[Goanet] Bible verse for the Day

[Devak Argham]

B.I.B.L.E. - Behold I Bring Life Eternal



Matthew 8:2-3
=


2 And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said, “Lord, if you
wish, you can make me clean.”

3 He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I will do it. Be made
clean.” His leprosy was cleansed immediately.

[Goanet] From Hubli to Hubballi, from the Portuguese Club to the PGI (Rocque Fernandez)

[Goanet Reader]

ROCQUE FERNANDEZ
rocquefernan...@yahoo.co.in

It used to be Hubli, today it is Hubballi.  What was Diamond
Valley, Chocolate Street, is now a different place.  Its
current address reads as Keshwapur.  Yet, from 1901, almost a
hundred and twenty years ago, this has been home to a tiny
pocket of Goa.

  Dating back to 1901, in the prime location of
  Diamond Valley, Chocolate Street, Hubli, a
  determined effort by the Goans of the day brought
  into existence what was then known 'Portuguese Club'.

  Andrew Fernandes, better known as Master Fernandes,
  Lawerance Francis Braganza and Leopold Braganza
  were the backbone and founders, among others, who
  got going the idea of a club for the Goans of Hubli.

The plot on which it was located sprawled across
approximately 12,000 square feet of land, and was donated by
the Kategrie brothers. Surprising but true, the strong old
Club building has been maintained without much modifications
to retain its original looks.

Its walls have been recently plastered with cement and sand.
The roofing has Mangalore tiles fitted on wooden beams.
However, the wooden flooring once danced upon has been
replaced with Shahabad flooring tiles. The walls have pigeon
holes spaced apart, perhaps for better ventilation, when the
doors and windows were closed to contain loud music during
party time.

Over the years the Diamond Valley lost its precious glitter
as well as its name, but now this area of Keshwapur is still
considered as one of the most prominent locations in the city
which has been later named Hubballi.  Presently, it is the
second-biggest city in the State of Karnataka in India.

  Being a Railway Junction equipped with a regional
  Railway workshop, Goans and Anglo Indians were the
  preferential choice in the Railways because of
  their fluency in English which was then a vital
  qualification requirement.

The Anglo Indians made use of the Railway Institute whilst
the Goans had their own Portuguese Club for their social,
recreational and cultural activities.

During its prime days, the Institute was well attended for
all its activities and programs. Wedding receptions,
birthday and anniversary parties were among the common
celebrations conducted at the club.

During Christmas, weeklong programs were organized with fancy
dress, singing competitions, Christmas tea and a sports day,
housie, etc.  A May Queen Ball was organized during the month
of May with a May Queen of the night competition, who was
selected from among those shortlisted by a jury. It was a
matter of pride for young women to feature on this list.

  Every weekend the seniors joined in for games of
  rummy.  This apart, a library was maintained and
  members visited the club to update themselves
  reading magazines and the daily newspapers that
  were made available to members.  Youth, for their
  part, were more interested playing table tennis and
  carom.  Occasionally competitions were also conducted.

A volleyball/throwball court was prepared for outdoor
sports.  Thus, the Goans of Hubli had been bestowed a
valuable legacy by our pioneering ancestors more than a
century and twenty years ago.

The Portuguese Club was later re-christened to what is today,
the Portuguese Goan Institute.

Unfortunately, over the years, the institute has rapidly
turned inactive and disintegrated mainly due to the fact that
our younger generation, after their education, were compelled
to leave Hubballi to seek gainful employment in the larger
cities of India and abroad.

  In addition, membership declined, resulting in a
  paucity of funds to maintain the Institute.  This
  has rendered our invaluable inheritance in a prime
  location, desolate, unsightly and in ruins -- a
  grave injustice and shame to our departed ancestors.

The past two decades have seen a further deterioration with a
skeleton managing committee barely attending monthly
meetings. Social and recreational activities gradually died
down because of poor response and attendance.

The last major event was celebrating the centenary year of
the Portuguese Goan Institute, in 2002.  It was held on the
open campus of the premises and was well attended.  The
managing committee used this opportunity to once again appeal
for the reviving and restoration of the institute, at least
for the future welfare and enjoyment of our seniors,
ourselves and our youth to avail of social and recreational
activities.

Unfortunately, no significant progress was made thereafter.

