[Goanet] Slowdown-of-brains-waste-removal-system-could-drive-alzheimers
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[Goanet] WHY PEOPLE PRAY WITH HANDs FOLDED
Here's a Catholic learning something from a Sikh ! I do not recall ever having it explained like this. > > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com
[Goanet] At the Foot of the Cross
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[Goanet] : Steiners 'The Crucifixtion'
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[Goanet] Sacrifice In Vain
Sacrifice In Vain TNN | Apr 2, 2015, 02.00 AM IST Times Panchanama: Curdi (Vaddem) -Sanguem Isidore Domnick Mendes For 3,500 residents of Colony 1, Colony 2 and Colony 3, Vaddem is their adopted land where they were rehabilitated 30 years ago. The reason being; their entire village of Curdi was submerged under water (see pic) for the Selaulim dam project, which, today, caters to the drinking water and irrigation needs of South Goa. The village panchayat's name was given a prefix; the name of the submerged village, Curdi, and is now called Curdi (Vaddem). This village shares its borders with the Selaulim dam and the two villages of Bhati and Netravali situated in Sanguem taluka. The village lies in the midst of the Western Ghats and is crisscrossed by two rivers, Guleli and Valshe. After the evacuation from their original village, 650 families became homeless. Around 350 families were relocated in the three colonies of Vaddem, while 200 families were transferred to the three colonies of Valkinim, which comes under Bhati panchayat. It is believed that 100 families have still not been rehabilitated. Almost all of these families, who have relocated to Vaddem, feel their sacrifice of giving up their homes has been in vain. Till date, Vaddem has not received a single drop of water from the Selaulim dam. Even the water used for drinking and irrigation is pumped through a borewell (see inset pic). Water supply gets seriously affected whenever there is a power breakdown due to technical reasons or when trees are uprooted or branches fall on power cables. "It is really sad that, till date, we, the relocated people of Curdi village, are not the beneficiaries of drinking water from the Selaulim dam. Even the supply of water pumped from the borewell gets hit whenever there is power failure especially during the rainy season," states Gajanan Kurdikar of Colony No 1, who is also a social worker and a member of the rehabilitation committee of the Selaulim irrigation project. He is also working to get the rest of the 100 families rehabilitated. Concurs Dylan Cardozo, resident of Colony No. 1, "Despite sacrificing our ancestral land to make way for Goa's largest dam, we face problems when it comes to getting drinking water and supply for irrigation." Villagers complain of careless staff who hardly pay any heed to the wastage which occurs due to the leakage of water. In addition, even water tanks are few and lie in a rundown state. For instance, out of two water tanks for Gauli vaddo and Colony No. 1, only one tank is operational, while a single water tank caters to Colony No. 2 and Gaunkar vaddo. "Since water supply is directly dependent on the water pumped from the borewell, it is important to enforce accountability in terms of proper regulated duty hours of all the personnel involved with water supply. Especially, the ones directly connected with pumping and releasing of water," says Alex Rodrigues of Colony No 1. He personally feels displacement from Curdi was a big disappointment, but, resettlement in Vaddem has also been a boon for the locals. "At Curdi, most of the locals were 'mundkars' (tenants). The shifting to Vaddem got us many things like 10,000 sqm of land to cultivate sugarcane, 400 sqm to construct our own dwelling etc," he added. Villagers decry that nothing is being done to take care of the 30-year-old water pipelines which are mostly lying in a dilapidated state. "Replacement with new water pipelines is the need of the hour because these existing conduits have got corroded. Hardly any maintenance to prevent the rampant leakages of water has ever taken place," says Inacio Rodrigues of Colony No.1. Residents feel authorities, till date, have not given a serious thought to alleviate the water woes of Vaddem. "Successive governments promised to improve the supply of both drinking water as well as the supply of water to agricultural lands, which are mostly sugarcane fields. But, these promises are yet to see the light of day. Our village holds the number one position for cultivation of sugarcane in Goa, but, whenever there is a power problem, the supply of water completely stops to the sugarcane fields," says Salvador Pereira of Colony No 1. Agrees Joaquina Rodrigues of Colony No. 1, "We cannot enjoy monsoons as it turns into a time of frequent power cuts which leads to complete stoppage of water supply. Almost all our activities come to a standstill. I feel sad that the government has reneged in its promise given to my family of providing free water to our household.Our own well was converted into a community well as its water is pumped and supplied through taps in the surrounding areas of the village. Except for the first year, when we got water supply free of charge, we are being continuously charged for water usage although the well is located in our agricultural field," she added. The villagers feel efforts by the present M
[Goanet] Singapore Dreams in India's Susegad State
>From a pimple Goa has become an infected boil where even garlic with its >antibacterial properties cannot heal it. How beautiful is the word merciful when Goan women were raped by the indian army. Finally Thumboo saw the sunset in Goa because the hill in Verem was destroyed by the merciless builders. BC Believe it or not, from the very moment the British established Singapore as a separate Crown Colony in 1946, it has remained in focus in discussions and debates about the future of Goa. At that very beginning of the era of decolonisation in Asia, the Portuguese dictator Salazar found a lot to like in what was happening in the British-ruled port city ? its new Legislative Council included only six (later nine) elected seats out of twenty-five, and only British subjects were eligible to vote. Meanwhile the colonial system remained dominant. Salazar figured this an excellent model for the four-centuries-old Estado da India Portuguesa. Even after the Council yielded to a fully-elected Assembly, and the UK Parliament passed the 1958 State of Singapore Act accepting the establishment of an independent state, Salazar still looked for a Singapore-type solution to the increasingly thorny Goa crisis, as Nehru and Krishna Menon grew progressively restive about the last colonial "pimple disfiguring the face of India". The Portuguese dangled promise of a NATO port at Mormugao to their allies, and it finally took a Russian veto to stymie the US/UK-led United Nations resolution demanding withdrawal of Indian troops after their mercifully bloodless takeover in 1961. In the immediate aftermath of Indian annexation, the Goan freedom fighter (he famously got into a fistfight with the colonial Governor General) Ant?nio Anast?sio Bruto da Costa led a group demanding "Goan Goa" with "full sovereignty" to be achieved via "natural right to a plebiscite." This "third force" also looked to Singapore as a model of what might be possible in Goa.
