*Nelson Lopes:*
Modi rescues Gujaratis in a daring, bold mission
There is unwanted, pointed criticism about Modi using parochialism,
regionalism sentiments to save his people using massive state resources.
Why other states cannot take a cue and act likewise.
Response:
Pl go through the foll
FN:
Is there a Part II to this?
Response:
That is what it appears from the title to the video upload
http://www.ndtv.com/search?q=walk+the+talk
Regards,
Marshall
U. G. Barad.:
In his partial agreement with my comment, Jose Colaco said: ?Mr Shekar
Gupta, when you ask a question of? a person, please allow the person to
respond. It was a pain to listen to you interrupt Mr. Parrikar in
mid-sentence. Dr. Barad is right. You came across in this interview as an
US panel calls for continued ban on Narendra Modi, slams India on religious
freedom
Chidanand Rajghatta, TNN | May 1, 2013, 10.02 PM IST
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WASHINGTON: A US Congress-established panel on religious freedom has called
on the Obama administration to maintain a visa ban on Gujarat chief
*Augusto Pinto*
S was the victim of a hit and run accident some years ago and lost one leg
after it got gangrenous and had to be amputated above the knee.
Response:
If S is in need and would like to get a 'Jaipur Foot', I may be able to
help him get one free of cost. Pl do let me
A man who allegedly fudged his date of Birth and who raised corruption
issues only when denied an extension has better credentials than whom A
man who spent an entire working life in the army but did not raise any
corruption issues as long as the system worked in his favour!!! A man who
shares
I am simply aghast reading such views. Do we want to perpetuate
casteism and class. Should not our youth aspire for upward mobility by
studying and acquiring professional qualifications and skills? Why
should a cook or tailor or cobbler or carpenter’s son not study and
become a doctor or lawyer or
If the NoMoZo is to be effective and successful,there has to be a total ban
on motorised vehicles in the area demarcated for the NoMoZo,irrespective of
business interests. Businesses will not suffer as those who want to
purchase will make the effort anyways. I have seen such pedestrian plazas
in
Mr Gracias Saldanha (Saligao) Founder Chairman Emeritus of Glenmark
Pharmaceuticals Ltd expired on 21st July 2012 and buried on 22nd July
2012. He is survived by his wife Blanche, daughters Cheryl and Blossom
and sons Glenn and Mark.
Regards,
Marshall
The anti-corruption ombudsman, lokayukta, remaining headless in the state
has drawn the ire of the Karnataka high court, but what has gone unnoticed
is the quiet and slow death of the agency’s police wing, which is
considered to be the sword and the cutting edge of the quasi-judicial body.
Sample
Excerpts:
“SC” and “Dalit” simply refer to different sets of people. Where “Dalit”
refers to all those Indians, past and present, traditionally regarded as
outcasts and untouchable, “SC” is a modern governmental category that
explicitly excludes Christian and Muslim Dalits. For the current
Goa to fund trip of 1500 students to Swami Vivekanand Memorial in
Kanyakumari - Times of India mes of IndiaGoa will organised the visit
of around 1500 school students from the state to the Swami Vivekanand
Memorial at Kanyakumari, as part of the 150th birth anniversary
celebrations of Swami
The owners of the British luxury liner PO Cruises
http://pocruises.com/have sacked 150 Indian waiters for protesting
wages as low as 75 pence per
hour – eight times below the national minimum.
The waiters, the lowest paid in an Indian restaurant on board the cruise
ship Arcadia, were sacked after
Dear Jose
At the outset, let me clarify that I was not the author of the article/
interview. I came across this interview in the DNA and posted it on Goanet
as I believed it would be of interest to goans. Although I did provide the
weblinks, I erred in not prefacing it with my comments.
Here are two reality checks for those who wish to increase their knowledge,
gain insights on the issues troubling the minorities and weaker sections of
society and improve their awareness of the general social conditions
prevailing in the country.
