[Goanet-News] When a photo tells us a lot about the times (Text: Camil Parkhe. Photo: Sandeep Naik)

2020-07-06 Thread Goanet Reader
e read on the following blog https://camilopark.blogspot.com https://www.aksharnama.com/client/article_detail/4382 * * * Camil Parkhe was a journalist in the Goa of the 1980s. Goanet Reader is compiled and translated by Frederick Noronha

[Goanet] On the track to re-discover Orchata, a health drink from Goa (Eunice Lima Fernandes De Sa)

2020-06-29 Thread Goanet Reader
and other preparations have been widely appreciated on the 'Goa Menus' Facebook group and other networks in Goa. Goanet Reader is edited and produced by Frederick Noronha.

[Goanet-News] On the track to re-discover Orchata, a health drink from Goa (Eunice Lima Fernandes De Sa)

2020-06-29 Thread Goanet Reader
and other preparations have been widely appreciated on the 'Goa Menus' Facebook group and other networks in Goa. Goanet Reader is edited and produced by Frederick Noronha.

[Goanet-News] Toil and tears on the salty seas... a tribute to the Goan seafarer (Fr Anthony Fernandes)

2020-06-26 Thread Goanet Reader
rently the Executive Secretary of the Diocesan Pastoral Secretariat, Goa. Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha.

[Goanet] Toil and tears on the salty seas... a tribute to the Goan seafarer (Fr Anthony Fernandes)

2020-06-26 Thread Goanet Reader
rently the Executive Secretary of the Diocesan Pastoral Secretariat, Goa. Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha.

[Goanet] From Hubli to Hubballi, from the Portuguese Club to the PGI (Rocque Fernandez)

2020-06-25 Thread Goanet Reader
irs. -- Rocque Fernandez recently resettled in Nachinola, Bardez, after being in Hubli for a generation and more. He is married to Sharbelle (nee Aguiar) who is currently working on a book on her late father, the radio-announcer in Goa, Roderigo (Roddy) Aguiar. Goanet Reader is editor and compi

[Goanet-News] From Hubli to Hubballi, from the Portuguese Club to the PGI (Rocque Fernandez)

2020-06-25 Thread Goanet Reader
irs. -- Rocque Fernandez recently resettled in Nachinola, Bardez, after being in Hubli for a generation and more. He is married to Sharbelle (nee Aguiar) who is currently working on a book on her late father, the radio-announcer in Goa, Roderigo (Roddy) Aguiar. Goanet Reader is editor and compi

[Goanet-News] Wise tales from Moira (FN)

2020-06-23 Thread Goanet Reader
Wise tales from Moira Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com This has been called the village of eccentrics; its residents have been dismissed as the Mad Moidekars, or, a bit more diplomatically, termed the 'Wise Fools of Moira'. Prominent writer Jerry Pinto makes this point in his essay

[Goanet] Wise tales from Moira (FN)

2020-06-23 Thread Goanet Reader
Wise tales from Moira Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com This has been called the village of eccentrics; its residents have been dismissed as the Mad Moidekars, or, a bit more diplomatically, termed the 'Wise Fools of Moira'. Prominent writer Jerry Pinto makes this point in his essay

[Goanet-News] Choosing the Better Fish to Make Goa's Sour Spicy Fish Curry (Aaron Savio Lobo, TheWire.in)

2020-06-20 Thread Goanet Reader
Aaron Savio Lobo aaronlob...@gmail.com +91 83089 39019 I happened to attend the IUCN Species Survival Commission Leaders' meeting in October last year. This event is held once every four years and is attended by conservation scientists and specialists from around the world. Many of these

[Goanet] Choosing the Better Fish to Make Goa's Sour Spicy Fish Curry (Aaron Savio Lobo, TheWire.in)

2020-06-20 Thread Goanet Reader
Aaron Savio Lobo aaronlob...@gmail.com +91 83089 39019 I happened to attend the IUCN Species Survival Commission Leaders' meeting in October last year. This event is held once every four years and is attended by conservation scientists and specialists from around the world. Many of these

[Goanet-News] Remembering a doctor, who saved lives with vaccines and dedication, and the wider contribution of Goa and Goans (Valmiki Faleiro)

2020-06-17 Thread Goanet Reader
received and now out-of-print book *Patriotism In Action: Goans in India's Defence Services*, Goa,1556, 2010 (ISBN: 978-93-80739-06-9) Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha. - *"Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live." - Rick Osborne*

[Goanet] Remembering a doctor, who saved lives with vaccines and dedication, and the wider contribution of Goa and Goans (Valmiki Faleiro)

2020-06-17 Thread Goanet Reader
received and now out-of-print book *Patriotism In Action: Goans in India's Defence Services*, Goa,1556, 2010 (ISBN: 978-93-80739-06-9) Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha. - *"Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live." - Rick Osborne*

[Goanet] [Goanet-News] Riddles: same language, another land (FN)

2020-06-16 Thread Goanet Reader
Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com One-third of this book is impossible for me to understand, it comes from perhaps 400 kilometres away, and was written almost forty years back. So, why should one be bothered at all with it? Contrary to what it might seem to be, this partly

[Goanet-News] Riddles: same language, another land (FN)

2020-06-15 Thread Goanet Reader
Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com One-third of this book is impossible for me to understand, it comes from perhaps 400 kilometres away, and was written almost forty years back. So, why should one be bothered at all with it? Contrary to what it might seem to be, this partly

[Goanet] Riddles: same language, another land (FN)

2020-06-15 Thread Goanet Reader
Riddles: same language, another land Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com One-third of this book is impossible for me to understand, it comes from perhaps 400 kilometres away, and was written almost forty years back. So, why should one be bothered at all with it? Contrary to what it

[Goanet-News] Crisis in the Pune and Goa newspaper industries (Camil Parkhe)

2020-06-10 Thread Goanet Reader
worked in the media there, as described above. Goanet Reader is edited by Frederick Noronha.

