If anyone wants a free PDF copy of the Goa Migration Study 2008,
please email me offlist with GMS in the subject and I'll send it
across. FN
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On
As far as weather forecasts in Goa go, the principle is -- pay
attention to what the IMD (Indian Met Department) Altinho observatory
has to say, and then expect exactly the opposite! FN
PS: For something more reliable, ask a farmer.
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On 19 July 2011 15:41, dale luis menezes wrote:
> The artwork of the cover of the Goa1556 edition done by Ravi Kerkar
> and Crisologo Furtado is a visual treat. Margaret’s hope that future
> endeavours too would use local talent is also shared by me.
I'm not so much into 'local talent' or 'outsi
Thanks for this! I too came across it earlier. Unfortunately I can't
seem to find "lacerda ocelata" online.
Wikipedia describes the common gliding lizzard thus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Gliding_Lizard
Is it the one?
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We had a mostly dry day today. And yesterday too. Just a handful of
few, short showers... With the full moon moving on, that was perhaps
expected! Now, it seems as if the monsoons is getting restricted to
torrential weather around the full and new moon phases! Or so it
seems
A Goanetter wrote
Guess what's this:
http://dir.thaijobpost.com/tag-%5BGoanet%5D.html
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Could someone kindly share with me the scientific name of the 'ghaar',
whose skin is used to create Goa's traditional drum, the ghumot? What
would be the English name? Is a 'ghaar' the same as a 'saap' and what
would be the right Konkani spellings? Many thanks in advance! FN
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On 20 July 2011 11:42, Eugene Correia wrote:
> Is any Goa-based newspaper sending its reporter to cover the
> convention? If not, I suggest that the organizers "sponsor" our own
> Fred to do the job ;-)
Hi Eugene, I noticed the smiley at the end of your comment, but to
your generous "offer", I'd
So many suggestions... someone should take this copyright-expired dictionary
of 1930 and rework it, no?
It would help to bring it uptodate with the times (including the spellings)
and create a resource we can all then share (in cyberspace and elsewhere).
FN
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All India Radio is reporting that the Konkan Railway route is likely to be
restored only the day-after-tomorrow. Heavy rain, landslides etc in the
area. FN
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m Goa, across the globe! FN
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2011/7/19 Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
:
> Just learnt that Sushila D'Souza, wife o
Arrey baba JoeGoaUk! We are not letting go of you so soon. Keep up the good
work. Don't worry about thanking others. Looking forward to many more photos
(videos and text too) from your lenses and keyboard. FN
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On 19 July 2011 08:53, Mervyn Lobo wrote:
> Then again, the biggest challenge is probably staying away from the
> moonshine at all times..
Mervyn, I see you have a lot of faith in modern science!
The lunar effect is frequently called a pseudoscientific theory[citation
needed] which overlaps
Just learnt that Sushila D'Souza, wife of former Indian ambassador
(and Goanetter) Placido D'Souza of Anjuna/Poona, passed away
yesterday, July 17, in a New York hospital, after a brief illness.
An announcement said the funeral will be tomorrow. The family will
receive friends at Frank E. Campbel
The Rt. Honourable Eugene Correia indeed has a point! Unfortunately, I
lost my brief :-) The "client" has found a better advocate :-) Hence
please don't expect me to play Devil's Advocate on this topic.
And, more seriously, let me resort to asking questions (as JC does...
but may I confess that I'
Guys, you are missing my point! While you go about standardising, do
you have to make a guinea pig of my seven-year-old who is supposed to
understand and study all these little used words!
