[Goanet] Graves in Goa
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Somehow, a post I sent sometime last month wasn't posted as I sent it to the wrong address presumably.(Apologies!) Could it now be include please. Here it is. I was truly shocked to read about graves in Goa being allocated on a caste basis. What a disgrace! I am sure you all remember this quote :- Sceptre and crown must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made I have been following some of Cornel's posts on this subject with interest. Speaking personally, I find the whole question of caste distinction abhorrent, and could never subscribe to something so repugnant. How can we honestly talk about being discriminated against in, say the U.K. or U.S.A. when we so blatantly discriminate against our own?? I sincerely hope we can put an end to this disgraceful practice. Mervyn Maciel
[Goanet] Holy land of ALL People
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Selma Quoted: This is what Veer Savarkar had to write about Christians and Muslims: they do not look upon India as their holy land, their holy land is far off in Arabia and Palestine. Consequently their names and their outlook smack of foreign origin. Their love is divided. --- 1) An Indian Muslim in UK walks in the street with long white Arabian robe, a beard and headcap. Does wearing of Arabian clothes make one a Muslim? Does circumcision make one a muslim! Soldiers during the WWII from Britain were told to circumcise themselves before going to the Middle East, did it make them Muslims? Those who went to Burma or India were not circumcised. 2) Is India a Holy Land of the Hindus only? Did the Pope kiss the soil of India when he got off the plane? 3) People like Veer should not be taken seriously.
Re: [Goanet] ross and cazar
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- On 15/06/07, Eugene Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maria Coutto has provided a good understanding of Hindu traditions incorporated into Goan Christianity in her book, Goa - A Daughter's Story. I have just glaced at Dominic Fernandes's book on Goa and he too has provided his personal views on many Goan Catholic traditions. Silviano has weaved some of these traditions into his book. Dr. Olivinho Gomes's book (forgot the name) also deals with traditions in Goa. Most of these are lived experiences that all of born or grew up in Goa were familiar with. Even people like me who went to Goa on summer holidays were witnesses to many of these traditions that continue to be praticed (though losing significance and dominance now) even today. Eugene Correia Comment: On Friday night, on BBC 2, there was a programme entitled 'Wedding stories'. This featured 4 different couples and their pre wedding arrangemnts. One was a Gay Banker who eventually married his Brazilian lover, after having got the required Visa. The other was a Greek couple, the tradition being that money notes are attached to both the bride and groom. The theme was pink and they received a lot of pink notes (£50) They grossed in £35,000; quite a sizeable amount. There was also this Goan Catholic girl who was getting married to an Indian (non Goan) Hindu, who came from a vegetarian family. They showed the Ros being carried out on her and she was swearing like a trooper. Both my wife and I were taken aback at her behaviour and renditions. She swore almost through out and it made it all the worse as they were showing the altar in her parents home with the holy pictures and other religious artifacts. I do hope the viewers did not think that all Goan Catholics behave in such an unbecoming manner. Her parents told her to keep quiet in konkani, to no avail. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Pro portuguese absconders
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Hi, I have observed that, most of the people who complain about indian rule and try to compare it with the portuguese .. are those who have failed to make a mark on the indian soil, they are absconders who are sitting miles away and flushing stinking emails out of their WC's which are sending wrong signals to the people connected to Goanet about Goan RC's being pro portuguese. You absconders are failures... youll are famous for your complaining nature, we goan christians who have succeeded on our home soil will never support you absconders even though we belong to the same faith, now we have Goan IITians ready to take over India, (check this week's herald) even though youll have the moneypower, your grandchildren or great greatgrandchildren wont have the capacity to compete for an IIT seat. Tell your grandmas about portuguese and keep these talks for your balcao stories. only one man who is miles away but still displays the Bharathi spirit is Dr Carmo Dcruz, because he knows that it's the IIT tag which has earned him the respect. Hey you educated (Semi educated people, who were driven away by Idi Amin and are now hiding in Gulf, US and Canada) ...please discontinue this anti-India agenda. We christians love India...Jai Bharat, Jai Goa.. Rahul Almeida Land of Freedom Fighters
[Goanet] Does Religion Matter and what of the future?
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- An intersting part of writing I discovered on the Internet. Hope you guys like it. - I hear some colleagues say that religion as we know it today will no longer be the same or not even similar in 50 years or more. Albert Einstein writes with vision in his 1931 book Cosmic Religion, with Other Opinions and Aphorisms: The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the sacred gift of the intuitive mind. (I especially like that reference to the intuitive mind as a sacred gift and the rational mind as the faithful servant because it supports my beliefs in the essential foundation and the messages from our Transcendentalist heritage.) Einstein predicts that the religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. It should transcend definitions of God, and avoid theology and dogmas. Covering both the natural and the spiritual, it should be based on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things as a meaningful unity. From Dave Daugherty's weekend quotes I find one of my favorite lines of William Wordsworth: Life is divided into three terms: that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present and from the present to live better for the future. And so, we believe, without belief, beyond belief. What this means to me at the end of the day is that individually we arrive at our beliefs through search and that these convictions will change from time to time. Without beliefs--gives us freedom to depart from traditional dogmas and progress with scientific and technological developments as we embrace them and incorporate them with moral gravity into our daily lives. And the most exciting of all beyond beliefs sparks my mind and spirit with the sweet mystery of life itself. For beyond belief from my perspective reminds me of a favorite Bible verse, I Corinthians 13:13, always an inspiration in times of apprehension for the future: Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no dashing of its hope; it can outlast anything. It is, in fact, the one thing that still stands when all else is fallen And now abideth, faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. -- The link for reference http://www.uufhc.net/s010819.html The above is a part of Rev. Dorris Dow Alcott Delivery on August 19, 2001 Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Harford County We Believe, Without Belief, Beyond Belief: Why Religion Matters Rev. Dorris Dow Alcott Delivered on August 19, 2001 Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Harford County --
[Goanet] Is Mr. Diagabara a Goan?
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Pls check if the new CM of Goa is from Goa or Karnataka. I salute Mr. Kamat for being the first non-Goan CM. From: Ivo Oscar Faleiro, Margao - Goa. 403601. INDIA. PHONE: 00-91-832-2735790 (Residential) 00-91-9226779988 (Mobile)
[Goanet] A list for Paulo Dias - A reply to Sunith Velho.
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- I neither know Sunith or Paulo personally nor have I exchanged emails or contacted either of them. Therefore what I have to say is purely based on what I read on Goanet. Sunith, you must know that you can only hope to attain the maturity of thinking and expression of a Paulo Colaco Dias in your dreams. There is such a wide chasm in the quality of what he writes and what you do, irrespective of either's views, that if there is a real joke it must be undoubtedly you. I note your hypocrisy at every step. You decry organized religion when your education has been the product of it (unless you went to a 'Patshala'). You decry Portuguese colonial rule when your ancestors have been the receivers of it's munificence. Don't for a moment think that anyone with half a mind has fallen for your spin i.e. they made it on their own blah blah blah. No one is asking you to praise Portuguese rule. We all have own own opinion about it. But to say that you have rights now that you didn't have before is a bit much. I'd like to know what those rights are when you have to face Monserrate's goons in Panjim if you choose to cross him. That wouldn't have occurred in Portuguese Goa. You show that you have it in for colonialism, but in fact you chose to go for whatever reason and for however long, in the mothercountry of colonialism. You have shown a lack of respect. Your posts ooze of arrogance and brashness either caused due to an absence of a Goan upbringing, or because even that didn't help you. And last but not least, you throw in the old men phrase once too often when you are at the losing end of an argument. You could be an ageist or you could be leading yourself to believe you will be 25 or whatever, forever. Cheers, Roland. On 16/06/07, Sunith Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The real joke is you continuously comparing the rights of Goans under the Portuguese colonial regime with those that EVERY GOAN enjoys today as part of the Indian union, a privilege they were able to enjoy almost two decades before the Portuguese people themselves.
