I don't remember reading the reviewer's name. I
wouldn't trust Goan Observer's review of a book which
was published by them.
As Bosco said, I wish someone else does a review for
goanet or any other publication.
eugene
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So much has changed vis-a-vis castesim in Goa and
elsewhere. here on holidays in my good old toronto i
learnt of Goan boys marrying outside the community.
this ex-east africa family with brahim' status had
objected to their daughter marrying a lower caste
goan, but now their two sons have recently
Fred mentioned some names of goanetters but missed me
(ha, ha).
Just in a nutshell or in a cotti, Merwyn came late for
his scheduled 1 pm meeting that he proposed. He blamed
his infant daughter for being late. He accepted his
apology, and we also said thanks to his offer of a
round of beers.
Dr.
society have appeared in many
sociological journals.
I think the journal, RACE AND CLASS, which tackles
Racism, Empire and Globalisation is worth reading for
those who wish to know the issues and problems facing
expat society.
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Roland Francis captured the essense of the Goan
society in Dhobitalao. Notwithstanding his error in
called Vienna Venice, he brings out the ambience of
this little hotel that is no more.
My favourite dish here was Potato Chop. It was
delicious. The very thought of it brought me to this
restaurant
was angry with them. So,
he began to harass them.
Eugene Correia
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Great news regarding the film on Leslie, one of India's hockey greats. Very
gentle and soft-spoken. Never saw him in his prime but heard stories of his
exploits from my dad and other oldtimers. Time to do similar movies on other
sports heroes.
Just recently I was browsing through my copy of
(dummies). Thanks Helga for your new invention. Maybe you can think of a
similar term for Goans in England and in many other places across the globe.
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the crappy mandos. Touche. He
is only 14 and lives in Dubai, much closer to Goa and in a much Indian
environment.
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occasionally, heart-to-heart, in the goanet ring.
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I had forgotten the name of Cornel's daughter when I wrote the piece. Her name
is Joana (I hope I got the name and spelling right).
eugene
. Frankly, I did not watch much of the pageant
as I was chatting outside the hall. I entered the hall when the winner
was doing her victory lap and that's when I was caught hold off by this
person. My prize for listening to his outburst -- a peg of whisky.
Eugene Correia
PS: I am writing
Correction:
Please read the word with as without. I mean to say Kevin did NOT consult
the committee. In the last para of Part II, I said attended which should have
been ended. Trying to check and correct glaring mistakes late today after
returning from a tiring daylong trip to the Niagara
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This brings me to an healthy relationship between the organizers, particularly
the husband-and-wife team of Kevin and Lisett.
*
Let me clarify that what I meant to write was that there was an UNHEALTHY
relationship among the organisers, particularly the husband-and-wife team of
and they said they were tired sitting down for long hours and a couple
of them complained of stiff knees. Seniors are the backbone of tiatr supporters
in Toronto.
Eugene Correia
Well, I am just back from a couple of days outside the province. A lot of stuff
has been posted re: the above issue. I will answer the post-dated cheque (did
it bounce?), the visa for the woman and other issues.
Eugene
I had written an article on the editorial page of The Navhind Times either on
the day or the day before of the 1990 International Goan Youth Convention, held
in December. I don't remember the dates of the convention.
It explians the genesis of International Goan Organization (IGO). I may be
The Goan Overseas Association (GOA), with president Oscar Furtado, took part in
the 61st anniversary celebrations of India's Independence held at Dundas Square
in Toronto.
Raindrops kept falling throughout the time of the parade and also during the
showcase of dances by different groups, some
foundation and no track record, GNAT seemed ill-equipped to host the
convention. That it did, to whatever measure of success it claims, is to its
credit.
Eugene Correia
I would like to request Cornel to do a report card on the pieces by Philomena
and Maria Braz Gomes.
eugene
.
In their efforts to discredit me they are going to extreme lengths. They are
also covering each other instead of coming out and clarifying. An apology from
the concerned person would be in order, but the person will not do it.
Eugene Correia
of it.
Eugene Correia
CHENNAI IS THE VENUE FOR PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS 2009
Parvasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is the annual flagship event of the Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) which aims to connect more 25 Million Indians
with India's Economic and Social development. The Ministry is organizing
Seventh
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
http://www.hindu.com/mag/2008/08/17/stories/2008081750020100.htm
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From a recent judgement in Canada.
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Of late, George has developed a knack for holding the bull by the tail. To
understand miracles, you must also understand non-miracles. The classic
example of a non-miracle was the Goan Convention. Got it? Or check with the
dog-master who, as an atheist, probably believes in non-miracles.
I have had some requests to post the article, The IGO Imbrogolio, which
appeared in The Navhind Times. However, I am searching for it. In the meantime
I found the one given below which was posted on Goanet in April 1996. -
If the IGO is dead, can its part survive?
by Eugene Correia
Selma said that Nehru would be first to jump into the fray. May I ask our dear
Miss Impulsive how she came to this conclusion. May I also question how much
she has read on Nehru and the Nehru-Gandhi family.
