[Goanet-News] Explaining a complex language in a simple way (on Richard Cabral's Konkani in the Roman Script: A Short Grammatical Study)

2024-03-09 Thread Goanet Reader
*Explaining complex Konkani in a simple way* Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com (+91-9822122436) Konkani is a complex language, often misunderstood. Or not adequately understood. This is perhaps more acute today in the case of Roman-script Konkani. Despite its centuries-old

[Goanet-News] Músicas de Carnaval (The Brazilian Music and Culture Club, Goa)

2024-03-09 Thread Goanet Reader
The Brazilian Music and Culture Club was launched in Goa recently. Marcelle Feigol Guil, the Guimarães Rosa Visiting Lecturer (Portuguese Language & Brazilian Studies) at the Shenoy Goembab School of Language and Literature (Goa University) curated the songs below, specially for the event.

[Goanet] Explaining a complex language in a simple way (on Richard Cabral's Konkani in the Roman Script: A Short Grammatical Study)

2024-03-09 Thread Goanet Reader
*Explaining complex Konkani in a simple way* Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com (+91-9822122436) Konkani is a complex language, often misunderstood. Or not adequately understood. This is perhaps more acute today in the case of Roman-script Konkani. Despite its centuries-old

[Goanet] Músicas de Carnaval (The Brazilian Music and Culture Club, Goa)

2024-03-03 Thread Goanet Reader
The Brazilian Music and Culture Club was launched in Goa recently. Marcelle Feigol Guil, the Guimarães Rosa Visiting Lecturer (Portuguese Language & Brazilian Studies) at the Shenoy Goembab School of Language and Literature (Goa University) curated the songs below, specially for the event.

[Goanet-News] YOUTH-ANESIA: THE QUICKSANDS OF EL DORADO YOUTH-ANESIA: THE QUICKSANDS OF EL DORADO (Chris Fernandes)

2024-03-03 Thread Goanet Reader
By Chris Fernandes To each child of Goa, the proverbial El Dorado. We love you We need you There is no one like you We are fighting for you --Excerpt from Candide, by Voltaire Candide was not yet tired of interrogating the good old man; he wanted to know in what manner they prayed to God

[Goanet] YOUTH-ANESIA: THE QUICKSANDS OF EL DORADO YOUTH-ANESIA: THE QUICKSANDS OF EL DORADO (Chris Fernandes)

2024-03-03 Thread Goanet Reader
By Chris Fernandes To each child of Goa, the proverbial El Dorado. We love you We need you There is no one like you We are fighting for you --Excerpt from Candide, by Voltaire Candide was not yet tired of interrogating the good old man; he wanted to know in what manner they prayed to God

[Goanet] FOLK TALES: BIMÃ AND THE DOLL THAT SPOKE (Carolina Costa)

2024-02-04 Thread Goanet Reader
BIMÃ E A BONECA QUE FALAVA BIMÃ AND THE DOLL THAT SPOKE “Bimã e a boneca que falava” or in English, “Bimã and the doll that spoke”, is a story of a girl whose life was saved from a Giant because of a doll which was hidden in the tree trunk in her back

[Goanet-News] FOLK TALES: BIMÃ AND THE DOLL THAT SPOKE (Carolina Costa)

2024-02-04 Thread Goanet Reader
BIMÃ E A BONECA QUE FALAVA BIMÃ AND THE DOLL THAT SPOKE “Bimã e a boneca que falava” or in English, “Bimã and the doll that spoke”, is a story of a girl whose life was saved from a Giant because of a doll which was hidden in the tree trunk in her back

[Goanet-News] Megan De Souza:Chol Re Bhopllea, ttunnuk-ttunnuk

2024-02-02 Thread Goanet Reader
Megan De Souza:Chol Re Bhopllea, ttunnuk-ttunnuk NOTE: [Bhopllea — pumpkin. Megan Roselind De Souza has been pursuing her Master’s degree in Konkani at the Goa University. Her hobbies include reading and writing. She

[Goanet] Megan De Souza:Chol Re Bhopllea, ttunnuk-ttunnuk

2024-02-02 Thread Goanet Reader
Megan De Souza:Chol Re Bhopllea, ttunnuk-ttunnuk NOTE: [Bhopllea — pumpkin. Megan Roselind De Souza has been pursuing her Master’s degree in Konkani at the Goa University. Her hobbies include reading and writing. She

[Goanet] Damini Mane: Rakhandar -- The Guardian

2024-01-30 Thread Goanet Reader
It was the time of the Saptha, the seven days of celebrations devoted to God Damodar, when I would meet my cousins and their families. Like every other group of kids, we too were mischievous and curious. It was that time of the year when my great great aunt would visit us in

[Goanet] Damini Mane: Rakhandar -- The Guardian

2024-01-30 Thread Goanet Reader
It was the time of the Saptha, the seven days of celebrations devoted to God Damodar, when I would meet my cousins and their families. Like every other group of kids, we too were mischievous and curious. It was that time of the year when my great great aunt would visit us in