Think of my plight -- I have to teach him too (and learn myself) just
because some mineowners/freedom fighter
You guys are embarassing me now! Obviously Cyprian hasn't know enough
of me. I'm nice from far, but far from nice :-) You're more than
welcome to meet up when here, of course. Anytime after 2 pm works
best. FN
On 18 July 2011 12:41, Cyprian Fernandes wrote:
> Thank you Fred, I must say that I am
Arrey patrao! You were offering to play peace-maker a few hours ago,
and now seem to be stirring the pot! However justified all sides in
the dispute might feel, this seems like a typical Goan 'kestanv' to
me! And all the rest of us are typical Goenkars just "enjoying the
fun" :-) FN
PS: What we re
If you can access this paper, kindly send me a copy offline.
http://www.jstor.org/pss/3171501
Background and context of the Historical Archive of Goa. Cyril A
Hromnik, Syracuse Univ.
QUOTE
"Although barely known to the community of modern historians,
the Historical Archives of Goa are probably t
Dear all:
Finally, I'm undertaking a long-overdue updating of my phone book. If
you'd like to stay in touch pls send me your landline, mobile and
other contacts so that I could add your details here. Mine are as
below (feel free to share). Many thanks, FN
PS: Also consider including your contacts
Dear Anthony, You forgot to mention two designations that I hold very
dear to my work and achievements -- creative cut-and-paste artiste and
ethical spammer :-)
Okay, thank you for your kind (and quite undeserved) comment. My goals
are far more modest... and include trying to build the 'broken lin
On 17 July 2011 18:51, Cyprian Fernandes wrote:
> Who is going to sort out Swindon situation?
Dear Cyprian, I'm not sure we should worry about this. They are adults, they
have their share of commonsense, and know what is good for them.
If we look at the histories of Goan communities worldwide
Eugene, instead of pouring fuel into raging fires, I'm suggesting that we
need to get results. Let those who want to squabble, do so till kingdom
comes. The test is, who can offer the results?
(A little debate is fine, but not ceaseless verbal slugfests, aiming at
proving others wrong and showing
Thanks for that, Prof Borges! But, don't you think it's more than a bit
illogical to attempt teaching something so complex, that too to a
six-year-old, and whose parents (in most cases) don't have a clue as to
what's going on?
I'm talking as a parent here, who's been through it! And certainly doe
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Phone: +9423316395
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Caranzalem, Goa, India 403002
15 July 2011
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Please do make the time to be there at this event on Tuesday 19th July.
Invite attached. This would definitely interest the Free Software group, and
anyone
Oh wow, it's really raining cats and dogs here tonight. Do you too
think it could be the full-moon influencing the weather?
(Incidentally, all the traditional calendars prominently display the
phases of the moon here.)
Hope the weather guys are up to their job tonight, and we don't get
caught wit
-- Forwarded message --
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WEATHER REPORTS Panaji, July 14, 2011
Max. Temperature 26.9 Deg. C
Min. Temperature 22.3 Deg. C
Relative Humidity 92 %
Rainfall
Please could someone render this second standard Konkani poem into
English? Thanks, FN
Noman
Saan aami saan deva
Kortat tuka noman deva
Vechnuk aani dekh bori
Shikap aani reet khori
Shikpak dee baal jait deva
Avoi bapui gurujan amche
Tuje sasayen khoshen ravche
shanti di sukh, piray deva
Instead of debating "principles" till the cows come home, it is about
time for Goans to stand up, be counted, and actually deliver results.
Sometimes I suspect we have an extra gene meant to trip up one
another. What you guys say is fine, theoretically. But too much
discussion could give us the pa
http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0410X0023XX-0400V0.xml
Lot of Liselotte Souza voice-based archival recordings here! Am trying
to get to the FN Souza parts... FN
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"Crime Branch people are involved in crimes..." -- Manohar Parrikar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KauKFldiWc&NR=1
Wasn't this the ex-chief minister who expanded the police force vastly (and
controversially) during his tenure? Or, are we to assume that all the men
taken in then were super clean
Peter, please see the story of the Duler ground after it was fenced up with
concrete! What we need is a playground, not shops and commercial
establishments in a prime zone... masquerading as a stadium. FN
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If this works out, it would be really, really nice. And the impact would be
greater than a thousand heads broken in the name of promoting Konkani
through its forceable implementation as MoI, script, Marathi-Konkani
disputes, etc, etc.
