Goa, Goan, Goanese and Gonsalves – an observation~~~

Going thru some of the pointers by one of my FB friend about Goa, Goan, Goanese and Gonsalves, I was thinking about this small but beautiful state recently in news for its illegal mining business.

Though the smallest Indian state, Goa has played an influential role in Indian history being one of the major trade centers in India. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. Goa remains among India's richest states and had always been attracting the influential dynasties, seafarers, merchants, traders, monks and missionaries since its earliest known history. Throughout its history Goa has undergone continual transformation, leaving an indelible impression on various aspects of its cultural and socio-economic development.

Renowned for its beaches, places of worship and world heritage architecture, Goa is visited by large numbers of international and domestic tourists each year. It also has rich flora and fauna, owing to its location on the Western Ghats range, classified as a biodiversity hotspot.

But during my last visit as observed the people of Goa are as special as the land itself. Warm and friendly in nature, the Goan people are known for the excellent hospitality they accord to visiting guests. Irrespective of religious affiliations, the Goan people have carved a unique character that oozes oodles of charm. They are a bunch of happy-go-lucky people with a smiling disposition and pleasant manners but little bit lazier for their business outlets and the routine activities. Most of traders not bother the customers over their easy go habits and the similar approach towards their other day – 2 – day activities.

Goa is the premier center of higher studies as we come across medical and engineering colleges in the state. Some of the colleges in Goa also offer courses in law, architecture, dentistry, marine engineering, hotel management, fisheries and pharmacy. NCAOR and NIO are the two national Oceanographic science institutes in Goa. Students willing to pursue their undergraduate and postgraduate degree in Portuguese may do it from the Goa University.

An excellent combination of tropical climate, relatively high humidity, fertile soil, inland lakes and rivers coupled with a natural drainage system literally presents to Goa lush greenery, overgreen and semi-ever­green forests which as a consequence, become obvious and natural habitats.

With Goa holding a notable position in the tourist map of India, there is perhaps a natural tendency to look at Goa merely in terms of it being a “Tourist Paradise”. The Goan identity is rooted, among other things, in deep enjoyment of food and drink. Goan cooking generally involves liberal amounts of spices, too, giving dishes a strange taste and distinctive aroma.

Feni is undoubtedly Goa's most famous tripple, double distilled perfectly clear and fearfully potent, this is a drink which deserves respect.

But on the concluding note, there are things that bothered me as like other Union Territories it’s flooded with the outside students – biking and roaming in groups and gangs. The excise policies, cheaper liquor and flooded with tourists the young localite generation away from the wider growth aspects and prospective is roaming and concentrating on the beaches and other tourists spots for the easier earnings, livelihood and fun. How this dominance, the diversification the easy going lethargicness is going to affect the “Tourist Paradise”  ??        Let us see~~~

The father who weakens thereafter~~~

This is not about a Jewish proverb “When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry”

But about a father who struggles the golden period of his life establishing him up, settling the nuclear family and bringing up the kids. Struggling the odds coming his way when at the evening of his life the kids scold him and the partner of his struggle changes her preferences, why he remains mute for some unseen reasons and expectations.

What remains the factor which lessens the strength, deprive his energy, destroy in spirit or his resistance was broken.  The fighter of day was broken by the terrible experience of life or the near death~~~~~~~~~ why??

Scientific Management, F W Taylor and the Fayolism

In the liberalised globalization the survival is as important as the growth be but the competition for survival depends upon the scientific management, the core idea of which was developed by US industrial engineer Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915) in his book 'Principles of Scientific Management' which laid down the fundamental principles of large-scale manufacturing through assembly-line factories but wondering how he idea suits in today’s liberalization and globalization scenario.

Scientific management's application was contingent on a high level of managerial control over employee work practices. This necessitated a higher ratio of managerial workers to laborers than previous management methods.