On another note, the Orissa problem has been very problematic. I have met
Gladys
Further to Miguel Braganza's observations on Floriano and his Goa Su-Raj Party,
I feel the need to add that Floriano's roadmap leads to just one place -- his
home.
My talks with political observers and a few politicians in Goa has convinced me
that GSRP is nothing but an internet voice. When
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Tribal lands become factory for Hindu foot soldiers
By Krittivas Mukherjee / Reuters Published: September 12, 2008
JALESPETA, India: Deep inside the thickly forested hills of eastern India,
where ancient tribes
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Miss Nimboopani, Sweet And Sour
Mario Miranda extracted humour from every nook of life. A sun-warmed
compendium.
Gautam Bhatia
A literary production on a working life as prodigious and varied as Goan
artist
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Dickensian fable that plunges into the noisy, colorful and
In the light of the recent attacks on Christians in Orissa and Karnataka, it is
pointed that the the RSS and/or the Bajrang Dal may be responsible for them.
Both these fanatical outfits are direct results of M.S. Golwalkar's teachings.
I would advise that those who want to know more about the
An edited version appeared in the souvenir of the 2008 Goan Convention held in
Toronto.
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By Eugene Correia
The prevailing debate over Goan identity both in cyberspace and in the Goan
media is the direct result of the surge of immigrants from
I feel sad that Floriano Lobo was not invited to speak at the rally held in
Panaji. He should take a leaf out of Anacletto Viegas's book and start a NGO
that would supplement his Goa Suraj party. It has perhaps dawned on Anacleto to
that the UGDP has lost its potential as a people's party and
of Jesus. If alive today, he would be tormented by what is happening in
India. He would have launched dharmayudda (religious war) not on the lines that
are fought today in India but as he said war for holiness.
That indeed is the need of the hour.
Eugene Correia
and her translation of Derrida's Of Gramatology is a noted work
of scholarship. She has also provide her views on subjects such as
deconstruction, feminism, and Marxism. Reading her Can the Subaltern Speak?, a
brilliant essay, should be a good start.
Eugene Correia
Just a subaltern
sphere. One of Canada's leading expert on
ethno-cultural diversity, Frances Henry, Prof. Emirata at the Dept. of
Anthropology at York University, in a 1992 paper, noted despite Canada's
multiculturalism being a model for the world, it is strongly flawed.
Eugene Correia
must be on the horns of a dilemma. True, the saint
would not sitting with his head in his hands, not knowing on which team to
shower his blessings. So, the saint divided his blessings for the match to end
in a draw! St. Anthony fighting with himself. God have mercy!
Eugene Correia
Just a spectator
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the league stage or in the
next stage? And if there are written rules and regulations, could I ask the
committee members to provide me with a copy. I know that some committee members
are either members of Goanet or read it regularly.
Eugene Correia
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to make
amends by publicly apologising to the ref. By doing
so, he could regain some, if not all, respect from
managers, players and football lovers. An apology is
not something to be ashamed of. It could be the finest
act of sportsmanship.
Eugene Correia
Cedrico wrote:
Actually now is the time to ask both the candidates Wilfred Misquita n Sardinha
as to what they would do to ensure the survival and promotion of the koankanni
language specially in sashtiwhich played the major role in getting
koankanni the official language status.
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as guilty of speaking in English at the recent tiatr in Dubai as many
others in the audience. Even with the tiatrists I, as most of us, spoke a mix
of English and Konkani. It is a trend, but let's say, Chak de Konkani (Konkani
translation, pleeeze)
Eugene Correia
interested, I could check
with the Toronto organisers.
Eugene Correia
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Media members of the forum could tell me how to get accrediation for IFFI. I
wrote a note to Ethel but no response.
eugene
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hi,
Are there any netters in Rome. Not sure though if I
would have time, but in case anyone want to meet my
contact person is Vittoria (mobile +39 393 9326956).
Arriving today (thursday) afternoon and should be
there till March 3 at least.
There must be some Goan priests at the Vatican. Bishop
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Pandu Lampiao is sadly mistaken to say that Keith Vaz
was the star attraction of the Goan convention in
1988. Keith was not even there.
There was just one politician -- Herculano Dourado. If
one can call them stars, the noted persons were
Prof. George Mark Moraes, who delivered the keynote
The Agente Monteiro name conjures up the same images
of the Ranes. Their names were used to frighten
children. Hence, these names have achieved
immortality, not to add notoriety.
Wasn't Rasputin the most feared man in Russien
history? However, we cannot put Rasputin and Agente
Monteiro in the
I knew Prof. Frank D'Souza had something written on
being a Goa in the posthumous collection, Frankly
Speaking. So I checked and found two essays on what it
is to be a Goan.
Good reading for those who would like to get an
overview from the pen of one of the finest Goan
essayists of his time and
My dear Lampiao,
I am talking of the 1988 Goan Convention in Toronto
and you are talking of the Youth Convention held in
Goa in the 1990s.
I was not present in Goa, so no question of me having
feni and going to sleep.
Eugene
Here is one piece. More to follow.
