Hello!
Three new postings are uploaded on Benaulim blog:
1. BANAULEKARS PROTEST
http://bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/2009/06/banaulekars-protest.html
2. OF LEGENDS, LAWYERS LADRAOS
http://bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/2009/06/of-legends-lawyers-ladraos.html
3. LIES OF THE SARPANCH NAILED
DAILY GROOK #435
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BATTER SHATTER
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by Francis Rodrigues
bowler stout
wicket cold,
batsman out
he got bold!
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puns word-play of all kinds,
hey...read between the lines!
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To.
The Editor
Gomantak Times, St. Inez, Goa.
Sir,
Please publish the below given letter in 'Letters to the Editor' section.
Thanks
Tomazinho Cardozo
Disseminating ignorance
Mr. S. M. Borges's letter - Disseminating ignorance - published on your daily
dated June 10, 2009 is
Most if not all attacks have been opportunistic.
As I said before, the law-and-order situation has gone down hill in the last 10
years or so, ever since Labour came into power in the state, and the civil
libertarians have had the upper hand against police actions. The last Police
Goanet] Comment about Bom Jesus Basilica among 7 wonders of Portuguese origin
(Goa) Inquisition
Believe me or not, I was born and brought up in Goa. In other words
I spend 50 years in Goa plus 12 more years in and out Goa and UK.
Like the word ‘Tsunami’ for me the word ‘Inquisition’ was also
Dear Sapna,
I think the Rough Guide took the rough information. People were burnt at the
stake in England and Europe, but apparently this has been overlooked by all and
sundry, especially by the Rough Guides.
It is not known when burning was first used in Britain, but there is a recorded
Remembrance : 25 years before on June 13, 1984 Boat overturned in which 25
villegers from Madkai drowned.
Major help received by villagers at that time was from Dainik Gomantak who
raised Rs.2.5 lacs from people contribution.
Sapna,
As a goan who has spent more time outside Goa, I personally
feel that this historical quest of yours is an attempt to stir up
events that happened a good 400 years ago or
so. which will engender communal discord
Sapna Shahani (SS) wrote. My responses interspersed
SS [1]: I was just struck when I learned that the Inquisition in Goa was
possibly one of the worst in the world (according to the Rough Guide).
jc 1: You are coming to debate with us armed with 'information' from the
Rough Guide? That is
Dear Sapna,
Let me reiterate my apology. Yes, the last line was out of line. No debate
there.
to further this discussion though, perhaps we should not be making statement
based on something like the Rough Guide. Its exactly that! the Rough Guide
for Christ's sake! :-D
How does one say that the
This in response to Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami.
I know you have not been raised in Goa but you
have lived in Goa for a number of years, why have
not attempted to learn our Mai bhas.
Perhaps your employees (servants) could have
inter reacted with you better if you spoke in
their own language
As a person who is best known for his photographs of various Goan
sites, JoeGoaUK is also known as being the anonymous BJP supporter who
surely must have been disappointed by the recent election results.
It is usually not worth commenting on comments put out by people who
hide in anonymity, or by
I recently took issue with the assertions of some that a government run health
care system is an efficient way to provide health care for all, and showed that
such systems in operation for decades in Canada and Britain have led to growing
rationing of serious medical procedures as small groups
My own Sir-Swat ancestors arrived with Persian pullao, to charm afro-mahars
into a land swap, fifteen hundred years ago. Cruelty was never in the picture:
that Pashtun zaffran lamb worked wonders ! In Swatland, today, the picture is
not so pretty for the indo-pak occupiers whose delusions
Thank you Gabriel for your perspective. I am aware of the witch-hunts,
burning at the stake and other savage torture methods Europeans used in that
period. In fact, I think the whole world was quite savage until the 18th
century and one could argue that has gradually declined or taken different
Drae Sapna,
Why go so far back in time
Just a few questions I want to know from you
and Goa-Netters.
1) During the Partition of India a million
people (conservative Guess) were murdered
by both factions i.e. Indians and Pakistanis
Did India or Pakistan bring these murderers
to justice when
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Injury-time penalty sees Goa through - Hindu
Ignorance is bliss
Blasio
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Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:42:44 +
From: Jim Fernandes amigo...@att.net
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Torches in the Fields at Night
To: goa...@goanet.org
Message-ID:
060920091142.11671.4A2E4AB4000D11AF2D9722230647029B0A02D29B9B0EBFC9
Dear Sapna,
I didn't want to engage myself in this basically 'mindless' talk about Goa's
so called 'worst in the world' shocking' Portuguese sponsored inquisition
of the past 400 years. But since you seemed to me a gullible (non-goan)
goanetter who didn't know that you may have touched the
Schools in Goa are governed by the School Education Act and Rules. The Act
and Rules explicitly state that schools shall not charge fees beyond those
which are prescribed in the Rules. In spite of this there are schools in
North Goa which are charging extortionate fees which are beyond the scope
--- On Fri, 6/12/09, Alfred de Tavares alfredtava...@hotmail.com wrote:
Santosh...Selma...pls help me remember the lines...
Was it not my namesake, Tenysson, somewhere in the 'Idylls
of the King'
Dear Chacha,
Unfortunately, I haven't read Idylls of the King. But if I had done so, I
Thanks Gabriel for a very informative post.
