I am doing a commentary on 'Advani' in response to the editorial article in
the NT by Praful Bidwai. (NT April 10, 2008)
In it I see myself as a pre-independent- India baby wearing the Portuguese
colonial yoke. Therefore, at birth, I have no clue about Independent India.
I blame the recent
The measure of a man
Still my 'causo' of Caju Feni overflows
By Cecil Pinto
Extracts from Chapter 12 of the bestselling book, Elixir of the Gods:
The definitive guide to purchasing, storage and consumption of Caju
Feni, by Cecil Pinto.
In the last chapter we saw the difference and relationship
To Goanet -
Awhile back I had mentioned signs of suspicious
activity on the hillock leading to the Chapel
of the Mount Mary in Old Goa. This week
I was in the area and decided to investigate.
I requested the secretary and a panch of the
Old Goa panchayat to accompany me on the
initial
A friend ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) has sent you an article:
India's struggle to feed a billion people
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/indias-struggle-to-feed-a-billion-people-808137.html
Vijender Vardhman knows a thing or two about rice. From his small family-run
store in south Delhi he
It's very nice to see everyone sitting in judgement, and arriving at a
consensus, without the full knowledge of the facts. Before rushing in with
your prognosis, please read ...Also check ...The article in question, which
you'll base your judgement on, was just a media-analysis piece.
Was keen to
It is important for people to never forget that
reliable and accurate information about scientific
findings can only be obtained from the publications of
responsible scientific institutions, not from
newspaper reports, internet blogs, opinion editorials
or material published by ideological
To Goanet -
Floriano Lobo wrote:
I see myself as a throughbred Goan. I am not bothered if the rest of India
goes up in flames due to misplaced priorities of a few to reap rich benefits
for
themselves. But if that affects my Goa, then I
don't want anything to do with the rest of India (Migrant
On 12/04/2008, airesrod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Subodh Kantak has disgraced the high constitutional
post of Advocate General of Goa.
If Goa's beleaguered Advocate General (AG), Subodh
Kantak had any respect for the AG's chair he would
have refunded the eight lakhs twenty four
FLORIANO,
REST ASSURED-GOA will see the LIGHT OVER DARKNESS.
We hv seen GSRP LIGHTHOUSE, it is only us goans, who have to believe this
light and follow the road (map). Its also good to see you and many others
support Anthony D'silva as he makes ordinary efforts, which we pray bears
On 12/04/2008, Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It is important for people to never forget that
reliable and accurate information about scientific
findings can only be obtained from the publications of
responsible scientific institutions, not from
newspaper reports, internet
Dear Editor,
It was really interesting to read about all that can be obtained from the
coconut. The coconut was also immortalised in a song by Harry Belafonte.
However I would like to inform you that the Tender coconut based Yoghurt was
not included in the details of what can be
1. Why did you resign from the Manohar Parrikar govt.
when he had taken action against a minister who was
violating rules?
2. The IT habitat has not invited a single genuine IT
company ever since it was mooted. The land is being
given away for cheap rates to companies having little
to do with IT.
By: Team Mangalorean, Oman
Muscat April 11, 2008: After connecting Muscat to Calicut and Cochin, Jet
Airways are now extending their services with flights to Mumbai starting from
April 22, 2008. With this new connection, Jet Airways now has 43 destinations
in India and 15 across the world.
Just got this in my inbox today...
http://pcpitstop.com/internet/bw.asp
--
DEV BOREM KORUM.
Gabe Menezes.
London, England
Hi, Cornel, sorry if i sounded a bit mumbo-jumbo-esque in my last post on
Catholic brahmin.
The Indian sub-continent is home to as many as four religions: Hinduism (
Dharm ), Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Besides it is home to many millions
of Muslims and Christians.
Hinduism is the original
Rajan,
Is this the St. Cajetan's Church of Assagao in Bardez?
I remember climbing a tree in front of my ancestral house in
Socolvaddo, Assagao and from my perch looking skywards, getting a
beautiful view of the church on top of a hill from my tree in the
valley, for Assagao is situated in a
On 12/04/2008, Jude Dias wrote:
Dear Editor,
It was really interesting to read about all that can be obtained from
the coconut. The coconut was also immortalised in a song by Harry
Belafonte.
However I would like to inform you that the Tender coconut based Yoghurt
was not included in
Cultural diversity is a fact of modern life and it exists now in practically
all countries of the world. In addition to conventional elements such as
race, religion and language, cultural diversity is accentuated by new
factors including globalization, the breakdown of the traditional moral
GDAY CORNEL,
THANKS FOR YOUR LUCIDITY RE THE BRITISH GOVT VS THE SKILLED MIGRANTS.
I AM SURE THAT THE AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION IN LONDON, THE JOB SECTION OF THE
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, THE AUSTRALIAN ADVERTISE FOR SKILLED STAFF. BRITS (POMS
TO US) ARE POPULAR HERE AND MEET OUR STANDARDS.
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:08:51 -0400
From: Chris Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It was only after the Portuguese settled in Goa and
converted the Hindus that the cristaos became what
they are--but they did not forget their
hierarchy--which was ingrained in their psyche for
untold generations and
I cant quite understand what is the fuss of Parrikar equating the RSS to the
church. The ban that Bernando is referring to, took place during the emergency
imposed by Indira Gandhi and it is a fact that the emergency was the darkest
period in the history ofnbsp; independent India and an utter
Fred,
The short answer to your question is - Yes! There is no destructiveness in
Caste.
However, there IS destructiveness in Casteism (prejudice). And one is casteist
towards members of their own caste / class (and also other caste/class) as we
often see among Goans and on goanet.
The
Hi Chris
I'll be brief: I have never said that most or all
Goans are casteist. Indeed, in one of my posts, I had
indicated that an estimate of about 5% of the
population were deemed to be Brahmin let alone the
Chardos, and of these, many would NOT be casteist.