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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dom-in-love-and-at-war/965603/0
Dear Alfred,
I bought my copies from St Paul's Bookshop here in Bombay. You could
probably get them from their branches in Panjim as under:
*Pauline Book Media Centre
*Rua De Ourem, Fountainhas
Panjim 403 001
Tel: (0832) 2432608
go...@paulineindia.org go...@paulineindia.org%20
*Pauline Book
Dear *Luis,*
* *
*Thank you for posting that very thought provoking piece by Fr Anthony de
Mello. I still have with me a few of his books like The Song of the Bird,
Prayer of the Frog, Sadhana, a Way to God and One Minute Wisdom. They are
extremely readable at any time or age. Whenever I feel
Soter, MP's decision on the MoI is like a double-edged sword. If he is
ultimately able to find a viable solution, he would grow in stature.
However, the present decision is like a damocles sword hanging over the
heads of diocesan schools. Grants have not been sanctioned to these schools
on
Mumbai-based activist Arun Ferreira kept a prison diary during his
incarceration in Nagpur Central Jail. Here is a shortened version of his
experiences and some of the sketches he drew in prison
** **
http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/prison-diaries
Excerpts:
A Non-Resident Indian Bharatnatyam dancer, with 17 years of stage
experience behind her, will be at the Olympic stadium when the curtains go
up for the London Games on July 27.
But this isn’t a story about Danny Boyle, the brain behind the opening
ceremony and Slumdog
Extracts:
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The government has concluded that the organisation (Sanatan Sanstha) is
liable to be banned with its affiliated sister concerns Hindu Janjagruti
Samiti and Dharna Shakti Sena, the letter says. It has requested the Centre
to consider the recommendation and declare the outfits as
Why are voices so muted when it comes to such repulsive and regressive
laws? Why should the state decide what food peoples should eat? Where are
our champions who went ballistic on the blasphemy laws recently?
** **
Regards,
** **
Marshall
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*Cops book the owners for hurting
Anil Desai:
** **
Read this in TOI: BJP threatening Ram sena chief? Unbelievable.
** **
Response:
Are we seeing a redux of the Mutt and Jeff show? Wouldn’t it have been more
appropriate for the Goa administration to file a criminal case against Sri
Ram Sena Chief, Pramod Mutalik
MD
Thank you for your post and the explanation. As a person with an accounting
and legal background, I fully understand and agree with what you say.
However, I was reading Barad’s post between the lines and what it
insinuated. Hence my queries to him. I am still waiting for the information.
U G Barad wrote:
Recently, I mentioned to a business friend of mine that NDTV and IBN have
accumulated losses of Rs 300 crores each. As a businessman, he asked how
these losses are financed. I told him that the balance sheets published by*
***
them do not give a clear indication.
The
Frederick, I suggest you check with the Mendonca's of Lawrence Mayo,
Opticians. I understand Clare was closely related to them. We Mendonca's of
Assonora and formerly of Moira are all related, some closely and some
distantly. It is sad that my father who was like an encyclopaedia on
matters
Mervyn,
** **
For the nth time let me assure you that I have no issue whatsoever with
Sanal Edumaraku providing a scientific explanation to the ‘dripping cross’
phenomenon. We all need to eradicate superstition from our lives.However, I
am not able to accept from you or anyone else,
When exposed for his ignorance, the poster develops a persecution complex.
What's new? We have seen it all.
Regards,
Marshall
*Repeated attempts have been made by the author of the post appended below
to communalize this issue and garner cheap sympathy from co-religionist
partisans by invoking
Mervyn,
Birds of a feather flock together. Ignorance more frequently begets
confidence than does knowledge.
Regards,
Marshall
*1) I believe Santosh knows exactly what he his talking about.
2) The only person you are fooling by repeating sentences such as, he is
embarrassing himself, is
The below poster has made it a habit of embarassing himself on public
forums when he sermonises on subjects of which he has zilch knowledge,
little insight and no awareness. One can only forgive him for he knows not
what he is talking about.
Regards,
Marshall
*One Goanetter has recirculated
Selma Carvalho:
Please speak out against this injustice because we cannot have an India
which suppresses free thought and scientific enquiry and needlessly wallows
in the indulgence of hurt sensibilities. Please support free thought.
** **
Response:
Selma,if you are of the opinion
I am happy reading this. Hopefully it will send a message to state
governments who are subsidizing pilgrimages to Shirdi, Vailankanni,
Mansarovar, Amarnath, Ankor Vat, Jerusalem. The business of the government
is to provide good governance to all citizens and not to pay for private
religious
I had provided evidence of the falsehoods propagated by Santosh in my last
post. As it was a simple open and shut case, I had expected Santosh to
accept he was wrong with honesty and humility and move on. However,
apparently, I am mistaken. He prefers to live in denial and bluff and bluster
his
Dear Oscar,
** **
I think you have not been reading all the messages posted on Goanet.
