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[Goanet] Matanhy or Mathany

It’s JOSE MATANHY DE SALDANHA
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I have seen his name spelled both ways in the media and elsewhere. I
have used Mathany, but reading one newspaper I later changed my
spelling to Matanhy. The GBA press release uses the spelling Mathany.
Any idea how the minister himself wrote his naem?

Eugene

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[Goanet] SAD DEMISE

2012-03-22 Thread CAJETAN DE

One of the pillars of Konkani Tiatr REMMIE COLLACO, expired today (22/03/2012) 
in Curchorem-Goa. May his soul rest in Peace. 
Heartfelt condolences to his wife Juliet and children.

In grief
Cajetan de Sanvordem
Kuwait.


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[Goanet] Loot

Today watching the BBC TV programme Empire I learnt that the word came from
India!  Probably to do with the looting that Clive did in Bengal.


http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/loot

loot

 *Pronunciation:*/luːt/
 noun*[mass noun]*

   -  private property taken from an enemy in war:*the rooms were stuffed
   with the loot from Francis’s expeditions into Italy*
   -  stolen money or valuables:*the gang escaped with their loot*
   -  *informal* money:*ten thousand quid is a lot of loot*

 verb*[with object]*

   -  steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot:*police
   confronted the protestors who were looting shops*
   -  steal (goods) in a war, riot, etc.:*tonnes of food aid awaiting
   distribution had been looted*
   -  *Indian* steal (something) from someone:*a gang looted Rs. 1.5 lakh
   from a passenger**Derivatives*

  looter
noun
Origin:early 19th century (as a verb): from Hindi *lūṭ*, from Sanskrit *
luṇṭh-* 'rob'



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[Goanet] Parrikars tears and Misquitas' Hypocracy

2012-03-22 Thread cyril D'Souza

All Goans today are sad and woke up to the heartrending and shocking 
news of  our dear Mathanys' death. Along with Parrikar who was shown on 
local television networks genuinely shedding tears for his dear 
colleague Mathany, I am sure many others in both the BJP as well as 
Congress and other parties also have felt the great loss of a leader of 
his stature. What I cannot understand is that Wilfred Misquita who is 
holding some important position in the BJP uses the death of our great 
leader to gain political mileage and malign the name of Congress party. 
He made a statement during the condolence meet which is recorded on 
television that Mathany was against Congress because of corruption !! 
Please mister Misquita stop fooling the public at least during a 
condolence meet like this. Even if you have an axe to grind with the 
Congress please control your tongue at least on this day which is a sad 
day for all Goans.


From,

Col.Cyril P.D'Souza ( Retd.)

Calangute
Goa
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[Goanet] A tribute: Matanhy Speaking..

If any politician whom I would respectably address as ‘Sir’  would be the one 
and only
Sir Matanhy Saldanha, a true Goan by heart. His other name, I would say, Goa.

‘Leave your religion and caste at home: Unite in one voice and once spirit for 
saving Goa’

This is what he always said in his speeches. 

Goa just lost one of its very few saviours.

Adieus Matanhy Sir.

http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2012/03/adieus-sir-matanhy-saldanha.html


A video tribute - Matany speaking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoKKTWLhFWA
(took me 12 hours including the whole night)

Parrikar, Fonseca, Prajal, Fr. Eremito, SEZ, GPA etc included


Some pics
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6858710352/in/photostream/

Obit
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blog
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2012/03/adieus-sir-matanhy-saldanha.html



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[Goanet] Jaag Goenkara

2012-03-22 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar

To Goanet -

Matanhy addressing an anti-SEZ rally in Valpoi in Dec 2007 -

http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/matanhy-valpoi.jpg




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[Goanet] Goa ranks third in per capita deposits -yet talk of doles in elections manifestos

2012-03-22 Thread soter

PANAJI, MARCH 21:
Goa ranks third nationally as far as per capita deposits are concerned,
outsmarted only by the Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh, according to
a recent Economic Survey.

The record mentions that the per capita deposits of Delhi stand at Rs 3.16
lakh, seconded by Chandigarh at Rs 2.32 lakh, and followed by Goa at Rs 1.72
lakh, the Survey, which was tabled on the floor of the House, read.

The Survey said the aggregate deposits registered phenomenal growth from Rs 9
crore in 1962, a year after liberation from Portuguese rule, to Rs 26,045 crore
in 2008-09 and Rs 34,165 crore in 2010-11.

“As on September 2011, the total bank deposits stood at Rs 40,617 crore,” the
Survey mentions, adding that bank deposits have seen an increasing trend over
the last few years.

The bank deposits, the Survey says, saw an enormous rise in 2000-01 over
1995-96, wherein the growth recorded is approximately 127 per cent.

“However, as investors became more familiar with new investment avenues, the
annual growth rate of deposits reduced to 13 per cent in year 2009-10,” it said.

“Subsequently in 2010-11, the growth rate went up to 16 per cent,” the report
adds.

Goa had 586 banking offices as on September 30, 2011. The ES points out that
there is bank branch for approximately every 2,500 people in Goa, taking into
account the population of the State.

Goa is the only State with a low ratio of 4,148 population per bank branch,
while all the other States and Union Territories have a ratio of above 5,000
population per branch.

“This shows that Goa has the best banking services compared to all the other
States and Union Territories in the country,” the Survey reads.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article3019899.ece?homepage=trueref=wl_home
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[Goanet] Parrikar's quote

Given below are Parrikar's quote, said differently by two news
sources. Did Parrikar say ... Can't I give him five minutes or
did he say . And now when he could not wait for five mintues ?
Eugene
--
OHeraldo

He (Parrikar) then set out with his colleagues to the Goa Medical
College in Bambolim where Matanhy’s body was moved to be kept in the
morgue. When other party men requested him to go back home and rest,
an emotional Parrikar reportedly said, “ He is a man  who  stood by me
 for the last ten years. Can’t I give him five minutes.”



[MAYABHUSHAN NAGVENKAR -- IANS)
He waited for years because he believed in me. And now when he could
not wait for five minutes, a choked Parrikar said. The chief minister
was referring to Saldanha's steadfast decision to support the BJP,
even when in the Opposition, and himself even as he was accused of
supporting a communal party. Parrikar also rued the fact that he could
not see his cabinet colleague alive in his last moments.
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[Goanet] Lighting the Way for a Century

2012-03-22 Thread Goanet News Service


Lighting the Way for a Century
By Bharati Pawaskar

A landmark in the heart of downtown Madgaum – Gomant Vidya Niketan ( 
GVN) stands tall with its unshaken values and principles laid strongly 
in the foundation. For the past 100 years it has worked as a catalyst 
that helped to bind the classes in pre- liberation era and educate the 
masses in the post- liberation period. GVN chose knowledge to be its 
path that led to educating the masses in pre- liberation era. An 
institute where values have always superseded personal agendas or vested 
interests, this century- old lighthouse is the pride Goa.


Established on the auspicious day of Gudhi Padwa – March 19, 1912 as 
Saraswat Brahman Samaj, it was later renamed as GVN on 16- 03- 1961. 
Inspired by the liberal thinking, the makers of GVN rightly accepted the 
social obligation of shaping the mindset of the people of Goa. Though 
the initial name of GVN – Sawaswat Brahman Samaj had mention of caste in 
it, the organisation did not have any caste connotations. Post- 
liberation GVN did the spade work in spreading ‘ pro- bahujan samaj’ 
message to all parts of the state.


