[Goanet] Viva Carnival (Traditional Carnaval)

Viva Carnival (Traditional Carnaval) Welcome to the Traditional Carnaval if you cant see a pic above or a larger pic click below http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk11/2229697865/ http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2229697865&size=o bigger pic A programe flyer - Please check this out

[Goanet] New posts on Blogs- an update

Hello friends! A brief update on the posts on my blogs: New blog posts on www.goanarchitecture.blogspot.com Corinthian Capital Art Deco at Cine Margao Crib architecture! Towers of Light Purple House New blog posts on www.photogoa.blogspot.com Statue in Margao Open to Sky Windshield

[Goanet] Dissociate from Hindu Janjagruti Sabha, CPI-M tells MGP

Navhind Times, 30 Jan 2008 Dissociate from Hindu Janjagruti Sabha, CPI-M tells MGP NT Staff Reporter Panaji, Jan 29 The Goa state committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has called upon the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak party (MGP) to completely disassociate itself from the RSS-VHP-Bajran

[Goanet] Fw: Mahatma Gandhi and Politics

Here is a small article on "Mahatma Gandhi and Politics". GANDHI'S MESSAGE ON POLITICS *Fr.Ivo da Conceição Souza Of Gandhi, the great scientist Albert Einstein wrote in July 1944 that "generations to come, it may be, will scarcely believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood

[Goanet] A celebration of nationalist myths

Gomantak Times, 30 January 2008 A celebration of nationalist myths by Jason Keith Fernandes This column is being written from Delhi where I have just completed a tour of North India with a bunch of Americans. It was while on this trip that I realised, with a fair amount of horror, the extent to w

[Goanet] MARRIED TO THE MOB

Reading the article by Rajdeep Sardesai one would get an impression that it is only the political parties which are dubbed as 'communal' that are indulging in attacks on the media. And by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Other secular parties have deep respect for the media, I presume, accordin

Re: [Goanet] BREAKING NEWS: Azad Maidan unavailable this morning

Wonder if the people spewing out contempt for the poor on this forum every pause to even consider the role played by the "ragpickers", in cleaning the sh*t from out city. They play a key role, and if not for them we would have been drowning in even more garbage, thanks in large part to our middle-c

Re: [Goanet] White Woman's Woe ... For Indian men, nothing's fairer than white, and nothing 'more available' ...

> White Woman's Woe > For Indian men, nothing's fairer than white, and nothing 'more available' ... > Bhaichand Patel > By the time you read this, the alarm bells would have rung in the > Union tourism ministry, and the minister would have called a meeting > to see how female visitors can be prote

Re: [Goanet] Coconut oil... and temperatures

Senor Fred. My knowledge of oils is limited as well but recently while at Colombo airport, I heard on local radio about what oils one should use in different weather conditions and their properties as hot and cold oils: olive and coconut are cold oils while sesame is considered warm oil. I missed

[Goanet] Who is Baillo& who is Niz-Goenkar

RKN Who is baillo? and who is Niz-Goenkar? One calls another person baillo. I know Charis are very good for tins/irons work. I have seen some of them having lathemachines/garages or works at home. They were repairing cars/bikes - denting/painting manually with clean/beautiful like original work

Re: [Goanet] BREAKING NEWS: Azad Maidan unavailable this morning

> On 30/01/2008, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Inconvenience caused to our ghati brethren is deeply > > regretted. Reena wrote: I've begun wondering what the American equivalent of the term 'ghati' would be. Any guesses?

Re: [Goanet] Surnames and caste

Hi Rajan Unlike Selma perhaps, I'd be keen to learn about Hindu Goan surnames and their caste derivatives out of sheer curiosity if nothing else. Also, if you can throw some light on the former Hindu surnames of those who took on a small range of Portuguese surnames following Portuguese colon

[Goanet] Lifestyle

To Goanet - Frederick Noronha wrote: >(Wonder what it >takes to sustain a House of Lords, chauffer-driven, fourwheeler -- not Nano! >-- lifestyle in Goa!) Wonder no more. That "lifestyle" sustains at least one fellow Goan directly, and through it his family. That "lifestyle" also involves pay

[Goanet] More on D.D. Kosambi

In the run-up to the upcoming talks as part of the D.D. Kosambi centenary celebrations There is a Wikipedia entry on D.D. Kosambi at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._D._Kosambi Do help to strengthen this page. Many of Damodar Kosambi’s books are available as e-books (PDF files) at http://www.arv

[Goanet] PENPRICKS' 'OUTSTANDING PRICK OF THE YEAR' AWARDS ON JANUARY 31

Guys, the Penpricks' OUTSTANDING PRICK OF THE YEAR awards will be announced on the night of January 31st, right here on this computer screen before you. So log on to http://www.penpricks.blogspot.com for the results the

Re: [Goanet] re *HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROLAND!!*

> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:07:47 +> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL > PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] re *HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROLAND!!*> > > Dear Roland,> > > Many happy returns of the day> > May all your dreams come true> Querido > Rolando, Muitos PARABENS, fortes e quentes, Primo do teu

Re: [Goanet] BREAKING NEWS: Azad Maidan unavailable this morning

To Goanet - Frederick Noronha wrote: >Actually, the "ragpickers" are people who sort through the mounds of paper >waste, that comes in each morning and evening, as packing for newspapers >sold in the locality. Is it better if these wastes were taken and dumped at >Cura, Dona Paula or wherever? P

[Goanet] The Right Move, Book on Articles on Chess and Education released.

