Re: [Goanet] Lizards out of reach, goats may salvage Goa's ghumat

2013-04-14 Thread Venantius J Pinto
ne of us converts. I prefer ghumot (of course it will have a few variations, emphasis, etc) over ghumat. venantius j pinto > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 10:14:29 + > From: "D'Souza, Avelino" > To: " (goa...@goanet.org)" > Subject: [

[Goanet] Lizards out of reach, goats may salvage Goa's ghumat

2013-04-08 Thread Venantius J Pinto
ghumot, not ghumat. Even the Hindus do say it as ghumat, unless they are imbibing some form of "neera." +++ venantius j pinto > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 10:14:29 + > From: "D'Souza, Avelino" > To: " (goa...@goanet.org)"

[Goanet] Lizards out of reach, goats may salvage Goa's ghumat

2013-04-07 Thread D'Souza, Avelino
Lizards out of reach, goats may salvage Goa's ghumat Panaji, April 7 (IANS) Stringent wildlife laws are hammering long, legal nails into the coffin of one of Goa's very few indigenous musical instruments, the ghumat. Could goats be an alternative to the monitor lizard, whose tough treated skin