Simplistic scholars like Yashwant Suryaji Sardessai, Bhikaji Purushottam 
Pai Bhale, Kashinath Damodar Nayak, Keshav Anant Nayak, Sadashiv Vasudev 
Kenkre, Govind Sakharam Panandikar, Ramchandra Vyankatesh Nayak, 
Ramakrishna Narayan Bale and Keshav Krishna Nayak – the founders of GVN 
were patriots par excellence and although they did not participate in 
the freedom struggle directly, they indirectly supported it by providing 
a forum for patriotic thoughts in overall progressive framework of 
social philosophy. Today their rich legacy is carried forward by their 
next generation who shares the same bond of dedication, devotion and 
responsibility with this organisation, at times, leaving no stone 
unturned to contribute their bit.


In its fruitful journey of 100 years GVN has evolved as a pioneering 
organisation that has contributed immensely in bringing the social 
awakening among the people of Goa. After Portugal was declared a 
Republic in 1910, Goa gained some social, cultural and religious 
freedom. It was during those times that this organisation gradually 
began its soulful activity of soothing the battered minds and bonding 
the fragmented society, taking lead in guiding all towards a common goal.


By inviting men of letters from all over India to deliver speeches, GVN, 
delivered the right message to society. It began the spadework of 
igniting the Goan minds and making people aware of what was happening 
outside Goa. It tried to narrow the gaps between classes and masses by 
spreading knowledge. It worked towards the eradication of casteism, 
untouchability and strived for the spread of women education. Cultural 
activities started flourishing with plays, dramas, musical concerts, 
classical singing, ‘ bhajans’ and ‘ pravachans’ taking forefront.


The members and associates of GVN shared progressive ideology thus 
creating a platform for like minded groups to perform and interact.


GVN marched ahead working as a centre of knowledge with its public 
library, reference section and book publication cell, arranging literary 
talks and lectures of scholars. It was in 1930 that GVN supported the 
15th Maharashtra Marathi Sahitya Sammelan under the presidentship of 
Vaman Malhar Joshi.


Eventually the old structure was replaced and given a sophisticated look 
in 1930 which later again went a facelift to be the present centrally 
located modern building at the same venue in 1968 with a library, 
reference section, reading room, and a sophisticated AC auditorium.


The building is under renovation again this year with an expenditure of 
Rs 6 crores with generous donations pouring in from people of all walks 
of society.


Well- wishers like Suresh Kare extended support with handsome amount of 
Rs one crore, Avadhoot Timblo Rs 75 lakh, Nana Bandekar Rs 30 lakh and 
many more. The government of Goa has also donated Rs 35 lakh for the 
renovation. The GVN building with the makeover will be inaugurated at 
the hands of Gomant Vibhushan Dr Raghunath Mashelkar on August 12, 2012.


On its 60th anniversary GVN had organised ‘ Samajik Parishad’ but later 
this tradition was disrupted.


Now this tradition will be revived and held every alternate year wherein 
socio- cultural issues would be addressed. With 100 golden years 
inscribed in its history, GVN has chalked out a broad based plan, taking 
all sections of the community with it to work on an all Goa level. Soon 
after the centenary celebrations a get- together for office- bearers of 
all cultural- social institutes will be held to create a common forum to 
chart it.



http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=3993boxid=11934421uid=dat=3%2f22%2f2012

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Re: [Goanet] Dan Driscoll

2012-03-22 Thread Charudatt Prabhudesai


sure man John!

Charudatta Prabhudesai
Auroville .
South India.



From: John Gomes

Dan Driscoll held a Literary Hour at XCHR, in tribute to departed? 
wife Germana in the presence of her Christian Ashram mentors and senior 
residents of Anjali Ashram where Dan's Guru, late Fr Amalorpavadass 
inspired him and taught him the Gayatri Mantri which he recited fluently 
and passionately.

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[Goanet] SAD DEMISE - Remmie Colaco

Deaths are one after another..

Adieus Remmie

Pics
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with wife
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk12/2870686804/in/photostream/

with wife, daughter, CD Silva and Barreto Bros.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk12/2870686226/in/photostream/


some video clips of Remmie colaco etc (2008)

Singing Ankvar Moriechem Dhukh etc

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqX7jLab77s

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7oLJoujQoE

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAvLIc-7Prg


more pics

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk-tiatr2/3843697307/sizes/n/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk-tiatr2/3844486736/sizes/n/


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From: CAJETAN DE cajde...@yahoo.com
Subject: [GOAN-NRI] SAD DEMISE
To: GoanNRI goan-...@yahoogroups.co.in
Date: Thursday, 22 March, 2012, 11:30 AM

  
One of the pillars of Konkani Tiatr REMMIE COLLACO, expired today (22/03/2012) 
in Curchorem-Goa. May his soul rest in Peace. 
Heartfelt condolences to his wife Juliet and children.
In grief 

Cajetan de Sanvordem 

Kuwait.
 


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[Goanet] Matanhy - the irony

Yesterday OHeraldo carried an advertisement from the Shack Owners
Welfare Society congratulating Matanhy Saldanha on getting a
ministerial post. It said, Wishing you all the best in your future
endeavours and may God bless you with good health to serve the people
of Goa.

Did God really bless him by taking him away and not letting him ruin
the reputation he had earned as a ceaseless, fearless fighter for
social justice if he had lived and not been able to fulfill the
promise of keeping Goa from further destruction? Didn't he lose the
fight to get River Princess out of its place of resting during his
first tenure as tourism minister? Would be able to take on the might
mining and hotel lobbies to clean the environment and the beaches?
It's a different ball game to fight against the mining lords and the
government decisions that the people didn't like than doing things in
an official capacity, such as bringing in new laws or making
amendments to existing ones regarding environment, mining, etc, as it
bring the government into direct clash with the powerful lobbies.
As Teotonio de Souza said, I believe that god saved him from Goan
democracy!, I believe Matanhy would have been consumed alive fighting
the evil forces. Check what is happening with Mamta Banerjee and
contrast her role as an activist and now as chief minister of Bengal.
Activists such as Matanhy have fire in their bellies. Once these
fired-breathing activists go on to the other side of governing, they
often get caught in bureaucratic muddles and the hard realities of
governance.
As a deeply religious man, Matanhy had probably left his fate in God's
hand. He couldn't cheat death. As one report quoted a wailing
fisherwoman asking God why He didn't let Matanhy live at least for
another year, the answer to her question will never be known. Matanhy
himself would have said, Don't cry for me, Goa.



Eugene Correia
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Re: [Goanet] Parrikars tears and Misquitas' Hypocracy

2012-03-22 Thread J. Colaco jc

 cyril D'Souza cyril43deso...@gmail.com wrote:

Please mister Misquita stop fooling the public. He made a statement
during the condolence meet Congress ... corruption


COMMENT:

I am surprised that (former Congress, MGP, Congress etc) Willie M is
still able to fool the public.

jc
ps: Is it appropriate to walk out of a restaurant without paying the
bill after dining (or lunching) at that restaurant?
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[Goanet] Pronunciations of Goan names by Goan newscasters

2012-03-22 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar

To Goanet -

I saw a clip from Goa365 on the web following Matanhy's passing.  The 
pronunciation
of Goan names of both places and people was appalling.

PANAAJI for Ponje/Panjim?  Which idiot Goan talks like that? 

KANS-OW-LIM?  Where the hell is that?

PAARIKER?  I want Manohar to deport this girl to Belgaum via 'executive order.'

I noticed that the Prudent Media reader are far more adept and they read fairly
well, too, with intonation far superior to donkey Rajdeep or any of the gigolos
on national TV.

Why haven't Goans complained to Goa365?


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[Goanet] Song for the day.

