[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: Tourism's blind spot in Goa, women and gender issues ... (Anita Haladi)

2008-01-17 Thread Goanet Reader
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Convenor of Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) Dr Oscar Rebello has been nominated for CNN-IBN's

[Goanet-News] Get up and Goa: How footballers from the former Portuguese colony are making a life abroad (Evaristo Coutinho in sportingo.com)

2008-01-17 Thread Goanet News
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Convenor of Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) Dr Oscar Rebello has been nominated for CNN-IBN's

Re: [Goanet] Release of unique Book of Manohar Sardessai's poems on 18th January, 2008

2008-01-17 Thread Mervyn Lobo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (Copies will be available for sale at concessional rate outside the hall, after the session. How about NRI's? How do we buy a copy of this book? Mervyn3.0 Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo!

[Goanet] Message from Domnic Fernandes

2008-01-17 Thread Bosco D'Mello
Folks, I'm posting a message I received from Domnic Fernandes. This msg did not come from his hotmail account but for obvious reasons I am not including the same here until Domnic resolves his issues with his hotmail account or advises to disclose his email account. - Bosco --

Re: [Goanet] One God Too Few !

2008-01-17 Thread Fr. Ivo da C. Souza
Dear Cornel, Good, you have repeated what is being said: Hindu religion is not a religion, but a way of life. Every religion is a way of life. About the so-called polytheism of Hindu religion, the great German Indologist Max Müller would say that it is not polytheism, but 'henotheism', that

Re: [Goanet] Cafeteria of Religion

2008-01-17 Thread Fr. Ivo da C. Souza
Dear Cornel, Thank you for you question about God. Like you, I have experienced an atmosphere of faith. Then studies led me to deepen this problem, rather this mystery. While studying classical Latin, we found how Cicero, the Roman writer, philosopher and politician, was defending the

[Goanet] GBA and GMAS

2008-01-17 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, When Dr. Oscar Rebello accepted the nomination for CNN-IBN Indian of the Year Award as the Convenor of the GBA, I wrote to him and others that Oscar would need to stock 1.Good wine for us. 2. Coracao Blue for those who see Red and 3.Woodward's Grip Water for the inevitable ;-) The posting

Re: [Goanet] Goa Inquisition and Hindutva cyber-crimes

2008-01-17 Thread Teotonio R. de Souza
I appreciate Sachin Phadte's apology, but I wish to remind as Miguel Braganza, Santosh Helekar, and some others have already done in their recent postings on Goanet, that this list should not be used for forwarding any misrepresentations or fabricated versions of any fundamentalist groups /

Re: [Goanet] Dr. Carmo D'Cruz - Best US Professor and Best US Hockey Goalkeeper

2008-01-17 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Alfred de Tavares wrote: An urban legend in the making, Santosh! Are we being HAD? Alfred, IMHO, this is the second Goanetters email account that has been hacked this week as Dr. Carmo D'Cruz would never allow some else to post from his email address. Has NHL gone totally bankrupt of

[Goanet] Peter Nazareth- Rosie's theme

2008-01-17 Thread Eugene Rego
I do not know Peter Nazareth but after reading his piece I am astounded that he is an English professor. Do not cheapen your publication without reading the article first.

[Goanet] Goan for great award

2008-01-17 Thread Goanet News Service
Goan for great award 16Jan08 The Moorabbin area has a diversity of cultures celebrated by community leaders, HOLLY O'CONNELL reports MULTICULTURALISM is alive and well in the Moorabbin area. Eight local residents have been honoured for their work with migrant communities at the 2007

Re: [Goanet] GBA and GMAS

2008-01-17 Thread Pravin Sabnis
anil desai wrote: if GBA and Oscar Rebello were so successful in protecting the goan land mass and environment because of their agitation in 2007, how come within months people of Goa had to come on the streets against SEZs. Was GBA asleep or was it complicit? Do we know whether all the land

[Goanet] GOAN POLITICIANS GO ROUND THE MULLBERRY BUSH

2008-01-17 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
GOAN POLITICIANS GO ROUND THE MULLBERRY BUSH Goan politicians go round the mulberry bush The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush Goan politicians go round the Mulberry bush So early after elections This is the way we buy our voters We buy our voters, we buy our

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 3, Issue 55 ( PUBLIC TOILETS)

2008-01-17 Thread John Gomes
Toilet facilities in Government offices/public buildings are IMPORTANT Aam Admi facilities, specially for senior citizens ,being made to run from pillar to post, waiting for government servant to have his tea and sandwich break, come back to his seat from wherever he has disappeared etc. There

