[Goanet] Declassifying Documents
There seems to be more than the usual quota of unintended humour in the news these days. I am referring to Donald Trump being raided at his Mar-a-Lago residential estate by the FBI who found 27 boxes of various classes of classified documents in the storage rooms. This is in contravention of the Espionage Act which has serious penalties including jail time, ex-President or not. Quick but stupid as ever, Trump’s lawyers advised him to say that he had ‘declassified’ those sensitive documents while he was still President. Not so stupid though, since apparently the United States has no procedure to prove that documents have been properly declassified. As always, there is a practical application to such new and creative inspired ideas. Let’s say parishioners complain to the Cardinal about a Bishop being fond of watching pornography since some of them saw old Playboy magazines lying around during their visits. Although unlikely, the Cardinal sends a party of priests to the Diocese residence (better if some of them are the bishop’s critics) to see the truth in the accusations. These priests do find the said magazines lying around His Grace’s living quarters, but in a Donald Trump-like manoeuvre, the offending Bishop quickly tells the priests that all these materials have been blessed by him and are therefore not sinful any more. Remember in some Catholic countries you could buy a Papal Bull that exempted you from not eating meat on Fridays during Lent in the days when this was rigorously enforced? The word Bull comes from the world bulla or seal that would be attached to a papal decree. The decree could be of any content. Who knows, Trump’s lawyers could have got their inspiration from Papal Bulls. Roland. Toronto.
[Goanet] 50th Anniversary of the expulsion of Uganda Asians
Am appending a message from Praveen Moman about this event . I remember speaking to Praveen when he brought out a book about his late father who was a good friend of mine. Mervyn Maciel *50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian Expulsion: Exhibition and Panel at Arundells, Salisbury - 1 September 2022 * Dear all Some of you may be aware that 4 August 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the announcement in 1972 by then President Idi Amin of the expulsion of the Asians from Uganda. The Trustees of Arundells, Edward Heath's home in Salisbury, have kindly arranged an exhibition to mark the event as the expulsion happened while Edward Heath was Prime Minister. They have also organised a panel discussion and reception on Thursday 1 September. It will discuss aspects of the expulsion of the community, their arrival in the U.K. and their role in British society today. Nimisha Madhvani, the newly appointed Ugandan High Commissioner to the U.K. will be among the panelists. I will be chairing the panel. Tickers are available from https://arundells.org/events/ugandaasianscrisis/ Could I also request you to publicise the event. Best wishes Praveen Praveen Moman
[Goanet] Schedule for Sunday 14th Aug 2022
CCR TV GOA Channel of God's love You can also watch CCR TV live on your smartphone via the CCR TV App Available on Google PlayStore for Android Platform. Click the link below. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccr.tv4 Email ID: ccrgoame...@gmail.com Schedule for Sunday 14th Aug 2022 12:00 AM Rosary - Glorious Mysteries 12:28 AM Apnnak Amontronn Kortat tanchea jivitant Jezu bhitor sorta - Fr. Saturnino Colaco 1:00 AM Mass in Konkani for Saturday 1:45 AM Let us live in Meekness with all - Fr Peter Michael CSSR 2:00 AM Saibinnichi Ruzai - Orkache Mister 2:26 AM Devachem Utor - 1 Raza- Avesvor 6- Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 2:36 AM Career Guidance - Actuarial Science and Insurance 2:59 AM Health Matters - Blood Donation - Dr Ravin Rego 3:32 AM Our Father - in Indian Sign Language 3:34 AM Goychea Futtbolachea Vostad - Mateus Costa interviewed by Daniel de Souza 4:10 AM Hymns - Fr Agnel H.S. Pilar 4:13 AM Wisdom Reflections -6 - Rachol Professors 4:37 AM Hymn - Spread the News that Jesus is Risen - Fr Seville Antao OFM(Cap) 4:39 