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COMMUNITY NEWS
| North America: The DeSouzas of Mentor
Properties Inc. |
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13 Mar: The Business
Journal of Phoenix. Headline: Canadian companies plan
40-story condos downtown. Excerpt: Pointe of View Developments
of Calgary and Mentor Properties of Toronto are proposing
the granddaddy of all condo projects - three 40-story
buildings near downtown Phoenix … Mentor Properties
is owned by brothers Cal and Frank
[and Rodney] DeSouza, who have been converting
Valley apartments into condos since 1991. Text at http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11805483/ |
The Mentor DeSouzas
left Uganda in 1971. Frank (1959), sister Vivienne
(1960) and Cal (1964) were born in Kampala, Uganda.
Rod was born in Belgaum (1962). Their parents are Olga
and Dominic who “were
traditional hard working Goans” The brothers started
the business with $5K and with the emotional support
of their parents and sister. For a dramatic summary
of their fortunes see www.mentorproperties.com/portfolio
Cal is now based in Arizona where they are currently
converting 3 apartment buildings to condominiums totalling
727 units valued at $175m. The Toronto operations can
be seen at www.mentorproperties.com
For the GVUK profile of the Mentor DeSouzas click
here. |
Winnipeg, Canada: Arnold D'Souza:
Establishing Field Hockey
16 Mar: Winnipeg Sun. Field hockey is wildly popular all over
the world but the men’s game hasn't caught on in Manitoba.
People like Arnold D'Souza are
trying to change that. D'Souza played for Manitoba's provincial
senior men's team in the 1980s but left the sport due to family
commitments. He came back when his 16-year-old son Daniel
decided to give the sport a try … Field Hockey Manitoba
is making a concerted effort to reach out to immigrants from
countries where the sport is popular such as Malaysia, India
and Pakistan said D'Souza, a member of the FHM Board in charge
of Promotions and Fundraising. 522 words.
[Arnold D’Souza, 43, began playing the game when he
was five years old in Nairobi] Click
here.
UK: Steven D’Souza: Business
stresses need to engage more with ethnic minorities
16 Mar: Business in the Community. Diversity was on the agenda
at a responsible business practice debate held in central
London on 28 February … Discussion among the group was
facilitated by Steven D'Souza,
a diversity and operational change manager at global banking
giant Merrill Lynch who last autumn published acclaimed book
'Made in Britain', a collection of interviews with british
role models of black and ethnic origin. Click
here.
For a photo and brief profile of Steven D’Souza see
GVUK issue 2005-37
| Commonwealth Games: Canada’s
Goans |
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18 Mar. Ken
Pereira has his shoelaces caught in the stick
of Australia's Brent Livermore during men's field hockey
at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia March
19, 2006. Canada lost to Australia 5-1. |
21 Mar: Mississauga
News: Mississauga's Wayne Fernandes
scored the lone goal for Canada as they dropped a 4-1
decision to New Zealand in their field hockey opener
… Fernandes 27 is a key members of Canada's field
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| Francis Newton Souza |
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19 Mar: The Sunday Telegraph
(UK). When the Indian painter Francis
Newton Souza (1924-2002) exhibited his paintings
in Bond Street he used to visit the gallery every day.
He would then go up to Hampstead Heath and cry. He was
sad, he said, because he wasn't as good a painter as
Picasso … When he died four years ago his paintings
were selling for as little as pounds 500. Now they fetch
upwards of pounds 100,000 … |
Last year one of his
paintings sold for a record-breaking pounds 800,000
… The Islamic and Indian Art sale on April 6 includes
paintings by Souza; and Drawings by Francis Newton Souza
on May 3, both at Bonhams, New Bond St, London …
A new book about Souza, published by his estate - 'F.N.
Souza, Religion and Erotica' - is available online from
www.barklem.com
for £25. For sample drawings click
here.
22 Mar: Mumbai Mirror. Will the late
F N Souza's macabre crucifixion be the next big thing
at the auctions? Click
here. |
| Videoclip: Seraphino Antao Wins
Commonwealth Games Gold |
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6 Dec 1962. Perth, Australia.
Seraphino Antao. Commonwealth
Games. “They say that Antao of Kenya is one of
the greatest sprinters of all time.” For the Pathe
Newsreel videoclip, in colour, click
here and select VIEW THIS STORY
The image on the right shows the Goan Voice editorial
of the time.
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DEATHS
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17 Mar. Mombasa, Kenya.
