Re: [Goanet] Gandhi

2008-02-04 Thread George Pinto
--- Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: George Pinto has now qualified his response. So according to him, war is exempt. So it is ok for America to kill vietnamese civilians by napalm, as long as it is war. Or poor afghans by predator drone attacks. Quite interesting! No, that is not what I

[Goanet] Viva Carnival..Viva

2008-02-04 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad
This year Samba dancers added more thrillers to fun and frolic of Goan Carnival. So much so that these Samba dancers even created mesmerizing waves on our chief minister, minister for tourism, Chair person of Panaji Corporation, Director of Tourism, and vice-chairman of Goa Tourism Development

[Goanet] Where are all the Parrikar baiters, haters gone?

2008-02-04 Thread marshallmendonza
Anil Desai wrote: It is now three days since Manohar Parriker threw down the gauntlet. He asked our Digambar Chief Minister to substantiate the allegation that, he, Parriker had held a meeting with SEZ promoters in Mumbai and plotted the downfall of the Congress government. Comment: Wouldn't

[Goanet] Daily Haiku #4

2008-02-04 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY HAIKU #4: __ COP _ soro at lunch ek glass panch, cop at night fully tight. __ Aunty, Famous Indians, Haiku, Churchill cartoons, etc: http://2008goanconvention.com/blog/index.php

[Goanet] Fwd: Re: EDITORIAL: Mopa Through

2008-02-04 Thread Philip Thomas
The real fact is that South Goa Tourism Industry will dry up once Mopa comes up, and the people in S. Goa in the industry directly and indirectly will became paupers! Not only busines in N. Goa but Pernem and Sindhudurg specially will benefit strongly to the wholesale detriment of

[Goanet] Reporting suspicions, sensationalism/voyeurism and journalistic responsibilities.

2008-02-04 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, Whether this is a frame up against the priest for some other reason or, the rather unlikely event of it being the truth in this case, can only be deternmined by a DNA test. The Herald has ended its report thus: When contacted late night, Inspector General of Police Kishan Kumar said, All

[Goanet] New Milestone for Konkani

2008-02-04 Thread pratap naik
New Milestone for Konkani Tomazinho Cardozo It was a moment of pride and honour for every Konkani loving person to see on 27th January 2008 at 10 p.m. , Mandd Sobhann, a cultural organization from Mangalore under the leadership of Shri. Eric Ozario and other choral groups singing harmoniously

Re: [Goanet] Where are all the Parrikar baiters, haters gone?

2008-02-04 Thread Kamalaksh Chari
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anil Desai wrote: It is now three days since Manohar Parriker threw down the gauntlet. He asked our Digambar Chief Minister to substantiate the allegation that, he, Parriker had held a meeting with SEZ promoters in Mumbai and plotted the downfall of the

[Goanet] Representation by Utt Goenkara to political parties

2008-02-04 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - A few weeks ago, the activists of Utt Goenkara made a representation to all the major political parties in Goa. Their statement may be downloaded from - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/utt-goenkara.pdf More information on Utt Goenkara at - http://www.uttgoenkara.org/ They

[Goanet] Kerkar Art Complex: Kathak dance performance

2008-02-04 Thread Goanet AE
Kerkar Art Complex organizes concerts of Indian Classical Dance and Music every Tuesday from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. during the tourist season. This is the only place in Goa where concerts of Indian Classical Dance and Music are organized on a regular basis. On Tuesday, 5th February 2008 there

[Goanet] Gandhi

2008-02-04 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, Great classification Chinmay Bhandare, Adolf Hitler is now the world's best known PATRIOT. Perhaps Rockfeller Institute or Fundacao Gulbenkian will honour him one of these days. Through his untimely death, he missed the Nobel Prize for Medicine, bitter though it was ;-) The Nobel Prize is

Re: [Goanet] People's Opposition - a Wake up call for Goa's Political Leadership

2008-02-04 Thread Flower2
PEOPLE'S OPPOSITION - A WAKE UP CALL FOR GOA'S POLITICAL LEADERSHIP When a mother is stripped of her dignity, her charms crudely paraded and turned into a saleable commodity, then, it is the bounden duty of every true son and daughter of the family to join forces and pull together to

