Nice one on Christopher Hitchins, who seems to have caught the
fascination of (some) Goanetters:
I think part of the reason why he was so prolific—and the reason he
had such an outsize career and such an outsize effect on his
readers—is that he was possibly the least troubled with self-doubt of
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Tony, You raise some important points, but I'm not sure I agree with
your conclusions.
* Instead of the parents searching the Net, why not equip the children
to do it themselves? My 13-year-old daughter understands Facebook
better than I do, and I'm proud of that.
* Is knowledge on the Net
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From: PRO GP PHQ Panaji progoapol...@gmail.com
Date: Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 4:17 PM
DATED: 03.01.12
Press Release For the day as on 02. 01. 2012 Pertaining to the cases
Registered at below mentioned Pollice Stations / Units are as under.
PANAJI PS; Smt
The Stunning Stratospheric Sopranos at the Kala (January 4, 2012)
http://www.archive.org/details/TheStunningStratosphericSopranosAtTheKala
1 01-firstpart48:46
2 02-secondpart 35:48
3 03-hanvsaibapoltodivetaum-konkani 2:46
Pro Musica organised this performance in
Tony, At the risk of repeating myself:
- Net information and real-life learning can go hand in hand,
complement each other. Why not look at the Net as just an
easy-to-access library (which needs to be treated with some caution
though)? What do you have to say about the kiraitem information
On 4 January 2012 21:31, Richard Betsy Nunes sourcing.nu...@gmail.com wrote:
As I said to you, we are amazed at the time you are devoting for the benefit
of all Goanetters and we both take this opportunity to thank you immensely
for all the work you put into this activity. Do pass on our
A friend shared this with me, it came out via the UK India Business
Council on LinkedIn. It discusses the difference between Person of
Indian Origin and Overseas Citizen of India status:
A couple of differences I can think of: (1) Availability; I believe
the Overseas Citizenship of India is
DATED; 05.01.12
Press Release For the day as on 04. 01. 2012 Pertaining to the cases
Registered at below mentioned Pollice Stations / Units are as under.
PANAJI PS; Shri Joao C. De Souza, r/o Martins Morod, near Purva Appts.
Taleigao, complained that between 26.12.11 at 19.00hrs, to
All Rise for Your Honour
Directed by Sumit Khanna
78 min. | 2011
Official Selection, Indian Competition, Mumbai International Film Festival, 2012
The Constitution of India defines and declares the nation state's
common goal -- to secure to all the citizens of India, justice --
social, economic
Dr Timothy Walker -- Crisis in Goa: The Portuguese Response to the
Mutiny in British-Occupied India (1857-1860)
1 timothy-walker-talk-06012012 1:17:21
Recording of a talk -- 'Crisis in Goa:The Portuguese Response to the
'Mutiny' in British-Occupied India (1857-1860)' by Timothy Walker, on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuACEWsYA5gfeature=autoplaylist=SPDDBECD3CE713C7E2lf=list_relatedplaynext=4
This discussion has hints about where Goan ore depredations fits into
the wider picture (and middle class overconsumption too). FN
LOL, that's a good one Alberto! Which year did you enrol with the
goanetters? Who is this Fridrick Noronha and when did he take over?
And finally: did you teach history in school? FN
PS: Are you, or are you not, complaining? I am very confused by now
PPS: Are you just underlining the point
Dear Selma,
It might have been more productive if you were on the volunteer admin
team, as perhaps then you wouldn't have got tired of repeating your
explanations endlessly, in public or private.
The situation as it stands is such:
[1] Gmail will generally often not *send back* to you your own
BC, what is the process of getting liberation in China? Please guide... FN
PS: Currently, I've fallen from favela into Saliga.!
On 9 January 2012 17:44, Bernado Colaco ole_...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
All Goans are now slaves to this 'liberation'. Tumka sogleanka 'kulayacher'
diupak zai.
On 10 January 2012 11:41, Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote:
Selma has made Fred a new target, obviously reflecting the fall-out
between them.