[Goanet] Crisis in the Pune and Goa newspaper industries (Camil Parkhe)

2020-06-10 Thread Goanet Reader
worked in the media there, as described above. Goanet Reader is edited by Frederick Noronha.

[Goanet] The Unwritten Rules of Oyster Fishing (Aaron Lobo)

2020-06-08 Thread Goanet Reader
conservation scientist, and a member of the IUCN SSC Marine Conservation Committee. You can follow his work at the link below. All photographs by Aaron Savio Lobo See images at https://www.goyajournal.in/blog/the-unwritten-rules-of-oyster-fishing-goa -- Goanet Reader is edited and compiled

[Goanet-News] The Unwritten Rules of Oyster Fishing (Aaron Lobo)

2020-06-08 Thread Goanet Reader
conservation scientist, and a member of the IUCN SSC Marine Conservation Committee. You can follow his work at the link below. All photographs by Aaron Savio Lobo See images at https://www.goyajournal.in/blog/the-unwritten-rules-of-oyster-fishing-goa -- Goanet Reader is edited and compiled

[Goanet-News] The Goa Inquisition: when FACT creates Fiction (Alan Machado)

2020-06-07 Thread Goanet Reader
The Goa Inquisition: when FACT creates Fiction Alan Machado alan.macha...@gmail.com The subject of the Goa Inquisition appears to rise like a bubble from murky waters every few years. Being in the process of writing a book on the subject, I have accessed a vast amount of primary and secondary

[Goanet] The Goa Inquisition: when FACT creates Fiction (Alan Machado)

2020-06-07 Thread Goanet Reader
The Goa Inquisition: when FACT creates Fiction Alan Machado alan.macha...@gmail.com The subject of the Goa Inquisition appears to rise like a bubble from murky waters every few years. Being in the process of writing a book on the subject, I have accessed a vast amount of primary and secondary

[Goanet-News] Kessó vistid gaillá ghô tuvem? Saibini mhojea, hó kazravistidu? (Sonia Gomes)

2020-06-04 Thread Goanet Reader
? * * * First published on the Zorot Morot Goes My Village Blog: https://zorotmorotgoesmyvillage.blogspot.com/2020/05/kesso-vistid-gailla-gho-tuvem-saibini.html Send your feedback to the author (address above), with a copy to goa...@goanet.org Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha

[Goanet] Kessó vistid gaillá ghô tuvem? Saibini mhojea, hó kazravistidu? (Sonia Gomes)

2020-06-04 Thread Goanet Reader
? * * * First published on the Zorot Morot Goes My Village Blog: https://zorotmorotgoesmyvillage.blogspot.com/2020/05/kesso-vistid-gailla-gho-tuvem-saibini.html Send your feedback to the author (address above), with a copy to goa...@goanet.org Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha

[Goanet-News] Sarto -- Skilled Mentor, Dedicated Architect, and Husband for Five-Plus Decades.... (Therese Almeida)

2020-06-01 Thread Goanet Reader
and meaningful innings on May 26, 2020 -- on an invitation from Goanet Reader. Goanet Reader is edited by Frederick Noronha.

[Goanet] Sarto -- Skilled Mentor, Dedicated Architect, and Husband for Five-Plus Decades.... (Therese Almeida)

2020-06-01 Thread Goanet Reader
and meaningful innings on May 26, 2020 -- on an invitation from Goanet Reader. Goanet Reader is edited by Frederick Noronha.

[Goanet-News] Race, medicine and the late Portuguese empire: the role of Goan colonial physicians

2020-05-29 Thread Goanet Reader
Cristiana Bastos has written this chapter [in the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies Volume 5 Number 1 2005 ISSN 1473–3536] This article discusses the production and diffusion of racialist theories within the Portuguese empire by focusing on a particular group

[Goanet] Race, medicine and the late Portuguese empire: the role of Goan colonial physicians

2020-05-29 Thread Goanet Reader
Cristiana Bastos has written this chapter [in the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies Volume 5 Number 1 2005 ISSN 1473–3536] This article discusses the production and diffusion of racialist theories within the Portuguese empire by focusing on a particular group

[Goanet-News] Red Flags Over Goa's COVID-19 Testing as State Itches to Reopen Economy (Devika Sequeira, TheWire.in)

2020-05-26 Thread Goanet Reader
Throwing caution to the wind, Goa welcomes honeymoon couples, well-heeled with second homes and sees a sudden spike in“ cases surge. Devika Sequeira devikaseque...@gmail.com Panaji: Last week, the Goa government suspended the COVID-19 testing licence of SRL Diagnostics, the only private lab that

