[Goanet] In small Goa, big developmental projects constantly attract local protests

2006-06-02 Thread Goanet Reader
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Uncoding the politics of Christian fundamentalism post-Da Vinci

2006-06-15 Thread Goanet Reader
it is true that John looks effeminate in The Last Supper, this is quite in keeping with other paintings by this homosexual artist. Indeed, even John the Baptist was portrayed in a feminine way by Da Vinci. Note that neither John nor John the Baptist have womanly bodies in these paintings.

[Goanet] Panjim from space... Nandkumar Kamat on Google Earth

2006-06-15 Thread Goanet Reader
Panjim from space By Nandkumar Kamat The Navhind Times Sitting before my desktop at the Goa University, I can clearly watch on the screen the whole campus from space, including the tiled roof of our faculty enclave and all the landmarks. I can see the shadows of the transmission towers of the

[Goanet] Of Aldona, Siolim, Anjuna and Morjim... circa 1877

2006-06-17 Thread Goanet Reader
won by the Goan doctor for his discovery and combat of the bubonic plague in distant Africa in 1903! [This article was written some years back, and is being recirculated. The writer is a Goa-based independent journalist.] -- GOANE

[Goanet] Delhi - Goa - Delhi (Sudeep Chakravarti)

2006-06-17 Thread Goanet Reader
>From OUTLOOK : http://tinyurl.com/rwg6g Delhi - Goa - Delhi I've had friends tell me I'm nuts to walk from a job and profile in Delhi and traipse to Goa and lessness. Then I've had them say they would kill to do it. Funny, I've felt similar ambivalence. SUDEEP CHAKRAVARTI I stood knee deep in

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Puzzle wrapped in an enigma, understanding Konkani in Goa

2006-06-20 Thread Goanet Reader
----- PRATAP NAIK is a Jesuit and head of the Thomas Stevens Konknni Kendr. GOANET-READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing among the 7

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Tourists upset as Goa begins to act over foreigner land deals

2006-06-23 Thread Goanet Reader
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Enjoy your holiday in Goa. Stay at THE GARCA BRANCA from November to May

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Goa, like Shantadurga, is permeated with influences from all over

2006-06-23 Thread Goanet Reader
ong the first) who opted to shift back to Goa after nearly three decades abroad. He lives and works out of Campal in Panjim, mostly writing and understanding the heritage that earlier generations migrated away from. GOANET-READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, fe

[Goanet] STATEMENT: Murder of Fr. Eusebio Ferrao

2006-03-18 Thread Goanet Reader
Below is a statement from the Diocesan Centre For Social Communications Media on Saturday's murder of the parish priest of Macasana: We are deeply pained and anguished at the cold blooded murder of our diocesan priest Fr. Eusebio Ferrao. He was found murdered in his parish residence on 18th mornin

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: 'Sanvordem-Curchorem riots shouldn't have happened'

2006-03-19 Thread Goanet Reader
sn't look at the law book but looks at his political master before he lifts his lathi or presses his trigger. If we want peace and justice, then we need to have a police force which is devoid of any kind of interest. Feedback to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Memories of another Panjim...

2006-03-20 Thread Goanet Reader
or Women, Goa. This essay was first published in PARMAL, the annual journal of the Goa Heritage Action Group, under the title 'Painting The Town Red', from where it is being reprinted with permission. PARMAL is an easily-recommedable buy, priced at Rs 100. and can be purchased from the G

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Broken Peace, a fact-finding report offers hard-talk on Curchorem

2006-04-06 Thread Goanet Reader
ulprits. Also sought is the right of the Guddemol Muslims to resume prayers stopped by the local police, and providing them with land (which they will buy) to build a mosque. Goanet's Vidyadhar Gadgil, campaigner Arun Pandey, GT journalist Preetu Nair, activist

[Goanet] DOCUMENT: Statement of the Commissioner for NRI Affairs (Goa)

2006-04-12 Thread Goanet Reader
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[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Seeing Goa through a camera... V B Anand

