How to get away with murder with a life sentence
The father of a murdered girl
writes about the travesty of
justice and punishment Linken
Fernandes By Linken Fernandes
Updated: July 30, 2024 20:36
IST The judiciary has asserted
unequivocally that life
imprisonment implies
incarceration for the who
OCI applications rejected twice, he says he is yet
to get respite despite a high court order.
By: Prateek Goyal
12 Aug, 2024
A Goa-based activist has alleged that he is being targeted
for taking up public interest issues against "successive
governments" and for trying to point t
*Explaining complex Konkani in a simple way*
Frederick Noronha
fredericknoron...@gmail.com (+91-9822122436)
Konkani is a complex language, often misunderstood. Or not adequately
understood. This is perhaps more acute today in the case of Roman-script
Konkani. Despite its centuries-old traditio
The Brazilian Music and Culture Club was launched in Goa
recently. Marcelle Feigol Guil, the Guimarães Rosa Visiting
Lecturer (Portuguese Language & Brazilian Studies) at the
Shenoy Goembab School of Language and Literature (Goa
University) curated the songs below, specially for the event.
Session
By Chris Fernandes
To each child of Goa, the proverbial El Dorado.
We love you
We need you
There is no one like you
We are fighting for you
--Excerpt from Candide, by Voltaire
Candide was not yet tired of interrogating the good old man;
he wanted to know in what manner they prayed to God in
BIMÃ E A BONECA QUE FALAVA
BIMÃ AND THE DOLL THAT SPOKE
“Bimã e a boneca que falava” or in English, “Bimã
and the doll that spoke”, is a story of a girl
whose life was saved from a Giant because of a doll
which was hidden in the tree trunk in her back
Megan De Souza:Chol Re Bhopllea, ttunnuk-ttunnuk
NOTE: [Bhopllea — pumpkin.
Megan Roselind De Souza has been pursuing her
Master’s degree in Konkani at the Goa University.
Her hobbies include reading and writing. She
It was the time of the Saptha, the seven days of celebrations
devoted to God Damodar, when I would meet my cousins and
their families. Like every other group of kids, we too were
mischievous and curious.
It was that time of the year when my great great
aunt would visit us in V
It was the time of the Saptha, the seven days of celebrations
devoted to God Damodar, when I would meet my cousins and
their families. Like every other group of kids, we too were
mischievous and curious.
It was that time of the year when my great great
aunt would visit us in V
I heard it again; the sound, akin to the rustling
of dry leaves as if somebody was sweeping the
ground. It was the dead of midnight and by now I
was familiar with that spooky sound emanating from
the neighbouring house. It was absurd that anyone
My paternal grandmother, Maria Marta Apresentação
Lobo e Dias (called Mãe by my brother Victor and
me, even though she was our grandmother), was
around for just about four years of my existence
from the age of three to six. But I remember her
"THEY'VE come, Aaji-Bai,” Alka-akka's yell welcomed us.
We had reached our 'ancestral house' in our 'native
place', Palolem, Canacona, mid-1960s.
Aaji was my maternal grandmother. Bai was my grandfather's
sister, married at the age of six, maybe, widowed soon after,
and subsequently banished to h
Vivek Costa Pereira: Take That!
PEDRO would always shout late evenings, after coming home,
"Take that, and that... and that."
All the neighbours despised him and felt pity for his wife,
Marie.
Yet, every morning, the couple went about doing their work,
almost normally. Pedro would work as a man
It is often heard being said that prophets are seldom
recognised in their own home. In this article of mine, one
will find similarities relating to one of the finest,
charismatic Goan political leaders who helped the people of
Goa to retain their unique identity and self-respect. Had it
not been
Shubhankar Shah: Kamal's Kavita -- My Baiaji's Life Story
What do you think of when you hear of a Physical
Education teacher? A muscular young man with a
moustache that hides a small forest underneath?
Well, how wrong would you be if you saw my late
Andria Antão: Bai and Baya Weavers
It was common knowledge that monsoons meant the mangoes of
Casa Antão came down with the slightest gush of the wind.