[Goanet] Red Flags Over Goa's COVID-19 Testing as State Itches to Reopen Economy (Devika Sequeira, TheWire.in)

2020-05-26 Thread Goanet Reader
Throwing caution to the wind, Goa welcomes honeymoon couples, well-heeled with second homes and sees a sudden spike in“ cases surge. Devika Sequeira devikaseque...@gmail.com Panaji: Last week, the Goa government suspended the COVID-19 testing licence of SRL Diagnostics, the only private lab that

[Goanet] The Last Prabhu: Tracing ancestors through a mind-boggling journey and a multidisciplinary approach (Dr Sandra Fonseca)

2020-05-24 Thread Goanet Reader
erations of Goans can add and build upon. I would encourage the reader to reach out to the author at his blog http://thelastprabhu.blogspot.com with any questions or to leave a comment. [The ebook version is available at amazon.com] -- Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha WhatsApp +91-9822122436.

[Goanet-News] The Last Prabhu: Tracing ancestors through a mind-boggling journey and a multidisciplinary approach (Dr Sandra Fonseca)

2020-05-24 Thread Goanet Reader
erations of Goans can add and build upon. I would encourage the reader to reach out to the author at his blog http://thelastprabhu.blogspot.com with any questions or to leave a comment. [The ebook version is available at amazon.com] -- Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha WhatsApp +91-9822122436.

[Goanet-News] BOOKS: A novel that gives a fine description of the Goa we knew (by late Engr. Agnelo Gomes)

2020-05-23 Thread Goanet Reader
ce an order to: goarajbooks at yahoo.com Or goaraj at rogers.com Or check out website: http://ca.oocities.com/goa...@rogers.com/ [The author's current email appears to be goa...@hotmai.com or WhatsApp +91-90756 80937] https://www.oocities.org/goa...@rogers.com/reviews/bookreviewbyagnelogomes.htm

[Goanet] BOOKS: A novel that gives a fine description of the Goa we knew (by late Engr. Agnelo Gomes)

2020-05-23 Thread Goanet Reader
ce an order to: goarajbooks at yahoo.com Or goaraj at rogers.com Or check out website: http://ca.oocities.com/goa...@rogers.com/ [The author's current email appears to be goa...@hotmai.com or WhatsApp +91-90756 80937] https://www.oocities.org/goa...@rogers.com/reviews/bookreviewbyagnelogomes.htm

[Goanet] Goa's Migrant Workers Tried To Hold On, But Are Now Desperate To Go Home (Pamela D'Mello, Huffingtonpost.in)

2020-05-22 Thread Goanet Reader
As the state’s tourism industry counts its losses, anxious workers are thronging railway stations and even walking home to north Indian states. By Pamela D'Mello PHOTO: Migrant workers from Madhya Pradesh outside a government shelter in South Goa. On Wednesday morning, 25-year-old Santanu

[Goanet-News] Goa's Migrant Workers Tried To Hold On, But Are Now Desperate To Go Home (Pamela D'Mello, Huffingtonpost.in)

2020-05-22 Thread Goanet Reader
As the state’s tourism industry counts its losses, anxious workers are thronging railway stations and even walking home to north Indian states. By Pamela D'Mello PHOTO: Migrant workers from Madhya Pradesh outside a government shelter in South Goa. On Wednesday morning, 25-year-old Santanu

[Goanet-News] Thoughts on turning fifty: Goan Overseas Association (Toronto) [Armand Rodrigues]

2020-05-21 Thread Goanet Reader
ro. All are still alive. See https://ibb.co/JsBB1Ys ] Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com WhatsApp: +91-9822122436

[Goanet] Thoughts on turning fifty: Goan Overseas Association (Toronto) [Armand Rodrigues]

2020-05-21 Thread Goanet Reader
ro. All are still alive. See https://ibb.co/JsBB1Ys ] Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com WhatsApp: +91-9822122436

[Goanet-News] Charles Correa's dream: Using Goa's waterways for mobility of its people (CCF)

2020-05-20 Thread Goanet Reader
& Development on Human Settlements 169, St. Sebastian Chapel Road, Fontainhas Panaji, Goa 403001 India http://www.charlescorreafoundation.org +91 832 2220058 conn...@charlescorreafoundation.org Visiting Hours: 10:00 am - 01:00 pm or by appointment. Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha (fredericknoron...@gmail.com) and interesting, Goa-related articles may be posted there for consideration.

[Goanet] Charles Correa's dream: Using Goa's waterways for mobility of its people (CCF)

2020-05-20 Thread Goanet Reader
& Development on Human Settlements 169, St. Sebastian Chapel Road, Fontainhas Panaji, Goa 403001 India http://www.charlescorreafoundation.org +91 832 2220058 conn...@charlescorreafoundation.org Visiting Hours: 10:00 am - 01:00 pm or by appointment. Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha (fredericknoron...@gmail.com) and interesting, Goa-related articles may be posted there for consideration.

