CANADA’S 55+ PUT PEN TO PAPER
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
In the recent years it seems that the Goan diaspora is speaking out. This is
evident from the fact that a number of books have been published which deal
with the history of Goan migration, the causes of such a migration and the
experience(s
Kindly publish this article on Goanet.
GOA THROUGH THE EYES OF SHYAM BENEGAL
This article is written on the eve of the release of Dum Maaro Dum, a movie
mired in controversy for the alleged callous misrepresentation of Goa and its
people. To be very honest, I always found the portrayal of Goa a
For the kind favour of publication.
REMEMBERING THE FATHER OF KONKNNI CINEMA
BY
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) in association with Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA)
observed Konknni Cinema Dis (Day) on April 24, 2011. It was on this day, in the
year 1950 that the first Konknni cinema
Sir,
Please find the link to my article BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR ROMI KONKNNI ON THE
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF MSGR. DALGADO @ www.daleluismenezes.blogspot.com.
Comments/feedback welcome on the blog.
Dale Luis Menezes.
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Sir,
Kindly publish the following article.
Thank you,
Dale Luis Menezes.
IMPROVING AND ENCOURAGING TALENT IN TRADITIONAL KHELLS
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Despite the onslaught of cable and other more glittering forms of
entertainment, the traditional khells have survived all odds. The khells
Dear Sir,
Please publish the following book review.
Dale Luis Menezes.
FREEDOM AT 17
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
When we are in a classroom, particularly that of a school, the world outside
seems so much fun. One can’t wait for the last bell to ring and dash out of the
classroom with howling
Dear Sir,
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Dale Luis Menezes.
A NEW LEASE OF LIFE FOR CARAMBOLIM CHURCH
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Goa is dotted with churches that are lofty, beautiful and are many centuries
old. Many are well preserved while others are less fortunate and find
Dears,
Check my blog for a photo feature of vendors making "snoring" business in
Panjim.
Dale Luis Menezes.
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KOKOY: KONKNNICHO KHAMBO
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
The death of John Gomes, who was affectionately known as Kokoy, on May 24, 2011
has left the tiatr community in particular and the Konknni community in general
in deep sorrow. He had written tirelessly on tiatrs and its personalities for
many
Dears,
Find a photo feature at the following link on the rock-carvings at Pansaimol,
ahead to Rivona.
Feedback/comments welcome on the blog:
http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.com/2011/06/pre-historic-rock-carvings-at.html
Dale Luis Menezes.
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HISTORY AND THE FISHMONGER’S SLAB
A review of E. H. Carr’s acclaimed reflections on the theory of history and the
role of the historian
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
In a recent episode of the hit animation series The Simpsons, the doting Marge
is shown as a college student (with her hair gracefully
“WE HAVE NOT ABANDONED THE OLD CHURCH”
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
For many of us, the steep climb to the spring at Rivona and later the frolic at
the spring itself has always been a memorable experience, prompting everyone to
‘chill-out’ time and again. But every time we may have made a trip there
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THE DNA OF SLAVERY
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
There are only a handful of novels in English that have been written by Goans
or persons of Goan origin/ancestry. Margaret Mascarenhas’ Skin is one of them.
This novel was first published around 10 years ago by Penguin. For the last few
years I have
REFLECTING IMAGES OF GOA
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
I had read Reflected on Water: Writings on Goa about a year ago and had
completely forgotten about it. A few months back, Jerry Pinto, the Bombay-based
journalist who has edited this book, came down to Goa for the Goa Book Club
meet. This
5 paise coin exceeds its
>actual value and hence was no longer feasible to mint
I share some of the coins with you that have ceased to be legal tenders @
http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.com/2011/08/another-coin-goes-for-toss.html
Comments or your memories are welcome on the blog.
Dale Luis M
WORLD CLASS ‘INSIDE/OUT’
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Inside/Out: New Writings from Goa, edited by Helene Derkin Menezes and José
Lourenço, when released a few months back, did grab a lot of headlines. Much of
the publicity was due to the inclusion of an essay by the noted novelist and
partly Goa
link:
http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.com/2011/12/from-attic-to-mansion.html
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WHITEWASH, RED STONE AND THE JESUIT HERITAGE
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
The Society of Jesus has come a long way from the time the first Jesuit
missionary had landed on the shores of Goa. Taking an initiative into scholarly
work, the Jesuits, right from the start have actively compiled
dictionaries
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Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve
Sign
CONTRADICTIONS AND DILEMMAS OF THE POST-COLONIAL WORLD
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Peter Nazareth, the African writer of Goan origin is well known as a novelist
and a literary critic. He has written several essays and book reviews in
leading international journals and has also edited a few
For a report on the papers presented and the discussion that followed at the
National Seminar on Scripts and Languages in Modern India, with Special
Reference to Konkani see:
http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.in/2012/03/scripting-new-future-towards-inclusive.html
Dale Luis Menezes
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A NOVEL FROM THE ATTIC
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
In 2007, Dr. Savia Viegas, a Senior Fulbright scholar, published her debut
novel Tales from the Attic, a story set in the village of Carmona around the
time when the last vestiges of the Portuguese colonialism in South Asia were
about to come to an
THE ‘GOANESS’ OF GOAN CHURCHES
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
The lush Goan landscape is dotted with many spectacular and magnificent
churches. The whitewashed façades of the churches makes it impossible for any
of us to pass by and not notice them. However, many will not know the history
of the
://daleluismenezes.blogspot.com/2011/09/making-of-matolli.html
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Dears,
Do check my photo feature of Dal Lake which appeared on GT: September 14, 2011.
