[Goanet]14 Jan FRIDAY BALCAO:Situation of Tuberculosis in Goa and DOTS
-- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO Read the Balcao Synopsis on the website http://www.goadesc.org/balcao/ -- Dear Cybergaokars on GoaNet, Greetings for the New Year, We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO on 14th January from 4pm. to 6pm. at Goa Desc Resource Centre No. 11, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa Goa Ph. 2252660 TOPIC: Situation of Tuberculosis in Goa and DOTS. SPEAKER: Dr. Anand R. Savant, Medical Officer - Goa State TB Control Society We invite you to express your viewpoint by attending the Friday Balcao event but if you cannot attend, then please send your views and action plan suggestions by post to FRIDAY BALCAO Post Box 78, Mapusa 403 507 or by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] best wishes, Roland Martins - Don't miss out on the discussion. Get the BALCAO Synopsis monthly for Rs.100/- Information is power, Share it equitably. Lets make things happen in Goa !! -- The FRIDAY BALCAO BOOKLET is available for RS.70/- only Buy your personal copy and gift one to your relatives, neighbours and friends. The information handbook that is a must in every Goan home. -- === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development Democracy ===
[Goanet]Re: Re: Mathany Saldanha on Mopa airport ...(contd/fog)
True, there are 5 airports in London in close proximity. Besides, Heathrow itself has four terminals with a fifth under construction. However, these have grown over a period of time due to passenger demand - not because the Navy wants to play at being Dog In The Manger! Only last week we had the instance of a plane which got delayed at Mumbai and was then unable to make the flight to Goa since the time was outside the permitted civilian slots. The passengers had to spend the night in Mumbai. From Times of India, 31 Dec. 2004: An IA spokesperson said that the Goa flights were disrupted due to early-morning fog. It delayed the movement of aircraft. The airfield at Goa airport closed at 7 pm, he said. [Eddie Fernandes, Jan 5] A couple of questions about factual matters in this excerpt: 1. The logic of London's airports and the Navy playing dog in the manger (presumably at Dabolim) escapes me. 2. The closure of Dabolim after 7 pm is implicitly attributed to the Navy. However, the Navy claims the airport is available from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am. It blames the AAI for being unable to operate at night due to problems of overtime payment etc. 3. The TOI report does not say WHERE the fog delayed the flight, whether at Goa or (more likely) at Delhi. Does Dabolim ever experience fog which reduces visiblity as badly as in Delhi? 4. On the matter of multiple close in airports, in India itself Kerala has three and is pushing for a fourth. Gujarat has two (Ahmedabad International and Baroda) which are just 100 km apart.
[Goanet]One reason to support this Bogus Revisionist Film on Goa
Sandeep Heble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A cinematic account of Goa's freedom struggle against the Portuguese is stirring up a hornet's nest in the state's political circles, with some sections terming the film as communal and demanding its immediate withdrawal. They are questioning the wisdom of screening such a film depicting violence perpetrated in the name of freedom struggle, Inquisition, etc., for the school children. Dear all, I have no problem with accurately depicting anything - it doesn't even have to be Fair or Balancedjust accurate will do. From all accounts, there appears to be some serious ghuspott with this film. The Goa government script committee member, Mr Flaviano Dias states that 30 errors had been pointed out . Even so, this VideoCD was produced without any correction of these errors. ( What are you still doing on that Committee, Mr Flaviano Dias ? ) It appears that the Goa Government has NOW called for objections! Really?! NOW! BTW: What happened to the errors pointed out by the Govt's own script committee ? Positively Brilliant stuff from an organization which bears an uncanny resemblance to the lying Goebell's propaganda machine. What is the purpose of teaching young minds this brainwashing ghuspott? What is the purpose of LIES? I don't know. However, this is what I know Hundreds of Thousands of Irish Catholic Protestant children have grown up hating each other. Scores upon Scores upon Scores of innocent people have been killed in sectarian violence. Hundreds of Thousands of Jews Palestinians children have grown up hating each other. Scores upon Scores upon Scores of innocent people have been killed in sectarian violence. Hundreds of Thousands of Pakistanis Indian children have grown up hating each other. Scores upon Scores upon Scores of innocent people have been killed in sectarian violence. Hundreds of Thousands of Indian Muslim and Hindu children have grown up hating each other. Scores upon Scores upon Scores of innocent people have been killed in sectarian violence. Millions of Indian upper and lowwer caste children have grown up hating each other. Hundreds of Thousands of innocent people have been killed in sectarian violence. The major cause of this HATE and VIOLENCE ...-...LIES ! I suppose that now it is time for Hundreds of Thousands of Goan Hindu Catholic children to grow up hating each other. So that Scores upon Scores upon Scores of innocent Goans can be die in sectarian violence. OR . there might be another reason To divert Attention from the Disgraceful Apartheid Colour based Caste System. Wouldn't that be an excellent topic for a VideoCD? How about scripting a VideoCD on the True state of Liberation among the so called low caste Goans? Let's face it. Those Portuguese have gone, but these lying racist bigots are still in Goa! Lights Camera Action anyone?! I will be happy to work on the script. gratis. jc _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]India's surging economy
GL responds: Great and informative post Mario. I don't know how economy size is measured. But as pointed out there is a lot of 'unreported / underreported economy' in Goa and even more in India. Would this make a difference to economy size? Or is economy size related to only reportable statistics like production of steel, power, cement etc.? Regards. Mario Goveia: India has become the fourth largest economy in the world after the US, China and Japan, according to a media report in Washington. The US accounts for 21.1 per cent of the world gross domestic product, China 12.6, Japan 7, India 5.7, Germany 4.5, France 3.2, UK 3.2, Italy 3, Brazil 2.8, Canada 1.9, Spain 1.8 and Mexico 1.8, The Washington Times notes in its year-end review on Tuesday.
