Saddened to rad about Dr JC's passing. I've had many interactions with Dr Jose
Colaco in cyberspace, mainly thru
Goanet. Didn't get to meet him personally, though. We've had our tiffs, but i
always found him entertaining even when i disagreed with his views. RIP,
Josebab!
Rkn
Hi all,
Please see my blog on the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait here:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blogs/blog-rknair/an-arabian-nightmare/article4985223.ece
Cheers,
Rkn
This should warm the hearts of the Lusophiles on this list:
WASHINGTON: The flub, in the eyes of Indian officialdom, was minor;
but the feedback was ferocious.
India's external affairs minister SM Krishna, frequently under attack
for not being up to speed in 21st century engagements, gave some
Seb is right. This Nair is not me :-)
Cheers,
RKN
From: Mario Goveia mgov...@sbcglobal.net
Hey, look at this.? I also found a reference to this article by one of our
own Goanetters on Facebook:
Fwd: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's Letter to every Indian
Posted by: Radhakrishnan nair vprnair1
Hi Marlon,
This is ageism :-)
Cheers,
RKN
Marlon to Mario: As they say, you cant teach an old dog new tricks!
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Okay, Paulo, Goa was conquered. So were Hyderabad, Travancore and a
good chunk of modern India. What do we do about it now? Do you
unbrainwashed Goans have any idea to remedy the situation? If not,
Paulo, hold your peace!
Cheers,
RKN
So, you see, history repeats itself.
The indigenous
Bernado,
One day you'll be unmasked. Then your jokes won't be funny!
Take care,
RKN
Bernado Colaco wrote:
Goans for the past 46 years have been given to believe
that 19 of Dec is the 'Liberation' Day of Goa.
RESPONSE: 47 not 46..are you trying to take-away a year of freedom??
Arre
Dear Ven,
Your rather long post in a philosophical vein demands reciprocity and
let me put down some thoughts here in a similar vein.
First of all, like most Goanetters, I've been a migrant away from my
hearth and home most of my adult life (and I still am) and I do
understand your angst and
Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: I know of a Goan couple who wanted to
go across to mainland China from Macao, along with other Goan friends
- the former were refused entry by the Chinese because they were
holding Indian passports (the latter carried Portuguese identity
papers), with the comment
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Way back in 1967 or some other time (and being a stickler for
unnecessary details but not the important things, I am sure he will
correct me on the date), he got a lathi while he was a by stander
during some agitation in Panjim. He still remembers that lathi vividly
even now.
Hilarious :-) and
Are we back in kindergarten?
RKN
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 20:52:09 +
From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
One Goanetter met you and he was not at all complimentry!!
Mario responds:
This is false. I have only met two Goanetters personally and they are
both close friends. One of them lives
That's a splendid piece, Marlon! You've shown rare courage to reveal
your poitical affiliation now. I too thought McCain's concession
speech was really touching. I found it even more gracious than Obama's
acceptance speech, which was superb indeed.
A piece of advice to Mario: Stop bleating about
An Israeli doctor says, 'Medicine in my country is so advanced that we
can take a kidney out of one man, put it in another, and have him
looking for work in six weeks.'
A German doctor says, 'That is nothing; we can take a lung out of one
person, put it in another, and have him looking for work
One piece of news on the US elections that has been covered up by
the mainstream media is a lawsuit filed against Mr. Obama in federal
court in Philadelphia based on an absence of evidence that he was born
in the USA or a qualifying US entity outside the continental USA.
This is a constitutional
Another well-written post by Mario. He writes so well when he writes
after some contemplation!
As for his right-wing views on US politics, I guess it's because of
what we call in India internal compulsions. Mario is no cretin and
he has never said implicitly or explicitly that McCain will win
Dear Gabriel,
I'm pleased to know that you're living in a Utopia where there are no
scams, scandals or commotions of any kind. Your adopted country is
blessed with sagacious and infallible leaders like Whitlam, who're
beyond reproach, even by the barbaric and uncouth Aborigines.
