[Goanet] CONQUEST of GOA 1510

Goa -- was conquered 510 yearsago by the Portuguese on 25.11.1510; after their unsuccessful attempt inFebruary/ March of the same year.  It was the Feast of St Catherinein whose memory a small church now in disuse and abandoned lies at Old Goa. For many of those who profess propagate ‘Goem,

[Goanet] 149th Birth Anniversary of Joao Agostinho Fernandes

In a brief function, this morning, the 149th Birth anniversary of Joao Agostinho Fernandes "Pai tiatrist', was celebrated at the Ravindra Bhavan here in Margao, Salcete Goa. The function began with the garlanding of the portrait of Joao Agostinho Fernandes.  Speeches eulogizing the role of Joao

[Goanet] GOA LIBERATION DAY 59th anniversary

- On 31st December, 1974 i.e over 45  years ago the Indo-Portuguese  treaty was signed. Portugal  recognised the full sovereignity of India over then Goa Daman & Diu besides Dadra Nagar Haveli . Hence whether Goa, Daman & Diu besides Dadra Nagar Haveli was annexed, liberated, conquered 

[Goanet] BEEF Imbroglio in Goa

No beef today, thebutchers gone away? …….seems to be the common refrain in Goa since the short supply beginning of this month. But the groundreality is otherwise  … The 48 member (excludingtwo constituencies, one in Sancoale, candidate declared unopposed, and theother in Navelim owing to  

[Goanet] Remembering REGINA FERNANDES the first lady on tiatr stage

Sincethe inception of tiatr, on   17thApril, 1892, i.e 128 years ago, the role of a woman was doned exclusively  by males. Woman  dared not venture  on any suchpublic platform  for fear  of social stigma and ostracisation from society. Itwas Joao Agostinho Fernandes (b 14.12.1871   d

[Goanet] Fr Conceicao D'Silva - death of

Renowned religious preacher, convenor of multiple Charismatic Retreats, Praise and worship to the Lord, every Fridays of the month, devouted Konkani Romi script votary, and a diocesan minced no words in speaking out his mind on political issues, late Fr. Conceicao D Silva, 66 yrs, Parish

[Goanet] National flag hoisting at St Jacinto Island Goa

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 15.08.2021Hon ble CM of Goa. Sub : National Flag hoisting...at St Jacinto Island. Respected Sir. Your reported outburst calling the villagers as anti nationals for initially not permitting hoisting the national flag on the island by Navy

[Goanet] Fw: The Battle for Konkani and Statehood of Go

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android - Forwarded message - From: "Yahoo!Mail" To: "edi...@herald-goa.com" Cc: Sent: Sun, 1 Oct 2023 at 16:41 Subject: The Battle for  Konkani and Statehood of Go Well this book The Battle for  Konkani and Statehood of Goa writ

[Goanet] Fw: Conquest of Goa 1510

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[Goanet] Fw: Conquest of Goa 1510

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[Goanet] Sorrowing lies my land

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[Goanet] Understanding the great Goan land grab

There is no mention on the latest  judgement of the Supreme Court on Right to Property,where the State no longer views Right to Property as one's Fundamental right. >From this perspective not to sure of the authors views...on land grab?? Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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[Goanet] MLA of St Andre Mr Nitesh Borkar

se go carefully through the video in circulation for better understanding..The video can also be made available by this writer  on request .  .Godfrey JI Gonsalves cyberjourno social activist Borda Ward X St Joaquim Road Borda PO Fatorda 403602 Margao Goa 91 9822158584 (24 hrs)Whatsapp Sent from

[Goanet] Mayor's video on London

Hi Roland, That was a fine vid but we do have frequent programmes on the Wonders of the Solar System etc shown on TV. Instead let me come down to earth and pass on a video sent a short time ago by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.The link is Watch this video and get a sneak peek of the city as