HORMEL RIBEIRO (died in Goa following
an operation). Wife of Ninfa (nee Carvalho). Father
of Neil (Nairobi), Nuala/Faheem (Mombasa) and Nigel
(UK). Funeral to take place in Goa. Condolences to nuala@idmasystems.com
[Info from Jennifer de Souza, Mombasa] |
SEBASTIAN FERNANDES (ex-Dar-es-salaam).
Funeral was on Monday, March 20. Condolences to: heroinafernandes@yahoo.com
HOLIDAY INFORMATION
Travel: Good to Goa. By Alison Smith
18 Mar: the Scotsman. Excerpts: My previous visit to Goa
was as a wide-eyed teen in 1990 - a five-day stopover stretched
into three months … Now the place had the same character
of wild and woolly Bohemia … organic cafés
run by smiley, shaven-headed health nuts offer mung bean
salads, tempeh and cashew nut curries and fresh juices …
Anyone disturbed by the sight of rum-soaked Brits doing
exactly what they do at home should avoid central Calangute's
bars. 1605 words.
http://living.scotsman.com/travel.cfm?id=390002006
Most unusual hostels
18 Mar: Ottawa Citizen. Villa Rivercat: North Goa, India.
"Nestled behind the sand dunes of the sleepy Goan fishing
village of Mandrem, between ocean and river … Double-bed
privates/ensuites from about $28. Click
here.
Travel: Diu. By Rolf Potts
19 Mar: San Francisco Chronicle. India's isle of ghosts:
Former Portuguese outpost brims with history's phantoms.
2980 words. Click
here.
UK: Holiday Deals of the Week
19 Mar: Sunday Mirror (UK). £299 Leave Manchester
on March 28 for sunny Goa. Seven nights B&B at the two-star
Resort de Tio Carmino Hotel. Details: 0870 514 3301, www.cooptravelshop.co.uk/deals
19 Mar. Sunday Times (UK). Want a real cheapie? Go to Goa,
where a week's B&B, at the two-star Colonia de Braganza
in Calangute, costs £ 399 (children £ 299),
including flights from Manchester (April 13) or Gatwick
(April 14), with Goa Way (0870 890 7800, www.goaway.co.uk).
19 Mar: Sunday Times (UK). Citrus Travel (0870 950 1001,
www.citrustravel.co.uk)
has 14 nights, B&B, at the five-star Leela Palace for
£ 1,499pp (saving £ 200), based on two sharing,
departing from Gatwick on April 8.
The New Spa Capital?
19 Mar: Business Standard. Goa has become the new Kerala
when it comes to spas and massage centres … Ten years
ago, there were no massage centres, good, bad or dodgy …
Goa alone is now home to spa treatments from every corner
of the globe. You want Swedish massage? An enterprising
European woman who has made Goa her home advertises Swedish
… Park Hyatt’s Goa Resort has received the prestigious
Conde Nast Best Spa of the Year award. 876 words. Click
here.
GO GOA 365 - The Complete Insight on Goa Tourism
March 2006: Express Travelworld. Special Feature on Goa.
Article include:
Goa Tourism Meet 2006
Goan heritage hotels are a big tourist attraction
On holiday, 365 days
Leading the eco-trail
http://www.expresstravelandtourism.com/200603/
Tourist arrivals in Goa drop
22 Mar: Herald. Tourist arrivals in Goa last year dropped
by 9.9 per cent over the previous year, official statistics
have revealed.
From January to December 2005, Goa received 2,206,351 tourists
of which 1,879,000 were domestic and 326,00 were foreign
tourists. In 2004, there was a sudden surge with 2,448,000
tourists visiting the State showing a growth rate of 20.1
per cent …
Goa receives tourists from more than 20 different countries.
Around 40 per cent come from UK followed by Russia, Germany
and Finland. The number of charter flights has increased
from 24 in 1985-86 to 425 last year. 305 words. http://oheraldo.in/node/11405
To The Manor Born
23 Mar: India Business Insight. Goa's Indo-Portuguese
mansions are now being exhibited or let out to tourists
as a part of heritage tourism. Click
here.
| Priest found murdered in Goa
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20 Mar. Catholic
World News (USA), The church in Goa has been stunned
by the murder of a Catholic parish priest. The
murder came to light when Father Eusebio Ferrao,
pastor of Macasana Parish in southern Goa, did
not turn up for the early morning mass on Saturday.
