Dear Netizens, The matter of Anjediv Islands "Nossa Senhora da Brotas" Our Lady of Springs is not yet finally sorted out. The Archbishop of Goa and Daman has to my mind not been pursuing the issue with the Naval authorities in New Delhi in right earnest given the fact that he has retired in June 2002 and a successor is yet to be appointed.
The same lethargy of the Archbishop of Goa and Daman has resulted in the ruin of Chapel of St Fransis de Assisi who Feast is celebrated on 4 October each year. The good news is that the cause way from Binaga (Karwar) to the Island has been completed on 7.4.2003. It is realibly learnt that the Union Defence Minister George Fernandes too made a discreet visit to the Island in April 2003. Though the front roof near the altar has collapsed partly it is expected that come September the Archbishop of Goa will demand of the Naval authorities to repair the Church. Let it be clear to all and sundry that the Anjediv Island though in the proximity of Karwar in Karnataka State is still a part of Goa as seen from the survey records and is under the jurisdiction of Canacona Taluka. It has historical importance to Goa because the Portuguese visited this island denovo in March 1510 before their advent into Goa in November 1510 and left the Island only on 22.12.1961 few days after the Liberation of Goa. The CM of Goa has been pursuing the issue with the Naval authorites and we are definite that on 2nd February 2004 the faithful will be permitted on the Island ofcourse respecting all security restrictions and guidelines. godfrey j.i.gonsalves borda margao goa [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9822158584 --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Send Goanet mailing list submissions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, > visit > http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it > is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Goanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Computers... to battle illiteracy (Frederick > Noronha (FN)) > 2. Re: "bogus" therapies ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 3. Re: Re: Vivek Araujo's Comments > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 4. 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Bardez scribes form association (Goa Desc) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003 10:35:12 +0530 (IST) > From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Anthony Lobo > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Goanet]Computers... to battle illiteracy > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Thursday, I finally met with Anthony Lobo and Maj > Gen B G Shively > (Retd) of the Tata Consultancy Services. I've been > following their work in > the field of using computers to battle illiteracy > for some time now, > actually since June 2000 when the story first > emerged in the technical > press. > > In brief, they use a software product of theirs to > help just about anyone > teach adult illiterates to get access to 'functional > literacy'. The focus > is on reading skills (so that anyone can read a few > basic words, maybe > even simple newspaper headlines and signboards... > rather than just being > able to sign one's name). > > What is interesting is that TCS claims this program > is 90% successful, and > can convert an adult into 'functionally literate' in > just about 40 hours > of teach. What's more, anyone can teach -- since the > computer does most of > the work, one doesn't need to be a skilled teacher. > Each teacher can take > a number of classes without getting tired. > > TCS is a commercial firm. But this is a free-of-cost > software, which is > available to anyone without charge willing to > implement it for community > benefit. There are no hidden costs. The lessons tie > up with the programs > and books of the National Literacy Mission, and > Indian attempt to fight > illiteracy nationwide. NLM's books are inexpensively > priced, each costing > around five rupees or so... > > As far as Goa goes, this is a 'high-literacy' > state. > > But, we really cannot afford to be complacent. Goa > is > ranked fourth highest nationwide in terms of its > literacy achievements. But even regions like > Lakshadweep and parts of the North East, and of > course, > Kerala too, have done better than Goa. We here have > not > been able to touch the target of 100% literacy, > despite > trying for some time. When one checked the National > Literacy Mission website (http://nlm.nic.in) it was > surprising to see that Goa has no 'state resource > centre' > listed against its name. > > Goa also needs to fight illiteracy. Every > individual > in the state has the right to be able to live life > more fully. It only helps Goa if everyone here is > a productive individual, rather than an > underperforming > person condemned to a life of poverty and lack of > opportunity. We also owe a responsibility to > migrant > workers drawn into the state, and regardless of > origins, > they deserve a chance to function at higher > efficiency. > This helps them; and, of course, this helps Goa > too. > > In the context of the TCS software, we here have a > number of tasks which > deserve to be undertaken. Goa Shipyard Ltd at Vasco > is undertaking a > program on this front, thanks to a push from Sumita > Pillai > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Of tangential interest, > the GSL had also > undertaken a campaign to fight alcoholism, when it > was released that > workers from that unit were dying at alarming rates > of upto one worker a > week from alcohol-related complications! > > But apart from GSL, few others in Goa seem to be > aware of the potential of > this software. > > In addition, because of obvious constraints over > resources, TCS currently > has only the software program in five languages -- > Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, > Tamil and Bengali. Gujarati is being worked on. > Kannada remains a > huge gap. Konkani, along with other uncovered > languages, too deserves a > program of its own. The many protagonists of this > language could surely > come forward to undertake some initiative (as also, > another initiative > for making computing in Konkani a reality). Could > institutions like TSKK > get involved to make this a reality? Does anyone > know where the Konkani > primers brought out by the National Literacy Mission > are available? > > Can we call ourselves really independent till we > have fought and conquered > illiteracy, poverty, malnutrition, bigotry and > similar enemies? > > If you know of anyone with an interest in education, > please pass this on > to her/him. If you want a copy of the software, > check out the contacts > below, or contact me. > > Some links you might find useful: > > Anthony Lobo, TCS, Air India Bldg, 10th Floor, > Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021 Tel 56689378 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Maj Gen B G Shively, AVSM (Retd) > Consulting Advisor, Tata Consultancy Services, Pune > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > National Literacy Mission (India) site > http://nlm.nic.in > > http://www.tataliteracy.com > Site explaining the TCS idea of promoting > functional literacy through low-end computers. > > If you have any ideas or suggestions on how such > initiatives could be > === message truncated === ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Promos: Win TVs, Bikes, DVD players & more! 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