Johnny 
Tillotsonhttp://www.youtube.com/artist/Johnny_Tillotson?feature=watch_video_title
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Poetry In Motion (Original Stereo Remastered)

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[Goanet] Matanhy's work must be recognised

What a reality it is to read that a man who gave his sweat, blood and
life for Goans lived in an apartment  while the man who made crores of
money by depriving the state's exchequer lives in a huge mansion in
Taleigao. yeah, one lives in a palace and the other lived in an attic.
What contrasting lifestyles between the two.  That's the world of
difference between Matanhy Saldanha and Anastacio Babush Monserrate.

Just a thought worth pondering on a day when the newspapers are filled
with stories of Mathany's life and his struggles with government and
big industries. In my piece, which appeared inthe editoiral page of
today's OHeraldo, I have said that Matanhy was a beacon of hope that
blinks no  more. Unlike Monserrate who, if given the chance again,
would loot the state.

I think the BJP government must name the Zuari Bridge as Matanhy
Saldanha bridge as it would remind all those who pass on it of the
great services rendered by this noble son of Goa. It would be a ftting
tribute as Cortalim was Matanhy's constituency. If not that, at least
a statue of this fearless activiist at the junction of Cortalim.

That's one way of remembering him. However, Mathany would have
preferred to be remembered by carrying on his struggle to preserve
Goa's heritage and environment. The fight is long and it would need
another ten Matanhys to rise up from the Goan soil to ensure Goa lives
up to Matanhy's dream. His biggest dream was to have Special Status
and he  promised to work for it.

The government would do justice to Mathany's work if it sets up an
award for voluntary work in the field of environment. It would be
rightful recognition to the tireless efforts by this valiant fighter
to bring social justice in the land.

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[Goanet] Modernism in Music: Naresh Fernandes's epic Taj Mahal Foxtrot

2012-03-22 Thread vmingoa

Dear Friends,

Attached below is an unusually fine and perceptive review of Naresh
Fernandes's groundbreaking cultural history 'Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The
Story of Bombay's Jazz Age' by Vijay Prashad.

Naresh is making a presentation of his work at Sunaparanta, in Panjim,
tomorrow evening at 7pm, followed by some music played by Colin D'Cruz
and his band. I urge everyone who can make it to be there.

'Taj Mahal Foxtrot' is the result of more than two decades of
painstaking research, and pieces together an amazing story that has
remained largely unknown until now. Many of the musicians Naresh
writes about functioned as another crucial stream of the invisible
river (as described by Ranjit Hoskote) of Goan artistic pioneers who
gave shape and expression to India's cultural aspirations all through
the 20th century. Naresh's analysis certainly dovetails entirely with
my own findings about the outstanding early modernists of Goan art (as
cited at length in the Seminar essay circulated earlier.)

Best regards,

VM

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http://www.frontline.in/stories/20120406290607300.htm

The Indian jazz age

VIJAY PRASHAD

A history of jazz from the point of view of the performers, musicians
who lived humble lives and often died as unknown workers in the trade.


AT the heart of Naresh Fernandes' Taj Mahal Foxtrot are the ordinary
musicians who worked for long hours in the ballrooms of five-star
hotels and in the nightclubs of major Indian cities. As nationalism
swept the country, these venues became the refuge of the European and
Indian elite, the aristocrats, the moneyed and the public servants. It
was not as if they were oblivious to the changes afoot in the country.
They had to deal with the threats and the opportunities posed by
Indian nationalism every day. They came to hear jazz in the night
time, when they left their cares behind and came to dance and drink.
In solidarity with the naval mutiny in 1945, masses of people took to
the streets of Bombay (now Mumbai). The police opened fire on them and
killed several.

The journalist Dosoo Framjee Karaka wrote two years later: “That
weekend in the ballroom of the Taj Mahal Hotel, Sonny Lobo and his
orchestra played as usual and the dancers encored a new Calypso
number. No one was perturbed about the firing in the city because
skirmishes like these had become a normal feature of Indian life” (
I've Shed My Tears, 1947).

For years I had read this comment for its irony. In the previous page,
Karaka had described going to the horse races at Mahalaxmi. The
Governor of Bombay, the Scottish Liberal John Colville, arrived in a
“gilded, horse-drawn carriage with an escort of bodyguards and
flunkies in attendance”. He arrived “in state as in the days before
the War”. The horses ran, Sonny Lobo played on and a “beggar boy” lay
dead on the streets “with Jai Hind on his lips”.

Karaka, who offers Fernandes some of his best vignettes, is not
drawing the obvious comparison that the colonial elite played the
fiddle while Rome burned. The colonial elite did not know how to play
the fiddle. They either imported that talent from Europe or the United
States, or else from the Portuguese colony of Goa and from the world
of “Anglo-India” (the community of Indians who had some European
ancestry). Fernandes sets aside the carousing on the dance floor and
in the dining area. This is not his domain. That was the interest of
colonial administrators such as David Kincaid (who wrote British
Social Life in India, 1608-1937). Fernandes is interested in those on
the bandstand and in the music they played. Who were these performers,
and what inventiveness did they bring to their work? A history of jazz
from the point of the view of the performers is not a history of the
elites who would have danced to it; it is the history of the musicians
who came from humble backgrounds, lived humble lives and often died as
unknown workers in the music trade.

The first set of musicians who came to these hotels and clubs in the
1930s left Jim Crow America for more salubrious climates. Some went to
Europe after the First World War and built their jazz careers in what
the late scholar William Shack called “Harlem in Montmartre” (in his
2001 book of that name). Bandleader James Reese Europe and dancer
Josephine Baker formed the heart of this enclave of Paris, which
thrived until the 1930s when the rise of fascism made life harder for
black artists. Trumpet player Buck Clayton, from Kansas City and soon
to be a regular with the Count Basie Orchestra, built his career in
the ballrooms and small clubs of Shanghai. From Paris and Shanghai,
and from New York and Kansas City, black musicians found their way to
Bombay and Calcutta (now Kolkata), bringing their bands, and pushing
against the staid ballroom sounds of the brass and military bands (one
article from 1913 extolled the regimental band for its “daily
programmes of light and lively music” which “acted as a wholesome
tonic to the community”).

The musicians did not thrill

[Goanet] OBITUARY

2012-03-22 Thread CAJETAN DE


OBITUARY
 


Guardian Angel Club - Kuwait, announces with deep sorrow passing away, one of 
the pillars of Konkani Tiatr REMMIE COLACO, who expired this (22/03/2012) 
morning in Curchorem-Goa. 
 
Our prayers and condolences to his sorrowing wife Juliet,  daughters and family 
members.
 
May the almighty GOD grant his soul internal peace
 
Cajetan de Sanvordem
President
Guardian Angel Club (Kuwait)

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Re: [Goanet] Link: Goa's Manohar Parrikar (in English)

2012-03-22 Thread floriano


Dear Albert,
This is priceless
Thank you for your immense initiative.

Gos needs to be projected not through mumblings. But through qualified 
assertiveness.
Our to be then, and our CM now is on the block for  a forward state like GOA 
[India Portuguesa]


Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
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www.gragoa.com




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From: Albert Peres afpe...@3129.ca

To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:01 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Link: Goa's Manohar Parrikar (in English)



Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar born on December 13, 1955, Mapusa,
Goa is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata
Party. He was the Chief Minister of Goa from 2000 to 2005 and has been
elected for the second time in 2012. In the following clips he unveils
his vision of politics; this stand in the state elections and post-poll
plans.

