Re: [Goanet] How do you explain this?
On Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 10:46:06 a.m. CST, Rajan Parrikar wrote: We see this all over Goa (and India, too). Take a look at the photo from this morning - https://www.parrikar.org/misc/Workers.jpg Rajan,On the first day that I arrived in Goa, I went out onto my 4th floor hotel balcony in Panjim to show my daughter the Mandovi. My daughter looked down and spotted a woman, as part of a gang, digging a trench on the road below us. Next to her was a five year old child who was taking away and emptying the metal basin that the woman was filling with gravel. My five year old daughter looked at me. I had no answer for her stare. It seems that Goans in Goa are deadened to such scenes. Mervyn
[Goanet] The Dinesh domestic circus
I informed Fredric DSouza that the impeachment is a very profound matter of of constitutional duty for the guardiansof laws Americans elect to Congress. The real circus was exposed in divorce court where Dinesh's wiferevealed she had been battered by him very frequently. To be elected, the Senators contested elections that were conducted legally and fairly. Trump the Savage calledthe Georgia Secretary of State and demanded he 'find' him 11,000 votes in a recount. They just opened a criminalinvestigation into the caper. Fredric campaigns for billionaire interests, even as he begs for his personal sustenance and shelter. The economyhas not been very kind to cab drivers.
Re: [Goanet] GOA WILL FACE A MAN MADE CATASTROPHIC ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER
What do you expect from Bhojecars? Bhojes of course. And Goans provide the oil and potatoes. Roland. Toronto. > On Feb 10, 2021, at 2:40 PM, Aires Rodrigues > wrote: > > The Uttarakhand Glacier tragedy has been at the cost of climate change and > lack of proper development. For years environmentalists have been crying > themselves hoarse about the model of development being followed in these > fragile mountain scapes, and yet the advice was not heeded and the disaster > now is a man made one. > >
[Goanet] The Goan WHITE FATHER of Zanzibar .....
Would you believe it there was a GOAN WHITE FATHER (This is the first time I am hearing of a coloured White Father) The order started in French North Africa and they were dressed in Black. The picture I saw of this remarkable Goan White Father, was he was seated in a human drawn Rickshaw .The pullers of the two wheeler were all Moslems turbaned or fezzed. The Priest was calledFr. Lucien D'sa. ...His name even appeared in the the Zanzibar Gazette of 1910 ...This meant that he could officiate at Catholic Marriages etc .. Where did he go after Zanzibar to the Mainland or to Goa .. I personally own a great deal to Fr. Walsh, from Eire. who was an Irish White Father and a real nationalist. I do not know how my Father knew Father Walsh, but we went to see him, he suggested that I could get a degree from University of London, without going to London, just as we did our Cambridge School Certificate without going to Cambridge !!! That brought a whole lot of Goans from DSM ...Father Walsh advised President Julius Nyerere. Being Irish he was friendly with the 5 Irish Fathers in Pugu Secondary School. ...that was where I was the Geographer Master ...teaching the first crop of Tanzania 7 students for their Cambridge A level. What a crop ...3 of them became Judges, one a Government Verifier in Treasury, one Head of National Development Corporation/etc .It is not what you teach its how you encourage students to think I picked a blade of grass and I asked them what was its name ...only one Maasai knew its name but the students knew a great deal about the vegetation of Great Britain...It was not only colonization of the land but also the mind. So who was this Goan White Father Adolfo ... Makongo Juu PS .Now I get it The Goan White Father ..the French built the Church in Zanzibar ..The French were impressed by the Goan Photographers ...and there were more Goan Parishioners than French, English, or German .its very much like the Church in Bagamoyo I lived there when I was 7 ears old
Re: [Goanet] The Goan WHITE FATHER of Zanzibar .....
