[Goanet-News] Goa news for December 10, 2010
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Rs 3.45L goods stolen from Pune-Goa bus - Times of India oa bus on Thursday complained that seven bags belonging to him and containing goods worth Rs 3.45 lakh were stolen from the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFajjWSdZBHuEHlNN85PC3wf0-88wurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Rs-345L-goods-stolen-from-Pune-Goa-bus/articleshow/7073508.cms *** Ration rice diversion scam busted in Mapusa - Times of India Kx5o4rq5PZQ_KMRpJjAZw http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEqZEnbcFrbmAEjXvfxuykZt_0VNgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Ration-rice-diversion-scam-busted-in-Mapusa/articleshow/7074256.cms *** Rickshaw operator stabbed - Times of India mes of IndiaThe victim Imtiaz Hawaldar, 33, is struggling for life at Goa medical college ( GMC) and hospital where he was operated upon. Mapusa police have arrested ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHWqhSPOCGFSwtZ1KTfBlwcr6uy9Aurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Rickshaw-operator-stabbed/articleshow/7073463.cms *** Falling coconuts no reason to cut trees, says HC - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa recently ruled that a person cannot, under the Goa, Daman and Diu Preservation of Trees Act, seek that a tree from a ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHTM82crB0Fb3fMXlFAeMgCGKho5Qurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Falling-coconuts-no-reason-to-cut-trees-says-HC/articleshow/7074244.cms *** HC upholds conviction in fake currency case - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa recently upheld a sentence by a trial court imposed on one Mohammed Shaikh to undergo imprisonment five years for ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHQiFtmYtmuQOMwd5miWZFl0m-NGgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/HC-upholds-conviction-in-fake-currency-case/articleshow/7073511.cms *** Goa in trouble against Tripura - Times of India mes of IndiaPORVORIM: Goa were struggling at 128 for four in their second innings after conceding a huge lead of 241 runs on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Plate ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH2jELBI4mjPCQsKKUNdSwqRsmC0Qurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/domestic-cricket/ranji-trophy/Goa-in-trouble-against-Tripura/articleshow/7072669.cms *** Waste woes: Guv proposes meet - Times of India mes of IndiaThis decision was taken at a meeting of the reconstituted Goa State Environment Protection Council (GEPC) presided over by the governor as its chairman on ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH0llvsAOcEnn3biBOD2h23dBTJRwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Waste-woes-Guv-proposes-meet/articleshow/7073433.cms *** Meet to discuss funds for salvaging Princess - Times of India mes of IndiaChief minister Digambar Kamat and some government officials will attend the meeting, which has been scheduled following correspondence from the Goa ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGsf1k_evi40DnLSCymAF-t-EuZywurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Meet-to-discuss-funds-for-salvaging-Princess/articleshow/7073399.cms *** Battle royale between four schools at Big Q grand finale - Times of India mes of IndiaSashwant Salgaonkar and Akshay Rege from Mushtifund high school, Kunal Naik and Soham Gaunekar from Sharada Mandir high school won from North Goa, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFHpOAXjEOgpmlHNu5gku6q50L3dwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Battle-royale-between-four-schools-at-Big-Q-grand-finale/articleshow/7073515.cms *** CBI should probe SEZ scam in Goa: Activist - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The SEZ land scam is the mother of all scams in Goa and the present government functionaries,including speaker Pratapsing Rane, power minister ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEJhkZfn1OcXadlY2QaDkqPZasD_Aurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/CBI-should-probe-SEZ-scam-in-Goa-Activist/articleshow/7073443.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet-News] Goa Arts Literary Festival
Goa Arts Literary Festival 12 - 14 December 2010 The International Centre, Goa Goa University Road, Dona Paula Post Office, Dona Paula, Goa - 403 004, INDIA P R O G R A M Sunday, 12th December, 2010 10 - 11:30 am Inaugural Session with U R Ananthamurthy + dignitaries 1:30 - 2pm Goa Writers Showcase: Celebrating 100 years of Bakibab Borkar Hosted by Kiran Budkuley 2 - 3:30pm Panel Discussion: Independent Publishing in the Internet Age Urvashi Butalia, Frederick Noronha [Goa 1556] and Leonard Fernandes [Cinammon Teal]. 3:30 – 4:30 pm Goa Artist Showcase: Subodh Kerkar Pioneering Land Installation Art in India 4:30 – 5:30 A Life in Letters Mridula Garg in conversation with Aniruddha Bahal 5:30 -6:30 pm Who is the Outsider? U R Ananthamurthy in conversation with Damodar Mauzo Hosted by Jose Lourenco 6:30-7:30pm North East Showcase Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih in conversation with Jerry Pinto 7:30pm Book release: The Avenue of Kings by Sudeep Chakravarti In conversation with Aniruddha Bahal. Followed by music from Heritage Jazz Monday, 13th December, 2010 10 - 11am Abbe Faria and Hypnotism in India including live demonstration of hypnotism Dr. Lee Siegel 11 - 12.30pm Goa Writers Showcase: Konkani Katha – is it Mature? Damodar Mauzo, Pundalik Naik, Mahableshwar Sail and others 12:30 – 1:30pm Is this a Golden Age for Regional Literature? U. R. Ananthamurthy in conversation with Mridula Garg and Kynpham Sing Nongkynri Hosted by Jose Lourenco 2:30 - 4pm Panel Discussion: Media Ethics post-Radia Tapes (co-hosted by GUJ) Dilip D’Souza, Aniruddha Bahal, Sandesh Prabhudesai, Ashley do Rozario, Prakash Kamat others 4 - 5.30pm A Life in Photography Pablo Bartholemew in conversation with Georgina Maddox Hosted by Goa Centre for Alternate Photography + Alex Fernandes 5.30-6.30 pm Readings: Samanth Subramaniam [Following Fish] with Dilip D’Souza [Roadrunner] 6.30-7.30 pm Book release: Leela: A Patchwork Life by Jerry Pinto In conversation with Rahul Srivastava 7.30 onwards Multilingual Poetry co-hosted by Alliance Francaise Music from Heritage Jazz Tuesday, 14th December, 2010 10 - 11am North East Showcase Manikuntala Bhattacharya in conversation with Dr. Savia Viegas 11 - 12.30pm Goa Writers Showcase: Konkani and Marathi poetry Hosted by Vishnu Surya Wagh 2 - 3pm A Critic's Eye: The Life and Artwork of Richard Bartholemew Pablo Bartholemew in conversation with Roselyn D’Mello 3 - 4pm Book Release: Personal Effects by Manohar Shetty In conversation with Jerry Pinto 4 -5pm Creativity versus Commerce: Is Balance Possible? Venita Coelho in conversation with Saeed Mirza 5 - 6pm Goa Art Showcase: Tradition of Goan Gold A presentation by Wendell Rodricks Introduced by Jose Lourenco Book Release: Personal Effects by Manohar Shetty In conversation with Jerry Pinto 6-7pm Beyond the Singer-Songwriter: A Pioneer’s Journey Remo Fernandes in conversation with Samanth Subramanian. 7.30pm Book release: A Place in the Shade by Charles Correa In conversation with Aurora Couto Panel Discussion: Goa in the 21st Century Charles Correa, Dr. Oscar Rebello, Rahul Deshpande, Edgar Ribeiro and Sanjit Rodrigues Followed by an open-air concert by Sonia Sirsat No Registration Required. All Welcome. Location: The International Centre Goa Goa University Road, Dona Paula, Goa www.internationalcentregoa.com http://www.goaartlitfest.com Goanet A-C-E! Arts ~ Culture ~ Entertainment
Re: [Goanet] Who is Soter Barreto?