2006-04-15 Thread Goanet Reader
s each year. I would even come on long stints, and stay for 2-3 months. Lately because I'm doing work all over India, my trips have become less," says he. Contact Anand at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0938 1029496 vbanand.com A collection of V B Anand's photographs are at http://fn.goa-i

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Mutual sustenance: Goan women and the Catholic church in New Zealand

2006-04-30 Thread Goanet Reader
Research Fellow and Centre Co-ordinator for the Asian and Migrant Health Research Centre in the National Institute for Public Health & Mental Health Research at Auckland University of Technology. Souza can be contacted via email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or at her website: http://www.wairua.com/ruth GO

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Rooting for Goa ... the fruits are beginning to show

2006-05-04 Thread Goanet Reader
, write on the issues that are close to his heart, and otherwise contribute positively to society. He is known to many who studied, like him, at Britto's and Xavier's in Mapusa and was in the scouting movement in the 'seventies. GOANET-READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers,

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Those were good days... Mapusa in the 1930s and 1940s

2006-05-07 Thread Goanet Reader
ained in a straight-jacket of incredible naivete and anachronic idealism, unadjusted to modern, pragmatic realism where the only thing that really matters is rapid material progress, feverish industrial activity producing more and more wealth, drowning in rivers of money...all other values be da

[Goanet] MEDIA: Goa... the size of an Indian district... but with a torrent of 300 journals in 140 years

2006-05-08 Thread Goanet Reader
ail correspondence, 31 January 1998 BIBLIOGRAPHY Ali, B. Sheik Goa wins freedom. Bambolim, Goa: Goa University, 1986 (Has article 'Role of Press in the Freedom Struggle in Goa,' by P D Xavier) Brito Aranha, Pedro Wenceslau de, 1833-1914 Subsidios para a historia do jornalismo

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Being Goan, in a sea of Chinese and Malay... and beyond

2006-05-14 Thread Goanet Reader
d like to remove the garbage and the filth and work to conserve certain areas. Maybe in Goa... I don't know. FOOTNOTE: Dr Filomena Giese can be contacted at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Goa Sudharop is at http://www.goasudharop.org (do take a look at their special listing of non-profit and non-government

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Sometimes bitter, sometimes better... (Avelino D'Souza)

2006-05-14 Thread Goanet Reader
uza, from Bastora (Bardez) and working in Kuwait, is an active member of Goanet, and attributes his interest in the written word, in large part, to the library at his old school, St Britto's at Mapusa. Britto's alumni network is in cyberspace at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/britto Many other schools in Goa ar

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Of Goans, Indians and foreigners: Goa's racism and reverse-racism

2006-05-16 Thread Goanet Reader
thin India. All of which will also add value to 'Destination Goa'. Finally, like in Switzerland, things will become so expensive, it will no longer be possible for Goans to afford living in Goa and some of us may have to move to Maharashtra or Karnataka, as is also already happening. JOSEPH

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Just talking IT won't do... (Alan Andrews)

2006-05-18 Thread Goanet Reader
onal, who studied in Goa (St Britto's Mapusa and Government Polytechnic, Panjim) before shifting to the Far East. He was one of the very early batches to get involved with the field of computing in Goa, and has been doing Goa proud with his work in Singapore.

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Inculturation and The Politics of the Word made Flesh (Jason Keith Fernandes)

2006-05-18 Thread Goanet Reader
-- Jason Keith Fernandes is a postgraduate of law, who studied at the prestigious National Law School of India in Bangalore, and spent time in Europe. Now back in Goa, apart from other things, he spends time contemplating the riddles and mysteries of understanding the complex reality of this tiny r

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Far better, far worse... on planning a wedding and more in Goa

2006-05-20 Thread Goanet Reader
FAR BETTER, FAR WORSE: ON PLANNING A WEDDING AND MORE IN GOA Go ahead, plan a grand marriage, but plan the finances in advance, to make the big day truly memorable, writes CEDRIC SILVEIRA Susan and Vivek got recently married in the grandest of fashions. Reception at a five-star hotel, a list of i