[Goanet-News] Damini Mane: Rakhandar -- The Guardian

2024-01-30 Thread Goanet Reader
It was the time of the Saptha, the seven days of celebrations devoted to God Damodar, when I would meet my cousins and their families. Like every other group of kids, we too were mischievous and curious. It was that time of the year when my great great aunt would visit us in

[Goanet] Giann Maria Fernandes:The House Next Door

2024-01-23 Thread Goanet Reader
I heard it again; the sound, akin to the rustling of dry leaves as if somebody was sweeping the ground. It was the dead of midnight and by now I was familiar with that spooky sound emanating from the neighbouring house. It was absurd that anyone

[Goanet-News] Giann Maria Fernandes:The House Next Door

2024-01-23 Thread Goanet Reader
I heard it again; the sound, akin to the rustling of dry leaves as if somebody was sweeping the ground. It was the dead of midnight and by now I was familiar with that spooky sound emanating from the neighbouring house. It was absurd that anyone

[Goanet] Dr. Luis Dias: O João Grande e o João Pequeno

2024-01-22 Thread Goanet Reader
My paternal grandmother, Maria Marta Apresentação Lobo e Dias (called Mãe by my brother Victor and me, even though she was our grandmother), was around for just about four years of my existence from the age of three to six. But I remember her

[Goanet-News] Sheela Jaywant: They've Come

2024-01-18 Thread Goanet Reader
"THEY'VE come, Aaji-Bai,” Alka-akka's yell welcomed us. We had reached our 'ancestral house' in our 'native place', Palolem, Canacona, mid-1960s. Aaji was my maternal grandmother. Bai was my grandfather's sister, married at the age of six, maybe, widowed soon after, and subsequently banished to

[Goanet] Sheela Jaywant: They've Come

2024-01-18 Thread Goanet Reader
"THEY'VE come, Aaji-Bai,” Alka-akka's yell welcomed us. We had reached our 'ancestral house' in our 'native place', Palolem, Canacona, mid-1960s. Aaji was my maternal grandmother. Bai was my grandfather's sister, married at the age of six, maybe, widowed soon after, and subsequently banished to

[Goanet] Vivek Costa Pereira: Take That!

2024-01-16 Thread Goanet Reader
Vivek Costa Pereira: Take That! PEDRO would always shout late evenings, after coming home, "Take that, and that... and that." All the neighbours despised him and felt pity for his wife, Marie. Yet, every morning, the couple went about doing their work, almost normally. Pedro would work as a

[Goanet-News] Vivek Costa Pereira: Take That!

2024-01-16 Thread Goanet Reader
Vivek Costa Pereira: Take That! PEDRO would always shout late evenings, after coming home, "Take that, and that... and that." All the neighbours despised him and felt pity for his wife, Marie. Yet, every morning, the couple went about doing their work, almost normally. Pedro would work as a

[Goanet] Floriano Fernandes: A Political Leader from our Childhood

2024-01-15 Thread Goanet Reader
It is often heard being said that prophets are seldom recognised in their own home. In this article of mine, one will find similarities relating to one of the finest, charismatic Goan political leaders who helped the people of Goa to retain their unique identity and self-respect. Had it not been

[Goanet-News] Floriano Fernandes: A Political Leader from our Childhood

2024-01-15 Thread Goanet Reader
It is often heard being said that prophets are seldom recognised in their own home. In this article of mine, one will find similarities relating to one of the finest, charismatic Goan political leaders who helped the people of Goa to retain their unique identity and self-respect. Had it not been

[Goanet] Shubhankar Shah: Kamal's Kavita -- My Baiaji's Life Story

2024-01-14 Thread Goanet Reader
Shubhankar Shah: Kamal's Kavita -- My Baiaji's Life Story What do you think of when you hear of a Physical Education teacher? A muscular young man with a moustache that hides a small forest underneath? Well, how wrong would you be if you saw my late

[Goanet-News] Shubhankar Shah: Kamal's Kavita -- My Baiaji's Life Story

2024-01-14 Thread Goanet Reader
Shubhankar Shah: Kamal's Kavita -- My Baiaji's Life Story What do you think of when you hear of a Physical Education teacher? A muscular young man with a moustache that hides a small forest underneath? Well, how wrong would you be if you saw my late

[Goanet] Andria Antão: Bai and Baya Weavers

2024-01-13 Thread Goanet Reader
Andria Antão: Bai and Baya Weavers It was common knowledge that monsoons meant the mangoes of Casa Antão came down with the slightest gush of the wind. Well, this knowledge was not limited to its residents alone but was known to the whole ward, since the tree loaded

[Goanet-News] Andria Antão: Bai and Baya Weavers

2024-01-13 Thread Goanet Reader
Andria Antão: Bai and Baya Weavers It was common knowledge that monsoons meant the mangoes of Casa Antão came down with the slightest gush of the wind. Well, this knowledge was not limited to its residents alone but was known to the whole ward, since the tree loaded

[Goanet] Aparna Talaulicar: Once Upon a Time in Goa

2024-01-11 Thread Goanet Reader
Aparna Talaulicar: Once Upon a Time in Goa Aage aage khetle aaka, Raati biti bhovu naka, Tuka dekhlyar maka khata CHILDHOOD stories evoke precious strands of holiday memories of Goa for me, of my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, a house large enough to lose myself in, a storeroom filled with