On 9 December 2010 05:22, Sebastian Borges s_m_bor...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear friends, Augusto's post makes it obvious that, despite belonging to the Goan Catholic community, he does not read Konkani in the Roman script; and he is certainly not an exception! Also, why give Augusto a complex about belonging to the Goan Catholic community [and]... not read[ing] Konkani in the Roman script? We are great at excluding people, labelling them and even stereotyping. I would see this as a half-full glass kind of issue and instead say: Augusto's post makes it obvious that he is trying to appreciate writings in Konkani, is immensely skilled at translations, and that such individuals have great roles to play as bridge-builders. My only complaint against Augusto is that he doesn't do enough translations, and wastes a lot of his talent :-) He will one day have to answer to his maker for this :-) As far as Prof Borges goes, I have nothing personal against him, appreciate his work on the language issue, but feel that we all need to see this all as more than a zero-sum game, not just a you-lose-if-I-win scenario. I've met Prof Borges in real-life, and he's a fine, softspoken gentleman (with a long white beard) with whom it is difficult to disagree or fight. At least that's my experience... FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
[Goanet] GBA's history rewrite - FAIL
To Goanet - The laughable gaggle that now hangs for dear life and goes by the name Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) is trying hard for a rewrite of history. Alas, for these hacktivists, accidental and otherwise, the internet has a memory that is impossible to erase. GBA - 3 years of deceit (Part 1/2) - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187272.html GBA - 3 years of deceit (Part 2/2) - http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-December/187386.html So where do we stand today? The future looks very bleak for Goa. The opening created by the Dec 18, 2006 rally at Azad Maidan was the one - and ONLY - opportunity Goans had to stanch the bleeding and arrest, perhaps even reverse, the decay. I recall how nervous the builders and the real estate mafia were at the time. But the poison had been pre-administered. Some of the GBA hacktivists were already compromised, and their plan was to make sure that the politicos, builders, and miners would eventually win the day. And so they did. Then Digu was installed as CM - that is when the order was placed for Goa's coffin. The hacktivists meanwhile continued to pretend they were fighting on behalf of Goans with the help of migrant ex-editors and others. The only conduit where you got to hear what these nefarious punters were up to was Goanet (and for that we must thank Bosco for allowing uncomfortable facts to get through without distortion). Now we have to live with the sorry place that Goa has become. Digu told Goans some months ago that he no longer needs Goan votes. That is the only time he has spoken the truth and nothing but the truth. For there are now enough ghatis and the Bantwal-Ghantwal types to override Goan votes (slight exaggeration, true, but not for long). As for how bad it will get, let me make this observation. There are no lower bounds to how stinky things can get in India. Eg. Mumbai, which if you think about it, is really a toilet in which n million (where n keeps growing by the month) draw breath. This is a statement of fact, not a put-down, for these are human beings all aspiring to a better life. Once a great city, now a pity. The next generations of Goans will grow up with a renormalized vision of Goa. What my generation today finds appalling about Panjim, for instance, will be the new normal for the generation that came in, Excrement, trash, malls men will spend time cheek-by-jowl (like they do most everywhere in India) and no Goan born after 2000 will think the worse of it. He or she will not have seen anything better. We mucked up in 1961 by giving the fort away to the Indians with NOTHING in return. Now come the consequences. So - what is D. D'Cruz (the go-to-Goan-if-you-want-bozo-interviews) going to say the next time Burqa comes for her next media shagathon on a lamani-owned beach? Regards, r
[Goanet] Basically the UN destroyed Goa
If there any radacalized young Goans, we can hire a couple of JCB's and destroy their settlements! BC Goans must, in turn, throw out the Russians lock stock and barrel from the beaches in North Goa as a vengeance towards the half baked VETO of their 'cuntery' that lost Goa its autonomy and its freedom as an Independent Country
[Goanet] Violation of Labour Laws in Mines/Industries
Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Labour Employment 08-December-2010 14:02 IST Violation of Labour Laws in Mines/Industries The number of labourers working on contract basis in the Central Sphere in the country during 2009-2010 is 13,73,430 for whom licence have been obtained. State-wise details are as under: Sl. No. States Number of the contract labour covered by licences. Year- 2009-10 1. Andhra Pradesh 64,794 2. Assam 39,979 3. Bihar 1,19,830 4. Chandigarh 1,25,417 5. Chattisgarh 59,548 6. Gujarat 1,68,646 7. Jharkhand 32,577 8. Karnataka 53,990 9. Kerala 26,867 10. Maharashtra 1,16,190 11. Madhya Pradesh 25,950 12. New Delhi 72,921 13. Orrissa 52,948 14. Rajasthan 55,504 15. Tamil Nadu 2,50,562 16. Uttar Pradesh 61, 801 17. West Bengal 45,906 Total 13,73,430 The details in respect of inspections conducted and prosecution launched for violation of various labour laws which are enforced by Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) Organization for contract workers are as under: CONTRACT LABOUR (REGULATION ABOLITION) ACT, 1970 Sl. No. Particulars 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1. No. of Inspections conducted 6843 6925 9428 2. No. of Prosecutions 3675 3573 5181 MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 Sl. No. Particulars 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1. No. of Inspections conducted 14039 15671 14720 2. No. of Prosecutions 5716 4631 4382 EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT, 1976 Sl. No. Particulars 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1. No. of Inspections conducted 3654 3791 3340 2. No. of Prosecutions 664 800 685 BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ACT, 1996 Sl. No. Particulars 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1. No. of Inspections conducted 2456 2456 2031* 2. No of Prosecutions 2234 2031 1788* The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri Harish Rawat gave this information in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today. YSK: PM http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=68227
Re: [Goanet] Basically the United Nations destroyed Goa
Indeed yes, Gabriel, RSS; Godse; Congress; BJP, SS et al are the same when it comes to rationalizing, looting, plundering and perpetuating the caste divide. Never thought of it that way i.e. that it was a bigger game plan to get rid of MK. I am happy that I have never recognized any of these a***s as role models except MK Gandhi. And I shall always look up to him as a GOAN, who had no connection with India. Remember, I am a pre-India- Independent Baby. Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org PS: I am however happy that todays Navprabha (marathi) has a letter to the editor which exposes the so called freedom fighters who are strutting the streets as peacocks and gobbling taxpayer's money as pensions are all crooks and thieves who got into the register as freedom fighters through fraud. And the surprising thing of all is that the writer is a Shiv Sainik. - Original Message - From: Gabriel de Figueiredo gdefigueir...@yahoo.com.au To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 8:15 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Basically the United Nations destroyed Goa - Original Message From: floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Tue, 7 December, 2010 2:22:57 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Basically the United Nations destroyed Goa PS: Was there no one who hammered Nehru's conscience with this? I believe there were plenty. Only he was mesmerized by his Defence Minister who was the 'Jeep's scamster. There was. His name was Mohandas Gandhi. He was got rid of, according to at least one source (book banned in India) in a manner of Who'll rid me of this troublesome priest?