Re: [Goanet] AN OPEN LETTER TO GOA CHIEF MINISTER MANOHAR PARRIKAR FROM AIRES RODRIGUES

All kudos to you, Aires, for your bold and caustic letter to Goa's smug CM, calling him 'corrupt, communal and casteist' to his face.  But, given the feudal minds of these BJPwalas, you might be unwittingly stirring up their wrath & inviting revenge. This land has not had much of an an

Re: [Goanet] Demonetisation cat is out of the bag

Marshall, there is more to it: The shift from cash towards digital transactions is being spearheaded by Bill Gates and US financial corporations who will profit from the mark up on digital payments. Modi, given his feudal mind, has become a willing partner. Control digital payments (and remove

[Goanet] Did you know? India beat China in the 1962 War [Says school textbook]

In Hindu Rashtra, anything goes.Turning history on its head, the Sanskrit textbook for class VIII distributed in several CBSE-affiliated schools in Madhya Pradesh says that India won the 1962 war against China, The Times of India reported today.The passage appears in the Sanskrit textbook

[Goanet] Did you know: the Taj Mahal was built by the Hindus and gifted to Emperor Shah Jahan

One BK Ayyangar, approached the ASI through an RTIapplication saying that the Taj Mahal was really "TejoMahalaya", built by the Hindus and gifted to Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan by RajputKing Maan Singh.   Claiming to be a historian, one PN Oak said he had written a book"Taj Mahal: The True

[Goanet] Vladimir PUTIN sings Blueberry Hill (by Fats Domino)

Here is the link:Singing PM: 'Fats' Putin over the top of 'Blueberry Hill' with piano solo | | | | || | | | || Singing PM: 'Fats' Putin over the top of 'Blueberry Hill' w... Full video of Vladimir Putin playing the piano and singing "Blueberry Hill". The

Re: [Goanet] CM Parrikar felicitates ‘Golden’ Leon

Thanks, Carol, for the great news about Leon Mendonca's chess victory at Sochi (South Russia).I had no idea that Goa even had a Chess Association.Leon deserves the warmest greetings from all people of goodwill. I can understand GCA President Cabral felicitating Leon but how does this BJP joker

Re: [Goanet] Goan folks seem so indifferent to on-going local issues. WHY?

Joseph rightly asks: why is it that our Catholic Goans are damn good with pen and paper writing articles in flowery language in Goan blogs, local Goa Newspapers but yet fail miserably to pen even a few lines (protesting) the desecration of (Christian) graves?Why indeed?   On another issue,

Re: [Goanet] THE COMBAT AGAINST CORRUPTION AND INJUSTICE MUST NEVER STOP

You are doing great work, Aires and surely have the support of all people of goodwill.What is saddening is so few GoaNet members compliment you or even refer to the various issues you've been probing. I can guess two reasons:  1) indifference (Goenkar trait, also called susegado?)2) fear of the

Re: [Goanet] From my Archives

Very interesting.Speaking of caste, where did it spring from?Most agree it originated with the Hindus but, with things Hindu, there is no clear, uncontested historical narrative. They prefer to grope in the shadows of myth & legend - anything outside rational scrutiny. Here's one account I

[Goanet] Did you know: Goa came under Hindu Rashtra in June 2017 and many cars 'purified' with cow urine?

How many know that an All-India Hindu Conference was held at Ponda, Goa on 14-17 June 2017? Declaring a Hindu Kingdom or Regime: A man from the audience calls out “Jaitu Jaitu!”   [meaning?] All cheer “HinduRasthrum!” The man repeats “Jaitu Jaitu,” and the people shout back: "Hindu Rasthrum".

