Re: [Goanet] GMAS to tourists: "Leave Goa by Dec 27"

Wow! Imagine that! Everytime, someone doesn't get what they want, they just hold another section of society hostage(however innocent or unrelated to their cause). How noble to threaten people, because afterall our cause is righteous. Every day, Goa seems to be losing its moral fibre, whether it's

Re: [Goanet] GMAS threatens violence AGAIN, according to news reports.

Dears, The "Navhind Times" second lead Headline reads, "Anti-SEZ group asks tourists to leave state by Dec. 28" the GT headline reads "Leave by Friday tourists told" while the middle of the front page in the Herald reads " Anti-SEZ activists up the ante. Perhaps, we are about to see history ..in a

[Goanet] 37 v/s 57 & Goa

No sooner Rahul was elevated to AICC General Secretary in September 2007 and since his appointment coincided with the World Cup Victory of India Congress lost no time to cash in on it by saying that Congress now has DHONI in their Congress team and was fielded in Gujarat along with mother Soni.

[Goanet] For kind favour of publication: Ann ual Day Celebrations at Xavier’s

Dear Sir, I will be grateful if you publish the enclosed in your issue and oblige. With many thanks and kind regards, Yours sincerely, Prof. Newman Fernandes PRINCIPAL Annual Day Celebrations at Xavier's "The harder I work, the luckier I get", these were t

[Goanet] Novem Voros 2008 zagovnk 'SIR' Kuwait-an

Novem Voros 2008 zagovnk 'SIR'  Kuwait-an   Nove Vorsak 2008 yevkar divnk segid don vorsam boro vinodi kolakar mhonn GULAB puroskar mell’loilo Comedian Agostinho, Kuwait-chi Konknni rong machi zagrut korunk tumchea mukhar ghevn yeta Gõyant gazlolo ani sodeak zorar choltolo tiatr ‘SIR’.

[Goanet] "Multi-airport system will benefit the sector" (Financial Express)

Note that buried in this article is a plug for (ostensibly) a "second airport" in Goa. But it is not clear if there is sufficient appreciation of the skewed dynamics prevailing in civil enclaves which severely vitiate their potential in such systems. Thus it should have been emphasised that Goa

[Goanet] LEOPARD ESCAPES_self-reflection

Mervyn Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have no need to see other wild animals as we have our own menagerie in Goa. > Between my relatives and me, we have an assortment of monkeys, parrots, > cobras and one tiger. There have been several times when I would have used a > tranquilizer dart if o

Re: [Goanet] Caste System - The Healing Process

Hi Roland, I am not trying to pick an argument with you. But it appears you have given a thought to the evolution of Goan society. So I am trying to advance this dialogue. I ask you and others with out pre-judgement to whatever your answer is: Is it better that your and other "cousins are co

[Goanet] Visiting Goa

Dear all, I may be able to make the cyber-Goan meeting on Dec 27 but cannot confirm now. However, I do hope to many of you at the annual Goa Sudharop awards on Dec 29, from 4.00 to 6.00 P.M. at the Black Box of the Kala Academy. We will have our annual awards and also hold a panel discussion o

[Goanet] A Goan who surely belongs with the Butoh Rockettes in Heaven

Some pictures of a performance I was part of. Its nutty. You can see my mug on pg 2. http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d200/danimalshop/Butoh%20Rochettes%20St%20Marks/?start=20 Venantius --- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even w

[Goanet] GMAS to tourists: "Leave Goa by Dec 27"

Dear Rajan, This news is already on the front pages of the local newspapers on Christmas eve. Jesus brought the message of Love, Peace and Goodwill to all men. His parents were on tour of their home land when he was born in a manger in a cowshed [Aryan gotra?]. His alleged follower, and a teacher

[Goanet] Marry Christmas and Happy New Year to Goan Intellectuals..

Intellectuals and orators do have an important place in Parliament as well as in Society, but politics requires, above all, people with a mass base to which intellectuals rarely qualify and yet they don't pay any attention to the requirements!! They feel honored to dance the tunes of politicians OR

[Goanet] Jaime DeMello's photographs from Portugal...