[Goanet] Goanet News Bytes: A government school from Canacona... that offers a model
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- NEWSBYTES from Goa - GOOD NEWS * Government high school at Sadolxen Canacona is being described as a 'model school' of Goa. Various projects include clay models, bird-care centre, preparation of formula charts, match and sketch, plnatation of wheat crop, identification of plants, grammatical charts, dancing ball, herbal plantation, honeybees, children's park, rope climbing and Shantiniketan (open classroom). (H) * All land conversions before Reg Plan 2011 to be void: Kamat EDUCATION * Goa Univ gets new vice chancellor: Dr Dileep Deobagkar He is head of Zoology at Pune University. (GT/W) * India to get first tribal university in MP. (IANS) * Vrundavan offers admission for BSc Nursing. SPORTS * Portuguese Olympic Ctee chief impressed with Goa Under14 (NT) * Former Raia coach Nobert Gonsalves to coach Vasco. (NT) * Profits from football should be shared with clubs: Dempo GT NOT-SO-GOOD NEWS * Monsoon showers trigger landslides in port town Vasco. (H) * UP native gets lifer for wife's murder: Margao. (NT) * Burglars making hay as policemen fumble: Margao. (H) * CM seeks status report on Sonsodo waste plant. Broken bins, garbage heaps greet Kamat (H) * Traffic police add to chaos in Canacona market. (H) * Kanapur couple held for robbery. (GT/W) * Goods of Rs 155,000 stolen from Margao shops. (GT/W) * One held for Splendour bike theft: Mapusa. (NT) * One arrested for stealing watch: Vasco. (NT) * Mobiles worth Rs 150,000 stole: Margao. (NT) CAMPAIGNS * Dempo College exstudents' panel to intensify stir.H * Margao traders, builders asked to prevent vector diseases.H * Canacona ex-sarpanch piqued over growing constructions.(NT) ODD AD OUT * Goa's only upright Steinway piano in great working condition for sale. Call 9822982182 or 9860602182. POLITICS * GPCC wants 'defectors' out. (H) * Matka bookies feel the heat (of elections). (H) * Supporting Congress govt a political game: MGP's Raut.(H) * GPCC chief Ravi Naik willing to surrender mantle if told. * Groupism caused setback to Cong: Ravi Naik (GT/W) * Panchayat polls before assembly proved costly for Cong: Ravi * Digambar to leave for Delhi on Monday. (NT) * Cong faces tough task of pleasing partymen, allies. (NT) BOOKS * I have not yet finished reading Domnic's Goa, a nostalgic journey into his village's (Anjuna) and Goa's past. The publishers are Abbe Faria Publications (their maiden venture?) owned by Cecil Pinto, the humorist and successful entrepreneur. However, I have read the reviews in the local media, fortunately for Domnic, generally favourable. His book will sell well, as nostalgia tops the preferences of Goan readers, particularly the NRIs. -- Mario Cabral e Sa in The Navhind Times, A Requiem for Domnic's Goa. (NT) MISCELLANEOUS * Trawler activities comes to a grinding halt. (H) * Fire officials come to a cow's rescue at Santa Cruz. (H) * Freedom fighter releases book 'Digambarbab', book on CM.(H) * Sikkim Manipal Univ offers MBA in retail operations. (H) * Goa's last Governor General Vasalo Silva remembered. (H) * Don Bosco Tech Inst Fatorda open for admission. (H) * Vascular Diseases Helpline 9325 637387 Dr Irineu A Pereira * The disappearing Goan kitchen: article by Lourdes B da Costa. * MGP Limbo 2: Valmiki Faleiro in the Herald. Also read it on Goanet: http://mgpinlimbo2.notlong.com * Father's Day remembered in GT/W. Daddy Cool by Patricia Ann Alvares. (GT/W) * Ervelle E Menezes writes on Robert Altman, great filmmaker. * Income Tax Department is makign the filing of returns more difficult with a plethora of forms replacing the time-tested one-page Saral form, writes Ahva D'Souzaa.(GTW) * Ajobachi Rai of Keri: Rajendra P Kerkar. (NT) * Providing a corruption-free governance: Tomazinho Cardozo(NT) * In search of Queen Kamaladevi: Prajal Sakhardande. (NT) * Goan electorate at a tippling point: Chandrakant Keni. (NT) * Pio Esteves reviews Daniel F De Souza's Koslich Malis Nastana * Savia Viegas: In The Time Of The Rain. (NT) * Eduardo inaugurates children's park at Shiroda. (NT) * Ponda ready to face any rain-related eventuality. (NT) DATES * Sao Joao Fest, June 23-24 at Ronil's Baga. * Admission to ITIs in Goa, forms on sale till July 31. * HCN, Herald's cable network, promised soon. SOME GOA-RELATED mailing lists: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VascokarsUnited/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goans_tanzanite/ Compiled by: -- FN: Frederick Noronha Phone 0091-832-2409490 http://wikiwikiweb.de/MyContacts
[Goanet] Aitaracheo Kaskutleo: Sumannant ek dis sutti kiteak?
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Sumannant ek dis sutti kiteak? Kollejint xiktanam Anil ani Lina-cho mog zallo. Anil Hindu zalear Lina Kristi ghorabeantlem aslem. Tannim aple mogak, dhormancho zago diunk naslo ani heach khatir Anil-alea kuttumbanchim vangddim, tanchea mogacher add aslim. Dusre vatten Lina-chea avoi-bapain, aple dhuvek zaiti sozmaileli. Punn kosloch faido nam zalo. Anil-Lina-cho mog oslea tengxer pavillo, thoinsorlo doxim korunk fokot tanchea mornnan zatalem. Punn, tenvuim-i itlea vegim naslem. Anil-achea ghorcheanim, dogaim premichim janam kundali (Birth Charts vo horoscope) soddun kadleli. Nakshatras-a (Vedic Astrology) pormonnem sogllem eksarkem zoddunk laglem. Tancho zolm, zolm tarik, vell, zolmacho ganv ani barrabor tanchim nanvam pasun tanchea noxibachea tare ani gire-ank (stars planets) sor zaunk laglim. ANIL-achem nanv portean vachlear LINA zatelean, odikuch tanchem natem (relationship) fuddarachim ghov-bail oxem dakoun ditalem. Torui astanam, Anil-achi avoi hea lognank toyar nasli ani hakach lagun, ek dis ghorcheank sangum nastanam Anil-an Dubai poll kaddli. Thoddea mhoinea uprant Lina vorvim tankam ghomun ailem, tancho put Anil, salamot Dubai vhodd zutti korta mhonn. Anil-Lina-cho niz mog mhonntoch, anik addkolincho porvot bandpacho nikalus naslo. Ani ek dis . LINA: Aikolam tunvem? ANIL: Sanglear aikotolo nhi? LINA: Polle. Kazarachi soglli toyari zali. ANIL: Ani tujem kitem? LINA: Mhonnchem? ANIL: Tum toyar zalem ki nam? LINA: Chup. Bestoch chavoi naka. Tin vorsam tum Dubai. Jiv tollmollta. Hem sogllem, tuje ai-ik lagun ghoddlam. ANIL: Visor tem adlem. Ek sang. Tunvem, Bhatt-ak vo amche hindu padrik toyar kelo? LINA: Tumchea ghorant asa nhi re Bhatt? Tuji aii? ANIL: Iad kortam. Fuddarachi sasu ti. Tem asum atam. Dhean diun aik. Thodde bhov, amche poramporik ani vhoddilanche nem ani kaide asat. Hem soglem zatoch tuje khuxe pormonnem ami dogaim, tumchea Kristi Igorjent votlim. LINA: Tujea moga khatir, chondrar vochunk poddlem zalear pasun hanv ANIL: Naka, naka. Chondrar vechi goroz nam. Aerospace engineer astronaut, Kalpana Chawla, chondrar ghelli ti porot jivi sonvsarant ailich nam. LINA: Ok baba. Tuka naka tor, hanv vocho nam. Punn, tumche nem ani kaide sang nhoi? ANIL: Madhuparka korunk zai. LINA: Madhuparka? Hem kitem? ANIL: Jedna hanv ani amcho lok, logn disa tumgelea ghora ietlim tedna, tugele avoin thodde bhou tandun ani kumkum mhojer xivravun mhaka fuddaracho zanvoim mhonn ievkar diun, svikar korunk zai. Mhagelea kapalak kumkum soit ek tandun chitkaun ani tigele donui hatachim tatam (palms) mhagele tokler dovorun axirvadd dinvchelo asa. Bhatt asa to, thoddem Hindu dhormik mantras vachtolo. Ani chodda ghorjechem mhonnlear Madhuparka. Mhov, curd, ani tup (honey, yoghurt and ghee) misol korun tugelea bapain mhaka pieunk diunk zai ani toxench hajir axilllea soireank. Honey, hi ek khunna dakholl korta (symbolises) suvaddik jivitachi ghoddsan ani curd kuddichi takott. Zanvoim-nk ievkar diucheli hi ek poromporik amchi chal. Hanv, Gõy pavtoch amche hindu lognachem, urillleo chal-riti Pathramni, Kanyadaan, Hasta Medap, Vastra Dhaaran ani Granth Bandhan, Havan, Shapth Grahan, Sindoor Dan adi adi., uprant kolloitolom. LINA: Borem baba. Hem ghott monan dovortam. Punn aiz, tuka fon korchelem kharan mhonnlear ami kazaracho rop kaddunk vetelim? ANIL: Konnank kopddeancho unnav poddla? LINA: Hindu cholo tum. Kainch nokoi. Deddeank (brides maids) ani flower girls hankam xinvunk ani toxench mhaka thamddo saddeachem lugot, ani yer gorjecheo vostu kazaracho rop kaddtanam ghetat. ANIL: Punn, tunvem mhaka kazaracheo vostu gheunk shopping list dadillem. Hanvem tem sogttem ghetlam LINA: English film star Paris Hilton nhesta tosleo bhitorli mustaki ghetleat mhu? ANIL: Soddeak Miss Hilton bondkonnint asa. Kitem nhesta mhonn konn zannam. Dor disachim nanvam asleleo Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, ani Sunday tugelea avddicheo branded under wears ghetleat. LINA: Monday kiteak gheunk nam? ANIL: Kristanvanchi choli tum. Atam tuka Monday vo Somar dis ho kainch kollchelem nam. Fuddarak sogllem somzotelem. Sov dis kam kelea uprant satvo dis suttiecho mhonn khobor nam? Hoi? Amchea xastran somvruth vo Somarak upas ani jinvar dovortat. Mhonntokoch, tunvem Monday nhespachi ani mhaka kaddpachi gorozuch zali nam nhi? Hello ..Hell.! Lino B. Dourado http://www.goa-world.com/goa/poems
[Goanet] 3.5 years old singing..