Hi Eugene, Sorry to disappoint, but there has been no fall-out among
Selma and me. I just disagree with *some* of her understanding of
Games That Goa Once Played (January 10, 2012)
1 book-release-games-from-goa 52:06
Maria Lourdes Bravo da Costa Rodrigues, a well known figure at Goa's
Central Library, released her sixth book in Panjim on January 10, 2012
at the Fundacao Oriente. The book is titled *Games That We Played:
Roland, you could have called it clas-te (a mix of class and caste)! As
Divya Vaid points out below [
http://www.yale.edu/ciqle/CIQLEPAPERS/CasteandClass.Vaid.pdf] there is some
congruence between the two! FN
On 11 January 2012 02:01, Roland Francis roland.fran...@gmail.com wrote:
I did indeed
J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote :
There are others who merit our serious consideration. To name a few:
Joel D'Souza, Frederick Noronha and Gaspar Almeida.
Honouring? What that? And why is it needed anyway?
Speaking for myself, I would argue that the genuine volunteer work is
seldom
Mervyn, With Google around, there's considerably less need to remember
things: See
http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg13209.html
On 11 January 2012 15:50, Mervyn Elsie Maciel
mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com wrote:
*Some goanetters may also remember my speech to former
Any excuse is good enough for you guys to criticise Goa and/or India.
Even if it's when someone here is doing something right. Or is it just
the need to convince yourselves about an earlier decision to migrate
away from the place you guys claim to love? FN
Sub: Is Rajan Parrikar right or wrong?
On 12 January 2012 19:09, Vivian A. DSouza socorro...@yahoo.com wrote:
Nice to hear that so many Goans were recognized for their sterling
services to the Colonial Government in East Africa.
Viv and others on this thread:
Isn't this a contradiction in terms? In a post-colonial era, what does
Haven't you guys been to Ritz Bar then? And I'm not even referring to
the classique version of it :-) Don't blame me if you don't get
seating nine times out of time, after 8 pm or 1 pm. FN
On 13 February 2012 02:13, Rajiv Desai rde...@comma.in wrote:
i agree with anna that mum's kitchen has
On 12 January 2012 22:01, Sandeep Heble sandeephe...@gmail.com wrote:
Speaking to TOI on Wednesday on his decision to move from priest to
politician, Dias said, My life has always been for the people. Now it
will be for all people, not just Christians. I have seen the pain and
suffering of so
Viv, You make British colonialism sound like a teddy-bears' picnic!
I can quite accept Mervyn Maciel's honest position that as
government's servants they would lose their jobs if they had to be
seen as opposed to the British government. But your argument seems to
be based on simply turning black
Hang on Tony! Could this be some way of simply saying, Man, you need
to be keeping more busy with something more productive... (even if it
is just posting something meaningful to Goanet sometimes)? FN
On 13 January 2012 20:34, Tony de Sa tonyde...@gmail.com wrote:
While taking my customary
Fair enough, Mervyn. Your Goan friend has a right to his/her opinion.
But would it not be right to say that this British generosity and surplus
actually came from the starvation and deprivation of the average African?
Which was why the ire was directed also against the Mugoa when the Brits
were
Viv, Though this would sound good in a shouting-match, it is a slogan. Not
an argument! FN
On 14 January 2012 08:19, Vivian A. DSouza socorro...@yahoo.com wrote:
In my several decades in the USA, one of the local folk sayings I heard
was Never get into a pissing match with a skunk . The
Tony, I was just ribbing you! And from your response, it does seem to have
worked :-) And we have even meanwhile got a post out of Reena; well worth
it indeed. FN
PS: Please photograph the mystery arrows.
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The Africander Goan is undeniably an influential animal, and I
understand why nobody would like to cross his or her path! My
intention here is not to judge the past with the spectacles of the
present. Only, when someone like Viv lauds Goans for serving the
colonial order in unabashed and
On 14 January 2012 19:52, Vivian A. DSouza socorro...@yahoo.com wrote:
I wont tell you, because I am selfish and want to continue to patronize the
place and get my food by parcel when my wife or I dont feel like cooking.
