Jay ho, Gay ho! Sogllim Khuxeall?
Chalti zap kortana vo konnachem tori dadhoslem zalear tea mon’xak porbim divnk
‘Jai ho’ hea sobdacho ulek, Bharoti loka modim zata. Thodde mhoineam adim sabar
onto’raxttrik puroskar zhoddlolem Slumdog Millionaire hea filmantlem bhouch
fa
How many times I (and may be you) have passed by this road?
Yes, how many time I travelled this road?
How many time I must have seen this statue?
Ans. Average 3 times a month
That’s is the road I and most people use to go to Cansaulim and Utorda/Majorda
Via Cortalim Church, Sancoale, Sancoal
G’BYE GOA: PAKLES ARRIVE
By Valmiki Faleiro
West Asian Muslims were in Goa circa the 8th/9th century, as traders at the
prosperous
port of Gopakapattana (from Dando-Agacaim to the foothills of Siridao.) As also
were the
St. Thomas Christians, descendants of 12 Brahmin families first converte
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** More room for isolation of flu suspects - Times of India
ed isolation ward at the Goa Medical College and Hospital,
Bambolim. At the Cottage hospital at Chicalim, ...
http://news.google.com
Anytime I want to be entertained and get a glimpse of the
joie-de-vivre of Bombayites, I flip over to the city's Mid Day news.
The on-line newspaper is pretty liberal in allowing unedited readers'
comments on big news items and Bombaywallahs join in with full metal
jacket. They spare no one includ
Would anyone know of how effectively computers are being used in
panchayats in Goa? There have been a number of official claims made on
this, but I've not seen much evidence that matches up.
Some statements made on the issue:
TO THE PANCHAYATS: The Government of Goa had taken up e-Governance
init
This is NOT VRR. He is a distinguished gentleman I am happy to call my
friend. I am the undistinguished person he sometimes has to put up
with.
Even so here is my input:
Selma appears to have gone conspiratorial again. Sometime last year,
she advised us that "There is a whole generation of yo
Selma,
Just a shot in the dark. Since the word caneco refers to a tin mug, perhaps,
they meant paupers - panhandlers - begging for alms in tin mugs. In Konknni
there is a similar metonym - "cuttichhap" - to derogatorily refer to a poor
person who has to beg with a cutti or coconut shell.
Chee
Pilgrimage/Tour to Israel, Jordan, Egypt..
A 10 day all inclusive guided tour starts in mid September 2009.
Included in the tour:
Food
Accommodation
Guided tours & charges
Visas
Return air ticket (Ex.BOM)
Transfers
Fees and Taxes etc
Rs.74, 000 per head.
Last date to register 15th August 2
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If the Portuguese did not want to be contemptible, what would the term have
been to describe a native Goan Catholic?
Can someone enlighten us on the name of the Indian coastline north of Bombay /
Mumbai?
Thanks in anticipation.
Regards, GL
- Antonio Menezes
May be it is a shor
Date: 10 Jul 2009 17:04:32 -
From: "jane gillian rodrigues"
Dear Goankars,
Since Gabriel and some other Goanetters, are in favour of foreigners buying
property in Goa, all Goans will hold him, and his gang, responsible for any
problems in Goa, leading to loss of life and limb due to the
Albert writes:- The Bible teaches us about the word of God. I shall write a
brief account of what I can find in the Bible. The Genisis tells us that God
wants us to increase and multiply. In Exodus God gave Moses the ten
commandments in which the very first commandment tells us that God is
omn
NO DYING WITH DIGNITY: WHEN A MINORITY FACES DISCRIMINATION IN GOA
The denial of a kabrastan to
the Muslim community in Salcete
is a violation of the right to
die with dignity, says
VIDYADHAR GADGIL
The kabrastan issue has once again come to the forefront of
public debate in Goa. Hanging fire for
Why is India doing well, but not Goa?
Have Goans lost the value of hard work ? Are we too susegad and want to
feast on the beautiful nature to the point that we have ego problems working
hard in
Goa or in rest of India ? Do we have too much of hubris?
We will slog it out in Dubai and Iran but n
Over 350 years old and still going strong
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For the first time the Calangute Social to be held on Sunday, July 19th, 2009
at the Europa Convention Centre, 7050 Bramalea Road, Mississauga, Canada with
be attended by two visiting Goan Bishops.
The Most Rev. Alex Dias, Bishop of Port Blair ( son of Calangute) will be the
Main Celebran
Hi Gabriel,
Thanks for digging that information out for me. Much appreciated. I wonder if
VRR would see this post and comment on why they called the rest of us
"canecos". What did it actually mean?
Best,
selma
--- On Sat, 7/11/09, Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote:
> From: Gabriel de Figueiredo
>
Could also mean a "mug"? Doing a web search revealed "caneco de cerveja" =
"stein of beer".
See VRR's post at
https://mailman.rice.edu/pipermail/sasialit/2007-August/012150.html
VRR writes: In Goa, which was a Portuguese colony in those days, the
"mestizos" were the equivalent of the Anglo
One of the most prolific, invasive and fragrant flowers of the tropical world,
Arabian Jasmine (Jasminum sambac) is commonly known by “Mograw” or by its
regional variations in various parts of India excepting Bengal where it is
known by its British Name “Bel” (short for Belle Of India).
Arabi
Tiatrist and the Jungian archetypes
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"A dork is a dork is a dork." - Judy Markey
http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/29593.htm
Panaji, July 11 (IANS) A 12-day delay in registration of a criminal
complaint by the Goa police may let the state education minister’s son,
accused of raping a 14-year-old German girl, go scot free.
Government’s forensic expert Silvano Sapeco, in his de
Saligao's Mater Dei Institution [http://materdei-school.com/]
completed a hundred years today. It is the second-oldest
English-language school in Goa, and an institution which has a number
of prominent names as alumni.
On the occasion, the eve of the school centenary was marked with a
Mass at the
The Nationalist Congress Party which was formed on the issue of Sonia
Gandhi’s foreign origin has outlived its purpose and returning to the parent
party may be the only option. With even P.A Sagma reconciling to the fact
that Sonia's origin is a non-issue, the party sooner or later will be laid
to
Dear Goankars,
Since Gabriel and some other Goanetters, are in favour of foreigners buying
property in Goa, all Goans will hold him, and his gang, responsible for any
problems in Goa, leading to loss of life and limb due to the presence of
foreignes in Goa.
Every ruler that invaded India, lef
Restoration of Chapora Fort
INTACH, New Delhi, has prepared a detailed project report for the fort’s
conservation and development.
The project estimates the total cost at Rs.12.38 crores
Including 7.75 crores for its development such as craft bazaar and recreation
facilities.
Source: Today’s
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/weekinreview/05giridharadas.html?_r=2
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*Farewell to an India I Hardly Knew*
MUMBAI, India — The first thing I ever learned about India was that my
parents had chosen to leave it.
The country was lost to us in America, where I was born. It had to be
assembled
These are "mogre."
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
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Hi Antonio,
I too am finding it difficult to trace the exact colloquial translation of this
word but my mother remembers the slur clearly and I have found a reference made
to it, in a 1950 booklet produced by the Goa League. Peinture a canecos, means
to play the fool, so I am assuming the word
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*Goan expats can now get their houses back *
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, JULY 10
There’s some good news for non-resident Indians (NRIs) of Goan origin who
have not been able to take possession of their premises.
The Goa government has just notif
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EATER METER
by Francis Rodrigues
eats every crumb
sweet and bitter,
because her mum
called her anita!
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puns & word-play of all kinds,
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