tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186797032012-01-24T20:31:20.187+05:30**************DEVACHEA NAVAN ANI GOEMCARANCHEA MANNANK******************* This blog is an attempt to delve into the traditions, heritage, culture, lore and ambience that spawned an enigma. A state of mind. And to perchance perform a perfunctory probe into the psyche of the Goemcar. ************************************************************************************************* GOEMCAR: Any person anywhere in the world - Goemcar rogtacho!Xanno Moidecarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16231342048771557668noreply@blogger.comBlogger1281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18679703.post-46811694310740966912009-10-28T19:31:00.011+05:302010-12-31T02:16:03.617+05:30

Roghunath's BhajiRoghunath cooked the best ussal bhaji evertreats forthe young famished after sweaty games of cricketor given the seasonfootball and even koino-bhalplayed with gusto on the red mud fields of Moira.At times there was bhatat bhajias gooda mix of the two, sheer adulterated mannaKrishna's feasts after his exertionswith beautiful sheperdesses on celestial slopescould not have tasted

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A son of the vaddo of Pirazona in the village of Moira, Valente lived most of his life abroad. In Africa and the UK. He was the brother of the well known engineer and Goan environmentalist Urban Lobo and the first cousin of Padr Athanasio Lobo; who used to be a Professor in the Seminary of Rachol and the Secretary to the Patriarch of the East Indies. Padr Lobo was considered in his time and even

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Jose De Souza is not really an uncle of mine. But that nice Goemcar practice of anybody over forty being given the avuncular title, meant that this man was, as the norm dictated, Uncle. And much liked.Jose is well known in Moira. He is the scion of one of the ‘vhoddli’ families. I believe, his family tree spans the Nazares’, Gamas’, Pais’. All societal pillars in the village of Moira. As is with

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The story of Rip Van Winkle is set in the years before and after the American Revolutionary War. Rip Van Winkle, a villager of Dutch descent, lives in a nice village at the foot of New York's Catskill Mountains. An amiable man whose home and farm suffer from his lazy neglect, he is loved by all but his wife.One autumn day he escapes his nagging wife by wandering up the mountains. There he

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Magtaum soglea somestank khuxalkaen bhorlelem Novem Voros!

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Khuxalborit NatallamSincerelyXanno Moidecar

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Comment:Always a pleasure to raise a glass or two to the golden oldies. As we all did, once upon a time ......Many thanks.Xanno MoidecarFrom Nash Lobo:MOZO POTI BOMBAIM GUELAMozo poti Bombaim gela, tacho usko maka zala...2Ani nimanne rati sopeacher boison, beiju maka dila ...2Ch.Poti ie Poti ie, tujea gopan maka ghe..2Potti attik dorun voddi, sogli rath tho chimtte kaddi...2Ani thambo nastanam

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Dnyanpeeth awardee Kelekar calls for formation of Konkani state: Noted writer and Gandhian thinker, Ravindra Kelekar, who has bagged the prestigious Dnyanpeeth award, on December 15, has called for the formation of a Konkani state with the inclusion of all Konkani speaking areas from Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, Goa and Jog Falls in Karnataka. Kelekar made the statement while replying to his

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A Herald Editorial:For the greater glory of KonkaniThe Jnanpith Award is the highest literary award in the country.Ravindra Kelekar, a living legend of the Konkani movement, has brought honour and recognition to Konkani, taking it to an altogether new literary level by becoming its latest recipient. The octogenarian Kelekar is a multi-faceted personality; scholar, activist, linguist, and creative

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For years now the ‘niz ganvcars’ of Moira have been compelled to creep where others strode.While the rest in Goem proudly proclaim their ‘mul ganvs’, Moidecars have had to do with sheepishly acquiescing when confronted with the accusing “Arre tum Moidecho re?” Those amongst Moidecars, not too bothered with the truth, have either stoutly come out with an outright denial, “Konnem sanglan tuca *****

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Comment:A tour de force. Dr de Souza has in his inimitable way once again unpeeled the layers from Goemcars and Goemcarponn. A must read for all Goemcars. This doyen amongst Goemcar historians has over the years dissected the essence of Goem like no other. It is with no little proprietorial pride that I claim him for a Moidecar, possibly the cleverest of the clever lot.I hope Teotonio does

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Comment:I thank Ms Coelho for taking the time and trouble to respond to my queries. Her zeal was never in doubt. I accept her assertions about her garage. I take them to be right. I take her point about the Sarpanch being under investigation himself. Are any of the other activists under scrutiny? Have any of them been served with show cause notices?Also what is the equation regarding Marie Yvonne

