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Tri Continental Film Festival 2008
July 25 - 30, 2008
Goa, India
http://www.moviesgoa.org/page/tri_continental/
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricon/schedule_2008.pdf
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Time to gird up the loins -
We are told Sameer Salgaocar has spent 15 lakhs of his personal
funds to sponsor Goan chess. Doesn't self-publicity demean a 'gift'?
Let's move on.
Salgaocar's grounded "River Princess" has destroyed our northern
coastline in an ecological disaster a shade shy of genocide. Our
marine life has been pulverised, the sea-face polluted, fishermen
annihilated, bathers seriously injured by the the rusting shrapnel.
What does one have to do with the other?
A conscience. Remember the steward in the Good Book? One cannot
trumpet altruism on the one hand, and promote mass evil on the other.
Therefore -
Is the money saved on the "River Princess", used to promote chess?
The questions before us remain the same:
WHEN WILL MR. BARVE'S LIVELIHOOD BE RESTORED?
WHEN WILL WE BE RID OF THE EVIL "RIVER PRINCESS"?
The AICF is no saint either. More on that tomorrow.
One step at a time.
FR
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>Message: 5
>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:12:10 +0530
>From: "Sandeep Heble"
>Subject: Re: [Goanet] Sameer Salgaocar has thrown me out of CHESS
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>Dear Mr. Barve,
>
>Whatever the merits/ drawbacks of the said "AICF" Circular, the fact
>remains that you are in a sad minority in this. You seem to be the
>only one, not only in Goa but in the whole of India, fighting and
>wasting time over it, while those who you feel are going to be
>affected just do not seem to be interested. You have been unable to
>garner even token support for your supposed worthy cause and it is
>something you have been unable to come to terms with.
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