Met my IITian, guitarist friend Rui Lobo the other day in Panjim (at
an hour I'm usually asleep) and he was mentioning plans to hold Sunday
evening garden performances by youngsters at public spaces. A good
idea! At the moment, this bandwidth is simply being wasted.
Incidentally, his students and
A tete-a-tete with Goan duo- Roshan and Peter
Abu Dhabi May 23, 2008: They came, they saw and they conquered the
hearts of the audience during the Mangalorean day event organized by
KCO at the Al Arzanah Ballroom at the Sheraton hotel in Abudhabi. It
was undoubtedly one of the most outstandin
Monotheistic religions usually take the position that their's is the
only true path. What's unusual with this? FN
2008/5/25 Fr. Ivo C da Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> powers did miraculously survive the death of his
>> brain, he would be expected to perceive Jewish heaven
>> or hell, where he woul
Riza's attending a summer camp at the TSKK (Thomas Stevens Konknni
Kendr) at Alto Porvorim these days, and she passed on to me a sheet of
traditional mandos. Kai Borelo Komblo. Amnni Gumnni. Undir Mana.
Moddganvam Thoveager. Monte Sokolu. Hanv Saiba Poltoddi Voitam. And
even Ulhas Buyao's (if I go
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Guys, Have been facing problems with BSNL broadband for the past 24
hours. Is it just a Saligao problem (Mario and Derek are also facing
the same) or wider than that, in other parts of Goa? FN
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Turning a new page... for readers in Goa
You thought the reading habit was dead in Goa? Khalil Ahmed thinks
otherwise. And he's put his money where his views are, by building the
largest bookshop in India's tiniest State. Book lovers appreciate the
bargains he offers, while Khalil says Goans make f
Jason Monserrate
If Goa had a team in IPL, it would be called Goa Outsiders!
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Glue on Goanet:
http://in.glue.yahoo.com/?fr=sfp&ei=UTF-8&query=Goanet&y=Search
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Is there some way I can find an RSS feed for Goanet? No, I'm talking
technology... not politics. FN
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Please consider making a blood donation ... you never know when you
(or a near one) needs it back. Though, of course, there are other good
reasons for donating blood. The more it goes around, the better off is
everyone! FN
PS: During my mum's recent ill-health, I managed to locate two
nine-year-old
Pomburpa initiatives... what villages and expats can do
This goes to show what a village can do, when it gets its act
together. Pomburpa is a small village along the riverfront, in the Goa
(India) subdistrict of Bardez. The video was made available by Mario
Fernandes.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=E4
Just as a matter of debate... should public figures take everything
that comes their way which happens to be "entirely sponsored" and "in
no way a burden on the Goan taxpayer"? Lots of diverse things come in
such packages.
FN
2008/5/13 Sandeep Heble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Aires Rodrigues wrote o
Did you go walking to Shirgaon... or in a bullock-cart? FN
2008/5/10 Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Indians ought to go back to bullock carts.
> That is where we are.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> r
>
> ps: The traffic chaos I had to confront early this
> morning at 1 am at the Shirgaon z
SITE UNDER DEVELOPMENT | Anglo-India Central is a worldwide library of
links. Whatever your interest or need for information about the
Anglo-Indian community, we hope that this website will provide you
with the right connection with the least possible stops on route. The
website is constantly in th
Made me wonder -- whom on Goanet would we define as the ace
iconoclast? And why? FN
Merriam-Webster's
Word of the Day
May 12
iconoclast
\eye-KAH-nuh-klast\ Audio Pronunciation
noun
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Meaning
1 : a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration
*2 : a pers
My Lourdes Convent classmate Cheryl D'Sa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
now based in the UK told me this afternoon about the death of her
aunt, Olga Remedios from Tabravaddo. Ms Remedios passed away in the
UK. She was the wife of the late William Remedios and daughter of Late
Sebastian Pinto (Cottula). Mother
Do some institutions attain 100% by keeping out 'weak' students from their
portals? The real challenge would be to include those who are considered
potential 'drop outs' and create options for them (in whatever field).
