[Goanet] Can you help to subtitle the trailer of this lovely Konkani film?

[Frederick Noronha]

Dear all:  This is a lovely Goan film. Its producer/director Bardroy
Barretto (from the same village as Maestro Lourdino Barreto in Canacona and
alumni of Loyola's Margao) is open to have it subtitled into other
languages.

See the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrQY-GVS5vE
I'm sure you'll find it very good.

Bardroy has done a fab job on the movie, and if it could reach out to the
non-English speaking world, it could build more friends and appreciators of
Goa.

Please see how you could help in any way and take this forward. Bardroy is
bard...@gmail.com

Regards and good wishes,

FN

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> [Goanet] Nachoia cumpasar*Nelson Lopes* nellopes25 at gmail.com
> 
> *Thu Jan 31 03:58:38 PST 2019 *
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>
> I have finally  seen the screening of the film along with large audience on 
> my village It has won international and National acclaim with the only 
> Konkani script enshrined in the archives of Oscar library for posterity
> I may not be the right person to comment or critically appraise the film. 
> Nevertheless I wish to record my views in my limited capacity of understanding
> The film is a great entertainer of songs of yore , resurrecting the culture , 
> the singer and the composer .It has reached far and wide to Goan audiences 
> making emotional connect  with our culture .It keeps the interest sustained 
> with melodious music , the lyrics and powerful voice of existing lead  singer 
> even if the voice is dubbed or old  reminded The immortal  love songs are  
> nostalgic. but still in demand and hence for those who are familiar do not  
> but create a visual impact. The sound effects are a very special  feature 
> .The lead actress and the composer convey a feeling of revival with emotional 
> touch. The singer has been vibrant appealing and delivers effectively the 
> message while entertaining .The real story with songs justifiably justaposed 
> with the story line gives strength to the story lineThe emotion of  
> infatuation of love ignorantly progress  much to desire of misplaced one 
> sided serious affair,
> Even when the deceit and double life comes to the fore It is a Delima and 
> conflict between singer and composer and his pregnant wife The composer makes 
> the choice that leaves the singer desperate and lonely and cheated The 
> intended anti climax of singer attempting to end her life in despair as a 
> backdrop does not enhance the story line As the real singer is still alive 
> such flimsy diversion is misplaced
> The background and settings intended  to portray the past is stretching a 
> little bit too far as it does not enhance cinematic appeal
> Some customs tradition and our mental set up to visualise perceptions are 
> typical not necessarily the essence of all Goans The concerns of parents and 
> caution of the singer are typically Goan mentality of worried parents
> The singer finally comes to terms in her own way by way of adjustment, even 
> defying the binding contract, taking a sabbatical for as long time to 
> emphasise her own determination
> The songs are resounding the lyrics of love, and disappointment have no 
> parallel and so the excellent music that has carried the message of our love 
> for music beyond geographical boundaries in the most effective way The demise 
> of the composer without much remorse as along expected real life story
> The commentary about Goan musicians and their fight for survival after ban By 
> Morarji Desai is illuminatingThe lack of appreciation and credit to famous 
> Goan musicians to  Indian film industry is underscored with deceit without 
> recognition The
> Background comment laments the portrayal of  Goan community
> As drunkards ,but the film finds a spot for a drunkard disappointed in failed 
> love and his intelligent suggestions  and advice to tide and drown the sorrow
> D Silva in his indomitable style and unassuming comments lifts tense moments 
> and laughing diversion to the intense love infatuation of married man living 
> double life and disappointment of the singer for being cheated of her 
> innocent misplaced love  overriding caution
> It is a very vibrant entertainment for music loving Goans, revival of lyrics 
> of the famous singer still alive ,and resurrecting the famous composer who 
> created a niche in Konkani songs unparalleled  , unmatched till date and will 
> be so for a long time to come
> Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
>
>

[Goanet] Clerical Abuse - The Pope Seems Helpless

[Roland Francis]

Pope admits clerical abuse of nuns including sexual slavery - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47134033

Roland.
Toronto.

[Goanet] Does Bitcoin Rule Over A Fishy Family?