The idea of scientific Management is the production efficiency methodology which breaks every action, job or task into smaller and simpler segments, which can be easily analyzed and taught. This Taylorism came with maximum job fragmentation to minimize skill requirements and job learning time’ separates execution of work from work-planning, separates direct labor from indirect labor and introduction of time and motion study for optimum job performance and cost accounting.

After this, 1841 born Henri Fayol, a mining engineer in 1916 developed a general theory of business administration also known as Fayolism by which he mentioned 6 primary functions and 14 principles of management like forecasting, planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, controlling as primary functions and Division of work, Authority, Discipline, Unity of command, Unity of direction, Subordination of individual interests to the general interest, Remuneration, Centralization, Scalar chain, Order of people and materials, Equity, Stability of tenure of personnel, Initiative, Esprit de corps as principles of management.

Almost both the theories were rightly criticized for alienating workers by treating them as mindless, emotionless, and easily replicable factors of production but was a critical factor in the unprecedented scale of US factory output that led to Allied victory in Second World War, and the subsequent US dominance of the industrial world.

Now this Scientific Management is treating workers as mindless and emotionless factors of production or eating our competencies by fragmenting the jobs to minimize skill requirements or contributing towards the industrial growth??

Yours comments please…….

New UK visa plan to attract global talent

Britain has announced a new visa category to facilitate the immigration for exceptionally talented people from India and other non-EU countries in the fields of science, humanities, engineering and the arts.

The new Tier 1 (exceptional talent) category will open on 9 August 2011, and will have 1000 places in the first year of operation, official sources here said. The new category will facilitate not only those who have already been recognised but also those with the potential to be recognised as leaders in their respective fields, the sources added.

There will be 500 places available between the August 9 and November 30 and a further 500 places available from the December 1 to March 31, 2012. The number of places will be reviewed at the end of March 2012. The immigration category will be overseen by four 'competent bodies', which will advise the UK border agency on these 'exceptionally talented' migrants to ensure that they are the brightest and best in their field. The bodies are: the Royal Society, a fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists, will be able to nominate up to 300 places; the Arts Council England, the national development agency for the arts, will also be able to nominate up to 300 places; the Royal Academy of Engineering, Britain's national academy for engineering, will have up to 200 places to nominate; and the British Academy, the national academy for the humanities and social sciences will be able to nominate up to 200 places.

Immigration minister Damian Green said: "The UK is a global leader in science, humanities and engineering and we are a cultural centre for the arts: we will continue to welcome those who have most to offer and contribute to our society and economy".

Migrants seeking entry to the UK under this category will not need to be sponsored by an employer, but will need to be recommended by one of the competent bodies.

While the government has allotted a number of places to each body, it will be open to the bodies to transfer additional places to those with more demand if this becomes necessary, the sources added.

Those admitted under the category will initially be granted permission to stay for 3 years and 4 months. They will then be able to extend their stay for a further 2 years, and settlement may be available after 5 years' residence in the UK.

The president of the British Academy, Sir Adam Roberts, said: "The Humanities and Social Sciences are flourishing in the UK and attract many excellent scholars from overseas. The British Academy is ready to play its part in identifying those outstanding scholars for whom Tier 1 is the appropriate visa category."

With thnks from TimesofIndia

Gandhian activist and the Janlokpal

Going thru the violent agitations in Libra, Syria and other parts of the globe, when I come to India, A 74 years old Gandhian activist s requesting to fast and punishing themselves, and singing rhymes in front of the official residences of the parliamentarians. But there shouldn’t be any harm to the national property, any problem to the masses and law & order. Millions of people are on the road but without a single such incidence of violence or otherwise.

                        I wonder when agitating masses regulate traffic

                        Behaving with the police and the police reciprocate

The Lokpal, Aruna Roy’s and Janlokpal draft may be imperfect but the common man s awake now and on the roads for a common cause of building the nation.

The agitation may end in a day or two but I m seeing much more to come in future….. do you too??

