Hello!
Here are new picture uploads on http://bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/
1. Benaulim Hunger Strike against Mega Projects
http://bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/2008/08/benaulim-hunger-strike-against-mega.html
2. Westwinds captures Benaulim's footpaths!
UNITED FRIENDS CLUB (UFC) - KUWAIT
Invites all members, players, supporters and well-wishers to attend the Annual
Thanksgiving Mass at the Holy Family Cathedral, Kuwait City at 8:00 a.m. on
Friday, 22nd August 2008.
Cajetan de Sanvordem,
President,
United Friends Club – Kuwait.
--- On Tue, 19/8/08, CORNEL DACOSTA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: CORNEL DACOSTA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Those Goans who are now students in the UK are
classified ethnically as Indians and definitely not
Portuguese as you seem to prefer. If you knew better,
you would know that the Indians do
Dears,
Wilson Mazarello aka Wilmix of the Wilmix-Sharon duo fame is the Convener of
the Romi Lipi Action Front and Past President of the Dalgado Konkani Academy
besides being the founder Director of the Tiatr group TACT and a Tiatr
personality of good repute.
Perhaps, an error of judgement
After suffering 2 hours ordeal of wrongful confinement at Pissurlem Fomento's
supposedly clandestine mining operations Goa's noted Environmentalist Rajendra
Kerker and Journalist from National Press - Tehelka - on Goa visit Prerna
Bindra freed themselves last evening.
Both of them were on a
Hi All,
Does anyone know of Nolan Cordeiro ( brothers name is Neil ) studied
and passed St Brittos Mapusa in 1983 and used to live in Ansabhat?
Do drop me a mail
Thanking you,
Kind regards,
Frank X Barreto
JC, whoever you are, salama!
I was staying away from this pao and that pao until you brought this
'ghatii' bit up and more importantly , that it's Marathi word equivalent to
'Pahadi' and 'Hill-Billy'. Actually my grandmother told me that the word
used to describe her family was 'ghatan' people
Response for Iggy's query:
Indians may have travelled on special colonial passports. For instance,
Goans living in Kenya before it's independence used 'passports' of the
British Protectorate of Kenya.
Hartman
Sorry Wendell.
Roland.
POLITICAL AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION – LAWS IN INDIA
7. Any donation, delivery or transfer of any article, currency or foreign
security shall be deemed to be foreign contribution when received by any
person from any foreign sources, whether directly or indirectly,
Fighting fit Huma Siddiqui Posted online: Monday , August 11, 2008 at 21:26
hrs
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Fighting-fit/347037/
The need to be deployable and battle-ready applies just as much to aircraft
maintenance capabilities as it does to the fighter aircraft itself. In
recent
A very good idea from Eddie DeSa.
In order to start a post-Convention follow up debate, would the
Convention organizers please put the discussion and conclusions of the
Goan culture and identity workshop on this forum as a starting point.
Roland.
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 12:59 AM, Cecil Pinto
This is another version of Maca Pao
The British armed forces had occupied Goa from 1797 to 1813 in order to
checkmate Napoleonic ambitions.
During their short stay in Goa they discovered that Goans (unlike
inhabitants of British India )knew how to bake bread and this could be the
reason why Goans
Its hard to digest yet we are forced to; for Fomento mining company, mining
disasters are normal and a part of its trade.
A statement from Lithoferro mining company that has mining lease of collapsed
Advalpal mine has said in Herald today that 12 benches collapse of Advalpal
mine operated by
2008/8/20 Hartman de Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED]
1: JC, whoever you are, salama!
2: you brought this 'ghatii' bit up and more importantly , that
it's Marathi word equivalent to 'Pahadi' and 'Hill-Billy'.
3: Actually my grandmother told me that the word used to describe her
family was 'ghatan'
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vincy and Eddie D'sa were both my seniors - their brother Cecil was my
junior. You are a cousin?
I believe their sister Elaine's daughter is married to the son of
Kibaki Mwai's son. Mwai is sharing the leadership of the Govt in Kenya.