Guru Baliga gurubal...@gmail.com mentioned that they are organ
Just hope and pray these guys give you a real sports stadium,
preferably a player-friendly small one... not a concrete elephant or
shopping complex in the name of a sports stadium! FN
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bject: Re: Goa minister's son acquitted... a query to Aires
To: Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Regarding Goa minister's son acquitted from rape charges
Fred wrote,
Aires, do you have a comment on this case, since you had made a lot of
statements over it an
Aires, do you have a comment on this case, since you had made a lot of
statements over it and then suddenly lapsed into silence? FN
Goa minister's son acquitted from rape charges
Shweta Kamat | Panaji, July 8, 2011 | Updated 10:55 IST
The Goa Children's Court has acquitted state educati
This is precisely my point! We are such a divided lot -- with a very
different sense of history and politics -- that by 'framing' the debate in
selective terms the focus goes on just one side of the problem.
Is the case being made out that post-1961 Goa does not have problems of
communalism, and I
Great going! Now that we've covered English, Konkani and Hindi, we have
slots for just 10 more of the languages which Goans are said to have
expressed themselves in! FN
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This isn't an issue of Digubab! Please don't reduce everything to Digu,
because however bad the man is, the story of Goa's politics is that of
lobbies which predate him and will out-live him!
This is a story of how English education was blocked for 20 years at the
primary level. It also parallels
This doesn't strike me as a particularly even-handed tackling of the
situation. By choosing a "suitable" and convenient time-frame, just
one side of the problem is being highlighted.
If you search (even just online) for issues of communalism in Goa
post-1961, the other side of the problem emerges
On 6 July 2011 02:42, Santosh Helekar wrote:
> Did both parents agree in this and other cases?
> Cheers,
This is a non-issue. There is no issue over whether the decision is
taken by one parent or both.
Incidentally, as I see it, parents overwhelmingly wanting Marathi (or
Konkani) is not a concer
This is what I like about you Goenkars. Not only will they dig up your
roots, but they will also tell you which bus to catch. Service with a grin,
what better form! Pandu, how's the choris-pao business over there? Here, the
glass is working fine (thanks for it!) FN
On 5 July 2011 00:17, Pandu Lamp
Dear Francis, I didn't understand the context of the message below. Sadly,
Madame Christine Pereira (ex East Africa, I think), our French teacher,
passed away quite a few years ago.
You will find a 2006 photo of her here, at one of the reunions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/202016172/
As sc
Guys, light a candle instead of cursing and randomly critiquing
others! We had a very nice time with George Menezes doing his reading.
But then, of course, we wouldn't be Goans if we didn't get responses
of this kind!
FN
PS: Incidentally George Menezes was a Squadron Leader in the IAF,
where he r
Gosh, that was rather inexcusable of me. I meant to mention the *old,
red* FLOOR tiles. Not the roof tiles. If anyone has any pointers, pls
help. FN
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As the learned doctors should know, Phlebotomy is a different department :-) FN
On 3 July 2011 21:21, Santosh Helekar wrote:
> In all fairness, Jose should have also asked Floriano for evidence to support
> the following blood examination conducted by him:
>
> QUOTE
> Communalism was in the bloo
[1] Since this is not a court of law but a public mailing list meant
for discussions, I obviously do not have any intention to adduce
evidence to my comments and opinions. Any reader is free to judge
these and see whether the views expressed are reasonable or otherwise,
unrealistic or tally (to s
A friend wants to renovate an old-style Goan house, and is looking for
the old red tiles that used to be in the past (so as to retain the old
look). Would anyone know where these are available? Many thanks, FN
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On 3 July 2011 07:53, SOTER wrote:
> Floriano wrote:
> "Communalism was in the blood of Goan Hindus, for I have witnessed it in the
> raw. I could write a whole book on the subject.
> The only factor that kept it subdued was the unmitigating 'disciplined' rule
> of the Portuguese.