[Roland Francis]

Canadian cryptocurrency firm CEO dies in India taking password to $ 190 million 
with him - Times of India

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/canadian-cryptocurrency-firm-ceo-dies-in-india-taking-password-to-190-million-with-him/articleshow/67858198.cms

Though minor in scale, is this the beginning of a series of scandals that will 
consign cryptocurrencies to the Financial Dustbin?

Roland.
Toronto.

[Goanet] The Sultan And The Saint

[Roland Francis]

Catholics in the UAE and surrounding Persian Gulf nations are all excited about 
the visit of Pope Francis to Abu Dhabi. While the excitement is understandable 
given the stature of the head of the Catholic Church, it goes too far when the 
visit is compared to a similar visit by the current pope’s patron St. Francis 
of Assisi crossing over to meet the Sultan of Egypt during the wars of the 
Fifth Crusade,

In my view this visit of Francis is nothing grandiose and on the scale of what 
it is made out to be. Sure, it is a coup for the rulers of the UAE since it 
puts them in the world news, a definite plus needed to boost their credibility 
in their straitened financial condition and the upcoming Dubai Expo 2020 which 
critics are already predicting to be a failure. If Pope Francis is hoping for a 
change in the attitude towards the Christian Faith being allowed to practice 
there, it’s not going to happen. They may be liberal as compared to some of 
their neighbours but forget about a change towards their prevailing faith 
policies. It’ll take more than a Pope for that.

So what do you think the Vatican bureaucracy thinks it can get from this visit? 
Possibly a more generous collection from the faithful in a well heeled tax free 
jurisdiction, but with expats fleeing the place in droves, this expectation 
could be misplaced. Perhaps an example to Saudi Arabia, the UAE’s current best 
friend and ally to liberalize its chokehold on religious fanaticism. Not likely 
to happen either. Could it be a friendly talk with Mohamed Bin Zayed about 
easing up on the slaughter of the starving Yemenis or at least persuade his 
best friend MBS to discontinue that policy. 

Who really knows. Just as historians will never know what transpired between 
Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt 800 years ago to the date, few will 
really know the true purpose of the current Pope’s visit. One thing is sure. It 
has nothing to do about the two faiths or about religion. 

In 1219, St. Francis crossed Crusade lines to meet Egypt's sultan. What can we 
learn from their encounter? | America Magazine

https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2017/12/08/1219-st-francis-crossed-crusade-lines-meet-egypts-sultan-what-can-we-learn

Roland.
Toronto.

Re: [Goanet] A lost church in Rajasthan...

[Roland Francis]

Madhushree Ghosh’s essay is a very touching one; a lost yearning for a past 
that was like a ship once with a firm direction that has since lost its compass 
and its anchor.

Not to criticize Selma Carvalho’s The Joao Roque literary Journal, but if she 
found writing like this, it would take her compilation to another level. 
Currently her journal looks like it is faking it before making it, supposedly 
well known authors notwithstanding.

Selma has been a cyber friend for decades but I cannot help feel disappointment 
in the JRLJ whenever I read something really worthwhile elsewhere.

Roland.
Toronto.


> On Feb 5, 2019, at 2:34 PM, Frederick Noronha  
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[Goanet] Constantine Xavier

[Roland Francis]

Congratulations to Con for being awarded an Excellence Award at the hands of 
India’s Foreign Affairs Minister. 

I know of him from his infrequent posts of ages ago and would thus appreciate 
if we were told of the paths he has trodden since then.

Roland
Toronto.

[Goanet] Offtopic: The richest man in history was an African king, not.Bill Gates

[Frederick Noronha]

https://culturacolectiva.com/history/mansa-musa-richest-man-in-history?fbclid=IwAR3L-jrJ19Ff8VlQVij8uB05rpg_GssCNzxxBzjjKSv2hiuypHJvB4ohu0o


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[Goanet] A lost church in Rajasthan...

[Frederick Noronha]

https://catapult.co/stories/how-a-lost-church-in-rajasthan-helped-me-find-my-way-home

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Re: [Goanet] Medical directory

[Eugene Correia]

This is just a query. If anyone Goanetter is aware of Dr. Falcao and can
provide me with the doctor's phone number it would be greatly appreciated.
No conflict here, unless you see one Fred. Just a simple request. Is there
a online medical directory of Goan doctors? A CyberGuru like you should
either say yes or no.