Parishioners eventually investigated, and parishioners
found him dead in his room, evidently smothered
with a pillow. |
Goa: Two held for killing Christian
priest. By Pamela D’Mello
22 Mar: The Asian Age. Two men suspected of killing
a Christian priest were arrested on Tuesday morning
at Nagpur. Amit Shukla and Manish Dubey were picked
up by Police on Monday night. The suspects, who were
friends of the priest, had arrived on Friday evening,
shared dinner with the priest and stayed over at the
pastoral house. Click
here.
What Led To The Murder
22 Mar: Herald. [An account of the circumstances which
led to the murder] http://oheraldo.in/node/11408
Thousands Bid Farewell to Slain
Priest
23 Mar: Catholic Online (USA). About 8,000 mourners
joined Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman
March 21 to pay homage to a slain Catholic priest. 618
words. Click
here.
For links to the latest developments
click
here.
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Goa to celebrate anniversary of St
Xavier
16 Mar: Mid-Day. Goa will celebrate the 500th birth anniversary
of its patron saint, St Francis Xavier, with a special mass
being planned on April 7 at the Basilica of Bom Jesus at Old
Goa. Around 10,000 people from across the globe are expected.
Click
here.
“Implacable” violence
against Goa Christians, says Archbishop
17 Mar: Asia News (Italy). By Nirmala Carvalho. Mgr Filipe
Neri Ferrao slams cross desecration and church burglaries
in Goa calling on the authorities to do something. Council
for Justice and Peace director says such acts are politically
motivated. 450 words. Click
here.
HIV test to be made mandatory
for marriage registration in Goa
17 Mar: Indian Express. The Goa government today decided
to make HIV test mandatory for registration of marriage.
Click
here.
Goans Say HIV Check-Up Before
Marriage Should be Voluntary
18 Mar: Gulf News (UAE). By Randolph Barros. Goa plans
to make the HIV test mandatory for the registration
of marriage … Goans who are known for their broad-minded
approach to life were very touchy on the planned amendment,
especially about the fact that tests would be mandatory
… Fr Simplicio D'Souza, a lecturer at the Rachol
Seminary in south Goa, said, "The government cannot
force an HIV test on people planning to get married.
Confidentiality is paramount. I welcome the move as
regards public health and safety of the spouse."
… Goan expatriates in Dubai expressed mixed feelings.
600 words. http://www.gulfnews.com/home/index.html
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Goa: the Local Dimensions of Global
Terrorism. By Nandkumar Kamat
21 Mar: Navhind Times. … Goa has emerged as international
conduit for drugs. … The image of the local police in
the eyes of the foreigner’s cuts a very sorry figure
of the law and order machinery in the state of Goa …
there are rumours of the entry of the Russian mafia into Goa
… a foreign website mentions “laws only exist
so that the police can make a living extorting those who break
them. In Goa there are fortunes to be made by taking bribes
…” Thousands of such websites indicate that it
is a “free for all’ situation in Goa. 1116 words.
Click
here.
Special scheme for Goan film makers
22 Mar: The Hindu. The Goa Government has notified special
scheme for providing financial assistance to Goan film-makers,
who produce films in the state … It envisages grant
of financial assistance upto 50 per cent of the cost of the
production of a film … the producer shall have to do
at least 50 per cent of the shooting within Goa and films
should have relevance to Goa, the notification said. 241 words.
Click
here.
Goa Budget Day 22 March
23 Mar: Herald. Chief Minister Pratapsing Rane presented Rs
4160 crore Goa budget making almost all sections of the society
‘feel good’ with sops to the industry, tourism,
agriculture sectors … the government has decided to
impose a cess of Rs 100 per foreign tourist either on charter
arrivals or through hotel bookings … stamp duty on property
transactions has been reduced from 4 per cent to 2.5 per cent.
524 words. http://oheraldo.in/node/11456
Goa’s coastline under tourism
assault
23 Mar: Daily News & Analysis. Goa’s famed 105-km
long coastline, which brings in lakhs of tourists to its beaches
year after year, has resulted in more than 300 blatant violations
of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules in the state, according
to tourism minister Dr Wilfred De Souza. 375 words. Click
here.
Goa cracks down on paedophiles
23 Mar: NDTV. Goa is every tourist's dream vacation.
But there is a darker side. Cases after cases of paedophilia
involving tourists have been reported from the state. An alarmed
Goa government has now passed a Children's Act … But
activists say this is not enough and that the state is in
denial. "There is utter denial because you want tourism
to flourish. Children are at the state's mercy," said
Bernie D'Souza, Founder Member, Jan Ugahi … 671 words.Click
here.
IN THE NEWS
Videoclip: Goan Fish Curry.