Well, this knowledge was not limited to its
residents alone but was known to the whole ward,
since the tree loaded
Aparna Talaulicar: Once Upon a Time in Goa
Aage aage khetle aaka,
Raati biti bhovu naka,
Tuka dekhlyar maka khata
CHILDHOOD stories evoke precious strands of holiday memories
of Goa for me, of my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, a
house large enough to lose myself in, a storeroom filled with
co
The Christmas ‘Party’ That Turned Sour
As evident from the 'Not in Our Name' campaign, which has drawn over 3,200
signatures, a vast majority of Christians are hurt by the display of
cult-sycophancy.
https://thewire.in/rights/the-christmas-party-that-turned-sour
Ram Puniyani
ram.puniy...@gmail.com
On December 25, 2023, Prime Minister Narnedra Modi invited
many Christians for an interaction and to greet them. He
lauded the community for their social work [1] and hailed the
inclusive teachings of Lord Jesus Christ. He also went on to
recall his long assoc
Eddie Fernandes Announces Goan Voice 2.0
The New Year will witness the transition of Goan Voice, the only Goan
website to attract advertising. I have been running the service for over 23
years without missing a single day and I am unable to devote the energy to
continue, having turned 85 years. I h
Michelle's Goa, a story told bluntly
FN
Michelle Mendonca Bambawale's just-published book 'Becoming
Goan' (Ebury-Penguin, 2023) is a story told at three levels.
First, it is the story of a return to Goa by a daughter of
the soil whose family has been out for generations.
Secondly, it t
tiful supply of
food?
Affectionately,
Cecilia
Cecilia deSilva Suarez, Epsom, February 2012.
--
This missive was written as the first contribution to a
somewhat delayed ebook on Goan experiences in Belgaum, India.
If you'd like to contribute an article to the same, contact
Cliff D'Si
usly for 20 long years.
Norbert must be chuckling when he reads what I have written
about him.
* * *
Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha (FN).
An unofficial history of 1961
Frederick Noronha
fredericknoron...@gmail.com
Six decades or almost two generations after of the dramatic
end of Portuguese rule in Goa, differing perspectives are
beginning to emerge from the ones which so far dominated the
narrative. Given the sudden, unpleasant a
Hi, I'm Mayabhushan.
If you're curious to know about the universe in which my
debut novel Goa > 2075 is set in, here are a few pointers
which will help sort that out for you.
First of all, Goa isn't Goa anymore. Goa has been
re-branded as Go-aah by a Democratic Corporation
A tale of two regrets and two treasures...
Remembering Valmiki Faleiro (January 6, 1956-October 5, 2023)
>From MELVYN MISQUITA
misqu...@outlook.com
As the years progress, the list of memories gets longer. The
list of memorable moments and the list of regrets. With the
shocking and untimely demi
ØSMITAY -- Reviewing its historical accuracy
Jason J. Pinto
+91 75070 44269 (WhatsApp)
Mandd Sobhann productions' 'Øsmitay' is the latest portrayal
of a wide array of events and cultural traits of the Konkani
people who inhabit the Konkani coast, right from Ratnagiri in
Maharashtra to Cochin in K
Those Were The Days
Agostinho da Cruz via Facebook
Maestro late Fr Camilo Xavier School of Music, formerly known
as The Music Circle (Goa), Margao, founded in 1954, was a
music institution affiliated to the Trinity College of Music
and the Royal School of Music (London).
This was where
Goanet Reader
Women's groups meeting in Panjim on July 10, 2023, against
the backdrop of a recent push towards a "Uniform Civil Code"
in India, called for an emphasis on "justice for all
stakeholders in the family, and for all communities, rather
than uniformity".
In The Goan (June 20, 2023)
End of an Era: Remembering Mario Cabral
Frederick Noronha
With some trepidation, I asked the question to the senior
journalist, the first whom I encountered in the Press Room at
the old Adil Shahi Palace in Panjim. "I've joined the Deccan
Herald, and have jus
So, what did the Portuguese loot?
