Re: [Goanet]Pravasi Divas

2005-01-18 Thread Mario Goveia
Sanjay Gandhi was never the PM. He was an MP until he was killed in a plane crash. His airline pilot brother, Rajiv, was then induced to enter politics and became PM before being assassinated. --- Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- | Pitroda, Bhagwati,

[Goanet]Pravasi Divas

2005-01-18 Thread Peter D'Souza
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 | 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

[Goanet]pravasi divas -- awardees

2005-01-18 Thread Eugene Correia
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, the

[Goanet]pravasi divas -- gulf nris

2005-01-17 Thread Eugene Correia
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

[Goanet]pravasi divas

2005-01-11 Thread Eugene Correia
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