UKTV Food: Enjoy a taste of Goa with Monisha Bharadwaj's flavourful
recipe for a coconut milk-flavoured fish curry. 7m.55s Click
here.
Scholarship watch
13 Mar: Economic Times. Young Indian men and women, born of
Goan parents or those who have been living and working in
Goa for the past ten years, can apply for the De Souza Trust
Goa Scholarship to fund part or the entire cost of their tuition
fees in a UK institution. Click
here.
| Medical Tourism: Goa: Back
in Good Shape |
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15 Mar: The
Daily Mail (UK). From Christine Bennett (Excerpts).
Like Alex Cooperwhite, who went to Goa for an
operation, I've just returned from Goa where I
had a back operation … The care, which I
received, was excellent … The whole 21 days
cost me £1,400. For that I received treatment
and care which is now sadly lacking in England.
For full text and also the Alex Cooperwhite experience
check the end section of the GVUK supplement after
clicking
here. |
| 21 Mar: The Daily Mail (UK). |
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I gave 33 Years
to the NHS but had to fly to India to Cure my
Back Pain.
Daily Mail, 21 March 2006, 484 Words. Excerpt:
Mrs Bennett contacted Dr Edwin Araujo, an orthopaedic
surgeon at the Nusi Hospital in Goa … He
operated on her for three hours. Dr Araujo added
yesterday: 'It was quite a routine operation which
was a complete success.' Full text and another
photograph click
here. |
The nurse denied an op by the
NHS
21 Mar: The Daily Express (UK). Excerpt: Dr Edwin Araujo
said in Goa: “I was amazed the NHS did not carry
out the procedure. I have no idea why Mrs Bennett was
not operated on by doctors in England.” For full
text (539 words) and photograph (showing Mrs Bennett
holding the Lonely Planet Goa guide), click
here.
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London: Restaurant Review: Top 5
for Indian. By Fay Maschler
16 Mar: Evening Standard (London). Amaya. 15 Halkin Arcade,
Motcomb Street, SW1 Average meal for one: £65. Karunesh
Khanna, chef of the latest Indian restaurant to be awarded
a Michelin star (making a total of only three), formerly head
chef of Taj Holiday Village in Goa, has had formative experience
at top hotels in London. Lightness of touch, complexity of
spicing and most of the calories spent on the décor
have changed the face of eating Indian. Click
here.
US: Teen to face trial in killing
of Kevin D’Souza
17 Mar: Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA. Joshua “Smoke”
Bradshaw charged with stabbing Kevin D’Souza during
botched drug buy told a friend he “stabbed a guy”
because he and his cousin wanted to “get” the
man for snitching …D’Souza was stabbed more than
20 times after a controlled buy of $300 in cocaine went bad.
The buy was under surveillance by police, but officers lost
sight of the men. Click
here.
Delhi - Goa - Delhi
17 Mar. Outlook. Sudeep Chakravarti on relocating from Delhi
to Goa and his impressions on revisiting Delhi. Click
here.
Gallows humour
17 Mar. Hindustan Times. The Goans have an excellent sense
of humour. Michael Pinto, Mumbai's Mahim-based undertaker,
is not always dead serious about his business. He always advertises
his services with goofy ads. After catchlines like, "When
you drop dead, drop in" and "Hey smoker! You are
the next guy coffin in," his latest one reads: "We
are the last ones to let you down."
Pensioners: Rent-A-Paradise in Goa.
By Renée Zucker
18 Mar: Der Spiegel [text in German]. Goa is the ideal place
for the “denture brigade” to retire to for the
winter. 1094 words. For the original text click
here.
For a machine translation click
here.
No reservations
18 Mar. The Economic Times. Review of Odette Mascarenhas'
book on her father-in-law, the famous 'Masci', presiding chef
at the Taj in Bombay in the '50s when it was the most glamorous
hotel in India. 1300 words. Click
here.
Toronto: Kathy Colaço: Feeding
Frenzy
18 Mar: The Globe and Mail. (page M1) Imported Pakistani guavas
are highly prized in Toronto in their short season between
mid-January and the end of March. But there is also an emotional
connection that draws people to the fruit. “I feel I'm
back home,” says Kathy Colaço, recalling her
earlier life in Goa, India. “When we were kids, we went
up the tree. We have a lot of them back home.” 508 words.
UK: Segregation Warning as Whites
Face Being Minority in Cities
19 Mar: Sunday Times (UK). Whites will soon become a minority
in Birmingham and other major British cities, posing a "critical"
challenge to social stability, the CRE, Britain's race relations
watchdog has warned … But Keith Vaz, Labour MP for Leicester
East, said the city was a "model of integration"
… 353 words. click
here.
