Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter....

2022-06-01 Thread Frederick Noronha
Roland, I don't think you've been following what has been done, or is being done here. Also, I don't think the issue can be solved by pouring in money, from the diaspora or anywhere else. Finally, on the issue of properties, there is also the unhelpful political reality here (caught between

Re: [Goanet] Frederick’s Open Letter to Goa’s Cardinal-To-Be

2022-05-31 Thread Roland Francis
The wishful part of Frederick’s open letter echoes my thoughts: Archbishop Ferrão has not done anything significant so far in the areas of community life. The areas are: 1. Education and coaching for high level government service. 2. A significant Catholic presence in healthcare in the form of

Re: [Goanet] AN OPEN LETTER TO GOA CHIEF MINISTER PRAMOD SAWANT

2021-04-28 Thread Roland Francis
The ship of trust in your Goa Govt has long since sailed after the rule of the old stalwarts was over a decade or so after 1961. You cannot trust your officials and everybody knows that. In these days of quick knowledge from around the world, it’s up to each one to take his or her own

Re: [Goanet] AN OPEN LETTER TO VIJAI SARDESAI

2018-03-31 Thread Dan Driscoll
Even at great distance I take an interest in the socio/political equations surrounding Goa, having resided there for almost thirty years with a spouse who considered herself a 'Gandhian' but whose 'ancestry' involved Catholic Colonial. My over-view these days inclines to the notion that Goa should

Re: [Goanet] AN OPEN LETTER I HAD WRITTEN TO VIJAI SARDESAI AFTER HE BETRAYED GOA AND GOANS ON 11th MARCH LAST YEAR

2018-01-16 Thread Bernice Pereira
Good letter sir, but do u think any decency can make a dent in their thick skinned armour. Sincerely wish you best of luck. Bernice Sent from my iPhone > On 16-Jan-2018, at 4:53 AM, Aires Rodrigues wrote: > > 13th March 2017 > > > > Dear Vijai, > > > > I

Re: [Goanet] AN OPEN LETTER TO GOA CHIEF MINISTER MANOHAR PARRIKAR FROM AIRES RODRIGUES

2017-08-02 Thread BT Yahoo Mail
All kudos to you, Aires, for your bold and caustic letter to Goa's smug CM, calling him 'corrupt, communal and casteist' to his face.  But, given the feudal minds of these BJPwalas, you might be unwittingly stirring up their wrath & inviting revenge. This land has not had much of an an

Re: [Goanet] AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. P.A. SANGMA

2012-07-06 Thread Jose Colaco
AN OPEN LETTER TO MR Marshall Mendonza, Dear Mr. Mendonza, I do not need to bring this to your attention, but I will - just in case you are a believer of statements made by Politicians. Perhaps, you will ask yourself the following questions, and come to a reasonable understanding of the

Re: [Goanet] An open letter to Shri Manohar Parrikar

2011-11-13 Thread floriano
--- Goanet Classifieds --- Enescil, a Brazilian engineering firm requires Engineers, Architects and Draftsmen,

Re: [Goanet] DOCUMENT: Open Letter To The Chief Minister Of Goa OnThe Destruction Of Goa's Built Heritage (GHAG)

2010-04-11 Thread Albert Da Cruz
--- Sign the Petition requesting The Honble Minister of State for Environment and Forests (I/C) to maintain the moratorium on issuing further environmental clearances for mining activities in Goa

Re: [Goanet] DOCUMENT: Open Letter To The ChiefMinister Of Goa OnThe Destruction Of Goa's Built Heritage (GHAG) - Comments 'The Banguis'

2010-04-11 Thread floriano
--- Sign the Petition requesting The Honble Minister of State for Environment and Forests (I/C) to maintain the moratorium on issuing further environmental clearances for mining activities in Goa

Re: [Goanet] An open letter to Pamela Mascarenhas - Deputy Director of Tourism, Goa

2010-01-31 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Hi JC, Some recent work has been put out in the form of a book by the Raitur seminarians. The headline in the Dec 19, MMIX issue of Vavraddeancho Ixtt read Raiturchea Siminaristamni Turismachea vaitt probavacho poskotto foddlo. Essentially meaning, Raitur Seminarians Reveal Ill Effects of Tourism.

