also follow
the hockey scene reading Indian papers on the web, and
The Sportstat.
I hope Bandra remains the nursery of Mumbai's hockey
and make more contributions to the Indian team.
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am surprised.
Having met her when she was an intern at at GT
hospital in Mumbai, she seemed much taller than 5 ft 7
1/2 inches.
Need to cross-check this.
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Brains and borders
Here's a book on immigrant women
Dreams, Questions, Struggles: South Asian Women in
Britain. Amrit Wilson. Pluto Press,
Mario,
I know it does not matter whether Portugual recognizes
the liberation of Goa or not. The post was to
clarify the situation.
Portuguese leaders who have visited India and
everything is fine and dandy now between the two
countries. See how Portugal send Aby Salem back to
India to face trial?
Marlon said that USA back Portugual during the Indian
army's march into Goa.
USA played a double role. In his memoirs, GK Galbraith
has explained it all. Nehru had Kennedy's backing.
However, Portuguese call on US to help them as NATO
ally fell on deaf ears.
Subsequent crying by Portugal was
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to define, among other things, that Jesus was
human. A school of thought on Jesus's humanity is
very much in existence. So, no surprise here.
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pleaded with me not to go into the theatre.
Also having watched The Passion of Christ and many
other Jesus-based movies, my faith has not been shaken
a bit.
In the name of Jesus, I remain a convinced Catholic.
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, as she had heard much about the
little state.
Eugene Correia
Michael Ali writes:
Nelly Furtado's third album 'Loose' will be released
on June 20,
2006. The
follow up to 2003's 'Folklore', 'Loose' includes the
single
'Man-eaters as
well as a duet with Latin pop superstar Juanes, and
the song
'All
Emirates Evening Post -- May 5
Machine Readable Passpopts will reduce chances of
forgery and speed up immigration clearance
By Rayeesa Absal
Abhu Dhabi -- I n a move aimed at speeding up
consular passport services, the Indian Embassy
launched its first Machine Readable Pass ports (MRP)
'
documents with them.
I believe the documents are passports.
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Rogue agents' racket must be broken, says Indian
minister
By Sunita Menon, Staff Reporter
Dubai: The nexus of dishonest agents extends from
India to the Gulf countries, said an Indian minister
yesterday.
I am quite aware of how the unskilled and
semi-skilled Indian
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arguments leave personal remarks aside.
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A beginning has been made and though the final outcome
remains unknown, the voice of the NRI community is
already being heard beyond the ballot boxes.
The voices of the
it won't happen in the near future, but possibly in
the long run.
The jump for dual citizenship to PIO/NRIs MPs is going
to be a long jump. I don't see the need for such.
Selfless Indian-Americans, especially the strong
groups in New York and California, are keen on it.
Let's wait and see.
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the CM's
support.
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Mapusa of the 1950s
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INDIA
A combination of Western aspirations and traditional
Indian values is driving a booming media industry,
Lynn de Souza says
There is an optimistic buoyancy in the air. It
weaves through the endless traffic jams, dug-up roads
in Goa, there must be further
thinking. I hope others contribute to the debate.
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a
petition on the www.petitiononline.com. I am ready to
draft one and sent to others who can want to take a
look at it and make the necessary suggestions before
posting it on the internet. Let's start the ball
rolling.
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A student said she wanted to join the medical college
in Goa but she had to pay Rs 25 lakhs for admission. I
am not sure if she said these fees were for students
of NRI parents under NRI quota. Dourado joked that
paying so
The NRI meet in Dubai -- My Take (Part I)
by Eugene Correia
The reports on the visit of the three-member team from
the NRI Facilitation Centre to the Gulf is not
flattering. I have no information about the meeting in
Abu Dhabi.
The Kuwait meeting report by Rabindra Pimenta and The
Emirates
a member
and not ex-member. However, as Dourado explained the
website has not been updated. I was quoted in the
paper, but I will provide a personal viewpoint of the
whole exercise tommorrow. I was waiting for the
evening daily to be out and check what was reported.
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Goans demand
.