> That gone, com
My guess is that the parents in Goa (particularly among the Catholic
community, which is directly affected) would have not been raising
such a ruckus if they had the choice to study in Romi Konkani. That
is, if Devanagari had not been stealthily inserted into the language
act through a eleventh-hou
When parents at the Lourdes Convent in Saligao primary were asked which
medium of instruction they would prefer, only 4 out of 375 asked for
Konkani. The remaining 371 favoured English as the MoI in the primary
section. FN
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Eugene, did you mean "social networking" or "socialising"?
QUOTE Social networking is the grouping of individuals into specific
groups, like small rural communities or a neighborhood subdivision, if
you will. UNQUOTE
http://www.whatissocialnetworking.com/
Actually, I hope to make it south, to Man
Lovely one!
Triggered me to search for the background to the song:
"Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough")[1] was the winning song in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1964, held in Copenhagen. It was performed in
Italian by Gigliola Cinquetti representing Italy. Like all previous
Italian Eurovision entr
Music of Macau
>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Macau
General Topics
* Traditional Chinese instruments
* Musicology
* Chinese orchestra
* Chinese Musicians' Association
Genres
* C-pop: (Cantopop, Mandopop)
* Rock
* Hip hop
Looks like Goa has been written out of the story (as happens often!) --FN
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_India#Western_classical_music
Western classical music
The spread and following of Western classical music in India is almost
entirely non-existent. It is mainly patronized by the Indian
Is social networking such a bad thing after all? That is what we have
been doing on Goanet for nearly 17 years, and that's how I got to know
Eugene Correia!
You could ask whether there are more cost-effective ways of reaching
these goals. But I thought that more and better social networking was
wh
IRS 2011 Q1: Fortnightlies grow in Goa; mixed results for dailies
June 28, 11
Nitin Pandey
While Marathi and English dailies have been warmly accepted by the
readers in Goa; fortnightly magazines are also getting more readers.
Meanwhile, monthlies those are focused on Auto industry like Auto
Indi
Dear Rajendra,
This is a clever argument! I read you saying: if you get your demands met,
you will face a communal backlash! Heads we win, and tails you lose.
Earlier too, around 1985-87, support was garnered for Konkani by suggesting
that Marathi would swallow the minorities... Now we can see t
HUMOUR WRITER GEORGE MENEZES TO SPEAK AT GOA BOOK CLUB, JUNE 29
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Columnist, writer and author George Menezes is to speak about his work and
the writing craft at the Goa Book Club, on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 5 pm.
The club meets at
Antonio, That is not the point. It's unfair to abuse Parrikar or Bhembre's
(or anyone else's) ancestors, just as it is incorrect for PB and Co to
debate on the basis of Alemao's lack of formal education.
The question is whose position is more realistic at this point of time, what
do the parents p
Maybe it's my imagination, but I counted with one with a smile, one with a
half-smile and a third with... say a quarter! FN
On 26 June 2011 01:13, Gabe Menezes wrote:
> 2011/6/25 Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا <
> fredericknoron...@gmail.com>
>
&g
Dear Tony, Thanks for reminding us that the facts are important... however
emotional an issue gets! FN
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On 25 June 2011 19:56, Tony de Sa wrote
COMMENT: Now I feel like shifting my cyber-dog-hunting services to
Brixton! See this thread too
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GreenGoa/message/1143] FN
On 23 June 2011 14:27, Gabe Menezes wrote:
> COMMENT: Two days ago in the local free Newspaper 'Metro' there was a
> missing dog advert - a fem
Dear AM, You freaked me out by talking about prime numbers, St
Anthony, the politics of sainthood, and our Goa villages... all in one
breath!
The other guy who did the same (even more intentionally) in the past
week was Dilip D'Souza, the son of former Mumbai municipal
commissioner J.B. D'Souza. D
Apparently, the Chinese and East Asians have a similar usage:
(A polite term of address for) a middle-aged or elderly man who may
or may not be a relative
http://www.singlishdictionary.com/singlish_U.htm
(A polite term of address for) a middle-aged or elderly woman who may
or may not be a relat
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio is considered to be one of the first
"Indian" poets to write in English. It is also said: "His ideas had a
profound influence on the social movement that came to be known as the
Bengal Renaissance in early 19th century Bengal."