Avelino was in school -- actually, in the same class -- with me. He knows
that
VRR ... on the art of writing
05:36
Novelist and man-of-many-roles (including former senior journalist)
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro shares some minutes off his busy writing
schedule at Porvorim (Goa), to explain how one can get into the field
of writing, and do the best of it. Some useful tips for newcom
Goa-related books (some):
http://www.a1books.co.in/searchresult.do?keyword=Goa&imageField=Go
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28th Feb, 2008
PRESS RELEASE
182 SUMMER SPECIALS ON KONKAN RAILWAY ROUTE
For clearing the summer rush traffic, 182 special trains will be run
via Konkan Railway route.
1) CSTM – Karwar – CSTM Daily :
109 Dn / 110 Up CSTM – Karwar – CSTM Daily will run ex-CSTM from
5.4.2008 to 7.6.2008 and ex-
Karwa
A Konkan Railway page on Geocities...
http://www.geocities.com/konkanrailfan/trnmain.htm
Not sure how updated the info is though. FN
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Who were the eight others? Just curious...
2008/5/9 Eddie Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Folks,
>
> Churchill Alemao is on a private visit to the UK. He arrived yesterday with
> eight others and was with Keith Vaz today. As far as I am aware the only
> public functions he is attending are the
Dear all, A friend has filed an RTI, and the Goa government department
has taken the plea of "missing records". Could anyone offer some
suggestions on how this could be tackled, at the appeal stage (where
it has now reached)? If all information could be denied on the grounds
that the records are "m
Ain't going to Goa...
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=e6TmEFvwHDQ
Check this out. It really looks like sophisticated propaganda for
those trying to get more tourists here :-)
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An announcement from the Goa government's Department of Information
and Publicity: Minister for PWD, RDA, Science and Technology Shri
Churchill Alemao is on a private visit to United Kingdom from May 07
to 19, 2008. Maybe worth buttonholing the guy there, and letting him
get feedback from expats...
"Fadela Fuchs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "V M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
If someone could help Aureo, please do.
Just Googled to find some 'Goas' in Madrid, but don't know if they're
connected at all:
Goa
- maps.google.com
C/ Corazón De María 21, Madrid - +34 914 131 199
Directions and more »
See also http://worldwidehelp.blogspot.com
Initiated-in-India online venture faces up to global disasters
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A few moving images
from Goa, which
seek to depict
diverse faces of
this region. Some
bringing in some
good news too (it's
not all doom and gloom).
A big thank you to
George Pinto and Agnelo
for making this venture
possible. Feel free to
share these videos, which,
as usual, are copylefted. FN
Unde
I, and most Goans who have spent a lifetime earning in Goa, can't
afford 40 lakhs either. So what is the cut-off point at which we term
acceptable or not? FN
2008/5/5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Maybe some mistake because a 110 sq.m flat in Sapana is costing 40 lakhs
> Check below - http://www.99acre
Cedrico, you're way wrong! Parties like the BJP are anti-majority
parties (as compared to parties like the Congress, which are
pro-highest bidder parties). The BJP is anti-women,
anti-people-not-like-us, anti-"lower"-caste, and anti-minority. Add
that all together, and it clear isn't a minority! Th
Sounds like a pyramid scheme! Please convince us why it isn't!
Goa has had to cope with money-grown-on-trees,
grow-rich-by-typing-idiotic-entries and magic-matresses rackets. I
think people should be very cautious when dealing with these... FN
2008/5/4 Judy Caleb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Dear Fe
Nicholas Sequeira's garden in Saligao, Goa
10:43
A five-year-in-a-row prizewinning horticulturist tells of his success
in keeping his garden green and colourful, and how this coul A
five-year-in-a-row prizewinning horticulturist tells of his success in
keeping his garden green and colourful, and ho
Definitely not a good idea. It would give an excuse for malafide
interests to argue that people fight communalism in Goa because "funds
come in from overseas".
The time has long come for:
1. Every concerned citizen to fund the purchase of books that help
themselves better understand the ideologie
FromMarinella Proenca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://www.heartbeatgoa.com
Hi and Welcome to www.heartbeatgoa.com -- a credible endeavor by
Marinella Proença in initiating this non-profit and dedicated Goan
site; where every Goan and the Youth in particular can participate and
interact.
