date:20130825

The Lusitanian In Hind

Francisco Luis Gomes, Goan
polymath, was one of our
earliest patriots.  He can't
lie forgotten.

Aravind Adiga

I was born in India, cradle of poetry, philosophy and
history, today its tomb, wrote the young Indian.  I belong
to that race which wrote the Mahabharata and invented Chess
-- two conceptions that bear in them the eternal and the
infinite. Yes, his homeland's weakness had allowed it to be
ruled by colonial powers -- India is imprisoned -- but the
young visionary believed in its resurgence: I pray for
India, liberty and light.

  Given that these sentences were written in 1861, it
  would be natural enough to assume that their author
  was a Bengali Hindu, writing either in Calcutta or
  in London.  In fact, it was a young Goan Catholic
  in Lisbon who composed these stirring phrases.  The
  Goan, Francisco Luis Gomes, also published a novel
  in Portuguese, Os Brahmanes (The Brahmins), that
  can claim to be one of the earliest Indian novels.
  Many Goans regard Gomes, who died in 1869, as their
  land's greatest son -- a homegrown version of
  Vivekananda, Tilak and Gokhale.  Not only have most
  Indians not heard about Gomes, but many would find
  it jarring to think of a Goan Catholic who wrote in
  Portuguese as a nationalist.  This speaks more
  about the narrowness of our present conception of
  Indianness than about the patriotism of 19th
  century Goans.  Under the familiar sights of Goa --
  which exists in the contemporary Indian imagination
  only as a landscape of fun -- lies an unexpected
  literary treasure: the neglected works of
  pioneering Indian thinkers, most of them Catholic,
  many of them writing in Portuguese.  Of these,
  Gomes is perhaps the most important.

The brutal start of Portuguese rule in Goa in 1510 resulted
in two unexpected boons for modern India. Forced to flee
their homeland in order to protect their faith, the Saraswat
Brahmins spread throughout the Konkan and Malabar,
fertilising commerce and culture everywhere they went. (The
Saraswat diaspora is described in  Kannada writer
Gopalakrishna Pai's historical novel, Swapna Saraswata, which
is being translated into English.)

That few Indians know of Gomes speaks more about the the
narrowness of our conception of Indianness.

The other boon was the development, in places like Margao and
Panjim, of an educated indigenous Catholic community, at
first subservient to white rulers, but soon capable of
dreaming of full equality -- and even of freedom.  In 1787, a
group of Goan priests resentful at seeing whites climb over
them in the church hierarchy met with sympathisers to plot
the overthrow of the Portuguese.  They even sent emissaries
to Tipu Sultan for help.  This, the ‘Pinto revolt', was
perhaps India's earliest organised anti-colonial conspiracy,
and it ended in true Indian style -- at the last minute,
someone betrayed the conspirators.  One of the revolt's
leaders was said to be a Goan priest named Abbe Faria, who, a
few years later, became a celebrity in Paris, where he
practised hypnotism on French ladies, dabbled in revolution,
was imprisoned in the infamous Chateau d'If, and inspired the
figure of the charismatic Abbe in Alexandre Dumas's The Count
of Monte Cristo.

Of course, no career like this was possible for a Goan in
Goa.  In 1835, a liberal government in Lisbon sent a man
named Bernardo Peres da Silva to Panjim -- as his portrait in
the gallery in old Goa notes, da Silva was a native of
India.  The first Indian to rule colonial Goa, he was also
the last.  Seventeen days into his reign, the white and
mixed-race officers who controlled the Goan army put da Silva
on a ship and told him to leave.  After that they butchered
his supporters.  From then until liberation in 1961, although
native Catholics rose high in the judiciary and clergy (and
some Hindus became fabulously rich), no Goan again ruled Goa.

This was the world into which Gomes was born in 1829, where
talented native Catholics, often fluent in Konkani,
Portuguese and French, were still doomed to a second-class
existence.  Gomes, however, wasn't simply talented: he was a
prodigy.  By his early twenties, he had passed his medical
examination and was serving as an army surgeon; later he went
to Bombay to study Sanskrit and the Indian epics; barely 30
years old, he was elected to the Cortes -- the Portuguese
parliament -- from the southern talukas of Goa.  (Unlike
Britain, Portugal gave its colonies the right of
representation.)

The young man's first day in parliament was a rough one: he
heard another member demand that the government rescind the
right given to colonial savages to sit in a civilised
parliament.  The member from Goa, in his maiden speech,
counter-attacked.  Savages?  In India, he informed the
carnivorous Europeans, there

[Goanet-News] How the Goan lost his art: The old secretariat chapter (VM in Times of India)

How the Goan lost his art: The old secretariat chapter

Vivek Menezes, TNN | Aug 25, 2013, 07.03 PM IST

Few places in the world have historically mismanaged and disrespected their
own artistic heritage as badly as Goa.

Succeeding waves of invaders and colonialists ruthlessly wiped out what
came before, but even today the peerless Goan artists who mightily fed
modern Indian art like an invisible river (Hoskote) continue to find
virtually no recognition in their own homeland.

Now the newly renovated old secretariat building (aka Palacio Idalcao) that
was re-dedicated to the cause of Goan Art seems to have come under dispute
between competing authorities with opaque plans. This perpetuates a
travesty that has lasted for more than a century: Goa consistently produces
some of the most extraordinary artists anywhere, but they have never been
properly acknowledged by their own state.

Even while the iconic Guggenheim Museum in New York busily plans its
first-ever career retrospective of an Indian artist for our own Vasudeo
Gaitonde (scheduled for next year) it's extremely discouraging to note we
still can't imagine a day when similar justice will be done to the artist
in his own homeland, or indeed, to any of his talented countrymen and
cohorts, from Chimulkar to Pai to Francis Newton Souza.

The sad fact is art lovers and students in London and Mumbai and Dubai can
easily visit, view and study the best paintings by Goan artists, but our
state's own cupboard remains conspicuously bare. It is an unforgivable
situation: as though Bengal stayed willfully ignorant of the Tagores, as if
only a couple of small, unrepresentative paintings by Monet and Matisse and
Gauguin combined hung on public display in the whole of France.

It's precisely this maddening paradox that led successive committees over
several years to insist the palatial old secretariat become the new centre
of gravity for the celebration and showcasing of Goan art. The Palacio
Idalcao spans more than 500 years of this territory's complicated history,
and is certainly a perfect location to make the necessary case for Goa's
artistic legacy. To the great credit of Prasad Lolayekar's quietly
outstanding department of art and culture, the project was pursued without
compromise: the renovation comprises the finest gallery spaces in India.
But what will happen now?

Defining artistic identity is no different from other existential
struggles. For example, Goans were told for a long time 'this is Portugal'.
Soon after 1961, Goans were informed they were actually Maharashtrians.
Ancient Konkani was called a dialect of Marathi. In each case, Goans were
forced into bruising, but ultimately worthwhile and successful battles for
broad acknowledgement of the realities of the basic building blocks of
their contemporary identity.