There was a time when some felt, and wrongly so in one's
opinion, that it was preferable to hand over the property to
the Church authorities or to our Catholic religious
institutions, who had been eyeing the premises and had made
many an enquiry.

Another suggestion was to lease it to run a nursery school.

These 

[Goanet-News] From Hubli to Hubballi, from the Portuguese Club to the PGI (Rocque Fernandez)

[Goanet Reader]

ROCQUE FERNANDEZ
rocquefernan...@yahoo.co.in

It used to be Hubli, today it is Hubballi.  What was Diamond
Valley, Chocolate Street, is now a different place.  Its
current address reads as Keshwapur.  Yet, from 1901, almost a
hundred and twenty years ago, this has been home to a tiny
pocket of Goa.

  Dating back to 1901, in the prime location of
  Diamond Valley, Chocolate Street, Hubli, a
  determined effort by the Goans of the day brought
  into existence what was then known 'Portuguese Club'.

  Andrew Fernandes, better known as Master Fernandes,
  Lawerance Francis Braganza and Leopold Braganza
  were the backbone and founders, among others, who
  got going the idea of a club for the Goans of Hubli.

The plot on which it was located sprawled across
approximately 12,000 square feet of land, and was donated by
the Kategrie brothers. Surprising but true, the strong old
Club building has been maintained without much modifications
to retain its original looks.

Its walls have been recently plastered with cement and sand.
The roofing has Mangalore tiles fitted on wooden beams.
However, the wooden flooring once danced upon has been
replaced with Shahabad flooring tiles. The walls have pigeon
holes spaced apart, perhaps for better ventilation, when the
doors and windows were closed to contain loud music during
party time.

Over the years the Diamond Valley lost its precious glitter
as well as its name, but now this area of Keshwapur is still
considered as one of the most prominent locations in the city
which has been later named Hubballi.  Presently, it is the
second-biggest city in the State of Karnataka in India.

  Being a Railway Junction equipped with a regional
  Railway workshop, Goans and Anglo Indians were the
  preferential choice in the Railways because of
  their fluency in English which was then a vital
  qualification requirement.

The Anglo Indians made use of the Railway Institute whilst
the Goans had their own Portuguese Club for their social,
recreational and cultural activities.

During its prime days, the Institute was well attended for
all its activities and programs. Wedding receptions,
birthday and anniversary parties were among the common
celebrations conducted at the club.

During Christmas, weeklong programs were organized with fancy
dress, singing competitions, Christmas tea and a sports day,
housie, etc.  A May Queen Ball was organized during the month
of May with a May Queen of the night competition, who was
selected from among those shortlisted by a jury. It was a
matter of pride for young women to feature on this list.

  Every weekend the seniors joined in for games of
  rummy.  This apart, a library was maintained and
  members visited the club to update themselves
  reading magazines and the daily newspapers that
  were made available to members.  Youth, for their
  part, were more interested playing table tennis and
  carom.  Occasionally competitions were also conducted.

A volleyball/throwball court was prepared for outdoor
sports.  Thus, the Goans of Hubli had been bestowed a
valuable legacy by our pioneering ancestors more than a
century and twenty years ago.

The Portuguese Club was later re-christened to what is today,
the Portuguese Goan Institute.

Unfortunately, over the years, the institute has rapidly
turned inactive and disintegrated mainly due to the fact that
our younger generation, after their education, were compelled
to leave Hubballi to seek gainful employment in the larger
cities of India and abroad.

  In addition, membership declined, resulting in a
  paucity of funds to maintain the Institute.  This
  has rendered our invaluable inheritance in a prime
  location, desolate, unsightly and in ruins -- a
  grave injustice and shame to our departed ancestors.

The past two decades have seen a further deterioration with a
skeleton managing committee barely attending monthly
meetings. Social and recreational activities gradually died
down because of poor response and attendance.

The last major event was celebrating the centenary year of
the Portuguese Goan Institute, in 2002.  It was held on the
open campus of the premises and was well attended.  The
managing committee used this opportunity to once again appeal
for the reviving and restoration of the institute, at least
for the future welfare and enjoyment of our seniors,
ourselves and our youth to avail of social and recreational
activities.

Unfortunately, no significant progress was made thereafter.

There was a time when some felt, and wrongly so in one's
opinion, that it was preferable to hand over the property to
the Church authorities or to our Catholic religious
institutions, who had been eyeing the premises and had made
many an enquiry.