Dear Gabe,
You are right on both counts.
Nice backtracking by George. He says he does not want to take sides, but he has
attacked me as saying that I was drunk when I wrote. It is easy why he wants to
side with the Saldanhas. A single representative of those
association/organizations spoke, while Goa Sudharop had three -- George,
As for Lisette's apology, I accept it. For some, ignorance is bliss. At the
same time, I am surprised that she did not read my piece in the souvenir. At
the end of it, there is bio-note which clearly says that I am a journalist.
But who reads? I wasted my time writing it, I think now. I also
Folks,
For those of you who are interested in what is happening to the US Dollar, here
is a summary:
1) The current US govt has been printing extra-ordinary amounts of money.
2) It is spending this money outside the US.
3) It is using tax payers money to keep US financial institutions solvent.
One wonders if Goa Suraj is selling bananas from a the banana republic?
BC
Take India's one billion population.
Write off half as poor to abject poor. That is 500 million of potential blue
collar work-force which is double the entire population of the US.
Take out half of the remaining 500
Goa's Chief Minister is asking Goans to choose between Preserving Our
Identity Development. Let us be very clear; Goans voted to preserve Goa's
Unique Identity at the Opinion Poll and are demanding for the same
today. Goa can develop whilst maintaining its unique identity. Critical
Issues of
World Konkani Day - 2008
Goan Review Art Foundation (GRAF), the cultural body of the Konkani-English
bi-monthly The Goan Review is celebrating the World Konkani event - WORLD
KONKANI DAY 2008 at the Goan Institute Hall, Thakurdwar, Dabul, Mumbai 400
002 on 23rd. August 2008, (Saturday)
Sogott Konknneank khuxalbhorit Konknni Dis anvddetam.
Konknni bhas ghottnneche atthve vollerint poddlear aiz 16 vorsam sortat.
Konknni bhaxe pasot sorv Konknni lokan sangatan vavronk zai. Sogleancho
agenda 'ek' asonk zai.
Jai Konknni.
Fausto
This is in reply to Message: 2, Dated: Tue, 19 Aug 2008
While concluding the message, Floriano, conveyed his mind in two lines,
which reads If India can control the levels of corruption which it will be
forced to do, with the way ordinary people get enlightened now a days,
there will be no
First Death Anniversary
In Everloving Memory Of
Sebastiana Flora Pereira
(Navelim, Goa/Kuwait)
Died:- 23-08-2007
A Rememberance 1st Anniversary Mass will be held at The Holy Family
Cathedral,Kuwait City for the reepose of the soul of Sebastiana
http://www.hindu.com/mag/2008/08/17/stories/2008081750020100.htm
Around the beginning of the Eighties, the Confraria was finding it difficult to
maintain Anjuna Church and sustain its staff. So, it approached the Bishop’s
House and got permission to sell the property behind it which was known to all
as “igorjechem bens” (Church property). Here is a brief
20th August 2008
Teachers Training Workshop held at Margao.
Goa Sudharop Community Development Inc. USA in association with Vidya Vikas
Academy, Margao, organized a day’s teachers training workshop “Creating a Child
Friendly Classroom” for South Goa school teachers on 9th August, at Vidya
- Original Message
From: alexyz fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: r.barreto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 6:08:18 AM
GREETINGS...WORLD GOA- KONKANI DAY...GOLDWYN/ALEXYZ
HI JOEL/RENE
THANKS FOR THE REMINDER ON WORLD GOA/KONKANI
Nothing unusual!! What you saw is considered to be part of Goa's way of life.
Nobody's bothered. Mumbai has recently really tightened its reins specially on
drinking and driving. Not only the driver, but even the passengers in the car
can drink and hefty fines are imposed on defaulters. In
Mogal Lino
Ekdom borem dislem jivak, hi khobor vachun ki tuzo book AITARACHEO KATKUTLEO
Purgott zatoleo munn eta tea moineache 8 tarker. To dis zaun assa Saibinn
Maiecho zolmacho dis. Muntoch ani ek fuxalkai.