Goan art presents a similar challenge. There is great resistance in the art
establishment to acknowledge the reality of strong cultural bonds
connecting A X Trindade, the first distinguished native painter (and
faculty member) at India's first art college, to the savants Fonseca and
Chimulkar, to Mahatma Gandhi's favoured portraitist Antonio da Cruz, to
essential transcultural bridge figures to the west like Souza, Gaitonde,
Pai and Vamona Navelkar.

When you also link to the genius of Mario Miranda and the unique murals of
daunting polymathic scholar Jose Pereira, and how well each of these
artists knew the other, it would seem impossible to deny the obvious. That
is precisely what has happened over the past decades, with even local
institutions supposedly dedicated to art in Goa parroting denials that Goan
art exists in the first place. Physical colonization went away more than 50
years ago, mental colonization flourishes intact.

In the end, it will not take much to clear the cobwebs. For more than six
months last year, a huge mix of artists from across disciplines gathered
weekly at the invitation of the department of art and culture. In sessions
hosted and conceived by senior artist, and charismatic teacher, Apurva
Kulkarni (note: this writer was also involved) they eventually viewed and
discussed the work of more than 110 painters, photographers, sculptors,
performance and installation artists, musicians, poets and writers
practicing in the state. Here it became clear the best chapters in the
history of Goa's art could yet be waiting to be written.

This is precisely why the old secretariat's future is so important. Even
before fitted for the lavish technology now featured throughout, the
renovated galleries opened for three days in 2011 for a Golden Jubilee
workshop with speakers like Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, and Sudarshan Shetty.
The artists and art teachers of the state as well as distinguished visitors
soon became charged with excitement as they realized the transformative
impact this building can have on art in Goa, and the rest of the country
too. It is essential that promise is not squandered cheaply.

[Goanet] Roland Francis: CROWDFUNDING - Stray Thoughts of a Toronto Goan

2013-08-25 Thread Eddie Fernandes

By Roland Francis. 
Source: Goan Voice Daily Newsletter 25 Aug 2013 at www.goanvoice.org.uk  

Made famous by Barrack Obama in his first campaign for President, the
meaning of the word which is almost self evident, is described by Wikipedia
as the collective effort of individuals who network and pool their money,
usually via the internet, to support efforts initiated by other people or
organizations. While his opponent  raised the large sums of money that are
required for a presidential election campaign through traditional sources
i.e. lobby groups, vested interests, super-rich individuals and
corporations, Obama raised even more gigantic amounts largely through very
small amounts of money donated directly by a large number of individual
Americans all over the country. The benefits are obvious - the greatest
being that he is beholden not to his major contributors but to the ordinary
people to whom he is responsible anyway.

There is a very practical need for the community to take on the freedom that
would be afforded by a revenue stream that is always needed for this Goan
cause or that. Once well-known tiatrists and musicians now seeing hard days
with no money for medical treatment, families already in penury losing the
sole breadwinner by an accident, physically or mentally challenged children
and students needing better care, food and education funding, legal aid
expenses for people in special cases who find themselves in awkward and
unjust situations and a host of other crying needs in a country like India
that is notorious for slow action and broken government promises.

Why depend on people having to part with a hundred dollars or more for each
cause on top of the money they already give to local charities? How many
people really exist who are willing to part with such amounts even though
infrequently and even though it really doesn't hurt their bank? Why not give
an opportunity to as many Goans as possible to donate a small amount like
five dollars once or twice a month. That's how much it would cost in Toronto
for say a couple of coffee cups and a doughnut. It will open a whole world
to the Goan Diaspora to participate in doing some good for their own
community. Taken one step further, there could be a pre-authorized system of
debit where people can commit to giving five or ten dollars a month, every
month, for as long as they want to do it that way.

There are many challenges to such a worthy venture, trust being paramount.
Administrative expenses need to be minimized and sponsored by individuals or
small businesses. Volunteers preferably retired but active and committed men
and women, whose character is aboveboard need to be recruited on a
semi-permanent, ongoing basis. There is much work involved not so much in
collecting (that is mostly done on the internet) but also in managing the
collections, disbursing it and speedily reporting on an active website. A
socially and financially savvy core group that is trusted by the general
community in each of the major Diaspora countries needs to identify and
administer each funding project some of which may run concurrently. These
core groups must liaise and enjoy rapport with each other for quick action.
Transparency and continuous openness must be practiced with all projects
undertaken so that financial and other information is available to
everybody, even those who don't participate, at a click of the mouse. Ideas
for more efficiency need to be fostered and both major concerns from
constructive individuals as well as frivolous objections from self-important
individuals whose words and actions are often frustrating to those putting
in earnest efforts, addressed.

The work ahead is cut out for us with tantalizing rewards of moral
satisfaction at the end of the rainbow. Imagine the whole process one day
running like a well-oiled machine that offers succor speedily to those in
most need. Imagine us Goans doing something as one body and one soul instead
of the constant splitting and bickering that usually takes place. All it
takes is for a few good men and women to make it viable and Goan generosity
on this micro scale will follow, making small and humble but important
impacts to society of which we can all be proud when it happens.
==

[Goanet] Goa beaches - same fate as Florida?

2013-08-25 Thread Tim de Mello

Please read and watch the video

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/25/florida-sand_n_3813331.html

According to the New York Times, communities who live along Florida's Atlantic 
coastline have been replenishing their beaches by dredging up off-shore sand 
for decades.

But in South Florida, the situation has become dire, with Miami-Dade, Broward 
and Palm Beach counties facing a shortage like none they've experienced before.

We're running out of sand off-shore, we've pretty much vacuumed everything 
up, Stephen Leatherman of Florida International University told NBC.

-

Global warming is causing the sea to rise and very soon our beaches will be 
lost - like it or not - like Florida's beaches.
Some figures say between 15 to 30 years.

1. The illegal mining of sand MUST stop

2. I wonder if transporting sand from the deserts of Rajasthan would be 
feasible?

Also note that Goa's tourism apparently has reached saturation point.
see: 
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/goa-gets-the-goby-as-tourism-growth-takes-a-beating/1159800/
and
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-27/goa/40832150_1_sand-erosion-colva-beach-sand-dune-vegetation

Does anyone see this as a serious problem affecting the future of our state?


Tim de Mello

[Goanet] Maroa Rebello a female referee

Maria Rebello female referee
Maria Rebello a Goan referee has gate crashed into male bastion with aplomb
She has displayed spine and guts in supervising./officiating India`s
Premier football  in Goa with pride and respect. As she stands guard as a
sentinel, the football enthusiasts explode into raptures of acclamation and
recognition.She is now assigned to officiate I-League and Chinese National
in China from 30 th. August 2013, at such a high level. She does Goa proud
by her achievement. She is certainly the first lady  in football field to
wear colours and an example and role model for other girls to follow suit
in this predominant male  reserve.
She represented Goa in Football and volley ball Besides she represented
Indian Football team number of time sand even captained the team in women
Asia cup , Taipei 2001.She took up referring in Bombay in 2000 and there
has been no looking back
She is proud to have played with boys those days for lack of opportunities.
 Well to-day girl football has gained momentum at state, National and
International and girls are taking part without social dis approval.For
Maria football is definitely a passion and her first love and life is fun
with football she admits candidly and has no calms about it
We Goans, only wish her success and fulfillment in her chosen mission
Nelson Lopes chinchinim