The point is that if you look hard enough you will find super places
Dear 12012012Mervyn,
Your short response wasn't very short.
This is a neat attempt at curbing the discussions by suggesting (i)
that everyone is trying to be an expert (ii) that only those who
have an experience of migrating to East Africa can have an opinion on
that attitudes that some still
Looks like a question of who pushes in their favourites and nominees
into being teachers in which schools. And Tony de Sa (if I recall
rightly) has pointed out that they were not *trained* teachers.
Should the government do it, or should the school management? Do we
assume that the government is
On 14 January 2012 03:55, Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com wrote:
For a far more humble - but much better food-wise - experience,
go to Anandashram instead. Or to the little shack run by a gaudo
behind Phulancho Khuriss in Bambolim.
Question: how is his caste relevant to the quality of
Rose, are you sure it's all that simple? Corrupt politicians versus
the guys who are supposedly going to lead us to a Paradise on earth?
The economic benefits of the diaspora is not an issue. We all accept
that. Yet, the philanthropy of another day, and our attitudes towards
the injustices of
On 15 January 2012 04:01, roland.fran...@gmail.com wrote:
I paid what I am sure is a foreigner rate
but if you could get someone in Bombay
to book it for you, it would probably ensure
a much reduced room rate though I
can't vouch that.
Roland, This place is neat and well maintained. But
True. I agree.
W. Coutinho, who runs the Golden Heart Emporium bookshop and library
in Margao which I visit often, recently had one of these devices by
his side. It not only checks the notes, but also counts them. FN
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On 15 January 2012 08:33, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote:
Since you are the second person to bring this up today, let me make you and
others aware that Marlon sometimes writes with sarcasm. When you are aware
of this possibility, what Marlon writes will read totally different,
Sodd'tem! Now that the cat is out of the bag, how do we get Reena to
continue posting? FN
On 15 January 2012 09:14, Tony de Sa tonyde...@gmail.com wrote:
What a strange and mysterious coincidence! I too was ribbing you!
Knew that calling you Admin Noronha would get a rise from you!
Keep the
Doctor, were you talking to the plants? FN
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On 16 January 2012 19:59, Melvyn Fernandes mel...@orange.net wrote:
First Melvyn said he would like to have a breakfast
meeting with Frederick at Antonio's beachside shack. Next it was lunch at
Teamas. The other day he was talking about
tea with tea time snacks at Xaviers. My gut feeling (and
On 16 January 2012 19:01, Alfred de Tavares alfredtava...@hotmail.com wrote:
Does one have to, really wait untill teeth peep out to relish
things delectable?
Lord Alfred, I'm not sure about the answer to your rhetorical
question, but yes, my son had to wait a good six to seven years till
he
On 17 January 2012 00:30, Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com wrote:
In Goa, too, there prevail
differences even within the same caste. For instance, the GSBs
and the bhats (who are vegetarians).
A question: Do GSBs and bhats consider themselves to be the same caste? FN
While giving JC the right to take all the necessary potshots at his
favourite bugbears, I'd like to add the following:
* Caste, being a social construct, is all in the mind. We can be part
of some group, fall out of it, or imagine ourselves to be superior --
whatever we want. In such a setting,
Our friend Ashok Row Kavi has a very different take on this, and
suggests some of Goa's recent history was also shaped by such
competition within the same caste. The note below is written in
typical Row Kavi style, of the 1980s vintage:
QUOTE
...Only two institutions kept the fact in mind that
On 17 January 2012 16:16, floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com wrote:
Here is another incident that Dr. Jack Sequeira's right to be honoured for
the success of the Historic Opinion Poll was sidelined in Goa itself.