Another suggestion was to lease it to run a nursery school.

These 

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Playful Bláfjöll

[Rajan Parrikar]

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Playful Bláfjöll'

On a lark.

What would happen if the mountains of Reykjavík's ski area decided to have a
little fun of their own?

You may view the latest post at

https://blog.parrikar.com/2020/06/25/playful-blafjoll/


Warm regards,

Rajan Parrikar
parri...@yahoo.com

[Goanet] Forwarded: The Dangerous Incompetence of Narendra Modi and Jair Bolsonaro

[BT Yahoo Mail]

 Alarming news 
about the COVID-19 disease comes from Brazil and India, where the 
infection numbers are high, and the death count grows steadily. It 
appears that a million people are now infected in Brazil (out of a 
population of over 211 million). In India, it is difficult to even 
estimate the number of those infected, since the testing levels are so 
low, and the data is so poor. One suggestion is that at least eight 
million people have been infected (out of a population of over 1.3 
billion).


The Indian Council of Medical Research’s journal showed that the 
government’s official report of infections in the country till early May 
(35,000) actually underestimates the true number of infections (700,000) 
by at least twenty. The official government numbers report that by June 
400,000 people have been infected in the country, but the number of 
those infected could be as high as eight million if we multiply the 
official figure by twenty (following the Indian Council of Medical 
Research’s assessment). The official death count is 13,000, which is not 
a credible figure. One of the immediate findings of the Indian Council 
of Medical Research’s study is that the government has not carried out 
contact tracing with any seriousness. Of the people who tested positive 
for COVID-19 in the study, the Indian government does not know how 44% 
of them became infected.   Lygia Clark (Brazil), Nostalgia do corpo 
(‘Nostalgia of the Body’), 1964.
   Neither in Brazil nor in India have the governments taken a 
science-based attitude to the virus. In India, Prime Minister Narendra 
Modi has promoted atmanirbhar (self-sufficiency), asking people to take 
measures on their own to confront the virus. The central government, it 
appears, will neither do anything nor be responsible. Medical resources 
have been funnelled from public healthcare systems to private healthcare 
over the past decades, which has been callous towards those infected by 
the virus. Private hospitals and clinics are turning away patients whose 
symptoms could be controlled using ventilators and oxygen; these 
patients are largely from the middle class, which means that the plight 
of the workers has gone unnoticed.   Wilcker Morais (Brazil), Capitalism 
in the Corona Crisis, 2020.
   When Modi came to office in 2014, his government slashed the health 
budget by 20% (they have subsequently increased it each year). Today, 
India dedicates a miniscule amount (1.15%) of its GDP towards the health 
sector, with the largest amount going to the private sector.  Medical 
costs in India are outrageous, with the out-of-pocket expenditure one of 
the highest in the world. Even before the emergence of the coronavirus, 
57 million Indians were pushed into poverty every year as a result of 
such medical costs.  Under the cover of the lockdown, these governments 
have attempted to push through the worst of their unpopular agenda – 
such as attacks on labour rights, the privatisation of healthcare, and 
severe austerity measures.

-

 ForwardedEddie

[Goanet-News] Maria Do Ceu - Konkani / Portuguese song sung by Chris Dias (One man band Goa) and Joan Crasto

[Frederick Noronha]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrOjnBK1CjQ
-- 
FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436
AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/goa1556

[Goanet] Schedule for Friday 26th June 2020

[CCR TV]

Schedule for Friday 26th June 2020

12:00 AM
Rosary - Sorrowful Mysteries

12:25 AM
Tell me a story - Abraham

12:45 AM
Vocation  - A Prophetic Call - Talk by Sr Sirisha Kota

12:57 AM
Prayer for Vocations

12:58 AM
Hymn - I must tell Jesus -  Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

1:00 AM
Mass in Konkani for Thursday

1:45 AM
Skit  - Reach out the World Needs You - St Thomas Parish Catechetical
Apostolate, Aldona

1:55 AM
Hymn - Sonvsar sompo poriat - Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap) 2

1:57 AM
Seby Wings -Gazzlo

2:00 AM
Saibinnichi Ruzai - Dukhiche Mister

2:25 AM
Gonvllik Citticher Boska 1  2020-21 - Fr Jorge Fernandes

2:45 AM
Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag  89 - Kharvi - Fr Pratap Naik sj