Fr Ivo was only responding to Sanal Edumaraku, a person who claims to
be a rationalist who uttered these words If Christ was killed on the
Cross, then it is not a thing to be worshipped. Does anyone
Santosh Helekar:
He falsely stated that I was propagating falsehoods like Goebbels. He could
provide not a single piece of evidence that I had made any assertion that
was factually false.
Response:
Here is evidence No 1:-
in the end the motive of the Church is always to convert (as always)..
Santosh’s postings on this subject have now become very predictable and
boring. He will pick on a minor issue, distort it, and then mislead,
misrepresent and obfuscate the whole matter.
** **
I have gone through the newspaper report as well as the CSF newsletter and
I have the following
Eugene Correia in his article made the foll main points:
** **
1.Parrikar asked for mercy for his mistakes of cancelling the feast of
St. Francis Xavier and Good Friday holidays. If Parrikar hadn't shown
regret, he may have been crucified at the ballot box
2.The Deputy Chief Minister,
For those who love driving, here is some Church humour-
at 45 mph - God will take care of you
at 65 mph - Nearer my God to Thee
at 85 mph - This World is not my Home
at 95 mph - Lord, I'm coming Home
at 100 mph - Take my hand, Precious Lord
at 120 mph - Beyond the Sunset
May I suggest that JC read both my posts in totality and in context and not
in bits and pieces. The message is very clear to the discerning that those
who make pompous and bombastic statements like double-faced politicians
should first walk the talk. They need to lead by example first before
I think this Indianised english is present in all states where people study
in the vernacular. Most people think first in their mother tongue and then
translate into english or form english sentences. In our school days in
Poona we had Hindi teachers who used to use such phrases like ' open the
My comments were specifically addressed to those who make bombastic
statements but who need to walk the talk. I think the message hit home to
those whom the cap fit.
I have high regard and respect for teachers as well as other professionals
who possess honesty and integrity.
Regards,
Marshall
If only those who make statements like the one below had to lead by
example, their words would carry more conviction. Actions speak louder than
a hundred bombastic words. As the saying goes:
‘Those who can, do
Those who cannot, teach’
** **
Regards,
** **
Marshall
** **
*Once popular, folk music of Goa gets a fresh introduction at NCPA’s
ongoing Living Traditions series*
In the ’70s, Miguel and Lisette Cotta were music teachers, and for many
years before that, they entertained Goan audiences by singing popular folk
songs. After their children, Franz Schubert
Whew!!! The poster appears confused, He seems to have missed the wood for
the trees!!!
Regards,
** **
Marshall
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*Indian political activists appear to have invented a weird mixture of
left-wing and right-wing ideologies. Anti-capitalism, Marxism, Maoism,
non-Hindu
It is pretty obvious to the discerning that cushions are being laid out to
soften the fall of Manohar Parrikar by his fans and supporters. 'Zero
tolerance against corruption' cannot begin by giving the fox (Dhavalikar)
a free hand in the chicken coop (PWD ministry) with not a peep from his
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Talking about consultants, reminds me of an anecdote that I came across.
A consultant from the consulting firm Arthur Andersen was driving past the
countryside in his sparkling BMW when he spotted a farmer grazing his
sheep. He stops and parks his car by the side of the road and walks up to
the
Party wise, BJP has 18 crorepati MLAs while Congress has nine,
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) has three and Goa Vikas Party has two
while five crorepatis were Independent candidates.
** **
In the past Assembly, BJP had 14 crorepati members while ruling Congress
has 16 millionaire
Thank you Albert for posting links to two very informative and interesting
articles on Narendra Modi. There is wealth of information which was not in
the public realm so far.
Regards,
Marshall
*Meet Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat and the brightest star in
the Hindu-chauvinist
Hindutva agenda: Work in progress?
