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*** Vijays century secures Tamil Nadu a win - Hindu
[3 hours ago] In another of Fridays matches, centuries from J.
Arun Kumar and Ajay Ratra took Goa to the doorstep of an
incredible winat
While I do agree with Dr. Anand Virgincars
contentions that Parrikar did not make contradictory
statements, Parrikars intentions were definitely
contradictory.
On day 1, i.e. on the night of 19th February,
Parrikar, in his typical chest-thumping fashion, came
out heavily in favour of the
To Goanet -
Santosh Helekar wrote:
Dr. Parrikar has compounded his problems. His
insinuation of the scientific method in the task of
judging Robert Newman's credentials is absurd. To make
matters worse he conflates the scientific method with
his idiosyncratic fixation on a personal
interrogation.
BUT you want to disregard and discredit all of us instead. . ***
Videsh Jhalmi ***, and others are not just names. they are fearless,
committed soldiers who have no inclination to be caught on camera or in
print. They only want to save their motherland.
SEZ opponent Keri
1. needed-much: Goan politician wants money
2. third-one: ratio of bribe to contract
3. fourth-one: ratio of bribe to contract for Goan politician
4. life-low: Goan politician existence
5. baby-cry: defeated Goan politician
6. cream-ice: Miramar beach kulfi
7. known-well: San Joao Siolim
Paulo,
What about us Anglophiles:-)) ?? I take it RTP subscribers have to
tune-in on March 11 for the Goa-related program.
Canada has a sizeable population of people from the Azores.
- Bosco
T.O
Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote:
Why wouldn't or couldn't expats undertake 'developing villages'
independent of government? Specially since we have known governments
that are unresponsive, corruption-prone or mired in communalism? --FN
Frederick,
Those of us who have grown up in places that
The Historic Village of Colamb
By Prajal Sakhardande
The encyclopaedia Mundarika while mentioning original Konkani words gives
the etymology of the name Colamb. Colamb, in ancient Konkani, means the bend
of a river. True to its etymology the village of Colamb is located on the
bend of the
It's no use saying that politics has become a dirty game
And complain that all that's going on is a crying shame.
It's time to move with the times.
If we want to end political crimes,
Let's shed our indifference to politics that is really to blame.
- Shanti Dhoot
Dear fellow Goans,
I have been following the debate on Goanet about GBA with interest.
I agree entirely with Rajan Parrikar that the GBA has lost all credibility
as it has been let down by its leaders who have sold their souls to
the Congress.
I have been part of the core
The Artist.by Dr Samir Heble
The canvas was empty.
The Artist took his elegant brush
and with colourful agility,
he drew his master strokes.
The canvas was shown .
The flocks came in droves to see its beauty.
They tried to decipher ,
and unravel the artists creative mind.
The forms were
DAILY HAIKU #29:
HOOCH
fake daru
for a penny,
mind you
isn't fenny!
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http://2008goanconvention.com/blog/index.php
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Aunty, Famous Indians, Haiku, Churchill cartoons, etc
Village schooling in the Seventies
Corporal punishment might suck, but we grew up better muscled
By Cecil Pinto
Jerry Pinto is forty years old. He is fat and brown and is losing
hair. So it says on Page 122 of Favourite Stories for Boys, a lovely
book from Puffin/Penguin. There's a fabulously
I shall be thankful if Prajal could let us know on what basis he has reached
the conclusions about dating Kunbis in Colamb, or tracing the chronology of
pre-dravidians and dravidians in Goa, or attributing the gaunkaris to
Kunbis / Velips.