It is thought that Derozio was generally co
Konkani Muslims
>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Konkani / Kokani Muslims is a Muslim sub-ethnic group of Maharashtrian
Muslims living in the Konkan region of India. They speak the Konkani
language. A good number of them live in Mumbai. There is a large
Konkani Muslim diaspora community of e
To my understanding, *apolitical* would mean the group itself doesn't take
political sides. Not that its individual members don't have political views.
If you extend the argument below to its logical extreme, members too should
not have their own political views. The credibility of an NGO would d
The first para sounds feudal to me! The second, pure bias? FN
2011/6/19 Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão
> COMMENT : When one addresses a person as “Sir” or “Madam”, it shows one’s
> education and class; and not the contrary “Mentally pobres”.
>
> It is well known, even in my personal experience,
ish". In fact, I am one of
its speakers! FN
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2011/6/19 Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão :
> On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:04:06 -0700 Frederick F
We might be going off at a tangent here. It is quite normal for an
activist group not to be linked to any political party or ideology,
while individuals involved in the group would obviously have their own
affiliations.
Besides, no campaign group can claim to be apolitical (even not taking
a stand
This has been debated at quite some length, probably before Dr Reis
Falcão took an active part in the discussions.
I find nothing wrong with the terms "uncle" and "aunty".
In Konkani (and other Indian languages), the word "uncle" does not
mean dad's/mum's brother and aunt doesn't equal dad's/mum'
On 18 June 2011 23:09, wrote:
> Hi Fred,
>
> Thanks a lot for the important information about Armand de Souza, who hails
> from Assagao, according to Wikipedia.
>
> Regards.
> Joel.
Dear Joel, I had also posted this in March 2010. Armand de Souza is
definitely an impressive early expat, little k
Website of the High Commission of India in Australia: http://hcindia-au.org/
I have a 2009 link which gives the following contacts: email
h...@hcindia-au.org
High Commission of India, 3-5 Moonah Place, Yarralumla, Canberra ACT 2600
Tel +61-2-6273 1920 Fax 6273 3328 (some contacts might have since c
Just to say I disagree with the pessimistic voice of regionalism and
ethnicity-based logic below. To take the surnames of people we do not like
(or agree with) and string them together in an argument based on paranoia
and fear of the unknown isn't very convincing.
We should be criticising issues,
Even if Goanet is a write-only medium for Aires, let me make this point:
when it comes to convertable currencies, there is no difference. Expats,
like Aires, who have lived in at least three continents would agree. Purple
equals green equals orange or whatever colour! FN
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According to this page, Vijay Mallya owns a vessel built for the
Queen Victoria, later sold toLiz Taylor and Richard Burton. It
was anchored in Goa some time ago... http://www.fidibus.info/
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The Government of Goa, Department of NRI Affairs would hold the 4th Know
Goa Programme (KGP) 2011 for the benefit of youth of Goan origin, who are
not Indian nationals and have had no opportunity to discover their roots in
Goa and in India.
The 4th Know Goa Programme 2011 is scheduled to be held
Though the question was not addressed to me, here's one explanation
('veg' could include eggs, onions, garlic, etc)... incidentally I
consider myself "impure vegetarian" -- which is another debate
altogether:
The concept "Pure Vegetarian" is common here. It generally means no
meat, fish or eggs, t
Armand de Souza
>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Armand de Souza (29 October, 1874 – 1921) was a Ceylonese newspaper
editor and democratic activist. He was father of Senator Doric de
Souza of the LSSP (the Lanka Sama Samaja Pakshaya, Sri Lanka’s
Trotskyist party) and Torismund de Souza, Edit
"... aware of any storm waring?" a friend asked via chat. As usual,
there didn't seem to have been any. But there was quite a bit of heavy
winds and rain lashing parts of Goa this afternoon, around lunch-time.