Re: [Goanet] Diaspora Links: At IC Colony
Eddie, I've heard about the Goa bag, but only from Bomboicars. If I'm not mistaken, it's the black, plasticy bag that is available at the Mapusa market, and probably at other places. Being in Goa myself, I've not thought of this as a Goa bag for obvious reasons :-) Question: do you know how and when this name originated, or when it was first used? Intrigued... FN On 9 December 2010 10:11, Edward Verdes eddiever...@gmail.com wrote: where you find mostly Goans coming for their daily fresh fish with Goa Bag :) Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
[Goanet] SMILE............................ IT'S WEEKEND (09/12/2010)
ONLY HAS In Australia, CID officer (Walter) was interrogating 3 Indians (Ramu from Gujarat, Sakaram from Maharashtra and Xaverito from Goa) who were training to become detectives. To test their skills in recognizing a suspect, Walter shows Ramu a picture for 5 seconds, then hides it and says:- Walter: This is your suspect, how would you recognize him? Ramu: That's easy; we'll catch him fast because he only has one eye! Walter: Well...uh...that's because the picture shows his profile. Slightly flustered by this ridiculous response, Walter flashes the picture for 5 seconds at Sakaram and asks him: Walter: This is your suspect, how would you recognize him? Sakaram: He'd be too easy to catch because he only has one ear! Walter: (angrily responds) what's the matter with you? Of course only one eye and one ear are SHOWING because it's a picture of his profile! Is that the best answer you can come up with? Extremely frustrated at this point, Walter shows the picture to Xaverito and in a very testy voice asks: Walter: This is your suspect, how would you recognize him? Think hard before giving me a stupid answer. Xaverito: (Looks at the picture intently for a moment) H . . . The suspect wears contact lenses! Walter is surprised and speechless because he really doesn't know himself if the suspect wears contacts or not. Walter: Well, that's an interesting answer . . . Wait here for a few minutes while I check his file and I'll get back to you on that. Walter leaves the room and goes to his office, checks the suspect's file in his computer, and comes back with a beaming smile on his face. Walter: Wow! I can't believe it...it's TRUE! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able to make such an astute observation? Xaverito: Well, he can't wear regular glasses because he only has one eye and one ear. Cajetan de Sanvordem Kuwait.
[Goanet] A joke
Guy goes to the supermarket and notices an attractive woman waving at him. She says Hello!!!. He's rather taken aback because he can't place where he knows her from. So he says...do you know me???... to which she replies... I think you're the father of one of my kids Completely shocked...the guy's mind travels back to the only time when he was unfaithful to his wife and says... My God!... are you the stripper from my bachelor party that i made love to on the pool table???!! Confused... she looks into his eyes and says calmly... No... I am your son's teacher * Moral Of The Story* Need to Know The Complete Picture Before U Open your Mouth -Aurelio Viegas
Re: [Goanet] I Am Questioned By The Dreaded Agente Monteiro
I hope you can also give a blow-by-blow account of how Roldao was beaten up by the Bombay police and the method of his escape from Bombay to Goa, with his family. Perhaps you could also read about how Goans in Bombay, who resisted the Indian moves to change their attitude towards the Portuguese, were treated, e.g. editors of some prominent Goan publications. Cheers, Gabriel. - Original Message From: Roland Francis roland.advi...@gmail.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Thu, 9 December, 2010 3:21:57 AM Subject: [Goanet] I Am Questioned By The Dreaded Agente Monteiro Two books related to the Portuguese in Goa fell into my hands this week. They are from the University of Ottawa library. IN QUEST OF FREEDOM by James Fernandes (Concept Publishing New Delhi) WHAT ABOUT GOA by Roldaum Anton Souza (Tipografia Silvas, Lisbon)
[Goanet] Job opportunity in Pilerne - WEB, DTP area
Wanted a DTP (desk top publishing) experienced person for managing and updating websites, making brochures, mailers etc. Should be versatile with internet, word , corel draw and or other publishing software. Attractive Salary - commensurate with experience and capability. Pls apply to Mr. Walter D'Souza INFINITI 51A Pilerne Indl Estate, Pilerne, Bardez, Goa. tel : 0832-665 mob: 937070-19572 h...@impl.biz
[Goanet] Talking Photos: Happy Feast to all Moddgonvkars (Herald)
Thank you for your support that really keeps me going They say 'a picture is worth one thousand words.. but in today's Herald, my pictures were worth 9000 words :-) It had just about 9 words saying 'MARGAO CELEBRATES THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION' leaving rest of the talking (about 8990 words) to 9 pictures Check it out heare http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk33/5246206148/sizes/l/ Thanks to Herald Goa's HeartBeat The recent feast pics of Nuvem and Sanvordem also featured in H. Quote: [Goanet] Talking Photos: Happy Feast to all Moddgonvkars Roland Francis roland.francis at gmail.com Wed Dec 8 17:19:31 PST 2010 Thanks Joe for your pics, videos and all the efforts you take to keep us informed. Once in a while you need to be reminded that we continue to be appreciative though you rarely see that mentioned. === for Margao Feast Pics and video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rlh_llSh9Q joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Goanet: Goa's First Drive-In Cinema for a Konkani Film.
All the best to WILMIX/Sharon 'Drive-In' cenema reminds me of one in Bombay, don't know if it still exists. I forgot the name, could it be 'Minerva'. Eddie V might remember it well. I never been there though. The hit film SHOLAY was running here even after years of it release in 1975 = Goa's First Drive-In Cinema for a Konkani Film. Wilson Wilmix wilsonwilmix at rediffmail.com Wed Dec 8 15:28:41 PST 2010 Date: 4.12.2010 Goa’s First “Drive-In Cinema” for a Konkani Film Sharon Mazarello‘s Konkani Film TUM KITEM KORTOLO ASLO ? is writing new pages of “History” in Goa, one after another. Never has a single Film created so many Historical ‘FIRSTS” in Goa, within such a short time. It is a matter of great pride for all Goans, because that single History-Making -Film, is a Goan Film and a Konkani Film. To begin with, the Film’s concept itself was historical besides making a bold statement for the womenfolk especially. In that it was the first Konkani Movie to be produced by a Goan Woman, viz. Sharon Mazarello who also wrote, produced, directed, did the playback singing and also played the lead in the Film.
[Goanet] A good topic for a Goa-journo treatise.
The organisation put Afghanistan, Nigeria, Iraq and India in the most corrupt category, followed by China, Russia and much of the Middle East. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11954667
[Goanet] Song for the day.
Slim Whitman - Rose Marie - yodel along! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZIKbJziquk -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Xavier's News and Features, E-Service (XNFES): One Day State Level Seminar
2010-12-09
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ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE COMMERCE -MAPUSA - GOA - INDIA - 403507 (0832-2262356-www.xavierscollege-goa.com)
XAVIER'S NEWS FEATURES E-SERVICE (XNFES) The Department of History, St. Xavier's College of Arts, Science Commerce, Mapusa, is organizing a One Day State Level Seminar on the topic, A Grain of Truth in Goan Folk Traditions. The Seminar will be held on 14th December, 2010, in the College Seminar Hall, and is open to anyone who is interested. Dr. Pandurang Phaldessai, Member Secretary, Kala Academy will deliver the keynote address for the occasion.