[Goanet] Gulf NRIs cry foul over ban on duty-free TVs

2013-08-25 Thread Goa World

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Gulf NRIs cry foul over ban on duty-free TVs
Wednesday, 21 August 2013 09:32
NRIs or non-resident Indians living in the Gulf region have criticised the
Indian government's decision to impose a 35 per cent duty, besides other
charges, on television sets being brought into the country.
NRIs and other airline passengers could earlier carry one piece of flat TV
(plasma/LED/LCD) for personal use, worth up to Rs. 35,000 as part of their
baggage allowance, without incurring any customs duty on the same.
This will no longer be the case from August 26 as India has issued a
moratorium on the scheme.
Instead of imposing duty, government should introduce a scheme in which one
can pay the duty free value by foreign currency and get household items
delivered in India at export price, K V Shamsudheen, chairman of UAE-based
Pravasi Bandhu Welfare Trust, said in an open letter addressed to Trade
Minister Anand Sharma.
An Indian IT professional working in Dubai said someone who carries a TV set
to India must have remitted millions of rupees during the year.
NRIs should be allowed by the government to take such items as a matter of
courtesy. After all, most Indians take such items to India only once in a
while and they are almost always a gift for family and friends, he said.
Source : N D T V
( As also published at
http://www.q8india.com/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=13064:gulf-nris-cry-foul-over-ban-on-duty-free-tvscatid=239:international-news
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BECOMES WIRES. DEPLETED STONE BECOMES STATUE. SO THE MORE PAIN YOU
GET IN YOUR LIFE YOU BECOME MORE VALUABLE.

[Goanet] 6th Know Goa Programme (KGP)

2013-08-25 Thread Bosco D

November 24 to December 08, 2013

The Know Goa Programme  is formulated for the benefit of Goan Diaspora
 Youth who are not Indian Nationals but whose parents and/or grandparents
are of Indian origin,  and have had no opportunity to discover their roots
in India in general and Goa in particular

The Government of Goa, NRI Commission invite applications from interested
Goan Diaspora youth, mainly students and young professionals in the age
group of 18 to 28 years, who have distinguished themselves in various
fields and show abiding interest in India in general and Goa in particular.

The 6th   Know Goa Programme (KGP) is scheduled from November 24 to
December 08, 2013. The terms and conditions for the eligibility are as
under :


Terms  Conditions and Eligibility Criteria

Goan Diaspora Youth in the age group of 18 – 28 years who are not Indian
nationals and have had no opportunity to discover their roots and have
abiding interest in India in general and Goa in particular, and who have
distinguished themselves in various fields, are eligible to apply in the
application form attached.

Those who have already participated in the Know India Programme organized
by Government of India, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs or the Know Goa
Programme organized by Government of Goa, NRI Commission  from 2008
onwards, will not be considered for the 6th Know Goa Programme.

The Government of Goa will bear 90% of the total cost of the air ticket at
lowest economy excursion fare from the destination in the country of
domicile to Goa, and places of visit in India.

While in Goa, the participants will be accommodated at Miramar Residency in
Deluxe Rooms on twin sharing basis. This is a prime property of Goa Tourism
Development Corporation located at the famous Miramar Beach only 04 kms
away from Panaji, the capital city of Goa. The participants will be
provided breakfast, lunch and dinner. All expenses on lodging and boarding
will be borne by the State Government.

Arrangements for the  visit of the participants to places of interest in
Delhi and Agra will be made in consultation with the Government of India,
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, New Delhi.

Participants will be paid Rs. 150/- each per day as pocket expenses.

Final departure of the participants to their respective destinations will
be  from Delhi.


Source:
http://www.goatoronto.com/professional-development/programs-workshops/

[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day.....

Freddie 
Mercuryhttp://www.youtube.com/artist/freddie-mercury?feature=watch_video_title
-
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (1985)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLSCwNtJYjA

g



-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Decline of tourism in Goa

2013-08-25 Thread U. G. Barad


I thought members would be interested in this rather negative report of Goa
tourism.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/goa-gets-the-goby-as-tourism-growth-takes-
a-beating/1159800/0


Best regards,

U. G. Barad

[Goanet] Remembering Purushottam Kakodkar

2013-08-25 Thread Eugene Correia

Nice to read about one of Goa's freedom fighter and also an ardent activist
against merger and for sustaining Konkani BbyPRAJAL SAKHARDANDE in today's
Navhind Times (Panorama section).


Eugene

[Goanet] know the facts

2013-08-25 Thread Dr . Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão





Ana Maria Fernandes amferns_naik at hotmail.com on Sat Aug
24 09:25:42 PDT 2013 wrote:

After Resurection Jesus was with his disciples and
told them to wait for the Holy spirit as he left to Heaven. The disciples were
with Mother Mary and all frightened. Then came the holy Spirit and all the
apostles became vibrant. They were not afraid of the jews and even death. They
called themselves believers and preached the scriptures and what Jesus had
taught them. Now what has happened suddenly and our whole system changed and we
are given ready reckner ?  



RESPONSE:

Very True! These people too write Tiatrs without checking facts! Who wrote it?
Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.

[Goanet] Rape, molestation murders

Rapes, molestation, murders

The frequency of these brutal , inhuman crimes against women are on the
rise. It may be that they are reported, instead of being hushed in the
past. The electronic media and print media are quick on the uptake,
informing and putting pressure on police to act. The society today is whole
hearted supporting action against the perpetrators by mass demonstrations
and solidarity movement. The greatest harm and watering down of these
ghastly incidents comes from irresponsible, insensitive men in power and
which is highly detestable and deplorable

The legal formalities should be time bound. The offenders need to be in
custody till the case is over, without any bail. The punishment of 7 years
as proposed is insignificant for these heinous crimes The punishment is not
acting as the deterrent and should be more and life sentence should be
inflicted

The victim however bold to sublimate this scar is not the remedy. The pain
and agony lies buried deep in to the psyche for a life time

The future is marred permanently for the women of this atrocity and she has
limp on crutches of courage and determination. She suffers alone and in
silence with head bent down in shame and guilt for no fault of her own. It
is true that stigma is indelible on the mind, even if the wound is healed
temporarily on the surface

Fortunately the society is more accommodating, forgiving and understanding
about the predicament of the victim, But then the victim has to fend for
herself and it is not likely that her marriage prospect are any bright,
unless a chivalrous gentleman embraces her into his loving arms, but not
out of charity

In the mean while the  perpetrator should be flogged in the public square,
paraded naked, if castration is to severe and inhuman

The victim living without any dignity and self respect, shame. Loss of
prospects her feelings are hurt beyond redemption

Nelson Lopes Chinchinim

Re: [Goanet] Augusto Pinto: Mull ani Bull

2013-08-25 Thread Jose Colaco

Dear Sebastian Borges,

I have always believed that English is a relatively facile language, especially 
when it is written in the Romi script.

So, when I state that  I absolutely deplore the mention and use of The Hindu 
Caste System wrt
Christianity, be it for subjugation OR for the purpose of gaining special 
privileges by way of Reservations , I believe that reasonable individuals 
would understand IT to be a statement of my position and NOT wishful thinking.