"The Right Move" released. Bhismacharya in chess fraternity, 90-year-old Bahusaheb Padasalgikar from Nutan Buddhibal Mandal, Sangli, inaugurated the 2-day Symposium on Pre-Primary & Primary School Education & Primary School Students Chess Festival At International Centre, Dona Paula on Republic day

[Goanet] Journalist Melvyn Misquita's sites...

The Melvyn S. Misquita website: www.melvyn.misquita.in The Misquita Family Website: www.misquita.in The SS Britannia tragedy: www.misquita.in/britannia -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 The Goa books blog: http://goabooks.wordpress.com Goa1556 (alt.publishing.goa): ht

[Goanet] Script writing competition results

Dear Netters Goa Konkani academy had held a competition for tiatr script writing .Bonifacio Pereira got the first prize and I got the second prize for my tiatr Mummy maka vengent dor. I feel proud to annouce this as those who usually report such results on the goanett did not do so. The prize d

[Goanet] Kuwait Goans crowned Champions; AVC create world record - losing 4 consecutive finals: NYC Trophy

:::Kuwait Goans crowned Champions::: - by Gasper Crasto Kuwait: Kuwait Goans Association (KGA) won the prestigious 18th NYC Trophy football tournament organized by Navelim Youth Centre beating AVC Overseas Association 1-0 in the final played at Salmiya Municipality Grounds on Friday, 25th January

Re: [Goanet] My One Point Agenda

Dear Goanetters, I feel Marshall-bab has raised a point that would be well worth some discussion ( i.e. the role for the regional parties in Goa ) I have given some thought to the issue and while it is an attractive option particularly as the " central " interference would be reduc

[Goanet] My one point agenda

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : 1. Perhaps Dr Anand is joking when he says that Modi did not use the Hindutva card in the Gujarat election. Perhaps he should refer to the newspapers and newscasts of the day to refresh his memory. When Modi found that he was not making much gro

[Goanet] Re : My One Point Agenda

[Anand Virgincar] That's a dumb diagnosis, doctor sab. Why dont you credit him with good (superb?) hand eye coordination. Besides he didnt have the RFA syndrome (you know, "ready, fire, aim") like some of us on goanet. He went about it right -- ready, AIM, fire! Seems like you have a tendency to j

Re: [Goanet] Re : My one point agenda

anand virgincar wrote: > > Modi definitely used the Hindutva card ( much more so > after Madam Sonia provided him with an opportunity to expand it > with her " Maut ke Saudagar " clinker ). > Deja vu! Reminds me of the stuff the BJP spokesperson had dished out, when > caught pants down on the T

[Goanet] My One Point Agenda

[Marshall Mendonca] This reminds me of an old English saying: "He knows not England who only England knows". Translation: England makes sense only in a broad geographical context. Do we need a similar attribute for Goa? How many of our "leaders" know Goa in the national and international context a

[Goanet] Re : My one point agenda

Excerpt from last post: MM says : In fact in the last Lok Sabha elections , the BJP won 14 seats against the Congress 12 . IDr Anand says : These elections were post Godhra and when the Hindutva card was being used to it's maximum . It proves my point that the BJP cannot rely on this agenda

Re: [Goanet] Thoughts to Kamalaksh

The current orthodoxy attempts to show all migration out of Goa as being due to "religious persecution" (by the Portuguese). Migration has been going on even before the Portuguese came, and as is evident, even Christians migrated out of Goa. See below... On 29/01/2008, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PR

[Goanet] Talking Photo: My PAN Card (for your reference only)

I received my PAN card today, after about one month.. http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2231369304&size=l PAN=Permanent Account Number (Income Tax dept) This card is compulsory now for all Indians (including NRIs) particularly when dealing with mutual funds/Shares etc For more details, co

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Do you love Panjim?

Talking Photos: Do you love Panjim? I love Panjim http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2219790134&size=l [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or http://is.rediff.com/pr

[Goanet] Santan Viegas Completes 50 years in Konkani Music/Stage

Santan Viegas Completes 50 years in Konkani Music On the occasion, there was a Konkani musical programe provided by KSSKK (Konkani Sangit Samajik Kala Kendra) Taleigao. We arrived very late there after 9.30 (prog finished around 10pm) Check this two minutes of video footage http://ishare.rediff

[Goanet] Goa news for January 31, 2008

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** India I-League Preview: Sporting Club de Goa Viva Kerala - Goal.com [Jan 28, 2008] I-League Preview: Sporting Club de Goa Viva Kerala Dempos consecutive defeats have certainly added spic

[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (31Jan08)

"These Polluticians remember me only on my Birth (Oct 2) & Death day (Jan 30)...and...DISMEMBER my PRINCIPLES & VALUESrest of the Year" To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org