[Goanet] A Brief History of Konkani Periodicals by - J.B. Moraes

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[Goanet] Lessons learnt from film festivals

festivals Planned, efficient organization with limited resources By Cecil Pinto In the last few days I have seen some impressive movies at the five day Tri Continental Film Festival on Human Rights organized by Moving Images at the International. Centre Goa. But one thing bothers me. In a horizontal

[Goanet] My immersion with Ganpati Bappa

with Ganpati Bappa Morya mhunnat, Morya! Morya mhunnat, Morya! Cecil Pinto The time is almost upon us. Local newspapers will have photos of recently found papayas, eggplants, potatoes, cucumbers and what-have-you, all seemingly shaped like a Ganesha. The miracle is in how a vaguely misshapen

[Goanet] Go for it Valanka!

) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Go for it Valanka! Goa's MP should symbolize our state's natural beauty By Cecil Pinto Our roving reporter Ganpat Tivimkar (GT) catches up with Cecil Pinto (CP) who has

[Goanet] Sell your young daughter for a bride price in USA

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[Goanet] Druston composed this?!!

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[Goanet] The central symbol of our identity

identity Frequently Asked Questions about Goan Wedding Centre-Pieces By Cecil Pinto What is a Wedding Centre-Piece? At weddings all over the world a centre-piece refers to a decorative item, normally a floral arrangement, which is kept at the centre of the main dinner table or in the centre

[Goanet] Vote for Druston!!

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[Goanet] Druston composed this?!!

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[Goanet] Ganpati Bappa Morya! - clarification

. It is not. All credit goes to Dr. Teotonio. I have merely forwarded it. Cheers! Cecil Miguel wrote... Dears,Bol Ganapati Bappa Morya!Why Morya? Read the post from Cecil below to get the answer. Mog asundi. MiguelOn 9/15/07, Cecil Pinto cecilpinto at gmail.com wrote: http

[Goanet] Is it 18 or 16?

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[Goanet] Cecil Savio Pinto Ki Aag

Sholay ke peeche kya hai, Sholay ke peeche! By Cecil Pinto If you thought Ram Gopal Varma ki Aag was bizarre, and a total disaster, then you obviously have not seen the Goan version of the classic film Sholay. Like Ram Gopal I have shifted the story to contemporary times, changed the settings

[Goanet] Ferry crossing

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[Goanet] Ferry crossings

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[Goanet] Feni export

retailersgetting in touch with Cecil Pinto of Expressions Flowers and Gifts in Panaji, with intent to getting a recommendation for feni - but I just couldn't succeed in imagining that. -- Dear Roland, I sympathise with you at your lack of imagination. On cross checking my records I find

[Goanet] Britto's Quiz

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[Goanet] Feni export

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[Goanet] Book releases – coming of age

, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Book releases – coming of age Academics, intellectuals, historians and researchers are celebrities too By Cecil Pinto Talk about

[Goanet] Teaching pigs to sing

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[Goanet] Alcohol consumption - Home v/s Bar

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[Goanet] My Goan Relatives

counted myself (emphasis on past tense), might learn something if they are foolish enough to venture on a similar endeavor like this. A venture which by now I fully regret. Cecil Pinto replies: I like Roland's genuine intention in forewarning fellow overseas Goans. I also appreciate his admittance

[Goanet] Amboli, then and now

832 2285299 Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://christianartmuseum.goa-india.org/ --- Amboli, then and now Middle age takes away our carefree attitude to health and life By Cecil Pinto Fifteen years back six of us

[Goanet] Cellphone statistics and expressions

, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Cellphone statistics and expressions A sociological look at behavioral changes due to mobile usage By Cecil Pinto My friend

[Goanet] E-katti

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[Goanet] Divination - in hindsight

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[Goanet] Goa coming apart

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[Goanet] Headlines that didn’t make it

it Rumours surrounding the recent political happenings By Cecil Pinto Victoria withdraws resignation I have been humiliated more by the Goan Democratic Alliance than by the Congress. I was offered only five crores to resign, but what is this I read in the papers. That Agnelo was offered 20

[Goanet] Indian doctor in the USA gives back to native village

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[Goanet] Naked Yoga Retreats in Goa - for gay men

