*** Goanet Reader: What does it mean to be Goan ... of food and song

2005-07-29 Thread Goanet Reader
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[Goanet]100 years of Konkani novel

2005-07-29 Thread konknni kendra
THOMAS STEPHENS KONKNNI KENDR B.B. Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim, GOA - 403521 ( (0832) 2415857, 2415864 E-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] July 30, 2005 Sir, I have sent a report prepared by our librarian Mrs. Preeta Naik on 100 years of Konkani novel. The first Konkani novel was published on 31 July 1905.

[Goanet]Re: Abbe Faria

2005-07-29 Thread sandeep heble
(Cip Fernandes wrote: Sandeep Heble, Is this D Satish from Dukle family from Panjim or Candolim?) D Satish is from the Dukle family from Panjim, originally hailing from Candolim. Interestingly, their family and the Abbe Faria family are linked to the same family tree. Cheers Sandeep

Re: [Goanet]Events of '61...

2005-07-29 Thread rene barreto
--- Salus Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bernardo Colaco wrote: But what was wrong was the way it was attained. It was hurry, hurry affair, with Let us see the positives and avoid being pessimistic. See the improvement in educational facilities, productive industry, among

Re: [Goanet]Abbe Faria

2005-07-29 Thread Bernado Colaco
D. Satish says hyponotism is bunkum so Abbe Faria is bunkum. So we remove Abbe Faria from the pedestal in Pangim and place D. Satish. Xantoshi is very quiet on the subject!! B. Colaco = --- Salus Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He has even written a book debunking the

Re: [Goanet]Events of '61...

2005-07-29 Thread Bernado Colaco
Mr. Correia, Democracy is not a failure in Goa? Than you say it is the fault of the masses. These are contradictory statements. As for the progress with which model are you comparing? Probably with other countries in bharat? What about the rule of law today in Goa? How progressive is it?

[Goanet]Events of '61...

2005-07-29 Thread Salus Correia
Bernardo Colaco wrote: But what was wrong was the way it was attained. It was hurry, hurry affair, with no person fit to rule Goa. A big mistake on the part of Nehru, Hence all we have had were crooks ruling Goa, and Goans have accepted it as a way of life. Tumi chorat, amkam susegad

[Goanet]SPORTS: Why Goa spells goals and success

2005-07-29 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Some weeks back, the Indian Express carried a nice box item in the midst of their main report when Goa beat Maharashtra 1-0 to claim the Under-21 football west zone crown. While we are all defeatist and repeatedly complaining about things going wrong in Goa (and among the

[Goanet]Chowgule alumni out there?

2005-07-29 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Any Chowgule College alumni out there? Check the college website at http://www.chowgulecollege.ac.in Incidentally, this year (probably last year too, not sure), the college announced that it was offering on-line admissions Interesting!

[Goanet]The ideal script for Konkani

2005-07-29 Thread rene barreto
In your opinion, the ideal script for Konkani should be... Visit : http://oheraldo.in/node/2329/results ( __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of

[Goanet]ELVIS GOMES'S SUSPENSION REVOKED

2005-07-29 Thread airesrod
Thank you Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane for having stepped in and revoked the illegal and malafide suspension of Elvis Gomes, a young and dynamic Goan Officer. Goa's Chief Secretary Kiran Dhingra and Vigilance Secretary Ashwin Kumar have to be commended for not having succumbed to political

[Goanet]Goans in London - UK

2005-07-29 Thread rene barreto
00 This is to inform you that we have arranged two sessions by the passionate Professor in Music, Mathew Mendes, who is visiting the UK from Moira, Goa. He is affiliated to, among other Associations, the Board of Royal Schools, London and

[Goanet]Facts related to Konkani script

2005-07-29 Thread Ancy S. D'Souza Paladka
Facts related to Konkani script Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK) as an institution devoted to linguistic research into the Konkani language would like to draw the attention of Konkanis to a few important points regarding language and script, in the context of a controversy being raised by

[Goanet]Ship loaded with arms docks at MPT; Jakarta-bound vessel seen as legal

2005-07-29 Thread Goanet News Service
Ship loaded with arms docks at MPT HERALD CORRESPONDENT VASCO, JULY 28 -- Arms, ammunitions and explosives were found on a ship that docked at the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) on Thursday. However, Customs officials in the State confirmed that the vessel, that was headed for Jakarta, had all the

Re: [Goanet]Re: Which of two....a failure (jerry fernandes) Gerry Ferns

2005-07-29 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 27/07/05, gerry ferns [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 6. What is appalling and indicative of the failure of the Portuguese polity , its statecraft, and military strength, is that a newly independent India could in less than forty-eight hours

[Goanet]Solid waste management or heads to roll or dissolution?

2005-07-29 Thread godfrey gonsalves
The hall of the old Secretariat was reverberating with the ways and means of tackling the waste management. There were views counter views proponents and opponents and yet despite the Government coming out with several proposals a) giving a decent burial to erstwhile government in proposal for

Re: [Goanet]Re: Abbe Faria

2005-07-29 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- sandeep heble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The magician I spoke to some time back, on this particular subject, was Goa's renowned magician D Satish. He has even written a book debunking the art of hypnotism. Those who wish to have more insights and info on the subject of hypnotism must

RE: [Goanet] Motorcycle Pilots

2005-07-29 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think Motorcycle Taxi in Panjim, near Azad Maidan was there even before Liberation, however they were not legal. And, anybody remember Soku's horse ridden carriage near Cine National, Panjim? Yes I do - went for many a ride with my Dad when I was

Re: [Goanet]Re: Which of the two events of '61 are a failure?