[Goanet]GOA'S FIRST BOOK REVIEW SITE LAUNCHED
000 GOA'S FIRST BOOK REVIEW SITE LAUNCHED 000 PANAJI, January 6 -- Goa's first site exclusively devoted to book reviews has been just launched in cyberspace and is drawing some interest from bibliophiles, researchers and readers. Located at http://goabooks.swiki.net the site contains dozens of reviews of recently-released books, interviews with writers, and announcements of new books related to Goa that have just been published. It has been put up by freelance journalist Frederick Noronha, who plans to keep it a volunteer-driven venture. Noronha is involved with Goanet -- a decade old mailing list that reaches nearly 7000 readers each day -- and a number of other ventures in cyberspace. Said Dutch researcher and campaigner Patrice Reimens: Very nice! Swiki swings too! Another researcher on Goa, Dr Timothy Walker said the site had the potential to be an excellent resource. Dr Jose Pereira, a US-based Goan researcher who writes on an amazing range of topics including the mando, commented: I am amazed at the vastness of the book enterprise. But what I was thinking of was the fact that these books on Goan song, which are noticed in the Delhi press, seem to be consigned to oblivion in Goa, the place for which they were intended. Founder director of the Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Dr Teotonio R De Souza commented on the GoaResearchNet network: A site like this is one more challenge to Goans to go beyond social parties and other spheres to develop and display intellectual rigour and maturity. Reviewing a book does take serious effort and much background reading. 000 This site http://goabooks.swiki.net for reviews of just about any Goa book. Reviews and books for reviews are welcome here. Send in your submissions to fred (at) bytesforall.org. Reviews of Goa-related books published elsewhere can be reproduced, subject to permission and suitability. posted by rene barreto posted by rene barreto -
[Goanet]My 1970's memories
Goa-Bom Steamers Konkan shakti, Konkan Sevak Rs.35 Goa-Bom from Old Dabolim airport Rs.90 Market or Tintto Nustem/Fish just 50paise vantto/share Sailapanam (leaves) were used, then come Newspaper and now 'hey poti..' (plastic bags u pay for it). Just 75paise soreacho pau (thats fenni about 250ml) Ajut or Ajit (Erikador) or colonic irrigation every time we had fever etc. Bhairi or Purg (epsom salt?) once in every 6 months. All souls day (almancho dis) 3 masses one after another 2 in church 1 in the cementary. Plus at home Teors or Rosary x 3 times (also called Ruzai). Korezmant (lent) Ash Wendnesday Good Friday just PEZ or kanji at home (no fish no meat no xhit koddi) but we used to eat gorom-gorom bhoje just outside the church on Good Friday. During Monsoon ou pausant, our feet were painted red (medicinal Tintur?) or else rat bhor paiem khorjitai or khorpitai which was very common in rainy season. Weddings: Voklegherui dance ani Noureagherui dance starting either 2pm to 10pm or 10pm to 7am Plus Aroz/Pulav, beer/falooda/+ soda in thick/heavy bottles with round ball or godd'do and was made on the spot in a small side bar, Tea/coffee was also served in Chikr-piri and finally the cake. After the wedding was over then comes so called 'Xhim' /border etc More to follow.. you can add more = for NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ for SFX Expo cheap Goa flights info.. http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/LetsGotoGoa/ Church official web site on SFX Expo..(mass timings, facilities, etc) http://www.archgoadaman.org/Dioceses/SFX/index.html ___ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Legacies of Slavery -- Comparative Perspectives
CALL FOR PAPERS Legacies of Slavery: Comparative Perspectives Monday 11 July 2005 Centre for Cross-Cultural Research Australian National University The proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly of the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition during 2004, marked the culmination of recent efforts to re-engage with slavery's past. Over the past decade, there has been an upsurge of national and international exhibitions and conferences on the impact of slavery, such as UNESCOs Slave Route Project. Yet, these efforts have largely focused on the Atlantic World, raising questions about the legacy of slavery in other societies. In Asia, the Pacific and Europe, slavery still remains on the margins of national and post-colonial histories. Despite deep and widespread public outrage, slavery continues to affect some 27 million people worldwide today (and that is more people than at any point in the history of humanity), persisting under new forms of massive violations of the human rights bonded labour, child labour, prostitution, slavery by descent, trafficking etc. This one day conference seeks to bring together scholars from history, literature, anthropology, art history and cultural studies to examine the indelible mark left by slavery on societies, cultures and peoples all over the world and the artistic and literary attempts by artistes and writers to mitigate this stigmata of History and reclaim their slave ancestry. Abstracts are invited from writers, historians, artists, literary theorists, anthropologists, musicians and post-graduate students working on the theme of slavery and its legacies. Each speaker will be accorded 20 minutes to present. http://www.anu.edu.au/culture/n_activities/conferences/slavery05.htm Suggested themes include (but are not limited to) Slavery and memorialisation Reconciling the slavepast Slavery and artistic and cultural production Reparation versus collective amnesia Reparation debates and slavery discourse Displacement and cultural miscegenation Slavery, immigration and emigration Slavery, development and underdevelopment Slavery and social change Slavery and racial schism Slavery and religion Slavery and law Instructions for abstract submission Please submit an abstract of about 200 words, outlining your proposed topic, your approach, and the forms/media in which you intend to present your work. Include a brief (two-page) c.v., outlining your affiliation and your key publications, exhibits, and/or performances. Send your abstract (preferably in WORD or PDF) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abstract Submission Deadline: 20th April 2005 Convenor Dr Maria-Suzette Fernandes Dias, Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, ANU Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (02) 6125 9879 Contact us Suzanne Groves, Reception Centre for Cross Cultural Research Australian National University Liversidge Street, Acton Phone: (02) 6125 2434 Fax: (02) 6248 0054 Dr. Maria-Suzette Fernandes-Dias Centre for Cross-Cultural Research The Australian National University ACTON ACT - 0200 Tel:+ 61 2 6125 9879 Fax:+ 61 2 62480054
[Goanet]UK: GOA Fundraising Function For Tsumani Victims
Sun. 13 Feb. 2005 GOA FUNDRAISING FUNCTION FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS at Archbishop Lanfranc School, Mitcham Road, Croydon. Commencing with Mass at 12 noon, followed by a social and cultural programme. Offers of help to Diego Pinto 020 8767 0663, Cornelius Monteiro 020 8681 8716. Donations by cheque payable to 'GOA (UK) Ltd' to 76 Middleton Avenue, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 8BS. I do not know if the Constitution of the GOA (UK) specifically permits them to have such a function - I guess we shall soon find out :-) Eddie Fernandes
[Goanet]Ribandar Issue - double standards
From: George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:44 PM Subject: [Goanet]Re: Ribandar Issue - double standards --- Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can we have such double standards? What is it about religion that blinds us to the possibility that our men of God are fallible? Don't we see it happening around us? Is there any single parish in Goa that has not had some accusation of sexual impropriety against a priest made at some time or the other? Weren't many of the accusations very credible? This is why I wrote to the Archdiocese if any formal study was done and what the results were. It would help reduce (may be even eliminate) the whispers, rumors, conjecture, speculation, gossip due to the Goa Church's silence. Besides the double standards Cecil mentioned, we have seen some Carpet and Sand Goan Catholics - as in sweep dirt under the carpet, bury heads in the sand approach. Regards, George RESPONSE: I would have you know, that not all the posts on Goanet were against the youth. I took up the issue on behalf of the youth. Check the archives. The Ribandar issue, as I have stated before will come to nothing. Nobody can proceed if the girl drops the charges. Could it be that what she did was in haste, or was she coerced to make up the story? If I can recollect correctly, it was to do with the touching of her breast; not the fondling of private parts (innuendo) being proffered. The Church it would seem, is allowing the state to proceed as they see fit. If the priest is to be charged and brought to Court, so be it. I would be amazed if the Uncle of the girl was told that there is maintainability in this case; in effect over riding the Girl's wishes as well as her parent's, in favour of her Uncle. It don't smell right and it don't feel it either. As pointed out by Bosco, it seems, it is all about a personal quarrel, brought to the fore to settle scores. Every post by Aires is the samealleged..repeating - enough times and we might believe it? That Fred had stated there was recurring stories about a priest in Calangute, is also an ill wind. The people should do the necessary if there is smoke. The post by JoeUk I would say is also hearsay. All of us, by now, should know that third party statements don't count. You either saw it or experienced it, not some fancy story about I heard so and so, World war II took place, even if one didn't experience it; so these things too, must be true? Gobbledygook! cheers, Gabe.
