Re: [Goanet]Cheapie Brits visiting Goa along their butlers, chefs and cooks
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## [Goanet]Cheapie Brits visiting Goa along their butlers, chefs and cooks Eddie Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find it difficult to believe that the Union tourism minister would make such a comment about UK tourists who travel to Goa with their butlers, chefs and cooks. Surely she has been misquoted. A miniscule number may do so and rent heritage houses, paying rentals from Rs 50,000 per week (low season and excluding cost of flights). Their expenditure is more than those choosing to stay in five star establishments. Cheers Eddie Fernandes _ This is a well known fact and the fact that the Union Tourism Minister stated it might not have been in good taste to those who are unaware of the facts on the ground. Well, the Goans including Churchill Alemao, Khalap and even those from Goa's Department of Tourism has been saying this for a very long time. Check the www.rediff.com archives as well as www.goa-world.com/goa/ and www.goanews.com You will find all the statements recorded there. Churchill Alemao on Goa Tourism: We can earn a lot of foreign exchange on it, especially if we encourage upmarket tourism. What's the use of getting masons and carpenters by charter flights? AlmeidaG(ji) Goan Voices UKnow __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
[Goanet]Helga Gomes to participate in Antarctica Expedition
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## From: Eddie Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:29 PM Subject: RE: [Goanet]Helga Gomes to participate in Antarctica Expedition Folks, Apologies if I gave the impression that Helga would be the first Goan to reach the Antarctica. The message I received indicated that she would probably be the fist Goan woman to do so. I chose not to include this in my report. With hindsight, this was an error. Cheers Eddie Fernandes RESPONSE: Now just to rake up the ambers; I have said before if the cap fits wear it. In this case I believe it was the hon. Dotore who mentioned that she was the first Goan to go to AntarcticaAny how I don't know what the hoo ha is all about. The statement made by the Dotore was just a comment and was not stated as being factualwe all stand corrected on this forum once in a while. No sweat and no harm done. Get a bit lite. cheers, Gabe
[Goanet]Goan Prayers Answered
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## The Goenkars who have been upset about the recent tourist activity in Goa will be elated by the following report. Perhaps the prayers of this vocal group have been answered. Aiz tumi zano, Aitarachi dis munnhon! The latest November / December 2004 National Geographic Traveler issue had travel stories in Salzburg, Buenos Aires, Mongolia and Singapore. It also had a 44-page pull out booklet entitled: INDIA - Land of Mystery and Majesty. Twenty-five special places from the Tigerlands of Kanha to the Cool Hills of Shimla. The pull out section was no advertisement of Govt. of India. In fact it has no advertisements at all. You guessed it! Goa DID NOT MAKE IT in India's best 25 spots in National Geographic Traveler issue. Now Goan writers can wax / compose eloquently about Amchem bangarachem Goem. Ani that it is a great place and a prime tourist destination. And Goans are proud that our land and heritage is a mix of East and West. Goa may have been 'under the influence' by being termed as the NUMBRO UNO state in India. But at least by one international report, we are missing the tourist boat by a minimum of 25 places!!! Dev borem korum ani amchim magnnim Dhonnia Devak tumcam soddanch bori saud (heath) ani bolaiki (well-being) asunk. Regards. GL
[Goanet]RE: [Goanet-news]GoanetReader -- Goa Goana ... voices waiting to be heard
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Wonderfully provocative article. Peter.