Re: [Goanet] Noise Pollution

2008-02-04 Thread Goasuraj
The demand for legitimizing 'Noise Pollution' in the State. After the Transport (bus and truck) operator's deadline to the government to scrap the speed regulators or else.. the GTEA along with the political parties are drumming support for increased noise pollution. One cannot but marvel at

[Goanet] Konkani Amchi Mai, Konkani Amkam Zai [KAMKAZ]

2008-02-04 Thread Miguel Braganza
New Milestone for Konkani Tomazinho Cardozo It was a moment of pride and honour for every Konkani loving person to see on 27th January 2008 at 10 p.m. , Mandd Sobhann, a cultural organization from Mangalore under the leadership of Shri. Eric Ozario and other choral groups singing harmoniously and

[Goanet] Ivana completes hattrick, Anirudh first in Boys!

2008-02-04 Thread Goanet Sports
Double World Under 8 Champion Ivana Furtado created another record by winning the Goa Under 9 Girls category for the third consecutive time. In the last round which was played at the BPS Club Margao, she beat Gauri Hadkonkar to finish with a perfect score of 5 out 5 possible points. Gauri had

Re: [Goanet] what's ur problem

2008-02-04 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, Attaboy Pravin! Now everyone knows where the matter stands. #The Goa Police have no courage to convert the SVM complaint of October, 2007, into a FIR ...even after a demonstration in the Police HQ. #Manohar-bab is yet to file a police complaint or a defamation case against CM and others

[Goanet] Shri Saptkoteshwar temple of Opa

2008-02-04 Thread Frederick Menezes
from www.goapluses.com Shri Saptkoteshwar temple of Opa Rohit R Phalgaonkar Anant-urj Desh during the Kadamb period, and later called the Antruj Mahal during AdilShahi period, is today's Ponda taluka. This taluka has great historic significance as many deities chose to reside in this taluka

Re: [Goanet] Pamphlet Circulated for Hindu Dharmajagruti Sabha - protest against MF Husain !!

2008-02-04 Thread JOHN MONTEIRO
I have made my protest clear on the comments page. This has been going on for some time now, but for NDTV to promote MF Hasain is an insult to all Hindu-practicising peoples also those of other religions. To debase another person's God or other deities is not a decent thing to do. I can

[Goanet] Certificate 18 videos from Amchem Sobit Goem

2008-02-04 Thread anand virgincar
Dear Goanetters, WARNING : A) The videos below contain graphic violence and strong language ( including Konkani 4 letter words for nostalgic effects ) B) Reproduction of any content in several different forms is likely to recur and

[Goanet] P Sainath: Visible Work, Invisible Women flyer

2008-02-04 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
The Sainath exhibition described below will be taking place from 4th-7th February in KALA ACADEMY, GOA, as part of the D.D. Kosambi celebrations. Sainath himself will be speaking on the 6th February.

[Goanet] Goa news for February 5, 2008

2008-02-04 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa carnival kicks off with Samba beats - CNN-IBN BN, India - [Feb 3, 2008] Big Chill, a music festival with a difference is coming to India for the first time and heading straight to

Re: [Goanet] Salvation of non-Christians / Religion vs science

2008-02-04 Thread Gilbert Lawrence
From Fr. Ivo's post (quoting Santosh's characterizations) in Rejoinder-1 appears like: The scientist has now become the Inquisitor and the padre is the supurlo Goenkar.:=)) Humor aside, the following is a reality-check on Theoretical and Applied sciences. In my field of Radiation Oncology,

[Goanet] God and you

2008-02-04 Thread Albert Desouza
Dear Brothers and sisters God did not want to create human beings as equal. What I actually mean is that God did not create human beings all having the same quantity of wealth . There is a purpose in this so that every one rich or poor are depended on each other for smooth running of the

Re: [Goanet] Goanet.....and To kill a Mocking-bird

2008-02-04 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
B) Vidyadhar-bab says : 1) Many people who have serious problems with the BJP do not belong to the categories I mentioned. 2) My question as to why mild / moderate persons support BJP in spite of knowing their Hindutva agenda and their links with pro-Hindu

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Amchi Mai, Konkani Amkam Zai [KAMKAZ]

