goanet-digest Tuesday, August 13 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4218
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[Goanet] TiTs & BiTs (010)
[Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY CELEBRATIONS 2002
Re: [Goanet] - In defense of our Heritage -MODI-BRAHMI
Re: [Goanet] Undeveloped Language - What Nonsense!
[none]
[Goanet] Death Notice
[Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY
[Goanet] WORLD GOAN HERITAGE celebrations -London .........KONKANI VARIETY SHOW -
11 Aug 02
[Goanet] GOACOM-INSYS DIVERSIFIES
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 16:07:47 +0530
From: "Floriano Lobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] TiTs & BiTs (010)
And as if the election commission , Lyngdoh & company has no other work
than to interfere in the affairs of the ruling masters from Dilli &
Gujarat. They must behave like the dogs who must sit and get up when the
masters say so. And they must lap their master's feet when the masters shred
the electoral rolls of the muslim voters who would never vote for the
masters. And this Modi Xerox has successfully copied a page from the magic
book of his Goan counterpart to learn how to successfully shred the names of
unlikely voters and win elections.
And those who have been persecuting the Chief Minister of Goa bab Manohar
Parrikar for his lack of administrative sense and who were perpetually
blaming the administration to be lax , where its staff was freely allowed to
roam the market places and deliver groceries and fish home during their
working hours should be happy that this market trips by the government
department staff has been stopped all together. Commendation and
congratulations are in order for Manohar Parrikar bab, for, now the staff
does the shopping sitting at their desks and without having to go to the
market. One can buy anything from papads, laddoos, chokrios, bangles, wrist
watches sarees, towels and even fresh fish including Moira bananas without
having a bother in the world and while scrutinizing office files. And those
people who will still be cribbing should be happy that the department staff
is atleast in their respective chairs instead of being in the market.
And talking of Moira bananas these very special bananas are in news after
a long period of hybernation.We Moidekars were worried of our impending
loss of Banana identity. But thanks to the consulting editor of "Mapusa
Plus" Miguel Braganza , our Moira bananas are back in the Mapusa market. And
as for Moidekars going bananas, it is a foregone conclusion. No matter what,
no one else in Goa can displace Moidekars from this distinguished place.
But then, the bulk of the exposure to Moira Bananas has been Mapusa,
specially the Braganza residence at Altinho. His parents were over -
exposed to the viles of Moira and its bananas as the teachers of the same
school that his sisters are presently the Headmistress and a teacher
respectively. His mother being my very dear & loved class teacher, a
visit to whom I have to execute ( and which I have been postponing) , before
she calls it a day. It would seem that Mapusa plus is being subsidized
wholesale within the family. However, a few clarifications are necessary in
order to set some records straight, like, did the students were forced to
sign the ready prepared petition and if some senior student refused to sign
the same. Like, why no mention is made of the sudden transfer of another
teacher who happens to be the sister-in-law of the trouble maker Moidekar
parent (victimization?). Like, if the parent's meeting was really called by
the parents. Like, how come the Zilla politician who is not a parent chaired
this parent's meet. Like, Y were the bad parent duo not invited for this
meet. Like, why did the HM address this meet and why was it adjourned when
one dissenting parent asked bold questions. Like, Y the little daughter of
the transferred teacher who happens to be the neice of trouble maker
Moidekar who fractured her arm at 0930 hrs was kept on pain killer tablets
until 1400 hours until her father shifted her to the GMC. And like, Y did
this whole tamasha not controlled within the school to the satisfaction of
all. Do we see some high profile one-up-manship here? The HM, the Principal,
the Diocesan Society (Fr. Tony Salema) and the Director of Education must
answer these questions of which there could be many many more like why do
bright students always accuse the best teachers. But then these things are
best left alone. However, it is pertinent say here that irrespective of
where they are grown, Moira bananas will always remain Moira bananas.
Cheers
Floriano
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 18:38:10 +0530
From: "Daniel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY CELEBRATIONS 2002
WORLD GOA DAY 2002 CELEBRATIONS
It all started in the year 1999, when Rene Barreto, a U.K. based NRI Goan
came up with a bright idea to dedicate one day in the year to celebrate
about Goa. A day to celebrate the Goan Heritage, Goan Culture, Traditions,
Music, Goan cuisine, and just about anything and everything that is truly
Goan. A dreamer that he is, Rene took the bold initiative to set the ball
rolling for these grand celebrations of Goans, by Goans not only in Goa but
by Goans spread across the length and breath of the globe. 20th August a
memorable date to commemorate the recognition and inclusion of our mother
tongue Konkani in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution was therefore
chosen to celebrate this unique World Goa Day every year.