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 1. News about Fr. Jude

2008-01-17 Thread Jude Botelho
Friends, Below is the first update that I have received on Fr. Jude, post surgery. Stay tuned. Warmly, Brenda Hello, Just to say a big Thank you to all of you for your prayers for the success of his operation. He was

[Goanet] Prof's hacked email restored

2008-01-17 Thread Eddie Fernandes
Source Daily News Analysis. 15 Jan 2008. Excerpts: Persistent efforts of Professor Lavy D'Costa to retrieve his email account, which was hacked in November 2007, have finally paid off . On November 26, 2007, D'Costa's friends received an email from his ID saying that he was in Nigeria and

Re: [Goanet] Hinduism - many Gods? (revised)

2008-01-17 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi Sachin I note that you say that many Hindus have worked hard for the elimination of the evil of casteism. This process is to be found in the UK too where there is a movement working towards the elimination of caste/casteism in India, Sri Lanka and the Indian Diaspora. Indeed, a high level

[Goanet] Info on Indian diaspora now just a click way

2008-01-17 Thread Goanet News
Info on Indian diaspora now just a click way Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The information on groups of professionals of Indian origin based in the US is now just a click away as Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday launched a dynamic and interactive website on

Re: [Goanet] HOTTOPIC: Goa News. Assembly prorogued without budget.

2008-01-17 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, According to Dital Goa News service, 22 MLAs [14 BJP, 2 MGP, 3 NCP, Reginaldo of SGF, the unattached Babush Monserrate and the always independent Vishwajeet Rane] went for an afternoon stroll at the foot of France [Village Panchayat of Penha da Franca], not too far away from where Afonso

[Goanet] Traditional stories/Ghost stories etc

2008-01-17 Thread Edgar Silveira
Thought I would share this link with you www.isuma.ca- a site out together to promote traditional stories-put-to-film of the Inuit people of Northern C*nada and inspired by Fast Runner, winner of the Golden Camera in Cannes. Some films are available for viewing on the site which came alive a few

The number game begins�

2008-01-17 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
The number game begins… BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 16 — The new dispensation’s composition will become clear on Thursday. They will also meet to decide on their leader who perhaps will stake claim to be the next chief minister. Vishwajeet Rane is the front-runner to be

[Goanet] Tragedy: 10 NRIs among 12 killed in Goa crash

2008-01-17 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) At least 12 people, including 10 non-resident Indians (NRIs) from Britain and France, were charred to death and 10 other people seriously burnt in Goa when the tourist bus in which they were travelling collided with a tanker filled with acid, leading to an explosion and

[Goanet] Details of the Goa Inquisition / Hindutva cyber crimes

2008-01-17 Thread Sachin Phadte
It is the message like the one by Miguel Braganza that makes many Hindus (whether they subscribe to the Hindutva philosophy or not) to view the issue with any sense of calmness. He says: Inquisition was about CHRISTIANS, Roman Catholics to be specific. Period. Forced conversions, if any,

[Goanet] Ram Vilas Paswan's visit gives fresh impetus to Indo-Kuwait ties

2008-01-17 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
Ram Vilas Paswan visit gives fresh impetus to Indo-Kuwait ties Kuwait Jan 17: The recent visit of Indian Union Minister for Steel, Mines, Chemical and Fertiliser Ram Vilas Paswan has paved a way for a fresh impetus to the long existing relations between India and

[Goanet] Too much to juggle

2008-01-17 Thread Goanet News Service
Too much to juggle Cyril D'Cunha From one civilian flight a week in the early 1960s to 37 per day now, landings at Dabolim airport, have recorded quite a jump. According to Rear Admiral Sanjay M. Vadgaokar, Flag Officer commanding Goa Area (FOGA), Dabolim is as busy as Heathrow airport in

[Goanet] Goan convention, San Jose, California, July 4-6, 2008

2008-01-17 Thread George Pinto
From Shekhar and Gauri Ambe. Hi All, For those of you who have already registered and sent their payment – Thank you and check the souvenir update below. REGISTRATION UPDATE: · This is a reminder that the deadline for EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION expires on JANUARY 31st, 2008. · In order to

[Goanet] CNN-IBN'S INDIAN OF THE YEAR -- BUT MAANN... WHY DO HIS ARMPITS SMELL?