[Goanet]A science fiction story that anticipated the recent tsunami!
Dr. Nadakumar Kamat has made available an English translation of his science fiction story Konkan - the day of apocalypse. The Marathi original is entitled Konkanpralaya and was published in the Daily Gomantak, Panjim, on 30 May 2004. Open the following link to read the full text: http://www.mail-archive.com/goa-research-net@goacom.com/maillist.html Goa Research Net thanks Dr. Nandakumar for this privileged offer. Teotonio R. de Souza
[Goanet]Mangalorean recipes
Dear Friends, Ushering 2005, has been a great experience. Our family spent the most silent of days from 30th December to January 3, and remembered the victims of the tsunami and prayed for them, in a quiet village of India. The weather was cool and nice. I am sure your holidays too went well, with wonderful memories to cherish. I must thank you for your help, as in December the number of visitors to http://www.mangaloreanrecipes.com exceeded 5000. I am sure you will continue to tell your friends and relatives, about this website, which I am sure will help the young folks who have been leaving their homes to go to work, in different parts of the world. The number of recipes on the website at the moment is 346, and I would be grateful to any of you, who would send your favorite recipes to this address, so that they can be shared with others on this website. You could also send some interesting anecdotes and jokes, which you may like to share with others. I would like to add them to the Around The World section. This website now appears in Yahoo and Google search engines, and hope the number of visitors will continue to climb. Once again, thank you, and a happy New Year. Walter Pais Please visit my websites: Here is a website with a difference: It thinks of you ... http://www.mangaloreanrecipes.com TELL YOUR FRIENDS TOO. My alternative email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet]London/Goa Two Weeks for £229
Gatwick/Goa Two Weeks for £229 Lastminute.com has flights inc. BB at 2 star Beira Mar. Dep. 8 Jan. Return. 22 Jan. for £229. See: http://www.lastminute.com/lmn/holidays/presentation/holidays_booking_main.jhtml?step=1_DARGS=%2Flmn%2Fholidays%2Fpresentation%2Fholiday_online_form.jhtml A 2 week flight only deal dep 8 or 15 Jan. is generally available for £299 Eddie Fernandes
[Goanet]Re: Comment from Goa
Wendell Rodrigues wrote: === Is there an editor to edit language and content on this site??? I am visiting it for the first time and happy that there is a forum for all opinions. Also it is interesting to note that most of the contributors have Christian surnames. Any reason for this??? If this was printed as a paper and distibuted weekly in our villages, it would be an interesting democratic thinking excercise. Wendell Rodricks [MODERATOR'S REPLY: Hi Wendell, This is a moderated mailing list, that means a human sees the post before it is circulated. Basically, we try to ensure that posters remain within the Goanet Rules Guidelines -- which are at http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2205-January/022711.html Apart from *trying* to implement broad no-personal attacks, no-abusing and no defamation rules, there's space for a broad range of views, whether we on the admin team agree or not. On the issue of the Christian surnames, this seems to reflect the reality that expats of all communities (including Goans) got earlier access to cyberspace and took to it more actively than their counterparts back home -- with some exceptions. Goanet represents the demographics of the Goan diaspora, which happens to be largely Christian. We can expect more in Goa to begin posting, as the Net becomes more accessible and broadband more of a reality. Thanks for coming up with the suggestion of having Goanet printed as a paper. My personal belief is to keep content in the 'creative commons' -- for use by anyone who wants to re-use it. We dream of having Goanet's first book -- of selected writings -- published in its tenth anniversary year which ends August 2005! Apologies for this lng reply to your short post. We would welcome any of your articles sent across to goanet@goanet.org specially those dealing with Goa-related issues. -- FN (Frederick Noronha, on behalf of Goanet Admin Team) ]
[Goanet]Re: Ribandar Issue - double standards
--- Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can we have such double standards? What is it about religion that blinds us to the possibility that our men of God are fallible? Don't we see it happening around us? Is there any single parish in Goa that has not had some accusation of sexual impropriety against a priest made at some time or the other? Weren't many of the accusations very credible? This is why I wrote to the Archdiocese if any formal study was done and what the results were. It would help reduce (may be even eliminate) the whispers, rumors, conjecture, speculation, gossip due to the Goa Church's silence. Besides the double standards Cecil mentioned, we have seen some Carpet and Sand Goan Catholics - as in sweep dirt under the carpet, bury heads in the sand approach. Regards, George
[Goanet]Comment from Goa
Is there an editor to edit language and content on this site??? I am visiting it for the first time and happy that there is a forum for all opinions. Also it is interesting to note that most of the contributors have Christian surnames. Any reason for this??? If this was printed as a paper and distibuted weekly in our villages, it would be an interesting democratic thinking excercise. Wendell Rodricks Wendell Rodricks Design Space Altinho, Panjim-Goa 403 001. INDIA. Voice : +91.832.2420604 / 2238177 Fax : +91.832.2234082 Website : www.wendellrodricks.com
[Goanet]Restrictions on tobacco
Could you tell me if there have neen any recent restrictions on bringing tobacco and smoking materials into Goa please. Thank you for your regular news from Goa, as a English man who every year visits Goa it is nice to keep up with the news, Yours sincerly John.
