Re: [Goanet] To Konkani & English Experts

2021-02-02 Thread Venantius J Pinto
Worth interacting with Vavraddeancho Ixtt, Pilar, or TSKK, Porvorim! The Konkani word for chapel as we know is kopel (NOT Kopal), previously/ "copel." In the earlier orthography there was no "k," along with a couple of other letters. In any case Kopal is a first for me. Perhaps gone under my

[Goanet] How India is the hub of all those scam calls - TOI

2021-02-02 Thread Roland Francis
A very detailed investigation by an Indian IT expat in the US along with a Calcutta reporter. Only after seeing the stupidity of Trump’s myriad rural supporters do I realize these Indian scammers had known of this stupidity way before Trump came on the scene and unknowingly exposed it.

[Goanet] INDIAN CONSTITUTION

2021-02-02 Thread BT Yahoo Mail
John Eric Gomes had earlier listed several functions of a nation State but he seems to be talking of some ideal State, hardly the Indian State. For example, he claimed that India is not a Banana republic. True? One dictionary defines this "as one of the smaller tropical countries whose

[Goanet] Mangalore Association USA. Charitable Contributions

2021-02-02 Thread eric pinto
Thisyear our contributions have been to catholic charities that served as directlocal food banks and provided the most impact for the vulnerable and poor amongus.    TheExecutive Board has decided on the donations below.    1. The Marianites of Holy Cross -

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goans in cricket (worldwide)

2021-02-02 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Folks,Just for the record, Alban Fernandes played cricket for both Tanzania and E. Africa. He later was the cricket coach for the Tanzanian national team.  Alban also played hockey for the Tanzania national team. Lastly, while he was the cricket national coach, he was still playing and winning

[Goanet] Rihanna shows support for farmers... and causes a storm on Twitter

2021-02-02 Thread Frederick Noronha
https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/laysjw/rihanna_shows_support_for_farmers/ -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436

[Goanet-News] Cogwheels of two Empires: Goan administration within 19th century British Indian Ocean Empire. (Cliff J Pereira)

2021-02-02 Thread Frederick Noronha
Cogwheels of two Empires: Goan administration within 19th century British Indian Ocean Empire. Abstract Since 1961 the relatively tiny ex-Portuguese Goa has been transformed from a rather forgotten and underdeveloped colonial enclave to a state within the Indian Union with a strong tourism

[Goanet] TIME FOR AUSTERITY MEASURES AND NOTCELEBRATION

2021-02-02 Thread Aires Rodrigues
The Goa Government has extended to February 10th the date for submitting public suggestions for the proposed year long programmes and activities to mark the 60th year of Goa Liberation Day celebrations. In the given circumstances and the current very turbulent times that the State is facing, the

[Goanet] Cogwheels of two Empires: Goan administration within 19th century British Indian Ocean Empire. (Cliff J Pereira)

2021-02-02 Thread Frederick Noronha
Cogwheels of two Empires: Goan administration within 19th century British Indian Ocean Empire. Abstract Since 1961 the relatively tiny ex-Portuguese Goa has been transformed from a rather forgotten and underdeveloped colonial enclave to a state within the Indian Union with a strong tourism

Re: [Goanet] Mrs. D'Souza...

2021-02-02 Thread Roland Francis
D’Souza the studious nerd from Mahim, Bombay has turned out to be a pick-and-choose Catholic apologist hypocrite. Turns out both he and his wife are divorcées, she coming from an Evangelical Protestant background. Nobody cares about that, but when you tout your religion on public media, one

[Goanet] Mrs. D'Souza...

2021-02-02 Thread Frederick Noronha
Reading this might offer some insights into the person who is Dinesh D'Souza https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/deborah-fancher-44246.php -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436

[Goanet] Probable source of rocks for millstones and cannon balls of Goa, India January 2015Current Science 108(2):273-282

2021-02-02 Thread Frederick Noronha
Probable source of rocks for millstones and cannon balls of Goa, India January 2015Current Science 108(2):273-282 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279321710_Probable_source_of_rocks_for_millstones_and_cannon_balls_of_Goa_India -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436

[Goanet-News] VIDEOS-GOA: Gretchen D Barretto on YouTube

2021-02-02 Thread Frederick Noronha
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJHimY4O_Rt-rEonmDt2Tew -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436 - *"Quality is not an act, it is a habit." - Aristotle*

[Goanet-News] Houses of Goa: Are they Indo-Portuguese? (Heta Pandit and Dr Pedro Pombo, Feb 5, 2021 at 4 pm)

2021-02-02 Thread Frederick Noronha
Goa University's Department of Portuguese and Lusophone Studies is to organise a webinar on *Houses of Goa: Are they Indo-Portuguese?* Writer, independent researcher and heritage activist Heta Pandit in conversation with Dr Pedro Pombó. *Friday, February 5, 2021 at 4 pm*. Google Meet link:

[Goanet] VIDEOS-GOA: Gretchen D Barretto on YouTube

2021-02-02 Thread Frederick Noronha
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJHimY4O_Rt-rEonmDt2Tew -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا‎ +91-9822122436 - *"Quality is not an act, it is a habit." - Aristotle*

[Goanet] To Konkani & English Experts

2021-02-02 Thread Adolfo Mascarenhas
I need help. I do not want to cross swords with the Clergy in Goaland. The Clergy can have a big say about a Kopal .the edifice can also be used to collect funds. There is a great deal of difference between a Chapel or KOPAL and what in English is called a Grotto .I have no idea what the

[Goanet] Unexpected guest

2021-02-02 Thread Pratap Naik
UNEXPECTED GUEST Today on Tuesday, 02nd February around 10.45am Br. Glinson knocked on my work room door and said that a Kannada speaking person has come. I went to the entrance door. Outside the door, a youngster in his late twenties, was standing holding a small black coloured plastic bag with

[Goanet] Reclaiming Elvira de Sousa as a Goan

2021-02-02 Thread eric pinto
I thought you might enjoy this article by me, a version of which first appears on Herald 28th Jan, 2020. It's a brief sketch of Elvira de Sousa the eldest daughter of Dr Bras de Sousa who became the first Goan vice-consul to represent Portugal in Zanzibar. A large part of the information here

Re: [Goanet] "The absurdity of India can be total"

2021-02-02 Thread BT Yahoo Mail
Rajan, kudos to you for exposing Indian general shoddiness at work: - outdated web design even in national institute or university websites, broken links etc. - chaotic state even at completed construction sites etc. I am reminded of similar observations by VS Naipaul in his early writings:

[Goanet] Houses of Goa: Are they Indo-Portuguese? (Heta Pandit and Dr Pedro Pombo, Feb 5, 2021 at 4 pm)

2021-02-02 Thread Frederick Noronha
Goa University's Department of Portuguese and Lusophone Studies is to organise a webinar on *Houses of Goa: Are they Indo-Portuguese?* Writer, independent researcher and heritage activist Heta Pandit in conversation with Dr Pedro Pombó. *Friday, February 5, 2021 at 4 pm*. Google Meet link:

[Goanet] DIFFERENR VIEW OF DEMOCRACY

2021-02-02 Thread John Eric Gomes
CAN WE TOLERATE DICTATORIAL DEMOCRACY? The change from Trump to Biden holds great significance for India due a sizeable electorate admires Trump and similar parallels in India. There Instituions and the courts held! Religion and hype/propaganda was not permitted to overule law. A democratic