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By Eugene Correia
It’s Christmas but I’m missing that Chrismassy feeling. Why on earth
am I feeling blue this Christmas? I have no answer but it’s just that
my Christmas spirit seems to have escaped from my body. Is this
brought about by the fact that the world is not very
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I wish Fred or anyone else can post the articles from the Liberation
supplement of Times of India, and also Fred's piece in The Indian
Express. Hard to read those low-res images.
Fred needs to be thanked for posting some of the audio files from the
conference. Haven't had time to hear them so
copyright problem.
Good to know that TAG is recognizing Nolasco's contribution to Goan
music and tiatr, though he staged an operrata called Amorechi Ghantto,
which did not find favour with Goians who were and still are in love
with tiatrs. Nolasco lost lot of money on put up the show.
Eugene
not of merger
into its former body.
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Cry Freedom
By Eugene Correia
The lack of support and enthusiasm from the man in the street to the
start of the celebrations on the august occasion of Goa's 50th year of
Liberation is an indication that Goans care less for this milestone in
its history. For the past five decades Goans have been
If Nehru is to be faulted for not keeping his promise made in his
speeches, then he can also be faulted for sacrificing his pacifist
ideals by using military force in Goa. The issue of Goa and how to
deal with it was probably not easy for Nehru. At one point in time,
Nehru wanted to take the Goa
The road left behind, the road ahead
By Eugene Correia
Reaching fifty in its lifetime as a state calls for introspection of
what Goa was and is. The past is obviously history and the present is
what counts. As for the future, who knows what is in store for Goa.
From a Portuguese colony
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eugene
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If the sunrise over Goa's horizon on December 19, 1961 brought hope
and expectations, does the daily sunrise brings in rays of gloom? On
the occasion of Goa's 50th year of Liberation, Goans are unsure what
the dawn of each day will bring
of the Tiatr Academy is a
good example. The battle ahead for the next 50 years is to have an
all-round growth in economic, educational and cultural spheres.
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Aye Panduji,
I am not sure if Sylvester's mom was Goan or East Indian, but Dom's
mom was EI for sure. Both Sylvester and Dom claimed to be Goan. Take
the case of tennis star Leander Paes, whose mother is Jennifer, an
Anglo-Indian. The Anglos claim him as one of their own. True, they are
Dear JoeGoaUK,
It is not correct that Mario was behind the Utterly Butterly
Delicious Amul ad. It was created by DaCunha Associates, headed by
Sylvester Da Cunha, a Goan who is an icon in India's advertising
world. The Amul girl was created by Eustace Fernandes. I am not sure
if he is Goan. He
Legendary cartoonist R.K. Laxman expressed deep shock at the demise of
fellow cartoonist and friend Mario Miranda. “Mario was one of our
oldest friends and acquaintances in Mumbai. He was a great artist and
his work will be remembered for long. He was able to recapture and
recreate the mood and
Call me old-fashioned, but I was shocked to see CM Kamat and Minister
Alexio Sequeira in shirts. Also Remo and many others, while Dattaraj
Salgoakar and Wendell were attired in suits. Wish the others at least
had the thought of wearing a coat.
Whatever happened to the old customs when people (more
. Those like
me who saw the fine lines that created Goan characters and the brushes
that brought the Goan landscapes to life will remember him forever.
Farewell, Mario, you were indeed one of a kind.
Eugene Correia
Khushwant Singh once said that Mario has imprisoned him forever in a
light bulb. Maria drew the graphic that went with Khushwant's column,
With Malice Towards One and All. Mario worked under Khuswant when the
latter was editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India, now defunct.
Kushwant also spent
Merwyn wrote:
As for the question of should a priest dabble in politics, I think the answer
has always been abundantly clear. A lot of priests aspire to be politicians.
No politician ever changes his mind to aspire becoming a priest.
As a Canadian I wish Merwyn knew better. A fine example
Just to remind Selma, it is not me who started it all. You were
obviously annoyed with me over my comments on the London Convention.
In your fit of anger you went to the great length of mocking my
operation. It was enough to convince me what type of a person you are.