2:55 AM
Hymn - Holy Cross HS, Siolim

3:00 AM
Divine Mercy - English 3

3:20 AM
What's Cooking - Episode 14 - Hosted by Meena Goes

3:45 AM
Sessions 1 on the Pastoral Letter 2020-21 - Fr Jorge Fernandes

4:05 AM
Khursachi Vatt - Br Malvino

4:38 AM
Apologetics - Peter - Talk by Steve Ray

6:06 AM
Thomas Aquinas teaching on Sloth - Sr Joeyanna D'Souza fsp

6:31 AM
Tersachem Kont Devachi torsad - Fr.Jose DSouza OFM Cap

6:57 AM
Morning Prayer  -  Friday Wk 2 & 4

7:00 AM
Mass in Konkani followed by Jivitacho Prokas 40

7:40 AM
Bhajans 2

8:12 AM
Bhurgeanchem magnnem aplea avoi-bapaik

8:15 AM
Music - Spiritual Music 3  followed by Povitr Atmeak Dispottem Magnnem

8:45 AM
Our Father - Khasi

8:50 AM
Loneliness of Jesus - Dr Brenda Nazareth Menezes

9:25 AM
Psalms  40 - Read by Alfwold Silveira

9:30 AM
Song - My Hero - Jerson Fernandes

9:37 AM
Poem - St Teresa by Sandhya Fernandes

9:40 AM
The Holy Bible - Talk by Dr Sarita Nazareth

10:08 AM
Talk on Envy  - Dr Silvia Noronha

10:25 AM
Way of the Cross - English - Juvenal and Esther

11:13 AM
Hymn - Mhojea Deva Tum Sorv- Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

11:15 AM
Intercessions (English)

11:27 PM
Magnificat (English)

11:30 AM
Mass in English followed by Daily Flash

12:15 PM
Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag  95 Amchem Jivit  - Fr Pratap Naik sj

12:20 PM
Hymns - St Anthony's HS , Galgibaga

12:25 PM
Music - Devache Mate - Victor Da Costa

12:27 PM
Hymn - Zoi Pritimog Vosta - Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

12:30 PM
Tell me a story - Abraham

12:50 PM
Song - Stay Safe - Sisters of Auxilium Convent, Shillong

12:52 PM
Bhurgeanlem Angonn - Bhag 9

12:55 PM
Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 76 -Kofi Kop - Fr Pratap Naik sj

1:00 PM
On the Third Day  - Brinjal Cultivation 24

1:25 PM
Poem - Lockdown Naka !  Ek Sandex - Dominic Araujo

1:30 PM
My Videos -Bhienaka Jezu Astana - Ashliff Correia

1:37 PM
Our Father - Forgive us our Debts - Fr Ronnie D'Souza sj

2:00 PM
Career Guidance- Journalism - St Xaviers College

2:26 PM
Music - Maria Maria - Ivy Ferrao

2:30 PM
Koxtt Somzunk Boll Jezuchem - Talk by Orlando D'Souza

3:00 PM
Divine Mercy Chaplet - Konkani

3:10 PM
Sessions 1 on the Pastoral Letter 2020-21 - Fr Jorge Fernandes

3:30 PM
Bible Project - Psalms 9

4:00 PM Rosary - Sorrowful Mysteries 24

4:24 PM
Reflection on the Gospel - Dominicans

4:30 PM
Senior Citizens Exercises - 13

4:55 PM
Hymn -I will sing - Choir Praise Adonai

5:00 PM
Praise and Worship -  St Jose de Areal  - Ivy Ferrao

5:30 PM
Devachim Vakhann'nni - Cassino D'Costa

6:00 PM
Angelus - English

6:02 PM
Homily on Feast of Our Lady of Fatima - Fr Joseph SIlva

6:15 PM
Intercessions (Konkani)

6:27 PM
Magnificat (Konkani)

6:30 PM
Mass In Konkani followed by Jivitacho Prokas

7:10 PM
Gonvllik Citticher Boska 1  2020-21 - Fr Jorge Fernandes

7:30 PM
Saibinnichi Ruzai - Dukhiche Mister

7:54 PM
Hymn - Magnnem - Denzil Rodrigues

8:00 PM
Bhogsonnem - Talk by Filu Corneiro

8:27 PM
Hymn - With Jesus in the boat sung by Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap)

