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**** Annual Goanetters Meet ****
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Annual Goanetters Meet - December 28, 2015 - 11:00 am
Fundacao Oriente, Mala, Altinho, Panjim, Goa
http://bit.ly/FundacaoOrienteGoa
The Fundao Oriente carries out cultural and artistic activities
in India with, for historical and cultural reasons,
special emphasis on the State of Goa.
Looking forward to seeing you there
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Haven't Tully got an Indian citizenship? This year, the Padma Vibhusan was
given to Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)- Trade and Industry-
France/UK; Padma Bhusan for Bill and Belinda Gates (owners of Microsoft and
US citizens) for social work'; and Saichiro Misumi (Foreigner) Japan; Padma
Shri for Huang Baosheng (China), Prof Jacques Blamont- Science and Engg-
France, Jean-Claude Carriere- Literature and Education - France
Dr Nandrajan 'Raj' Chetty- Literature and Education- France. George L Hart-
Others- USA
Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja- Others- Portugal, Maha Raja- Others-
Portugal
68. Late Meetha Lal Mehta- Social Work- Rajasthan (Posthumous)
69. Tripti Mukherjee- Art- USA
70. Dr Dattatreyudu Nori- Medicine- USA
71. Dr Raghu Rama Pillarisetti (Medicine), USA
72. Dr Saumitra Rawat- Medicine- UK
73. Prof Annette Schmiedchen (Literature and Education), Germany
Further need to know if any from the ones from Portugal are of Goan origin.
This is from Wiki.
Eugene
On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 12:16 AM, Wendell Rodricks <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear all,
> Having been at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan myself, there are foreigners who get
> the Padma Shri award. In my year there were a few of them. Two stood out
> the most... for their contribution to education in India.
> If I am not wrong, BBC correspondent Mike Tully is a Padma Shri awardee.
> Foreign nationals can get the award
> Just for information.
> Wendell
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> Goanet annual year-end meet in Goa: if you're reading this, you're
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