[Goanet]Re: [Gulf Goans] Obituary - LESTER AGUAIR -
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Obituary - LESTER AGUAIR - COLVA GOA Beloved son of Hilda Aguair (Kuwait) and late Caesar Aguair Brother of Lonny/Lavinia(Mira Road Mumbai) Lydia, Larry, Loyala - Kuwait. Expired peacefully after brief illness on December 11,2004, in Mumbai - Mira Road. Funeral at 4 p.m. on 13th December 2004 at St.Joseph's Church, Mira Road, Mumbai. Relatives and friends kindly accept this as the only intimation __ Do you Yahoo!? Send holiday email and support a worthy cause. Do good. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]13 DEC 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS Dec 13, 2004 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Supurleam vostunk kikont korinaka; jem eka lampianvachean korunk zata tem suriachean kedinch korunk zainam, ratcho porzollunk. (Don't despise little things; a lantern can do what the sun never can - shine at night.) (domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED]) FEATURE: Goacom-Goanow Feature on the Feast of St Francis Xavier at http://goacom.com/goanow/sfxfeast/SFXfeast2004.htm BIOTECH POLICY FOR GOA: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on December 12 said that the government would release its Biotechnology Policy before the next Budget, while asserting that Goa has large biotech potential. He was speaking at the valedictory function of the two-day seminar on the Opportunities in Biotech Industry for SSI sector, at Hotel Got Marriott, Miramar. (GT) FOUR-LANING OF PERNEM HIGHWAY: The State government has decided in principle to undertake the four-laning of the road (105 km). Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on December 12 that the State government would complete the four-laning work of the road in 18 months from the time the work order is given. How the State government plans to four-lane stretches of NH-17 which are running through residential areas is still not known. (H) CT SCAN ON JUNIOR'S BODY: The Cristiano de Lima Junior saga took another intriguing turn when the FIFA Medical Commission ordered for a CT scan to be done on the body of the Brazilian striker. (H) DELIMITATION PANEL COMING TODAY: The Delimitation Commission headed by Justice Kuldip Singh is arriving in Goa on December 13 to hold public hearings to the draft proposals for the delimitation of 40 Assembly and two Parliamentary constituencies in Goa. (GT) POWER CUTS IN PORVORIM: The Porvorim Residents Welfare Association is up in arms against the government for imposing frequent power shut-downs for almost eight to ten hours each day since the beginning of IFFI 'due to diversion of power to Panaji'. (GT) ADDL RS.30 CR FOR HEALTH: The Health Minister, Dr Suresh Amonkar, inaugurated the workshop on Health Police in Goa, organized by the NRI Goa Facilitation Centre at Miramar Residency, Miramar. The workshop held discussion on topics like tertiary health care, health tourism and trauma including public and private participation. Dr Amonkar said that Goa is the only State to increase the financial allotment of health policy by Rs.30 crore. He also congratulated the NRI Centre for holding the workshop. (NT) STRUCK OFF FROM MEDICLAIM LIST: The recognition granted to D Balabhai Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai for the purpose of availing super specialized treatment which are not available in the Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim, is withdrawn with immediate effect, states a press note issued by the Department of Information. (GT) CM NOT AVAILABLE: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will not be available to the public today (December 13). Those who wish to send birthday greeting to the Chief Minister may do so by sending donations to the Chief Minister's relief Fund through crossed cheques, a DI press note stated. (GT) ANTARCTICA EXPEDITION LAUNCHED: There is a critical need to study and understand the cryosphere of Antarctica for any meaningful prognostication of the future global climate change, said Dr Satish Shetye, Director, National Institute of Oceanography, recently, while delivering the keynote address at the launching of the XXIV Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. (GT) RESIDENTS OPPOSE: The Pernem residents' meeting convened by Pernem Nagrik Kriti Samiti, in a resolution unanimously protested against the reserving Pernem as reserved constituency for scheduled caste arguing that the SC population is less compared to Mapusa constituency. (NT) FATALLY KNOCKED DOWN: Marcus Caitan Fernandes, a 60-year-old man from Carrascovaddo, Mapusa, was killed on December 12 morning, after he was knocked down by a car on the National Highway, near Peddem. Marcus was proceeding to church to attend the mass at around 6.30 am when he was knocked down. (H) MISSING MAN'S BODY FOUND: The body of Luciano Menezes (58), Sucaldem, Chinchinim, who had been missing since December 10, was found floating in the pond, in which he had gone for fishing. Margao Fire Brigade personnel had unsuccessfully searched the entire stretch of the pond. (GT) TIATR FRATERNITY SHOCKED: The sudden demise of saxophonist Joe (Juju) Fernandes on December 9, following a heart attach while he was performing at a restaurant in Raia, has stunned the tiatr fraternity and the tiatr lovers, who have paid rich tributes to the departed soul. (H) DR
Re: [Goanet]Film Division archives...