New cattle Bill to slaughter civil liberties in state
* It empowers a cop, not below the rank of SI, to barge into your home or
workplace and arrest you on the merest suspicion that you are in possession
of beef * No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings
One of my favourite country music Country Roads by John Denver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN86d0CdgHQ
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Rather than making token gestures to the Catholic community, I would prefer
if Parrikar sat down to ensure good, clean and fair governance to all the
residents of Goa. An immediate challenge would be the MoI issue. All the
goodwill that has come his way will evaporate in no time should he turn a
Before Goa goes to the polls, here is a reality check on how minorities are
treated in a neighbouring state. please refer to the cover story in
Frontline.
http://www.frontlineonnet.com/
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*Gabriel de Figueiredo***
*From what I understand, in India, a local can never be a Governor of the
state they were born in Something to do with prevention of secession as
I was told. *
* *
Response:
It is pure convention or tradition. Nothing to do with secession. Governors
have
Dear Gerry,
** **
I am happy to note that you have re-confirmed exactly what I have been
repeatedly saying. Unfortunately, the hindutva forces and their apologists
/ sympathisers have been spreading the canard that the conflict in the
North East was mainly due to the region being
Can you tell me what makes you ask this question?
** **
Regards,
** **
Marshall
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Mervyn Lobo:
** **
Since the above begs the question, can I please ask why you are
not a member of the CSF?
Marshall Mendonza wrote:
* Incidentally, for your kind
My dear Jose,
** **
At the outset I appreciate the polite tone in your post. May I also state
that I do not seek your agreement to what I write nor do I lose my sleep if
you disagree. Whenever I come across wrong, incorrect or misleading
reporting /information, I try to place on record to
I have to yet again correct the false and misleading misinformation/
disinformation spread by Santosh. First of all. knowledge and
information is not the exclusive preserve of politicians as a person
who claims to possess scientific temper ought to know. Secondly,
Faleiro wasn’t referring to
I must commend Goanet and Chhotebhai for presenting us with one of the
finest quality articles I have read in this forum in a long time. It was
well researched and frank. I would also like to express my appreciation to
Jose Colaco for his measured, tempered and mature response. Thank you once
Permit me to interject to correct yet another misleading, false and
misinformation/ disinformation given by Santosh. The CSF is neither a
religious nor a political organisation. It is run by a layman. Further
contrary to what Santosh's 'devout' Hindu friend informed him, it is not
affiliated nor
I am highly amused reading the below tripe and juvenile post. This
pontificating by a person who in an earlier debate justified / defended the
rapes, killings and destruction of property of Christians in
Kandhamalterming itas action-reaction, a la Narendra Modi. And
Santosh Helekar
claims to be a
Freddy, on a lighter note, goan political parties too have spread their
wings. Incidentally Jharkhand has two UGDP MLA’s viz. Joba Majhi from
Manoharpur and Bandu Tirkey from Mandar.
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http://www.bihareebabu.com/MLA_UGDP.htm
Reagrds,
Marshall
** **
*Freddy Fernandes:*
*It
Dear Geraldo,
Matanhy is free to join any party and the electorate are free to vote
for whichever candidate they think will represent them best. However,
it must be borne in mind that certain parties are driven by
ideologies. One must check before supporting and voting for such
parties whether
Dear Geraldo
I cannot but agree with you that the Congress in Goa has proved itself
to be corrupt and incompetant. But then the BJP's track record in
states where it governs is no better. Please refer to reports on
Karnataka, MP, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, Uttarakhand, Punjab. Corruption
combined
As a sangh parivar (hindutva) apologist/sympathiser, Santosh's
response was on expected lines. One can let one's imagination run riot
and come to as many conclusions as one desires.Helping women in
distress come out of prostitution can in no way be said to constitute
anti-hindu sentiments as
Santosh Helekar:
Despite its name, the CSF is not a secular forum. It is a Catholic
propaganda outfit as much as the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti is a Hindu
propaganda outfit. So it is understandable that it would want to point
out the flaws in the Hindu religion, and offer the Christian gospel as
As elections draw near, it is worth evaluating the credentials of the
main contending parties seeking to represent the electorate. While the
sins of omission and commission of the ruling Congress have been well
discussed and debated ad nauseum, it is worth looking at the track
record of the main
In this election season where opposing parties make all sorts of
promises and claims, here is an article from the Frontline magazine
which covers the track record of the BJP in the states where it rules.
