Goan Voice Newsletter: Wednesday 18 May. 2011
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Forthcoming Auction: Ivory Crucifix Figure, Goa 18th c.
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22 May. Morton Kuehnert, Houston, Texas. Lot 59. An Eighteenth Century Goa Ivory Crucifix figure. The crucifix of finely carved ivory of the agonizing Jesus on the Cross is typical of Goan ivory work. 14 1/4 inches long x 10 inches wide (61 x 25.4 cm). Start Price $7,500. Estimates: $9,000 - 11,000. click here.
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Sorry Goa, we are late by 500 years
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18 May: Tehelka. By Frederick Noronha (photo). Last year, exactly five hundred years ago, Afonso de Albuquerque stormed the fort at Goa. … The past has also shaped the fact that Goa has such a large diaspora. This diaspora is surely among the largest in the world if one judges it in per capita terms… Goa's people became ‘cultural brokers’ across different regions, playing a surprisingly overactive role in world history despite their small numbers… For much of the 20th century, Goans studied and believed that they were an overseas part of a distant Portuguese motherland… Today droves of Goans are voting with their feet, opting for Portuguese passports and leaving the state … 1238 words. click here.
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Canada: Jeremy Dias: Gay alliance formed at local high school
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18 May: The Sault Star (Ont. Canada). … Jeremy Dias, a gay rights activist who, as a teenage student at Sir James Dunn, fought with the Algoma District School Board over bullying and discrimination at school, was one of the event's key speakers. He said to see a gay-straight alliance at the school he used to go to is "like a dream come true." … 781 words. click here.
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The subtleties of property acquisition – A Russian view
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18 May: Newsland (Russia). India, one of the most mysterious countries, has opened its markets to foreign investment in the last six years … Since 2005 foreigners have the right to acquire the Indian real estate… Buying real estate in Goa is manageable because a small apartment costs 35-40 thousand euros and a detached house for100 thousand euros… It should be remembered that foreigners with tourist visas cannot buy property. Here are two ways to resolve the problem: open a business with an Indian partner or get a resident’s permit … 420 words. Machine translation. click here.
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Anti-colonial cousins
18 May: Time Out (Bangalore). Vivek Menezes recalls an Indian revolutionary’s role in the freedom struggles of East Africa… Silvia Braganca’s new book on her husband, Aquino de Braganca, the Goa-born advisor to a host of African leaders, offers a startling look at a barely-known thread in NRI history, peopled by anti-colonial activists who helped to steer the nationalist movements of sub-Saharan Africa. Battles Waged, Lasting Dreams is a labour of love … Aquino de Braganca, born into a family from Mapusa … When freedom came to Mozambique in 1975, it was Aquino de Braganca who negotiated it in secret meetings… Battles Waged, Lasting Dreams , Goa 1556, Rs.350… 701 words. click here
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Colston Julian: 'I don't want to belong'
17 May: Hindustan Times. Celebrity and lifestyle photographer Colston Julian [D'Souza] shuttles between Mumbai and Toronto for work. Born of mixed ethnicity, Goan and East Indian, Julian never took any formal training in photography… "I want to neither conform, nor belong. I just offer my own point of view through the pictures I click," he says… 415 words. Click here.
For a photograph of him and samples of his work, click here.
