*** Illustrious Academician and Historian (Alban Couto's tribute to JC-A)

2006-02-07 Thread Goanet Reader
EPW Commentary January 21, 2006 Tribute: John Correia-Afonso Illustrious Academician and Historian John Correia-Afonso had a brilliant academic career in history and economics, which he taught before joining the priesthood. His contributions to the writing of Jesuit history comprise his Jesuit

*** Goanet News Bytes * Feb 7, 2006 * Punish those vandalising religious places, says GPCC

2006-02-07 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Goanet News Bytes Summaries Feb 7, 2006 - o Punish those vandalising religious places, says Goa Pradesh Congress Committee. Places of worship are being targeted by the culprits at the behest of certain people working behind the curtains to derive political mileage out of

*** Goanet Reader: From stethoscope to keyboard... an expat novel set in the US (Cornel DaCosta)

2006-02-07 Thread Goanet Reader
FROM STETHOSCOPE TO KEYBOARD: AN EXPAT NOVEL SET IN THE U.S. On Thin Ice. A novel by Meena and Gilbert Lawrence Review by Cornel DaCosta [EMAIL PROTECTED] On receiving this novel via the Internet, I enjoyed reading it entirely on my computer screen. This was a novelty for me, but clearly, in

*** Goanet Reader: Remembering a forgotten intellectual from yesterday's Goa

2006-02-07 Thread Goanet Reader
REMEMBERING A FORGOTTEN INTELLECTUAL FROM YESTERDAY'S GOA Goa Through the Eyes of Fanchu Loyola by Dr Carmo D'Souza A REVIEW by Joseph Deva [EMAIL PROTECTED] When Fanchu Loyola left for Portugal for good, in the late fifties, he left no trace of himself back in Goa. Since then, or after his

*** GoanetReader: Goa's panchayats, rich promise... sad reality

2006-02-07 Thread Goanet Reader
BrieFNcounters: GOA's PANCHAYATS, RICH PROMISE... SAD REALITY Tanga-born Soter D'Souza came back home to Goa at the age of 10. Today, the 46 year-old former student of Britto's is a man of many roles. After studying for awhile for the priesthood, he took an unlikely decision to join the