Re: [Goanet] Talking Photos: Happy Feast to all Moddgonvkars
Please come to Goa and witness it for yourself whether it is hot or cold. Today, many people are health-conscious - they would rather wear casual clothes than a suit and get suffocated! No wonder, we hear suit-wearing men complain every now and then in the festachi feri (feast fair): Xi, kitem gorom zata re - ghamanche lott gelet; sutt bhizon sarkem thapo zalam! (It's so hot that I am sweating like a pig; my suit is completely wet!) What else do you expect when you wear a suit in hot weather! Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes (Bardezkar) Anjuna, Goa Mob: 9420979201 Roland (from Toronto) wrote: I know times have changed, but it is ridiculous to see only the feast band dressed formally and in style. And this is December, to boot. It can't be that hot to be carelessly casual on a major feast day I think And that coming from a Bardezcar who is the epitome of informality - usually.
Re: [Goanet] Diaspora Links: At IC Colony
I did not know of this Goa Like atmosphere at Festival time. On of my married nieces lives there with her family for long time now. Good Going! Nascy Caldeira. --- On Thu, 9/12/10, Hilary Jack Pereira h_pere...@qp.com.qa wrote: Good Morning Frederick Pertinent to your mail below, I don't think IC Colony is the newer settings for Goans. As far as I know goans have been here long long before. I know of many who have/had property/ies within the Colony, Goa type houses. Yes there is an influx now, where many want to shift base to IC Colony cause of the goa-like-atmosphere around one gets as he/she steps out of their home. Me being a Colony member (formally from heart of TOWN) would like to say, this is the place to be/stay in, if you ever think of coming and settling in Mumbai. Peaceful, Clean, Safe and Happening With the Parish Feast nearing, one has to take a walk along the lanes and bylanes of IC Colony, Marian Colony, Mary Land Colony, Holy Cross Road .. and you can smell the Pulav and Sorpotel cooking yeah, brings back memories. This goes on during various festivities too - Christmas and New Year following soon. Have a blessed day. PEACE Jack
Re: [Goanet] anti-Portuguese resolution passed
FN, the kaxtti/kashtti was not only worn in a work situation but also otherwise. Even the bhattkars wore a coat and a kashtti instead of a pant. Here is an excerpt from my article “Olden-Days Clothing in Goa – Kashtti - Part I ,” which was posted on Goanet on September 3, 2007: “Loin-cloth-wearing peoples considered the loin-cloth an expression of modesty, but when Europeans conquered societies among whom the loin-cloth was traditional, they banned this garment as uncivilized and offensive to the Christian morality they usually preached. The Portuguese did not ban the loin-cloth in Goa but neither did they encourage visitors dressed in kashtti in their headquarters in Panjim. Therefore, whenever elite bhattkars visited Panjim, they alighted from their palanquins outside Panjim’s main entry points, which were either at “chear khambeanim” (at the four pillars), if one came from the islands/East, or in “Calafura” (Santa Cruz), if one came from the South, or in Betim before one crossed the Mandovi river by a “ponev” (canoe), if one came from Bardez, and put on his western clothes. The moment they finished their work and exited the entry point, they changed back to their favorite comfortable costume – the kashtti!” Moi-mogan, Domnic FernandesAnjuna, GoaMob: 9420979201 Michael, This is like comparing mangoes and cashews (oops!) The kaxtti (except in a work situation like fishing or farming) was probably more of an undergarment, not the equivalent of a pant. Like true Goans with a hybrid heritage, we should be proud of thekashti. If there's anything to rue it's the fact that nobody seems tobe making kashtis anymore. Not even in Goa. FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 8 December 2010 12:58, Michael fernandes fernandesmichae...@yahoo.in wrote: just one more item, let tell these Portuguese bashers to throw their pants out and wear the kaxtt Michael Fernandesi
[Goanet] Tolerance isn't good enough - Rajiv Malhotra in HuffPo
To Goanet - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rajiv-malhotra/hypocrisy-of-tolerance_b_792239.html Regards, r
[Goanet] Who is Soter Barreto?
Soter R. Barreto (1944 - ) Soter Renato Barreto, amcho dirgh-kallacho sangati borovpi, mull Bannavlecho ganvkar, 22-04-1944 hea disak Moddganvam zolmolo. Bhurgeponninch Aitarachem Vachop hea nemalleantlean taka Romi lipintlean boroilolê Konknni bhaxechem ginean mell'llem. Lisevachem 5vem vors pas korun tannim Mumboi Vidyapitthachi B.A. podvi melloili. L.l.B. chem xikop suru kel'lem tem purnn korunk pavle nant. Lab. Tech. Kurs korun Gõy serkarachea Bholaiki khateant unninch 40 vorsam vavrun, atam bospagari zaleat. Sorgest Feliciobabachê prernnek ani ut'tejonak lagun tannem Konknni borovpachi survat 1962 vorsa keli, ord-xenkddobhor ti sotot chalu dovorli ani azun kriyaxil asa. Vividh vixoyancher lekh, nibondh, kotha, kothika, ani her toranche sahityoprokar tannim hatall'lleat. Feliciobabachea Goencho Sad satalleant survat korun, fuddem Loksad disallem, Sot, Divtti, Novem Goem, Goencho Avaz, Vavraddeancho Ixtt hancher boroilam. Gulab, The Goan Review, hancher sabar vorsam savn tachem borop neman uzvadda yet asa. Vorsavollicho Goencho Avaz hacho sabar vorsam karbhari sompadpi mhunn vavr kela. Halinsorak Sunaparant disallem ani Jaag, Konkan Times, Umalle, Konkann Daiz, Fulam hea nemalleancher borop kelam ani korta. Gõyche Akaxvannicher zaitem borop korun vitrailam. Gõychea Konkani Bhasha Mandal hacho sorvkall vangddi asun tachê karbhari somiticho vangddi ani Sorchittnnis zaun vavurleat. 2007 vorsacho Gulab Ut'tom' Konknni Boroinnar, KBM hacho 2007-ntlo Seva Puroskar, KBM-cho 2009-ntlo Potrkarita Puroskar him inamam tankam favo zaleant. Soterbab Barreto is a renowned Konkani litterateur. A regular contributor to Gulab The Goan Review. Incidentally his name does not feature in the history of Konkani literature. Fausto Augusto wrote: Flipping through the Konkani 'Jaag' which is a monthly published in the Devanagari script and currently edited by Madhavi Sardessai (in the past Ravindra Kelekar used to be the editor), I came across a poem by one Soter Barreto which I liked entitled, 'Avoichem Naksheo'. Without his permission I'll transcribe it into the Roman script (incidentally, regarding which, I am unstudied so those who follow certain standards may kindly pardon me if there are errors). Avoin babdean Hanchean khatir Raandpan sosun Aapleo naksheo Zhoroileo Hanei mat Jivitbhor Aapleo naksheo Phakt rangaileo A more or less word for word translation would be: Poor mother Because of them Tolerated widowhood Her finger nails She wore out But they All their lives Their nails They just painted I think this neat little poem could be enjoyed by a larger audience if it is trans-created. Here is my two paisa worth attempt: Fingernails Poor Mama Never had Fingernails Worth writing home about As she endured widowhood. She wore those nails out Slaving for Them. They On the other hand Spent all their lives Polishing their own nails Brilliantly! Cheers Augusto
[Goanet] I Am Questioned By The Dreaded Agente Monteiro
Goan publications and their editors were forced to close shop in the 50's in Bombaim. Goans were forced to give up their Portuguese citizenship if they were to continue living there. Members of my family were jailed for many days by the evil Nehru for singing in Portuguese at a party and forced to leave Bombaim. BC I hope you can also give a blow-by-blow account of how Roldao was beaten up by the Bombay police and the method of his escape from Bombay to Goa, with his family. Perhaps you could also read about how Goans in Bombay, who resisted the Indian moves to change their attitude towards the Portuguese, were treated, e.g. editors of some prominent Goan publications.