[Goanet] POWERS OF JUDICIARY
*Dear Jose Miranda,* *Well written article.* *Stephen * *Free judiciary can safeguard constitution* *By: Jose Maria Miranda* It is surely very unpleasant and most uncomfortable for someone, who has, in the past, extolled the virtues and actions of an entity or individual, to come back and say “ mea culpa I have erred or have been too quick in my judgment”. I have a few times, taken up cudgels for our Judiciary when our politicians resented its interference in decisions of the Legislature or the Executive detrimental to the general public, but which they considered to be of their exclusive domain. These gestures of High Courts and Supreme Court in taking suo motu cognizance of matters of public interest and seeking answers or rectifications from the Government were hailed by civil society and came to be labeled as judicial activism or judicial overreach. However, there have always been serious apprehensions that with corruption and bribery reigning supreme in almost every sphere of administration in this country, the day might not be far off when the Judiciary too could be affected by the malaise. People dreaded the day when that would happen - when their faith in the Judiciary would crash and their only hope for the country fade. But the day seems to have arrived sooner than expected. Sadder still is the fact that even people with good family backgrounds, who have been elevated to high ranking positions in the Judiciary, instead of bringing honour and dignity to their posts, have brought disgrace and disrepute to the institutions they serve. Their actions and decisions are subject of regular debates, discussions and criticisms even at market places. Civic action groups too have often been reluctant to file cases for fear of adverse decisions. How much have we descended!!! I recall a talk by a senior lawyer, several years back, wherein he rebuked civil society for taking on the Legislative and the Executive and sparing the Judiciary, solely for fear of contempt. He stated that he was often threatened with contempt but had challenged such threats. He was particularly peeved at the fact that the Court had not taken suo motu cognizance of the damage caused by “ River Princess” – the ship that sank off Candolim beach causing tremendous damage and expenses to our Exchequer. Perhaps writers and civic action groups may find it worthwhile challenging Courts’ decisions, which are patently wrong or biased and face contempt and even imprisonment, if necessary, not only to safeguard and defend people’s right to justice but also to ensure that a few Judges do not smear the good name of the Judiciary in the country. Litigants are a lot that is always grumbling and grudging, if not cursing, the Courts, the Judges and the Lawyers and it is their plight that made me scribble these lines - in fact at the request of some of them. Despite all decisions and assurances to fast track cases, they are pending in Courts for decades, without any conclusion in sight. Even when cases are concluded in the lower court, the aggrieved, despite full knowledge that he cannot win any further, appeals to higher courts only to harass the opponent with further delays and expenses. While the right to appeal cannot be denied, heavy penalties imposed if the case meets the same fate in appeals, would have deterred the aggrieved from proceeding further and thus reduce the burden of the Courts and ensured prompt justice. Not only that does not happen, but cases are being adjourned, sometimes with long intervals, at the drop of the hat, with even senior citizens not being spared. I myself was constrained to get a case “ compounded” because of constant adjournments and my inability or rather reluctance to attend the Court often. This enabled the accused to go scot free, which is perhaps a regular happening for similar reasons. However, I made my strong displeasure known to the Judge, which of course, must have not made any impact on him. These trips to the Court, however, made me learn of another delaying tactic: irrelevant questions being put to the witnesses and others, with no objections either from the opponent’s lawyer or the Judge. In one instance where a witness was deposing in a bank forgery case, she was asked what clothes the accused was wearing when he called at the Police Station for his statement, taken six years earlier!!! Such preposterous questions surely cause further delay and adjournments. In another case, I was happy to observe a young lawyer insisting on a shorter adjournment from the Judge, who eventually gave in. I wonder how many lawyers do likewise so that their clients’ cases can be expedited. Another issue that the Courts must take up very seriously and perhaps consider making functionaries personally liable for damages is where litigants are constrained to take recourse to Courts due to the failure of the Executive to enforce the law. This lack of accountability on the part of the bureaucrats not only force
Re: [Goanet] The Inquisition Lore
Dearest Gilbert, Blessings! Thank you so much for your valuable inputs. Our Trust is definitely focused to research, collect and assemble hidden facts, as well as segregate distorted facts as presented in today's day and age. We would definitely love to share notes on the subjects, and together take things forward for a better Goa. As is our vision. We could also be glad and look forward to actually meet up. warm regards, Adrian Simoes Managing Director; The Judeo-Christian Heritage of the West Coast of India Trust Panjim - Goa On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 7:17 AM, Gilbert Lawrence wrote: > Adrian Simoes wrote: Managing Director; The Judeo-Christian Heritage of > the West Coast of India. > Panjim - Goa > > > it was just a "holy purging", 3000 Jews including Garcia de Orta's sister > being killed in Ela, Old Goa was an exaggeration! Was it? > GL Responds: > Yes! What you have quoted above is a gross exaggeration if not fiction. I > would have expected better with your title. Please read some factual > accounts and the following are a few of them. So thanks for giving me the > opportunity