Now, 
I asked Augusto Pinto a few question related to his posting. The questions, 
inter alia, were (and still are) as follows: 1: what specifically have the two 
priest done? 2: do you have documentary proof?

Would you please clarify WHY you categorized the second question as being a 
very convenient argument for a defence lawyer having a criminal bent of mind; 
with this ploy, any culprit could go scot free

Is it that you are blissfully unaware of the prevailing Law of the Land in 
which you live; a law which considers an accused as being innocent (and NOT a 
culprit) unless PROVED to be guilty?

I hope I am wrong on this but I wonder whether you have intentionally made a 
simple matter complicated   whether you are shooting from the hip without 
reading and digesting the matter.

the best of wishes

jc

[Goanet] The Rupee and the Real....

Concerns over Fed tapering has sparked an exodus of cash from emerging
markets, including India and Brazil http://uk.reuters.com/places/brazil,
whose currencies and stock markets suffered steep losses this week.
Full read @
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/25/uk-usa-fed-idUKBRE97N0CJ20130825
-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Divar Bonderam 2013 - Video and more pics

2013-08-25 Thread JoeGoaUk

Divar Bonderam, Piedade

5 floats from 5 groups viz Vitozem, Primeiro, Maddant, Romantic and jingle Bells
Chief guest dy. Chief Minister Shri Francisco D'Souza with local MLA Pandurang 
Madkaikar

Floats started just after 4.45pm.
After the first float, they welcome the guests on stage etc
After the second float, there was a souvenir release ceremony followed by 
VIP brief speeches but  'vote of thanks' was the longest.. 
these long breaks or gaps made people to rush inside the barricades / 
parade street thus obstructiing clear view of the general public. 
 Many police mamas were there inside the barricade but they simply did not care

Video 2 (delayed due to slow internet connection)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129iRXnfkVk

Following  pics added, next day

 Kids with Fottashio guns
Fottas


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589341436/in/photostream


Fresh farm produce
Bendde Dudhi vangim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589346748/in/photostream/



 Gurgureth buddkulo touli ou kunnem
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586557223/in/photostream/


 Dancing in the street, float parade
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586562141/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586576975/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589387108/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589412058/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586582183/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586643137/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589464592/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586701951/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589361512/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586571719/in/photostream/



kids dancing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586597061/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586602449/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586612351/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586691259/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586754429/in/photostream/

 Band ‘Confusion’ 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589382200/in/photostream/


 feeding cow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586607507/in/photostream/


 Salt pan
Mitta agor
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589417226/in/photostream/



tonn ani xenna tapi
Straw and cow-dung cakes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589422486/in/photostream/


Mrs Kitchen, Onions, storage jars etc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589427364/in/photostream/


Storage jars, bhorni, garaffao, sorea karbo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586637809/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586648957/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586654731/in/photostream/

Sickle, niunnem tool for paddy harvesting
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586659853/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586664989/in/photostream/

 Sup, tatt, harem, tempr, kaullo
On the roof
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586675405/in/photostream/



adolli, mirem vanttpa hator etc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589475226/in/photostream/


Korondd ou batha kollo
Bamboo woven storage baskets for paddy grains
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586685807/in/photostream/


Fish
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589491928/in/photostream/


 Full ani caculo
Flower with butterfly
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586707511/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586712805/in/photostream/

 Konddo, the women rain wear in the fields
Not any longer, now plastic sheet / cover used
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586717871/in/photostream/


http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586738783/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586743941/in/photostream/


 Playing traditional games
Sat 7 nokoreo
7 pieces of roof tiles
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589518828/in/photostream/


Ringani
Ring
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586728559/in/photostream/


Godde, goddeani, milani etc Marbles
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589529376/in/photostream/



now playing with electronic gadgets, computer games etc
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589544808/in/photostream/


woman with clay pots
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/958908/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9589560850/in/photostream/

Land survey in the fields for new constructions
Disappearing fields
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/9586775239/in/photostream/


for previous pics and video please visit this updated blog . 
Video 3 uncut about 45min still to come
http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2013/08/divar-bonderam-2013-piedade-youth.html

joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

for Goa  NRI related info... 
http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/

For Goan

[Goanet] JUDICIARY NEEDS TO BE FREE FROM POLTICIANS

2013-08-25 Thread Aires Rodrigues

The judiciary has to play a very crucial role in delivering justice to
those burdened by faulty government decisions and legislations. To ensure
this, it is imperative that the politicians should have no direct or
indirect role whatsoever in the selection, promotion and posting of Judges.

Judges should judge every case on merit and should never ever be swayed by
the status of the parties to the case or the face of the advocates
representing the parties. A good judge has to be extremely fair and never
allow himself to be even high jacked by the Advocate General.

Judges cannot please everyone. Justice can sometimes taste unpleasant but
has to be swallowed like a bitter pill. Justice is one of the few
commodities that is not dished out and cannot be bargained for over the
counter. Justice has to be dispensed with proper application of mind,
cautiously yet speedily. Judges have their own personalities and style of
functioning but as along as the intent is to deliver justice, no judge can
be faulted. Like all of us, judges are bound to err. Things become yet more
difficult for a judge in those cases where the chances of both parties is
almost even. It is a matter of fact that many cases come in this category and
it makes the Judge's task all the more cumbersome.

Accepting the position of a judge is a very big challenge. One has to
sacrifice one's personal liberty to a great extent. Family life takes a
toll as socializing is restricted. While Politicians have bags loaded with
money delivered to their home, Judges get bags loaded with files which they
have to read through in the evening in preparation for the next day.

Justice has to be meted out at the grass roots. So it is very essential
that persons with sound knowledge of law be selected for this noble job
even at the entry level at the lower Judiciary.  The selections of
subordinate court judges have to be very meticulous as persons who cannot
interpret the law, only do damage to the justice delivery system. In times
when money and muscle power is solely determining the heights our
Politicians can reach, the task of the Judiciary becomes all the more
pertinent, crucial and vital.

We have to hope that only persons with good knowledge of law and with a
good insight to interpret and dispense it would want to take responsibility
as Judges. This noble task may not be monetarily satisfying but it must
definitely give one the mental satisfaction of having done a noble job.
Nonetheless, the government should review the pecuniary benefits of the
judicial officers so that the Judiciary attracts nothing less than the best
and the brightest.

Over the years we have witnessed some extremely good judges preside over
the temple of Justice. We have also seen some from the other end of the
spectrum. On them less said the better.

The government should never think it has an upper hand over the Judiciary.
Judges should be ready to fearlessly take on the government for its illegal
actions. Judges should be also consistent in the way they dispense justice.
Courts cannot end up being Casinos. Judiciary should have been the common
man’s last resort. Unfortunately in Goa it has become the first stop.

Caroline Kennedy had said “The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law
and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can
make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing”
Aires Rodrigues
T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat
Ribandar - Goa - 403006
Mobile: 9822684372

Re: [Goanet] Brilliant essay by Aravind Adiga on F. L. Gomes, Goan nationalism

2013-08-25 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا

Both Cardinal Valerian Gracias and Francisco Luis Gomes are commemorated in
Navelim with their likeness in Azulejo tile work on the entrance to the
subways on NH 17 Navelim.