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"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." VoltaireI have read the two interviews. The Sarpanch and the 'sundori'. And despite or rather because of the hubris of some, I am still a wee bit unsure. A nagging feeling deep down.Maybe I have misread the whole thing. I do not find the situation all black and white. There are a lot of grey areas. For one, is there an illegally

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I quote:"Rosa Parks sat, so that Martin Luther King could marchMartin Luther King marched, so that Barack Obama could runBarack Obama ran, so that ALL the children of America could flyBarack has won, and now the limit is far far beyond the sky."'Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream: 'T is the star-spangled banner: O, long may it

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Dr Teotonio De Souza and Leroy Veloso have written. That is enough for me.Venita has had her rights trampled upon. All power to the elbows of those Moidecars going hammer and tongs against the bullies. An ugly breed they are too. Both on and off the Internet.It was never my intention to criticise the behaviour of anyone present at the meeting. (I deleted the 'only one wearing the trousers ' bit

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Comment:I had intended posting further suggestions regarding the ills that are infecting and affecting the Christian populace in India. However, matters closer to home have gripped my attention. And because this incident too has a connective vein, that of cowards and bullies, I shall permit myself to digress.I have always believed that all bullies, cyber or otherwise, are cowards. Whenever they

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India is burning. Evil is afoot. Forces of darkness, in the guise of godly fervour, are sowing the wind. They have to realise that they will reap a whirlwind. And if they do not, they have to be made to.I wrote that paragraph in my last blog entry. Don't go looking for it. I have deleted that entry. It had nothing to do with anything of importance.A 'vadoll' is blowing across Bharat mata. A

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Konknni vo Concannim ??The Director of Official language Department Menino Peres, who inaugurated the Dalgado Konknni Akademi's workshop for writers at the Black Box of Kala Academy in Panjim on October, said, "Writers should make use of Orthographies published by the Goa Konkani Akademi and the TSKK in order to bring uniformity of spelling and grammar in their writing," he said. "Roman script is

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Yet another shameful chapter in sectarian strife was added when the Orissa government confirmed on Friday that a 29-year-old Catholic nun was raped by a fanatical Hindu gang on August 25, while the police ignored her pleas for help and looked the other way.After dragging its feet for 38 days, the state government finally woke up to media reports and outrage across the country and abroad to arrest

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An illustrious son Goa’s forgotten In the classic "The Count of Monte Cristo", Alexandre Dumas has a character named Abbe Faria, an old dying priest, who imprisoned at the Chateau d’If prison, France... But in real life, the priest imprisoned at the Chateau d’If, and on whom this character is loosely based, survived the incarceration and following his release from prison introduced to the world

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Comment: Bullies are always cowards. One of the biggest cowards in modern history was Hitler. He sacrificed his country, massacred millions and when his time came, took the coward's way out and committed suicide.Hitler was bent on ethnic cleansing. He wanted the uber mensh, the super man, to be ubiquitous in his Deutshland. Jews, gypsies (whom many consider of Indian sub-continental stock)

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Crabbing AttentionCrabs, locally known as ‘kullyos’, are very popular in Goa. Madkaim, Agacaim, Sancoale and the island of Chorao are famous for good crabs. There is a local belief that crabs fatten during new moon phase, while they are light and meatless during full moon. Soyllaserrata, Portunus pelagious, Charybdis cruciata and Portunus sanguinoleutus are consumed in large numbers. Although

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What do Aldona village and the famed 2008 Man Booker Prize share in common?A world-acclaimed author and part-time resident of Aldona called Amitav Ghosh, whose book Sea of Poppies is among the six books short-listed for the Booker Prize - one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards.“I came to know about the nomination only on Tuesday. According to me, the pleasure of writing is the real

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Goa lost another legendary musician with the passing away of Francis Xavier Lobo alias Sonny Lobo on September 8 at the ripe old age of 98. The magical pianist, band-leader and a towering personality, regaled the glittering ballrooms at India's best hotels including Taj, Greens, Ambassador and Great Eastern way back in the mid Forties rubbing shoulders with world celebrities.Sonny had the proud

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From one of the cradles of world civilizations. From the womb that begat Asoka, Vikramaditya, Akbar, Gandhi, Tagore, Radhakrishna, Nehru, Vivekananda. From the land that swears by the principles of ahimsa. Orissa.The nation that purports to have leap frogged into modernity, the country that is poised to take its place amongst the world elite, from the homeland that is mother to some of the