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gurbaghs: We have no authority….

gurbaghs: We have no authority….: While going thru some of the reports of past.. We are the largest democracy in the world, the emerging super power. Wikileaks says “Blac...

We have no authority….

While going thru some of the reports of past..

We are the largest democracy in the world, the emerging super power.

Wikileaks says “Black money in Swiss banks mainly from India” and claiming having the 1014 names with account numbers.

Economic Times says “According to a global survey by Transparency International (TI), India is the ninth most corrupt country in the world, in a ranking of 86 countries”.

The recent developments in and outside the Parliament house and some of the past..

• We have not punished the killers of hundreds of Sikhs in Delhi – 1984.
• We have not punished, who demolish the Babri Masjid.
• We have failed to punish the culprits of Bhopal Gas tragedy and facilitated them not the victims.
• We have not owned the responsibility of mass killings in Gujarat.
• We have failed to charge a single politician and other who cornered India’s wealth outside.
• We are still struggling to look into the 1993 Mumbai blast and others after that.
• Still the states are capturing the mother land from the farmers in the name of industrial development and selling to some of the lobbyist.
• The people are starving, food grains are rotting in granaries but our PM and the Agri Minister saying they don’t have the magic band.

And now with its draft of the Lokpal bill…..

~~~~~Whether we have ~~~~

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Better life after 50...

Going thru the headlines of the newspaper today, I stuck at a British survey regarding the better life of women after their fifties, which has been endorsed by about the 92% of them.

The question neither meant to create a schism between men and women nor is it a question about how we look. It's about how we feel.

 Dr. Susan Nolen-H in the Psychology Today,  says the answer could be ‘yes’ as their lives get better with age. Rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide in women go down, as we grow older, and contributes that to the natural strengths women possess -- coping skills, empathy, ability to listen, patience -- which help us to tackle new problems and situations that arise as we age, and also give us the courage to pursue new paths.

Further women's full complement of strength gives them the mindset to celebrate older age as a time of joy, love, and fulfillment for all they have worked for and grown to be over their lifetimes.

According to one more study conducted recently says “it seems that women over 50 are often better equipped to handle life's increasingly complicated challenges, than men”

To face the adversities that come with aging, the men showed less inclination to use these important coping skills compared to the women. In other words, older women are more likely than older men to tap their mental, emotional and relational strengths to deal with adversity, which in turn left them less vulnerable to depression and anxiety in the phase of difficulty

Is it so?

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BEING A MOTHER......

After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.'

* * *

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been alone for 20 years, but the demands of my work and my two boys had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.

* * *

That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.

* * *

'What's wrong, aren't you well,' she asked?

* * *

My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign
of bad news.

** *

'I thought it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,' I responded. 'Just the two of us.'
She thought about it for a moment, and then said, 'I would like that very much..'

* * *

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her
house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last birthday on November 19th.

* * *

She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's. 'I told my friends that I was going to go
out with my son, and they were impressed,' she said, as she got into that new white van. 'They can't wait to hear about our date'.

* * *

We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy.. My mother took my
arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only
read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips.. 'It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were
small,' she said. 'Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor,' I responded.

* * *

During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation- -nothing extraordinary but catching up
on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie.

* * *

As we arrived at her house later, she said, 'I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me
invite you.' I agreed.

* * *

'How was your dinner date?' asked my wife when I got home. 'Very nice’. Much more so than I could have imagined,' I answered.

* * *

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't
have a chance to do anything for her.

* * *

Sometime later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place
mother and I had dined. An attached note said: 'I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I
could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife.
You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you, son..'

* * *

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: 'I LOVE YOU' and to give our loved
ones the time that they deserve.. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till 'some other time.'

* * *

Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby..... somebody
