Mario, -So much of Mathematics & Analysis and so little common sense -Does the USA openly flow your Mathematics and embrace uncontrolled migrant influx.. Perhaps you should lobby for the same!! -BTW for a guy who does not believe in Goan Identitiy you made a statement "Make a list of all the elements in Goa that Goans think is important and then see how many combinations of relationships between the factors that comes to" So May I ask in the latter respect what is your definition of Goan?
Arwin Message: 6 Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:48:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Mario Goveia <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Influx of uncontrolled Migrants into Goa To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:16:37 +0400 From: "Freddy Fernandes" <[email protected]> As mentioned we are not against migrants, it's the influx that needs to be curtailed and controlled. It's very much true that these diversions are created by our politicians so that while we are busy debating and fighting between ourselves they get to feather their nests even further. So if we have the knowledge and the wisdom of Solomon around why not put it to constructive use ? Mario observes: C'mon, Eddie. Kitem mhontai, re? Of course you are against migrants. How do you propose to control or curtail the influx just by huffing and puffing? Knowledge and wisdom of Solomon? Do you think a small group of wise men can know what's best for everyone else, better than they do? Do you remember permutations and combinations from high school or college math? Make a list of all the elements in Goa that Goans think is important and then see how many combinations of relationships between the factors that comes to. It would run into the billions. Do you think any politician or group of politicians can "manage" such complexity? Do you know that it is this simple mathematical fact that causes socialist economies to collapse and free market economies to thrive unless interfered with by politicians who always think they know better? Here's a nice one-page article that explains the principle. http://www.creators.com/opinion/walter-williams/economic-miracle.html Ask a mathematics teacher in the Gulf to explain it to you. Apply it to Goa. Good luck. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <[email protected]> Date: 2009/8/11 Subject: Goanet Digest, Vol 4, Issue 827 To: [email protected] Send Goanet mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Goanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. WORLD DAMAN DAY 2009- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - (rene barreto) 2. Re: The euphoria has evaporated (Gabe Menezes) 3. Re: The Goan crab mentality in action (Mario Goveia) 4. Re: The euphoria has evaporated (Mario Goveia) 5. FWD: People do not need housing projects (Arwin Mesquita) 6. Influx of uncontrolled Migrants into Goa (Mario Goveia) 7. Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2009 (augusto pinto) 8. Goa news for August 11, 2009 (Goanet News Service) 9. Remembering Dr. Olivinho Gomes (Tomazinho) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 09:31:12 +0000 (GMT) From: rene barreto <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] WORLD DAMAN DAY 2009- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - To: Goanet <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - WORLD DAMAN DAY 2009 http://web.me.com/noelgama/wdd09/Press_Release.html World Daman Day ?09 DAMAN, 8 August 2009: Following the resounding success of the first-ever, WORLD DAMAN DAY last year, the organizers launched into the second year as early as April 2009 for the worldwide celebration of the 2nd World Daman Day on the 20th of August 2009 under the aegis of World Goa Day courtesy, London-based founder, Rene Barreto. ?Daman has always looked upon Goa as its 'Big Brother.? But no two fingers are alike and so it is with siblings. These cultural differences though subtle, lend Daman its uniqueness. This worldwide event is a celebration of the unique culture of the people of Daman who have an identity of their very own ? the Damanense,? says Daman-based author, No?l Gama who is the Overall Coordinator of the event. The theme of World Daman Day 2009 is, ?Viva Damao! Come, Discover Daman.? ?Dam?o is not just the former name of Daman,? clarified Mr. Gama. ?It?s another name for the Indo-Portuguese subculture of Daman and is a way of life. But most importantly, when broken up into its two syllables, it reveals the secret behind the characteristic hospitality of the typical Damanense ? 