The range of problems presented by the Goans included
land encroachments back home, corruption in goverment
departments and a lack of direct flight to Goa from
Dubai. According to Eugene Correia, These issues have
already been discussed time and again at the Gomanth
Samellan held last year. All
and the busloads of triy-tripping Kanadiga
clods who soak up beer like a platoon of sponge on
legs. Well-thanked and frisky, they reacot to al
lthings remotely female like Rovers responds to lunch.
More addition to tourist impressions of Goa by
non-Goans.
Eugene Correia
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At the 2005 Gomant Sammelan I remember some members
were identified as representatives of some countries
such as Canada, Oman, etc. I am not sure if anyone
representated Dubai. Can someone who attended this
conference or know about this please inform me about
their names.
I believe they were
flights.
The Goan Society in Dubai should make it a point to send representatives.
The Indian diplomats, including Ambassador GM Bhandari, are most likely to
attend.
Does anyone knows the date when the Goan NRI team is visiting and meeting
people in Dubai?
Eugene Correia
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I just happened to read about Francis Newton and
Hussain in yesterday's DNA newspaper online. A column
on the Progressive Artists Group mentions all those
involved in this movement. Ara now lives in Paris. I
used to bump into Ara often at the Jehangir Art
Gallery and also had a chance once to
VM de Malar says Hussain was Francis Newton D'Souza's
mentor. To the best of my knowledge, Newton and
Hussain were part of the Group of 7, that was launched
in Mumbai.
Newton was later disappointed with Hussain's work,
dismissing it as pop art.
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GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS
Author of the best-selling Shantaram,
and Sonia Faleiro
will read from the book.
on Friday, February 10, at 6.30 p.m.
at Oxford Bookstore
3 Dinsha Vachcha Road, Churchgate, Mumbai
RSVP
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in waiting, has promised to do away
with the Landing Fee of $975 for new immigrants. Hope
he keeps his word.
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their seats occupied by others. There was nothing the organizers could do
to get these illegal occupants of the go elsewhere.
'The organizeers stock reply: We are doing it for the love of Konkani and
so you can also bear a little discomfort for the language.
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quite well and interacted with him a couple of
times. Had a pleasant time talking history with him on
his visit to Toronto many years ago.
Last time I was in Mumbai I tried to meet him but was
informed he was very ill.
A great servant of the Lord. May his soul rest in
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that Benaulim will be banned for their
act. One must wait and see how this incident is
thrashed out.
Eugene Correia
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Dubai | Staff Report | 05/11/2005 | Print this page
The final of the second All Goa inter-village soccer
The second match between Chinchinim UAE Exchange and
SFX Old Goa ended in a 1:1 draw.
Borgee
The match ended in a goalless draw. I watched the
match. It was fast game, and SFX missed many chances.
Eugene
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Isn't an East Indian monk from Bassein, Gonzalo,
among the 13 matrys of Japan?
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Wouldn't it be great to have a postage stamp of Abbe
Faria with Malika Sherawat in the reclining pose!
Just as the statue in Panaji.
Just a thought
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Fausto has brought memories of the KBM in Mumbai. He
rightly praises the efforts of F J Matyres, who worked
almost single-handedly in keeping the organization
alive.
I met this genial worker very often, and I could see
his deep feelings for the language. He tried his best
within his limited means,
Carmo's pointing out to the author and site for the
movement of Roman script for Marathi reminds me of a
former Indian consul general in Toronto who was
studying artificial intelligence at McMaster
University in Hamilton, Ontario, about an hour's drive
from Toronto, which is recognized for its
From Mumbai Mirror
Go Goa!
Festival vows celebrities with sea food
Visitors to Intercontinental The Grand at Sahar on
Friday must have been delighted to find the holiday
spirit pervading amchi Mumbai. A coconut tree, a
hammock, fishing nets, and a huge boat at the entrance
greeted those who
This is important correction, though there could be
other mistakes.
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In my village I COULD'NT (instead of could) find many
houses,
including mine, buying Konknni magazines and V. Ixtt,
except for one neighbour.
I think S.M.Borges raises some pertinent questions,
and it would be good if he
. Naik and all those who
are the in the forefront of this new struggle. I want
to tackle other points, but I think I have written
enough, at least for now. I have expressed my opinion
in an effort to widen up the debate, at least
theoretically.
Eugene Correia
as a follow-up action.
