The doyen of Goan writing in English
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro is a name closely connected
with the resurgence that Goan writing in English
has seen in recent years. An octogenarian, what's
admirable about him is not just the high-energy
levels with
I understand Victor Rangel-Ribeiro's concern, which he has voiced on earlier
occasions, although I may not remember where.
Without getting into who writes what and perhaps even why the need to write,
one expects every writer to be able to stand their ground. So, there are
sloppy writers overseas
William de Curtorim did a graet job in his recital. Now lets look a sonnet
by William Shakespeare, from an essay on Lust by Simon Blackburn,
which grew out of a lecture and book series on the Seven Deadly Sins
cosponsored by the New York Public Library and Oxford University Press.
Sex is one
-Original Message-
From: edward desilva
Hi Bosco,
Are we talking about God or different religions, according
to their beliefs in God.
There is a question raised, if Qur'an is the word of God,
in what language was it written in.
If one says Arabic, Arabic language did not
Regional Plan to Disempower People-I
by NANDKUMAR KAMAT
Posted on 2008-12-29
OUR mission for the small state of Goa should be simple - to boost
individual and collective creativity in every sphere of life democratically,
conserve our natural and material assets for posterity, promote wealth
Indians in India are regrettably undisciplined and generally have scant
respect for the rules and law. IT MUST BE SAID:This culture is encouraged by
the corrupt administration and behaviour of most of the political class who
consider themselves like the police above the law.The Mumbai
LET'S RING IN
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Here is an interesting article more suited to our times and which should
make every right thinking individual sit up and think.
Excerpts:
The U.S. government should consider naming the individuals responsible for
leading these groups as terrorists by adding them to the U.S. list of
Specially
Mario writes:
Perhaps you have misunderstood how a forum works. Samir gets to say
whatever he wants. Others then get to say whatever they want.
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:14:18 +0530
From: Sandeep Heble sandeephe...@gmail.com
Exactly! But constant crying and cribbing over why Samir said a
From the book:
How I ... and other stories that should be retired.
By Mervyn A. Lobo
One Friday morning, on my way to work, I stopped at my favourite donut/coffee
place and stood in line. Yes, Canadians stand in line. Even though it is
only for
three things:
1) To buy coffee/donuts.
President Pandurang always likes Gilbert's posts. His latest post has a lot of
uncommon wisdom - wisdom that does not make sense to the common man and woman.
But like Gilbert President Pandurang is an uncommon man. So he agrees with
Gilbert all the time. Here are the President's comments on
MONDAY MUSE (29 December 2008)
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
As the year 2008 moves to its end, a familiar ritual will make its annual
appearance in our lives – the ritual of making New Year resolutions…the most
popular resolutions range from breaking of flawed habits to the pledge to
inculcate
Goan Nayak / Naik?? could not make it to the post...but in 2004, he was got
elected to the Rajya Sabha.
To read more on this topic click the link provided below:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/net-closes-in-on-cong-mp-for-orissa-swamis
-murder/403507/
Bhubaneswar : The BJD-BJP government
Dear Marshall,
My reference was specific to the affidavit on the asthi of Swami Laxmananda.
Others who were killed [by Maoists or otherwise] with him were cremated and
therefore an Asthi Kalash Yatra is possible ... but NOT with the Swami's
asthi. People do not get Ph. Ds and other doctor
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:57:13 -0500
From: MD mmdme...@gmail.com
He will say, on the issue of bush thrown shoes at, which is the worst of
insults in the many of the religions, he will argue, if the shoe was
thrown at Saddam, he would have been summarily executed (meaning Iraq is
a
Hi Sandeep,
No 3. is interesting.
ARE WE SAYING GOD SUCKS OR RELIGION SUCKS? (only the illiterate and those
easily brainwashed say Gods are different).
Discarding Religion is possible but not God.
Therefore if Religion sucks I agree with you, but not God.
Once upon a time white people said
Teotonio R. de Souza, said:
In a parish that received an Indian priest, five older couples asked to leave,
objecting to his accent. In the end, only three changed parishes.
--
Reply:
The same was in the 60s and before in UK, till more Indians came from Kenya and
then Uganda.
Oldies are
A critical reader would be able to tell why the post appended below and the
initial post in this thread were meant to project a one-sided biased view
against Hindu NRIs and their organizations in the U.S. Here are the reasons:
1. The author of the post gratuitously initiated this thread with
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:36:52 +0530
From: Dr. U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com
After all his postings on this subject I see Mario Goveia running away!!!
Mario responds:
Dr. Barad,
We have already established that you often do not understand what is being
written in a thread before you
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:31:49 +0530
From: Sandeep Heble sandeephe...@gmail.com
The name calling/branding of people you do not agree with needs to be avoided.
Mario adds:
Hey, Sandeep, since you think . has never been communal, even
though he initiated a thread for no apparent reason that
If you have written, edited or published a book recently (or even read
one), while not add it to OpenLibrary.org?
One example of a book recently added (anyone can add it):
http://openlibrary.org/b/OL22771072M
To add a book, go here:
http://openlibrary.org/addbook
First, you just need to take on
Maxenacho Combo - Aunt's Rooster
My first encounter with the magnificent farm bird was when I was six years old,
I had just come back from Bombay where I had spent a couple of years of my young
life before that I don't remember anything of Goa. I was brought to Goa to be
admitted at the then
Dears,
The latest news is that former KGB Spy-turned- President-turned-PM,
Vladamir Putin, is trying to make the former President of USSR, Joseph
Stalin the GREATEST RUSSIAN in History. That is the latest story. I
would toast to that with a Molotov cocktail, one of the concoctions of
Russia
Hi Friends,
Very recently we have 22nd death anniversary of the Konkani Martyrs.During the
height of Language agitation we new that seven young boys had been brutally
murdered. Floriano Vaz became the first Konkani Martyr who fell to the bullets
of one constable from Gujrat and the six
TOTT: Utt Goemkara!