---
Frederick Noronha
So, someone asked this question in cyberspace: "I genuinely
wanted to learn more about this. I have watched a few videos
on YouTube, but they are mostly from people with agendas and
don't make sense to me as they do not v
Pramod Sawant's bloated budget has helped
sugar-coat media coverage around his
person and leadership. Recently, the Goa
edition of Lokmat ran over 14 pages of
his birthday ads
Goa CM's Rs 32.68-Crore Advertising Largesse Ensures He's in
Firm Control of Media
Pramod Sawant. Photo: Twitter/@DrPram
Goa has the potential... for bombast?
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
Frederick Noronha in The Goan
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
My friend Emil shared a WhatsApp message the other day. It
didn't say much. It just contained a long list of (what
looked like) newspaper headings. Each one said something
nice about G
This feature focuses on Joe (José) Falçao, an early Goanetter
who has been on this network since the mid-1990s, when it
first started. Congratulations! Thanks to Eddie Fernandes'
goanvoice.org.uk for sharing the link.
* * *
Meet Joe Falcao: A Journey Through Seven Countries To
Becoming A Unicorn
AN INITIATIVE, ON AN ISLAND, TO TAKE ROBOTICS TO STUDENTS
On an island in Goa, an initiative led by techies, volunteers
and educationists is taking robotics to school students.
Recently, the St Bartholomew's High School (Chorao)
in partnership with Uzoorba Technologies LLP (al
Not the usual history of Goa
Frederick Noronha
fredericknoron...@gmail.com
Goa's past is a strongly contested one. Depending
on whom you are reading, or listening to, you could
easily believe that you are encountering very
different regions. Now, along co
g used in the courts of Indian
rulers to write official documents.
--
[Extract from the book स्मरण “Smaran” (Reminiscence). Author:
Balkrishna Dattatray "Ba.Da." Satoskar. Published by Sagar
Sahitya, Panjim 1972. Translated for Goanet Reader by Milind
Kamat. kamat_mil...@
medy scene in
2008 Tiatr 'Adeus' Written & Directed by Jr. Menezes
Tiatr Ensemble: 2014 Gharachem Sukh Director : Marshal
Fernandes
Tiatr Hall Audience!
Ensemble from 2012 Show 'Dotor Hansoupache' Director Marshal
Fernandes
Scene from the Tiatr Gharachem Sukh by Remmie Colaco, with
Olavio, Rhiza, Sandra, Sylda, Grace, Tony Da Silva & Director
Marshal Fernandes.
Jr. Menezes & Serah Barbosa from a comedy scene from 2010 Tiatr 'Dukh'
Tiatr Scene with: Sandra Nenezes, Rhiza Gracias, Sylda
Gracias & Grace Almeida
Tiatr singing Scene with: Marshal Fernandes, Tony Da Silva &
Olavio Da Costa With Rhiza Gracias, Sandra Menezes & Grace
Almeida
City of Toronto
END
Submitted to Goanet Reader: August 15, 2022.
Goanet Reader is compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha +91-9822122436
OPINIONATED
A sad farewell to the values of Goa's 'comunidade' system
Avarice has got the better of
comunidade managing committees.
The managing committees of the
'comunidades' have been ripping
the system apart for personal
gain.
GT Digital
Published on: 28 Mar, 2023, 3:48 pm
BY AUGUSTO RODRIGU
Salcete) and Goa. All his
co-villagers must join together and take an
initiative to start an all-Goa knock-out soccer
tournament in his name.
Once again, may his soul rest in peace.
###
Edited and circulated via Goanet-Reader.
Dark night
[From Yvonne Vaz's book This is My Song, a memoir set in diverse lands.]
Which yesterday do I write about first?
The answer comes loud and clear from my inner self. Tell about the dark
night.
It is October 1956.
I am living with my dad, Lucio Alexander Vaz, my mum Lucy and three
bro
Remembering Agapito de Miranda, researcher of Goan culture and music
By Fr Antonio Costa
Tempe, Arizona
Recently in the news was an item about Fundação Oriente in
Panjim organising an exhibition of works by Senhor Agapito
Miranda, brought together by Prof. Susana Sardo of Aveiro.
