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One afternoon I was woken up by strident telephone rings.A voice tells me
that bills have been dispatched, and if I have received it, to ignore this
message etc. Having received my bill a few days back and already paid it ,
and also never ever having defaulted even after not rec
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Not really, sir! What you call the "educated/informed middle class"
were the upper class people -- the landed gentry, though they were by
and large comparable to today's middle class. Some of them were
fabulously rich, like the Nehrus. It's said that Motilal Nehru offered
to pay the British in
--- Aristo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I was quite drawn by the fact that only 1st class
> passengers were targeted. Was it because the
> Radical Islamic Terrorists reasoned that there
> would be less Muslims in these compartments? If so,
> is it true that Muslims in Mumbai are less able
> t
Among the cherished memories of my youthful past, that of the Friday fair
remains unsurpassed. Hardly had that weekly day begun, we were up and about
with unusual wont beginning our juvenile hurry-scurry with unbecoming alacrity
Poised at the window of the first floor, we watched the scene unfol
Midnight knock knocks...pour ma Tante...
Knock Knock
Kaun tinga?
Andy
Andy Kaun?
Auntyn aipoila tuka knock knock jokes sangonk!
Knock Knock
Kaun tinga?
Jo
Jo Kaun?
Joke bore sangoth mure tum
Knock Knock
Kaun tinga?
Mario
Mario Kaun?
Mar yo illishi kutt!
Knock Knock
Kaun tinga?
Andrea
Andrea
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*** Alva to hold meeting with coalition partners in Goa (New
Kerala)
Panaji: All India Congress Committee General Secretary and
Goa-incharge Margaret Alva would meet coalition partners in th
--- Bosco D'Mello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Mario with an excellent command of the English
> language, ofcourse is arguing for the sake of
> arguing. As we all know, he must have the last word
> on everything.
>
> Mario/Gilbert - What are these "rock solid
> Christian moral codes" that yo
Joe Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just so you know, there is tons of evidence of the
> blatant abuse by the
> first individual you mention above. Only one has to
> visit the Goanet
> archives, to get a gist of how disrespectful this
> individual has historically been toward peoples
> relig
There was a newspaper headline which once said, "Communalism is for
graduates". The study showed tha the more educated people are, they
more intolerant they become. I think saying India has its many
problems because of a lack of formal education and economic growth is
underrating the abilities of t
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Defeated Cong indulges in blame game
BY HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, JULY 19 — A day after suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of
the BJP for election to the post of Margao Muni
Dear Fred,
I stand corrected. I've made precisely that mistake;
in assuming the other three are also referred to as
estates since the Press is referred to as the fourth.
Thanks for pointing it out. Imagine if I'd said that
at a cocktail party, amidst the French. Even with a
swanky Salwaar Kameez,
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WORLD GOA DAY dedicated events and other WORLD GOAN EVENTS
for JULY. - 2006
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JULY 2006
==
22nd July 20
Dear Joe,
Since I enjoy reading your posts and think that you
are a person in good standing, I take note of what
you've written. However, I now pose this question in
general.
Is it religious intolerance to pose one's own views on
religion. Perhaps in this questioning of religious
faith, one even t
Dear Fred & RKN,
I'd also like to add in this respect that those within
India's border do not coexist peacefully, be it
Muslims, Hindus or Sikhs. We have only to see, the
eruption of communal violence at the least infraction.
Add to this the call for bandhs, strikes, walk-outs in
parliament, calls
- Original Message
From: cornel
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"
; Goanet
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 5:04:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] TANZANIAN GOANS
Rene,
In East Africa, the name St Francis Xavier Society was invariably the name
for the Go
Hi Cornel
How about many "Stupa Hindu Temples" within church walls in Goa?
And to jog your memory, how about YOUR statement?
"Catholic Churches built over temples, as an arrogant displacement of Hindu
shrines."
Is this history, religion, neither or both?
Or is this your Anti-Catholic left hook?
Knock, knock... what's this ferry reference doing in the site of the
Legislative Assembly? FN
PS: The other interesting aspect is to see how, when faced with a lack
of a Konkani term, officials simply dump in a Hindi or Sanskritic
substitute... as reflected in the URL below too.
PPS: The site conta
Mario Goveia in his contribution has said that allegations against Sai Baba of
molesting of children are ill-founded.
I just want to say that I have seen a film on TV where
an American family spoke at length (about 25 minutes)
about how they were devotees, and how Sai Baba
took their son for pr
> On 18/07/06, Elisabeth Carvalho wrote:
>
> > Dear Mario,
> > I so detest getting into slanging matches over the
> > Internet or in real life, because they don't
> > resolve anything.
--- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My dear Elizabeth, you have put it so eloquently and
> precisely.
cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rene,
> In East Africa, the name St Francis Xavier Society
> was invariably the name
> for the Goan Tailors' Society. Their members were
> excluded from membership
> of the Goan Institutes, Gymkhana etc. Is this the
> one you refer to? Just curious if the old n
And so the knock knocks go on.
