Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho
Valmiki Faleiro takes a fresh look at what brought
the Portuguese to Goa and the contribution of Goans
in the Indian Armed forces, in an article titled,
Portuguese Crosses, Indian swords and Goans.
I really like the apt Konkani description of Inquisition disti podd'ta. Like
many phrases of Konkani, this hits the nail on the head, with the fewest
possible words.
Reading the Frenchman's book, there was nothing the Jesuits could do right.
All their success like pioneering spirit,
Goa was liberated on December 19, 1961. Over 450 years of Portuguese domination
came to an end, Goa became free and a part and parcel of its motherland—Bharat.
Democracy was ushered in. Goans, all of a sudden, found themselves in a
completely different situation. They started breathing free
DAILY GROOK #699
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TRICK ANALGESIC
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by Francis Rodrigues
if u get a headache
from glazing a wall,
get a relief break
taking tile-n-all!
*GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com
Only 7 BPL families in Taleigao.
I am please to learn in today’s Gramsabha of Taliegao that there are only 7
Below Poverty line Families in Taleigao.
Budget of 2010/11 was passed and Accounts for 2009/10 were approved in this
Gramsabha.
It will be interesting to note that Construction in
Russell Peters, Brampton On. born, Canadian is currently based in
LA,CA and also is acting in a Movie. His Elder brother Clayton is his
manager. The stand up comidians pick any subject, can be very
explicit, but it is part of fun and is deemed that way (but whites
can't say the 'N' word). Reminds
Hello!
Below are links to mining and Forest related news,
interview in today's Hindustan Times. Goa figures in all of them!
1.
Interview with India's Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh
Multifaceted Mumbai Goan
Isidore Domnick Mendis
Age is no hindrance to this bespectacled Goan who at the ‘young’ age of 81 is
as busy as any person would have been in active phase -before retirement. In a
recent visit to
Catholic land scam: Bishop listens before he talks *By:* Bobby Anthony *
Date:* 2010-05-16 *Place:* Mumbai
*Bishop to discuss Marinagar land deal with parish priest at St Michael's
Church*
Bishop Agnelo Gracias met Father Hugh, the parish priest at St Michael's
Church in Mahim, on the
Dear Members,
Eddie Fernandes has introduced a brand new service on GoanVoice UK. Now, you
can put out a personal ad, anything from advertising a business service, to an
event such as a book launch, exhibition, sale of furniture or birthdays,
anniversaries and public thank you notes, for just 5
My far-from-complete lists of Goan commissioned officers in India's armed
forces feature 286 names - Army 144, Navy 36 and IAF 106. Of the 286 Goans who
helped defend the nation's borders and honour, 263 (or 92%) are the MGP's
unpatriotic, anti-national Goan Catholics, who comprise 30% of the
Will Mr. Barve kindly tell me who has given this interesting news
-- and again and again -- before? I must be foolish to think I was
attempting something like this for the first time...
Will Mr. Barve kindly also disclose the rank/name of all other Goans
(who he obviously implies I left out --
Title: Who the Bleep cares about Goans abandoned in the UK?
By: Selma Carvalho
Source: Goan Voice UK Daily Newsletter, 16 May 2010 at www.goanvoice.org.uk
Full text:
My services as a Konkani-English-Konkani translator are taking me to curious
places. This time, I am asked to present myself at
Birthday Wishes For Churchill Alemao
Going through Goan news paper today, I found myself face to face with the great
Churchill Alemao, a good number of times, Goans greeting him on his 61st
birthday, quite an innings for a man of his size and stature, it's been common
knowledge that his legs
Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho
Valmiki Faleiro takes a fresh look at what brought
the Portuguese to Goa and the contribution of Goans
in the Indian Armed forces, in an article titled,
Portuguese Crosses, Indian swords and Goans.
Comments:
That was a good summation on our very own Churchill-bab by Freddy Fernandes.
All I can say is Mog assa thuim Xhinn asta'. Yes, That's right.
Churchill-bab could have done wonders for his and our Goa. But somewhere
down the line he has certainly lost his sense of direction.
I have
If you could use some exotic booze, there's a bar in far Bombay...selling
what? believe it or not Goa Caju Feni - our exotic booze is immortalised in
this song - listen and enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euci0_BBmNE
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DEV BOREM KORUM
Gabe Menezes.
This is a cover story titled Kudtadu Sahyadriche Kade in Marathi
weekly - Lokprabha, 21 May 2010 - on Goa's mining woes and struggle
written by Anuja Chawathe. It is published from Mumbai. Please click the
links below:
http://www.loksatta.com/lokprabha/20100521/cover.htm
The magazine also
I may be totally wrong ...however there is every possibility when exceptional
figure are presented.
I feel that All the Goan officers serving for Portuguese may have joined the
Indian Defense service after liberation (just like civil servant).
Shrikant Vinayak Barve
--- On Sun, 16/5/10,
ENOUGH NEVER SEEMS ENOUGH FOR GULLIBLE GOANS. The Goan summer of old was a
time for beat shows by the sea side and collecting tasty berries on the
hills. But Goan villagers seem to never have enough of their emotuions
being exploited with all promises of a better and secure tomorrow never
At a meeting held on May 14, 2010 at Talpona the locals have unanimously
decided to unconditionally oppose the proposed golf course at Talpona.
However the Poinguinim Panchayat has already granted provisional NOC to
Monark Private Limited a Delhi-based company to set up the same subject to
some
England thrashed Australia with 18 balls to spare to claim their first
global tournament after 18 years and 35 attempts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/may/16/world-twenty-20-final-england-australia
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DEV BOREM KORUM
Gabe Menezes.
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Goa constable with drug-mafia link surrenders - Hindustan
Times
rug peddler nexus case, in which six of his colleagues and
seniors are ...
How to catch JoeGoaUk?
It’s very easy.
Here is how..
On Tiatr Day i.e. 17th April 2010, at Tiatr Academy Conference Hall,
two amateur Tiatrists (?) proclaimed that “JoeGoaUk demanded
compensation from Times of India
for stealing his Tiatr stage photo and using it in the daily.
And that TOI
Soter couldn't be more right.
I got a call from the blue and the Blue Berry Hill was teeming with
activists on 17 May. Could you do the needful on your part to send this
alert to all in North Goa???
Was I surprised?
But I took the short cut and did the needful on the internet.
Agnelo
MONDAY MUSE (17 May 2010)
SANDWICH GENERATION
Upon completing his training in restoration and conservation, Victor Hugo Gomes
returned to Goa to take charge as curator of the Musuem of Christian Art at the
Seminary of Rachol. His research made him realise that years of accumulated
wisdom in
The sons of Richard Fernandes ( and Rosy Fernandes) thank you and other
well-wishers who remember Richard as a goan patriot in Toronto, a lover of the
konkanim language. little did we, his sons and his grandchildren, understand
and realize the importance of carrying on with this culture and
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