[Goanet] When the shopkeeper's son becomes a priest... (Sonia Gomes)

2020-05-07 Thread Goanet Reader
ARRÊ POSORKARAGHELLO CHEDDÓ PADRI ZAT MURHÊ...SAIBÁ BHOGHOSH... Sonia Gomes rgso...@gmail.com 'Sr. Lucas, Sr. Lucas, o Senhor tem uma garrafa de Genebra?' (Mr. Lucas, Mr. Lucas do you happen to have a bottle of Gin) 'Genebra, D. Teresa? Sim tenho, Clotild, arrê Clotild, uma garrafa de Genebra

[Goanet-News] When the shopkeeper's son becomes a priest... (Sonia Gomes)

2020-05-07 Thread Goanet Reader
ARRÊ POSORKARAGHELLO CHEDDÓ PADRI ZAT MURHÊ...SAIBÁ BHOGHOSH... Sonia Gomes rgso...@gmail.com 'Sr. Lucas, Sr. Lucas, o Senhor tem uma garrafa de Genebra?' (Mr. Lucas, Mr. Lucas do you happen to have a bottle of Gin) 'Genebra, D. Teresa? Sim tenho, Clotild, arrê Clotild, uma garrafa de Genebra

[Goanet-News] Teflachem Humón: The Story of a Fish and A Berry (Aaron Savio Lobo)

2020-05-06 Thread Goanet Reader
Teflachem Humón: The Story of a Fish and A Berry By Aaron Savio Lobo aaronlob...@gmail.com WhatsApp: +91 83089 39019 Aaron Savio Lobo writes about the relationship between the tefflan berry (a close cousin of the Sichuan peppercorn), the spawning season for several Indian oily fish, and the

[Goanet] Teflachem Humón: The Story of a Fish and A Berry (Aaron Savio Lobo)

2020-05-06 Thread Goanet Reader
Teflachem Humón: The Story of a Fish and A Berry By Aaron Savio Lobo aaronlob...@gmail.com WhatsApp: +91 83089 39019 Aaron Savio Lobo writes about the relationship between the tefflan berry (a close cousin of the Sichuan peppercorn), the spawning season for several Indian oily fish, and the

[Goanet] Shevtto: The Story of Goa's Unlikely State Fish (Aaron Savio Lobo)

2020-05-01 Thread Goanet Reader
Shevtto: The Story of Goa's Unlikely State Fish By Aaron Savio Lobo aaronlob...@gmail.com | https://www.goyaj+91 83089 39019ournal.in/ | +91 83089 39019 The grey mullet is small and unremarkable in many ways. However, it is a quiet favourite among fish-eating communities the world over, writes

[Goanet-News] Shevtto: The Story of Goa's Unlikely State Fish (Aaron Savio Lobo)

2020-05-01 Thread Goanet Reader
Shevtto: The Story of Goa's Unlikely State Fish By Aaron Savio Lobo aaronlob...@gmail.com | https://www.goyaj+91 83089 39019ournal.in/ | +91 83089 39019 The grey mullet is small and unremarkable in many ways. However, it is a quiet favourite among fish-eating communities the world over, writes

[Goanet-News] Understanding the Jesuits in Goa

2020-04-30 Thread Goanet Reader
Understanding the Jesuits in Goa By Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com They have been called the "schoolmasters of Europe". For decades, if not centuries, this religious Order has played a key role in exchanging information, about science and

[Goanet] Understanding the Jesuits in Goa

2020-04-30 Thread Goanet Reader
Understanding the Jesuits in Goa By Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com They have been called the "schoolmasters of Europe". For decades, if not centuries, this religious Order has played a key role in exchanging information, about science and

[Goanet-News] In Tourist Haven Goa, Tourists and ‘Outsiders’ Are No Longer Welcome (Devika Sequeira, The Wire)

2020-03-30 Thread Goanet Reader
In Tourist Haven Goa, Tourists and ‘Outsiders’ Are No Longer Welcome Chief minister Pramod Sawant’s flip-flops have left citizens dazed. CISF jawans and Goa police monitor 'social distancing' on a Panaji street. Photo: Narayan Pissurlekar Devika Sequeira GOVERNMENTHEALTHRIGHTS1 HOUR AGO

[Goanet] In Tourist Haven Goa, Tourists and ‘Outsiders’ Are No Longer Welcome (Devika Sequeira, The Wire)

2020-03-30 Thread Goanet Reader
In Tourist Haven Goa, Tourists and ‘Outsiders’ Are No Longer Welcome Chief minister Pramod Sawant’s flip-flops have left citizens dazed. CISF jawans and Goa police monitor 'social distancing' on a Panaji street. Photo: Narayan Pissurlekar Devika Sequeira GOVERNMENTHEALTHRIGHTS1 HOUR AGO

[Goanet-News] The Colonial Gaze: A researcher looks at the politics of film in pre-1960s Goa

2020-03-03 Thread Goanet Reader
THE COLONIAL GAZE: A RESEARCHER LOOKS AT THE POLITICS OF FILM IN PRE-1960s GOA By Pamela D'Mello dmello.pam...@gmail.com +91-9850461649 Turning a spotlight on colonial politics and films, Portuguese researcher Dr Maria do Carmo Piçarra trawled multiple archives for

[Goanet] The Colonial Gaze: A researcher looks at the politics of film in pre-1960s Goa

2020-03-03 Thread Goanet Reader
THE COLONIAL GAZE: A RESEARCHER LOOKS AT THE POLITICS OF FILM IN PRE-1960s GOA By Pamela D'Mello dmello.pam...@gmail.com +91-9850461649 Turning a spotlight on colonial politics and films, Portuguese researcher Dr Maria do Carmo Piçarra trawled multiple archives for

