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VOL.2-NO.8:
OCTOBER 2000

EdWords
October has brought
in a new government in Goa before the Divali
festival.
Greetings
More and more folk join in to
greet relatives, friends
and everyone on
various
occasions.
People Some Goan news makers here and
there.
ArtNOW
The art scene in Goa is gatherring
momentum. Moreover, it is the time for the popular Rangoli competitions in Goa.
Goan
Feasts
A few pictures
of
the feast
of our Lady of Pilar and
Dussehra.
Cover Story
Goa will never tire itself of new governments. A
quick look by Joel D'Souza
at how Sardinha eventually
lost his kodel
to the Manohar Parrikar and
his saffron brigade.
Reactions GoaNOW
contacted a few netters around the world and received a
flood of comments on the prevailing political situation
in Goa.
Focus Lowering Standards: The lowering of the
admission norms at Goa's College of Architecture is a typical case of
the apathy of the educational authorities.
Not
Right Re Baba
Cry of Calangute:A J
Simões
describes the woes of his beloved village, which has
been at the receiving end since the advent of urbanisation.
Village Speak:
Paliem
Paliem is a beautiful
little village in the distant north of Goa, in the
Pernem taluka. Kiranpani is where one has to be at
sundown, say Sebastian Rodrigues and Joel
D'Souza
.
Viewpoint Not news but a few rare
sights in Goa.
Theatre A little bit about
two dramas, one of which is a Konkani tiatr.
Kitchendom
Ms Joyce Fernandes' choice stuff.
Goa
Books
All the Goa books you'd like
to read and possess.
Environment Winged Beauty in Goa's Tourism
Basket: Paul Fernandes on the proposed Butterfly
Park in
Valpoi.
History Goa's history has
been a subject of study for many a Goan and non-Goan
alike. Prajal Sakhardande attempts to recount a
bit of it in this issue.
News Some of the happenings of the last
month.
Poetry A poem sent by
Antonio P Fernandes on the "River
Princess".
Obituaries
Sadly, they are
no more
Arso (Konkani)
Thoddi bhov maimdhesantli
khobor, ek kovita ani ek kotha.
Archives
EDITORS:
Joel D'Souza, Alexyz & Rajan Fulari
ILLUSTRATIONS & CARTOONS: Alexyz
PHOTOGRAPHS: Alister Miranda & Joel
WEB DESIGN: GOACOM webdesign Team
EMAIL: goanow@goatelecom.com
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