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Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training and research and seeks to buy approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs land betweeen Mapusa and Bambolim and surrounding rural areas. Please contact: contac...@sangath.com or yvo...@sangath.com or ph+91-9881499458 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My parents used to mention about him quiet often , never got a chance to meet him though but many spoke highly of him . Indeed a great loss to GOA, my symthaise and prayers to all his family members and relatives and may his soul rest in peace and the perpetual light shine upon him. Vivek Araujo --- On Thu, 30/7/09, Wendell Rodricks <wendellrodri...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Wendell Rodricks <wendellrodri...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Death: Dr Olivinho Gomes > To: reply.goanet.n...@gmail.com, fredericknoro...@gmail.com > Cc: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Date: Thursday, 30 July, 2009, 3:43 PM > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > * G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * > E * D * S * > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for > services, training and research and seeks to buy approx 1500 > to 2000 sq mtrs land betweeen Mapusa and Bambolim and > surrounding rural areas. Please contact: contac...@sangath.com > or yvo...@sangath.com > or ph+91-9881499458 > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > A terrible loss. > I referred a lot to his books for my work > Sympathy and prayers for his family > Wendell Rodricks > > 2009/7/30 Frederick "FN" Noronha <f...@goa-india.org> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > * G * O * A * N * E * T **** C * L * A * S * S * I * F > * I * E * D * S * > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Sangath, www.sangath.com, is one of Goa's leading > NGOs. > > > > Sangath is looking to build a centre for services, > training and research > > and is looking to buy > land of approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs > > betweeen Mapusa and > Bambolim and surrounding rural areas > > > > If you have land to sell, please contact: > > > > contac...@sangath.com > or yvo...@sangath.com > or phone +91-9881499458 > > > > > > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Konkani scholar and former acting vice chancellor of > the Goa > > University Dr Olivinho Gomes passed away, and it was > sad to get this > > news from Valmiki Faleiro in Margao. When talking to > my classmate Dr > > Rafael Fernandes at the Goa University, he also > mentioned the passing > > away of this scholar. > > > > Dr Gomes was a prolific author and a deep supporter of > the Konkani > > language. Writers like Valmiki have narrated to me how > his > > understanding and love for the language had influenced > them decades > > ago. > > > > Olivinho, as everyone referred to him, was a senior > Customs official, > > before he decided to make the shift to academe. I > first encountered > > him as a contributor to the Herald with his articles, > mostly on > > Konkani and related themes, in the 1980s. Me being > curious to > > understand Goa, and him always having some story to > narrate, we would > > have longish chats when we met up at conferences, or > chatted away > > while some seminar was in progress. > > > > Dr Gomes also wrote a rather detailed book on Chandor, > his village (if > > I am not mistaken, or was it his in-law's?) called > Village Goa. It is > > sad to lose a scholar so early, specially since Dr > Gomes was very > > active in writing and would invariable have a new book > he had publshed > > whenever one met him after a three or six month gap! > > > > The funeral is tomorrow (Friday, July 31, 2009) at > 4.30 pm at the > > Taleigao church. Here's a reference to his work from > the > > openlibrary.org (I guess the list is incomplete, since > this is a > > volunteer-crafted listing): > > > > Add Photo Olivinho Gomes [edit] > > > > 1943 - > > > > Books by this Author > > Old Konkani language and > literature by Olivinho Gomes > > Konkani Sorospot Prakashan, 1999 > > Koṅkaṇī saraspatico > itihāsa by Olivinho Gomes > > Koṅkaṇī Saraspata Prakāśana, 1989 > > Village Goa by Olivinho > Gomes > > S. Chand, 1987 > > Ḍô. Phrā. Lu. Gomiś > by Olivinho Gomes > > Koṅkaṇī Saraspata Prakāśana, 1984 > > Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes, > jivit ani vavr by Olivinho Gomes > > Konknni Sorospot Prokaxon, 1968 > > Mana voḍaṭāvoḍanā > by Olivinho Gomes > > Koṅkaṇī Sāhitya Prakāśana, 1981 > > Goa by Olivinho Gomes > > National Book Trust, India, 2004 > > Village Goa by Olivinho > Gomes > > Chand (S.) & Co Ltd ,India, October 1996 > Hardcover > > Eka Goenkarachi bhaili > bhonvddi = by Olivinho Gomes > > Konknnni Sorospot Prakashan, 2007 > > -- > > FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn > > M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 > > http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org > > > > "Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into > small jobs." - Henry > > Ford > > > > > > -- > cell: +91-9422443029 > Office hours: +91-832-2420604 > Office email:rns.wend...@gmail.com > <email%3arns.wend...@gmail.com> > www.wendellrodricks.com > Looking for local information? Find it on Yahoo! 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