Jaime sent me this link to his photos from Portugual, and my regrets for the long delay in forwarding it: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/jxdemelo/PortugalSept2006 PS: Do send me any interesting links you have related to Goa, and check my livejournal page below... -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-i

[Goanet] Popular Konkani Carols

Natalamchim Gaionam (Popular Konkani Carols) As we have popular English Carols like Silent Night, Silver Bells, Marry's Boy Child, Long time ago in Betlehem, Jingle Bells etc etc,in Konkani too we have some populars. This is what I remember as we also sang it in our youth times. === Ieiat Bhav

Re: [Goanet] Portrait of a Gaud Saraswat Brahmin

To Goanet - Thank you, Cecil, for the marvelous portrait, and for your dazzling display of wit. And welcome aboard. We, the promoters of Caste Vision, are delighted to have you with us. Merry Christmas! While on the subject, a portrait of a Catholic X (X to be filled in as soon as caste is con

[Goanet] Portrait of a Gaudi

Fred, I feel it is fine to title the portrait as "Portrait of a Gaudi." Its how the Rajan, as the photographer perceived the image he shot. Needless to say, if we lean towards being PC (or protective) about his artistic/cultural impression, we may err towards censoring free though and speech. Bias

[Goanet] Caste System - The Healing Process

I am glad Goanet is providing a venue for the healing process of people for whom caste injustices have long festered. The abuse suffered by Native Indians in Canada provides a parallel to the caste abuse in the Goa of yesteryear. While the abuse in the case of the Native Indians was sexual and phy

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: The story behind the crib... memoirs from another day in Goa

THE STORY BEHIND THE CRIB: MEMOIRS FROM ANOTHER DAY IN GOA By Tony Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] This story is excerpted from the book 'Goa -- Memories of My Homeland' by Canada-based Tony Fernandes of Parra, Goa. It was October. December, Christmas and New Year were still far away. But anyway it

[Goanet] A Catholic tremor through Westminster

A Catholic tremor through Westminster William Rees-Mogg on our archaic rules of royal succession The position of the Roman Catholic Church in Britain has changed enormously in my lifetime, but one could never have guessed that we should see reported on the same day a recent ex-Prime Minister becom

[Goanet] New Year's Wishes and Resolution and Season's Greetings!

Merry Xmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year 2008 to everyone! Anvddetam sogleank Khuxalbhorit Natalam ani Porzollit Novem Voros 2008! Boas Festas de Natal e Feliz Ano Novo 2008! Dev borem korum somest Goemkarank toshench Akhia Sounsarachea bhau-bhoinnank!Thanks to all members

Re: [Goanet] Hindu casta thrives in the UK

Hi Bernado To reiterate, yet again, I only confined myself to the hypocrisy of casteism within the Catholic Goan Community. I also had explained why I did this. I am aware of the work of Ambedkar but he did not feature whatsoever in my thinking re Catholic Goans. Incidentally, in one o

[Goanet] Gift It (monday-muse)

MONDAY MUSE (24 Dec '07) GIFT IT A wise woman, who was travelling in the mountains, found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveller who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveller saw the precious stone and asked the woman to

[Goanet] Goa genealogy etc...

'Goan.Name - Genealogy of Goa' community page, visit: http://www.orkut.com/Community.aspx?cmm=22056775 A chat forum for people entering their Genealogy at goan.name. This is a site aimed at building the geneology tree of all the families linked to goa. http://www.goan.name/ Mario Alvares' venture

[Goanet] CRZ and RP explained dramatically: On the Holy Trail

Dears, The "Mustard Seed Art Company" has explained the CRZ, land sales, the pulls and pushes of the "Goa Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1967" or the " Land to the Tiller Act" and the influence of the politicians as also the Court Room role of Evidence v/s the Truth in a way that only Isabel Santa Rit

Re: [Goanet] LEOPARD ESCAPES: RESCUE TEAM INJURED

Santosh Helekar wrote: > What you say is being done in India as well under > wildlife conservation projects such as the Panna Tiger > Radio-telemetry Project. There are large-scale efforts > in India to conserve wildlife. > Please see: http://www.wildlife.in/ Hi Santosh, I have some idea of

[Goanet] Happy joyous Christmas.

