Re: [Goanet] Re: Goan 'Kokno'

2006-04-05 Thread Mario Goveia
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[Goanet] Re: Goan 'Kokno'

2006-04-04 Thread gilbertlaw
A few enlightenments from Mario (as usual). Thanks for informing me that Afra Dias is a she and that's her real name. Now I can sleep better though her posts often keep me awake. :=)) I did provide the official / cultural names for Goan Hindus and Catholics. So we are NOT "Loosely speaking we ar

[Goanet] Re: Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-04-02 Thread Peter D'Souza
Santosh Helekar wrote: > --- Peter D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 1. How reliable is proof when the only person >> offering such proof has been known to modify quotes > (in one instance actually inserting a word into quoted >> text) before posting them in a public forum? > > Who is this per

[Goanet] Re: Goan 'Kokno' (Oscar C. Lobo)

2006-04-02 Thread Oscar & Hazel Lobo
Re: Goan 'Kokno' (Oscar C. Lobo) Thank you Elisabeth for peacefully ending the subject. Are you in Goa presently or in Diaspora? I thought one of our true Hindu Goan brothers would take up our cause and approach the Godekar's in Khorlim Mapusa (opposite Mapusa Police station) located at Khorlik b

[Goanet] Re: Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-03-31 Thread Peter D'Souza
Santosh Helekar wrote: > above poster derogatorily refers to as "defrocked", > has been conclusively shown to have originated from > the above poster's IP address. 1. How reliable is proof when the only person offering such proof has been known to modify quotes (in one instance actually insertin

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goan 'Kokno'

2006-03-31 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
Hi Oscar, Nice to meet an Aussie Goan here on Goanet. I don't think we've know each other because I didn't school in Goa. If it makes you feel any better,paddy field in Goa are virtually worthless, unless you are crooked enough to convert them into construction land, which you don't strike me as w

[Goanet] Re: Goan 'Kokno'

2006-03-30 Thread Oscar & Hazel Lobo
Re: Goan Kokno - *Elizabeth Carvalho* Hello Elizabeth, I have read your interesting comments. I am not sure if you were one of my friends while I was studying in Goa!! We had a lot of friends in the neighbouring Convent schools, however, I cannot recollect your name! Please jog my memory By

[Goanet] Re: Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-03-28 Thread Manoj Ganpatrao Raikar
In one of the articles relating to the murder of Father at Macazana posted on the GoaNet,One of the readers had written "What was the father doing with the HINDU BOYS at night". My objection was to the word HINDU used here which i feel is not in the right spirit. Few days back I posted one ar

Re: [Goanet] Re: Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-03-27 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Elisabeth Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I fail to understand how Konkno can be interpreted > as a derogatory word. It means "Hindu" and nothing > more. > > Looking at the word closely, I can assume its > etmology comes from the word Konkan. > Mario observes: > Elisabeth, a) If "Ko

[Goanet] Re: Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily

2006-03-27 Thread Elisabeth Carvalho
I fail to understand how Konkno can be interpreted as a derogatory word. It means "Hindu" and nothing more. Looking at the word closely, I can assume its etmology comes from the word Konkan. I also don't understand how the word "b b**" was thought to be derogatory. I don't know about you