AM Abundant Life -Self Esteem - Prof Nicholas D'Souza 5:17 AM Can we call the Church holy? - Rev Elroy Da Gama 5:21 AM Prayer for Laity - Giorgio Mazzola 5:38 AM Little Flower of Jesus H.S. , Calangute 5:44 AM Bhieum naka - Talk by Victor Mascarenhas 6:09 AM Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 25 - Bhiku - Fr Pratap Naik sj 6:20 AM Train Yourself to be Holy - Dr Brenda Nazareth Menezes 6:48 AM Bhokti Lharam - Bhag 2 6:55 AM Sokalchem Magnnem - Aitar Wk 2 & 4 7:00 AM Praise and Worship - Francis Fernandes followed by Daily Prayer to the Holy Spirit 7:26 AM Morning Prayer - Sunday Wk 2 & 4 7:29 AM Devachem Utor - 1 Raza- Avesvor 8- Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 7:49 AM Book Promo - 100 Tips for Career Choices and Success by Raj Mariasusai SDB 7:55 AM Zaanvai - Talk by Orlando D'Souza 8:24 AM 14 Aug St. Maxmillian Kolbe 8:34 AM Spring Cleaning our Soul - Edith Melo Furtado 9:03 AM Anchea Jivitacho Hetu - Talk by Royle Fernandes 9:30 AM Diamond Jubilee feast at Bastora 11:30 AM Golden Annv Mass from Panjim Church 12:30 PM Mass in English followed by Daily Flash 1:20 PM Angelus - English 1:22 PM Intercessions in English 1:29 PM Kolakarachi bhett - Edwin D'Costa interviewed by Meena Goes 2:02 PM Shokthi Deva - Thaun Koshi Mellun Geuchim ? - Cassino D'Costa 2:29 PM Wisdom Reflections -1 - Introduction - Fr 2:54 PM Song - Corona Duvens - Brijesh Vaz 3:00 PM Divine Mercy - English 4 3:19 PM Our Father - Aramaic 3:24 PM Bhurgem-Ball Nasloleancher Bhagevont Zuze Vazache Mozotin Magnnem 3:26 PM Live Angelus from the Vatican by Pope 3:46 PM Book Promo - 100 Tips for Career Choices and Success by Raj Mariasusai SDB 3:50 PM Hymn - Porje Mhoje - Frazer Andrade 4:00 PM Rosary - Glorious Mysteries 4:27 PM Bhurgeanlem Angonn - Bhag 1 4:30 PM Senior Citizens Exercises - 17 4:56 PM Magnificat (Konkani) 5:00 PM Career Guidance -ITI - Montfort College 5:40 PM Hymn - Namo - Fr Glen D'Silva sfx 5:56 PM Aimorechen Magnnem 6:00 PM Mass in Konkani followed by Jivitacho Prokas 7:00 PM The Blessed Virgin Mary through Salvation history - Talk by Dr Sarita Nazareth 7:28 PM Prayer over Children - St Jospeh Vaz 7:30 PM Saibinnichi Ruzai - Orkache Mister 7:56 PM Bhurgem-Ball Nasloleancher Bhagevont Zuze Vazache Mozotin Magnnem 8:00 PM Literally Goa - Dr. Christina De Souza interviewed by Frederick Noronha 8:25 PM 14 Aug St. Maxmillian Kolbe 8:35 PM Prayer - the source of life - Talk by Sr Sirisha Kota 8:47 PM Prayer for the Synod 2023 8:49 PM Devachem Utor - 1 Raza- Avesvor 9- Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 9:00 PM Mass in Marathi 10:00 PM Adoration - Fr. Henry Falcao - SJVSRC Old Goa 10:30 PM Ratchem Magnem 10:47 PM Ramponnkaranchem Fest, Arambol 11:18 PM Book Promo - It's Okay to be Angry by Gary J. Oliver & H. Norman Wright 11:22 PM Music Uncovered : Samuel Afonso talks to Alfwold Silveira 11:54 PM Book Promo - 100 Tips for Career Choices and Success by Raj Mariasusai SDB 11:58 PM Prayer over Children - St Jospeh Vaz Aleixo Menezes Donations may be made to: Beneficiary name : CCR GOA MEDIA. Name of Bank : ICICI Bank Branch Name: Panaji Branch RTGS/NEFT Code : ICIC015 Savings Bank Account No : 262401000183
[Goanet] 75 Years of Being Goan in Pakistan (O Heraldo, 13/8/2022)
https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/The-Karachi-connection75-Years-of-being-Goan-in-Pakistan/192857 Late tonight “at the stroke of the midnight hour” it will be Independence Day across the border, and Tollentine (Tolli) Fonseca’s stirring arrangement for the Qaumī Tarānāh will begin to play across the length and breadth of the country that was brutally cleaved apart from India during Partition in 1947. The late naval bandmaster’s contribution, often misattributed to his friend Ahmad Chagla, is just one footnote to the remarkable - and continuing – story of Goans in Pakistan. This astonishing history remains hidden in plain sight, despite outsized contributions to both countries – and indeed the world – by indisputably the most accomplished and successful outpost of the Goa diaspora. It was Anthony de Mello of Saligao and Karachi who founded