2008-01-17 Thread Pen Pricks
First, it was the summit or conclaves. Now the media appears to have caught on the awards thing pretty well now. Its good money. The beefed up SMS charges, the sponsors pooling money, the publicity and hey... all for a good cause. We however do not have a good feeling about the CNN-IBN Indian of

[Goanet] Goa news for January 18, 2008

2008-01-17 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa to host 9th World Spice Congress - Economic Times [5 hours ago] KOCHI: The 9th World Spice Congress to be held in Goa from January 28 to 30 will bring together a record foreign

[Goanet] 'Sensitise men to make tourists feel welcome'

2008-01-17 Thread Goanet News
'Sensitise men to make tourists feel welcome' By Azera Rahman New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) In a country that believes in the adage Atithi Devo Bhavah (a guest is like god), an increasing number of women tourists are being sexually harassed. Rights groups, lawyers and women feel the problem lies in

[Goanet] Talking Photos: Dophins spotted in River Mandovi

2008-01-17 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Dophins spotted in River Mandovi http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2197762671size=l A group of atleast 3 dolphins spotted in Mandovi River (from o/b sunset River Cruising) near Art Park Campal (opp Old GMC). They were following a loaded barge, Why spent Rs.350 per head

[Goanet] 6th Parsvnath International Chess tournament: Anurag Mhamal steals the limelight

2008-01-17 Thread Goanet Sports
Goa's Anurag Mhamal steals the limelight; Marat Dzhumaev rolls on Goa's Anurag Mhamal held Asian Junior Champion P. Karthikeyan (ELO 2327) to continue his fine showing in the seventh round of the 6th Parsvnath International Chess tournament now in progress here. With this result, Anurag has

[Goanet] Talking Photos: some more Goa Pics

2008-01-17 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: some more Goa Pics Mandovi bridge at dawn http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2199667131size=1 Sunset with boat http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2199666547size=l just sunset http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2199666763size=l ..atleast 7 Canoe/Boats, how many

[Goanet] Portuguese man dies aboard AI flight

2008-01-17 Thread Goanet News Service
Portuguese man dies aboard AI flight 18 Jan 2008, 0145 hrs IST,TNN MUMBAI: If there is one thing that senior citizens flying alone on long-haul flights need to carry along in their cabin baggage, it is their medical file. A 75-year-old Portuguese national died on board an Air India

[Goanet] INSTABILITY in GOA CONTINUES FOR YET ANOTHER DAY

2008-01-17 Thread godfrey gonsalves
In the latest development on the beleagured Digamber Kamat ministry in Goa the Governor appears to have provided a reprieve with the House being prorogued today. No fresh date has been announced for the House to convene again. This means that the Goa Appropriation Bill which could not be passed

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Tourism's blind spot in Goa, women and gender issues ... (Anita Haladi)

2008-01-17 Thread Goanet Reader
TOURISM'S BLIND SPOT IN GOA: WOMEN AND GENDER ISSUES Anita Haladi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Goa, a small state on the western coast of India, has witnessed a tremendous growth in tourism since the 1970s. Though tourism began in an informal manner in the early 60s, the real; spurt in tourist arrivals

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Rosie's Theme (a short story by Peter Nazareth)

2008-01-17 Thread JERRY D'SOUZA
Dear Nazareth, Very beautifully written! I got so engrossed in what you wrote that for a while, I actually thought you were talking of my grandfather who was also a musician playing for silent films in those days in Bombay. Anyway, that was truly very amazing. Keep doing the good work of

[Goanet] Expressing Humanity in Prisons

2008-01-17 Thread Venantius Pinto
Imagine if this was done to Goan Mandos. Radio Gaga with Prisoners (Yes Freddie Mercury -- Black Eyes Peas These guys march better than Goan police. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKMTDYtFJl8 Someone still Loves YOU) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAVVVMcTShQ

[Goanet] Re Prof's hacked email restored

2008-01-17 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया
These reports talk about email accounts being hacked. Isn't it just a case of being conned to reveal your password online to someone posing as your ISP (internet service provider)? FN New e-mail scam offers to 'rescue' friends trapped in Nigeria FN Panaji (GOA), Aug 30: Goa-based Rudolf Ludwig's

[Goanet] The Political Tourism in GO AAHH today. NDTV report

2008-01-17 Thread Miguel Braganza
THE GREAT GOAN CIRCUS in the words of Ketki Angre of NDTV. Thursday, January 17, 2008 (Panaji) The Congress government in Goa is fighting to survive. Central to the survival of Chief Minister Digambar Kamat are three NCP legislators who were supporting the Congress until Wednesday. However,

Re: [Goanet] Details of the Goa Inquisition / Hindutva cyber crimes? (Gilbert/Sachin/TRS)

2008-01-17 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi Jose Re your contribution below to this discussion on anti-Catholic writing, would I be wrong to point out that, as there is no such thing as caste in Roman Catholicism, any 'maintenance' of caste by the Confrarias and caste adherents is wholly wrong and anti-Catholic as it contaminates