[Goanet]Desperately seeking... Emma Hawkes from Herts
Hi all, Bit of a long shot this but does anyone know Emma Hawkes, 27 ish from Berkhamsted, Herts? My name's Lucy and we were good mates a few years back but have lost contact. I was told by a mutual friend that she was living in Goa (buying a beach bar??) and I'd absolutely love to know how she is getting on. Any info would be much appreciated! My email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kind regards, Lucy
[Goanet]Re: Opposition to Film on Freedom Struggle is unjustified
All, I believe the opposition to the film is justified. Is this how history in Goa is taught? Someone makes a film and sends it to schools for viewing? Are there other historical films in circulation? For example, is there one on the caste system which is shown to students? Another idea crossed my mind. Why don't we have students stay home. We can make films on math, geography, etc. and send it to their home for viewing. We can save school costs this way. The vacant schools can be made into mini-IFFI viewing halls. Come to think of it, Goa can be one big movie (fiction) experience. Regards, George
Re: [Goanet]06 JAN 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
From: Joel D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thursday, January 06, 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 06 January, 2005 SANQUELIM GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS LEARNT THEIR TSUNAMI LESSON IN KANYAKUMARI: As we halted near the Swami Vivekanand Memorial Rock (at Kanayakumari) at around 10.45 am, we saw some unusual trend in the waves; they were approaching and receding. Suddenly, I saw a dead body floating, and some small ships floating on the water; for a while we could not fathom what was happening...The waves were rising and receding at an interval of two to three minutes. We could actually see the depth of the coastline when the water was receding.Some might have heard of this type of waves but not seen in real life and here we could see it with out own eyes, really unbelievable! (Reactions of the students of Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Sanquelim, who were on a visit to Swami Vivekanand Memorial Rock, Kanyakumari, Kerala, in NT) COMMENT: Kanyakumari in Kerala?! Have a look at the map and you'll see that it is well in Tamil Nadu. Jorge
[Goanet]British tourists allegedly molested in Goa
British tourists allegedly molested in Goa NDTV Correspondent Watch story Wednesday, January 5, 2005 (Goa): A group of four British tourists has alleged that their two daughters were molested on December 30 while they were staying in a five-star hotel in Goa. What had added to their grief and anger is that hotel authorities tried to hush up the case because their business would be affected. The hotel said they would conduct an investigation, but failed to do so. Delayed action Fed up with their behaviour, the fathers of the two girls got in touch with the police, and it was only then that the incident came to light. The two girls, aged seven and eight, had gone to the hotel bathroom where they were allegedly molested by a man who was lurking around. While the girls managed to escape, they are still in a state of shock. One of the girls has been able to describe the man who attacked them, but no arrests have been made so far. This is not the first time such an incident has taken place in Goa, where numerous cases of paedophilia have been reported. But what made matters worse in this incident was that the hotel authorities tried to keep the incident under wraps instead of helping the victims. http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=British%2Btourists%2Ballegedly%2Bmolested%2Bin%2BGoaid=66347 Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Freelance Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks fred at bytesforall.org http://www.bytesforall.org
[Goanet]06 JAN 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
EVEN GOA IS NOT TSUNAMI-FREE: In an exclusive interview with GT, Dr Arun Bapat, a senior research seismologist at Pune, speaks about how he had warned the administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands about the earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar Island way back in August 2004. He also said that even Goa is not really tsunami-free. He said, Goa could be hit by a Tsunami.There are unconfirmed reports about tsunami hitting Goa in 1883...The 1945 tsunami hit Goa.The occurrence of tsunami cannot be avoided but the disaster following the tsunami could be reduced. (GT) RESPONSE: Could well have been a huge Tsunami in 1883.the effects of the huge Volcano Krakatoa, near Java which was a spectacular event which affected the Whole World. cheers, Gabe.
[Goanet]Doing it for Goa
One of the legitimate criticisms of much of our writings in cyber-Goa are that it does not translate into actions to help Goa and Goans. I personally think, the Goan cyberspace has made us wiser about Goan issues. But then some body can say, So now what? What's the practical New Year resolution? Here are a couple! In this current environment of the Tsunami, my post a few days ago inquired whether Goa had a Crises Emergency plan and team in place. I had offered to see if our local Crises Emergency team could work with the team in Goa and develop new ideas and schemes. If such a team was not in place in Goa, this may be a good time to start. Unfortunately with Samir in Bangalore, none from Goa continued to responded to this thought / thread. To switch gears, recently a YOUNG PROMINENT GOAN died of colon cancer. The death was published on cyber Goa. This is a cancer that can be detected early. More importantly colon cancer can be prevented by colon examinations once every five years. Does Goa have gastroenterologists who do this? If not would it help if a team of gastroenterologists visited Goa once or twice a year to undertake a 1-2 week colon check-up camp? (like cataract surgery camps). Any interest in Goa for this thought? Regards.
