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G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s MAY 12, 2005 DATELINE: GOA
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IN TODAY'S EZINE: Finally, Nirmala Sawant, the former Congress president and
loyalist quits. Check out why. On the positive side, an amazing story of a
22-year-old business-woman selling Frugurt from Goa to a whole range of
outstation destinations. Who says Goans can't make it if they try smartly?
CONGRESS GETS A JOLT AS NIRMALA SAWANT QUITS. The former GPCC chief
gears to take on Congress nominee Madkaikar (H) Sawant is a
long-time loyalist of the Congress. She has been nursing the
Cumbarjua constituency (now reshaped after the Parrikar stint in
power, excluding St Estevam). Following the series of defections and
counter-defections, which first allowed the BJP to rule Goa and then
ousted it from power, former MGP candidate Pandurang Madkaikar,
entered the Congress via the BJP. The fact that he has been
re-nominated by the Congress to contest the Cumbharjua seat, means
Nirmala Sawant is left in the cold... forcing her move to leave the
Congress, after some indecision and attempts to 'convince' her.
This move could help the BJP chances in that constituency.
BJP ZEROES DOWN ON TWO YOUNG CANDIDATES FOR MARGAO: Rupesh Mahatme (32) or
Sharmat Trivikram Raiturkar (29) are expected to be possible BJP candidates
for Margao. (H)
BJP TO TARGET 'BABUSH' IN TALEIGAO WITH COMPLAINTS: Former CM Manohar
Parrikar on Wednesday announced that he would file a complaint to the
election authorities [against his former ministerial colleague, turned BJP
wrecker] Babush Monserrate, for "excessive use of money and muscle power". H
CONGRESS SINGS UNITY TUNE IN BENAULIM. Says Alemaos will work for Mickky's
win. (H)
GPCC PRESIDENT RAVI NAIK says he is not in the race for the chief
ministership in the post bye-election scenario and has equated the
infighting in the Congress to "just a game being played in a field". (H)
BENAULIM BURSTS INTO PARTYING: With workers and sympathisers being treated
as "honoured guests", it's not uncommon to find booze, food and snacks being
served at corner meetings organised by rival candidates. (H)
NO SAFFRON FUNFARE AS DIGAMBAR FILES PAPERS: There were no shouts of
'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' or 'Vande Mataram'. The Congress tricolour
scarves replaced saffron ones, as Digambar Kamat walked into the
Margao Collectorate building on Wednesday to file his nomination
papers, indicating the switch-over from BJP to the Congress. (H)
o Student Rachel de Silva (18) crowned May Queen at Doha. (H)
o Counterfeit drugs cause problems for nurses. (H)
o Chief Secretary suspends Ponda mamlatdar; bribery case. (GT)
o Gomantak Times highlights the entry of "industrialist and social
worker" Sameer Salgaocar into the Congress. (GT)
AT 22 YEARS OLD, Joanne D'Souza is the sales head of D'Souza Biotech,
a firm founded by her dad Joseph. It markets and distributes Frugurt
-- or fruit-based yogurt. Their product today goes to Bangalore,
Chennai, Cochin, Pondicherry, etc. Frugurt is essentially fruit
yogurt, brought out in flavours like mango, strawberry, banana,
apricot, black-currant. There's also plain, fruitless yogurt as
well. They have a dairy at their home, with 22 cows at Saligao.
Says Joanne: "We started off with just two cows, merely because we
had a plant nursery and the milk could go to the worker's kids.
Gradually the count went up to 22 cows and eventually we had so much
milk that we didn't know what to do with it. " (Gomantak Times)
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DEATHS & OBITUARIES
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CHINCHINIM: Maria Hilda Crina Ferrao, b 1940. Of Dessua. ks
Relict of late Pedro Constancio Ferrao, mother/in-law of Jovita/Custodio,
Sunita/Cairo, sister/in-law of Jacob/Olga, Fr Eusebio (Macasana Church),
late Antonio/Danozinha, grandmum of Myron, Matron, Melinda, Allington,
Allison, aunt of Willy/Michelle, Alysia, Adina, Afra and Ashwina.
MAPUSA: Carey D'Souza, b 1920. Husbandn of Theresa. Father/in-law of
Elizabeth/Remo Valladares (Muscat), Elvira/Aires de Souza (Mumbai),
Elma/Anthony Menezes (Dramapur), Bosco (Muscat), Newton/Veronica (Mumbai),
Mathew (UAE), Samson (Muscat). Grandad of Christabel and Kevin (USA),
Alistair (Mumbai), Sharlene (Dramapur), Naomi (Mumbai), brother/in-law of
late Francis/late Bushan, Lucas, late Augustine/Agnes, late Martin/Alshan.