8:30 PM
Show me your ways O Lord - A talk by Edmund Antao

9:00 PM
Adoration 6 - St Anthony Church, Siolim

9:30 PM
Ratchem Magnem

9:45 PM
Entrepreneurship -  Chef Cheryl Susan Gomes -  interviewed by Basil D'Cunha

10:06 PM
Couples Prayer - English

10:10 PM
Health Matters - Cleft Lip - Dr Reuben de Sousa

10:40 PM
Mil Mel Nel Show - I

11:10 PM
Commitment to Holiness through Prayer - Fr Fernando da Costa

11:52 PM
Bhokti Lharam- Bhag 19

[Goanet] Maria Do Ceu - Konkani / Portuguese song sung by Chris Dias (One man band Goa) and Joan Crasto

[Frederick Noronha]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrOjnBK1CjQ
-- 
FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436
AUDIO: https://archive.org/details/goa1556

Re: [Goanet] MEDICAL CURES

[Bernice Pereira]

Anything except Patanjali.

Bernice

Sent from my iPhone

> On 25-Jun-2020, at 7:15 PM, John Eric Gomes  wrote:
> 
> ALTERNATE MEDECINE CLAIMING COVID CURE
> There are many alternative systems to Allopathic scientific discipline like 
> Chinese/Oriental systems which people have great faith in and also in our own 
> Siddha, Aryuvedic and Homeopathic medecine widely practised. We also have in 
> Goa"bone setters" and local doctors curing hopeless cases with local herbs 
> and poultices/concotions that are secret. In the south the unexplained live 
> fish swallowing cure is one of them. So when the state of Tamilnadu is 
> sponsoring Sidda cure for Covid-19 with many satisfied patients claiming 
> complete cure, and Swami Ramdev jumping the gun and claiming 100% cure when 
> the whole world is battling for a reliable proven treatment leave alone cure, 
> the reaction from the scientific community and medical specialists is 
> understandible. However call it boosting the immune system cure, the option o 
> avail of it must be left to the patient. In fact I believe that the excessive 
> sterile atmosphere and chemical pills taken for various illnesses due need to 
> sustain our modern lifestyle, are the root cause of our immune system being 
> weak and overcome by various bacteria and viruses. The Ayush Ministry must 
> not ban their use whilst further investigation and proof  of many cured cases 
> is progressed. Yes the claim for 100% cure must be prohibited, but the use of 
> the medicines as a immunity system booster allowed as this route to cure is 
> better than vaccines and chemical drugs? If this treatment is not supressed 
> maybe this route may even become a reliable miracle cure for Corona!

Re: [Goanet] MEDICAL CURES

[Roland Francis]

What about false hopes created for people who take such supplements and quack 
cures? Even if no claims are made by the producers, the people taking them will 
be in for disappointment.

Homeopathy and Ayurveda is quackery not science just like astrology, although 
some Indians will swear by it. They may work as palliatives for minor ailments 
but putting your trust in them for anything serious is quite foolish. All the 
more when we have real science to help us.

Roland.
Toronto. 


> On Jun 25, 2020, at 6:22 AM, John Eric Gomes  wrote:
> 
> ALTERNATE MEDECINE CLAIMING COVID CURE
> There are many alternative systems to Allopathic scientific discipline like 
> Chinese/Oriental systems which people have great faith in and also in our own 
> Siddha, Aryuvedic and Homeopathic medecine widely practised. We also have in 
> Goa"bone setters" and local doctors curing hopeless cases with local herbs 
> and poultices/concotions that are secret. In the south the unexplained live 
> fish swallowing cure is one of them. So when the state of Tamilnadu is 
> sponsoring Sidda cure for Covid-19 with many satisfied patients claiming 
> complete cure, and Swami Ramdev jumping the gun and claiming 100% cure when 
> the whole world is battling for a reliable proven treatment leave alone cure, 
> the reaction from the scientific community and medical specialists is 
> understandible. However call it boosting the immune system cure, the option o 
> avail of it must be left to the patient. In fact I believe that the excessive 
> sterile atmosphere and chemical pills taken for various illnesses due need to 
> sustain our modern lifestyle, are the root cause of our immune system being 
> weak and overcome by various bacteria and viruses. The Ayush Ministry must 
> not ban their use whilst further investigation and proof  of many cured cases 
> is progressed. Yes the claim for 100% cure must be prohibited, but the use of 
> the medicines as a immunity system booster allowed as this route to cure is 
> better than vaccines and chemical drugs? If this treatment is not supressed 
> maybe this route may even become a reliable miracle cure for Corona!