I am overjoyed
The controversy between Goa and
Karanataka over the Mhadei river basin
has opened a new front of a challenge for
the Bharatiya Janata Party, which rules
both states.
Pamela D’Mello
UPDATED: Jan 14, 2023 12:31 IST
The Mhadei/Mandovi river basin spans 1580 sq km, nearly half
the Goa's total 3702 sq
Devika Sequeira
Earlier this month, Pramod Sawant met with the recently
appointed bishop, Fr Sebastião Mascarenhas, at Pilar to
felicitate him. Goa had been honoured by the Catholic
priest's elevation, the chief minister said. (Mascarenhas is
the second cleric in his family to become bishop.)
J
Watch this film, while it is available online still: BREAD AND BELONGING:
https://doculive.blogspot.com/p/bread-and-belonging.html (Sonia FIlinto)
Open up to Dec 25.
Goa, just as the backdrop
Frederick Noronha
It's that time of the year when the rest of India (and parts
of the globe too) hop down to Goa. Everyone, and their uncle
and their dog, wants to visit the place. Long-lost friends
remember those based in Goa. At sometimes, there can be
frantic reque
TELLING A STORY THAT BEGAN OVER 450 YEARS AGO: GOA'S INQUISITION
Alan Machado (Prabhu)
Where does one begin to tell a story that began
over 450 years ago? Of an institution that
operated for 250 years? A story deliberately kept
secret by that very institu
1 The Opening up of the Inquisition's Archives and Statistics
Writing the history of Goa's Inquisition involves a balancing
act and an unbiased evaluation of primary archival data, not
selective repetitions of earlier histories compiled largely
from secondary sources and peppered by personal biase
No Place For Me: A Memoir of an Indian Doctor in East Africa by Leo J. De
Souza
Reviewed by Stephen Luscombe (British Empire site)
Leo's book charts the story of his own family spanning almost
the entire period of European colonisation through to the
euphoria of Independence and then into to the
48. The Army Commander and COAS Visit Vassalo e Silva
Valmiki Faleiro
Lieutenant General (later General and Chief of Army Staff) JN
Chaudhuri GOC-in-C Southern Command, together with AOC-in-C
Air Vice Mshl EW Pinto and BN Mullik of the IB, took a
helicopter from Belgaum to Goa the following day,
Communal harmony, system of jurisprudence do make a difference
Visitacao B. Monteiro
vmonteiro0...@gmail.com
WhatsApp +91-9604201168
The thirty-fifth anniversary of Goa Statehood Day was
recently celebrated, on May 30. During a function held to
mark it, Goa Governor. P.S. Sreedharan Pillai appeal
Monday, September 27, 2021
The Shiftars, a rocking great band from the Mombasa of the 1960s
By Cecilia Mascarenhas
cecili...@hotmail.co.uk
[Written before the
of Benny almost a
year ago...]
Early last year, Cyprian Fernandes (Skip) was in contact as
he was doing true life stories for his blog a
The Chess Master Paradox
Dr Michael Lobo
dr.michael.l...@gmail.com
We've just been through the 14th of July -- the National Day
of France. Also known as Bastille Day, it marks the
anniversary of the date of the Storming of the Bastille in
1789 that sparked off the French Revolution and eventuall
I am one of those Indians who are the subject of Sana Aiyar's book
Jeanne Hromnik
jeannehrom...@gmail.com
I am one of those Indians who are the subject of
Sana Aiyar's book. My association with Kenya
coincides roughly with the period she covers, my
gra
GoaMusiPedia to record Goan musicians, singers
Goan musicians and singers have enthralled audiences for decades but they
usually end up largely forgotten over the years when they are no longer
active on stage.