Thanks Adolfo. My granduncle, Fr. Lucien D'Sa returned to Goa after his missionary service in East Africa and in fact died in Goa. He is buried in our village cemetery in Moira. Best. Mervyn M. On Wed, 10 Feb 2021 at 19:41, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote: > Would you believe it there was a GOAN WHITE FATHER (This is the first > time I am hearing of a coloured White Father) The order started in French > North Africa and they were dressed in Black. The picture I saw of this > remarkable Goan White Father, was he was seated in a human drawn Rickshaw > .The pullers of the two wheeler were all Moslems turbaned or > fezzed. > The Priest was calledFr. Lucien D'sa. ...His name even appeared in the > the Zanzibar Gazette of 1910 ...This meant that he could officiate at > Catholic Marriages etc .. > > Where did he go after Zanzibar to the Mainland or to Goa > .. > I personally own a great deal to Fr. Walsh, from Eire. who was an > Irish White Father and a real nationalist. I do not know how my Father > knew Father Walsh, but we went to see him, he suggested that I could get a > degree from University of London, without going to London, just as we did > our Cambridge School Certificate without going to Cambridge !!! That > brought a whole lot of Goans from DSM ...Father Walsh advised President > Julius Nyerere. Being Irish he was friendly with the 5 Irish Fathers in > Pugu Secondary School. ...that was where I was the Geographer Master > ...teaching the first crop of Tanzania 7 students for their Cambridge A > level. What a crop ...3 of them became Judges, one a Government Verifier in > Treasury, one Head of National Development Corporation/etc .It is not > what you teach its how you encourage students to think I picked a blade > of grass and I asked them what was its name ...only one Maasai knew its > name but the students knew a great deal about the vegetation of Great > Britain...It was not only colonization of the land but also the mind. > So who was this Goan White Father > > Adolfo ... > Makongo Juu > PS .Now I get it The Goan White Father ..the French built the Church in > Zanzibar ..The French were impressed by the Goan Photographers ...and there > were more Goan Parishioners than French, English, or German .its very much > like the Church in Bagamoyo I lived there when I was 7 ears old > >
[Goanet] GOA WILL FACE A MAN MADE CATASTROPHIC ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER
The Uttarakhand Glacier tragedy has been at the cost of climate change and lack of proper development. For years environmentalists have been crying themselves hoarse about the model of development being followed in these fragile mountain scapes, and yet the advice was not heeded and the disaster now is a man made one. We have childhood memories of incessant rains in Goa during our school days when it poured non-stop for even 8 to 10 days. But there was never ever such flooding all over like we are witnessing in recent years. The nature’s fury that the State has been facing has been predicted for years by our environmental scientists Dr Nandkumar Kamat and Dr. Joe D’Souza but it has all fallen on deaf years with the authorities conveniently taking no corrective measures. The colossal environmental degradation that Goa has been witnessing over the years by way of rampant destruction of hills, fragmentation of pristine vegetated verdant landscapes and ruthless chopping of trees by not even sparing from pouring concrete in the low lying fields has finally shown the impact of criminal interference in Goa's age old natural ecosystems. The traditional drainage systems, waterways and outlets for natural flow of rainwater are choked all over with no functional drainage system in place. The capacitance Goan communities built over centuries with their time tested strategies designed to secure us from flooding that we ourselves had witnessed in our childhood has now all gone for a toss. Lack of proper planning while mushrooming of environmentally incompatible new constructions all over without the much needed infrastructure has landed Goa in a State of chaos. With political blessings the real estate mafia has swiftly enriched itself multifold while leaving the common man to face the brunt of their misdeeds. The farmers of Goa had never suffered so much at any point in the past. Nature is kicking back as they say. If those in power do not take urgent corrective, well planned and sustainable measures to save the natural ecosystems, the god gifted landscape, the ecosensitive beaches, sand dunes, Khazans, wetlands, Salt pans, the last remaining hills and farms, the orchards, rivers, estuaries, lakes, ponds, springs, fountains of Goa for protecting our ecology, we will have to face a bigger catastrophic disaster soon. Goa has been a beautiful accident of history endowed with abundant resources. But the foolishness and rampant greed of those in power has brought this state to a stage in history when one day Mother Nature may crack the whip and Goa already threatened by the rising sea level, will simply be wiped out from the face of this planet. Before that happens let better sense prevail. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com
[Goanet] The gangster, the general and the prime minister of Bangladesh | Corruption News
A few personal observations: 1. Al Jazeera does a great and often risky job on whatever they investigate. This Bangladesh investigation is international award winning quality. 2. Substitute General for high police official or top ruling party functionary and you have this situation being replicated in India more times than you can imagine. 3. Western nations no matter what they say, count on this corruption and money laundering. A relatively little put in the pockets of a few important people and they can bleed the country for a million times that. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/2/2/the-gangster-the-general-and-the-prime-minister-of-bangladesh Roland. Toronto.