Rene Barreto hailing from Vasco, and now a resident in London is
no stranger to Goa and Goans. He is also involved in the cause for Goan
football. In December 2001, he was bestowed the Goa Sudharop Award, for his
social involvement at the World Wide Goans' Convention held at the Kala
Academy. A great motivator and inspirer that Rene is, who will never take
no, for an answer. His idea soon gained momentum among other like minded
NRI Goans spread all over the world. With the help of the internet and
various Goan Web sites and mailings lists Rene transmitted his ideas across
to other fellow Goans. And sooner than expected Rene's dream of 'World Goa
Day' became a reality from the year 2000, when the Goan Diaspora held the
first celebrations in London and elsewhere. Now that the celebrations are
into its' third year, Rene can rightly be called the Father of 'World Goa
Day' celebrations. No body can deny this indefatigable man this
honour. His motivating spirit to inspire others is so persevering and
infectious to say the least. This year the World Goa Day is scheduled to be
celebrated by Goans all over the world from 17th to 18th August'2002 being
Saturday and Sunday. However, in London various Institutions and Social
Organisation are planning a month long activity calendar besides these two
days, in August. The theme for celebration this year is our Goan Cultural
Heritage with special emphasis on the konkani language. This year's World
Goa Day however bears special significance since the celebrations are
dedicated in a special way to our mother tongue Konkani. On February 4th
this year, was the fifteenth anniversary of the Language Act by which
Konkani was approved as the official language of Goa by Goa's Legislative
Assembly. Ten years ago on 20th August, Konkani got the unanimous approval,
by the two houses of the Indian Parliament, by which Konkani was included
in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution. Moreover, the official
language was a prerequisite for grant of Satehood, and on 30th May this
year, Goans have also celebrated the 15th Anniversary of Goa's Statehood.
The convenor Rene Barreto, through his sustained efforts and
never-say-die-spirit has succeeded in garnering support for his third
annual celebrations from Goans living in different corners of the globe.
For the first time from Mumbai we have the Goan Review Art Foundation under
the Chairmanship of Fausto da Costa, Editor and Publisher of The Goan
Review, a bilingual illustrated bi-monthly magazine who have come forward
to celebrate World Goa Day on the 17th August in a grand manner. The
celebrations will be held at the Sacred Heart School Hall Santacruz (West).
A variety entertainment program will be held consisting
of Mando-dulpods, Goan folk dances, skits and sing-along and Goan
Culinary delicacies. Some great Goan personalities who have rendered yeoman
service to the cause of Konkani and Goa will also be felicitated on this
auspicious day. And finally to profess love and solidarity to the
motherland of Goa, the song which has now become synonymous with Goa Day
Celebrations "PROUD TO BE A GOAN" composed by NRI Goan Basilio Magno from
Spain, will be sung.
Back home in Goa, The World Goa Day is being celebrated at
theKala Academy -Panjim Goa with the inclusion of the inaugural programto
be given by the GOA STATE STRING ORCHESTRA, and will beconducted by Nigel
Dixon on the 13th of August 2002. The Mustard Seed Art Company, theatre
group will be putting up a short play on 18th August' 2002, at 6 PM at the
Betim cross as part of the World Goa Day celebrations under the auspices of
Goa Heritage Action Group. The play is directed by Ms.Isabelle St. Rita Vaz
and the story line dwells on the life of a Goan and his love for the land.
Besides there will also be reading of Konkani Poems by Goan Poets
namely; Mrs. Nutan A. Sakhardande, Ms. Maya A. Kharangate, and Ms. Nayana
Adarkar.
Lisbon in Portugal, will also be celebrating World Goa Day
for the Second year in succession. The Goan Community in Lisbon will also
be joined by the people hailing from Daman and Diu as part of the
celebration. Cultural programs consisting of traditional music and dance as
also special Goan culinary delights, Carom tournament, Talks etc will form
part of the celebrations.
Also joining the celebrations are Goans living in Karachi in
Pakistan, Canada, USA, Tanzania, and several other parts of the
World. With the electronic media making a significant contribution in our
day to day affairs, it is hoped that the importance and the purpose for
which the World Goa Day is being celebrated by Goans coming together even
as a small group, will spread to more and more Goans wherever they are.