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Manohar Shetty’s personal effects
19 May: Bangalore Mirror. By Eunice de Souza. In an early, autobiographical essay, Manohar Shetty who has just published his fourth book of poems, Personal Effects says, “I write poems because I need to" …Born in 1953, and educated in Panchgani and Mumbai, he has edited a book of short stories from Goa, Ferry Crossing, works as a journalist and literary consultant. He lives in Goa, in Dona Paula, and his flat has a stunning view of sea, rock, and trees. Yet the first poem, Stills from Baga Beach, is a precise, venomously observed set of sketches of the kind of tourist who has made North Goa so tacky… 669 words. click here
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Toronto: Goan khaldin coconut curry sauce
18 May: Toronto Star … I invite myself along on a snack-finding mission. Right now the only thing they've green-lighted for an upcoming box is a jar of Goan khaldin coconut curry sauce from Eudora's Fine Foods in Brampton… 916 words. click here
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Goa: Mystery shrouds Jennifer D’Silva’s death
18 May: Herald. The death of 29-year-old Jennifer D’Silva due to suspected drug overdose has once again raised question mark on the quick availability of drugs along the coastline even as the tourist season is nearing an end. Jennifer’s body was found in a mysterious circumstance at Vagator in a dark lane… Anjuna police have arrested her ex-boyfriend Saurabh Khan for allegedly murdering her… Jennifer, originally from Ribandar was running a jewellery business at Vagator beach … 622 words. click here
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Tony Fernandes holds talks with West Ham board members over investment
18 May: East London Advertiser. CEO of AirAsia Tony Fernandes has held talks with members of the West Ham board about possible investment into the east London club. Fernandes wanted to buy the club when it was made available last year, but lost out to current owners David Gold and David Sullivan. The 47-year-old is a West Ham fan … 285 words + photo. click here
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Danger of ketamine proved in animal experiments
18 May: Newsland. The restriction in India against the availability of ketamine, the hallucinogenic drug, has resulted in a new crisis. Ketamine addicts have returned to Russia from Goa after years of addiction and cannot adapt to the realities of living in Russia … 302 words. click here
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Goa: Konkani course in Roman script
18 May: Times of India. Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK) will conduct a part-time Konkani basic course in Roman script from June 1 to 30. Classes will be held from 9.45am to 12.45pm from Monday to Friday. Regular attendance will be insisted upon. For more information call on 2415857, 2415864 or 9850658565. click here
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UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes
DOCUMENTARY: 3 Minute Wonder. Channel 4. Thursday 19th May. 13:00 to 13:05. Good to Know: Banking On Change. Bank manager JS Parthiban set out to encourage beggars to open bank accounts and pioneered micro-loans to villagers. INTERVIEW: Chris Tarrant. BBC Radio Two. Friday 20th May. 14:00 to 17:05. Chris Tarrant sits in for Steve Wright and chats to Amitabh Bachchan. DOCUMENTARY: No Different From Your Mother. Community Channel. Friday 20th May. 20:35 to 20:55. This is a moving film which looks at the realities for those growing old in India today and what it means. MUSIC: World Routes. BBC Radio Three. Saturday 21st May. 15:00 to 16:00. Darbar Festival 2011: 2. Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi present highlights from the Darbar Festival of Indian classical music, held in April at Kings Place in London. GAME SHOW: Q&A Omnibus. BBC Radio 4 Extra. Sunday 22nd May. 12:00 to 13:10. A down-at-heel waiter goes on an Indian TV game show. The inspiration for hit film Slumdog Millionaire, starring Anand Tiwari. Episodes 1-5 of 10. TRAVEL: Bhatkanti. Zee Cafe (Sky 846). Sunday 22nd May. 16:30 to 17:00. Watch the famous Marathi actor and writer Milind Gunaji take you through various places in Maharastra and Goa on this travel show. Film: The Last King Of Scotland. FilmFour. Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 21:00 to 23:25. (145 mins). Oscar-winning drama about a young Scottish doctor who travels to 1970s Uganda in search of adventure. Befriended by the new president, Idi Amin, he becomes his personal doctor and allows the dictators charm to blind him to the terror that Amin is committing until it is almost too late. 2007 SPORT: Cricket. ITV4. Wednesday 25th May. 15:00 to 19:30. Indian Premier League Live.
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Anti-colonial cousins
18 May: Time Out (Bangalore). Vivek Menezes recalls an Indian revolutionary’s role in the freedom struggles of East Africa… Silvia Braganca’s new book on her husband, Aquino de Braganca, the Goa-born advisor to a host of African leaders, offers a startling look at a barely-known thread in NRI history, peopled by anti-colonial activists who helped to steer the nationalist movements of sub-Saharan Africa. Battles Waged, Lasting Dreams is a labour of love … Aquino de Braganca, born into a family from Mapusa … When freedom came to Mozambique in 1975, it was Aquino de Braganca who negotiated it in secret meetings… Battles Waged, Lasting Dreams , Goa 1556, Rs.350… 701 words. click here
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Colston Julian: 'I don't want to belong'
17 May: Hindustan Times. Celebrity and lifestyle photographer Colston Julian [D'Souza] shuttles between Mumbai and Toronto for work. Born of mixed ethnicity, Goan and East Indian, Julian never took any formal training in photography… "I want to neither conform, nor belong. I just offer my own point of view through the pictures I click," he says… 415 words. Click here.
For a photograph of him and samples of his work, click here.
