resulting from an oil spill leaving ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFosIyHRn1pSeUCCk95Y-IUxa6Xiw&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Tar-balls-robberies-mar-Goa-s-beach-parties/Article1-595578.aspx *** Eid shopping under way - Times of India mes of IndiaHer shopping's not restricted to Goa though. "I get my clothes stitched for Eid in Goa, but I buy the material from Mumbai almost every year. ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE2HcrCT9uXYPKsrWneCPM5yf9L1A&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Eid-shopping-under-way/articleshow/6489462.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Now available in Toronto, a few copies of *Into The Diaspora Wilderness* by Selma Carvalho. Contact Bosco D'Mello bo...@goanet.org (416) 803-7264 http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/
