[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: The Far East, Africa, Goa... and connections (Peter Nazareth)
BOOK REVIEW: By Peter Nazareth peter-nazar...@uiowa.edu THE FAR EAST, AFRICA, GOA ... AND CONNECTIONS Dominic's Goa ISBN 978-81-904640-0-0 I received a copy of *Domnic's Goa* while I was reading *A Third Map: New and Selected Poems by Edwin Thumboo* (Uni Press, Centre for the Arts, National University of Singapore, 1993), preparing to teach a class on Singapore Literature and write a book on Thumboo. I have been involved with Thumboo's writing since I did an interview with him in 1977, when he came to the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa at the same time as I began to work for it as Advisor. The transcribed interview of 81 pages has been published in extracts in five countries, most recently in Singapore in *ARIELS: Departures and Returns* (Oxford University Press, 2001). Thumboo was an official in the government and then, at the National University of Singapore, was Chair of the Department of English, Dean of Arts and Sciences, Director of the Centre for the Arts, but he is best known as the unofficial poet laureate of Singapore. Although I was born in Uganda, I was interested in Malaysia because my mother was born in Kuala Lumpur, where my maternal grandfather, Mathias Gomes, was a professional classical musician. Thumboo had studied African poetry and had directed the Master's dissertation of Theo Luzuka, the Ugandan who designed the cover of my novel, *In a Brown Mantle*. To my surprise, there was a connection between Domnic's and Thumboo's books. Both are national writers concerned with nature and a past that seems to have disappeared. For most Goans, missing the past means longing for the good old days under Portuguese colonialism -- I found criticism of Domnic's book on this score in a review by Claude Alvares posted on the internet. But Domnic begins Chapter 3 as follows: Contrary to what some make it sound like now, life in the Goa of the Forties and Fifties was not a piece of cake. It was tough. Those of us who were born during this period have witnessed tremendous changes. It was almost like a transition from the Stone Age to the modern world; with determination we forged our lives and came out victorious. (pages 9-10) Domnic loves nature and the relationship of people of his generation to that nature and he regrets its disappearance not only in real life -- I think here of John Mayall's song Nature's Disappearing -- but also in the awareness of the present generation. He is not opposed to progress but points out that the past runs through the present. There was technological progress in the past too, but being slower it did not sever the relationship with nature. Yet cyber-space need not erase the past, as shown by the opening paragraph of chapter 27, Cine theatres over the years: Coming up in cyberspace, a recent listing played a flashback of sorts in my memory. It reminded me of cine-theatres of the yesteryears that drew crowds in and around Mapusa. There were quite a few across Bardez. In fact, Domnic says that his essays began on the internet and he subsequently received requests from Goans around the globe to bring out a book. The chapters are triggered by Domnic's memory of growing up in Goa but he explores and extends his experience. For example, he says: Today, people wake up to the musical sounds of an alarm clock, a mobile-phone or even set a television wake-up. In the past, they woke up to the rooster's call or at the chirping of birds at dawn. Sounds produced by various animals brought joy to the ears and were considered entertainment of sorts. Whenever the wind blew and tree branches and palm leaves swayed, people admired and considered it to be nature's wonder. People watched the rivers flow and thanked the Creator. They went to the seashores and spent hours watching the vast ocean before their eyes. They quietly appreciated the waves which formed in the sea and broke upon the shores splashing tons of water which traveled as far as possible up the shore. This too was a form of entertainment We are told that the origin of music possibly stems from natural sounds and rhythms: the human heartbeat, the songs of birds the rustling of wind through the trees, the thunder and sound of rain, the dripping of water in a cave, the crackle of a burning fire and the sounds of waves breaking on a beach or bubbles in a brook. It is most likely that the first musical instrument was the human voice itself. One's voice can make a vast array of sounds, from singing, humming and whistling (some of these being the more musical forms) through to clicking, coughing and yawning (less musical). It is also likely the first instruments were percussion instruments, the clapping of hands, stones hit against one
[Goanet-News] Goans... among Asian writers in East Africa
Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 Jeanne Hromnik of South Africa drew my attention to the book THE RISE AND FALL OF PHILANTHROPHY IN EAST AFRICA: THE ASIAN CONTRIBUTION by Robert G Gregor, and in particular to the chapter on literature and the arts. It was a pleasant surprise to see how the small Goan community has been rated. Some quotes. -- FN The Asians' concern for literature and the arts apparently was manifest from the time of their earliest settlement. It was first expressed in the activities of their communal organizations. The Asians met regularly in the Jamat Khana, the Muslim Association, the Gujarati Samaj, the Marathi Mandal, and other organizations to sing hymns, recite holy verses and produce religious plays. An exception was the Goans, who, because of their Western orien-tation, suffered no religious restraints in their enjoyment of European arts and literature. As early as 1908 there was a Goan Drama Club in Nairobi, and in 1909 the Goan Union of Mombasa was presenting stage performances to audiences as large as three hundred Peter Nazareth, East Africa's foremost Asian novelist and literary critic, began essentially as a dramatist. He wrote several plays, the most successful of which before 1975was Brave New Cosmos. A study of the interaction between two African undergraduates and an African teacher, the play was the first by an East African author to be presented by the BBC African Service and was later produced by the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. Two other very successful plays, also written for radio, were The Hospital and X. Set in postcolonial Africa, they focused on the plight of individuals in a society that had little concern for human values. The one portrayed a person condemned to death in a callous, impersonal hospital, and the other described an individual who was increasingly turned into a cipher, conscious that he was being brainwashed at one level but completely unaware that he was also being seriously affected at another Ievel. Nazareth had an outstanding literary career. A Goan, born in Uganda in 1940, he attended the Senior Secondary School in Kampala where he was inspired by Ganesh Bagchi, his teacher. In his senior Cambridge examination Nazareth stood first in Uganda. At Makerere he was one of the founders and first editors of the English Department's magazine Penpoint (later Dhana). He also started the first jazz society and dance band at Makerere and helped begin the university newspaper, The Makererean, for which he was a sports editor. At Makerere he wrote Brave New Cosmos. After taking an English honors degree Nazareth taught school briefly, then moved to England to study and eventually receive a postgraduate diploma in English studies at Leeds University. In England he wrote the other two plays for the BBC. He then followed a typical Goan path by entering the Uganda civil service. For the next seven years he held a post in the Ministry of Finance, but he continued to write, and the publication of a novel led to a fellowship at Yale University Despite lack of recognition in the anthologies on East Africa, the Asians' most successful poet in these years was probably Hubert Ribeiro. Unlike the others, he wrote from the beginning as an expatriate in isolation. He was born in 1942 into a well-known Nairobi Goan family. His grandfather was Nairobi's first medical doctor. After local schooling Ribeiro was sent to the Huddersfield College of Technology in Yorkshire, where, inspired by a professor, he developed a keen interest in the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. He then enrolled in Trinity College, Dublin, concentrated on English literature and metaphysics, and took up painting and photography as well as poetry. His plans for an academic career were terminated by tuberculosis, and in 1971 after two operations he returned to Goa to live splendidly but alone in the family's three hundred-year-old home. His first volume of poetry, El Peregrino (The Wanderer), was rejected by an East Africa publisher as not East African. But I am East African, Ribeiro argued. My only commitment is to my art. Later he admitted, however, that all his sympathies were A nglo-Irish. I write for them, not the Africans. The volume was soon published (1971) in California and went through three editions. By 1973 Ribeiro had written poems for two other volumes to be issued under the same title. His work poignantly reflects the mind of a dispossessed Asian who has not yet found happiness in another society. I have a problem of self-identity, he confided. I don't fit anywhere! The following poem, one of his best known, was written three years before the beginning of Idi Amin's rule in Uganda: MOMBASA Think how a flower's martyrdom Adds to the beauty of poinciana Trees, and tell me if a people's Slaughter gives a country glory. For standing on this brilliant shore My mind is vexed with prophecy: Tangles and drifts of dark bodies Turn in the loud
[Goanet-News] Goa news for July 18, 2011
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** BJP banking on cross-voting for Rajya Sabha seat - Times of India oting to secure the Rajya Sabha seat. The BJP have pitted Fatorda MLA Damodar Naik against ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNF-RgPFeeviK0OMHOV-XVNAaozEFgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/BJP-banking-on-cross-voting-for-Rajya-Sabha-seat/articleshow/9263187.cms *** Goa church to enforce tourist dress code - Ottawa Citizen anel-studying-dress-code-at-other-shrines/articleshow/9240345.cmsChurch panel studying dress code at other shrines http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFjecVL4h_5_2KtZu1i67U0v8aU4Aurl=http://www.ottawacitizen.com/church+enforce+tourist+dress+code/5114975/story.html *** Low tariff can trigger collapse, says discom - Times of India n3bnD6hcJ4KUSObCSF0QEHQ http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH7tV9Uu-uCX8WkYZF7ruM5rHZBfgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Low-tariff-can-trigger-collapse-says-discom/articleshow/9260987.cms *** 'No communication from immigration bureau' - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: There has been no communication from the bureau of immigration, which is under the Union home ministry, so far, after they informed the Goa police that they would take over the management of the immigration desks at Dabolim airport, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH-BhqGi88Zr6eI-OZIsrGHe7y_Igurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/No-communication-from-immigration-bureau/articleshow/9263236.cms *** 'No guidelines followed at garbage treatment site' - Times of India ada and has hauled up the civic body for not following guidelines. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGZCgXMfP3HxUNIpg5TvMpZ4sboNgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/No-guidelines-followed-at-garbage-treatment-site/articleshow/9263284.cms *** Heavy rainfall puts S Goa on alert - Times of India harge of the south Goa disaster ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEzwiUEiLw4tjSf2Jaziv_wOkihYQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Heavy-rainfall-puts-S-Goa-on-alert/articleshow/9263265.cms *** Retired HC judge agrees to probe Balli riots - Times of India mes of IndiaShah is expected to arrive in Goa on July 26 and will meet with government officials including law secretary Pramod Kamat to decide on the terms of reference for the judicial inquiry and to set its time frame. It was on [May 25, 2011] , when a peaceful ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEob35Q-Ht0yidkyBT-OgmkdcqcZwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Retired-HC-judge-agrees-to-probe-Balli-riots/articleshow/9263253.cms *** Mulgao villagers fear repeat of flood disaster - Times of India mes of IndiaThe Goa government is irresponsible with regard to safety of people living in the mining belt. It will be very difficult to make up for the losses suffered, he said. Former Mulgao sarpanch Tulsidas Parab, along with 57 villagers, lodged a complaint ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEl39_P2y16IU4IIC9_Q2Hjl3ByaAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Mulgao-villagers-fear-repeat-of-flood-disaster/articleshow/9263272.cms *** 'Politicking' of a different kind! - Times of India mes of IndiaThere is so much interference with the police force in Goa by politicians that it no longer looks like a police force! Goa police can now be called a security agency appointed by MLAs and ministers. They serve their (political) masters and report to ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEaRuBVuN5Nk5GxLQLB3adPzmxiRwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Politicking-of-a-different-kind/articleshow/9263258.cms *** Bigwigs vying for new Porvorim seat - Times of India zQMand more » http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEQDNkOtWDAVEoNNdly18UxjhCZCwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Bigwigs-vying-for-new-Porvorim-seat/articleshow/9263285.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet-News] Goanet-CyberMatrimonials - July 2011
Goanet-CyberMatrimonials - July 2011 # LOOKING OUT for a life partner? Circulate your message among thousands of largely-Goan readers. For a listing in this column send details to christina at goanet.org with the subject line CYBER-MATRIMONIALS. This is a free, volunteer-driven service undertaken in community interest. Feel free to share this ezine among others who might find it useful. # FEMALE (Looking for a Groom) RC Goan spinster, 42; never married, good looking, well educated, kind, good family background seeks single unmarried, well settled RC Goan/Mangalorean bachelors. Email photo and details: sp6...@gmail.com 28-year old Goan RC spinster, 5' 5 Post-graduate, wheatish complexion, pleasing personality, with decent family background working in Adelaide, seeks marriage alliance from well-settled, good natured, decent Goan bachelors with good family values. Email: dkfa...@gmail.com RC Goan spinster, 39/5'2, fair, pretty, professionally qualified and living in Toronto in her apartment seeks Goan bachelors upto 45 years, based in Toronto. I am looking for someone who is caring, romantic, respectful, easygoing, understanding and above all, with a good sense of humour. Email: canadiana_2...@yahoo.com RC Goan spinster 35years, Post Graduate in HR, working as an Office Manager and residing in Mumbai, smart, good looking, 5.3 height, wheatish complexion, pleasant personality, good sense of humour, looking for an RC Goan bachelor 35-40, educated, well settled, understanding with a good sense of humour residing in Mumbai or Dubai. Email: missingri...@gmail.com Goan RC spinster, 34/5'3, fair, slim, B.Sc. graduate, diploma in computers, working as editorial assistant for a magazine. Well-settled, qualified bachelors from Indian/abroad may reply. Email: reply2p...@rediffmail.com RC Goan female, 23 years old, good looking, graduate in business administration, born and brought up partly in Goa and Dubai, I am looking for a RC Goan groom between the ages of 26-29 years, well qualified, who is simple, caring, understanding, good sense of humour, humble and would be loving towards his wife and his parents and most important of all he should keep Jesus at the centre of his life no matter what he is doing. Email: ritabrid...@gmail.com http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=715 MALE (Looking for a Bride) Goan RC parents invite alliance for their son 34, 6'2, B.E(mech), Chief Marine Engineer,well-settled from Goan RC girls. Email: jerry_fernan...@rediffmail.com I am a 36 year old, 5'9 tall, fair, slim RC Goan bachelor. I am a BSc Economics graduate and also a qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA), working for a reputatable private equity firm in the City of London. I am looking for a fairly tall (about 5'5''), slim, fair, well educated, RC Goan girl, up to 32 years old, with a good family background, who is also living and working in the UK, USA or Canada. Email: foxhoun...@hotmail.co.uk RC Goan parents seek alliance for their bachelor son who has done B.E. in Mumbai, DOB: 30-12-1980, Height 5' 3,good-looking, working as Sr.Engineer in a MNC in Mumbai, Non-smoker/Non-drinker from slim, pretty, well-educated employed spinsters upto 27 yrs, with good Christian family values preferably working in Mumbai. Email: angel.rapha...@gmail.com RC Goan male, age 30, height 5’6”, educated (based in Sharjah/well settled) seeking a simple and homely RC Goan life partner. Requirement in a Partner Education Graduate Height : 5’1”- 5’4” Age : 25-28 Preferably working in UAE. Email: lulu1...@yahoo.com http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=715 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Get cybermatrimonials regularly in your mailbox for free; no obligation. To receive this, contact christina at goanet.org with the subject line CYBER-MATRIMONIALS Next issue of cybermatrimonials coming shortly. Please send your ads to christina at goanet.org . Please note: Goanet does not encourage mention of caste affiliations, so please refrain from including any such reference to such in your emails. Goanet reserves the right to edit your ad for any reason, including length. Please clearly mention your email address in the body of your ad as we get an abundance of emails, it is sometimes difficult and time consuming to decipher email addresses. We appreciate your feedback on Cybermatrimonials. Tell us if you found this service useful or your ideas of how it could be improved. Confidentiality assured.
