GERARD DE SOUZA
ger...@herald-goa.com
PANJIM: The Dawn of December 19, 1961 was a very uncertain day for Prem
Prakash. Waking up early at a makeshift army camp along the Goa Border with
Belgaum, this field correspondent cum TV camera man, then working for the
Viznews (Today Reuters TV) didn’t
The Man Who Sold The Land Of His Birth
Renowned Architect, Gomant Vibhushan Awardee, Charles Correa a well know
planner and the man behind the RP 2021, says he is upset over the misconception
spread on RP 2021 and then he goes ahead and acknowledges that there are errors
that can be rectified,
If Nehru is to be faulted for not keeping his promise made in his
speeches, then he can also be faulted for sacrificing his pacifist
ideals by using military force in Goa. The issue of Goa and how to
deal with it was probably not easy for Nehru. At one point in time,
Nehru wanted to take the Goa
Goa had elected representatives since the early 19th century. Sorry Goans do
not want Portugal and neither ghantinization of our land.
BC
An edited version has appeared on the opinion page of OHeraldo. I am
surprised that the column is titled, Impending Gloom. I only asked the
question and
Rico will have to be transported back in time to realize that the question
he is asking is base stupid, not expected for an intelligent Goan..
Yes, it was a shining, immaculate and undisturbed shinning bowl which even
the Portuguese preserved for 450 years.
The neo-colonizers have screwed it
Eugene, Thanks.
1. On the point of GU silent protest, we believe that the academics will be
forced to re-think and be bold enough to call a spade a spade rather then
go with the tide.
2. On the point of Goa's march towards development, surely Goa was not
expected to remain motionless for the
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Ljótipollur'
The crater lake Ljótipollur (Ugly Puddle) in the central Highlands of
Iceland.
You may view the latest post at
http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2011/12/19/ljotipollur/
Best regards,
Rajan P. Parrikar
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Goa Liberation Celebrations - Special
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvwEQbU0Sac
with Nephie Rod
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In Goa, Dial 1 0 8
For Hospital, Police,
There is no need to be confused Antonio.
What RE has said is very right.
Goa had Gauokary(s) system. Portuguese did not destroy them but respected
them and even codified them. British, like Indian would want to destroy
them. Indian are doing it. Hopefully Goans will prevent this. The Hotch
The road left behind, the road ahead
By Eugene Correia
Reaching fifty in its lifetime as a state calls for introspection of
what Goa was and is. The past is obviously history and the present is
what counts. As for the future, who knows what is in store for Goa.
From a Portuguese colony to a
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50 years ago Goa was invaded and thus begun the tyranny upon the Goan people.
Sorry it was not the Goan people who invited the invading army into Goa. Those
making tiny noises were traitors and mere pawns. Example Naguexa Carmali was a
mere bystander at a meeting by the ghanti lohia and was
re: http://www.scribd.com/doc/75563356/Goa%C2%B4s-Decolonisation-and-Afterlife
floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com wrote:
I give credit to my good, eminent, Moidekar friend Teotonio whom I
lovingly call '2-tone de Souza' for having written many a creditable
articles in the past, being the
NEHRU LIBERATED GOA DESPITE INTERNATIONAL PRESSURES –
SHANTARAM NAIK MAKES SPECIAL MENTION IN RAJYA SAHBA
In a special mention made in the Rajya Sabha today on the occasion of
50th Anniversary of Goa’s liberation, Mr. Shantaram Naik MP, said that
it was Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, who, disregarding
DEVELOPMENT IS an ugly and explosive word in the Goan lexicon; and for good
reason too. Among the various meanings the most popular is - scam! But it
is time to smoothen the rough edges and come up with a checklist for
development for our villages and towns. Whenever someone proposes a
development
Published Date: December 16, 2011
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Goa is not Kashmir….In Kashmir outsiders cannot purchase land or encroach
land and create slums because the angry kashmiri youth will not tolerate
outsiders eating up their land….In Goa people from any part of India can
purchase land or encroach land and create slums just like Bombay.
