Hi Joao, Your question is very good and precise question regarding whether "CM Kamat make the statement or not, I don't need Goan votes ..." But whats with the subject header "Much ado about nothing"? Even if the CM made that statement--it still has rhetorical implications, rhetorical impact. So reactions to that phase, if I am reading correctly must not be relegated as encompassing the word 'ado' (as in mere activity); rather,under, action--something not exactly frivolous.
venantius > Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 18:39:20 +0900 > From: Joao Barros-Pereira <[email protected]> > To: goanet <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Much ado about nothing > > Did CM Kamat make the statement or not, I don't need Goan votes ... I hope a > knowledgeable person will inform us of something much more important, which > MLAs are dependent on the votes of Goans and only Goans - in > each constituency - in order to win an election! I think this will provide > us with a more realistic picture of the power of the Goan voter ... Cheers, > celebrate life! > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 11:08:33 +0100 > From: "Eddie Fernandes" <[email protected]> > To: "'Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!'" > <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the Bleep cares about the Costas > of Margao? > Message-ID: <31014d6cdd784897b0fdadf94a83d...@oooooooooooopc> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Selma Carvalho: Who the Bleep cares about the Costas of Margao? > > Title: Who the Bleep cares about the Costas of Margao? > By Selma Carvalho > Source: Goan Voice UK Daily Newsletter 23 May 2010 at www.goanvoice.org.uk > > Full text: > > The death, earlier this month, of Roque Francisco "Bebe" da Costa at the age > of 43 must have come as a shock to the da Costa family, but then, the da > Costas of Margao are no strangers to tragedy. > > Most of us know the family name because it sits large on the packets of > sausages, bebinca and other packaged products we love to buy off the shelves > at general stores in Goa. Much less is known about Da Costa's tryst with > Goa's history, their spectacular contribution to its political and social > cause. My interest in the family was aroused when I read a book by one > Francisco Joao da Costa, who wrote under the pseudonym Gip. > > Gip was an unusual writer. J. A. Ismael Gracias, the doyen of 19th century > Goan intellectuals, called Gip, the Mark Twain of Goa, and his particular > genre of writing has never been matched in Goa for its skill and > incisiveness. Writing a column, Notas a lapis, in O Ultramar, the first Goan > newspaper, in the 1890s, he mercilessly pilloried the elite society of > Margao. He satirised their pretensions of caste and preoccupation with all > things Portuguese, particularly the language; their ability to mimic the > language but not speak it with any amount of fluency. For this he earned the > ire of his contemporaries. Goan society was not about to forgive Gip. He > died young at forty, quite forgotten by both literature and history, until > his tepid revival by literary critics in the 20th century. > > The newspaper Gip wrote in, O Ultramar, was started by his uncle, Bernardo > Francisco da Costa, one of the most notable personalities of mid-nineteenth > century Margao. When Bernardo was just 32, he was elected to the Cortes, the > Portuguese parliament in Lisbon. Upon returning to Goa, he founded the O > Ultramar in 1859, to give voice to the native Goan. The possibility of > successfully running the O Ultramar seemed bleak. Yet Bernardo was insistent > that it was necessary for the advancement of the people of Goa. The Goan man > of Bernardo's time came of age firmly believing in the heady ideals of > Republicanism which Portugal espoused. They flourished, in an atmosphere > when Goans were considered equal citizens of Portugal, although hemmed-in by > the realities of racial discrimination both in Goa and Lisbon. > > Bernardo also established the Clube e Teatro Harmonia, in an area which then > must have been the hub of Margao, surrounded by the elongated houses of > Margao's gentry delicately painted in hues of pastel pink and deep yellows. > For anyone born on the Salcete side of the Zuari River, the Harmonia is > still a bastion of the upper-echelons of Margao high society. It bears the > faith smell of moth-balled blazers and pre-1961 imported wines served in > cut-glass decanters, while porcelain-skinned women talk Portuguese in hushed > tones. There is an aura of exclusivity which clings to its name despite the > many advances Goan society has made in overcoming the ugly barriers of > caste. The Da Costas were formidable social reformers in their time. To > laugh at this society in its face, to try and change it through the printed > word, at a time when it constituted an absolute social, economic and > political hegemony, required the bravery of a David against a Goliath, at > times, literally risking lives. Bernardo himself, would be falsely charged > with plotting against Portugal and exiled to Diu, where he died in 1896. > > Bernardo's most enduring legacy was however, opening a canning company in > 1885, by the name of Costa and Cia, which eventually became the Costas that > we know today. The House of Costa has a long and varied history dating back > to the 15th century, when many an illustrious son and daughter from the > family manoeuvred the course of Goa's social and political history. Given > the turmoil that Goa is in today, I hope we can find the Gip or Bernardo > Francisco da Costa within us and rise to redefine Goa, yet again. For we > Goans are not yet ready to become a footnote on the pages of history books. > > (Sources used: Assis Correia L., Goa through the Mists of History, Maureen > Publishers, 2006 and Genealogia da famille Costa