On 25 August 2013 05:44, vmingoa vmin...@gmail.com wrote:

 http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?287480






 --
 #2, Second Floor, Navelkar Trade Centre, Panjim, Goa
 Cellphone 9326140754 Office (0832) 242 0785




-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] Maan: Translation of Ch.1 of Goencho Mull Avaz

Dear Prof Borges,

Without getting waylaid by any flame-bait, I'd like to state the following:

* Sorry, I misunderstood what you meant by Goan bishops. I took it to
mean bishops of Goa, while you meant bishops of Goan origin.

* For argument sake: if not all the bishops of Goa themselves trace their
origin to the Brahmin caste, how could all the bishops of Goan origin (of
which the former is a subset) be Bamon? At the same time, why exclude the
most prominent member of this list (Cardinal Valerian Gracias) on grounds
that he was Karachi born? Do we create exceptions just to prove our
argument? This is good for rhetorics, but I think we're confusing the issue
further.

* Since I don't wish to get caught up in what I see as the minor issues and
details here, I simply stand by the main thrust of my earlier points, which
was: (i) Are caste origins more important than the role played by a
particular individual? (ii) Were both Bamons and Chardos themselves not
excluded from the Catholic priesthood in Goa at one stage of our colonial
history? (iii) Don't we have individuals fighting caste within the Church
itself in today's Goa? (iv) Has it been the institution of the Catholic
Church itself that has supported caste, or individuals within the
institution in Goa and some other parts of India? (v) If we are really
against casteism, as we claim to be, then shouldn't we welcome the
sub-alternisation of the Catholic clergy, a process which is underway and
should hopefully change the attitude of the Church and its pastors in the
not-too-distant future?

These are serious concerns. But why only waddle in the cesspool of the
past, instead of looking hopefully to the future? FN

FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org

[Goanet] Goanet 19th Anniversary

2013-08-25 Thread Herman Carneiro


Dear Goanetters,

Today Goanet celebrates its 19th anniversary! It's a monumental 
achievement that each and every one of us should be proud off. Thousands 
of people have been connected because of Goanet and many friendships 
have been forged. The network has served as an important platform to 
support the global Goan community and to keep the diaspora linked to 
Goa.  We've also involved in supporting important issues such as 
empowering women through Goanet-Femnet and helping campaign to preserve 
Goa in conjunction with the Save Goa Campaign, UK. I hope it will 
continue this important work well into the future.


We can only grow with support from you. If you'd like to volunteer to 
help us please drop us an email. You don't have to be tech-savy to help 
out; all we need is a little time. Don't forget that Goanet is run by 
volunteers like you and me.


Speaking of volunteers, we owe many thanks to FN and Bosco for their 
tireless work over the years. They have remained pillars of Goanet. I'd 
also like to thank all the previous volunteers for the time and effort 
they dedicated to the global Goan community. A big welcome to our new 
volunteer Tony De Sa and Gerald De Souza.  Many thanks to all our 
contributors who make Goanet a such a vibrant forum.  We couldn't do it 
without all of you!


Please support Goanet by making donations via our website. We don't ask 
often but your financial support is much appreciated.


I'm sharing some key points about Goanet below for anyone that might be 
interested.


Happy birthday to Goanet! Congratulations!

--
Herman Carneiro
www.Goanet.org
Where Goans Connect!



Some key points about Goanet

* Goanet on Facebook has been built up and has grown into an active 
community with more than 2,200 members already. This allows us to share 
images and draws comment from a wider base too.


* Goanet on Twitter is in the process of being activated.

* New volunteers Tony de Sa (Facebook) and Gerard de Souza (Twitter) 
have been helping in a significant way.


* Goanetters are welcome to post to our Facebook group via email: 
goa...@groups.facebook.com


* The following is a list of messages relayed through Goanet:
   September 2012842
   October  2012743
   November  2012742
   December  2012889
   January  2013813
   February2013599
   March2013 695
   April   2013 571
   May   2013 662
   June   2013 847
   July2013  855
   August  2013  700 (till date)

For more details see
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/

* Goanet has a page dedicated to it on the Wikipedia
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goanet

* Goante Femnet has been taken forward during the year, thanks to Betsy 
Nunes and the Femnet team. See a sample issue here

   http://www.scribd.com/doc/128090237/Goanet-Femnet-Issue-12

More about Goanet:

Share a little about our organisation
A 19-year-project, run on volunteerism, that links the Goan diaspora. 
Started in 1994 by Herman Carneiro, then 17 years old. Today 
administered with a team of around half-dozen. It has a readership of 
approx 14,000 each day, which is a significant number for India's 
smallest state.


Executive Summary
This is a venture which influenced a generation of Goans in cyberspace. 
It has sustained and grown itself on volunteer power.


Approach/ Strategy
This is a volunteer-driven initiative. Advertising is accepted, but the 
project is not dependent on it. Likewise, there is no membership fee, 
and all are welcome to become members. The goal is to network one of 
India's smaller communities, and build positive change.


Stakeholders
Mostly Goans in the diaspora, but also people back home, tourists 
visiting the state, and those seeking to resettle in goa.


About the initiative
Besides the main network, we have initiatives for news, 
cybermatrimonials, sports, etc. Goanet also has an annual face-to-face 
meeting in Goa each December. Articles generated via Goanet are also 
carried in mainstream newspapers back in Goa, which says something about 
the impact it generates.


Impact -- Outcome
Goanet is reaching growing numbers today, and is shaping the debate in 
significant ways, both among the diaspora and back home.


Learning Points
1. Volunteer power works.
2. Volunteer power can be sustained.
3. A little can go a long way.
4. The latest technology is not necessarily best.

What Next
We're growing, diversifying, and influencing the cyberdebate even more 
as the Internet becomes more ubiquitious in Goa. Meanwhile, this is also 
serving as a powerful mechanism to help people express themselves, build 
citizen journalism initiatives, and even launch a number of positive 
initiatives that help Goa.


Reasoning
Inspite of being India's smallest State, Goanet (linking Goa and her 
diaspora) was one of the earliest cyberprojects of its kind, starting in

Re: [Goanet] Decline of tourism in Goa

A reflection of the Government?


