*** SUNDAY SPECIAL: Blood, nemesis and misreading quite what makes Goan society tick (book review)

2005-08-21 Thread Goanet Reader
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[Goanet] World Youth Day

2005-08-21 Thread Bosco D'Mello
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Re: [Goanet] Re: Let us Consider Tulu-Tainted Konkani in the Kannada Script as an Alternative !

2005-08-21 Thread Bernado Colaco
I wonder if there are no over runs now ie. after 61? Why blame others for our own deficiencies? In Macau the Cantonise does not face the same problem as our language problem in Goa. B. Colaco Goa has always been vulnerable to invasions and overruns by outsiders when the populace was

[Goanet] From the Bharat Times: World Goa Day in Melbourne

2005-08-21 Thread Bosco D'Mello
WORLD GOA DAY in Melbourne August 20 is commemorated by Goans all around the world to mark the inclusion of the Goan language, Konkani, in the 9th schedule of the Indian Constitution by the Indian Parliament granting statehood for Goa, some eighteen years ago. Goans in Melbourne will be

[Goanet] Guns of America-GOA.com

2005-08-21 Thread Tony Barros
Hey Frederick ! Ever wondered by Marlon's website is goacom.com. The all-powerful American lobby for Guns-which are sold like cigarettes and soft drinks in the U.S.A.-beat us to the draw. When Genoa applied to IATA- the Montreal-based International Air Travel Association - for their

[Goanet] CONGRATULATIONS !

2005-08-21 Thread rene barreto
Dear Leao , My CONGRATULATIONS to the Goans of Portugal for their great COMMUNITY spirit , YOU good people of Portugal - HINDUS , MULIMS AND CATHOLICS have made us PROUD to be Goans , you have proved to the Goans that Goans of PORTUGAL from different Relegions can live TOGETHER in Harmony

[Goanet] Prepaid CellPhones/Sims card in Goa

2005-08-21 Thread Vincente Fernandes
Does anyone know what GSM frequency cellphone works for the various prepaid calling service? Do they used GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz or GSM 850/1900 Mhz? Appreciate the response in this regard.

[Goanet] Re: Indo-Portugese History

2005-08-21 Thread Francis Lobo
Dear Ms Couto, I found your write-up on Indo-Portugese History very revealing interesting. I would like to add my observations to what you have said. The issues that need to be tackled by those interested in the peace prosperity of Goa are outlined below. Property Ownership This is an

[Goanet] HAPPY WORLD GOA DAY.

2005-08-21 Thread Goan Amigo
FINAL CALL!!! We are fast running out of spots for the Manorhaven Beach Bash on August 27th. There are just seven days remaining before the big event! You must call immediately to reserve your spot - or it might be too late!! Among the several prizes to be given away, are - * Dinner for

[Goanet] GOA.IN.CYBERSPACE: Place of wreckage of navy helicopter located

2005-08-21 Thread Goanet News Service
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/aug212005/update842352005821.asp Deccan Herald » News Update » Detailed Story Place of wreckage of navy helicopter located Bangalore, (PTI) The place of wreckage of the Kamov-28 Navy helicopter which crashed in the jungles of Khanapur taluk in

[Goanet] World Goa Day celebrations in Portugal -Report

2005-08-21 Thread rene barreto
00 From: goaday [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: World Goa Day celebrations in Portugal Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:49:41 +0100 Dear Rene, Constantino and the entire Comunity of Goa Damão Diu World

[Goanet] NEWS RELEASE: Goa Great Escape goes global... 50% international participants

2005-08-21 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa Great Escape goes global...10th annual event has 50% internationals August 20th 2005: The 10th Annual Mahindra Great Escape in Goa took place today amongst the swaying coconut trees, lush green fields and steep narrow countryside. For the 450 participants it was a combination that will be

[Goanet] RE: We need more Goans to graduate from IITs for the greater good of Goa.....

2005-08-21 Thread CARMO DCRUZ
My Dear Cousin Jose, Thanks for your very thoughtful message - it was really inspiring - we really need highly educated Goan professionals from all disciplines in addition to engineers from IITs and other engineering colleges - eg. medicine, law, IT, journalism,,culinary arts (esp. to

[Goanet] Postal stamp for Abbe Faria

2005-08-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear fellow Goans and friends of Goa, May 31st, 2006 is the 250th birth anniversary of Abbe Faria, one of Goa's illustrious sons. To commemorate this occasion a website, http://www.abbefaria.com has been launched. This website has assembled a Biography and articles on Abbe Faria. But most

[Goanet] KONKANI DAY IN KUWAIT.