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[Goanet] Dr Gilbert Lawrence elected to President of Radiation Therapy and Oncology Society (Regional Chapter)
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Dr. Gilbert Lawrence is from Aldona, Goa. He is a graduate of Loyola High school, Margao, Goa. Medical graduate from GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Bombay University. Received his radiation oncology training at Hammersmith Hospital and the London Hospital in London, England. At the Fellow of the Royal College of Radiology (FRCR) examination in 1976, he was awarded the Rohan William Medal for standing first at the Radiation Oncology examination. Dr. Lawrence is the first Asian to receive this award from the British Royal College of Radiology. For a photo of Dr Gilbert Lawrence: http://www.goanet.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=25pos=0 Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare (FSLH) Physician Elected to President of Regional Chapter of Radiation Therapy and Oncology Society Gilbert Lawrence, MD, DMRT, FRCR, and Chairman of Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare's (FSLH) Radiation Oncology Department, was elected President of the Upstate New York Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (UNYSTRO). This regional society, made up of the major universities and radiation oncology departments of the major cities throughout New York State, excluding New York City, is part of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO). UNYSTRO goal is to promote the science of the field and the practice and economics of radiation oncology. Radiation oncology residents will find UNYSTRO a forum to get an opportunity to meet their peers in the upstate region and vice-versa. Each meeting features a presentation by an oncologist and a paper by a radiation oncology resident and are held twice a year. Dr. Lawrence began his radiation oncology career 30 years ago as a Research Fellow at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo, NY. He has held various positions in the field including Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, and Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology at Kansas University Medical School in Kansas City, KS. He joins Secretary Dr. Muhammad Iqbal of Auburn and Treasurer Dr. Charles Albrecht of Clifton Springs on the UNYSTRO elected committee for 2007. I am very elated to step into the shoes of some major stalwarts in the radiation oncology field who were past presidents of this regional chapter, Dr. Lawrence said. He credits the excellent work at The Regional Cancer Center at FSLH. This election is a reflection of a very progressive radiation oncology department with an excellent staff of which I am very proud to be Chairman. The Regional Cancer Center is a pioneer in the use of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) capabilities. The Center was one of the first in the state to introduce this technology more than seven years ago. The IMRT technology delivers high doses of radiation to the cancer while avoiding the surrounding normal cells. This technology allows advanced treatment of head, neck, brain and prostate cancers, and more recently, the treatment of breast, lung, esophagus and pelvic cancers. The IMRT technology has permitted radiation oncology to achieve higher cure rates while reducing complications and side effects, said Dr. Lawrence. The Regional Cancer Center has a number of other new technologies including On-Board Imagining (OBI) and Linear Accelerators at the Center and the satellites in Herkimer and Rome. All of these cutting-edge technologies are a further advancement and application of CT scans and computer-guided radiation that targets the radiation beam to a three-dimensionally imaged tumor within the body. For more information about Dr. Lawrence or The Regional Cancer Center, call the Center at (315) 624-5200. For a photo of Dr Gilbert Lawrence: http://www.goanet.org/gallery/displayimage.php?album=25pos=0
[Goanet] VCD on GOA (by Goa Education Dept)
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- VCD on GOA (by Goa Education Dept) This is what happened about 450 years ago Hindus were forcibly converted into Christianity (VCD shows even some priest involved physically forcing Hindus etc) I also know most of the Goan churches are built by Portuguese by demolishing temples/mosques etc. I also remember Cuncolim martyrs etc My mom explained me at Raitura Church (Thre were some picture frames on the wall about Cumcolim Martyr killings etc) We all know what happened in the past (may we learn it at school, college, books, movies, parents, grandparents etc) Just because it's a history now we simply cannot close the book just like that. As we know it already, every youngster from this generation and the coming generation has a right to know. Abrahan Lincoln, Civil war, american slavery, Boston tea Party, French Revolution, Maria Antoinette, Luis the X1X, World war I II etc that's history too. Jesus Christ birth (X'Mas), his life, suffering, Crucifixion, death, resurrection etc that's history too. Mohamed Akbar, mecca, Ram Krishna Laxman, Sita that's history too Goa Adil Shah, Salazar, portuguese, fortes etc that's history too. All these things should be available in the form of books and audio-visual for present and future generation/references. History is history History is not story History should be protected in it's original form. This VCD is also history. Let's discuss if there is any 'story' in it Let's discuss if there is any 'cooked up' facts in it. Let's discuss if there is any 'adulterated' material in it The production of the VCD is quite natural Let's also try to put ourselves in 'Hindus' shoes They brought it up, we objected it and they stopped it. That's it. But we go on and on in the name of VCD Sometimes it looks like our target is not the VCD but the BJP. Or, our target is not VCD but Hindus. It also reminds me of the controversial DVC movie. It was OK in the form of books but the same was not OK in the form of audio-visual? This VCD was 'made and approved' by Education Dept. This VCD was 'cleared' by the film censor board This VCD in full was shown on Goa Television on Goa Liberation Day You watch it here (just a part) and let's discuss. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz4KKfaiew8 JoeSays: No religion is above any religion. All religions lead to same destination http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=251880616size=o After death.. People of all religions go to the same place - God's place i.e Heaven If there is no such place like heaven, then people from all religions go to no where but just confined to 'ash to ash, dust to dust (Hindus) and 'earth to earth' (Christian/Muslims) No religion is superior than the other. If you think yours is the best or superior, then you are probably 'brain-washed' 'Brain-washed' is bad, very bad to us and to this world. Sept.11, Balli Bombing etc etc are the effects of 'brainwashed' This one taken from the Net: The Goan inquisition is regarded by all contemporary portrayals as the most violent inquisition ever executed by the Portuguese Catholic Church. It lasted from 1560 to 1812 by Christian historian, Dr. T. R. de Souza http://www.christianaggression.org/item_display.php?type=ARTICLESid=142225 [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://thisisgoa.com/ ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] Goan rights and lefts - a response to Sunith Velho's post - final
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Sunith Velho wrote a: All those who see nothing wrong about parades in Goa which involve the waving of Portuguese flags(my original point). So far the list consists of 3. Jose Colaco b: Those classed by me as ignorants are those who think that this has no effect on the way Catholics are percieved in Goa and the rest of India. Make that list up for yourself. c: please tell my why there are no similar parades taken out by football supporters of Brazil or Argentina of whom there are a similar(or much more) number in Goa. d: re Paulo's point: A basic democratic right which was denied for centuries under the Portuguese continued to be denied by the new rulers who are supposed to have liberated us after 1961 e: Sunith: The real joke is you continuously comparing the rights of Goans under the Portuguese colonial regime with those that EVERY GOAN enjoys today as part of the Indian union, a privilege they were able to enjoy almost two decades before the Portuguese people themselves. f: If you or anyone provide me a list of CONSTITUTIONAL rights enjoyed by Goans both pre and post liberation, I will shut up. Go ahead... what are you waiting for? My dear Paulo, I found this post of Sunith's intriguing. Here is my 2 pence worth [1] re a: If one reads Sunith's above post, could one say that Sunith Velho is misrepresenting what JC stated or even what he himself stated? I submit here that without the words during a world/european cup football tournament, the parade that Mr. Velho speaks about would appear to be 'political' in nature. If this statement is allowed to go uncorrected, it could easily be misused like the St Francis Xavier asked for the Inquisition statement. Good that I did not have to go to any archives in Lisbon to selectively translate whatever. There is a lot of anger in Trinidad (which has a significant East Indian population) when the Indian flag is waved by East Indians at cricket matches involving India and the West Indies. The underlying reason of course is that the Afro-Caribbeans have for about a hundred years been treated as thrash by the East Indians. They have been called words like Kalloo, Kala, Bandar, Khapar and Rakshash I will not detail any further - there are scores of texts available. However, the majority among the AfroCaribbean community is now highly educated and liberal in thinking. They know that this flag waving has nothing to do with anyone's allegiance to a foreign country - only support for the Indian Cricketers. Hopefully, the grown up among Goans will think like that. [2] re b: I did not have to wait for Sunith to classify me as one of those 'ignorants'. Carmo was already telling all and sundry that anyone who was not an engineer from the IIT was an ignorant. I am happy to continue as such. Ignorant as I might be (according to the Sunith Velho classification) I am unwilling to forever 'look over my shoulder' and care about how 'Catholics are perceived in Goa and the rest of India' - As long as I am careful NOT to break any rule that Indian has in situ (in its Constitution or Penal Code) I KNOW how Goans are perceived. Please look up the texts. Please view the movies...and please look up the foot of the latest Dr Barad post on GoaNet. Understand me clearly, Sunith Velho. Goans who are paranoid enough to forever worry about How Others Perceive them ...are the same chameleons who supported (and made poixe during) Salazar's dictatorship. [3] re c: Ask yourself - WHY? [4] re d e: Is Paulo wrong in what he stated? WHY [5] re f: I can jot down several rights that Goans now REALLY enjoy. 1. The right NOT to have their name removed from the electoral register by a person who allegedly forges the signature of another. 2. The right to secure a nomination to be the party candidate for an election without approval from Lisbon or giving poixe to someone. 3. They can (and do) elect an honest person to represent them 4. The right to select their own chief minister - without having to fly to Lisbon 5. The right to CLEAN hospitals - albeit with running water (from where?!) and running rodents, dogs and cats 6. The right to non-chaos on the roads which can be safely crossed at pedestrian crossings 7. The right to show the Portuguese how sardines (the human variety) can be efficiently packed in buses. 8. The right to clean water 9. The right to an efficient police and judicial system 10.The right to go to Lisbon or London for further education - if one does not have
[Goanet] Of Constitutions, Dogmas and Sunith Velho
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Sunith wrote: Fortunately, the Indian constitution provides laws against all forms of discrimination. Unfortunately, Indian politicians(of all castes) and the bureaucracy have been very lax in applying these laws. If you don't apply laws that have been painstakingly legislated, you have a chaotic society in which there can be no meaningful progress or respect for the rights of the individual or of society. Goa is a prime example. Yet when I wrote about the Mess that is Goa, Sunith reacted as if he found a bee in his billiards pocket Sunith also wrote: I pray for an end to all forms of organised religion based on dogmas, and sincerely believe that peace will come once this is achieved. Obviously Sunith needs a nudge towards the dictionary which says of dogma: 1. a system of principles or tenets, as of a church. 2. a specific tenet or doctrine authoritatively laid down, as by a church: the dogma of the Assumption. Nothing wrong with dogma or organized religion. It is when religion is misused for one's own agenda, that a problem arises. I hope Sunith meant that religion is a matter for one's private life and has no place in the public domain as Jose Colaco said and that God will take Sunith's prayers with a pinch of salt.