Daniel F. de Souza
Vasco
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:06:02 EDT
From: "Venantius J Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] - In defense of our Heritage -MODI-BRAHMI
Jorge,
Modi is the cursive hand of the Nagari (aka Devnagiri script).
The original script for Konkani is considered to be Brahmi* from
which many other Indian scripts have evolved as well as the ones
in Cambodia and Thailand (i find these scripts visually
appealing).
There are people around who can still write in Modi. In Parel,
Mumbai
there is an artist Achyut Palav who designs/'writes' in Modi.
His work is in a current issue of Letter Arts Review. There are
others who read old pothis related to land deeds, etc. At the
XIHR, Alt Porvorim there are Modi documents which are part of
the Mhamai collection.
Venantius
* (btw-a very beautiful script. Siddham seed syllables (as
symbols) are an off shoot of Brahmi. Chimanlals in Mumbai sells
stationey which has siddha-matras designed by Prof RK Joshi of
the Industrial Design Center, IIT Powai.
_____________________________________________________________
><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>
wrote:
>
>> I am proud to write that we should learn to write Konkani as
we
>> did before the advent of the Portuguese.
>
>I don't think that before the advent of the Portuguese Konkani
in Goa was
>written in the Devnagri script, but rather (or mostly) in the
Kannada script
>and also, if I am not mistaken, in a now obsolete "Modi" script
(which was
>also used for the Marathi language). Perhaps Konkani scholars
could
>elucidate us on this.
>
>> I agree that like Kemal Ataturk did
>> or as they did in Viet Nam, we would need our linguists to
devise a
>sensible
>> alphabet (based on the Roman Script) to express exactly the
pronounciation
>of
>> our words.
>
>I am totally in agreeme
nt about this.
>
>
>J
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:26:56 -0000
From: "santoshhelekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Undeveloped Language - What Nonsense!
- --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>Well said Santosh and I do hope that you have found a cure for AIDS.
>
>Edgar Martins
>
Hi Edgar:
Thanks for your comments. Finding a cure for AIDS is not my cup of
coffee. I am busy with less ambitious ventures.
Cheers,
Santosh
Orlando Fernandes wrote:
>
>I need to read more about this debate can you point me somewhere?
>Cheers
>Orlando
>
Hi Orlando:
Good to hear from you again. Regarding the Konkani-Marathi debate, you
are in a better position to have access to material related to and
personalities involved in this issue. Please contact the Konkani
Bhasha Mandal or some active Konkaniwadi such as Dr. Bicaji Ghanekar
for more information on it.
Cheers,
Santosh
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:31:40 EDT
From: "Venantius J Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [none]
jorge,
i forgot to mention that Modi is the cursive hand for Marathi.
also see:
http://marathimodi.tripod.com
Venantius
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 10:21:52 +0200
From: Viviana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Death Notice
From: Mr.Fulgence Rodrigues, Bogmalo.
This is to inform you that my father's sister, Mrs. Anunciacao (Ancy)
Rodrigues, expired today. The funeral will be held on the 15th Aug,
4:00pm, at VERNA CHURCH. The adv. will be on the HERALD and NAVHIND
TIMES on the 14th Aug.
Fulgence Rodrigues,
555063
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 18:34:41 -0700
From: "rene barreto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY
----- Original Message -----
From: "WILSON SOARES" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "rene barreto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re: WORLD GOA DAY
Hi Rene,
It is indeed a great pleasure for me to note that our
Goa Day also known as Goan Heritage day is attracting
more and more countries in the world. We Goans have
always been hospitable people not much sure about
their unity which trend I see is changing now. Lets
all carry the flag of friendship, unity and
togetherness and show the rest of the world that Goans
are scattered throughout the world and that our
thoughts are always for our dear homeland which we
miss and cherish from miles away. As we open our
hearts it would be nice if we could open our houses to
new comers into this unknown lands and help one
another to achieve their goals. To start with I like
to welcome anyone for a limited time, be my guest till
we can work out something.
Let love and peace flow among us Goans.
Long Live Goan Heritage Day, and people like Rene
Barreto whose dedication and hard work makes such
events possible.
Dev Borem Korum.
Wilson Soares
Calgary-Canada.
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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 18:33:28 -0700
From: "rene barreto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] WORLD GOAN HERITAGE celebrations -London .........KONKANI VARIETY
SHOW - 11 Aug 02
11 Aug 02
KONKANI VARIETY SHOW
by Eddie D Sa.