Eugene Correia

On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 5:22 AM Frederick Noronha <
fredericknoron...@gmail.com> wrote:

> In the interest of peace and sanity, it's probably best not to bring
> disputes in from other online networks onto Goanet. FN
>
>
>
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 at 15:44, Eugene Correia 
> wrote:
>
> > Is there Goa's online directory of medical doctors? Is there a Dr.
> > Ferdinando Dos Reis Falcao in Margao? He is supposed to be "main admin"
> of
> > Goan Politics FB page.
> > Any info woukd be highly appreciated.
> >
> > Eugene Correia
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
>
>
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[Goanet] Hampi heritage site vandalised

[Nelson Lopes]

HAMPI HERITAGE SITE VANDALISED

 It  was the last capital of Hindu Kingdom of Viajaynagar, It took over 200
years to complete finally under Raja Krishna Deva Raya (1509-1530). Hampi
is surrounded by Tungabadra river. It has military and civilian signatures.
It housed multi  religious and ethnic societies. It is spread over 4187.24
hectares. Battle of Talikota 1565 destroyed it under coalition of sultanate
armies  who pillaged over 6 months and left in ruins ever since. The
remains were only taken note of in 19th Century

It is a Unesco  world heritage site “ austere grandiose site” named as
prosperous, wealthy grand city The ruins have 1600 monuments spread over a
wide area, documented to be preserved and protected .

This heritage site  consists of  ruins of forts, riversides features, water
structures,royal residences , and sacred complexes, temples, shrines,  Jain
temple, Muslim mosque, halls, mandapas, memorial structures, markets,,
gateways, defence check posts, stables, all codified/ classified under
sacred centers ,Royal centre and public utility facilities. The city
structure  was influenced by Dravidian culture and Indo Islamic
architecture.

About a year ago this site was vandalized by some 5  miscreants, believed
to be non Kanandigas from recorded spoken language, pushing down and
breaking  pillars, for no apparent reasons and   which formed  remains of
Hindu temple.   No local or central authority was even aware of it  or even
visited the site until the video went viral ,The culprits are yet to be
booked, for criminal acts of vandalism. It reflects lethargy of preserving
our heritage. There is provision for arrest and jail, fines and recovery of
cost of restoration, which continues to remain a far cry from slumbering
authorities to act in the face of indisputable evidence. The place is
visited by social and religious tourists  at meets and festivals, not
necessarily by those who wish to immerse and have  serious intent  in our
grand past and culture, The ASI, and Hampi world heritage area monument
authority and other bodies in Karnataka State are busy passing on the blame
game. Lack of money, personnel to manage 1600 declared monuments over the
vast area is lame excuse of neglect. No  feasible surveillance is  set up
or even contemplated.  Heavy entry fees as a recommendation can be levied
to discourage non serious visitors  only for  protected monument. The
Karnataka Govt, is toying with the idea of Kaveri monument at a cost of
1600 crores plus .The ASI crying for lack of resources and fund allocations
has built a palacious structure to house itself in Delhi .The priority of
preserving the rich heritage is secondary in relation to competing to
 building new grandiose staues/ monuments. The Govt appointed bodies must
be held responsible  and accountable to maintain and preserve, conserve all
such heritage  sites, monuments for posterity, Accordingly they need to
work and plan  in  close co ordination with concerned  bodies to  document,
visit periodically ,inspect, provide budget for  financial resources in
areas of neglected aspects and recommend of surveillance procedures,
upkeep, maintenance. etc

There could be restricted areas at  UNESCO world  heritage Hampi  site to
be visited to bring monitoring under reasonable control and prevent
vandalisation . Instruction, education in culture may help, but maintaining
law and discouraging  criminal activities and action under law is primary
responsibility of law enforcing machinery of state and centre along with
world heritage bodies. It is hoped that Hampi  viral video of vandalisation
 will lead to serious reflection about all aspects of heritage sites,
monuments taken to gether in all  states of union, WE should not only be
proud of heritage, but preserve it at all costs by using education and
punishment

Nelson Lopes Chinchinim

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] The Foodie

[Rajan Parrikar]

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'The Foodie'

Nirvana in batata-vada.