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## --- Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW, it also is important to archive Goa's song of the past. It would be nice if copyright-expired song can be collated and shared among those interested. Collections available at the All India Radio (and even its predecessor, Radio Goa or Emissora de Goa) should be tapped and preserved, lest this cultural legacy is lost. Fred, Last year I tried to get information on recordings / archives made by the Emissora de Goa and All India Radio of the concerts given by the Orquestra Sinfonica de Goa (Goa Symphony Orchestra) - especially that of Dec 1952 and Feb 1962 - to no avail. Either the recordings of the period have not be catalogued, or else the tapes have been recycled. I do, however, a set of recordings purported to have been recorded by the Emissora de Goa in the late 50s(and obtained by my cousin), of some mandos, dulpods and instrumentals played and sung by a troupe made up of Noel Flores (piano), Salvador Anacleto Figueiredo (violin), late Fortunato Figueiredo (guitar/cello), and others whose names I do not have, nor do I have the details of the mandos or the dates of the recordings. I have put these recordings on a CD, but the quality has deteriorated somewhat after undergoing a number of analog transformations to a compact cassette before being digitally transferred to a CD. Gabriel. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com
[Goanet]PROPERTY OFFER
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## 13-12-2004 PROPERTY OFFER Beautiful scenic plot for sale, overlooking lake, at Cansaulim, Arrosim, in South Goa. Stunning view. Incredible opportunity must see to believe. Area 950 sq.m., complete boundary wall and motorable road. Green valley, picturesque and wooded, coconut trees. All amenities, superb access. Clear title. Approx. £ 20k. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] or tel. Merry-Lane Builders: office +91-832-251-0883, +91-832-251-6844 (telefax); res: +91-832-254-0288, +91-832-254-2096 (after 9 pm); cell: +91-9822-101206. Cheers. Melissa Mellisand. _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]So it was the media and patrakars ....?
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## GL responds: Gaspar Almeidaji, keep up the good work. Pardon for displaying my ignorance. But what is patrakar? Regards, GL Goa's Pride www.goa-world.com So it was the media and patrakars which report Rs. 120 crores for IFFI? Parrikar also said he had plans to build a new multiplex and an open air auditorium for next year's event. We will also develop the infrastrcuture we already have. The government spent about Rs 75 crore on infrastrcuture related development and not Rs 120 crore as was reported in the media, - Forwarded by www.goa-world.com
[Goanet]INDIAN EXPRESS: Ga Ga Over Goa (Nov 21, 2004)
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Report from quite 'another' Goa out there, one that few might know. FN G a G a O v e r G o a A lot has changed since you last partied in Goa. Sucheta Potnis has the updated guide. VISIONS of white beaches, retired shacks, feni hangovers and swaying palms drive truckloads of tourists to the tiny Goan state every year. This year, with Panjim's selection as the permanent venue of the International Film Festival India (IFFI), the capital has transformed itself. The heritage houses have been renovated and a new promenade has come up along the waterfront flanking the Mandovi river. The Fort Aguada and the Taj Holiday Village (THV) are designated venues for VIP guests. A fleet of speedboats and two yachts, courtesy beer baron Vijay Mallya, will carry delegeates across the river to the city's Kala Academy and