to present them. > The Inquisition period extended from 1560 to 1812 with a short period when > it was abolished. During the approximate 250 years, authoritative > historians report fifty seven (57) perpetrators (Europeans and Indians) > were sentenced to death and executed. An equal number died in effigy; > suggesting the desire of the authorities to use the Auto de Fe event as a > deterrence to crime for the local population. > My reading of Goan history: During the interim period when the > inquisition was abolished, a few hundred Goans died in forced labor camps > in the efforts of the Portuguese colonial authorities to build its capital > in Vasco and later at Panjim. Likely the lack of an "Inquisition > authority" over the governor permitted the colonial government to brutalize > the native population as a whole with more vicious measures with compulsory > forced displacement of the native male population from their villages to > labor camps. > Absolute power and atrocities of the monarchs during this period of > "Absolute Monarch" (16th -19th centuries) was not confined only to Europe. > Similar state-ruler atrocities / cruelties were committed by Hindu Rajas > and Muslim Sultans in the Indian subcontinent. A visit to Hampi and > Bijapur displays the prisons and torture techniques. While Europe saw the > kings rule by "divine right" after the 16th century, that cloak of divine > authority was assumed in India much earlier as seen by the royal titles of > the Indian kings. > Some of the old uncivilized torture techniques even exist today as > water-boarding, electric shocks etc in several civilized countries of > Europe, Americas and Middle East. > Regards, GL >
[Goanet] Give your comments & suggestions on the State Road Safety Policy & Action Plan for Goa by 12 noon Wed 8th April 2015
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed about Road Safety & Traffic Management in Goa. --- State Road Safety Policy & Action Plan for Goa . http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/PageImages/storyImages/2015/03/31/793340.jpg https://www.goa.gov.in/pdf/Dir.%20of%20Transport%20-State%20Road%20Safety%20Policy%20&%20Action%20Plan%20for%20Goa.pdf send your comments & suggestions to --- The Director Directorate of Transport Junta House, Panaji, Goa 403 001 Ph: 2225724 Email: dir-tran@nic.in --- --- The Navhind Times 31/3/15 ---
[Goanet] Experts: -Why-wearable-tech-could-pose-health-risks
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[Goanet] Fw: I'm blind. Here's how I see the world...
How I use sonar to navigate the world From: Today's TED Talk Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 4:45 AM To: cmene...@tpg.com.au Subject: I'm blind. Here's how I see the world... Watch and share today’s TED Talk. View it in your browser. March 31, 2015 Today’s TED Talk Daniel Kish: How I use sonar to navigate the world 13:03 minutes · TED2015 Daniel Kish has been blind since he was 13 months old, but has learned to “see” using a form of echolocation. He clicks his tongue and sends out flashes of sound that bounce off surfaces in the environment and return to him, helping him to construct an understanding of the space around him. In a rousing talk, Kish demonstrates how this works and asks us to let go of our fear of the “dark unknown.” Watch now » Playlist of the Day The most popular talks of all time Are schools killing creativity? What makes a great leader? How can I find happiness? These 20 talks are the ones that you and your fellow TED fans just can't stop sharing. Watch » 20 talks · Total run time 5:42:25 Become a Fan on Facebook Follow us @TEDTalks Read more at ideas.ted.com Get the TED app for iPhone, iPad and Android You are receiving this email because you've subscribed to our mailing list. You might also like our weekly emails, compiling all the week’s TED Talks in one handy mailing. Copyright © 2015 TED, All rights reserved. You're receiving the TED Talks daily email because you subscribed to it on TED.com. (Was this forwarded by a friend? You can sign up here: http://www.ted.com/newsletter ) Our mailing address is: TED 250 Hudson Street Room 1002 New York, NY 10013 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences view email in browser --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com
[Goanet] GVK EMRI Crisis in Goa's Health Department, employees resort to protests
http://bharatmukti.blogspot.in/2015/03/gvk-emri-crisis-in-goas-health.html Bharat Mukti Morcha expresses solidarity and support to the 133 agitating employees of the GVK EMRI 108 ambulance service system in attached to the Department of Health Services, Government of Goa that was started on 5th September 2008. The employees currently are protesting at Azad Maidan, Panjim with few of them including women resorting to hunger strike. Bharat Mukti Morcha delegation led by Maggie Silveira visited the agitating workers on March 29, 2015 and offered words of support. On quick queries it was revealed that GVK stands for Gopal Venkat Krishna Reddy, and EMRI stands for Emergency Management Research Institute. The scheme had 33 Ambulances for the pick ups from 33 spots across the state of Goa. Employees in a bid to resolve their grievances formed Union in 2012. Things headed for confrontation due to non-co-operation of the GVK management and the employees who hail from all over Goa are jobless from 18 February 2015. 