[Goanet] You can't turn the clock back... Article on the recent visit by the Portuguese President to Goa (by Edgar Valles)

2020-03-02 Thread Goanet Reader
* GOA: YOU CAN'T TURN THE CLOCK BACK * By Edgar Valles diasval...@gmail.com “* Time does not go back, but the past can become the future, if we know how to take advantage of the past * ”, here is the lapidary synthesis of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, when referring to Portugal-India relations

[Goanet-News] You can't turn the clock back... Article on the recent visit by the Portuguese President to Goa (by Edgar Valles)

2020-03-02 Thread Goanet Reader
* GOA: YOU CAN'T TURN THE CLOCK BACK * By Edgar Valles diasval...@gmail.com “* Time does not go back, but the past can become the future, if we know how to take advantage of the past * ”, here is the lapidary synthesis of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, when referring to Portugal-India relations

[Goanet-News] Why Goans Must Protect the Constitution by Protesting Against the CAA (Roland Coelho, SJ)

2020-01-18 Thread Goanet Reader
Roland Coelho, SJ Attending a civil society sponsored peaceful protest organized by educationist Arvind Bhatikar against the Citizen Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) at Panjim's Azad Maidan on 18 December 2019, one of the very young protesters standing nearby, asked me: "Will anything come of this? Are

[Goanet] Why Goans Must Protect the Constitution by Protesting Against the CAA (Roland Coelho, SJ)

2020-01-17 Thread Goanet Reader
Roland Coelho, SJ Attending a civil society sponsored peaceful protest organized by educationist Arvind Bhatikar against the Citizen Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) at Panjim's Azad Maidan on 18 December 2019, one of the very young protesters standing nearby, asked me: "Will anything come of this? Are

[Goanet-News] Goanetter Francis Rodrigues' Greatest Konkani Song Hits Out this Weekend

2019-12-24 Thread Goanet Reader
Goanet News Nearly a decade after the first volume of a book of Goan Konkani made it to the stands, its follow-up volumes are on the way. Goanetter, the Canada-US based attorney, musician and chess buff Francis Rodrigues is working to beat a December 29, 2019 deadline for its release. Rodrigues

[Goanet] Goanetter Francis Rodrigues' Greatest Konkani Song Hits Out this Weekend

2019-12-24 Thread Goanet Reader
Goanet News Nearly a decade after the first volume of a book of Goan Konkani made it to the stands, its follow-up volumes are on the way. Goanetter, the Canada-US based attorney, musician and chess buff Francis Rodrigues is working to beat a December 29, 2019 deadline for its release. Rodrigues

[Goanet-News] Goa CM Pramod Sawant's Land Buying Spree Raises Eyebrows (Devika Sequeira, TheWire.in)

2019-12-13 Thread Goanet Reader
At a time when Goa's unemployment rate is the highest in the country, his land deals have given ammunition to political opponents. Goa CM Pramod Sawant's Land Buying Spree Raises Eyebrows Devika Sequeira devikaseque...@gmail.com 12/Dec/2019 Panaji (Goa): Pramod Sawant credits his stint as a

[Goanet] Goa CM Pramod Sawant's Land Buying Spree Raises Eyebrows (Devika Sequeira, TheWire.in)

2019-12-13 Thread Goanet Reader
At a time when Goa's unemployment rate is the highest in the country, his land deals have given ammunition to political opponents. Goa CM Pramod Sawant's Land Buying Spree Raises Eyebrows Devika Sequeira devikaseque...@gmail.com 12/Dec/2019 Panaji (Goa): Pramod Sawant credits his stint as a

[Goanet] Badly designed highways splinter Goa's waterways, disrupting local hydrology (Pamela D'Mello, Mongabay India)

2019-10-15 Thread Goanet Reader
Badly designed highways splinter Goa's waterways, disrupting local hydrology by Pamela D'Mello 1 October 2019 dmello.pam...@gmail.com Residents of Nuvem village in South Goa are protesting the building of a highway bypass that is inundating their paddy fields with

[Goanet-News] Badly designed highways splinter Goa's waterways, disrupting local hydrology (Pamela D'Mello, Mongabay India)

2019-10-15 Thread Goanet Reader
Badly designed highways splinter Goa's waterways, disrupting local hydrology by Pamela D'Mello 1 October 2019 dmello.pam...@gmail.com Residents of Nuvem village in South Goa are protesting the building of a highway bypass that is inundating their paddy fields with

[Goanet-News] Goan-origin Antonio Costa wins the national elections in Portugal (Edgar Valles)

2019-10-11 Thread Goanet Reader
Edgar Valles diasval...@gmail.com Antonio Costa, the first European Chief Minister of Goan origin, won the national elections that took place on October 6, 2019, in Portugal by a large majority. His Socialist Party (known as the PS, by its Portuguese initials) secured 36.65% of the votes and got

[Goanet] Goan-origin Antonio Costa wins the national elections in Portugal (Edgar Valles)

2019-10-11 Thread Goanet Reader
Edgar Valles diasval...@gmail.com Antonio Costa, the first European Chief Minister of Goan origin, won the national elections that took place on October 6, 2019, in Portugal by a large majority. His Socialist Party (known as the PS, by its Portuguese initials) secured 36.65% of the votes and got