da Margao by Joaquim > Bernardino Catao da Costa. ) > > Do leave your feedback at [email protected] > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 11:35:39 +0100 > From: Gabe Menezes <[email protected]> > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] The Reva > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On 23 May 2010 00:09, Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dean D'Cruz, who was dragged into controversy on Goanet recently (but >> whose work and involvement in local issues I've long admired) is kown >> for his Reva cars, which he uses for work and (I think) office >> purposes. >> >> What's a Reva? >> >> Rashmi Bansal describes the Reva Electric Car Company in her new book >> *Connect the Dots: The inspiring stories of 20 entrepreneurs without >> an MBA who dared to find their own path*: >> >> Chetan Maini was crazy about electronics -- and cars -- >> as far back as he can remember. It's this passion that led >> him to pursue the dream of producing an electric >> car. Today, Reva is not only producing such vehicles but >> licensing its technology to the likes of General Motors. >> >> Does anyone know of how the car is doing in the UK market? It's called >> the 'G Wiz' there, and claims to have sold a thousand cars there, >> retailing for 7000 UKP. While a thousand is not a big number in a >> large car market, it could signify a differing trend coming from a >> country which long depended on modifying and re-using designs of the >> Leylands, Morris Minors and what not... >> >> FN >> >> Frederick Noronha >> +91-9822122436 +91-832-2409490 >> > > RESPONSE: I don't like the look of it and I suspect its viability/integrity > in an accident; still there are many admirers here. I have seen just two > over many years here and I have seen a red one in Navelim Goa. The Toyota > Prius is a big seller here, the pick of environmentally friendly cars. > > The G-Wiz has its admirers, here though, some of the rich and famous:- > > > 'My wife and I have grown surprisingly fond of our little G-Wizzer. As well > as feeling positively saintly about cutting down the size of our carbon > footprint, we have also grown to like the admiring glances that our nippy > little car attracts.' > > - Jonathan Ross OBE, London NW11 > > > 'The G-Wiz is great fun to drive. It's fun to be seen in (attracting > friendly attention from passers-by), it's even fun to cosset, having to > remember when it needs a life-saving shot of electricity or a gulp of > distilled water. It is also a delight to sail into London's congestion zone > and know that everyone else is paying, or to park free on any of the > immensely expensive meters in Westminster. But for me and my wife, I think > the keyword has to be fun - and that's plenty of reason for getting one.' > > - Bamber Gascoigne, TW9 > Don't know how old this site is:- > > http://www.goingreen.co.uk/store/ > > If every one drove one in London - they would soon introduce a congestion > zone charge for it as well as for parking! > > -- > DEV BOREM KORUM > > Gabe Menezes. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 11:47:14 +0100 > From: Gabe Menezes <[email protected]> > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" > <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Yet another faux pas by Goa's Chief Minister! > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Goa CM's sexist remarks anger women activists > IANS > > *Panaji:* Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat's statement urging women not to > join politics and not fall for the "33 percent reservation" bait has invited > criticism from the women's rights lobby in the state. > > Sabina Martins, former member of the Goa State Commission for Women and > convenor of the renowned civic NGO Goa Bachao Abhiyaan, said Kamat's > comments at a public function Saturday smacked of sexism and callousness. > > "The chief minister's comment only shows the mindset of the political class > in Goa, where in an assembly of 40 legislators, there is only one woman > legislator," said Martins, a spokesperson of woman's group Bailancho Saad. > > "Kamat's own party is trying so hard to push the women's quota bill and here > he is trying to dissuade women from joining politics. In a way, the chief > minister is working against the principles of his own party," Martins said. > > Kamat, at a public function on Saturday, had said: "If women start pursuing > politics, it will have a negative impact on society." > > Kamat had also made remarks at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) > government's landmark women's quota bill that seeks to reserve 33 percent of > seats in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies for women. > > "Don't fall for 33 percent reservation (in politics). Politics makes you go > crazy. Women play an important role in transforming the society. We should > look after our next generation," Kamat had said, commenting on the > legislation, which, according to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, was the > dream of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. > > Kamat, who has recently faced flak from the Congress high command for > calling Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi his best friend, has also > attracted the ire of women environment activists in the state. > > The five women activists who had gone to meet Kamat on a scheduled grievance > day - when members of the public have open access to the chief minister - to > discuss unplanned real estate development in the state were dismissed by > Kamat, who said he "does not need their votes". > http://ibnlive.in.com/news/goa-cms-sexist-remarks-anger-women-activists/116002-37-64.html?from=tn > > -- > DEV BOREM KORUM > > Gabe Menezes. > > > End of Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 495 > ************************************** >