11 committee members (3 females and 8 males) of their union known as "108 Ambulance Service Employees Union" stands terminated. Goa CM Parsekar is asking for written apology for protest of the employees violating ESMA Act to press for their demand. Employees has refused to tender written apology. The emergency medical Technicians - 30 females and 30 males along with 70 pilots (drivers) are jobless at present. These employees are not paid their salaries from the month of February 2015. Worker has been facing various difficulties such as recovery of the cost of damage to the vehicles while in service. The annual increment of their salary is just Rs.11/-. The company is classified as non-profit and not registered with labour department of Goa government even though the principal employee is Government of Goa. Employees disclosed that they are also not given holidays nor maternity leave. Pregnant women are made to work till the eight month of pregnancy. Women are also made to work on night duty. Christopher Norman Parakha from Uttarkhand in North India was the Head of Operations when Laxmikant Parsekar was a Health Minister. When Parsekar took over as Chief Minister of Goa three months ago Parakha drew a monthly salary of Rs. 51,776/- while workers salaries capped at around Rs.9,000/-. All salaries are paid by Goa Government. Chief Minister Parsekar immediately after his swearing-in-ceremony got Parakha as his Officer on Special duty (OSD) to the office of the Chief Minister (CM). It may be noted that GVK has also submitted tender for Mopa Airport construction that Parsekar is pushing strongly for in eastern Pernem. GVK was awarded the contract of 108 Ambulance service of Health department without any tender and without permission from labour department. Bharat Mukti Morcha has taken note of the following points raised by the workers: 1. All 33 stations to be operated efficiently in public interest with good quality drugs and on board facilities. 2. Security to be provided to the ambulance field employees, at least for female employees. 3. Contract with GVK EMRI need to be scrapped and a corporation under the control of state Government to be formed and the 108 Emergency service to be operated under the corporation. 4. Till the formation of the corporation the GVK company the present contractor should revoke all termination unconditionally and reinstate the worker with continuity I service, Back Wages and other consequential benefits. 5. The present contractor should sign a MoU with Union to this effect. 6. All labour laws applicable to the employees be implemented with immediate effect. Currently around 5 ambulances are in operation with staff brought in from Telangana and provided police protection. Police protection was never provided to agitating employees from Goa in spite of requests while they were on duty. It looks as if the Chief Minister of Goa Laxmikant Parsekar is not only the captive slave of Defense Minister of India Bamon Manohar Parrikar but also of the Parakha, his choice OSD for the greater ruin of public interest, Public Health and labour interest. Ruling Party BJP was started and continues to be under control of Bamons.
[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day...
This is for some of the girls from St. Teresa's Girls. My sis learnt this at school! it just came to m and before I forgot I had to Google and find it for you! The Almanac Singers - Away, Rio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F15XF2Uzi4g&spfreload=10 -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] The Inquisition Lore
Adrian Simoes wrote: Managing Director; The Judeo-Christian Heritage of the West Coast of India. Panjim - Goa it was just a "holy purging", 3000 Jews including Garcia de Orta's sister being killed in Ela, Old Goa was an exaggeration! Was it? GL Responds: Yes! What you have quoted above is a gross exaggeration if not fiction. I would have expected better with your title. Please read some factual accounts and the following are a few of them. So thanks for giving me the opportunity to present them. The Inquisition period extended from 1560 to 1812 with a short period when it was abolished. During the approximate 250 years, authoritative historians report fifty seven (57) perpetrators (Europeans and Indians) were sentenced to death and executed. An equal number died in effigy; suggesting the desire of the authorities to use the Auto de Fe event as a deterrence to crime for the local population. My reading of Goan history: During the interim period when the inquisition was abolished, a few hundred Goans died in forced labor camps in the efforts of the Portuguese colonial authorities to build its capital in Vasco and later at Panjim. Likely the lack of an "Inquisition authority" over the governor permitted the colonial government to brutalize the native population as a whole with more vicious measures with compulsory forced displacement of the native male population from their villages to labor camps. Absolute power and atrocities of the monarchs during this period of "Absolute Monarch" (16th -19th centuries) was not confined only to Europe. Similar state-ruler atrocities / cruelties were committed by Hindu Rajas and Muslim Sultans in the Indian subcontinent. A visit to Hampi and Bijapur displays the prisons and torture techniques. While Europe saw the kings rule by "divine right" after the 16th century, that cloak of divine authority was assumed in India much earlier as seen by the royal titles of the Indian kings. Some of the old uncivilized torture techniques even exist today as water-boarding, electric shocks etc in several civilized countries of Europe, Americas and Middle East. Regards, GL
Re: [Goanet] [Secular Goa] The Inquisition Lore
I am no historian just an ordinary Catholic. My ancestors may have been forcibly converted as may have been many of today's Goan Roman Catholics during the inquisition in Goa. (Kerala's Syrian Catholics were converted during the first century AD it is said) What is important for me and should be for all other Roman Catholics is whether today I want to remain a Catholic because of the faith I have in one God and Jesus Christ who willingly sacrificed Himself for me. Bringing up the Inquisition that took place about 4 centuries ago to say that because my ancestors were forcibly converted hence i should revert to being a Hindu (as the extreme right would have us do) does not make sense. marie On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@gmail.com [seculargoa] wrote: > > > Good to see that Vivek has provided a pertinent quote from Priolkar in > which he appears to be expressing the concern that his account would > be dismissed as biased because it was not written by a Portuguese > historian. Legitimate specific criticisms of any scholarly work is > always a good thing. What is wrong is its outright dismissal without > producing contrary facts, but rather, just by using such baseless > canards as guilt by association and various ideological devices. As > alluded to by Vivek, there is no detailed alternative historical > account on Goan inquisition based on primary sources. I understand > that this is in large part due to destruction or loss of original > records. In this context, I remember that Teotoniobab de Souza once > mentioned that some of the remaining records were transferred to the > Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil. So all we need is a competent, > committed and dispassionate secular historian, and proper funding from > a secular source. > > Priolkar's book relies naturally on secondary sources. But it was > well-received by eminent historians such as C. R. Boxer. Regarding > Dellon and Buchanan, I should have said that they are eyewitness > accounts rather than well-researched. No independent facts contradict > what they have written. They have been maligned based on pure > speculations and biases of their detractors, and generalization of > such ideological concoctions as the "Black Legend" to the Goan > situation. > > Cheers, > > Santosh > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 10:26 PM, V M vmin...@gmail.com [seculargoa] > wrote: > > > > > > > > The problem with the state of "Goa Inquisition Studies", such as they > > are, is the near-total absence of decent modern and contemporary > > historiography of the two-centuries-plus episode. Twenty-first-century > > historical understanding cannot be properly achieved by reading > > primary documents by witnesses or near-witnesses who (a) wanted to > > sell their accounts, (b) gain coniderably grom their accounts, or (c) > > were published in order to settle tertiary scores. I'd say Priolkar's > > book is a significant step in the right direction, but as he himself > > writes, while laying his bare to be considered, " the story of the > > Inquisition is a dismal record of callousness and cruelty, tyranny and > > injustice, espionage and blackmail, avarice and corruption, repression > > of thought and culture and promotion of obscurantism and an Indian > > writer who undertakes to tell it can easily be accused of being > > inspired by ulterior motives. From this point of view, it would have > > been appropriate if the task had been undertaken by a Portuguese > > historian..." > > > > But no such Portuguese historian has emerged, and no serious Indian > > historian has tried to develop the necessarily complex understanding > > required here either, and so Goans are left foundering, reacting by > > instinct and out of a misplaced sense of self-protection. As Priolkar > > also writes, rather piercingly, "it is indeed an irony of history that > > some of the descendants of the "New Christians" in Goa, who suffered > > cruelly at the hands of the Inquisition, should be so anxious to > > prevent the truth about the working of the institution from coming to > > light." > > > > In that case, Priolkar was speaking directly about the "contentions of > > Dr. Gerson da Cunha and Braz Fernandes" that Dellon's account was > > fiction or fictionalized, despite no European scholar having similar > > doubts. Elsewhere, he is quite unreasonable and nasty - thus betraying > > considerable bias in his own history-making - as when thanking "the > > Goud Saraswat Brahman Community of Bomay for the grant given for the > > publication of this volume" but refraining to mention the names of > > other, presumably Goan Catholic contributors because "it must be > > remembered that the Inquisition has been abolished but the spirit > > which guided its activities is not entirely extinct." In that passage > > and others, Priolkar attempts the trick of transposing 16th and 17th > > century European colonialist ideas, attitudes and policies to the Goan > > Catholics of the 20th
Re: [Goanet] [Secular Goa] The Inquisition Lore
There is no fun in converting to Hinduism or remaining a Catholic. There are many new religions that you might find more interesting and rewarding. Cheers, Santosh On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 8:54 PM, marie dsouza.ma...@gmail.com [seculargoa] wrote: > > > > I am no historian just an ordinary Catholic. > > My ancestors may have been forcibly converted as may have been many of > today's Goan Roman Catholics during the inquisition in Goa. > (Kerala's Syrian Catholics were converted during the first century AD it is > said) > > What is important for me and should be for all other Roman Catholics is > whether today I want to remain a Catholic because of the faith I have in one > God and Jesus Christ who willingly sacrificed Himself for me. > > Bringing up the Inquisition that took place about 4 centuries ago to say that > because my ancestors were forcibly converted hence i should revert to being a > Hindu (as the extreme right would have us do) does not make sense. > > marie > > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@gmail.com > [seculargoa] wrote: >> >> >> >> Good to see that Vivek has provided a pertinent quote from Priolkar in >> which he appears to be expressing the concern that his account would >> be dismissed as biased because it was not written by a Portuguese >> historian. Legitimate specific criticisms of any scholarly work is >> always a good thing. What is wrong is its outright dismissal without >> producing contrary facts, but rather, just by using such baseless >> canards as guilt by association and various ideological devices. As >> alluded to by Vivek, there is no detailed alternative historical >> account on Goan inquisition based on primary sources. I understand >> that this is in large part due to destruction or loss of original >> records. In this context, I remember that Teotoniobab de Souza once >> mentioned that some of the remaining records were transferred to the >> Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil. So all we need is a competent, >> committed and dispassionate secular historian, and proper funding from >> a secular source. >> >> Priolkar's book relies naturally on secondary sources. But it was >> well-received by eminent historians such as C. R. Boxer. Regarding >> Dellon and Buchanan, I should have said that they are eyewitness >> accounts rather than well-researched. No independent facts contradict >> what they have written. They have been maligned based on pure >> speculations and biases of their detractors, and generalization of >> such ideological concoctions as the "Black Legend" to the Goan >> situation. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Santosh >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 10:26 PM, V M vmin...@gmail.com [seculargoa] >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > The problem with the state of "Goa Inquisition Studies", such as they >> > are, is the near-total absence of decent modern and contemporary >> > historiography of the two-centuries-plus episode. Twenty-first-century >> > historical understanding cannot be properly achieved by reading >> > primary documents by witnesses or near-witnesses who (a) wanted to >> > sell their accounts, (b) gain coniderably grom their accounts, or (c) >> > were published in order to settle tertiary scores. I'd say Priolkar's >> > book is a significant step in the right direction, but as he himself >> > writes, while laying his bare to be considered, " the story of the >> > Inquisition is a dismal record of callousness and cruelty, tyranny and >> > injustice, espionage and blackmail, avarice and corruption, repression >> > of thought and culture and promotion of obscurantism and an Indian >> > writer who undertakes to tell it can easily be accused of being >> > inspired by ulterior motives. From this point of view, it would have >> > been appropriate if the task had been undertaken by a Portuguese >> > historian..." >> > >> > But no such Portuguese historian has emerged, and no serious Indian >> > historian has tried to develop the necessarily complex understanding >> > required here either, and so Goans are left foundering, reacting by >> > instinct and out of a misplaced sense of self-protection. As Priolkar >> > also writes, rather piercingly, "it is indeed an irony of history that >> > some of the descendants of the "New Christians" in Goa, who suffered >> > cruelly at the hands of the Inquisition, should be so anxious to >> > prevent the truth about the working of the institution from coming to >> > light." >> > >> > In that case, Priolkar was speaking directly about the "contentions of >> > Dr. Gerson da Cunha and Braz Fernandes" that Dellon's account was >> > fiction or fictionalized, despite no European scholar having similar >> > doubts. Elsewhere, he is quite unreasonable and nasty - thus betraying >> > considerable bias in his own history-making - as when thanking "the >> > Goud Saraswat Brahman Community of Bomay for the grant given for the >> > publication of this volume" but refraining to mention the names of >> > other,
[Goanet] WILL AAP SURVIVE OR FALL?
Dear Convenor of Goa Unit AAP, News going on about the duo AAP dissident group Prashant Bushan and Yogendra Yadav, who are likely to form a new party, may not materialize as the Kejriwal group is much stronger. Everyone says Prashant Bushan cannot be trusted and Yadav has been dragged unnecessary into this conflict. Prashant Bushan is a man behind to this whole controversy should leave gracefully from the political carrier on April Fools Day. Yadav must patch up and go back to his parent organisation and work together to strengthen its unity in the party to demolish corrupt forces in the country. If this does not happen than AAP will be ruined and the country will be in turmoil. Stephen Dias D.Paula Sent on APRIL FOOLS DAY Bhushan, Yadav may form new party PTI Bhushan said though AAP's Political Affairs Committee and National Executive decided against forming a government with Congress support again, Kejriwal had continued his efforts either to get Congress support or to "breakaway MLAs" from the party. Asked whether it became untenable to continue in AAP, Bhushan said he cannot go along with Kejriwal and his supporters. "What they did on that day (March 28) was something which is not pardonable," he said. On future political course, Bhushan said the efforts would be to channelise the positive energy of the volunteers. New Delhi: Dissident AAP leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav today maintained suspense over their future plans but did not rule out forming a political party after taking views of volunteers and well-wishers supporting them. Wrathful over the way Kejriwal was running the party, Bhushan said he and Yadav will have detailed discussions with their supporters from across the country at a meeting on April 14 which has been convened to channelise the positive energy of those AAP members who "felt betrayed" by the current leadership. "It need not be a political party. But it could also be a political party depending upon what they want and what happens. My personal opinion is that we should right now concentrate on issues and movements rather than forming a political party," Bhushan said. The lawyer, who had joined hands with Kejriwal over 10 years back during the RTI movement, said he felt "very sad" at the way he and Yadav were removed. Expressing regret over supporting Kejriwal, Bhushan said the way the National Council meeting on March 28 was conducted was "unpardonable". Bhushan claimed that Kejriwal was very desperate to capture power in Delhi after the Lok Sabha poll debacle and continued his efforts just before dissolution of the Delhi Assembly in November last year. He said Kejriwal even approached a social activist to speak to Rahul Gandhi to garner Congress support. "In November (2014), he approached Nikhil Dey and asked him to speak to Rahul Gandhi as to get him to Congress support for government formation," Bhushan said. Dey could not be contacted for his comments. Giving an account of the events that widened his rift with Kejriwal, Bhushan said soliciting Congress support to form government again after Lok Sabha polls, the decision not to contest assembly polls in Haryana and selection of candidates for Delhi polls were some of the major contentious issues.
