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http://twitter.com/goanet --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Audio-visual news from Goa Carnival at Mapusa, Twenty-Ten See a full set of photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/sets/72157623447018696/ Bombay before the British... and Sidh Mendiratta Portuguese-Indian archaeologist and historian Sidh Mendiratta is in his early 30s, and has been part of a research team in Portugal, called Bombay before the British (BB), which proposes that the British established their occupation on the network of little towns, forts and roads created during the 16th and 17th centuries by the Portuguese. Here, he explains his research into the fortifications of the "Provinces of the North", as the upper regions of the west coast of India were known in Portuguese times. See more here http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Before-the-British/308067/ VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWkcc_VP9Jw Engineer, historian... and passionate chronicler of the past of the Mangaloreans Alan Machado Prabhu traces his roots to the Goan village of Aldona, before his forefathers migrated to Mangalore. He's today the author of the book 'Sarasvati's Children' and a passionate researcher/student of all things Mangalorean. See links to his book here: http://openlibrary.org/b/OL6874332M/S... He talks about his book and his plans. Email contact alan.machado3 at gmail.com VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sab12IcSJRY VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmC0h76hR3Y Paolo Aranha ... a doctoral researcher on issues of relevance Of Mangalorean origins, Italy-based Paolo Aranha ("my name means spider in Portugese") is working on the complex issues of religion and its varied interplays in past centuries. He's with the European University Institute... and spoke on parts of his work when we met up at the Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Alto Porvorim, Goa, the other day.Thesis Title: Malabar Rites: an 18th century controversy on Catholic missions in South India. He has commented online: "My PhD thesis is an analysis of a controversy on cultural adaption of Catholicism in South India.". Contact paolo.aranha at eui.eu VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK2zfVEZk_o Tiny girls dance: ... that's how it's done in Goa. Young kids enjoy the music of The Cascades at a wedding, Feb 10, 2010 VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMpp4F8uR3M Edgar Silveira of Quebec and Vasco An interview with a former journalist, artist and photographer. Edgar Silveira. And a long-time Goanetter too. VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td3IiuSlJ3g Says Edgar: "I have posted some pictures from "Simply Watercolors" on my flickr page... " http://www.flickr.com/photos/montrealartist The Cascades... at Savio's wedding in Goa VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0y5ayIZf_E Remembering Goa's past... a boy in the car VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCcSoCcEX90 The Cascades... a Goan group, sings in Konkani VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pWXZ13R3lI Vijay Chandru the Simputer man The Simputer is a self-contained, open hardware handheld computer, designed for use in environments where computing devices such as personal computers are deemed inappropriate. Due to the low cost, it was also deemed appropriate to bring computing power to the developing countries. One of the original team of seven inventors of the Simputer, Dr Chandru talks about what challenges it faced, and his new work in genomics. For Simputer related info see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simputer] VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLxJ4NSzzLY The chicken and egg of the bandwidth story in India.... Why is costly to store data in India? Why does this make it even more costly, as data flees India and finds cheaper options elsewhere? Techie Tarun Dua talks about his conception of the problem, and what could be a solution for it. VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9SHcelYtnM -- Frederick Noronha Columnist :: journalism :: editing :: alt.publishing :: photography :: blogging P +91-832-2409490 M +91-9822122436 A:784 Saligao 403511 Goa India Please add a 'signature' below your email. Makes it easy if someone wants to contact you!