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| Video: Goa Dance: Ya Ya Maya Ya | ||
 23 Jan: YouTube. Goa Dance at the Trinity Matriculation School. 4m. 36s. | ||
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| Florida: Aubrey Ferrao: From Builder to Land Baron | ||
 25 Jan: Wall Street Journal. Fiddlers
Creek is a huge, luxury-home community near Naples, Florida … Developer
Aubrey
Ferrao (photo), a native of [Margao] Goa purchased land for Fiddlers Creek
starting in 1993, spent the boom years building homes and selling them for an
average of $1.3 million apiece … A U.S. citizen since the mid-1980s, he moved
to Naples after visiting it for a wedding, and the area, with its warm climate
and "tropical pace of life," reminded him of his home…He has stopped
building at Fiddler's Creek, and instead sells land he had accumulated there to
large national builders… 710 words. | ||
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| Indo-western clothing originated in Goa: Wendell Rodricks | ||
 24 Jan: Hindustan Times. The land of sun, sand sea is the inspiration behind
fashion designer Wendell Rodricks'
new tome, Moda Goa: History and Style… the coffee-table book is illustrated
with spectacular pictures by Mark Sequeira and Bharat Ramamurtham… the
inquisition by Portuguese was a major influence on the history of Goa's fashion
sensibilities… the Portuguese banned all forms of Indian clothing…
It was shocking to see that after suffering such a brutal inquisition, the Goan
people developed a Stockholm syndrome - affection for their captors… 363
words. Click
here. The book is published by Harper Collins, price Rs. 3999. For details, click here. See also reviews in The Hindu, Navhind Times and Indian Express. | ||
| Video: Lorna, the Goan Nightingale sings | ||
 24 Jan: Prudent Media. Rotary Club of Bicholim presents an evening with Lorna.
Part 1. 13m. 29s. Click here. . Part 2. With
Sonia Shrisat. 14m. 32s. Click
here. | ||
News Summary | ||
| Goa: Christian Art Museum burgled, guard killed 26 Jan: Times of India. In a daring evening robbery, thieves decamped with gold from the museum of Christian Art, Old Goa after killing the security guard on Wednesday between 6.30pm and 7.30pm… Full Text. | ||
| Death: Maria De Sa 23 Jan. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. MARIA MARCELLINA ISABELLA DE SA. Age 90, formerly of Piedade, Divar, (Goa), Jinja (Uganda), Nairobi (Kenya), Norbury (UK) and Calgary, nee GAGO formerly de MENEZES. Mother of Caetano (Caji)/Mary de Menezes, Francisco (Laz) de Menezes, John D'Sa, Sandra/Joe D'Souza of Calgary, Joe (Edelbert)/Grace DESA, Derek/Margaret DESA of London, eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Sister-in-laws Julie Gago (Kuwait), Meagan DESA (Mumbai), Rev. Sis Roseline DESA SCC (Amravati, MS), Maggie De Sa (Moira, Goa), Maggie DESA (Moira Goa) William/Delphine DESA (Norbury, UK) many nephews/nieces in UK, Portugal, Kuwait, India and Brazil. Predeceased by brother Lawrence GAGO (Mumbai) Maria Hilaranio (Benfica Portugal), grandson Daryl DESA (UK), Merlin (Fernandes) D'SA (Calgary). Condolences to karlormel@gmail.com | ||
| 20-yr-old student from Canada goes missing in Calangute 26 Jan: Times of India. Sharang Bhardwaj, a 20-year-old engineering student, studying in Canada, has gone missing in Goa. His parents claim he was last seen in Calangute. The police have now registered a kidnapping case… He had come to Goa on January 7 without informing his parents, who work in Saudi Arabia…305 words. Full Text. | ||
| Death: Vincent Coutinho 24 Jan: Nairobi, Kenya. VINCENT COUTINHO. Loving Husband of Millie. Beloved father of Vilda and Julie. Brother of Roy/Wilma and family, Mina and Mario, Antonette/Joe and Ryan, Lyn and Joe. Funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, 28th Jan. at Our Lady Queen of Peace, South B, at 10:30 a.m. and thereafter, the burial at Langata Cemetery. Condolences to vildacoutinho@yahoo.com [Info from Goan Welfare Society, Nairobi]. | ||