[Goanet-News] Aparna Talaulicar: Once Upon a Time in Goa

2024-01-11 Thread Goanet Reader
Aparna Talaulicar: Once Upon a Time in Goa Aage aage khetle aaka, Raati biti bhovu naka, Tuka dekhlyar maka khata CHILDHOOD stories evoke precious strands of holiday memories of Goa for me, of my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, a house large enough to lose myself in, a storeroom filled with

[Goanet] The Christmas 'Party' That Turned Sour (M.G. Devasahayam)

2024-01-08 Thread Goanet Reader
The Christmas ‘Party’ That Turned Sour As evident from the 'Not in Our Name' campaign, which has drawn over 3,200 signatures, a vast majority of Christians are hurt by the display of cult-sycophancy. https://thewire.in/rights/the-christmas-party-that-turned-sour

[Goanet-News] The Christmas 'Party' That Turned Sour (M.G. Devasahayam)

2024-01-08 Thread Goanet Reader
The Christmas ‘Party’ That Turned Sour As evident from the 'Not in Our Name' campaign, which has drawn over 3,200 signatures, a vast majority of Christians are hurt by the display of cult-sycophancy. https://thewire.in/rights/the-christmas-party-that-turned-sour *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-

[Goanet-News] Modi's Attempt to Woo the Christian Community (Ram Puniyani)

2024-01-04 Thread Goanet Reader
Ram Puniyani ram.puniy...@gmail.com On December 25, 2023, Prime Minister Narnedra Modi invited many Christians for an interaction and to greet them. He lauded the community for their social work [1] and hailed the inclusive teachings of Lord Jesus Christ. He also went on to recall his long

[Goanet] Modi's Attempt to Woo the Christian Community (Ram Puniyani)

2024-01-04 Thread Goanet Reader
Ram Puniyani ram.puniy...@gmail.com On December 25, 2023, Prime Minister Narnedra Modi invited many Christians for an interaction and to greet them. He lauded the community for their social work [1] and hailed the inclusive teachings of Lord Jesus Christ. He also went on to recall his long

[Goanet] FROM GOANVOICE: Eddie Fernandes Announces Goan Voice 2.0

2024-01-02 Thread Goanet Reader
Eddie Fernandes Announces Goan Voice 2.0 The New Year will witness the transition of Goan Voice, the only Goan website to attract advertising. I have been running the service for over 23 years without missing a single day and I am unable to devote the energy to continue, having turned 85 years. I

[Goanet-News] FROM GOANVOICE: Eddie Fernandes Announces Goan Voice 2.0

2024-01-02 Thread Goanet Reader
Eddie Fernandes Announces Goan Voice 2.0 The New Year will witness the transition of Goan Voice, the only Goan website to attract advertising. I have been running the service for over 23 years without missing a single day and I am unable to devote the energy to continue, having turned 85 years. I

[Goanet-News] Michelle's Goa, a story told bluntly (FN, in NT)

2023-12-26 Thread Goanet Reader
Michelle's Goa, a story told bluntly FN Michelle Mendonca Bambawale's just-published book 'Becoming Goan' (Ebury-Penguin, 2023) is a story told at three levels. First, it is the story of a return to Goa by a daughter of the soil whose family has been out for generations. Secondly, it

[Goanet] Michelle's Goa, a story told bluntly (FN, in NT)

2023-12-26 Thread Goanet Reader
Michelle's Goa, a story told bluntly FN Michelle Mendonca Bambawale's just-published book 'Becoming Goan' (Ebury-Penguin, 2023) is a story told at three levels. First, it is the story of a return to Goa by a daughter of the soil whose family has been out for generations. Secondly, it

[Goanet-News] Belgaum blues: Kuswar, a plate with upto 20 different sweets ... (Cecilia deSilva Suarez)

2023-12-04 Thread Goanet Reader
missive was written as the first contribution to a somewhat delayed ebook on Goan experiences in Belgaum, India. If you'd like to contribute an article to the same, contact Cliff D'Silva (who features as 'baby brother Clifford' above) via WhatsApp +91-90493 19910 or email cliffa...@gmail.com Goane

[Goanet] Belgaum blues: Kuswar, a plate with upto 20 different sweets ... (Cecilia deSilva Suarez)

2023-12-04 Thread Goanet Reader
missive was written as the first contribution to a somewhat delayed ebook on Goan experiences in Belgaum, India. If you'd like to contribute an article to the same, contact Cliff D'Silva (who features as 'baby brother Clifford' above) via WhatsApp +91-90493 19910 or email cliffa...@gmail.com Goane

[Goanet-News] TRIBUTE: Norbert Rego, who knew something of everything and everything of page-making (by Dr Olav Albuquerque)

2023-11-15 Thread Goanet Reader
0 long years. Norbert must be chuckling when he reads what I have written about him. * * * Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha (FN). *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Join a discussion on Goa-related issues by posting your comments on this or other issues via email to goa...@g

[Goanet] TRIBUTE: Norbert Rego, who knew something of everything and everything of page-making (by Dr Olav Albuquerque)

2023-11-15 Thread Goanet Reader
0 long years. Norbert must be chuckling when he reads what I have written about him. * * * Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha (FN).