multiplex. There are many small, private parties planned around the events, including one hosted by the Taj Hotels and Mallya at his Kingfisher Villa. Artist Subodh Kerkar has planned an installation of terracotta figures, shells and lights, stretching half a kilometre along Miramar beach. In another vein, the exposition of St Francis Xavier, Goa's patron saint (sic), begins today and will be on till January 2. So whether it's world-class films, novenas, private parties like the annual Jimmy Gazdar do or just the beaches that you desire, there's no hotter destination this winter than Goa. S c h m o o z e a n d B o o z e Even if Goa's on your yearly getaway list, its bars and shacks come and go faster than the crowds. For instance, if you partied at Bonk or Utopia last year, this season they're both out. So update your list with some old and new hot spots. This season's favourite lounge bars are Congo, close to THV, and the stylish Lotus Pond. Two old haunts are The Bar and Baga's Banana Republic. Calamari in Candolim is the latest in beach shacks. In the clubbing scene, Tito's, the mother of all night outs, just got bigger. It's now a mind-boggling soundproofed space, complete with state-of-the-art sound systems and funky lighting. Club Cubana, on the Arpora hills, is billed as a night club in the sky. A multi-level structure, Cubana contains a swimming pool, gardens, dance floor and lounge. A l l A b o a r d Who would have thought gambling would be a pastime in this Catholic (sic) town? But Goa houses Caravela, India's only floating casino. The large casino boat makes for an unusual evening out with gaming, slot machines and live entertainment. The entrance fee includes unlimited drinks and buffet. S t a y i n g i n This season you'll have a variety of new options to rest your party-worn heads. Two new resorts have just opened in the north -- Casa Britona on the Mapusa river, and Panchavatti on the island of Corjuem. Both are about a half-hour';s drive from Mapusa and 45 minutes from the main beaches of the area. Being boutique properties, there are only a handful of rooms, all with river views. Another retreat in Arpora is Prensa De Goa, run by Luxembourg native Edouard Speck, a seasoned hotelier who's worked extensively in Turkey. Presa is run like a country home and houses Goa's only Turkish restaurant, The Turkish Grill. Up in the ghats, on the border of Goa, Karnataka and Maharasthra, is Wildernest. Located on 300 acres of woods, the landscape and comfy log cottages are the main attraction. From the infinity swimming pool, there are sweeping views of Goa and the sea beyond. Among the other digs, Fort Aguada and THV still rule, but for something ultra exclusive, it's got to be the Aguada Hermitage. Less obvious selections are Pousada Tauma and Nilaya, which harbour the lion's share of the city's celebrities. Pousada is located right in the heart of Calangute and Nilaya, the pioneer of Goa's boutique hotel boom, is perched on Arpora hills. Their New Year parties are legendary, and worth every bit of the effort and money it takes to be there. (Two years ago, Claude Challe of Buddha Bar brought in the New Year.) The resort's 12 suites are a favourite of many Hollywood stars, including Richard Gere. Two of the most prominent fixtures in the Goan hospitality industry are old family homes and forts. One of the best examples of the former is Elsewhere, photographer Denzil Sequeira's family beach house at Mandrem. Located between a creek and the Arabian Sea, it dates back to 1886 and offers three bedrooms outfitted in rustic best -- red cement floors, antique furniture and four-poster beds. Further north, almost on the Goa-Maharashtra border, is Tiracol Fort. Run
Re: [Goanet]Who reads konkanni?