Re: [Goanet] Madame President
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- George Pinto wrote: No, all things being equal it would be superficial. However, women have not had things equal, theyhave been and continue to be marginalized either legally or in practice. This discrimination starts in the home, continues in schools and the workplace. Institutions discriminate in theirpractices like the White House which has never had a woman or non-white President. The entire system is set up for a white male to be elected. And so on So when a woman gets to the top it is still a rarity and is to be celebrated. Notwithstanding their brilliance, their gender is to be noted too on these very rare occasions. Btw, there is only 1 woman out of 40 MLAs in Goa, de facto and prima facie evidence of a system stacked against and discriminating against women. A truly egalitarian structure would be closer to 50-50%, reflecting the general population. Regards, George .. When I was in Paro-Bhutan to facilitate and document an International Conference of mountain women the world over, we came across what I then thought was unique to Bhutan. The women ran all the small businesses...from grocery shops to tavernas...and the 'room boys' were actually girls. However, when the business upscaled to become a departmental store or a hotel, the men took over. Back in India, we see 33 % reservations for women at the Panchayat, Municipality and Zilla Panchayat level BUT at the the State Legislative Assembly and Parliament level [even in the nominated membership of the Rajya Sabha or Senate], it is mostly a man's world. We have Indian women heading MNC conglomerates and even going on space missions. We have had a lady Prime Minister in Indira Gandhi and Chief Ministers from Shashikala Kakodkar to Jayalalitha to Uma Bharati and now to Vasundhara Raje and Mayawati, yet somewhere in the back of our MCP minds we think that women are not capable. Pratibha Patil Shekhawat has impecable credentials: 23 years of MLA, including 15 years as Minister and 5 years as Leader of Opposition; 5 years of Rajya Sabha MP including 2 years as Deputy Chairperson [next post after Vice-President of India, held by only one other woman, Najma Heptullah]; member of the Lok Sabha and now 2 years plus as a Governor in a BJP ruled state where she has had the courage to return an 'anti-conversion' back to the legislative Assembly and is now monitoring with a massive Gujjar uprising in the state, with socio-political implications for the entire Hindi-speaking Indo-Gangetic plains. Yet, hardly anyone has heard of her...or criticism of her functioning. Being a wife of a Rajasthani Shekhawat, she takes the air out of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's caste appeal. Being a Maharastrian, Marathi-speaking Patil, she gets the natural support of the Shiv Sena and NCP. Being the first woman with striking distance of the President's post since Najma Heptullah, she is a threat to BJP's stand on Women's Reservation Bill. If M.Karunanidhi is the one who first thought of her, than she has the Southern comfort, too. The Congress, DMK and the Leftists cannot be wrongeven if they are not the ultra Right like the BJP. Viva India. Miguel
Re: [Goanet] Bhandare speaks the truth at last
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- --- C. A. Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dear Frederick: Your advice that We need to work to reform the negative things on our own side of the fence, instead of criticising others and feeling morally superior! is very good But you urself have criticised the RSS and BJP so many times on this forum...seems like ur advice (like most advice) is for others ! I dont think you have given this advice to Vidhyadhar gadgil, lok shakti,goasuraj and many others on this forum who routinely villify and criticise the Sangh parivar? - I know I said I wasn't going to write on this issue anymore but Cecil was right, I couldn't let this opportunity pass by. At last Bhandare, I am glad that you've been honest enough to lay your cards on the table. You are a supporter of the BJP, the RSS and the Sangh Parivar in political and militant totality. So telling this forum that you have no intentions of being hostile to any religion was not quite honest, was it? You see Bhandare, I have always been blessed with a rather rare gift. I am an excellent judge of character and am very good at getting to the kernel of what someone is trying to say and now atlast you have said it openly and plainly. It must feel good to reveal your inner convictions. They were waiting to get out but were disguised in a bit of pseudo-secular talk. I take consolation in the fact that your band of brothers is a very small one and lives on the fringes of society. As long as there are good men like V Gadgil, people like me will sleep peacefully at night. Selma Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
[Goanet] God is MY buddy
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Folks, We have reached the point where two self described atheist are defending the religion of their fathers. I find this hilarious. The best is yet to come! The person who will make the funniest statement is the person who is absolutely convinced that, God is MY buddy. As always, the longer a religious debate goes on, the funnier it gets. Unless, of course, the politician joins in. Its easy, real easy to sway the faithful. In the most extreme situation, the top politician gets the most popular preacher in the country to stand by his side while he declares, God is on our side and launches a war on some other people. Yes, in order to do so, there have to be people that God is not with. Mervyn3.0 God is silent. Now if we can only get man to shut up. - Woody Allen - Get news delivered with the All new Yahoo! Mail. Enjoy RSS feeds right on your Mail page. Start today at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca
Re: [Goanet] CA Bhandare JC and FN.......
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Dear Bhandare: When I last checked, the RSS and BJP were neither religions nor faith-based traditions. Forget the claims of the RSS being a cultural organisation. They are political ideologies... based on hate and fear, may I add. Ideologies which have the best chance of dividing-up India and its existing plurality (not just on lines religion, but also based on caste, gender and regional diversity). In my view, Vidyadhar Gadgil, Lok Shakti and related others are doing a great job by pressing for reform and progressive change within their own traditions. We all need to emulate them, by working on our own. This advice is not just reserved for you. This is also not advice; it is my opinion. It goes out to all others like you who find it easier to criticise others' beliefs (as a way of reinforcing their own biases) on the religious front... a dangerous game indeed, in my view! I would say the same whether they are Ahmeds, Bhandaris or Colacos... --FN On 16/06/07, C. A. Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dear Frederick: Your advice that We need to work to reform the negative things on our own side of the fence, instead of criticising others and feeling morally superior! is very good But you yourself have criticised the RSS and BJP so many times on this forum...seems like ur advice (like most advice) is for others ! I dont think you have given this advice to Vidhyadhar gadgil, lok shakti,goasuraj and many others on this forum who routinely villify and criticise the Sangh parivar? Why is it only reserved for me? because i criticise your catholic Church? because i have a hindu name? Like Dr Helekar says, it is very educative to see pople who otherwise pretend to be secular and liberal and everything rush to defend their own beliefs when their faith is threatened
Re: [Goanet] Selma's last post
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- What about noism-ism? That is also an ideology! FN Selma wrote: So this is my last post on the issue of religion,colonialism, pluralism, and every other ism. -- FN: Frederick Noronha Phone 0091-832-2409490 http://wikiwikiweb.de/MyContacts
Re: [Goanet] Flags, Colonialism and Sleeping in a History
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- I have not been following this thread. However some comments in this post interested me. Some similar views were voiced by Albert Desouza in his post Great thinkers and philosophers. In the field of medicine, we currently have levels of evidence to support a claim or recommendation (to treat an illness). Perhaps one should adopt a similar approach in evaluating the veracity of historical facts, if a system does not already exist. On Goanet, the best level of evidence is to state factual details, preferably with references. The second level of evidence is one's opinion and insights supported by and deduced from actual facts, reading of various reports and analysis of the record. The third level of evidence one would include circumstantial evidence and other surrogate data. Next to the last level of evidence is petoita murree with absolutely no facts. At this level one may include fantasy or rhetorical statements ... just for argument sake. You know, we Goans are good at What if .?.:=)) Additionally as Albert points out there is the Could have? Should have.? Would have? The poorest level of evidence is when insight is confused with insults and / or personalizing the issues. In fact, likely one will resort to this when there is little else to stand on. Regards, GL --- Paulo Colaco: BTW, who died and made you the single expert in Goan history? ... I feel most amused when I read posts from people like yourself that claim that those who oppose their views are ignorant of Goan history.
[Goanet] Celebrating Reginald's novels.