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On April 17, 1892, Joao Agostinho Fernandes, from Borda-Margao, Caetaninho Fernandes from Taleigao, Agostinho Mascarenhas from Mungul-Margao and yet another whose details are still unknown under Lucasinho Ribeiro’s banner “Goa Portuguese Dramatic Troupe’, staged the first ever Konkani tiatr at New Alfred Theatre, Bombay, called ‘Italian Bhurgo’. After the success of this pioneering effort, Joao

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Darwin may well have been right. I wish I could counter with certitude that he was not, but I cannot. Not in the face of an overwhelming consensus within the scientific community. The grouse that I have with old Charles is that, even if he were right, couldn't he have kept the facts of our evolution to himself?Yes, Darwin may well have been right, but there is one glaringly obvious anomaly to his

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I think, in view of Edgar's missive, I should reveal my identity. Nothing would interest me more than to cross swords with people of the caliber of Augusto. On no condition though would I want the hassle that constant repartee entails. I, like many a notable of yore, find it more my pace to be able to write as and when I want. Not often do I find the time to bother with the prattle of the hoi

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I was alerted, if that is the word I'm looking for, to the advertising of my blog, on Moira-net. I was surprised that either of the two moderators, one a niz moidecar and the other a pseudo, would have the magnanimity to announce my presence. And so I checked Moira-net and lo and behold, it was Frederick Noronha and not the two moidecars. I had, since some time now, out of sheer irritation,

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As the Spaniards would say. The sighs of Goemcars. Padr Pratap, (why is he not called by the Concannim title Bap Pratap?), has put his finger on all that ails Goem. It is a long list. Alas, there is not much time. The 'samudra' of 'merde' that is sweeping across our 'bhangarachem Goem' has turned into a tsunami and soon, unless an unlikely miracle happens, will engulf and forever relegate

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If there is one Goemcar, in Goem, for whom I have the most profound respect and admiration, it is Floriano Lobo. This 'manik' from Moiddea has put his life on hold to do battle with the 'rakshasas' who loot, rape and pillage Goem and Goemcars. With little regard for his and his family's well being , nay, even safety, he has carried the war into the camp of Goa's enemies; most of whom, and the

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Moidecar pevonn caju fenim urrac amchea calzanc podleat re buracyen zivit MoidecaranchemAmi Moidecar ekdom vhonradbiennao khuincheach guerracbatli pistol amchea MoidecaranchemSogle ekttaim zavnyeaEok ekvott ami koreaMoidecar vhonrad mhun dhakovyeaAni ekttaim ami ravunekvottan ami zuzunMoidecar vhenxiar zanvunyea.Viva!!!

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While the world plods towards progress our MP - bab Sardinha, is rapidly pacing backward. Animal cruelty is equated internationally with an uncivilised society, yet this former teacher/MLA/minister/et al wants to return these barbaric dhirios to the Goan landscape.Grow up and desist Sardinha, you have already made a laughing stock of yourself with this silly stance of yours on dhirios, do not let

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How predictable. The moment the vunddir realise the mazor is serious about stopping the plunder of Goem, out goes Kamat.The departure of Kamat the man, is of no importance, the sadness is in the muscle that big money deploys in Goemcar politics.When will our saviour come? Aiz yeatolo, falea yeatolo, pavon, pavoch na ......Xanno Moidecar

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How the times have changed. Kamat-bab has heeded the voice of the masses and accepted that the political classes have to kow -tow to the popular will.Kamatiche hatt are tied with the baggage of corrupt and self serving people he is compelled to work with. It is however, heartening that his survival instinct is not overbearing enough to engulf his apparently innate sense of justice and fair

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AVIZ SOMESTANKI had decided that the name for this blog, The State of Goa no longer described the issues and the matters that are meant to be discussed and debated in this forum. The primary reason being the lack of niz Goemcars on the ground in our nossa terra.Henceforth I thought, this blog should be titled The State of Goans thus more accurately describing the state of affairs in our

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Comment: A distinguished and erudite man, Fr Moreno will be long remembered for his devotion to Goem and his love for ConcanimVivaSaxtticheo Igorz "Saxtticheo Igorzo" (Churches of Salcette, Vol II), the last part of a historical series on the churches of the Old Conquests in Goa, in Konkani language, written by a reputed historian and State Cultural award winner and prolific writer Fr Moreno de

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Comment: The Poet Laureate of Goem expressing the 'mul' characteristics of a Khoro GoemcarKHORO GOENKARby Manoharrai SardessaiMogall jivak jiv divpiGunni zonnak apnnavpiNavaddgeachea boddar matHanntta zobor marToch khoro Goenkar!Meklleponnak tollmolltaDukh pollovn kollvolltaTinui para gorib-lhanankUktem hachem darToch khoro Goenkar!Hachea ontthanr mhovem kantarHachea paiant ghumtta-talRogot

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Comment: A synopsis, a summary, a precis about Goem and Goemcar. This is a brief tour de force of Goem's past. A great read and extremely imformative.A Search For An IdentityCatholic Goans – How They Fit In A Predominantly Hindu India.By: Giselle DiasAsk a diasporic Catholic Goan where they are from and what they are andmore often or not the reply will be “ I am from Goa” or “ I am Goan”.