[Goanet-News] Teresa... and the Slum Bum (Remo Fernandes)

2019-10-11 Thread Goanet Reader
By Remo Fernandes Via WhatsApp In December 1987, I had an extra day in Calcutta due to a flight cancellation, and decided to visit Mother Teresa's homes. I didn't think it would be easy to meet her personally, but as instructed, I pulled the bell string hanging outside the old gate at Mother

[Goanet] Teresa... and the Slum Bum (Remo Fernandes)

2019-10-11 Thread Goanet Reader
By Remo Fernandes Via WhatsApp In December 1987, I had an extra day in Calcutta due to a flight cancellation, and decided to visit Mother Teresa's homes. I didn't think it would be easy to meet her personally, but as instructed, I pulled the bell string hanging outside the old gate at Mother

[Goanet-News] Goa Govt Corners Chunk of 'No Development' Beach for Rs 8.5-Crore (Rs 85 million) 'Shrine' to Parrikar

2019-10-09 Thread Goanet Reader
Goa Govt Corners Chunk of 'No Development' Beach for Rs 8.5-Crore (Rs 85 million) 'Shrine' to Parrikar Devika Sequeira devikaseque...@gmail.com Bent on fashioning its version of history and creating new saffron icons, the BJP is shaping a larger than life narrative of Manohar Parrikar through a

[Goanet] Goa Govt Corners Chunk of 'No Development' Beach for Rs 8.5-Crore (Rs 85 million) 'Shrine' to Parrikar

2019-10-09 Thread Goanet Reader
Goa Govt Corners Chunk of 'No Development' Beach for Rs 8.5-Crore (Rs 85 million) 'Shrine' to Parrikar Devika Sequeira devikaseque...@gmail.com Bent on fashioning its version of history and creating new saffron icons, the BJP is shaping a larger than life narrative of Manohar Parrikar through a

[Goanet] The Menezes Duo: Goa's forgotten history in cyberspace (FN, in NT)

2019-09-17 Thread Goanet Reader
The Menezes Duo Goa's forgotten history in cyberspace Frederick Noronha fredericknoron...@gmail.com Eons ago, it seems, when we had more hair than face, and all that hair was black, that was when tiny Goa's history in cyberspace first started rumbling across the planet. A fortnight ago, this

[Goanet-News] 'Kongotcars' Whoop It Up In Canada (Armand Rodrigues)

2019-09-13 Thread Goanet Reader
'Kongotcars' Whoop It Up In Canada By Armand Rodrigues acrod...@bell.net There was a time when Goan village socials were all the rage in Toronto. Over the years various factors have come into play in the dwindling interest in this ritual. One of the few

[Goanet] 'Kongotcars' Whoop It Up In Canada (Armand Rodrigues)

2019-09-13 Thread Goanet Reader
'Kongotcars' Whoop It Up In Canada By Armand Rodrigues acrod...@bell.net There was a time when Goan village socials were all the rage in Toronto. Over the years various factors have come into play in the dwindling interest in this ritual. One of the few

[Goanet-News] Goa and the Union of India: Lessons from Article 370 (Al-Zulaij Collective)

2019-09-11 Thread Goanet Reader
Goa and the Union of India: Lessons from Article 370 By THE AL-ZULAIJ COLLECTIVE It is now a month since the effective abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India, the article which acknowledged the federal autonomy of the state of Jammu and Kashmir as well as the federal nature of

[Goanet] Goa and the Union of India: Lessons from Article 370 (Al-Zulaij Collective)

2019-09-11 Thread Goanet Reader
Goa and the Union of India: Lessons from Article 370 By THE AL-ZULAIJ COLLECTIVE It is now a month since the effective abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India, the article which acknowledged the federal autonomy of the state of Jammu and Kashmir as well as the federal nature of

[Goanet-News] DEBATE: What not to do in Hong Kong: Lessons from Goa, 1961 (Bruce Gilley, TheArticle.com)

2019-09-03 Thread Goanet Reader
What not to do in Hong Kong: Lessons from Goa, 1961 by Bruce Gilley 02 SEP 2019 A giant Asian state with a potent anti-Western identity. A European colonial enclave on its periphery. Growing agitation from the Asian giant to bring the enclave into line. After a few months of threat, an

[Goanet] DEBATE: What not to do in Hong Kong: Lessons from Goa, 1961 (Bruce Gilley, TheArticle.com)

2019-09-03 Thread Goanet Reader
What not to do in Hong Kong: Lessons from Goa, 1961 by Bruce Gilley 02 SEP 2019 A giant Asian state with a potent anti-Western identity. A European colonial enclave on its periphery. Growing agitation from the Asian giant to bring the enclave into line. After a few months of threat, an

[Goanet-News] In new BJP, a social recalibration in the making (Devika Sequeira, Herald)

2019-08-18 Thread Goanet Reader
In new BJP, a social recalibration in the making Devika Sequeira devikaseque...@gmail.com Herald on August 18, 2019 Two photographs of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stand out: the first, taken in his first term as MLA, shows him in RSS fatigues, dhanda on shoulder, posing before a jeep carrying

[Goanet] In new BJP, a social recalibration in the making (Devika Sequeira, Herald)