[Goanet] CRIMES of EUROPE

Marshall Mendoza wrote: . What is special in atheism that in the last couple of centuries the most barbarous lot happened to be atheists like Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Kim Il Sung, Hitler, etc. who killed and butchered millions and millions of people and brought misery to the world He has merely

Re: [Goanet] Largest Ever Child Porn Collection Found In Vatican

You may be right, FN, that the site quoted by Fidibus is fake after all. Thanks for warning us. I for one was carried away by the so called revelations.I guess we just got to be cautious. Eddie On Thursday, 27 July 2017, 22:08, Frederick Noronha wrote: Do

Re: [Goanet] Largest Ever Child Porn Collection Found In Vatican

Thanks, Fidibus, for the news of fresh child sex scandals. Church clerics of all ranks right up to cardinal seem fixated on child sex all over the world. During colonial times, they have played hell on innocent native children in boarding schools run by the Church in the US, Canada, Caribbean,

[Goanet] CAT out of the Bag

Advocate Aires Rodrigues continues to render sterling service to the citizens of Goa by revealing the recent unsavoury antics of the ruling party (BJP).First (Part 1) he informed us about the illegal meeting organised at the airport by the BJP Chief/Emperor Amit Shah on 1st of July. He then

Re: [Goanet] COMPLAINT FILED OVER ILLEGAL PUBLIC MEETING HELD BY THE BJP AT GOA’S DABOLIM AIRPORT

Advocate AIRES RODRIGUES has filed a complaint againstthe illegal meeting held at Goa Airport on Sat, 01 Jul 17. He said: “A complaint has today been filedby against the alleged illegal and unauthorized public meeting organizedyesterday by the BJP at the Dabolim Airport premises which was

Re: [Goanet] GOA FOR A WEEK WILL BE MANAGED FROM THE UNITED STATES

Good info from Aires.So it seems Goa's CM apparently doesn't  trust  1) anyone to act as CM in his absence  2) India medical expertise. A few questions: - Are we allowed to ask: from what source will be the CM pay the medical bills in the US? - has the CM explained the point of the Meeting held

Re: [Goanet] Does Religion Offer Justice?

Aren't these Christian beliefs, all concocted by Euro theologians & bishops, farcical? We have been fed on myths & fables for too long. Why on earth does God need to have a son? To us earthlings, 'son' means the product from the physical relations between man and woman. In the Euro Christian

Re: [Goanet] Demonetisation cat is out of the bag

Goanet accepts links but not attachments. What you read from Marshall was a link! On 4 August 2017 at 09:26, BT Yahoo Mail <gdig...@btinternet.com> wrote: > Marshall, there is more to it: > The shift from cash towards digital transactions is being spearheaded by > Bill G

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: PARRIKAR WILFULLY NEGLECTED PANAJI

I for one don't understand how the Goa government works. I read that because they robbed the formation of government from the Congress in a very stealthy manner that Parrikar is the CM of Goa. Could someone explain this 'stealthy manner'? How was it accomplished?Lawfully, within the Assembly or

Re: [Goanet] Ram Nath Kovind who?

The fact is India is not known for producing distinguished statesmen like Lee Kwan Yu (Singapore) or Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam).Indian leaders or high officials tend to be: - pompous mediocrities with a king-size ego; intellectual lightweights, bereft of ideas, - no brilliance, creativity,or grand

Re: [Goanet] NOW RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN TO ALSO BE A BJP DEN

Aires, you are absolutely right. The BJP/RSS halfwits & bigots seem determined to appoint assorted mediocrities, peasants, sadhus & the like to high office. They have made some yogi fellow the CM of UP and now it's another joker for President. Ideally, a President should be a

Re: [Goanet] NOW RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN TO ALSO BE A BJP DEN

fter Dr. Zakir Hussain, that was not the puppet of the party in power in New Delhi. Perhaps N Sanjiva Reddy and Dr. Abdul Kalam were the exceptions. NagueshBhatcar From: Goanet <goanet-boun...@lists.goanet.org> on behalf of BT Yahoo Mail <gdig...@b

[Goanet] BHU (Benares Hindu University) under Hindu Rashtra

Indian universities have long had a poor international reputation compared with East Asia & the West for academic performance and research. For example, not a single Indian university has appeared within the top 300 in the annual global rankings for higher institutions. Indians may be proud