Re: [Goanet] Cow slaughter ?
IS BEEF EATING ALLOWED FOR HINDUS A recent photograph of some Hindu Protesters demanding a ban on non-vegetarian food made me sit and take notice on vedaas. I believe that these protesters are ignorant of what their religion preaches. They are simply going against their own religious scriptures. ♥BEST ANSWERS ⚪Manusmriti (chapter5/verse30):"It is not sinful to eat meat of eatable animals,for God has created both the eaters and the eatables". ⚪Aapastanba Grishsutram(1/3/10):says,"The cow should be slaughtered on the arrival of a guest, on the occasion of 'Shraaddha of ancestors and on the occasion of a marriage". ⚪Rigveda (10/85/13):declares "On the occasion of a girls marriage oxen and cows are slaughtered". ⚪Rigveda (6/17/1) : states that, "Indra used to eat the meat of cow, calf, horse and buffalo". ⚪Vashishta Dharmasutra (11/34):says,If a Brahmin refuses to eat the meat offered to him on the occasion of ,'Shraaddha' he goes to hell". ⚪Hinduisms great propagator Swami Vivekaanand said thus: "You will be surprised to know that according to ancient Hindu rite and rituals, a man cannot be a good Hindu who does not eat beef ". (The complete works of Swami Vivekanand vol :3/5/36) ⚪ "The book The history and culture of the indian people" published by Bharatiya vidya bhawan,bombay and edited by renowned historian R C Majumdar (vol 2 ,page 18 says)This is said in the mahabharata that "king Ratinder used to kill 2000 other animals in addition to 2000 cows daily in order to give their meat in charity". ⚪Aadi shankaraachaarya commentary on Brahadaranyakopanishad 6/4/18 says:'Odaan' rice mixed with meat is called 'maansodan' on being asked whose meat it should be, he answers 'Uksha' is used for an ox, which is capable to produce semen. ♥♥Dear hindoo brothers and sisters what should we follow? Religious books or communal political parties?? On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 7:10 PM, Vivian A. DSouza wrote: > They just don't mean cows. They mean cattle including bulls, buffaloes > etc.As a vegetrtian I fully support the ban on slaughter of cattle, BUT > only if the proponents of this bill are truly sincere andBAN all dairy > products, which are made from the milk unwillingly donated by cows. This > means NO MILK, NO CHEESE,NO GHEE, NO ICE REAM all of which come from the > milk forcibly extracted from cows Why stop at the slaughter of cows ?If > the proponents are sincere about the Cow, then why don't they go all the > way and BAN all products that come from COWS.Bye bye AMUL !!! No more > exploiting our cows. >
[Goanet] MEDIA ALERT - DOCUMENTARY SCREENING SEEDS WAR & MEET THE DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR CLEMENT MONFORT
*M E D I A A L E R T* *DOCUMENTARY SCREENING "SEEDS WAR"* by *Clément MONFORT*organized by *Alliance Française Panjim* and *in collaboration with University of Goa* *Inaugurated by Director **Narendra Pratap Singh*, director of Central Coastal Agriculture Coastal Agricultural Research Institute *WHAT:* Documentary screening *SEEDS WAR*, in presence of the documentary maker *Clément Monfort* *The screening will be followed by an interaction with **Clément Montfort* *, director of the documentary and the Guest of Honour Director Narendra Pratap Singh.* *FREE TO ALL**!* *WHAT :* Are seeds a commodity or a vital resource to be shared for the benefit of Humanity like the water we drink or the air we breathe? In the near future, farmers might lose the right to plant their own seeds. Indeed, in Europe, a regulation is emerging which will impose strict controls on the use of agricultural seeds. Behind this appropriation stand five corporations already governing half of the seeds market and looking to spread their stranglehold even further. This film travels from India to France, and even the polar circle, to unveil a silent and unknown war , the outcome of which is critical for all of us, that of our food independence. This conference will comprise of a documentary film screening, followed by a conference/debate with the audience. *Watch the trailer* : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K7MDgr5ErQ *WHO:* *Clément MONFORT* After completing his studies in Political Sciences and Cultural Mediation, Clément Montfort shifted focus towards journalism and particularly the direction of documentary films. Having a profound interest in photography and filming, he works as chief operator for many projects. For the past 3 years, the director of “*The Seeds War*” has worked with various French TV Channels (Arte, France 2, France 3, France 5). Clément Montfort is also one of the active members and the vice president of TéléLibre.fr, which is not only a 100% independent citizen’s television but also a school of journalism training. *Clément Monfort is available for interviews. *Please contact : Laurène Gibert : director.pan...@afindia.org to set up an interview. *WHEN*: *Monday 6th April 2015 at 2.30 pm* *WHERE* : *Conference Hall, administrative building, University of Goa* Taleigao Plateau, Bambolim, Goa 403001 - Bambolim Please find an invitation to attend to the documentary screening. We thank our partner *Panjim Inn*. For further information, please contact 083 24 20049 or director.pan...@afindia.org Best regards,
[Goanet] The-healing-power-of-your-own-medical-data.