2019-08-18 Thread Goanet Reader
In new BJP, a social recalibration in the making Devika Sequeira devikaseque...@gmail.com Herald on August 18, 2019 Two photographs of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stand out: the first, taken in his first term as MLA, shows him in RSS fatigues, dhanda on shoulder, posing before a jeep carrying

[Goanet-News] Why the Mangalorean can't sing as well as the Goan and other stray observations... (Ivan Arthur)

2019-08-02 Thread Goanet Reader
Why the Mangalorean can't sing as well as the Goan and other stray observations... Ivan Arthur ivan.art...@gmail.com There! I have raised a lot of Manggy hackles. Haven't I? And while I dodge the rotten eggs and choice Kannada invective from at least some of you,

[Goanet] Why the Mangalorean can't sing as well as the Goan and other stray observations... (Ivan Arthur)

2019-08-02 Thread Goanet Reader
Why the Mangalorean can't sing as well as the Goan and other stray observations... Ivan Arthur ivan.art...@gmail.com There! I have raised a lot of Manggy hackles. Haven't I? And while I dodge the rotten eggs and choice Kannada invective from at least some of you,

[Goanet-News] The Feast of a Founder (Dr Michael Lobo)

2019-07-31 Thread Goanet Reader
The Feast of a Founder Dr Michael Lobo dr.michael.l...@gmail.com I have entitled this post "Feast of a Founder" as today is the feast of St Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order -- more formally known as the "Society of Jesus" -- a congregation that has had a significant influence on the

[Goanet] The Feast of a Founder (Dr Michael Lobo)

2019-07-31 Thread Goanet Reader
The Feast of a Founder Dr Michael Lobo dr.michael.l...@gmail.com I have entitled this post "Feast of a Founder" as today is the feast of St Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order -- more formally known as the "Society of Jesus" -- a congregation that has had a significant influence on the

[Goanet-News] Aghô Milagrin, Londokarancheo dhiriô chollotai mugo.

2019-07-19 Thread Goanet Reader
Aghô Milagrin, Londokarancheo dhiriô chollotai mugo. [Milagrin, Bull Fights in London.] Courtesy the blog ZorotMorotGoesMyVillage https://zorotmorotgoesmyvillage.blogspot.com/ Sonia Gomes rgso...@gmail.com 'Mother, Mother, where are you?' screams Rosalyne full of excitement and delight.

[Goanet] Aghô Milagrin, Londokarancheo dhiriô chollotai mugo.

2019-07-19 Thread Goanet Reader
Aghô Milagrin, Londokarancheo dhiriô chollotai mugo. [Milagrin, Bull Fights in London.] Courtesy the blog ZorotMorotGoesMyVillage https://zorotmorotgoesmyvillage.blogspot.com/ Sonia Gomes rgso...@gmail.com 'Mother, Mother, where are you?' screams Rosalyne full of excitement and delight.

[Goanet-News] POLITICS: Goa's Voters Lose as BJP Deliberately Misreads Anti-Defection Law (Devika Sequeira, TheWire.in)

2019-07-13 Thread Goanet Reader
Goa's Voters Lose as BJP Deliberately Misreads Anti-Defection Law Considering the Pramod Sawant-led coalition government was under no threat, the BJP's gleeful embrace of the turncoats has also shaken the saffron party's core supporters in the state.

[Goanet] POLITICS: Goa's Voters Lose as BJP Deliberately Misreads Anti-Defection Law (Devika Sequeira, TheWire.in)

2019-07-13 Thread Goanet Reader
Goa's Voters Lose as BJP Deliberately Misreads Anti-Defection Law Considering the Pramod Sawant-led coalition government was under no threat, the BJP's gleeful embrace of the turncoats has also shaken the saffron party's core supporters in the state.

[Goanet-News] Go-to man Conceicao Sousa hangs up his boots after 36 years (Sharmila Dhal, gulfnews.com)

2019-06-25 Thread Goanet Reader
Dubai College gives warm farewell to head caretaker Go-to man Conceicao Sousa hangs up his boots after 36 years Published: June 24, 2019 13:38 Sharmila Dhal Deputy UAE Editor PHOTO: Mr Conceicao Souza at the Dubai College, Dubai. Credit: Antonin Kélian Kallouche/Gulf News DUBAI: If theres one

[Goanet] Go-to man Conceicao Sousa hangs up his boots after 36 years (Sharmila Dhal, gulfnews.com)

2019-06-25 Thread Goanet Reader
Dubai College gives warm farewell to head caretaker Go-to man Conceicao Sousa hangs up his boots after 36 years Published: June 24, 2019 13:38 Sharmila Dhal Deputy UAE Editor PHOTO: Mr Conceicao Souza at the Dubai College, Dubai. Credit: Antonin Kélian Kallouche/Gulf News DUBAI: If theres one

[Goanet-News] A Goan village is on the brink of victory to conserve a century-old lake (Pamela D'Mello, india.mongabay.com)

2019-06-24 Thread Goanet Reader
A Goan village is on the brink of victory to conserve a century-old lake By Pamela D'Mello on 21 June 2019 dmello.pam...@gmail.com A community is actively pursuing the conservation of a Portuguese-era hill top lake in north Goa. The reservoir lies in a high-value real estate area

[Goanet] A Goan village is on the brink of victory to conserve a century-old lake (Pamela D'Mello, india.mongabay.com)