doesn't know that once you're a mother, 'normal' is history

* * *

Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct .... Somebody never took a three-year-old shopping.
* * *

Somebody said being a mother is boring ....

somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit. Somebody said if you're a 'good' mother, your child will 'turn out good'....

somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee.

* * *

Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother.... somebody never helped a fourth grader with his math.

* * *

Somebody said you can't love the second child as much as you love the first .... Somebody doesn't
have two children.

* * *

Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor and delivery....
somebody never watched her 'baby' get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten ...
or on a plane headed for military 'boot camp.'

* * *

Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married....somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a mother's heartstrings.

* * *

Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaves home......
Some body never had grandchildren.

* * *
Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need to tell her....
somebody isn't a mother.

May our Mother Earth become a Heaven of Peace and Love .....Let us Pray!!

With all the credits to

"mohandas " niceindia4@rediffmail.com

snehalatha pudhumana

The blackspot angelfish and the sex change...

Angelfish are one of the most commonly kept freshwater aquarium fish, as well as prized for its unique shape, color and behavior. Angelfish pairs form long-term relationships where each individual will protect the other from threats and potential suitors. Upon the death or removal of one of the mated pair, breeders have experienced both the total refusal of the remaining mate to pair up with any other angelfish and successful breeding with subsequent mates.

The blackspot angelfish can change from a female to male but this happens for a specific reason....

The angelfish live in groups with a single male, which is blue in color and four female fish which are yellow in color. The male is stronger and largest member in the group protecting the others acting as a "security guard".

When the male dies, the group needs a "security guard". This is when the largest female fish in the group begins to change its appearance. She starts growing larger in size and changing its color to blue. Slowly her behavior changes and begins to behave like a male. Two weeks later, the black strips appear on her body. This indicates the completeness of the sex change.

Now she is completely a male~~~

Homeland or a motherland……..

This is about a little pretty girl, who born with a golden spoon, thousand miles away from her homeland, a country with the dominance of her people in the social and political arena.

Grown up in the environment of opportunities, growth and success, the little pretty girl is due to start her family now, the generation who has to again differentiate among their motherland or the homeland…..Passing the rich tradition and culture of her homeland to her kids --Why is she scared of a sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events?

Why she loves the country, the people and its culture and customs, she never visited?

Why she is saddened with the woes and un-warranted disastrous to her people?

The homeland of her forefathers, where they dreamed about the future of their generations is standing opened up its arms to embrace the little pretty girl even once.Whether she’ll step there on the land coming to her dreams even once before her going…………..??

(A homeland is the concept of the place to which an ethnic group holds a long history and a deep cultural association with —the country in which a particular national identity began. And Motherland may refer to a mother country, i.e. the place of one's birth)

The killing of a missionary

It was Jan 22, 1999 when an Australian missionary Mr Graham Staines was burnt alive along with his two minor sons aged 6 and 10 years then, when they were sleeping in a van outside a church in an Indian village. After almost twelve years the Hon’ble Supreme Court in its verdict says

• In a country like ours where discrimination on the ground of caste or religion is taboo (A strong social prohibition relating to any area of human activity orsocial custom that is sacred and forbidden based on moral judgment and sometimes even religious beliefs) and taking lives of persons belonging to another caste or religion is bound to have a dangerous and reactive effect on society.
• Further the intention was to teach Mr Graham Staines a lesson for his religious activities.
• In a secular country the state can’t have its own religion but treat all religions and religious groups equally and respect fully.
• On the contrary there is no justification for interfering in some ones belief by force, provocation, conversion, incitement or upon a flawed premise that one religion is better than the other

But the Hon’ble Supreme Court further says that the crime was not rarest of the rare so no death sentence.

In the course of time, two more statements:

• Every person should be given another chance to rebuild his/her life………………There is need for the killers to repent (to feel sorry, self-reproachful, or contrite for past conduct; regret or be conscience-stricken about a past action and attitude) …..says Mrs Gladys Staines (Wife of Mrs Graham Staines)
• As far the Christian community is concerned, we have already forgiven him (Dara Singh, the killer)…….. We accept the SC verdict. … says Raphael Cheenath (Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar archbishop)

Who wins???