[Goanet] Estrella Morenti - Flamenco

[Roland Francis]

When Estrella Morenti sings, she does it with feeling.

When the Andalusians dance, age doesn’t matter.

https://youtu.be/4sY75al4GwU

Roland.
Toronto.

Re: [Goanet] Seeking Input

[Adolfo Mascarenhas]

Gilbert
The agenda you presented is  a very formidable one. It has many facets that
are linkedfrom living humans, to MCRA,  This also includes the whole
issue of "black Lives matter.  Blatent racism and discrimination of all
types including the Pilgrims against the white Irish, there was even legal
racism during the Roman and Greek times etc racism has a long history but
most of us have experiences it in some form or the other.

My connectivity of my email was a real handicap but one of these smart
whizz kids helped me in the shop he operates and at no cost

I have a slight medical problem so with the drugs I have to take I have to
really take it easy.

What might derail us, from having a discussion that is meanfull are the
following:
:Fellows who just sprout the bible as if God has talked to them. I
fully agree with Eddie and othersenough is enough
 The global upheaval caused by the brutal killing of Floyd has caused
revulsion ...but white supremacy among policemen continues...indeed about
57 white officers have protested in favour of what their colleague had done
in the killing of an innocent.
 Goans on the whole have been lukeworm at the best ..either because
they believe in caste ...or because  they beieve that Europe is heaven on
earth.
::Finally, there is the danger of abusive drunkards, pretending that
they are Bards  that are pretending that Basho did not exist and they
invented haiku ...but what else can you expect from this  intoxicated
fellow.I hope he joins his fellow who has been put in a straight jacket
::
:::
Lets concentrate on having a meaningful dialogue:
Adolfo

On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 3:51 AM Gilbert Lawrence 
wrote:

> The Black Lives Matter movement across the world is a reaction to the
> Black Slave Trade that started around 1450 and extended to the 19th
> century.  It is estimated over this period about 10 million black lives
> were traded from  Africa.
>
> In the Era of Commercialism that started with the Era of Exploration, the
> slave trade was the biggest black eye of the period.  Yet that was not the
> only weakness of colonialism.  Among others were:
>
> Slave trade and displacement of natives that were colonized.
> Creation of Indentured Labor
> Inflation.
> Economic bubbles.
> Cartel like trading practices.
> Destruction of local culture
> Forced population migration and some communities facing near-genocide.
>
> Do Goanetters, especially those who were the victims of colonization and
> indentured labor, have anything more to add about the negative effects of
> capitalisms from personal knowledge and perspectives.
>
> Thanks in anticipation
>
> Regards, GL
>

[Goanet] Borders Don't Matter (In The Age of Climate Change): Dhaka Tribune, 26/6/2020

[V M]

https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/2020/06/25/borders-don-t-matter-in-the-age-of-climate-change

Another tense week in the Himalayan heights where India and Chinese
territory meet, after troops from the  giant neighbours bludgeoned and
killed each other in hand-to-hand combat on the night of June 15.

We are now in the formal procedures of de-escalation. On June 19, prime
minister Narendra Modi tried to reassure an all-party meeting there had
never been any incursion in the first place, "not an inch of our land has
been lost, neither has anyone occupied our posts."

Those assertions are disputed by an overwhelming chorus of independent
analysts, who say the status quo in the Galwan valley has indeed been
overturned. Earlier this week, excellent satellite images released by Maxar
(an American space technology company) seem to confirm that Chinese
outposts have moved forward of the "Line of Actual Control" which has
prevailed since 1962.

But there's something else unmistakably apparent in those high-resolution
images captured from the upper atmosphere. The opposing forces are locked
in hostilities over an astonishingly precarious scrap of riverbed in this
pitiless "high altitude cold desert" 5000 metres above sea level. The next
time the valley floods, everything will be erased, and they will have to
start all over again.