2019-06-24 Thread Goanet Reader
A Goan village is on the brink of victory to conserve a century-old lake By Pamela D'Mello on 21 June 2019 dmello.pam...@gmail.com A community is actively pursuing the conservation of a Portuguese-era hill top lake in north Goa. The reservoir lies in a high-value real estate area

[Goanet-News] Meet Roy de Souza, the tech entrepreneur who turned a personal crisis into a war against cancer (Viswanath Pilla, MoneyControl.com)

2019-06-22 Thread Goanet Reader
Meet Roy de Souza, the tech entrepreneur who turned a personal crisis into a war against cancer The engineer from University of Oxford started evaluating the possibility of building a company that provides end-to-end platform bringing data scientists, immunologists and immunotherapists, under a

[Goanet] Meet Roy de Souza, the tech entrepreneur who turned a personal crisis into a war against cancer (Viswanath Pilla, MoneyControl.com)

2019-06-22 Thread Goanet Reader
Meet Roy de Souza, the tech entrepreneur who turned a personal crisis into a war against cancer The engineer from University of Oxford started evaluating the possibility of building a company that provides end-to-end platform bringing data scientists, immunologists and immunotherapists, under a

[Goanet-News] Quo vadis, Goa....? (Caetano V Mascarenhas, Raia/Margao, Goa)

2019-05-30 Thread Goanet Reader
himself with a Goan destiny. Let us start dreaming a Goan dream. ### Send feedback to the writer Caetano V Mascarenhas at caetan...@yahoo.co.in or via +91-9763675700 and don't forget to copy goa...@goanet.org Goanet Reader is edited and compiled by Frederick Noronha in Goa, and a part

[Goanet] Quo vadis, Goa....? (Caetano V Mascarenhas, Raia/Margao, Goa)

2019-05-30 Thread Goanet Reader
himself with a Goan destiny. Let us start dreaming a Goan dream. ### Send feedback to the writer Caetano V Mascarenhas at caetan...@yahoo.co.in or via +91-9763675700 and don't forget to copy goa...@goanet.org Goanet Reader is edited and compiled by Frederick Noronha in Goa, and a part

[Goanet] Goa in Film, three more days from Friday May 24, 2019 ... at Panjim

2019-05-23 Thread Goanet Reader
GOA in FILM at Sunaparanta, for three more days this weekend, till Sunday. Screening daily at 6.35 pm, open to all The focus of the festival is on documentaries and features made by Goan filmmakers on Goan themes and nine selected films will be screened over three more days at the Sunaparanta

[Goanet-News] Memories of May and Mumbai... It all began with a steamer ride, of course (Wendell Rodricks)

2019-04-26 Thread Goanet Reader
Memories of May and Mumbai... It all began with a steamer ride of course Wendell Rodricks wendellrodri...@gmail.com "Tell me about the good old days in Goa, Wendell," a millennial asked me. Where does one begin? With that steamer ride of course. Even before the final exams in school were done

[Goanet] Memories of May and Mumbai... It all began with a steamer ride, of course (Wendell Rodricks)

2019-04-26 Thread Goanet Reader
Memories of May and Mumbai... It all began with a steamer ride of course Wendell Rodricks wendellrodri...@gmail.com "Tell me about the good old days in Goa, Wendell," a millennial asked me. Where does one begin? With that steamer ride of course. Even before the final exams in school were done

[Goanet-News] Romi Konkani: The story of a Goan script, born out of Portuguese influence, which faces possible decline (Karthik Malli, FirstPost.com)

2019-04-25 Thread Goanet Reader
Romi Konkani: The story of a Goan script, born out of Portuguese influence, which faces possible decline Karthik Malli Apr 25, 2019 09:27:00 IST sai...@gmail.com or http://twitter.com/TianChengWen 'Hi mhoji kudd'. This is the Konkani phrase that greets visitors to Old Goa’s

[Goanet] Romi Konkani: The story of a Goan script, born out of Portuguese influence, which faces possible decline (Karthik Malli, FirstPost.com)

2019-04-25 Thread Goanet Reader
Romi Konkani: The story of a Goan script, born out of Portuguese influence, which faces possible decline Karthik Malli Apr 25, 2019 09:27:00 IST sai...@gmail.com or http://twitter.com/TianChengWen 'Hi mhoji kudd'. This is the Konkani phrase that greets visitors to Old Goa’s

[Goanet] BJP's Dynasty Test in Goa: Will It Endorse Parrikar's Son's Legacy Bid? (Devika Sequeira, TheWire.in)

2019-04-19 Thread Goanet Reader
BJP's Dynasty Test in Goa: Will It Endorse Parrikar's Son's Legacy Bid? In Goa, the BJP is currently up against a curious dilemma: will it encourage Utpal Parrikar's claim to his father's political legacy, or will it make a moral point? PHOTO: Utpal and Abhijaat Parrikar at their father's

[Goanet-News] Miramar beach is no place for another *samadhi* (Devika Sequeira, Herald)

2019-04-09 Thread Goanet Reader
Miramar beach is no place for another samadhi The urban beach falls in the no development zone. A far better tribute to Parrikar would be to restore the entire stretch of beach to its former pristine glory Devika Sequeira devikaseque...@gmail.com A memorial for the late chief minister Manohar

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