[Goanet] Fwd: [SAI] ARTIVIST FILM FESTIVAL Screening of 'Kids of the Majestic_NEW YORK
Forwarded from South Asia Institute. ++ vjp ARTIVIST FILM FESTIVAL http://www.artivist.com *Screenings of more than 40 films focused on Human Rights, Children's Advocacy, Environmental Preservation, and Animal Advocacy. * All tickets are *FREE*! at http://artivistfilmfestival-nyc.eventbrite.com. Of special interest to South Asian groups - a short film about India: Saturday, Dec 11 2010 at 7:15PM *Kids of the Majestic Director: *Dylan Verrechia Every day, a sea of passengers floods the Majestic Railway Station of Bangalore City. Beneath the commotion of commuters, a group of orphans live beneath the station, collecting the trash that the passengers have left behind. 'Kids of the Majestic' is a documentary by filmmaker Dylan Verrechia and Dr. Suhas Radhakrishna that follows a group of such orphans: Rafik, a smiling young drug addict; Mental Manja, nicknamed 'mental' because he didn't speak until he was 10; Arun-Badur, the artist and the writer; Baba, who at 8 has travelled throughout India alone; and Joti, mother-to-be at 16, who was abused at 9. The filmmakers befriended these children who, uneasily and slowly, opened up to them, sharing their life stories as no one before has ever heard. This documentary upholds a strong moral content by not only depicting the reality and hardship of these children, but also the positive aspect of this social group that works within its community. * * 7th ANNUAL ARTIVIST FILM FESTIVAL December 9-December 12, 2010 The 7th Annual Artivist Film Festival will take place in New York City beginning Thursday December 9th with a showing of the highly charged, already sold out film “Madonna of the Mills” and will conclude on Sunday December 12th with the film, “Deep Green” which focuses on how we can realistically stop global warming. All screenings will take place at the Tribeca Cinemas in lower Manhattan and feature FREE tickets to all films and informational panels. A special reception on Saturday evening, December 11th from 6:30p-11:30P will host an interactive forum to support the Artivist filmmakers and NGO’s who bring their materials in honor of International Human Rights Day (12/10). FOR FREE TICKETS and FULL SCHEDULE: http://artivistfilmfestival-nyc.eventbrite.com/ WHEN: Thursday, December 9th – Sunday, December 12, 2010 LOCATION: Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick Street New York, NY 10013 (at Laight Street, one block below Canal Street) ___ SAI mailing list s...@lists.columbia.edu https://lists.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/sai
Re: [Goanet] I Am Questioned By The Dreaded Agente Monteiro
Thank you Gabriel, those are excellent points for discussion. It would be really nice if we could get the entire episodes regarding Roldao and the difficulties of the Goans in Bombay who were even forced to change their names to succeed in life and to erase their similarities with Portuguese names. It shows what kind of Democratic country the Indian Union was in the post 1947 - 1970 years... And then some of us claim that India got democracy much before Goa, that it was good, that there was freedom of speech, etc, etc. Yeah. Right! All in paper, of course. There is no full freedom of speech in India even today. There are publications and books that are still banned in India today and you can get arrested if caught with a banned book. There are politicians in Goa being arrested and people prevented from exercising their rights to do public demonstrations, etc. That is the democracy in India today. And it is much better today. In the first few years after 1961, it was exactly the same as during Portuguese times, or worse. Goa even had a one entire year of Martial Law post 1961. What an excellent way of welcoming Goa into the motherland. Best regards Paulo. -Original Message- From: goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org [mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Gabriel de Figueiredo Sent: 09 December 2010 07:03 To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! Subject: Re: [Goanet] I Am Questioned By The Dreaded Agente Monteiro I hope you can also give a blow-by-blow account of how Roldao was beaten up by the Bombay police and the method of his escape from Bombay to Goa, with his family. Perhaps you could also read about how Goans in Bombay, who resisted the Indian moves to change their attitude towards the Portuguese, were treated, e.g. editors of some prominent Goan publications.
[Goanet] Konkani people represent the essence of India – President - World Konkani Cultural Convention - Com plete Coverage : Reports Pictures
Global Goenkars !! From Mangalore - I am proud to present you all a report form Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore rene Konkani people represent the essence of India – President by Florine Roche- Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=91329n_tit=Ekta Divas %3A World Konkani Convention %2D Photo Album 3 Mangalore, Dec 9: The Konkani Ekta Divas celebrated today as part of the 25 days of first world Konkani cultural convention, would certainly go down in the annals of the history of Konkani with her Excellency the President of India Pratibha Devisingh Patil gracing the occasion with her presence as the chief guest. Her presence in this function is another step in the direction of taking Konkani to greater heights in all its splendor and glory and the Konkani cultural convention organized by Mandd Sobhann to mark its 25 years of existence proved to be the right occasion. President Pratibha Devisingh Patil honoured 25 Konkani cultural organisations and associations for their valuable contribution to the preservation and enrichment of Konkani culture in their region, on the occasion. In her message she acknowledged that having witnessed glimpses of Konkani art and culture in all its magnificence she felt being a part of this rich cultural mosaic. more: http://www.daijiworld.com/news/wkcc/default.asp?col_id=72 World Konkani Cultural Convention - Complete Coverage : Reports Pictures http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=91329n_tit=Ekta Divas %3A World Konkani Convention %2D Photo Album 3 rene barreto in Mangtalore !!
Re: [Goanet] Talking Photos: Happy Feast to all Moddgonvkars
On Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:04:07 -0800 Domnic Fernandes wrote: ….(It's so hot that I am sweating like a pig; my suit is completely wet!) What else do you expect when you wear a suit in hot weather! COMMENT : There is always a dress code for occasions. It display the level of your education. Do you not wear a suit in Church for the nuptial ceremony? Similarly for the Feast Mass one should be formally dressed just as for Christmas, Easter, etc. You are not obliged and not even advised to wear a suit for your festachi feri (feast fair). Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.
[Goanet] Who is Soter Barreto?
Xavier Cota wrote Hi Augusto, How are you rafiki? Earlier I used to browse through Goanet regularly. But I've given it up of late as I found many mails petty and irritating.I was somehow drawn today when I saw the name Soter Barreto and then yours. So I went deeper. Anyway Soter is a man totally dedicated to Konkani, very knowledgeable and a man of tremendous integrity, not given to polemics. Of late he's been struck with Parkinson's. He was a close friend who cared for Felicio Cardoso even when he was very sick. In fact for many years till the end Felicio lived with him and his family. Never a man to beat his own drum, he always kept a low profile but never made any kailoreo - in short, though diplomatic, he never refrained from calling a spade a spade. Cheers Xavier Dear Xavier, Maybe like me, Soter Barreto is a guy who opens his mouth where he should not. In which case I think we should get together. We might not hit it off but on the other hand ... -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
[Goanet] NDTV NEWS....TATA....