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## --- rene barreto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TRUE , How many of us do read Konkani books ?..if many of us do not read Konkani books , why do we publish these books ? I believe that we need to Focus on basic Konkani books rather on books that nobody buys ...but we have organizations who feel otherwise.We need to bring all KONKANI speaking people to come TOGETHER to work TOGETHER if we are to see SUCCESS LETS MAKE IT HAPPENCan we ? rene Comment: We know that other communities try to encourage their own.(eg.gujjus,keralites,biharis etc. Let one succeed he'll bring another 10 from his home town,put them up initially, till they can stand on their own feet, help in any way he can.) But take a classic case of a goan.He'll give you 10 reasons why another from his hometown(goa)cannot/(should)not succeed.Why a thing that needs to be done should'nt be,or use any means to pull the scheme apart.Sounds familiar? It should. v.f. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
[Goanet]Cheapie Brits visiting Goa along their butlers, chefs and cooks
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Headline: India should change 'tourist looters' image Source: 12 Dec. New Kerala. Excerpts: India will soon launch a campaign across the country to reduce incidents of fleecing tourists, said Renuka Chowdhury, the tourism minister... Stressing the need for looking away from stereotype destinations, which have developed in a lopsided manner, and exploring other destinations, Chowdhury said, Although we are getting 629 charters (flights) from Britain to Goa this season, unfortunately, they are spending very little in India as they are bringing along their butlers, chefs and cooks, she said. Full text at: http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnewsid=474 05 == I find it difficult to believe that the Union tourism minister would make such a comment about UK tourists who travel to Goa with their butlers, chefs and cooks. Surely she has been misquoted. A miniscule number may do so and rent heritage houses, paying rentals from Rs 50,000 per week (low season and excluding cost of flights). Their expenditure is more than those choosing to stay in five star establishments. Cheers Eddie Fernandes --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.749 / Virus Database: 501 - Release Date: 9/1/2004
Re: [Goanet]DKA Mega Event
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## --- Anthony Barretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am interested in DKA's mega cultural event..I wonder what else is scheduled.I would suggest an exhibition of all Roman Konkani books. Of course, I have a few copies of my short story book Mukt Jinn Jietana to sell. Comment: A very good IDEA whose time has come. v.f. __ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet]Re: Goanet digest, Vol 1 #1719 - 15 msgs
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## --- Fausto V. D'Costa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fausto V. D'Costa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are to be blamed for what has happened to Konkani. What is our contribution to Konkani? I am one who would rather ask myself the question rather ask others... Last one month atleast 5 Roman Konkani books have been published. How many of us read the existing roman periodicals? TRUE , How many of us do read Konkani books ? I am sure Fausto should be in a position to tell us , if many of us do not read Konkani books , why do we publish these books ? Now DKA will come out with 11 Konkani books, for whom to read? TRUE , but who is that makes up KDA ? How many Goan Konkani organizations do we have in Goa ? Is there an umbrella KONKANI Organistion in Goa ? I believe that we need to Focus on basic Konkani books rather on books that no body buys ...but we have organizations who feel otherwise. We need to bring all KONKANI speaking people to come TOGETHER to work TOGETHER if we are to see SUCCESS ! until then , I am afraid we will be reading from our GREAT writers , Singers that the Government is doing nothing for KONKANI ... The challenge to those Singers and writers come Together and LETS MAKE IT HAPPENCan we ? rene korta ani ti sumarachji Konknni uloita. Hi Goenkarank ek vhodd loz! Khub udharonnam ditolo aslom, punn khub vavr asa. Asom di anik ken'nai boroitolom. Fausto __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Deeply Mourns - Death of Lester Aguiar
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Crystal Focus Club, Kuwait, deeply mourns the untimely death of Lester Aguiar, beloved son of our President, Mrs. Hilda Aguiar and offers deepest condolences to all members of her family. We join our hands in prayer to the Almighty God to grant the soul of Lester eternal peace. Members Crystal Focus Club _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]Attack on missionaries: Kerala to give report to NHRC
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Attack on missionaries: Kerala to give report to NHRC Thiruvananthapuram:8 (PTI) 9th DEC 16:55 hrs IST http://www.manoramaonline.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=manorama/MmArticle/CommonFullStoryc=MmArticlecid=1102500917670channel=Newsp=1002194839100count=7 Kerala Government had drawn up a detailed report to be submitted to the National Human Rights Commission on the attack on nuns and charity workers of the Missionaries of Chairity at Olavanna near Kozhikode three months ago. A detailed report is ready. Its draft has been approved and it would be forwarded to NHRC today itself, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said when he was apprised of reports that the NHRC was yet to get the report it had sought on the incident. Though officials concerned had earlier drawn up a report and submitted it to him, he wanted it to be comprehensive. The matter was a bit delayed for that reason, the Chief Minister told reporters after a cabinet meeting. A team of charity workers, including a nun, were attacked by anti-socials during their visit to a Dalit colony in Olavanna. The incident had drawn severe criticism from different quarters.