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[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] Good Friday
1-Apr-2015 Dear Friend, Why Good Friday? Why death? Why death forever? It is good and necessary for us to contemplate Jesus on the cross in his agony and death to realize how much God loved us in Jesus. Paradoxically, without the cross life is meaningless, and the world's suffering is meaningless. We need the cross to comprehend the problem of evil and its all-encompassing presence in the world today. We need Jesus on the cross to face our own crosses and to draw strength from Him. May we have an affirming Good Friday! -Fr. Jude Reflections for Good Friday "Being obedient unto death, He became the source of our salvation!" 3-Apr-2015 Isai. 52: 13--53: 12; Heb. 4: 14-16; 5: 7-9; John 18: 1-19: 42; In today's first reading Isaiah paints a startling portrait of the suffering servant of Yahweh. This suffering servant has a dignity about himself and his spirit is intact and unbroken in the midst of all that he suffers. Physically he was abused and reduced to a subhuman condition, yet in the face of all that he suffered there is no bitterness, no anger, no resentment, no complaint. Isaiah is describing not only the suffering servant but in fact he gives us a pen portrait of Jesus himself as he goes to his passion and he also gives us a model of how the Christian is called to respond to suffering. Jesus would embrace the cross and transform it into an expression of love for all human beings. The cross, the object of death can become the object of life for us and for others, if it is embraced with faith, as coming from God's hands. He risked his life, all he got back was…One night a fisherman heard a loud splash. A man on a nearby yacht had been drinking and had fallen overboard. The fisherman leapt into the cold water and rescued the man and revived him with artificial respiration. Then he put the man to bed, and did everything he could to make the man comfortable. Finally, exhausted by the ordeal, the fisherman swam back to his own boat. The next morning the fisherman returned to the yacht to see how the man was doing. "It's none of your business," the man shouted defensively. The fisherman reminded the man that he had risked his life to save him. But instead of thanking him, the man cursed the fisherman and told him that he never wanted to see him around again. Commenting on the episode, the fisherman said: "I rowed away from the yacht with tears in my eyes. But the experience was worth it, because it gave me an understanding of how Jesus felt when he was rejected by those he saved."Mark Link in 'Journey' Today's Gospel presents a mortal conflict between good and evil, a battle between the Prince of Peace and the prince of this world. Good Friday is a day of paradox because an instrument of death becomes the source of life. It is also a day of mystery because the sinless one became as sin; a day revealing mankind at its worst and God at His best. Ultimately on this day love conquers death. Jesus on the cross transforms the curse of the cross into an instrument of blessing and eternal life. In the Gospel we hear an account of the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. There are several facets of the passion we could successfully reflect upon: The agony in the garden and the fearless confrontation of Jesus with those who came to arrest him. The triple denial of Peter in the presence of a maid servant. The trial before Caiphas in the Pretorium and then his confrontation with Pilate, and the lingering unanswered question: "What is the truth?" We could meditate on the Way of the Cross and his final moments on the cross. We could ask the questions: Why did the Father permit the Son to suffer? Why does God seem to abandon Jesus? Does God abandon his people, his beloved when they suffer? For that matter is the Father oblivious to the passion of his Son and to all his sons and daughters who even now suffer in the world today? While God does not reveal always his power, he always gives us the assurance of his comforting presence. We want God to be a powerful God, one who does away with all suffering. In Jesus' suffering and dying on the cross, we see as it were, an impotent God, a God who is made vulnerable precisely because he loves us, is ready to suffer with us and for us. Thy Will, Not MineRobert Grant's short story The Sign concerns a young man called Davidson. He wants to be a writer and has just mailed his first novel to a publishing house. Filled with fear about the publisher's decision, he goes outside and paces back and forth in an orchard. It was Holy Week. His thought went back and forth between Christ and himself, like a needle and thread: to Christ in the garden of Gethsemane kneeling in prayer, and to himself in the orchard; to Christ preparing for the supreme agony of hanging by nails, back to himself and his book with Dow Press. He stopped and said."Thy will, not mine." But then 'a bolt of awareness' struck him.
[Goanet] Our Chemical Lives.....Catalyst.
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