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Comment: What a magnificent heritage to be proud of. What a grandiose tradition to uphold. What a legacy to bequeath. Siolcars, all over the world, must look on these great doyens of music, from their lovely village, and hold their heads a little higher. O to be a Siolcar. But all Goemcars can revel in the glory that these niz sons of our motherland brought to amchem bhangarachem

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Comment: A worker in Concannim's vineyard has passed to his reward. Requeisant in pace.Konkani Film Researcher Andrew Greno Viegas passes awayThe Dalgado Konkani Academy has condoled the sad and untimely death of Andrew Greno Viegas, who passed away at around 7.00 am today. DKA President Tomazinho Cardozo said that "the young, enthusiastic and soft-spoken Goan researcher has rendered yeoman

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Comment: Well done Tomazinho and the DKA. This giant and a legend of Concannim literature needs to be remembered and honoured. Now the Government of Goem should step in and officially commemorate this great man. More for the sake of Goem and Goemcar culture, than merely an aggrandisement of a literary grandmaster.Reginaldo's books to be exhibitedIt is for the first time in the history of

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Comment: A good man, deservedly well remembered. Fr Gregory obviously toiled long and hard in the vineyard of the Lord. May his soul rest in eternal peace.The village of Bogmalo is indeed a salubrious one. The author of this fulsome piece has made the Bogmalo of bygone days appear like an Eden on earth. Maybe it was. But then memories always tend to lend a golden tinge to things

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Comment: A prolific writer who kept Goemcars absorbed and buried in his books, Reginaldo was a giant on the Concannim scene. In years to come his riveting 'romanci' will be read and treasured by Goemcars as an outstanding exemplar of the vivacity of amchi maim bhas.DKA to observe Reginaldo Fernandes' birth anniversaryThe 65th birth anniversary of one of the most popular writers of Konkani in

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Comment: The newly elected Congress legislators have decided to elect Digambar to the CM's gadi. This was no labour of love. Rane and Ravi would not between them have the other in place and in the end decided on Kamat-bab.Kamat a Saraswat has proven once again that bamon budh will triumph. No amount of muscle or money power has been able to suppress his ilk. Despite the fall of the other two

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Comment: Some of the 'bhennor', parasitic plants, has been prised away from the centre of the Goemcar political power centre. Quite a bit still remains. A couple of these resilient bloodsuckers have made a comeback. Goemcars can only pray. Sorvondar aiz yeatolo, falea yeatolo, pavon, pavochna!! When a doyen of rectitude, is stuffed up the rectum, by an allegedly upright electorate from a

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Comment: It is good to know that this son of Goem is still being remembered and revered a quarter of a millennium after his passing away. A pioneer who introduced the western world to Goemcar genius, Abbe Faria progeny of the fair village of Candolim, needs to be honoured. Well done Dom Martin and Luis Vaz!!Time now for the Government of Goem to do something that will promote the legacy of this

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Comment: Come one, come all. Goemcaranno this is as good a cause as we will get to stand up and be counted. All Goemcars should come to the aid of our mother tongue and donate generously toward the publication of this much needed, for Goemcars 'povitr pustok'. Let us commence the crusade in earnest and set the means to learn our mother tongue firmly within the grasp of every Goemcar, everywhere.

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Comment: A man who knew, embodied and exhibited the spirit of joie de vivre, Fr Archie was a khoro Goemcar. He loved music and was proud that his race was so musically inclined. He gave a fillip to music and musicians where ever he went. He now serenades the saints. Bessau poddonv re Father Archie-cher. Despite being a Goemcar to his very core, it feels strange to call this man of GOD Padrtiu

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Comment: Peter D'Costa aka Prem Kumar has delighted and entertained thousands of Goemcars over the years. His illustrious career has been marked by outstanding contributions to the Concannim stage. Pedro Costa should now revert back to his baptismal name as he is far more admired and loved by the Goemcar populace than the wider Indian audience. Bessau poddovn re Bab Pedro-cher. Viva!!PREM KUMAR