Dear Floriano and others:
The trend has been to unquestionably lionise the leaders
Floriano, couldn't you just go online and get it at
http://www.ceogoa.nic.in/aldona/AC010/Part_15.pdf
On 17 January 2012 18:08, floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com wrote:
Why I say this is because, yesterday I called EC to say that I wanted the
10-Aldona Constituency Electoral Roll and that I was
Let me try and answer, despite being gloriously unqualified in this field
also
On 17 January 2012 22:46, Cecil Pinto cecilpi...@gmail.com wrote:
1) Does that mean that only a Mumbaikar can cook a Bombay Duck properly?
Definitely not. The Bombayite/Bambaiwala lost that ability ever since
On 18 January 2012 05:59, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:
Your link takes one to a Google Search list.
To which particular story (on the list put out by the search) were you
directing my attention.
Kind sir, Here's the link in question (and Google is full of it):
India orders
Sire, We (me particularly) look forward to learning more about our planet.
And we do have good teachers in the Colacos. FN
On 18 January 2012 18:08, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote:
Frederick FN Noronha wrote: Kind sir, Here's the link in question (and
Google is full of it): India
The Pink City of Jaipur is all set to hold the much talked about
International Literary Festival, the largest in Asia Pacific, starting
from 20th January. The five day festival that will host several
sessions engaging a spectrum of writers from across the world is
expected to pull around forty
On 18 January 2012 17:45, Bernado Colaco ole_...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
This effect has left many Goan writers and on this forum with pea nut brains.
Pea or pea nut? FN
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Knowledge, power and health in South Asia: historical tensions and
emerging issues:
Social, anthropological and historical studies about health in South
Asia developed into vast bodies of scholarship on imperial science,
On 20 January 2012 20:38, delima francis francis.del...@blueyonder.co.ukwrote:
Given that Goanet is primarily about matters relating to Goa and Goans, I
do not wish to prolong my conversation with Roland Francis on the matter of
the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution unduly. However, I would make a
The Top Dog Brass Band... Live (Goa, India) (January 21, 2012)
1 01-topdog 47:15
2 02-topdog 57:01
From Dresden, Germany.Marc Hartmann (Sousaphone), Matthias Peuker
(drums, vocals), Paul Berberich (baritone sax), Paul Griesbach (tenor
sax), Arne Fischer (trombone), Andreas Uhlmann (trombone),
The General is Up, novel, Toronto: TSAR Books, 1991, second printing 1998.
--
The General is Up, novel, Calcutta: Writers Workshop, 1984. Earlier
version.
Extracts from the novel published in journals and magazines:
Chapters 2 4
Goa 2011 Seminar
http://www.archive.org/details/Goa2011Seminar
Veni, Vidi... Goa - Launch function of book
http://www.archive.org/details/VeniVidi...Goa
Goa 1961 Aspirations and Testimonies
http://www.archive.org/details/Goa1961AspirationsAndTestimonies
Stuti, Live in Goa
Arigato for that! Or Arigatō
On 24 January 2012 08:25, Gabriel de Figueiredo
gdefigueir...@yahoo.com.au wrote:
she met others from her group and they greeted each other with Addê, addê,
which I took to be similar to our own arrê as an expression of surpise.
Mario Fernandes... on culture, music, drama and sports in today's Goa
(January 24, 2012)
1 mario-fernandes-interview 17:16
During a noisy evening session at the Cafe Prakash in Panjim (Goa),
returned expat Mario Fernandes explains about how he struck roots back
in Goa, after his family was out of
Goa's noted cartoonist, the late Mario de Miranda is among the five Padma
Vibhushan award winners in the 2012 Republic Day honours list, and gets
acknowledged for his contribution to art and cartooning. Dr Jose Pereira,
the US-based scholar of Goan origin, meanwhile, bags the Padma Bhushan for
his
THOMAS STEPHENS KONKNNI KENDR
B.B. BORKAR ROAD
ALTO PORVORIM, GOA – 403 521
Phone: 2415657, 2415864
Website:http://www.tskk.org
TSKK AWARDS
Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK) will confer its following annual
awards during a public function which will be held at TSKK premises on
26th January
Thanks to the Goan-owned Focus Bookshop in Bangalore (Bengaluru), and
the Karnataka
Goan Association, we've managed to get across some of Goa-related books
there and hope to have it up for sale soon.