Mere conjectures? What sort of gaunkaris were those
Sun Feb 3 18:21:43 PST 2008
Bhandare wrote in a post titled Gandhi:
Who is a terrorist depends on whose version you want
to hear. A democratically elected Prezident Bush is
widely regarded as a terrorist for a large section
of the muslim world. On the other hand Osama is hailed
as a revolutionary
Could someone kindly translate this (or give a gist). It's in Danish:
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=MNQVV0FTBOE4
--
Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490
Dr. Parrikar and his followers (or Drs. Parrikars) are
contricting their goal from Goan culture in general
to non-Western, non-Christian elements of Goan music,
just to suit their argument. Their claim that
scholarly writing is merely suggestive of knowledge is
bogus. This may be true for
Latest Indian Income Tax Rates (2008-2009) for residents Indians
Are you earning Rs.12,500 or less pm? Dont worry no TAX to pay.
Ladies, are you earning 15,000 or less pm, No tax for you
Senior citizen, if you earn 18,750 or less there is no Tax for you too
Others, if your earnings say
The Maestro's Awesome Magic Lives On
By Odette Joe
We raise a toast on the fiftieth restaurant covered in this gastronomic
column. And what would be a better than paying a tribute to Minguel Arcanjo
Mascarenhas, India's first executive chef and a Goan maestro who enthralled
the world with
Today 1st March is the last day of Alexyz e os Amigos show at Fundacao
Oriente 6pm featuring.
Samba Carlos Monteiro
Doc Francis Colaco Amigos
The Retros
To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com
Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
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*** Vijays century secures Tamil Nadu a win - Hindu
[3 hours ago] In another of Fridays matches, centuries from J.
Arun Kumar and Ajay Ratra took Goa to the doorstep of an
incredible winat
I am a Goan , resident in Spain and have been witness to thecolonization
of Spain by the Germans , the Latinos and the Englishin particular besides
the wealthy East Europeans and the Russians.Immigration has been good for
Spain but along with the good comes theinevitable. The scoundrels , the rich
andeep heble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While I do agree with Dr. Anand Virgincar's contentions that Parrikar
did not make contradictory statements, Parrikar's intentions were
definitely contradictory.
On day 1, i.e. on the night of 19th February,Parrikar... hit out at
those who had brutally
Dear Pravin-da,
You would not be in anguish if you had read my post carefully.
I have never critcised the intentions of the GBA and SVM per se.
On the contrary , I have commended these organisations and
those belonging to them who hae remained genuine in
To Goanet -
Miguel Braganza wrote:
Coming to the point of GBA, can you put a NAME to any of the Core
Group members, who meet every month, who are supposed to be ones who
have quit the GBA in disgust [your words].
.
.
.
I will hold my peace, while you shout out the names of the
QUITTERS from the
Goemkar, ami goemkar,
Bardezkar, saxttikar, Ilhaskar
Bhass amchi math math mudar
Torui sogle ami goemche Goemkar
Teach porim Sawantwadikar, Malwankar, Vengurlekar, Karwarkar
Dusre assat bhav amche Munglurkar
Pun ami sogle ek Konkankar
Oh ami soglim ek , ami sogle ek,
Konkani uloupi, bhav bhoinam
Rajan P. Parrikar wrote:
I feel no urge at all to be defensive when talking
about or inquiring after a person's caste. All this
cringing anytime caste is mentioned is more about
political correctness gone haywire.
CORNEL DACOSTA cornel at btinternet.com
Wed Jan 30 04:50:02 PST 2008
However, I
SEZ opponent Keri sarpanch ousted
PONDA, FEB 28, 2008 - Keri Sarpanch Dr Videsh Jalmi was ousted in a
no-confidence motion by 5-1 votes on Thursday.
Five members, Rohidas Kerkar, Sitaram Gaude, Trupti Naik, Ashwini Gaude and
Ashruti Parwar supported the motion, while Dr Jalmi was the lone
Carvalho elisabeth_car at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 13 07:34:13 PST 2008
I contend that neither sex nor religion are a private
matters.
Mario adds:
Selma,
Having a slow day, are we?