Wishing everyone a happy joyous Christmas and a peaceful New Year. London Goans may wish to bring in the New Year In Tolworth :- Dear Members and Friends, I am correctly informed that links to booking and information on the original mail did not always work. It has taken a huge effort to set up

[Goanet] greetings

Wish all Goanetters a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2008 ___ Feel like changing the world? Step One: Change yourself. Step Two: Come out in the open. Step Three: Scout around for others who want to do the same. Step Four: Join them.

[Goanet] Promoting Religious Blindness to Kevin

Kevin said: I was hoping to hear from the learned ones on this list is as to whatconstitutes 'living a GOOD life'. For me, 'good' is 'moral' which inturn relies on 'empathy'. When we are empathic about the situation ofanother, we are in a position to behave morally. That creates a'kingdom of h

Re: [Goanet] Hindu caste system thrives in the UK!

Caste is OK. Casteism (what Bernardo was referring to) is clearly NOT - either among Catholics or Hindus. Either some still do not know the difference between the two terms and confuses them. OR! Finally the closet-casteist may be out. Does the following post state: "millions of Hindus f

Re: [Goanet] The Winter Solstice.

eric pinto wrote: > Makes a difference to sunrise, not sunset, thankfully. Sunup will remain > steady > at 7.15 in the morning in upper North America for six weeks. Sunset improves > immediately, and todays 4.32 PM in New York arrived four minutes after the > 4.28 of December 20. >We fiddl

[Goanet] GMAS to tourists: "Leave Goa by Dec 27"

To Goanet - Dec 23, 2007: In a press conference held today in Panjim, Goa's Movement Against SEZs (GMAS) has asked all tourists to stay away from Goa after Dec 27. Those tourists already here have been warned to leave the state by Dec 27, as things could take an ugly turn following the Goa govt's

[Goanet] death of a Bogmalo man

Though I had read about Francisco D'Cruz in the obituary section of Joel's Goanews, reading it in detail in The Goan Observer made me sad. I met him during the Ross ceremony of his cousin during my Nov-Dec visit to Goa. He was standing nearby and he introduced himself. I didn't know who he was and

[Goanet] Promoting Caste Blindness - to Cornel for Albert

Hi Cornel, Albert did not get into a debate with you, He just mentioned quiet rightly that modern generation does not care two hoots for caste system in Goa, and it is only the NRI nincompoops who are hankering after caste. END. As for you Cornel I have to congratulate you again for the

[Goanet] For Gram Sabhas in Goa 22nd & 23rd December 1992 are days to remember

Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED -

[Goanet] Caste System: 'Chardi' with a priest in the family

Caste System: 'Chardi' with a priest in the family Ref: My earlier writing on caste sytem etc.. I know some of you like it and some of you don’t. This is for those who like it (others may please look away now) This is again about ‘charddi’ Caste, I am sorry, but this is something we will

[Goanet] Bringing Sorpotel to your END!

These lines of verse, the origin of which are unclear, surfaced recently via the St Mary's GreenChillies network at [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stmarysgirlsmapusa/] VIVA LA SORPOTEL Bringing Sorpotel to your END! It's just occured to me, (and I'm sure to you as well), Ther

Re: [Goanet] Portrait of a Lady.......................

To Rajan, Was it necessary to slag off NF for commenting on your title of the photo you put on this forum yesterday, of a lovely old woman (with that careworn face that has seen many years of trials & tribulations, hard work & no doubt other things that may have happened to her, to show th

[Goanet] Early Portuguese History in Goa & Inquisition and SEZ

Dears, Today is the 15th anniversary of the passing of the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Indian Constitution to empower the PEOPLE to decide their own future through Local Self Government [LSGI] and Panchayati Raj Institutions [PRIs] Some interesting issues have been brought into focus by Dr.Gi

[Goanet] Natasha Palha ends year at Number One as per Asian Tennis Federation

And after the exploits of chess ace Ivana Furtado, another Goan girl is keeping the Goan flag flying high. Natasha Palha has been ranked No 1 in the Girls Under 14 category as per the year end rankings released by the Asian Tennis Federation. Palha has an enviable win-loss record of 26/1 in Sin