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copy of Konkani Ord Xastra (maybe my spelling is
incorrect) written by Prof. Antonio Fernandes
I think the name of the booklet is Konknni Nad Xastra
(definitely NOT Ord). I think it means, Rules of
Konknni Grammar.
Eugene
, rest being
sun, sea and feni, attracting tourists, foreign and
domestic, to Goa.
I would hold rest of my comments till I see the
Kingfisher Airlines ad. If someone could post me
privately the ad, I would be thankful.
Eugene Correia
Eugene Correia wrote on 25.08.2005: Even the late
Prof.
Lourdino Rodrigues
advocated
devnagiri script, and the TSKK published his work in
that script.
Jorge: Is it Prof. Lourdino Rodrigues or Prof. Lucio
Rodrigues?
Eugene: Prof Lourdino Rodrigues from Santa Cruz. To
the best of my knowledge
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goanet is doing and facing is common to many mailing
lists.
Here's raising a glass of feni to goanet and all those
who bring us the news and views each day, rain or
shine, Hurricane Katrina or Tsunami.
Eugene Correia
Someone who has at times thought of quitting, but
hasn't had the guts to do
Since the Dalgado Konkani Academy hasn't said anything
regarding the new Roman Konkani script, it's fair to
assure the body has accepted the script.
Like Fred, I too am totally taken by surprise by
TSKK's about turn or rather a change in direction,
from first pushing from a devnagiri script to now
to be a joint partner in this project. The
computers-for-Goa can be an inspiration for diaspora
Goans to join hands once again and carry the literary
project, for which we could find a name, forward to
fruition.
Eugene Correia
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has done the same recently. He is
indeed becoming a pest, and need to prescribe medicine
for himself to cure him of his nasty habits. As they
say, doc heal self!
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Catholic priests advice against ostentatious funerals
and the use of elaborate coffins to promote
environmentally clean burials
When you drop dead, drop in: reads an invitation to a
funeral parlour in Mumbai. But a movement for less
ostentatious funerals
didn't query my friend about all this. We were
talking about the death and the funeral.
But I am told by someone else whose family member was
on a heart-lung machine that it cost them Rs 3000 for
15 minutes, just before the person died.
Eugene Correia
, Joe and John Crasto (both deceased),
the later too having started at the Free Press
Journal, and both together at the Times, were sports
journalist. His older brother, Ivan, too is a sports
journalist, also ex-FPR, and now with Rediff.
Eugene Correia
time.
Maybe when Dinesh is in Goa, goanet could ask him to
speak. So, goanet guyas get in touch with Dinesh and
ask him when he is visiting his native place.
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of state selection whereby the US state,
through the special-skills provisions in the 1965
Immigration Act, fundamentally reconfigured the
demography of south Asian America.
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Immigration Act, fundamentally reconfigured the
demography of south Asian America.
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Here's the link for the dinesh vs antara debate
http://www.opendemocracy.net/xhtml/articles/2047.html
There's a whole series on My America: Letters to
Americans on the site.
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down. Indeed I am happy for him for
his success. But ideological I can't be happy on his
projection and promotion of the Conservative agenda.
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Further to Rene's remark on Niz Goenkar, I just want
to add on what I read recently. In his book, Goa,
Frank Simoes (which I mentioned earlier re: caste
debate), he often calls himself blue blooded Goan.
Maybe he says that for emphatic reasons or satire on
his own caste distinction.
True, that
I think dinesh's name has appeared on this list
earlier in a different context. that he is a
conservative and anti-immigrant is well-known. he
earned his reputation for himself being an immigrant
who has attacked affirmative action. I have read his
two books and many articles.
I also think I
to show
that she is a brave Goan who weathered the monsoon
mayhem and survive to tell a story. Her story is one
of the many that may have been heard in those trying
-- and crying - monsoon tales.
Eugene Correia
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Found the book on the net. Want to know from Cornel or
other UK goanetters if the book is still available.
Eugene
Kusoom Vadgama: India in Britain The Indian
Contribution to the British Way of
Life (Robert Royce Limited, 1984).
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No doubt the immigrant Muslim community, and many
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USA in its War Against Terror, the underlying problem
seems immigrant distrust and frustration.
