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Vol.04-No.02: MAY 2002

The FeniTale
Laxman Pai exhibition
Heritage
EdWords
GOING TO THE POLLS...AND THEN? We are back at election time, amidst the usual unkept promises and unreliable politicians.
The Green Cross:
WILDLIFE'S SUCCOUR IN GOA: A dynamic group of youngsters involved in wildlife conservation in Goa.
Cover Story
GOA'S PRIME SPIRIT: FENI ALIAS CAJEL: The Goan feni distillers aren't happy this year because of a poor harvest.
Greetings
The load of good wishes to many. As usual there are several people celebrating occasions.

ArtNOW
Plenty of beautiful paintings were seen during April this year. Padmashri Laxman Pai too exhibited his creativity after a lapse of 15 years.

Computers:
~ GOA'S FIRST I T FORTNIGHTLY
~ IT'S SPLASHDOWN IN PORT TOWN VASCO: First IT Newspaper and first I T event in Vasco.
GoanSpice
The Konkani-English Dictionary and some RARE pictures
News
A few things that happened during the last month
His Story :
THE FIRST SETTLERS: The second chapter of Alexyz's HIS STORY OF GOA.

Friday Balcao:
The April sessions of the Friday Balcao dealt with two significant topics.

People:
Some persons who brought glory to Goa in some way or other.
Education:
FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIPS: Ms Rekha Kale talks about the Fulbright fellowships/
Focus:
CONSERVATION OF ANOTHER KIND: Massano de Amorim, Provedoria buildings issue
Tiatr:
A bit about the Konkani tiatr and ailing tiatrist Rosario Rodrigues..
Goa Books:
Some new Goa Books.
Obituaries
Goans who died during the last month.
Urba (Konkani Webzine)
Konknni Kotha, Kovita and lekh.

Events
The Annual Fete at Anjuna church compound

EDITORS: Joel D'Souza, Alexyz & Rajan Fulari
ILLUSTRATIONS & CARTOONS: Alexyz
PHOTOGRAPHS: Joel D'Souza
WEB DESIGN: GOACOM Webdesign Team
email: joel@goacom.com