[Goanet] Battle for Democracy (Times of India, 3/5/2017)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/battle-for-democracy/articleshow/58485801.cms Sidharth Kuncalienker thinks some things were better under Portuguese dictatorship. At last week's launch of historian Celsa Pinto's excellent books on Panaji, the capital city's recently re-elected MLA

[Goanet] India’s Real Riches (Scroll.in, 1803/2017)

https://scroll.in/article/832015/indias-real-riches-are-the-diversity-of-food-it-offers-it-needed-these-books-to-show-us Michael Pollan’s polemical bestseller In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto recounts a compelling experiment conducted in Derby, Western Australia, in 1982. Ten overweight,

[Goanet] Glorious Reinvention of Goan Culture (Times of India, 25/02/2017)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/the-glorious-reinvention-of-goan-culture/articleshow/57337257.cms After centuries of neglect and abandonment, different aspects of Goa's spectacular cultural legacy are finding renewal amidst a host of bold, original initiatives. Both, government and

[Goanet] No Cure for Casino Cancer? (Times of India, 18/02/2017)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/no-cure-for-casino-cancer/articleshow/57212693.cms Scandals emerge every time Goa's universally hated casino "industry" is put under the barest scrutiny. The latest disgrace comes in the small print of a police complaint made by Tereza Fernandez, who

[Goanet] Cue strings, again. (Scroll.in, 16/02/2017)

https://scroll.in/magazine/829347/goas-western-classical-music-tradition-is-witnessing-a-revival-500-years-after-its-birth Centuries after Old Goa’s soaring and spectacular churches from the 16th and 17th century fell silent, amid the city’s decline to near-total abandonment, two ambitious

[Goanet] The Road Widening Fallacy (Times of India, 11/02/2017)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/the-road-widening-fallacy/articleshow/57089001.cms Another wound pierces the green heart of Goa along the highway leading down from Verna to the Zuari Bridge. From times immemorial, lush and well-irrigated rice paddies have lined both sides of the road,

[Goanet] Fwd: [goawriters2] Victory for Goan democracy (Times of India, 7/2/2017)

entation%20of%20the%20People%20Act,%201950=Meaning%20of%20ordinarily%20resident > > [2] It is interesting to note that Donald Trump was once a Democrat, and he > actually switched over to the Democrat party in 2001 after being registered > as a Republican. He has also donated money to people

[Goanet] Victory for Goan democracy (Times of India, 7/2/2017)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/victory-for-goan-democracy/articleshow/57011772.cms Celebrate the Goan electorate. Even in these cynical times, even with the dumbing down by ranting media, over 80% of eligible voters showed up at the polls. Whatever the result, the citizens of India's

[Goanet] Culture + Citizenship: Lessons from Punjab (Times of India, 3/2/2017)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/culture-and-citizenship-lessons-from-punjab/articleshow/56943724.cms Even by the remarkable standards of recent Indian electoral history, the latest campaign pledge from Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal is in a class by itself. The right-leaning,

[Goanet] Patriotism forr Dummies, Again (Times of India, 28/1/2017)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/patriotism-for-dummies-again/articleshow/56820823.cms Some months ago, both social and print media became galvanized by my report in these pages about the shocking assault on poet and disability activist Salil Chaturvedi at the Panaji multiplex. The

[Goanet] Ashley Tellis: Goa Diaspora Rising (Times of India, 20/1/2017)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/ashley-tellis-goa-diaspora-rising/articleshow/56688651.cms A few days from now, the Trump administration is expected to name Ashley Tellis as US Ambassador to India. With his brash promises to tear up and renegotiate existing treaties and agreements,

[Goanet] Open Letter to Portugal (Times off India, 21/1/2017)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/an-open-letter-to-portugal/articleshow/56697295.cms Dear Portugal, greetings from Goa! We are sure you remember us, even after departing (with some stern persuasion) 55 years ago. After all, your prime minister visited last week with many high-powered

[Goanet] Notice: GALF 2017

Dates are fixed for December 7/8/9/10. Please note + make relevant plans accordingly.