Make no mistake, it's going to happen. Just a decade ago in 2010, a single
night of heavy rainfall set off massive flooding and mudslides across
Ladakh, killing hundreds, and massively damaging scores of villages and
towns, including the capital city of Leh.

More of the same is on its way. According to World Weather Online, the
quantum of annual summer rainfall in Ladakh soared from 30 mm in 2009 to
over 140 mm in 2019. The average number of rainy days have gone from 8 to
20 in the same period. This part of the world once suffered catastrophic
floods every century, but now they are expected to occur constantly.

These are the realities of anthropogenic climate change caused by massive
human interventions in the Earth's ecosystems. Looked at from this
planetary perspective, the Ladakh border conflicts are trivial and
hubristic. A few kilometres one way or the other makes no difference when
both sides are going  to be wiped out.

It is an uncanny echo of the Cold War doctrine of mutually assured
destruction, but this time neither side has their fingers on "the button."

In his landmark 2016 book, *The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the
Unthinkable*, Amitav Ghosh pointed out with great acuity, "The lack of a
transitive connection between political mobilization, on the one hand, and
global warming, on the other, is nowhere more evident than in the countries
of South Asia, all of which are extraordinarily vulnerable to climate
change."

Ghosh warned, "What is true of India is true also of Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka and Nepal: climate change has not been a significant political
issue in any of these countries...Instead, political energy has
increasingly come to be focused on issues that relate, in one way or
another, to questions of identity; religion, caste, ethnicity, language,
gender rights and so on."

This is precisely what  is happening across the subcontinent, and also
perfectly explains the pointless "nationalist" posturing we are compelled
to endure, even in the throes of a global pandemic.

And yet, rather ironically, the one unavoidable lesson of the Covid-19
emergency is that our fates are inextricably linked. There is no escape
from humanity's common destiny.

Earlier this week on June 20 - officially just the first day of summer in
the Northern Hemisphere - the Russian Arctic recorded its highest
temperature ever, a previously unthinkable 100.4 degrees Farenheit (38° C).
The permafrost is melting.

On the same night outside my home next to Miramar beach in Goa, on the
Konkan coastline of western India, powerful ocean waves crashed to their
previous highest ingress, just metres from our compound wall. What had
happened only once before, during an unprecedented cyclone, has now
occurred in the first week of this monsoon.

The two record events are profoundly interconnected. They cannot be wished
away. No amount of aggressive posturing is going to change them.

For a glimmer of hope, we must turn to the straight-talking 17-year-old
environmentalist Greta Thunberg, who takes so much abuse for stating
obvious truths most of the world would prefer to deny.

In a new radio programme entitled *Humanity Has Not Yet Failed*, the
Swedish teen reminds us, "in a crisis, we all have to take a few steps back
and act for the greater good of each other and our society. In a crisis,
you adapt and change your behavior...We have passed a social tipping point.
We can no longer look away from what our society has been ignoring for so
long... From a sustainability point of view, all political and economic
systems have failed, but humanity has not yet failed."

Re: [Goanet] A local hero praised vs grim conditions of Goa

[BT Yahoo Mail]

It was interesting to read how a former BJP CM called Manohar Parrikar 
was lauded in his biography for an Extraordinary Life:

The authors praise him lavishly:
- Manohar Parrikar was a towering personality, who defined an era in 
Goa's politics, after the turbulent 1990s which produced 13 chief 
ministers in a decade. A four-time chief minister and defence minister, 
he had the talent, intellect and the drive to achieve, perhaps even 
more..
- Manohar Parrikar was a popular, astute and grassroots leader of the 
BJP who served as the chief minister of Goa for multiple terms, as well 
as the defence minister of India. An indefatigable and spirited 
politician, he chose to work until his last days, and left a mark 
wherever he went...
He seems to have pushed the BJP agenda forward but what exactly did he 
achieve in Goa? Was he interested in the minorities (Muslim, Christian)?