[Goanet] India's rape culture is thriving

GANGRAPED by 23 men in RAJASTHAN On 25th September, a woman, 28, told the police in her complaint that while standing on the road at 2.30 pm in Bikaner, Rajasthan, two men in a Bolero SUV offered her a lift. When she refused, she was forcibly pulled inside the car and raped. The horror didn't

[Goanet] India's rape culture is thriving

GANGRAPED by 23 men in RAJASTHAN On 25th September, a woman, 28, told the police in her complaint that while standing on the road at 2.30 pm in Bikaner, Rajasthan, two men in a Bolero SUV offered her a lift. When she refused, she was forcibly pulled inside the car and raped. The horror didn't

Re: [Goanet] Please remove your CORRUPT Director General of Police!

Dear David Cleaver, Thanks for the immense time & trouble you've taken to discover all those email IDs and to put forward your case against the DGP. That a UK man has complained on a Goan public matter will certainly attract notice and perhaps some of the powers addressed may sit up and take

Re: [Goanet] How Britain Stole $45 Trillion from India

Indians usually think smart after the event.A brief look at history: a few thousand Muslim invaders from distant lands (Persia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan) took control of Hindustan for 8 centuries and millions of cowardly Hindus could do nothing about it - except play with cows, argue on caste,

[Goanet] CANADA'S NIGHTMARE

Roland, you may not be aware of the recent (Jun 2019) damning Report accusing Canada's Anglo government of race-based GENOCIDE against Indigenous Women & Girls. Wherever there are ANGLOS (UK, US, Canada, Australia, NZ), they strenuously keep alive their White Supremacy and maintain racist

Re: [Goanet] Modi Must Be Sweating

The water crisis will be the great test for Modi and his bigots. Traditional Hindus don't believe in intellectual or technological skills like cloud seeding (as the Chinese do) to attract rain. They appeal directly to their many gods through some silly rituals. For example, they capture a pair

Re: [Goanet] EVEN GOD WILL NOT FORGIVE THESE POLITICAL BANDITS

Well known Lawyer Aires Rodrigues has this habit of invoking God's name for intervention and he has also appealed to some John the Baptist. He means well but have these two ever intervened before? And in any case, where are they to be found? Eddie

[Goanet] Ayres says: open defecation is alive & thriving in Goa

Dear Ayres, Thank you for neatly explaining via a You Tube the status of open defecation in Goa. You have thereby demonstrated your concern for the common man and also exposed the lies of the BJP babus running Goa who claim that Goa is open defecation free. You point out that labourers (mostly

Re: [Goanet] Trashing the Magic of Charles Correa

Hi Dom, I couldn't quite follow your line of thought. Your choice of words is intriguing but also more cryptic than clear. What are 'ancestral perceptions'? And what has 'astral' to do with them? You then name three architects, including a legendary Egyptian and move on to Fr Jose Vaz, now a

Re: [Goanet] FRIDAY BALCAO

Friday Balcao has been active for many years. Some questions for Roland Martins: - it would be useful to have a summary of the discussion topics held in the last year or so - how many attend a discussion on average? And what is their typical background? - what action is taken on the suggestions

Re: [Goanet] ILLEGAL POLICE SECURITY GIVEN TO FORMER MINISTER PANDURANG M MUST BE WITHDRAWN

 Ayres, as a good citizen, brought to our notice a grave breach of the law by Goa's BJP babus for providing police protection to one Pandurang who ceased to be Minister since a year. Well, done, Ayres. Not too surprising. This is India and the law is not taken seriously here. Everything depends

Re: [Goanet] Bible verses for the day

How many of us know that we have a Bible scholar, Devak Argham, in our midst who posts passages from the Bible every day? He presumably does this for the edification of his readers. Most of these passages are claimed to have been written some 2000 years ago and the Old Testament some 500

Re: [Goanet] Konkani Traditional Mandos...