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[Goanet] Kukru Ku Kuru / Kunkru kunru

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[Goanet] Wendell Rodricks - request for old photos

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[Goanet] Turning the page

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[Goanet] I wear therefore I bees

I wear therefore I bees Celebrating kitsch in Goan costume - past and present By Cecil Pinto Last Friday I attended another fascinating History Hour program at Xavier Centre for Historical Research at Porvorim. Wendell Rodricks made a presentation of the ongoing research for his book

[Goanet] Understanding Gilbert

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[Goanet] Selma's slip is showing

Selma wrote: Hi Eddie, I too had my doubts that Alfred Rose sang Kukru Ku Kuru but since Cecil mentioned that it was sung by him, I assumed he was right (since he knows All Things Goan). -- 1) I request Selma to tell us when and where exactly I said Alfred Rose sang that song.

[Goanet] Understanding Gilbert

Selma wrote: Frederick is a combo of Che Guevera and Don Corleone (jealous?). You on the other hand are a combo of Lord Byron and Jacinth Vaz. More of Jacinth and less of Byron. There are women, all over the world, who succumb to your Jacinth Vaz ish charm, I'm sure. Some of them want to know how

[Goanet] Understanding Gilbert

Frederick wrote: Take the case of Churchill Alemao, who gets transformed from a trawler owner to the hero of the Konkani movement, to a Valyakoli-turned-Valmiki (by the Gomantak, post PDF, when he teamed up with the MGP), to a NSA detenu, and then a goon. Subsequently, he also became the person

[Goanet] Eyes down; anybody sweating?

Eyes down; anybody sweating? It ain't over till the fat lady sings, with ducks and hockeysticks By Cecil Pinto Last Sunday was the 18th birthday party of our favourite nephew, Blake D'Costa, eldest son of my wife's eldest brother. Since we didn't have the time to pick him a really appropriate

[Goanet] Understanding Gilbert

Selma wrote: Oh my God, it is so nice to see Frederick making Cecil tap-dance with his pants around his knees. Usually Cecil manages to brow-beat me into submission, a trait typical of the Goan machismo, so Frederick taking on Cecil, Don Corleone style is indeed nice to watch. Cecil replies: 1)

[Goanet] Understanding Gilbert

Frederick wrote: I do not believe in tithes and the buying of indulgences. Cecil replies: Neither do I. -- Frederick: Likewise, I do not subscribe to the view that good goenkarponn (if there is anything like that!) consists of sending dollar remittances to charities back home.

[Goanet] Understanding Gilbert

George Pinto wrote on GoaNet: I could not tell which Catholic Church Gilbert would be defending so we first went to the Aldona Catholic Church just in case. I was hoping to see Gilbert standing at the church gate, valiantly defending against atheists (cosmotheists is a better word for some to

[Goanet] paraskavedekatriaphobia

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[Goanet] The Significance of Seven

, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org The Significance of Seven World Wonders, Heavens, Vows, Sages, Sins and Blunders By Cecil Pinto You're in heaven, with single

[Goanet] Choosing a mate, before it’s late

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[Goanet] Weightier and heavier

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[Goanet] The gifted Selma and the factual Bosco

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[Goanet] Guitar xikoi lyrics

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[Goanet] Create your own public holidays

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[Goanet] Frederick's apples and oranges

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[Goanet] I took/take photos

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[Goanet] Create your own public holidays

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[Goanet] Hit and Make approach to Konkani Vocabulary Building

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[Goanet] Raining cats and dogs

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[Goanet] This Old Man

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[Goanet] The First Lady’s first speech

subscription at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-sports-goanet.org The First Lady's first speech First remove the logs from our eyes, then the eyeliner By Cecil Pinto As the baton passes from one long haired

[Goanet] Reverse Konkani-isms and new verbs

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[Goanet] Bollywood movie in Panjim

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[Goanet] C A Bhandare's response

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[Goanet] Praying, singing and dancing for rain

, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org Praying, singing and dancing for rain There's much more to the monsoons than meets the eye By Cecil Pinto Last week we saw how

[Goanet] C. A. Bhandare is a liar!!

