Goemkars !
In the true spirit of Niz Goemkars - The St Xavier's Society Management
Committee in Collaboration
with the DSM Institute Management Committee - Dar es Salaam Tanzania -
proudly presents
* Goenkaracheo Dhirio * as part of WORLD GOA DAY celebrations :
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QUEPEM CHURCH - Part Two (By Walter Menezes)
QUEPEM CHURCH
By: Walter Menezes
PART TWO:
A new plan for Quepem Church:
HOW THE OLD CAN ‘C0-EXIST’ WITH THE NEW
Yesterday we read about the ‘findings’ of the Diocesan Commission for Sacred
Art an
*** Report - Intnl Water Week & Water ***
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"WOW! From PWD Minister to International Water Leader...You'll be in the
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In the late forties and early fifties, it was a jail bird called Xec Nabi
who created waves
of excitement for his ability to escape from Margao jail house once too
often.
It was also rumoured that Agente Casimiro Monteiro had a grudging
admiration for this
scarlet pimpernel of Goa.
Is there a Go
This is an article which appeared in the Outlook of Jan 29, 2007. It is,
however, revealing how foreigners, in this case Russians acquire properties
in Goa. This article is recommended to be read by all those who love Goa to
understand how far unscrulpulous people whether foreigners or goans are
se
Tony Barros wrote:
> When speaking to Mona in the mid-seventies in Dar es Salaam,Tanzania after
> she performed at the Simba Grill - the city's only nite spot then with a
> night club
> status- she told me that all their other efforts did not come close to the
> popularity
> of Malaika.
The International Centre, Goa
TaleigaoChessAcademy
and
Shri Kamaxidevi Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Are pleased to invite you to a half-day seminar on
"Pursuing Homoeopathy - Holistic Way"
Fundamentals of Homoeopathy - Dr. Arvind Kothe, Principal
Preventive, Promotive and Clinical Sp
Dears,
I will try and focus our attention on this topic, and then add a
comment (or two) on the posts of Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami and Valley
Faleiro. I will ignore the tripe posted by Rina Mukherji.
It is my belief (and you can correct me IF you wish) that the
positions on the table are as foll
DAILY GROOK #462
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TIE TRY
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by Francis Rodrigues
swiss laces cannot
get two knots done,
therefore i thought
the best is taiwan!
_
puns & word-play of all kinds,
hey...read between the lines!
_
http://www.KonkaniSongBoo
Dear friends.
The following letter has appeared in today's GT. It is appended here in a
slightly expanded form.
Sub: 'Match-fixing' against Catholic community
On reading the letter by Walter Menezes (GT, 08/07) I could not but laugh at
the sheer stupidity of its contents. He writes about a
Antönio,
You should apply to our Valmiki & or, Mário Cabral e Sá...
Alfred
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:29:47 +0530
> From: ac.mene...@gmail.com
> To: goa...@goanet.org
> Subject: [Goanet] Xec Nabi
>
> In the late forties and early fifties, it was a jail bird called Xec Nabi
> who create
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_burger-king-apologises-to-hindus_127269
6
Strange but true!
rubygoes
The Portuguese often used the word Canecos as a racial slur for Goans. The word
according to the dictionary means a pitcher or jug or a top-hat. I don't know
the exact colloquial translation of the word. Can anyone shed some light.
best,
selma
Ayurveda for drug discovery: scientists hope to bridge gap
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ayurveda-for-drug-discovery-scientists-hope-to-bridge-gap/482137/
Pune scientists Dr Raghunath Mashelkar and
Prof Bhushan Patwardhan hope their article will help create a positive
environment for globali
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:42:44 +0530
From: Marshall Mendonza
One point which has not come up is the acquistion of land by the Russians and
Israelis who have carved out properties and set up boundries where local goans
are unwanted and discouraged.
Mario observes:
The last time I checked Ind
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:37:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: marlon menezes
I agree with Mario. I don't consider Cockburn credible. But then, I don't
consider Mario very credible either. When McNamara himself states regret for
the Vietnam war (in his book "In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of
Vietna
Wilbur Vaz wrote:
> I tried very hard to get a copy, but it seemed like a stone wall. It seems one
> or two people had private copies (how did the Archbishop get one?) and photo
> copies were spreading underground, but time was short I had to leave Goa. Now
> I hear its finally available I thought
GREATEST KONKANI SONG HITS #4:
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transcribing the fine music of a great culture - revisiting
the original magic, and recreating a modern idiom:
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"CLAUDIA"
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A. LEGEND: "Claudia"
"Claudia": is the eponymous theme of the semi‐tragic "Nirmonn"
(Destiny) fi
Excuse error in title earlier. The correction is noted: May He Rest in
Darkness_McNamara: From the Tokyo Firestorm to the World Bank.