The Forum is Y
Goafest 2008. The conclave that chewed on value.
Posted by Cajetan Vaz on April 3, 2008 at 11:30pm
It was more like a funeral.
Warm and stuffy to begin with, perhaps because the room was filling
with people who were full of hot air.
Was the mood down because there were too many doomsday prophe
NewDiaspora mailing list
[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewDiaspora/message/5553] has reported
the death of Edgar Martins. Some of the old timers would also remember
him as a Goanetter. Even if I disagreed with him over some issues, he
struck me as being well-read and well-intentioned too. Like man
There's still something in the voice of Goa's Cesaria Evora.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ces%C3%A1ria_%C3%89vora] or, on YouTube
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJKF21vy6lY]
When Lorna ended her own self-imposed two-decade self-exile from
singing (was in 1994 or 1992?) and returned to Miramar or
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I visited the two-rupee-a-pee toilet (near the Panjim ferry jetty) and
found it to be super-clean. Hope it will be maintained so. People
don't mind paying (for some services) if they get the quality. Even if
in percentage terms, the hike from 50 paisa to 200 paisa would seem
dramatic. FN
2008/4/28
Oscar Lobo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> of Australia recently sent me
a new issue of 'Bolcaovelea Ghozali' (the Mel-Goans PDF magazine,
Volume 4, Issue 4 of April 2008). So as to share it more widely, have
uploaded it to http://www.divshare.com/download/4371097-106 where it
is a 5 MB download. Do check it o
THIS IS NO JUMPING CHICKEN, SAY CAMPAIGNERS FIGHTING FROG-SLAUGHTER IN GOA
By Pamela D'Mello
The Asian Age
Panaji, Apr 25: Two decades after hunting endangered wild frog species
was declared illegal, wildlife activists are priming a campaign to
have the ban seriously implemented this year.
"We'v
Dr Santosh Helecar wrote:
> I am also not sure why
> Frederick invests his eastern pride in what is
> essentially a western concoction. Why should the rest
> of the western hemisphere be biased against 19th
> century Germany?
You're assuming it's "eastern pride" and then asking why it doesn't
wor
Dr Helecar, I'm no expert in Maths, let alone Vedic Maths. I was just
responding to your comment that "Science and mathematics are
universal". I don't have the faith enough to make such a comment, and
I believe every field of human endeavour is shaped by the context in
which it grew. Including the
2008/4/27 J. Colaco < jc> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> jc's response:
> Here goes Frederick Noronha once again with this rather intriguing and
> flat position on medicine.
You could get some pointers to the wider debate at the editorial below
CURRENT SCIENCE
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Maths has gender bias (one only needs to google). And race bias too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-racist_mathematics
Just today, I was reading that Marco Polo 'discovered' China.
To believe that knowledge -- whether the Sciences or the social
sciences -- is not born and nurtured in its socia
Navnirmiti http://www.navnirmiti.org/ is holding a workshop in Goa
shortly. Dr Nandita mentioned that all the 20 slots are filled up. But
they possibly will have another workshop soon here. In the meantime,
please check up their website. Very insightful. FN
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Valmiki mentioned Mangalorean food. Here's a nice place I wrote about
half-a-decade ago (2003). I passed by recently, but haven't eaten
there for 2-3 years, so am not sure how it has since shaped up. There
are two Hotel Mangalores in the locality; make sure the one you go to
is on the left of the
Dear all:
We look forward to the opportunity to circulate your writing through
our significant and appreciative readership, via the Goanet Reader
network. Since this is a not-for-profit, unfunded venture, we cannot
pay our writers. Instead, we offer them a readership of 12,000 ... and
we enco
FOOD FROM GOA... AND K.T. ACHAYA
Many years ago, while covering the
Traditional Science Congress at
IIT-Chennai, I was waiting in an empty
hall, killing time till the session
started. On getting talking to the man in
the next seat, he struck me as being
erudite and well-informed.
K.T.Achaya was a
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Mauricio to coach Goa Santosh Trophy team
NT Sports Reporter
Margao, April 23 Dempo SC's Mauricio Alfonso has been appointed coach
of Goa team for Santosh Trophy Nationals, which start in J&K from May
25.