I have long felt that the Indian External Affairs should have years
ago implemented the following initiative:
Every Indian going abroad for study or work or some other temporary
assignment, should be asked to attend a series of orientation sessions
in
The Rough Guide has inputs from the bharat right wing. And here we have a
saffronite opening the score on Goanet. A polite conniving twister.
BC
was just struck when I learned that the Inquisition in Goa was possibly
one of the worst in the world (according to the Rough Guide). This was years
Ignatius,
you seem to hone in on one of the problem: the mother tongue!
That said, there are those of us, Goichis who despise our own, and
think the lovely Concani is the 'servants language': one makes the
rounds of the cocktail circuit which has a liberal splattering of the
greasy upcountry desi
Dear Sapna,
I missed being one of the early ones out of the gate on this one. Fasting
for 10 days and am a bit weak. But you have received some worthy responses
to a large degree--in that all have chosen to see you as quite a genuine
person. .
Take this opportunity to state the gory history of
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Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your
family members, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Help others be better informed CONSUMERS
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Mega-projects overwhelming favouring Non-Goans still grow un-opposed in Goa.
Deceitful critics politicians show ignorance on the mega-project
“definition” for obvious/selfish reasons; it may be not clearly defined but
common sense should show that we don’t need to create residences for
Selma ( June 11 ) asks : '' Could anyone tell me if the Seroda that Richard
Burton
refers to in his book Goa and Blue Mountains is the same Shiroda in the
outskirts
of Ponda '''
It could indeed be Shiroda that is about 10 kms south of Ponda town on the
right
bank of the Zuari river opposite to
Ignorance is bliss? What a crappy mentality in the twenty-first century !!!
I say, knowledge is power.
Be happy in the knowledge that sometimes extinction of a species is good (see
my response in my previous email on this - which is reproduced below).
Are frogs really going to vanish, if a
Over 250 years OldSt. Anthony Chapel at Goa-Velha
There is life size statue of St. Anthony on the main altar (see pics)
Many devotees came here year after year to attend 13 novena starting from June
1.
On the feast day i.e. 13th June, it was like any other church feast with fair
etc
But
Here are some links to a Toronto cntemperory artist Brendan Fernandes
(born in Kenya):
Pictures from his recent exhibit in Toront,
http://www.diazcontemporary.ca/Artists_Fernandes.html
His Bio, web site,
http://www.brendanfernandes.ca/artiststatement.php
http://www.brendanfernandes.ca/
The
Avoy Taptta Tednam
“Bapu”
“Sang Xanu”
“Arithmetik tticherin mhaka gonit galem.”
“Koslem?”
“Tinnem vicharlem: Don Aii, anik don Aii, anik don Aii. Kitleo zaleo? Hanvem
sanglem, sat. Tinnem mhonnlem sarkem na. Uprant tinnem dusre toren vicharlem.
Don chokleti,
I support the campaign for the many reasons mentioned below in the FAQ put
out by the WildGoa group. Do not kill or consume frogs, it is against the law
in Goa. George
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Frogs in Goa: Frequently Asked Questions
Are frog populations in Goa
Any idea anyone how it was restored, who the restorer was, was it done in
India or abroad, how old are the lithographs?
venantius j pinto
From Goa news clips: 1135
Art Object At
Talaulim Church Get Kiss Of Life: French-made Lithographs of antique
value and a rare wooden panel painting depicting
G’BYE GOA: INDO-ARYANS-2
By Valmiki Faleiro
Indo-Aryans entered India as invaders. The first major sign of human
civilization they
encountered was the Dravidian settlement, part of what is now known as Indus
Valley
Civilization: the walled Harappan city of Mohenjo-daro (excavated in 1922, by
Friends of GOA !
Even the Falklanders are to paticipate in WORLD BUSK to support Goa Charity
= = = =
12 Jun: Falkland Island News. Students from the Falklands are going to
participate in a World Busk on Sunday, 14 June 2009… The money
Dear nettekars,
Griselda Nobay, Tarika Suhail Kiran, all members of Green
Cross's Saligao unit, conducted a snake awareness programme on 13
June 2009, at the Lourdes Convent Primary School, Saligao.
Around 380 students and staff attended the session.
Using Dean Alice D'Cruz's LCD slide
2009/6/12 Sapna Shahani sapnashah...@gmail.com
As a non-Goan who's lived here on and off for 20 years, I'm very curious about
Goa's history with the Inquisition. How is it that the gory history of Goa's
past remains virtually unknown by outsiders or tourists?
The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a
Understanding the Financial Crises - Derivative Markets
Learning from other people's mistakes
The following was forwarded to me. It is a great learning example of how
shallow thinking can lead to big mistakes. Short-term gains are not long-term
successes and profits.
Regards, GL
An Easily
Goanetters,
Poor Kandhamal!
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_conversion-focus-of-inter-faith-talks_
1264434
rubygoes
Holistic Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit Inaugurated in Mumbai
http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/200906/market02.shtml
The centre can accommodate up to 40 patients in various departments in a day
A holistic cardiac rehabilitation unit with exclusive cardio-respiratory and
other heart care
I am enclosing a report about a historic meeting in Mumbai. It is
particularly heartening to see such senior religious leaders present from
both sides. I hope this leads to something positive coming out.
Best regards,
Dr U. G. Barad
Conversion focus of inter-faith talks
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