Re: [Goanet] Goa University to find candidate for chair on diaspora studies
though it is heartening to know that the Goa University is going to have a chair on Indian diaspora studies, there is a Centre for Study of Indian Diaspora at University of Hyderabad. I met the centre's director, Prof. Bhat, at the GOPIO conference in New York many years ago. He read a paper on Indian diaspora and, if I remember, there was some paras on Goans. In 2005 the centre held a conference on Indian diaspora in Hyderabad. An Encyclopedia of Indians Overseas (based at the National University of Singapore) was in the works. In whast way the Goa University would further the research on the Indian diaspora is yet to be seen. Many universities around the world have centres for diaspora studies. The University of Toronto has one. Lot of material has been published on the Indian diaspora in Canada. Many books on the Indian diaspora have been written and, if I remember, two issues of journals on Indian diaspora have been published. GOPIO has also published a book on dispora Indians. Maybe this chair on Indian diaspora is going to be the gift of Eduardo Faleiro. Shocks me why the Human Resources Ministry at the Union level agreed when Hyderabad already has one. Not sure if the Hyderabad centre is still functioning.. Eugene Correia
[Goanet] Why the Swindon Goans festival was cancelled.
http://nizgoenkar.blogspot.com/2011/07/test.html#more -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Song for the day
K D Lang's Crying http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv7S8v3rM-U -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] China's animal crusaders; flip side a solution to Goa's problems?
Good source of protein! http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/101east/2011/07/20117129224537494.html -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] What hope is there for us if America is driven to the brink of meltdown?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/17/obama-america-economic-meltdown-murdoch -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Goanet Reader: The Far East, Africa, Goa... and connections (Peter Nazareth)
BOOK REVIEW: By Peter Nazareth peter-nazar...@uiowa.edu THE FAR EAST, AFRICA, GOA ... AND CONNECTIONS Dominic's Goa ISBN 978-81-904640-0-0 I received a copy of *Domnic's Goa* while I was reading *A Third Map: New and Selected Poems by Edwin Thumboo* (Uni Press, Centre for the Arts, National University of Singapore, 1993), preparing to teach a class on Singapore Literature and write a book on Thumboo. I have been involved with Thumboo's writing since I did an interview with him in 1977, when he came to the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa at the same time as I began to work for it as Advisor. The transcribed interview of 81 pages has been published in extracts in five countries, most recently in Singapore in *ARIELS: Departures and Returns* (Oxford University Press, 2001). Thumboo was an official in the government and then, at the National University of Singapore, was Chair of the Department of English, Dean of Arts and Sciences, Director of the Centre for the Arts, but he is best known as the unofficial poet laureate of Singapore. Although I was born in Uganda, I was interested in Malaysia because my mother was born in Kuala Lumpur, where my maternal grandfather, Mathias Gomes, was a professional classical musician. Thumboo had studied African poetry and had directed the Master's dissertation of Theo Luzuka, the Ugandan who designed the cover of my novel, *In a Brown Mantle*. To my surprise, there was a connection between Domnic's and Thumboo's books. Both are national writers concerned with nature and a past that seems to have disappeared. For most Goans, missing the past means longing for the good old days under Portuguese colonialism -- I found criticism of Domnic's book on this score in a review by Claude Alvares posted on the internet. But Domnic begins Chapter 3 as follows: Contrary to what some make it sound like now, life in the Goa of the Forties and Fifties was not a piece of cake. It was tough. Those of us who were born during this period have witnessed tremendous changes. It was almost like a transition from the Stone Age to the modern world; with determination we forged our lives and came out victorious. (pages 9-10) Domnic loves nature and the relationship of people of his generation to that nature and he regrets its disappearance not only in real life -- I think here of John Mayall's song Nature's Disappearing -- but also in the awareness of the present generation. He is not opposed to progress but points out that the past runs through the present. There was technological progress in the past too, but being slower it did not sever the relationship with nature. Yet cyber-space need not erase the past, as shown by the opening paragraph of chapter 27, Cine theatres over the years: Coming up in cyberspace, a recent listing played a flashback of sorts in my memory. It reminded me of cine-theatres of the yesteryears that drew crowds in and around Mapusa. There were quite a few across Bardez. In fact, Domnic says that his essays began on the internet and he subsequently received requests from Goans around the globe to bring out a book. The chapters are triggered by Domnic's memory of growing up in Goa but he explores and extends his experience. For example, he says: Today, people wake up to the musical sounds of an alarm clock, a mobile-phone or even set a television wake-up. In the past, they woke up to the rooster's call or at the chirping of birds at dawn. Sounds produced by various animals brought joy to the ears and were considered entertainment of sorts. Whenever the wind blew and tree branches and palm leaves swayed, people admired and considered it to be nature's wonder. People watched the rivers flow and thanked the Creator. They went to the seashores and spent hours watching the vast ocean before their eyes. They quietly appreciated the waves which formed in the sea and broke upon the shores splashing tons of water which traveled as far as possible up the shore. This too was a form of entertainment We are told that the origin of music possibly stems from natural sounds and rhythms: the human heartbeat, the songs of birds the rustling of wind through the trees, the thunder and sound of rain, the dripping of water in a cave, the crackle of a burning fire and the sounds of waves breaking on a beach or bubbles in a brook. It is most likely that the first musical instrument was the human voice itself. One's voice can make a vast array of sounds, from singing, humming and whistling (some of these being the more musical forms) through to clicking, coughing and yawning (less musical). It is also likely the first instruments were percussion instruments, the clapping of hands, stones hit against one
[Goanet] misguided students on MOI
Using youth for political propaganda BBSM promoters have gone bonkers running out of ideas to fuel their propaganda.None of their ideas and actions have produced desired results, in fact they their feet in sinking sands,Their violent protests have been ignored by well meaning thinkers The konkani lovers wanting democratic choice of Meium of instruction in English at the primary level have ignored them and not fallen prey to engage them in street fights.The parents have taken the issue at the right forum in a democratic civilised manner.Apart from mass raly,of aparents concerned,and regional meetings with the parents, they have not involved any one to enhance their cause.The opportunistic politicians have jumped on the wagon of popular uprising, purely from their own political survival. The decision of 90% of parents is bursting the myth of region and religion specific It is this fact that has enraged the BBSM and cohorts to go wild for the very last time and salvage their erroding polical base. One cannot understand the rational of raising passion through students, who are too distant to the immediate issue by any standard It is not wise strategy to involve students to make any difference to MOI issue. One wonders who has financed them with special attire and for performing street dances? No students groups can be mobilised with air and fresh water as motivatersThe politicians are playing with fire to further their sagging spirits Most of their stalwarts have been laid bare with their hypocrisy and double speak and have lost the respect and admiration of the society, The issue will not have any following ,as no one is denied their choice in following the medium of instruction they prefer But BBSM is following dog in the manger tactic with no support In using the student, the BBSM is showing its utter frustrations of not being takenseriously with its motives.One has to be reminded , that English is a subject from std III Std IV at presnt and when the switch was made,it was not gradual,Konkani medium was thrust on the children right from std I, without any thought, preparation of Text books or teachers, Even 50 years after liberation and 20 years of Konkani Medium being in operation, our Honourable Chief Minister has found it expedient now to start training teachers for urdu medium schools The polician of all shadesonly pay lip symphaty. Nelson Lopes Chinchinim 9850926276
Re: [Goanet] Rain wreaks havoc across Goa
On 17 July 2011 07:29, Jim Fernandes amigo...@att.net wrote: In Goa for the past three weeks. Haven't seen the sun for the past 6 days as its been raining everyday real crazy. I wouldn't care much for the sun, but our clothes are not drying :( ... roaming around with wet clothes on ... not sure how Goans in Goa deal with this other than having lots of clothes. Thinking it would come handy, I had shipped an electric clothes dryer (LG brand) running on 240v from the US. The LG technician in Goa doesn't know anything on how to install it, as they do not sell the brand here. I got a IFB technician to try a hand at it, but the damn thing wouldn't start. I didn't know that IFB sells dryers in India, otherwise I would have not imported this thing. Could someone please set me up with a dryer techie who might have had experience dealing with imported dryers? Thanks, Jim F Colva. RESPONSE: Try turning the drum by hand - if it doesn't, it could be that the locking bolts (used during transportation) have to be undone. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Cyprian Fernandes' Sunday Masala: Sad ode to a fallen fighter
Title: Sad ode to a fallen fighter By: Cyprian Fernandes Source: Goan Voice Newsletter, 17 July 2011 at www.goanvoice.org.uk For everything he achieved in his life: freedom fighter, one of the architects of Kenya's constitution, the biggest player in the legal defence of the Kenya leadership in detention during the Mau Mau emergency, setting up the network of the Kenyan diplomatic corps, Kenya's first Foreign Minister, Kenya's second Vice President, Joseph Zuzarte Murumbi - the son of a Goan shopkeeper and a Maasai -- died of a broken heart. He resigned the vice presidency because could not stomach the Cabinet exploitation of the Settlers' Transfer Funds Scheme by giving themselves huge loans and buying massive tracts of land at the cost of millions of landless Kenyans. Murumbi was probably the first African leader to step out of politics and into a public life unhindered by his past. He was a successful businessman. This allowed him and his wife Sheila to indulge in their favourite love: classical African art and rare books. She was a former librarian. They hooked up with Alan Donovan and together they set up the African Heritage, Africa's First Pan African Gallery which brought art lovers from the world over. Kenya became a mecca for lovers of African art and rare books. He left behind over 6000 books and sheaves of official correspondence. The National Archives department has set up a library containing some of the 6000 rare books (those published before 1900) entrusted to them upon Murumbi's death. Murumbi sold his vast art collection to the Kenya government at a concessionary rate. He specifically stipulated that the collection would be preserved at his Muthaiga home, which would be expanded to become the Murumbi Institute of African Studies, with a library, hostel and kitchen, which UNESCO had already agreed to fund. Unfortunately, the government sub-divided the land and allocated it to powerful government officials and their families which shocked Murumbi. He slipped away on June 22 1990, after suffering a heart attack. His wife, Sheila, died in October 2000. A Ford Foundation grant worth US$ 50,000 assisted the Murumbi Trust to restore, interpret, preserve and label the unique, historic collection of political, artistic, textile, material and cultural artefacts, displayed in permanent glass showcases at the Kenya National Archives 20 years later. It had been Murumbi's final wish to be buried near his old mentor and friend, Pio Gama Pinto, the victim of the country's first political assassination in l965. As the cemetery was full, Murumbi was buried nearby in the City Park and the remains of Sheila Murumbi were interred next to her husband in 2000. Subsequently, their graves were vandalized and the plot was threatened to be taken over by private developers. After a public outcry, the graves were at last rehabilitated and some of Murumbi's favourite sculptures placed nearby the gravesites. In 2009 the Murumbi Peace Memorial was unveiled in the park. In homage to Joe and Sheila Murumbi, it has been proposed to build a Murumbi Memorial Gallery in Central Park in central Nairobi, just near a site where Murumbi had proposed a National Art Gallery. The Murumbis built a 30-room retreat on their 2000-acre Intona Ranch in Transmara, land given to them by the Masaai. The house fell into neglect after Sheila died. From being a luxurious retirement home with many servants and part of his famed art collection on the walls and hallways, the imposing house doesn't even have doors and windows, thanks to vandals. Now the Maasai want the property back, a finance company claims a mortgage and the Murumbi faithful want the property to remain the estate of the late Murumbis Alan Donovan who has been carrying the lone lit candle is desperately trying to get Murumbi's biography published. An unpaid researcher and book editor (or paid if funds can be raised) are urgently needed to sift through thousands of notes and documents. Murumbi's ageing contemporaries also need to be interviewed urgently. If you can help in cash or kind drop me an email and we will put you in touch with Alan. Please help. Comments to skip...@live.com.au Check out his website http://cyprianfernandes.blogspot.com