On 25 August 2013 07:12, U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com wrote:


 I thought members would be interested in this rather negative report of Goa
 tourism.


 http://www.indianexpress.com/news/goa-gets-the-goby-as-tourism-growth-takes-
 a-beating/1159800/0


 Best regards,

 U. G. Barad





-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Goa news for August 26, 2013

2013-08-25 Thread Goanet News Service

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

*** Goa CM Parrikar lends support to VHP's yatra, says 'there
was no law and order ... - Daily News  Analysis
ovt-shouldn-t-interfere-in-vhp-yatra-issue-goa-cm_871656.htmlUP
govt shouldn't interfere in VHP yatra issue: Goa CM
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHsQAOaLHkIx1Zpm-LtcQkhgi3j_wurl=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1879851/report-goa-cm-parrikar-lends-support-to-vhp-s-yatra-says-there-was-no-law-and-order-issue

*** Goa gets the go-by as tourism growth takes a beating -
Indian Express
 per cent overall in the last five years. The state ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHLG4z--O22ZMl1Yd8jJ7oRyWZzZwurl=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/goa-gets-the-goby-as-tourism-growth-takes-a-beating/1159800/

*** Trying to start mining in Goa by October: Minister - Times
of India
v18-comments/mines-law-mins-to-move-scmining-ban_940370.htmlMines,
law mins to move SC on mining ban in Goa
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG-hP3r3hHJ3u5PjswsqAXieQxMNAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Trying-to-start-mining-in-Goa-by-October-Minister/articleshow/22044423.cms

*** Goa clamps down on late-night drinking - Telegraph.co.uk
legraph.co.ukGoa's finance ministry, on the same day, banned all
shops from selling alcohol after 9pm and ordered that bars and
restaurants can only serve alcohol up until 1am. Previously
drinks could be purchased until 5am. Those establishments that
want to stay ...a class=
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH6TlnuyWJOUgMvBOIMr_XbNZTHnQurl=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/10261702/Goa-clamps-down-on-late-night-drinking.html

*** Sangolda rape victim dies in Goa medical college - Times of
India
ear-old woman from Sangolda with hearing and speech
disabilities, who was allegedly raped by some unknown person six
months ago, expired at the Goa medical college and hospital at
Bambolim on Saturday. Calangute police on Saturday ...a class=
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHndLPS4LNS3b0qFRtwkWMU5amnwAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Sangolda-rape-victim-dies-in-Goa-medical-college/articleshow/22050224.cms

*** Goa orders bars, liquor stores to wind up early - Times of
India
mes of IndiaPANAJI, Goa's reputation as India's top low budget
party destination could just be in peril as liquor stores have
been told to shut shop early. A state finance ministry order
issued late Thursday, which officials say is aimed at curbing
drinking in ...a class=
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH42elN_VH-P202gapF-pU5r-LSCwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-orders-bars-liquor-stores-to-wind-up-early/articleshow/21998784.cms

*** Goa: The new destination for smuggled gold? - gulfnews.com
ndia trend of gold smuggling and sudden seizures of the yellow
metal in Goa, otherwise a narcotics haven, has forced customs
authorities in the state to step up vigil not only at the lone
airport, but also on the sea routes to stop gold ...a class=
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGzClvFQCfRcHIboT7HVVdM3cUHrwurl=http://gulfnews.com/news/world/india/goa-the-new-destination-for-smuggled-gold-1.1223898

*** Goa chief minister assures speedy solution to Panaji garbage
woes - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Goa chief minister ManoharParrikar has said
that his government has already initiated a process to identify
a technocrat, through the efforts of commissioner of the
corporation of the city of Panaji (CCP), to be entrusted with
the handling of ...a class=
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGwcdQkzhDJKkrbqtuqBzYUYgwbdwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-chief-minister-assures-speedy-solution-to-Panaji-garbage-woes/articleshow/22032137.cms

*** Portuguese Games: Goa to participate under Indian flag, name
- Daily News  Analysis
peaking countries can take part, Goa Olympics Association ...a
class=
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFFCHZEJ0NL0nUsE5T2Adl8rT4Sbgurl=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/1879740/report-portuguese-games-goa-to-participate-under-indian-flag-name

*** Govt finalizes expansion of Goa medical college
infrastructure - Times of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: The Goa medical college and hospital (GMC)
at Bambolim is set for an expansion of its facilities, with the
government finalizing several new projects at the GMC worth
almost Rs 40 crore. All the expansion works are being
implemented through the ...a class=
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNF8_62tqmBt85WS5zULD_wfvYrudAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Govt-finalizes-expansion-of-Goa-medical-college-infrastructure/articleshow/22050286.cms


Compiled by Goanet News Service
http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Bike Gal

2013-08-25 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Bike Gal'

Outdoors on a monsoon morning in Goa.

Among the benisons of my young days were the open spaces the minute one walked
out of the home. Those spaces have now been thoughtlessly filled with ugly
concrete. Panjim, once possessing of great charm and beauty, has been
transformed into just another Indian town, a sorry [...]

You may view the latest post at
http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2013/08/26/bike-gal/

Best regards,
Rajan P. Parrikar
parri...@yahoo.com

Re: [Goanet] Goanet 19th Anniversary

2013-08-25 Thread Joel DS

Hi Herman, Fred, Bosco others,

Congratulations. I wish Goanet all the best on its 19th anniversary.

Regards.
Joel.

On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 2:58 AM, Herman Carneiro her...@goanet.org wrote:

Dear Goanetters,

Today Goanet celebrates its 19th anniversary! It's a monumental
achievement that each and every one of us should be proud off. Thousands of
people have been connected because of Goanet and many friendships have been
forged. The network has served as an important platform to support the
global Goan community and to keep the diaspora linked to Goa. We've also
involved in supporting important issues such as empowering women through
Goanet-Femnet and helping campaign to preserve Goa in conjunction with the
Save Goa Campaign, UK. I hope it will continue this important work well
into the future.

We can only grow with support from you. If you'd like to volunteer to help
us please drop us an email. You don't have to be tech-savy to help out; all
we need is a little time. Don't forget that Goanet is run by volunteers
like you and me.

Speaking of volunteers, we owe many thanks to FN and Bosco for their
tireless work over the years. They have remained pillars of Goanet. I'd
also like to thank all the previous volunteers for the time and effort they
dedicated to the global Goan community. A big welcome to our new volunteer
Tony De Sa and Gerald De Souza. Many thanks to all our contributors who
make Goanet a such a vibrant forum. We couldn't do it without all of you!

Please support Goanet by making donations via our website. We don't ask
often but your financial support is much appreciated.

I'm sharing some key points about Goanet below for anyone that might be
interested.

Happy birthday to Goanet! Congratulations!

--
Herman Carneiro
www.Goanet.org
Where Goans Connect!

Some key points about Goanet

* Goanet on Facebook has been built up and has grown into an active
community with more than 2,200 members already. This allows us to share
images and draws comment from a wider base too.

* Goanet on Twitter is in the process of being activated.

* New volunteers Tony de Sa (Facebook) and Gerard de Souza (Twitter) have
been helping in a significant way.

* Goanetters are welcome to post to our Facebook group via email:
goa...@groups.facebook.com

* The following is a list of messages relayed through Goanet:
September 2012842
October 2012743
November 2012742
December 2012889
January 2013813
February2013599
March2013 695
April 2013 571
May 2013 662
June 2013 847
July2013 855
August 2013 700 (till date)

For more details see
http://lists.goanet.org/**pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/

* Goanet has a page dedicated to it on the Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Goanethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goanet

* Goante Femnet has been taken forward during the year, thanks to Betsy
Nunes and the Femnet team. See a sample issue here

http://www.scribd.com/doc/**128090237/Goanet-Femnet-Issue-**12http://www.scribd.com/doc/128090237/Goanet-Femnet-Issue-12

More about Goanet:

Share a little about our organisation
A 19-year-project, run on volunteerism, that links the Goan diaspora.
Started in 1994 by Herman Carneiro, then 17 years old. Today administered
with a team of around half-dozen. It has a readership of approx 14,000 each
day, which is a significant number for India's smallest state.