Recent interview and speeches in English:

NewsX special Goa's Rising Son: Manohar Parrikar. Interview.
Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3hF4ZIEB_E

Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Ei1Qakhb8


IIT Conclave. Speech. Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpSaH9L9XQo

IIT Conclave. Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAAujzct5AM


Sushant Sunil Naik Photo Contest, Kala Akademy. Speech. March 2012
(...thank you very much for listening to me on an issue where I don't
have skills.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6P-fel9z-w



--
Albert Peres

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[Goanet] SMILE.......................... IT'S WEEKEND (22/03/2012)

2012-03-22 Thread CAJETAN DE

NOT EVEN
 
A man (Inas) walked into the bar and saw an old friend of his (Bostiao), 
drinking by himself. Approaching to Bostiao, Inas commented:-
 
Inas: Bostiao, you look awful. What's wrong?

Bostiao: What to tell you my friend, (crying) my mother died in December and 
left me Rs:25 lakhs.
 
Inas: Oh God, I am so sorry to hear this, that's tough. my heartfelt sympathy.

Bostiao: Thank you Inas, then in January, my Dad died leaving me Rs:50 lakhs.

Inas: Gosh, both parents gone in such a short period of time? No wonder you're 
depressed.

Bostiao: Last month my Aunt died and left me Rs:10 lakhs. 
 
Inas: Oh No.. That's a lot to deal with. Losing three close family members 
in three months, is terrible! now I understand why you were crying so bitterly.
 
Bostiao: No my friend No..., I am not crying because of that!
 
Inas: Then why you are crying?
 
Bostiao: I am crying because this month, nothing! 
Not even a single rupee!
 
Cajetan de Sanvordem
Kuwait.
 

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Re: [Goanet] Pronunciations of Goan names by Goan newscasters

2012-03-22 Thread roland . francis

Rajan, without detracting from the point you are making, I find the 
pronunciations on Prudent Media tv pretty substandard as well.

I shall point this out in detail by analyzing one day's newscast, but this one 
a few days ago, took the cake.

Mcnicholl (no exaggeration here) for mechanical.

Roland.
Toronto.
Roland Francis
416-453-3371

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From: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com
Sender: goanet-bounces@lists.goanet.orgDate: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:29:11 
To: goa...@goanet.orggoa...@goanet.org
Reply-To: Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com,
Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] Pronunciations of Goan names by Goan newscasters

To Goanet -

I saw a clip from Goa365 on the web following Matanhy's passing.  The 
pronunciation
of Goan names of both places and people was appalling.

PANAAJI for Ponje/Panjim?  Which idiot Goan talks like that? 

KANS-OW-LIM?  Where the hell is that?

PAARIKER?  I want Manohar to deport this girl to Belgaum via 'executive order.'

I noticed that the Prudent Media reader are far more adept and they read fairly
well, too, with intonation far superior to donkey Rajdeep or any of the gigolos
on national TV.

Why haven't Goans complained to Goa365?


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[Goanet] The Navhind Times get Goa's archbishop Rev Filip Neri Ferrao hitched!!!

2012-03-22 Thread Mayabhushan

Navhind takes newspaper matrimony to a newer level...
Please check the attachment and the Bishop's quote on Matanhy's demise.

In verbatim...
I along with my wife and other family members condole the death of Matanhy
Saldanha Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao... Archbishop, Patriarch

Sadly, the newspaper does not name his wife though.. aw :(

Do read the attachment...

Mayabhushan


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1392, Anjuna, Bardez, Goa
pin code 403509
# 09420976862
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[Goanet] Subject: Matanhy or Mathany

2012-03-22 Thread Edwin/Diana Pinto

Don't know if it matters now, but he spelt his name  Matanhy. We know from 
our long days of drafting press releases during the Meta Strips agitation

- Diana

From: Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com
To: goa...@goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] Matanhy or Mathany

Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

I have seen his name spelled both ways in the media and elsewhere. I
have used Mathany, but reading one newspaper I later changed my
spelling to Matanhy. The GBA press release uses the spelling Mathany.
Any idea how the minister himself wrote his naem?

Eugene

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[Goanet] O Sahiba, Once More

2012-03-22 Thread Marshall Mendonza

*Once popular, folk music of Goa gets a fresh introduction at NCPA’s
ongoing Living Traditions series*

In the ’70s, Miguel and Lisette Cotta were music teachers, and for many
years before that, they entertained Goan audiences by singing popular folk
songs. After their children, Franz Schubert — named after the famous
Austrian composer, and Chantale Marie Cotta, were old enough, the entire
family began performing on a Portuguese variety programme called Renascenca
on All India Radio in the ’80s. This programme was discontinued in the
mid-90s and the family then moved to playing regularly at five-star hotels.*
***

Ever since, despite the demand for Goan folk music steadily decreasing even
at traditional occasions such as weddings, the Cottas — perhaps currently
the best known musical family in Goa—have kept the music alive. On
Thursday, the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), Nariman Point,
brings them to Mumbai for the second evening of Living Traditions 2012: Goa
Gala and their first performance in the city. The Cottas will perform a
number of traditional Konkani songs. Their focus, however, will be on the
Mando where Konkani songs are set to Latin-American tunes.

On Wednesday evening, Sonia Shirsat inaugurated the Goa Gala event with
Fado — a genre that can be traced back to the 19th century Portugal. “Fado
is semi-classical in nature, one that I’d compare to Hindi ghazals,” says
Shirsat. The 32-year-old first sang Fado in 2003, but is now one of the
only and best known ‘fadistas’ in India.

Nearly three decades ago, Goan folk music was popular at restaurants,
hotels and weddings in Goa. Goan music has also been used in a number of
Hindi films. For instance, the song Na mangun sona chandi from the 1973
film Bobby is an adaptation of Dekhni — a traditional Goan art form that
combines song and dance. The incredibly popular Eena meena deeka from the
1957 film Aasha also has elements of Goan music in it.

However, in recent years, Goan folk has seen a decline. “These days
everyone is into popular music, so it has become very rare to see places
that play folk music,” says Franz. He says there have been small attempts
to revive folk music, but these are few and far between.

Fado has enjoyed more popularity in recent times. For instance, a
restaurant in the Cidade de Goa hotel has a Fado night every month. “Fado
is now making waves in the West and with some competitions in Goa, it’s
making a comeback here too,” says Shirsat, adding, “There is
experimentation. That’s good as long as it doesn’t take away from the
flavour of the genre.”

Dr Suvarnalata Rao, programming head, Indian music at the NCPA, believes
folk music still has its audience. “It is alive in small pockets in Goa,
but having said that, it is also evolving everyday so some of the
repertoire is lost,” she says. Of Goa Gala at the NCPA, she says the idea
is to familiarise people with not just the music, but the music as a part
of the city’s cultural identity. “We will also have introductions to the
events, talking about the influence of Portuguese culture,” she concludes **

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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/O-Sahiba--Once-More/926719/

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[Goanet] Wanted: tiatr scripts...

2012-03-22 Thread Frederick Noronha

A friend whom I recently re-met recently from .Ca was enquiring about the
availability of tiatr scripts in Goa. Are any available? I do know that the
Tiatr Academy here, for instance, recently released the script of my good
neighbour Albert D'Souza's *Mummy, Mhaka Tujea Vegin Dhor* in the form of a
very reasonably-priced book/let.
http://www.archive.org/details/ThreeTiatrkonkaniTheatreBooksReleasedInGoaIndia

But am not sure how many such titles are available.

Apparently, some in the expat communities overseas would like to consider
the possibilities of staging some Konkani tiatrs there.