My quarrel is with the continuity
To Goanet -
Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote:
True. Check the list of heads of Goa government departments and you'll
know the facts, for instance! See who controls, as my sociologist
friend put it, the minds and wealth of Goa through the most impressive
places of worship (of both larger religions)
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:48:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The paanwallah ejected from Miramar a couple
of days back is offering 50,000 rupees for his
rehabilitation. I suspect there is already a line
of CCP corporators fighting among themselves
to 'accommodate' Mr
Students set for Botball competition Staff Reporter/Gulf
Times
Teams of students from 17 local high schools will put their robots through
their paces in the Qatar BOTBALL competition being hosted by Carnegie Mellon
University in Qatar (CMUQ) on April 19 in Education City.
Congratulations to Arif Kazi of Fankaar Arts
singer Raina Khare
A Hindi video music album titled Kaise Kahoon featuring Mumbai's talented
versalite singer, Raina Khare, and directed by Arif Kazi will be released
shortly. The video is shot in Kuwait. Arif Kazi, the well known TV and
My internet provider is Bell Canada and I am paying for high speed DSL
My speeds as measured from 2 different servers from
http://pcpitstop.com/internet/bw.asp is:
download 4333 kbps
upload 675 kbps
Does that sound like a decent connection?
Roland
The Prosaic Truth about L K Advani
By: Praful Bidwai
NT-April 10, 2008
Vol XLVI No. 51
So powerful is the spin machine that certain political leaders command that
the media becomes a willful accomplice in lionizing them. Take PV Narashima
Rao for instance. This cynical advocate of defeatism in
Don Tonddanche Monis
Don tonddancho monis mhonn asta? Devachi rochnna ekuch tondd ghevn rochta ani
porot vhetanam tench tondd ghevn vheta. Devan, monxak khoim apleach rupa
sarkelo rochlolo. Punn aiz sovnsaracho rong itlo bodollla, monxan aplem rup
kednam bodollem tem sudam Devak
GOAN EXPATS
By Valmiki Faleiro
Goans were adventurous. From the mid-18th century, perhaps earlier, they
ventured to
distant shores, sometimes deep into uncharted territory. They made their
fortunes – in
Africa, the rest of India, the Far East, the Americas – and returned home.
Unfailingly.
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Goa police officer who said girl\'s death was accidental
loses job - Guardian
[Apr 11, 2008] ... with her boyfriend and other children in
the neighbouring stateof Karnataka when her
Yogesh Desai wrote:
Hello Mervyn,
I have stopped reading your post as they either
contain BJP/RSS bashing or MP bashing or some other
bashing related to Indian culture and traditions.
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:43:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Yogesh,
Can you point
Dear Friends,
As we all know the IOC chooses the site for Olympics months in advance and
the information is sent out to the media immediately.
I want to know, why was there no hue and cry by all members of IOC, and
heads of states, when China was first chosen to host the Olympic games?
Why
I am not sure what we (people residing outside Goa) can do, to stop this
carnage.
I have seen several compelling pictures R Parrikar sent out on GoaNet.
Everytime, a new post comes on GoaNet about this, I am dumb struck, unable to
do anything, or perhaps, I am choosing to ignore the problem.
Dear Mario the all-knowing of Goan caste systems despite having lived
in the backwaters of Indore,
Yep, Mario who snaps a finger and expects all Goans will get rid of
the caste system.
How about Mario getting rid of the Russians discriminating against
Goans in Morjim, a much more recent 5 year
On 12/04/2008, Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To Goanet -
Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote:
True. Check the list of heads of Goa government departments and you'll
know the facts, for instance! See who controls, as my sociologist
friend put it, the minds and wealth of Goa through
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:31:50 +0100
From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To try to illuminate a non believer is wasted energy.
Most if not all, on this forum believe in present
causes of global warming.
Mario responds:
Gabe,
You seem to have missed the fact that presently there
is global
I use San Bruno Cable (near San Francisco) and my speeds are 5472 and 309.
Better and worse.
Viviana
- Original Message
From: Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 5:42:49 AM
Subject: Re:
We are told that there were lapses by Police Sub
Inspector Mr. Nerlon Albuquerque in the investigation
into the death of British teenager Scarlett Keeling
but no one has disclosed what exactly these lapses
were.
While the suspension of PSI Nerlon was itself
unwarranted, his sudden dismissal from
MANGOS FOR EXPORT
Goans are mighty proud of their mankurad and Alphonoso -
Mangos that essentially only in our beloved Goa grow.
But I doubt if Goans think
Or even so much as blink,
That in exploiting this asset for exports, they've been so slow.
- Shanti Dhoot
On 12/04/2008, Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My internet provider is Bell Canada and I am paying for high speed DSL
My speeds as measured from 2 different servers from
http://pcpitstop.com/internet/bw.asp is:
download 4333 kbps
upload 675 kbps
Does that sound like a decent
Sharing a recent drawing of mine in HIMAL for a piece on Class
Analysis: Whatever happened to class? by Vivek Chibber. It appears at
the bottom of the article
From the recent issue of HIMAL:
http://www.himalmag.com/2008/april/cover_class.htm
How times change! For the past two decades, class
BSG-Goa mailing list has just over a hundred members, and has been
keeping busy discussing the above issues and more. Please check it
out:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/bsg-goa/
Rgds, FN
--
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Frederick 'FN' Noronha | Ym/Gmailtalk:
Mississauga (pronounced miss-iss-agha) is a satellite city of metro
Toronto, home to about 2 million souls among whom are a large section
of the Goan community. It has an above-average economic demographic
with Goans probably no more than 1% of the general population.
No surprise that most Goan
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