Hi There, What happened to the people who served the Indian nation ?????? Gen. Rodrigues, Cap. J. Furtado, (now Maj. J. B. Furtado ) was awarded Chief of Army Staff gold Medal for the Kargil war these people dont figure on this list???????????
---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 02:17:26 +0530 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Goanet-news] 101 cybergoans: Recognising people of Goan origin > making a difference the world over > > FN's 101 cybergoans honours list: New Year Day 2007 > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Recognising people of Goan origin making a difference the world over > > PANJIM (Goa), Dec 31: From coaching top football clubs in > Moscow to fighting race discrimination, from becoming Telugu > film stars to heading hundred million-dollar technology > firms, members of the Goan diaspora are notching up a > surprising range of achievements worldwide. > > This point gets underlined in a new initiative, a list of > "101 cybergoans" worldwide, who are making a major mark in > diverse fields across many unexpected parts of the globe. > > Compiled by cyber-journalist Frederick Noronha, the list aims > to "acknowledge the contributions by people of Goan origin, > regardless of where they are located, and in what field they > work". It has been released at the start of the year 2007. > > Noronha says the listing is based on information emerging in > cyberspace. "But much of it is yet to be adequately noticed > by readers back home," he says. > > "It is networks like the UK-based Goanvoice.org.uk, edited by > Eddie Fernandes (till recently at University College London), > and the 12-year-old volunteer network Goanet (www.goanet.org) > that is throwing up a wealth of such information," says he. > > Some of those on the list aren't even people. But whether > men, women, rich or as average as anyone else, or > organisations, all have some visible link with Goa. > > Most are individuals or organisations which have been > attracting attention in cyberspace in the past year. Some > have passed on long back, but remain in the news nonetheless > -- like Kenyan vice-president Joseph Zuzarte Murumbi and the > famed Mumbai-based Goan gynaec Dr V N Shirodkar of the > 'Shirodkar stitch' fame. > > "All have done things that deserve to be better noticed back > home... if this society is to build more effectively on the > talent, resources and brain-power of Goa's diaspora," argued > Noronha, commenting on the list released as the New Year gets > ushered into Goa. > > There will be ommissions on this list. There might be even > debate over who gets included. "It's a subjective view, and > certainly not the last word on the subject. But we do need to > start recognising the contribution of people from this small > region... where ever they are located, and in whichever > field," argued Noronha. > > Some surprise inclusions on the list are Miss Great Britain > (Preeti Desai, 25); CEO of zedo.com Roy De Souza; Symantec > senior vice president Francis deSouza; Cognizant COO Francisco > D'Souza, Dell Inc manager Andrew Fernandes, Kent busdriver > Ken D'Souza; meditation teacher Lygia Monteiro; campaigners > against racism and more. > > Eight bullet-points listed refer to organisations: the alumni > BMX (Brittos-Marys-Xaviers) network founded in Toronto; > VascokarsUnited mailing list founded by engineer Jen Lewis in > Birmingham; GoaSudharop.org from the US; the > GoaComputersInSchools Project/Knowledge Initiatives Trust; > Tanzanite Goans in Africa; Leonoras Restaurant (run by expat > Jerome Mendes, for promoting Goan film); Goenkarancho Ekvott > (New Delhi) and even "various kudds still surviving against > odds in Mumbai". > > A special section looks at 'cyber pioneers' among Goans who > founded initiatives which make a difference to how Goans > communicate and are perceived by the outside world -- Herman > Carneiro (Goanet), Marlon Menezes (GoaWeb, GoaCom), Ulysses > Menezes (Goa-World), Eddie Fernandes (GoanVoiceUK). > > World Under-8 Chess Champ Ivana Furtado, though based in Goa > itself, is an exception to this list of non-residents, in > view of her achievement, which surprised all, during the past