[Goanet] MOI- will Kangress dare put their preference for English in the election manifesto?

2011-12-04 Thread anil desai
Dear Shri Noronha, You have made some important points in your reply to my post. I feel it is necessary that I reply. My responses follow your statements. * Catholic-dominated is a reflection of a certain disdain for diversity. Response: That Goanet is catholic dominated is a statement of

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2011-12-04 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Dear Dr Desai, I like the way you marshalled your facts to lead upto a certain point. I would still think your labelling some institutions as Catholic dominated and others as not Hindu dominated does indeed betray bias. Why does the average Goan (and the highly educated Goan too) continue to

[Goanet] MOI - will Kangress dare put their preference for English in the election manifesto?

2011-12-01 Thread anil desai
Dear all, In response to my post, Frederick Noronha, otherwise known as Admin Noronha wrote the following: (1) It is not a Goan Catholic desire. The desire is near universal, and widely seen all over Goa, regardless of religion or class and caste, not excluding the Anil Desais. In another post

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2011-12-01 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
Dear Dr Desai, While ignoring the flame-baits and all attempts to personalise the debate, I would like point to the politics of your language. * Pseudo-secularist has been effectively used as a cover for communalism by the majoritarian party which is today blocking dissent space by claiming to be

[Goanet] MOI - will Kangress dare put their preference for English in the election manifesto?

2011-11-30 Thread anil desai
This was reported in the Herald today. Anil Desai BBSM demands govt’s dismissal for violating High Court order BBSM demands govt’s dismissal for violating High Court order TEAM HERALD teamher...@herald-goa.com PANJIM: Bharatiya Bhasha Suraksha Manch (BBSM) Tuesday mounted an attack on State

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2011-11-30 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
This is really where all that contempt for neo-learners of English and foreign languages lead us to... willy-nilly. FN On 30 November 2011 13:00, anil desai anild...@gmail.com wrote: This was reported in the Herald today. Anil Desai BBSM demands govt’s dismissal for violating High Court order

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2011-11-30 Thread J. Colaco jc
In response to the above query from Anil Desai, I'd submit the following possible answers: I believe that Anil's Kangress should and will IF the BhojePee will include Support for the following into their manifesto: 1: Enforced Bandhs 2: Bussing of folks for contrived events 3: Compulsory

[Goanet] MOI - will Kangress dare put their preference for English in the election manifesto?

2011-11-30 Thread Carvalho
Frederick Noronha wrote: This is really where all that contempt for neo-learners of English and foreign languages lead us to... willy-nilly. FN RESPONSE: Frederick I have seen Palestinian-Israel ceasefires last a lot longer than the one you declared in your last post :-)   Having said that, I

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2011-11-30 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
On 30 November 2011 16:48, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: Having said that, I fully understand your indignation at Anil Desai's post. To corrupt my argument with his usual saffroni masala and tumeric paste is not a new trick. For the record, I fully support the Goan Catholic's desire

[Goanet] MOI - will Kangress dare put their preference for English in the election manifesto?

2011-11-30 Thread anil desai
In response my new thread on MOI, Selma Carvalho wrote the folloowing: Having said that, I fully understand your indignation at Anil Desai's post. To corrupt my argument with his usual saffroni masala and tumeric paste?is not a new trick. Dear Ms Carvalho, I have news for you. THE WORLD DOES

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2011-11-30 Thread Carvalho
Dear Frederick, You are being a contrarian for the sake of it. This brings to mind a Konkani saying loosely translated to mean, you can't change the tail of a dog not even if you shoot it through a cannon.   I have run out of steam to debate any further. The attitude of Goans in any case can

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2011-11-30 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
On 30 November 2011 22:47, anil desai anild...@gmail.com wrote: I suggest to you that one way of making that decision democratic would be to put it in the party manifesto for the next elections in Goa. We would all then know if a majority of Goans support this idea. Doctor, Are you suggesting

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2011-11-30 Thread Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
On 1 December 2011 00:00, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear Frederick, You are being a contrarian for the sake of it. This brings to mind a Konkani saying loosely translated to mean, you can't change the tail of a dog not even if you shoot it through a cannon. I have run out of

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2011-11-30 Thread Alfred de Tavares
To the best of my evanescing memory it goes like: Sunneachi/kutrachi xempdy kon'nea-nollint bandlear keddinch ubbi zauchinam... Dog's tail bound in a bamboo tube will never straighten out... There is an analogous saying vide a woman's tongue but woe be me to evagate to yet another verbal