Mr Peter Valles has been appoint
Vedic maths a "sham"?
It might just be another way of doing things, inadequately recognised
by (mostly) Western-shaped science and maths.
There has been a lot of debate over this issue, which can be found by
googling for "Vedic Maths controversy". I would not be so eager to
write it off, knowing
Pratham somehow doesn't include Goa. It would have been nice to have
such a project here:
http://www.pratham.org/
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Nursing courses in Bangalore
PANJIM, April 26: St John's National Academy of Health
Sciences in Bangalore (stjohns.in) has announced admission
for its B.Sc. Nursing, PC B.Sc. Nursing and General Nursing
batches for the year 2008-09.
Last date for receiving application forms are May 15, Apri
A tipsheet on careers in Goa, written about 3-4 years ago. Needs
updating, but still contains some background info:
http://www.divshare.com/download/4352537-b32
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Dear all, I thank you all very much for the kind sentiments and
emotional support offered during the death of our mother, Felicia,
earlier this week. We thought that one way of paying a tribute to her
memory, and also looking out into the future, would be to set up a
small online venture that encou
Leroy, I had two cards, but recently used them up during my mum's health
crisis. Please also check http://www.indianblooddonors.com
Maybe we on Goanet could play a useful role by encouraging more people to
donate blood. This is a long-term issue that needs everybody's attention. It
can be very stre
While Soter is in the news... reproducing a six-year-old interview
with him... --FN
2008/4/22 Vivian A. DSouza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> This is indeed a cause for concern. Has the GBA been compromised or bought
> out for
> 30 pieces of silver ? If Soter who is a core member of the GBA does not
The annual report of the Goa Information Commission is here:
http://goasic.gov.in/
However, it focuses on cases that go in for appeal to the Commission,
so it's still tough to gauge how effectively the Right to Information
law as a whole is working in Goa. There are no details about the
number of a
On 15/04/2008, Sandeep Heble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Fredrick loses the plot horribly by trying to illustrate how the
> Congress Government's decision to grant subsidies to Haj pilgrims
> should not be seen as a form of appeasement because the money
> eventually ends up into Air India's co
Actually there's just one Goan on the planet, for the following reasons:
40% of Goan is "non-Goan". Aren't all our politicians shouting
themselves hoarse from the rooftops?
25.6% Goans are "denationalised". Didn't T.B.Cunha talk of that, for
the saffron lobby to convenient (mis)use it towards the
To be fair, it's not Bamons alone who have a monopoly over casteism. While
they may have got the ball rolling, today this ideology is more widespread.
It appears to the so-called 'upper' caste. (Feeling 'superior' to someone
else is always flattering!)
Chardo and Kshatriya casteism is palpable in
Can you have caste without casteism? Is it possible to be proud of
one's caste affiliations (based on accidents of birth) without feeling
superior or inferior about the same?
It is not very convincing to me when people who are critical of
casteism get accused of being casteist themselves. Those who
BSG-Goa mailing list has just over a hundred members, and has been
keeping busy discussing the above issues and more. Please check it
out:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bsg-goa/
Rgds, FN
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On 12/04/2008, Rajan P. Parrikar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> To Goanet -
>
> Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote:
> >True. Check the list of heads of Goa government departments and you'll
> >know the facts, for instance! See who controls, as my sociologist
> >friend put it, the minds and wealth of Go
Cornel is possibly closer to the truth. The problem is that he's just
in a hopeless minority. The vast majority posting on this list -- the
articulate self-appointed spokespersons of Goanity and all its values
-- owe alleigance to 'elite' and 'upper' caste perspectives.
It is therefore understand
On 11/04/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dr Anand wrote:
> I can say from personal experience that in todays Goa ( and India ) ,
> thanks to the minority appeasement / vote bank policies of the
> Congress and the reservation schemes for certain communities
> being born a
Dear Joe, Ruby, Aloysius, Praveen (and anyone I might have missed in
my cluttered inbox): Thanks to everyone who responded over this! I'm
grateful... Managed to get the required blood prior to the operations,
but am really grateful to those who responded.
As you might know, the Goa Medical College
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