2005-08-21 Thread A. Veronica Fernandes
KONKANI DAY – Marked in Kuwait. To mark the Konkani Day, on Saturday 20th of this month, Kuwait Konknni Kendr held its meeting in Kuwait city. During the course of the meeting, the members of KKK discussed many things regarding Konkani and passed the following resolutions: 1. Kuwait Goans

[Goanet] LIES LIES more LIES on DEVNAGIRI SCRIPT -Konkani

2005-08-21 Thread godfrey gonsalves
While the President of the Goa Konkani Academy Mr Pundalik Naik (not Nayak) states that amendment to Official Language Act 1987 to include Roman script alongside Devnagiri will result in a backlash from the Marathi protoganists. The Bahujan Samaj (non Brahmin Hindus)whole heartedly support the

[Goanet] Message from Hon.Speker

2005-08-21 Thread rene barreto
000# From: Simon D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: rene [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: rox [EMAIL PROTECTED] o WORLD GOA DAY - Message from our Hon. Speaker Mr.Sardinha

[Goanet] GOA NSW News letter

2005-08-21 Thread rene barreto
Please avoid duplication 88 Hello Our website has been updated for the President's Desk ( http://www.our-goa-nsw.org/goa/)Of interest, there is the compete story of 'The Goan Delectables' by Andrea Duff (Age 8 years). Andrea has a

[Goanet] Young thoughts on World Goa Day

2005-08-21 Thread rene barreto
CARE ...May be duplicated. 00 O Goenkars wherever you are , Goenkars you will always be ! It does not matter what people think or say about you , what matters - is what you do , and you TRY and to do as Honestly

[Goanet] Thanks , Goan Voice Canada !

2005-08-21 Thread rene barreto
Goenkars ..everywhere ! Thanks , Goan Voice Canada , thank you for expressing your SOLIDARITY with Goans world wide ..thank you for your support for our WORLD GOA DAY. Its the TOGETHERNESS that will make the GOANWORLD a better place.

[Goanet] GU to confer first Ph.D in Konkani (devnagiri script ) to a Goan student

2005-08-21 Thread godfrey gonsalves
a function held this evening at the Goa Konkani Academy premises near the KTC Bus stand, three Konkani books in Devnagiri script a) Laxmanrao Sardesai 1904 -1986,Rs 60/- Gaonran and Rajratna Rs 185/- and Rs 175 both by Ms Jayanti Naik a lecturer, were released at the hands of Prof Jayant Budkuley

[Goanet] Re: Free Thoughts on World Goa Day

2005-08-21 Thread George Pinto
Hi Eugene It is not merely Filomena Giese's dea of World Goa Day was posted in cyberGoa in 1999. Goa Sudharop helped in a number of other ways in the early years to get WGD off the ground: 1. After many attempts at a website, Goa Sudharop found a web designer and funded the website. Besides

[Goanet] Re: Zero-plastic shopping...

2005-08-21 Thread George Pinto
--- Vidyadhar Gadgil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is plastic that is the biggest problem in garbage. Vidyadhar Is plastic being recycled in Goa even on a small scale? i.e. someone collects the plastic for a fee and then turns around and sells it in bulk to the plastic manufacturers for

[Goanet] reactions to posts

2005-08-21 Thread Eugene Correia
I don't seem to understand why some netters want to send their criticisms or replies privately instead of posting them on the forum. This particular person called garbage the part where I made comments on the claims for the WGD. He spoke nothing of other points in the lengthy post. This individual

[Goanet] India register a win at last

2005-08-21 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
India register a win at last August 20, 2005 18:33 IST India just about managed to avoid the ignominy of finishing last as they laboured to a scrappy 2-1 victory over England to take the seventh position in the Rabo Trophy hockey tournament in Amstelveen on Saturday. After three consecutive

[Goanet] ICWA Programme at Xavier’s

2005-08-21 Thread St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science Commerce - Mapusa -
ICWA Programme at Xavier's The Department of Commerce of St. Xavier's College organized a talk on ICWA Programme on 22nd July, 2005. The resource persons for the talk were Mr. Rammohan Menon, President of the Goa Chapter and Mr. Savari Muthu, Management Consultant and AICWA. They were

[Goanet] Re: Let us Consider Tulu-Tainted Konkani in the Kannada Script as an Alternative !