Thanks, Edward. Just listened to two so far. They are beautifully rendered. Eddie -- Original Message -- From: "Edward Verdes" To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Sent: Thursday, 23 Apr, 20 At 08:01 Subject: [Goanet] Konkani Traditional Mandos... Listen to the 6

Re: [Goanet] Bible verse for the Day

Mr Argham, Some of us don't care for this fictitious thing called 'eternal life'. Can your 'Son' get rid of the Coronas virus and assure us of a safe, healthy life now?? Eddie -- Original Message -- From: "Devak Argham" To: "goanet" Sent: Thursday, 23 Apr, 20 At 03:34 Subject:

[Goanet] Athanasio in trouble

Goanet folk may have not noted that Athanacio Lobo of Moira (now in Canada) has been charged for 'sedition' for his online petition to re-liberate Goa and perhaps rid the place of cows, sadhus and such. Sedition is an offence created by the Brits to discipline Indian nationalists but was

[Goanet] Alfonso Albuquerque of Porvorim

Hi Dom, I was moved by your courage to casually disclose that your dad started as a coolie working at the Bombay docks and rose to be Chief Petty Officer. That example is bound to have shaped your own values. The little I got to know about you came from Alfonso Albuquerque, not the

[Goanet] Fwd: Pranab Da : A doyen leaves us

Anish, you have lavished fulsome praise on India's former President Pranab Mukerjee but what are the achievements that merited the praise? You say: 'The passing away of former President Pranab Mukherjee is a huge loss to Indian politics'. What on earth does this mean? Indian politics is just

[Goanet] Goa Day - is the issue still sizzling?

Jazz Goa had posted an old clip (2012) featuring Rene Baretto's idea of Goa Day. It's not clear from the clip whether he proposed the idea of World Goa Day. While it is agreed that Goa Day has been locally celebrated here and there, the idea of World Goa Day seemed to have been mooted by the

[Goanet] America going to the dogs?

I just read a scathing assessment of the USA by Paul Edwards of Montana. Here is the gist of what he said. It rings painfully true. 1. What is happening to America is an unmitigated tragedy and there’s no satisfaction in satirising or ridiculing it. This diseased, battered country still stands,

[Goanet] Prashant BHUSHAN speaking at the OXFORD UNION on Modl's government

It was most instructive to listen to lawyer Prashant Bhushan at the Oxford Union Forum on the sins & horrors of the MODI government. The Oxford Union is rightly famous for hosting a range of high quality debates. India claims to have some hundreds of so called Universities but what sort of

Re: [Goanet] WARM GANESH GREETINGS TO YOU ALL

Why is Advocate Aires Rodrigues getting excited about somebody called Ganesha? Are Catholics supposed to get worked up too? And if he is a remover of obstacles, why is the Corona virus still around? For that matter, can Devak Argham explain why his Jesus, Francis Xavier and St Jose Vaz have

[Goanet] AMNESTY International FORCED TO HALT WORK IN INDIA

Amnesty International has suspended its work in India after Modi’s government froze the group's bank accounts over alleged fundraising violations. It has been the target of an “incessant witch hunt” by Modi's regime for its work, including campaigning for the rights of citizens in the

[Goanet] THE WONDERS OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY

Three Bills were (deemed) passed without voting, despite demand for voting. Yet another first! During the proceedings, the Rajya Sabha TV was switched off, just like that. Hence no record! In Rajya Sabha two very important bills were passed by a voice vote. No discussion at all! And when the

[Goanet] Christian Leader of the western world (a billionaire) paid little tax over the years.