No entry for pedophiles
19 Mar. Daily News & Analysis. The judgment in the
Anchorage shelter case where two foreigners, Duncan
Grant and Allen Walters, were sentenced for pedophilia
crimes, is a strong indictment of this heinous crime
and also an unambiguous signal that India will not become
another spot on the world sex tourism map … A
decade or so ago, Interpol has listed Goa as an organised
hub of such activities … This case is particularly
disturbing because of its sheer audacity. The duo operated
a registered orphanage and a lot of this was run on
money sent in by well-meaning foreign donors. Click
here.
Sex abuse Brits jailed in India
20 Mar: The Telegraph (UK). Two British men, Allan Waters
and Duncan Grant have been jailed for six years in India
for sexually abusing boys at a homeless children's shelter
(Bombay). The shelter's Indian manager William D'souza
was found guilty of aiding and abetting the men and
given three years … the boys frequently went to
Goa "on holiday" with Grant's friends …
Grant also ran children's charities in Tanzania. 1342
words. Click
here.
For a fuller account of the allegations click here and
follow the “Related Links” Click
here.
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British Couples Travel to India in
Search of Surrogates
20 Mar: The Guardian (UK). Ethics under scrutiny as would-be
parents are enticed by lower costs and relaxed laws. 1280
words. Click
here.
India’s Call-Centre Staff Tune
in to Decadence
20 Mar: Sunday Times (UK) … According to senior police
officers and pollsters Indian call centre staff are also leading
a social revolution against traditional Indian values by having
extramarital affairs and taking party drugs. Click
here.
India to Unveil Steps on Rupee Convertibility
Within Days
20 Mar. Reuters. India said on Monday its central bank would
announce steps on rupee convertibility within days, in what
could lead to the country's biggest economic development since
embarking on reforms in the early 1990s. Greater convertibility
would cut delays in foreign exchange transactions. It could
also lift restrictions on how much private individuals can
take abroad, allow the rupee greater freedom of movement and
enhance foreign investors' access to India's banks and debt
market. 756 words. Click
here.
India launches hand-washing campaign
22 Mar: Times of India. India has launched a hand-washing
campaign to motivate people to adopt "better cleanliness
practices" and avoid diseases like diarrhoea that claims
thousands of lives every year … Click
here.
DSK to undertake real estate projects
in the United States & Goa
23 Mar: New Kerala.com. Real estate player D S Kulkarni Developers
Limited would build up 40 condominiums and 32 bungalows in
the New Jersey and New York … the condominiums and bungalows
would be aimed at migrated people … The company is also
looking at United Arab Emirates, Bangalore, Hyderabad and
Goa, sources said. Click
here.
India: TV channels asked to apologise
for sleazy songs
23 Mar: NewIndPress. TV channels in India may have to run
apology scrolls on the lines of school punishments. Channel
V, B4U Music, Balle Balle Music, MTV Music, iTV Music and
MH1 were pulled up for broadcasting what were deemed as sleazy
songs … Click
here.
RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR
INTEREST ON GOANET. BY CORNEL DACOSTA
Readers of the Goan Voice (UK) who have watched recent
TV programmes like Planet Earth will find articles on Goanet
by Rahul Alvares equally fascinating. This environmentalist
edits the Creepy Times and illustrates his fearless disposition
towards some pretty deadly creatures as though they were
his pets.
The murder of Fr Eusebio Ferrao at his official residence
in Macazana has been reported and commented on in considerable
detail. Two men have now been charged with the murder to
which they seem to have confessed but the motive for the
crime is very much a mystery.
A fascinating account titled Memories of Another Panjim:
The Old Town had a Charm by Isabel da Santa Rita Vaz is
well worth reading. Apart from the article itself, there
are favourable responses to the article.
The Lusitanian Impact by Antonio Menezes provides many historical
insights during the Portuguese presence of 451 years in
Goa. Readers are provided many details of unusual historical
practices and events over the period.
A film on London's Bengali Diaspora is discussed in some
detail on Goanet. The film aims to make other communities
more aware of the Bengali cultural heritage and the history
of the Bengali contribution on national and international
platforms.
Is there really an athletics drought in India as claimed
by V.M. de Malar on Goanet? Find out why this writer appears
to be so despondent about the prospects of Indian sportspersons
in international events like the current Commonwealth Games.