The world would be a better place if they were, in
fact, private and if everyone would keep their
sexuality and
I have watched this vcd with my family and I recommed that every Goan
working abroad as well as their familes back home in Goa must watch this
VCD. Its about this Dad
working abroad and all the trials and tribulations
AND the sacrifices he makes for the betterment of his family in Goa. Its a
In his latest installment Dr. Parrikar confuses the
scientific method with the trivial act of digging
through the Goanet archives.
Reading what he has dug out of the archives again only
confirms my earlier suspicion that his statements on
what he refers to as the ghanti affliction are far
from
Dear Goanetters,
A selection of Manohar Parrikar's mistakes ( some indefensible , some
partly
defensible , some fictitious )
1 ) Forming government in 1999
2 ) Forming government in 2002
3 ) GDA fiasco
4 ) Inquisition VCD
5 ) Fontainhas
For favour of publication please. =Averthanus=
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ASSES AND THE LAW.
Averthanus L. D'Souza.
The recent fracas created by the storming of the Panjim Police
Station by a mob led by the MLA of Teleigaon and the subsequent rampage by
the Police which resulted in physical
Dear Rajan,
I am (after much thought) surprised that you took Santosh Helekar's
statement clinically. In a sense, that you took it to heart. There is
no doubt that people, and we Goans respect you, but I also feel that
one could ask direct questions. Santosh-bab, do you feel that Dr.
Newman really
To Goanet -
A couple of vignettes to supplement what Prajal has
missed in an otherwise good blurb on Colomba.
Colomba also has a shrine to Brahma (temples to him
are rare in India). He is a parivar deva in a subsidiary
shrine cheek by jowl the Shantadurga temple. The old
13th C idol of Brahma
From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Actually, nowadays I say that God(s) exist. They exist
in the minds of a vast majority of people. We now know
that all mental concepts have well-defined physical
representations in the human brain. God(s) have one
too. In this new interpretation even
Monginis to sponsor National 'B' Chess Championships
M/s Monginis Limited has come forward to sponsor the
National 'B' Chess Championships to be held in Goa
in the month of September this year. Besides this, the
firm has shown keen interest to support one national
tournament in chess every year,
*NRGS TO SPONSOR VILLAGE WELFARE SCHEMES*
It has been announced that the Goa government has given the nod
To wealthy Goans that have done well for themselves and live abroad,
To realise their fervent dreams
And invest in welfare schemes
For their own villages back home – a plan they should
--- Venantius Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyway, it appears that it would have been
acceptable had Helekar said that, Dr. Newman knows
more about Goa than most Goans, instead of
knowing more than any Goan. In the end the record
will speak for itself.
Hi Venantius,
You are being misled
Ancient art at its best
By Rohit Phalgaonkar
Goa is one place that never seems short of beautiful locales; around every
bend, even in the midst of the city, don't be surprised if you find some
mini paradise. One such piece of paradise, also a showcase of ancient art
and history, is the serene
To Goanet -
Marshall Mendonza wrote:
Wow!! I could not just believe this after reading the series
of mails of Rajan, Anand and all those BJP and Manohar
Parrikar supporters who have been with single mindedness
denouncing the Congress and praising the BJP. Well the
BJP has shown its true
--- Fr. Ivo da C. Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We cannot dance at the tune of scientific theories.
I assume Fr. Ivo means that he and his co-religionists
cannot accept the validity of scientific theories such
as the Darwinian theory of evolution, theories of
gravitation and electromagnetism,
Son'varachim Sungttam Konn vhoddlo? Dadlo vo Ostori?
-Jose
Salvador Fernandes
Amkam bailank parliamentant 33 tok'ke reservation mellunkuch zai. Punn hea
reservation-ak
James Michael Lyngdoh, the Ex-Election Commissioner and the executive
member of ' IRI ' [India Rejuvenation Initiative], solely formed to combat
corruption at high levels of governance at all India level, has proposed, in
their recent 'CLARION CALL TO END CORRUPTION' (The Hindustan Times- Pg 8-
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