[Goanet] What Does the Title 'Esquire' Mean, Anyway?
An in-depth and well-written article as one typically finds in Atlas Obscura, this one about about the title Esquire. In the few decades following British rule in India it was common to use the title Esquire after a gentleman’s name as in Thomas Fernandes Esq. in letter and envelope addresses. In Portuguese India such form of address for genteel folk (read higher Goan classes) was Exmo. Sr., an abbreviation for Excelentissimo Senhor, meaning Dear Sir, Respecful Mr., or Excellency. Both forms of addresses have since vanished. Some readers with a sense of history will enjoy this: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-an-esquire Roland. Toronto.
[Goanet] Online History Hour at XCHR - February 18, 2020
*XAVIER CENTRE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH* Cordially invites you to an *online* *lecture on* *THE STORY OF THE BOOK IN GOA:* *From the 16th Century to the Present times.* By Frederick Noronha Goa was home to the first-ever Gutenberg-style printing press in Asia. But, over the centuries, Goa seems to have lost track of the work that had been done, and has been producing few books itself. Asia's first press reached here accidentally in 1556, via the Jesuits. This does not imply that the press played only a religious role. So, what was its impact of the early presses at Old Goa, Margao and Rachol? In what way did this influence Goan writing of the twentieth-century? Can the book be a tool to understand the complex history of Goa, its relationship with the outside world, and the region's significant but little-understood diaspora? You might be surprised by what emerges from the story of the book in Goa *Frederick Noronha has been a journalist, photography enthusiast, alternative publisher and Wikipedian. Between 2013 and 2020 he undertook his doctoral research at the Goa University's Department of English (under Prof Andre Rafael Fernandes) on publishing in twentieth-century Goa. His viva voce was conducted last month, at which Prof Abhijit Gupta of Jadhavpur University, one of the foremost authorities of book history in India, was the external examiner. The Goa, 1556 alternative publishing house he set up in 2007 has published about 150 titles during its 13 years of operation. He can be contacted on 9822122436 or * *fredericknoron...@gmail.com* Hope to see you there... Anderson Fernandes S.J. Administrator, XCHR On Thursday, 18th February, 2021 at 6:00 pm IST (1:30 pm CET, 7:30 am ET) Online Platform: ZOOM Join the talk by clicking on the link: http://bitly.ws/bEdr Zoom Meet ID: *946-1036-2416*
[Goanet] does anyone know of this proposed museum off the coast of Goa?