The Met Office is quite slow in doing its job here.
As the wind howled outdoors, Goanett
JSW to source iron ore from Goa
Wednesday, 15 Jun 2011
BS reported that JSW Steel Ltd has approached six small mining companies in
Goa to procure enough to feed its existing steel plant and the proposed pig
iron project in the state.
Mr Haresh Melwani CEO of H L Nathurmal & Co a Goa based iron ore
St Xavier's College has some seats available for its B.A. Journalism
programme. This is open for students of any stream (after Std XII)
provided they have an interest in the subject and are willing to work
on it. More details from Nitin Volvoikar nitinvolvoi...@gmail.com or
Vaila Fernandes vaila.f.
Even at the risk of being told to get my language straight, I couldn't
but help wondering what this means:
Amani gomani
Maux' baba
O manddo xiva re
O manddo xiva xiva
Any help in translation possible? FN
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On 15 June 2011 15:54, Eugene Correia wrote:
> Thank the Lord, he didn't paint Mother Theresa nude instead of in the
> abstract form. If he had done would it have enraged the Christians,
> particularly Catholics?
Mother Teresa nude? This is like letting one's imagination run amuck
:-) I think her
... anyone willing to volunteer? FN
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This page strikes me as quite realistic and non-condescending too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_English
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Please could you elaborate what you mean, Lino? Is it possible that
the text is in another dialect of Konkani, a topic which we have been
discussing these days? FN
Aga muja render mama
Tsorh ga marhari
Damnnem* fo-lleary sol binaka
Dudllem** [Tugelem] samballi
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I'm also attempting to build a network of volunteers willing to
practise spoken Konkani online, if possible via Skype. FN
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Just heard via cyberspace and Rohan of ExoticGoa
[http://www.exoticgoa.co.in] that it's the birthday of Basilio Magno
[basil...@adinet.com.uy]. Rohan wrote: "Basilio Magno is a
journalist-songwriter and a very close friend of mine- celebrating his
90's today. Basilio Magno has composed the first W
On 12 June 2011 15:21, Eddie Fernandes wrote:
The Goans will probably go down in history as one of the peoples who fell in
> love with their colonisers: Vasco Da Gama and his successors.
Don't the Europeans love the Romans too?
It could be argued that there's a difference between acknowledging
This probably has relevance to Goa too! A lot has been happening here.
It's more than just a question of harnessing such forces for electoral
purposes... --FN
Neighborhood Associations have assumed an important role in public
policy decision making as the principal voice of the middle class
across
Arwin, What do you make of expat Goan communities getting entry into
the political world where they stay? Also, where do you get your
figure of 40% from? Just xenophobic politicians?
Could you clarify whether statistics are maintained in Goa (or the
rest of India) about ethnicity? AFAIK, the only
One detailed report on this issue (though hard to locate now) is:
Language Agitation In
Goa: Police Firing at Gogol, Margao, CCLDR Report, Citizens for Civil
Liberties and Democratic Rights, Goa, March 1987.
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There is some mix-up in the time-line here. Novem Goem was started
following a padyatra (long, foot march) in an earlier era. There were
donations from abroad too, if not mistaken. See Paul Fernandes' story
here
http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@goanet.org/msg05083.html
The daily started after/ar
Eugene, I don't see any conflict in the positions below!
>From what I understand (given my limitations in distance and time, but
interest on the subject) (i) Pio's politics were obviously and clearly
far to the Left of those who came to power in Kenya post-Independence
(ii) He couldn't have been a
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Can anyone help to carry across one book, from Goa to London, please? If
you're travelling to this route and can carry the book, please let me know.
Many thanks in advance. FN
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This is regarding the Goan Association (UK) being awarded a grant of
£38,300/- by The Heritage Lottery Fund, to support a study, as it has been
put, of the British-Goan community which arrived predominantly from East
Africa by mid-twentieth century.
In my view, the only relevant debate worth looki
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