Executive Summary
This is a venture which influenced a generation of Goans in cyberspace. It
has sustained and grown itself on volunteer power.

Approach/ Strategy
This is a volunteer-driven initiative. Advertising is accepted, but the
project is not dependent on it. Likewise, there is no membership fee, and
all are welcome to become members. The goal is to network one of India's
smaller communities, and build positive change.

Stakeholders
Mostly Goans in the diaspora, but also people back home, tourists visiting
the state, and those seeking to resettle in goa.

About the initiative
Besides the main network, we have initiatives for news, cybermatrimonials,
sports, etc. Goanet also has an annual face-to-face meeting in Goa each
December. Articles generated via Goanet are also carried in mainstream
newspapers back in Goa, which says something about the impact it generates.

Impact -- Outcome
Goanet is reaching growing numbers today, and is shaping the debate in
significant ways, both among the diaspora and back home.

Learning Points
1. Volunteer power works.
2. Volunteer power can be sustained.
3. A little can go a long way.
4. The latest technology is not necessarily best.

What Next
We're growing, diversifying, and influencing the cyberdebate even more as
the Internet

[Goanet] GOAN PORK TALIBAN FIGHTERS - HITLER's BAPTISM of INDIA - LAND ACQUISITION of TRIBALS FARMERS FISHERFOLKS in NORTH KONKAN

2013-08-25 Thread jm

The Americans with all their highly advanced military weapons have not been
able to defeat a rag tag army of Taliban fighters and recently the
Americans  Taliban held a meeting in Qatar for a peace deal………the
process of secularization of the church in the 1950s  1960s by both the
catholic and protestant clergy brought confusion  corruption in the
church……….Jesus Christ revolted against corrupt political  religious
leaders during his time today Jesus Christ church has been taken over by
corrupt greedy rogue elements who are misusing church funds illegally
selling away church properties and are indulging all types corrupt
activites……..and if the Clergy claim that they are not involved in corrupt
activities then let them disclose once every month on the church notice
board how exactly church funds are utilized and disclose all the assets
properties that the church possesses and disclose what the money received
from sale of vacant church properties are utilized forthe population of
Christians in the world is more than 2 Billion but Christianity is the
worlds weakest religion everywhere Christianity is being
persecutedI don’t know about Goa but here in Bombay in recent years
most of the shops that are selling pork are licenced shops which sell the
meat of pigs that are grown in farms on the outskirts of Bombay  Pune and
these pig farms are also licenced.

Hitlers Nazi forces  Japanese forces severely depleted the military
hardware  manpower of the British empire during the second world war due
to which the British were no more in a position to crush the freedom
struggle in their colonial possession and just 2 years after the end of
second world war the British fled from many of their colonial possessions
in Africa, Gulf  Asia including India..after the British fled India
all the lands that were acquired from farmers, tribals, fisherfolks through
the land acquisition act by the British became the property of the Indian
govt and state govts ……….instead of returning all the unused lands to the
original owners and abolishing the land acquisition act the govt here
through the same land acquisition act went around acquiring more and more
land of other farmers tribals fisherfolks…….this land acquisition by
the British and the new rulers has DISPLACED lakhs of farmers tribals
fisherfolks .displacement involves the common elements of which are
landlessness joblessness homelessness marginalization foodinsecurity
increased morbidity and mortality loss of common property assets and social
disarticulation. due to pressure from builders  corporates the
Maharashtra govt  MMRDA are desperately trying to open up the gorai-manori
region for large scale real estate development……… here in Bombay the
catholic natives ( http://www.bombayland.blogspot.com/ ) after loosing
agricultural lands ponds wells lakes bullocks horses cows buffalos goats
vegetable fields rice fields mangroves saltpanlands forestlands human
rights etc are also in the process of loosing their ancestral houses 
villages ( http://www.mobaikar.com/ ) due to some new rules for exampl the
inclusion of catholic villages/gaothans in the 500 sq ft double property
tax  other plans that have been implemented by the Maharashtra govt
mmrda  collectorsoffice  BMC………due to the foolishness of some catholics
from bandra all the catholic villagers in bombay got baptized with the name
eastindians ( http://www.east-indians.com/ ).

The Protestant Britishers in their gazetteers noted down that the catholics
living in the Bombay region are IGNORANT  DRUNKEN people and the British
began the process of allowing large number of Hindus from Gujarat 
Maharashtra to settle in catholic bombay…and later on the Maharashtra
govt also allowed people from other parts of India to settle in catholic
bombay.decade after decade catholics in bombay are facing threats
attacks intimidations from illegal-migrants land-encroachers buildersmafia
slumlords landmafia slumdwellers rightwinghindugroups and catholics are
facing discrimination from the maratha dominated maharashtra govt bmc
collectorsoffice citysurveyoffice police mmrda mhada and catholics have
found it extremely difficult to get jobs here and those few who got jobs
were humiliated and tormented by hindu co-workers and the ArchBishop of
Bombay i.e. Oswald Gracias turns a blind eye. ……due to poverty 
unemployment most of the catholics in bombay took to chronic alcoholism and
died away...…….It is only a few lay catholic groups like CSF AOCC MCYF SOUL
CROSS MGP BCSABHA etc who are doing a commendable job in defending the last
few bits of Catholicism in Bombay ………all these catholic groups don’t
receive any international support and are sacrificing their blood sweat
time money for a noble cause.

Most of the MPs, MLAs  Corporators in the North Konkan (bombay thane
raigad districts) region are on the payrll of the Builders lobby due to
which everywhere in the north konkan region (4500 sq km bombay metropolitan

[Goanet] hair cut not negotiable

A son proposed the use of his father`s car,. Father suggested that he first
improve his grades from C to B, study the bible and cut his hair
The son thought wise not to refuse a good offer,. Accordingly he fulfilled
his promise of grades, bible study in real earnest, but let his hair stand
still, When he approached his father regarding the use of car having
partially fulfilled his commitment, Father pointed out about his  not
relenting on the  hair growth .The son humbly observed that in his study of
 the Bible, Samson, John the Baptist, Moses and even Jesus sported flowing
long hair. Yes said the father you are perfectly right, but you know too,
that they always walked their way around every where they  went.The son got
the message not to press further and preferred the flowing mane which he
loved
Nelson Lopes Chinchinim

[Goanet] Miracle of Rosary

Miracle of Rosary
Jim Castle was on a flight from Cincinnati Ohio to his home Kansas City .As
the management consultant he was pre occupied and buried in deep thoughts
Close to him seated were  two individuals in blue ribbon saris. He
recognised them  from press reports , as one was with a wrinkled face, They
started prayers with coloured rosaries representing different Nations and
muttered silently in whispers, intentions for various purposes I was
unmoved by this side happenings and even though I was a catholic, it was
out of compulsion that I carried on the rituals It was Mother Theresa
unmistakably.She asked me if I pray the rosary. I admitted in the
negative.She lovingly put her Rosary in my hands and said that I would do
it from now on. There was some unknown feeling and thrill in my heart and
mind and could not explain the  strange experience When I met my wife Ruth
at the airport, she was curious of the rosary in my hand, I informed her
about the encounter
Ruth friend was  inflicted with ovarian cancer and was in a very bad state,
We put the Rosary in her hand hoping it might help, She carried it over a
year and the medical treatment cured her completely much to the
astonishment of the medical opinion.She thankfully returned it to Jim In
1987 Ruth  sister Liz was depressed and had lost hope for living The rosary
was put into her hands, She was relieved of her serious afflictions
completely. The returned rosary was in great demand as the miraculous cures
had spread like wild fire far and near, Finally a terminal patient
requested for the Rosary, When it was put into her hands ,her countenance
brightened with great joy, finally she passed away in peace and
tranquility, which was the desired goal of the family
It dramatically changed forever the belief and faith of Jim and Ruth
permanently, The encounter had touched their hearts and minds positively.
The Rosary now circulates on request and many miraculous  are faithfully
attributed to it
Nelson Lopes Chinchinim

Re: [Goanet] know the facts

RESPONSE: What was written should give readers a clue - they called
themselves Believers - I would ask Ana Maria Fernandes to categorically
sate whether she is a Believer or not. Then we can let the matter rest in
peace!