Comments/feedback welcome on the blog.
Link: http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.com/2011/09/dal-lake-photonama.html
Dale Luis Menezes
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HISTORY OF 'PANGIM' IN SNAPSHOTS
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Panjim, the capital of Goa, has very few rivals as far as beauty and
architecture in the whole of India. Its wide roads with huge shady trees lining
them and the many Indo-Portuguese houses give one a feeling of great joy. I
pa
Check the video to find a tribute to the late Tony Gomes, a famous musician
from Quepem, Goa at the Quepem Film Festival by Walter Menezes.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwF6uwBQQAk
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COLONIAL HISTORY, POST-COLONIAL INTERPRETATIONS
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Teotonio R. de Souza is an authority on Indo-Portuguese history. The doctoral
dissertation he had submitted to the University of Poona was published in 1979
as Medieval Goa: A Socio-Economic History. Thirty years later, a
~ Zatichem ani protinidhitvachem rajkaronn (politics of representation) koddek
dovorlem zalear, Pandharinath Lotlikar ho Konknnintlo ek boreantlo boro borovpi
oxem amcheamni mhunnonk zata. Tachi bhas sundor ani rosall. He kadom’borint
bore hansovpache khinn amkam vachunk melltat. Dekik, Carni
http://kafila.org/2013/09/16/common-sense-and-hindu-nationalism-why-the-catholics-in-goa-are-not-hindu-albertina-almeida-others/
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-Louis Althusser
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-Louis Althusser
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http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.in/2013/10/shillong-xarant-romi-konknnichi-khobor.html
D
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"To leave error unrefuted is to encourage
intellectual immorality" Karl Marx
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In response to Prabhakar Timble's article in NT:
http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7008%3Athe-battle-of-the-konkanis-separating-wolves-from-the-lambs&catid=129&Itemid=195
Dale
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"To leave err
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"To leave error unrefuted is to encourage
intellectual immorality" Karl Marx
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"Dilip Borkarachea hea lekhant khupuch guspagonddoll asa. Ho lekh tannem
Konknnichea hitak lagon boroilolo na, punn bamonnvadachim totvam Romi
ani Konknni mogianchea golleant ghalunk boroila. Romi lipient ani bhov
korun tiatrank ani tiatristank lagon Konknni jivi urlea. Konknni
bhaxecho pormoll
http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.in/2014/02/of-privilege-and-loss.html
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"To leave error unrefuted is to encourage
intellectual immorality" Karl Marx
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~Though the Supreme Court ruling pertains to
Karnataka, it has, as mentioned, some relevance to the issues raised by
aggrieved parents in Goa. To briefly sum up, the Supreme Court has
ordered that “mother tongue” cannot be imposed by the government,
and that parents or guardians have a right to
~ The act of Reading Reginald cannot just be confined to reading his romanses.
Indeed, we have to decode the very thought and intellectual influences on
novelists like Fernandes. What, for instance, did Fernandes read? Dignidad is
perhaps, one of the several concepts and ways in which to underst
Linking the predicament of Muslims in
India to that of the Catholics in Goa may seem like a long shot to some.
However,
I would like to suggest that by juxtaposing the problems of the Muslims and
Catholics with each other, one can broaden one’s understanding of how minority
identity and the concom
On the issue of banning beef, see
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FREEDOM-FIGHTERS, ACADEMICS AND GOA’S DECOLONIZATION
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
If 15 August, 1947 is considered as a momentous day in the history of the
Indian nation, 19 December, 1961 can be considered to be the Goan equivalent of
the ‘Indian Independence’ whereby it is largely agreed upon that
COLONIALISM AND OTHER CROSSES
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
• “I call for a theological appropriation of the history of Goa.” (p.73)
The history of conversion is the alter ego of the history of Christianity in
India despite Christianity predating Portuguese and British colonialism. Any
reflection
BETWEEN NATIONALISMS: OPERATION VIJAY AS THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
A few weeks ago, while reviewing Suresh Kanekar’s autobiography (a large part
of which dealt with the author’s experience during Goa’s freedom struggle) I
had claimed that accounts and histories regarding Goa’s
For a review of Willy Goes' KOTRIN in romi see
http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.in/2013/07/goychi-mukti-ani-mog.html
Dale Luis Menezes
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-Louis Althusser
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re @
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to represent and
take the culture of Goa forward on the road of progress.~
Read more @
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~There is, I would claim, a lament for the loss of bhatkarponn or landlord-ness
in demolition of a big, palatial house. I would suggest that the demolition of
the palatial house is symbolic not of a changing Goa that affects us all, in
the sense that all diverse people are included but only a ce
~Kaim nattkuleancho hangasor hanv ul’lekh korunk sodtam. Maim hea nattkuleant,
Alroy-ak sirvis mellunk ek lak farik korunk zai asta. Punn te itle duddu taka
mellttole zalear tannem poilim Saibinn mãycheo murteo moddunk zai asta ani
Saibinnicher bhavarth dovorpant kaim boreponn ani faido nam ox
Konkani language, and especially the
presence of the Roman script, and non-Antruzi dialects.