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Hello Minguel Thanks for bringing such a wonderful news of Reginald, the Patxai Romanxincho. He has been only person, who made me read in Konkani many rains ago when I read his first romans, Arebeska, after that, it was non stop reading, by borrowing from someone or the other. The fearful time I had when I read the Devcharacho Sangati, and Lucifer, the wonderful adventure I had when reading Udenticho Vatsur, and many others is very difficult to forget. I hope his books get re published so that the modern generation may read it and satisfy their appetite. I would appreciate if you or any others, would be able to tell me the names of the songs written by Reginald and if they are still in circulation and who sings them. Thanks and Cheers Jerry Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:01:41 -0400 From: Miguel Braganza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Celebrating Reginald's novels. Reginald Fernandes from Siolim was a prolific writer when he was not playing music. He would have been 93 years old today if he lived on. His 165 plus [no one knows exactly how many] published Roman script Konkani novels ['Romansi' is the word in Konkani in preference to the word 'Kadambari' normally used in Marathi] and 313 songs with both lyrics and notes penned by him, live on. One man, Brazinho Soares, has read almost all of Reginald's novels and has a collection of 100-odd novels to prove it. This Brazinho Soares collection of Reginald's novels was put on exhibition at the main hall of the Institute Menezes Braganza [IMB] hall, Panaji. Padmashree receipient singer and musician from Siolim, Remo Fernandes, declared the exhibition open in the august presence of Brazinho Soares, Chairman of Goa Konkani Akademi Pundalik Naik, Director of Art Culture Prasad Lolienkar, President of Dalgado Konkani Akademi Tomazinho Cardoz, Director of thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr Dr. Pratap Naik; Konkani writer-publisher Prabhakar Tendulkar; writers Premanand Lotlikar, Willy Goes, Daniel F.D'Souza, Dr. Olivinho Gomes, Goencho Ulo Editor Joel D'Souza; musician-writer Bonaventure D'Pietro; cartoonist Alexyz Fernandes; columnist, social activist and physician Dr.Francisco Colaco and many others. Remo stated that he was informed that his ganv-bav Reginaldo wrote the novels to dispel the the longing he felt for his native land while on music playing assignments all over India. This is a better way to remember one's native soil then by partying as most Goans abroad tend to do, he said. Reginald's work added value to the lives of his fellow men. We all can follow his example , he advised. The Chief Guest of the day, Pundalik Naik, emphasized that we must promote literature in Konkani irrespective of the script. He recalled that Tomazinho Cardoz had demanded that the funds of the GKA shold be spent half and half for the two scripts used in Goa. Let us use 60% for the Roman script, if needed to offset the perceived lack of funding in previous years, he added. He informed that 5 Tiatrs and 5 Natak scripts were published last year through GKA. About 25 books in Roman script were also funded by GKA last year. Five selected works of Reginald Fernandes would be published as an omnibus shortly he informed. Mr. Tomazinho Cardoz stated that research needs to be done on the works of Reginald Fernandes and review/critique made of each of his novels. A lot of documentation needs to be done and all his works need to be assembled for future scholars to work on. A project wouold be prepared by the DKA and submitted for funding by either the Dept. of Art Culture or the GKA. Earlier, Willy Goes introduced the novels and style of writing used by Reginald Fernandes while Cosme Dias spoke on the enduring songs of Reginald, including the popular song at the end of wedding and other functions Adios korcho vellu ailo [ It is time to bid 'Good Bye']. Tomazinho Cardoz and his wife Irene sang this song using the original lyrics and notes of Reginald . Jose Salvador Fernandes, Secretary of DKA proposed the Vote of Thanks. There will be a workshop for budding Konkani writers tomorrow. Miguel --- This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the Administrator. Please note that
[Goanet] Convention : From Goa into the World - Lisboa 15-17 June
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The convention was inaugurated on 15th in the Casa de Goa by the President of the Association Dr. Narana Coissoró who spoke in Portuguese and in English, including some greetings in Konkani. Goa was represented by quite a few active youth including Cinton Vaz, Wendell Rodricks and Ethel da Costa. Goa's official representatives were the Chief Secretary Dr. J.P. Singh and Mr. Ulhas D. Kamat, representing Dr. Eduardo Faleiro. There were not enough chairs for all the participants in the main hall of the Casa de Goa, and Dr. Narana Coissoró decided that all chairs be taken away and recalled the standing participation of the British parliamentarians! While Mr. Ulhas Kamat read out a message from Dr. Eduardo Faleiro, Dr. J.P.Singh assured the on-going interest of Goa Government in supporting the Goans in Diaspora and revealed several schemes of the Goa Goverment in this respect, including a Goa Card which would guarantee discounts in hotels and other purchases during visits to Goa. The participants in the convention were hosted to a gala dinner by a Portugal-based Goan businessman Vilberto Mascarenhas in his holiday home at Palmela in the suburbs of Lisbon. The bulk of presentations tooks place yesterday. More reports will certainly follow, coming from some active participants in Goanet who were also present at the Convention, such as Rene Barreto, Kevin Saldanha and Jason K. Fernandes. Jason himself presented a critical analysis of the Goa University and the education policies of the Goa Government. Clinton, Wendell and Ethel represented the promising youth for the Goans in Diaspora. Their presentations, along with that of Jason, were greatly appreciated by all present. I had the opportunity of moderating the presentations of Victor Rangel Ribeiro and Portugal-based Dr. Valentino Viegas. This moderation was particularly meaningful for me, because of my contributions to the forthcoming «Goa Book» (sponsored by Raj Salgãocar), edited by Vitor Rangel Ribeiro. In a chapter dealing with Goan Diaspora in Portugal I have written more at length about some of the Portugal-based Goans who participated actively in this Convention, including Narana Coissoró, Valentino Viegas and Leão Fernandes. Dr. Valentino Viegas from Taleigão left Goa in the wake of what he insists in calling «Indian invasion» and hopes against hopes to see Goa regaining its independence from any external domination. The convention rules did not encourage any debate on issues that could upset the spirit of harmony among the participants. Among such issues were also comments of Dr.Susana Sardo who chaired the session on Goan music. She claimed that Goans did not have one standard Konkani and that Konkani was not an important link of communication among the Goans in Diaspora. Basilio Magno and Jeronimo Silva were two speakers at this session, neither of them profissional musicians, but both regaled the audience with their admirable contribution to Goan musical tradition. Jeronimo Silva provided music to the anthem of the Casa de Goa. It was sung at the end of the inaugural session of the Convention. The last speakers I had the opportunity of hearing yesterday were Ethel, Constantino and Leão, all three representing media initiatives. While Ethel informed about her initiatives to train young Goans into media openings in Goa, Constantino analysed how internet had thrown open new challenges to Goans to collaborate from distance, but also warned against the danger of people isolating themselves from the reality and living in a virtual world of unfulfilled dreams and wishes. Today the participants will have an opportunity to pay their respects to Our Lady of Fatima, and will be back to a session of final reflections before dispersing.
[Goanet] Amancio again (Time Out, Mumbai)
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/editorspicks/editors_picks_details.asp?code=19source=3 Amancio again His sound travels from Parel to London and back. Naresh Fernandes profiles the late guitarist Amancio D'Silva, whose sinuous melodies can be heard once again with the re-release of his records. It's the sound of music on the move. Originating in Mumbai's mill district of Parel, swinging for the royal family of Jaipur and eventually finding its way into wax in the recording studios of London, the pioneering Indo-jazz fusion tunes of Amancio D'Silva are being rediscovered with great delight a decade after the guitar player passed away in July 1996 – and more than three decades after they were first recorded. The Amancio revival gathered pace with the issue in the a few weeks ago of Konkan Dance, an album recorded in 1974 that inexplicably has never been published before. Predating by several years the now-celebrated fusion sounds of Shakti and running almost parallel to the efforts of American saxman John Coltrane's far-better-known efforts to use an Indian approach to jazz improvisation, the five albums D'Silva recorded between 1969 and 1972 after he moved to Britain are finally being accorded their rightful place in jazz history. The titles of D'Silva's compositions give a clue to the things that are important to him: Jaipur and Maharani pay homage to his mentor Gayatri Devi, Joyce Country is named for his wife, What Maria Sees and Song for Francesca are named for his two daughters, while the Konkan Dance album opens with a tune about the city of his birth, A Street in Bombay. The re-evaluation of the musician's work started in earnest in 2003 when BBC Radio 1 DJ Giles Petersen included Jaipur on a collection of underground and progressive British jazz from the '60s, and the momentum increased when Impressed with Gilles Petersen Vol 2 released the next year featured another D'Silva track, A Street in Bombay . Finally, 18 months ago, Universal decided to re-release Integration, an album that featured Hindustani-tinged tunes composed by the Indian musician and performed along with some of the most cutting-edge British jazzmen of the time. The critics were more than satisfied. The album was described by Time Out London as a revelation and it praised D'Silva's reinvention of jazz as a music forged in Bombay, not New Orleans . The Guardian noted: Of all the attempts to bring together jazz and Indian music, this must be one of the most successful…[The tunes] strike a perfect balance between the two idioms, and there is none of that phoney 'Eastern' flavouring, featuring sitars and such like, so fashionable at the time. D'Silva plays electric guitar throughout, and the music swings in a completely natural way. To be fair, they were only echoing the observations that critics had made when the record was first released. The compositions… reflect his preoccupation with effecting an Indian music-jazz blend, the influential Melody Maker magazine said of D'Silva in 1970. Since Coltrane, this has been a vogue… D'Silva's grasp of both styles ensures that his blend is far more authentic than a lot of the jazz-raga which is hawked about. His playing too has an individual stamp. The renewed interest in Amancio D'Silva's music has thrilled his family. I just dig that the music can get to the people who might dig it, D'Silva's son, Stephano, said in an email interview from London . The rest is just a by-product of the real thing. Stephano D'Silva, himself a musician, said that a bundle of factors is responsible for the re-issue of his father's albums. The first thing I remember happening is my asking Universal (whom I'd been told had inherited EMI's Columbia catalogue, who had made the albums) if they indeed had rights to the recordings, he said. They were a little unclear at first, and then bingo! Gilles Petersons' Impressed was on the cards, with Jaipur, taken from Hum Dono, the album with [West Indian saxophonist] Joe Harriot. It seems timing is everything. The renewed availability of the albums is also being keenly followed in Mumbai, where D'Silva grew up. I'm very proud of my brother, his sister Antoinette Fernandes, who lives in Bandra, told Time Out. Added Raymond Albuquerque, who got his first job playing drums in a quartet led by Amancio D'Silva at Juhu's Sun and Sand hotel in 1965, He was in a league of his own. I heard [British guitar great] John McLaughlin when he played in Bombay with [pioneering mid-1970s world music group] Shakti, but I didn't find it