[Goanet]Ribandar Issue - double standards
Some eighteen months back, when five innocent boys from Art College were falsely* accused of raping a girl student in the college premises, immediately there was a furor in Goan Cyberspace. Without bothering to delve into the facts of the matter, the boys were condemned as being guilty and a lynching mob of sorts was formed with some people demanding that the boys be castrated!! Now when a priest in Ribandar is accused of having molested a minor girl some of these same people are demanding physical proof and eyewitness accounts (and genetic proof!) of the incident having occurred and refuse to say a word against the priest, or even admit that the incident could have occurred. I think nothing short of a high resolution video tape from close quarters will make them see that a man of God could possibly do something like this. But if a holy man of another religion (the infamous Hindu seer case for example) is accused of a heinous murder they have no difficulty in believing it did happen. How can we have such double standards? What is it about religion that blinds us to the possibility that our men of God are fallible? Don't we see it happening around us? Is there any single parish in Goa that has not had some accusation of sexual impropriety against a priest made at some time or the other? Weren't many of the accusations very credible? The same lynching mob which wanted to castrate five innocent boys without a shred of proof now wants genetic testing done before they can believe that a priest might have done something improper. This reeks of double standards and religious blindness. Cecil * That the Art College accusation was false will soon be proved in court. Since the case is sub-judice I will not make further comment on the facts of what happened - or rather never happened. =
[Goanet]LPG Consumers Safety Camp at Cuncolim on Saturday 8th Jan.
-- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ --- - LPG Consumers Safety Camp at Cuncolim on Saturday 8th Jan. - The Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum in collaboration with M/s Multi Traders, Cuncolim is organising a Safety Camp for the benefit of the LPG consumers of Hindustan Petroleum on Saturday 8th January at 3.30pm at Maria Bambina High School Hall, Cuncolim. The LPG Safety Camp and Gas Mela is organised by the Distributor of HP Gas and the Consumer Forum to provide instructions to the consumers on the safe use of LPG cylinders. Demonstration and instructions on fitting the gas regulator, detection of gas leakages, change of rubber tube, insurance cover for consumers, mechanical check by authorized personnel of the company and emergency services by Hindustan Petroleum will be provided at the Safety Camp. The resource person for the program will be Mr. S. Karve Senior Sales Officer, HP Gas. Consumers of Cuncolim are invited to attend the LPG Safety Camp take benefit of the services provided. --- Press Release from Cuncolim Civic and Consumer Forum. --- --- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK --- an initiative of GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE to promote civic and consumer rights in Goa --- GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goacan.org ---
[Goanet]Goan dance bands of yesteryear: Some personal reflections
Goan Dance Bands of Yesteryear: Some Personal Reflections. This is a spontaneous piece on hearing of the death, at ninety-four of Artie Shaw in America. Shaw was an outstanding clarinettist and big band leader. Also, a contemporary of Benny Goodman, an equally brilliant fellow American clarinettist and a big band leader too. I was able to recall tunes made famous by Shaw such as Begin the Beguine, Lady Be Good, Moonglow, and Frenesi among so many other tunes he played. These were also the tunes that generations of Goan musicians played in Goa, Bombay, Karachi, Calcutta, Nairobi, Mombasa, Kampala, Dar es Salaam, Iringa, Colombo, and on the high seas on many ocean liners. However, any composite picture of the many outstanding Goan musicians, including classical and film musicians, has yet to be produced and it is my hope that an article like this will provide some impetus to a musically inclined Goan, or other historian to generate a much needed account of this area. Indeed, earlier posts on Goanet, stemming from Tony Barros in New Jersey, indicated much interest in this theme, and hopefully, this will be boosted further. It has often been said that music runs in Goan veins. I agree of course, but want to add that it has flowed with much sentimentality and nostalgia for 'Goaness'. Early training in Goan villages on the violin, and in hymnal singing generated and supported a distinctive Goan musicality and sociability in my view and also created a productive symbiosis between the musicians, in a group, and those enjoying what they generated. This has also been true for sport where many Goans have excelled, then and now, but perhaps more may be on record for sport, because of greater press availability, than for music, but hopefully, this anomaly will be rectified in the near future. Every one of the places mentioned above has a narrative to tell and if only we could delve deeper into memory lane, what a lovely story we would be able to tell of so many musicians who gave and have continued to give so much pleasure to fellow Goans and others. In the little town of Mombasa, where I was brought up, I recall Goan amateur bands from Abel Correa and his Toe Ticklers, Neves Pereira and his Pieces of Eight, Raul da Costa and his Luar Blues, Edmund Silveira and his jazz trio, and Nelson Pereira and his Gay Caballeros i.e before the word gay took on modern connotations! Interspersed with the above bands, was my group, the Melody Dance Band (MDB) between 1957 and 1961 but we musicians did play in support of each other when necessary, and I personally played the saxophone and clarinet across three bands. Additionally, as Mombasa was a major port, we had the good fortune of having periodic visits from large ocean liners like the SS Kenya, SS Karanja and SS Kampala which variously plied between India, East and South Africa, the Meditteranean and the UK. On board these ships were outstanding Goan professional musicians who played alongside the local Goan bands from time to time when their ships docked. Further, Goan dance bands between neighbouring East African countries like Kenya, Tanganyika and Uganda helped to add variety too. Until about 1960, wind instruments like the saxophone, trumpet and clarinet dominated the dance band scene with the support of rhythm, percussion and other instruments. Subsequently, a major change came about with the electric, lead, rhythm and bass guitar and these effectively replaced the traditional lead wind instruments. Phillip Mascarenhas and his Shiftas, in Mombasa, represented this transition which was undoubtedly related to developments in the technology of amplification and the new found immense versatility of stringed instruments including the keyboard, and changing taste of course. For instance, in all my playing in Kenya, I had never once blown my saxophone, into a microphone. The explanation for this was simple--we had access to just one mike, provided by the organisers of a dance and intended primarily for the master of ceremonies (MC) to make necessary announcements. When possible, we would use the single microphone to amplify our pianist's best efforts. For the rest of the time the wind instrumentalists blew as hard as they could, and particularly exhaustingly, if a dance was held in the open air as on a tennis court bedecked with palm fronds and lighting. Our single (rhythm) guitarist had built a most basic amplifier, with the help of an electrician, and which was housed in a plywood box shaped liked a little coffin! This would be manoevoured with utmost care to avoid any disruption to the delicate wiring and the valves (yes valves!) which were in general use in radios before the advent of transistors. What I say may sound pitiable today but one distinct advantage at that time was that every musician could actually hear what he/she was playing. I point this out if only to indicate that