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Manohar Shetty’s personal effects
19 May: Bangalore Mirror. By Eunice de Souza. In an early, autobiographical essay, Manohar Shetty who has just published his fourth book of poems, Personal Effects says, “I write poems because I need to" …Born in 1953, and educated in Panchgani and Mumbai, he has edited a book of short stories from Goa, Ferry Crossing, works as a journalist and literary consultant. He lives in Goa, in Dona Paula, and his flat has a stunning view of sea, rock, and trees. Yet the first poem, Stills from Baga Beach, is a precise, venomously observed set of sketches of the kind of tourist who has made North Goa so tacky… 669 words. click here
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Toronto: Goan khaldin coconut curry sauce
18 May: Toronto Star … I invite myself along on a snack-finding mission. Right now the only thing they've green-lighted for an upcoming box is a jar of Goan khaldin coconut curry sauce from Eudora's Fine Foods in Brampton… 916 words. click here
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Goa: Mystery shrouds Jennifer D’Silva’s death
18 May: Herald. The death of 29-year-old Jennifer D’Silva due to suspected drug overdose has once again raised question mark on the quick availability of drugs along the coastline even as the tourist season is nearing an end. Jennifer’s body was found in a mysterious circumstance at Vagator in a dark lane… Anjuna police have arrested her ex-boyfriend Saurabh Khan for allegedly murdering her… Jennifer, originally from Ribandar was running a jewellery business at Vagator beach … 622 words. click here
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Tony Fernandes holds talks with West Ham board members over investment
18 May: East London Advertiser. CEO of AirAsia Tony Fernandes has held talks with members of the West Ham board about possible investment into the east London club. Fernandes wanted to buy the club when it was made available last year, but lost out to current owners David Gold and David Sullivan. The 47-year-old is a West Ham fan … 285 words + photo. click here
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Danger of ketamine proved in animal experiments
18 May: Newsland. The restriction in India against the availability of ketamine, the hallucinogenic drug, has resulted in a new crisis. Ketamine addicts have returned to Russia from Goa after years of addiction and cannot adapt to the realities of living in Russia … 302 words. click here
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Goa: Konkani course in Roman script
18 May: Times of India. Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK) will conduct a part-time Konkani basic course in Roman script from June 1 to 30. Classes will be held from 9.45am to 12.45pm from Monday to Friday. Regular attendance will be insisted upon. For more information call on 2415857, 2415864 or 9850658565. click here
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UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Lira Fernandes
DOCUMENTARY: 3 Minute Wonder. Channel 4. Thursday 19th May. 13:00 to 13:05. Good to Know: Banking On Change. Bank manager JS Parthiban set out to encourage beggars to open bank accounts and pioneered micro-loans to villagers. INTERVIEW: Chris Tarrant. BBC Radio Two. Friday 20th May. 14:00 to 17:05. Chris Tarrant sits in for Steve Wright and chats to Amitabh Bachchan. DOCUMENTARY: No Different From Your Mother. Community Channel. Friday 20th May. 20:35 to 20:55. This is a moving film which looks at the realities for those growing old in India today and what it means. MUSIC: World Routes. BBC Radio Three. Saturday 21st May. 15:00 to 16:00. Darbar Festival 2011: 2. Lopa Kothari and Jameela Siddiqi present highlights from the Darbar Festival of Indian classical music, held in April at Kings Place in London. GAME SHOW: Q&A Omnibus. BBC Radio 4 Extra. Sunday 22nd May. 12:00 to 13:10. A down-at-heel waiter goes on an Indian TV game show. The inspiration for hit film Slumdog Millionaire, starring Anand Tiwari. Episodes 1-5 of 10. TRAVEL: Bhatkanti. Zee Cafe (Sky 846). Sunday 22nd May. 16:30 to 17:00. Watch the famous Marathi actor and writer Milind Gunaji take you through various places in Maharastra and Goa on this travel show. Film: The Last King Of Scotland. FilmFour. Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 21:00 to 23:25. (145 mins). Oscar-winning drama about a young Scottish doctor who travels to 1970s Uganda in search of adventure. Befriended by the new president, Idi Amin, he becomes his personal doctor and allows the dictators charm to blind him to the terror that Amin is committing until it is almost too late. 2007 SPORT: Cricket. ITV4. Wednesday 25th May. 15:00 to 19:30. Indian Premier League Live.
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