A unique encyclopaedia, known as the ‘GoaMusiPedia: The Goa Encyclopedia of
Musicians a
Just past noon on 19 December 1961, freedom fighters
Purushottam Kakodkar and Suresh Kanekar called at the
house of their nationalist colleague Ronald Coutinho of
Borda, Margao. Coutinho's hospitable wife served them a
quick lunch. She was the cousin of India's future Army
Chief, General SF Rodrigu
Seeing Goa's Inquisition, quite differently
FN
The 'Inquisition' is a word which rattles us all. In the
21st century, it is used by some to remind others about the
supposed intolerance of their faith. Believers and the
devout often see it as a severe black spot. Those who are
not religious might
Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
Portugal's dictator, Dr. António de Oliveira Salazar, was
told years before that it was impossible to defend Goa
militarily. By 12 December 1961, it was clear to him that he
was grossly overwhelmed by a combination of Indian land, sea
and air forces. The author
44. The Curtain Falls
By Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to enter India and
the last to exit. They were in Cochin, when Goans led by
Mhala Pai Sar Desai together with Vijayanagar's naval captain
at Honavar, Thimayya, a friend of the Portuguese, met thei
The Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Story... 18 June 1946
By Valmiki Faleiro
Goa's movement for freedom from the colonial yoke began with
a rally in Margao on 14 November 1912. Leaders like Roque
Correia Afonso, Luís de Menezes Bragança, HP Hegde Desai and
Dr. Miguel de Loyola Furtado surged with the foun
By Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
Not many would know that there were almost a score
Indian Commissioned Officers of Goan origin who
participated in Op Vijay-1 to help relieve Goa of
her colonial yoke -- and at least one Goan who died
fighting
Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
This was the valiant, even if purposeless, resistance by the
NRP Afonso de Albuquerque, a medium-sized (1,800-tonne)
Portuguese destroyer (an Aviso de 1ª Classe or Escoltador
Oceânico, which means destroyer) that Portugal -- for reasons
not clear -- called a frig
Frederick Noronha
When the history of intolerance-filled (or religious
supremacist) politics gets to be written, a special chapter
would be needed for the misuse of language. Words and terms
which we are familiar with have been warped, changed and
distorted, so as to give credence to a brand of p
An Open Letter to our Cardinal-to-Be
Dear Archbishop,
A search online took me to the many confusing ways for aptly
addressing a Cardinal. But, permit me to opt out of those.
Not because your elevation in the Church is a few days away,
but as a way of underlining How your simplicity and humility
*This book, about one band, offers unusual insights into Goan music of two
generations ago*
MARGAO, May 31: It is the zoomed-in story of one band. Yet it connects
with so much of the musical history of Goa, and some prominent musicians
who created it especially from the Salcete area. A book to b
By Valmiki Faleiro
A few minutes past 8 am of 18 December 1961, or about one
hour after the bombing of the radio centre at Bambolim and
the airport at Dabolim, the Portuguese Governor General /
C-in-C left the capital city and headed for the last redoubt
of Mormugao.
(Of the many cock-and-bull st
PANJIM, May 29: Beyond the "boundaries of their homes", Goan women have
attained a host of achievements in fields as diverse as literature,
history, the sciences, medicine, art, music, the stage, painting and
sculpture, and even for their work related to the United Nations.
But, the story of Goan
The documentary by filmmaker
Margarida Cardoso is a huge
contribution to ensure that the
story of Sita Valles does not
fall into oblivion. Sita was
the young doctor who wanted to
live in the midst of two
revolutions, the Portuguese and
the Angolan, and ended up
devoured by the latter.
By Luis Lei
40. Daring Escape by the Civvies
By Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
The IAF's bombing of Dabolim had succeeded in creating only
some craters in the runway. Facing uncertain future,
Portuguese officials in Goa anxiously sought to send their
wives and children to safety -- after the evacuation
AUNTIE EFFIE'S CHEST
Tino de Sa
tinod...@gmail.com
Auntie Effie had a magnificent chest. She carried it proudly
aloft, and came up behind it like a battleship. She wasn't a
very big person, but she had what is called 'a bearing'. Her
chest wasn't too large. One could even say it was small as
[PART 39] Indian Air Force Silences Radio Goa, Bombards Dabolim
*Valmiki Faleiro's* series the December 1961 developments in Goa...