[Goanet]Dangerous Currents (VCD)
http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/06/stories/2005010604721000.htm 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 that distort and telescope unrelated events to create divisive hatreds. THE YEAR ended in Goa with a testament of faith by 2.2 million pilgrims during six weeks of the Exposition of St. Francis Xavier. This was preceded by the International Film Festival, which brought unprecedented national and international attention as also excitement and controversy within the State. Visitors were struck by the peace and harmony, the ready smile, the helpful hand, and an innate courtesy. A few paused to reflect on these qualities. Could it be the beauty of its environment or the centuries-old exposure to the major religions of the world that has cemented the unique humanism of this society? Yet all is not as well as it appears to be, and Goans are well aware of the dangerous undercurrents that have begun to flow beneath this calm surface. A VCD, Goa Freedom Struggle, produced by the Directorate of Education of the Government of Goa, is the most recent manifestation of the not-so-subtle attempt to disturb and distort the Goans' perception of self and society. Four decades after its liberation from Portuguese rule, there has been no proper study published on the freedom struggle. Very few young Goans are aware of this period or indeed of the complex past of the land they love so deeply, a history they need to understand if harmony is to prevail. The theme of the documentary should have been welcome but its malicious perspective, which twists and distorts history to create communal hatred, has led to a condemnation of the VCD by Church authorities, by the Congress party, and by freedom fighters, activists, and writers including the poet, Manohar Rai Sardessai, and the writer, Uday Bhembre. There would have been a wider public expression of anger had the VCD been viewed widely. The coarse bigotry of its perspective, which demonises Christianity, seeks to establish a link between the excesses of the early period of Portuguese rule in the 16th and 17th centuries and the freedom struggle of the modern period, and its lopsided account of the latter to invent a heroic role for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh which everyone knows had very little to do with the liberation of Goa or indeed with the Indian national movement, is truly an arrogant misuse of power to disseminate misinformation to young minds. The documentary was produced two years ago, and screened on the national channel of Doordarshan. No one seems to have paid much attention to it then. What has incensed most Goans is the fact that the VCD was sent to more than 400 schools with a directive that it be screened on December 19, Liberation Day, and that a report confirming screening be sent to the Directorate. Goans are unwilling to face the troubled past - it is indeed another country where dreadful things happened that seared the psyche. Perhaps it is the institution of the ganvkari, communidade - the commune system of which the historian, Damodar Kosambi, has written so evocatively - that healed and restored cohesiveness, aided by the Christian spirit of many missionaries, including the much maligned Francis Xavier. Yet the Catholics of Goa need to understand that troubled country of the past, when atrocities were committed in the name of Christianity in a ruthless quest for power and souls, and not pretend it did not happen. It is only then that the reaching out to each other of their ancestors - which is the basis of the goodwill that prevails - will not get ruptured by recent attempts to indoctrinate young Hindu minds. While it is true that knowledge of history has strengthened rather than undermined faith, there are voices that discourage the digging up of a violent past. Ignorance may be bliss, but it renders the faithful defenceless against the antagonisms that debase their religion. Although the faith of the Goan is a fact of identity and the rock of his life, questions about the past need to be asked so that we understand the past and live creatively in the present particularly at a time when religion is used to subvert political life in a ruthless quest for power. History and memory need to be recovered by both the Hindu and Catholic communities of Goa but not with crude productions such as the VCD that distort and telescope unrelated events to create divisive hatreds. The script, which is in Hindi, elides recklessly in its account of Goan history, with a presumption that is breathtaking. It begins with a dream sequence of a rape scene and then a narrative that describes Goa as a holy place with the innocence of a child vandalised by the Portuguese. Recorded facts that prove the collaboration of local leaders, who in fact sought the help of Afonso de Albuquerque to end the
[Goanet]Invitation on www.welcome2goa.com
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[Goanet]Opposition to Film on Freedom Struggle is unjustified
From: Sandeep Heble [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:42 AM Subject: [Goanet]Opposition to Film on Freedom Struggle is unjustified RESPONSE: Have you seen this VCD? Is it educational, implying that the truth is being conveyed? If this is the case, are you seriously informing us that the Govt. of Goa is bowing down to pressure from the Religious sector as well as the Christian Goan and is considering removing it from circulation. Or is the truth, rather that the VCD is profferring untruths and is in effect a promotion by the BJP, RSS and Shiv Senna. People who have seen the VCD are strongly opposed, for what reason? Are you implying that Christian Goans and the Catholic Church are wrong in their understanding? Cheers, Gabe.
[Goanet]Tsunami -- a challenge to scientists
Tsunami: A Challenge to Scientists by Nandkumar Kamat (Courtesy: The Navhind Times, Panaji, Monday, January 3, 2005) FOR the past ten years, other than the dynamic NIO earth scientist Dr Rajiv Nigam, I have not been able to convince anyone either at the Goa University or in the state government to pay serious attention to the marine fossil deposits in Goa -- a signature of a catastrophic event in the past indicating a drastic fall in the sea level. These 8000-years-old marine fossil deposits are fast disappearing, erasing precious local evidence of a global climate change event. The most comic part of my crusade at the Governor's level was that the former governor, Mr Sahani could not understand the conservation and research value of this natural heritage and on the contrary he ordered a feasibility study to assess the mining of these fossil shells for extracting lime for painting Goan houses. He had to leave Goa before he understood the mistake. There is a warning for Goa from the Tsunami disaster. What the sea had given in the past, it would take back anytime. A Tsunami from the western Indian Ocean, in future can destroy the entire Konkan-Malabar belt. In my Marathi science fiction story 'Konkanpralaya' (Apocalypse of Konkan), published in the 'Gomantak' on May 30, 2004, I had given the sequence of events which is more or less shockingly similar to what had happened near Sumatra on December 26. The idea of painting this worst-case scenario of an underwater volcano erupting in the southern Indian ocean, near the Reunion hotspot and generation of a Tsunami in Arabian Sea, which rushes to destroy the Konkan coast during an active monsoon, came to me after I had finished a research paper on ecological history of Goa. All scientists have the capacity to make educated guesses and forecasts. But there is a tendency to play it safe. Earth science textbooks had to be