Re: [Goanet] An open letter to Pamela Mascarenhas - Deputy Director of Tourism, Goa

2010-01-31 Thread J. Colaco jc
In response to my Open Letter to Pamela Mascarenhas, Dy. Director of Goa Tourism, Venantius J Pinto wrote: recent work has been put out in the form of a book by the Raitur seminarians: Raitur Seminarians Reveal Ill Effects of Tourism. Dear Venantius, As one who lives in a mainly tourist

Re: [Goanet] An open letter to the Chief Secretary, Government of Goa (Tony de Sa)

2008-12-05 Thread John Gomes
The Chief Secretary is too busy to look after this small thing! Although his main job is the Goa ADMINISTRATION which is in shambles for the aam admi! He is busy going to Dubai to study Sports with the profiligate sports minister delegation (which also included the TCP boss), enjoying 5 star

Re: [Goanet] An Open letter to Sonal Shah

2008-11-27 Thread Santosh Helekar
Public opposition to prejudice in all its forms demands that people reject irresponsible speculations, innuendo and defamatory insinuations against individuals and their families, such as in the post below. Cheers, Santosh --- On Wed, 11/26/08, Marshall Mendonza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [Goanet] An Open letter to Sonal Shah

2008-11-25 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:57:06 -0800 (PST) From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] As I pointed out elsewhere, the guy who started the smear against Sonal Shah this time around, Vijay Prashad, also tried to smear Mother Teresa years ago because of her links with convicted embezzlers of public

Re: [Goanet] An Open letter to Sonal Shah

2008-11-23 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sun, 11/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1.Refer below links to know and understand how 'trivial' and 'nominal' was the association. http://www.pragoti.org/node/2442 http://communalism.blogspot.com/2008/11/no-point-denying-sonal-shahs.html The smear propaganda

Re: [Goanet] AN OPEN LETTER TO MS. SONAL SHAH,

2008-11-22 Thread Santosh Helekar
If one bears the pain of reading the open letter in the post appended below, it becomes clear how ridiculous this type of political activism has become. The dishonest smear tactics begin by citing a strained trivial association, such as the fact that you have belonged, no matter how nominally

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-06 Thread Gabe Menezes
2008/11/5 Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 20:52:09 + From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] One Goanetter met you and he was not at all complimentry!! Mario responds: This is false. I have only met two Goanetters personally and they are both close friends. One

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-06 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Wed, 11/5/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The greatness of a person lies not in proving others wrong but in accepting and acknowledging one's own wrongs- Annonymous A man who is happy to have human failings has no illusions of possessing greatness - Lame Dukor

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-06 Thread Mario Goveia
Mario Goveia wrote: In a recent post that had nothing to do with animals on display, Mervyn lowered himself, ...er, was inspired, to write to me, And please don't try and blame it on the smell from the zoo again. If anything, the smell is coming from your pants being on fire.? I guess, from

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-06 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 21:47:11 + From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Both are close friends? Hmm! I have an email stored on my Google account, of what was said about Mario. ( On Google mail, one does not need to delete any emails for life ostensibly) but I shall let this one pass!...but for

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-05 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Mario Goveia wrote: In a recent post that had nothing to do with animals on display, Mervyn lowered himself, ...er, was inspired, to write to me, And please don't try and blame it on the smell from the zoo again. If anything, the smell is coming from your pants being on fire.  I guess, from

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-05 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 20:52:09 + From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] One Goanetter met you and he was not at all complimentry!! Mario responds: This is false. I have only met two Goanetters personally and they are both close friends. One of them lives in Goa and has met Gabe and, to put

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-05 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Wed, 11/5/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He is as human like us with the same weaknesses and failings as any of us. He too trips at times. The above is an accurate characterization of what I am, biologically and psychologically. I wouldn't want to be any different.

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-05 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
Are we back in kindergarten? RKN Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 20:52:09 + From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] One Goanetter met you and he was not at all complimentry!! Mario responds: This is false. I have only met two Goanetters personally and they are both close friends. One of them lives

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-04 Thread Mario Goveia
Marshall Mendonza wrote: Santosh does not practice what he preaches. There is a word for this in the English language. It is called HYPOCRISY. Mario responds: Marshall, Tsk, tsk, tsk. I have no idea how you can tell from half a world away what Santosh practices, but I would be careful of

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Mon, 11/3/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sometimes our personal equations take precedence over objectivity. What? Now objectivity is a good thing? When did this change of mind occur? I am here to contribute positively and constructively. I hope the above assertion

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-04 Thread Mervyn Lobo
marshallmendonza wrote: I do not wish to enter into another discussion pointing out the flaws in Santosh's or your post as I am aware where they come from. But rest assured, I am here to contribute positively and constructively.   Marshall, This is one of the bravest posts I have seen

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-04 Thread Gabe Menezes
2008/11/4 Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Marshall Mendonza wrote: Santosh does not practice what he preaches. There is a word for this in the English language. It is called HYPOCRISY. Mario responds: Marshall, Tsk, tsk, tsk. I have no idea how you can tell from half a world away what

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter

2008-11-03 Thread Mervyn Lobo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Santosh does not practice what he preaches. There is a word for this in the English language. It is called HYPOCRISY. marshall, Whether you realize this or not, you have lowered yourself down to the level of personal insults. In my experience, this usually happens

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to L K Advani by George Menezes

2008-11-03 Thread Nasci Caldeira
Dear Santosh, Tum kitea mhunta rea? read below. --- On Sun, 2/11/08, Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a typical christian response to the violence unleashed against them. Love thy enemy. No hate, no hypocrisy, no intellectual airs.