At 7 am, 18 December 1961, six Hawker Hunter
fighter aircraft of IAF's 17 Squadron led by
Squadron Leader Jayvant Singh from the Poona
Fr. Joaquim Loyola Pereira
WhatsApp: +91 98221 81790
As a priest and a music enthusiast that I am, I
have often been asked why the Church in Goa had to
stop promoting music through its once-upon-a-time
famous parish schools (escolas paroquiais). The
Posted by Melvyn Misquita
What a splendid performance by all three Choral
Concert Groups. They certainly enthralled the
audience (and online viewers like myself) with
their celestial voices and music. The CCRTV did a
great job telecasting and str
By Valmiki Faleiro
Panjim, the present capital of a once glorious Estado da
Índia with its seat in the 'City of Goa' (now Old Goa),
capitulated on the evening of 18 December 1961, but 2 Sikh LI
had no orders to cross the river and enter Panjim to accept
surrender and disarm the Portuguese soldiers
By Sheena Maria Piedade,
Co-Founder
IT'S FICTION that brought us -- Sheena Maria Piedade and Jane
Borges -- together. And it's fiction which first made us
curious about our families, our pasts, and the homes that we
shared with our ancestors.
A few months before the pandemic, Jane, a
31. Advance of 50 Parachute Brigade
By Valmiki Faleiro
The diversionary thrust from the North assigned to
50 Para was perpendicular to the east-west flow of
Goa's rivers. The route was longer and the
riverine obstacles more difficult to cross. Due to
By Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
The 50 Independent Parachute Brigade (hereafter, 50 Para)
under Brigadier (later a PVSM awarded Lieutenant General and
Corps Commander, IV Corps) Sagat Singh was tasked to mount a
subsidiary thrust from Dodamarg in the north, to facilitate
the work of the main
By Valmiki Faleiro
valmikif at gmail.com
(It was called Operation
Vijay-1 after Kargil 1999 was
also named Operation Vijay,
necessitating the use of
numerals 1 and 2 to distinguish
one from the other.)
On 13 December 1961, the USA pressurised both India and
Portugal to settle the Goa issue with
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ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2022
Goa: Advantage BJP as RGP splits anti-incumbency vote with over 9% of the
pie
While results point to lack of
opposition unity, those who
questioned RGP are co
28. Goa's Nakli Freedom Fighters
Fibs fed by fake 'freedom fighters', and accepted at face
value without verification by GK Handoo's intelligence
apparatus, painted the picture of a fairly strong Portuguese
military presence in Goa equipped with the latest transonic
jet fighters like Sabres, Fouga
27. Faulty Intelligence
By Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
India mobilised a relatively large war machine that could
have led to a massacre in Goa, as happened in Operation Polo
in Hyderabad in 1948 though for different reasons.
Mercifully, it turned out to be a virtually bloodless
walkover, b
*Symphony of Passion and Purpose*
*A group of Goan musicians who united for a cause*
DID YOU KNOW?
* A band was set up in 1953 in memory of a music genius
* After 31 shows, the band changed its name 9 months later
* At least three dozen musicians participated with these bands
* A legend and his b
26. Balance of Power
By Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
As seen, India mobilised a relatively large military force --
land, sea and air -- to physically oust a minuscule and
ill-armed Portuguese military presence from Goa, Daman and
Diu. Let us take a peek at how imbalanced the comparative
st
Assembly Elections 2022: Ten fights to follow in Goa
Family fiefdoms, leaders making
or breaking parties’ electoral
fortunes and demanding
constituents, these poll
battles promise drama and
nail-biting finishes
PAMELA D'MELLO FEBRUARY 10, 2022 / 12:39 PM IST
Watch out for cliffhangers and kingma
Hobbled by Voter Anger and Rebellion in Goa, BJP Turns To Familiar Ploy:
Targeting Nehru
Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh
have repeated PM Narendra
Modi's claim that Jawaharlal
Nehru deliberately "delayed"
military action to free Goa
from Portuguese colonial rule
along with India's
Independence.
Hobbl
25. Mobilisation: Navy & IAF
Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
India assembled four naval task forces for the 1961 Goa ops.