[Goanet] The Wanton Destruction of Azad Maidan (Times of India, 15/12/2017)

imesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/the-wanton-destruction-of-panajis-iconic-azad-maidan/articleshow/56547599.cms One glance at Panaji's iconic Azad Maidan is enough to see everything that has gone terribly wrong with Goa. The famous grounds - as old as the capital city itself - lies torn to

[Goanet] Game Changer for Goan Art (Times of India,

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/a-game-changer-for-goan-art-takes-its-first-steps/articleshow/56009454.cms 16/12/2016) Five hundred years old and empty for many years, Panaji’s iconic Palacio Idalcao (old secretariat) now brims with wonderfully conceived art exhibitions, the

[Goanet] The Soft Emergency (Times of India, 12/14/2016)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/The-soft-Emergency/articleshow/55974814.cms Celebrate secularism, pluralism and freedom of expression in Bangladesh? That's precisely what happened earlier this month at the remarkable Dhaka Litfest (where this writer was delegate) headlined by Sir V S

[Goanet] GALF 2016 Exclusive Launch: Ryan Lobo's 'Mr Iyer goes to War'

http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/Don-Quixote-comes-calling/article16763972.ece# In what is perhaps the first attempt in Indian English writing, Ryan Lobo has adapted Cervantes’ classic in his delightful novel, Mr Iyer Goes to War. SRAVASTI DATTA speaks to him Ryan Lobo. Bangaloreans

[Goanet] Goa Literature: Reclaiming Camoes (Times of India, 4/12/2016)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Literature-Reclaiming-Camoes/articleshow/55780273.cms Back in 1980, a mob of former freedom fighters attacked the statue of Luis de Camoes in Old Goa. They believed the endlessly celebrated Portuguese poet insulted Indians in his famous Lusiads. In

[Goanet] Goans in Bangladesh

Are there any Goans in Dhaka/Bangladesh? Is there a colonial history of Goan presence in Dhaka (as there was in Rangoon + Calcutta)? Any tips here would be appreciated... VM

[Goanet] The Trump Card in Goan Politics (Times of India, 11/11/2016)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/The-Trump-card-in-Goan-politics-that-saw-BJP-in-power/articleshow/55360175.cms An earthquake reverberates in global politics. For the first time in its history, the United States of America has elected a president with zero government or military

[Goanet] Miramar as Metaphor (Times of India, 5/11/2016

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Miramar-as-Metaphor-A-perfect-encapsulation-of-the-Goas-destruction/articleshow/55262363.cms No place in Goa better encapsulates the state's despoiled, criminally squandered realities than the formerly pristine arc of sands stretching from Campal to

[Goanet] The Permanent Resident by Roanna Gonsalves

Just yesterday, I was lucky enough to get a copy of The Permanent Resident by Roanna Gonsalves (former member of Goa Writers, who lives in Asutralia). Procrastinating on deadline - as per usual - I picked up the book, and quickly found myself hooked, reading all the way through with increasing

[Goanet] Pakistan’s Goa Connections (Times of India, 3/11/2016(

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Pakistans-Goa-Connections/articleshow/55213561.cms Sabeen Mahmud fell head over heels in love the very first day she arrived in Goa in 2011. The vivacious human rights activist, social worker, and founder of Karachi’s cultural landmark ‘The Second

[Goanet] Rethinking Bondla: Zoos Are Obsolete (Times of India, 29/10/2016)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Rethinking-Bondla-Zoos-Are-Obsolete/articleshow/55123360.cms Pity Sarita, the unfortunate hippopotamus who was accidentally killed earlier this month at Bondla, in Goa's only zoo. Marooned in the jungle park many thousands of miles and oceans away from

[Goanet] Salil Chaturvedi's Real Time Revolution

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Witnessing-Salil-Chaturvedis-real-time-revolution/articleshow/55020336.cms On October 18, earlier this week, this newspaper’s Edit page carried ‘Patriotism for Dummies’ (authored by this writer) describing a nasty assault on Salil Chaturvedi, the

[Goanet] Looming Disaster for Goan Art (Times of India, 20/10/2016)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Looming-Disaster-for-Goan-Art/articleshow/54945575.cms No place in the world betrays its own cultural heritage worse than Goa. In a historic loop with tragic consequences, this miniscule territory keeps generating spectacularly talented artists of

