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VOL.3 NO.4: JULY 2001

EdWords
WORSENING TIMES : A reflection on recent events in Goa.

Greetings

Merlyn Miranda and Victor Fernandes arrive with more greetings.

GOAspice
The popular GOA QUIZ, KONKANI-ENGLISH DICTIONARY and this or that.

Cover Story
PADDY PAST, COCOA PRESENT: Paddy cultivation has virtually gone down the drain. But will the proposed cocoa cultivate prosper in Goa?

AlexyzNOW
The rib-tickler, Alexyz, is back with his funny folk and cartoons.


Festivals
GOA'S MONSOON MAGIC lives on in the State's coastal villages, particularly in Siolim, which holds a colourful Sao Joao boat parade. Candolim too puts up its traditional sangodd.


Legend
REMEMBERING REGINALD: Young Goans longed to read the Konkani novels penned by Reginald Fernandes. His evergreen songs are still being heard on All India Radio.

History
DISEASE DOWN THE AGES: Malaria was present in Goa even during colonial times. But why should it rear its head even today despite advance in medicine?

Institution
COMUNIDADE: A TOOTHLESS GIANT virtually on its last legs.

Goa Books
Anything new here?

Entertainment
SUNDOR GOEM: Some beautiful mandos, dulpods and other Konkani folklore from the educationist-tiatrist-playwright-politician Tomazinho Cardozo, with music by the the late Johnson.

Friday Balcao
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: Advocate Shanti Maria addressed the problem of Children's Rights in the Friday Balcao session of Goa DESC.


People
Goans in and out of news.

Tribute
A MULTI-FACED PERSONALITY: CYRIL PACHECO.

ArtNOW
DURING THE MONSOONS is no name of any art exhibition. It only tells us a bit of what some artists in Goa are upto during the inactive, rainy days.

Environment
AN NGO'S FIGHT AGAINST HILL CUTTING AT PANJIM'S ALTINHO HILL: Changing the face and character of Panjim city to allow constructions, which could endanger the area's environment.

Kitchendom
Some more recipes of elite Hindu cooking from the private collection picked from a book, the name of which we would like to know, to acknowledge the source.

Obituaries
Remembering fondly those who departed in June 2001.

Last Month
That happened recently.

Urba (Konkani Webzine)
Sao Joao-chea festacho gonngonn Siolent, Kandollecho Sangodd, don kovita anim her barik-sarik khobro.

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