[Goanet-News] An unofficial history of 1961 (FN, in NT)

2023-11-07 Thread Goanet Reader
An unofficial history of 1961 Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com Six decades or almost two generations after of the dramatic end of Portuguese rule in Goa, differing perspectives are beginning to emerge from the ones which so far dominated the narrative. Given the sudden, unpleasant

[Goanet-News] An unofficial history of 1961 (FN, in NT)

2023-11-02 Thread Goanet Reader
An unofficial history of 1961 Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com Six decades or almost two generations after of the dramatic end of Portuguese rule in Goa, differing perspectives are beginning to emerge from the ones which so far dominated the narrative. Given the sudden, unpleasant

[Goanet] An unofficial history of 1961 (FN, in NT)

2023-11-02 Thread Goanet Reader
An unofficial history of 1961 Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com Six decades or almost two generations after of the dramatic end of Portuguese rule in Goa, differing perspectives are beginning to emerge from the ones which so far dominated the narrative. Given the sudden, unpleasant

[Goanet-News] Goa > 2075 ... from Mayabhushan Nagvenkar

2023-10-15 Thread Goanet Reader
Hi, I'm Mayabhushan. If you're curious to know about the universe in which my debut novel Goa > 2075 is set in, here are a few pointers which will help sort that out for you. First of all, Goa isn't Goa anymore. Goa has been re-branded as Go-aah by a Democratic Corporation

[Goanet] Goa > 2075 (Mayabhushan Nagvenkar)

2023-10-15 Thread Goanet Reader
Hi, I'm Mayabhushan. If you're curious to know about the universe in which my debut novel Goa > 2075 is set in, here are a few pointers which will help sort that out for you. First of all, Goa isn't Goa anymore. Goa has been re-branded as Go-aah by a Democratic Corporation

[Goanet-News] A tale of two regrets and two treasures... Remembering Valmiki Faleiro (by Melvyn Misquita)

2023-10-15 Thread Goanet Reader
A tale of two regrets and two treasures... Remembering Valmiki Faleiro (January 6, 1956-October 5, 2023) >From MELVYN MISQUITA misqu...@outlook.com As the years progress, the list of memories gets longer. The list of memorable moments and the list of regrets. With the shocking and untimely

[Goanet] A tale of two regrets and two treasures... Remembering Valmiki Faleiro (by Melvyn Misquita)

2023-10-15 Thread Goanet Reader
A tale of two regrets and two treasures... Remembering Valmiki Faleiro (January 6, 1956-October 5, 2023) >From MELVYN MISQUITA misqu...@outlook.com As the years progress, the list of memories gets longer. The list of memorable moments and the list of regrets. With the shocking and untimely

[Goanet-News] ØSMITAY -- Reviewing its historical accuracy (Jason J Pinto)

2023-09-28 Thread Goanet Reader
ØSMITAY -- Reviewing its historical accuracy Jason J. Pinto +91 75070 44269 (WhatsApp) Mandd Sobhann productions' 'Øsmitay' is the latest portrayal of a wide array of events and cultural traits of the Konkani people who inhabit the Konkani coast, right from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra to Cochin in

[Goanet] ØSMITAY -- Reviewing its historical accuracy (Jason J Pinto)

2023-09-28 Thread Goanet Reader
ØSMITAY -- Reviewing its historical accuracy Jason J. Pinto +91 75070 44269 (WhatsApp) Mandd Sobhann productions' 'Øsmitay' is the latest portrayal of a wide array of events and cultural traits of the Konkani people who inhabit the Konkani coast, right from Ratnagiri in Maharashtra to Cochin in

[Goanet] Those Were The Days : Remembering The Music Circle (Goa), Margao

2023-08-19 Thread Goanet Reader
Those Were The Days Agostinho da Cruz via Facebook Maestro late Fr Camilo Xavier School of Music, formerly known as The Music Circle (Goa), Margao, founded in 1954, was a music institution affiliated to the Trinity College of Music and the Royal School of Music (London). This was where

[Goanet-News] Those Were The Days : Remembering The Music Circle (Goa), Margao

2023-08-19 Thread Goanet Reader
Those Were The Days Agostinho da Cruz via Facebook Maestro late Fr Camilo Xavier School of Music, formerly known as The Music Circle (Goa), Margao, founded in 1954, was a music institution affiliated to the Trinity College of Music and the Royal School of Music (London). This was where

[Goanet-News] Justice is crucial, not just uniformity, say women's groups in Goa

2023-07-10 Thread Goanet Reader
Goanet Reader Women's groups meeting in Panjim on July 10, 2023, against the backdrop of a recent push towards a "Uniform Civil Code" in India, called for an emphasis on "justice for all stakeholders in the family, and for all communities, rather than uniformity"