Denial and says the scams were under the BJP government! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] What Mopa is really about (hint: Real estate)
To Goanet - See this - http://www.rediff.com/business/report/airport-buzz-propels-panvel-realty/20101209.htm That should confirm what he have always known about Mopa. It is all about the gigantic loot off the land, wheeling dealing in real estate in and around north Goa. There will be crores of rupees to be made by those who have lapped up land in Pernem and in Sindhudurg district. And the ones who have lapped up land in Pernem and surrounds are close associates of some of the most corrupt and influential politicos in Goa, Maharashtra and Delhi, and other wealthy Indians. The local village opposition will be bought out - you can't expect people who have never seen a 1000 rupee note to not succumb when a wad is waved before their eyes. In 5 years the word rural won't apply to any place in Goa. r
[Goanet] Talking Photos: It’s Christmas time in Goa
Talking Photos: It’s Christmas time in Goa So, Nights are starry http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk34/5246914219/sizes/l/ 'Ours is Not readymade but handmade' Readymade items for sale here X’Mas Decorations http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk34/5247518168/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Goa news for December 10, 2010
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Rs 3.45L goods stolen from Pune-Goa bus - Times of India oa bus on Thursday complained that seven bags belonging to him and containing goods worth Rs 3.45 lakh were stolen from the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFajjWSdZBHuEHlNN85PC3wf0-88wurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Rs-345L-goods-stolen-from-Pune-Goa-bus/articleshow/7073508.cms *** Ration rice diversion scam busted in Mapusa - Times of India Kx5o4rq5PZQ_KMRpJjAZw http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEqZEnbcFrbmAEjXvfxuykZt_0VNgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Ration-rice-diversion-scam-busted-in-Mapusa/articleshow/7074256.cms *** Rickshaw operator stabbed - Times of India mes of IndiaThe victim Imtiaz Hawaldar, 33, is struggling for life at Goa medical college ( GMC) and hospital where he was operated upon. Mapusa police have arrested ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHWqhSPOCGFSwtZ1KTfBlwcr6uy9Aurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Rickshaw-operator-stabbed/articleshow/7073463.cms *** Falling coconuts no reason to cut trees, says HC - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa recently ruled that a person cannot, under the Goa, Daman and Diu Preservation of Trees Act, seek that a tree from a ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHTM82crB0Fb3fMXlFAeMgCGKho5Qurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Falling-coconuts-no-reason-to-cut-trees-says-HC/articleshow/7074244.cms *** HC upholds conviction in fake currency case - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa recently upheld a sentence by a trial court imposed on one Mohammed Shaikh to undergo imprisonment five years for ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHQiFtmYtmuQOMwd5miWZFl0m-NGgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/HC-upholds-conviction-in-fake-currency-case/articleshow/7073511.cms *** Goa in trouble against Tripura - Times of India mes of IndiaPORVORIM: Goa were struggling at 128 for four in their second innings after conceding a huge lead of 241 runs on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Plate ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH2jELBI4mjPCQsKKUNdSwqRsmC0Qurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/domestic-cricket/ranji-trophy/Goa-in-trouble-against-Tripura/articleshow/7072669.cms *** Waste woes: Guv proposes meet - Times of India mes of IndiaThis decision was taken at a meeting of the reconstituted Goa State Environment Protection Council (GEPC) presided over by the governor as its chairman on ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH0llvsAOcEnn3biBOD2h23dBTJRwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Waste-woes-Guv-proposes-meet/articleshow/7073433.cms *** Meet to discuss funds for salvaging Princess - Times of India mes of IndiaChief minister Digambar Kamat and some government officials will attend the meeting, which has been scheduled following correspondence from the Goa ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGsf1k_evi40DnLSCymAF-t-EuZywurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Meet-to-discuss-funds-for-salvaging-Princess/articleshow/7073399.cms *** Battle royale between four schools at Big Q grand finale - Times of India mes of IndiaSashwant Salgaonkar and Akshay Rege from Mushtifund high school, Kunal Naik and Soham Gaunekar from Sharada Mandir high school won from North Goa, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFHpOAXjEOgpmlHNu5gku6q50L3dwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Battle-royale-between-four-schools-at-Big-Q-grand-finale/articleshow/7073515.cms *** CBI should probe SEZ scam in Goa: Activist - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The SEZ land scam is the mother of all scams in Goa and the present government functionaries,including speaker Pratapsing Rane, power minister ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEJhkZfn1OcXadlY2QaDkqPZasD_Aurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/CBI-should-probe-SEZ-scam-in-Goa-Activist/articleshow/7073443.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] An exercise in futility
Interesting topic for older patients. http://www.healthiertalk.com/exercise-futility-2962
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (10Dec10)
CRZ? Regulate Constructions on the Coast... But if you Regulate Money to the Right People...The Coast is Cleared To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
[Goanet] Goa Arts Literary Festival
Goa Arts Literary Festival 12 - 14 December 2010 The International Centre, Goa Goa University Road, Dona Paula Post Office, Dona Paula, Goa - 403 004, INDIA P R O G R A M Sunday, 12th December, 2010 10 - 11:30 am Inaugural Session with U R Ananthamurthy + dignitaries 1:30 - 2pm Goa Writers Showcase: Celebrating 100 years of Bakibab Borkar Hosted by Kiran Budkuley 2 - 3:30pm Panel Discussion: Independent Publishing in the Internet Age Urvashi Butalia, Frederick Noronha [Goa 1556] and Leonard Fernandes [Cinammon Teal]. 3:30 – 4:30 pm Goa Artist Showcase: Subodh Kerkar Pioneering Land Installation Art in India 4:30 – 5:30 A Life in Letters Mridula Garg in conversation with Aniruddha Bahal 5:30 -6:30 pm Who is the Outsider? U R Ananthamurthy in conversation with Damodar Mauzo Hosted by Jose Lourenco 6:30-7:30pm North East Showcase Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih in conversation with Jerry Pinto 7:30pm Book release: The Avenue of Kings by Sudeep Chakravarti In conversation with Aniruddha Bahal. Followed by music from Heritage Jazz Monday, 13th December, 2010 10 - 11am Abbe Faria and Hypnotism in India including live demonstration of hypnotism Dr. Lee Siegel 11 - 12.30pm Goa Writers Showcase: Konkani Katha – is it Mature? Damodar Mauzo, Pundalik Naik, Mahableshwar Sail and others 12:30 – 1:30pm Is this a Golden Age for Regional Literature? U. R. Ananthamurthy in conversation with Mridula Garg and Kynpham Sing Nongkynri Hosted by Jose Lourenco 2:30 - 4pm Panel Discussion: Media Ethics post-Radia Tapes (co-hosted by GUJ) Dilip D’Souza, Aniruddha Bahal, Sandesh Prabhudesai, Ashley do Rozario, Prakash Kamat others 4 - 5.30pm A Life in