the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) and Cricket Club of India, and also chaired the organizing committee that established the Asian Games. Another example: Frank D’Souza was the first Indian on the immensely prestigious Railway Board, and later set up Pakistan Railways at the mutual agreement of both his countries (he had opted for India in 1947). Goa’s connections to Pakistan track back 180 years to Charles Napier’s opportunistic 1842 annexation of Sindh, and the breakneck development of “Currachee” into an essential port city for the Bombay Presidency. In her useful 2019 paper *Profiling Karachi Goanness (1840s – 1970s): Monuments to Goan Emigration and Identity*, the historian (and former Director of Education of the government of Goa) Dr. Celsa Pinto describes how ambitious Goans piloted dhows up the Arabian Sea coastline “to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by the formation of the Indian Flotilla in 1850, the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 that made Karachi, South Asia’s closest port to Europe, the construction of the Lloyd Barrage and the fact that Karachi had become the biggest wheat exporting port in the British Empire.” In this 19th century boom town – think Dubai more recently – huge fortunes were made by pioneers from Portuguese India, who vaulted themselves up to push against – and sometimes even surmount – the colonial “colour bar”. As the community historian Menin Rodrigues puts it in his recent *Footprints on the Sands of Time: Goans of Pakistan 1820-2020*, “the early Goans who came here in sizable numbers and brimming with hope, were a mixed bag of talents with professional and semi-professional skills; many were unskilled too.” Through dint of sheer effort, they “excelled in everything they touched, grew in numbers (never more than 20,000 at any point in time) and affluence, and made an indelible impact on the society, rulers of that time, [and] development of the town and [all of their] countries (British-India, India and Pakistan) at large. The lore of the Karachi Goans is almost beyond belief, considering the tiny numbers involved (by contrast just the village of Santa Cruz in Tiswadi has always had a larger population): the first two Cardinals of South Asia, the first two Goans to play test cricket, distinguished servicemen aplenty for both Pakistani and Indian armed forces. Many emerged from the substantially Goan-built and Goan-administered St. Patrick’s School in Karachi - where the current principal is Anthony D’Silva – which has yielded two Presidents and two Prime Ministers of Pakistan, as well as BJP co-founder LK Advani. Dr. Celsa Pinto grew up near St. Patrick’s, before leaving in 1964 at the age of 13. She attended the sister institution St. Joseph’s Convent, where “I received world-class education at the hands of many a Goan teacher.” She says her home Lotia Mansion, “was a cosmopolitan building with Shia and Sunni Muslims, Hindu and Catholic Goans, East Indians, Parsees and Punjabi Christians all living in harmony” and points to a shop in Karachi called ‘Amchem Goa’ that posts often on social media about its thriving business selling bebinca, sorpotel and other delicacies originally from the Konkan. Like many others with roots across the border, Pinto says “with love for India, my motherland, and affection for Karachi, my birthplace, I sincerely wish that the 75th Independence Day would lead to friendly and closer ties between India and Pakistan.” It is the identical sentiment shared by successive generations of Goans in the so-called “enemy nation” including the wonderfully talented 29-year-old artist Zoila Solomon, whose warm, textured paintings (her 2021 gouache Staple Food accompanies this column) often return to “fragments of the stories and experiences that my mother and relatives have shared with me over the years, carefully woven together to pay homage to my Goan roots.” Via email, Solomon told me her mother Catherine (Fernandes) Solomon left Goa in 1992 to get married in Karachi, “and even while living and being a part of the Pakistani culture, and molding herself to fit the local Pakistani life, never