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to L K Advani by George Menezes

2008-11-02 Thread Santosh Helekar
I give below latest examples of partisan chauvinistic remarks, the likes of which are unlikely to promote communal harmony in this secular public forum. I repeat again, my old advice to you: Become Christian and immediately U will have been 'Enlightened'!!! Your perception of everything even

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to L K Advani by George Menezes

2008-11-01 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- On Sat, 11/1/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a typical christian response to the violence unleashed against them. Love thy enemy. No hate, no hypocrisy, no intellectual airs. How are typical Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or other non-Christian

Re: [Goanet] An Open letter to Goan Parents.

2008-10-31 Thread reena.martins
How very beautifully put. Carvalho wrote: Yet again I see Goa's parochial views come to the fore, as if to prove to the world that we live in the back of beyond. Everytime the victim or alleged victim is a young women, Goans seem bent on questioning the parenting skills of these unfortunate

Re: [Goanet] An open letter to Goan Catholics

2008-07-08 Thread Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या
Hi Selma, Are you sure you're not falling into the trap of those who want us to believe that our religious identities are the most important aspects, and that minorities don't belong? Such a logic doesn't work for too long, as election results have repeatedly shown. Even Pakistan is paying the

Re: [Goanet] An open letter to Goan Catholics

2008-07-08 Thread floriano
Dearest Selma, Would you please put in a word for me at any prefered Embassy nearest to you? That will take a lot of running around for me to do. I think I will take your advice, having resisted this urge for such a long time, UNLESS (:- you use your good offices with the Archbishop of Goa

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to Dr. Leo Rebello

2008-04-16 Thread Jerry Fernandes
Mogal Lino Tujeo Kovita ekdom ruchicheo Toxeoch tujeo Aitaracheo Katkutleo Zaito teomp zalo vachun jiv dadostalo Goanettarank toxench Gulfgoansankam tunvem konkanicho mog dilo. Amchi Romi Konkanichi ruch tunvem dili zaitea goemkarank Ingliz uloitat punn konkani vachunk pois ravonknant Zoxo

Re: [Goanet] An open letter to the Times of India

2008-02-18 Thread Albert Da Cruz
Dear Fred, It was interesting reading about the arrival of ToI in Goa. As you are aware my brother Alfred who lives in Mumbai was one of the first non-whites to be recruited as sub-editor cadet for training under the English Editor. I may be wrong as I am relying on my fading memory it was

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter To Rajan

2008-01-28 Thread Reena Martins
Why waste your breath, Mr Chari? I was right, afterall, even if partially-- at least by your own admission! Reena Kamalaksh Chari wrote: --- http://www.GOANET.org

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter To Rajan

2008-01-25 Thread Reena Martins
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Symposium on Pre-Primary Primary School Education Primary

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter To Rajan

2008-01-25 Thread Kamalaksh Chari
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Symposium on Pre-Primary Primary School Education Primary

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter To Rajan

2008-01-24 Thread Kamalaksh Chari
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Symposium on Pre-Primary Primary School Education Primary

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter To Rajan

2008-01-23 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
Dr Anand Virgincar :-) Never came across a Virgincar in Goa. Must be another fake id. Let me hazard a guess. What does that surname means? Someone who loses his virginity only in the back seat of a car? I've come across many Chodankars though. Khushwant Singh once wrote in his Malice column

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter To Rajan (RKN)

2008-01-23 Thread J. Colaco jc
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Symposium on Pre-Primary Primary School Education Primary

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter To Rajan

2008-01-23 Thread Yogesh Desai
another fake Id Cheers Yogesh Munich -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Radhakrishnan Nair Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter To Rajan Dr Anand Virgincar :-) Never came

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter To Rajan (RKN)

2008-01-23 Thread Alfred de Tavares
interaction with Rajan, Cecil co will yet get up to scratch. , I am always at beck call. Alfred de T Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:22:41 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@lists.goanet.org CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter To Rajan (RKN) On 23/01/2008

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter To Rajan (RKN)

2008-01-23 Thread Nigel Britto
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Symposium on Pre-Primary Primary School Education Primary

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to Wendell Rodricks

2007-09-21 Thread Miguel Braganza
:49:24 -0400 From: Wendell Rodricks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to Wendell Rodricks I have always felt that religion, politics and sexuality are best left as private matters, with God as judge. To debate on such topics on the net is welcome, but it can go on endlessly

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to Wendell Rodricks

2007-09-20 Thread Wendell Rodricks
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Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to Wendell Rodricks

2007-09-10 Thread Wendell Rodricks
http://www.GOANET.org TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007

Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to Wendell Rodricks/ to Roland

2007-09-09 Thread Sunith D Velho
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Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to Wendell Rodricks

2007-09-09 Thread Santosh Helekar
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Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to Wendell Rodricks

2007-09-09 Thread Kevin Saldanha
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Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to Wendell Rodricks

2007-09-09 Thread Floriano
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