[Goanet] Patriotism for Dummies (Times of India, 18/10/2016)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Patriotism-for-Dummies/articleshow/54905762.cms Writer and disability activist, Chorao-based Salil Chaturvedi is one of the gentlest souls you could ever encounter. He was part of the original cast of the beloved children’s television programme ‘Galli

[Goanet] Potholes and BRICS (Times of India, 15/roh/2016)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Potholes-and-BRICS/articleshow/54859688.cms Goa takes world centre stage this weekend when Presidents Xi Jinping of China,Vladimir Putin of Russia, Jacob Zuma of South Africa and Michael Temer of Brazil join India’s own Prime Minister Narendra Modi for

[Goanet] Cyril Almeida's Principled Patriotism

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Cyril-Almeidas-principled-patriotism/articleshow/54819808.cms Global attention pivoted to Cyril Almeida in Pakistan this week, immediately after the acclaimed journalist and assistant editor of Dawn newspaper (founded byMohammad Ali Jinnah in 1941)

[Goanet] Fwd: [goawriters2] Cyril Almeida

In light of the unconscionable move to limit Dawn editor Cyril Almeida's freedom of movement, the attached video highlight from GALF2014 - where Cyril talked about compromised media freedoms along with Rajdeep Sardesai and Samar Halarnkar - povides essential context.

[Goanet] Monika Ghurde and The Idea of Goa (Times of India, 8/10/16)

Goa failed Monika Ghurde. The elegant 39-year-old moved to live in the sunshine state to make a new beginning in her life, because of the famous tolerance, tranquility and “live-and-let-live” atmosphere that attracts people from every part of the world. This reputation makes Goa especially sought

[Goanet] Shalom Shimon Peres (Times of India 6/10/16)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Shalom-Shimon-Peres-A-true-statesman/articleshow/54708146.cms Flawed and complicated as his legacy remains, Israel and the world lost a true statesman when Shimon Peres passed away on September 28. The 93-year-old grew right alongside his country after

[Goanet] Keith Vaz Headlines: Prosecution or Persecution? (Times of India, 9/11/16)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Keith-Vaz-Headlines-Prosecution-or-Persecution/articleshow/54271395.cms A sensationalist media tempest continues about Keith Vaz, longest-serving UK Member of Parliament of (Goan) Indian origin, after a questionably legal newspaper sting caught the

[Goanet] Final Hurdle remains for Goan Women (Times of India, 8/9/16)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Final-hurdle-remains-for-Goan-women/articleshow/54186489.cms Interesting findings in the most recent All India Survey of Higher Education confirm Goan female students steadily outperform and strive higher than male colleagues, and are now rapidly

[Goanet] Dramatic RSS Revolt and the Goa Bellwether (Times of India, 5/9/16)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Dramatic-RSS-Revolt-and-the-Goa-Bellwether/articleshow/54009083.cms A curious political phenomenon called 'The Missouri Bellwether' held true throughout the USA's record of presidential elections in the 20th century. In every contest from 1904 to 2004

[Goanet] History Recycled as Farce: Breast Wars and the Burkini (Times of India, 31/8/16)

Surreal scenes from the beaches of southern France last week played out like a distant, yet unmistakably reminiscent 21st century iteration of the heated “breast wars” (also known as the Channar revolt) that convulsed Travancore – now Kerala – though most of the 19th century. As Karl Marx famously

[Goanet] Buildings as Ideas: Will Goa Pay Attention? (Times of India 29/8/16)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Buildings-as-Ideas-Will-Goa-Pay-Attention/articleshow/53902445.cms This week, ground-breaking young Iranian architect Leila Araghian will visit Panaji, to showcase her work at the Z Axis conference organized by the Charles Correa Foundation, at the

[Goanet] Shirley Rodrigues and the Air Pollution Emergency (Times of India, 24/8/16)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Shirley-Rodrigues-and-the-Air-Pollution-Emergency/articleshow/53845417.cms Still settling into his powerfully symbolic role as first Muslim mayor of any major Western capital, London's Sadiq Khan has named Shirley Rodrigues his deputy mayor for

[Goanet] CHOGM to BRICS: Cautionary Tales for Goa (Times of India, 22/8/16)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/CHOGM-to-BRICS-Cautionary-Tales-for-Goa/articleshow/53800928.cms Two months to go before Goa hosts the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) summit, including presidents Michael Temer of Brazil, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Xi Jinping of China

[Goanet] India's Olympians Fight Two Sets of Opponents (TOI Edit Page 19/8/16)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Indias-Olympians-Fight-Two-Sets-of-Opponents/articleshow/53762251.cms Three snapshots from the XXXI Olympiad underway at Rio de Janeiro suffice to encapsulate the entire story of India's path-breaking performance at these SummerOlympics, where by far

[Goanet] Independence Day poem -- 'Freedom' by Armando Menezes (1962)

Freedom Freedom is but a mandman's dream, A dance aong an endless lane. The slogans that you shout but seem To drown the clanging of the chain. Freedom is but a posturing, Before a necromantic glass; The old old song you newly sing, Falsetto, like an infant class. Freedom is greed, is violence,

[Goanet] Small amounts and big debts: The swindling of Goa (TOI, 14/8/16)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Small-amounts-and-big-debts-The-swindling-of-Goa/articleshow/53690995.cms Ninety million dollars is not a big deal for chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar. Earlier this week, he described that huge sum (roughly 400 crore) as "not a big amount" to be paid

[Goanet] Patagonia Diary (Outlook Magazine, Aug 22)

http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/patagonia-diary/297680 El Fin del Mundo India’s immense diaspora still has room to expand! That’s the first thing I noted in Ushuaia, the extraordinarily situated “end of the world” in Argentina, the southernmost city on earth. I roamed its slanting,

[Goanet] MOG SUNDAYS presents “El Fin del Mundo: from Goa to Patagonia”

Mog Sundays will be organizing another interactive and exciting session on 24th July by Vivek Menezes titled… *“El Fin del Mundo: from Goa to Patagonia”* *A veteran writer will revisit his recent journey to Patagonia/Argentina from his home in Goa in the context of travel literature, and

[Goanet] GALF2015: Vivek Shanbag's 'Ghachar Ghochar'

Over six years, the purposefully small, rigorously independent and non-profit Goa Arts + Literature Festival has attracted an extraordinary series of exclusive intenational debuts and launches from authors like Teju Cole, Jerry Pinto, Amruta Patil, Meena Kandasamy, Ranjit Hoskote, and Bilal

[Goanet] The joy of not knowing (Samar Halarnkar in Mint)

http://linkis.com/www.livemint.com/Lei/Jghsu It was Naomi Duguid (pronounced Do-good) who introduced me, earlier this month, to “the joy of not knowing”. I was very struck by the phrase because (a) it appeared an apt motto for someone who has written six books on global culinary journeys (her

[Goanet] Photos live beyond language: Abeer Hoque (Goa Streets)

http://www.goastreets.com/photos-live-beyond-language-abeer-hoque/ Abeer Hoque is a Nigerian-born Bangladeshi American writer and photographer. Her first book of fiction, The Lovers and the Leavers, 2011, is a collection of linked stories, photographs, and poems. Her memoir Olive Witch, about

[Goanet] Cyril Almeida in TOI: "there’s intellectual vibrancy in Goa’

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Beach-life-is-a-preconceived-notion-theres-intellectual-vibrancy-in-Goa/articleshow/50164670.cms Pakistani journalist of Goan origin, Cyril Almeida, has come a long way from his home in Islamabad, crossing Wagah, to India from Atari, Amritsar, then to

[Goanet] Another Record for Vasudeo ohGaitonde and Goan Art (Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Another-Record-for-Vasudeo-Gaitonde-and-Goan-Art/articleshow/50260116.cms Another auction, another world record passed anew between Francis Newton Souza and Vasudeo Gaitonde. The two lifelong friends from Goa passed away at the cusp of the 21st century.

[Goanet] Why India Needs More Bad Girls (Radhika Vaz @ GALF2015)

http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/1jWuuntmQ9kDBeqrn2e6ZO/Why-India-needs-more-bad-girls.html It was the first time she was watching a female stand-up comic riff about sex, ageing and men, and acclaimed Tamil writer P. Sivakami couldn’t stop laughing at the raunchy jokes. “It was shocking and

[Goanet] Panjim Modern (National Geographic Traveller India)

http://www.natgeotraveller.in/magazine/month/december-2015/the-other-goa-an-insiders-guide-to-panjims-old-charms-and-new-stars/ Ten years ago, I fulfilled a boyhood dream by moving to my native Goa, to live in Panaji (Panjim) with my wife and two sons (our third son was born in the city) after a

[Goanet] GALF 2015 VIDEO: Dayanita Singh, Keki Daruwalla, Ramachandra Guha

Do not miss these videos from the Inauguration of Goa Arts + Literature Festival 2015: Dayanita Singh keynote: https://youtu.be/GliDd1ySJ-k?list=PLyergfuC1KUSBzIyoDCznAnPkyl1Ff2Kb Keki Daruwalla keynote: https://youtu.be/wcv9JDfiB1E?list=PLyergfuC1KUSBzIyoDCznAnPkyl1Ff2Kb Ramachandra Guha in

[Goanet] Hmanshu Suri LIVE + FREE tonight 8PM (DEC 13) at GALF2015!!

ATTENTION ** ATTENTION ** ATTENTION**ATTENTION the International rap star Himanshu Suri Performs LIVE + FREE tonight 8PM (DEC 13) at GALF2015!! ALL WELCOME>>> International Centre Goa, Dona Paula goaartslitfest.com

[Goanet] Goa Arts + Literature Festival Inaugural events

FREE + ALL ARE WELCOME Maquinez Palace :GALF2015 INAUGURATION 4pm Screening of Arun Khopkar's 'Volume Zero' film on Charles Correa 5pm: Q -Arun Khopkar + Ruturaj Parikh (Charles Correa Foundation) 5.30pm GALF2015 Inaugural (Dayanita Singh keynote address) (Keki Daruwalla keynote address)

[Goanet] Book Launch: New Songs of the Survivors by Yvonne Vaz Ezdani

On 13th December, Goa Arts + Literature Festival 2015 is proud to showcase the exclusive launch of 'New Songs of the Survivors' by Yvonne Vaz Ezdani (introduction by Amitav Ghosh). The book will be released by Jerry Pinto, with its publisher Ravi Singh also in attendance.

Re: [Goanet] In Contempt of Goan Decency, and Indian Democracy (Times of India)

Thank you, Marshall. I do hope the momentum gathered to mourn and protest Bismarque can be gathered and channeled to also follow his advocacy - against the Vanxim project, for example. Warm regards, VM On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 4:04 PM, Marshall Mendonza wrote: > Well said

[Goanet] In Contempt of Goan Decency, and Indian Democracy (Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/In-contempt-of-Goan-decency-and-Indian-democracy/articleshow/49954563.cms Instead of celebrating one of the best weeks of India's culture calendar, the tolerant and peaceful state of Goa is forced to mourn a vicious attack on democratic values by its

[Goanet] Pigs Fly at Mopa in Goa

http://www.outlookindia.com/article/a-flight-of-the-piggish/295991 One of former US president Bill Clinton’s favourite quotes is: “You can put wings on a pig, but that doesn't make it an eagle.” The pun­chline, though, doesn’t seem to apply to successive governme­nts drawn from Goa’s tight-knit

[Goanet] Viva Costa! Prime Minister of Portugal with Margao roots,

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Viva-Costa-Goas-man-in-Portugal/articleshow/49926011.cms High drama as history and made in Lisbon this week as the Socialist Party's Antonio Costa has become Prime Minister of Portugal. The son of ferociously anti-colonial Goan writer Orlando da Costa

[Goanet] Lights. Camera. Action. Goa! (Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Lights-Camera-Action-Goa/articleshow/49865546.cms There was anxiety and much criticism when the International Film Festival of India (IffI) relocated to Panaji with the intention of making its permanent base in the heritage city on the Mandovi that is

[Goanet] Lessons from Canada for India (especially Goa)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Lessons-from-Canada-for-India-especially-Goa/articleshow/49774727.cms Justin Trudeau keeps making history even after leading his Liberal Party to a stunning victory over the hard right-wing Conservatives who controlled Canadian politics for almost a

[Goanet] Museum of Goa: Celebration of Love

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Museum-of-Goa-Celebration-of-Love/articleshow/49706235.cms The Konkani word 'mog', meaning 'love', is an apt acronym for Museum of Goa, which spilled over with beautiful good spirits and stunning artworks at its inaugural last week. A labour of obvious

Re: [Goanet] Europe Braces for Cyclone Costa (Times of India)

Thank you, Venantius. And yes, the word 'troika' is so very resonant! Warm regards, VM On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 12:04 AM, Venantius J Pinto wrote: > VM: All this reveals frighteningly clear the actual threat to European > constitutionalism and stability comes from the

[Goanet] Lancelot Ribeiro: Waiting for The Spotlight (Art India)

http://porterfolio.net/articles/vivek-menezes-spotlight-lancelot-ribeiro There seems to be an unwritten rule that sibling acts cannot share equal limelight in the annals of modern and contemporary art. Individual artists who share cultural antecedents are often celebrated for almost

[Goanet] Counting blessings for Goa Tourism (Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Counting-blessings-for-Goa-tourism/articleshow/49511495.cms House full in Goa this weekend, as a combination of holidays has tens of thousands of vehicles pouring across the borders, and jam-packed airplanes disgorging passengers at Dabolim—an endless

[Goanet] Throwing Sand in Goa’s Eyes (Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Throwing-sand-in-Goas-eyes/articleshow/49435383.cms One of the most infamous, notoriously crime-infested industries on the planet is on its way to legalization by the Goa government. According to Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, sand mining will begin

Re: [Goanet] Antonio Costa: A Goan Prime Minister for Portugal? (Times of India)

---Original Message- > From: Goanet [mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of V M > Sent: 03 October 2015 02:37 > To: V M <vmin...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Goanet] Antonio Costa: A Goan Prime Minister for Portugal? (Times > of India) > >

[Goanet] Antonio Costa: A Goan Prime Minister for Portugal? (Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Antnio-Costa-A-Goan-prime-minister-for-Portugal/articleshow/49200092.cms There will be fingers crossed on these distant shores on Sunday, October 4, when elections are held for all 230 seats in the Portuguese parliament, the Assembleia da Republica.

[Goanet] Part Tragedy, Part Farce: Subramanian Swamy in Goa (Outlook)

http://www.outlookindia.com/article/part-tragedy-part-farce/295484 A bizarre, often funny dichotomy prevailed throughout Subramanian Swamy’s valedictory address at Goa’s Saraswat Vidyalaya’s Sridora Caculo College of Commerce and Management Studies annual student-produced festival, Odyssey XII on

[Goanet] Paying Attention to the Threats Within (Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Paying-attention-to-the-threats-within/articleshow/49110029.cms Vishnu Surya Wagh is the rarest of individuals standing outside Goa's thoroughly degraded, craven and sycophantic political sphere. He is true to himself, and by speaking his mind without

[Goanet] Smart Cities or Stupid Citizens? (Times of India, 9/11/2015)

Much fanfare since Panaji was included in the 98-city, 48,000 crore Smart City project. But no specifics have been announced, no plans or blueprints shared with the public. So what is all the fuss about? “Smart cities are a con job”, architect Dean D’Cruz said in an interview earlier this week,

[Goanet] Murder Across The Border: Goa Must Beware

Warning bells sounded in Goan minds this week when the esteemed literary scholar M M Kalburgi was gunned down outside his home in Dharwad, just an afternoon's drive from Panaji. The victim was a brave progressive voice amid the increasingly fraught cultural dynamics that have rapidly emerged to

[Goanet] BJP Promises Fade, Goa's Casinos Stay (Outlook Magazine)

http://www.outlookindia.com/article/blackjack-takes-all/295250 No issue provokes more contradiction in Goa than the so-called offshore casinos. These gambling boats, which came up around 1999, remain stubbornly moored in the Mandovi river, near Panaji, even though they’ve been known to break

[Goanet] Totalling the Costs of the Mopa Scam (Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Totalling-the-costs-of-the-Mopa-scam/articleshow/48595114.cms As Goa's government stealthily proceeds with its ridiculous plan to build a giant, completely unnecessary, billion-dollar second airport for the country's smallest state, there are some

[Goanet] Money Laundering in Goa's Casinos (Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/MONEY-LAUNDERING-in-Goas-Casinos/articleshow/48488762.cms One of the many open secrets now tumbling into the media spotlight as part of the Louis Berger bribery case involves Goa's deeply unpopular casinos, via the accused hawala operator, Raychand

[Goanet] Jimmy Carter and Goa's own Oligarchy (Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Jimmy-Carter-and-Goas-own-Oligarchy/articleshow/48397504.cms We live in degraded times, with very few political leaders of any real calibre apparent anywhere in the world. That is why Jimmy Carter stands out even at 90 years of age. He remains an

[Goanet] The Last Flight of Goa's Birdman (Times of India 1/8/2015)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/The-Last-Flight-of-Goas-Birdman/articleshow/48302553.cms Indian wildlife lost a most passionate and effective advocate earlier this week, when Carl D'Silva breathed his last. It is a big loss for the entire country, but particularly felt in Goa, where

[Goanet] Ivy League Fantasies clash with Goan realities (Times of India 18/7/2015)

(no link available) These days, you can pose almost any question or challenge to Goa’s government and its appointees, and the identical answer comes back every time: acquire huge tracts of land, and build, build, build. This is now true even of education where the state committee headed by

[Goanet] Goa Unprepared For Climate Change (Times of India op-ed 31/07)

(no link available) Is it silly to talk about water shortages and drought in Goa while the 2015 monsoon still pounds the soil, and all the rivers and streams flow steady and fast? Not at all - that is exactly the kind of scenario India’s smallest state needs to prepare for in the coming

[Goanet] Dichotomy towards diaspora politicians: How Goa loses out

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Dichotomy-towards-diaspora-politicians/articleshow/48020928.cms Front-page news across Indian media recently, when Bobby Jindal became the first person of South Asian descent to run for US president. The governor of Louisiana is just 44, yet has been a

[Goanet] From Greece to Goa: The Anatomy of Debt Traps

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/From-Greece-to-Goa-The-anatomy-of-debt-traps/articleshow/47931800.cms The entire world is watching Greece with bated breath this week, as its new socialist government attempts to navigate through a thorny economic crisis that poses unprecedented threats

Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] RIP Charles Correa

A very apt tribute, Braz. In my experience, Correa was remarkably and exceptionally open, candid and generous. Besides his monumental contributions to architecture and India's most interesting built environment, he also cared very deeply about Goa and was always very, very happy to be here. His

[Goanet] RIP Charles Correa

Charles Correa passed away last night. He was 84. His last three major commissions - on the MIT campus in Boston, the Ismaili Centre in Toronto, and the spectacular Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon - established his reputation as one of the greatest and most profound architects of our

Re: [Goanet] National Geographic Traveller : A Goan family in hidden Srinagar

, VM On 5/16/15, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote: On Fri, 5/15/15, V M wrote: http://www.natgeotraveller.in/magazine/month/may-2015/seeking-kashmiriyat/ Though Almond Villa was one-of-a-kind, nothing we’ve done as an eager travelling family quite compares to the three weeks we spent

[Goanet] National Geographic Traveller : A Goan family in hidden Srinagar

http://www.natgeotraveller.in/magazine/month/may-2015/seeking-kashmiriyat/ Bitter can be sweet and sweet poison. It's a question of what your tongue wants. It's hard work to tell what it wants, but keep going: The city you're dreaming of, it's at the end of this road. (Lal Ded, 14th century.

[Goanet] Breakthrough Moment for Konkani Literature?

In an unprecedented international recognition for contemporary Konkani writing, the recent collection of short stories by Damodar Mauzo (translated by Xavier Cota) has made it to the longlist of finalists for the 2015 Frank O'Connor Short Story Award, the single biggest prize in the world for a

[Goanet] Book Review: Teresa's Man (from Mint Lounge)

http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/vi6WVxfVHD25rcKaU2IINM/Book-Review-Teresas-Man-And-Other-Stories-From-Goa.html No Indian language has been as splintered as Konkani. This “oldest of modern Indo-Aryan tongues”, according to the polymathic scholar Jose Pereira, has undergone extraordinary

[Goanet] Power cuts the cost for ignoring Kosambi

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Power-cuts-the-cost-for-ignoring-Kosambi/articleshow/46800299.cms If India had paid attention to D D Kosambi, one of the thorniest problems of our times would have been eliminated. From 1957, the great Goan polymath, historian and scientist argued

Re: [Goanet] [Secular Goa] The Inquisition Lore

The problem with the state of Goa Inquisition Studies, such as they are, is the near-total absence of decent modern and contemporary historiography of the two-centuries-plus episode. Twenty-first-century historical understanding cannot be properly achieved by reading primary documents by witnesses

[Goanet] Scam Infrastructure feeding Goa's Debt Trap

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Scam-infrastructure-feeding-Goas-debt-trap/articleshow/46750769.cms After years of running comfortable revenue surpluses, the Goa government's spending spree has landed the state in a worrying instant debt crisis. Total public debt has now doubled—in

[Goanet] Mahesh Rao in Goa (and the New York Times)

Starting tomorrow (24th March) Mapping the Matrix of Contemporary Indian Literature in English is a UGC Sponsored National Conference organized by the Department of English, Dhempe College of Arts and Science. The keynote discussion at 11.20am on 24th features the award-winning novelist and

[Goanet] Goa on the Hit List with Julio Ribeiro? (Times of India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-on-hit-list-with-Julio-Ribeiro/articleshow/46648813.cms If anyone knows what it feels like to be on a hit list it is India's longtime top cop, Goa's own Julio Ribeiro. The Padma Bhushan award winner was repeatedly targeted for assassination by Sikh

[Goanet] Bringing Back the Troublers - brilliant Ranjit Hoskote review of 'The First Firangis'

http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/books/bringing-back-the-troublers The classical is a name we give to the hybridity we have forgotten. Its seemingly unassailable guarantees of a pure identity, homogenous culture and continuity with an idyllic past conceal the turbulences that actually

[Goanet] Global Village called Goa (Outlook)

Dear friends, Starting with the column below, I will be writing regularly for Outlook from Goa. Hope you like. Feedback welcomed. Warm regards, VM --- http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Global-Village-Called-Goa/293688 Every weekday morning in Goa, a visibly anxious crowd starts milling

[Goanet] Globalization (in Goa) and its Discontents

Dear Friends, Thanks to good old Goanet, I was delighted to find this old article of mine from 2006 (it was published in the now defunct Time Out Mumbai), with a relatively early take on the global Goa + neo-Goan phenomenon that is now a ground reality. Hope you like. VM It's Foundation

[Goanet] Goan superfoods: Waiting to cash green dividends

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goan-superfoods-Waiting-to-cash-green-dividends/articleshow/46480322.cms Untold generations of hardworking Goan farmers laboured to create soaring coconut groves and vast hillside cashew plantations long before anyone had heard of superfoods. But that

[Goanet] Fwd: Picture Perfect: Panjim + Photography (GoaPhoto.in)

http://scroll.in/article/709359/How-colonial-Goa-used-photography-to-create-images-of-a-democratic-India The history of photography dovetails intriguingly with the rise of Panjim, and the concurrent making of an entirely new kind of Indian identity. Multiple points of connection make the pleasant

[Goanet] RIP Meera Kosambi: End of a Spectacular Intellectual Dynasty

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/End-of-a-spectacular-intellectual-dynasty/articleshow/46388751.cms Sad news of the death of prominent sociologist, writer, and translator Meera Kosambi, in Pune on February 26, was received as a double blow in her ancestral Goa. Many friends and

[Goanet] GALF Video: Book release of Dharmanand Kosambi's 'Essential Writings' by Meera Kosambi (with Maria Aurora Couto)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDFLeAAcXP8

[Goanet] Picture Perfect: Panjim + Photography (GoaPhoto.in)

http://scroll.in/article/709359/How-colonial-Goa-used-photography-to-create-images-of-a-democratic-India The history of photography dovetails intriguingly with the rise of Panjim, and the concurrent making of an entirely new kind of Indian identity. Multiple points of connection make the pleasant

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