^_^
Jen
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From: D'Souza, Avelino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
knock knock Britto style
Knock, knock.
Konn re?
Joseph Mascar!
Aiz sivrak, falleam io!
Knock, knock.
Konn r
--- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The parents of the Israeli soldier kidnapped by
> Hamas in Gaza were interviewed on UK TV about an
> hour ago.
> This time, the father regretted that Israel broke
> the unwritten agreement between the two sides and
> instead of negotiating for the retu
in response to this from me:
a: The Hindu-Christian-Muslim Goans in Goa (pre-1961 let's say in 1960)
were living peacefully together OR
b: The Hindu-Christian-Muslim Goans in Goa (pre-1961 let's say in 1960)
were NOT living peacefully together
Floriano Lobo wrote back thus:< To JC's q
Please disregard the following individual's biased
opinion about my views and writings. He bears a long
standing hostility towards me.
Cheers,
Santosh
--- Joe Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Elizabeth:
>
> Just so you know, there is tons of evidence of the
> blatant abuse by the
> first in
<>
Well, Fred, maybe we can attempt it after we've attained Europe's
educational and economic standards. But such an experiment in today's
South Asia, where people have to fight for clean drinking water, is
doomed to be an unmitigated disaster. In the present scenario, it will
benefit none.
<>
N
"A. V. Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"Instead of accusing Pakistan indirectly from a
distance and that too obliquely, it is better for
India to sit with Pakistani delegation face to face
and point out forcefully and directly that what
Pakistan is doing is not good and conducive for
the
"Elisabeth Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have not seen one scintilla of evidence that Santosh or Cornel have been
disrespectful of other religions ...
Elizabeth:
Just so you know, there is tons of evidence of the blatant abuse by the
first individual you mention above. Only one h
We, you and I, have become cannon fodder for
terrorists.
By now, we have become predictable in our responses to
terrorist outrages, and it is no different with the
Bombay serial bombings, which have killed nearly two
hundred people since yesterday, and injured more than
three times the number.
T
It might be interesting to go beyond the candidate's caste
affiliations, and hear how the BJP, despite its small numbers, manages
to leverage the contradictions within the various groups, and come out
on top of the Margao municipality. Time and time again.
Valmiki, who himself is an ex-mayor of Ma
Just a small (but important) point: you're mixing up Carlyle's
conception of the Four Estates [1] with the concept of the three
branches of government [2].
These are not inter-related, though often confused. My worry is that
it happens so often in the Goa assembly (specially with politicians
like
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>Santosh - Your 7-point list of your views conforms to
>what you've been saying for a decade - you are
>pro-Science more than anything else. Everything has
to >be logical. If not for the keywords 'harmful' and
>'innocuous', I think your points 6 and 7 could be in
>contradiction. Wou
I read with interest of the brilliant performance of a Goan lad from Vasco's
Kendriya Vidhyalaya School at this year's IIT JEE Exam - That's excellent,
Keep It Up ! (see attached article below)
After all it was Goa which had the first IITian as Chief Minister - Thus
taking political qualificati
Talking Photos: Please Identify... ( all about Old Goa)
Click on small-small pictures to get the bigger view etc..
If you can't see pics above, then follow the links below...
Could you please identify and briefly comment (one line) on each of the photos
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Even if you know a few or e
One who has participated in the agitation against the Morjim deal where a
large track of beach property has been fraudulently purchased by a couple of
foreigners with a Goan partner with the help of the so called authorities
and because of which the much talked about
bad blood against foreigners is
"Frederick "FN" Noronha"< [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You start off by making very loose allegations, and then expect me to
"clear.. up the ambiguity and nuances".
To convince me that this discussion and sharing of ideas is going
somewhere, at the very least, you need to demonstrate intent that
http://timesnews.typepad.com/news/2006/07/bye_bye_ban_ind.html
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Bye Bye Ban: India's bloggers celebrate
India_blog_1After two days of international criticism and determined
disobedience from India's internet community, the Indian Government
has lifted a ban on online diarie
Rene,
In East Africa, the name St Francis Xavier Society was invariably the name
for the Goan Tailors' Society. Their members were excluded from membership
of the Goan Institutes, Gymkhana etc.Is this the one you refer to? Just
curious if the old nonsense among Goans still goes on in parts of Ea
KN
There was definitely a middle class in 1947 and well before that in India.
It was largely the educated/informed middle clas that propelled the Quit
India movement surely.
Cornel
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Writer George Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, and a Goanetter, will
be in London between August 12 to 27, 2006. Many of you would have read
Mr Menezes, a prominent writer and son of Prof Armand Menezes of Dharwad
University. He can be contacted c/o Anjali Menezes 208-347-0824. Goanet
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