[Goanet] Colin D’Cruz knows how to get heard, says Amit Gurbaxani. (Time Out Mumbai)
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/music/music_details.asp?code=20source=1 Bass instinct Colin D'Cruz knows how to get heard, says Amit Gurbaxani. Bass player Colin D'Cruz has lost count of the number of bands he's played with over the last three decades. However, out of the 50-plus ensembles he's been a part of, he has one clear favourite: the Brown Indian Band, an outfit of floating Hindustani, Carnatic and jazz musicians that he formed in 1994. It's my ultimate outlet for my musical creativity, where I can say the music is mine, said D'Cruz. These days, the fusion band, which currently includes flautist Dhiraj Kapadia, percussionist Sanket Athle and keyboard player Clifton Rodricks, can be heard every afternoon spontaneously improvising to Indian classical ragas at the JW Marriott hotel. That's a slight shift from their earlier avatar, which performed tunes composed by D'Cruz. Both versions are special to D'Cruz because the Brown Indian Band is the only one of his bands that exclusively plays originals. His other bands include Jazz Junction, and the Bassman's Band, a new act that starts a one-year residency at the Taj Land's End from August 1. As a result, D'Cruz will go from playing just four to five gigs a month to performing two gigs every day. How did a musician with no family background or formal training in music become Mumbai's busiest live act? By using a combination of talent, hard work, unbridled enthusiasm, a keen sense of enterprise and canny networking skills. A self-taught musician, 46-year-old D'Cruz started performing in school and college bands before graduating to the wedding band circuit. His first break arrived in 1980 when jazz pianist Bonny Remedios offered him a spot in his band. D'Cruz says that, at the time, the repertoire of bands that performed at five-star hotels was 90 per cent jazz, which meant he had to learn on the job. I developed an ear for music, by playing music I didn't know, said D'Cruz. I used to take the stage everyday and wonder what would happen next. For the next ten years, he moved from nightclub to nightclub, playing with all the veterans of the Indian jazz scene. Between 1980 and 1990, I played almost every night, D'Cruz said. When he ventured out on his own in the early '90s, D'Cruz dabbled in a variety of genres. He played blues with Blue Genes and Blues Power, fusion with the Brown Indian Band, country with the Country Funks, pop with Showtime, jazz with Just Jazz, and Latin music with Obligato. Remedios, who has continued to perform with D'Cruz over the years, believes the bass player's versatility is one of the main reasons for his popularity. He's not uncomfortable in any genre, Remedios said. That's a talent which not many others have. In an environment where many establishments are doing away with live music in favour of DJs and piped music, D'Cruz has almost magically found a way to stay on stage. Keyboard player Harmeet Mansetta, who began his career playing with D'Cruz, pins the latter's longevity down to his never-say-die attitude. His greatest quality is his tenacity, said Mansetta. Colin has always managed to find gigs. He is one person who never gives up. Remedios is more candid while talking about his former protégé: He makes his presence felt. He doesn't shy away from giving his visiting card to people. He keeps fishing and he keeps finding fish. D'Cruz is one of the few Indian musicians to have harnessed the internet to promote his music. He runs a frequently-updated website that contains micro-sites to all his bands. It's helped him get in touch with a number of international musicians, some of whom have performed at Jazz Junction's monthly spot at Starters and More. But D'Cruz is not just about self-advertisement. In the last five years, he has grown into one of the few flag bearers of the local jazz scenes in Mumbai and his home state of Goa. In 2000, he set up Jazz Goa with drummer Lester Godhino and pianist George Fernandez. Jazz Goa is an informal organisation of jazz lovers that promotes local and visiting musicians by organising concerts and releasing live records. D'Cruz himself has released no less than four albums in the last two years (including a self-titled EP by the Brown Indian Band). D'Cruz says there's a reason why he's been giving the Energizer Bunny a run for its money: he plans to shift base to Goa next year to set up his own recording studio. He agrees that Mumbai's more commercially lucrative but finds Goa both more
Re: [Goanet] Madame President..she is qualified to be!
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:43:40 +0530 From: Deelip Menezes Looks like we are going to have a woman for a President in our 60th year of independence. A woman president is a good idea. It would have been a better idea if she was not a loyalist of the Nehru-Gandhi family. Deelip Menezes www.deelipmenezes.com . It is not just about her gender...or closeness to the Nehru-Gandhi family. Even the incumbent President , Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam...a technocrat, non-political, consensus candidate proposed by the NDA.has said one word about Pratibha Patil's selection, Fantastic! I believe he is more qualified to speak...he has been the Presidient all this while, and what a great President he has been Ms. Pratibha Patil aged 72 years is an Indian lady who uses her maiden name till today although she is maried to a Shekawat and has a son who was Mayor of Amravati, in her native state Maharashtra. Born on 19 December, 1934 [27 years before Goa's liberation on the same date] in Jalgaon, Pratibha practiced as a lawyer before joining politics. She was a MLA in Maharashtra continuously between 1962 and 1985, a Minister for a number of times, rising to be the Leader of the Opposition in 1979. She was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1985 and served as the Deputy Chairperson of the Upper House between 1986 and 1988. She then went back to state politics to head the MPCCI till she was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991. She has never lost an election in her life...and it is unlikely that she will lose one now. She has been the first Lady Governor of Rajasthan [with a BJP CM]since 2004, after a break from active politics since 1996. That should provide her with sufficient experience to take on another Executive first at Raisina Hill in Lutyen's Delhi. It will be great to have a lady storm another male bastion in the era of equality. What is sauce for the gander is increasingly becoming sauce for the goose!! Viva India. Miguel PS Let us hope that Victoria has a victory in the race to the Ministerial berth. She is the lone lady in the house of forty. ._,_.___ . Mog asundi, MIGUEL BRAGANZA, Mhapsa Horticulturist/Editor/Columnist Botanical Society of Goa
[Goanet] Goan culinary experts to campaign for rev ival of Goa's inestimable culinary legacy !!!!
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Goan culinary experts to campaign for revival of Goa's inestimable culinary legacy at International Cuisine Conference, Goa - September 2-5, 2007 Over the years, Goa has evolved from a very quiet little state with beautiful virgin beaches to a bustling tourist epicenter. This has enticed loads of business consisting primarily of restaurants, which started serving multi/fusion cuisines. Due to the lack of dedication and passion to maintain accuracy by such restaurants, Goan cuisine had started to lose its originality. With the influx of domestic and foreign tourists Goan Hoteliers initially started as multi-cuisine restaurants, but over the years they realized that the trend of 'Fusion Cuisine' had started infecting the Goan cuisine and that such a decline would be distressingly appalling, therefore we committed all our vigor in reviving our splendid cuisine. The secrets of this cuisine are however, held by the Dear Mothers of Goa. Customarily, all the family recipes and the fine art of cooking them were imparted within the family, in form of direct teaching. Goan entrepreneurs realized that the only way to prepare bona fide Goan food is to learn directly from these gifted mothers. The complexities of preparing Goan food and the usage of traditional methods, which was cooking and serving in earthen-ware, are necessary from the nutritional point of view for some of the special dishes. To breathe life into the passion that was once in the Goan food Goan culinary experts will be presenting special lectures and demonstration on various challenging aspects pertaining to Goan cuisine and the revival of Goa's inestimable legacy at the International Cuisine conference to be organised in September 2007. Chef Fernando Da Costa (Nostalgia, Margao), Culinary experts Rony and Suzette Martins (Mum's Kitchen, Panaji), Dr.Nilesh Korde, Prof.Bhushan Bhave and a few experts will make special presentations on this vital issue. Goa being placed on the coastal belt, the Goans, both - Hindus as well as the Catholics, relishes Rice, Coconut and Fish (and a wide range of sea food as well) as their staple food. It is the base ingredient in the famous Goan curries, be it the plain daily fish-curry or the elaborate special 'Xacuti' (pronounced as - 'Shaa - koo - tee'). Unlike the Hindu Goans, where they will not cook vegetables without adding coconut, if health permits, the Catholics use in moderation. Irrespective of caste and creed, rice was consumed thrice a day. In villages, a farmer's routine would be as: 10 o'clock in the morning he would take Gruel rice or Kanji with fish, vegetables, pickles and chutney (a preparation done out of coconut and coriander). They would also prepare an array of dishes from rice, like: 'Kanji' (Pez), rice-curry referred as- 'Xitt-Coddi', rice with pungent gravy identified in Goa as 'Agsal' and many more. The native Hindu-Goans never added salt when rice was cooked, where as the Catholics always did. Goan Catholics savour meat and consider it as a key ingredient in their meals. Hence, the food prepared in Christian homes is predominantly meat based: beef, pork and chicken. On realizing this; they unanimously decided to give up eating meat for a period of 40 days, which is known as Lent, it is witnessed immediately after the Carnival, falling around end of February, during this period only vegetarian food is cooked and meat is completely avoided. This has been religiously practiced over centuries. Mussles In contrast they have some very mouth watering meat based preparations as well: 'Feijoada', 'Balchao', 'Xacuti', 'Fish - Recheiado', 'Xeqxeq', 'Caldeirada de Peixe', 'Pasteloa' - (mixed pork pie), 'Cabidel', 'Sorpotel', etc. are dished out as an extensive meal by the Goan Christians and many restaurants today. 'Feijoada' is both a Portuguese as well as Brazilian specialty. The Goans add spicy 'Goan-sausages' or salted pork to bring out the zest in 'Feijoada', while the Portuguese add sausages, carrots, couve (type of cabbage) and bean sprouts. In Goa, where very little is grilled, the chicken is fried and condiments are added, like: lime, garlic and Piripiri (small hot chilies locally known as 'Putquepari' or 'Portugali') are added to the meat and seasoned with salt. 'Vindalho' is the modified Portuguese version 'Vinho de Alho' (a bundle of garlic) and 'Sorpotel' is the adaptation of 'Sarrabulho', and 'Cabidel' that of 'Cabidela'. The Goan sausage, 'Chourico' is the prototype of the