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COMMENT: Erasmo was a dedicated son to Jack. Jack was a great son of Goem. Where Jack led, Erasmo enthusiastically followed. Just as Jack was a man of intergrity so was his son. When Bandodkar commenced the now famous Goemcar 'aya Ram gaya Ram' yatra by buying the first two independent MLAs to form his MG government, everybody knew that Jack had stoutly refused to kowtow to baseness. When Erasmo

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Comment: Dotor Jack de Sequeira was a grandson of Moira. He was a great son of Goem. His contribution to the preservation of the political entity that is Goem today will never be surpassed. His being remembered, belatedly, by Goemcars, is deserved and totally fitting. May his soul rest in eternal peace and here on earth may his legacy, the legacy of Goem, remain alive and well forever.JACK

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Comment: CONCNICHI BOHNCHUDDI. The nightingale of Concannim. This was Uhas Buyao. A musical maestro, a man of vision, a human being with a vision that was broad and sweeping. A giant on the Goemcar artistic scene. A man who will henceforth be serenading the denizens of the heavens.And what a lovely sound he will make!!May his soul rest in eternal peace. This great son of Goem made us all proud of

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A book by Pope Benedict XVI to appear in Italian, German and Polish stores on Monday is billed as his answer to popular publications such as Dan Brown’s best-selling “The Da Vinci Code.”Journalists on Friday received advance copies of the Italian edition of “Jesus of Nazareth,” which attempts to reconcile the historical figure of Jesus with that of the Gospels.In the work, Benedict laments, “The

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Comment: A good conspiracy theory always brings together numerous loose ends, however far fetched the conclusion. And Mascarenhas has excelled. He has penned a synopsis from which could very well emerge an international blockbuster, fit to rival the Da Vinci Code. What an imagination, what a talent for piecing together events that could be 'possible' . The genius of Mascarenhas, as that of any

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Comment: A doyen of the Concannim film world. A home grown genius. An artistic Goemcar of the highest order. The man who made those lovely movies that set Goemcar hearts agog. The maestro who moved a generation and gave us something which we could proudly claim as our very own. Frank Fernand was a pioneer who created a lasting legacy. A legacy that needs many more Franks to carry forward the

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Comment: Kamat-bab is very obviously erudite and he is so patently well versed in the lore and mores of nossa terra and our maim bhas. However he is biased. Haling from the Saraswat tradition he tends to see the Konkani world through Saraswat tinted glasses. There is no doubt that the Brahmins used Konkani as their lingua de jure. But Konkani was the lingua de facto of the Catholic Goemcar

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Comment: A whimsical view, many will say a wooly headed stance. Be that as it may, Mr Mascarenhas has made a point. Right or wrong, he says it as he sees it. A different drummer's may well be the beat that Prakash marches to, but he strides forcefully.Portugal sought out a way to the East, to India, for the following reasons: To outflank the Arabs, their bitter foes from whom they had but

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COMMENT: A brief synopsis of the origin of the Lusitanian link to the creation of the Goemcar tradition. Viva Goem.In the beginning....The first Portuguese encounter with India was on May 20, 1498 when Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut (present-day Kozhikode). Over the objections of Arab merchants, da Gama secured an ambiguous letter of concession for trading rights from Zamorin, Calicut's local

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I have added the link to this wonderful source of Konkanni cultural heritage. Mr Kamat the creator of the site is so very obviously erudite, intelligent and extremely well versed in the history and lore of the Konkanni-wadis.I higly recommend browsing the site, specially those whom are relatively strangers to our great tradition.Bessanv podovn re Kamat babacher.Xanno Moidecar

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Comment: Veronica in the diatribe below makes many pertinent points . Amongst the saddest words in any language are "if only". G-D help Goem and all Goemcars. From the looters of Lisboa we have handed ourselves over to the dukors of Delhi. Goemchea Saiba amcam pav.FAKE LIBERATION OF GOAAfter India got independence, some Goan freedom fighters went to Gandiji asking him to help them to oust

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COMMENT: Securing Portuguese citizenship is I believe a way for Goemcars to cling to the strings that spawned niz Goemcar traditions and way of life. Lusitania was the catalyst that stirred the cauldron that was Gomantak and bore fruit to the enigma of Goem. To those whom claim that attaining Portuguese citizenship is disloyal let me point out that willingly or otherwise, Goemcars are citizens

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Xerkamcho GhontterBy Joel D'SouzaQuite early, on a misty morning in October, the smell of newly harvested paddy had already filled the air, in the picturesque Ucassaim village in Bardez. Paddy fields stretch across the low-lying northern half of the village, which virtually ends in what looks like a silvery gem embedded in the fields. It's actually a rivulet branching inland from the Mapusa