[Goanet] TIATR REVIEW: Ulhas Tari shines in Dhoni

2006-05-21 Thread Goanet Reader
TIATR REVIEW: Ulhas Tari shines in Dhoni By Willy Goes Ulhas Tari, in the role of Joywin, was a shining star in Roseferns' Non-Stop Tiatr Dhoni (Owner). His heart-rending display of emotions on stage captured the hearts of the audience. He played the role of a person who, after expressing his unc

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Don't fear Dan Brown or Da Vinci. Be afraid of our own ignorance. (Chhotebhai Noronha)

2006-05-22 Thread Goanet Reader
nion. There is nothing to fear from Brown or Da Vinci. What we should be afraid of is our own ignorance. The author is the former National President of the All India Catholic Union, and Founder Secretary of the Manav Sadhbhav Abhiyan, Kanpur). --

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Farewell to academics: Lessons learnt from three years in teaching

2006-05-23 Thread Goanet Reader
elf of a 30 year itch to teach. ----- GOANET-READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing among the 7000-strong readership of the Goanet/Goanet-news network of mailing lists. If you appreciated the thoughts expres

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Starting young... all that Sarfraz

2006-05-25 Thread Goanet Reader
STARTING YOUNG: All that Sarfraz By Reema Kamat "Money-making was always very alluring, to whom is it not? In fact my first business venture was in the 11th, when a couple of my friends and I decided to put up a stall at the Seafood Festival. We borrowed the capital from our fathers, rented the

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Goa's heated real estate draws both buyers and ire

2006-05-25 Thread Goanet Reader
GOA'S HEATED REAL ESTATE DRAWS BOTH BUYERS AND IRE By Pamela D'Mello asianage at sancharnet.in Panaji (GOA): As real estate in this popular tourist paradise gets increasingly snapped up by foreign and domestic buyers -- steadily skewing traditional ownership patterns -- the rumblings of disconten

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: One off -- where children learn to love books (by Reena Kamat)

2006-05-27 Thread Goanet Reader
n or helping out with activities are welcomed with an excited squiggly tail! Reproduced on Goanet courtesy: Panjim Plus. CONTACT: Ilidio de Noronha (Editor & Publisher) [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 2464687 or 9422058131. --------

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Of misinformed fundamentalists, fresh controversies, and true conversions (George Menezes)

2006-05-29 Thread Goanet Reader
Manipur and all those thousands denied of their human rights in all parts of the country. ABOUT THE WRITER: George Menezes is an award winning writer, management consultant and was, in the 80s, a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity at the Vatican and a member of the Asian Bishop’

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Is Mickey Mouse at home? Looking to the Goan house

2005-04-25 Thread Goanet Reader
m and raise public awareness through events like the earlier-held Fontainhas Fest. In cyberspace, you can join the Goa Heritage Action Group's informal network by sending a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goaheritage GOANET READER WELCOMES contribution

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Let a thousand Konkani(s) bloom

2005-04-28 Thread Goanet Reader
at the Goa University's sociology department since the mid-eighties. A true teacher, Siqueira is very provocative in encouraging his students in think along unconventional lines, and his understanding of grassroot Goan issues is both encyclopedic and impressive. GOANET READER WELCOMES contri

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Press in Goa [Rajesh Singh]

2005-04-29 Thread Goanet Reader
eared on the front page of all PLUS tabloids in the April- May 2005 issue. GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing among the growing readership of Goanet and it's allied network of mailing lis

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Can Goa do something in those crucial minutes?

2005-05-01 Thread Goanet Reader
ake a real difference to unfortunate trauma victims in the state. This article was published recently by the Times of India's Goa Plus. Your feedback is welcome at goanet@goanet.org GOANET READER WELCOMES contrib

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Can Goa become a fruity hub for coastal India?

2005-05-04 Thread Goanet Reader
details about the Konkan Fruit Fest, being held in Panjim-Goa from May 6 to 8, 2005, check out this site: http://konkanfruit.swiki.net Miguel Braganza can be emailed at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or contacted on mobile 9822 982676 GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its re

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: Goa looks to the humble bind'na for wine

2005-05-10 Thread Goanet Reader
memade cashew wine already sells for Rs 150 a bottle locally, for those who prefer it to more fiery cashew alcohols --- uraq and feni --- the better known Goan brews. (***) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Pamela D'Mello is specia

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- If an ad makes you mad!