[Goanet] victims of terror are neglected
who cares about killed and wounded The victims of terror in Mumbai have been treated in hospitals.Lucky are those who scape with minor injuries and specially those who died.Victims of permanent injuries, disabilities and those whose earning potentialis extinguished are a difficult lot The living conditions of family members of loss of bread winner are pathetic.The public symphaty is momentary and thety are not expected to go beyond that of immediate assistance. No announcement are made by any high level Govt. functionaries about immediate compensation , as is usually done after such disasters. The focus is on the terrorists identification and eventual justice. we know even after due processof law that Afzal Guru and Ajmal Kasab are mocking our judicial system and Democratic rights Delayed punishment is making mockery of our punitive law and adding salt to the wounds of innocent victims of terror strikes, The blood of the victims is crying for justice as their right to live as the citizens of this Countrt has long been forfeited Apart from sensational ex gratia payment, nothing more is heard about these unfortunate victims of terror The emphasis on detection,prevention must also have a component of permanent mechanism of after care , rehabilitation,and compensation based upon the gravity of damage We understand that the victims of 26/11 are still a neglected lot and are no more the focus of any Govt.plans of assistance The victims of such terror in India either living or dead must receive same determinations as the pursuit of terrorists,punishment and prevention,detection Nelson Lopes Chinchinim 9850926276
[Goanet] Calangute Feast Special
Feast special - Video clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTANcVnESdg More pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945272337/in/photostream 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] Mining pit collapse at Mulgao, three injured
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM: Havoc was created when three of the locals were carried away with the giant wave of water mixed with the mining silt which came gushing down at Gaonkarwada Mulgao Bicholim after a soak pit of the Sesa (Vedant) mining Company situated at the top of the Mulgao village was breached away today at about 7.15 a.m. The flow of the water was so powerful that water pulled away three persons including two on the road and one from the field. However, incessant efforts on the part of the villagers finally succeeded in rescuing the life of all three of them even as the danger of repeating such type of incident has not been over. The muddy water then entered into paddy fields destroying the Bagayat and paddy worth Rs. 1 crores of about 20 locals. The water also entered into Xetrapal and Mahadev temple later on and mining silt was also spread throughout Gaonkarwada area up to the height of 1.5 ft. A giant water pump of the company was alos carried away in the village along with strong water currents. The three persons who were carried away with the water are Sripad Raut, Rupesh Parab and Rajaram Parab. While, Sripad had gone into fields for answering nature call other two were standing on the roadside. Sripad who was carried away up to the distance of about 100 was very fortunate as he catch hold of a coconut tree and remain entangle up to 2 hours minutes calling the locals for his rescue. However, when his brother Sakharam saw him in danger he jumped into water and rescued him. The other two Rupesh and Rajaram were managed to save their lives by themselves. All three were hospitalized to PHC Bicholim of which two were discharged while, Sripad Raut was under observation till late evening. The incident struck was so sudden that no could have thought of it. Fortunately another major tragedy was averted as the incident occurred just 4-5 minutes after a kadamba bus carrying at about 70 school students had just passed away from the same road where the water came gushing down. “It is a rebirth for me as I had lost total hopes as I was about to fall soon after into the water if my brother had not reached within time as I started losing my strength” wondered Sripad Raut. It is pertinent to note that major flood occurred in Bicholim in the year 1981 due to Bicholim mines, in the year 1991 four locals were died at Vhalshim after a bund breached, in the year 2009 villagers suffered a major loss as mining mud entered into houses at manasbag, in 2010 a mine at tunnel was created to the mines at Lamgao. On getting the information Bicholim mamlatdar Pramod Bhat, deputy collector Narayan Gad, Bicholim PI Harish Madkaikar and fire brigade officials along with firemen rushed to the spot to help in the rescue operations. They were also accompanied by Bicholim MLA Rajesh Patnekar, youth leader Naresh Sawal, Councillor Kamlakar Teli, Bhagwan Harmalkar, Balu Birje, Mulgao sarpanch Yuga Mayekar, Vishalsen gad, Nilesh gad, Maheshwar parab, Vidhya Parab, Hemant Gad, Tulshidas parab, Rajaram parab, Vasant Gad and hundreds of villagers. Later on panchanama was alos condueted by Bicholim talathi Satyawan naik, Raoji Chopdekar and Natu Raut according to which villagers including Pundalik Chodankar, Laxman vazarkar, Shekhar rtaut, Bhikaji raut, Ladu gad, Rajan gad, Vishnu raut, Suresh raut, Sadashiv raut, Babli Raut, Ankush raut, Ankush raut, Navso raut, Jairam raut, Sripad raut, Umesh parab, Vsudev Parab, Kishore Gad and Vishalsen Gad were major sufferers. “A joint meeting of the villagers and mining company officials is convened on Monday at about10.30 a.m. to discuss about the losses suffered by villagers and also about finding out what precautionary measures were taken by Sesa Goa Company to avert this incident” said Bicholim mamlatdar Pramod Bhat also adding that Sesa Goa Company is fully responsible to compensate the farmers. Sesa Goa Company officials which included managing director Krishna Reddy and Mandrekar who visited the site three hours after the incident occurred were taken to the task by the villagers present. “ In future we will not keep any stone unturned to make such incidents happened even as today’s incident occurred due to some mistake despite of due precautions were taken up” said Sesa Goa managing director Krishna Reddy. Meanwhile, villagers have demanded to keep the mining work shut till future course of action is decided. Meanwhile, health minister Vishwajeet Rane who visited the site “it was necessary to take up due precautions on the part of the company which otherwise could have averted this incident”. “This is not a sustainable development, the Company has not taken due precautions due to which this incident took place” lambasted panch member Vishalsen Gad. Former Mulgao panch Vasant gad, local Hemant gad, former sarpanch Tulshidas Parab and leader of the women front and former sarpanch Vidhya Parab have also expressed concern over the matter. Meanwhile about 200 villagers from
Re: [Goanet] Konkani verse
Dear Eugene, Many thanks for the enlightening discourse on the English idiom. Although I am familiar with the idiom, much of what you have provided was not within my knowledge. Obliged for that. To my humble knowledge, this is all Greek to me is an idiomatic way of saying I dot understand this at all or, to use other idioms, this has gone over my head / I cannot make head or tail of this. And you presume this is what Tony meant. But please reread Tony's original sentence: Konkani? Looks more like Greek to me. I think I have to re enroll for Std II! :/. Do you still hold the same opinion? Does looks more like Greek to me fit the idiom format? I don't think so. To me, his statement it means: This is not Konkani. It appears as if it were Greek. If this is really Konkani, then I should go back to school to learn it! I presumed he could not understand a part or the whole of the poem, especially because there were some transliteration errors in the the form it was originally posted in, which garbled the meaning somewhat. Hence my request to Tony. But what was Tony's response? In stead of complying with my request, he went completely off the rails with, While Sebastian Borges may 'claim' to be an expert in Konkani (a view certainly not supported by a faction of Konkani cognoscenti), I personally, have my doubts about his knowledge of the English language as demonstrated by his remark above! Is this warranted? Even assuming I have made the claim that he suspects I have, does it matter to the issue at hand? Did I give my opinion on the poem? If my translation was faulty, he could have pointed out the errors. And what has my knowledge of the ENGLISH language got to do with getting the meaning of a KONKANI poem? I would still request Tony to let us know exactly what it was that he could not understand in the poem. If Tony went off the rails, the baby-doctor went into orbit with his puerile, nay infantile, logic as usual. Better ignore the incorrigible. Mog asum. Sebastian Borges On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote: I think the debate over this (or is it in this?) has gone off tanget. Tony obviously used an English idiom (explanation below from Wikipedia) and Borges seemingly took Tony's words literally. Unless,Borges explains that he understood the idiom. I think Tony was outright wrong in questioning Borges's expertise on the language. However, no one in Goa or elsewhere is the last word on Konkani. For the doctor from Bahamas to jump into this fray with his usual cockeyed view and also hit Borges below the belt for the latter's support for Devnagiri was uncalled for. But the good doctor dishes out his own brand of medicine for all the ills that goanetters suffer on this forum (ha, ha) .I hope I had the last word... chapter closed :-) Eugene
[Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon
Swindon recently attained notoriety with the murder of a Goan by a Goan. And now we have two Goan associations who claim to be the legal association. And we were just talking about the Conflict of Interest issue regarding the New Jersey association. Let's follow Fred's advice and behave like the three monkeys with each one having its hands of the eyes, ears and mouth. Squabbling does not help. It is better to look another way when two bodies are fighting. Let's pretend everything is fine and dandy. Swindon will survive no matter who fights who. We have seen the Kuwait war among Goan associations. The Dubai Goan association is dead for all reasons and seasons. The Toronto Goan association is losing ground to new groups such as 55Plus Goan Association. However, no need to panic as all these association will manage to exist. What is unfortunate about the Swindon Goans kerfuffle is that it has come just before the International Goan Convention. The problems facing Swindon Goans must be put on the top of the agenda of the convention. Dear Selma, please make a note. Reading the comments on the NizGoenkar site makes me wonder what Swindon must really be, something like Malton (in Mississauga, Ontario) once was and still is to a little degree the Little Punjab it was nicknamed. Now Springdale in Brampton has been called Singhdale Just like Southhall in London. And the Dixon-Kipling area in Etobioke (Toronto), which was called Indian Palace in the late 70s has now becoming Little Somalia. Toronto also has its Little Italy and Little Portuguese. London, I am told, also has Goan groups based on the east and west, just like Toronto. Most GOA events used to be held and still do in the West end, except for Viva Goa (now defunct) in the centre. Eastenders were never happy because they had to travel to the west to attend these associations. All these forces are pulling the Goan society abroad in many directions. Swindon has, I am told, become a Goan ghetto. The municiplaity of Etobicoke (now part of Greater Toronto Area) was also home to lot of Goans who lived within a short radius in this large area. This was mostly following the Uganda expulsion of Asians, including thousands of Goans. I still believe Etobicoke is the never-centre of Goans though many new Goans have settled in Mississauga, making the city with the second-most concentration of Goans after Toronto. Brampton may be ranked third. I have no statistics but just giving my views as I have watched the growth of these areas over the years. Eugene Correia
Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon
Eugene, instead of pouring fuel into raging fires, I'm suggesting that we need to get results. Let those who want to squabble, do so till kingdom comes. The test is, who can offer the results? (A little debate is fine, but not ceaseless verbal slugfests, aiming at proving others wrong and showing how superior we are to everyone else.) --FN On 17 July 2011 17:41, Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote: Let's follow Fred's advice and behave like the three monkeys with each one having its hands of the eyes, ears and mouth. Squabbling does not help. It is better to look another way when two bodies are fighting. Let's pretend everything is fine and dandy.
