A novel, about women in today's Goa, from a Nairobi-born author
Goanet
THREE WOMEN, from diverse strata of Goan life, meet up in
Belinda Viegas's new novel The Cry Of The Kingfisher, and
its story raises crucial issues which confront today's Goa in
the midst of all its change, uncertainity and
Mother Dearest, What Is My Tongue
By Cecil Savio Pinto
When I was born I knew no language;
My Birth Certificate is in English.
You gave me a name that sounds British,
But was actually
The first name of my late great-grand mother,
Who was also Goan
And proud to be a Goan.
I’m glad you didn’t
A TV programme, in Portuguese, on the research on Goan Gaudde by
Cláudia Pereira claudiaper...@gmail.com
http://www.rtp.pt/programas-rtp/index.php?p_id=17203e_id=c_id=7dif=tv
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** 'Flights with ATRs can land safely throughout the day at
Goa' - Business Line
ays-no-aircraft-landed-at-Goa-airport/5131474579Kingfisher
says no aircraft landed at Goa airport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY0-uENzQ-Ifeature=youtu.be
[Recived via Oscar Monteiro. Thanks!]
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Saints procession – some stats
Of the 31 Saints, there are
10 Lady Saints (including O/L 2)
1 Jesus (Ecce Homo)
Others:
Jesus appear upto 12 times (including Baby Jesus 3, Crucifix about 6).
Crosses appear about 10
St. Francis de Assisi appears 5 times
Saints named Francis 3
Saints named
The inquiry into the alleged professional misconduct by Advocate
General of Goa Mr. Subodh Kantak remains pending for over five months
as the Law Secretary and Special Secretary Home differ as to who
should conduct the inquiry against the Advocate General.
A complaint was sent to the Chief
One decided to take pictures of the statues before the procession-
when young, one remembers coming to Goa Velha was not pleasant. It was
crowded, the saints looks scary and when going under the platform
holding the saint, one often got entangled in someone's badly wrapped
saree! To make matters
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A novel, about women in today's Goa, from a Nairobi-born author
Goanet
THREE WOMEN, from diverse strata of Goan life, meet up in
Belinda Viegas's new novel The Cry Of The Kingfisher, and
its story raises crucial issues which confront today's Goa in
the midst of all its change, uncertainity and
http://www.healthiertalk.com/top-21-natural-remedies-high-blood-pressure-3738
Floriano Lobo:
I had similar something to say at this meet just like Tavleen Singh has
said and more THAT I DON'T LIKE TO BE SEEN WITH HYPOCRITES.
Response:
Floriano, I hate to say this. But if you are unable to distinguish the chaff
from the wheat, you have an uphill task coming even close to
Goa Flights may take a hit
Union tells pilots ‘not to undertake flights’
NEW DELHI, APRIL 12
All flights to Goa are threatened to be stopped until month-end as the
Indian Commercial Pilot’s Association (ICPA) struck back asking its
members not to fly to the Dabolim airport until April 30 even
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** Dum Maro Dum: Objectionable dialogue deleted from trailer -
Times of India
rouble-for-dmd/bollywood-gossip-8675.htmlMore trouble for
'DMD'
From an advert in today's papers:
The Navhind Times requires
EXPERIENCED REPORTERS
Candidates must have good command over English and initiative and
ability to get news stories and a good track record.
TRAINEE REPORTERS
Candidates must have aptitude for reporting and good command over English.
This is the same fella I wrote about earlier, the one with around 25 aliases,
now writing as Mike Fernandes.
I received another threatening email from him after my letter was posted on
goanet.
I thought that one of our list guidelines is False and/or ambiguous email
aliases will not be
Alvernaz-Lalush Alemao NYC Trophy
:::Indian Strikers crowned champions of the coveted NYC Trophy:::
Kuwait: Indian Strikers inscribed their name for the first time on the
coveted NYC trophy with a 4-3 tie-breaker victory over Friends United in the
fnals of the Alvernaz-Lalush 21st Edition
Dear Tony Sir,
FYI, I retired eight years ago and do not have any students in my charge; else,
I would have certainly set your post for a correction exercise. English medium
students are generally incapable of meaningful thoughts and hence resort to
vacuous inanities couched in bombastic
This is really cute!
Heavy or not ...The Ayes have it for true.
The 35 paise question is WHY the hawala in 1999 did the BJP ...?
Read on.
jc
The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded that Goa Education Minister
Atanasio (Babush) Monserrate be sacked and arrested under the Foreign
Marshall Mendonza replied to Floriano:
You can similarly google and find out the credentials of Kiran Bedi, Arvind
Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan. The movement against corruption is definitely
in good hands.