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Movement for Konkani in Romi Script ResumesFr Concecao Silva , Fr Pratap and Prince Jacob Romi Lipiechi Chollvoll (RLC) called a Press Conference on February 19, at Jesuit House, Panaji. Fr. Conceção Silva, the convenor of RLC addressed the Press. Dr. Pratap Naik, S.J. Director of Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr explained the objectives and the background of the movement; Tiatrist Prince Jacob,

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COMMENT:An inspirationally spirited letter addressed to the holier than thou leader of a conquering nation by a LION from the conquered land. The scale, sweep, magnitude of sentiment and exemplar of courageous righteousness that spews forth from the letter matches in magnificence and searing emotion any epistle penned in history by one mourning the loss of freedom and birthright. A man who loves

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The children of Dr Jack Sequeira are questioning the government's hesitation to record the Father of the Opinion Poll contribution to Goan history in textbooks. Says Ajit Sukhija, son-in-law and husband of Lily sequeira, "The opinion poll was a watershed on the history of Goa. Jack Sequeira gave us this opinion poll, by virtue of which every Goans was able to ave his identity. There is no mention

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The Mapusa market has the best Goan spices and spiritsLESLEY A. ESTEVES You don't just get Goa's famous feni and port wine here; you get the best home-distilled cashew and coconut feni and home-made currant, ginger and beetroot wine. You don't just get the best cashewnuts cheaper here than anywhere else in Goa; you get them in 10-kg tins at incredible wholesale rates. Here being Mapusa, home

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The Invasion of Goa, Daman & Diu was Illegal and illegitimateThe invasion of the Portuguese territories of Goa, Damão and Diu, in 1961 by Indian troops, was “illegal, illegitimate and against the Human Rights”, general Carlos Azeredo said to the Lusa.“It was an illegal, absolutely illegitimate attack and against the Human Rights. What there it goes there goes, but this is a historical truth, and

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SAVE GOA CAMPAIGN - GOA BACHAO ABHIYANwww.savegoa.com email: help@savegoa.comThe Goa Bachao Abhiyan is a spontaneous people's mass movement organised to protect Goa and its resources, including biodiversity, for the future generations of its inhabitants. Its three-pronged demand is for 1) immediate withdrawal of the draconian and disastrous Regional Plan 2011 in its present form, 2) involvement

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Goa made Metropolitan Archdiocese after 30 years PANAJI (ICNS) -- Pope Benedict XVI created the new Ecclesiastical Province of Goa and Daman, with Sindhudurg as its suffragan diocese and appointed Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao as its first Metropolitan Archbishop. The official announcement was made at the Vatican on Nov. 25 on the feast of St. Catherine, the Patron Saint of the Cathedral of

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MOIRA PARISH The present Archbishop Felipe Neri Ferrao was baptised in the 15th century church of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception in Moira. Even though he hails from Aldona; his mother was a Moidekarn.There is an image in the cemetery chapel, of Christ crucified. It is unlike the usual images, since it depicts the feet of Christ nailed apart from each other, not together.The belfry holds three

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CAROMBOLIM: A VILLAGE ON THE MOVE Joel D'Souza CARAMBOLIM or Karmali, the village with lush, fertile paddy fields, with a largely agrarian population, possesses historical firsts in the religious sphere besides the world famous wetlands known for a variety of wintering birds.A progressive landmarkHitherto, Carambolim, about 14 km from Panjim and just about 2 km from the Old Goa pilgrim centre,

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GOA HAS LOST ONE OF ITS BESTPioneer, musician and singer AUGUST BRAGANZA passed way early on September 7. A man who's brilliant music rang out loud and clear on a moonlight night, his tongue-in-cheek wit hid many emotions and dreams, but always filled a void in others. His family, friends and well-wishers remember this talented and sometimes idiosyncratic musician as the first to lend a helping

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Goa Konkani Manch launched in Karwar[ 3 Sep, 2006 2241hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]The Goa State Konkani Ekikaran Manch was launched with Asha Palankar as convener in Sadashivgad here on Thursday.According to members of the Ekikaran Manch, the aim of the manch is to organise the movement for the unification of Konkani language speaking Karwar and Joida taluks with Goa.About 70 Konkani language

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PANORAMIC Corjuem forms a dainty bead in the river-rimmed necklace of the emerald islands, which are enveloped by silvery rivers or their tributaries, comprising Goa’s rich heritage and natural grandeur. The little known island, an appendage of Aldona village in the Bardez taluka, is bedecked with undulating landscape and lies just about 10 km-drive east of Mapusa town. The Mapusa river, which

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There comes a time in everyone’s life when the inevitable call comes knocking, sooner or later. As the Grim Reaper arrives, even the brave and the bold must surrender! Beneath death’s black veil, memories are soon forgotten; but there are those few who never really die. Why?Their lives were sown in toil, and bore much fruit. Such lives stand forever as a living monument for posterity to emulate.