MARGAO: Niobe Ashima Fernandes, Student of Carmel College, b 1987 .Resident
of Sarvoddem, Margao. Daughter of Antonio Alexio (James) and Alinda, sister
of Clanda, Maldini. Neice of Ignatius/Lily, Isabella/Cristina, Nevis/Flora,
Joaquim Manuel/Conceicao, Seby/Aviza, Benny/Felicidade, Josinho/Wilma.
MARGAO: Gabriel Joanes of Mesta Bhat, b 1934. Husband of late Isabella,
father/in-law of of Sadina/Vincent, Helen/Anthony, granddad of Vaulstein and
Sydney. Brother of Sebastiao/Milagrina, late Succorina/late Furtunato and
Rosario. Brother-in-law of Michael/Piedade, Remy/Evelyn (Dubai), Luis/Gracie
(Wisc), Anju/Sabrina (London).
PANJIM: Maria LRE Pires, widow of late Francisco Xavier Fernandes, b 1914.
Mother/in-law of Antonio/Linda (Mumbai), Jose/Bibiana (Portugal),
Lavina/Louis, Joaquim/Isaura (Germany), Brigida/late Jose (Portugal), late
Henrique/Norma, Salvador/Diana (Portugal), Tadeu (ex-GMC). Funeral leaves
her residence near Poco de Padeiro, Bairo Alto dos Pilots, Panjim.
VERNA: John Pereira of Cumborda, b 1977. Son of Joa Caitan Pereira
and Maria Liberata, brother/in-law of Anthony/Agnes, Sharito/Priya,
uncle of Sheldon. Expired under tragic circumstances.
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GOA SPORTS
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o Al Ahed a goal too good for battle-weary Dempo. The Lebanese team
beat the Goan side by 1-0 at Fatorda in the AFC Cup. (H)
o Hockey stars to twinkle in Goa: At least a dozen hockey Olympians will
be seen in action, when two of India's hockey giants play on Goan soil.
Air-India and Indian Airlines are set to play two friendly matches
in Goa. (H)
o Mariano Dias will be coach for the India Under-13 team that
will play in Uzbekistan. (H)
o Mumbai's Sea Cadet Corps (SCC) took overall honours on Day 1 of
racing, winning two out of three races. (H)
o Navelim Villagers Union scored a comfortable 2-0 win over Anjuna
Gymkhana to move ahead in the Rocky Memorial at Aivao, Dona Paula. (H)
o Friends XI Vaddem scored a 4-2 win over Assagao Anjuna Football Academy
to sail into the semis of the Jaidev Kanekar Soccer organised at
Sanquelim by Eagles SC. (H)
o Arpora Sporting struggled before scoring a 1-0 win over nine-men
United Club Nerul to enter the last four of the 12th Arpora
Sporting Soccer at the Salt Lake Grounds, Arpora. (H)
o Youth Club of Manora Raia thrashed St Rock's Majorda 6-0 to advance
into the quarters of the Calangute Panchayat Cup, at
Poriat Grounds, Calangute. (H)
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CULINARY CORNER * Courtesy Daisy Rodrigues from California
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This is one of my most popular Asian appetizers that is very high in demand.
Prepare it and you will see what I mean.
ASIAN COCONUT SHRIMP
1 egg
half cup all-purpose flour
2/3-cup beer
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups flaked coconut
24 shrimp (lightly salted)
3 cups of oil for frying
In medium bowl, combine egg, 1/2-cup flour, beer and baking powder. Place
1/4 cup flour and coconut in two separate bowls.
Hold shrimp by tail, and dredge in flour, shaking off excess flour. Dip in
egg/beer batter; allow excess to drip off. Roll shrimp in coconut, and place
on a sheet lined with wax paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat
oil, fry shrimp in batches: cook, turning once, for 2 to 3 minutes, or until
golden brown. Using tongs, remove shrimp to paper towels to drain. Serve
warm with your favorite dipping sauce.
Dipping sauce
Mix the following
10 oz. jar orange marmalade
3 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Use any good bottled sweet and spicy sauce
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NEWS FROM HERE AND THERE
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FEEDBACK TO A GOANET READER STORY (FROM PAMELA D'MELLO) ON KOKUM WINE: Joao
writes from Kuwait, "Very interesting indeed. I must try it out on my next
visit to my home town. In the mean time, may know the English word for Boram
or Bora, a small seeded fruit from a thorny tree."