[Goanet] Justice is crucial, not just uniformity, say women's groups in Goa

2023-07-10 Thread Goanet Reader
Goanet Reader Women's groups meeting in Panjim on July 10, 2023, against the backdrop of a recent push towards a "Uniform Civil Code" in India, called for an emphasis on "justice for all stakeholders in the family, and for all communities, rather than uniformity"

[Goanet-News] End of an Era: Remembering Mario Cabral (FN, The Goan)

2023-06-20 Thread Goanet Reader
In The Goan (June 20, 2023) End of an Era: Remembering Mario Cabral Frederick Noronha With some trepidation, I asked the question to the senior journalist, the first whom I encountered in the Press Room at the old Adil Shahi Palace in Panjim. "I've joined the Deccan Herald, and have

[Goanet] End of an Era: Remembering Mario Cabral (FN, The Goan)

2023-06-20 Thread Goanet Reader
In The Goan (June 20, 2023) End of an Era: Remembering Mario Cabral Frederick Noronha With some trepidation, I asked the question to the senior journalist, the first whom I encountered in the Press Room at the old Adil Shahi Palace in Panjim. "I've joined the Deccan Herald, and have

[Goanet-News] So, what did the Portuguese loot? (FN, The Goan)

2023-06-14 Thread Goanet Reader
So, what did the Portuguese loot? --- Frederick Noronha So, someone asked this question in cyberspace: "I genuinely wanted to learn more about this. I have watched a few videos on YouTube, but they are mostly from people with agendas and don't make sense to me as they do not

[Goanet] So, what did the Portuguese loot? (FN, The Goan)

2023-06-14 Thread Goanet Reader
So, what did the Portuguese loot? --- Frederick Noronha So, someone asked this question in cyberspace: "I genuinely wanted to learn more about this. I have watched a few videos on YouTube, but they are mostly from people with agendas and don't make sense to me as they do not

[Goanet-News] Goa CM's Rs 32.68-Crore (Rs 326.8 million) Advertising Largesse Ensures He's in Firm Control of Media (Devika Sequeira, The Wire)

2023-05-24 Thread Goanet Reader
Pramod Sawant's bloated budget has helped sugar-coat media coverage around his person and leadership. Recently, the Goa edition of Lokmat ran over 14 pages of his birthday ads Goa CM's Rs 32.68-Crore Advertising Largesse Ensures He's in Firm Control of Media Pramod Sawant. Photo:

[Goanet] Goa CM's Rs 32.68-Crore (Rs 326.8 million) Advertising Largesse Ensures He's in Firm Control of Media (Devika Sequeira, The Wire)

2023-05-24 Thread Goanet Reader
Pramod Sawant's bloated budget has helped sugar-coat media coverage around his person and leadership. Recently, the Goa edition of Lokmat ran over 14 pages of his birthday ads Goa CM's Rs 32.68-Crore Advertising Largesse Ensures He's in Firm Control of Media Pramod Sawant. Photo:

[Goanet] Goa has the potential... for bombast? (FN)

2023-04-25 Thread Goanet Reader
Goa has the potential... for bombast? -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Frederick Noronha in The Goan -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. My friend Emil shared a WhatsApp message the other day. It didn't say much. It just contained a long list of (what looked like) newspaper headings. Each one said something nice about

[Goanet-News] Goa has the potential... for bombast? (FN)

2023-04-25 Thread Goanet Reader
Goa has the potential... for bombast? -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Frederick Noronha in The Goan -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. My friend Emil shared a WhatsApp message the other day. It didn't say much. It just contained a long list of (what looked like) newspaper headings. Each one said something nice about

[Goanet-News] Meet Joe Falcao: A Journey Through Seven Countries To Becoming A Unicorn CFO

2023-04-19 Thread Goanet Reader
This feature focuses on Joe (José) Falçao, an early Goanetter who has been on this network since the mid-1990s, when it first started. Congratulations! Thanks to Eddie Fernandes' goanvoice.org.uk for sharing the link. * * * Meet Joe Falcao: A Journey Through Seven Countries To Becoming A Unicorn

[Goanet] Meet Joe Falcao: A Journey Through Seven Countries To Becoming A Unicorn CFO

2023-04-19 Thread Goanet Reader
This feature focuses on Joe (José) Falçao, an early Goanetter who has been on this network since the mid-1990s, when it first started. Congratulations! Thanks to Eddie Fernandes' goanvoice.org.uk for sharing the link. * * * Meet Joe Falcao: A Journey Through Seven Countries To Becoming A Unicorn

[Goanet-News] An initiative, on an island, to take robotics to students (Chorao)

2023-04-13 Thread Goanet Reader
AN INITIATIVE, ON AN ISLAND, TO TAKE ROBOTICS TO STUDENTS On an island in Goa, an initiative led by techies, volunteers and educationists is taking robotics to school students. Recently, the St Bartholomew's High School (Chorao) in partnership with Uzoorba Technologies LLP

[Goanet] An initiative, on an island, to take robotics to students (Chorao)