2005-05-10 Thread Goanet Reader
#x27;Together, we can set it right.' ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Valerie Rodrigues is a Vasco da Gama-based freelance writer. GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and thin

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: We do need an IT hub in Goa... but can we get there?

2005-05-11 Thread Goanet Reader
Navhind Times. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing among the growing readership of Goanet and it's allied network of mailing lists. If you appreciate the above a

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Unassuming giant, Felicio Cardoso

2005-05-20 Thread Goanet Reader
time with his first love -- writing. He is one of the few skilled translators of Konkani works into English, and his translations have earned him praise from Konkani writers like Damodar Mauzo. GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Dr Joe, who brings life to the Bullets of Goa

2005-05-21 Thread Goanet Reader
ung man of many roles. He lives at Parra, Goa. Joe can be contacted at at 0091.832.2299278 (residence). GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing among the growing readership of Goanet and it's all

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Goa, migration and more...

2005-05-22 Thread Goanet Reader
riences. -------- ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ruth de Souza is based in Waitakere City, Aotearoa/New Zealand and can be contacted via email [EMAIL PROTECTED] GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, review

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: Goa needs it's big, majestic trees

2005-05-23 Thread Goanet Reader
DO YOU FEEL THE CHILL NEAR SANGOLDA? OR, WHY GOA NEEDS TO RE-PLANT TREES By Paul Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] SOMEWHERE AMONG THE SHRINKING TREES: In a shrinking world, even the size of trees is decreasing. Gigantic trees, which stretched into the sky and shaded us from the scorching sun, are be

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- View from the Bardez hillock... a hundred species

2005-05-24 Thread Goanet Reader
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Zuzarte is a journalist back in Goa, after spending nearly two decades in Mumbai. He is a keen watcher of things Goan. GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- The politics of loyalty (Tomazinho Cardozo)y

2005-05-25 Thread Goanet Reader
unions of Goanetters at Aguada, sometime in the late 'nineties. GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing among the growing readership of Goanet and it's allied network of mailing lists. If

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Any party may win, but it is Goa's loss

2005-06-05 Thread Goanet Reader
icipate, the dismal picture of mis-governance, corruption and communalism will continue. In the 21st century, in a knowledge society, where people are informed and enlightened about governance, we cannot leave governance to politicians. (***) This article was written prior to the elections results,

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Short story from Goa, Damodar Mauzo: The Vow

2005-06-05 Thread Goanet Reader
I closed them. I covered his body with a sheet and stepping out, donned my cassock again. -- Translated from the original Angvonn from Damodar Mauzo's collection of Konkani Short Stories Zagrannam by Xavier Cota, The story was tele-cast on Doorda

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- From priests, to the Big Boss and farm feni

2005-06-07 Thread Goanet Reader
THE AUTHOR: Zuzarte worked for many years in Mumbai (Bombay), before returning back to his homeland, to write about the things he holds dear. GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing among the

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Of jobs and Goa... the unpleasant reality

2005-06-09 Thread Goanet Reader
been commenting regularly through the editorial page of The Herald. Send in feedback to him directly at the email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing among the

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Why Konkani cinema gets viewed with one eye...

2005-06-13 Thread Goanet Reader
rmer Speaker of the Goa assembly), has long been associated with the field of Konkani culture. He is known for the plays he has staged, and a vast number of other popular cultural products he has catalysed over the last three decades. GOANET READER WELCOMES your articles -- essays, reviews, fe

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Goan society, its future direction...