Please sit tight
Why was Bush missing from McCain's convention? And why does the latter
avoid any mention of the president in a positive way in his campaign
speeches?
-- RKN
McCain is not desperate to keep President Bush out of his campaign.
Presidents typically do not overtly engage in campaigns. For example,
Why do you have such a poor opinion of Indians, Gabriel? :-)
RKN
Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: This morning, I went to a ATM near
Preston Market. I had to do a double-take - in the corner, conspicuous
by its presence, was a bright-red splotch. That left by paan. It could
not be anything else. A
The Democratic presidential candidate is called Barrack Obama, and not Hussain.
-- RKN
Edward deSilva wrote: If you had followed them properly you would have
noticed that the slogan Hussain has adopted is the same.
Only difference is Hussain said it first - change, and on its success
McPalin
Here's something that might interest Mario :-)
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - John McCain's U.S. presidential election
campaign has solicited a financial contribution from an unlikely
source -- Russia's U.N. envoy -- but a McCain spokesman said on Monday
it was a mistake.
In the letter, McCain urged
Dear Mario,
You haven't answered my question. I repeat it here:
Why is McCain so desperate to keep President Bush out of his campaign?
I'm not interested in voting records or Saddam's track record. Just a
straight answer to my simple question will do.
Cheers,
RKN
From: Radhakrishnan Nair
Hi Mario,
I watched McCain live on TV in your hometown Toledo yesterday. The
poor guy was struggling in vain to dissociate himself from Dubya's
dubious legacy.
If Bush is so great a president, why is McCain so desperate to keep
the incumbent out of his campaign?
Now please don't duck this
Even that boy bit is a racial slur. Blacks remain boys well into
their 90s because they're never considered man enough in the Bible
belt of deep south. What say, Mario darling?
-- RKN
At one rally in the South a black network TV cameraman was racially
abused by a McCain supporter and told: 'Sit
Very good question, Dr Kelekar! If the Swiss banks went phut, Indian
politicians would be pauperised! :-)
RKN
Samir Kelekar: Has anyone the latest info on the state of Swiss
Banks due to current global financial meltdown? I heard from the
grapevine that a few Goan politicians whose fortunes are
Hi all,
Here's a nugget that's likely to have a sobering effect on many a Goanetter:
Web contributors are 'attention seekers, not altruistic'
London, Oct 5 (ANI): People who regularly upload material to the
Internet are just attention seekers, confirms a new research.
''Crowdsourced'' websites
Hi Marlon,
Long time, buddy! In your otherwise well-written post, you say: I
think the fiscally conservative McCain would be a better choice, but
Obama may also be ok too.
But McCain has absolutely no clue about the economy, my friend. Pls read this:
Good one, Selma! 2 :-)
Submissively,
RKN
Hello, you've reached Goanet help-line for those suffering from Selma-fatigue.
If you're a woman who has been browbeaten into retreat, press 1
If you're a man who has been flattered into submission, press 2
For all other complaints, please hold
Mario Goveia wrote: Perhaps I need to remind you that it was my
ideology, not yours, that recently liberated 50 million Muslims from
brutal oppression by Muslim tyrants in Afghanistan and Iraq and
previously led the liberation of Muslims in Kosovo from Christian
Serbs...
Who're you kidding,
Hi all,
It's time we put an end to acrimony and made Goanet a fun place again.
Here's my humble contribution to turn over a new leaf:
Commandment 1. Marriages are made in heaven. But, so again, are
thunder and lightning.
Commandment 2. If you want your wife to listen and pay strict
attention
I set up a Facebook profile where I can post my pictures, videos and events and
I want to add you as a friend so you can see it. First, you need to join
Facebook! Once you join, you can also create your own profile.
Thanks,
Radhakrishnan
Here's the link:
Read an excellent piece on R.K. Karanjia by P. Sainath here:
http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/06/stories/2008020652441100.htm
Cheers,
RKN
Addressing a press conference this noon, Mr Parrikar took serious
objection to the charge, stating If Mr Kamat cannot prove his
allegations then he should seek an apology from the Goans for
spreading false information.