2023-04-13 Thread Goanet Reader
AN INITIATIVE, ON AN ISLAND, TO TAKE ROBOTICS TO STUDENTS On an island in Goa, an initiative led by techies, volunteers and educationists is taking robotics to school students. Recently, the St Bartholomew's High School (Chorao) in partnership with Uzoorba Technologies LLP

[Goanet-News] Not the usual history of Goa (FN)

2023-04-05 Thread Goanet Reader
Not the usual history of Goa Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com Goa's past is a strongly contested one. Depending on whom you are reading, or listening to, you could easily believe that you are encountering very different regions. Now, along

[Goanet] Not the usual history of Goa (FN)

2023-04-05 Thread Goanet Reader
Not the usual history of Goa Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com Goa's past is a strongly contested one. Depending on whom you are reading, or listening to, you could easily believe that you are encountering very different regions. Now, along

[Goanet-News] GOA IN THE EARLY 1900S: The art of making shining, jet-black ink (BaDa Satoskar, translated by Milind Kamat)

2023-04-01 Thread Goanet Reader
from the book स्मरण “Smaran” (Reminiscence). Author: Balkrishna Dattatray "Ba.Da." Satoskar. Published by Sagar Sahitya, Panjim 1972. Translated for Goanet Reader by Milind Kamat. kamat_mil...@yahoo.com Goanet Reader is edited and compiled by Frederick Noronha. Send your interestin

[Goanet] GOA IN THE EARLY 1900S: The art of making shining, jet-black ink (BaDa Satoskar, translated by Milind Kamat)

2023-04-01 Thread Goanet Reader
from the book स्मरण “Smaran” (Reminiscence). Author: Balkrishna Dattatray "Ba.Da." Satoskar. Published by Sagar Sahitya, Panjim 1972. Translated for Goanet Reader by Milind Kamat. kamat_mil...@yahoo.com Goanet Reader is edited and compiled by Frederick Noronha. Send your interestin

[Goanet-News] Teatro in Toronto, Canada, down the ages! (1976-2019) (Silviano Barbosa)

2023-03-31 Thread Goanet Reader
bosa from a comedy scene from 2010 Tiatr 'Dukh' Tiatr Scene with: Sandra Nenezes, Rhiza Gracias, Sylda Gracias & Grace Almeida Tiatr singing Scene with: Marshal Fernandes, Tony Da Silva & Olavio Da Costa With Rhiza Gracias, Sandra Menezes & Grace Almeida City of Toronto END Submitted to

[Goanet] Teatro in Toronto, Canada, down the ages! (1976-2019) (Silviano Barbosa)

2023-03-31 Thread Goanet Reader
bosa from a comedy scene from 2010 Tiatr 'Dukh' Tiatr Scene with: Sandra Nenezes, Rhiza Gracias, Sylda Gracias & Grace Almeida Tiatr singing Scene with: Marshal Fernandes, Tony Da Silva & Olavio Da Costa With Rhiza Gracias, Sandra Menezes & Grace Almeida City of Toronto END Submitted to Goanet Reader: August 15, 2022. Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436

[Goanet-News] OPINIONATED: A sad farewell to the values of Goa's 'comunidade' system (Augusto Rodrigues)

2023-03-31 Thread Goanet Reader
OPINIONATED A sad farewell to the values of Goa's 'comunidade' system Avarice has got the better of comunidade managing committees. The managing committees of the 'comunidades' have been ripping the system apart for personal gain. GT Digital Published on: 28 Mar, 2023, 3:48 pm BY AUGUSTO

[Goanet] OPINIONATED: A sad farewell to the values of Goa's 'comunidade' system (Augusto Rodrigues)

2023-03-31 Thread Goanet Reader
OPINIONATED A sad farewell to the values of Goa's 'comunidade' system Avarice has got the better of comunidade managing committees. The managing committees of the 'comunidades' have been ripping the system apart for personal gain. GT Digital Published on: 28 Mar, 2023, 3:48 pm BY AUGUSTO

[Goanet-News] On the sad death of a great Goan footballer (A Veronica Fernandes)

2023-03-25 Thread Goanet Reader
gether and take an initiative to start an all-Goa knock-out soccer tournament in his name. Once again, may his soul rest in peace. ### Edited and circulated via Goanet-Reader. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Join a discussion on Goa-related issues by posting your comments on this or other i

[Goanet] On the sad death of a great Goan footballer (A Veronica Fernandes)

2023-03-25 Thread Goanet Reader
gether and take an initiative to start an all-Goa knock-out soccer tournament in his name. Once again, may his soul rest in peace. ### Edited and circulated via Goanet-Reader.