Congratulations to you on this happy occasion and wish you all the best on this
DAILY GROOK #193
NOISE JOYS
by Francis Rodrigues
our choirs angelic
are all very well,
but modern music
is all gone to yell!
_
puns word-play of all kinds,
if you read between the lines!
_
--- On Wed, 8/20/08, Roland Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
9. Further, a candidate for election, a political party or an office-bearer
thereof is prohibited from accepting any foreign contribution.
This is a very good law. It prevents non-residents with some affinity towards
Goa but with
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Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members,
relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED
JC thanks for taking the trouble to respond. Your point 4 is stunning, and
what I like most is the palpable anger that comes through. Just to get one
thing clear though, I don't think the discrimination has ended, if anything
it has become even worse.
Your article on 'Caste' is extremely
To Goanet -
I understand that a storm has been kicked up in Bihar
over Ravi Naik's - for once, honest - remarks that
the train from Patna to Goa would bring in riffraff
from Bihar into Goa in numbers that would spell
disaster for the state. The Bihari CM has asked
for an apology from Ravi Naik.
Roland Francis wrote:
In order to start a post-Convention follow up debate, would the
Convention organizers please put the discussion and conclusions of the
Goan culture and identity workshop on this forum as a starting point.
Roland,
1) Are you aware that the 2008 Toronto Convention has
I was told this word arose because Goans were bread-eaters rather than chapati-
or nan-eaters. When the Goan went to the store, or to the chai-pani
restaurants, their refrain was maca pao di.
The Mysoreans I think were called Udipis because of their choice of food.
The Parsis were more
This comment has no context whtsoever with the topic under discussion.
Hope Goan expats are not judged on such quality of intelligence.
If so, then it will be show-case for Goa's past, present and future doom.
floriano
goasuraj
- Original Message -
From: Bernado Colaco [EMAIL
Does a rolling stone ever collect moss??
What does one expect from 'jokers' ( a shame to call them politicians) who
cannot see beyond pouring of concrete and vote-bank deposit vaults??
floriano
goasuraj
- Original Message -
From: Arwin Mesquita [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Goanet
Phew, what I'm reading is not very good news. My dad, God bless his soul,
used to say that if you have one Goan, that makes a 'solo', two Goans make a
'duet'. But if you have three Goans, then you have three 'Clubs' (Groups,
Organizations).
There's some nice thought going around on how Goans
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bangalore/Hunt_talent_reverse_brain_drain_NRN_/articleshow/3387358.cms
When Digambar means development, he means infrastructure. Here, Narayan Murthy
says that talent is anyday more important than infrastructure.
Today, Monseratte talks about building
Dears,
Rajiv Gandhi was responsible for the 71st amendment [inclusion of Konkani] 73rd
[Panchayats] and 74th [Local Self govt.] amendments to the Constitution of
India. The Goa Desk in charge was possibly referring to that while Mummy dear
was talking of Women's Empowerment by making the lone
Dears,
At last one MLA has raised a relevant issue: funding of primary schools in
English medium on par with Marathi and Konkani so that village students can
afford good education that is now only the privilege of the rich and the middle
class in Goa.
Some details can be seen in the Herald
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:23:11 +0530
From: Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
StyleSpeak-Goa Today
By Wendell Rodricks
MOTHER EARTH
The following are quotes from Wendell Rodricks'
column, posted by Cecil Pinto. His comments are
identified as WR, followed by my comments, identified
as MG:
WR:
This is in continuation of the one-two strategy to put the Mopa airport
project in proper shape for Goa's sake. The basic idea is to 1) study the
available analogues (usually Bangalore) for pointers and 2) ponder what, if
anything, should be different in Mopa.
BIAL is a functional airport DH
Dears
There is a debate going on on moira-net regarding 'The Land Bank'
which perhaps goanetters would be interested in. It started when I
got wind that the Moira Action Committee, was contemplating a 'Land Bank'
Here's what I provocatively posted:
Dears
I gate crashed into a meeting of the
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