[Goanet] GOA REVOLUTION DAY - AN AGENDA FOR CRISTAOS
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Goa to the world is the Velhas Conquistas (Old Conquests where the erstwhile rule of the Portuguese (25.11.1510 to 19.12.1961)created a symbiosis of the East meets West a Rome of the East because of prosyletisation meaning the religion of the King (of Portugal ) ought to be that of the ruled. The Kashi of the South a reference to the temples in Goa in the Novas Conquistas(New Conquests) 1763 to 19.12.1961 and its predominantly Hindu culture is till today not believed by people the world over to be a part of Goa. Blame it on the promotion policy of projecting only the coastal (102 kms coastline ) tourism in Goa in the early post-Liberation period. Yet even today with the promotion of the western ghat talukas (Goa has three regions coastal, midland (mining) and western ghat talukas) --eco tourism or adventure tourism -- Goa 365 days still many tourists national and international descend only to relish the charms of the Velhas Conquistas. A shocking reality today however is that while the Cristaos were the dominant community during the Portuguese era with the Konkno Bammon always playing second fiddle today there is a clandestine rapid reversal of roles with the Konkno Bammon taking over as the dominant community. Partnership firms galore were testimony of this Cristao Konknno Bammon combine -- there was Dempo-Souza, Agencia Sequeira (Dr Jack de Sequeira and Damodar Nayak) and several others. The Portuguese always gave commercial and industrial licences to Cristaos even if a Konknno Bammon expressed his desire to run one . But with the rule of Dr Salazar the winds of freedom were fanned in Goa and during this period there was a silent revolution taking place to ensure the supremacy of the Konknno Bammon to replace the Cristao dominance in political social and especially economic spheres once the Portuguese were shown the door. There was never a Cristao Konknno togetherness but a mere tolerance owing to political reasons. It was in the year 1925 when the RSS was formed in India and in unliberated Goa the Hindu Mahasabha founded its roots. The Gomant Vidya Niketan in Margao was founded in the same year. The first Konkani Parishad which was held in 1939 in Karwar to promote one language (Konkani) one script (Devnagari) was the outcome of this ideology --- to relagate the Cristao to second position post Liberation. Many of the age old relations based solely on trust word of mouth uttor and a semblance of inter-religious unity began to shred apart or to witness revolts and were subject matter of long drawn litigations --- a sudden friends turning foes era was given birth. Eventually partnerships viz Dempo Souza became merely Dempo while the Souza was sent into wilderness after a protracted legal battle in Portugal. The Sequeiras were given the outdated Leyland while the lucrative venture of the Tatas went to the Nayaks ( whose kin was the late Anant Narcinva Naik) Post liberation the Albuquerque Khaunte partnership ALCONS fizzled out with each partner going its own way. These are some of the notable splits that occurred. Many of the Cristaos who had considered the Konknno Bammons as their friends were indeed deceived. They took over most of the Cristao run establishments. Margao city can easily provide a case study of this ground reality. They also clandestinely took over the properties hitherto abandoned by those that went to Portugal. Many of them also encroached literally grabbed land from the Cristaos or created third party rights and usurped unoccupied land or land belonging to absentee Cristao landowners. Communidade land is no acception to this malaise. There were others who were tenanted but refused to leave and entered into long drawn litigation under the obsolete Rent Control Act and came into adverse possession of properties that belonged to the Cristaos. Even to this day many Cristaos find it difficult to evict their Hindu colleagues who were given shelter in their back yards on compassionate ground as they had come in to earn their living in the Velhas Conquistas. Today many a Cristao land owner also finds it difficult to sell their lands because the political forces support these tenants to demand more then their legitimate dues. The situation for the Cristaos is so alarming that eviction even with a pragmatic consideration is no longer possible. But according to the Konknne Bammons that this writer spoke to many who are colleagus and friends agree that it is the Cristaos who are owners of vast
[Goanet] Goa news for June 18, 2007
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[Goanet] KONKANI FILM: BLACK Nhesop Atanchem Fashion releasing August 10, 2007
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[Goanet] looking for anirudh gadgil
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[Goanet] BLOGWATCH: http://fromgoa.blogspot.com/
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- A new blog that has Goa-related photographs. http://fromgoa.blogspot.com/ Photos of Goa..Bendiechi Koddi, Goan House.maybe more to follow!! - Bosco
[Goanet] School Info required
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- I would like to know if there is any Cambridge boarding school in Goa for Boys or IGCSC school in GOA as I would be interested for my son. Appreciate if you could help. Regards, Suzanna. --- Read all Goanet messages at: http://www.goanet.org/archive.php?name=Newslist=goanet
[Goanet] Brother, do you remember the 18th of June?
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- When the water turned blood and the blood began to boil Brother, do you remember the 18th of June? Goa's greatest poet, Manoharrai Sardessai is at his best when he revisits the powerful imagery of the historic date and eventually the irony that true freedom has still eluded the son of the soil. Can we ponder, too? Can we rededicate ourselves to the cause of our motherland? Otthra June by Manoharrai Sardesai Udok legit zal'lem rogot Ani rogot zal'lem hun Bhava tuka iad asa Otthra Jun? Bondkhonniche dukhest chire Nove axen dhodd'dhoddle Finrgealem mostem bonder Thorthorot somzolem Vavzhoddint vetlem mhonnun Pinzun Pinzun Bhava tuka iad asa Otthra Jun? Mongllaracho aslo dis Pavs nettan poddttalo Ambeamullant gavddeapor Kuddkuddot roddttalo Lokhnnacho ailo purus Khoim sakun konna khobor Tujea xinvaulean gelim Amchim bhuzam xinxinvun Thoran poram ailim dhanvot Konnak khobor khoim sakun Zulmachea tubkantlean Ujeagulle gele suttun Rogtachi ub mellun Bhuim amchi zali hun Bhava tuka iad asa Otthra Jun? Soddnnukecho ailo dis Utthun ubo ravlo monis Sogle pas poddle tuttun Bhava tuka iad asa Otthra Jun? Kitle oxe aile gele Otthra Jun! Ambeamullant Kuddkuddta Gavddeacho por ozun Bhangrachem Goem amchem Kitlem asa pois ozun! Mollbacho mattov pinzun Kupam foddun, goddgoddun Zoglachea zhogzhogant Ghiss korun zhogzhogun Doddkevori lottun, futtun Ienv di porot Otthra Jun! Bhava tuka iad asa? Tea disa ugddasan Hodd'ddem mhojem pett'ta oz. Bhava tuka iad asa Otthra Jun? -- Pravin K. Sabnis (cell: 9422640141) visit: www.unlearningunlimited.blogspot.com www.mondaymuse.blogspot.com www.poems-pravinsabnis.blogspot.com
[Goanet] Selmas hypocrisy
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Dear Cecil: You have been proved right! Selma has broken her own promise and written another inane post on some ism Selma's hypocrisy is amazing. She says My contention has always been that a lot of people do not share your visceral hatred of the Portuguese and that these people should not be trivialised or denigrated for not doing so, by words such as being brainwashed or suffering from a slave mentality But in anothe rpost she proclaims 'I don't want to waste anymore of my time debating you or the other misinformed bigots So calling brainwashed is bad but calling someone misinformed bigot is fine C A Bhandare Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mailp=graduation+giftscs=bz
[Goanet] Of Constitutions, Dogmas and Roland Francis
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- If you don't apply laws that have been painstakingly legislated, you have a chaotic society in which there can be no meaningful progress or respect for the rights of the individual or of society. Goa is a prime example. Yet when I wrote about the Mess that is Goa, Sunith reacted as if he found a bee in his billiards pocket Are you perhaps refering to that weepy post where you stated you that you were happy that you sold your house in Goa and were now overjoyed to be Canadian and that you had finaly achieved 'closure'. You also derided other Goans for selling theirs, a classic case of hypocrisy. Didn't I reply that if you had truly achieved closure you would be posting those views on a Canadian forum where they would be more relevant, and not on Goanet. Obviously Sunith needs a nudge towards the dictionary which says of dogma: 1. a system of principles or tenets, as of a church. 2. a specific tenet or doctrine authoritatively laid down, as by a church: the dogma of the Assumption. Perhaps it is you Roland who need to a jolt towards modern concepts and definitions. Here is a more comprehensive definition from Wikipedia. (Quote)Dogma (the plural is either dogmata or dogmas, Greek äüãìá, plural äüãìáôá) is the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, ideology or any kind of organization, thought to be authoritative and not to be disputed or doubted. While in the context of religion the term is largely descriptive, outside of religion its current usage tends to carry a pejorative connotation referring to concepts as being established only according to a particular point of view, and thus one of doubtful foundation.(end of quote) Sunith Velho -- Sunith D Velho [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet] Liberation of Goa ?