Was it fair to spend taxpayers money for his medical trips to the USA?
What else is left to memorialise him? Modi loves to erect a statue of 
the alleged hero in a prominent place  of course he never consults 
the people.
In the case of Sardar Patel, Modi wanted a really tall statue in his 
honour but the Indians couldnlt do it and the Chinese had to be called 
to build to the specified height.
Now compare with the sober realities of Goa as narrated by a true son of 
Goa, Aires Rodrigues:
- We are facing the brunt of the endless greed of our current 
politicians who are adding more concrete buildings to an already badly 
battered Goa without caring to first put the basic infrastructure in 
place and with no respect for our fragile environment.
- The garbage and sewage discharge problem has reached a point of crisis 
with the government having miserably also failed to tackle even the 
stray dogs and cattle issue. Proper healthcare needs to be provided to 
the poorest of the poor in hospitals and health centers across the State 
as we cannot allow young lives to be lost for lack of proper medical 
care.
- Creating quality educational facilities and delivering on a good and 
dependable public transport system should have also been the thrust of 
those in Power. Instead they have successfully transformed Goa into a 
Gambling, Prostitution, Narcotics and Crime hub.
 instead of acting with greater urgency and determination to eradicate 
the neglect, stench and deterioration caused over the years, this inept 
uncaring Government only cares about personal greed and power 
grabbing.
Surely, ex-CM Parrikar must have presided over some of the conditions 
that Aires refers to.

Eddie

[Goanet] MEDICAL CURES

[John Eric Gomes]

ALTERNATE MEDECINE CLAIMING COVID CURE
There are many alternative systems to Allopathic scientific discipline like 
Chinese/Oriental systems which people have great faith in and also in our own 
Siddha, Aryuvedic and Homeopathic medecine widely practised. We also have in 
Goa"bone setters" and local doctors curing hopeless cases with local herbs and 
poultices/concotions that are secret. In the south the unexplained live fish 
swallowing cure is one of them. So when the state of Tamilnadu is sponsoring 
Sidda cure for Covid-19 with many satisfied patients claiming complete cure, 
and Swami Ramdev jumping the gun and claiming 100% cure when the whole world is 
battling for a reliable proven treatment leave alone cure, the reaction from 
the scientific community and medical specialists is understandible. However 
call it boosting the immune system cure, the option o avail of it must be left 
to the patient. In fact I believe that the excessive sterile atmosphere and 
chemical pills taken for various illnesses due need to sustain our modern 
lifestyle, are the root cause of our immune system being weak and overcome by 
various bacteria and viruses. The Ayush Ministry must not ban their use whilst 
further investigation and proof  of many cured cases is progressed. Yes the 
claim for 100% cure must be prohibited, but the use of the medicines as a 
immunity system booster allowed as this route to cure is better than vaccines 
and chemical drugs? If this treatment is not supressed maybe this route may 
even become a reliable miracle cure for Corona!

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[Goanet] Gunvta Murre

[Roland Francis]

I know you might have had your fill of São João songs, but this one is a real 
salt-of-the-earth number from Chinchinim by the performer O’Lov who has come on 
occasion to Toronto on his gigs.

https://youtu.be/TkV5Jpv3D5Q

Roland.
Toronto

[Goanet] What does Joao want t say?

[Joao Barros-Pereira]

In
the
Age
of
Corona Virus

as
always

life is
a magic show

if
you can
feel it

you’re
alive

otherwise

you’re
dead

What does Joao want to say?

[Goanet] MAY GOD RESCUE GOA

[Aires Rodrigues]

In this current raging COVID-19 crisis which has now extended to 2020 and
the end of which nobody knows, the Goa Government should have displayed
some sensitivity and concern more in particular to the poor and
impoverished who have been financially, emotionally and physically  drained
over the last over three months.

With the rising fuel rates, escalating prices of essential commodities, the
growing taxes at all levels while even the Power and Water supply bills
being unreasonably hiked, all this comes as a big jolt to all and more
particularly to our dear brothers and sisters now in financial straits.

Let us all appeal to the conscience if any of this government which seems
to be so very numb, to wake up to the reality and have a ground feel of
what the common man on the streets  of Goa are facing and bracing.

We elect MLAs to serve us and not to abandon us especially during such a
pandemic when their role is all the more crucial. Goa’s 40 MLAs will be
judged not by what they have done but by what they have failed to do to
reach out to the needs of our poorest of poor who are so very now so
distressed and stranded monetarily in this crisis which admittedly has
brought the entire world on its knees.

Having lost our faith on the elected representatives,  to our very
misfortune even the Mosques, Temples and Churches are today shut  denying
us that avenue to finally seek the Almighty’s  intervention in these
turbulent and trying times. God Save Us.

Aires Rodrigues

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