2005-06-14 Thread Goanet Reader
ely-noticed 'Goa: A Daughter's Story' and after spending a life mainly outside Goa, she is back in her home-village of Carona, Aldona. She is the wife of Alban Couto, a senior official and former advisor to the Governor of Goa. She can be contacted via email [EMAIL PROTECTED] GOANET R

[Goanet] GoanetReader: Medicines from another world -- Goa and early Indo-European medicine

2006-01-01 Thread Goanet Reader
hor wishes to express his gratitude to the American Institute of Indian Studies and the National Endowment of the Humanities of the United States; this paper was produced with research made possible by a generous grant provided through these organizations. In addition, for logistical support dur

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Inculturation: The politics of the Word made Flesh

2006-01-04 Thread Goanet Reader
------- Jason K Fernandes is alumni of the National Law School in Bangalore, and a young professional in Goa. GOANET-READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writ

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Breaking the Afro-Indian Silence (VM)

2006-01-13 Thread Goanet Reader
ty Goan welcome to TADIA and to all the Siddis of India. (ENDS) -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR: VM is an early Goanetter, who put his money where his mouth is and returned to do something in Goa in late 2004, while in his thirties. The above article appeared in the January 10, 2006 ed

[Goanet] Goa's Roque Dias promoted as SAI director

2006-01-19 Thread Goanet Reader
GOA'S ROQUE PROMOTED AS SAI DIRECTOR >From Jal Khambhata in New Delhi [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEW DELHI: Roque Dias, a former Goa's Director of Sports and Youth Affairs, was on Thursday promoted as the full-fledged director of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) under the Union Ministry of Youth Affa

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Goencho Saib for Sale (V M de Malar)

2006-01-24 Thread Goanet Reader
go, but artists often have a visionary knack for solemn, meaningful, prophecy. This international E-bay auction reminds us just how perilously far gone we are. Today Goencho Saib, tomorrow Avo and Grandpa. What kind of Goa are we going to leave for future generations? -

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: The Frommer's Perspective (V M de Malar)

2006-01-24 Thread Goanet Reader
The Frommer's Perspective by V. M. de Malar Last Friday's column was inadvertently cut short, just where we were about to take a look at Goa through the prism of Frommer's travel guide. It's a mainstream American publication that caters to those with lots of cash and healthy respect for luxurio

[Goanet] GoanetReader: Once I went to inaugurate a road... (Eduardo Faleiro)

2006-01-28 Thread Goanet Reader
ghlighting issues related to communalism in the past decade is particularly noteworthy. He has been educated both in Portugal and India. Contact: loksevagoa at rediffmail.com GOANET-READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share qualit

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: The Goa Knowledge Revolution (V M de Malar)

2006-02-03 Thread Goanet Reader
mocratic approach. We know you have often wished for a forum to express your thoughts. Here is your chance. Visit the bulletin board of the Knowledge Commission and post your inputs. We assure you your thoughts matter." See you all at www.knowledgeforgoa.com.

[Goanet] CONTROVERSY: When a priest's story says something about society

2006-02-06 Thread Goanet Reader
HALMAN P PEREIRA is a lawyer based in Vasco da Gama, and has long been a student activist. He is the son of Goa's prominent trade union leader of the 'sixties Gerard Pereira and freedom fighter Dr Luisa Pereira. This essay was published in the HARBOUR TIMES, a publication brought out by B

[Goanet] Illustrious Academician and Historian (Alban Couto's tribute to JC-A)

2006-02-06 Thread Goanet Reader
- Alban Couto is a former senior official of the Government of India, who served in Goa, Bihar and many other centres. He is currently retired and lives in Carona in Aldona, Goa. GOANET-READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: From stethoscope to keyboard... an expat novel set in the US (Cornel DaCosta)

2006-02-07 Thread Goanet Reader
Cornel DaCosta, PhD, is an author, consultant and specialist in university education, London, England. Review written on January 5, 2006. The weblink for On Thin Ice is http://www.booklocker.com/books/2194.html ISBN 1-59113-826-4 GOANET-READER WELCOMES contribu

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Remembering a forgotten intellectual from yesterday's Goa

2006-02-07 Thread Goanet Reader
r more different meanings). To opt for a particular interpretation effectively closes off all other interpretations to the reader. Any text is open to many readings, none of which repeats another. Therefore, when you read the book you may understand the text in a totally different way than I have und