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The Origins of Konkani Language by Krishnanand Kamat Due to the turbulent events, the Konkani community has fragmented and spread throughout the west coast of India from the Saraswat desh. Their language, Konkani had to suffer the same indignation. The Marathi community called it a dialect of Marathi and did not recognize it. The Konkani language did not receive the respect or status it deserved

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The media war against IsraelBy Tom Gross August 3, 2006Large sections of the international media are not only misreporting the current conflict in Lebanon. They are also actively fanning the flames.The BBC World Service has a strong claim to be the number-one villain. It has come to sound like a virtual propaganda tool for Hezbollah. And as it desperately attempts to prove that Israel is guilty

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Survival of Konkani Language Needs Roman Script TooKonkani in Roman script in general identifies with the Catholic community of Goa: all the Church activities are conducted in Konkani in Roman script. The passing of the Goa Official language Act in 1987, made Konkani in Devnagari script the Official language of Goa thereby betraying the followers of Konkani in Roman script. Since then a lot of

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Konkani in Roman script Pride of Goa : Prince JacobIt is learnt that Mr Uday Bhembre, the chairperson of Think Tank (Vichar Vibhag) of the Indian National Congress Party in Goa has circulated a letter to all the ministers of the ruling party. In that letter he has instructed the ministers to restrain from any effort to amend the Official Language Act 1987 to grant equal status to Konknni in Roman

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Campaign for Roman script gathers forceProtagonists of Roman Konkani have virtually served an ultimatum to bring Roman Konkani on par with Devnagiri Konkani in the forthcoming Assembly session and announced plans to revive Konkani Porjecho Avaz (KPA) under the leadership of MP Churchill Alemao to launch a sustained movement to meet the genuine demand.This was announced at a joint press conference

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Fr Vital Sales was born at Velim, Salcete, on July 10, 1927. His parents were Jose Olegario Sales and Maria Alexandrina Furtado Sales.After competing his primary education in Portuguese, Fr Sales was groomed to priesthood in the Seminary of Our Lady, Saligao, and was ordained priest in 1955 by Dom Jose V. Alvernaz, Patriach of the East Indies. After his ordination in 1955, Fr. Sales was appointed

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Rememberances of his friend.Manohar Sardessai's passing away must have touched many a Goan. He was an illustrious soul, enthralled by the beauty of the pristine spirit of Goa (Gôy). The essence of that beauty flows melodiously in his poetry that he gifted to the Goans. In his poem, Sobit Anchem Gôy, which in my opinion is Goa's anthem, his spirit sings in praise of Goa, "Mekhlleponnachem/

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Manoharrai Sardessai cremated with honourPanaji, June 23: Goans bade tearful adieu today to versatile multi-lingual literary personality, ‘Lok-Kavi’ Dr Manoharrai Sardessai. A large number of people from various walks of life attended the funeral.Throughout the morning, his house at St Inez was crowded by the people who had come to have last glimpse of their beloved poet, thinker, teacher and

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Eminent Konkani poet, Manoharrai Sardessai passes awayThe celebrated Konkani poet, popularly known as ‘Lok-Kavi’, Dr Manoharrai Laxmanrao Sardessai passed away in a city hospital after a brief illness late tonight. He was 81 and is survived by wife, Ms Pramilabai Sardessai, two sons, Sunil and Umesh and a married daughter Ms Maya.All family members of the veteran Konkani poet were beside him when

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There has recently been a hue and cry in the allegedly Goan Catholic Community in favour of Roman Script for Konkani. Konkani in Roman Script is being projected as the language of the Goan Catholics and the move is to seek its recognition as such under the `minority rights' enshrined in the Indian Constitution. Consequently a demand is apparently being concocted for an amendment in the State

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The Divine’s ‘silence’ — and the Pope's By Jeff Jacoby"Where was G-d in those days?" asked Pope Benedict XVI as he stood in Auschwitz last week. "Why was he silent? How could he permit this endless slaughter, this triumph of evil?"It is the inevitable question in Auschwitz, that vast factory of death where the Nazis tortured, starved, shot, and gassed to death as many as a million and a half