Photography Pablo Bartholemew in conversation with Georgina Maddox Hosted by Goa Centre for Alternate Photography + Alex Fernandes 5.30-6.30 pm Readings: Samanth Subramaniam [Following Fish] with Dilip D’Souza [Roadrunner] 6.30-7.30 pm Book release: Leela: A Patchwork Life by Jerry Pinto In conversation with Rahul Srivastava 7.30 onwards Multilingual Poetry co-hosted by Alliance Francaise Music from Heritage Jazz Tuesday, 14th December, 2010 10 - 11am North East Showcase Manikuntala Bhattacharya in conversation with Dr. Savia Viegas 11 - 12.30pm Goa Writers Showcase: Konkani and Marathi poetry Hosted by Vishnu Surya Wagh 2 - 3pm A Critic's Eye: The Life and Artwork of Richard Bartholemew Pablo Bartholemew in conversation with Roselyn D’Mello 3 - 4pm Book Release: Personal Effects by Manohar Shetty In conversation with Jerry Pinto 4 -5pm Creativity versus Commerce: Is Balance Possible? Venita Coelho in conversation with Saeed Mirza 5 - 6pm Goa Art Showcase: Tradition of Goan Gold A presentation by Wendell Rodricks Introduced by Jose Lourenco Book Release: Personal Effects by Manohar Shetty In conversation with Jerry Pinto 6-7pm Beyond the Singer-Songwriter: A Pioneer’s Journey Remo Fernandes in conversation with Samanth Subramanian. 7.30pm Book release: A Place in the Shade by Charles Correa In conversation with Aurora Couto Panel Discussion: Goa in the 21st Century Charles Correa, Dr. Oscar Rebello, Rahul Deshpande, Edgar Ribeiro and Sanjit Rodrigues Followed by an open-air concert by Sonia Sirsat No Registration Required. All Welcome. Location: The International Centre Goa Goa University Road, Dona Paula, Goa www.internationalcentregoa.com http://www.goaartlitfest.com Goanet A-C-E! Arts ~ Culture ~ Entertainment
[Goanet] Boycott Goa Liberation Celebrations
I request Goans to do a little research and find out the facts of what actually happened in 1961. Was Goa liberated or invaded or a conquest? Why were promises made to preserve Goa's Identity? And worse still, why were these promises not honoured to date? Were we not fooled and brainwashed into believing that we were were liberated, and today like ignorants, we celebrate Goa's Liberation Day ? Does the Supreme Court not acknowledge that Goa was a conquest/invaded? Why are our Freedom Fighters not demanding safeguards today via Special Status and other means to preserve Goa's Identity. Goans, it is high time we address all the brain washing that has been happening for all these years. We must boycott the farce liberation celebrations and immediately DEMAND what is rightfully ours i.e. Measures to protect our land, environment, demographics, language, culture identity. Else the only Liberation that is going to come true, is the Liberation of Goa from the Goans!! Arwin Mesquita, UAE -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. Rape of Goa : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html 5. For the Love of Konkani: http://www.radiogoa.net/ 6. Goa's Identity Movement website: http://www.goamag.net/gim 7. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686 8. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/
[Goanet] Who is Soter Barreto?
Fredbab, Prof. Borges babanche xere anik ekdam matxe chint diun vachunk magtam. Fausto Fred wrote: Dear Prof Borges, I think you're bringing Devanagari-versus-Romi politics into the debate. To my mind, the issue is that Konkani deserves to be promoted. In all its forms, dialects and scripts. (To do this, we do not have to cut at the roots of English usage in Goa either, as protagonists of Konkani who send their children to English medium schools acknowledge in practice.) I appreciate Augusto's post... whatever the script and dialect politics, we do need more translations (and also language learning tools), when it comes to all languages -- more so Konkani. FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 8 December 2010, Sebastian Borges wrote: Dear friends Augusto's post makes it obvious that, despite belonging to the Goan Catholic community, he does not read Konkani in the Roman script; and he is certainly not an exception!
[Goanet] SOS - Save 200,000 sq mts of Comunidade of Talaulim land
Dears, Urgently require a conscious gaunkar of Comunidade of Talaulim de Santana to stop and/or investigate the lease of 200,000 (2 lac) square meters of Comunidade land on urgent basis so that a RTI application can be filed with the Comunidade of Talaulim as well as a letter of 'Objection' be filed with the 'Administration of Comunidades of Central Zone, Panjim-Goa. The last date for objections is 18 December, 2010 where two numbers notifications have already been issued through the Official Gazettes of 25 November, 2010 and 2 December, 2010. The following is the gist of the matter: Administration of Comunidades of Central Zone, Panjim-Goa. Notice 27. In accordance with the terms and for the purpose established in Article 330 of the Code of Comunidades in force, it is hereby announced that the uncultivated and unused plot of land, details of which are given below, has been applied on long lease (Aforamento) basis, for Greenwood Trust, belonging to the Comunidade of Talaulim de Santana, admeasuring an area of 200,000 sq. mts. 1. Name of the applicant: Greedwood High Trust. 2. Land named: Modasel, Survey No. 98/0 3. Boundaries: East: Greenwod High International School; West: Military Camp; North: Property of Caetano Nelson Azavedo; South: Property of Andre de Saldanha and Bernardo Jose Mascarenhas. File NO.(blank) /2009 of Comunidade of Talaulim de Santana If any person has any objection against the proposed lease he/she should submit his/her objectionin writing to the Administrator of Comunidades, Central Zone, Panaji, within 30 days from the date of second publication of this notice in the Offical Gazette Panaji, 18th November, 2010 -- The Acting Secretary. Tereza D. Barreto V. No. A-2819/2010 Repeated on 2nd December, 2010. Pls. Note: 1. Who Greenwood High Trust is or where it is registered and/or located is not made public 2. What the vast land is needed for is not indicated. 3. File number is missing. This notice seems suspect and therefore needs immediate investigation. We are trying our best to get a gaunkar who will sign the RTI application to the Comunidade of Talaulim as well as send a letter of objection and the request for the examination/inspection of the said file ( which number is missing in the notice) Kindly urgently intimate name and telephone number of any gaunkar/s of Talaulim to: Floriano Lobo Gen. Secretary Goa Su-Raj Party Phone: Res 91 832 2470223 Mobile 9890470896 email: floriano.l...@gmail.com Tks and God save our COMUNIDADES floriano goasuraj www.goasu-raj.org It is not ENOUGH that GOOD, HONEST citizens contest elections. It is not ENOUGH that GOOD, HONEST citizen voters elect good, honest representatives. GOA urgently needs 'GOOD, HONEST, DISCIPLINED SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'. Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be good, honest n disciplined, or to QUIT. Only through PPS can such 'good, honest n disciplined system of governance' be identified and accepted. PPS GOA =PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY = PEOPLE'S POWER SYSTEM for a date in 2012 Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness tomorrow. http://www.goasu-raj.org/gen/articles/70.asp http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/254068/1043608998/name/roadmap_goa-su-raj_party.pdf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/attachments/folder/132590897/item/64224316/view
[Goanet] Good Morning Goa - Art Exhibition at Kala Academy, Panaji on 12-14 Dec 2010.