INS Viraat's Dismantling Kept On Hold, Supreme Court Notice To Owner - NDTV https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aircraft-carrier-ins-viraats-dismantling-kept-on-hold-by-supreme-court-notice-issued-to-company-that-bought-it-for-scrap-2367281?amp=1=off Envitech Marine Consultants Pvt Ltd has been looking to acquire the warship and convert INS Viraat into a maritime museum, parked off the coast of Goa *in collaboration with the government of small coastal state.*
[Goanet] Schedule for Thursday 11th February 2021
CCR TV GOA Channel of God's love✝ You can also watch CCR TV live on your smartphone via the CCR TV App Available on Google PlayStore for Android Platform. Click the link below. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccr.tv4 Email ID: ccrgoame...@gmail.com Schedule for Thursday 11th February 2021 12:00 AM Rosary - Luminous Mysteries 12:24 AM Ask Dr Sweezel - Why do I keep getting an ankle sprain even after Treatment? 12:27 AM Bhurgeanlem Angonn - Bhag 1 12:30 AM Abundant Life - Broken Crayons can still Colour -Prof Nicholas D'Souza 1:00 AM Mass in Konkani for Wednesday 2:00 AM Saibinnichi Ruzai - Uzvaddache Mister 2:25 AM Amchi Bhas Amche Borovpi - Br Malvino Alfonso OCD interviewed by Daniel F. de Souza 2:53 AM Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 41 - Soinik - Fr. Pratap Naik sj 3:01 AM Wisdom Reflections -9 - Rachol Professors 3:22 AM Devachem Utor - Matev Avesvor 18 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 3:33 AM Alcoholic Anonymous - What Causes Alcoholism? - Fr Clifford Castelino 3:52 AM Talk - Standing up for the Truth - Alfwold SIlveira 4:20 AM Angelus - English 4:22 AM Bhokti Lharam - Bhag 5 4:28 AM Bible Project - Psalms 4:37 AM Bhagiancher Niyall V - Br Malvino Alfonso ocd 4:50 AM Are we Pharisees? - Dr Brenda Nazareth Menezes 5:18 AM Career Guidance -Mass Communications - St Xaviers College 5:48 AM Katholik Quiz - Sant Francis Xavier conducted by Shenaya Pereira 6:02 AM CCR TV Concert - Highlights 5 - Konkani Comedy Skits 6:20 AM Consecrated Life - Precious Blood Missionaries 6:43 AM Hymn - Vakhann'nni Tuka - Stanley Severes 6:48 AM Hymn - Saibinichi Bhett Tujea Ghorant - Fr Ronaldo Fernandes 6:57 AM Sokalchem Magnnem - Ankvar Maria Ranni ani Avoi/Mai 7:00 AM Music - Abide in Me followed by Povitr Atmeak Dispottem Magnnem 7:32 AM Morning Prayer - Our Lady Queen and Mother 7:35 AM I am the Good Shepherd - Talk by Lavinia Gonsalves 7:56 AM Prayer for India 3 8:00 AM Feast Mass in Konkani - Chorao 9:00 AM Our Father - Telegu 9:06 AM Amchea Bapa…4 - Domnic Rodrigues 9:35 AM Vaittovea Ani Vaitta Add Zhuzunk Dev Amkam Adar Dita - Fr Edson Fernandes 9:50 AM Hymn - Jesus, Jesus - Sung by Rebecca De Souza 9:55 AM Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 128 - Gay Ani Tonn - Fr Pratap Naik sj 10:03 AM Tell me a Story - Episode 9 - The Rainbow 10:10 AM Devachem Utor - Matev Avesvor 18 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 10:21 AM Falling in Love - Exploring Relationships - Hosted by Judie D'Cunha 10:52 AM St John the Baptist - Talk by Fr Victor 11:07 AM My Music Videos - Jezu Mhojo Raja - Myran Travasso 11:15 AM Intercessions (English) 11:30 AM Mass in English followed by Daily Flash 12:15 PM Live Like St Paul - A Family Witness - Eps 3 12:43 