[Goanet-News] EXTRACT: Dark night (from Yvonne Vaz's new book This is My Song, 2023)

2023-03-07 Thread Goanet Reader
Dark night [From Yvonne Vaz's book This is My Song, a memoir set in diverse lands.] Which yesterday do I write about first? The answer comes loud and clear from my inner self. Tell about the dark night. It is October 1956. I am living with my dad, Lucio Alexander Vaz, my mum Lucy and three

[Goanet] EXTRACT: Dark night (from Yvonne Vaz's new book This is My Song, 2023)

2023-03-07 Thread Goanet Reader
Dark night [From Yvonne Vaz's book This is My Song, a memoir set in diverse lands.] Which yesterday do I write about first? The answer comes loud and clear from my inner self. Tell about the dark night. It is October 1956. I am living with my dad, Lucio Alexander Vaz, my mum Lucy and three

[Goanet-News] Remembering Agapito de Miranda, researcher of Goan culture and music (Antonio Da Costa, Tempe, Arizona)

2023-02-12 Thread Goanet Reader
Remembering Agapito de Miranda, researcher of Goan culture and music By Fr Antonio Costa Tempe, Arizona Recently in the news was an item about Fundação Oriente in Panjim organising an exhibition of works by Senhor Agapito Miranda, brought together by Prof. Susana Sardo of Aveiro. I am overjoyed

[Goanet] Remembering Agapito de Miranda, researcher of Goan culture and music (Antonio Da Costa, Tempe, Arizona)

2023-02-12 Thread Goanet Reader
Remembering Agapito de Miranda, researcher of Goan culture and music By Fr Antonio Costa Tempe, Arizona Recently in the news was an item about Fundação Oriente in Panjim organising an exhibition of works by Senhor Agapito Miranda, brought together by Prof. Susana Sardo of Aveiro. I am overjoyed

[Goanet-News] Mhadei dispute: Crisis in Goa scales up challenges for CM Sawant, puts BJP in tight spot (Pamela D'Mello/India Today)

2023-01-14 Thread Goanet Reader
The controversy between Goa and Karanataka over the Mhadei river basin has opened a new front of a challenge for the Bharatiya Janata Party, which rules both states. Pamela D’Mello UPDATED: Jan 14, 2023 12:31 IST The Mhadei/Mandovi river basin spans 1580 sq km, nearly half the Goa's total 3702

[Goanet] Mhadei dispute: Crisis in Goa scales up challenges for CM Sawant, puts BJP in tight spot (Pamela D'Mello/India Today)

2023-01-14 Thread Goanet Reader
The controversy between Goa and Karanataka over the Mhadei river basin has opened a new front of a challenge for the Bharatiya Janata Party, which rules both states. Pamela D’Mello UPDATED: Jan 14, 2023 12:31 IST The Mhadei/Mandovi river basin spans 1580 sq km, nearly half the Goa's total 3702

[Goanet] A Legacy of Lies and Deceit (Devika Sequeira)

2023-01-11 Thread Goanet Reader
Devika Sequeira Earlier this month, Pramod Sawant met with the recently appointed bishop, Fr Sebastião Mascarenhas, at Pilar to felicitate him. Goa had been honoured by the Catholic priest's elevation, the chief minister said. (Mascarenhas is the second cleric in his family to become bishop.)

[Goanet-News] A link to Sonia Filinto's insightful video on Goan bread (time-sensitive)

2022-12-23 Thread Goanet Reader
Watch this film, while it is available online still: BREAD AND BELONGING: https://doculive.blogspot.com/p/bread-and-belonging.html (Sonia FIlinto) Open up to Dec 25. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Join a discussion on Goa-related issues by posting your comments on this or other issues via email

[Goanet] A link to Sonia Filinto's insightful video on Goan bread (time-sensitive)

2022-12-23 Thread Goanet Reader
Watch this film, while it is available online still: BREAD AND BELONGING: https://doculive.blogspot.com/p/bread-and-belonging.html (Sonia FIlinto) Open up to Dec 25.

[Goanet-News] Goa, just as the backdrop (FN)

2022-12-21 Thread Goanet Reader
Goa, just as the backdrop Frederick Noronha It's that time of the year when the rest of India (and parts of the globe too) hop down to Goa. Everyone, and their uncle and their dog, wants to visit the place. Long-lost friends remember those based in Goa. At sometimes, there can be frantic

[Goanet] Goa, just as the backdrop (FN)

2022-12-21 Thread Goanet Reader
Goa, just as the backdrop Frederick Noronha It's that time of the year when the rest of India (and parts of the globe too) hop down to Goa. Everyone, and their uncle and their dog, wants to visit the place. Long-lost friends remember those based in Goa. At sometimes, there can be frantic

[Goanet-News] Telling a story that began over 450 years ago -- Goa's Inquisition (Alan Machado Prabhu)

2022-11-01 Thread Goanet Reader
TELLING A STORY THAT BEGAN OVER 450 YEARS AGO: GOA'S INQUISITION Alan Machado (Prabhu) Where does one begin to tell a story that began over 450 years ago? Of an institution that operated for 250 years? A story deliberately kept secret by that very

[Goanet] Telling a story that began over 450 years ago -- Goa's Inquisition (Alan Machado Prabhu)

2022-11-01 Thread Goanet Reader
TELLING A STORY THAT BEGAN OVER 450 YEARS AGO: GOA'S INQUISITION Alan Machado (Prabhu) Where does one begin to tell a story that began over 450 years ago? Of an institution that operated for 250 years? A story deliberately kept secret by that very

[Goanet-News] 1 The Opening up of the Inquisition's Archives and Statistics (Alan Machado Prabhu)

