Panjim from space
By Nandkumar Kamat
The Navhind Times
Sitting before my desktop at the Goa University, I can clearly watch on
the screen the whole campus from space, including the tiled roof of our
faculty enclave and all the landmarks.
I can see the shadows of the transmission towers of the
Uncoding the politics of Christian fundamentalism post-Da Vinci
George Menezes
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I write this knowing fully well that I'm going to raise the
hackles of fundamentalists. It will not be a new experience.
I have been at the receiving end of venom both from Christian
fundamentalists
Panjim from space
By Nandkumar Kamat
The Navhind Times
Sitting before my desktop at the Goa University, I can clearly watch on
the screen the whole campus from space, including the tiled roof of our
faculty enclave and all the landmarks.
I can see the shadows of the transmission towers of the
New Zealand: Ruth DeSouza describing herself as a Tanzanian born Goan-Indian
raised in East Africa, who has variously been mistaken for being Maori
herself
Cultural diversity and context
16 June 2006
Content supplied by NZ Lawyer Issue 42
NZ Lawyer is published by LexisNexis
The browning of New
I dont recall putting down Gopinath personally. All I
said that Air Deccan's IPO did not go very well.
For a market like India, I would tend to agree that
low cost, no frills service will garner the majority
of the market share. Logistically, most flights in
India are of a very short duration (3
Hi all,
The Government is considering Road Safety as part of the syllabus in schools
and colleges.Wonderful.But by the time this becomes a reality, several more
youth would have lost their lives.I cant help being skeptical ,we need
action not talk.Soon this will be a forgotten topic unless we all
Gilbert,
Thank you for your long winded attempt to weasel out
an explanation. The more you write, the more you
expose your prejudices.
If you wish to ignore the mountains of independent
research that has been done on this issue and choose
to ignore the material evidence that still exists on
the
Dear Mario,
I am very happy to see your suggestions and you have nailed the need of the
hour. I believe that problems approached with a clear vision like that of
yours and with determination should take us towards the goal. However, you
will agree that to do all these things, we have to make
Talking Photos: All about GOA bridges ferryboats
Hope this will bring back some of the old memories
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk/166996934/ Zuari bridge
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/121716900/ ferryboat1
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk4/114602129/ ferryboat2
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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--- cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Do you accept or do not accept from whatever hard
evidence you can garner, that Hindu temples were
destroyed in Goa and that a number of Catholic
churches, were built instead, on roughly the same
sites where the temples were destroyed?
Mario replies:
On 15/06/06, cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Melvyn
My apologies. I meant to say Manor House, not Manor Park. I also knew the
.. And just by way of interest,
does anyone know the whereabouts of Joey (sax) and his charming lady singer?
I can't recall her name this moment.
Dear Cornel,
Bravo to you! I don't know if you've watched the
documentary Born in a Brothel, I highly recommend it.
It doesn't deal with child labour at all but as the
title states it's about children born to Indian
prostitutes. What struck me is, when these children
were given opportunities two
Uncoding the politics of Christian fundamentalism post-Da Vinci
George Menezes
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I write this knowing fully well that I'm going to raise the
hackles of fundamentalists. It will not be a new experience.
I have been at the receiving end of venom both from Christian
fundamentalists
Aires,
Quite a few Goans in Vienna; but contact Noel Flores,
the great music maestro and he will put you in touch
with others.
Very pleasant man. Look him up in the book.
Alfred
From: airesrod [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Goa's premiere mailing list,estb. 1994!
Hi Mario
I have heard all you said on this topic, but amidst the verbiage, want to be
clear about just one thing:
Do you accept or do not accept from whatever hard evidence you can garner,
that Hindu temples were destroyed in Goa and that a number of Catholic
churches, were built instead, on
Hi Melvyn
My apologies. I meant to say Manor House, not Manor Park. I also knew the
Notre Dame hall, Leicester Square and the hall in Clapham North. I played in
a band many times at these and other places. I think Crystal Palace beat the
lot with about 4000 people at Christmas dances. Was the
The following is my write-up appeared in the local Arab Times today. It may
interest some of goanet readers. Hence, I reproduce it here.
AVF,
Kuwait.