PM The Earth - Our Home - Birds of Goa 1:11 PM Bible Project - Holy Spirit 1:15 PM Amchi Bhas Amche Borovpi - Jess Fernandes interviewed by Daniel F. de Souza 1:52 PM Fuddarache Dive - Shenaya Pereira interviewed by Michael Gracias 2:22 PM Entrepreneurship - Ricky Noronha interviewed by Basil D'Cunha 2:50 PM Magnificat (English) 2:52 PM Prayer to St. Joseph by Pope Francis 2:55 PM Prophetic Intercession 1 - Cyril John 3:22 PM Bhajan - To Amchaa Svami- Fr Glen D'Silva 3:30 PM Deivik Kaklutichi Magnneam 3:40 PM Youthopia - Sanger Serrao - Saxaphone - interviewed by Richa Carneiro 3:57 PM Prayer to St Joseph By Pope Francis (Konkani) 4:00 PM Rosary - Luminous Mysteries 4:24 PM Reflection on the Gospel - Dominicans 4:30 PM Senior Citizens Exercises - 11 5:02 PM Jivit Bodol - Talk by Fr Jeronimo D'Silva 5:30 PM Angelus - English 5:33 PM Intercessions (Konkani) 5:45 PM Rosary followed by Novena 7 , Milagres Chapel , Majorda, followed by Jivitacho Prokas 7:15 PM Yadnikank Niyall - Fr Jorge Fernandes 7:30 PM Praise and Worship led by Domnic Rodrigues 8:00 PM Kuznantlim Zogddim - Eps 1 - Amlet - Meena Goes and Julius Mesquita 8:13 PM Bhokti Lharam - Bhag 25 8:20 PM Discipleship - Talk by Kenneth D'Sa 8:48 PM Hymn - Ankvar Maie Mhoje - Fr Ubaldo Fernandes 8:56 PM Prayer : Benedictus 9:00 PM Devachem Utor - Matev Avesvor 19 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 9:10 PM Adoration - Purgatory and Hell - Led by Fr Henry Falcao 9:42 PM Ratchem Magnem 9:57 PM Concert -Mhozo Tallo Aikat - Senior 11:20 PM Documentary - Wages of Tears Donations may be made to: Beneficiary name : CCR GOA MEDIA. Name of Bank : ICICI Bank Branch Name: Panaji Branch RTGS/NEFT Code : ICIC015 Savings Bank Account No : 262401000183
[Goanet] AS PART OF THE POLITICAL MISCHIEF MANY RIBANDAR VOTERS MOVED TO A WARD IN PANAJI
Ribandar is five kilometers away from the capital city but it has been part of the Panjim Municipal Council and now the Corporation of the City of Panaji CCP). Ribandar comprised of Ward No 29 and 30. In view of the now densely populated Ribandar they should have added another ward at Ribandar. But what has crookedly been done in a very stupendous decision, is to add some hundreds of Ribandar voters to Ward No 28 which is in Panaji. All this is politically manipulated and done with vested interest. Ribandar may be part of CCP but as far as overall development and civic amenities is concerned, we remain utterly neglected and in a decaying state despite the very high municipal taxes we pay. There are some villages in Goa that are much better off. We would have been better off as part of a Panchayat. Ribandar has for decades been demanding a football ground, a community hall and a proper market but it is very anguishing that these long standing demands of Ribandarites are yet to be fulfilled. We do not have a Children’s park or a garden nor a public library and there is lack of proper sanitation with garbage strewn all over. Erratic power and water supply is the order of the day with no sewage line in place. And in the Fonduvem Ward of Ribandar even the dead are denied a proper crematorium to Rest in Peace. There is no clarity yet on the promised Health Center too. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com
[Goanet] How do you explain this?