'Da m?o' ? which literally translates to 'give me your hand,' in Portuguese meaning, ?Welcome!? Damanenses around the globe in countries like the UK, US, UAE, Canada, Portugal, Macau and Holland among others, celebrate all things Damanense by showcasing their Damanense cultural heritage through artistic and cultural expressions such as musical and food festivals, competitions, traditional and folk dance performances, art and craft displays, etc. While World Daman Day is mainly celebrated by Damanenses outside Daman, in Daman itself there will be a football match on the 16th of August at 5pm in the sport ground in Moti Daman and on the big day itself, a cultural program in the evening. More information can be found at WORLD DAMAN DAY www.WorldDamanDay.com <http://www.worlddamanday.com/> http://web.me.com/noelgama/wdd09/Press_Release.html NO?L GAMA [email protected] GLOBAL - GOA DAMAN Friendhship Society : OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WORLD GOAN ASSOCIATIONS : http://goanassociations.blogspot.com/2009/04/messages-of-support_12.html Putting back UNITY into our commUNITY wherever that may be ! GOANWORLD :http://worldgoaday2009.blogspot.com/rene barreto WORLD GOA DAY - 20.8.2009 A day set aside to CELEBRATE our Goan Cultural Heritage, a day to promise to help the less fortunate in our Goan community: ========================================== ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 22:39:33 +0100 From: Gabe Menezes <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] The euphoria has evaporated To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 2009/8/9 Gilbert Lawrence <[email protected]> > > > Hi Gabe, > > .................. Likely the US-based Goaneter, like some seniors who are > against government- > run health-insurance, has himself a government-run health-insurance called > Medicare parts A, B and D................ > > > Regards, GL > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/us/politics/08townhall.html?exprod=myyahoo > > > RESPONSE: Thanks for that illuminating piece; It suddenly struck me that the reason why the man is dead against the 'Obama plan' is because members of his own family are into the 'pickings' of the health system in the USA, So now we know why he is an opponent. I congratulate you on your stance, you are more than willing to go with the flow of things....some people are greedy - in any case one can't take it with them when they go on a one way ticket to the blues! Original done by Neil Sedaka, enjoy:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM0So4S7_Kc&feature=related -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 14:53:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Mario Goveia <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] The Goan crab mentality in action To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mario wrote: > > What we see above is a graphic example of the infamous Goan crab > mentality in action: two Goanetters falling over each other to be > critical without having any idea what they are talking about [see link > below]. > Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 10:34:40 +0100 From: Gabe Menezes <[email protected]> Many would give an arm and a leg to be in my 'dancing shoes' ! M ario responds: I have no idea how well you dance. The post above referred to what you wrote. Gabe wrote: Now what exactly do I have to envy ? An ability to spew self-aggrandizement on this forum day in and day out? You may keep that bit all for yourself. Only a handful of us disbelieve you, thousands believe what you write, so do keep it up. Mario responds: I don't recall anyone suggesting you envy anyone. The handful you refer to who "disbelieve me" are often sadly unable to show why with any provable facts. For example, you have been unable to prove your allegation that Air India did not fly between Singapore and Mumbai in 1964, though you keep referring to it based on faulty memory. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, regardless of whether I agree or not, but not to their own facts. Gabe wrote: Not only are you the sole voice of truth, reason and peace but you are also the most gifted and most intelligent person on this forum, without a doubt. What you write today, others follow and copy tomorrow. They cut and paste the URL's of your postings, as reference to bolster their arguments. Mario responds: Thanks for confirming what most Goanetters already know:-)) That is the beauty of sticking to facts and common sense rather than joining in someone else's crabby response mistakenly assuming he knows what he is talking about. ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 15:30:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Mario Goveia <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] The euphoria has evaporated To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 18:35:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo <[email protected]> For example, how about this completely weird quote from one Mario Goveia, who claims to be living in the US? "In the meantime, life in the US is terrible and racist. Millions are not covered by health insurance. Millions are dying in the streets writhing in pain while others pass them by without compassion. The life expectancy is plummeting." Mario responds: Nice try, Mervyn, but, we see once again your habit of deliberately distorting what someone else has written by truncating their words to make them unrecognizable. For those interested in the whole truth, shown below was the exchange that included my sarcastic comments above, which all appeared in the following post: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180802.html Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:19:44 +0100 From: Gabe Menezes <gabe.menezes at gmail.com> ....and we are continually being told that the USA has moved forward; does that mean that a Goan living in the rust belt would be treated differently from one say residing in San Diego or New York? In turn would they be treated better than a Black person and would a White person be treated better than them? Many of our Doctors and Nurses in the U.K. are non white, in fact the leading heart specialist is non white. Mario responds: Gabe is absolutely correct. British health care, for those who can survive the rationing, is the envy of the world because many of their docs and nurses are non-white, including the leading heart specialist. This article explains why this system is so great: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124692973435303415.html In the meantime, life in the US is terrible and racist. Millions are not covered by health insurance. Millions are dying in the streets writhing in pain while others pass them by without compassion. The life expectancy is plummeting. Its like a Mad Max movie:-)) The situation is so bad that millions of brown skinned people continue to pour into the country longing to be ill treated and discriminated against, just so they can die in America due to racist doctors who want to perform surgery just so they can make more money. Unfortunately for Goans and Indians there are so many of our own Goans and Indians who are doctors in the US, whether in the mythical rust belt which I'm still looking for, but also the heavens on earth like San Diego and New York, that all our lives are at risk as the following article describes, and we all need to return to India as quickly as possible if we want to live. http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba649 Mervyn wrote: Barrack Obama (blessed be, slightly bent, his names) is going to radically change the US health care system this year by providing health care to all US residents who are presently denied the health services that the rest of the industrialized world enjoys. Mario responds: Here is an example of the health care that Mervyn and his fellow Canadians enjoy, FOR FREE: http://www.fraserinstitute.org/Commerce.Web/product_files/HowGoodIsCanadianHealthCare0609.pdf http://www.nowpublic.com/world/canadian-healthcare-cracking-multiple-months-waiting-list-just-see-doctor Here is a recent report of what Carmen and her fellow Brits are facing: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5955840/Patients-forced-to-live-in-agony-after-NHS-refuses-to-pay-for-painkilling-injections.html If Barack Obama succeeds in making the US system this good, where will Mervyn and his fellow Canadians go when they are put on waiting lists for serious medical procedures that may shorten their life spans? We have a saying in America, "You get what you pay for." The best never comes cheap, and the best does not involve waiting in line for a medical procedure or test when your life may be in jeopardy, or suffering excruciating pain because some government bureaucrat says so. "The scariest words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help you!'" - Ronald Reagan. ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:56:59 +0400 From: Arwin Mesquita <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] FWD: People do not need housing projects To: Goanet <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 *Pls see letter in the Navhind Times* ** *http://www.navhindtimes.in/opinions* *People do not Need Housing Projects *THIS is with reference to the news item ?Criteria for mega projects finalised? (NT, August 6). With so many building projects around, and Goa?s infrastructure under severe strain, there can only be demerits to these projects, small or mega size. Under these circumstances it is surprising that the CM, Mr Digambar Kamat has taken the initiative of defining what a mega project is and clearing some of the 17 pending mega projects. Today, with real