Where's Sandra? (18 min)
Paromita Vohra
Watch the film here: (18 minutes)
http://imaginingourselves.imow.org/pb/Story.aspx?id=1430lang=1
Where's Sandra? is a film about a stereotypical figure
On the other hand, going by the trend of though on Goanet in recent days:
1) Keeping the traditions of the recent 'converts' to Goanetism, we
should continue to follow the ground-rule that anything or everything
done by Manohar Parrikar (and his Sardinha surrogate government in
1999, which he
DAILY HAIKU #15:
VALENTINE 2
lovers on a diet
said love is mog,
romeo and juliet
dead in a morgue.
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Aunty, Famous Indians, Haiku, Churchill cartoons, etc:
http://2008goanconvention.com/blog/index.php
HI I would like to share with you some more postcards from Goa
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=12479l=8d0b6id=668449236
Ihope you will enjoy seeing them. Most of them are of my boarding school.
Have a nice day
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Philip Thomas wrote:
If there is one thing which saddens me more than the sight of rabble
rousers who pour out of the woodwork it is the unvarnished cynicism of
those who should know better. The latter may console themselves that they
are only being chauvinistic. Its a thin line which separates
Comments on Newspaper Reports of the Day [15-02-08]
GT: Only Goa can be a model state - CM
No. Mr. Kamat. You politicians and the police force has qualified Goa to No. 1
model 'Lawless State'. Ask Collector Mr. Mihir Vardhan to check this out [Re:
Noise Pollution]. Also the civil marriage of
Hi Sachin, If I understood the drift of your question right, the
Catholic values are those which the religion sees as a priority. But
I guess the term would be differently interpreted by different
institutions and even by different Catholics.
Google and see:
Derrick Da Costa wrote to Sachin Phadte: ' because Senator Hillary
Clinton is a senator it does not mean that we accept her with open
arms when she accepts murder as a policy. We do not believe in murder
of innocents. Do you believe in the murder of innocents?
As for what we Catholics stand for
Dr. U. G. Barad wrote:
I might go to temple once in a year or two but heart to heart I always pray
to god. Equally I don't believe in religion or caste but at the same time I
am proud in the religion and caste where I am born though without my choice.
I feel others should also be proud in
For favour of publiction please. Averthanus
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IN PURSUIT OF JOBS.
Averthanus L. D'Souza.
The Chief Minister of Goa, influenced (obviously) by the
thinking of the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in a recent outburst,
accused the Goan population of opposing all
1. have any of the powers that be ever addressed any of the serious issues
raised by Goans until they agitated?
I have not been really able to understand what the Goans are agitating
about. OK may be SEZs were pushed through in obscene haste. But I still dont
know what the magnitude of land use
It is ordained in the scriptures that under no circumstances can a Muslim
woman be permitted to marry, other than a Muslim man, but Ms. Dilnashin Amir
Ahmed Shaikh alias Manyata the latest flame of film star Sanjay Dutt
(incidentally his third to be spouse after Richa Sharma and Rhea Pillai (now
STYLESPEAK
by Wendell Rodricks
ROCKSTARS
Presumably everyone in Goa is in a froth over the stupendous circus
our politicians put up……. yet again. How utterly scandalous is the
refrain. I am not going to vote sings another chorus. When will
these jokers get to their senses ? questions the
Goa Science Forum
invites you
for a talk on
Rise and decay of the Tolerance principles from Voltaire to our days
by Dr. Fritz Erik Hoevels
... commences 5 pm sharp
on 18 February, 2008, Monday
at the Art Gallery, Institute Menezes Braganza, Panaji, Goa
Fritz Erik Hoevels, Ph.D., B.Sc.
I admire the sentiments that provoke attacks on what are called bhailo
Using epithets generally reserved, in private, for a mother-in-law!
Its true the true Goan could some day, contrary to expectations
Be overwhelmed by outsiders and be confined like Red Indians to reservations.
Surely this
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Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members,
relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED.
Easter Night with Forefront on 27 March 2008 :
The Goan Expat's Club, is all set to hold its 1st Social Event in a unique
ambience on 27 March 2008 at the Fakher Al Deen Palace, from 8:30 pm onwards
with Goa's top band FOREFRONT and Kuwaits top DJs John Marlon. This
glamorous event will
It is pathetic to see this character who carries my ancestral name
talk about a Goa that can be a model state. What is he saying,
precisely -- here; is this, that in the project to shape India towards
post disaster capitalism -- Goa has been nominated as a laboratory and
he is one of the mid-wives
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Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members,
relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED.
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Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members,
relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED.
Talking Photos: Fishing Trawlers on strike
Which also means blockades to barges movement
Which also means no unloading of iron-ore/barges at MPT
Which also means crores of rupees loss
MBA is not equal to Master of Business Administration
MBA is like GBA - Mormugao Bachao Abbiyan
Mandovi
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:18:52 +0530 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Act fast to REMOVE picture of PROPHET
MOHAMMAD If Fr. Ivo and Albert can write all they want on Goanet, Selma, I
do not see why Ahmed Shaikh cannot add his two bits. Selma do not sign
Hi,
Please tell your village friends that there is an old saying - 'even a
brigand will not destroy his own house'.
