Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a mere geographical accident (Tino de Sa)

2013-10-05 Thread Ubaldo D'Souza
Bravo Tino. There are people who babble because they cannot think of anything worthwhile to do and want to be noticed. Let it not be forgotten that Goans had to leave Goa for want of opportunity in Goa and wherever they pegged their tents, they contributed and left a noticeable mark. It is undo

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a mere geographical accident (Tino de Sa) (Valmiki Faleiro)

2013-10-05 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
On 4 October 2013 16:04, augusto pinto wrote: > As regards how much credit I give to Goans who have achieved something I > would like to say - I'll praise all Goans who claim they are Goans. If they > aren't then why should we gain credit for what is not ours? > Which brings us to the point, Gus

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a mere geographical accident (Tino de Sa) (Valmiki Faleiro)

2013-10-04 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
Dear Augusto, I sincerely regret you found my mail "venomous", drivel, verbose, etc. No point talking any further. Though I want you to know -- and I will say this here publicly -- that I actually like you for thinking out of the box. I disagree when you foolishly shoot from the hip, without havi

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a mere geographical accident (Tino de Sa) (Valmiki Faleiro)

2013-10-04 Thread Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
On 4 October 2013 16:04, augusto pinto wrote: > For all I knew he could be a Mangalorean or an East Indian. Remember > similar claims were made about the Goanness of the actress Freida Pinto for > instance when she became famous, although subsequently it was discovered > that she was a Mangalorea

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a mere geographical accident (Tino de Sa) (Valmiki Faleiro)

2013-10-04 Thread augusto pinto
ently dwells upon the aspect of the how Goans > managed to become upwardly socially mobile (which incidentally, I am not > against per se; although what I am against is the humbug of Goans who have > availed of such routes to upper-class-hood, today trying to deny their > little chicaneri

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a mere geographical accident (Tino de Sa) (Valmiki Faleiro)

2013-10-04 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
orget a ghumottkar.. Regards Augusto -- `Message: 3 Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 12:03:36 +0530 From: Valmiki Faleiro To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a mere geographical accident (Tino de Sa) Message-ID: Conte

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a mere geographical accident (Tino de Sa) (Valmiki Faleiro)

2013-10-03 Thread augusto pinto
bandwagon faster than a bass guitarist let alone a drummer and forget a ghumottkar.. Regards Augusto -- `Message: 3 Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 12:03:36 +0530 From: Valmiki Faleiro To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a mere geographical accident (Tino de Sa)

2013-10-03 Thread Valmiki Faleiro
net Reader > Date: Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 4:25 AM > Subject: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than > a mere geographical accident (Tino de Sa) > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" > > > Being Goan is a state of

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a mere geographical accident (Tino de Sa)

2013-10-02 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Tino de Sa wrote: >But I think it is as presumptuous to assume that just because >a person is born and brought up outside of Goa, there would >be a lack of pride in his or her roots, as it is erroneous to >assume that every person born and brought up in Goa is >passionate about it. Being Goan is a

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a mere geographical accident (Tino de Sa)

2013-10-02 Thread Goanet Reader
Being Goan is a state of mind, more than a mere geographical accident Tino de Sa When Goanet carried a report saying "Goan becomes Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh", there was a counter-view questioning the use of the label "Goan" for an expat Goan. The p