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Goan Voice Newsletter: Monday 06 May. 2019




News Summary

Protectors Of True Blue Goan Food Stand Like Lonely Lighthouses Today

5 May: Herald. By Sujay Gupta. There’s a scar on the face of Goenkarponn, a scar which several specialists are battling hard to remove. They are the preservers, the restorers, who go about their business and craft very quietly. So what’s cooking? … One of the nerve centers of this destruction are “shacks” on the beach who purport to make Goan food. These make shift kitchens have been completely taken over (with no offence even remotely intended) by “cooks” from many North Indian and eastern states. Each menu is a copy paste of the other with curry, xacuti, vindaloo and sorpotel thrown in whose taste and appearance have very remote semblance of what the dish is even supposed to be. And for those who do not know the difference between a cafreal and kachori, the first time initiation into “goan” food becomes a disaster, with the consumer blissfully unaware and unexposed to the real thing. And then he goes back with this lingering taste of what he thinks is cooked in all Goan homes, which is an absolute bastardisation of what is meant to be the pride and honour of Goan culture, its food… 993 words.  click here

Chris Perry gets road named after him

5 May: Herald. In a noteworthy tribute to late Chris Perry, one of the best musicians of the yesteryears, the road behind the Holy Spirit Church up to main junction was officially named after the legendary musician on Saturday. Noted musicians Louis Banks and Braz Gonsalves unveiled the plaque to mark the inauguration of the road in the presence of Chris Perry’s son Glenn Perry… Perry’s son Glenn, who is based in USA said, “Having travelled across the globe, Goa is his favourite place” and added that he would like to compose some Konkani music in the future. He said he learnt music from his father…  click here
5 May: Herald. A street named Chris Perry. Finally, a street in Margao has been named after legendary singer Chris Perry at the Goa Heritage Festival as a mark of respect to him for his contribution to Konkani music and the film industry. Café speaks to Goans to garner their reactions to this …  click here
Video: Chis Perry – A musical tribute … click here.

Does Goa really read?

5 May: Herald. By Frederick Noronha. World Book Day took at quiet backseat in Goa this year, thanks to the fact that elections coincided with the date, April 23. The handful of prominent state-run libraries that organise the event in some years, including the otherwise impressive to look at State Central Library, didn't publicise the day… There are two views on how to see the lack of reading ability among many middle and high-school students in today's Goa. Is it a reflection of a poor educational system? Or, are we simply not taking into account the multi-lingual nature of Goan society (and frequent changes of state-supported languages here, say over the past century)? But the reading crisis in Goa goes far beyond schools alone. Goa has totally lacked a library movement, except maybe a century ago when some groups of citizens saw reading as a means to develop themselves, and built private libraries… 911 words.  click here

Goa facing water shortage as summer peaks

5 May: Herald. With temperatures in Goa soaring to unbearable levels, Goa faces another chronic problem – severe water shortage. Herald takes a look across talukas and speaks to the locals who have to deal with these water scarcity problems. The common feeling is that the authorities are not doing enough as they suffer this ordeal every summer … 2321 words.  click here
5 May: Herald. Brace for Dry Days as water crisis looms … Water levels at Opa dip to 2.15 metres against normal of 2.5 metres needed to pump; PWD planning to reduce time water is supplied to every line … 466 words.  click here

Environmental clearance given for Mopa?

5 May: Herald. Almost a month after the stay on the Mopa Greenfield Airport Project, the Ministry of Environment and Forest’s Expert Appraisal Committee has cleared the fresh Environment clearance for the Rs 3250 cr project in North Goa. The Supreme Court vide its judgment dated 29th March, 2019, in the matter of Federation of Rainbow Warriors Vs Union of India &Ors. has inter-alia directed that EAC shall revisit the recommendations made by it for the grant of an EC for the Mopa airport project, including the conditions which it has formulated, having regard to the specific concerns which have been highlighted in this judgment… 2387 words.  click here




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