2022-07-27 Thread Goanet Reader
1 The Opening up of the Inquisition's Archives and Statistics Writing the history of Goa's Inquisition involves a balancing act and an unbiased evaluation of primary archival data, not selective repetitions of earlier histories compiled largely from secondary sources and peppered by personal

[Goanet] 1 The Opening up of the Inquisition's Archives and Statistics (Alan Machado Prabhu)

2022-07-27 Thread Goanet Reader
1 The Opening up of the Inquisition's Archives and Statistics Writing the history of Goa's Inquisition involves a balancing act and an unbiased evaluation of primary archival data, not selective repetitions of earlier histories compiled largely from secondary sources and peppered by personal

[Goanet-News] No Place For Me: A Memoir of an Indian Doctor in East Africa by Leo J. De Souza (Reviewed by Stephen Luscombe)

2022-07-18 Thread Goanet Reader
No Place For Me: A Memoir of an Indian Doctor in East Africa by Leo J. De Souza Reviewed by Stephen Luscombe (British Empire site) Leo's book charts the story of his own family spanning almost the entire period of European colonisation through to the euphoria of Independence and then into to the

[Goanet] No Place For Me: A Memoir of an Indian Doctor in East Africa by Leo J. De Souza (Reviewed by Stephen Luscombe)

2022-07-18 Thread Goanet Reader
No Place For Me: A Memoir of an Indian Doctor in East Africa by Leo J. De Souza Reviewed by Stephen Luscombe (British Empire site) Leo's book charts the story of his own family spanning almost the entire period of European colonisation through to the euphoria of Independence and then into to the

[Goanet-News] 48. The Army Commander and COAS Visit Vassalo e Silva (Valmiki Faleiro)

2022-07-17 Thread Goanet Reader
48. The Army Commander and COAS Visit Vassalo e Silva Valmiki Faleiro Lieutenant General (later General and Chief of Army Staff) JN Chaudhuri GOC-in-C Southern Command, together with AOC-in-C Air Vice Mshl EW Pinto and BN Mullik of the IB, took a helicopter from Belgaum to Goa the following day,

[Goanet-News] Communal harmony, system of jurisprudence do make a difference

2022-07-17 Thread Goanet Reader
Communal harmony, system of jurisprudence do make a difference Visitacao B. Monteiro vmonteiro0...@gmail.com WhatsApp +91-9604201168 The thirty-fifth anniversary of Goa Statehood Day was recently celebrated, on May 30. During a function held to mark it, Goa Governor. P.S. Sreedharan Pillai

[Goanet] 48. The Army Commander and COAS Visit Vassalo e Silva (Valmiki Faleiro)

2022-07-17 Thread Goanet Reader
48. The Army Commander and COAS Visit Vassalo e Silva Valmiki Faleiro Lieutenant General (later General and Chief of Army Staff) JN Chaudhuri GOC-in-C Southern Command, together with AOC-in-C Air Vice Mshl EW Pinto and BN Mullik of the IB, took a helicopter from Belgaum to Goa the following day,

[Goanet] Communal harmony, system of jurisprudence do make a difference

2022-07-17 Thread Goanet Reader
Communal harmony, system of jurisprudence do make a difference Visitacao B. Monteiro vmonteiro0...@gmail.com WhatsApp +91-9604201168 The thirty-fifth anniversary of Goa Statehood Day was recently celebrated, on May 30. During a function held to mark it, Goa Governor. P.S. Sreedharan Pillai

[Goanet-News] The Shiftars, a rocking great band from the Mombasa of the 1960s

2022-07-15 Thread Goanet Reader
Monday, September 27, 2021 The Shiftars, a rocking great band from the Mombasa of the 1960s By Cecilia Mascarenhas cecili...@hotmail.co.uk [Written before the of Benny almost a year ago...] Early last year, Cyprian Fernandes (Skip) was in contact as he was doing true life stories for his blog

[Goanet] The Shiftars, a rocking great band from the Mombasa of the 1960s

2022-07-15 Thread Goanet Reader
Monday, September 27, 2021 The Shiftars, a rocking great band from the Mombasa of the 1960s By Cecilia Mascarenhas cecili...@hotmail.co.uk [Written before the of Benny almost a year ago...] Early last year, Cyprian Fernandes (Skip) was in contact as he was doing true life stories for his blog

[Goanet-News] The Chess Master Paradox (Dr Michael Lobo

2022-07-14 Thread Goanet Reader
The Chess Master Paradox Dr Michael Lobo dr.michael.l...@gmail.com We've just been through the 14th of July -- the National Day of France. Also known as Bastille Day, it marks the anniversary of the date of the Storming of the Bastille in 1789 that sparked off the French Revolution and

[Goanet] The Chess Master Paradox (Dr Michael Lobo

2022-07-14 Thread Goanet Reader
The Chess Master Paradox Dr Michael Lobo dr.michael.l...@gmail.com We've just been through the 14th of July -- the National Day of France. Also known as Bastille Day, it marks the anniversary of the date of the Storming of the Bastille in 1789 that sparked off the French Revolution and

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