[Goanet] Deepen Your Faith Series
Dear Friends: The Jesuit Fathers of Pedro Arrupe Institute (Spirituality Centre) – Raia are conducting a series of overnight programmes on Scripture, Prayer Theology entitled “*Deepen Your Faith*” series in English every month at our Institute. The first introductory programme “*Just A Closer Walk With Him*” will be held from the 12th August 2011 to 15th August, 2011 at our Institute. The “*Deepen Your Faith*” Series is aimed at allowing an ordinary lay catholic to deepen his/her self-understanding about his/her faith through a process of guided and critical reflection by starting from his/her own journey with the Lord. The target audience includes professionals, catechism teachers, pastoral leaders of prayer groups and members of SCCs, animators within the parishes as well as anyone who is interested in deepening his/her understanding of the Catholic faith through the critical study of scripture and the teachings of the Church, and through the prayerful and spiritual celebration of the liturgy of the Church. The first programme “*Just a Closer Walk with Him!*” is aimed at deepening a person's understanding of his/her own journey with the Lord through the study of the many journeys in the Bible and in the Church. The *Deepen Your Faith* series will be held every month till April 2012 at Pedro Arrupe Institute, Raia preferably on a long weekend dealing with themes such as the Gospels, Sacraments, Eucharist, Christ, Trinity, Church, Liturgy, and current ethical and moral issues. The dates and the exact themes will be formally announced at the first programme in August. Each programme will be self-contained, but there will be a continuity and a gradual progression in the themes. Certificates will be awarded if participants complete a minimum of 7 programmes. While most of the programmes are over-night at Raia, participants are also free to commute up and down to Raia. Charges for first overnight programme are Rs 900/- per person, with all meals provided and self-contained rooms. Couples who share a room will be charged Rs 1500/-. Those who commute up and down will be charged Rs 450/- which includes the afternoon meals as well as tea and coffee. We will also be launching many more programmes on scripture, theology and liturgy in the coming months, including a short course explaining the new English translation of the Liturgy (Mass) as well as short 3 days retreats in preparation for advent and the season of lent. Some of these programmes can also be organized in the parishes if there is sufficient demand. Looking forward to your cooperation. Kindly share this information with your friends and relatives. Yours in Christ, For the team at Pedro Arrupe Institute, *Patrick de Melo SJ, Shannon Pereira SJ Richard D'Souza SJ* *Details of the Forthcoming Programme: * *Just a Closer Walk with Him!!!* *Check in:* 12th Aug 2011 at 6:00 pm. *Ends on*: 15th Aug at 2 pm. For reservations, please contact the administrative office at Pedro Arrupe Institute at the following numbers 2776917/2776998/2858323 or through email at pedroa...@gmail.com. The last date for registering for the first session is 8th August 2011. *Overview of the Programme:* The first programme “*Just a Closer Walk with Him!*” is aimed at deepening a person's understanding of his/her own journey with the Lord through the study of the many journeys in the Bible and in the Church. We shall look at the Old Testament as a record of the faith journey of the Israelites as God lead them through the desert into the promised land and formed them into a nation. We will have a look at the journey of the disciples of Jesus as they walked with him, and how they reflected back on their experience of Jesus under the influence of the Holy Spirit. We will also study the journey of the Bible itself and how it came to be. Finally we shall look at the journey of the early Christians and the Church as it struggled down the centuries and in history to be faithful to the Lord and his teachings under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. All these journeys will help us to understand our own journeys with the Lord, and help us to make sense of our own lives and how God is leading us. -- Keep Going Gerard D'Souza Revora Bardez Goa blog: www.bygerarddsouza.blogspot.com
[Goanet] FRIDAY BALCAO to focus on the importance of Nelson Mandela International Day
-- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO the fortnightly discussion event since 1999 --- Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet, We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO on 22nd July from 4pm. to 6pm. at Goa Desc Resource Centre No.11, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa. TOPIC: Importance of Nelson Mandela International Day. SPEAKER:Open Discussion We invite you to express your viewpoint by attending the FRIDAY BALCAO. If you cannot attend, then please send your views and action plan suggestions by email to goad...@gmail.com best wishes, Roland Martins --- Don't miss out on the discussion. Information is power, Share it equitably. Lets make things happen in Goa !! --- GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail to: goad...@gmail.com
[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 17th Sunday of the Year
17-Jul-2011 Dear friend, All of us are forced to make choices every day of our life. Some decisions are easy and of no great consequence, but others can be life-threatening and if wrong, can change the direction of our life. If we make small choices wisely the big ones will take care of themselves. To be happy our choices should be God and other-focused rather than self-focused, spiritually centred rather than materially oriented. Paradoxically, the more we give the more we get! Have an enjoyable 'giving-weekend'! Fr. Jude Sunday Reflections: Seventeenth Sunday- Be like God, the joyful, generous giver! 24-Jul-2011 1 Kings 3: 5-12 Romans 8: 28-30 Matthew 13: 44-52 In today's first reading from the Book of Kings we are told that Solomon, when he was to be made king of Israel, was asked to make a choice by God. Instead of asking for wealth and material possessions Solomon prayed for the gift of wisdom, and an understanding heart, so that he could govern his people wisely. God was so pleased with his choice that he blessed him not only with the gift of wisdom but granted him wealth and treasures as well. In our understanding a wise person is often equated with one who utters wise sayings, in the Bible wisdom has to do with the right, and the wise way to live. God is in Charge Henry Ford (1863-1947) was an American motor manufacturer. He pioneered large-scale motor production. He is the founder of the Ford Motor Company. A man, who went to interview him when he was eighty-seven years old, was surprised to find him calm and serene. The interviewer asked him, Sir, are you not worried in your life? So many problems you have to face everyday. So many workers you have to deal with. Don't you feel the strain on yourself? Henry Ford replied, No! I am not worried. I believe that God is managing the affairs and He doesn't need my advice. With God in charge, I believe that everything will work for the best in the end. All things work for good for those who love God. John Rose in 'John's Sunday Stories' In the Gospel, Jesus describes the Kingdom of God through parables. In the first parable the kingdom of God is compared to a man who finds a treasure hidden in a field and sells everything he has in order to own it. Likewise, the kingdom is compared to a man who is searching for rare pearls and when he finds one he is ready to give up everything he owns to acquire the pearl of rare value. The two parables differ in one circumstance. The treasure is something uncovered quite by accident, whereas the pearl is found after deliberate pursuit and searching. Whichever way it comes to light, one must be ready to sacrifice everything in order to call it one's own. There is no such thing as cheap grace or faith, it comes with a price. In other words, the kingdom of God is worth everything we have. Those who find it are truly fortunate, even if in the eyes of the world they appear foolish, in the eyes of God they are rich. The kingdom of God means to know the meaning of life, and how to live it. The chief task of life is not to be successful or even fulfilled. It is knowing how best to live in this world. Those who find the answer to this question have found the pearl of great price. The pearl of great price is not something we find outside ourselves but something within ourselves, which we discover with faith. Searching and Finding Challenging times face the young. Opportunities for new exciting experiences are part of their lifestyle. Travel, study, music, sport, service, technology, religious exploration and the relationship revolution all have the potential to enrich young lives. Lack of jobs, manipulative pressure, uncertainty about values, changing attitudes to faith and family, absence of engaging role models, and substance abuse endanger the core of human maturity and happiness. Choices facing the young today are stark with life-long consequences stretching into eternity. It is in these choices that the young must find God. Finding always implies a willingness to search. Past conventions on their own are an inadequate foundation for living present day commitments. But faith and fidelity, truth and trust, family and forgiveness, integrity and idealism, endurance and example, sensitivity and service are as essential now as they ever were. It is through living out these values daily that the pearl of great price of this weekend's gospel is found. There is no other way. Searching for a fix for instant happiness is futile. Cheap offers of fulfilment are not bargains. The real treasure is believing that one is made for permanent love, giving it and receiving it from God and from one another, and living accordingly. It is the one thing worth giving one's life to. To enable the young to search and find this treasure is the challenge facing all of us today. Tom Clancy in 'Living the Word' All Things Will Work Out Well Dale Carnegie came from a
[Goanet] Complaint filed against erring Bicholim mining company
-- Samir Umarye *BICHOLIM* Bicholim Police on Saturday registered a complaint against a mining company in connection with the mine collapse incident at Mulgao-Bicholim. According to sources, one Shirpad Raut, who fell victim, filed a complaint against the company. Raut stated that when he was answering nature’s call, mud water and sludge suddenly came on him and he was washed away. Luckily, he escaped and managed to save himself. Later in the evening, Raut registered a complaint against the mining company for negligence and endangering his life. According to police sources, the police have taken the issue seriously and would see to it that the offenders are punished.
Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon
I don't want to fuel the fire but I have a few questions: Who is going to sort out Swindon situation?There is no umbrella organisation that could have helped with the welfare of Goan migrants veryearly in their arrival. Such assistance may have succeeded in removing the behavioural factors thatmay have contributed to the situation. It does not say much for a community that a Swindon councillor may have to act as an intermediarywhen there is an abundances of brilliantly qualified Goans in the UK who could do the job. Butwill the Swindon mob listen to another Goan, even though he might have his ancestral beginningsin Africa? There is a separation by prejudice between the two camps. I have seen some defamatory statements being broadsided pretty freely. It would further fuelincident if these were to emanate. But the Swindon Goans must take responsibility for their actions, learn from their mistakes and and ensure it does not happen again. I know I sound a bit preachy ... still begs the question: who will fix the mess? Cyprian Fernandes From: fredericknoro...@gmail.com Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:18:11 +0530 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon Eugene, instead of pouring fuel into raging fires, I'm suggesting that we need to get results. Let those who want to squabble, do so till kingdom comes. The test is, who can offer the results? (A little debate is fine, but not ceaseless verbal slugfests, aiming at proving others wrong and showing how superior we are to everyone else.) --FN On 17 July 2011 17:41, Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote: Let's follow Fred's advice and behave like the three monkeys with each one having its hands of the eyes, ears and mouth. Squabbling does not help. It is better to look another way when two bodies are fighting. Let's pretend everything is fine and dandy.
Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon
Frederick Noronha wrote thus to Eugene: Eugene, instead of pouring fuel into raging fires, I'm suggesting that we need to get results. Let those who want to squabble, do so till kingdom comes. The test is, who can offer the results? (A little debate is fine, but not ceaseless verbal slugfests, aiming at proving others wrong and showing how superior we are to everyone else.) COMMENT: 1: I agree entirely with FN 2: There is a difference between bantar/debate (albeit, seemingly ceaseless) and kator-re-bhaji destruction of others who are TRYING to organise an event. I have observed it in the case of the Toronto convention and I am seeing it relative to the London convention. (Kuwait is in a class of its own). . jc
[Goanet] Calangute Feast - Pics and Videos
The Feast of St. Alex , the Patron Saint, Calangute Church celebrated today 17th July 2011 Here are some pics The Church (1595) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945836896/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945837638/sizes/l/ The grotto infront of the Church Our Lady of Lourdes http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945278073/sizes/l/ The inside of the Church http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945834326/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945277017/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945275351/sizes/l/ The Main Altar http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945826340/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945266865/sizes/l/ The Saint, St. Alex http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945831962/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945832812/sizes/l/ The Feast Mass http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945265513/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945267489/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945824468/sizes/l/ The feast procession http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945272337/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945829690/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945270713/sizes/l/ Main Road http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945827742/sizes/l/ the Feast brass band http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945268873/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk42/5945273007/sizes/l/ The pics and the video blog http://joegoauk.blogspot.com/2011/07/feast-of-st-alex-calangute-goa-17th.html Feast Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEbwbspRHt4 in HD http://youtu.be/XEbwbspRHt4?hd=1 Feast Brass Band special http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTANcVnESdg HD http://youtu.be/GTANcVnESdg?hd=1 Happy Feast to you all 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
Re: [Goanet] Konkani Verse
Sebastian: Dear Eugene, Many thanks for the enlightening discourse on the English idiom. Although I am familiar with the idiom, much of what you have provided was not within my knowledge. Obliged for that. To my humble knowledge, (truncated message) If Tony went off the rails, the baby-doctor went into orbit with his puerile, nay infantile, logic as usual. Better ignore the incorrigible. Mog asum. Sebastian Borges On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 Eugene Correia eugene.correia@...http://gmane.org/get-address.php?address=eugene.correia%2dRe5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w%40public.gmane.org wrote: I think the debate over this (or is it in this?) has gone off tanget. Tony obviously used an English idiom (truncated message) .I hope I had the last word... chapter closed COMMENT If Sebastian cannot understand a metaphor when he sees one and takes the literal meaning of everything then surely his knowledge of the English language is questionable? It also appears that his sense of humour need a lot of improvement if he can't see that the good Bahamian Doc was just joshing! Now now now do we have to raise a storm over this and start all over? -- Tony de Sa tonydesa at gmail dot com
[Goanet] From the Herald, July 11
How green is my campus by Sandhya Mendonca One of the happiest work places that I have seen is the Whitefield campus of SAP Labs India, a subsidiary of German software giant SAP. It’s not just me saying this. The birds say it too, over fifty species of them. This is home for Purple-rumped Sunbirds, Purple Sunbirds, Flower peckers, and Rosy Starlings, Warblers and Flycatchers. The Eurasian Golden Orioles migrate 3000 km in the winter to lark about here. Only 30 percent of the 23 acres is built up and the rest of the prime real estate is open space. Having run out of desk space, the company rents additional space in a building next door, preferring not to build on its own campus. The offices are not huge horizontal sprawls but have a narrow infrastructure to let natural light in. Buildings have inner courtyards that give one a feeling of being in a rainforest. There is a fabulous flow of light from the covered atrium and the huge windows which naturally curb the use of artificial lights. Wherever I go, I hear the soothing trickle of water that has proven to help people focus better. An amazing feature in the newest building – where it was impossible to have flowing water at the higher levels – is the sound of water subtly playing over the speakers. Special tinted and reflective double glazed glass reduces solar heat gain and reduces the use of air conditioners. The abundance of greenery both within and without keeps the place remarkably cool. I have seen companies that proclaim that they are keen on green only to find them using horrendous amounts of chemical pesticides and fertilisers. At SAP, 400 kg of waste generated everyday at the offices, cafeteria, juice outlets, and pantry is fed into an organic waste converter. After 14 days of processing, the odour-free homogenized compost is used in the campus gardens and the surplus given to NGOs and employees for their home gardens. There are a whole lot of other eco-friendly practices – LED lights, ozone friendly refrigerants, solar energy, rain water harvesting and so on. Telepresence has cut the need for staff to travel between the Bangalore and Gurgaon campuses. “We want to reduce our carbon footprint”, Ferose VR, the dynamic young Managing Director tells me. The most direct way to do so is to make the daily commute pollution-free and while it does provide shuttle coaches, the company also gives a host of benefits to employees to own and use the Reva electric cars. In fact, the only way Ferose can ensure that he gets a parking space is by getting himself a Reva as parking is reserved only for these eco-friendly cars. (Sandhya Mendonca is a journalist, writer and editor and is the co-founder of Raintree Media and Global Village Publications India. Contact : sand...@raintreemedia.com) Comment: This article by Sandhya Mendonca appeared in the Herald dated July 11, 2011. I subsequently glimpsed part of a news clip on our local TV channel where a builder (I think it was someone from Alcon Constructions) said that his company will henceforth go in for green architecture and will make efforts to reduce their carbon footprint. It was really gratifying to hear that. Maybe there is hope yet that others in Goa will also follow suit and that builders of commercial and other projects will keep in mind the impact of their projects on the surrounding neighbourhood and community. Valerie Rodrigues
[Goanet] [Off Topic] Palin's film premiers to empty theater in Orange County.
Specially for my US NRGs. Sarah Palin's film titled the Undefeated premiered to an empty theater in Orange County. Looks like Palin's popularity is waning in Orange County at least. http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/07/15/270498/sarah-palin-premier-empty/ -- Tony de Sa tonydesa at gmail dot com
Re: [Goanet] Nissers post adverting to Miccky.
Grapes are always but always SOUR ... In'it?? Even if attempt is made to hold them down forcibly, the result is worse... the 'bile' gets churned-up. And voila' The spew of the yellow stinking mess. :-)) - Original Message - From: Gerald Fernandes cdoger...@yahoo.co.in To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 4:23 AM Subject: [Goanet] Nissers post adverting to Miccky. Curiosity killed the timourous cat!. Nonetheless could someone shed light as to whether Miccky has summoned the guts to visit USA after the US Diplomatic Service informed the Govt. of India that they were looking for him on charges of being involved in human trafficking to the USA. Some Shack Operators claim that Miccky was reduced to demanding that a couple of crates of beer be put in the car of his supporters after partaking of their hospitality along with his cronies!!! No more earnings from human trafficking, no more extortion of Casinos possible under pain of his Bail getting cancelled by the Courts, no more line of credit available from Taleigao, surrounded by determined adversaries like Churchill, Alexio,Reginald , Mauvin, Jose Phillip, out of sync with the NCP, an object of disgust to Kamat and a host of others whom he has rubbed the wrong way, convicted by the JMFC fighting not to go to jail, shunned by Luizinho, it would appear that only a political miracle can work in his favour. Time for him to get embedded in a lighthouse, wave lights to passing boats and join Floriano to tilt at windmills ! Regards, Gerry
[Goanet] Churches of Goa - Pictures from a blog post.
Pictures of the famous Saligao church, and a few others by Swapnesh Mangaokar. http://www.goablog.org/posts/churches-of-goa-2/ -- Tony de Sa tonydesa at gmail dot com
[Goanet] Goans... among Asian writers in East Africa
Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 Jeanne Hromnik of South Africa drew my attention to the book THE RISE AND FALL OF PHILANTHROPHY IN EAST AFRICA: THE ASIAN CONTRIBUTION by Robert G Gregor, and in particular to the chapter on literature and the arts. It was a pleasant surprise to see how the small Goan community has been rated. Some quotes. -- FN The Asians' concern for literature and the arts apparently was manifest from the time of their earliest settlement. It was first expressed in the activities of their communal organizations. The Asians met regularly in the Jamat Khana, the Muslim Association, the Gujarati Samaj, the Marathi Mandal, and other organizations to sing hymns, recite holy verses and produce religious plays. An exception was the Goans, who, because of their Western orien-tation, suffered no religious restraints in their enjoyment of European arts and literature. As early as 1908 there was a Goan Drama Club in Nairobi, and in 1909 the Goan Union of Mombasa was presenting stage performances to audiences as large as three hundred Peter Nazareth, East Africa's foremost Asian novelist and literary critic, began essentially as a dramatist. He wrote several plays, the most successful of which before 1975was Brave New Cosmos. A study of the interaction between two African undergraduates and an African teacher, the play was the first by an East African author to be presented by the BBC African Service and was later produced by the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. Two other very successful plays, also written for radio, were The Hospital and X. Set in postcolonial Africa, they focused on the plight of individuals in a society that had little concern for human values. The one portrayed a person condemned to death in a callous, impersonal hospital, and the other described an individual who was increasingly turned into a cipher, conscious that he was being brainwashed at one level but completely unaware that he was also being seriously affected at another Ievel. Nazareth had an outstanding literary career. A Goan, born in Uganda in 1940, he attended the Senior Secondary School in Kampala where he was inspired by Ganesh Bagchi, his teacher. In his senior Cambridge examination Nazareth stood first in Uganda. At Makerere he was one of the founders and first editors of the English Department's magazine Penpoint (later Dhana). He also started the first jazz society and dance band at Makerere and helped begin the university newspaper, The Makererean, for which he was a sports editor. At Makerere he wrote Brave New Cosmos. After taking an English honors degree Nazareth taught school briefly, then moved to England to study and eventually receive a postgraduate diploma in English studies at Leeds University. In England he wrote the other two plays for the BBC. He then followed a typical Goan path by entering the Uganda civil service. For the next seven years he held a post in the Ministry of Finance, but he continued to write, and the publication of a novel led to a fellowship at Yale University Despite lack of recognition in the anthologies on East Africa, the Asians' most successful poet in these years was probably Hubert Ribeiro. Unlike the others, he wrote from the beginning as an expatriate in isolation. He was born in 1942 into a well-known Nairobi Goan family. His grandfather was Nairobi's first medical doctor. After local schooling Ribeiro was sent to the Huddersfield College of Technology in Yorkshire, where, inspired by a professor, he developed a keen interest in the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. He then enrolled in Trinity College, Dublin, concentrated on English literature and metaphysics, and took up painting and photography as well as poetry. His plans for an academic career were terminated by tuberculosis, and in 1971 after two operations he returned to Goa to live splendidly but alone in the family's three hundred-year-old home. His first volume of poetry, El Peregrino (The Wanderer), was rejected by an East Africa publisher as not East African. But I am East African, Ribeiro argued. My only commitment is to my art. Later he admitted, however, that all his sympathies were A nglo-Irish. I write for them, not the Africans. The volume was soon published (1971) in California and went through three editions. By 1973 Ribeiro had written poems for two other volumes to be issued under the same title. His work poignantly reflects the mind of a dispossessed Asian who has not yet found happiness in another society. I have a problem of self-identity, he confided. I don't fit anywhere! The following poem, one of his best known, was written three years before the beginning of Idi Amin's rule in Uganda: MOMBASA Think how a flower's martyrdom Adds to the beauty of poinciana Trees, and tell me if a people's Slaughter gives a country glory. For standing on this brilliant shore My mind is vexed with prophecy: Tangles and drifts of dark bodies Turn in the loud
[Goanet] Bharotant cheddvam unnim zait asat, Karonn sangchi goroz na
Bharotant cheddvam unnim zait asat, Karonn sangchi goroz na 2011 vorsa Bharotacho Sex Ratio-ank 1000 cheddeank 940 chedvam poddtat. Bharotacho Sex Ratio svotontr zaunche adim boro aslo punn uprant to denvot gelo. Bharotant 2011 vorsache Lokgonte (Census) pormannem thoddi bori khobor asa, ti mhonnlear, 1991 vorsache lokgonte pormannem 927 cheddvam ani 2001 lokgontent 933 cheddvam aslim tim 2011 vorsant 940 cheddvam 1000 cheddeank poddtat. Goyant 968 cheddvam 1000 cheddeank asat mhonn 2011 vorsache lokgonten gomun ailam. 2011 vorsache lokgonte pormannem, 0-6 vorsanche pirayechea bhurgeancho 'sex ratio' 1000 cheddeank 914 cheddvam poddtat vo 75.8 milhanv cheddvam ani 82.9 milhanv chedde, 6 vorsam sokoll asat. Somazant cheddeank chodd man asa, ani bhurgem zolmuche adim bhurgeacho ling topastat (sex determination test)haka lagun ho ankddo denvot veta. Oslo Sex Ratio hachi ontor fokot Bharotantuch asa oxem nhoi. 2020 voros zata mhunnosor 5 Chinez cheddeank ek Chinez cheddum astolem, oxem gelea vorsant Chinese Academy of Social Sciences hannim xiddkavnni dilea. Haryana rajyant 1000 cheddeank 861 cheddvam asat tem Bharotantlea sogllea rajeam poros nimannem asa hi khontichi khobor. Punn Keralant 1,058 cheddvam 1000 chedde asat. Keralantli female literacy vo xikxit bailô chodd asat zalear, Haryanant soglleam rajyam poros xikloleô bailô unneô asat. Goyant high literacy, high per capita income asa toxench female foeticide vo gorbhpat korop chodd disona punn cheddum bhurgeancho ankddo denvta tem ojeap dista. Sorkar ani somaz hacher khor lokx ghalinam zalear, Ut'tor Bharotantlea Punjab ani Haryana porim cheddvank dusreak rajyantlim Goyant haddchim poddtolim. Goycho sorkar cheddum bhurgeam khatir kherit suvidha toyar korunk yevjita ti ek bori khobor. Punn dusre proxn vaddtat, Goychea Dhormprantacho Arsebisp Filipe Neri Ferrao-n Goyant Child Sex dhondeachem kendr zait veta oso halinch husko dakhoila. Dotik lagun Goyant mornnam zainam mhonn konnech khatren sangunk zaina. Pulisek oslea mornnachi topasnni korunk bhov kotthin zaunk laglam. Poile suvater, halichea disamni pulisechem nanv borench ublam. Punn oslea mornnachi topasnnim korina zaunk khun kortoleacho hat na mhunn konnech khatri diunk zaina. Goyant dursea rajyantlim cheddvam haddtat punn tim kuddichea dhondea khatir haddtat mhonn ami khobro vachtanv. Eke vatten cheddvanchim mornnam zatat zalear dusre vatten tanchi goroz lingi dhondeak vaddta. Somazacho ho ek vichitr anvddo. Somazak cheddum kiteak gorjchem tachi khobor amkam astana, somaz oslea cheddvam thaim oso vagta tem odik vichitr dista. Cheddvank suseg na, thoddeank zolmotanch marun uddoitat, thoddeank kazar zatoch, ani thoddeank lingi-bhogachim gulamam kortat. Somaz cheddvancher itlo add kiteak? Eke vatten, Laximi Puja kortat ani dhormant devi koxi mandtat tech ostorek somazant unno man kiteak ditat. Hem somazachem donngiponn. Him donngam ani sonvgam fuddarak khub mharog poddtat tim amkanch distolim. http://www.v-ixtt.com/client/ogrlekh.asp
Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon
On 17 July 2011 15:01, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: COMMENT: I am seeing it relative to the London convention. (Kuwait is in a class of its own). . jc RESPONSE: In plain English, qualify what you have written or piss off okay! Who is trying to put the spoke in the wheel - if it is a no show - will it be down to one or any individual to call it so? Truly you are in a class of your own... When it comes to opening up wallets to save our Associations how many have done it? I have! The Association would probably not have been in existence - so there. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Goa news for July 18, 2011
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** BJP banking on cross-voting for Rajya Sabha seat - Times of India oting to secure the Rajya Sabha seat. The BJP have pitted Fatorda MLA Damodar Naik against ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNF-RgPFeeviK0OMHOV-XVNAaozEFgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/BJP-banking-on-cross-voting-for-Rajya-Sabha-seat/articleshow/9263187.cms *** Goa church to enforce tourist dress code - Ottawa Citizen anel-studying-dress-code-at-other-shrines/articleshow/9240345.cmsChurch panel studying dress code at other shrines http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFjecVL4h_5_2KtZu1i67U0v8aU4Aurl=http://www.ottawacitizen.com/church+enforce+tourist+dress+code/5114975/story.html *** Low tariff can trigger collapse, says discom - Times of India n3bnD6hcJ4KUSObCSF0QEHQ http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH7tV9Uu-uCX8WkYZF7ruM5rHZBfgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Low-tariff-can-trigger-collapse-says-discom/articleshow/9260987.cms *** 'No communication from immigration bureau' - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: There has been no communication from the bureau of immigration, which is under the Union home ministry, so far, after they informed the Goa police that they would take over the management of the immigration desks at Dabolim airport, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH-BhqGi88Zr6eI-OZIsrGHe7y_Igurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/No-communication-from-immigration-bureau/articleshow/9263236.cms *** 'No guidelines followed at garbage treatment site' - Times of India ada and has hauled up the civic body for not following guidelines. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGZCgXMfP3HxUNIpg5TvMpZ4sboNgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/No-guidelines-followed-at-garbage-treatment-site/articleshow/9263284.cms *** Heavy rainfall puts S Goa on alert - Times of India harge of the south Goa disaster ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEzwiUEiLw4tjSf2Jaziv_wOkihYQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Heavy-rainfall-puts-S-Goa-on-alert/articleshow/9263265.cms *** Retired HC judge agrees to probe Balli riots - Times of India mes of IndiaShah is expected to arrive in Goa on July 26 and will meet with government officials including law secretary Pramod Kamat to decide on the terms of reference for the judicial inquiry and to set its time frame. It was on [May 25, 2011] , when a peaceful ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEob35Q-Ht0yidkyBT-OgmkdcqcZwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Retired-HC-judge-agrees-to-probe-Balli-riots/articleshow/9263253.cms *** Mulgao villagers fear repeat of flood disaster - Times of India mes of IndiaThe Goa government is irresponsible with regard to safety of people living in the mining belt. It will be very difficult to make up for the losses suffered, he said. Former Mulgao sarpanch Tulsidas Parab, along with 57 villagers, lodged a complaint ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEl39_P2y16IU4IIC9_Q2Hjl3ByaAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Mulgao-villagers-fear-repeat-of-flood-disaster/articleshow/9263272.cms *** 'Politicking' of a different kind! - Times of India mes of IndiaThere is so much interference with the police force in Goa by politicians that it no longer looks like a police force! Goa police can now be called a security agency appointed by MLAs and ministers. They serve their (political) masters and report to ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEaRuBVuN5Nk5GxLQLB3adPzmxiRwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Politicking-of-a-different-kind/articleshow/9263258.cms *** Bigwigs vying for new Porvorim seat - Times of India zQMand more » http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEQDNkOtWDAVEoNNdly18UxjhCZCwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Bigwigs-vying-for-new-Porvorim-seat/articleshow/9263285.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (18Jul11)
*** In a Tourist Bus in Goa *** Why have you Stopped to Pray? We're entering a Mining Zone!! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
[Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon
Eugene Correira writes: Dear Selma, please make a note. Reading the comments on the NizGoenkar site makes me wonder what Swindon must really be -- Response: Why is Eugene asking me to take note? Anyone reading this will think I have joined the British Police force or the Swindon patrol. Or am I now the Chief Operating Officer of all Goan Associations in the Diaspora? Incidentally, I meet a lot of these Goans who have arrived here via the Portuguese Passport route. I do work as a Konkani-to-English interpreter and in this capacity have gotten to know them. Don't let one or two sensationalised stories sway you and make you cast aspersions on this community. They are decent, hard-working and full of goodness, these Goans. They are wonderful simple people who make my heart melt when I meet them. Yes, it is true they are poor, not very well educated and do not speak much English. But so what? That is the plight of most immigrants who land on foreign soil. Rest assured within one generation the Goans in Swindon will also be wearing suits, speaking with an accent and holding top jobs. Best, Selma
[Goanet] St. Alex Feast....thank you
Hello Joe, What a wonderful feast day in Calangute. I have been out of Goa since 1942, except for four trips since then. You take me back to the days when I looked forward to our village feast in Saligao. Memories come flooding back and I re-live the joys of my boyhood (I was ten then) Deu borem corum tuca! Abracos Con
[Goanet] Doha delight for India as football team wins 2-1 over qatar
Doha delight for India BY ARMSTRONG VAS Doha: Surprise package India struck once in each half to stun Qatar 2-1 in a friendly match at the Al Sadd Stadium here yesterday to get a major boost ahead of their 2014 World Cup FIFA qualifiers against UAE. The match was the last opportunity for the both teams ahead of the World Cup qualifiers. India, ranked 147 in the FIFA rankings, start their World Cup qualifying campaign against UAE, ranked 111, on July 23 and the return leg will take place in New Delhi on July 28. Qatar, who have FIFA world rank of 94 will host Vietnam in their double-leg match on July 23 and play the return leg five days later. The win was India’s biggest success in recent memory having lost all their three matches here in the Asian Cup held in January to Australia, South Korea and Bahrain under English coach Bob Houghton. “I happy. I am too excited to speak. We are returning with fond memories, I am happy with the performance of the boys. The confidence level of the boys is very high now,” said Armando Colaco, who coaches Indian I-league club Dempo Sports Club since 2000 and has taken a four-month break from the Goa based club to coach the national team. The match was the last chance for Colaco to decide the final composition before the qualifiers. Qatar went into the match without several regulars and Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac held back star striker Sebestian Quintana and Lawrence Quaye in the first half only to unleash them in the second half, but he did not field Brazilian-born Fabio Cesar. India took the lead in the 16th minute through a spot kick conversion from Sunil Chhetri and consolidated the lead in the 72nd minute through Sushil Kumar. Qatar pulled one back in the 73rd minute through Muhammed Razark. Qatar started the proceedings on a promising note with Yusef Ahmed’s grounder missing the target by a few inches in the sixth minute. The hosts tried to unnerve the Indian defence with a few long rangers and 10 minutes into the match Kasola Mohammed long ranger flew inches over the cross bar. India, who drew their first friendly against Maldives 1-1 on July 10 regrouped after the initial hiccups and set a steady pace and gave a pleasing display of short passing game which won many a hearts. Colaco’s plan was simple, keep ball possession to the maximum, do not employ the long balls, use the flanks to create space in the middle and rely on the counter attacks and the boys carried out his plans to perfection. Qatar, on the other hand, appeared to have lost the plot after conceding an early goal and despite dominating in the second half, could not get the equaliser. India were awarded the spot kick when Qatari defender Bilal Rajab brought down Debabrata Roy and of the resultant penalty Chhetri sent Qatari goalkeeper Baba Malick the wrong way shooting to the keeper’s left, much to the delight of a handful of Indian fans who had come to cheer the Bhangra Boys. Climax Lawrence was instrumental in ripping open the Qatar defence, the midfielder’s through ball split through the heart of the rival defence and Rajab was pulled up by Saudi referee Abdulrahman Amri for an unfair tackle on the overlapping Indian defender which resulted in the penalty. In the second half, coach Colaco changed the entire squad retaining only Subrata Paul in the goal, in a bid to give all his junior players a feel of the things. The new-look Indian side of the second half was more content in defending and Qatar virtually camped in the rival territory to secure the equaliser. But, the visitors turned the tables scoring much against the run of play in the 73rd minute. The goal came out of the blue, the Indians who were forced to defend, scored the second goal of a counter attack. Defender Harmanjot Khabra and Sushil Kumar plotted the down fall of the Qatari defence. The former moved deep from his own half and essayed a cross which striker Baljit Shani trapped and essayed a short pass for Sushil, the latter sold a dummy to rival defender and unleashed an elegant drive from a 20-yard distance to beat keeper Saad Abdulla. Qatar regrouped to pull one back a minute later with Razak long ranger doing the trick. Thereafter, India defended stoutly to deny the equaliser to pull of a famous win. THE PENINSULA
[Goanet] COLUMN: StyleSpeak: Portuguese Plagiarism
StyleSpeak: Portuguese Plagiarism By Wendell Rodricks There was once a time, over two decades ago, when fraternizing with the Portuguese was considered an almost treacherous act. For Goans, it was a clear case of “being with them or against them”. The Inquisition changed lives. The dictator Salazar invoked fear, love or hatred. Goans in Goa and beyond the borders were in a state of confusion emotionally when it came to the longest colonizer in India. While the rest of India retained diplomacy, trade and emotional relationships with the British and the French, Goa was left to purge it’s Portuguese demons in a manner that, in retrospect, could have been done in an alternative manner. In world events, people’s emotions are justified to pull down memories of the past. Fresh in memory is the statue of Saddam Hussein beheaded and torn down by a raging crowd. Ten years after the American presence and no solution in sight, Iraqi’s must ponder if it was better or worse “in Saddam’s times”. The ejection of the Portuguese from Indian soil was celebrated by most, especially those who valiantly fought for liberation from colonizing rule. While Bombay removed British statues from city squares, Bangalore retained them. While French and Portuguese street names stayed in Pondicherry and Goa, the residue of colonization, language, was treated differently in both union territories. Recently, the visiting Portuguese Ambassador was unfazed when asked to apologise for colonial rule in Goa. His reply was that an apology was given in the mid 70’s. True indeed. I wonder if apologies for past events, crimes of war, colonization, human rights abuse and the like are simply diplomatic politesse. The crimes are over and done with. In many cases, the victims are from earlier generations. An apology does not affect those that passed away. THEY were the poor souls who suffered. We inherited an emotion of wrong-doing and are consoled in some measure when an apology is tendered in. When history is written by both sides… by the colonizer and the colonized, many events and emotions become debatable. The Portuguese claim that “at least they did not segregate (like the British) and encouraged mixed marriages with the natives”. Did they ever have a choice? Portuguese women did not make the long sea passage to Goa. Even if they could, they might well have preferred to marry Goans than the lowest rung sailors and rogues who made the route to India. Viceroys who made such grand “mixed marriage” statements knew that such decisions were made for their own needs. The fact is that they needed the mixed blood as much as the British needed to build the railways for their own transport and trade. Drawing room proclamations that the British did so much for India belie the truth that India was looted and plundered in style. The result is visible in European museums, palaces, grand public buildings, royal jewels and the progress colonizing nations enjoyed during and post colonization. The Renaissance of Europe was complete thanks to the colonizing ships that sailed to new lands. The Portuguese Ambassador was right to say that we must now look to the future, develop better trade relations and let the past lie where it should be buried. Agreed that is way to react today; despite the simmering emotions and residual bitterness over many matters. In any case, one cannot, should not, dwell in the past. It is foolish to consider not dealing with modern Germans due to two world wars. In our own Indian space, an apology or the acceptance of one, is a matter that has disturbing implications. As Indians, should higher castes now apologise for the millennia of misery and unjustness towards the lower castes and classes? So no. I do not want an apology. But I do want to say “Obrigado” for a long list of emotions, philosophies, trade, commerce, thought, medicine and technology. Thanks to the Portuguese, and others that colonized before them, Goa changed in ways that are remarkable. What would our gardens be without the grafted mangoes, melons, guavas, jackfruit, bananas, chikoos, papayas, tamarind, mandarins, pineapples, passion fruit, radish, pumpkins and bread fruit. And what would our cuisine be without brinjal, ladies finger, tomatoes and potatoes? What, no potato bhaji? For that matter no bread, no palm vinegar and worst of all no urrak nor feni. The beautiful cashew apples, like many fresh fruit or saplings, arrived in Arab or Portuguese ships, flavouring our tables with wonders from Arabia, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Brazil, France, China and Macao. The red chilli, so integral to India curry, came from the Americas. What of dishes imported via trade and altered to suit our taste? Peri Peri, Vindaloo, Cafreal, Balchao, Guisados and Assados…today considered an integral part of Goan cuisine, would have not clung blissfully on our palettes. As for dress, for those Goans
Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon
On 17 July 2011 14:21, Cyprian Fernandes skip...@live.com.au wrote: I don't want to fuel the fire but I have a few questions: Who is going to sort out Swindon situation?There is no umbrella organisation that could have helped with the welfare of Goan migrants veryearly in their arrival. Such assistance may have succeeded in removing the behavioural factors thatmay have contributed to the situation. It does not say much for a community that a Swindon councillor may have to act as an intermediarywhen there is an abundances of brilliantly qualified Goans in the UK who could do the job. Butwill the Swindon mob listen to another Goan, even though he might have his ancestral beginningsin Africa? There is a separation by prejudice between the two camps. I have seen some defamatory statements being broadsided pretty freely. It would further fuelincident if these were to emanate. But the Swindon Goans must take responsibility for their actions, learn from their mistakes and and ensure it does not happen again. I know I sound a bit preachy ... still begs the question: who will fix the mess? Cyprian Fernandes From: fredericknoro...@gmail.com Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:18:11 +0530 To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goa Day cancellation in Swindon Eugene, instead of pouring fuel into raging fires, I'm suggesting that we need to get results. Let those who want to squabble, do so till kingdom comes. The test is, who can offer the results? (A little debate is fine, but not ceaseless verbal slugfests, aiming at proving others wrong and showing how superior we are to everyone else.) --FN On 17 July 2011 17:41, Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote: Let's follow Fred's advice and behave like the three monkeys with each one having its hands of the eyes, ears and mouth. Squabbling does not help. It is better to look another way when two bodies are fighting. Let's pretend everything is fine and dandy. RESPONSE: If the Swindon Goans want my help, I am willing and able to do so, in a mediation role or to progress their Festival. Phone 02089470290 -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] Konkani Word A Day: zoc, zocat, zocmi ...