Led by the newly acquired aircraft carrier INS Vikrant
bearing about a dozen-and-half Sea Hawk combat and Alizé
antisubmarine aircraft, the carrier group had the Indian
Nav
24. Mobilising the War Machine
By Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
Indian troop mobilisation began from 2 December
1961. The 50 Independent Parachute Brigade was
shifted from Agra, Hyderabad and Madras to Belgaum.
The 63 and 48 Infantry Brigades of 17 Inf
23. Red China & Justifying an attack
Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
On 6 December 1961, Portugal asked Britain to intervene in
the Goa Case. Britain was caught, as seen before, between a
Commonwealth partner (India) and an ages-old ally she was
pledged to help (Portugal). Britain made some
Portugal's PM Antonio Costa, a pragn-ngmatic Socialist
AFP box/date 30 Jan, 2022
LISBON: Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, whose Socialists face a
close-fought snap election on Sunday, is a pragmatic tactician who came to
power with the support of the hard-Left.
The former mayor of Lisbon
For the moment, Election 2022 is bringing to the forefront all the fault
lines in the party. In 2017, it was not the Christians, but OBC Hindus who
swung away from the BJP, routing many of its leaders and bringing down its
tally from 21 to 13. In 2022, it is a resurgent MGP and an AAP that is
causi
Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
Following the SS Sabarmati incident on 17 November
1961 and firing on Karwar fishermen on the night of
24/25 November 1961, the Government of India issued
definitive instructions to the armed forces on 29
November
Goa news, Goa latest news, Goa news live, Goa news today,
PANAJI: Goa's popular beaches were besieged by glass and
other waste after easing of Covid-19 norms, as post-lockdown,
tourists and others hit the bottle with vengeance. Palolem
topped with a 3,103% increase in glass waste while Calangute
Gerson da Cunha, ad-man who wore many hats
A TRIBUTE BY JULIO RIBEIRO
in The Times of India, Mumbai
MUMBAI: Ad-man, actor, theatre personality and activist
Gerson da Cunha (92) passed away in Mumbai on Friday after a
brief illness.
Starting off as a journalist, he moved to the ad world,
spending
21. Excuse to Attack
Valmiki Faleiro
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Towards end-August 1961, India decided to use force
to evict the Portuguese from Goa, Daman and Diu.
In early October 1961, the Indian Army’s Southern
Command began preparing a war plan. By 10 Novembe
By Valmiki Faleiro
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India hosted a conference ("seminar") on colonialism at the
Constitution Club in New Delhi between 20 and 23 October
1961. The conference was seen as an exercise by India to
mobilise world opinion for armed action in Goa.
The idea of the conference idea was p
>From Frederick Noronha
First published in The Goan
The 'conversions'
debate is really
quite old now.
Some Indian states
started passing their
anti-conversion
laws in the 1960s.
Unfortunately, even as 28 million across India were
celebrating Christmas, a controversy erupted over religious
convers
Valmiki Faleiro
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As seen last week, on the authority of Major General DK
Palit, Director of Military Operations at Army HQ in 1961,
India's borders in the north -- with China and Pakistan -- were
serious issues, while Goa was not even a military threat to
India.
Yet mili
By Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: Today, 19
December 2021, marks the 60th
Anniversary of unshackling the
451-year colonial yoke of Goa.
Let us recall the sacrifices of
Goans -- from the Pinto Revolt
of 1787 to the many uprisings
(often led by Catholic priests
like Fr. CF Cou
By Valmiki Faleiro
valmi...@gmail.com
While Nehru kept reiterating that India would not use force,
his Defence Minister Krishna Menon, with GK Handoo of the
Central Reserve Police (which patrolled India's borders --
there was no Border Security Force then), BN Mullik of the
Intelligence Bureau and
Mariano Pereira
Frankfurt Germany
maraino.pere...@gmx.net
In 1960 when I was in my teens, Goa was a laidback location,
a Portuguese colony known as the Estado da India Portuguesa
(Provincia Ultramarina). A serene and peaceful enclave on
the west coast of India free of crime vice and dire poverty
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