WORLD CUP 2006
At last the current World Cup tournament has started with the host country
Germany creating an unexpected upset in the
There was not even a kiss between the hero and heroine.And finally as a last
descendant of Christ, she is told she may choose to belive it or not. It all
depends
on faith. Christs teachings are timeless,no matter what.
JoeSays:
Thanks,
You are right,
When she was told to choose to believe it or
The reports about the cracks in the Zuari Bridge and the restriction and
possible complete closure of vehicular traffic on it (throwing tourism via
air out of gear) highlights the acute need for a back up airport at Mopa
when contingencies like this occur. What does Alemao Churchill have to say
DEAR AUNTY - No. 8: WEEKLY TOP 12:
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1. DEAR AUNTY,
Our pai is very sick. GMC Hospicio are full. Apollo, Vintage, etc, too
expensive - we can't afford their rates. Where to take our pai ? Chico.
...
Dear Chico:Pai Nursing
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1648736.cms
Domestic airport terminal to be moved to Sahar
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 2006 02:47:35 AM]
MUMBAI: Mumbai's domestic airport terminal will be moved from Santa Cruz,
where it has been located for the past 45 years, to Sahar
The real question that should be asked is whether
these so called low cost airlines are making any
money. Alternatively are their market share gains from
genuinely lower cost operations or their lower prices
regardless of costs. [Marlon Menezes]
Sure their bottom lines may be (in fact, ARE!)
Dear Mario,
Sometimes you make me laugh and laugh and laugh. I
laugh so hard, I just roll off my couch. Believe me
there are more weapons of mass destruction, hidden by
my little daughter, underneath my couch than there are
in Iraq.
Elisabeth
Mario wrote:
You
For perhaps every true fact of the Middle Ages there are many of Dan
Brown's accounts, analysis, opinions and conjectures.
Recently I was reading a well-written account on the discrepancy between the Da
Vinci's Last Supper painting and the true account of the event (Passover
supper) per Jewish
Mario replies:
Many things that are well known are based on
rumors
and don't have the slightest evidence.
Obviously Mario has not bothered to read the threads
from 2004.
Once he is done reading those threads, he should read:
Flight of the Deities: Hindu Resistance in Portuguese
Goa,
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It isn't often that I have the opportunity to respond
to two worthy left-wing intelletuals at the same time on Goanet,
I must disagree with Mario's observation of my ability. I have no claim to any
fame (intellectual)
except I once was falsely
I sincerely hope that those goan catholics who
vehemently protested against the screening of the
movie in Goa and strongly supported Churchill's strong
arm tactics against Inox including threats of physical
violence on this forum as well as elsewhere would not
grudge the same freedom to the
Aires
I believe that Dr John Castellino (ex Mombasa, Kenya) still works in
Vienna. When I last met him in London some time ago, he worked for an
international body. Perhaps a subsidiary of the UN or UNESCO. I think his
expertise was agriculture in the developing world.
Many moons ago we went
Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This one made no sense on it's face because she was
complaining about foreigners on TOURIST visas being
unable to buy property in Goa. Why would anyone on
a TOURIST visa want to buy property, when they will
be going home shortly?
Mario,
People go as
See
http://www.konkanrailway.com/website/press_2005/press_reschedule_mega_block_14062006.htm
14th June, 2006
PRESS NOTE
RESCHEDULING OF TRAINS DUE TO MEGA BLOCK
Due to operation of a mega block in Diva-Roha section on 17.6.2006
from 0950 hrs to 1750 hrs by Central Railway, the following
Amazing insight into tourist perspectives on Goa:
We decided, if we can roam around at will in a super-luxury hotel
dressed in T-shirts and shorts and sandals, we can do anything! ...
http://eyethink.wordpress.com/2006/01/04/goa-beckons/
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Pope Has Authority To Speak For Religious Freedom: Cardinal Dias
It Is Not Interference In Internal Affairs Of The Country
By SAR NEWS
MUMBAI, Maharashtra (SAR NEWS) -- Cardinal Ivan Dias of Bombay has
asserted that Pope Benedict XVI has the authority to take up the cause
of the persecuted
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org
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*** Vital Goa bridge damaged; traffic to be restricted
(rediff.com)
Traffic will be restricted on the Zuari bridge, a vital link
between north and south Goa, as it has developed a crack,
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