2008-02-04 Thread Alfred de Tavares
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 01:16:41 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Konkani Amchi Mai, Konkani Amkam Zai [KAMKAZ] New Milestone for Konkani Tomazinho Cardozo Moi moipassachea mogal Miguel, Amkan que'nam, koxém povunk, aikunk meutolém i amché Konkni

[Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 3, and Issue 142

2008-02-04 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad
For better clarity I had to take up two messages in one single post therefore I could not take both the threads in one posting. In Message: 1, dtd Sun, 3 Feb 2008 21:46:23 -0800 Miguel Braganza under subject: [Goanet] Where are all the Parrikar baiters, haters gone? Writes quite good comments of

[Goanet] Pictures of the Day (Feb 4, 2008)

2008-02-04 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - A sight for the Gods: fronds, the Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, and the Arabian Sea. Taken from the hillock at Cansaulim - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/velsao.jpg You can now see concrete jutting out in a couple of places (not in the frame), something that wasn't

[Goanet] Gandhi

2008-02-04 Thread Bhandare
Thanks to all those who responded on this topic. I will ignore the usual suspects and respond to some interesting points made by Pravin, Venantius and george. George, I am sorry for having misread you. Which war is just and which one is unjust is itself a difficult question. That bein said my

Re: [Goanet] Reporting suspicions, sensationalism/voyeurism

2008-02-04 Thread Carvalho
--- Miguel Braganza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do not know what medical examination of a woman who has borne a child and has been married for quite some time would reveal about the alleged rape after 18 months. Such information is virtually revealing the identity of the victim of sexual

Re: [Goanet] Gandhi and the 55 crores

2008-02-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
Bhandare wrote to Santoshbab: 1: Nathuram Godse assasinated Gandhi not for any personal gain. He did it for what he believed was the greater good of the country. 2: Even while india was at a war with pakistan over kashmir, gandhi blackmailed the govt to give pakistan 55 crore rupees , money

[Goanet] Goanet....and To Kill a Mocking-bird.

2008-02-04 Thread anesimo56
Dear Goanet readers. Miguel wrote: 1.Why NRI goan is enamored by Manohar-bab and BJP? Comments Maybe they appreciate things which you do not. They see the glass half full and not half empty.?They give credit when it is due.They appreciate the good work, even if it is done by their enemy! ? 2.

Re: [Goanet] Gandhi

2008-02-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Dear Chinmay, Your definition of a misguided patriot applies much better to many terrorists/criminals of today e.g. suicide bombers. The fact remains that whoever these people are they have murdered another human being. They are criminals under secular law. The only type of killing that law

[Goanet] 2008 Goa Carnival pictures

2008-02-04 Thread Bosco D'Mello
2008 Goa carnival pictures - Margao: http://www.photogoa.blogspot.com/ Courtesy: Jose Lourenco

Re: [Goanet] Salvation of non-Christians (invited closing comments)

2008-02-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
I am writing this because I was asked to send my closing comments on this thread before closing it. All I want to say now is this. I see a blatant double standard in the first rejoinder of Fr. Ivo in this thread. According to him, an uninformed opinion of a religious person like Nigel Britto that

Re: [Goanet] Publishing a konkani book_tiatr's

2008-02-04 Thread Venantius Pinto
Dear Albert, Would you be kind enough to tell us briefly about the tiatr's you wish to have published. Perhaps also give some information about the prizes your works have won, and from which bodies. Are thy one act plays, how many, and what are the topics? venantius j pinto From: Frederick

Re: [Goanet] Where are all the Parrikar baiters, haters gone?

2008-02-04 Thread Alfred de Tavares
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 15:08:33 +0530 Subject: Re: [Goanet] Where are all the Parrikar baiters, haters gone? Where, indeed! Perhaps where he has sought he has sought to dispatch all the flowers..! Garlanding the harbingers of sodding

Re: [Goanet] Certificate 18 videos from Amchem Sobit Goem

2008-02-04 Thread J. Colaco jc
On 03/02/2008, anand virgincar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A) The videos below contain graphic violence and strong language ( including Konkani 4 letter words for nostalgic effects ) B) Reproduction of any content in several different forms is likely to recur and freely

Re: [Goanet] Religious conversions in Goa

2008-02-04 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
From: anand virgincar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Religious conversions in Goa I am aware Vidyadhar-bab Gadgil has been particularly involved in such issues ( and may I please make a personal request to him to take this task on ? ) luv and regards, anand ( Dr Anand