This show by the Goan Cultural Sociey was part of the Goa Day celebrations
and thoroughly enjoyable. The venue was the Merton Hall in South Wimbledon.
Instead of the usual monotonous rows of chairs, the organisers had opted for
a 'table system' (as Larryboy put it) - two parallel rows of long tables,
positioned at an angle with chairs facing the stage. A thoughtful addition
was a bowl of Indian savouries on each table.
Instead of a distracting live band by the stage, the music was pre-recorded
and a couple of audio experts were at the controls.
For a mere 5 pounds, we were treated to a full 4-hour programme of
entertainment - some 25 items of song, two mini plays, poetry to start off
the show and a violin solo. The plays were in the form of skits on
traditional Goan customs - one about the old days and the other about their
equivalent today. The scenes must have brought back memories to the older
members of the audience.
Items followed each other in quick succession with no awkward pauses
between. No long introductions or tedious speeches either.
The highlight of the occasion was clearly the contribution of several
children, aged 5 or 6 to the teens. The children probably speak no more than
a smattering of Konkani, if at all, so it was amazing that they were tutored
so quickly. Each of them later received an attractive trophy - it should
serve to encourage other children to take part. The prizes were presented by
Rene Baretto and Norma Menezes, coordinators of Goa Day. Rene's presence was
no doubt a boost to the occasion.
No tedious queuing for food. Helpers brought it to the table as you sat.
There were two servings - a plateful of assorted snacks before the interval
and a more traditional meal later in the programme. The service was clean,
efficient and unobtrusive. Even the good quality red serviettes were worthy
of notice.
There was a drinks counter at the rear of the hall - with a friendly service
and low costs. A glass of soft drinks was a mere 20 pence!
There were songs to suit all tastes. I barely know any of the actors/singers
by name but the performances of Larryboy, A Perry, Rosy D'Silva and Ida
DeSousa (taken from the programme) come to mind. Among the young,
the youth leader Melissa Fernandes deserves special mention - she has the
charm, grace and confidence and should be a fine role model for the young.
In sum, my hearty congrats to Gregg and his team for putting up such a
splendid show. It was organised with professional flair and I couldn't
detect any flaws. The GCS is a young group and I am sure we can look forward
to even more delightful shows in the future.
Eddie D'Sa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Editor
Goan Overseas Digest
www.goa-world.net/overseas-digest
and
www.goacom.com/overseas-digest
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Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 00:05:09 +0500
From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] GOACOM-INSYS DIVERSIFIES
GOACOM-INSYS DIVERSIFIES INTO ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Aging overseas Goans look to spending their Golden Years in Goa
At their Board of Directors (BOD) meeting held on August 9, it was
announced that GOACOM-INSYS will be introducing a major, new division in
their operation. The new division will focus on real estate management.
There has been a need for a professional organization to look after
ancestral properties of Non-Resident Goans (NRGs). Hundreds of thousands of
Goans reside overseas. Most of them are linked to one or more properties.
Many of them do not have the time to visit Goa often enough to look after
their properties themselves.
Visiting overseas Director, Mr Tim de Mello advised the BoD meeting that
their offices in Canada and the USA have received numerous queries from
NRGs about this type of service. As many of these NRGs, living in the West,
are rapidly approaching retirement age they are increasingly looking
towards Goa as a place to retire. Many of their residences have been
neglected for decades and are in need of significant renovation. Others
need routine maintenance and small improvements made.
All agreements with NRGs will be formal, legal arrangements so that they
can not only enjoy the confidence of a professional organization, looking
after their properties, but they can also rest assured that they will not
lose ownership of their properties.
GOACOM-INSYS will also be diversifying its activities into other areas. One
such area is where companies in the West are trying to align their legacy
(pre-computer era) data and systems with their current data and systems.
This is seen as a huge opportunity that is currently being tapped by other
Information Technology (IT) companies in India. With the improved use of
the internet and current high level of expertise available it is now
possible to offer these services from Goa.
The BOD sees the future of GOACOM-INSYS as shifting gears as it embraces a
changing environment in the IT field. Says Director, Tim de Mello: "This
can only be good for us. I see the future of GOACOM-INSYS and the future of
IT in Goa as very bright."
Picture: http://www.goacom.com/news/clippings/BoD/bod.JPG
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