On 25 August 2013 11:20, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão 
drferdina...@hotmail.com wrote:





 Ana Maria Fernandes amferns_naik at hotmail.com on Sat Aug
 24 09:25:42 PDT 2013 wrote:

 After Resurection Jesus was with his disciples and
 told them to wait for the Holy spirit as he left to Heaven. The disciples
 were
 with Mother Mary and all frightened. Then came the holy Spirit and all the
 apostles became vibrant. They were not afraid of the jews and even death.
 They
 called themselves believers and preached the scriptures and what Jesus had
 taught them. Now what has happened suddenly and our whole system changed
 and we
 are given ready reckner ?



 RESPONSE:

 Very True! These people too write Tiatrs without checking facts! Who wrote
 it?
 Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.





-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: The Lusitanian In Hind (Aravind Adiga, in Outlook)

The Lusitanian In Hind

Francisco Luis Gomes, Goan
polymath, was one of our
earliest patriots.  He can't
lie forgotten.

Aravind Adiga

I was born in India, cradle of poetry, philosophy and
history, today its tomb, wrote the young Indian.  I belong
to that race which wrote the Mahabharata and invented Chess
-- two conceptions that bear in them the eternal and the
infinite. Yes, his homeland's weakness had allowed it to be
ruled by colonial powers -- India is imprisoned -- but the
young visionary believed in its resurgence: I pray for
India, liberty and light.

  Given that these sentences were written in 1861, it
  would be natural enough to assume that their author
  was a Bengali Hindu, writing either in Calcutta or
  in London.  In fact, it was a young Goan Catholic
  in Lisbon who composed these stirring phrases.  The
  Goan, Francisco Luis Gomes, also published a novel
  in Portuguese, Os Brahmanes (The Brahmins), that
  can claim to be one of the earliest Indian novels.
  Many Goans regard Gomes, who died in 1869, as their
  land's greatest son -- a homegrown version of
  Vivekananda, Tilak and Gokhale.  Not only have most
  Indians not heard about Gomes, but many would find
  it jarring to think of a Goan Catholic who wrote in
  Portuguese as a nationalist.  This speaks more
  about the narrowness of our present conception of
  Indianness than about the patriotism of 19th
  century Goans.  Under the familiar sights of Goa --
  which exists in the contemporary Indian imagination
  only as a landscape of fun -- lies an unexpected
  literary treasure: the neglected works of
  pioneering Indian thinkers, most of them Catholic,
  many of them writing in Portuguese.  Of these,
  Gomes is perhaps the most important.

The brutal start of Portuguese rule in Goa in 1510 resulted
in two unexpected boons for modern India. Forced to flee
their homeland in order to protect their faith, the Saraswat
Brahmins spread throughout the Konkan and Malabar,
fertilising commerce and culture everywhere they went. (The
Saraswat diaspora is described in  Kannada writer
Gopalakrishna Pai's historical novel, Swapna Saraswata, which
is being translated into English.)

That few Indians know of Gomes speaks more about the the
narrowness of our conception of Indianness.

The other boon was the development, in places like Margao and
Panjim, of an educated indigenous Catholic community, at
first subservient to white rulers, but soon capable of
dreaming of full equality -- and even of freedom.  In 1787, a
group of Goan priests resentful at seeing whites climb over
them in the church hierarchy met with sympathisers to plot
the overthrow of the Portuguese.  They even sent emissaries
to Tipu Sultan for help.  This, the ‘Pinto revolt', was
perhaps India's earliest organised anti-colonial conspiracy,
and it ended in true Indian style -- at the last minute,
someone betrayed the conspirators.  One of the revolt's
leaders was said to be a Goan priest named Abbe Faria, who, a
few years later, became a celebrity in Paris, where he
practised hypnotism on French ladies, dabbled in revolution,
was imprisoned in the infamous Chateau d'If, and inspired the
figure of the charismatic Abbe in Alexandre Dumas's The Count
of Monte Cristo.

Of course, no career like this was possible for a Goan in
Goa.  In 1835, a liberal government in Lisbon sent a man
named Bernardo Peres da Silva to Panjim -- as his portrait in
the gallery in old Goa notes, da Silva was a native of
India.  The first Indian to rule colonial Goa, he was also
the last.  Seventeen days into his reign, the white and
mixed-race officers who controlled the Goan army put da Silva
on a ship and told him to leave.  After that they butchered
his supporters.  From then until liberation in 1961, although
native Catholics rose high in the judiciary and clergy (and
some Hindus became fabulously rich), no Goan again ruled Goa.

This was the world into which Gomes was born in 1829, where
talented native Catholics, often fluent in Konkani,
Portuguese and French, were still doomed to a second-class
existence.  Gomes, however, wasn't simply talented: he was a
prodigy.  By his early twenties, he had passed his medical
examination and was serving as an army surgeon; later he went
to Bombay to study Sanskrit and the Indian epics; barely 30
years old, he was elected to the Cortes -- the Portuguese
parliament -- from the southern talukas of Goa.  (Unlike
Britain, Portugal gave its colonies the right of
representation.)

The young man's first day in parliament was a rough one: he
heard another member demand that the government rescind the
right given to colonial savages to sit in a civilised
parliament.  The member from Goa, in his maiden speech,
counter-attacked.  Savages?  In India, he informed the
carnivorous Europeans, there

[Goanet] report card for Ministers

Evaluation of Minister/ Progress card sheet

as CM the Minister of Education ,you sure believe in continuous,
comprehensive ,evaluation There should be automatic promotion as in the
schools. No failure policy is the best. Give them retest till the pass the
grade, There is absolute goodness in all those whom appointed in the first
place without proven abilities, educational qualifications and experience.
It is the good teacher who draws out the best in every Minister or the
Monster thoughtfully selected by you
Now the talk of evaluation is preposterous, The best course is to sack them
all, as you shoulder their burden, answer for them, do their home work,
Take over the job of all Ministers,as you are the only fit person in the
pack of Jack asses and crown yourself as the absolute dictator for the good
of the state and yourself.
 Appoint an examination committee
Nelson Lopes Chinchinim

[Goanet] How the Goan lost his art: The old secretariat chapter (VM in Times of India)