Jason Keith Fernandes, Taleigāo – Goa
Dale Luis Menezes, JNU Delhi/ Quepem – Goa
R. Benedito Ferrão, Porvorim – Goa
A version of this letter was first published in the Navhind Times, in the My
Take section
~For the Goan in Goa and for the marginalised elsewhere in the country, it is
not useful to simply be squeezed into a preset notion of Indianness, but for
that very category to be critiqued at every turn for its lack of inclusiveness
by design.~
http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?287735
http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.in/2014/09/tiatr-and-goan-public-sphere.html
Dale
http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.in/2014/09/when-islamophobia-suddenly-strikes.html
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intellectual immorality" Karl Marx
http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.in/2014/09/konkani-moi-and-colonial-legacy.html
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http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.in/2014/12/a-tale-of-two-and-more-churches.html
~Secular-liberals
in India have never given any serious thought to how churches and mosques (and
even dargahs) could pose an effective
challenge to the power of Hindutva.~
http://daleluismenezes.blogspot.in/2015/01/the-migration-myth-and-konkani-activist.html
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LOVE IN TIMES OF DECOLONIZATION
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
“Gõyank suttka mellunk thoddinch vorsam urlolim. Doxim vattamnim suttke zhuzari
chollvolli choloytale. He chollvollintlo ek zhuzari aslo, Zuzart. To
bhiyenastanam Purtugezam add zhogoddlo. Sogllo lok tachi toknnay kortale. Tachi
toknnay
IDEALIZED PASTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO SALIGÃO
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Fr. Nascimento J. Mascarenhas is a very well known priest in Goa. Apart from
being a priest for many decades, he has also authored several books on the
clergy of Goa and is also intimately associated with the Archdiocesan
‘ENFANT TERRIBLE’ OR GOA’S FOREMOST NATIONALIST
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
If there is one Goan, writing in Portuguese, who has enjoyed a decent literary
corpus of translation into English and a steady stream of media and academic
attention, it has to be José Inácio Candido de Loyola, more
26 ONE-ACT SERMONS
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Theater in Konknni is a form of art that is very popular in Goa. Of late, it is
heartening to note that many manuscripts are being published and a decent
corpus of tiatrs and plays are now available for the general reader. Of the
many tiatrs and
MOTHER AND MADNESS
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Em and The Big Hoom is the debut novel of the Bombay-based journalist and
litterateur Jerry Pinto, who has his roots in the village of Moira. A
well-known figure in the journalistic circles, it came as no surprise when the
imminent publication of his
CASTE AND COMPROMISE
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Love triumphs all, is a theme that is not new to any of us. We have experienced
this theme in movies, TV soaps and literature: the lovers go against all odds
to assert their love for each other and to gain acceptance in a wider society
of their
POWER, POLITICS AND TRAUMA: THE CASE OF ROMI LITERATURE
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
The close interrelations of power, hegemony and history in the politics that
surround a language and/or script were brought to the fore by Dr. Fr. Victor
Ferrao, Dean of Philosophy and Professor of Rachol Seminary
DELUGE AND DAMNATION
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Writing a debut novel can be a tough task. Inexperience can be a major
hindrance. The plot may digress and may not be able to hold the attention of
the reader. If such manuscripts do not go through a process of critical
surveying, followed by the
IN SEARCH OF DHAMMA
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
• If change could be brought by a king,
why did the Buddha become a beggar? (p. 382)
• The Buddha preached his Way, they went theirs (p. 334)
Before Hinduism, in Ancient South Asia, Buddhism was a major religion. What the
common man as well
TABLE FOR TWO: HISTORY AND TRADITION OF GOAN FOOD
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
If one were to browse through the cookery section of any reputed bookshop, one
would definitely find a book (or many books) about Goan cuisine and gastronomy
amidst several books dealing with diverse cuisines. What we eat
MIDDLE-CLASS ETHOS AND GOAN DREAMS
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Even after a very brief and cursory browsing of the new literature that is
emerging in Konknni in the Roman script, one realizes that the authors or
writers are deeply concerned with issues like the Goan identity or Goanness,
the loss of
GOAN GAZE, WONDERLANDS AND WANDERLUST
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
Once upon a time, travelling for pleasure was a privilege that was reserved
only for the wealthy. And hence such kind of travel was always viewed as being
exotic. With the turning of the tides and time, the opportunity to travel
became
FOUR WOMEN AND A NOVEL OF SUBSTANCE
By
DALE LUIS MENEZES
We may have heard a lot of stories about the seafarers. These men, generally
from a Goan Catholic extraction, work for nine months of the year and spend the
next three months on leave. While the representation, it can be claimed, has so
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