Nidentlo UTT Goemkara.
Then Make Some NOISE Goemkara
Then Make Some MONEY Goemkara
Then porot NID Goemkara
Then again, say after six months (Like Kumbakaran in Hindu Mythology, who
sleeps for 6 months..)
UTT Goemkara,
BOVALL mar Goemkara,
POIXE kor Goemkara
Ani uprant
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Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC)
Email: goad...@bsnl.in
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Beggars keep pace with Volvos!
--
The beggars in
--- On Sat, 12/27/08, Dr. U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com wrote:
To read more on this topic click the link provided below:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/net-closes-in-on-cong-mp-for-orissa-swamis-murder/403507/
The article copied and posted below from the above link appears to
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-luttwak5-2008dec05,0,7905913.story
Excerpts:
Those who live in Tel Aviv, New York or London need not fear a Mumbai episode.
If 10 infantry-trained terrorists were to attack those cities, local police
with their own hostage-rescue teams would
India was divided by British,with the help of some of barristers of India into
two.Bharat and Pakistan(East West).After twentyfive years East-Pakistan was
named Bangladesh.But both Pakistan and Bangladesh have one constitutional
religion.They also have one constitutional language,namely Urdu
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Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC)
Email: goad...@bsnl.in
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Additional armed CISF at Dabolim Airport
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Goa: Asia\'s Biggest Musical Beach Party off to a Colorful
Start - Daijiworld.com
[Dec 28, 2008] by Kalakruthi Panaji, Dec 28: 'Sunburn Goa 08'
the Asia's biggest musical beach party has
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Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC)
Email: goad...@bsnl.in
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Mahasabha held at Bicholim
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The Tapobhumi pithadish pooja
To direct/bcc readers
A small notice. Marathi January 2009 will
have title Language January 2009. Apart
from some material in Marathi in Roman
script, there will be information in English.
This message would go to some non-Marathi
readers too. It will be sent duting period
1 to 7 January 2009. On
Goanet Highlights - December 21 to December 27, 2008
Compiled by: Selma Carvalho
Web-version at:
http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=1132
The debate this week on Goanet centered around the Right to convert and
tolerance of religious beliefs.[1] The star post of this
The OLD MAN I'm burning is the Politician with his
Wars.Terrorism...Corruption...etc.
May the New Breed bring Peace in 2009
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Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:26:32 + (Hora padrão de GMT)
From: Teotonio R. de Souza teodeso...@netcabo.pt
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/us/28priest.html?
pagewanted=1_r=2themc=th
Excerpt:
But in another church, a parishioner had only one question: How dark is
his skin??
Mario
To,
The Aministrator,
Sir,
I am one of the Citizens' Committee member of the Noise Pollution Committee
(North Goa) instituted on the directives of the Bombay High Court at Goa,
working with various authorities to reduce the ill effects of Loud Music
Noise Pollution.
The below reproduced SMS
Crony Capitalism - This article is likely to be of specific interest to British
and Canadian Goanetters. All could learn from the economics of 'extending
beyond ones means'.
The Isle That Rattled the World.
Tiny Iceland Created a Vast Bubble, Leaving Wreckage Everywhere When It Popped
The doyen of Goan writing in English
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro is a name closely connected
with the resurgence that Goan writing in English
has seen in recent years. An octogenarian, what's
admirable about him is not just the high-energy
levels with
Dear Fleming,
To your surprise at the New Year functions being cancelled, we must remember
that we are a minority, and as such must stand down in terms of rejoicing at
a time when the collective mood in the reasonably proud people that we are,
has turned sombre.One may only rejoice when the entire
If anybody violates the Madhya Pradesh Sound and Noise Act as extended to
Goa, the equipment is siezed and the show is put out of action.
The organisers of Sunburn are NOT anybody!
If you disbelieve me, file an RTI and find out what happened in the office
of the Superintendent of Police North,
Edward de Silva wrote on Goanet:
ARE WE SAYING GOD SUCKS OR RELIGION SUCKS?
My conclusion is that Samir and you have meant (sorry, assume to say)
'Religion sucks'.
---
My Response:
To make my point
Please see the way the report below has been distorted:
2008/12/28 Dr. U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com:
Bhubaneswar : The BJD-BJP government in Orissa is closing in on Fanatic
Christian Congress Rajya Sabha member and former civil servant Radhakanta
Nayak for his role in the conspiracy to
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:29:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Samir Kelekar samir_kele...@yahoo.com
I dont wish to respond to Mario of course. The guy who has vowed to do
nothing for Goa himself will only waste my time -- obviously he has
implicitely declared himself as a hot air person --- . For those
Vo Konknnit bhasantar hanv mannest William De Curtorim-chya nirmaniek bhett
kortam. Bab William, tujem nirmon eikon gomon yeta ki Konknni bhaxecho zoxo
ticho upay Konknni munis korta udeshin Goeant jum hedpon cholta tem bhasma
korunc xekta. Khebdai(satire) ek vokot, jem tum sarkea bhaxen aam
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:08:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com
It is sad to see people making such intolerant sarcastic remarks against
people who hold beliefs other than themselves. It looks like these
people have not learned the moral value of secular pluralism
http://www.goagovt.nic.in/police/Lets.doc
As you celebrate and usher in 2009...
BE ALERT! BE VIGILANT!! BE SAFE!!!
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Churchill demands official status for Konkani in Roman script
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, DEC 29
PWD Minister Churchill Alemao on Monday again made
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