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The Frenzy of Football
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: October 11, 2009
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Football is in the blood of every Goan and the high that comes only with this racy sport can be seen as people gather at their village grounds every other day. Some of these football fields are mere flattened paddy fields, but the thrill of watching the ball race around can be got just about [...]
The Fragrance of Jasmine and Memories
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: August 27, 2009
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I lean my tired weight against the seat of a crowded bus and watch. Lap crossed, a plastic bag full of Jasmine buds, a roll of thread, one bud to the left, another to the right, the thread wrapped around them once, then a quick knot. Another bud to the right, one to the left, [...]
Save the Frogs Campaign- Goa
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: June 14, 2009
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Frogs in Goa: Frequently Asked Questions
Are frog populations in Goa really on the decline?
Yes they are. Bio-indicators as well as studies conducted by herpetologists and amphibian specialists in Goa confirm that frog populations are falling, just as it is in the rest of the world. Globally, frogs are disappearing at an increasingly rapid [...]
Snake Rescue Volunteers & Snakebite Treatment In Goa
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: May 10, 2009
- In: Goa
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Do not panic if you see a snake! As you know now, not all of them are venomous. If you cannot identify it, do not kill it. Instead, call one of the volunteers listed below. There are over 20 volunteers in Saligao and Bardez who will come immediately, catch the snake and release it back [...]
GOA WAS BETTER OFF IN THE HANDS OF THE PORTUGUESE…….
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: May 4, 2009
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GOA WAS BETTER OFF IN THE HANDS OF THE PORTUGUESE…….
‘Goa was better off in the hands of the Portuguese’ I’ve heard this rhetoric before, as have many of you who hail from Goa. People say this more as a reaction to the frustration they feel about the current situation in the State, but imagine my [...]
Goa’s heritage needs protection
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: April 19, 2009
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The other day breezing through the online papers of Goa I came across this report where in a well known lecturer and writer of Goan History Mr Prajal Sakhardande, expressed his concern about the deteriorating condition of heritage structures in Goa.
Earlier this month I happened to be in Goa and was taking [...]
Mining and Political Parties in Goa
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: April 15, 2009
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Mining and Political Parties in Goa
SEBASTIAN RODRIGUES laments the fact that the political class has failed to act against mining, thus betraying the people of Goa
One cannot but express utter disgust at the stance of all political parties in Goa – national as well as regional – contesting the Lok Sabha elections on the [...]
Goa Regional Plan 2021 up on Slideshare
Posted by: lilliandcosta on: March 19, 2009
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For those of you interested in Goa and its ‘development’ related pursuits, you might want to get a close peek into the Goa Regional Plan 2021. This plan has and is being hotly debated right now, for what is put down and agreed to in the plan, will determine the direction in which Goa will [...]
Lillian @ Poetry
- Advertising Cloud 9The horizon in shades of green,Water tanks, blue and black,Clothes of all hues waving in the breeze.Cloud 9 advertising its services,Who would think, it would need to?But it does,Its the recession.
- Untitledoh why does my soul refuse to rest.it bounds up,against gravity,like there were thorns that pricked its underside.refusing it rest.oh my soul has a bloody breasta weary heartthat longs to rest,but somehow each night is dayin its unending search to run away.
- UntitledI stare out,As the orange-pink of sunsetFades away into silhouettes,Large dark trees, rise upAnd the cold road leads away.The breeze whips at my face,The curtains buffeted in the strong wind,Fly around uncontrollably like shreds,My heart feels the same,As it leaves sweet memories behind.Parting can never be harder.15th April 2009
- Happy Women’s Day?.......... I beg your pardonIts 8th March, International Women’s DayBut she doesn’t know it.She wakes up at 6.00 a.m,like she has for the last 12 years,her mental clock and love for her family helps her up.she fills the rice into the cooker, chops up the vegetables in the yellow light of the bulb.The chickens in their coop stir, at the first break of light.the brass pot rolls down on t […]
- Un-namedI want to writeBut wordsTremble within meThen die.I dig through my memoryFor experiencesFor verseBut all I find is gooey morass.I yearn to riseBe the bestBut the forceEludes meA phantom. There they areThe first buds of springOr is it a mirageThe sightings of a deluded soul8th February 2008
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