Savia and myself take pleasure in inviting all Goanetters at the Kala Academy, Panaji, from 12-14 Dec 2010 (10am to 7:30pm) to view paintings done by Savia D'Costa titled Good Morning Goa. These are a series of 30 paintings in realistic style which we hope will take you on a Walk Down Memory Lane. Plastino Savia D'Costa
Re: [Goanet] COLUMN: Who Changed our Regional Plan?
The Goa government does not operate on emotions, but it exploits emotions when needed. Governance is not about creative writing and TV soaps though governance can inspire such writings and TV serials. The government is guided by the letter of the law. So, who changed whose Regional Plan? The RP in Goa is the product of the Goa Town and Country Planning Act of 1975. The Chief Town Planner is responsible to prepare a RP every 10 years and present it to the government. So, what do we mean when we say ' who changed our RP'? The CTP has all authority to revise the draft RP after inviting comments from the public. So, what do we mean by the final RP2021 has deviated from the draft RP-2021'? The law does not state about the need to invite further comments if any modifications get incorporated once the comments have already been invited from the public by the CTP. So, what is this talk about putting the final RP-2021 out for public scrutiny before notification? Someone seems to be taking everyone for a ride. Someone is playing to the galleries and exploiting the emotions of the goan people. Accusations of contradictions in any statutory process needs to be backed up by relevant citations from the laws. Statutory processes cannot be left to demands based on fiction of the imagination of creative writers and accidental activists. Let us stop bull shitting and admit that the activists have lost the case for the people, and that the gullible goan is equally responsible for allowing this to happen even despite repeated warnings. What we now see is just noise for the sake of noise. At the most when options run out the matter will be conveniently dumped in court and rendered sub-judice. The gullible public will be kept anticipating a favourable court verdict and activists will always point to the courts and claim that they can do nothing more. That would be the end of yet another story of negligence and deceit from liberated Goa by 'hacktivists' to the benefit of real estate and mining industry in Goa. Just add an 'h' to 'Save Goa' and it becomes 'Shave Goa'. Together we can definitely acheive more by ensuring that all the eggs are secured in one basket making it easier for hactivists to control opinion in favour of real estate and mining intetrests. Unity of goans assures control but division makes the propsects of hacktivists a little uncertain. The question every goan must ask is - who were these mid-wives that facilitated the delivery of such a treacherous RP-2021 once again? Even the draft RP-2021 was definitely not our RP. -Soter
[Goanet] I Fled From Tyranny - A Bombay Goan in 1956
This is an abridged chapter from a Goan who was disillusioned with the newly independent Indian nation. QUOTE Ever since India's covetous designs on Goa were made manifest I had know that the only way the Goans could retain Goa for themselves was for them to return to their motherland. I had been preaching to my fellow countrymen in Bombay that we should sacrifice what we had in India to retain what we have in Goa - a spiritual and cultural legacy besides our homes and our lands enriched by the sweat and dust of our ancestors. I had more than the average Goan has in India. I had position and income. I had a home and property worth more than a hundred thousand rupees. I also had children whose education and future was bound up with India as that of any other Goan family residing there. I did not advise them to do anything which I was not prepared to do myself. It was a story of frustration and flight. Frustration came to me from disillusionment. And disillusionment comes to those who build their hopes on things as they might be, instead of things as they are. My illusions were the hopes on which was reared. My tender years were spent in Bombay. From the age of ten I was nurtured with nationalistic ideas. My maternal aunt was a born politician and she was perhaps one of the first persons of Goan origin to become a member of the Indian National Congress. She was rich and adopted my brother and myself into her household, as also many other nephews. She made us wear khadi and the white cap as early as 1918. I well remember those hectic days. There were mass meetings, mile-long processions, lathi charges, police raids and secret purchase and sale of Congress bulletins. Peter Alvares, who later was to be the arch conspirator against Goa, was with me at school. We lived alongside each other and were in fact great friends. We also came from the same village in Goa and it is surprising how the same village could have bred, if I may so put it, the poison and the antidote so near each other. The last time I met Peter Alvares was when I was a well-fed servant of the Government of India and he a hungry socialist. We differed violently in political matters, but somehow managed to remain friends. Reared in this atmosphere, and my working life having brought me into contact with British snobbery, I became a rebel. Fortunately my rebellion was not against individuals or a race. I rebelled against injustice in the abstract, and it did not matter who was the perpetrator. I was natural therefore that the great rebels of the age would become my heroes. There was idealism in their rebellion; at least there was in Mahatma Gandhi and I expected his followers, particularly Pundit Nehru, to have the same idealism and the same honesty. Nehru was a hero to me and at the time I believed her was motivated by the highest ideals. Destiny however intended that I should take a closer look at him, and in time, made me a worm in the Mountbatten organism. Worms have a great advantage when they look up at the world stage and at the actors thereon - no one notices a worm and therefore no attempt is made to hide from the worm those things that are hidden from more conspicuous eyes. I looked up in the faces of men, heard their whispers compared notes with other worms and came to my own conclusions. If the walls of the Viceregal Lodge had ears, they would compile a history very different from that of the official historian. There were Lord Mountbatten, Mahatma Gandhi, Jinnah, Nehru, Vallabhai, Liaquat, Sarojini and hundreds of others, strutting, drifting, hurrying and scurrying down the corridors, each bearing the impress of his own mental worries. I was there in the Marble Hall, when Lord Mountbatten proclaimed the surrender of India to the Congress by swearing his loyalty to India as her first Governor-General. I was in Delhi and in Simla when hatred broke loose and killed a half million men, women and children with a savagery the world has never seen or heard of. Then came the events in Kashmir, Junagadh, Hyderabad and finally the murder of the Mahatma by Brahmin intrigue. I was privileged to weep and pay my last homage to the one and only man who could prevent the tyranny of the oligarchy that rules the Indian Union today. It was said that said that Godse's was the only finger that pulled the trigger. Who knows whose was the body or which the brain that planned the murder? The death of Shyam Prasad Mukherjee had also started doubts in many minds. The lack of scruple displayed in the matter, as in the case of Goa, has made me suspect that not all the Mahatma's murderers have been brought to book. ONE THING IS CERTAIN AND IT IS THAT THE MAHATMA WOULD NEVER COUNTENANCE THE MEANS EMPLOYED BY NEHRU AND HIS COTERIE TO SUBDUE THE GOANS TO HIS WILL. My disillusionment however did not come until India had settled down after the birth pangs of independence. It is said that a single straw may show the way the wind blows and my
[Goanet] I Am Questioned By The Dreaded Agente Monteiro
Great way to shift the topic of this thread away from Agente Monteiro and those who shielded him. Great strategy to ignore the victims of Agente Monetiro and the indigenous ruling eltie in Goa in the last days of the Portuguese colonial regime. Regards, GL Paulo Colaco Dias wrote: Thank you Gabriel, those are excellent points for discussion. It would be really nice if we could get the entire episodes regarding Roldao and the difficulties of the Goans in Bombay who were even forced to change their names to succeed in life and to erase their similarities with Portuguese names. --- Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: I hope you can also give a blow-by-blow account of how Roldao was beaten up by the Bombay police and the method of his escape from Bombay to Goa, with his family. Perhaps you could also read about how Goans in Bombay, who resisted the Indian moves to change their attitude towards the Portuguese, were treated, e.g. editors of some prominent Goan publications.
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