[Goanet-News] Goanet Highlights - Nov 16 - 22, 2008

[Goanet Highlights]

Goanet Highlights - Nov 16 - 22, 2008

Compiled by:  Selma Carvalho


Frederick Noronha in an article titled, "Politicians on the Run," 
[1]examines the insidious role played by politicians in dividing the Goan 
community along religious and caste-based loyalties. He writes:

"The problem with Goa is not that we have a two-party setup which dominates 
local politics, but that these two parties are so much like one another. 
Superficial, pro-lobby and willing to sell their very voter down the Mandovi 
river."

1: 
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-November/084082.html


Paul Fernandes in "The dying sounds of Tradition," [2] wonders if the sounds 
that accompanied feasts and festivals of the Goa of yore are silently fading 
away. He writes:

"From music created by clapping hands and hitting stones to blowing into 
conches and hollow gourd; from the sound of the dhol and shehnai to that of 
the trumpet and trombone, the quintessential sounds of folk instruments are 
going silent"

2: 
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-November/084087.html


An article by Tomazino Cardozo  dwells on "Consensus, devnagiri script and 
Konkani." [3]

3: 
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-November/084101.html


Selma Carvalho shed some light on remittances by Overseas Goans [4] in 
colonial Goa.

4: 
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-November/083975.html


In part 4 of Mutations [5], Valmiki Faleiro looks at bribes and the Goan 
bureaucracy.

5: 
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-November/083909.html


An article forwarded by Tony Martin, questions if India has had enough of 
Sachin Tendulkar [6].

6: 
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-November/084099.html


But Sandeep Heble, tells us why Sachin Tendulkar [7] is indeed one of India's 
greatest batsman.

7: 
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-November/084119.html


Lionel Messias takes an in-depth look at the viability [8] of the proposed 
Central library in Panjim.

8: 
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-November/084135.html


Sebastian Rodrigues keeps us abreast of how Fomentos maybe illegally [9] 
dumping mining waste in the forests.

9: 
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-November/084137.html


In a thought-provoking article  titled, "This is not a Portuguese House,"[10] 
Raya Shankwalker writes on how unplanned urban development is destroying the 
aesthetics of traditional Goa.

10: 
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-November/084129.html


JoeGoaUK's camera captures a spruced up Goa [11] in time for IFFI.

11: 
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-November/084161.html


Vinay Natekar makes a case for why Sonal Shah [12] should be included in the 
Obama transition team.

12: 
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-November/084169.html



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