The social ills of racial discrimination and prejudice
takes its own toll. Sad but true.
Eugene
(I forget while writing).
He also makes funny remarks on his wife, a Hindu.
As many may be aware, Simoes's wrote satire, besides
his regular job as copywrite at his own company.
Eugene Correia
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Can't understand the hullabaloo over mention of caste
in cybermatrimonials.
If one puts an ad asking for particular caste, the
person is within his/her rights. Maybe the person
wants to marrying within his/her caste.
Banning of adverts requesting that prospective
partners meet the requirements is
Suzie Coelho is Goan, and there's no doubt about it.
When her father came for the first international goan
convention in toronto in 1988, i asked him how suzie
was? he was taken aback. he asked me how i knew he was
suzie's father. i told him, i know and that's it.
later, after his death I said
this
distance and from reading newspaper reports that Lobo
is a non-starter. If he can be a giant-killer, than
Lobo would be a political miracle. And miracles is
what we need in dear old Goa.
Come June 2, we will know.
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The International Cricket Council did a ground
breaking ceremony to construct a building in dubai.
They are going to be located in the Dubai Sports City,
which is one of the many cities coming up here.
Abdul Rahman Bukhatir, the man behind cricket in the
gulf, said, This is a historic event. we
Where is the beach in Dabolime? Perhaps, the writer
means Bogmalo beach below the airport. The bar's name
is Joet.
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theatre. Ophelia, in contrast, was a class by
herself.
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, her songs have been sung by other
singers on cassettes and CDs.
Her voice may not be the same, but that she still
commands attention in a crowd field of women singers
in Goa speaks greatly in her honour.
Are we still crazy to hear the frequet 'repackaging'
of Lorna?
Eugene Correia
with Goan
Observer. I don't have the copies of the book in front
of me as I am writing from an internet cafe.
More of Antao's and Simoes book later. Also will touch
on Margaret and her opinion on Silviano's book.
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singer Hema Sardesai.
Wished the Goans here, or at least some Goan
entrepreneurs or organizations, had organized a show
feasturing both Remo and Hema.
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Leading lights from the diaspora show paths to further
progress
From Eugene Correia
MUMBAI: While European Parliament MP, Nina Gill,
thought people of Indian origin have spiced up the
world, UN Under-Secretary, Shashi Tharoor, felt that
the term NRI meant Never Relinquished India
Peter D'Souza rightly pointed my mistake in writing
Sanjay Gandhi as PM. It was Rajiv, no doubt.
I may have made other errors, and the one I noticed
while scrolling through the stories on goanet is that
I said Chair in the story on entertainment. It
should be American Chai.
Filing stories for both
Date:06/01/2005
URL:
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Opinion - Leader Page Articles
Dangerous currents
By Maria Aurora Couto
History and memory need to be recovered by both the Hindu and Catholic
communities of Goa but not with crude productions
Call for youth to join in Indias progress
From Eugene Correia
Mumbai: Three young Members of Parliament (MP), with
one common characteristic of having studied abroad and
worked abroad, B. J. Panda, Milind Deora, and
Manvendra Singh, brought their own experiences of
living abroad and unveiled
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas may be held every two years
From Eugene Correia
Mumbai: Though there has been no official
announcement, the Indian government may hold the
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas every two years.
The organizers, FICCI and the newly created Ministry
for Overseas Indians Affairs, said
Pitroda, Bhagwati, Shyamalan among awardees
by Eugene Correia
Mumbai: Fifteen people of Indian origin were honoured
with the
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards on the concluding day
of the third Pravasi Divas in Mumbai on Jan. 9.
Three of them are based in the United States -- Dr.
Sam Pitroda
Gulf NRIs get special attention
by Eugene Correia
Mumbai: Indians in the Persian Gulf region were
accorded a special session to deal with their issues
and problems.
Many representatives from this region -- United Arab
Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait -- asked
that the government
i attended the three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in
Mumbai. Spotted Goa NRI Fecilitation Committee
chairman Chandrakant Keni in lineup at the food stall
of Goan dishes. Spoke to him briefly. Didn't see the
others members of the committee.
Special session on Gulf NRIs. Lots of complaints, but
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