Great logic! Mr Kamat should seek an apology from the Goans for his
statement!
Your forebears migrated to Goa from Karnataka or Tamil Nadu. So you
can't call yourself a Niz-Goenkar! :-)
Cheers,
RKN
Whatever efforts you and Reena put together won't deny my Identity as a true
Goan.
Getting names on RationCard, EPIC, Driving licences in Goa doesn't prove to
be a
Reena was absolutely right in mentioning that Charis are from Tamil
Nadu. Here, Charis are brahmins.
The Viswakarmas, on the other hand, are called Acharis in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Cheers,
RKN
Dr Anand Virgincar :-) Never came across a Virgincar in Goa.
Must be another fake id.
Let me hazard a guess. What does that surname means? Someone who loses
his virginity only in the back seat of a car?
I've come across many Chodankars though. Khushwant Singh once wrote in
his Malice column
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to engage in a debate with someone Hitler's SS GB would have
been proud to have supplementary or complementary!
-- RKN
Radhakrishnan Nair wrote:
Rajan wants to shoot the victims (the labourers) on Goa border!
No. You should be ashamed of yourself for diluting the
force of my policy
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This is really funny, Selma! I'm worried about the company you keep in
the US of A!
Rgds,
RKN
This attitude of wanting to marry girls from back
home, is so regressive and patronising to girls back
home. It somehow puts them on a pedestal of
expectations such as domestic diva, faithful, demur,
Dotor,
Is your foot-in-mouth syndrome congenital? Can't you google even basic
facts before unleashing yourself in a public forum?
RKN
As far as I know Kabir Bedi is an actress. How did Goa Today make her a boy ?
Carmo D'Cruz
ex Bandra
Now Indian Harbour Beach, FL
Dear Paulo,
A quick response. I do understand your grouse perfectly as, I'm sure,
you understand my stand.
You're not peeved at India liberating/invading Goa but at not
maintaining the status quo in social structures -- i.e. providing
preferential treatment to the existing elites, or at least a
If one is pro Goan the bharatis dub us as Salazar or Lusophilies. We
go by the UN documents. Goa was sovereign country before 61. Even
bharat had political and economic relations with us.
If Goa was a sovereign country what were the Portuguese doing here?
RKN
Goans from Goa (not all but a very large number) are the only ones
who remain stubborn and claim they have been liberated.
Finally that's what counts, isn't it, Paulo? We don't need
endorsements/pronouncements from Goans or anyone else in Europe or
North America to decide whether Goa was
When Goa was being liberated in 1961, the family of Portuguese
filmmaker, Luis Galvao Teles, moaned back home over Indians
invading Portuguese territory.
But 46 years later, the filmmaker, who has made his first trip to this
erstwhile colony, is happy that Indians liberated Goa.
Are the Colacos
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Lesson from Dr JC: In chess, once a pawn is used - it only rarely
becomes useful
again. It is usually sacrificed.
Do you play chess, JC? I bet you don't!
Cheers,
RKN
sacrificed.
Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you play chess, JC?
I bet you don't!
jc's reponse:
Dear Mr. Nair,
Please place your bets. May I suggest however that you not wager too
many bets. Your record of 'winning bets' (at least with me) has been
pretty awful.
I suggest
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On 21/11/2007, Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's believed that tulsi was originally a mighty tree found only in
the Himalayas, in Kailas to be precise, and it was brought to the
plains as a bonsai and turned into a shrub.
--
Frederick Noronha
It's believed that tulsi was originally a mighty tree found only in
the Himalayas, in Kailas to be precise, and it was brought to the
plains as a bonsai and turned into a shrub.
Cheers,
RKN
Tulsi also known as basil is a holy plant, native to India. Botanically
known as Ocimum sanctum, it is a
Hi Vivek,
Nice to see you again on Goanet! Why are you silent these days, maan?
Regards,
RKN
Plenty of cyber cafes and many restaurants/wireless ,
being a CHOGM year for Uganda , things are really
positive in Kampala -Uganda at large.
Which hotel are you staying?
