Dear Goanetters, I have not attempted to change the name of Mapusa[ or correctly, Mapuca, with a cedilla below the 'C']. I have only chosen an appropriate name for a festival. If a Moidekar like Floriano prefers to be called a Moirakar, it is his problem. I am a Mhapsekar and I like to celebrate Mhapsa Fest.
What I disputed was Floriano saying/writing that 'Mhapsa' was a marathi word. IT IS NOT. Let Goa Suraj win a seat in a Panchayat or a Municipal Council first. The Legislative Assembly is as far away from the Suraj Party as Timbuktu is from the North pole. Its candidates have not even won a thousand votes between themselves the last time round. They did get some seats in the Mapusa Police station some time back for a few hours. Given a choice between 'Map USA', 'Maa Pusa', 'Ma puca' and 'Mhapsa', my preference is for the correct pronounciation 'Mhap sa'. I am not one to write 'Camotim' for 'Kamat' or 'Naique' for 'Naik'. Floriano can indulge himself in pseudo Lusophilia in the name of standardization. Or dance stag at Moira's famous[ but poorly attended,largely stag event] 'Banana Nite'. There is even a 'Novo Portugal' there.To each one , his own. It is 'choneh' [chick pea, Bengal gram]for the Mhapsekars and bananas for the Moirakars. Viva Goa. Miguel Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:59:11 +0530 > From: simon carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Fw: [Goanet]Fw: [The Goan Forum d-list] re: Eddie's take on > Floriano,Miguel ani Musharrafabad > Floriano, You have my full support in this respect. > > Simon > > > > Goasuraj will see to it that names of places in Goa are standardized and > > remain standardised, sooner than later, whether someone like Miguel likes > it or not. > > > > Floriano --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.543 / Virus Database: 337 - Release Date: 11/21/2003 ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
