Goan Voice Newsletter: Tuesday 28 May. 2013
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Andrew D’Souza: Canadian startups turn to foreign sources
28 May: National Post (Canada) A lack of homegrown funding is driving Canadian tech startups to seek out foreign equity investment, according to a new study … “If you want to build a world-class company, you can’t build it completely insulated within Canada,” said Andrew D’Souza, chief operating officer at Toronto-based education startup Top Hat … His company received $8-million in from California-based Emergence Capital Partners and Montreal’s iNovia Capital last July and an additional $1.1-million from Calif.-based Felicis Ventures in January… 848 words. click here
3 May: The Globe and Mail. Beyond survival: how a startup evolves into a growth-stage company. Photo + text.
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Andrew D'Souza was born in Mumbai in 1985, the son of Yvette and Dinesh D’Souza of (with Saligao roots). The family emigrated to US in 1988 and to Canada in 1991. They live in Mississauga. After graduating from University of Waterloo in 2008 Andrew worked in various companies like McKinsey & Company, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Xerox.
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Trip to India? 10 things NRIs should keep in mind
28 May: Economic Times. 1) What the law says about baggage and customs duty. 2) How much foreign exchange you can carry. 3) How much gold you can take. 4) Using foreign credit cards in India. 5) Special rules for PIOs. 6) Plan to file your taxes in India. 7) Tie up other loose ends. 8) Documents you should carry. 9) Keep track of gifts you receive in India. 10) Keep track of gifts you give in India. click here
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Mumbai bans lingerie-clad mannequins to save men from 'impure thoughts'
28 May: The Daily Telegraph (UK). By Dean Nelson. Mumbai, home of India's increasingly raunchy Bollywood film industry, is to ban mannequins modeling lingerie from its shop windows to stop the city's men having "impure thoughts"… Members of Mumbai's Municipal Corporation said the mannequins were illegal and immoral … click here
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UK: Applying for an Indian tourist visa
28 May: The Daily Telegraph (UK). Gill Charlton, our consumer expert, advises on the quickest and easiest way to make a visa application for India…. “"As you would expect from a country that loves its red tape, the Indian visa application process is full of pitfalls… The visa costs £80 for UK citizens; £30 for other EU nationalities… Make sure you note down the form’s confirmation number so you can retrieve it when you mislay the payment link (a common problem) and to track progress of your application. Other common mistakes are failing to send the correct photographs (the IHC insists on a larger 50 x 50mm size and a white background) and failing to enclose a pre-paid return envelope for your passport…Text + Comments click here
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Video: Cricket: Sreesanth in Goa revelations
28 May: Prudent Media English News. Tainted cricketer Sreesanth has been sent to judicial custody and lodged in Tihar jail … police want to probe the links between the cricketer and the betting syndicate … Goa apprehended six bookies for betting on IPL matches… The video released today shows clips of Sreesanth at Morjim, Goa with women and bookies … He was in Goa for a two months stay with his bookie friend … He was always accompanied with girls at night … He was frequently in the swimming pool with nude girls … 2m. 12s. click here For a Wikipedia profile of Sreesanth click here |
Caritas: Doing the will of God across Goa
May 2013: Viva Goa. By Janice Rodrigues. Caritas Goa has been spreading the message of service through the state since its humble beginnings around the liberation of the state. Viva Goa delves into the activities of this charitable organisation, which has touched lives of many across Goa…Translating from Latin Caritas means love and this is the aim of this church based organisation … the protection and empowerment of women, empower the differently-abled, impart vocational education to create employment opportunities, for the promotion and protection of health, etc… 1106 words. click here
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Tony Fernandes: Global Highflier with Goan Roots
May 2013: Viva Goa. Tony Fernandes is the Co-Owner & Group CEO of AirAsia, Asia's leading airline with a network spanning 20 countries and plans to become the largest low cost airline in the region. AirAsia will be flying the Indian skies soon and his Tune Hotels is planning to set up 100 hotels in India over the next few years… His Goan genes seem to appear in his passion for football, having bought London's Queens Park Rangers club … Approaching 50 next year, Tony is worth an estimated USD 700 million according to Forbes… He says, “My father was from Goa, but I was born in Kuala Lumpur. While I think of myself as a Malaysian, and am proud of it, I am equally proud of my Indian heritage and my Goan roots…” 899 words. click here
