Dear Augusto, Too much dirty politics goes on at the festival. I would gladly surrender my token with no offence to Salil and Annie who I think are great people and great organisers too. Savia.
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 10:25 PM, augusto pinto <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Vivek > > I'm a bit confused as to how to respond to your apology, and would > have much preferred to sort out the matter by getting down and dirty > wrestling in the mud, in proper Goan style. > > Anyway I accept your apology, except that I hope it does not end at > that, and that a serious and honest discussion is conducted over the > conduct of the GALF in private, so that next year we'll not have a > repetition of the same tamasha, where the recriminations will start > all over again. > > By the way, please tell Nandini Sahai of ICG that it would be greatly > appreciated if the participants who appeared on the GBC panels at my > request, are given the same tokens of appreciation that the great > stars who were invited with all expenses paid got, even if it has to > be couriered to them now. Given the huge sums of money paid for on > wining and dining the crème de la crème, I don't think this is asking > too much. > > Volunteerism is all very well but that is all the more reason to treat > people with even greater respect than if their services were paid for. > > Thanks. > > Best wishes, > Augusto > > On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:08 AM, vmingoa <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Augusto, > > > > Please accept my sincere personal apology for the discourtesies that > > you have endured during this edition of the GALF. Not to make any > > excuses, but unique challenges did unfold rapidly throughout the five > > days (like our/your venue at Maquinez being cancelled at the last > > minute!) none more than bringing widely mixed programming of this type > > to the Cabo, Azad Maidan and Municipal Garden for the first time. > > > > The success of our unique volunteer-managed festival is entirely due > > to selfless partners like Graphic Books Goa, Bookworm, and Goa Book > > Club. In this regard also, please accept my sincere apologies for > > causing the hurt feelings you retain about your own efforts for GALF. > > Your Goa Book Club panels were a terrific addition to the slate of > > events this year, and we all know that you worked extremely hard to do > > a very difficult job in close to maddening conditions. Thank you very > > much, Augusto, and unreserved apologies for my brusqueness the past > > few days - they have been hectic. > > > > Finally, also sorry that you did not enjoy the spectacular readings + > > theatre petrformance at Cabo as much the rest of the audience > > obviously did, as well as all the readers and performers themselves, > > definitely including Manohar Shetty (cc'd here) , > > > > Warm regards, > > > > VM > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "The Third Thursday Goa Book Club" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/goa-book-club?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > Augusto Pinto > 40, Novo Portugal > Moira, Bardez > Goa, India > E [email protected] > P 0832-2470336 > M 9881126350 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Third Thursday Goa Book Club" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/goa-book-club?hl=en. > > -- *Savia Viegas* http://www.saviaviegas.in/ 374, Quinta De Sao Joaquim, Xetmalem, Carmona, Salcete Goa 403717 Res-School 0832 2744511