[Goanet] GoanetReader: Goa's panchayats, rich promise... sad reality

2006-02-09 Thread Goanet Reader
ave decided to agitate, and when they have taken up a cause, they really put their heart into it. The third thing would be Goa being small, it would be more easy to manage a network among panchayats. NOTE: Soter can be contacted at soter at sancharnet.in -- "FN" is a Goa-based journalis

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: The Clear Stream of Reason (V. M. de Malar)

2006-02-11 Thread Goanet Reader
ly a century old, when will his 'Prayer' be answered? Read similar articles at: http://www.goanet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index&catid=9 -- GOANET-READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Da Cunha in Absurdistan (V M de Malar)

2006-02-16 Thread Goanet Reader
; but that's just what the man wearing the Tigger mask did last week. Congratulations on the award, Gerard da Cunha, and good show at the ceremony. (ENDS) --- ABOUT THE AUTHOR: VM is an early Goanetter, who put his money where his mouth is and returned to s

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: The First Goan President (V M de Malar)

2006-02-16 Thread Goanet Reader
early Goanetter, who put his money where his mouth is and returned to settle-down in Goa in late 2004, while in his thirties. VM regularly writes for the Goa and Mumbai media. GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share qu

[Goanet] GoanetReader: Creating an oasis amidst the heat and dust of Hampi

2006-02-19 Thread Goanet Reader
ystems. * Flexible in its planning to cater for expansion and change. * Modern, and uses state of the art technology. * Visually interesting with wonderful streetscapes, unfolding views, surprises, vistas. * Urban in character. * Inspired by the region. * Meant primarily for people, the services and traffic being secondary. Ser

[Goanet] DOCUMENT: On Goa's changing planning priorities...

2006-02-19 Thread Goanet Reader
DRAFT REGIONAL PLAN (DRP) OF THE REVISED REGIONAL PLAN OF GOA 2011 ... SOME COMMENTS AND ISSUES OF CONCERN. [This is the full-text of the note sent by the Council for Social Justice and Peace, CSJP, at the Archbishop's House, Altinho, Panjim to the chief minister, cabinet ministers and all legisl

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Avian Reality Check (V M de Malar)

2006-02-23 Thread Goanet Reader
ed, brain-dead, model that has wrecked too many beautiful places around the world already. If there could possibly be an upside to something as scary as the avian flu, it lies here; let it be an airborne reality check for those who will engineer the future of Goan tourism. (ENDS) Goanet Reader ar

[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Goa's writers are multicultural by inheritance -- Victor Rangel-Ribeiro

2006-03-08 Thread Goanet Reader
expect a helpful reply in your writing quest, provided you're willing to put in your part of the work. - Frederick "FN" Noronha is a Goa-based writer, active in cyberspace, who writes on issues both within and beyond Goa. Email contact: fred at bytesforall.

[Goanet]Dancing is my passion... says Jason (By Blessy Thomas)

2005-03-09 Thread Goanet Reader
DANCING IS MY PASSION, LET IT NOT BE A BURDEN -- JASON He definitely fits the bill -- luminous eyes and hands that gesture with a dancer's grace. He is Goa's dance idol, getting scores of eager students to thump, bump, and grand to dance rhythms. His electric presen

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Of Goan opportunism and the political scene nationwide

2005-03-16 Thread Goanet Reader
GOAN OPPORTUNISM, THY NAME IS UGDP: UNDERSTANDING THE SCENE NATIONWIDE By Joseph Zuzarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now that a truce of sorts has been declared, it's time to examine the current political mess under the microscope. Though it's easy to blame the Congress and the BJP for the mess, one of the

[Goanet]GoanetReader -- The Empire Strikes Back to Palacio das Cortes (VM)

2005-03-18 Thread Goanet Reader
-time Goanetter, expat who returned early, and is now based in Pilerne, Goa. Email him at [EMAIL PROTECTED] GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing among the growing readership of Goanet and it&#

[Goanet]PROFILE: Goa's number one on two wheels (By Fermino Faleiro)