Seen at the annual festival of the Anant Temple in Savoi-Verem, Goa.
Batata-vada is a spicy potato fritter popular in Goa and neighboring
areas.


You may view the latest post at

https://blog.parrikar.com/2019/02/05/the-foodie/


Warm regards,

Rajan Parrikar
parri...@yahoo.com

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We will never stop collecting objects that tell the story of our ancestors!

When we arrived in Anegundi with our students from Carlton College, Victor kept 
an eye out for tractors full of sugarcane and big fires, a tell-tale sign of 
jaggery making season!

He was keen to document the extraction of sugarcane juice using traditional 
methods.

Having already witnessed the process in Goa and restored a traditional "Ghanno" 
built in 1882, Victor was on the hunt for an older, different sugarcane 
crusher...

He asked around Anegundi village, looking for a contact, a connection, which we 
found in the man running our cottages and someone reliable introduced by our 
tour operator. He introduced us to Sikandar or Chikki, our auto driver, 
language translator and guide!

We hopped into our auto, the hunt was on! Lush green paddy fields whizzed past, 
as we travelled deep into the country.

We got lost, trailed bullock carts of sugarcane and got lost again, until we 
heard there was one machine in a small village called Chikkajanthakal.

Entering the village with full josh, we were soon disappointed when they told 
us that the original wooden crushers were discarded, but we did spy a beautiful 
manual, Post-Industrial, three-drum metal crusher.
We explained our cause and tried to persuade them but the owner did not want to 
sell it because it belonged to their ancestors.
Still...we were warmly invited for soft idlis, delicious homemade chutney and 
kadak chai!

By now, our Man Friday, Chikki was completely involved in the hunt! He 
whispered another lead to us, we hopped into the auto and whizzed away to 
another farm closeby. There, sitting bang in the middle of the field was the 
same crusher! Under a sheet of plastic, another one!

An old Chacha, Budhaan Saab, warmly greeted us, as Victor explained who we were 
and why we had come there. Relentlessly, we asked for other objects that would 
make up the entire set of the crusher.

In a little shed we found large, shallow pans, 16ft in diameter! Like treasure 
hunters, we peered further into the shadows, eyes glinting. Tucked into the 
bamboo rafters were rusted metal and wood tools of the sugarcane trade, and 
even a large metal sword!

Once again, our excitement was short-lived. The two crushers and the pans 
belonged to two brothers, and once again, as a matter of family pride, Budhaan 
Saab politely declined to donate or sell.

But our tenacious Victor did manage to ask him for two of the smaller objects, 
a metal Kathka that was used to scrape the sides of the metal pan and a wooden 
Gaura used to cut chunks of jaggery as it was formed.

At Goa Chitra, the search for objects will always continue! We know that Goa 
was under the Vijayanagara kingdom in Hampi and we want to collect as many 
objects from our indigenous heritage to map out similarities or influences. 

How can you help? Well...Keep your eyes open, stay curious, ask questions and 
above all, reach out to US!

Want to know what else is happening at Goa Chitra? Get social with us! Find us 
on:
FB-Goa Chitra Museum 
Instagram - @goachitra_official
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[Goanet] Guirdolim Panchayat Cup; Fixture

[carol]

Dear all,

Below, kindly find the fixture for the Guirdolim Panchayat Cup 
quarter-finals match.

Kindly publish the same in your esteemed daily.

Guirdolim Panchayat Cup (Quarter-finals): Don Bosco Oratory Fatorda v. 
St Anthony Sports Club Assolda, at Chandor Church ground, at 4.30 p.m.


Best,
Carol Mascarenhas

[Goanet] Seminar at HSS, BITS

[Frederick Noronha]

This might interest some readers of Goanet: the Department of Humanities
and Social Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani (Goa
campus) held an international conference from January 31 to February 2,
2019. The topic was *Region/Nation/Trans-Nation: Literature-Cinema
Interface*.

Some of the Goa-related papers that were presented included:

Goa as a Region: Relocation and Interrogation
Chair: Solano Jose Savio da Silva

Vinayak Yashraj & Priyanka Tripathi: Deconstructing the Stereotypes:
Representation of Goan Feminity through Dressing-Up in Select Hindi Films.