We see this all over Goa (and India, too). Take a look at the photo from this morning - https://www.parrikar.org/misc/Workers.jpg In every civilized country today, workers are outfitted with electro-mechanical equipment for this kind of civil works. But not in this land apparently. We see builders, contractors, and all manner of fatcats driving around in their shiny Mercs, Range Rovers, and Audis while their workers sweat it out with implements from the 12th Century. Why is it like this? One consequence I have already addressed in a recent post - the abysmal quality of Indian workmanship. When you have scant regard for humans and their physical labour, it will attract the most desperate people to the job, people who do not have proper training for the task at hand. One reason for this situation I heard was, labour contractors prefer it this way as they can skim off the wages meant for the workers. Modern equipment would mean a much reduced labour force and therefore not much opportunity for graft. I don't know if there is any merit to this explanation. r
Re: [Goanet] Goans, please move out of Goa
Regarding the Taleigao project I mentioned yesterday, here is a photo and a video. https://www.parrikar.org/misc/Taleigao-Project.jpg https://www.parrikar.org/misc/Taleigao-Project.mov Best, r On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 11:42 PM Rajan Parrikar wrote: > Or jump into the Mandovi. Make way for the Delhi p!gs. > > No points for guessing which politicians were involved in approving this > upcoming obscenity in Miramar (see video below) - > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrah6dQLj4s > > https://anantaraluxury.com/elysian/ > > A couple of kilometres away, a huge concrete project is rising right by > the Taleigao church. I am told the land was sold by the church to the > builder Adwalpalkar. > > Consider this - land belonging to Catholic Goans, sold to Hindu Goan, for > the benefit of Dilli p!gs! This all-embracing secular gesture transcending > religions and benefiting non-Goans must surely bring a tear or two to the > eye of our resident humanitarian Frederick (of the "it is all an > exaggeration, man!" fame). > > Best, > > > r >
[Goanet] One query...two answers (from among many)
Q on Fb group: Quick question. Is carnival a religious celebration or state celebration? A It is a Goa State celebration since 1988. Prior to that it was an Union Territory celebration since 1971. It was a people's celebration . Without floats but cocote battles, men dressed as clowns or devils, water pistols and sll kind of talcum and colours. In Mapusa, the defeat of Kustoba Rane by the Tropa dos Suissos was celebrated with a Thanksgiving mass at the Capella de Suissos (incorrectly translated as Swiss Chapel) and a profession up the hill to the Delegado de Saude (now UHC) with the latest married couples in Angodd dressed as the Ranes. No King Momo in Mapusa, it was a Rano. The Rane's flag was shot down on Tuesday. Documented by Dona Bertha de Menezes in her book on the chapel. (Grandmother of Sandip Jacques, IAS) A It is a government patronised tamasha to promote tourism. (This came up via the Goa Speaks group. Replies from Tony Martin and Miguel Braganza)
[Goanet] Proposed NATIONAL ANTHEM of PLANET MARS
Bernado the Message you sent was among the positive ones ...I suppose the Baritone Oscar Castellino is a Mombasa or Zanzibar born ...The song is also scripted so one can join in Beginning last year when I was locked down in Quepem ...I mention about my uncle in Mars. whom we (Ophelia & Myself and Infant Angelo) discovered him in our ancient black and white TV. \Naturally if hordes of humans arrive in a India made Satellite the passport control will have to ensure that do not bring ideas that will turn Mars into a RED PLANET for India's Rival from Up North Thank you Mr Colaco PS: Do you think PM Jomson from UK would migrate ? Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 08:18:49 + (UTC) From: Bernado Colaco To: "goanet@lists.goanet.org" Subject: [Goanet] Mars Anthem Message-ID: <1599748524.5084672.1612858729...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 It is believed that when the planet Mars is inhabited by hordes of humans a welcome anthem will be sung by Baritone Oscar Castellino https://youtu.be/cj8-NcyULps Enjoy! BC
[Goanet] How media distraction is used in India
https://youtu.be/z6rKoif_A4c -- Frederick Dsouza
[Goanet] All the Prime Minister’s Men | Al Jazeera Investigations
This Bangladesh prime minister henchmen video got 5.8 million views in just 1 week https://youtu.be/a6v_levbUN4 https://youtu.be/a6v_levbUN4 -- Frederick Dsouza
[Goanet] The Forces of Evil have Begun To Sabotage
Message: 4 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 09:34:11 +0530 From: Aires Rodrigues To: goanet < goa...@goanet.org> Subject: [Goanet] GOA CARNIVAL In Message-ID: *Aires urges CM to cancel carnival celebrations* All that came was numerous Question Marks ? in 100s and either started with the number 40 or question marks ended with 40 Advocate Rodrigues is serious what he writes !! Can the Message be Resent ! Adolfo Mascarenhas Dar es Salaam In Monsoon like rains