2005-03-28 Thread Goanet Reader
GOA'S NUMBER ONE ON TWO WHEELS: BE POSITIVE, HAVE FAITH FOR SUCCESS Meet Goa's rider Number 1. Fidel Furtado of Raia, Salcete, is a determined rider and a maniac on two wheels. He practices on his own private racing track -- there's no permanent racing track in Goa yet. At 33, this Science graduate

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Acid parties, Anjuna and the alt tourists...(Joseph Zuzarte)

2005-03-29 Thread Goanet Reader
e Indians have still not learnt to have a good time, except on the sly. ### -------- ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Zuzart is a Goan journalist who worked for a number of years in Mumbai, and is now back in his home state, writing and describi

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Staging Goa: Glimpses of Theatre (Isabel de Santa Rita Vas)

2005-03-30 Thread Goanet Reader
Goanet) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Isabel de Santa Rita Vas mentors students at the Dhempe College of Arts and Science at Miramar, Panjim, where her patience and spirit has impressed a large number of her students. GOANET READER WE

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Staging Goa; Glimpses of Theatre (Isabel de Santa Rita Vas)

2005-03-30 Thread Goanet Reader
Goanet) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Isabel de Santa Rita Vas mentors students at the Dhempe College of Arts and Science at Miramar, Panjim, where her patience and spirit has impressed a large number of her students. GOANET READER WELCOM

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- A Tough Man's Passing (VM)

2005-04-05 Thread Goanet Reader
--- ABOUT THE AUTHOR: VM is a long-time Goanetter, and former expat. GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing among the growing read

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Pope John Paul II Testament

2005-04-08 Thread Goanet Reader
Source: Inside the Vatican <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pope John Paul II Testament VATICAN CITY, April 7, 2005 -- Here is the text of Pope John Paul II's testament, released by the Vatican today in the early afternoon Rome time. There is a suggestion in the letter that the Pope considered resigning in t

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Goa's water resources, what the WB didn't see (Dr Nandkumar Kamat)

2005-04-12 Thread Goanet Reader
r Nandkumar Kamat is a micro-biologist, researcher at the Goa University, and commentator on a wide range of issues Goan. He deserves your feedback and appreciation at [EMAIL PROTECTED] GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We sh

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: Publica Livaria... nuggets about a centuries-old institution

2005-04-13 Thread Goanet Reader
linked to Goan history, biography and food. This essay was published in the latest (2004) issue of *Parmal*, the journal of the Goa Heritage Action Group which has its mailing list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goaheritage (to join this list, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) GOAN

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: 'Dotor' is Malar's Florence Night-Angel

2005-04-14 Thread Goanet Reader
BOUT THE AUTHOR: Paul Fernandes is the chief reporter of the Gomantak Times, where this article was earlier published. He is known for his writings from remote and un-covered pockets of Goa, and for his focus on conservation issues. He has received a fellowship to study water concerns in the s

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: Tourism: bringing in the moolah, with racism and uncertainty thrown in

2005-04-18 Thread Goanet Reader
### ---- ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Joseph Zuzarte is a long-time journalist, resettled in Goa from Bombay, and a regular commentator in the local media. GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, feature

[Goanet]Wikipedia, on the new Pope

2005-04-19 Thread Goanet Reader
Pope Benedict XVI * From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI This article or section contains references to a current or ongoing event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Benedict

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Mandos... from south of the Zuari

2005-04-21 Thread Goanet Reader
journalist based in Mumbai, where she has worked and freelanced for a number of prominent publications, including the Times of India. Of Goan origin, her home is in the AVC belt of Salcete, and she is currently member of the editorial board of the Mumbai-based Catholic newsweekly 'The Examiner&

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: They're not just dirty stones...