Comment:
Since when has the internet become a certification authority on someone's
Konkani [Buffalo] Masala!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jGq0SPLcSY
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Corruption And The Lok Pal Bill
Corruption in Indian politics has been gaining momentum even since independence;
to start with it was slow and even invisible but today it is flourishing to the
extent that it is being flaunted in the open market, as more and more scams are
being exposed, over
While some of the Goan creative intellectuals (residents and non-residents)
argued and even labelled Goan protester as extremists elements for protesting ,
the official spokesperson for Sippy's have this to say. We were made aware
that some women's organisations had complained about a dialogue
On Mon,
11 Apr 2011 21:47:56 -0700, Santosh Helekar wrote
: This appears to imply that the person
who criticizes, condemns and complains about
mainstream medical publications on Goanet is a fool. A person who merely copies
and pastes links to such articles without reading them, or the
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:57:47 +0530
From: U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com
More funny part is, home minister has clarified, even in recent assembly,
that person who is involved in drug mafia threat is not Roy Naik (home
minister's son) but Roy Fernandez. If this be true why is he still
Dear Dear Dr. Barad.
This is exactly I have been professing. No dharnas, no morchas, no sit-outs
or sit-ins.
Just go and tackle the Bs in their respective offices just like the Cavrem
people did to the Director of Mines in Panjim.
It takes balls to fight corruption. And Anna Hazares of this
As was predicted by me earlier, Kangress is known not to give up easily, has
already started with their game plan - hidden agenda and will continue till
the assembly elections in TN, Kerala and other states are over. Anna Hazare
might be knowing Mohandas Gandhi very well but he definitely does
http://www.thepublisherspost.com/
Credit to Leonard and Quennie of Margao, who returned to Goa in their 20s!
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Aren (7) reminded me to be careful as it's thundering and lightening.
Switching off my comp. Don't forget to disconnect yours too (if in Goa), and
also the TVs. You need to unplug your comp from the power and phone
connections, to ensure against loss of equipment! FN
FN +91-832-2409490 or
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On 12 April 2011 01:27, U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com wrote:
After reading the article published in Times News Network, Panaji titled
'BJP crying hoarse as I am Parrikar's biggest threat in Panaji, says
Atanasio', Gabe wrote: A more than valid point. DEV BOREM KORUM, Gabe
Menezes.
Soter D'Souza:
Since when has the internet become a certification authority on someone's
character and ideology? There are many several companies promising you the
sky on internet? Are they genuine and does the product details conform to
the actual product? If India has been reduced to a country
COMMENTS:
Marshall is absolutely right.
Tavleen and Floriano are adults. But, in the FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION,
they are amongst the ALSO RAN.
First, they must have grace to see WINNER on the podium.
Second, they must be accepted by those supprting the winner.
Cheers!
Nobert
Floriano Lobo:
I had
Dear Retired Prof Borges,
Your latest bit Borgesian tripe was a treat to read and made my otherwise
humorless day!
Keep on sending more tripe on your Borgesian brand of logic. I see you have
now graduated from reviling headmasters to the Diocesan and Arch Diocesan
Societies and trying to
mr desai, you seem to be least concerned about the alarms in Goa. Radioactivity
is a very serious issue where even one chance in a million needs to be
verified. This is an intangible threat, whose effects could linger on for years
and for genertions.
Goa Pollution Control Board or NIO or any
Message: 3
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:18:13 +0530
From: SOTER so...@bsnl.in
To: goa...@goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] Finally, an adult speaks up
Marshall Mendonza replied to Floriano:
You can similarly google and find out the credentials of Kiran Bedi, Arvind
Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan. The
Barad, u seem to me is all confused and to top it all is now undergoing
complex moment!(your words not mine)
Answer in simple english..childish if you would like to say so.
Do you have hearing problems??
As on 6th u wrote telling FN u could not hear!
On 8th u wrote u could hear clearly 'I is
Comments : Camilo Fernandes - In response to JC's below post :
JC's below mail is an eye opener to all BJP supporters who claim BJP is non
corrupt and cleaner than the party in power. If they were serious about
cleaning politics then they would never have supported and saved Babush when
Thank you Goanet.
brian
www.lastbustovasco.blogspot.com
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Goanet A-C-E! goa...@goanet.org wrote:
A Peace of India: Poems in Transit
'an iconic journey across a poetic landscape called India'
by
Brian
Dear Marshall,
I haven't met Anna Hazare in person. But I have met Arvind Kerjiwal.
I admire this bloke and his stamina for things un-corrupt ( at least what he
voices).
But I also believe that Tavleen Singh is right.
People who want to abolish corruption must get into the political
Hi,
A trip to Goa is a very memorable one as Goa is a lovely place of visit. And to
make that trip even more memorable, one needs to plan the trip very smartly.
There are several guidelines which are to be followed while planning a trip to
Goa.
We have the ultimate guide for your trip in
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Mother Dearest, What Is My Tongue
By Cecil Savio Pinto
When I was born I knew no language;
My Birth Certificate is in English.
You gave me a name that sounds British,
But was actually
The first name of my late great-grand mother,
Who was also Goan
And proud to be a Goan.
I’m glad you didn’t
Our Democratic System is reduced to being run by nepotism,corruption and so
called coalition dharma, where the nexus of politicians,bureaucrats,vested
interests and criminals reigns supreme, We have a corrupt mobocracy instead of
a democracy. Just look at what is going on in Tamilnadu and
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.