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Bible and KonknniBy Fr Pratap NaikA. How did we get the Bible?The English word "Bible" is derived from the Old French word "Bible", which is in turn based on Latin and Greek "Biblia" means "books".The Bible is a book of revelation, revealing the great plan of God for humankind. It is a book of communication from God to man. God inspired many people over a period of time, from different places,

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Inox withdraws Vinci Code In view of mounting pressure from the Christians community against the screening of the controversial film The Da Vinci Code, the Inox management today withdrew the movie following intervention of the state government.The film, which was released in Inox here on Friday, had held eight shows. The management withdrew the film this morning and placed a notice in its

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Da Vinci Code and InoxHello!! Goa & Goans.Its been a long time now since I have got down to writing in this newspaper.I was just scanning through the news paper and stumbled across an article that instantly caught my eye. It was titled "The Da Vinci Code and Sharon Dias". I had read also the letter some days back from Sharon Dias and was very passionate about her view point.I am not a very

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Govt’s bid to change Comunidade Code flayed!The participants at the seminar on ‘Whether the government has the power to amend the law of the comunidades’, strongly opposed any government move to change the Comunidade Code.The seminar was jointly organised by the Association of Components of Comunidades and Literati, at the Institute Menezes Braganza hall, to discuss the proposed amendment in the

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CARDINAL IVAN DIAS APPOINTED PREFECT OF THE CONGREGATION FOR THE EVANGELIZATION OF PEOPLESPope Benedict XVI has appointed an Indian cardinal to the top Vatican post in charge of the Catholic Church’s missionary activities worldwide. The Vatican on Saturday announced the appointment of Cardinal Ivan Dias, Archbishop of Bombay, as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The

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Da Danm’d Code”There’s an oft touted phrase “truth is stranger than fiction”; so where does one draw the line between purposefully distorted truth and fiction? “Da Danm’d Code” flirts with the truth in demonic fashion. Consider the atrocious connections hinted at, or insinuated, in the following:*Opus Dei is linked to manipulation resulting in multiple murder; it is made out to be an organisation

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Goans To Get Bible In Local LanguagePANAJI, India (UCAN) -- The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman has undertaken an 18-million-rupee (US$4 million) project to print the Bible in Konkani, the official language of Goa state.Father Manuel Gomes, head of the archdiocese's commission for the biblical apostolate, told UCA News that they hope to bring out the first copies in June. The 2,300-page hardbound

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Indian vs. GoanBy Arwin MesquitaI am proud to be citizen of a country with the Worlds major religions and a variety of different cultures.The essence here is that different types of people make up our great country; Goan culture & identity being part of it. It is very important that these cultures & respective identities are preserved.Opinions are voiced that since Goans are free to buy land/

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Fr Ubaldo takes over as Editor of Vavraddeancho Ixtt Fr Ubaldo Fernandes has been appointed editor of the popular Konkani weekly "Vavraddeancho Ixtt" (Workers' Friend) by the Society of Pilar. He has taken over the reigns from outgoing editor Fr Peter Raposo. An ardent lover of Konkani, Fr Ubaldo has assisted the weekly in 1961-62. A nationalist at heart, he would always publish articles

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Award for Dr Jose Pereira The Internationally acclaimed scholar, Dr Jose Pereira, from Curtorim, will be awarded the prestigious Dr Kashinath Mahale Award 2005. Asmitai Pratishthan will present the award to Dr Pereira on May 27 at Margao. The lifetime award carries a cash prize of Rs.10,000, a citation and a memento, to recognise and honour scholars, writers and artistes who have rendered yeoman

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OF GOA, GOANS AND NON-GOANSAfter Liberation, Goan lifestyle has undergone a drastic change, which has created job opportunities for others and hence the influx of non-Goans into the state. Soon after Liberation, rapid spread of education provided enough opportunity to all Goans to study, irrespective of caste, creed and religion. Higher education too was brought to their doorstep. Hence literacy

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Script for Konkani. Konkani in Roman Script is being projected as the language of the Goan Catholics and the move is to seek its recognition as such under the `minority rights' enshrined in the Indian Constitution. Consequently a demand is apparently being concocted for an amendment in the State Official Language Act of Goa that contemplates only the Konkani in Devanagri Script. The amended Act

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ADEUS KORCHO VELLU PAULOAdeus korcho vellu paulohem mojem, kaliz re fausotadispedir korchea velarvo sonvsar naka so disotaChorusVochu voch re, rodu nakaDEVU feliz kortolo tuka (Twice)Forsan adeus tuka kortamhim mhojim, dukam re golloitamjaitem martir hanv bogitamankvarpon tukach re bhetoitam

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