2005-04-22 Thread Goanet Reader
uel Braganza, can be joined by sending in a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is a low-volume list that discusses heritage-related thems linked to Goa. GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writi

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: What does it mean to be Goan ... of food and song

2005-07-29 Thread Goanet Reader
to his birthday party and share some sorpotel and vindaloo recipes as the celebration wouldn’t be a celebration with them, especially with him being so far away from home. This led me to reflect on the importance of food and consider writing something for Goanet Reader. As you all know

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: Of a charter, political agendas and caste rivalry in Goa

2005-07-31 Thread Goanet Reader
unity of nations before some other nations cease to exist! -------- ABOUT THE REVIEWER: Teotonio R de Souza, the founder-director of the Xavier Centre of Historical Research in Alto Porvorim, is now a professor in Lisbon. He is regarded

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: Requiem for a Crocodile

2005-07-31 Thread Goanet Reader
an earlier active Goanetter, who writes often in the Herald, and now lives with his US-returned family at Campal. He can be emailed at [EMAIL PROTECTED] GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related wr

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: A tale of two IITians -- grassroot visions or grandios vanities?

2005-08-01 Thread Goanet Reader
-hand report of her visit to the model Village Panchayat of Kuthumbakkam in Tamil Nadu. GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing among the growing readership of Goanet and it's allied ne

[Goanet]Goanet Reader [SHORT STORY] The Celestial One

2005-08-03 Thread Goanet Reader
been both translated and also telecast over the Doordarshan state-run TV network. Mauzo's recently translated-into-English and Sahitya Academi-published hardbound book 'Karmelin' (Rs 125, 2004, ISBN 81-260-1918-2) is available for sale in Goa (at Broadways and elsewhere)

[Goanet]Goanet Reader [Book Review]: The Sixth Night by Silviano C. Barbosa, reviewed by Zoe Ackah

2005-08-03 Thread Goanet Reader
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: The writer Zoe Ackah is editor of 'The Epoch Times', a Canadian publication, where this review was published. GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: In the mirror of the 'sixties: Goa as depicted in three films

2005-08-05 Thread Goanet Reader
, for good measure. Whichever side of the political divide you stand on, these films reflect an interesting period of history. Priced at the equivalent of a little over two dollars, it's something worth adding to your collection. These films also underline why it's important to have

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: Remembering Anthony Gonsalves: Goa's rich musical past

2005-08-06 Thread Goanet Reader
amme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. This article was first published in Seminar magazine, November 2004). It was also reproduced in Communalism Combat, February 2005. http://sabrang.com/cc/archive/2005/feb05/covernaresh.html Goanet Reader places on record its appreciation of Vidyadh

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: Remembering Anthony Gonsalves: Goa's rich musical past

2005-08-06 Thread Goanet Reader
ai.net -- programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies. This article was first published in Seminar magazine, November 2004). It was also reproduced in Communalism Combat, February 2005. http://sabrang.com/cc/archive/2005/feb05/covernaresh.html Goanet Reader places on record its

[Goanet]Goanet Reader -- Absence: what a Goan writer finds when he embarks on a journey

2005-08-07 Thread Goanet Reader
A Kind of Absence: Life in the Shadows of History, Yuganta Press, Connecticut, 1997. 2. Joao da Veiga Coutinho, Uma espécie de ausLncia, Cotovia, Fundacao Oriente, Lisboa, 2000. - GOANET READER WELCOMES contributions from its readers,

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: Against the tide, Nalini de Sousa...

2005-08-09 Thread Goanet Reader
y opinion forwarded? That would certainly make Goa Golden again. ----- ABOUT THE AUTHOR: The writer is a young Goan, based in Portugal, who has put in a significant amount of work to build bridges between these two regions that he traces

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: Questions about Goa's hazardous wastes

2005-08-10 Thread Goanet Reader
to speak out officially, in view of the lack of whistle-blower laws in Goa. Goanet Reader acknowledges this, and hence the use of a pseudonym.]

[Goanet]Goanet Reader: Don't treat women like a piece of flesh... (Bailancho Saad)

2005-08-16 Thread Goanet Reader
fice, Journalist Colony, Bardez, Goa. It can be contacted on phone 2410864 and email [EMAIL PROTECTED] This article was written in August 2005. GOANET READER welcomes contributions from its readers, by way of essays, reviews, features and think-pieces. We share quality Goa-related writing amon

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