It was an uncharitable act and
of Eugene Correia and heaven help them all in Goa, if perchance they
happen to make a grammatical error. Isn't it a good thing when each
other can find any type of errors in each other's written material? I
am open to learn from my mistakes if someone out there points them to
me. I will thank
It is not only childish on Selma's part but rather foolish to let this
debate take a toll on her. For someone who is British-educated, she
should have understood that Cecil's column is humour. One can take
liberties with the accents of one's own community. Check Russell
Peters having a ball with
Dear E,
Thanks for giving us further details on Siddartha Mukherjee and his
book. I learnt about his background through news reports when he won
the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.
Like his book on medicine, there's another book by an Indian, Abraham
Verghese, on AIDS, called My Own
Selma wrote:
Dear Doc,
You've got it wrong. Frederick doesn't want to be left in peace. In his own
ventures he will leave no estone unturned to ensure editting to an acceptable
level.
Me:
Dear Doc,
You were sharp enough to find my mistook, but how come you missed
your dear friend Selma's
Just to turn away from the hotly-debated issue of English, I come to
the FIH Champions Challenge I, which is being played at Johannesburg,
South Africa. I had mixed feelings when Canada lost to Argentina 3-2,
after taking the lead twice, and India thrashed South Africa 7-4, on
the second day of
Like a magnet, Selma's Into The Diaspora Wilderness pulls me towards
it. For the second time in a few days I picked it again from my
bookshelf and went to the last pages to check some references to Dubai
and its Goan inhabitants. To my surprise I found A Debt of Gratitude,
her acknowledgements to
The debate over English, both spoken and written forms, in India have
been going on for long. I read one piece that mentioned the
Bhagatisation of English newspapers and elsewhere I read,
dumbing down of publishing, of the Chetan Bhagatisation of
reading..Chetan Bhagat recently appeared on
In reply to J Colaco, let me clarify that I used the word ABSURD
because it was not based on any statistics that the level of English
has gone down in Goa.
As for the second point, yes it is MISTOOK, as it should have been WHETHER.
It is good that we catch such erros, so that we can all be on
I thought disenfranchisement meant denying a person his or her right
or privelege. On a larger point, Fred hasn't disenfranchised any
viewpoints but has challenged them. He may or may not agree but he, as
one of the admnistrators of goanet, has not denied Selma to express
her view on the subject.
The answer to my quest as to who edited Selma's Into the Diaspora
Wilderness lay in the book itself. I did not check the publisher's
page when I began reading the book because I knew who the publisher
was. As I was reading Just Matata, a new book by Braz Menezes, I, for
some reason, went back to
Found today's edit in OHeraldo a bit amusing. The opening line, It's a
logic thatf defies logic, is something that defies meaning. The edit's
asks, Does the CM know what a cultural capital is? I ask, Does the
editorial writer knows what's a logic is?
Further into the para, it says, The venue of
I read that Dr. Celsa Pinto is retiring as Director of Education at
the end of the month. Here's a chance for Selma to apply and,
with little help from the NRI department, she could get the post. She
could then improve the teaching of English in schools and colleges.
Selma could also double up as
Yeah Roland and Eric, I remember Hira Building very well. I lived in the
area. All the names mentioned are familiar. When I last visited the place,
not even a year ago, I went around and saw the changes. As a kid, I used to
play in the compound of the Small Causes Court.
Eugene
Dear Freddy,
I must admit the reason I pointed the error is to show that we make
mistakes writing in a hurry and without giving much thought to our writing.
Since we were debating the issue of Catholic Goans not using good English,
I just happened to come across yours. You should not excuse
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seats were Harinder Thakkar, a minister in the last government, Vic Dhillon,
and Dr. Shafiq Quadri.
There was fear that the Conservatives would return as the Liberals fumbled
on many social and economic issues. But the Ontario citizens seem to be
reposed their faith in the Liberals.
Eugene Correia
Nice to learn that Toronto-based writer Rohinton Mistry has won the 2012
Neustadt International Prize for Literature. The Bombay-born, St. Xavier's
college-educated writer has some Christian characters (assuming Goans as
Mistry was familiar with them) in his books. His first novel, Such A Long
and
entertaining.