THE SIGN OF PEACE: Fay D'Souza at Danny McCallum Safaris in Tanzania writes
via Tanzanite the Goan network in that part of Africa, "I found it a little
strange or rather 'impersonal' in Goa when the sign of peace during holy
mass was exchanged. One gives a slight head bow whilst your hands are
joined (like the 'namaste' gesture). I didn't notice any smiles around me
or didn't get any :-/ maybe because I was a stranger? Mmhh. Where is the
love? Anyway, I wondered... Does anyone here know how long has it been
practiced in this manner? Is it the same all over India or elsewhere in the
world? And is there a reason for no 'physical' contact? (blame the germs!).
In Tanzania we have hand shakes (Catholic church). One automatically smiles
and there is a little eye contact whilst you shake hands. Do tell, how is
the sign of peace exchanged in your corner of the world? And if you were
given a chance to change it what would you do?
Vivian D'Souza responded: "Fay: I am in Goa. The 'Namaste' gesture
is a time honoured way of greeting in India. There is nothing
impersonal about it. Shaking hands is more of a Western tradition.
Having spent most of my life in the USA, it took a bit of getting
used to. As for smiling, everyone smiles during the greeting at the
church I attend. Perhaps being a stranger you did not get the same
warm greeting. In my opinion, it would make more sense to greet a
stranger with a warm smile. By the way, the namaste has another
benefit. You dont spread or receive other peoples germs!"
KERALA LEGISLATORS TO VISIT UAE: IANS reports that a group of Kerala
legislators will leave for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to study the
condition of people from the state languishing in prisons there. "I have
come to know that several Keralites are languishing in jails there due to
lack of proper documents. We expect to do something to bring them back,"
Chandy told IANS.
MONSOONS SEEN HITTING INDIAN COAST ON SCHEDULE: Reuters reports that India's
annual monsoon, the lifeline of Asia's fourth-largest economy, is expected
to hit the southern coast at its normal time in June with no indications so
far of any delay, weather officials said on Monday. The June-September
southwest monsoon is vital to India's economic health, with the farm sector
generating about a quarter of the country's gross domestic product. "We are
monitoring the onset, there is no indication of a late monsoon," a senior
India Metereological Department (IMD) official told Reuters. He said it was
difficult to make a firm prediction on the date of its onset before the
middle of May when most data needed to determine the time of the monsoon
would be available. "Conditions are almost the same as at this time every
year," said another weather official. "There is no deviation noted."
POWER CUTS IN MUMBAI: Reuters reports that authorities in Maharashtra plan
to switch off power to two northeastern Bombay suburbs and nearby cities for
three hours a day as the country's most industrialised state battles a
severe electricity shortage. State-run utility Maharashtra State Electricity
Board has sought regulatory approval to cut power to Bhandup and Mulund, and
the neighbouring cities of Thane and New Bombay, spokesman Ram Dotonde said
on Tuesday.
SEEKING HELP, FOR A HISTORIC TRANSLATION: George Easaw
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> of Farmaguddi is seeking help from a volunteer
with the translation from Portuguese to English of some three
documents on HG Late Julius Mar Alvares, the only Goan Bishop of the
Indian Orthodox Church. Says Easaw: "The docs were scanned from the
Central Library in Panjim. The language is old Portuguese about 120
years old." The doc, pdf file, 1,8 MB is available for download at
http://www.geocities.com/juliusmaralvares/alvares_docs.pdf
DID YOU KNOW that prominent writer Victor Rangel Ribeiro had an interest in
Portuguese-time stamps of Goa? If you share the same, it's time to check out
this network http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stampsingoa/ Victor wrote in
recently: "Again, Ben, what does one mean by 'old Portuguese Goa stamps'?
How old is old?"
GETTING KONKANI WORKING WITH COMPUTERS: Inspite of so many strong stands
being taken up over the Konkani language, very little has been done to get a
Konkani-capable desktop working. Neither in Devanagari (the official script)
nor in Roman.