President Donald Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and the same amount in 2017, and paid no taxes at all in several previous years, largely because his business empire has reported losing more money than it made, according to a new report in The New York Times. In a story

[Goanet] ARUNDHATI ROY SPEAKS

Is there such a thing as a Hindu intellectual? Hindus have never had an intellectual tradition like the Chinese. Intellectual inquiry and scholarship was held back by the caste system that handed authority to the Brahmins (priestly caste) who exercised authority over the others. In addition,

[Goanet] Low caste woman's corpse removed from the pyre

The corpse of a Dalit woman was removed from the pyre under upper-caste social pressure, and, despite police intervention, taken away for cremation elsewhere. That's Hindu priorities for you. At Kakarpura village, twenty miles from Agra, it was admitted that it was “illegal” for a “lower

Re: [Goanet] PLEADING WITH PM TO RETAIN SATYA PAL MALIK AS GOA GOVERNOR

Dear Aires, While a number of GoaNet regulars are lost in the wonders of Goan literature and history, you stay focused on the real problems faced by Goa. Congrats. You are clearly for a Goa led by good governance and dedicated to the welfare of all the people. You may be right about Malik's

Re: [Goanet] World Goa Day 2020

George Pinto did right to tell us how the idea of World Goa Day (WGD) came about and to remind us that history and facts matter. So can Rene Baretto set the record straight (if he still lives)? Goa Sudharop is a charity that has helped deserving children and I myself have contributed. But sadly

[Goanet] Indian Constitution: the story

Anish Esteves (email dated 06 Aug) referred to August 5 as a 'dark day in Indian History'. It was the day a year ago when Modi downgraded the Kashmir government. So it was a very bright day for Modi and his BJP gang who love degrading Indian Muslims in every way. Most of these BJP high

[Goanet] WHY is the US anti-CHINA?

The issue of US growing antagonism against China has been aired in GoaNet a couple of times but the writers did not side with China. Traditionally, India, a rather primitive state compared with the US or China, has sided with the US because it looks to the US for help when in distress, as was

[Goanet] Doing Science the Hindu (BJP) way

It seems Modi's India is ready to launch the world's first COVID19 vaccine on 15 August. Sukla Sen in his email says there are 4 essential stages to go through: first on animals and then three successive stages on humans. Only on successfully clearing the preceding stage, the stage involving

[Goanet] INSPIRING HINDU SNAKE RITUAL

Watch a bunch of Hindus playing with SNAKES, apparently to improve their Karma Their religion does seem to have much variety. https://twitter.com/i/status/1282993244175908865 Eddie

Re: [Goanet] Dear Brown People

Hi Naguesh, When white people say 'model minority', they mean people who are generally submissive to Whites, unlikely to challenge them, especially the elites. That's all. Eddie -- Original Message -- From: "Naguesh Bhatcar" To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!"

Re: [Goanet] A local hero praised vs grim conditions of Goa

It was interesting to read how a former BJP CM called Manohar Parrikar was lauded in his biography for an Extraordinary Life: The authors praise him lavishly: - Manohar Parrikar was a towering personality, who defined an era in Goa's politics, after the turbulent 1990s which produced 13

[Goanet] Forwarded: The Dangerous Incompetence of Narendra Modi and Jair Bolsonaro

Alarming news about the COVID-19 disease comes from Brazil and India, where the infection numbers are high, and the death count grows steadily. It appears that a million people are now infected in Brazil (out of a population of over

[Goanet] Bible verses for the Day

Mr Argham, there are more crazy passages in Deuteronomy: (Deut 7.1-11) When the Lord your God brings you into the land to occupy and drives out before you seven nations mightier and more numerous than you – the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and the Jubesites

[Goanet] A local hero vs grim conditions of Goa

It was interesting to read how a former BJP CM called Manohar Parrikar was lauded in his biography for an Extraordinary Life: The authors praise him lavishly: - Manohar Parrikar was a towering personality, who defined an era in Goa's politics, after the turbulent 1990s which produced 13 chief

Re: [Goanet] Himalayan Blunders: Is India Losing Nepal? (Dhaka Tribune, 16/7/2020)

From what I've read, Nepal says India's great Ram belongs to Nepal. But Ram is a fictional figure, isn't he? So what's the fuss about? Eddie -- Original Message -- From: Roland Francis roland.fran...@gmail.com To: GoaNet Sent: Thursday, 16 Jul, 20 At 18:02 Subject: Re: [Goanet]

[Goanet] Panaji going to the dogs or is it cows?