rewritten after the Latur earthquake in the Indian peninsular shield, which had been earlier certified to be seismically stable. The Indian scientific community has created a lot of knowledge. But, with a few notable exceptions, they always miss the big picture. Very rarely they can build up predictive scenarios for future, on their own, in public interest, without waiting for a disaster to happen or a stern directive from the top bosses. The gulf between the specialised knowledge of the specialist scientists and the terrible ground realities is widening. Ultimately the common people pay the price, as shown by the large number of deaths on our east coast. The common people have absolutely no idea of the scientific jargon. Scientists have a duty to use the available knowledge and technology, suo moto to create worst case scenarios for the future for better risk management and disaster mitigation. They need to keep aside their academic biases and prejudices and when they deal with issues concerning human lives and economics -- they need to give special attention to devise early warning systems. Public-funded research institutions in India have become very self-centered and selective in transmitting knowledge. When a natural disaster strikes, they come out with silly excuses. Having immersed themselves in the world of projects, papers and patents, public-funded scientists have lost the sense of reality and the ability to apply their knowledge for the public good. This is a post-colonial curse of inheriting a Western style of doing science in a Third World country. India is doomed with this approach to science -- especially in areas which deal with ecology, meteorology, geodynamics and oceanography. NIO was very selective in its response when it was stunned by the Tsunami development. Perhaps the director should have read his own institutional publication carefully -- especially the relevant parts of the two volume work -- The Indian Ocean (2001). It is an excellent, world class work for which the nation should be grateful to editors Rabin Sengupta and Ehrlich Desa. Of special interest to the government, the politicians and the people is the Chapter 20, titled Structure and Tectonic Evolution of the Northeastern Indian Ocean. This 86-page-long well-compiled chapter based on 247 references, contributed by M V Ramana and his five colleagues, clearly shows that NIO had the knowledge of seismicity of the area around Sumatra and the Ninetyeast ridge. They have even commented that the ridge is a region of substantial seismic activity, which is comparable to that of the large transform faults such as the San Andreas fault. True. But USA and Mexico have designed disaster warning and mitigation systems for population centers near the San Andreas fault. Why was this knowledge not used by Indian scientists for predictive modeling? Further in the same chapter towards the end there is an alarming
[Goanet]A thank you
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[Goanet]06 JAN 2004: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 06 January, 2005 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Bogtiponna poros dusri anik kainch vondavnni nam. (Nothing is more attractive than Godliness.) domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] HIGH POWER WORKING GROUP FOR WATER, SANITATION REFORMS: Government of Goa announced on January 5 the appointment of an interdepartmental working group for water and sanitation reforms, which will look into improving and enhancing the water and sanitation facilities in the State, through various regulatory and operational reforms. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said, Goa has already made its mark on the global tourist map. To provide further infrastructural support to the growing tourist, we need to upgrade the public utilities, to bring it at par with the international standards. This will benefit the local population as well. (GT) TENDER FOR PRINCESS REMOVAL: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on January 5 that the tender file for the removal of the River Princess grounded off the Candolim coast, has been cleared and the work order is to be issued any time now. Everything that the government needs to do has been done now. But, sometimes, some things also depend on luck, Parrikar said in response to a poser to him by a non-resident Goan at a face-to-face at the concluding session of the 2nd Gomant Vishwa Sammelan at the Kala Academy.Parrikar, in typical style proffered cryptic arguments interspersed with digs at the media, to defend the position of his government on several issues raised by the Sammelan participants. (H) 'TO MAKE GOA PLASTIC-FREE STATE': Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said he is seized of the garbage problem in the state and therefore steps would be taken up to solve the problem in the near future. Speaking at the second Gomant Vishwa Sammelan at the Kala Academy, he said that it was primarily the responsibility of local self-bodies to take care of the garbage problem in their respective jurisdiction. However, a scheme would be drawn up to assist the local self-bodies financially and technically. His intention, Parrikar said, was to make Goa plastic-free in near future. He promised to look into various other problems and advised the NRIs and NRGs to email him in brief their problems and suggestions.On a question by Ravindra Pimenta (Kuwait) that the Immigration officials take out Xerox copies of their passports, the Chief Minister replied that this was done in wake of an ECNR stamp racket. (GT) JOURNALISTS TAKE EXCEPTION TO CM'S REMARKS ON SCRIBES: The delegates of the second Gomant Vishwa Sammelan on Wednesday (Jan 5) had something more than they had bargained for when Goa Union of Journalist president, Ashley do Rosario, took strong objection to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's tirade against journalists. It happened when Parrikar was participating in a face-to-face interaction with the delegates at the Kala Academy auditorium. The Chief Minister then clarified that he was not against the Press.but he was more annoyed over the manner in which minor issues were blown out of proportion by the media (GT) PANEL TO HIGHLIGHT PROBLEMS OF NRIS: The chairman of the NRI Goa Facilitation centre, Mr Chandrakant Keni, said that a delegation of the Facilitation Centre would make a presentation during the Pravasi Bharati Day, a convention of the non-resident Indians, to be held at Mumbai, later this week. He also informed that the delegation members would interact with the officials of the NRI ministry, adding that the delegation would further meet some of the NRIs and NRGs in Goa, from January 12 to 16. Mr Keni said that the second Gomant Vishwa Sammelan was attended by around 400 NRIs and NRGs, the NRIs hailing from 27 countries and mostly representing the associations of Goans in those countries.Noted advocate and MP (Rajya Sabha), Mr Adhik Shirodkar who addressed the valedictory function, said the culture of intolerance and arrogance should not be allowed to enter Goa - which has its own unique culture of unity.The Gomant Vishwa awards were, however, not presented on the occasion due to a limited number of nominations received by the selection committee. (NT) DEAD AND MISSING CROSS 15,000 MARK: Efforts to provide relief and rebuild infrastructure gathered pace on January 5 along the battered coastal area of the southern states and Andaman and Nicobar islands even as the number of people dead and presumed dead crossed the 15,000 mark with bodies being continued to be pulled out of the rubbles. (GT) EVEN GOA IS NOT TSUNAMI-FREE: In an exclusive interview with GT, Dr Arun Bapat, a senior research seismologist at Pune, speaks about how he had warned the administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands about the earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar Island way back in August 2004. He also said that even Goa is not really tsunami-free. He said, Goa could be hit by a Tsunami.There are unconfirmed reports about tsunami hitting Goa in 1883...The 1945 tsunami hit Goa.The occurrence of tsunami cannot be