+
Notions forming the credible and the incredible are equally radiable or
eludible. Accordingly; time, place and person render these
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Andhra CM celebrates birthday in Goa - Times of India
mes of India... Rajasekhara Reddy turned 60 Wednesday and his
supporters and Congress workers celebrated the occasion on a
grand scale
Talking Photos: Traffic Jam in the name of Belpuri (Illegal/Dangerous parking
of Pvt Vehicles)
Pvt Cars dangerously/illegally parked for eating Belpuri..
Due to which busses stop in the middle causing traffic jam
Not veru far from Police HQ or Traffic cell
We never wanted Belpuri gaddas h
Homosexuality: The straight truth
What do we tell our children?
By Cecil Pinto
“Dada, what is a gay?”
Here we were watching Barkha Dutt on NDTV’s “We the People”. Beatrice,
Desmond, Fabian and myself. Well actually Fabian was solving jigsaw
puzzles on the floor and Desmond was drawing made-up s
The Aldona Institute is holding an All-Goa Three-a-Side Tie-Breaker
Football Tournament on Sunday the 12th of July at the Tercena Grounds.
The tournament starts at 4 pm and entries will be accepted until 3.30 pm.
Winners get a cash prize of Rs. 3,000/- whereas runners-up get Rs. 1,500/-
Dear Goans,
Please can you see the below which was published in the Gulf News (DUBAI,
UAE)
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/09/07/08/10329421.html
Can I request to try get the same published, in the media of the
countries/states, that you reside in currently.
I think we should internat
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 06:55:25 -0700
From: Rina Mukherji
Picking up from what Marshall Mendonza has said about Israelis and Russians
cordoning off their property to discourage and keep off local Goans, it
reminds me of what was the norm in railway colonies during the British Raj.
There were road
This must be older than CRZ
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For Goan Video Clips
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In Goa, Dial 1 0 8
For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
Gente da costa de Concão (people of the Konkan coast), perhaps ...
- Original Message
From: Carvalho
To: estb. 1994!Goa's premiere mailing list
Sent: Friday, 10 July, 2009 11:19:53 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Canecos
The Portuguese often used the word Canecos as a racial slur for Goans.
Goanetters,
Ah, such crazy folk flying you around the place!
And oh-so-cheeky.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_9-air-india-staff-punished-for-carrying
-extra-fliers_1272852
Jai Hind!
rubygoes
Dr. Paranjape has requested me to give some contact from whom he can learn
Kokani (Devnagari or Roman).
He stays at Kothrud in Pune. His office address is given below.
Dr.S.Y. Paranjape,
Head, Department of Research Co-ordination, Member Secretary, IEC -SAC
DeenanathMangeshkar Hospital,
Eran
Please identify these Goan popular flowers
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or
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk3/3707917504/sizes/l/
joego...@yahoo.co.uk
for Goa & NRI related info...
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For Goan Video Clips
http:/
My friend Nobby called me the other day and said 'I love
this Konkani U-Pod, "Under My Mama"'.
I said, "What are you talking about? I know you don't even
know a word of Konkani, even though your grand-parents came from Goa. What's
this U-Pod? Is it like an I-Pod?"
Nobby said his Dad told him
Thanks Gabriel, but I'm afraid it was not that benign :-)
best,
selma
--- On Fri, 7/10/09, Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote:
> From: Gabriel de Figueiredo
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Canecos
> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"
> Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 8:35 PM
>
> Gente da costa de
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To tell you frankly, Selma, I have never heard the word Canecos before. May
be it is a
short form of Canarins i.e. inhabitants of the coast of Canara. Canarim was
a word
implying contempt, used by the Portuguese to describe poor and illiterate
Catholic
Goans. The Portuguese got their geography
While Gujarat was projected to be economicallyshinning, deep below was a
infested sore that has been silently eating through the societal fabric in
particular the poor. Can anyone believe that the Modi government was not aware
of such spurious alcohol trade going on? We should not be surprised i
*
The East Indians of Bombay were formerly known by the name 'Salsette
Christians' with no territorial significance attached to the name 'Salsette'
and it merely meant a Christian of the North Konkan region which comprises
Bombay, Thane and Raigad Districts.
Bombay was the first foot-hold that
They are mogras.
Fausto
Joe wrote:
Please identify these Goan popular flowers
?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk3/3707106283/sizes/l/
?
or
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk3/3707917504/sizes/l/
?
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Marcus Vaz's 1st Konkani VCD "AMERICAN GREEN CARD"
Congratulations to Marcus Vaz from the www.goa-world.com team on the release of
his first Konkani VCD "AMERICAN GREEN CARD" in Kuwait.
It's a N.R. Entertainments present
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