Please give me some news about Loutulim and its areas people who r online on facebook.com. Thanks. Regards. Mr. James Wilfred Monteiro.
[Goanet] Gulab Awards to be held on July 20
Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa Memorial GULAB Awards Function on 20th July at Margao The prestigious GULAB Awards 2010 for excellence in the Konkani tiatr, literary, social and sports fields will be presented to the meritorious winners at 3.30 p.m. on 20th July, 2011 at Pai Tiatrist Auditorium, Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. The function commemorates the 58th Birth Anniversary of Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa, the founder-editor of the Konkani monthly magazine GULAB, who had also instituted these Awards. Fr Freddy J. Da Costa began the publication of the GULAB Konkani monthly in Roman script in January 1983. With the view of preserving and fostering and propagating Goan culture, he also established the tradition of awarding every year those stars who had made notable contributions in various walks of Goan life. In the beginning, the number of awards was seven – tiatrists who excelled in varied genres, Goan sportsperson of the year and a luminary who added to the prestige of Goa (the GULAB Man of the Year). The tradition has been maintained to date; the number of Awards having now reached 12. As the demand for comedians on the tiatr stage has increased in recent years, we now have two awards in this category – male comedian and female comedian. GULAB Awards have attained a prestige of their own in the Tiatr world, and Goans eagerly await their announcement. Many people have compared these Awards to the Filmfare Awards given to Bollywood stars. In commemoration of Fr Freddy’s own contribution to Konkani literature as well as of his constant encouragement to budding writers, Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa Memorial Trust conducts a Literary Competition every year. The prizes of the 2010 edition will also be distributed to the respective winners during this function. Shri Filipe Nery Rodrigues, Minister for Water Resources, Government of Goa will be the Chief Guest of the Awards Function which is organized by the Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa Memorial Trust. The Gulab Awards function will be accompanied by a colourful variety programme consisting of music, songs and comedy. The general public is cordially invited to attend the function in large numbers. For Entry Cards, please contact: GULAB office at Margao – 2715692 (Fabian G. da Costa), 9764706080 (Fr. Manuel Gomes), 9960816598 (Prof. S M Borges). * * * * * * * * * Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa Yadostik GULAB Puroskar dobazo Julayache 20ver, Moddganvam Konknni tiatr, sahityik, somajik ani khellam mollar sthapon kel’le protixtthavont GULAB Puroskar 2010 jikhpeank Julayache 20ver, 2011 (Budhvaradis), GULAB sthapnnar Sompadpi tosoch GULAB Puroskar sthapnnar sorgest Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa hanchea 58vea zolm-disa somoyar Ravindra Bhavan, Pai Tiatrist vosreant Moddganvam sanjechea 3.30 vorar bhettovpant yetole. 1983 vorsa Janerachea mhoineant sorgest Fr. Freddy J. Da Costan Romi lipint GULAB mhoinallem uzvaddak haddlem. Konknni sonskrutay sambhallpacho ani ticho prochar ani prosar korpacho haves nodre mukhar dovrun, Gõychea veg-vegllea mollancher vavr kortolea xrextth veoktink puroskar divpachi porompora GULABachea sompadpean chalu kel’li. Arombhak dor vorsak sat puroskar diunk survat kel’li – tiatrachea vividh thorancher porzollpi tiatristank, utkruxtth Gõykar khellgoddeak ani Gõychem nanv vhodd korta toslea tea vorsachea mha-mon’xak (Man of the Year) GULAB puroskar bhettoitale. Hi porompora aizui chalu asa ani aiz tea puroskarancho ankddo vaddon satanchea zagear 12 ankddeacher pavla. Konknni machier vinodi kolakarank odik magnni aslolean vinoda mollar ekuch puroskar aslo tachea zagear hea vorsak don – dadlo ani ostori - oxe vinodi puroskar bhettoitole. GULAB Puroskar protixttheche zaleat ani dor vorsa Gõykar tanchi vatt pollet ravtat. GULAB Puroskarank zaite zonn Film Fare Awardsam kodden sor kortat. Fr. Freddychem Konknni sahityak yogdan ani novea borovpeank ut’tejon motint dhorun, Fr. Freddy J. da Costa Memorial Trust dor vorsa ek Sahityik Spordha ghoddun haddtta. He spordhechea 2010 vorsantlea zoitivontank inamam heach somoyar vantt’ttole. Hea suvalleak Udka Sonsadhon Montri Xri Filipe Nery Rodrigues mukhel soire koxe hajir astole. Fr. Freddy J. da Costa Memorial Trust ho puroskar dobazo ghoddun haddtta. Ho GULAB puroskar suvallo kantar-songit ani vinodachea monoronjonan nettoitole. Hea suvalleak somestank apovnnem asa. Proves karddam khatir sompork sedum-ieta: GULAB kocheri Moddganv – 2715692 (Fabian G. da Costa), 9764706080 (Fr. Manuel Gomes), 9960816598 (Prof. S M Borges).
[Goanet] 2014 World Cup football qualifiers: ?Heavy storm? awaits India in UAE
Will this game be available for viewing on the internet (ESPN3 perhaps?)
[Goanet] DKA to organize 'Fr. Freddy J Da Costa Memorial Lecture' on Goychi Osmitay (The Goan Identity)
DKA TO ORGANIZE 'FR. FREDDY J. DA COSTA MEMORIAL LECTURE' ON GÕYCHI OSMITAY (THE GOAN IDENTITY) Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) will commemorate its First President Day - late Fr. Freddy J. da Costa, by organizing Fr. Freddy J. da Costa Memorial Lecture, on 19th July, 2011, the eve of his birth anniversary. Senior Fulbright Fellow 2004 Dr. Savia Viegas will deliver Fr. Freddy J. da Costa Memorial Lecture on ‘Gõychi Osmitay’ (The Goan Identity). Dr. Savia Viegas holds a PhD in Satavahana Sculptural Art from the University of Mumbai (2000). In 2001, she along with her students undertook an empirical study of nearly 16,000 visitors over a period of six months to draw a visitor profile to the Museum. In 2002 -2005 she single handedly conceptualized, and fleshed out a three-year degree course in Heritage Management which was hailed as the first in Asia at an undergraduate level. The same was introduced in two colleges at the undergraduate level. She was awarded the Senior Fulbright Fellowship (2003-2004) and did a residency at the George Washington University and the Smithsonion to map visitor studies in the various museums under that banner. In mid 2005-2007 she completed a project entitled “The Family Archive” under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Currently she is writing a book on the work of Goan painter Angelo da Fonseca with a grant from the India Foundation for the Arts. She had done a course in creative writing from George Washington University in Washington DC (2003-04) and a course in Visual Anthropology conducted by one of the founding fathers of Visual Anthropology, Dr David Macdougall (ex UCLA later with Australian National University). She also has to her credit Exhibitions, Publications and Art-shows. In March 2005 she conducted “Museum thru Indian eyes”, a photographic exhibition at NCPA sponsored by USEFI. In March 2007 her debut novel, Tales from the Attic was published. In December 2009 she held solo exhibition of her paintings under the title of Picturing Us. Her second novel Hour of Eclipse to be published by Penguin and fiction work Abha Nama are also slated for publication in 2011. Presently she lives in Carmona, and runs Saxtti Foundation which tries to put people at the centre of development. This initiative runs a pre-primary school called Saxttikids, a film society called Saxttifilms and an art resource called Saxttiart which tries to showcase village craft. On the occasion, two books – Ami Povitr Sobha authored by Fr. Louis Alvares, and a collection of poems by Cirilo D. Fernandes titled Mhojea Bannavle Ganvant - both published under DKA’s Pikavoll Scheme will be released. President of DKA Premanand A. Lotlikar will preside over the function. The function will be held at Tiatr Akademi Goa’s Auditorium, Campal Panjim, at 4.30 pm. All, especially the Konknni lovers and members of DKA are requested to attend the function.
[Goanet] Registration for 'Film for Thought' Membership for 2011-12
Dear All, Greetings from Sunaparanta – Goa Centre for the Arts! As most of you are aware – we have ’Film for Thought’ - a series of film screenings hosted by Sachin Chatte every Wednesday at 6:30 pm at Sunaparanta. We offer a yearly membership at very nominal rates that you can avail of. Last year’s membership is valid till the 31st of July 2011 and we would like announce that we have begun registration for year 2011 – 12. This membership will be valid from 1st August 2011 – 31st July 2012. Please contact our office to register! Membership fees for the year is Rs 500. This one time charge will give you the opportunity to watch a wide variety of films – 1 every week! Hope to hear from you Regards Sunaparanta Team Sunaparanta - Goa Centre for the Arts 63/C-8, Near Lar de Estudantes, Altinho, Panaji-Goa 403001 www.sgcfa.org Goanet A-C-E! Arts ~ Culture ~ Entertainment
[Goanet] Portuguese Plagiarism
Futlalem record, tell your indian government to give Goans water and electritcity 24x7. BC There was once a time, over two decades ago, when fraternizing with the Portuguese was considered an almost treacherous act. For Goans, it was a clear case of ?being with them or against them?. The Inquisition changed lives. The dictator Salazar invoked fear, love or hatred. Goans in Goa and beyond the borders were in a state of confusion emotionally when it came to the longest colonizer in India. While the rest of India retained diplomacy, trade and emotional relationships with the British and the French, Goa was left to purge it?s Portuguese demons in a manner that, in retrospect, could have been done in an alternative manner. In world events, people?s emotions are justified to pull down memories of the past. Fresh in memory is the statue of Saddam Hussein beheaded and torn down by a raging crowd. Ten years after the American presence and no solution in sight, Iraqi?s must ponder if it was better or worse ?in Saddam?s times?.
