What is your Mother Tongue?
By Mr. Plastino D'Costa
We Indians, including Goans are very obsessive about ones own mother tongue,
and at the top of the list would be Indians from the South. However, when the
mother tongue gains precedence over the national language or an international
Once in a while the Government of Goa does listen, it made provision in this
budget for unemployment allowance for the Generation Next.
Following is a para from my article on Goan Generation GAP - 1st June 2010
The government also contributes to the Generation Gap. The old-but-not-needy of
Brands for Generation Next
By Mr. Plastino D'Costa
Lately, the hit American brand Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) made a quiet entry
into Goa, quite because there was hardly anything spent on advertising as
compared to what is usually expected of them. So high is the brand appeal of
KFC, that
Savia and myself take pleasure in inviting all Goanetters at the Kala Academy,
Panaji, from 12-14 Dec 2010 (10am to 7:30pm) to view paintings done by Savia
D'Costa titled Good Morning Goa. These are a series of 30 paintings in
realistic style which we hope will take you on a Walk Down Memory
Wanted Leaders with Humility
By Plastino D'Costa
If anybody watched Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli play for their school in
their early teens, or for that matter practice at the nets of Bombay's Azad
Maidan, and if one had to predict who would be the more successful of the two,
without a
Ignorance is not blissful
By Mr. Plastino D'Costa
Every Goan however poor she or he may be has to make purchases at some point
of time or the other. A branded product is being purchased from the market,
be it a packet of biscuits or toilet soap. The product is wrapped in
laminated paper and
Happy to read an article on today's TOI Page 4 (June 13, 2010) on Conflict
between Elders Youth written by Mr. Tomazinho Cardozo. Over the years I
have been writing articles on the Herald-Goa keeping the GenerationNext in
mind, the recent one being Goan Generation GAP published on June 1,
Goan Generation G A P
By Mr. Plastino D'Costa
The Bollywood film 'Rock On' was a huge hit. Farhan Akhtar produced it and
played the lead role. He dominated the film, even singing the title song and
five other tracks. So huge was its popularity and critical acclaim, that today
the 'Rock On'
Goan Government Giveaways
By Plastino D'Costa
Most Goans blame our corrupt leaders for squandering Goa's wealth and hold them
responsible for the sorry state of affairs today. But truth to tell, to some
extent ordinary Goans must also learn to take the responsibility, as they are
equally
Dear Goanetters,
Savia and myself would like to thank each one of you for the response shown in
voting and commenting on Nikita's doodle from Goa. The tally did not add up for
Nikita and the deserving winner was Puru Pratap Singh which was announced on
November 12, 2009 at the Google Awards
Ms. Nikita D'Costa, daughter of Mr. Plastino Mrs. Savia D'Costa, of Benaulim
Goa, schooling in Manovikas English Medium School, has been named one of the
finalist for the Doodle 4 Google - My India doodle designing competition.
The finalists were voted by a panel of judges which included
Goan Education Policy Vision
By Mr. Plastino D'Costa
Long time ago, a new Education Policy was promised by the Chief Minister, the
draft of which was to be released on January 8th 2008. However, the promise
keeps getting deferred and now it seems that the Chief Minister has been
avoiding
Protecting the interests of Goenkars
By Mr. Plastino D'Costa
When Bear Stearns, the fifth largest US investment bank was being run on by its
creditors resulting in bringing the 85 year old company on its knees, the duo
comprising of Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Mr. Ben Bernanke,
Goan Regional Plan 2110
Mr. Plastino D'Costa
The recent scrapping of the Regional Plan 2011 by the Government of Goa, might
go a long way in having a positive impact on the society. However, some Goans
are in self doubt if they have taken the right stand, therefore it is important
to find
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Great Goan Women
By Mr. Plastino DCosta
This article is not about those Gorgeous Goan Women, whose beauty we admire,
neither is this article about the affluent Goan women, who sacrifice their time
and wealth to sincerely participate in philanthropy in their effort to uplift
our society
Why Goans Runaway from Goa ?
By Plastino D'Costa
First thing that comes to mind is that Goa is full of corrupt politicians
who have messed up Goa and therefore Goans have no choice but to Runaway
from Goa in search of a better opportunities. Although this could be one of
the reasons, it
What is your Mother Tongue?
By Plastino D'Costa
We Indians, including Goans are very obsessive about ones own mother tongue,
and at the top of the list would be Indians from the South. However, when
the mother tongue gains precedence over the national language or an
international business
Goan Education -Mission Possible
By Plastino D'Costa
Most of Goa's problems can be solved if Goa focuses more on its Human
Resources by making Goan Education as the number one priority. Educated
Goans today form a very small minority and to bring an effective change in
Goan society we need
Goan Success Stories
By Mr. Plastino D'Costa
Wendell Rodricks, residing in Colvale a remote village of Goa, over the
years have been successfully making a mark in the main stream of world
fashion industry. Recently he has been signed to be represented in Paris,
the world fashion capital, for
Tap NRG Potential
By Mr. Plastino D'Costa
Whenever a Non-Resident Goan points out a deficiency in the Goan system, be
it political, bureaucratic, social, they are forced to keep their ideas to
themselves, the reason given is that they have been living out of Goa and
have no business in
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