Tanvi Bambolkar: Transportation of Goan Cultural and Linguistic
Complexities in *Poltodcho Munis*, adaptation of Mahablreshwar Sail's
*Adrusht*.

Amrita Biswas: Cartography of Goa: An ANalysis of the Tangible Loci of
CUlture in the Cartoons of Mario Miranda.

Foyez Ahmed Syed: Interrogating GOa's Legacy as an Erstwhile Portuguese
Colony in Asif Currimbhoy's *Goa*.

Tulika Anand: Tourism GOa's Torchbearer of Multiculturalism.

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Re: [Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Alien Colony

[Rajan Parrikar]

Patrice,

Thanks. This particular greenhouse is used to grow barley.

See -

https://www.hortidaily.com/article/6045471/iceland-growing-barley-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/

Regards,


r


Patrice Riemens wrote:

>Aloha,
>
>Fascinating pic!
>
>Some context info:
>
>https://nea.is/geothermal/direct-utilization/greenhouses/
>
>https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/farms-in-iceland
>
>https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2015/09/08/hidden->greenhouses-icelandic-countryside-grow-and-serve->tomatoes/H9ELr0WPS0PzsmznHyzlYI/story.html
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Re: [Goanet] Medical directory

[Frederick Noronha]

In the interest of peace and sanity, it's probably best not to bring
disputes in from other online networks onto Goanet. FN



On Tue, 5 Feb 2019 at 15:44, Eugene Correia 
wrote:

> Is there Goa's online directory of medical doctors? Is there a Dr.
> Ferdinando Dos Reis Falcao in Margao? He is supposed to be "main admin" of
> Goan Politics FB page.
> Any info woukd be highly appreciated.
>
> Eugene Correia
>
> Sent from my iPad



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[Goanet] Medical directory

[Eugene Correia]

Is there Goa's online directory of medical doctors? Is there a Dr. Ferdinando 
Dos Reis Falcao in Margao? He is supposed to be "main admin" of Goan Politics 
FB page. 
Any info woukd be highly appreciated.

Eugene Correia

Sent from my iPad

Re: [Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Alien Colony

[Patrice Riemens]

Aloha,

Fascinating pic!

Some context info:

https://nea.is/geothermal/direct-utilization/greenhouses/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/farms-in-iceland

https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2015/09/08/hidden-greenhouses-icelandic-countryside-grow-and-serve-tomatoes/H9ELr0WPS0PzsmznHyzlYI/story.html

Enjoy!
p+2D!

[Goanet] New Channel tariffs

[Nelson Lopes]

Channel tariffs

The way the new tariffs were advertised to come into effect, it looked that
the prices would be at a lower level. It was being hoped that  channels
would be lot  cheaper,  than what the customer pays now. The channels  are
being bundled into some  3 groups or so at  the broadcasters end, some
bifurcated, so that the minimum tariffs are maintained  at current level
for the benefit of broadcasters .There is tremendous increase over what was
paid earlier. Let the channels  be provided  to viewers and they chose to
bundle what they actually want. This is not happening. All HD channels are
priced separately and also sports channels. The very purpose of leaving
selection to viewers is defeated Just imagine what would  be the cost at
present level to view as before

Nelson Lopes Chinchinim

Re: [Goanet] New Dawn for Goan Architecture? (Times of India, 4/2/2019)

[Aloysius D'Souza]

Very good idea  --  will save all our old Goan family houses from
demolition and replacement by montrosities
Cheers
Aloysius

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Subject: [Goanet] New Dawn for Goan Architecture? (Times of India, 4/2/2019)
To: V M 


https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIGO%2F2019%2F02%2F04&entity=Ar00705&sk=2C3C077B&mode=text
(abridged)

Some good news for the threatened built heritage of Goa last week,
when Town and Country Planning minister Vijai Sardesai announced he
would try to create incentives for heritage homestays and hotels
across the state, in an effort to preserve and promote the spectacular
architectural legacy created by previous generations. He said, “we are
trying to create a scheme wherein old houses can be turned into
homestays by giving them sops, like tax exemption. We are trying to
create the scheme along with other tourism schemes, and I will speak
to the tourism minister because there is no other way to preserve
heritage” adding “we also have to speak to chief minister Manohar
Parrikar, who is the finance minister, because the scheme has
financial implications.”