From time to time, Adv Aires Rodrigues brings to the notice of Panjim residents the sad state of the town (or is it city?). But the BJP babujis couldn't care less. They just want to make money. Dirt and civic chaos have mattered little to the Indians and do words like 'transparency' and

[Goanet] Fwd: With 50, 000 COVID-19 Deaths, India's Outlook is Grim

India's Outlook on the Corona Virus is Grim The fight against the coronavirus was supposed to last just 21 days. ‌ The fight against the coronavirus was supposed to last just 21 days but by August 15, India’s total case count stood at over 2.5 million with over 50,000 deaths, writes

[Goanet] HEALTH CENTRE: BJP malevolence at work

On Dec 25, 2020, Advocate Aires Rodrigues wrote: "Despite a categorical assurance by three top ministers Union Minister Shripad Naik, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant & Health Minister Vishwajit Rane that a 30 bedded Health Care Centre would be set up at the Old Ribandar Hospital, Naik’s Ayush

[Goanet] US Republican Romance with the Evangelicals

The Americans (mostly Republicans) have a sick obsession with the Evangelicals. Watch their reaction after their patron Trump lost the elections. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiXeK7mz1yk Eddie

[Goanet] TRUMP the UNREPENTANT RACIST

Thanks, George, for that bold & brilliant post from Mehdi Hasan. I didn't have his email, so couldn't copy this to him. He is a remarkable writer and has written on a range of subjects with a refreshingly original perspective. We Goans, on the other hand, can go no further than call Trump

[Goanet] Goa scenes

Rajan says he was amused by the Goan obsession with Trump. The fact is, Rajan, that Goans have been subliminally missing an authentic leader who would be true to the Goan ethos, much of it Catholic. Rajan rightly said that Goans would have loved "someone who stood for preserving the land, our

[Goanet] Palestinian children held in solitary confinement by Israel

Israeli authorities routinely detain Palestinian children in isolation solely for interrogation purposes, a practice that amounts to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, Defense for Children International - Palestine said in a report released today.The 73-page

[Goanet] Celebrating "60th Anniversary" Liberation Day .... A YEAR TOO EARLY!!!

Hi Mr Cleaver, In your message to the Government of Goa, you have used used the phrase 'fucking idiot(s)' three times. Is that common practice in UK and would you address Boris Johnson's government the same way over a silly mistake? Eddie

[Goanet] Berlin Conference 1884-85 and Israeli atrocities against children

t;Frederick Noronha" ; "adrian fernandes" ; "Gregory Almeida" ; "BT Yahoo Mail" ; "Vivian A. DSouza" Sent: Tuesday, 15 Dec, 20 At 19:35 Subject: Least We Forget The Berlin Conference of 1884 I was wondering how many Goans would be interested in your messa

[Goanet] WILL INDIA'S PRESIDENT CLARIFY?

Aires, you should know by now that most of India's top officials (Presidents, Prime Ministers and the like) are an undereducated lot and underachievers. In fact, President Manmohan Singh was awarded the title of THE UNDERACHIEVER by Time Magazine. July 2012. Don't expect brilliance and

[Goanet] COVID-19 linked with MENTAL ILLNESS

Many COVID-19 survivors are likely to be at greater risk of developing mental illness, psychiatrists said on Monday, after LARGE STUDY found 20% of those infected with the coronavirus are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days. Anxiety, depression and insomnia were most common

[Goanet] CAPITALISM & THE POPES 1. Colonialism

Capitalism is about wealth accumulation and the Europeans started accumulating other peoples' resources in earnest following the arrival of Columbus in the Americas in 1492. They had the advantage of ship building and armaments. Much of Europe’s wealth came about through colonialism, massive

Re: [Goanet] America hangs its head in shame.