[Goanet] Core Competence of Goa

2008-01-17 Thread Philip Thomas
Special political zone Posted online: Friday, January 18, 2008 at 2313 hrs With petty jostling for power, Goa's politicians once again spotlight constitutional dilemmas The Indian Express : For a state as administratively manageable and tranquil as Goa is, **it has been spectacularly consistent

[Goanet] GOEANCHEA RAJKARNACHI ANIK EK CIRCUS - Fr. Teo Fernandes, OCD (Kuwait)

2008-01-17 Thread Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com
www.goa-world.com http://www.goa-world.com Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ (since 1994) GOEANCHEA RAJKARNACHI ANIK EK CIRCUS - Fr. Teo Fernandes, OCD Kuwait Mhaka kednakai sutti gheun

Re: [Goanet] Digu Kaka Mordabad ! Manoharbhau Zindabad !

2008-01-17 Thread Seb dc
IIT Ka Tempo High Hai ! Demino, Please circulate my last two emails to your network in the Gulf and in India. Manohar bhau and I are about to topple Digu Kaka's Government, If Goanet under Bosco does not publish my emails he will have to Go ! I am on an leave of absence and I will take the

[Goanet] Fw: month's mind mass this sunday

2008-01-17 Thread Dr.Joyce Shamshudin
Dear Friends of Peter we would like to inform you that there will be a Month's Mind Mass, details as follows: PEDRO DIOGO PASCOAL D'SOUZA MONTH'S MIND MASS WILL BE HELD AT THE SHRINE OF MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS, UPPER HILL, NAIROBI. ON SUNDAY, 20TH JANUARY 2008. AT 7.45 AM. MAY HIS SOUL

[Goanet] Running to Papa and Mommy in Delhi

2008-01-17 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - What a shame it is that our Goan politicos - of all national parties - have to go running to their Papa and Mommy in Delhi for every little crumb. The normally full of himself Goemkar who reserves his haanv saangta re tukka bluster for fellow Goans has no qualms genuflecting before

[Goanet] Details of the Goa Inquisition / Hindutva cyber crimes?

2008-01-17 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
The main purpose to write this post is to correct an inadvertent historical error of mine. The Jesuit priests and other religious orders were expelled from Goa in 1749 and not 1774. Sachin seems to make a case (that not present day ... but) Christians of the 16-18th century should be

[Goanet] My Song... Ma chanson....O meu Canto

2008-01-17 Thread FERNANDO DO REGO
Dear Friend I have some good news to give to you. Manohar Sardessai was the greatest poets of Goa,whose Poems sing whatever is beautiful in nature. He even has a poem which describes the marriage ceremony of.frogs( Bebecheam Casar) Some of his Poems sound like the Psalms.( photo goes by

Re: [Goanet] Dr. Carmo D'Cruz - Best US Professor and Best US Hockey Goalkeeper

2008-01-17 Thread Santosh Helekar
Chacha and Mervyn, I think his email account has been hacked by students who failed the IIT entrance exam. Cheers, Santosh Alfred de Tavares wrote: An urban legend in the making, Santosh! Are we being HAD? --- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alfred, IMHO, this is the second

[Goanet] Digu - Man with the Iron Bladder

2008-01-17 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Yesterday was a day of huddles and furious confabulations at the Marriott. The key players were holed up in the Salon while the rest of us munched on snacks in the adjoining ballroom. The plotters and the patchers took turns at emptying their bladders. Even Prafulla Patel took a

Re: [Goanet] Hinduism - many Gods? (revised)

2008-01-17 Thread Sachin Phadte
Cornel Dacosta asks me: what do the Hindus in Goa make of the strange insistence among those who are practising 'Catholics' to be caste adherents even though they should know better that, there is no such thing as caste in Roman Catholicism? I cannot speak on behalf of Hindus.

Re: [Goanet] Goa Inquisition and Hindutva cyber-crimes

2008-01-17 Thread Sachin Phadte
I am sorry to have created a certain amount of anguish in Teotonio de Souza. That was not my intention. As far as I am concerned it is not relevant whether the Inquisition was established in 1560 or 1565. As I had said before, history should be properly stated, and then we can move forward.

Re: [Goanet] Goan convention, San Jose, California, July 4-6, 2008

2008-01-17 Thread Kevin Saldanha
Will the REAL Goan Convention please stand up? Thanks for posting this to GoaNet, George. I see that Goa Sudharop has a prominent advertisement on their website and more traffic can only mean one thing, bigger and better things getting done for Goa, right George? Major coup getting Shri Manohar