Needless to say, this is a largely a labour of love. There are no millions
to be made in such an activity. But it could surely help promote language
and tradition in distant communities. If anyone has such scripts, which you
might be willing to share (moral rights of the author will definitely be
protected and promoted), then please let everyone know via goa...@goanet.org

FN

Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
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[Goanet] For teachers... How To Be A Successful College Teacher

2012-03-22 Thread Frederick Noronha

Details of a book recently released in Goa.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/6859819338/in/photostream
The author can be contacted at
edwarddel...@gmail.comhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoSCFwAbxXYfeature=relmfu
  FN
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Re: [Goanet] The Navhind Times get Goa's archbishop Rev Filip Neri Ferrao hitched!!!

2012-03-22 Thread Alfred de Tavares


Our Holy Mother Church...er...dear Mayabhushan...

How goes at good old IANS...

Chacha.




 Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:26:01 +0530
 From: mayabhus...@gmail.com
 To: goajou...@googlegroups.com; goa...@goanet.org; 
 fredericknoro...@gmail.com; fredericknoron...@gmail.com
 Subject: [Goanet] The Navhind Times get Goa's archbishop Rev Filip Neri   
 Ferrao hitched!!!
 
 Navhind takes newspaper matrimony to a newer level...
 Please check the attachment and the Bishop's quote on Matanhy's demise.
 
 In verbatim...
 I along with my wife and other family members condole the death of Matanhy
 Saldanha Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao... Archbishop, Patriarch
 
 Sadly, the newspaper does not name his wife though.. aw :(
 
 Do read the attachment...
 
 Mayabhushan
 
 
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 Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
 1392, Anjuna, Bardez, Goa
 pin code 403509
 # 09420976862
 http://www.ardh-satya.blogspot.com
 http://www.ganimikawa.blogspot.com
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[Goanet] Matanhy

Interesting the hypocrisy of those who were not just criticizing Matanhy for 
his recent political moves but personally vilified him, yet they now are 
singing his praises. Of course, INTEGRITY is not in full supply in the Goan 
world (actually in short supply).

But that aside, some mourn the loss of an activist. While he was in his early 
60's and still relatively young he had carried a number of causes throughout 
his life yet was expected to shoulder on. The lack of activists in their 20's, 
30's, 40's in the Goan world is telling. We are relying on the same activists 
to carry several issues, many in their late 50's, 60's, even 70's. Not a good 
sign.

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[Goanet] O B I T U A R Y: George Mathew Rodrigues

2012-03-22 Thread Goa World



O B I T U A R Y

George Mathew Rodrigues 
Born: 16.9.1956 Died: 22.3.2012 (Kuwait)

Beloved Son of Late Paul J. Rodrigues  Agnes Paul Rodrigues, 
Loving Husband of Monica Rodrigues (Alghanim), 
Father of Michelle Rodrigues  Graham Rodrigues, 
Son in law of Felix Fernandes, Brother in law of Jane/Joseph, Charles/Sunita,
Francis/Rehna, Edward/Anitha, Brother of Alice/late Domnic D’Souza  
Flory/Allwyn D’Souza. 
The mortal remains will be flown to Mumbai for final rites. 
Contact Nos: Kuwait 66273122 Charles/66752947 Edward, 
India: +919892248005 Jane/+912223896360 Janet. 
May his soul rest in peace. 
 

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[Goanet] Arrey you are doing cheating men

2012-03-22 Thread Ignatius Fernandes

What about the common saying at Dabolim airport
 Arre taxi kor are you making a taxi or hiring one.
Or  Mon hata are you eating his mind or brain or 

annoying the person.
With regards
Ignatius Fernandes.
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[Goanet] Remmie Colaco RIP

Oh God, give us a break. We haven't overcome yet the loss of Matanhy
and now new sorrows have been added in the passing away of another
notable Goan, Remmie Colaco. Two Goans belonging to two different
fields  -- one in social activism and politics and the other cultural.
Each shared a different stage. One carried his passion for bringing
justice to the downtrodden, the helpless and the exploited, while the
other brought laughter and soothing melodies and duets.

Remmie Colaco will be remembered for his songs that touched on the
social aspects of Goans and his lyrical duets. Along with M. Boyer and
Jacinto Vaz, known as the Big Three of Saxtti, they brought the house
down will their comedy, razor-sharp (zopatti) on political affairs,
and lyrical melodies.

Some of his duets with Boyer and with C. Alvares are enlightening as
well as catchy, surving till today as fine compositions.

During this season of Lent, his song, Ankvar Moriechem Dukh, is one to
hear. If Our Lady's sorrow is what the dukh song emphazied, then
Cheddum Cheddeachem Sukh, spoke glowingly of a woman's beauty. His
songs devoted to love and marriage, such as Kazar Borem and Satvo
Sacrament, provides sane advice to young women.

In the mother-daughter-in-law affair (Mai-Sun), he has strong words
for those men who take up the wife's side.

In these trying times when Goans are full of anxiety and apprehension
at what is happening to their homeland Remmie has a telling message
for Goans in Sudarop. He praises Goa's development but sounds a
warning that such development attracts migrants. He calls upon Goans
to keep faith in the land and not abandon the state by moving away.

At a rough estimate, Remmie must have composed at least 400 songs in
his long career, since he made his debut in a amateur tiatr,
Bhaguintlem Ful (he has a song by that name) as a youngster playing a
female role. Then came Maim, also a small role as a female. It was in
1944, and later in the same year C. Alvares got him to act in Tor Ho
Tiarist?

Jacinto was first to go, then Boyer and now Remmie. Many of us who
grew up watching and listening to these kingpins of the Konkani stage
may not see the likes of them, at least in my lifetime. Some of the
trios that we see now or seen over the last decade or so don't match
the grace and the composure of these three. They, along with some who
have gone to their heavenly abode, belonged to the Golden Age of the
tiatr.

I saw him many times on stage, playing character roles and singing.
Enjoyed his company, especially he and Boyer talking of their
friendship and relating anecdotes behind the stage. Besides his
singing and acting, I will remember him for his unique laughter,
somewhat suppressed, just as he would hold his laughter on stage
whenever he engaged himself with Boyer or Jacinto or when the latter
two engaged themselves in a tit-for-tat dialogues.

His melody will linger on as long as the Konkani stage is alive and kicking.


Eugene Correia
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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy

2012-03-22 Thread Santosh Helekar

George,

There is no dearth of young activists. There is only a serious deficiency of 
honesty, consistency and selfless devotion to justice, as opposed to an 
inwardly focused desire to engage in petty politics, and to serve essentially 
parochial and sectarian interests.

Cheers,

Santosh


- Original Message -
 From: George Pinto georgejpi...@yahoo.com
 To: Goanet goa...@goanet.org
 Cc: 
 Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:38 AM
 Subject: [Goanet] Matanhy
 
 Interesting the hypocrisy of those who were not just criticizing Matanhy for 
 his 
 recent political moves but personally vilified him, yet they now are singing 
 his 
 praises. Of course, INTEGRITY is not in full supply in the Goan world 
 (actually 
 in short supply).
 
 But that aside, some mourn the loss of an activist. While he was in his early 
 60's and still relatively young he had carried a number of causes throughout 
 his life yet was expected to shoulder on. The lack of activists in their 
 20's, 30's, 40's in the Goan world is telling. We are relying on the 
 same activists to carry several issues, many in their late 50's, 60's, 
 even 70's. Not a good sign.
 
 George

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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy - the irony

2012-03-22 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar

To Goanet -

As Teotonio de Souza said, I believe that god saved him from Goan
democracy!

Dear Dr. de Souza,

Why this backhanded swipe?  What you really meant is, you didn't
like Matanhy's joining the 'saffron' Bee Jay Pee, didn't you?  But you
don't want to say it directly so you outsource the dirty work to our
trusted pal, Dr. God, who, as we all know, will never appear in person
to disappoint us.

How come God continues to subject the rest of us to this scourge of
Goan democracy?