Hi Vivian, You write like a white American. They are the ones who run the US. Do Browns and Blacks count? What power do they have? Why should you "hang down your head deeply in shame and agony"? What crimes as a brown man have you committed? You don't seem familiar with American history. When

[Goanet] CAPITALIST POPES: against Democracy but for Private Property

Giving themselves fancy titles like 'Vicar of Christ', Popes had become autocratic and resisted challenges to their authority. As Europe modernised in the 19th century, the Popes resisted these trends as threatening their authority. Pope Leo XII (1823-29) forbade vaccination against smallpox

[Goanet] Dinesh on REAGAN

Thanks, Fred, for the YouTube on Dinesh's podcast. There, Dinesh narrates some disappointing trivia about former President Reagan. Dinesh, here is something more substantial about Reagan by Chomsky and Pilger: 1. NOAM CHOMSKY's views (from Deterring Democracy 1991) Under Reagan, for eight

Re: [Goanet] Rejuvenating SKIN & MUSCLE

is mean? I am not talking of Indian successes overseas. But what on earth is happening in India itself? Why is Indian governance so corrupt and chaotic? Eddie -- Original Message -- From: "E DeSousa" To: "Goanet Org" Cc: "BT Yahoo Mail" Sent:

[Goanet] Pope Francis' banalities

Dear Ms Yeagle & Mr McElwee, I have kept in touch with NCR off and on for some 20 years. You will surely agree that the Church is in a state of crisis and has little influence on society. The NCR may claim to be racially diverse but sadly, it continues to be Eurocentric and it is certainly not

Re: [Goanet] What I told Dinesh

Dear Dinesh, I have heard from you many times over the years by email, usually promoting your books. The most recent email was to announce a daily podcast. All such activities would normally call for warm rejoicing & celebration but sadly, in your case, your every new act recalls your bondage

[Goanet] At Last a formula to rejuvenate SKIN & MUSCLE

Great News. Scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have discovered a way to make skin cells “grow younger.” They claim the original technique can be used to “reverse the ageing process and prevent diseases related to ageing and prolong life span.” Speaking

[Goanet] OUR POPES: WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF BROWN AND BLACK PEOPLE

The Popes are supposed to be men of God, compassionate and understanding. Instead, many were corrupt, kept mistresses, even a harem. Elections were often rigged by bribery (simony). One Pope (Benedict XI) was elected when he was just 11. To get a feel for power, the Popes took on a number of

Re: [Goanet] "The absurdity of India can be total"

Rajan, kudos to you for exposing Indian general shoddiness at work: - outdated web design even in national institute or university websites, broken links etc. - chaotic state even at completed construction sites etc. I am reminded of similar observations by VS Naipaul in his early writings:

[Goanet] INDIAN CONSTITUTION

John Eric Gomes had earlier listed several functions of a nation State but he seems to be talking of some ideal State, hardly the Indian State. For example, he claimed that India is not a Banana republic. True? One dictionary defines this "as one of the smaller tropical countries whose

[Goanet] Gujus start COW RESEARCH

Indian Universities are pathetic at scientific research but the BJP Hindus couldn't care less. Their focus is on problems pertinent to the Vedic era - cows, sadhus, temples, more cows, ... using minimal intellectual effort. On June 5, Gujarat governor Acharya Devvrat inaugurated a new centre

Re: [Goanet] Is education required for political office in Hindustan?

George, Look at India's top rulers - Modi, Shah and Yogi - uneducated, intellectually bankrupt and operating from the Vedic Age. That's what Hindu Rashtra is all about: gods galore, cows, caste, sadhus, temples. And the Big Three take pride in their ignorance and superstitions.We need to

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