BJP are not that stupid to creat any more trouble (which they already
were in) during their turmoil in power.
That is not how politics work.
This trouble was brewing during BJP rule,
To Goanet -
This great institution will move to a new building currently
under construction at Patto. Most of the holdings and the
administrative staff will be based in the new building but
the current location will be retained as an extension. At
least this is what I have been given to
Gandhi and the RSS... not directly Goa-linked but useful to understand
the debates here: http://www.infochangeindia.org/analysis239.jsp
--
Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490
Philip-bab says :What is the state of lawlessness people are
talking about?
Are people that gullible? Or are they just looking for straws to
grab hold of and justify their antics as a mob? Where exactly
is the hanky panky going on? And why is law enforcement
Marshall-bab says :
1. BJP supporters give clean chits to the BJP.
2. There was as much corruption during BJP rule.
3. Wonder what happened to the funds allegedly
spent on the first IFFI .
4. Major opposition to the BJP is its communal
agenda.
5. It is only when one is
I do firmly believe Konkani should not be allowed to die,
But when I write this in English, I in effect my convictions belie.
Besides, by example should I preach
So that I can also a wider audience reach.
I'm not sure, but some day I will certainly try.
Hi Goanetters,
Any one who says, that publishing a picture of Mohammad should be
beheaded is a terrorist, why should a picture offend you or me?
Did any one see Jesus, did he sit for a portrait, did he write anything?
Any one who makes a statue of a half naked OLD man on a cross should
be
Congress government in Goa till date were known for corruption, for loot and
for plunder but no one knew that Congress government is also engaged in
arranging illegal marriages!
If one does not believe this, take a look or find out how Goa Government
initiated legal marriage procedure of
No need to invent. There are some fine numerical units in existence.
There are terms that are used by special people in certain
circumstances (maybe the bigwigs do so too) -- an arab (billion), and
then there is the kharab/khrab (hundred billion). This perhaps has to
do with the nature of our
Members of the legislatures and other public institutions swear an oath
of allegiance to the Constitution and to uphold its provisions, which
specifically
include the integrity of the nation and equality of all citizens regardless
of
caste, creed,gender or origin. Moreover, any violation of these
*Cinema Português-Século XXI*
* *
*O Consulado Geral de Portugal em Goa*, em colaboração com o *Centro de
Língua Portuguesa/ Instituto Camões-Goa* e a *Kala Academy*, divulgará
aspectos diversos do cinema português actual mostrando cinco filmes
legendados em inglês a partir de Sábado, dia 16 de
Frederick-bab says :
1 ) Can't we guys grow up and stop seeing everything
in terms of BJP v/s Congress.
2 ) How can learned men bluff themselves into believing
that everything was perfect in Goa between October
1999 and January 2005 ?
3 ) Greatest chief minister ,
Venantius-bab said :
What Digamber is not saying is the ones to be hurt are the ones
belonging to the same soil that he sprouted from , whether voted
for him or not.
I say :
One's belonging to the soil he sprouted from do not matter half as
much to him as those who
NT: EC serves notice on Sonia over Belgian honour.
GT: EC serves notice on Sonia Gandhi.
H: Sonia'saward triggers row; EC issues notice.
Comments:
1. Age is definately showing up on Sonia's face. [Photo inset]
2. The EC, with due respect, seems to be having no other job. Will some
enterprising
Is being Indian not enough?
by Tarun Vijay (from rediff)
I thought being an Indian is enough till I saw people
being killed and ousted for not being Maharashtrian
and contributing 'appropriately' for the cause of
Maratha culture.
But how do I convert to their version of a good
citizenship so
First an extract about agitiations from today's Business Standard:
Devangshu Datta: Pitfalls of formalism... Our formalism frequently makes us
do more damagingly stupid thingsFormalism is one of the things that
makes the MNS (initials again!) agitation seem absurd. The MNS is beating up
The recent imbroglio created by the issue of Residency certificate to
Dhilnashin, alias ‘Manyata’; opens up the cupboard of skeletons in the
Government machinery. It is stated that the residency certificate was refused
primarily by the Cuncolim Municipality. But it was an open secret where
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Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum meeting on Sunday 17th February
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The Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum (CCCF) will have its
monthly general meeting
Wow, terrorist ? the man who asks for the picture to
be removed because his religion does not permit the
depiction of God as a picture or a painting and
accomplice because others respect and have over the
years learned to live with these beliefs to foster
peace and harmony and brotherhood. So I am
Dear Goanetters
I am reading Goanet on the web for the past four months and I feel like I am
listening to the talks at the Village Tinto. I like the writing of Valmiki
Faleiro, Cecil Pinto, Pravin Sabnis, Anand Virginkar, Jose Colaco, Floriano
Lobo, Rajan Parrikar, Miguel Braganza, George
J.L.Rivon Gomes
-- by N.C. Mohandoss G.L.Kavita
Pause- and smile Please! Who else on earth always wants us to smile? Its none
other than a photographer. Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is
a joyous sensualist, for the simple reason that the eye
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