Regards,


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[Goanet] Some English spoken in Goa.....

how on Earth did it evolve into Konkani sayings?  It seems we have a
big problem here as well - 'I wan go job but I no well': Pidgin English
among 165 languages translated (at taxpayers expense) to help jobless claim
dole

Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2116734/I-wan-job-I-Pidgin-English-165-languages-translated-taxpayers-expense-help-jobless-claim-dole.html#ixzz1ps4bw3xf

-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.
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Re: [Goanet] Pronunciations of Goan names by Goan newscasters

On 22 March 2012 13:13, roland.fran...@gmail.com wrote:

 Rajan, without detracting from the point you are making, I find the
 pronunciations on Prudent Media tv pretty substandard as well.

 I shall point this out in detail by analyzing one day's newscast, but this
 one a few days ago, took the cake.

 Mcnicholl (no exaggeration here) for mechanical.

 Roland.
 Toronto.
 Roland Francis
 416-453-3371


RESPONSE : I  agree,  A few days ago they just could not pronounce
constituencies, neither for love nor for money. it sounded something like
consiuncies! If they had fairly decent looking girls, it might detract from
the bad English!
-- 
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Re: [Goanet] Regurgitating References

Good to see Gilbert back, look forward to his contributions.


--- On Sun, 2/26/12, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:

 Work has kept me rather busy and counts for my absence from Goanet.
 Yet being Sunday, I had some free-time and interest to review some
 writings about Goa.
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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy

Santosh has made an excellent point.

--- On Thu, 3/22/12, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com wrote:

 George,
 
 There is no dearth of young activists. There is only a
 serious deficiency of honesty, consistency and selfless
 devotion to justice, as opposed to an inwardly focused
 desire to engage in petty politics, and to serve essentially
 parochial and sectarian interests.
 
 Cheers,
 
 Santosh
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Re: [Goanet] The Navhind Times get Goa's archbishop Rev Filip Neri Ferrao hitched!!!

2012-03-22 Thread J. Colaco jc

Mayabhushan quoted (verbatim) the following from the NT Letters to
the Editor..

I along with my wife and other family members condole the death of
Matanhy Saldanha Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao... Archbishop, Patriarch,
and then quipped the following:  Sadly, the newspaper does not name
his wife though.. aw :(

COMMENT:

I am not so sure why (:-) Mayabhushan is making such a big deal about
NT not naming the Archbishop's wife. Does he not know that the wife's
name is usually ...Smt or Mrs. the man's name?

On the other hand, it is possible that

a: NT edits the letters and makes bhel-puri out of them.
b: The Archbishop's secretary copied and pasted significant parts of
the letter from some coaching class book of common letters.

ps: The letter itself is so plastic and 'phika' that it is
possible that an emotionless person sent it in; Could not be any Mrs.
or Smt; They would normally be quite emotional

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Re: [Goanet] Feni?

Frederick, can you be a little specific on what you would like done? Is it a 
website for Feni? or ??

George

--- On Thu, 3/22/12, Frederick FN Noronha  wrote:

 Can we get something of this kind done for Feni?

 http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669289/the-miraculous-magical-magnificent-history-of-beer-infographic

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[Goanet] Caught red handed?


Caught red handed?
Upto 15 pics  and video clips used..
 
English- news
http://youtu.be/NvI2fCk6n80?t=8m37s
 
Konkani
http://youtu.be/PHVtOiA0cE8?t=10m33s
 
Source (?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAvLIc-7Prg
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7oLJoujQoE
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqX7jLab77s


Although I got many such instances reported to me by others, 
this is the first time I see with my naked eyes.

We do not have Cable or dish TV, hence many may have got away with

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
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Re: [Goanet] SAD DEMISE

2012-03-22 Thread floriano


If you are talkign about the Konkani State Actor  Remmie Collaco,
Heart felt condolences  go to GOA for having lost an ILLUSTRIUS son of Goa 
who entertained Goans in directing moral principles in his songs as well as 
his play acting for past eons.


This TRIBUTE  goes to the SON of GOA from Goa Su-Raj Party as well as the 
collective of Goans , the GOEMCHEA RAKHONDARANCHO AWAZ.


May his good and moralistic soul rest in eternal peace.

for Goa Su-Raj Party   Goemchea Rakhondarancho Awaz

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Subject: [Goanet] SAD DEMISE


One of the pillars of Konkani Tiatr REMMIE COLLACO, expired today 
(22/03/2012) in Curchorem-Goa. May his soul rest in Peace.

Heartfelt condolences to his wife Juliet and children.

In grief
Cajetan de Sanvordem
Kuwait.



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Re: [Goanet] Remmie Colaco RIP

2012-03-22 Thread Edward Verdes

Eugene,
Remmie also sang a few songs with Alfred Rose.
Vantto Meuchonam and North-South from album 'Chief Minister',
'Bhattkar ani Mundkar'and ''Rakhche Devan'from the album 'Civil Marriage'
Both Albums of Alfred Rose. Read he also sang some songs with AMB Rose.

Remmie must have composed  sung over 400 songs for tiatrs but he hardly 
Produced any audio albums, his only album that I know is 'Gharachem Sukh'
The rest of the songs were on LP records. 

May his soul rest in peace!

Eddie Verdes
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[mailto:goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org] On Behalf Of Eugene Correia
Sent: 22 March 2012 19:44
To: goa...@goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] Remmie Colaco RIP


At a rough estimate, Remmie must have composed at least 400 songs in
his long career, since he made his debut in a amateur tiatr,
Bhaguintlem Ful (he has a song by that name) as a youngster playing a
female role. Then came Maim, also a small role as a female. It was in
1944, and later in the same year C. Alvares got him to act in Tor Ho
Tiarist?


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[Goanet] The Navhind Times get Goa's archbishop Rev Filip Neri Ferrao hitched!!!

here it is scanned and uploaded
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[Goanet] The Navhind Times get Goa's archbishop Rev Filip Neri Ferrao hitched!!!
Mayabhushan mayabhushan at gmail.com 
Thu Mar 22 00:56:01 PDT 2012 

Navhind takes newspaper matrimony to a newer level...
Please check the attachment and the Bishop's quote on Matanhy's demise.

In verbatim...
I along with my wife and other family members condole the death of Matanhy
Saldanha Rev Filipe Neri Ferrao... Archbishop, Patriarch

Sadly, the newspaper does not name his wife though.. aw :(

Do read the attachment...

Mayabhushan


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[Goanet] 'Coalgate': Govt releases bits of CAG letter to deny TOI report

NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday sought to play down this paper's
report of March 22 which stated that the Comptroller and Auditor
Generalhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Comptroller-and-Auditor-General
had
estimated in its 110-page draft report that the coal ministry's decision to
award 155 coal acreages without competitive bidding had led to undue
benefits of Rs 10.67 lakh crore to private and public firms.

With the report creating a storm in Parliament, leading to adjournment of
both Houses, thePrime Minister's
Officehttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Prime-Minister's-Office
issued
a press release quoting from a letter the Prime Minister received from the
CAG, Vinod Rai http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Vinod-Rai, at
1.30pm.

The release quotes just one paragraph from Rai's three-page letter - that
too only in part - to say the details being brought out were observations
which are under discussion at a very preliminary stage and do not even
constitute our pre-final draft and hence are exceedingly misleading... In
fact, it is not even our case that the unintended benefit to the allocatee
is an equivalent loss to the exchequer. The leak of the initial draft
causes great embarrassment as the Audit Report is still under preparation.
Such leakages cause very deep anguish.

