Dear Shri Noronha,
You have made some important points in your reply to my post. I feel it is
necessary that I reply. My responses follow your statements.
* "Catholic-dominated" is a reflection of a certain disdain for diversity.
Response:
That Goanet is catholic dominated is a statement of fact
This was reported in the Herald today.
Anil Desai
BBSM demands govt’s dismissal for violating High Court order
BBSM demands govt’s dismissal for violating High Court order
TEAM HERALD
teamher...@herald-goa.com
PANJIM: Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM) Tuesday mounted an attack on
State Gov
Frederick Noronha wrote:
This is really where all that contempt for neo-learners of English and
"foreign languages" lead us to... willy-nilly. FN
RESPONSE:
Frederick I have seen Palestinian-Israel ceasefires last a lot longer than the
one you declared in your last post :-)
Having said that, I f
In response my new thread on MOI, Selma Carvalho wrote the folloowing:
"Having said that, I fully understand your indignation at Anil Desai's
post. To corrupt my argument with his usual saffroni masala and tumeric
paste?is not a new trick."
Dear Ms Carvalho,
I have news for you. THE WORLD DOES N
Dear all,
In response to my post,
Frederick Noronha, otherwise known as Admin Noronha wrote the following:
(1) It is not a "Goan Catholic" desire. The desire is near universal,
and widely seen all over Goa, regardless of religion or class and
caste, not excluding the Anil Desais.
In another pos
Dear Dr Desai, I like the way you marshalled your facts to lead upto a
certain point. I would still think your labelling some institutions as
"Catholic dominated" and others as "not Hindu dominated" does indeed
betray bias.
Why does the average Goan (and the highly educated Goan too) continue
to t
This is really where all that contempt for neo-learners of English and
"foreign languages" lead us to... willy-nilly. FN
On 30 November 2011 13:00, anil desai wrote:
> This was reported in the Herald today.
> Anil Desai
> BBSM demands govt’s dismissal for violating High Court order
> BBSM demand
In response to the above query from Anil Desai, I'd submit the
following possible answers:
I believe that Anil's Kangress should and will IF the BhojePee will
include Support for the following into their manifesto:
1: Enforced Bandhs
2: Bussing of folks for contrived events
3: Compulsory educatio
On 30 November 2011 16:48, Carvalho wrote:
> Having said that, I fully understand your indignation at Anil Desai's post.
> To corrupt my argument with his usual saffroni masala and tumeric paste
> is not a new trick.
> For the record, I fully support the Goan Catholic's desire to learn
> in the E
Dear Frederick,
You are being a contrarian for the sake of it. This brings to mind a Konkani
saying loosely translated to mean, "you can't change the tail of a dog not even
if you shoot it through a cannon."
I have run out of steam to debate any further. The attitude of Goans in any
case can
On 30 November 2011 22:47, anil desai wrote:
> I suggest to you that one way of making that decision
> democratic would be to put it in the party manifesto for the next elections
> in Goa. We would all then know if a majority of Goans support this idea.
Doctor, Are you suggesting that such issues
On 1 December 2011 00:00, Carvalho wrote:
> Dear Frederick,
> You are being a contrarian for the sake of it. This brings
> to mind a Konkani saying loosely translated to mean,
> "you can't change the tail of a dog not even if you
> shoot it through a cannon."
>
> I have run out of steam to debate
another verbal outpouring
Chacha...in a nattering nabob vein
> From: fredericknoro...@gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 01:24:32 +0530
> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
> Subject: Re: [Goanet] MOI - will Kangress dare put their preference for
> English in the election manifesto?
Dear Dr Desai, While ignoring the flame-baits and all attempts to
personalise the debate, I would like point to the politics of your
language.
* "Pseudo-secularist" has been effectively used as a cover for communalism
by the majoritarian party which is today blocking dissent space by claiming
to b
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