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Apartment for sale in Campal/Miramar area, Panaji, Goa. Spacious 3 bedroom flat (3BHK)available for sale in upscale area near Miramar beach Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho Hardly a week seems to pass by in Goa where our democratic freedoms are not under threat. We had barely waved goodbye to the debacle caused by the Speaker of the Assembly in threatening journalists, when right-wing groups have now reared their ugly heads to demand the withdrawal of a painting by renowned painter M F Hussain and to shut down an exhibition by Dr Kerkar. Here are some views expressed on this situation: V. M de Malar http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181635.html Sandeep Heble: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181813.html Vidyadhar Gadgil: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181819.html Vidyadhar Gadgil, sent in an article called “How the NRI has fallen from grace,” by Swapna Dasgupta. Why Indians in India continue to malign the NRI is beyond me. Perhaps we should learn from the Chinese who embrace their expatriates rather than feel some compulsion to vilify them. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181778.html Venatius Pinto shares some thoughts on the subject: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181788.html One interesting news item to catch everyone’s attention was the detention of Indian Bollywood actor, Shah Rukh Khan by immigration officials in America. Floriano Lobo gives us his comments on this incident. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181780.html Selma Carvalho wonders why the Goan posro died a premature death at least in the Diaspora. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181757.html With all the hullabaloo over right-wing extremist groups, what gets lost is the wanton destruction of Goa’s environment and the efforts of valiant soldiers like Sebastian Rodrigues who take on this battle. Here are details of forest cover destruction in Colomb. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181730.html Freddy Fernandes on Independence Days sent in an essay on India being sixty-two and still running on fractured legs. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181735.html Lino Dourado gives us his Aitaracheo Katkutleo:Samballun Nango Ghalcho http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181712.html Valmiki Faleiro continues his series on Goan emigration. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181705.html An article by Frederick Noronha on the Question of Privilege referring to the recent episode in the Assembly which brought to the fore questions about freedom of speech. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181607.html Keeping with the same topic Cecil Pinto asks, Quo Vadis Mr Speaker? http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181589.html An incisive article by Jason Keith Fernandes on the recent amendments to the Panchayat Raj, which in some measure takes grass-roots power away from the people. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181584.html Finally Goans spread across the globe have been celebrating World Goa Day in the month of May. Here are some snapshots of these celebrations: Dubai: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181280.html Bangalore: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181557.html Melbourne, Australia: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181536.html London, UK: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-August/181707.html Join in the discussions by posting your comments to: goa...@goanet.org Anyone can join the discussions, provided you follow the groundrules. Goanet, 15 years old this month. See archives at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/