[Goanet] 2008 Goa Carnival Photos - Anjuna

2008-02-04 Thread Bosco D'Mello
Goanetter, Domnic Fernandes, enjoying the Carnival in his beloved Anjuna, after many years - dishdasha, et al! http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2240410001/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2240410007/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2241222150/

Re: [Goanet] 2008 Goa Carnival Photos

2008-02-04 Thread MV
Dear Gasper, Thanks for the great photographs. Keep up the good work. Best regards Michael Vaz

Re: [Goanet] Gandhi

2008-02-04 Thread Alfred de Tavares
And so were they all...honourable men/patriots: Brute et all, Judas, Gavrilo Princip many legion others... Alfred de Tavares Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2008 20:57:29 -0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Gandhi --- Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

[Goanet] Gandhi

2008-02-04 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad
Going by different versions expressed in the net, I thought I should share some more information on Gandhi to Goanet. Back ground information: Sonia Maino, after she got married to Rajiv Gandhi, when he was studying in England, got the new name as Sonia Gandhi. This Sonia Gandhi is not at all

[Goanet] Gandhi

2008-02-04 Thread Vinay Natekar
Satosh Helekar wrote: Dear Chinmay Your definition of a misguided patriot applies much better to many terrorists/criminals of today e.g. suicide bombers. The fact remains that whoever these people are they have murdered another human being. They are criminals under secular law. The only

[Goanet] POLL: My views of D D Kossambi:

2008-02-04 Thread Goanet Poll
My views of D D Kossambi: [ ] Goa fails to recognise her own prophets [ ] Better late than never, some recognition is better than none [ ] Unnecessary hype, and too late too [ ] Who is D D Kossambi? Cast your vote at:

[Goanet] Daily Haiku #5

2008-02-04 Thread Francis Rodrigues
DAILY HAIKU #5: _ DUTY _ bashes to bust, rati khobor, ashes to dust, mati ghobor. __ Aunty, Famous Indians, Haiku, Churchill cartoons, etc: http://2008goanconvention.com/blog/index.php

Re: [Goanet] Science and Churchy reasoning

2008-02-04 Thread Santosh Helekar
Hi Teotoniobab, Yes, such discussions are going on for a long time. But I am sure you will agree that from a scientific perspective the light is much brighter today. Most of the progress that has occurred since then is because of the discovery of new natural facts, methods and ideas. This is true

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] POLL: My views of D D Kossambi:

2008-02-04 Thread Carvalho, Bernardo
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Goanet Poll Sent: 05 February 2008 07:02 To: Goanet Subject: [Goanet-News] POLL: My views of D D Kossambi: My views of D D Kossambi: [ ] Goa fails to recognise her own prophets [ ] Better late than

[Goanet] P Sainath: Visible Work, Invisible Women.

2008-02-04 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dears, Below is last paragaraph of my column in the GT on the eve of the Republic Day last month. It talks about P.Sainath ...who will deliver a lecture in the Datta Damodar Kosambi FESTIVAL OF IDEAS this week, as will Vivek Monteiro [brother of Dr. Nandita de Souza of Sethu/Sangat fame]:

Re: [Goanet] Gandhi and the 55 crores

2008-02-04 Thread Carvalho
--- J. Colaco jc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This magnificent weirdness is what concerns me about these Hindutva chaps. - Dear Doc, You have put it brilliantly, this magnificent RSS weirdness, Ven'u's point about Godse notwithstanding and brilliantly made by Ven'u. When I

Re: [Goanet] Goanet.....and To kill a Mocking-bird

2008-02-04 Thread Mervyn Lobo
anand virgincar wrote: Dear Goanetters,I shall wrap up my response to all the reactions so far in this threadinto a single posting to save Goanet space. A ) Mervyn-bab says : 1) One cannot challenge someone who keeps on posting rubbish unlesswe resort to one liners 2) Do

[Goanet] Herald rewrites history

2008-02-04 Thread anand virgincar
Dear Goanetters, A sensational revelation greeted Herald readers on Monday 4 February 2008 . The letters to the editor section had an amazing 3 successive pieces castigating the Congress government . This breaks the previous record of 2 successive anti-Congress letters set