Tony is the son of Dr. Steven Fernandes from Carxeta, Velim, Salcete, Goa. For a Wikipedia profile of him,
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Bombay: Lawrence D’Souza’s detention in 1955
27 May: Pakistan Law Reporter. Citation of the case: Lawrence Joachim Joseph D’Souza VS. The State of Bombay… Lawrence was a Bombay lawyer and had been a Commissioned Officer in the Indian Air Force … he was also interested in journalism and was concerned over the political future of Goa … Police raided his house in Aug. 1954 for alleged possession of illicit liquor which, in fact, was not found. But under that guise police seized a mass of documents … he was taken into illegal police custody and interrogated, and physically assaulted and threatened. After he appealed to the High Court, the papers were returned to him… Between April and June, 1955 there occurred certain incidents by the members of the Goan Action Committee who were agitating against Portuguese hold over Goa. There was a raid on certain pro-Portuguese presses by some private persons, in the course of which heavy damage was caused. There was also an assault on Lawrence by a gang of persons … Lawrence D'Souza was detained in Bombay in June 1955 in the interest of public order and on the grounds that with the financial help given by the Portuguese authorities he was carrying on espionage on their behalf... He appealed to the High Court and this was rejected in April 1956… 3928 words. click here
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Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta, Jimmy Kibaki and their wives
7 Apr: Standard (Kenya). Page 3. … Uhuru and his good friend Jimmy Kibaki both espied their future brides while at St. Marys School. Both First Lady Margaret Kenyatta née Gaul and Sheryl Kibaki (photo) née Vienna were students at Msongari. Margaret is of Kenyan and German extraction, while Sheryl is of Goan extraction. click here
Sheryl Anne (nee Vianna) is the daughter of Alfred and Eileen Vianna of Mombasa. For more images of Sheryl Kibaki,
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Recipe: Chilli Garlic Crabs
May 2013: Viva Goa. By Deepa Mhambre Awchat. click here
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Mombasa: Grace De Souza: Eco-warrior Buried in Befitting Style
26 May: Standard (Kenya). Page 34. By Njuguna Mutonya. Grace Carmelina Catherine De Souza went as quietly as she had lived … her requiem mass was celebrated at the Holy Ghost Cathedral … it was not her humility that had drawn the motley crowd to her funeral service but her dedication to save the building which her family had run for the last 105 years. A C De Souza is a worthy monument which has continued to be a melting pot of cultures having survived the apartheid days when only Whites could partake of its services… It is said that the legendary Ernest Hemingway had drinks at the pub … Several institutions have expressed their willingness to help to conserve the oldest pub in Kenya … The business was started in 1908 by Grace's grandfather Alexio Caetano De Souza … 935 words. click here
For another photo and the death notice,
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Kishwar Desai on rape in India: 'A discussion that needs to be had'
28 May: The Guardian (UK). Three years ago Kishwar Desai traded journalism for fiction. Now she creates compelling characters who challenge gender roles and the 'endemic' problem of sexual assault in India ... Desai uses the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old Delhi student as a backdrop to the unfolding of a plot, which has striking – and acknowledged – similarities to the killing and rape of a British teenager, Scarlett Keeling, five years ago… "The Scarlett Keeling case was high-profile – but that didn't mean the victim got justice," she says… 1393 words + photos + comments. click here
Care for Goa & its People. 8 Jan. 2011: Asian Age. By Kishwar Desai... I was struck at how much self-respect the Goan labourer has. The painters within our house have insisted on certain terms: they want tea with biscuits in the morning and a cold drink in the evening. And, of course, in between they have to have their siesta…Goa needs urgent attention; it needs more rubbish bins and clean toilets — as well as the urgent encouragement of recycling habits. 975 words.
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Queen Mary 2: Executive pastry chef, Romualdo Rebello
26 May: Sunday Times (South Africa). My wife and I joined the Queen Mary 2 on the Cape Town to Southampton sector of her 109-day world cruise earlier this year… We were welcomed into our Queen’s Grill Suite by Lita, our butler … Lita, from Latvia, is the only female butler on the ship. She joined five years ago as a buffet student … She is married to the ship’s executive pastry chef, Romualdo Rebello from Goa, For them, the QM2 is really the Love Boat — they met on board…
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