Officials in the PMO declined to release the CAG's full letter, but later
in the day, TOI was able to access a copy of the original. The tone of
letter is at some variance with what the press release had sought to
convey. This paper is reproducing in full the PMO's press release where it
quotes from the CAG's letter as well as the entire text of the CAG's letter
to the PM.

(Read: The full text of CAG's letter to PM)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Coal-audit-Full-text-of-CAGs-letter-to-Prime-Minister/articleshow/12371918.cms

About 90% of the CAG's letter actually deals with the subject of news
leaks. It starts by saying, Naturally leakage of this draft report may
attract an allegation that the 'CAG leaks'. It would console me immensely
if the source of the leak is investigated... As I had stressed earlier in
my letter to you on July 5, 2011, I am not in a position to repudiate such
an allegation as the leak could have been from my office or from the
department to which this draft report was made available on 28.02.2012.
The department being referred to is the coal ministry.

(Read: Govt lost Rs 10.7 lakh cr by not auctioning coal blocks:
CAG)http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/12360183.cms

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Coalgate-Govt-releases-bits-of-CAG-letter-to-deny-TOI-report/articleshow/12374116.cms
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[Goanet] Goa news for March 23, 2012

2012-03-22 Thread Goanet News Service

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** Goan papers would reach Bangalore for him - Times of India
T82Jm0UvupeA
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGFH5Oo86FF4BMjRZDi-MlKD-prywurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goan-papers-would-reach-Bangalore-for-him/articleshow/12365467.cms

*** Israeli drug-lord Atala gets bail from Goa court -
IBNLive.com
NLive.comPTI 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG04yAAb58gtXF7DyI5NTMLlHIovgurl=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/israeli-druglord-atala-gets-bail-from-goa-court/978633.html

*** Goa ranks third on national level for per capita deposits -
Hindu Business Line
1. Per capita deposits of Delhi stood at Rs 3.16 lakh followed
by ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFj6vSRnXOrsU-fmLq4FHgEI9pxVwurl=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article3155218.ece?ref=wl_industry-and-economy

*** Goa: Russians pip British on tourist arrival front -
IBNLive.com
NLive.comPTI 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFR9uii14tf23Lqpoye9RIeVO8c0wurl=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/goa-russians-pip-british-on-tourist-arrival-front/978436.html

*** Goa jail inmates knead their way to rehabilitation -
IBNLive.com
NLive.comPTI 
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHdeyet3WtPWzxnHcLpHwsLET0fUAurl=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/goa-jail-inmates-knead-their-way-to-rehabilitation/978297.html

*** Goa Music Festival to rock Goa from 8th April to 30th May -
India PRwire (press release)
8th April with the first grand inaugural event at Elephant Art
CafÃ©, Anjuna Beach is set to rock and shake Goa and Goans out
of the hot summer sun-induced ...a class=
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNE33BlVE3dvIpFmjnyk6CW_RG2gnAurl=http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/music/20120322115317.htm

*** Remmie Colaco: A pillar of the tiatr stage - Times of India
Mand more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGWYfLCmtzdoQltmG0dbKr3DZ9bAgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Remmie-Colaco-A-pillar-of-the-tiatr-stage/articleshow/12374057.cms

*** Small is big in the electricity pie - Times of India
9Mand more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFydE2tkvUR9rF5Xx47lO-yLLSQfAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Small-is-big-in-the-electricity-pie/articleshow/12374110.cms

*** Will Goa Medical College and Hospital be a medical 'high
court'? - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Reacting to the demands of the Goa Medical
College and Hospital (GMC), Bambolim, health minister Laxmikant
Parsekar assured that an audit will be carried out of referral
cases from health centres and district hospitals to find out how
many ...a class=
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFj575whkzWieFGXsSGq8rSZBByFQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Will-Goa-Medical-College-and-Hospital-be-a-medical-high-court/articleshow/12374123.cms

*** Crime rate in N Goa up by 59% in last 5 yrs - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: The comptroller and auditor general of India
(CAG) report has said that the crime rate in North Goa district
during the period 2006 to 2011has increased by 59%. North Goa SP
said that the crime rate is increased because of increase in
migrate ...a class=
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFaEr-1_XUVSLn3UyEsNIOSaFL39wurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Crime-rate-in-N-Goa-up-by-59-in-last-5-yrs/articleshow/12365396.cms


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[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (23Mar12)

2012-03-22 Thread alexyz fernandes


  ~ R.I.P ~
In Matanhy Saldanha's Memory
We Promise to Fulfill
His Hopes for His Beloved Goa...
We'll Strive towards
Delivering his Dreams...
The Govt will Keep
His Legacy Alive

Extract of Ad in All Goa Papers on March 22, 2012
~ CM Parrikar ~ All Ministers ~ All MLAs ~

Goans Trust the Good CM will keep his Word...

Long Live Matanhy


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[Goanet] Goan art renaissance

2012-03-22 Thread dommar...@juno.com

Technique is acquirable, not creativity.  Getting a degree in art does not 
necessarily equate or compound into becoming an accomplished artist.   And 
since creativity is as incalculable and capricious as infinity, what qualifies 
one, or anyone, to be a critic of creativity?
 
Dom Martin
Charudatt Prabhudesai
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:17:28 -0700
Since Margarette Mascarenhas and Vivek Menezes are sorting out issues about ART 
in goa, I refrain from replying toMargarette's post. It appears that neither 
understand what art is all about except the MONEY it makes!Charudatta 
PrabhudesaiAuroville .South India.

53 Year Old Mom Looks 33
The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried
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[Goanet] Coal-Gate

2012-03-22 Thread roland . francis

10.67 lakh crore rupees at 50 rupees to the American or Canadian dollar would 
be the equivalent of 213.4 billion USD or CAD.

That's an astronomical sum of money which if distributed equally among India's 
1.2 billion people, would put USD 1,778 or INR 88,917 in the hands of every 
Indian man, woman and child. 
Roland Francis
416-453-3371
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[Goanet] For Christians, the sun is rising in the east