I hope Digamber Kamat's office is ready for the deluge of enquiries that
will flood from the mighty pen of Eugene Correia and heaven help them all in
Goa, if perchance they happen to make a grammatical error.
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I was suffering from plague and, hence I went
The Race to get healthy: Ready, Set, GOA!
In search of beauty, solace and detoxification, Laura Coughlin heads to the
pristine shores of Goa to find out whether a concoction of sunshine, healthy
meals, therapy and enemas can really turn back time and help you lose
weight.
The story is on the
Selma,
There you go again. On one hand, thanking me for the suggestions (though I
am inclined to believe the thank you does not come from your heart) and, on
the other, you deliver your snide remark that suggestions are dime-a-dozen.
Books are costlier.
Anyone who want to solicit donations must
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Eugene Correia
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Here's the original that I had sent the paper:
Debate on Goa's future is never-ending
With reference to Frederick Noronha's piece, Goa's debate that isn't
happening, I find, firstly, that the heading itself is in error because of
the use of the possessive apostrophe in Goa's
Nawab of Pataudi was indeed a gentleman to the core. Having met him a couple
he was very astute though appearing a bit reserved. After all he had royal
blood in his veins. At one the cricket matches at the Wankhede Stadium, my
former colleague an (now deceased) cricket writer Rajan Bala asked
and her hobnobbing with the likes of Eduardo Faleiro makes her a special
species of birds.
I will leave the Marxism vs Capitalism part and her uneducated view on
what kudds were and what have been their contribution to Goans in cities
like Mumbai and Kolkatta in times past.
Eugene Correia
Time to take
Convention
and also his own observations. His arguments were saner and sober than the
crossfire witness over the London convention. I add a bit of his controversy
regarding gated community with a goanetter.
The post did not appear on goanet, and no explaination has come from the
admin.
Eugene Correia
Going to the peel region heritage site and reading about the 2008
International Goan Convention in Toronto reminded me of the late Cornel da
Costa. Despite his analysis of my reports, here was a man who wrote as he
saw it. I disagreed with some of his points, but that was okay. It was a
healthy
and put together with a group of seven committed individuals.
I believed it was hosted and organised by the Goanetters' Association. I
leave it to some of the association's members who are on goanet to clariffy.
Eugene Correia
Yes Fred, it is with malice that I said what I said, if it satisfies you.
For your information, I know Rene since the mid-70s. I do see him as a
passionate Goan who is doing lot of work to build Goan networks. AmI jealous
of him? You take a guess. No further comment. Period.
Eugene
that belong to them but are
in dispute. They have made and are making efforts to claim part of what is
rightfully theirs. (the word 'what' is missing from Fred piece). What else
do expat Goans have to claim or rather reclaim that they have lost?
Goenkarponn, perhaps.
Eugene Correia
that Selma has penned a book on Goan diaspora but that really
does not establish her as a researcher with the professionalism that Stella
would bring to the job. If Stella leads the team it would give the British
Goans heritage project an authoritarian stamp.
Eugene Correia
to be in the spotlight. This is one great asset
besides hsi penchant for launching organisations. More power to your elbows,
Rene.. you a phenonmenon.
Eugene Correia
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Cyprian,
Check the item below.
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If I remember correctlfy, Salman Khurshid, the central minister for law, is
married to Louise. I think she is a Goan. In the course of her job she met
Salman and they got married.. She was also a MLA in Uttar Pradesh from the
same constitutency which her husbands represents as MP..
Eugene
www.firstpost.com
Yeddy, Reddy, Kamat? Goa’s Rs 800 cr mining scam is next.
Eugene
I must inform Merwyn that it was Fred who told me that I should go ahead and
respond to the article so that a debate could be started when I mentioned
his column during a phone conversation regarding another mater. I saw no
debate except your piddly interjection.
Eugene
By the way John still lives in Toronto, more specifically in Mississauga,
and not lived in Uganda and Canada, as
Fred mention.,?
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the past tense lived and, in that context, my letting him know that John
still lives in
at the
convention. I was happy that she cared to go through the souvenir and find
what I said was worthy of quoting.
May her soul rest in eternal peace.
Eugene Correia
to the head.
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.