G Karunakaran -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- a young pioneer of the
'localisation' of comupting for Indian languages and a friend of the Goa
free software network, recently wrote: "OK. This is a GNU/Linux list but has
anyone tried this Konkani language pack of MS Office Windows 2003?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CCF199BC-C987-48F5-9707-DC6C7D0E35D0&displaylang=kok
Or is the Konkani good on the site? And the next question that brings one to
is: is anyone interested in Konkani localization? Though typically the
question becomes which script should be used in the localization, I guess
Devanagari could be starting point, as Kannada/Roman script text could be
transliterated." More details at http://www.indlinux.org blog:
http://cartoonsoft.com/blog http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa/
DR JOSE PEREIRA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> shares some views on the debate about
Standard Konkani:
Konkani quite definitely had a standard form (which I have called
Pramann Konkani) from the 16th to the 18th centuries. It appears to
have been the speech of the xennais of Cortalim, of which Krishnadas
Shamraj was one; he used it in his prose versions of the Mahabharata
and Ramayana. [See excerpts published in my Konkani Mandakini,
Panaji: Goa Konkani Akademi, 1996, pp. 20-26].
The standard form was then developed by scholars and pandits: the
proof that its form was standard is that those who wrote in it from
different parts of the Konkan, used the same form of the language.
There were the Jesuits of Salcete, especially Thomas Stephens
(1549-1617) and Diogo Ribeiro (1560-1633); they codified the
standard form through their grammars and dictionaries. But the
greatest scholar of Pramann Konkani was to my mind the Franciscan
Gaspar de S. Miguel (fl. 1595-1637), who wrote his excellent grammar
and syntax in Bardez. His Konkani is identical with that of
Stephens. [I published the section on the syntax in the Journal of
the University of Bombay in September 1967.] There are besides some
six dictionaries in manuscript, all using the same form of the
language -- one in Rome, one in Braga, three in Lisbon, and one in
Panaji. Goa, then, had a uniform written Konkani in the 16th and
17th centuries.
Further confirmation of this uniformity comes from Kerala, where
the Hindus had migrated to escape religious persecution. Among the
descendants of the emigrants were three Konkani physicians who
assisted a Dutch botanist, Henricus van Rheede (c. 1637-1691), to
produce his monumental work on South Indian plants. They gave him a
testimonial, in Devanagari, using the same form of Konkani as Gaspar
and Thomas Stephens, declaring that the information presented in his
book was authentic. [I published this testimonial in Konkani
Mandakini, p. 81]. Still further confirmation comes from the south,
from Mangalore of the 18th century. Tipu Sultan was persecuting the
Christians of that area, so a priest, Joaquim Miranda by name, went
to France to solicit the help of the French king, but died there in
1783. He composed a hymn in Pramann Konkani on the sufferings of
Jesus [part published in Konkani Mandakini, pp 82-84; full text in
my Konknni Bhagtigitam. A Treasury of Goan Hymns. Panaji: Goa
Konkani Akademi, 2004, pp. 37-61].
But in the 18th century this uniformity began to disintegrate.
Ignacio de Santa Teresa, archbishop of Goa from 1721 to 1740,
reported that the dialect of Salcete was not fully intelligible to
the speakers of Bardez. But the written form still maintained its
uniformity, in the last grammar of Pramann Konkani composed by the
Czech Jesuit Karel Prizykril [1718-1785; I published the grammar in
the Czech journal Archiv Orientalni no. 36(1968)].
MIGUEL BRAGANZA WRITES, AFTER ORGANISING A RATHER SUCCESSFUL KONKAN FRUIT
FEST: "We at the BSG are open to collaboration with any agency that is
interested in plants, plant produce and their products. The Vegetarian
Society of Goa is welcome. We will invite them for the Plant Utsav (plant
festival) this November. The event will most likely be held at BPS Club,
Margao. The last Plant Utsav was held in Mapusa. Perhaps the next KFF can go
to Mapusa. We would love to have our programmes in other places. We need
local support.
"With the help of our active memeber clubs we were able to support events in
their institutions. The annual Festival of Plants and Flowers at SFX
School-Siolim, the Green Break Through at.St.Thomas Girls' School-Aldona,
the Plant Mela at Government College-Khandola, the Kalpavriksha at Carmel
HSS-Nuvem are some examples of enduring events. We also encourage these
institutions to organise hikes, nature trails and other events in which we
join them. Other institutions like Grace High School-Bicholim, Shantadurga
HS-Bicholim, Progress HS-Sanquelim, Mae de Deus HS-Corjuem, Sacred Heart
HS-Parra, St.Britto HS-Mapusa, St.Xavier's HSS, Lourdes Convent-Saligao,
etc, have also held events with technical support from BSG. We have also
helped organisations to receive funds from the Ministry of Environment and
Forests, Delhi..."
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