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[Goanet] Selma's last post

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[Goanet] Rain, rain come again

Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Rain, rain come again We don't mind getting wet, wet, wet! By Cecil Pinto Every year the critics laugh at the Indian Meteorological

[Goanet] In defense of Selma

--- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo

[Goanet] Before and after elections

Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Before and after elections They came a begging, and then became kings By Cecil Pinto [2 days back…] Dada, why there are so many people

[Goanet] What I don't want to read on Goanet

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[Goanet] In the land of pork eaters

--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.casadegoa.org --- Bento Edvy Pereira wrote: Well in our village Pomburpa,

[Goanet] Goan nicknames

--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Mervyn Maciel wrote: Godgodo

[Goanet] Re. : Appeal for the 2007 GOAN ASSEMBLY ELECTION

--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Manuel Caldeira wrote: 1) I'm

[Goanet] Beating the heat

ways, that don't always work By Cecil Pinto I wake up in the middle of the night sweating, like a character in a Stephen King horror novel. It's not some scream of terror that has woken me; something much more mundane in fact. The electricity has failed and so the fan has gone off leaving me wide

[Goanet] The expat position

--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Forgive the cross posting but

[Goanet] Some ‘points’ about Mahableshwar

--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Some 'points' about Mahableshwar

[Goanet] Non-dancers are not anti-socials

--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- Gaspar Crasto wrote: Q.What

[Goanet] Message from Apurva Kulkarni regarding Baroda art incident

--- CONVENTION OF THE GOAN DIASPORA FROM GOA INTO THE WORLD Lisbon, Portugal June 15-17, 2007 Details at: http://www.goacom.org/casa-de-goa/noticias.html --- It is with disgust and horror one

[Goanet] Some thoughts on turning forty

, 2007 at 5:30pm at Hotel Mandovi, Panaji, Goa www.goasudharop.org Some thoughts on turning forty Defining moments in our lives can be strange By Cecil Pinto Last week I went to collect some money

[Goanet] Make way for da Goan

Make way for da Goan Markets, exhibitions, festivals - and daylight robberies By Cecil Pinto The last weekend was an eclectic mix of fine art, theatre, music, drink and dance. Before going further let me state, at the very beginning, that I was never

[Goanet] Short Term Courses we could use

Short Term Courses we could use Laymen, and upcoming politicians, need guidance too By Cecil Pinto Last week the Press Note below appeared in most local newspapers… St Xavier's College, Mapusa, will organise a series of short term courses during Summer 2007

[Goanet] Andrew Viegas - an appeal for assistance

Branch (Opp. Hotel Mandovi). Let's together script the fast recovery of Goa's Movie Man - Andrew Greno Viegas. Yours truly, Tomazinho Cardozo Miguel Braganza Pravin Sabnis Cecil Pinto Joel D'Souza Alexyz Willy Goes (To enquire about Andrew's current condition you can phone Willy Goes on 9822 137958

[Goanet] Grim and bear it

Grim and bear it Trivia for, and about, Goan Catholics and suffering By Cecil Pinto Look around and you will see Catholic Goans of all hues appearing very grim this week. What causes this grimness? Why this week in particular? Has it to do with Holy Week

[Goanet] Gilbertomnesia

Frederick Noronha (FN) wrote: What are you laughing? Riza asked me, repeatedly as I read out this post from Cecil. Oh, I'm just taking a look at my Mr Bean, I told her, as she tried to spell her Konkani words in time for tomorrow's exams. Cecil Pinto replies: I am happy, that like Mr. Bean, I

[Goanet] Plagiarism and Gilbert's Book

Without going into the technical details of what exactly constitutes plagiarism, and in what context, I think Basilio summed it best by saying it was more to do with personal ethics than what can be defined by law. I do not have time to go through the archives to see who exactly said what, on

[Goanet] Goa Su-Raj Party - Fund Raising Dinner

GOA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS-2007 Goa Su-Raj Party will hold a FUND RAISER' dinner at the CASINO MOTELS, CHOGM Road, Porvorim-Goa on Saturday, April 14, 2007 between 7:00 n 10:00 p.m. This fund raiser is in keeping with the Party's beliefs that the Party's 'candidates' contesting

[Goanet] One fine evening on FM Radio

One fine evening on FM Radio He's got a ticket to ride, and he don't care By Cecil Pinto Welcome to Rainbow FM from the studios of All India Radio, Panjim. This is Sachin Chatte with our special guest, Cecil Pinto. You didn't prefix RJ to your name? I don't call myself RJ Sachin. It sounds so

[Goanet] Aparanta. Book the dates right now!

Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) will host an historic art exhibition - Aparanta - in the old Goa Medical College building on the Panjim waterfront from 10-24 April. Curated by India's leading critic and theorist, Ranjit Hoskote, this large-scale exhibition is intended to make a

[Goanet] Plagiarism

Forgive my ignorance but I'm not quite understanding who stands where on this thread of plagiarism. 1) Why exactly is Gilbert Lawrence expecting Selma to apologise? What exactly did she plagiarize? 2) Gilbert Lawrence has also authored a book, Amchi Khobor - Our News - Inside Goa. Since

[Goanet] Ghanvti Junior High - Reality Playschool

Ghanvti Junior High - Reality Playschool Towards 'normal' childhood experiences and normal children By Cecil Pinto Before I embark on a description of my latest business enterprise let me give you some background information. In the course of researching some other topic I happened to stumble

[Goanet] The Potty Woman and the Patient Villagers

There once was a woman who was bored as she sat at home changing diapers and pureeing apples. To amuse herself one day she took a great breath and sang out, The Gulfees are being maligned. The Shipees are being maligned! The villagers came running up the hill to her house to save the Gulfees

[Goanet] Goan Eating Etiquette

for the nouveau-Goans By Cecil Pinto What follows is a partial transcript from a recording of my one-day course Walk like an Egyptian, but eat like a Goan. It is part of my longer diploma course Becoming Goan. My current students are Carla Langridge from London, who has purchased a single

[Goanet] Sign Spotting in Panjim

capital city By Cecil Pinto I had heard whispers about the Catholic Church in Goa being very discriminatory, and not treating the faithful equally. I didn't quite believe this until I visited the Immaculate Conception Church in Panjim the other day. There near the parking lot, a good ten meters away

[Goanet] The much maligned Gulfie - response for newbies

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[Goanet] The much maligned Gulfie

, it is in reference to that poor, hapless soul that makes his way to the Gulf to suffer unheard of heat and humidity and then return back to a Goa that obviously does not respect him. If it's not Cecil Pinto, writing in his columns that a 10th standard drop-out Gulfie tried to outdo his much

[Goanet] Israel Tour - Rs. 54,990/- (ex-Mumbai)

http://www.GOANET.org This month's Goanet operations sponsored by Mrs. Daisy Faleiro If you would like to

[Goanet] Mermaid Nipple Advisory

to sponsor Goanet's operations contact: Herman Carneiro - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mermaid Nipple Advisory Mischief, artistic interpretation, bad taste or pure ignorance? By Cecil Pinto An easily excitable female friend

[Goanet] Drinking at the art fountain

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[Goanet] I'm cycling again!

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[Goanet] Keeping celebrations afloat

By Cecil Pinto I will not bore you with the etymological details. Most everyone knows that 'carnival' comes from the Latin word for truck, 'car' and the Spanish word for floating music 'nivale'. Carnival thus refers to 'floats on trucks with amplified music'. Some researchers point out

[Goanet] cheers munnon avaz glassancho kiteak kortat?

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[Goanet] The Australian-Goan's overwhelmingly anti-India mindset - and boorishness in general

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[Goanet] Groomed, greying or gay?

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[Goanet] Vhodlem Ghor, Irmao and Dhakto Bhav

Big Brother to South Goans By Cecil Pinto I spent the last weekend in South Goa and was astounded at the abysmally low level of awareness, among some Salcetkars, about current issues and events. I consider it my civic duty to not only entertain but also to inform. With this in mind every few

[Goanet] Panjim and surrounding areas

capital By Cecil Pinto Congratulations to Oscar Rebello and his team for shaming the Goa Government into having a re-look at the dastardly Regional Plan. The non-political Save Goa movement has proved that the watchdogs among the public are alive and kicking and that the Goan citizen, and voter

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