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- On Dec 19th 1961 Goa was liberated from the colonial rule of the portuguese. Actually only the flags changed and people who used to rule Goa changed but no goan really became free.On the contrary we are bondaged people.Changing of flags have handcuffed us .We are totally depended on our luck and at the mercy of the so called policy makers and policy executioners. Both are b lood suckers.Take for example education. We do not have any freedom to select the type of education we want,the type of subjects we want. The SSC board are l oaded with teachers who spell a felline as kat.We have no freedom to walk freely on the road.Two type of monsters may attack you one with four legs and one wit h two and two tyres.School boys coming from families where money is extra will zoom past you. Roads are narrow and if you own any vehicle and want to go to the city park ing is the problem for over decades.You are at the mercy of the shopkeepers who will see that every blood from your flesh is drained out.Whether it is a meat,or fish vegetables or eggs you are the victim. Your son is harrased in school. He has to study maths which he does not like,science which is made less interesting,drill which he has to do in the hot su n, etc etc.He has been given a computer for one thousand which will start only when you hit it hard.Even when a child grows into an adult and wants to marry a girl of his choice he will have to wage war first with his parents then with the religious heads and if any of the member is of other religion hell with you. At least when war starts in th e country it is one sided.The war in case of partners of different religion is both sides. The catholic parents will not give you NOC,and the hindu parents will lead you to the same junction. If you have courage run and get married and if not then we may find you in the river.You have money and want to build a house, better to live in somebody's corridor than to venture to build a house for you are harrased on all sides and finally you discover you are suffering from diabetes or high cholestrol or blood pressure . O Lord then comes the harrasment by the so called doctors.Already your eyes have popped out and will you survive once you see the doctor? It looks you are back to school.You have to learn lotof things .ecg, fasting blood sugar, CT scan and something i think MER or something rubbish,sonography,and lalita graphy,etc etc.Finally time comes for you to go to the grave.At least you may close your eyes and go peacefully?,I hope so.Your children will curse you.To get death certificate ?.Ifsomeone dies in GMC God forbid.Better to tell the person who is dying please fill the form first so that I can take the certificate along when I take your body.. Then the fight for properyty -suddenly you discover that your father's birth certificate and death certificate is not matching.The fellow who filled the form did not know his proper name and if he was called pedulo for peter, then pedul' lo will appear on the death certificate then the affidavit to state that pedul'lo and paddul'lo and pedro are o ne and the same person as if the notary knows better who you are.If a goan wants to add any name onthe ration card he has to go from Rome to London and from Alaskha to Sao Francisco.But if your bayi wants a full new ration card it will be given to her and she will be asked to bring another ten hundred of bayis .If I build a simple wall round my property i have to do a number of rounds first to the office of the authority and then once I am i nside I have go round and round the chair of my patraom sitting over there.But if my bayii wants to construct a mansion in her neighbours property she can built ten of those houses.She will get water connection, electricity,and her house first will bear a n umber with ( ILL) not sick but illegal even on her ratio ncard and o nthe eve of the elections that ILL will dissappear and she gets a legal title.Where is the freedom here? if I want to throw my bayii I will hve to go to court and go on fighting.You may find that the bayii has already moved out from that place and got another bigger place and this she has sold it to another strong bayii and her mutation has already been done while you are left skin and bones peniless. albert _ Marriage? Get Detailed Profiles only at Shaadi.com.
Re: [Goanet] TIATRISTS FOR KONKANI? ABSOLUTELY NOT !
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- TIATRISTS FOR KONKANI? ABSOLUTELY NOT ! Somest-ank mozo maie-mogacho nomoskar, poile suvater hanv Bab Domingos Araujo haka mozo salam patoitam karan tanem jem kitem soth assa tem koslich mallis nastanam sobemazar sanglem mhunon, tech porim hanv Bab JoeGoaUK anik Bab Lino Dourado hankaim mozo salam potoitam tanim aplea monantlem sanglem mhunon. Pun itlean zaunk-nam, hache voir mhojem thodem sangchem assa tem hanv sangonk sodtam koslich mallis nastanam, Domingos Bab tumi sanglam kim tiatrist-anche zomatik bhou thode tiatrist asle mhunon, anik tuvem tiatrist-ancher xinn kelo. Xinn korpachoch, aiz hanvuim xinn kortam, tie zomatik maka apounem naslem, tor kiteak? Orxim soglea zomatink hanv mozo kimti vell dhivun hajir astalom pun tech zomatik maka apounk-nam. Hanv noko kitea passot, zaum eta hanv ek tiatrist nhuim, poile suvater maka ti meeting assa mhunon khobor passun nasli, meeting zatoch dusrea disa mhojea ixtt-ani maka vinchar kelo hanv tie meeting-ek kiteak naslo? Hanvem sorol sanglem maka konnech sangonk-nam Konkani passot meeting apoilea mhunon, teach borobor hanvem sanglem Congress-ache meeting-ek BJP Candidate koso astolo? Vegozar kitea passot? Sogleank khobor assa tea adim heach Romi Konkani-chea vixaia voir GOANS MEETING FOR ROMI KONKANI: It's on Monday, 31st July 2006 at the Village Inn Restaurant , Kuwait City at 7:00 p.m. ek Meeting apoileli tednam thuim zaite Tiatrist ani Non-tiatrist hajir asle koslich mallis nastanam fokot Romi Konkani passot including, tia dissa tho aslear hanv nam mhuntat tem chollonk nam, kiteak sorv Konkani Mogue thuim hajir asle Romi Konkani-k aplo tenko divunk koslich mallis nastanam. Dusrem sangpachem mhutlear halinch hanv Goem aslom Elisao-am velar, Sogle amche Tiatrist bhau Tiatr nachonk itle busy asle kim tankam khobor passun nasli tancho amdar konn poi tho, tanchea sangata Kuwait tan gelele kaim tiatrist asle, SGF hea pongdak tiatrist support kori, ek tori tiatrist umedvar kosso ubo ravonk zai aslo pun ektoi ravonk nam, tiatrist umedvar koso raulolo zalear tiatr konn nachtolo aslo? Amcho Kunvor Jacob-ak sogot tiatrist-ani fudarponn dhivun sogleam-cho tallo (voice) kosso fudem dadlolo, pun tovui khuim tori xirkon urlo, tanem tori SGF pokxacho ek umedvar kosso ravonk zai aslo, harlear kaim porva nasli, konn tori tiatrist Romi Konkani passot elisao-ank ubo raulolo mhunon hitiasin urtelem aslem. Tumi soth mandath vho mandinakath, hea 2007 elisao-am velar amchea tiatrist-ani zodlam titlem tanim kednach zoddunk-nam oxem maka dista, kiteak sogle tiatr amdar-ani ap-aple constituency-n don-don pautt dakoileat lokak khoxi korunk, anik tiatrist-anchem tondh bondh korunk, soth sangchem mhutlear Xidkauni vho tiatr amchea Quepem gauman 3 pautt dakoilo SGF pongdan, tea uprant William de Curtorim hacho tiatr 2 pautt dakoilo, ticket nastanam (Tiatrist paid by SGF) hanthun lokui khoxi anik tiatrist-ui khoxi. Oxe dusrea gaum-ani dusre tiatr kitle pautt dakoile astele? Tori tumich sangat tiatrist hie tiatr nachtele asle vho Romi Konkani passot zuztele asle, aiz ek opar yeadh zali Tuka meuta tem aizuch chor, oslo soeog faleam meucho-nam oslich goth amchea tiatrist bhav-anchi zali. Tisri khobor oxi, Amche Romi Konkani bhaxek Devnagri hadun tenkoili, tachea uprant Marathi hadun zodli anik atam amchea Gawda Baban Kanad bhaxen Kokani xinkouchi mhunon Goem-chea Serkara laguim magnem kelam, hea fudem anik khuim-chi bhaxea hevun Konkani-cho asro gheit tem math sangonk zainam. Zagruth ravat circus atam suru zalea, anik zaite item nodrek heuche assat. Tum ani hanv. Konknni, Konknni, Konknni Punn boroupam amchim Inglezint? Tiatracheo jahirateo Inglezint? Ani tiatrists. Konknni, Konknni, Konknni ? Hem kim soth, ami Konkani-vadi mhunon firgi bhaxen nare laitaum, zaum eta tench amche Konkani bhaxen borounk amkam loz dista, vho zaum eta firgi bhaxen boroun ami pordeshank zagoitaum nhuim Goemkar-ank. Anik oxem zaitem assa pun soglem boroun kobar zaumchem-nam, anik boroilear passun thode kanar gheuche-nam, torui pun barik chintun poiat anik vaurath amche Konkani passot kitem tori borem korun, nhuim partidam Romi Konkani-chim. Mog assume dhi, Tumcho khalto, Sanny De Quepem [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Lino Dourado wrote: Re: TIATRISTS FOR KONKANI? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Joe bab, Atam Koll'llem? Jem mon'xank pixeaponn somzonam tea mon'nank xanneaponnancho orth sangun koslo faido? Omtea kollxear udok nhi? Lino
[Goanet] Since we were talking about the RSS... a review
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/books/book_review_details.asp?code=148 Author : Jyotimaya Sharma Publisher : Penguin Cost : Indian Rupees 295 This little book, which summarises the thoughts of MS Golwalkar, the head of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from 1940 until his death in June 1973, packs a punch. Using clear prose that keeps the pace swift, Sharma takes you through every detail of Golwalkar's beliefs in an economical manner. From his days at the Benares Hindu University to his early years with the Sangh, his stringent efforts at carving an insidious political space for the Sangh in independent India and finally – and ironically – his uncertain and tentative definitions of the terms Hindu and Hinduism. That was a real surprise. While there are many fountainheads spouting the ideology of Hindutva, the language, ideas, and concepts used by Golwalkar will resonate with a special clarity for the contemporary reader. After all, Golwalkar's transparent prejudices – against Islam, secularism, Gandhism and a non-puritanical and sensual Hinduism – inspire Sangh followers even today. The best part of the book is the extensive research Sharma employs to show how Golwalkar's (and the Sangh's) ideas are direct descendants of a dated, orientalist vision of Hinduism. It reinforced my own prejudice against Hindutva by reminding me that the ideology is extremely foreign and so blindly imitative of some European thoughts that it seriously violates my indigenous sensibilities. What the book also reveals is that the gods of ideas and utopias are alive and kicking. It was breathtaking to see how intensely the thoughts and beliefs of a man can fortify ideologies and keep them dynamic. This should motivate all those who are disturbed by the appropriation of Hinduism by the Hindutva brigade to never underestimate the power of rhetoric and fantasy as useful weapons. After being disturbed by the book, I switched on the television and fiercely enjoyed every bit of Lage Raho Munna Bhai. Rahul Srivastava Source : Time Out Mumbai ISSUE 21 Friday, June 15, 2007
[Goanet] Interesting...
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Goa, a son's story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMQ5-JCEg-g FN -- FN: Frederick Noronha Phone 0091-832-2409490 http://wikiwikiweb.de/MyContacts
[Goanet] Death of Goa?
--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Death of Goa Click on, or cut and paste, the link below. http://www.parrikar.org/images/deathofgoa/slides/IMG_6578.html