Who will
floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com wrote: Rico will have to be
transported back in time to realize that the question he is asking is
base stupid, not expected for an intelligent Goan..
COMMENT:
OK but which intelligent Goan asked that question?
jc
ps: I am surprised (perhaps, should not
Joao Barros-Pereira joaobarrospere...@gmail.com wrote: On the 50th
anniversary of Goa’s independence
COMMENT: Independence? When did that happen?
As the great Velim-based fee-law-zafar (Xri Konkanifushius) once stated:
He whu not independent, is dependent.
He whu dependent cannot preserve
The manner in which the Bombay High Court designates Senior Advocate status
is very strange, curious and lacks any transparency to say the least. The
granting of Senior Advocate status to Goa’s very controversial Advocate
General Mr. Subodh Kantak raises many eyebrows.
The Bombay High Court
The city of Panaji has become virtually a free-for-all. Once a
beautiful city and an attractive tourist destination, today it lies in
ruins and tatters, sullied and defaced. Governance is so bad that
anybody can come, do anything to our capital city and can simply
expect to get away with it.
A few
--
Samir Umarye
BICHOLIM/PANJIM: In a major mishap, an iron ore mine belonging to
Salgaoncar Mines collapsed at Surla-Pale in Bicholim burying an earth
moving vehicle (JCB) and five trucks. There was, however, miraculously no
loss of life.
According to sources, the incident occurred at 10 am as
Goa's freedom fighters disillusioned, to boycott liberation's 50th anniversary
Published: Friday, Dec 16, 2011, 14:03 IST
Place: Panaji | Agency: IANS
The fast-fading tribe of Goan freedom fighters is a disillusioned lot today.
At the receiving end of both the colonial Portuguese regime of yore
When was it a shinning bowl and how? FN
Comment:
Stupid question from stupid people.
Why is every one scrambling for a piece of land in Goa if it does not shine?
What are those publishers publishing books for if there is nothing to sell
about Goa? To smell the pig toilets or eat choris pao?
Overall comment: ridicule and abuse is no argument!
It has only taken 50 years to turn a shinning bowl into a dust
bin. Jai Hind! Jai Bharat! - Soter D'souza
Do you mean that Goa was a shinning bowl after 451 years of
colonialism in 1961? If so, could you care to explain how exactly?
What did
Sharmad Mahajan, Goa’s top Junior shuttler, emerged double crown
winner at the SAG State Badminton championship organized by Goa
Badminton Association in collaboration with the Sports Authority of
Goa. In the season ending championship finals played at Indoor
Stadium, Campal, Panaji, Sharmad
And according to you, Rico, what we have after the so called liberation is
not colonialism?
India liberated Bangladesh. Did they remain there? Could they??
What then gives India the right to maintain its presence in Goa (especially
the Naval presence at Dobolim) after the task of liberating
GERARD DE SOUZA
ger...@herald-goa.com
PANJIM: The Dawn of December 19, 1961 was a very uncertain day for Prem
Prakash. Waking up early at a makeshift army camp along the Goa Border with
Belgaum, this field correspondent cum TV camera man, then working for the
Viznews (Today Reuters TV) didn’t
GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
We take great pleasuure in celebrating our personal events and we do
not look back or the costs or entertain any
negative feelings. We want to be genuinely happy despite of all
unpleasant things that we may have gathered over
the period. It is a day of joy and happiness
I was not expecting any semblance of even-handedness or consistency from
Noronha about his newly minted situational rule about not addressing Goanet
members who are not contributing to Goanet in their official capacity as Doc,
Prof, Fr., etc. From long experience on Goanet and other Goan
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** I salute Goa and Goans for their spirit: Sonia Gandhi -
Times of India
inute speech, recalled with pride, the Gandhi family's
contribution to Goa; how when Goa was liberated on December
Bernado Colaco ole_...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
[1] 50 years ago Goa was invaded
[2] and thus begun the tyranny upon the Goan people.
