Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho [email protected] Last week marked Remembrance Day or Veteran's Day as it is known set aside to commemorate those who lost their lives during World War II. An interesting discussion on Goanet this week dealt with the issue of Goan lives lost during this war. Most of these young men were tarvottis working on British Navy ships. Their names have been recorded on the Commonwealth memorial website. Here are some insights shared by Goanetters.
Michael Ali: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185714.html Selma Carvalho: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185745.html This lead to a discussion about whether any Goans had fought on the side of the Axis powers, such as Germany or Italy. Here are some fascinating bits of information revealed. Mervyn Lobo: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185822.html Which finally veered into an informative romp around Goa circa 1940s. Portugal was neutral through World War II. Around 1943 three German ships sought safe harbour in Goa precisely because of Portugal's neutrality. This lead to an intriguing episode of espionage, burning of ships and sheltering of German sailors, some of whom later settled in Goa and married Goan women. Here are some posts shedding light on the matter. Valmiki Faleiro: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185850.html Bosco De Mello: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185877.html Selma Carvalho: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185876.html Another interesting discussion began with a post called "Let's face it". Does the English language reign supreme across the world? Does this language open up doors in the commercial and corporate world rendering all other language defunct. How do we preserve our own languages such as Konkani in the face of this onslaught? A letter from Bennet Paes on this matter: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185901.html I.Nunes http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185922.html Floriano Lobo: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185967.html And Freddy Fernandes tells us why love for Goa and Konkani is synonymous: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185693.html Journalist Frederick Noronha released his book this week titled, Another Goa. It is a collection of his favourite writing on Goa. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185764.html Freddy Fernandes wonders whether we are becoming too cynical towards politics. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/186004.html Frederick Noronha writes about Alda Figueiredo, currently planning a Goan cookery book, and the Goan love of food which binds them in the Diaspora. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185993.html Lionel Messias takes a look at SEZs, flying circuses and those promises politicians make about employing Goans in Goa. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185957.html Selma Carvalho writes about the kasti and cabaia in her column this week. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185947.html Dominic Fernandes writes about the caterers of yore who served weddings and special functions. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185904.html Rajan Parrikar provides some breathtaking photographs of Goan blue and white azulejos, tiles. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185905.html Lino Dourado gives us his Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Pavs Nam! Raincoat Kiteak? http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185886.html And Valmiki Faleiro continues in his series about Goa's choked roads. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-November/185879.html