Regards
Vivek
In this connection we invite RKN to check-out Chapter [XVI] of our
'Road Map for Goa' captioned ' Employment Labour'.
Will do, Mr Floriano. Thank you for your comments.
Regards,
RKN
Good piece, Mario! I agree with you in toto.
No unnecessary barbs, no condescending sneers. Looks like you're
determined for an image makeover on Goanet :-)
Cheers,
RKN
Mario asks:
I don't know about Fred's dreams, but I would like to
see someone in leadership positions and educators and
I guess your'e just jealous of the good life the ancient Nairs had, Dr JC! :-)
Cheers,
RKN
Thank you GMail for storing the MANY episodes of conversation
between jc and rkn which do not mention the awful Nair suppression of
lower caste women in Kerala.
to achieve acceptable standards. Please bear with us
till then!
And I'm flattered to know that you hold me in good standing :-)
Regards,
RKN
On 11/17/07, Carvalho [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Selma has not directly commented on my post, but I
do see
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This is a serious matter. Imagine the laws that govern him or her not
being available to an Indian citizen living in Goa. How does one
comply with the law ...if the laws are not available at all.
It is a matter of great sadness that 20 years after the passing of the
two page long Official Language
re 1: We may wish to ask ourselves: The outsiders
never fished like
this before 1961. Why are they able to fish now? What
besides the
departure of the Portuguese happened after 1961?
Ha, ha, ha! The Portuguese were insiders and the non-Goan Indians are
outsiders! Great logic!!
Cheers,
RKN
Those following this thread might find this link useful.
http://fish.blogs.nytimes.com/?themc=th
Think Again
Stanley Fish
November 4, 2007, 10:25 pm
Suffering, Evil and the Existence of God
Tags: GOD AND SUFFERING
In Book 10 of Milton's Paradise Lost, Adam asks the question so many
of his
bharat struggled to win against tiny Macau at the 2nd Indoor Games
being held at the Taipa Stadium, Macau. Final result bharat won 5-1.
What a contradiction, bernado! But then what else can one expect from you? ;-)
RKN
Hello. The last time I ran into you at Mapusa, you were hunting for
a matching toilet commode for replacement. Hope your efforts have been
successful.
We too hope your efforts have been successful and you're doing
business comfortably indoors, unlike the ghatis Rajan Parrikar rails
against.
But
A reader from Mumbai emails, Isn't it the responsibility of the Goa govt to
provide tourists with sanitation facilities?
The short answer is: no.
Are they supposed to carry portable lavatories, Mr Parrikar?
Btw, have you seen Mr Vidyadhar Gadgil's side-splitting post on this
thread? I laughed so
You're right in etymology, Selma, but I'm afraid, the Romani people
who are generally and mistakenly called Gypsies are not Egyptians at
all.
For a quick reference, here's the link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy
Cheers,
RKN
Gypsies are hated across Europe and the term gyped
means to be
Gypsies is ofcourse the derogatory word used for Egyptians by Europeans.
Gypsies Egyptians, Selma?
RKN
Dear Brothers and sisters and Selma
Attending mass everyday and saying rosary and that too half heartedly
does not make you a religious person. I do not talk about this type of
christianity.
Is Selma neither a sister nor a brother to you, Albert? Then what's she to you?
Your curious brother,
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Eugene Correia wrote: Monuments abound in Portugal but I doubt anything like
the erotic sculpture that are seen in ajanta alora...
There are no erotic sculptures at Ajanta and Ellora, Eugene. They are
Buddhist heritage sites in Maharashtra. It's Khajuraho and a few other
temples in Madhya
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From: Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Jul 20, 2007 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goans in the new world - Chef Floyd Cardoz of New
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mario Goveia wrote: Goan chef, Floyd Cardoz of Tabla Restaurant in
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A. Veronica Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have
with me copies of this book and interested persons can contact me on
Tel. No. 2413634 or 7643017 or Rosary Ferns on tel. no. 9745291 or any
other KKK member.
Ku Klux Klan in Kuwait? :-)
-- RKN
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