2012-03-22 Thread MD

Father Raymond J. de Souza: For Christians, the sun is rising in the east

Father Raymond J. de Souza  Mar 22, 2012

On Monday night, I was honoured to host the senior Catholic prelate
from India, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, in Mississauga, Ont. On Tuesday
morning, a new archbishop — Christian Lépine — was announced for
Montreal. In the 21st century, what will be more important for global
Christianity — Mumbai and Mississauga, or Montreal? To even ask the
question demonstrates how the tectonic plates of the universal Church
are shifting.
Christians in India are only 2.3% of the total population, Catholics
accounting for 1.8%. But as Cardinal Gracias likes to recall, Pope
Benedict told him that 1.8% of more than 1 billion people means that
the Catholic Church in India is much larger than it is in many
European countries. Indeed, there are far more Catholics in India than
in Canada.
The shape of the Christian church worldwide depends today more on
India than on Ireland, and what is going on in Kerala is far more
important than whoever is appointed to Canterbury. Irish Catholicism
and the Church of England have a noble heritage, but their best days
now belong to history. What goes on there bears watching for the sake
of the souls, of course, but in terms of providing a creative impetus
for the Gospel throughout the world, those islands are exhausted.
The island of Montreal is in a similar situation. The appointment of a
new archbishop is important for Montreal as a whole, not just its
Catholic population. Archbishop Lépine’s appointment to Quebec’s
senior ecclesial post, only six months after he was ordained an
auxiliary bishop, is a dramatic break with the usual practice. The
Holy See evidently thought that the usual practice in Montreal needed
to be dramatically broken.
It was said of Mackenzie King, our longest-serving prime minister,
that he would never take a major decision without first consulting
with the archbishop of Montreal, and the president of the Royal Bank.
Perhaps apocryphal, the story nevertheless identified the sources of
cultural influence in the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s. That was a long time
ago, when Mumbai was still called Bombay, and Mississauga was mostly
empty fields.
There on Monday, and on Sunday in Brampton, hundreds of Catholics of
Indian origin filled parishes to greet Cardinal Gracias. A man who has
travelled extensively, the cardinal marvelled at the sheer number of
Indians he met on this, his first visit to Canada.
It is not only that there are more Catholics at Mass in Bombay’s
parishes than there would be in the whole of, say, Belgium. It is that
the diaspora is a force right here in Canada. Indian priests — both
Indian nationals and the sons of immigrants — are manning many
Canadian parishes. And in places like Mississauga, Indians are
contributing mightily to the vitality of parish life. At the Mass the
cardinal offered at the parish of Saint Francis Xavier — the patron
saint of Goa — there were a few visible minorities present in the
packed church: the scattered few of European stock. The Indian Church,
broadly understood, now includes parts of Mississauga.
Cardinal Gracias observed that while Canadian missionaries once went
to serve in India, that no longer happens. It’s partly because the
Indian government makes it difficult for them to come, and mostly
because there are precious few Canadian missionaries. But now India
gives what it once received; there are some 10,000 priests, religious
brothers and sisters from India serving abroad.
At dinner that night, the Minister of Immigration, Jason Kenney,
welcomed Cardinal Gracias to Canada, noting that the founding values
of Canada — especially the contribution religious communities have
made to our common life — are now being reinforced by new Canadians,
who are both faithful believers and loyal citizens. The dinner was
hosted by Convivium, a new magazine about faith in our common life of
which I am the editor-in-chief. Cardinal Gracias was kind enough to
say that he was proud that a “son of India” was making this
contribution to public life in Canada. Indo-Canadians have every right
to be proud, for there are many of us making our own contributions.
Cardinal Gracias was in Kingston over the weekend, speaking at our
annual dinner for the Catholic chaplaincy at Queen’s University. It
was by coincidence St. Patrick’s Day, and this son of Indian
immigrants was welcoming the archbishop of Bombay. Some of our guests
chided me for overlooking St. Patrick. I was happy to correct that.
But that’s the new reality for twenty-first century Christians. The
sun has set on Ireland and Europe; it is rising in the east, over
India.

(Published in National Post)

About Fr. de Souza:
Father Raymond J. de Souza is a Roman Catholic priest of the
Archdiocese of Kingston, Ont., where he serves as chaplain for Newman
House, the Catholic chaplaincy at Queen's University. Before entering
the seminary, he studied economics at Queen's and the University of

Re: [Goanet] Feni?

2012-03-22 Thread Edgar Silveira

Just mind reading George: what Fred want to see feni being used with
stats/as publicity
example, a barge carrying ore would equate to 5K bottles of feni
(tonnage) or one container of iron ore could buy you equivalent of
200K bottles of feni. Or Fred's little Hero Honda's gas tank can take
4 bottles of feni

Did you know a bottle of feni in your Hero Honda can get you from
Saligao to Panjim and back half way..that is it can be mixed with
a little gas (heaven forbid gas going to $200 a barrel)you know
how happy your Mercedez will be with a little mix of feni. I'll leave
that to the imagination.it even slows down your speed (no bumpy
speed breakers needed).

I'll leave you to decide if feni is better as a afrod***c or as fuel
for your transport!

Cheers.


On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 12:35 AM, George Pinto georgejpi...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Frederick, can you be a little specific on what you would like done? Is it a 
 website for Feni? or ??

 George

 --- On Thu, 3/22/12, Frederick FN Noronha  wrote:

 Can we get something of this kind done for Feni?

 http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669289/the-miraculous-magical-magnificent-history-of-beer-infographic

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Re: [Goanet] Matanhy - The Activist

2012-03-22 Thread Edwin/Diana Pinto



Matanhy Saldanha - The last of the idealists - by Edwin Pinto

To me, the passing away of Matanhy Saldanha certainly signifies the end of 
an era for Goa and Goans. For Matanhy, in a manner of speaking, was the last 
of the idealists  - that rare breed of activists who walked a tortuous path 
through long seasons of uncertainty and turbulence as they struggled with 
unwavering commitment against a government and a system skilfully configured 
and heavily weighted against the people and the land.


It was during the Anti Meta Strips campaign in the year 2000 that we first 
came in contact with Matanhy Saldanha. This was one of Goa's more intense 
convulsions, where the surging anger of the people resulted in head on 
confrontations between them and an intransigent government who tried to 
suppress the movement through the use of state machinery. Needless to say, 
movements of this magnitude certainly do not leave time for genteel 
nurturing of relationships. We were thrown together - people living in the 
affected villages around the factory, clueless, but full of good 
intentions - never, ever envisaging where our campaign would lead us. It was 
Matanhy who took charge, explaining, encouraging, motivating and guiding us 
through the various stages of this tumultuous movement and putting steel in 
our spines when the chips were down. In fact, he led from the front, imbuing 
a group of ordinary villagers who were total novices to such campaigns, with 
the unbelievable ability to withstand a thirteen day fast that brought the 
government of the day to its knees, compelling it to close down the factory, 
even though it proved later to be a temporary measure.


For Matanhy, the land and the environment were sacred community resources, 
to be used for the collective good. He loved Goa with an intense passion and 
willingly sacrificed many other dimensions of his life for his beloved 
motherland. Matanhy did not believe in spit, polish and sophistication. He 
was a votary of people's empowerment, clearly understanding that any 
movement, however worthy, which was not fuelled with the energy of people at 
grassroots level, was bound to experience extreme difficulties in fulfilling 
its goal. He was therefore driven to shape a community that he hoped would 
be alert, empowered and vigilant. For he firmly believed that such a 
community would ultimately form Goa's most impervious defence against the 
machinations of vested interests.


In our very many interactions and discussions with Matanhy, some admittedly 
heated and tempestuous, we gained an insight into the depths of his 
personality. He had a enviably sharp intellect, that could analyse any 
situation thoroughly and grasp its very essence. His world view and 
understanding of environmental issues, enabled him to come out with quick 
and well thought out questions and responses to ill considered government 
policies and laws imposed on the state, that have undoubtedly saved Goa from 
even worse degradation than that it is experiencing presently. He lived with 
the courage of his convictions, strongly believing that laws were made for 
people and not the other way around. Hence he staunchly defended the rights 
of fishermen to enjoy their traditional habitations within the CRZ zone.


Matanhy, more than most, understood the near impossibility of fighting 
against a state equipped with the might of the system. With limited 
resources at his command, he relied on his intellect, his sharp 
understanding of the system's modus operandi, but most of all on the support 
of the ordinary people, whose roots in the land he believed, gave them a 
better feeling and perspective of the problems. He understood how important 
it was for a community to preserve its special identity, even as it fused 
with the peoples who made up the rest of the nation


Even when most of us at some stage got caught up in the problems and 
situations of our own lives, we could always rest in the assurance that 
Matanhy was always on the job, unceasingly watchful, always on guard as he 
looked out for his beloved Goa and Goans. Right from the early days of the 
legendary Ramponkar's Movement that toppled a mighty government, to the 
Konkan Railway, SEZ, and any major environmental issue that rocked Goa, 
Matanhy was a household name - synonymous with Goa and Goan issues. It is 
indeed a tragic irony of fate that he won this election, was given charge of 
Ministries close to his heart in a Government that was unhampered by the 
constraints of coalition politics, only to be called away before fulfilling 
his destiny.









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[Goanet] Is Kingfisher Airlines busting?