estate in the doldrums, there are hundreds of flats and bungalows lying vacant and waiting to be sold. Even at the prevailing reduced prices, these apartments are out of reach of most Goans. Ultimately, it is the outsiders who purchase them, with builders reaping huge profits. This unfortunately has been the trend over the past decade, with vested interests at work, even as the Goa government voices its concern over the increasing migrant population and the loss of Goan identity. It is therefore time we got our priorities right by tackling some of the more pressing problems affecting the day-to-day living of the local population. Until this is done, it is unlikely that the people of Goa will relent and stop opposing the building projects?small or big. *A F NAZARETH, Alto Porvorim * -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. "Rape of Goa" : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. "Rape of Chicalim : "http://rapeofchicalim.wordpress.com/ 4. "Boycott Cidade de Goa" : http://boycotthotelcidadedegoa.blogspot.com/ 5. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 6. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:48:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Mario Goveia <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Influx of uncontrolled Migrants into Goa To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:16:37 +0400 From: "Freddy Fernandes" <[email protected]> As mentioned we are not against migrants, it's the influx that needs to be curtailed and controlled. It's very much true that these diversions are created by our politicians so that while we are busy debating and fighting between ourselves they get to feather their nests even further. So if we have the knowledge and the wisdom of Solomon around why not put it to constructive use ? Mario observes: C'mon, Eddie. Kitem mhontai, re? Of course you are against migrants. How do you propose to control or curtail the influx just by huffing and puffing? Knowledge and wisdom of Solomon? Do you think a small group of wise men can know what's best for everyone else, better than they do? Do you remember permutations and combinations from high school or college math? Make a list of all the elements in Goa that Goans think is important and then see how many combinations of relationships between the factors that comes to. It would run into the billions. Do you think any politician or group of politicians can "manage" such complexity? Do you know that it is this simple mathematical fact that causes socialist economies to collapse and free market economies to thrive unless interfered with by politicians who always think they know better? Here's a nice one-page article that explains the principle. http://www.creators.com/opinion/walter-williams/economic-miracle.html Ask a mathematics teacher in the Gulf to explain it to you. Apply it to Goa. Good luck. ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:32:14 +0530 From: augusto pinto <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2009 To: goanet <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Whenever the Goa Legislative Assembly passes a Bill which has the consent of all members of the House then it is wise to assume that this piece of legislation has the sanction of not just the elected politicians but also their commercial backers. The passing of the Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2009 belongs to this class of law making. To me the Opposition's silence on the issue is the most telling indictment of this Act. It seems to be a pretty obvious attempt by politicians to bypass the people's resentment over the rampant corruption in the State, which has its roots in the business world. It should be understood in the context of the attempt to scuttle the suggestions that the people gave through the Gram Sabhas on the RP 2021. Making Panchayat Secretaries more powerful than the Gram Sabhas and even the Panchayats means that the politicians are making themselves more powerful. If they cannot prevent this Act from coming into force the people can start to feel sorry for themselves. The passing of the Act also suggests that the politicians think that the people's movement that expressed itself through the Goa Bachao Abhiyan is too weak now to mount any effective protest. The Goan people had better prove the politicians wrong or else. Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E [email protected] or [email protected] P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350 ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:30:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Goanet News Service <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Goa news for August 11, 2009 To: [email protected], [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Expect Rs130cr revenue from Goa Project per yr: Mundra Port - Moneycontrol.com neycontrol.comRajeev Sinha, Director, Mundra Port , said that their Goa Project's total cost was at Rs 350 crore, and he expected the project to be completed within two ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/expect-rs130cr-revenuegoa-project-per-yr-mundra-port/410475&usg=AFQjCNFDRt8CtbSd9EWAYmPcWbGMpTrfaw *** 12 Goa mines near wildlife sanctuaries face closure - Hindu ower-shutdown-in-S-Goa-on-Sunday/articleshow/4869450.cms&usg=AFQjCNFqPeSQkFQf_YvTKaRqR0y0HhPn9A">Major power shutdown in S Goa on Sunday http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/008200908081012.htm&usg=AFQjCNEh-uxTBVwthuKv_MebihZY-z3G6A *** Four more cases of swine flu in Goa - Press Trust of India ouple-turns-up-for-flu-test/articleshow/4875273.cms&usg=AFQjCNH4QAKD58m0JxC1sbRUoFPkyWiJYw">City couple turns up for flu test http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/220117_Four-more-cases-of-swine-flu-in-Goa&usg=AFQjCNGIezBkH9BlqBBNIFLFUFr_O1NorQ *** Goa can become India\'s next film capital: Mehra - Times of India eshot-parts-of-delhi-6-for-venice-film-fest-director/644657.html&usg=AFQjCNH4vAouUguSCArSP4ZmsEnoshW8hw">I re-shot parts of 'Delhi 6' for Venice film fest: director http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/goa/Goa-can-become-Indias-next-film-capital-Mehra/articleshow/4872643.cms&usg=AFQjCNF-o3-f_OcCokM2-aR1mg_GdEQz0A *** Monsoon hits exports of lower-grade iron ore - Hindu Business Line ndu Business LineWhen contacted, Mr Glenn Kalvampara, Secretary of the Goa Mineral Ore Exporter's Association, said though prices were good for ores with higher iron content ...<a class=" http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/08/11/stories/2009081150750700.htm&usg=AFQjCNHSmEl_QaCGXAPZ7aY-qBzLbmwKrw *** Haryana CS asked to appear in Goa HC in prisoner case - Press Trust of India sks-haryana-cs-to-remain-present-in-court-in-prisoner-case/645617.html&usg=AFQjCNElypN5WsiidXELsdCs-leG3EMY7Q">HC asks Haryana CS to remain present in court in prisoner case http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/222772_Haryana-CS-asked-to-appear-in-Goa-HC-in-prisoner-case&usg=AFQjCNHYlReZ5vGtIxdK_T0VU9szudDbMA *** Goa Government notices to four off-shore casinos - SamayLive hore casinos for not submitting proper documents required to renew their no objection ...<a class=" http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.samaylive.com/news/goa-government-notices-to-four-offshore-casinos/645729.html&usg=AFQjCNHu4kYqQStbQZ0_pRrqlOxbX7hUMA *** Goan sand dealers stage rasta roko - Times of India arnataka border at Polem-Majali checkpost near Karwar. ...<a class=" http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/hubli/Goan-sand-dealers-stage-rasta-roko/articleshow/4874542.cms&usg=AFQjCNG7S-lREi0qQ_uF7D0skc1jXhjeog *** Activism in goa to get boost through community video - Times of India rowing movement is set to debut in Goa this week. In what's being touted as the biggest gathering of its kind in the country, ...<a class=" http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4872630.cms&usg=AFQjCNGtYUPT9bBXrygUUH7OgHqcd9tVgw *** Goa to close all iron ore mines near wildlife sanctuaries - SteelGuru eelGuruIt is reported that Goa Government has taken a decision to close all mines located in less than a kilometer from wildlife sanctuaries. ...<a class=" http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://steelguru.com/news/index/2009/08/10/MTA2NDg3/Goa_to_close_all_iron_ore_mines_near_wildlife_sanctuaries.html&usg=AFQjCNHrhJz2WERo3s3W0EWGyx2E1E_d7w Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:25:31 -0400 From: "Tomazinho" <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Remembering Dr. Olivinho Gomes To: "Goanet" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Remembering Prof. Olivinho Gomes ? Tomazinho Cardozo He held high positions in the Central Government, he put the foundation of Post-Graduate education in Konkani in the Goa University, he published over 40 books which included research, travelogues, translations and creative writings, he was the only Konkani writer who served Konkani in both scripts, Roman and Devanogori, etc., etc. Dr. Olivinho could be considered a one man institution whose mastery over Konkani language, its history and over Goa and its identity was simply superb. It pains to observe that such an experienced and literary-rich life is snatched away at the age of only 66 years. Born in 1943 at St. Stevao, Ilhas, Goa Dr. Olivinho Gomes had his secondary education in Don Bosco High School, Panjim. Did Lyceum in Portuguese and successfully completed his graduation in English Literature and post-graduation in