Sardesai said the inspiration for his new ideas come from Rajasthan,
where state support has helped to turn many havelis across the desert
state into well-regarded tourism destinations, homestays and hotels.
But that’s part of an international trend, and indeed much the same is
already underway in Goa, where outstanding example including the
magnificent Figueiredo House in Loutolim, the longtstanding
award-winnwe Arco Iris in Curtorim, and the outstandingly hospitable
Casa Menezes in Batim, where younger generations of Goans have made
appropriate use of their ancestral properties to create unique
hospitality options. In recent years, scores of entrepreneurs from
other parts of India and the world have also joined in this adaptive
reuse of old homes.

Actually, it’s somewhat tragic the government of Goa is only just
waking up to the world class caliber of the state’s Luso-Indian
architecture, so often grotesquely mischaracterized as “Portuguese”.
In fact, as Panjim-based architect Raya Shankhwalker (and current
Secretary of Goa Heritage Action Group) has written, there are no such
houses in Europe, and “ill informed real-estate brokers have coined
the term, which reflects a deeply ignorant conception of the complex,
multi-layered evolution of architecture in Goa. It is wrong, even
offensively wrong, and it is extremely irritating to see the term
actually gain popularity instead of being discarded.”

Far from being Portuguese, the houses, temples and churches built in
Goa in the latter centuries of the colonial period are profound
expression of the fluid, endlessly adaptive world view of the natives.
Paulo Varela Gomes, the late architectural historian, wrote these are
“unique in the world history of architecture…They represent one of the
more remarkable contributions to the history of building.” Most
crucially, he adds, “to anyone with architectural and artistic
sensitivity, these [structures] don’t seem to be the end result of a
compromise but the affirmative artistic statement of a cultural
position.”

Given the uniqueness and importance of Goa’s architecture, its rampant
destruction in the 21stcentury is criminal. All over the state, entire
neighborhoods have been heedlessly bulldozed in the name of
development, without concern about environmental, social or cultural
costs. Even in the tiny conservation zones earmarked in Panjim and
Margao, buildings are constantly torn down and rebuilt, often
egregiously flouting heritage norms. Others are hijacked in plain
sight, such as the superb (and expensively restored) gallery spaces of
the Adil Shah palace at the heart of the capital’s waterfront, now
occupied by bureaucrats, with air conditioning vents shockingly
punched through 500-year-old walls.

Though very far from delivering anything useful, there’s no doubt
Vijai Sardesai has absorbed an essential insight about Goa’s treasure
trove of architectural heritage, in that he wants to co-ordinate his
TCP with the Tourism and Finance ministries, under the aegis of the
chief minister himself. This is the kind of importance the crisis
deserves. The solutions require decisive action, preferably from a
department for heritage that has its own ministerial representation in
the cabinet. This is how it works in other countries. Prompt action
here could indeed mean fresh daylight and a new beginning for Goan
architecture.

[Goanet] My Vlog in Venice

[Mario Fernandes]

Hello Fred,
this is my Vlog I did in Venice two weeks ago.  As I have a some free time now 
in the UK I have decided to document this goenkars travel and other activities 
with help from Ashley and Gemma.
Please share this link on all your platforms and every subscription, share and 
like will be appreciated.

Mog assum,

Marius Fernandes.



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[Goanet] Militarymen, Medicines and More: Echoes from the Goan community in the Belgaum of Another Era

[Mervyn Maciel]

Yes, Marco's very interesting article brought back many memories of my own
days
in Belgaum.
 As Marcos mentions in his article - following the tragic death of my
parents
(Dad, step-Mum and 3 very young step-sisters and brother) at the hands
of a Jap. submarine, my younger brother, Wilfred, and I were moved to
Goa, to continue our education at St. Thomas's High School in Aldona -
while my elder brother(Joseph) joined the Jesuits after a brief spell
working in a Shipping company..
   I still recall, with great affection, those early years at St. Paul's in
Belgaum,
Thanks for the memory, dear Marcos.
Warm regards.