It is worth reading before making a decision on whom to vote for.
Extracts:
A closer look at
Sandeep makes a fair point. But whom does he recommend as the alternate? A
few days back he posted a news item about the BJP organising a sports
event. Is this a pointer to his new loyalties and affiliation? And
isn't the word 'liberation' anachronistic considering the present
state of Goa within
Stilettos, swimsuit and stethoscope
Mansi Choksi, TNN Jan 29, 2012, 06.29AM IST
Tags:
In the Christmas of 1966, when the Vietnam war was at its peak, thousands
of American soldiers were gathered in Thailand. Cigarettes dangling from
mouths and sunglasses in tow, the armed troops thundered with
Chacha Alfred:
Was'nt it Tenysson Tony?
Comment:
You are absolutely right. It was indeed Alfred, Lord Tennyson in 'The
Charge of the Light Brigade', a poem which was very popular in our school
elocution competition.
Regards,
Marshall
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Appropos the news item on the death of Anthony Gonsalves, here is an
article that was published in the Indian Express and posted by me on Goanet
on 11th December 2011. Little did we know then that just a month later he
would pass away.
His Name is Anthony Gonsalves
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*BJP’s cow dung gems: stops C-sec, n-radiation*
*Milind Ghatwai http://www.indianexpress.com/columnist/milindghatwai/
*
**· ***o** Only those inside houses coated with cow dung escaped
the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
* There are only two ways to remain insulated from nuclear
A Sober Christmas in Hyderabad
Anil Budur
Lullahttp://www.openthemagazine.com/category/author/anil-budur-lulla
Homemade wine has acquired a bad tag this season as Anglo-Indians in
Hyderabad have been told by the state’s excise department not to produce
the red fruity beverage. Over the past
No Precedent for Kejriwal’s Lokpal
If it doesn’t work in theory, how is it ever going to work in practice? So
asks Prashant Reddy
BY *Prashant
Reddy*http://www.openthemagazine.com/category/author/prashant-reddy
[image: OVER-AGGRESSIVE PROPOSAL Arvind Kejriwal’s idea of an all-powerful
Lokpal
Draconian The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh comes down on cow slaughter
with an exceptionally stringent law. The Gau-Vansh Vadh Pratishedh
(Sanshodhan) Act, which has received the presidential assent, makes cow
slaughter a serious offence liable for punishment up to seven years. Even
transport
Using the cow
Javed Anand
If you are a resident of Madhya Pradesh, Muslim and poor, nowhere close to
the class of nawabs who can pay for murg musallam or mutton raan, watch
your pot! The BJP government, led by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan,
has just armed itself with a big danda ostensibly
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CHRISTMAS IN KANDHAMAL, BUT HAVE WE FORGOTTEN?
AN UPDATE BY JOHN DAYAL
22 December 2011
This is the fourth Christmas that many people of Kandhamal in Orissa will
celebrate in terror, a few thousand of them without a real roof
Roland Francis:
Hitchens a contrarian, reserved his utmost loyalty to the truth.
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Response:
Are you suggesting that whatever he wrote and spoke was only the truth? I
would suggest that a more appropriate word would be ‘outspoken’, a person
who spoke out his mind irrespective
Midway through Manmohan Desai’s classic, Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), a cocky
Amitabh Bachchan leapt out of a giant egg, to announce, “My Name is Anthony
Gonsalves”. The song stuck in our heads, as a generation romancing the
coloured cinema, swayed to the interludes and cross lines of an amusing,
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Extract:
'On September 23, 2011, at about three in the morning, within hours of his
arrival at the New Delhi airport, the US radio journalist David Barsamian
was deported. This dangerous man, who produces independent, free-to-air
programmes for public radio, has been visiting India for 40 years,
Three years on, No flowers for Martyred Kandhamal - John Dayal
I would have liked to write that somewhere in India, some church - Catholic,
Orthodox, Syrian, Episcopal, Pentecost or Evangelical Independent - held a
prayer meeting on 23rd or 24th August 2011 for those martyred in the
violence
George Pinto:
My point was that partisan Congressional supporters cannot complain the BJP
is pointing out Congress corruption. I was responding to someone complaining
that Advani was on an anti-corruption tour.
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Response:
I am afraid George offers a very poor defense of his
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