2005-07-29 Thread Bernado Colaco
But what was wrong was the way it was attained. It was hurry, hurry affair, with no person fit to rule Goa. A big mistake on the part of Nehru, Hence all we have had were crooks ruling Goa, and Goans have accepted it as a way of life. Tumi chorat, amkam susegad dovrat. =

Re: [Goanet]Abbe Faria anniversary

2005-07-29 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- Isabel Vas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jose Custodio Faria - alias Abbe Faria. Also, Cecil Pinto and Isabel de Santa Rita Vas, Goa, are making a short film documentary on the life and work of Faria, in the format of interviews with a variety of persons connected with the Abbe. Well

Re: [Goanet]RE: britain and immigrants

2005-07-29 Thread rene barreto
--- Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: COMMENT: If the word 'Foreigners' is replaced with 'Outsiders', the above comment would fit the Goan situation nicely. Of course, for 'white Britain' read 'some chauvinistic Goans'. Cheers, RKN

[Goanet]Abbe Faria

2005-07-29 Thread Salus Correia
Sandeep Heble wrote: The magician I spoke to some time back, on this particular subject, was Goa's renowned magician D Satish. He has even written a book debunking the art of hypnotism. Those who wish to have more insights and info on the subject of hypnotism must make it a point to interact

Re: [Goanet]Re: Abbe Faria

2005-07-29 Thread Gabriel de Figueiredo
--- sandeep heble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have always been fascinated by magic and I was therefore surprised when a reputed Goan magician whom I met some time back described hypnotism as nothing but humbug and fraud. There is hypnotism and then there is hypnotism. Abbe Faria propounded

[Goanet]Re: Re: NEED OF THE HOUR

2005-07-29 Thread Radhakrishnan Nair
The weighty public discourse between Mr Floriano Lobo and Mr Nasci Caldeira is interesting. But I was somewhat flummoxed by this solemn declaration by Mr Lobo in his latest post: We do not accept money unless it is to finance our projects. Does he mean that other political parties accept

RE: [Goanet]Re: Abbe Faria

2005-07-29 Thread Cip Fernandes
Sandeep Heble, Is this D Satish from Dukle family from Panjim or Candolim? Cip UK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of sandeep heble Sent: 29 July 2005 06:47 To: goanet@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet]Re: Abbe Faria The magician I spoke to some

[Goanet]Club de Goa, Brisbane new committee

2005-07-29 Thread Joy de Souza
At the AGM held in Queensland last sunday, Club de Goa, Brisbane welcomes their new committee as follows President Joy de Souza Vice president Julian Almeida Secretary Tara de Souza Treasurer

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: What does it mean to be Goan ... of food and song

2005-07-29 Thread Goanet Reader
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE GOAN? Issues of celebration and connection, reflected in food and song Ruth DeSouza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Food is one of the many things that make life not only pleasurable but memorable. I recently met a young Goan man who is completing a degree who asked me if I could come

[Goanet]CORPORATE NEWS: Dr Reddy's to sell Goa facility

2005-07-29 Thread Goanet News Service
http://sify.com/finance/equity/fullstory.php?id=13906016 Dr Reddy's to sell Goa facility Friday, 29 July , 2005, 08:40 Hyderabad: Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd has decided to dispose of its finished dosages facility at Goa. Today in Sify Finance RBI's Quarterly review RBI leaves

[Goanet]BREAKING NEWS: Explosives found in a rescued foreign vessel off Goa coast

2005-07-29 Thread Goanet News Service
http://www.deepika.com/english/latestnews.asp?ncode=29752 Explosives found in a rescued foreign vessel off Goa coast Panaji, July 29 (UNI) Customs authorities have detected about 300 tonnes of armaments besides huge quantity of explosives and a variety of military hardware in a Jakarta-bound

[Goanet]Xavier's alumni listings...

2005-07-29 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
St Xavier's College in Mapusa (which started off at Bastora) has an online alumni listing. It still seems to be a little bit buggy, but I could find the class of 1964-65 (Arts), for instance: MASCARENHAS MARIA DE FATIMA NARVENKER KASTURABAI RAGHUVIR NORTON NINA FELIZ PEREIRA ALINA MILDRED SINAI

Re: [Goanet]NEED of the HOUR: TWO JUDICIAL ENQUIRIES

2005-07-29 Thread Floriano
Dear Nasci, There are vitals flaws into going for CBI inquiries or going to the Court with a PIL. It is very difficult to prove to the courts or the BCI that the money have been siphoned off. No doubt we see it because the amount of expenditure does not justify what we see in place. Money has

Re: [Goanet]Photo Collections

2005-07-29 Thread rene barreto
Thanks for a great set of photographs ...great story. I only hope that many more of our Goans on this forum make the TIME to share interesting photographs with us. Will respond to your email to me ..very soon .I am glad that you continue to support Konkani in the Rommi script. Your

Re: [Goanet]Konkani TV Channel

2005-07-29 Thread rene barreto
Hi George , we read great posts from many of great Goan writers , but we seldom have any of our ideas / thoughts posted on this forum .. go beyond that. Those who sahre their thoughts and ideas , should also consider ways of MAKING THINGS HAPPEN...and that too by getting involved. DONT

[Goanet]Photo Collections

2005-07-29 Thread Ancy S. D'Souza Paladka
For all the photo collection by me regarding Konkani activities please click the link http://ancy.fotopic.net/list_collections.php Dev Borem Korum, Ancy Ancy Salvadore D'Souza, Paladka E2-139 Diwan Apt III, Vasai Road East, Thane Dist - 401 210, Maharashtra, INDIA Tel: 0250-2390225 /