Re: [Goanet] CONFERRING DEGREES ABROAD?

2014-08-13 Thread Dr. J. Colaco
On Aug 12, 2014, at 1:12 PM, Stephen Dias steve.dia...@gmail.com wrote: Salazar was a wise person and fooled Goans from the time he took his Kodel in Portugal. COMMENT My dear Stephen, It appears that you totally missed the point I was making wrt Mrs. Irani 'degree' statement as opposed to the

Re: [Goanet] CONFERRING DEGREES ABROAD?

2014-08-12 Thread Dr. J. Colaco
On 11 August 2014 19:15, Stephen Dias steve.dia...@gmail.com wrote: 1: By the way , have you seen the debate program on Headlines Today yesterday at 9.30 PM? Or may be you see it on line. I am not sure whether you be able to view in USA? The BJP spokesperson made a FOOL of herself by supporting

Re: [Goanet] CONFERRING DEGREES ABROAD?

2014-08-12 Thread Stephen Dias
Dear Colaco, i) For errors there are limits. You cannot fool the people all the time. Probably Irani was surely knowing what she said about her Degree. I think even a kid of primary school will know the difference between Degree and Certificate but at least the child will know that the Degree is

[Goanet] CONFERRING DEGREES ABROAD?

2014-08-12 Thread Marshall Mendonza
IMHO the issue is not so much about the education levels of Smriti Irani as to her lack of honesty and integrity. She has claimed various levels of education on Affidavits filed with the Election Commission. She is putty in the hands of the RSS. A non-historian belonging to the RSS has been

[Goanet] CONFERRING DEGREES ABROAD?

2014-08-11 Thread Stephen Dias
Dear Editor/s in Goa, Probably some of you ( Editors) may please publish it for the public view.Thanks. This is in connection with the Degree conferred to Mrs.Smriti Irani, a HRD Minister in BJP Government by Yale University at New Haven, Connecticut in US on June 19, 2013 to complete a

Re: [Goanet] CONFERRING DEGREES ABROAD?

2014-08-11 Thread Jose
My dear Stephen, I wonder if 'we' are reading too much into an off the cuff remark made by Mrs. Irani and are now making a mountain out of a molehill. Allow me to ask you the following: (a): did you personally hear that comment? (b): what exactly was her statement? (c): was it in response to a

Re: [Goanet] CONFERRING DEGREES ABROAD?

2014-08-11 Thread Stephen Dias
Dear Jose, Colaco, If you have seen the debate today at 9.30 PM at Headlines , you would have got all the answers raised by you. Today Raul was the Moderator and the participants were from one from BJP spokesperson , , one journalist, one activist and one I am not getting it. It was debated in