Goan Voice Newsletter: Sunday 26 Jul. 2015
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Death: Agnelo Fernandes
21 July: UK. AGNELO FERNANDES. Ex Aquem Alto, Margao, Goa. Son of late Caitano Fernandes/late Caitana Sequeira; Husband of Melba. Funeral details will be announced later.
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“Goa produces some of the most beautiful people on Earth”
25 Jul: New Zealand Herald. By John Gardner There once was a Goan restaurant in Birkenhead and we were sorry to see it go… Fortunately we now have Xacuti in the centre of Howick… It is fair to point out that Xacuti does not claim to be Goan as such but it is influenced by that Portuguese-Indian heritage, which produces such good food and, incidentally, some of the most beautiful people on Earth… 904 words click here
For the Xacuti website,
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Hartman De Souza: Bhai-bhai hockey
25 Jul: Daily News & Analysis. By Hartman De Souza … I was 10, in Mombasa, Kenya, when I knew a grown man could cry over his team losing the final of a match… In 1960 when the Indian hockey team went to Rome, they broke journey by ship in Mombasa to play practice games against Kenyan teams. The team’s stay in Mombasa was hosted by the Indian community, so two of the players were given my bedroom… When it came to hockey, in Nairobi this meant the Sikh Union Sports Club, the Goan Institute, and the Sir Ali Bin Salim Sports Club. There was a fierce rivalry between the clubs at the annual MR Souza Gold Cup … 1092 words
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Hartman De Souza is the husband of Camilla; son of the late Peter and late Dora De Souza; sister of Cheryl
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Video: Goan summer festival Swindon 2015 Speeches by MP and Mayor
24 Jul: Francisco Souza. Robert Buckland MP for South Swindon and the Mayor of Swindon, Councillor Andrew Bennett. 3m. 33s. click here
For 30 other video clips of the Swindon Festival by Francisco Souza,
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Konknni cantaram reach German shores
25 Jul: Herald. Enamoured with Konkani cantaram since she first visited Goa, Frankfurt Radio executive Sigrid Pfeffer (photo), has done intensive research on this genre of music. Her compilations have been put together in a CD ‘Konkani-Songs Music from Bombay – made in Bombay’ (2009). Over the years she has shared these songs with various German radio stations and has been instrumental in including Konkani music for the very first time at the Mother India Wassermusik 2015, where Schubert Cotta and his team will be performing on Saturday. Patricia Ann Alvares learns more about Sigrid’s passion for music … click here
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India's prime minister endorses call for Britain to pay reparations for colonial rule
25 Jul: Daily Telegraph (UK). India’s prime minister has praised an opposition MP who made an impassioned appeal for Britain to pay reparations for 200 years of colonial rule. Narendra Modi said Shashi Tharoor’s speech at the Oxford Union, which was posted online last week, “reflected the feelings of patriotic Indians” and that he said “the right things at the right place”… Text, Video + thousands of comments click here
25 Jul: Daily Mail (UK). Indian PM joins calls for Britain to pay reparations for damage caused during colonial rule … Text + Comments.
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Sun 2 Aug. 2015: UK Goan Festival: Hounslow Weather Countdown
25 Jul: World Weather: MAX: 26°c. MIN: 16°c. RAIN: 0.00 mm. Chance of Rain: 0% click here
25 Jul: Accuweather: Max: 24°c. Min 13°c. Rain: 0 mm. Snow: 0 CM. Ice: 0 mm
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25 Jul: Weather Forecast.com. Max 25°c. Min 16°c. Rain: 0 mm. Snow: 0 CM.
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India’s skin-whitening creams highlight a complex over darker complexions
24 Jul: The Guardian. … The contest for Miss America last year, won by Nina Davuluri, a relatively dark-skinned Indian-American, demonstrated public attitudes on the subcontinent. Many media commentators suggested that she did not deserve the title and stated openly that she would not have won in India. Skin colour is also a fraught issue when it comes to marriage… Shaadi.com, a leading Indian matrimonial website, cites fair skin as the key factor… During pregnancy some women eat saffron, convinced it will lighten their baby’s complexion… 1616 words + comments click here
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Will Goan food ever Become world-Class?
26 Jul: Herald. … the heart of Goan cuisine lies in the little holes-in-the-wall and the village ‘haunts’, but can that not spread? Does it have to be confined there? … Until we find a way to make our delectable and wholesome food appealing to the masses at large, we run the (very real) risk of a cultural extinction in terms of food. Come the year 2050, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Xacuti being our sole culinary representative on a global scale… click here
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Toilets in all Goa schools by July-end
25 Jul: Navhind Times. Goa has set a target to provide toilets to all its schools – grant-in-aid as well as private – with separate toilets for boys and girls, by the end of this month… Goa will probably be the first state to achieve cent per cent provision of toilet facility for schools … click here
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Louis Berger Case: Goa Water Project Director Suspended
25 Jul: NDTV. Goa government today suspended project director A Wachasunder who was heading the Water augmentation and sewerage line project which has run into controversy over bribery charges. "I have directed that Wachasunder be placed under suspension for fair probe in the matter," chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar told reporters today… click here
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Legal opinion sought on Pacheco’s parole plea
26 Jul: The Hindu. The Goa Inspector General of Prisons has sought the opinion of the Law department on jailed MLA and former Minister Mickky Pacheco’s application seeking parole to attend the Goa Assembly session scheduled to start on Monday. Activist lawyer Aires Rodrigues has strongly opposed the fresh bid by the jailed MLA to seek parole… click here
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Sudhir Kakar: ‘Writing is a beloved fruit of solitude’
25 Jul: Asian Age. Sudhir Kakar, one of India’s best known psychoanalysts and writers, returns to the past again in his latest book about the life and times of a fictional Sanskrit poet in 7th century India … He says, “I have chosen to live in a village in Goa where there are no social distractions and thus I have ample time for writing.” Kakar admits he is hardly a disciplined writer, mostly preferring a walk on the scenic Goan beaches or listening to music or reading rather than engaging in what he calls “the unnatural act of filling a blank piece of paper with words. But when I am caught up in writing or rather when the story has gripped me by the neck, I can spend hours absorbed in this activity without noticing the passage of time.” … click here
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