[Goanet]Re: Kudos, Remo!
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Facts which very few in prominent places on prominent platforms would dare to say or put in print Or, for that matter, intelligently dispute without taking the easy way out by dragging politics into it! :)
Re: [Goanet]Margaret Mascarenhas on the IFFI issue
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## There is a lesson to be learned from the Chandra Babu Naik experience: governments ignore the masses and especially the rural populations of India at their own risk. The primary job of government, and, by association, of elected officials, is to look after the PUBLIC interest. And infrastructure for film viewing in one city of Goa, can never be given parity with basic civic amenities such as power, water, transport, and waste management for the entire state. Margaret Mascarenhas === I guess the writer was mentioning Chandrababu Naidu here, the IT savvy former CM of AP. Indeed a lesson to be learnt! - Seb
Re: [Goanet]Helga Gomes to participate in Antarctica Expedition
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## --- Vincent Andrade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Gilbert, May I Correct you ! We are surely proud that our own Helga is the chosen one, but she is not the FIRST GOAN to reach Antarctica. If you dont know - The Indian Antarctica Expedition used to leave the Mormugao Harbour every year and many many goans have been part of the contigent sent by The Dept of Ocean Development (DOD), Govt of India as well as the NIO. Dr Dhargalkar from Vasco has also reached Antarctica several times as a Member as well as Leader of the Expedition. Nevertheless - I would like to Congratulate Helga on her achievement and wish her a very pleasant stay with the PENGIUNS ! For the record, the first Goan (or Indian for that matter) to step on the ice in Antarctica was Dr. Ehlrich Desa of NIO. He did this on Jan 9, 1982. An interesting footnote to this episode was that an Indian Army Major who was also on this expedition was chosen to be the first person to step on the ice, but for some reason, this person chickened out at the last moment. He probably feared that he would fall through the ice into the water. Dr. Desa decided to put an end to all these fears and just hopped off the ship. -Tariq __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
[Goanet]GoanetReader -- Goa Goana ... voices waiting to be heard
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Goa Goana: voices waiting to be heard From Frederick Noronha fred at bytesforall.org GOA, as one perceptive observer once put it at a seminar, is a complex region with about six to eight groups having their own identities and ideas about what exactly it means to be Goan and to belong to a place that everyone finds hard to define. Identities here grow out of sub-regional, caste, class, communal and other differences. New Delhi-based monthly 'Seminar', founded by Raj and Romesh Thapar, has a November 2004 issue which does an interesting job in focussing on a small region that otherwise gets totally obliterated from a wider pan-Indian, or South Asian, debate. Goa simply gets left out either because of its size or exotic history or unusual background. To that extent, it is a useful contribution. This is more true, in the backdrop of a local media back in Goa which largely finds it more convenient to discuss the whole world but not its own region. Or to remain trapped in cliches and trivialities, rather than touch on issues that make a difference to the majority of 1.4 million people's lives. But that's it. Seminar's 'Amchem Goem' (literally 'Our Goa'... who's really?) issue continues with the long-uninterrupted exercise of re-creating Goa in the image and likeness of dominant perspectives. For too long 'inconvenient' perspectives on this State have simply not emerged, perspectives of the voiceless have not been heard, and we'd rather not interpret Goa going by what it really is but in terms of what we imagine it to be. Pre-1961, in colonial times, 'Goa is Portugal' was the dominant discourse. For the past four decades, the boot is on the other foot. So, the rulers of this State -- which Heta Pandit rightly describes as being in a state of social, cultural and creative turbulence -- can do no wrong. Nationalism has come to mean defending the indefensible actions of local elites, who rule taking shelter under the labels hardly-relevant labels like that of the BJP or Congress often with the tacit approval of an, in turn, unchallenged New Delhi. Goa's economy still