year. > > "Seen in context, it is amazing that a tiny region like Goa > (and its diaspora) could produce such a vast human resource. It is > equally amazing that this talent still goes largely > unrecognised back home," says Noronha, involved with > cyberspace for the past dozen years. > > This initiative is expected to feed in wider intitiatives to > build networks among Goans worldwide. Below is the list under > varied categories: > > Community-builders, creating social capital > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Prof Dr. Jose Pereira, New York researching Goan music and more > * Victor Rangel-Ribeiro, author mentoring writers back home > * Dr Colin Saldanha, Mississauga, Strong Communities Coalition > * Shalini Pereira, 26, Leicester, project on sustainable housing > * Dr. J.Clement Vaz, octogenarian, biographer of Goan achievers > * Carolann Fernandes, Ontario Coalition of Senior Citizens' Orgns > * Domnic Fernandes, Gulf, reminding Goa about her yesterdays. > * George Pinto (Ca), building social entrepreneurship in Goa > * Basilio Magno, musician, building Goa's image in Spain > > Technology, enterprise, finance, the corporate world, etc > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Roy De Souza, CEO and co-founder, zedo.com IL 60201 US > * Romulus Pereira, former CEO Riverstone Networks Inc > * Francis deSouza, senior VP, Symantec, enterp messaging mgt group > * Francisco D'Souza, COO, Cognizant Technology Solutions > * Andrew Fernandes, Dell Inc, US, manager, global business continuity > * Tony Fernandes, AirAsia CEO, Malaysia's E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year > * Victor Menezes, retired senior vice chairman, Citigroup Inc > * Late Avertano Furtado, expat in the Gulf, hotelier in Goa > * Francis D'Souza, Maryland, real estate, relocation services. > * Gerard Sequeira, director, Canada's largest pension plan, OMERS. > * Chris Diaz, Kenya Chartered Institute of Marketing president > * Michael Braganza, owner, Berehill Nursing Home in Whitchurch > * Trevor D'Mello, NSW, Au. owner, The Yellow Piano restaurant > * Anil D'Souza, Ottawa entrepreneur > > Goans, where you didn't expect them > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Preeti Desai, 25, Miss Great Britain > * Esperanza & Edwin D'Souza, Toronto. $9.9m Lotto winners > * Reita Faria, first Indian to win the Miss World title > * Xavier D'Souza, Grand Cayman, bodybuilder > * Bosco Santimano (Sarzora), inspiring Diwali in Peebles, Scotland. > * Bus-driver Ken D'Souza, Kent, nominated favourite driver > * Johncy Menezes (Chandor), Iowa, liquor store in N. Liberty > * Laila Rouass, former Channel [V] VJ, model and actress > * Susie Coelho, lifestyle expert, author, HGTV host. Model. > * Collien Fernandes (24), Germany. MTV host of Dancing on Ice > * Lygia Monteiro, UK, teaching meditation for a decade. > * Melanie Carvalho, Zambia-born Aberdeen-based artist > > Cyber-pioneers > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Herman Carneiro, founder Goanet. Now researching malaria in Goa. > * Marlon Menezes, founder GoaWeb, GoaCom.com and now GoaCom.org > * Ulysses Menezes, founder, Goa-World.com webspace for non-profits. > * Eddie Fernandes, amazing researcher, editor goanvoice.org.uk > > Organisations building social capital > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * BMX, effectively networking alumni from around Mapusa. > * VascokarsUnited/Jen Lewis, persistently networking Vasco > * GoaSudharop.org, offering new directions to initiatives in Goa > * GoaComputersInSchoolsProject (now KIT), an idealistic dream > * TanzaniteGoans, Goa's most effective cyber-network across Africa > * Leonora's Restaurant, Verna, giving a new life to old Goan film > * Various kudds, still surviving against odds in Mumbai, India. > * Goenkarancho Ekvott, New Delhi. > > Fighting race > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * William Gama, 61, Quantas ex-aircraft engineer, racial suit winner > * Anna de Souza, UK. Hounslow's race crime outreach officer > * Theodora Monserrate, housemaid fighting exploitation, Bahrain > * Tube driver Clement Lobo (50), UK, UKP25K race compensation > > Political achievers, and attempters > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Late Joseph Anthony Zuzarte Murumbi, Kenya's second Vice-President > * Pio Gama Pinto, assassinated Kenyan leader, still remembered > * Keith Vaz, MP, member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. > * Gary Pinto, former boy band member. Family First Party candidate > * Troy DeSouza, Victoria, BC, Conservative candidate 2006 > * Candidates in Mississauga polls: Patrick Mendes, Dale D'Souza > > Contributing via academia > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Late Dr. Babla Singbal, gifted mathematician, Maths prof, TIFT > * Dr. Damodar Sardesai, Professor of History at UCLA > * Dr. Sharad Keny, Prof of Math, Whittier College, California > * Dr Eddie D'Sa, critical perspectives on Goa and diaspora > * Alt.issues: Charles Camara (Sweden, Siddis) Des Fernandes (UK, Kurds) > * Dr Teotonio R de Souza, Goa Research Net. > > Creative talent: making Goa proud > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Patricia Rozario, Goa's Bombay-born international soprano > * Lorna, Goa's nightingale > * Warren Noronha, UK, fashion designer. > * David Sequeira, artist, Australia. www.davidsequeira.com > * James D'Silva, London, Madonna's fitness guru > * Judy Luis-Watson, DC Metro, BluesWork blues, jazz, world rhythms > * Ileana D'Cruz, makes waves in the Telugu film industry > * Carol Furtado, UK, dancer, female lead in Merchants of Bollywood > * Michelle Sequeira, Belgium, high school student, Indian dance > > World of sport > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Thomas Pereira, Norway, nifty footballer, Viking FK > * Mariano Barreto, former football coach, Dinamo, Moscow > * Indian sharp-shooting footballer forward late Dereyk DeSouza > * Saude George, Olympian for Kenya. > > World of science > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Dr Joaquim Goes, scientist, Bigelow Lab Ocean Sciences, Maine > * Datta V. Naik, Dean, Graduate School, Monmouth University > * Rui J.P. de Figueiredo, Prof EE and CS, Univ of Calif Irvine > * Vasudev M Kenkre, U. of New Mexico, panda.unm.edu/kenkre/ > * Helga do Rosario Gomes, scientist, blogging from Antarctica > > Taking human, and soft, skills forward > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Sean D'Souza (NZ), CEO, Psychotactics Ltd. author, speaker, trainer > * Brendan Fernandes, Ontario, artist. brendanfernandes.ca > * Ignatius Camillo, supermodel cum deejay. > * Ivana Furtado (Goa), World U-8 Chess Champ, Georgia. > * Iggy Tavares, UK, 4000+ fish-related photographs published. > > Posthumous: not here, but not forgotten > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Erica D'Silva (10), NZ, died after cross-country run. > > Feeding "the world"... > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Floyd Cardoz, US, executive chef > * Antonio F Fernandes, Manager, Royal India Restaurant, Milwaukee > * Barbara Gomes, owner Cumin and Goan Restaurant, Ottawa > * Valerie Heredia-Viegas, teaching Indian cuisine in WA, US. > * Samir Sadekar, London. Imli's Executive Chef from Porvorim. > * Larry Mendonca, Melbourne, "ex-curry king" > > Health > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Late Dr V N Shirodkar, Indian obstetrician 'Shirodkar's operation' > * Dr Agnelo Fernandes, Croydon, Fellow Royal College of GPs (RCGP) > * Yasmin D'Souza, Canada, researching MMR-autism link > * Dr Caje Moniz, UK. clinical director London's Kings College Hospital > * Dr Manuel Fernandes, MD, Premier Occupational Healthcare, UK > > Miscellaneous > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Frank Pinto, exec coordinator UNDP Global Environmental Facility > * Baroness Frances D'Souza, daughter-in-law of Goa > * Richard Rozario, Principal, Mississauga Secondary School > > See also: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Goa > http://www.geocities.com/athens/forum/1503/eminent-goans.html > _______________________________________________ > Goanet-news mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-news-goanet.org _________________________________________________________________ Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail. http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911fb2b2e6d
