[Goanet] Goans sing as Portugal advance to last four

2006-07-04 Thread Constantino Xavier
Goans sing as Portugal advance to last four Sun Jul 2, 2006 10:39 AM IST By Sanjay Rajan CALANGUTE, GOA, India (Reuters) - Residents in the western Indian enclave of Goa took to the streets on Saturday night to celebrate Portugal's World Cup quarter-final victory and the former colony is

Re: [Goanet] Notes from the Goan Convention

2008-08-07 Thread Constantino Xavier
I completely agree with George's observation. It is particularly paradoxical to note how Eugene Correia complains about the absence of younger generations at the Convention, and then, at the same time, engages in the ladainha of personal, social and inter-organisational petty tirades and

[Goanet] German Cultural Days @ Goa, 12-14 December

2008-11-16 Thread Constantino Xavier
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Renew your wedding vows in Goa, or gift a

[Goanet] Goa - German Cultural Days Programme updated

2008-11-24 Thread Constantino Xavier
The programme 1st German Cultural Days Goa on 12, 13 and 14 December 2008 was updated on 22nd November with additional items. Please be so kind as to follow the link: http://www.igsg.org/de/events_en.htm Das Programm 1st German Cultural Days Goa on 12, 13 and 14 December 2008 wurde am

[Goanet] Wendell Rodricks (in Herald): cultural genocide and ethnocide in Goa

2008-06-20 Thread Constantino Xavier
IN HERALD: June 2008 To, The Editor LETTER TO THE EDITOR It is now apparent in the SEZ fracas that the voice of the Goan people and all residents of Goa is being ignored by New Delhi. We, the people of Goa have endured conquests from ancient times and in recent centuries, the rules of

Re: [Goanet] antonia da costa (full/half?)

2007-07-22 Thread Constantino Xavier
, interest, activity) into the heart (Goa). Anything below that is Goan downtown small-talk. Best, Constantino Xavier New Delhi From: Eugene Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] That Antonio would win the Lisbon elections was a certainty. He is on the cover of Elite magazine. The intro says that he is son

[Goanet] Pedro Ad?o (1969-2006)

2006-12-02 Thread Constantino Xavier
Faleceu esta quarta-feira, em Lisboa, Pedro Cabral Adão, o Cônsul Geral de Portugal em Goa. http://www.supergoa.com/pt/read/news_noticia.asp?c_news=587 _ Talk now to your Hotmail contacts with Windows Live Messenger.

[Goanet] 1st German Cultural Days, Goa (this weekend)

2008-12-12 Thread Constantino Xavier
1st German Cultural Days 12, 13, 14 December 2008, Goa Organized by Indo German Friendship Society, Goa (IGSG) www.igsg.org Programme 12 December (Friday) Presentation: Humboldt's Ideal at the German Universities – in the past and at the present Dr. Michael Klepsch –

[Goanet] Jose Vaz, Correia Afonso, SarDessai and Abreu de Noronha remembered in Lisbon

2008-12-13 Thread Constantino Xavier
Bannaulechea maddam-tolla Goem tujem, ghor tujem Aiz ritem... Mhojea gitak vangodd dita Viol mhojeach hunddkeachem. -- (Report by Constantino Xavier, constantino.xavier (at) gmail.com) _ Send e-mail faster

[Goanet] Seminar: Goan Diaspora - between the Home and the Host

2007-12-28 Thread Constantino Xavier
Constantino Xavier (Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University) from Portugal. The seminar was organised in two parts, the first discussion was titled Place of the Goan Diaspora in making of Contemporary Goa. During this session, eminent speakers who voiced their opinions were Mr. Julio Ribeiro (Ex

Re: [Goanet] No more with us... Philip Thomas

2009-08-29 Thread Constantino Xavier
, Constantino Xavier Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:18:07 +0530 From: f...@goa-india.org To: goanet@lists.goanet.org One of the sad duties on Goanet -- after being around for so long -- is to announce the departures of our friends (whom we have come to know close through their many posts

Re: [Goanet] [Goanet-News] Goan, be exclusionary

2009-06-04 Thread Constantino Xavier
. Dear Fred, I guess you meant to write: Unlike what we'd like to believe, communalism in Goa is not a pre-1961 invention. I think that would make much more sense, considering the prevailing myths and paradigms on Goa's past, as well as the facts of the last decade. Best, Constantino Xavier

[Goanet] Goa beyond India (The Goan on Saturday)

2012-07-31 Thread Constantino Xavier
Goa Beyond India Constantino Xavier http://thegoan.net/story.php?id=67 India is in the global headlines again, and this time for all the bad reasons. It now has a Prime Minister who is deemed to be an “underachiever”, its economic growth sank to “a mere” six per cent, and foreign investment

[Goanet] Goa: Think big, act smart (The Goan, Aug 10, 2012)

2012-08-11 Thread Constantino Xavier
'Viewing tower and shopping emporium' right on the beach, two airports, and mega-highways: My take on how long-term, expert and independent planning, maybe in the form a policy think-tank, could help saving Goa from such monumental 'development' tragedies Think big, act smart Constantino Xavier

[Goanet] How Goa subsidised China's Ladakh incursion

2013-05-04 Thread Constantino Xavier
Subsidising China's incursion http://www.thegoan.net/View-From-Afar/Subsidising-China%E2%80%99s-incursion/Column-Post/00205.html It’s been two weeks now that some fifty Chinese soldiers crossed the Line of Actual Control and set up a few tents in Ladakh’s Depsang valley. As usual, India’s ever

[Goanet] Goa's young radicals (The Goan; May 18)

2013-05-19 Thread Constantino Xavier
The Goan View from Afar - Constantino Xavier http://www.thegoan.net/View-From-Afar/The-young-radicals/Column-Post/00220.html May 18, 2013 Ten or twenty years ago, “anti-India” feelings in Goa would be restricted to a marginal and minority group of people. Mostly elderly “armchair activists

[Goanet] 12 Goans in the Lusosphere, from Brazil to Timor (Herald)

2013-10-26 Thread Constantino Xavier
Best regards, Constantino Xavier

[Goanet] Goans in Portugal's new India (The Goan)

2013-10-29 Thread Constantino Xavier
The Goan, Oct. 26, 2013 http://www.thegoan.net/View-From-Afar/Goans-in-Portugal%E2%80%99s-India/Column-Post/00346.html View From Afar, Constantino Xavier In a special supplement with the October 20, 2012 edition of The Goan on the occasion of another Semana da Cultura Indo-Portuguesa, I wrote

[Goanet] Obituary: J R Vasco da Gama (1933-2014, Verna, Goa)

2014-08-10 Thread Constantino Xavier
Given that his letters and writings on various Goan causes were often shared on Goanet, I'm sharing here the obituary + news item on my grand-uncle Vasco da Gama. To contact his family by e-mail: lmi...@rediffmail.com. Joaquim do Rosario Vasco da Gama (1933-2014, Verna, Goa) Funeral cortege will