*** 'Flights with ATRs can land safely throughout the day at
Goa' - Business Line
ays-no-aircraft-landed-at-Goa-airport/5131474579Kingfisher
says no aircraft landed at Goa airport
[1] Camillo Fernandes wrote: (The) BJP .. If they were serious
about cleaning politics then they would never have supported and saved
Babush when he was raided by Income tax many years ago. During that
raid Parrikar - Mr. Clean??? was the Chief Minister and their party
was in power.
A TV programme, in Portuguese, on the research on Goan Gaudde by
Cláudia Pereira claudiaper...@gmail.com
http://www.rtp.pt/programas-rtp/index.php?p_id=17203e_id=c_id=7dif=tv
Ek do, Ek do, Babush ko Fek do
Babush hatao andolan at Panjim, CoP jetty and Margao near Communidade building
on 13.4.11
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvZHHxrhugk
Pics - Ek do, Ek do...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5617553304/sizes/l/in/photostream/
School kids also want
Oh Serkara, Fotkirya Serkara – Margao Lohia Maidan PTA/MOI meet (Video Pics).
Another massive Rally.
It was to start at 3pm but we arrived at 4.55pm
Thus missing the earlier part of the meet.
Public Meeting at Margao at Ram Manohar Lohia Maidan
organised by F.O.R.C.E. (Forum for Rights
Salcette's Prominent politicians will be in UAE/Oman on a well publicised
Konkani Musical Festival in April. Goans need question if these Respective
Politicians have actually helped improved, the status of Konkani over the
last so many years, or in reality have they have been actually fooling
Beat the Goan summer with a few days in Coorg. Join in on Wildtrek’s
special summer cooling at Madikeri, Kushalnagar, Dubare Elephant
Island. Either play with elephants, spot Leopards and do sight seeing
with group 1 or join group 2 for a three day trekking of the
countrysides . Departure :
I would like to correct the inconsistencies, errors and lack of understanding
about mainstream medical research contained in the post appended below.
If as claimed in this thread that anybody who criticizes a post or article is a
fool then surely this would be true of the author of the post
Anna's Modi praise 'A-bomb' for JD-U
a.. April 14, 2011
b.. By ANAND S.T. DAS
c.. Correspondent
d.. Patna
While Anna Hazare's praise for both Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar in the same
breath has become difficult for Bihar's ruling JD(U) to handle, a noted
Gandhian activist in the
Floriano Lobo makes the foll points:
1. People who want to abolish corruption must get into the political
mainstream either by volunteering to contest elections on a non-corrupt road
map which is totally written down and published OR find such persons who
will contest on this non-corrupt agenda
Poetry is such an interesting and thought provoking subject. I applaud all
those who delve into its mystery and come up with these striking and truly
heart warming pieces. I think it would be a good idea to devote a portion on
Goanet to cover at least a poem daily so that these Gems penned by
Panjim Table Tennis Club in association with Sports Authority of Goa
will be organizing a Diet Table Tennis Coaching Camp at Indoor
Stadium, Campal-Panaji, from 18th April to 7th May 2011. The Camp will
be conducted from 7.00 am to 11.30 am, in separate batches for
beginners, intermediate and
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Gabe wrote: You seriously need to seek a shrink, if you thought that it
meant that Parrikar was being physically threatened. Finally you need to get
your outputs edited, before you hit the send button, your English writing is
lacking.
My response: Gabe, I know, my English is quite good and is
--
Samir Umarye
BICHOLIM APRIL 14: The famous zatra of Mulgao attracted thousands of people
from Mulgao, Mayem, Bicholim and surrounding area who paid trubutes to
goddess Kelbai on Sunday.
The unique feature of this zatra is that masks of four gods are placed in a
peth (box) and is taken by
On 14 April 2011 04:13, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:
c: Why did the BJP-led NDA, in 1999, dilute the FEMA penalties from
criminal to civil?
To be fair to them, I doubt this had anything to do with the Babushes
of the world. And the BJP, like all politicians, are hardly the best
of
In 2010 Goa’s Chief Secretary Mr. Sanjay Srivastava made 27 official
trips within India and two trips overseas. This has been revealed in
the information under the Right to Information Act by the Chief
Secretary’s office. The information has revealed that a total of Rs 5,
91,099 was spent on the
I do not know how far this is true but I heard it from some one who has
contacts with the defence forces. Sonia Gandhi cannot become the prime minister
of India because she is already the citizen of Italy by birth. If she becomes
the prime minister of india then on republic day or independence
TODAY'S GOAN WOMAN HAS COME OUT OF HER SHELL...
First-time author and Varca-based
psychiatrist BELINDA VIEGAS
[belinda.vie...@yahoo.com] gives an
insight into her to-be-released novel
that looks at the lives of the modern
woman in today's Goa and gives parents a
lot to think about, on how they
Anna Hazare – the only way forward
By Nisser Dias
nisserdias at gmail.com
SMS to 9422437029
Last few days of the week millions of Indians especially the youth were
glued either to their television sets or taking hour to hour account of
the biggest crusade undertaken by an elderly statesman
Dear dear Marshall,
Between Indira and Advani, they share the blame of the catapulting
corruption that India is today.
You say that I would do better to expose corruption if I had decided to take
the Anna Hazare's platform.
How can I? when I can identify hypocrites who are talking loudest
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