[Goanet] Goanet-CyberMatrimonials - July 2011
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[Goanet] Dr. Oscar Rebello writes about the stray dog menace
Dog day afternoon ( and morning and night) Dr Rosario Menezes, the ever smiling, effervescent and genial pediatrician from Vasco has been screaming hoarse about the dangers of Rabies in Goa, for years now. Mostly his advice has been ignored or at times, even ridiculed by the motley bunch of vociferous ‘ animal lovers’. And now, predictably, the chickens or shall we say the dogs have come home to roost. The number of dog bite cases in our little state has increased so dramatically, that it almost certainly competes with the number of mining leases the Digambar Kamat government dishes out every month. If you do not die of mining pollution, there is a good chance you may die of rabies, in style. I understand the morally sound and very persuasive arguments put forth by the sincere champions of animal rights and acknowledge the difficult work put in by two of the most celebrated activists I know, the graceful and elegant Norma Alvares and Angela Kazi. Killing or torturing any form of life is perverse. However, it very evidently seems, the strategy is not working on the ground. The dogs are ferociously multiplying. The dogs are ferociously running around, the dogs are ferociously biting and many of the dogs are ferociously rabid. So, from the human prism, I seek answers to a few of my very serious doubts. 1) How can anyone in any of our sites be sure that the confirmed rabid dogs have not bitten other stray animals, thus potentially delivering a rabies ‘ dog’- demic on our hands? Surely, strays do not have a complaint register, do they? 2) What if your child, unsupervised, gets licked by a rabid dog playing on the beach? Often, kids also do not have a complaint register. Hence, if your child develops and dies of an encephalitis ( a brain infection), the virus could very well be a rabies virus and your pediatrician may be in the dark about it. 3) Any standard textbook mentions that Rabies Immune Globulin ( RIG) must be given as standard prophylaxis for preventing rabies. RIG is expensive and almost never available in government hospitals. Hence, the standard rabies vaccine may not provide you 100 per cent cover. It is almost akin to using a broken condom and then taking your bets on the pregnancy. Good luck mate! 4) Why is it that despite a great degree of love and compassion for animals in the western world, you never see strays frisking around as tourist attractions on the streets of Paris, London or New York. The only sophisticated stray currently running around there appears to be Rupert Murdoch and they are planning to assassinate him as well. 5) What is a red light minister or sarkari babu gets bitten by a stray dog, when apparently haggling for free fish at the market? Will we then see tangible, concrete action to rid the market of strays? Hell hath no fury like a minister bitten, but not shy. 6) Why is it that despite allegedly successful sterilisation campaigns, the stray population multiplies faster than the Indian Mujaheedin? 7) Do we as doctors, consider rabies as a possible differential diagnosis in flaccid paralysis patients ( weakness of lower limbs, upper limbs and face) which ultimately kills. Rabies may not always present itself in its archetypal violent, aggressive neurological manifestation. 8) What is our strict enforcement of vaccination programmes for domesticated animals? Does anyone keep a log? Is there a fine on owners for non compliance? Did we know that even cat bites can lead to rabies? These creatures with ‘ green eyes’ always cleverly escape public scrutiny. 9) Do I, as a tax paying or non tax paying citizen, have the inalienable human right to walk the streets of my town freely and fearlessly, not having to look over my shoulder as to when that crazy, adorable son of a is going to bite my pants off or should I surrender that right to this nebulous and dangerous animal love? 10) Who pays compensation and costs of health care in case of rabies or should I even die in penury for this worthy cause. Statistics say that every dog bite leads to a negligible number of fatal rabies, but what if I am the fortunate one called to sacrifice my life? Am I prepared to be the hero? Has anyone even asked my permission if I was to be that hero? Has a memorial been erected to rabies victims in our country? Let me confess. I abhor dogs!! Period! Yeah, yeah! I know the familiar argument goes, a dog is a man’s best friend and they have fluffy ears and they are loyal and all that jazz. But they also bite unprovoked. I still recall fondly how, when on a home visit to see a patient, the domestic dog thought my tibia was fair game and sunk his bloody teeth into my leg. I had to take my shots, got paid a measly fee for my house call and had to endure the jolly guffaw of the pot- bellied owner when he boomed, “ Oh, Figo does that to only people he likes.” Heavens, what does he do to guys he hates? So okay, maybe do not shoot them, torture them or poison them. We all want our place in
[Goanet] Fwd: Goan convention in London to discuss environment degradation back home
Dear Goans It appears that at last these Global Goan Conventions might appear fruitful and could be joining the fight for Goa's Critical Issues. I thank dedicated Goans for pursuing the same and I wish that we see a big impact from this Convention towards Saving our Beautiful State from the Anti-Goans!! Best, Arwin -- Forwarded message -- From: Robin Viegas robinvie...@hotmail.com Date: 18 July 2011 05:59 Subject: [Gulf Goans] Goan convention in London to discuss environment degradation back home To: ** Goan convention in London to discuss environment degradation back home *By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar ** **Panaji, July 17 (IANS)* Thousands of Goans scattered all over the world will converge in London next week to voice concerns over rampant mining and corruption in Goa and issues related to job security and unemployment faced by the diaspora. The Global Goans Convention (GGC), scheduled to begin in Britain July 22, is being hosted by diaspora groups in association with the Goa government and is being held in tandem with the UK Goan festival. Eddie Fernandes, a London-based spokesperson for the GGC, said that the brazen destruction of mountains and water-bodies in Goa's hinterland caused by mining was a cause of concern amongst the diaspora and that it needed to be tackled, before it is too late for Goa. This is an issue which needs addressing before it is too late for Goa. The rampant illegal mining taking place in Goa is a cause for concern. We are fortunate having Carmen Miranda, a mining activist in London. She has been making representations in Goa and Delhi too, Eddie told IANS. Carmen Miranda, a former regional director of the Panos Institute, has been lobbying for an end to indiscriminate and illegal mining in Goa, which is literally a Rs.6,000 crore industry. Conservative estimates put Goa's illegal mining industry at nearly 18 percent of the 45,000 million metric tonnes output, according to government data. According to Eddie, the GGC, which will see thousands of expat Goans from the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and Africa converge in London for the three-day event, will also see the community connecting with their roots and culture. As this coincides with the 50th anniversary of Goa's independence, this is the main theme. Other objectives are to celebrate Konkan culture and to discuss some of the problems in Goa today, he said. Several thousand Goans live in Britain and are connected through the parent Goan Association (UK) and also through smaller networks linked to their roots in Goan villages and the GGC will help bring them all under one umbrella and help confront issues affecting not only their home state but also the country they now live in. The Goans in Europe concern themselves with issues within the communities they live. Issues which affect their everyday lives politically, socially and economically. Some of the issues are job security, care provision for the elderly, inflation, indiscipline in schools and with youth, he said. Regarding Goa, they are concerned about corruption, garbage, sewage, mining, power shortages, safety standards and bureaucracy, Eddie added. __._,_.___ Reply to senderrobinvie...@hotmail.com?subject=Re%3A%20Goan%20convention%20in%20London%20to%20discuss%20environment%20degradation%20back%20home| Reply to groupgulf-go...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20Goan%20convention%20in%20London%20to%20discuss%20environment%20degradation%20back%20home| Reply via web posthttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwMmxvY2Q5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1NDA2OARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwMTM2MjAEbXNnSWQDMzUxNTcEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDcnBseQRzdGltZQMxMzEwOTU0Mzcx?act=replymessageNum=35157| Start a New Topichttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJkYWxpdGhuBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1NDA2OARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwMTM2MjAEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDbnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMzEwOTU0Mzcx Messages in this topichttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/35157;_ylc=X3oDMTM1cGw0a2JpBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1NDA2OARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwMTM2MjAEbXNnSWQDMzUxNTcEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDdnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMzEwOTU0MzcxBHRwY0lkAzM1MTU3( 1) Recent Activity: - New Membershttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJlaHZpZTltBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1NDA2OARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwMTM2MjAEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdm1icnMEc3RpbWUDMTMxMDk1NDM3MQ--?o=6 3 Visit Your Grouphttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans;_ylc=X3oDMTJkajJiczg5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1NDA2OARncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwMTM2MjAEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdmdocARzdGltZQMxMzEwOTU0Mzcx http://www.goa-world.com http://www.live365.com/stations/61664 Live Konkani Music http://www.youtube.com/uly334 Konkani Video's Online http://www.mahableshwar.com/ Addresses: Post message: gulf-go...@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: gulf-goans-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: gulf-goans-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com List owner: gulf-goans-ow...@yahoogroups.com URL to this page: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans [image: Yahoo!
[Goanet] Subject: Re: Konkani Verse
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:36:32 +0530 From: Tony de Sa tonyde...@gmail.com To: Goa's Premiere Mailing List, Estd 1994 goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Konkani Verse Message-ID: capsceg-tv3egux1lcw+x-w8xescmv8govzxxugqssy0tjdh...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 FN wrote: Please could someone render this second standard Konkani poem into English? Thanks, FN Noman Saan aami saan deva Kortat tuka noman deva Vechnuk aani dekh bori Shikap aani reet khori Shikpak dee baal jait deva Avoi bapui gurujan amche Tuje sasayen khoshen ravche shanti di sukh, piray deva On the above verse, 'saan' is not used in universal Konkni. 'Saan' means 'laan' or small. However, 'piray' (Prai) means age, not long life. Long life is 'laamb aavk'. Naturally some words could be'Greek' to some. Maurice/Toronto
Re: [Goanet] the goans in Swindon
Quote from Selma Carvalho: Rest assured within one generation the Goans in Swindon will also be wearing suits, speaking with an accent and holding top jobs. Best, Selma Selma, I do second your optimistic opinion of thesehardworking and ambitious folk. We goans have been known for our loyalty to our employers and our spirit of toughing it out thru` hard times epecially in the colonies and far-flung corners of the now defunct British Empire. You obviously imply that that the children will adapt , maybe better than their parents , and move ahead.
[Goanet] Thousands of Goans scattered all over the world will converge in London
To all of you who have been getting their knickers in a twist - this must be good news - I hope I have made your day. Goan convention in London to discuss environment degradation back home *By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, July 17 (IANS)* Thousands of Goans scattered all over the world will converge in London next week to voice concerns over rampant mining and corruption in Goa and issues related to job security and unemployment faced by the diaspora. The Global Goans Convention (GGC), scheduled to begin in Britain July 22, is being hosted by diaspora groups in association with the Goa government and is being held in tandem with the UK Goan festival. Eddie Fernandes, a London-based spokesperson for the GGC, said that the brazen destruction of mountains and water-bodies in Goa's hinterland caused by mining was a cause of concern amongst the diaspora and that it needed to be tackled, before it is too late for Goa. This is an issue which needs addressing before it is too late for Goa. The rampant illegal mining taking place in Goa is a cause for concern. We are fortunate having Carmen Miranda, a mining activist in London. She has been making representations in Goa and Delhi too, Eddie told IANS. Carmen Miranda, a former regional director of the Panos Institute, has been lobbying for an end to indiscriminate and illegal mining in Goa, which is literally a Rs.6,000 crore industry. Conservative estimates put Goa's illegal mining industry at nearly 18 percent of the 45,000 million metric tonnes output, according to government data. According to Eddie, the GGC, which will see thousands of expat Goans from the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and Africa converge in London for the three-day event, will also see the community connecting with their roots and culture. As this coincides with the 50th anniversary of Goa's independence, this is the main theme. Other objectives are to celebrate Konkan culture and to discuss some of the problems in Goa today, he said. Several thousand Goans live in Britain and are connected through the parent Goan Association (UK) and also through smaller networks linked to their roots in Goan villages and the GGC will help bring them all under one umbrella and help confront issues affecting not only their home state but also the country they now live in. The Goans in Europe concern themselves with issues within the communities they live. Issues which affect their everyday lives politically, socially and economically. Some of the issues are job security, care provision for the elderly, inflation, indiscipline in schools and with youth, he said. Regarding Goa, they are concerned about corruption, garbage, sewage, mining, power shortages, safety standards and bureaucracy, Eddie added. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] STT: Some young unfortunate deaths in Goa
Some young unfortunate deaths in Goa Something like that always make us sad making us to ask – Why? A question that has no answer. Take for example, some of the most recent shocking deaths: A young school teacher 28, died after a branch of the tree under which he was taking shelter (due to heavy rains) fell on him killing him instantly. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/5948750399/ This one was a young gym instructor (Bhosle Cafeteria Owner) dies of heart attack. He was only 35. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/5948749917/ Just 4/5 days ago, a 16 year HSS student fainted early morning at a college premises in Canacona. She was immediately taken to CHC and then Margao Hospicio She never regained consciousness, declared ‘brought death’. Post Mortem was conducted on Friday (15/7/11). The exact cause of death not been declared yet. Body however, handed over to parents. CHC (Canancona Health Centre) doctor found an elevated pulse and high BP, who then referred to Margao hospital. 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