If all goes well, some of these titles (published by others too) should be
available at the
Konkani Issues, People and Awards 2012 (TSKK, Goa)
1 tskk-awards 1:59:16
AUDIO IN KONKANI LANGUAGE [This report from Miguel Braganza): Mandd
Sobhann Gurkar and General Secretary of the Jagotik Konknni
Songahattonn [Global Konknni Organization], Eric Ozario presented the
prestigious Antonio
On 26 January 2012 15:31, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote:
I hope he heads a special department teaching young budding journalists on
how to be a foreign correspondent by sitting at home.
Selma, Just to be unnecessarily provocative -- you know terms like home
and foreign are rather
On 27 January 2012 01:45, Roland Francis roland.fran...@gmail.com wrote:
About 10 years ago, the Mormons of Salt Lake City, Utah embarked on a
project to microfilm the birth, marriage and death (BMD) records of as many
churches in Goa as they could. In this, they received the consent and
His political or ideological views won't make anyone less of a poet
(provided he's into poetry). Whether you like Karmali or not. FN
On 27 January 2012 16:16, Bernado Colaco ole_...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
It is strange how the author promotes a RSS and anti Catholic Karmali as a
poet. Just an
On 27 January 2012 15:38, Carvalho elisabeth_...@yahoo.com wrote:
I am all for the preservation of Goan land and
heritage. But all the stakeholders must be
consulted before any decision is taken.
Are migrants who have settled in Goa -- specially the disempowered --
not stakeholders too? If
Goan Thanksgiving after the Costa Concordia (January 27, 2012)
http://www.archive.org/details/GoanThanksgivingAfterTheCostaConcordia
1 01-interviews 22:28
2 02-prayers 20:48
3 03-konkanimass 45:56
The January 13, 2012 tragedy saw the Miami-based Carnival Corp's
cruise
The James Hardley Chase of Konkani Writing (January 27, 2012)
1 bonaventure-dpietro 1:17:37
Bonaventure D'Pietro (Bonaventure Peter Fernandes), Konkani writer and
novelist, talks about his work and his art at a Borovpiak Bhett
(Meet The Writer) programme held at the Tiatr Akademi, Goa in Panjim
Continuing with the Digital Camera, Printers, Multifunction, Facsimile
and more... series, sometimes I get called Ricoh. FN
On 30 January 2012 15:10, Nigel Britto nigelbri...@gmail.com wrote:
Minolta Fernandes? Seriously? That must have been a Kodak moment.
2012/1/30 JoeGoaUk
Dear all:
Please see these photos:
OLDPHOTO: Farewell to Dr. Froilano de Mello :: Photo from the
collection of SOBRINHO Antonio Jose. Meeting to pay tribute to Dr
Froilano de Mello, on April 26, 1951, at Margão (Sanatório do
Hospício) on the occasion of the definitive departure from Goa of Dr.
http://dsilvafd.angelfire.com/index.htm
PGI Milestones
In 1904 a handful of Goans conceived the idea of having an Institution
where they could meet and share their pleasures and sorrows and where
they could expose their thoughts to the critical study of their
fellowmen. Fellowship was therefore
How does this compare with the situation in Goa? FN
Book Summary of Rise of the Plebeians?: The Changing Face of the
Indian Legislative Assemblies
For decades, India has been a conservative democracy governed by the
upper caste notables coming from the urban bourgeoisie, the landowning
-- Forwarded message --
From: Almeida, Angela angela.alme...@lcbo.com
The Saligao Social in Toronto, commemorating Mae de Deus Feast, will
be held on Saturday evening, May 5th, 2012. The President of this
year’s social is Angela Almeida (nee D’Mello). Committee Members are
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