[Goanet] Scam ... or building a Konkani dictionary?

2021-11-12 Thread Frederick Noronha
Someone read it as a thinly-disguised, self-serving get-rich-quick scam. Would you agree? Or, do you see it as a legit attempt to crowd-fund a dictionary for Konkani? Check out and debate the issue here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ckedict/ FN :: +91-9822122436 (Connect via WhatsApp) ᐧ

[Goanet] Let Your Mind Wander

2021-11-12 Thread Roland Francis
It’s not just your brain that makes you smart according to Annie Murphy Paul in this interesting podcast. She suggests also thinking outside the brain. “Intelligence is the domain of the mind, that much is obvious. What isn't obvious is what makes up the mind. Most people will say the brain,

[Goanet] Felicitations

2021-11-12 Thread Nelson Lopes
Felicitation People sometimes feel proud and rightly so that they are honoured appreciated and recognised..What is the ocassion ,and moment in time to spring these surprises? The motive is not to apprise your worth, but to get a mileage now that elections are near. THE FLURY of felicitation is to

[Goanet] The Nature of Nationality

2021-11-12 Thread Antonio Menezes
Roland Francis on Nov 11 ... I do not think it has something to do with the genetic make up. Corruption in mild sense has always been part of our culture, the blame , if there is to be, could be pointed to some of the dictates in Manusmriti the treatise that deals with Hinsu social laws,

[Goanet] Online History Hour

2021-11-12 Thread XCHR Info
*XAVIER CENTRE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH* Cordially invites you to an *online* *presentation on* *RESONANCE OF THE FEMALE VOICE: WOMANISM AND THE CHURCH IN PORTUGUESE GOA* *By Dr. Sushila Sawant Mendes* *Abstract from the Speaker* In the pre-Portuguese period, the female voice was stifled

[Goanet] Toxic Air knows no Boundaries (Dhaka Tribune, 12/11/2021)

2021-11-12 Thread V M
https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2021/11/12/op-ed-toxic-air-knows-no-boundaries Precisely one week ago, China’s capital city went into high alert about its dangerously deteriorating air quality. The municipal government in Beijing immediately clamped down on unnecessary traffic, shut

[Goanet] "Goa: A Time That Was" A discussion on 17th Nov. at Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts, PanjimGoa.

2021-11-12 Thread Praba Mahajan
Dear friends, Here is some info related to a program w.r.t. "*Goa: A Time That Was*" on 17th Nov.,'21 at 5:30 pm, at Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts, a non-profit arts initiative that hosts gallery shows, events and community-based programming in Goa, India. Please see the *LINK* given*