remains a puzzle to comprehend. Post-1961 we've built an active factory that churns out statistics; but obviously the story just isn't getting told. Retired IAS officer Alban Couto's perspective largely echoes the official perspective. Political scientists, like Dr Peter Ronald deSouza, have tried their bit in explaining the conundrum of local players. His analysis of the Poinguinim elections is interesting and insightful. But this debate is too infrequent and too inadequate; without meaning to demean the contributions already made. Today, the problem with Goa is that we fail to see things from someone else's perspective. Leave aside that, we're not even willing to concede that other points of view do exist. Flag-waving Konkani 'patriotism' is unwilling to concede that language issues here (resultantly, what seems like strange pro-Marathi sentiments) have more to do with caste and class and exclusions, rather than language itself. Then, how do we get beyond the hype of being the 'among the best developed states' in India, and look at the stories told by Goa's under-weight babies and anaemic mothers? Don't we need to have a debate on where all the enthusiasm about Goa's 'uniform' civil code (in reality, neither uniform nor secular) comes from? Or whether colonial Goa really had all that 'communal amity' it claims to have had -- Portugal after all, as Vishvanath Pai Panandiker rightly points out, couldn't separate state from religion for much of its involvement here -- much like the current-day regimes which are more subtly carrying on the divide-and-rule and discriminatory policies against sections of their population, all the protestations notwithstanding? In what way are stereotypes projected by, say a Damodar Mauzo, more acceptable than those created by Bollywood? That said, it is perhaps no coincidence that the most useful contributions come from those condescendingly termed as 'non-Goans' in today's Goa. Heta Pandit, Bal Mundkur and Katharina Poggendorf-Kakar have made useful points. Even if in the latter two cases, it's a bit ironic that some complaints about today's Goa are about the precise problems caused when big money gobbles up a region, either in the form of tourism or the well-heeled resettling there. Dr Tanaji Halarnkar's contribution here is of a very interesting perspective, and looks at things from a view that seldom get represented in writing in English about Goa. Maybe one is a
[Goanet]Grand Musical Show
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## GRAND MUSICAL SHOW Dalgado Konkani Akademi presents Grand Musical Show' on December 17, 2004 at 7.00 p.m. Near Holy Spirit Church, Margao. Featuring Top tiatrists of the Konkani stage besides the music wizards Fr. Peter Cardoso sfx and Fr. Bernard Cota. Starring: Goan Touch with SHARON the voice of Goa. It's a free show without tickets. First come first served.
[Goanet]KGTS all set with their Mega Musical Konknni Machiek Noman in Kuwait
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## KGTS all set with their Mega Musical show titled Konknni Machiek Noman The count-down has begun for the Mega Musical Show Konknni Machiek Noman organized by Kuwait-Goa Tiatristanchi Sonvstha (KGTS). This unique and major event will unfold on Friday, 4th February 2004 at the Gulf English School Auditorium, Rumeithiya, Kuwait at 3:30 p.m. KGTS boosts of the largest number of Kuwait-based Konkani stage artistes as its members and has a large following. Konknni Machiek Noman show promises to be a perfect blend of scintillating music rendered by numerous talented musicians, delightful songs from professional artistes, a group of senior artistes of yesteryears will be specially flown in, meaningful play, rib-tickling comedy, dolby sound system, luminous lighting and stage set-up. KGTS first show Tiatr ani Tiatrist mesmerized the large audience last year. The proceeds of the show was sent to senior elderly stage artistes in Goa and Mumbai as a tribute to their dedicated service to the Konkani stage. KGTS are the first to do so since its inception. No wonder, KGTS shows as well as the individual presentations of its members are popularly supported by individuals as well as other Goan organizations. (c) GWNews __ Do you Yahoo!? Send holiday email and support a worthy cause. Do good. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP (THOUGHT FOR TODAY) Dec 12, 2004!
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Jitlo munis zantto zata titlo tonteta (The older a person gets the more senile he/she becomes.) Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/