[Goanet] Good News for Konkani Tiatr Lovers

Good News for Konkani Tiatr Lovers To welcome 2008 the Ace Comedian Agostinho Temudo will present his much acclaimed non-stop hit Konkani drama ‘SIR’ which is running in Goa in full swing. This Tiatr will e held at Hawally A.C. Auditorium on 18th Jan. 2008 at 3.30 pm. Agostinho entire trou

Re: [Goanet] Portrait of a Gaudi

To Goanet - Frederick Noronha wrote: >Nice photo. But your labelling reveals the bias. Thank you, Dr. Einstein. What will you reveal next, that Christmas falls on Dec 25 ? >Why portrait of a "Gaudi"? Because it is a portrait of a Gaudi. >It should be "Portrait of a Goan". It should also b

[Goanet] A thought...

Of course, all Goans are not equal ... some are more exploitative than others. --FN -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 Links from Goa: http://goalinks.livejournal.com/ --- Spread the Christmas Che

[Goanet] Go Goa? Maybe, maybe not

Go Goa? Maybe, maybe not Aabhas Sharma / New Delhi December 23, 2007 Go Goa? Naah... We say no Goa, at least this year. It's that time of the year when people ask you, "So where you going for New Year's Eve"? While people like me shrug their shoulders and say, "No clue," and for the sake of cou

[Goanet] Jet Airways to Commence Gulf Operations from Jan 5, 2008

Jet Airways to Commence Gulf Operations from Jan 5 Jet Airways, India's premier airline, will soon commence operations to the Gulf. Effective from Saturday January 5, 2008, Jet Airways will be India’s first private airline to start services to the Gulf with non-stop daily flights

[Goanet] Britto's OBA Xmas Dance at Alva Mar on 25 Dec., 8.00 P.M. onwards

Compliments of the Festive Season! You are invited to join the alumni of St. Britto High School, Mapusa, at the Britto's OBA Xmas Dance with Goa's leading live music bands CASCADES, INDIA and PURPLE RAIN Guest Performance by Goa's heart throb, Veeam Braganza Release of the book "Girls i

[Goanet] ‘Goa, a lovely host’

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2007/12/21/stories/2007122150040300.htm 'Goa, a lovely host' A 'thumbs up' from the chairperson of the IFFI 2007 jury. S. Venkat Narayan Marta Meszaros, Hungarian filmmaker. Santosh Mehta Nearly a hundred films from India and 40 other countries were s

[Goanet] Eustaquio in Goa

Long-time Goanetter (though silent of late) Eustaquio Santimano is in Goa (Colva, I think). His number is 2788227 and I'll phone him after the siesta hour ends! Anyone around here? VRR (Victor Rangel Ribeiro) is due. Bosco, I've met and given a long and bumpy ride on my Bajaj Platina 100cc (Cecil,

Re: [Goanet] Remembering the sacrifice of Floriano...

Dear B I find, u have grown from small to big:-) (that is b to B) and learned alot since you've been on this forum. But one thing that still amuses me is the way u have that habit of draging things unrelated to the topic...e.g Punyani, RSS, etc. regards to u too.. Seb regards B ( not RSS spokes

Re: [Goanet] Portrait of a Gaudi

Nice photo. But your labelling reveals the bias. Why portrait of a "Gaudi"? It should be "Portrait of a Goan". (All the rest of us are ghantis ... from this lady's perspective ... and that's what the Mool-Goenkaranchi Ekvott suggested by their very name... just as Rajan Parrikar does by berating re

Re: [Goanet] Portrait of a Gaudi

To Goanet - Frederick Noronha wrote: >How does one turn egalitarian with a squatter relieving himself by the >riverside -- a dehumanising act for any human being, even one who >might not be articulate enough to make his point that he's compelled >to do so (by situation or the lack of infrastructur

[Goanet] Promoting Religious Blindness

Hi ED, The 10 have been out of date for quite some time. However, they are still taken to be the basis of a defined 'moral compass' by many on this list today despite a few revisions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments Besides the first four that encourage worship of an imaginary deit

Re: [Goanet] 'The Golden Compass' is anti-Christian: Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI is taking the Church back into the medieval dark ages. Calling on his congregation to boycott the books and the film is one thing... but berating the distributors and asking them not to promote the film is counterproductive! This is exactly the type of heavyweight promotional hy