Finally, for a truly adventurous story, read about the journey
by road from the UK to India by Mike Fernandes and his friend
Vince Vela. The journey took 37 days and there are fascinating
details of the many exciting encounters on the road. A travel
book by Mike is likely to be produced soon.
More details can be found at the Goanet archives at http://www.goanet.org
Or to subscribe to Goanet, send an email to subscribe@goanet.org
UK: TV & RADIO HIGHLIGHTS By Mafalda de’Sa
Television
Sat. 25/3: BBC2: 9.10pm (65mins)
A Night on Brick lane
Double bill of programmes about the culturally dynamic Brick
Lane area of London’s East End. Engaging documentary
that tells the story of a district that for 500 years has
attracted successive waves of immigrants seeking a place of
refuge, but which also has been a place of intolerance.
Sat. 25/3: BBC 2: 10.05pm (65mins)
Banglatown Banquet
Touching and humourous drama about a Bangladeshi woman in
her 50’s who annoys her husband by taking self -improvement
classes and is then left with the prospect of divorce when
he brings home a new and very pregnant wife.
Sat.25/3: BBC 4: 11.20pm (50mins
) Bollywood Shorts
Four films interpreting modern British life in an innovative
Bollywood style.
Sat. 25/3: UKTV Food: 9.00pm (60mins)
How to prepare a tiffin box.
Mon. 27/3: Channel 4: 8.00pm (60mins)
Dispatches: Living With Illegals.
With the Government announcing a further toughening-up of
our immigration laws, filmmaker Sorious Samura goes undercover
and lives alongside people who are prepared to undertake perilous
journeys and scavenge to survive, in the pursuit of a better
way of life in the UK.
Wed. 29/3: BBC 3 12.30am (55mins)
Stick Thin in India.
Documentary about the rise of anorexia in India. Amanda Burrell
travels to Mumbai to find out why and sees if there are lessons
we can learn from India about eating disorders in Britain.
Wed. 29/3: BBC 2: 11.20pm (30mins)
Desi DNA
Asian arts and lifestyle magazine. Saira Khan (ex -Apprentice)
tries her hand at being an Asian club promoter, plus behind
the scenes at Miss India UK and a look at the work of two
authors writing about erotic literature. Music from electro-pop
band Freeform Five.
Fri. 31/3: BBC1: 9.00pm (60mins)
Hustle
Drama series. Sweat shop owner Kulvinder has been a constant
source of misery in the Asian community. In this colourfully
complex case with the glamorous grifters, can the team use
his love of Bollywood films to gain revenge on behalf of a
team member’s friend?
Fri. 31/3: Channel 5: 9.00pm (60mins)
The 1970’s: That Was The Decade That Was
Documentary looks at the atmosphere of the 1970s: how Britain
went bust; society became divided; and racism was on the rise.
Fri. 31/3: UKTV Bright Ideas: 4:00pm
(30mins), Delhi Belly
Indian party food.
Radio
Sun. 26/3: BBC Radio 4: 3.00pm (60mins)
Classic serial: A House for Mr. Biswas.
V.S. Naipaul’s masterpiece, set in Trinidad, depicts
the life of an ordinary Hindu man struggling to overcome circumstances
and fulfill his destiny – his main obstacle, being his
formidable mother in law.
FORTHCOMING
See http://www.lanfranc.com/lanfranc_location_2000.pdf
for help in locating Archbishop Lanfranc School, Croydon
Sun. 9 Apr. (Provisional). Ruby
Hockey Tournament at HSBC Club. Contact: Richard Fernandes
020 – 8300 5347, Glyn Albuquerque 020 – 8680 2401
Sun. 16 Apr. Easter Dinner
Dance. 6.00 to 11.00 pm. St Mary’s Church Hall.
Welling DA16 3QU. Disco by the fabulous Music Mania. Catering
by Potbor Ha. Adults £12.50 Children (6 to 12) £5
Children below 5 – free. Includes snack, meal, dessert
and free soft drink. Raffles and novelty games galore! Details
musicmaniadisco@yahoo.co.uk
Tony 020 8265 9644/077 4811 2667. Paul 020 8311 1195. Vincent
020 8244 5598
Sun. 30 Apr. G.O.A. Ruby
Singles Snooker Tournament. Entries by email to: malawifelix@hotmail.com
Sun. 7 May. G.O.A. Ruby
Goan Nostalgia - Cultural Show at Archbishop Lanfranc
School. Contact: Alfred Rebello 020 – 8337 8022
FOR LATER EVENTS SEE http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/
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