Mervyn

[Goanet] DONG WHAT IS EXPEDIENT

[John Eric Gomes]

DOING WHAT IS RIGHT AGAINST EXPEDIENT
I was happy to see the DGP firm on implementing the law as against the 
politicians and public law breakers causing chaos, accidents and death on the 
roads not following the traffic rules and blaming the Traffic Sentinels. The 
ridiculous arguments of potographing girls for use in soliciting prostitution, 
right to privacy and so on are laughable. So is not wanting to wear helmets and 
our politicians wanting to apease their vote banks, never mind what is lawful 
and doing what is right. And the hypocracy of piously going to religious places 
also preaching ensuring law and justice equally to all whilst indulging in 
cheap popularity beats me! The other day a girl broke the rules at a traffic 
light, and why cannot a Sentinel photograph and report this? She tells me she 
could'nt stop rolling over the zebra crossing endangering pedestrians. I  
brought to her notice that she should slow down when the yellow light comes on, 
so easily halt before the stop line! Hardly any of the vehicle drivers do this. 
How can we ever have road safety if educated people and even our senior 
politicians cannot understand this?Yes, the police need to be more proactive in 
implementing all the traffic rules  without fear or favor, public more 
disciplined and politicians generally not interfere.

[Goanet] Three Cheers for Whom?

[Joao Barros-Pereira]

Three Cheers for Whom?


While I'm no fan of Vijay Sardesai, it appears to me he was not fully
understood recently when he compared Jesus Christ to Chief Minister
Manohar Parrikar. The hue and cry was unnecessary, and in my opinion,
a knee jerk reaction.

As Vijay Sardessai is not a Christian, we can assume he is similar to
millions of other non-Christians in that he considers Jesus Christ to
be a man, and not the son or only son of Goa. As he is a Hindu it is
possible he considers Jesus Christ to be the son of God in the Hindu
meaning of the term: individual consciousness or individual soul; in
which case we are all sons of God. And, of course, this is a
traditional Hindu understanding, not some special point of view. What
is his opinion I have no idea: I don't know what he thinks as I have
not spoken to him; and I have not spoken to him as I have don't know
and have never met him. What I say is on a theoretical level.

A lot of the major religions of the world do not accept Jesus Christ
as the son of God in the Christian understanding of the term. In fact,
the great majority do not: the other two religions from the same
stream, Islam and Judaism - the oldest and original seed - also does
not accept the Christian point of view regarding Jesus Christ being
the son of God. In Buddhism and Jainism there is no problem as the
followers do not believe in God, and there is no problem of son or
only son of God.

If human beings are body and soul, allow Jesus Christ to build bridges
for the soul and Chief Minister Manohar to build bridges for the body.
What is the problem or contradiction? Vijay says he is not equating
but making an analogy; an analogy usually refers to an aspect; in this
case, the physical and not spiritual even though we are both. So what
is the problem?

Where I disagree with Vijay Sardesai is on another issue: his massive
U-turn after the election. He criticized the BJP with great zeal and
determination for a couple of years prior to the elections, and then
did a turnaround and formed a coalition government with them which
surprised a lot of people in Goa, including his own supporters. Now, I
fail to see how this is a matter of building bridges of trust or any
other variety on any level. Can he realistically expect people to
trust him in future? No, this is no bridge; it is closer to the Berlin
Wall which was destroyed finally and was not a cakewalk but a seismic
event. Will it be the same for Vijay Sardesai?

He says the coalition government will continue by hook or by crook. He
is a politician of enormous acumen, and so what's cooking? One
possibility is this: if the MGP withdraws support to the coalition
government, then can we expect three members of the Congress Party to
cross over, maybe jump over or even fly or use the latest technology
to get to the other side but which is at present a top, closely
guarded secret. Other political parties probably have a well thought
out plan B, too.The MLAs of the Congress Party have proven again and
again how big and warm their hearts are, and how they willingly fall
in love with any government in power - for a price, of course. Are
some members of the Congress Party ready to go - like a take out?

Goan politics is always a story with a surprise ending which makes the
writer O. Henry who is famous for his stories of surprise endings look
like a school boy. When will the real men appear, and make their move?

When they will do so, we do not know for now; however, when they have
made their move, we will all know!