Eugene
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On Being a Goan
(Taken from Frankly Speaking - Collected Writings of
Prof. Frank D'Souza)
I am a Goan by the special grace of benign Providence,
which has placed me in a land in which there is a
perfect ecological rapport between my
Goa Calling
(Taken from Frankly Speaking - Collected Writings of
Prof. Frank D'Souza)
Never was a rarer gem set in the Arabian sea. Goa has
been described as a narrow strip precariously poised
between the sun-kissed mountains and the blue sea. Of
its scenic beauty a writer has said: ...Through
I knew that Tony D'Souza is a Mangolearn. I had heard
about Whiteman his first novel. After seeing the
goanconvention site, where Tony's face is one among
many of celebrated Goans, I was keen to confirm my
belief. A search confirmed what I believed. Here is
what he says about himself. I haven't
UAE:
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10. Mr. Ramnath Arjuna Mavlingcar
President, Abu Dhabi Goan Association
DUBAI
11. Mr Rockson Rufus Rodrigues
Coordinator, The Marriage Encounter of UAE, Dubai
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Wow... one gets award for fixing marriages. Aso for
Mavlingcar, it has come as a revealation to me that
there is an
I believe there was a seminar on Emerging Identity of
Goans in Delhi on Oct. 30, 2004. Another title says,
Emerging Goan Identity in the context of contemporary
Social and political processes.
Did anyone attend or knows what happened at the
seminar? It would be nice to get feedback on what
Fred said Lorna was in self-exiled. She was forced
into exile from the music scene till Bosco Monseratte
rescued or rather brought her make to singing.
I have written, not once but at least twice, on the
Chris-Lorna affair on this forum before. Perhaps it
should be in the archives.
I feel Lorna
Much has been written on the murder of Scarlette (not
sure if it is Scarlett, as many media outlets have
spelled either way).
I haven't written on it and perhaps goanetters can
spare me one post. However, it is not on the murder
itself but on the cover story of Goa Today's April
issue, which I
moderators.
Eugene Correia
There is no doubt that Julio Ribeiro's remark bullet for a bullet when he
took over as, I think, DG of Punjab Police, caused lot of political upheavel.
It was a out of character remark possibly made in the heat of Punjab cauldron
of terrorism.
It is not a policeman's job to kill those who kill
Dear Miguel,
If by ignorance Manohar Parrikar said Flaviano was a Catholic it is not
Flaviano's fault. My point is why should the name matter. Hence, why should you
harp or carp on it?
Eugene
or Uganda.
The situation in Toronto has changed now because of Goans coming directly from
India and the Middle East. However, the perception that African Goans carried a
chip on their shoulders remain.
Eugene Correia
Eugene
secular image and as a
mosaic of its multi-religious and plurality of communities.
Eugene Correia
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eugene
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but, by and large, the media did a good job.
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I am in kuwait till for a few days. Any goanetter wishes to meet for tea or
coffee could contact me at landline 25633851. I am at Salmiya.
Eugene
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I read in yesterday's Kuwait Times a story by a McClacthy (spelling?)
journalist that he found the village the captured terrorist hails from. The
reporter said that after his initial interviews with villagers many changed
their stories later on, probably because of police intervention. He said
issue should
not be allowed to hijack the whole proceedings.
Before making a sound judgement, I, like many
goannetters would like someone who attended the
session on the first day to tell me if the debate on
the Regional Plan was lenghty and fruitful.
Eugene Correia
of the reasons I didn't come for both the Pravasi
Divas meet and the Goa meet was because I know in my
heart that not much is achieved at these shows.
In 2005, it was announced that the Pravasi Divas would
be held one year for Business issues only and the next
for general issues. But it hasn't happened.
Eugene
directly deal
with the central government's ministry for overseas
affairs. A supplementary question if whether there is
a need for a NRI Commissioner if the post is not
independent of the government.
That's all for now.
Eugene Correia
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I apologise for repeating what Floriano said that the
Regional Plan was taken off the agenda. I had
forgotten that I had read JoeGoaUK's brief report
where he said that issue was discussed on the first
day, not once but twice.
As I see now, there was definitely no need for it to
come up again on
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Adolpho was preserving. I found it easier to worship
God in majesty, rather than God the social worker who
battles for the poor, or God the personal pal of the
charismaics.
Eugene Correia
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by the Veronica bug. Veronica flies
in all directions unchecked, but I have applied my
brakes just in time.
To sum up, Veronica's writing is like pissing in the
wind. Sometimes he does piss me off with his
rumbutious writings. T
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much more than all the reports that came from the NRI
Goan Meet which, I now think, is a sham.
Way to go, Merwyn.
Eugene Correia
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As for Anthony, I wish he could not keep on
contributing his pearls of wisdown to idle writes
such as me.
Eugene Correia
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for taking the
Kashmir case to the UN.
Similarly, the Goa case too lingered in the UN without
result. He played into Portugal's hands, but Menon
ultimately forced Nehru's hand to send the army and
free Goa.
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made. Hence, it was
considered a rumour and used by those who were against
the nationalist movement to show how Nehru was
disrespectful of Goans.
There were few few Goans in the freedom movement who
had access to Nehru.
Eugene
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