| Death: Ana Godinho 22 Jan: Sao Tome, Panjim, Goa: ANA MARIA DO CARMO DE SOUZA E GODINHO: Born 1922. Relict of Jose Felipe; Mother of Rui/Brigida, Victoria/Olivert de Souza, Maggie/Bonnie Gomes (England) and Agnelo (Aggie)(Consular Assistant, Austria/Netherlands Consulate General, Mumbai)/Praxedes. Funeral cortege will leave her residence behind GPO, Panjim, to St Tome Chapel for Eucharistic celebration, on 25 January at 4.15 pm and thereafter to St Inez Cemetery for burial. Full Text. | ||
| Sydney, Australia: Andrea Fernandes: Migrants to share stories 25 Jan: The Leader. Hurstville City Library and the NSW Migration Heritage Centre are calling for expressions of interest for former migrants to take part in a new multimedia exhibition, which will feature stories and keepsakes that trigger memories about migrating and settling in Australia. Andrea Fernandes from the NSW Migration Heritage Centre said the stories would be recorded in a way to explain what life was like in their former homeland, their journey to Australia and the challenges faced when settling... Full Text. | ||
| Dr Willy: For Corrupt and communal to go, vote TMC 25 Jan: Times of India. The state president of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Wilfred de Souza on Tuesday lashed out at new BJP member Matanhy Saldanha, for propagating that the BJP is non-communal… Souza also blamed the Congress for being corrupt… 354 words. Full Text. | ||
| Toronto: Kevin Pinto speaks out on gambling addiction 24 Jan: City News. Kevin Pinto was once convicted of robbing 10 banks. But he now wants to put his past behind him and campaign in support of gambling awareness… Pinto is currently on parole, serving the final stretch of his six-year sentence… 412 words + photo. Full Text. | ||
| Football: Kuwait: Navelim, United Friends storm into Semi-finals 25 Jan: Kuwait Times. Kuwait Goan Association went down to spirited Don Bosco Oratory 4-6 in a shocking quarterfinal defeat in the Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) League 2011-12 … United Friends coasted to an easy 2-0 victory over CRC Chinchinim… Cruzedio Rodrigues of Navelim YC who scored to overcome the resistance of Skynet and sail into yet another KIFF league semifinal… Football among Indian expatriates in Kuwait fulfils its function to divert one’s mind from reality whilst bringing different communities together in unity… 843 words + 5 photos. Full Text. | ||
| UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes MUSIC: Nitin Sawhney Spins the Globe. BBC Radio Two. Thursday 26th Jan. 23:00 to 00:00. Nitin presents music from Kenya's Ishmael Jingo, India's Lata Mangeshkar and more. DOCUMENTARY: 4thought.tv. Channel 4. Friday 27th Jan. 19:30 to 19:35. Manjula Sood is Chair of the Leicester Council of Faiths and a Hindu who believes bogus holy men are cheating vulnerable members of the British Asian community by taking money for prayers. FILM: The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys. Film4. Saturday 28th Jan. 01:40 to 03:50. Two rebellious teenage Catholic schoolboys spend their spare time creating a comic book lampooning their draconian teacher Sister Assumpta. 2002, 15, 3 Star. ARTS: The Essay. BBC Radio Three. Monday 30th Jan. 22:45 to 23:00. Tagore and the Bengali Sensibility. Amit Chaudhuri discusses the creative work and influence of Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth. Part 1 of 3. HISTORY DOCUMENTARY: Great Lives. BBC Radio 4. Tuesday 31st Jan. 16:30 to 17:00. Razia Sultana. Co-chairman of the Conservative Party Baroness Warsi nominates a 13th-century Indian princess, Razia Sultana, for great life status, joined by the writer William Dalrymple. DOCUMENTARY: Womb for Rent. BBC World Service Radio ( Freeview 710). Tuesday 31st Jan. 20:06 to 20:30. Is outsourcing pregnancy to India exploitative or mutually beneficial? We follow the lives of two women involved for 9 months. DOCUMENTARY: Storyville. BBC 2. Wednesday 1st Feb. 23:20 to 00:35. Sex, Death and the Gods. The devadasi are Hindus who are married to a deity in childhood, and at puberty sold for sex. Beeban Kidron's film takes us on a journey into the twilight world of the girls in India, who are forced to live in this ancient but officially now illegal tradition. | ||