[3] .. it was not the Goan people who invited the invading army into Goa.
[4] The soviet veto S/5033 stopped the withdrawl of the invading army
from leaving Goa
Pallative care for Cancer and victims of other diseases at this Hospice in Goa.
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Goa completed 50 years of the invasion and remains third world. Macau handover
with 12 today has a GDP of over 20% yearly. Thousands of US, Australia, Canada
and UK labourers are arriving in Macau to work. In Goa US, Australia, Canada
and UK people come in search of drugs which then fill
~ 50 Years of Freedom - Elected MLAs Assoc. of Goa ~
...From Owning Real Estate...Mines...Business' Free Holidays...Hefty
Pensions etc. etc. etc. We have made enough for another 50 to 100 yrs.
God Bless You for Electing US...Again 'n' Again 'n' Again...'n'...CHEERS!
To enjoy the visual
Well done Benaulim MLA Francisco 'Mickky' Pacheco. You voiced the
demand of the Goans!
MARGAO: Reiterating his stance against the notified Regional Plan 2021
(RP2021), Benaulim MLA Francisco 'Mickky' Pacheco urged UPA chairperson
Sonia Gandhi to pay heed to villagers' demand to scrap the
Floriano, You're mixing up issues and shifting goalposts here...
We can certainly debate about whether Goa has become a dust bin over
the course of 50 years, what kind of changes have taken place, whom it
benefits and how.
But my questions are about this attempt to show colonial Goa as some
The POT says: “liberation”, the KETTLE wonders!
(An extract from my book: “SIMPLY MY WAY”) www.bennetpaes.com
Quote:
From the days of Mahatma Gandhi’s tryst with freedom, one prerequisite
to be a ‘freedom fighter’ came to be accepted as a short adventure in an
Indian jail. Critics then
In Gerard de Souza forward (of a Prem article) are the following lines::
[1] Prem admits that he along with “senior officers of the Indian
Army” were taken aback by the peacefullness of Goa.
[2] It was then that Prem says he first fell in love with the state.
“I then stayed at Goa’s best
Subject: The Portuguese Influence
I’m sure, just like myself, other Goanetters may not be aware of some of the
Portuguese ancestry influence.
It’s all documented here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXw5fMIYGqg
Dear MP, Shantaram Naik Sir,
While you were at it, exercising your tonsils in the Parliament on Goa's so
called Liberation, praising Nehru, let me educate you about the world
reaction to Goa's invasion by India and specifically the pontifical
professor of non-violence, Nehru:-
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I too feel it is a good idea. We need to do something about it.
REgards
Mario Sequeira
From: vivek araujo
A great idea let'z go for it time for implementation!!!Lemme know
the way forward, i am game for it.
Cheers!!!
Vivek
Which fort in Goa is featured in the photo at this link??
http://nyti.ms/sW7D0H
Thank you - B
Goa Uses Anniversary to Reimagine Itself
By NARESH FERNANDES
Five decades ago on Sunday, India’s armed forces marched into Goa to
dislodge the Portuguese from the tiny, palm-fringed colony the
Asat ami Gõykar razzi ?
Konknni baxen ek mhunni asa xennantlo kiddo xennantuch uronam punn hanv
mhunntam kiddo xennantlo bair soron koslo faido ? Kiteak khuimchai suknnean
thaka poilo zalear, chonch marun khatlem nam tor tachea pilank khavoitolem. Tor
kiddeacho babdeacho bhes kitem ? Thannem
SHANTARAM NAIK HOISTED NATIONAL FLAG AT GOA SADAN, NEW DELHI
America made a last minute effort to prevent Indian Military from
marching into Goa, however, Pt. Jawarlal Nehru and the then Defence
Minister Shri Krishna Menon did not heed to the request of the American
envoy who was trying to
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