Psychology & Sociology with flying colours. He obtained his Ph. D. in Sociology. In 1969 he passed Indian Revenue Service (IRS) examination. He is one of the very few Goans who could do IRS. He was posted at various states in Customs & Central Excise by the Central Government. He also worked in the Finance Ministry at New Delhi at various important positions. He had well settled in life as far as his lucrative service in the Central Government was concerned. But his love towards Goa and Konkani language was more prominent in him than anything else. Fortunately there arose an opportunity to serve Goa and Konkani language. He was selected as Professor of Konkani Language and Literature under UGC norms at the Goa University. He became the first Head of Konkani Department at the Goa University and worked successfully to set up under & post-graduate studies up to Ph.D. He was Dean, Faculty of Languages & Literature in charge of French, English, Portuguese, Hindi, Marathi and Konkani Departments & Italian courses. He was the member of Goa University's Executive Council and other bodies; Board of Studies in History & Chair of BOS in French, Konkani, Journalism & Mass Communications. He also served Goa University as its Vice-Chancellor. He served the literary field as an expert at various panels such as UGC, NCERT, U.P.S.C., K.K. Birla Foundation & other national academic /literary bodies, including that of Indian Languages Promotion Council headed by the Prime Minister. A researcher par excellence he presented papers/lectures & chaired sessions at national /international conferences on history, language, culture, literature, sociology-anthropology, etc., in and outside the country i.e. in Delhi, Ranchi, Mumbai, Goa, Lisbon, Paris, London, Gottingen (Germany), Vienna, Oporto, Toronto, Sydney, Nihon (Japan), Beijing, Kuala Lumpur & Sungai Pettani (Malaysia). Some of his papers are collected under "A scholarly world of culture" (2009). So far he has published 40 books in Konkani & in English. He has won awards nationally as well as internationally for research and literary work in poetry, short-stories, translations, including National Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation, 1993, and that of V.X.Verodiano Foundation (USA),1997; and Research Fellowships from Portuguese Orient Foundation, French Government, U.G.C. (India), Dempo Trust, Commonwealth Fellowship, 1990 in London, and National Fellowship for outstanding artistes (2005-07) from Ministry of Culture, Goverment of India. He was associated with Authors' Guild of India; The Poetry Society (India); Centre for Literary Translation; Indian Sociological Society; Indian Institute of Public Administration; Indian Society for Commonwealth Studies, etc., etc. Although Dr. Gomes is one of the few Goans who achieved a lot on the literary field - Konkani as well as other languages - I regret to state that he had to face opposition from a section of the people at every level who consider themselves as the sole 'pundits' of Konkani language. When he was selected to be the Professor of Konkani Language and Literature in the Goa University, there was a sort of an earthquake among his opponents who went all out to see that he was removed from that post. Many other Konkani protagonists including me could observe the hidden agenda of these people and lodged a counter protest against those whose ego was hurt because Dr. Olivinho Gomes, a person from outside their caucus, was selected for that coveted post. In spite of opposition from our own people, Dr. Gomes did not deter at all and marched forward with dedication to achieve the goals set by him. He succeeded in his mission. Dr. Olivinho Gomes was a great asset to the Konkani language. It is not because I say so but it is definitely because of his past records. But unfortunately he did not get due respect and recognition for his valuable works from institutions working for Konkani language in the present times. He was awarded Sahitya Academy Award for Translation and not for his creative writing. He deserved Padmashri or Padma Bushan more than any body else but in vain. This is a concrete example of our - particularly the people who matter in the Konkani world - crab mentality. May his soul rests in peace. This Article was published on Gomantak Times dated 5th August, 2009 End of Goanet Digest, Vol 4, Issue 827 ************************************** -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. "Rape of Goa" : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. "Rape of Chicalim : "http://rapeofchicalim.wordpress.com/ 4. "Boycott Cidade de Goa" : http://boycotthotelcidadedegoa.blogspot.com/ 5. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 6. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html