[Goanet]Goa: Untold story of TSUNAMI impact on Siridao
Untold story of tsunami impact on Siridao NT Staff Reporter Panaji Jan 5: While the rest of Goa enjoyed its first post-Christmas siesta, the seawater crept menacingly into the beach shacks of Arambol, Morjim and Palolem, but it was a small community that watched in fear and awe, the majesty and might of the dying breaths of the tsunami in Siridao. We could see far in the sea the tall waves building up and moving towards us with an eerie howling sound. They crashed on the shore with the fury and din we have never seen before in our lives, says Ms Domiana Marques of the Sea Shell Fast Food restaurant located right on the waters edge. On the afternoon of December 26, residents and tourists at Siridao watched the unfolding spectacle of a sea in high turmoil. Even around 2.30 p.m., people and children were playing on the beach just below the Sea Shell. Thats when people noticed the sea becoming noisy and violent. Somebody called for the people to bring up the children. Then the people also moved up. Around 5.30 p.m. the first of the big waves hit the beach like a thunder sending people scurrying further up. Ms Domiana Marques has lived all of her 56 years in Siridao, but neither she nor the village elders have seen anything like what they witnessed here that afternoon. At the end of the built-up beach embankment below the restaurant, the first of the fishermens boats are tied. The nearest dinghy was in danger of being washed away. Some of the villagers braved the turmoil to tie the dinghy to the tree on the shore, Ms Domiana Marques said. Luckily, none of the boats were damaged. All the villagers rushed to the coast stretching from Siridao to Jezu Nazareth to behold the boiling sea burst onto the shore. Even in the deep sea, the waves were as tall as the coconut tree, says 68-year-old Mr Salvador Marques of Modlovaddo, Siridao. He has fished here all his life and with the other fishermen from his community was tending to his nets at the beach today. After the first wave hit, in his own words, doria sukhon poddlo. The water receded so far from the shore and so fast, plenty of fish was left fluttering on the empty seabed. People collected with their own hands, fish like tamoshi, muddoxeo, pallu and akritam. I have felt the earth shake before, but never seen the sea so violent like this, says Mr Salvador Marques. His young companion, Mr Steven Marques said the waves appeared to move in the southerly direction but even the shallow waters had a lot of strong pull that day. Also tending to their nets on the beach just below the chapel of Jezu Nazareth today evening was Mr Joaquim and Ms Marie Marques. Alarmed by the fury and noise of the lashing waves, the couple and other fishermen here moved their boats higher up on the beach. As usual, we had cast our maag (nets) into the sea early in the morning. When the storm came, we did not dare venture into the sea. When we finally recovered our nets the next day, they were torn to ribbons and were full of dirt, said Ms Marie Marques. But Mr Joaquim Marques said the police had come to warn them not to go into the sea. We would not have gone anyway. One cannot play with the sea, he says. While Mr Joaquim Marques and Ms Marie Marques recovered their shredded nets, other fishermen lost them altogether. That is no consolation to the couple. Their nets are beyond mending and the loss is around Rs 4000. And back at the Sea Shell in Siridao, residents and spectators watched the sea till well past midnight, says Ms Domiana Marques. Their gaze was held riveted to a rare sight, a more furious version of which, they never hope to see again.
[Goanet]On poetry
Of recent I have seen a few posts that claim to be poetry appearing on GoaNet. Suffice it to say that some of them are just 'prose' masquerading as 'poetry'. Just writing dramatic prose on many lines does not qualify as poetry. For example, is this poetry?: -- Of recent I have seen a few posts that claim to poetry appearing on GoaNet. Suffice it to say that some of them are just 'prose' masquerading as 'poetry'. Just writing dramatic prose on many lines does not qualify as poetry. --- I do not wish to discourage amateur poets but if they should study the 'form' of poetry before venturing there. Below are some guidelines based largely on a short e-tutorial given to me years back by my good friend, Tornoto based writer Ben Antao, on how to distinguish 'prose written on many lines' from 'poetry'. - Like prose, poetry is also a means of communications. But poetry has certain features - rhyme, rhythm, imagery, and imagination. We all know what rhyme is. Rhythm is created by stresses on the syllables in a line of poetry. For example, lets quote a stanza from Shakespeare's sonnet: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate; Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Count the syllables in each line- there are ten; the first and third lines rhyme at the end, and so do the second and fourth. There is a certain rhythm there. Then, look at the imagery, which is a collective noun for figurative language or figures of speech. There are ten common figures of speech, namely simile, metaphor, personification, metonymy, irony, litotes, apostrophe, synecdoche, contrast, and alliteration. In the above quatrain, the poet uses both metaphor (comparison) and imagination. To make this lesson short, I would say that a poet needs to have a mastery of the language (English, if you are writing in English) because language is the medium of poetry, just as sound is the medium of music, and color the medium of painting. Finally, here's an example of metaphor. Take this sentence: Corruption is the new religion in India, and Uma Bharti is its high priestess. Now to put that idea into a poetic form, I would have to say something like this: India's new religion is corruption Uma Bharti its high priest and priestess She rules the roost and slays those with gumption Who would come between her brood the mostest The above is just a trial exercise--but it has imagery, two metaphors--brood hen and priestess, plus rhythm (10 syllables) and rhyme; it's not a great effort but it indicates the writer is familiar with the poetic form. Here's hoping that our budding Goan poets will study the language and form of poetry and give us poems that will tickle our minds. Cheers! Professor Cecil Pinto =
[Goanet]POLITICAL STORM IN GOA TURNS CALM
Re the enclosed item that was posted as part of GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS. We have had a discussion on this list how journalists have allowed themselves to be potentially manipulated when they are willing to take interest free loans from the government. I had suggested to Fred that in such cases the journalists should have rejected the offer, because it would clearly establish their independence. I feel that just as the government can manipualte some journalists, the opposition can also play the game. I wonder if these alleged persistent rumours are not part of the latter plan. Sachin Phadte. === POLITICAL STORM IN GOA TURNS CALM: It was a lull on Goa's political horizon on Monday after three days of hectic behind-the-scene political activities. There was, however, no stop to the speculations as rumours about a political upheaval ran thick and fast. Persistent rumours that the Town Country Planning Minister Atanasio alias Babush Monserrate had resigned from the Manohar Parrikar cabinet along with another legislator were once again proved false. Monserrate attended the Cabinet meeting held at the new assembly complex in Porvorim on January 3. (H) _ Enhance your profile. http://www.bharatmatrimony.com/cgi-bin/bmclicks1.cgi?74 Inform a prospective life partner about the real you.