2005-08-21 Thread CARMO DCRUZ
Mr. Shenoy, The Kolis of Mumbai have a saying Konkanath Der Daha Mylaver Bhasha Budulthe - how's that for an attempt to introduce the Roman script in Marathi ? - why should only Konkani have the unfair global economic advantage of having a Roman script ? (i.e. Konkani changes every 10 miles).

[Goanet] GU to confer first Ph.D in Konkani (devnagiri script ) to a Goan student

2005-08-21 Thread godfrey gonsalves
At a function held this evening at the Goa Konkani Academy premises near the KTC Bus stand, three Konkani books in Devnagiri script a) Laxmanrao Sardesai 1904 -1986,Rs 60/- Gaonran and Rajratna Rs 185/- and Rs 175 both by Ms Jayanti Naik a lecturer, were released at the hands of Prof Jayant

[Goanet] India register a win at last

2005-08-21 Thread Eustaquio Santimano
India register a win at last August 20, 2005 18:33 IST India just about managed to avoid the ignominy of finishing last as they laboured to a scrappy 2-1 victory over England to take the seventh position in the Rabo Trophy hockey tournament in Amstelveen on Saturday. After three

[Goanet] St mathias bonderam festival - Mario Fernandes in Diwar

2005-08-21 Thread rene barreto
0 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] st mathias bonderam festival - Divar Greetings from st mathias bonderam as part of goa\'s contribution towards this

[Goanet] Re: Zero-plastic shopping...

2005-08-21 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
On Sat, 2005-08-20 at 00:16 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nobody seems to have noticed a touch of irony when Saligao villagers (and the local panchayat) embark on a 'garbage collection drive' (mainly plastics). The waste from the village is

[Goanet] RE: We need more Goans to graduate from IITs for the greater good.....

2005-08-21 Thread jose colaco
From: CARMO DCRUZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] We need more Goans to graduate from IITs for the greater good of our beloved Goa !! I agree with the sentiment expressed above. Instead of getting caught up in Gheraos, Vandalism and Goa Jalaos, Goans should study hard and achieve their very best. If

[Goanet] Aitaracheo Kaskutleo: Dakhovpache ani Kavpache Dant Veg-Vegle?

2005-08-21 Thread lino dourado
Dakhovpache ani Kavpache Dant Veg-Vegle? Gelea Sukrarak Kuwait-Hawally vosreant ‘Bhurgim, Mai-Paichem Sukh’ tiatr sompoun ghora pavtta mhollear ratchim sovai-ikra vazlim. Ghorant bhitor sorun angavele kopdde meklle korun hat ghalolo, itlean fon vazlo. “Hello, konn uloitat?” “Remedios

[Goanet] Goanet... is online again

2005-08-21 Thread Frederick Noronha
Goanet services took a small break on Saturday-Sunday, due to technical reasons. If you posted a message and it hasn't yet appeared, kindly repost. Thanks for your interesting, Goa-related comments and updates, as always! FN (Frederick Noronha), on behalf of Goanet.

[Goanet] Re: Fitting in: Colonial official to Anthropology

2005-08-21 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
Paulo Colaco Dias, Hi Paulo, Thanks for providing all the factual information and explanations to support my observations. It was so good, I saved it as the English version of the abstract of the Portuguese books. I fully agree with you that we have to move forward. And there is no use going

[Goanet] RE: NIIT not to be confused with the elite IIT

2005-08-21 Thread CARMO DCRUZ
Dear Umesh, I am sorry I do not know I can help you. I am neither a politician, nor am I in the legal profession. Firstly, I do not know anythig about NIIT (I suppose it stands for National Institute of Information Technology). What are the success stories from NIIT that attracted you to

[Goanet] SUNDAY SPECIAL: Blood, nemesis and misreading quite what makes Goan society tick (book review)

2005-08-21 Thread Goanet Reader
BLOOD, NEMESIS AND MISREADING QUITE WHAT MAKES GOAN SOCIETY TICK Being trapped in the immobility of their social structures, the Lusitanian supremacy did not matter to the downtrodden. [A review by: Lino Leitao lino.leitao at sympatico.ca] Blood Nemesis by Ben

[Goanet] AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP - Agostachi 21vi, 2005!

2005-08-21 Thread domnic fernandes
Sabar pavtti ami magnnem kortanv sonkesttaiche dongor pelean kaddunk jednam khoreaninch amkam nirvonn zai te choddonk. (Oftentimes we pray for mountains of difficulty to be removed when what we really need is the courage to climb them.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA