Re: [Goanet] [Moira-Net:6811] Moira Village Biodiversity Committee

2015-09-09 Thread augusto pinto
The following program on Biodiversity Awareness Workshop using Open Source Geospatial Software can be accessed through live streaming on tinyurl.com/vrppgoa Goa University Visiting Research Professors Programme D D Kosambi Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies In association with Biodiversity

[Goanet] Mahabaleshwar Sardessai and his son Anil M. Sardessai

2015-09-05 Thread augusto pinto
Mahabaleshwar Sardessai, was a Konkani litterateur and former teacher He also used to broadcast over the Radio on the Portuguese program REnaascenca. His bookd include Goem - 50 vorsam fattlem (Poilo vanto) -- 1996 ,Goem 50 varsal m fattlem (Dussro vantto) -- 1996(Goa 50 years ago in 2 volumes

Re: [Goanet] Off-Topic: New Education Policy 2015 Awareness Training Program in Goa

2015-08-29 Thread augusto pinto
On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 11:13 AM, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote: Today I received a letter from the Panchayat requesting me to attend a New Education Policy Awareness Training Program on 28 August in Moira in the Panchayat hall. It is in reference to the letter from the Block Development

[Goanet] Off-Topic: New Education Policy 2015 Awareness Training Program in Goa

2015-08-25 Thread augusto pinto
Today I received a letter from the Panchayat requesting me to attend a New Education Policy Awareness Training Program on 28 August in Moira in the Panchayat hall. It is in reference to the letter from the Block Development Officer Mapusa. I assume that this is open to the people of the village

[Goanet] Fwd: [GOABOOKCLUB] Off-Topic: New Education Policy 2015 Awareness Training Program in Goa

2015-08-25 Thread augusto pinto
at 11:13, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote: Today I received a letter from the Panchayat requesting me to attend a New Education Policy Awareness Training Program on 28 August in Moira in the Panchayat hall. It is in reference to the letter from the Block Development Officer Mapusa. I assume

[Goanet] Off Topic: Mental Health for All by Involving All

2015-08-17 Thread augusto pinto
I read that Time magazine thinks Dr Vikram Patel who heads the NGO Sangath in Goa is one of the 100 most influential persons in the world. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Right-to-health-is-as-vital-as-right-to-food/articleshow/47668428.cms Although I don't often think much of Time's

[Goanet] A Thanda Thanda Garma Garam Gram Sabha

2015-08-16 Thread augusto pinto
As usual, the subject of garbage dominated the Gram Sabha on August 16. What follows is my frankly jaundiced view of the proceedings (this barb is aimed at my carpers like LV who will not usually write even a line or two of their own wisdom to us MN-ers in return for the bounties I offer them -

Re: [Goanet] Alex's Acid or What do you do about slippery moss?

2015-08-12 Thread augusto pinto
and beneficial to the society around them. In case you decide to use his services friends, do mention that I had recommended him. Augusto On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 10:58 PM, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote: When it rains heavily in Goa moss begins to grow on cement. This can become

[Goanet] Alex's Acid or What do you do about slippery moss?

2015-08-12 Thread augusto pinto
When it rains heavily in Goa moss begins to grow on cement. This can become dangerous. Today Alex from Nachinola who runs a bike / car washing center came to take my red Swift for a wash. He was just saying, The ground has become slippery... And he stepped in my moss infested garage and slipped

Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Opening of Goan Institute Nairobi .

2015-08-04 Thread augusto pinto
Dear Mervyn, Your letter was total gibberish to me until I read: The President of the Institute at the time was Mr. J.M. Campos: I happened to live until I was 9 years old at the junction of the Campos-Ribeiro Avenue in a lodging that was above 'Hole in the Wall Bar' owned and run by Mr V. C.

[Goanet] A Great Life! A Great Death! R.I.P. Bharat Ratna A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

2015-07-27 Thread augusto pinto
Bharat Ratna A.P.J. Abdul Kalam the much loved former President of India has died today. He lived a great life, which you all will read about in tomorrow's newspapers if you missed today's news. I also like the way he died doing what he liked most, and without giving anybody any hassles. I hope

[Goanet] DST Course at Nirmala Institute

2015-07-21 Thread augusto pinto
Alito Sequeira and team will be conducting a Digital Storytelling (DST) course at Nirmala Institute shortly. Although it is for B. Ed students, I'm told that Nirmala Institute is willing to take College teachers and Ma students as well. Those teachers and others who would like to take this course

[Goanet] A. A. de Moira Club Elections on 26th July UNCONSTITUTIONAL

2015-07-19 Thread augusto pinto
*Important* *There is something decidedly dodgy about the forthcoming A. A. de Moira Club elections and I'd like to alert members regarding this. * Some days ago I received the Notice and Agenda of the AGM to be held on Sunday, 26th July 2015 at 10.30 a.m. I had a look at it today and realized

Re: [Goanet] Mhonneo

2015-07-19 Thread augusto pinto
If you want to know why FN has suddenly got this itch for 'Mhonneo' which means 'Sayings' / 'Proverbs' / 'Idioms' and if you're wondering why FN has got this 'khorzonnem' (itch) which is looking for a khorpi' (scratch) I'll tell you. First you must understand that FN never issues his dicta

[Goanet] Urgent: need help to translate into Romi...

2015-07-18 Thread augusto pinto
FN wrote: Can anyone help with translating any of these Wikipedia pages into Romi? Pls indicate if you will do it, so we can avoid duplication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapusa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panjim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margao;

[Goanet] The Invasion of the Flying Cockroaches

2015-07-13 Thread augusto pinto
A strange thing happened last night/early morning at my place in Moira: I got up with a start and I could hear my young cat Rumbles raising a ruckus. When I went to check I could see Rumbo slaughtering cockroach after cockroach. Where they had come from and what they were up to I have no idea. I

[Goanet] Amitabh Bacchan is a Nachinolkar

2015-07-06 Thread Augusto Pinto
The talk of the village is that Amitabh Bacchan has bought for 5 crores (some say leased for 5 years) the Dr Antoninho Souza house that is close to the turn leading to the Nachinola Panchayat. To those unaware, this village lies squeezed between the better known Moira and Aldona. This house

[Goanet] The Fundacao Stories by Sheela Jaywant

2015-07-04 Thread augusto pinto
to minor changes and didn’t mind ‘adjusting’, to polish up and fine tune their creations. I asked Augusto Pinto, the Chairperson of the Jury for this year’s competition, what he thought of the contest, which attracted over 90 entries in 2013. He said: “I’ve read both Shell Windows and Coconut Fronds

Re: [Goanet] [Moira-Net:6549] Welcome aboard MN Charmayne and David D'Souza

2015-07-01 Thread augusto pinto
:28 AM, augusto pinto wrote: Welcome to MN David. I've just added you to the list. David de Souza is a photographer I believe, and his wife Charmayne and he have written a book called Itinerants: Mumbai's Nomads http://www.airoots.org/2009/02/the-itinerants-of-mumbai/ His website looks pretty

Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Why cross-posting might be a bad idea Was Fwd: [Moira-Net:653come to GOA BOOK CLUB

2015-06-29 Thread augusto pinto
sarcasm would be good. After all, you can only be responsible for what you say, NOT for what people understand On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 10:03 AM, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote: If there are any among you who like reading, writing and especially writing about Goa, then you need

[Goanet] Welcome to GOA BOOK CLUB

2015-06-28 Thread augusto pinto
If there are any among you who like reading, writing and especially writing about Goa, then you need to join Goa Book Club. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/goa-book-club I'm a moderator there and FN is another so if you let either of us know we can put you on the list. Although most of

Re: [Goanet] Electricity Dept. Linesmen: lives on the line

2015-06-25 Thread augusto pinto
. Yeh Moira ke log ajeeb hai. Augusto On 24-Jun-2015 1:20 pm, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote: We didn't have electricity from last night because the strong winds had snapped the connection to the pole. There were a lot of such incidents in Moira so it was only around noon today

[Goanet] Electricity Dept. Linesmen: lives on the line

2015-06-24 Thread augusto pinto
We didn't have electricity from last night because the strong winds had snapped the connection to the pole. There were a lot of such incidents in Moira so it was only around noon today that the linesmen came to fix it, while we were fuming. As one linesman was climbing the ladder to get to the

[Goanet] I Can't Sleep - A Love Poem by Soter Barreto

2015-06-19 Thread augusto pinto
had no clue How to do all this Still I can't Let go of you Why I ask? Why? It's been a month Since I've been yearning Night after night... I can't sleep. Translated from the Konkani by Augusto Pinto (Soter Barreto was a government servant who retired many years ago, but who was heavily involved

[Goanet] A Discussion Regarding Language Re Beef

2015-06-08 Thread augusto pinto
that media other than the Marathi media like the English papers and the social media will discuss this issue in a meaningful way. Augusto Pinto

[Goanet] The Case of the Doggy Poo of Novo Portugal

2015-06-06 Thread augusto pinto
Sometimes villagers involve themselves in what may appear to the urban sophisticate to be absurd quarrels, but which in reality are life-and-death existential conflicts to the parties involved. A recent case of this kind occurred between two neighbors in Moira regarding doggy poo. Eyebrows

[Goanet] Fwd: GSSC 2015-16

2015-06-05 Thread augusto pinto
in Romi/Devanagari; Marathi, Portuguese and English by September 30 2015. Prizes worth Rs 70,000/ are to be won. Please ensure that this is published in your paper / journal / news media / forwarded to as many potential short story writers from Goa as possible. Thank you. Best regards Augusto Pinto

[Goanet] Parrikar gets praise on FB for not being pompous

2015-06-03 Thread augusto pinto
https://www.facebook.com/kiran.chitnis.7/posts/831745450227749 My mom was at the wedding function of her childhood friend's son in Pune. Coincidentally she bumped into the hon. defence minister of India Shri Manohar Parrikar there. What hasn't changed is Manohar bhai's humility in his journey

[Goanet] Off Topic: To the little boy standing with his arms up by Peter L Fischl (Poem)

2015-06-03 Thread augusto pinto
Many people in Goan villages have this habit of getting up in the morning and going out with a little bag to collect fallen mangoes and other fruit; flowers for the temple; and whatever else the night might have left behing. I too on my morning walk keep my eyes open for any odd thing. Today on

[Goanet] The Bridges of Aldona

2015-05-31 Thread augusto pinto
The villagers around Aldona seem to have taken a fondness to their bridges. These bridges are brightly lit and so seem safe to those who wish to hang around there in the evenings. If you go there in the evenings especially in summer, you'll find lots of people hanging around enjoying the breeze

Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] BOOK EXTRACT -- Margao: a thumbnail sketch (Valmiki Faleiro, Soaring Spirit)

2015-05-25 Thread augusto pinto
I wish to take issue with the following part of the upper caste VF's missive. On 25-May-2015 12:47 pm, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote: Margao: a thumbnail sketch EXTRACT | From SOARING SPIRIT BY VALMIKI FALEIRO valmi...@gmail.com

Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Re: Vindictive Goan Woman - A reply

2015-05-19 Thread augusto pinto
Dear Cecil I will use my privilege as a Moderator to open this thread which I myself had closed, because your queries were interesting enough. No Goanet and Goa Book Club are not 'sister' forums, so thankfully nobody has to explain that. Selma in her enthusiasm had asserted that. At the same

Re: [Goanet] Vindictive Goan Woman - A reply

2015-05-16 Thread augusto pinto
Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com wrote in response to: Dear members of Goanet-forum, A totally fabricated accusation has been made against me that I requested a Stanford doctorate author for a complimentary copy of his book and upon refusal I told him he should go back to school to learn

[Goanet] Child Literacy in Goa: A Discussion

2015-05-11 Thread augusto pinto
and thinkers will be participating in the discussions. The discussions are open to the public. A copy of the Child Literacy in Goa report is enclosed. Best regards Augusto Pinto 9881126350 832-2470336

[Goanet] The Confirmation of Christians is a Big Celebration

2015-05-11 Thread augusto pinto
Yesterday, Sunday, 10 May 2015 the Gonvll'i Bap'pa of Goa Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao who was born in Moira visited. It was to celebrate the Confirmation of many kids from the village. In the bad old days this Confirmation was just another occasion that solemnly but quietly went by. But

[Goanet] Prashant Panjiar lives in Moira Goa

2015-05-01 Thread augusto pinto
Now that the holidays are almost upon us, I was thinking of something to write when I dropped in at Andron yesterday for an aperitif :) and met a gentleman who said his name was Prashant Panjiar. The name sounded familiar and I asked him whether he was a photographer. He replied that he was and

[Goanet] Kitenge shirts?

2015-04-24 Thread augusto pinto
FN asked: Just a query... could anyone share the name of the colourful shirts from Africa and expats used to bring back to Goa in the 1960s and thereabouts? Kitenge is a material which African women used to dress like a wraparound. Then in the late 60's and 70's it became a fashion to make

[Goanet] Dr Chandrabhan Prasad on Ambedkar's India Project at GALF

2014-12-30 Thread augusto pinto
Dr Chandrabhan Prasad is often regarded as a professional provocateur as the Chairman of International Centre's Board of Trustees Mr Yatin Kakodkar states. Prasad's English struck many as being rustic but his communication was very lucid if controversial. Augusto

[Goanet] Review: Of Divine Bondage: The Epic Life of St Joseph Vaz by Oscar de Noronha

2014-12-29 Thread augusto pinto
Of Divine Bondage: The Epic Life of St Joseph Vaz by Prof Oscar de Noronha published in 2014 by Third Millenium Press, Panjim, Goa is literally speaking a hagiography - in the best sense of the word. A hagiography, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary means a 'biography of saints or

Re: [Goanet] EventsInGoa: Nachoim-ia-Kumpasar... GoaPex2014... India Ideas Conclave... Assagao Mehfil... robotics... TheGoaProject

2014-12-16 Thread augusto pinto
Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote: * Coming soon, a Goanetters' meet in Goa. End-Dec. Watch this space! If you're planning to visit Goa, or are already here, drop an email to goa...@goanet.org Is Bosco coming for the

[Goanet] Dayanand Asnodkar Former Goa Chess Champion RIP

2014-12-16 Thread augusto pinto
Championship and when all four of them (including the late Narendra who died in 2005) represented Goa in the Tenali National Team Championship in 1987. The fifth player in that team incidentally was Augusto Pinto. Dayanand is survived by his wife and 2 sons. May his soul rest in peace. Augusto Pinto

[Goanet] Babasaheb Ambedkar Lectures at GALF'

2014-12-14 Thread augusto pinto
Reservation a historical reality, says activist [The Hindu] http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/reservation-a-historical-reality-says-activist/article6668387.ece The Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Lecture Series (BAL) was started at the instance of the noted Goan Dalit activist Dadu

Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] Fwd: OFFICIAL LANGUAGE DEPT INVITES PROPOSALS FOR SHORT GRAPHIC NOVEL ON LIFE OF SANT SOHIROBANATH AMBIYE

2014-12-09 Thread augusto pinto
The making of a Saint! Totally amazing! Just the sending of the research proposal will make the sender liable to get Rs 3000/ towards typesetting, stationery, and research work etc!! Let's all apply! Congratulations to the RSS! I think that nobody will have the guts to oppose this scheme of

[Goanet] It's Official: GALF Was a Hit!. Congratulations to Yatin Kakodkar of the ICG, Bhai and VM

2014-12-09 Thread augusto pinto
Congratulations to Yatin Kakodkar of the ICG and Goa Book Club members Bhai Mauzo and Vivek Menezes for making the Goa Arts and Literary Festival a roaring success. There were many others like Goa Konkani Akademi members, Goa Writers and so on also collaborating. Compared to the previous editions

[Goanet] Sinful in Goa: Paradise in Peril by Tony Martin

2014-12-02 Thread augusto pinto
I've been browsing through Sinful in Goa: Paradise in Peril by Tony Martin alias Anthony M. Barreto's latest book. I thought it was very honest and I would very wholeheartedly recommend that you read it. Let me be frank: at first sight it might offend against minany norms of good non-fiction

[Goanet] Are Christian Gawdas Slaves?

2014-11-18 Thread augusto pinto
the Christian Gawda community.. Augusto Pinto http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.culture.region.india.goa/157941 Are Christian Gawdas of Goa are the slaves of the catholic church or its priest? Christian Gawdas which has been declared as Schedule Tribe along with the other Tribes of Goa have

[Goanet] Do stone lions that adorn some Goan house compound gateways signify an Africander residence?

2014-11-08 Thread augusto pinto
Thanks for the three responses to my question There are stone lions on the gates of some Goan houses. In Moira I know of at least 5 such houses. I think this motif signifies that it was built by an Africander. I know for sure at least 2 of the Moira ones were. I've seen the lions in other

[Goanet] Do stone lions that adorn some Goan house compound gateways signify an Africander residence?

2014-11-06 Thread augusto pinto
Dear all, There are stone lions on the gates of some Goan houses. In Moira I know of at least 5 such houses. I think this motif signifies that it was built by an Africander. I know for sure at least 2 of the Moira ones were. I've seen the lions in other villages too. Could anyone say whether I'm

[Goanet] Justice at the Grassroots by Cyril Aleixo Fernandes.

2014-11-03 Thread augusto pinto
Justice at the Grassroots with the subtitle A Tribute to Antonio Francisco Fernandes, Leader of Goa's Tribal Communities by Cyril Aleixo Fernandes is one of the latest publications of Goa 1556. The Introduction to the book. The Tribal Communities of Goa is what makes the book worth the buy. The

Re: [Goanet] Need Word in Konkani

2014-10-12 Thread augusto pinto
Dariaveler or dariadeger, (seaside) as mentioned in Gurunath Kelekar's English Konkani dictionary would also do. However in practice most people simply say 'beach'! As in Arre beachir ia re? Borrowing words from other languages is quite a legitimate way to enrich a language. I think that the

[Goanet] Subject: Goa Outgrowing Postcolonialism: a review

2014-10-05 Thread augusto pinto
Valmiki Faleiro writes: (Teotonio De Souza) uses personal anecdotes to good effect, as at pgs.132-133: *On a personal note, if [laureate Umberto] Eco had a motive for creating his blind librarian and naming him Jorge from Burgos, I too may have one for discovering a Goan

Re: [Goanet] [GOAJOURNO] re; Alfred Tavares's death.

2014-09-01 Thread augusto pinto
There is a small news item in today's Herald but not in the TOI, Eugene. I haven't seen the other papers. Augusto On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote: Was the news of Alfred's death published in any of Goa's daily newspapers? Eugene -- You

[Goanet] MINDING THE MINING IN GOA

2014-08-30 Thread augusto pinto
Adv. Aires Rodrigues's conclusion makes sense viz: For the last two and half years Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has been promising to recover those Rs 35,000 crores looted in the Goa Mining scam. But the writing is on the wall. No one will be punished and not a paisa will be recovered. That

[Goanet] The name of Sant Sohirobanath

2014-08-29 Thread augusto pinto
as simply Govt School or Govt College and instead concentrate on addressing the injustices done to the backward communities. Augusto Pinto

[Goanet] Outlook Article: Stop the Undermining of Reservations in Goa University: An Open Letter

2014-08-21 Thread augusto pinto
http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?291700 It has been 4 days since the posting of the Open Letter which I among many others had signed, on how discrimination is practiced at Goa University and the response to this article on Goanet has been overwhelming: Silence! Deafening silence!!

[Goanet] Outlook Article: Stop the Undermining of Reservations in Goa University: An Open Letter

2014-08-17 Thread augusto pinto
. Chrissie D’Costa, researcher in applied linguistics 5. Augusto Pinto, Associate Professor, S.S.Dempo College of Com. Econ. 6. Dr Anjali Arondekar, Associate Professor, Univ. of California at Santacruz 7. Dr Anibel Ferus-Comelo, policy analyst 8. Dr Mukul Pai Raiturkar, doctor 9. Hartman de

[Goanet] Fwd: Complaint for doing injustice to the Tribal Community of Goa

2014-07-23 Thread augusto pinto
University. Hopefully it will open the eyes of our citizens to the gross discriminations being practiced against disadvantaged groups of people to this very day using all sorts of subterfuges. With kind regards Augusto Pinto. On 23 July 2014 16

[Goanet] Recipes for Fish and Prawn Curries

2014-07-18 Thread augusto pinto
Dear Roland the staple qua non of all these books (Can I get a place in the Oxford English Dick for staple qua non :) I own at least a dozen such books. Just ask someone coming to Goa to carry a dozen or so back with them for you. If you diligently follow these recipes which give quantities and

Re: [Goanet] The Goa Public Dressing Act 2014 (GPDA)

2014-07-04 Thread augusto pinto
ensues from that.” = -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Fertile Soil for the Garden

2014-07-02 Thread augusto pinto
for me. Thanks Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Goa University Denies SC / ST / OBC candidates Reservations

2014-06-23 Thread augusto pinto
-- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Goanet] Goa University Denies SC / ST / OBC candidates Reservations

2014-06-23 Thread augusto pinto
work elsewhere, but in most universities, ‘outside state’ faculty is a minority. -- Message: 6 Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:21:37 +0530 From: augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com To: Augusto Pinto pinto...@gmail.com Subject: [Goanet] Goa University Denies SC / ST / OBC

[Goanet] Edgar D'Souza R.I.P. (1973-2014) : A Star Gone Too Soon

2014-06-05 Thread augusto pinto
ridden for quite a while. His mother Melita had to bear much of the burden of looking after him almost singlehandedly, and now this. All our support and prayers must go out to her as she grieves for her beloved son. Augusto Pinto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto

[Goanet] Do you have pussies who are not just lazy bones but are ratters?

2014-05-18 Thread augusto pinto
Laskar is actually quite friendly with pussies when you are not looking. I don't mind paying if you want money but usually the ones that don't demand cash are the best. If you have many I'll take some for my college too which also needs some. Cheers Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal

[Goanet] URGENT = pull the plugs out of sockets

2014-05-17 Thread augusto pinto
Dear goanetters MNers Although the sun is blazing outside, I can hear the peals of thunder that accompanies lightning. Your electrical implements will get burnt through electrical surges if you don't pull your plugs out. This will save you much money perhaps. Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40

[Goanet] What is the meaning of Precedented?

2014-05-16 Thread augusto pinto
governance which will spur investments revive manufacturing sector. -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] I dread tomorrow because after 40 years we will be made ul'lloos again

2014-05-15 Thread augusto pinto
to the BJP/Modi/RSS propoganda. I just wait in despair as to what will happen next. Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350 -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M

[Goanet] Deepika's look in 'Finding Fanny Fernandes' revealed

2014-04-30 Thread augusto pinto
tradition of Dimple Kapadia in Bobby. And Dimple is acting in this film too. Cheers Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Mumbai - Xavier's principal slams Guj model in email - firstpost.com

2014-04-24 Thread augusto pinto
; and it turns out to be counterproductive in the end for it sets up a bad precedent. -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] GOA TOURISM MINISTER ALL SET TO THE GULF ON A 13 DAY STATE SPONSORED JAUNT

2014-04-18 Thread augusto pinto
I really can't understand all the fuss about the Tourism Minister going touring. If the Tourism Minister can't tour who can? Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Agenda Setting: The Evils of Mining Were Buried by the Media

2014-04-14 Thread augusto pinto
the mining and media barons who want to project this line but I would have thought that the journalists and at least some of the candidates who are also Goans would have understood the danger of what they were doing. Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto

[Goanet] Ernestine Carreira's Globalising Goa (1660-1820)

2014-03-17 Thread augusto pinto
catalogue can't do it any harm either. Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Goa State Pollution Board appeal for plastic...

2014-03-06 Thread augusto pinto
/epaperimages/04032014-md-ga-03/533943.jpg Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Shashi Deshpande's Review of Filomena's Journeys in Biblio

2014-02-27 Thread augusto pinto
story could have been. There is no doubt that books like Maria Couto's Filomena's Journeys, whether it was the author's intent or not, try to do away with the blank sheet and give women their legitimate place in history. http://biblio-india.org/showart.asp?inv=14mp=JF14 -- Augusto Pinto 40

[Goanet] Fwd: Poetry sessions at Goa University: for favour of publicity

2014-02-25 Thread augusto pinto
, 2014 from 10 to 1 pm The role of translation; the intra-national context. . Session 7 - 10 th March, 2014 from 10 to 1 pm Contemporary Indian Literature Prof. R.N.Mishra -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Fwd: Bahauddin Dagar to conduct a music course in Goa University in March 3-10

2014-02-22 Thread augusto pinto
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Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 9, Issue 64

2014-01-25 Thread augusto pinto
Roland Francis wrote: FdRF has a valid point. The point is this: Goans expect their CM to dress formally for a formal occasion (be it western or Indian formal). Actually hardly anyone in Goa, excepting the odd crank like the Falcon King, is bothered about the way Parrikar dresses. It is

[Goanet] Fwd: Unique dialogue at Goa University

2014-01-23 Thread augusto pinto
of wide publicity for this unique public event. Thanking you, Isabel S.R. Vas -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] To Whom Does the Black BMW with number 007 belong to?

2014-01-12 Thread augusto pinto
-- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Subject: Re: Former Herald editor Ishan Joshi joins the Timblos

2014-01-10 Thread augusto pinto
The Goan. It seems reasonable to presume that Fernandes the proprietor of Herald rented the paper out to the Timblos. Also it is reasonable to presume that history will repeat itself. Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M

[Goanet] At the Goa Book Club - Broadway Book House Meeting: Some Sidelights

2014-01-09 Thread augusto pinto
. Congratulations to all. Cheerio Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] NO MAIL FROM GOANET

2014-01-08 Thread augusto pinto
baithaks. Sincerely Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Fwd: Registration Form for ONB 116 : Western Music in dialogue with Philosophy, History and Arts. Part II

2014-01-02 Thread augusto pinto
), you should destroy this message and notify the sender by reply email. -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

Re: [Goanet] Course offered by Romila Thapar f

2014-01-01 Thread augusto pinto
My apologies for getting the name of Prof. Romila Thapar was wrong in the email below. Augusto On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 9:38 AM, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote: Please find below the link for course details and registration offered by Professor Romibla Thapar at Goa University open

Re: [Goanet] [GOABOOKCLUB] BOOK LINK: Tsunami Simon, by Damodar Mauzo (Ponytale Books)

2013-12-27 Thread augusto pinto
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[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Having a Servant Is Not a Right

2013-12-22 Thread augusto pinto
there are no longer criadas or servidors but only empregadas da casa. But they will change. Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Having a Servant Is Not a Right

2013-12-22 Thread augusto pinto
Jose Colaco quoted me as follows: On Dec 22, 2013, at 2:52 AM, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote: (1) ' I think that Ananya Bhattacharyya is being a little simplistic when he says that Having a servant you cannot pay a decent wage cannot be a birthright. (2) 'The fact that one can employ

[Goanet] Fwd: [Moira-Net:6287] St Xavier’s H S Moira Exhibition: Shrushti – Nurture to Nature

2013-12-19 Thread augusto pinto
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[Goanet] St Xavier’s H S Moira Exhibition: Shrushti – Nurture to Nature

2013-12-17 Thread augusto pinto
. Please forgive any errors or omissions I’ve made in this report as I was not able to cover all the exhibits and get all the names of the students involved. Anyone reading this, do bring it to the notice of students of St Xavier’s, especially the ones I’ve named here. Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40

Re: [Goanet] [GOAJOURNO] Margaret Mascrenhas on Jerry Pinto

2013-12-12 Thread augusto pinto
or later, the power of these laws may be diluted. Sincerely Augusto On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 7:13 AM, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: On 3 December 2013 03:54, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote: There's some pretty sensational stuff here. If it had been sent to me personally I'd

[Goanet] Concrete Drains in the Village

2013-12-12 Thread augusto pinto
stop this idiocy? Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Moira Village News: Tiatr; Census; Responsibility for GS Decisions; Tejpal's Migrants

2013-12-09 Thread augusto pinto
and can be rented for the miserly sum of Rs 55,000 a day. And it has a full retinue of servants and cooks and what not. Sarpanch please be prepared to answer this question at the next GS. Cheers Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832

[Goanet] Fwd: [GOAJOURNO] News that missed the headlines....

2013-12-08 Thread augusto pinto
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Re: [Goanet] The Coffin Maker: Rubbing in the Stereotype of the Goan Catholic

2013-12-06 Thread augusto pinto
Hema Sardessai Accuses Me of Being a Terrorist; Threatens to Lodge Police Case Against Me - Augusto Pinto Yesterday (Thursday, 5 December 2013) night at around 9.15 pm I got a call from Hema Sardessai. She said she would like to meet me, to which I said that's fine with me. I asked her how she

Re: [Goanet] What! You weren't at Dona Aurora's Release? Everybody Who Was Anybody Was There.

2013-12-05 Thread augusto pinto
it in a fast changing world - and succeeding. Augusto On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 11:38 PM, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote: The release function of Filomena's Journey was set for 5.30 pm on 4 December. Since Dona Aurora had sent a personal invite to me, I thought it would be infra-dig

[Goanet] What! You weren't at Dona Aurora's Release? Everybody Who Was Anybody Was There.

2013-12-04 Thread augusto pinto
at it.. -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Fwd: [GOAJOURNO] Margaret Mascrenhas on Jerry Pinto

2013-12-03 Thread augusto pinto
...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to goajou...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goajourno. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P

[Goanet] The Coffin Maker: Rubbing in the Stereotype of the Goan Catholic

2013-12-01 Thread augusto pinto
' and 'truth to characters' and so on were running thin. So I left at this point. Best Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350

[Goanet] Criticize IFFI and ThinkFest if You Must but Please Be Sensible.

2013-11-24 Thread augusto pinto
.** Don't you think t**hese are the characteristics of a bully? Read on and find out for yourself)*: Shri Stephen Dias of Dona Paula wrote: Quote - Subject: CRITICIZE IFFI AND THINKFEST ON GOANET DIGEST Vol 8, Issue 812 : BY AUGUSTO PINTO OF NOVO PORTUGAL-MOIRA For; Augusto Pinto

Re: [Goanet] Criticize IFFI and ThinkFest if You Must but Please Be Sensible.

2013-11-24 Thread augusto pinto
shoot your mouth off in this silly fashion just for the sake of settling old scores with me. Augusto On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Jose Colaco cola...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 24, 2013, at 4:40 AM, augusto pinto pinto...@gmail.com wrote: *Internet bullies spring up by the minute

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