However, the new thinking on the MEA's part is welcome. The concession to be
made to Pakistani Goans in getting long-term visas is a good step.
Eugene Correia
to help
its diaspora community. Goa is possibly doing whatever little it can to make
diaspora Goans feel they are not forgotten or ignored.
Eugene Correia
Here'a a piece from a blog on India Today website.
eugene correia
(How much should you pay for a CT scan, that vital diagnostic test, if you
fall seriously sick? No one really knows…)
“How much do you charge for a CT scan of the whole abdomen?”
That’s what I have been asking diagnostic
with Canadian doctors.
Many thanks to those who wished me speedy recovery. And splecial thanks to
Merwyn ;-)
Eugene Correia
would expect it to be transparent in letting us
know what some have demanded of it -- financial figures. In an email Ravi
Vaz informed me before the convention that he would be following this forum
and any issues raised here will be looked at. Will the honourable Ravi Vaz
keep his promise/
Eugene
a certain income line. Goa should also improve its rural health
services.
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it brings in the end.
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I had sent this post and on the goalist it shows as July 22
(Goanet) Goan association by Alvaro
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you are not a professional
journalist and, hence, can be excused. But I still intrigued why Jason and
Cliff were left out.
Eugene Correia
financial advice which, according to some, is not worth it.
Eugene Correia
?
By Eugene Correia
The fifth Global Goan Convention (Gomant Vishwa Samellan) is underway in
London, and, as usual, it will delve on burning issues related to Goa and
Goans abroad.
Started in 2006 in Goa, the Department of NRI Affairs Department of the Goa
government felt it would be a great idea
, with
or without limitations.
Eugene Correia
I am puzzled that my post on the above subject came into my goanet digest
just today (july 27) though the post is dated July 22. I got several digests
before this digest which did not contain the post. I also the Goanet
archives and sorted by date and author but failed to notice it till today.
In
presentation as I wish
to know what his personal experiences of the freedom struggle are.
I wish some professional journalists had covered this convention. No
journalist goes to a convention with a mission to do a hatchet job. It is
another thing if readers agree with what he/she writes.
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be a cry in the wilderness. Jason Keith Fernandes is
to address the issue of Global Goans' Unity at the London conference.
Let's hear what this young man has to say.
Eugene Correia
firm come together
unitedly on many common platforms. Goa current battles lies in fighting the
many causes that NGOs have taken up. Saving Goa from those who continue to
plunder and rape her is the most important job Goans have right now.
Eugene Correia
conference. At the Toronto convention, he was just a bystander and was one
of the person responsible for breaking up the GoaNetters association.
Eugene Correia
If this not the sixth convention, though news reports say it is fift? to my
knowledge, the conventions have been held in Goa, Lisbon, Toronto, Muscat,
Kuwait and now London..
eugene
With the exception of a news item in Times of India, I haven't seen
any mention of the Global Goan Convention in Herald and The Navhind
Times. I don't know if Gomantak Times is available on the net.
eugene
myself of a copy of this report. Also like
to know if any goanetter has got access to or read it. I haven't seen
the report (or its summary) on the Global Goans website.
Eugene Correia
Checked the Global Goans site and in more found the Goan Migration
Study report..
eugene
of Dr. SarDesai's writings on Goan history,
particular liberation history. Maybe as a co-editor of The Legacy of
Nehru, a Centennial Assessment (1992), I expect him to provide Nehru's
role in the historical perspective of Goa's liberation.
Eugene Correia
Aires's post makes sense. It would be wise on the Goa government's
part not to waste huge money on this fanfare when the money could be
well spent to meet urgent soci0-cultural needs of Goans in Goa.. In
case, the Goa government wants to show the overseas Goans that they
care for them, then it
?
Eugene Correia
if the
Hyderabad centre is still functioning..
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. Brampton may be ranked third. I have no
statistics but just giving my views as I have watched the growth of
these areas over the years.
Eugene Correia
I think the debate over this (or is it in this?) has gone off
tanget. Tony obviously used an English idiom (explanation below from
Wikipedia) and Borges seemingly took Tony's words literally. Unless,
Borges explains that he understood the idiom. I think Tony was
outright wrong in questioning
.
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