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	<title>Lapses of lingy... &#187; goa</title>
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		<title>Goa diaries II &#8211; Isle of hope&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.merrildiniz.com/2011/08/09/down-by-the-riverside/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merril</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[goa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunkleberry finn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ilha de rachol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
THE SHENANIGANS of lil&#8217; Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn sprang to mind as we travelled down to the ole’ riverside of Ilha De Rachol, located a stone&#8217;s throw away from my native village Raia in Goa.
“In the 1600s, our ancestors who lived here, ran away to escape the plague,” my father shared as we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goa diaries I</title>
		<link>http://www.merrildiniz.com/2011/08/08/goa-diaries-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merril</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[goa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karvy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nandan Nilekani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UID]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
     HAVE any transgender folks come to register yet?” I asked the young girl screening the UID applications at the Karvy outlet in Margoa. She smiled coyly, shaking head vigourously.
Ahh. Only men and women, it seems have frequented their office at the rate of 60 to 70 a day. You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIP Milky</title>
		<link>http://www.merrildiniz.com/2011/07/11/rip-milky/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merril</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Animal lovers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abandoned cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fatorda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lassie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[margao]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
THOUGH I keeping harping about loving canines with a vengeance, I also have a soft spot for kitties. Especially a feline called Milky, aptly named because of her soft white coat and delicate gait. She and her fellow cat, who we named Tom were abandoned by our self-confessed animal loving neighbours who moved away, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our education: High hopes and unrequited dreams!</title>
		<link>http://www.merrildiniz.com/2010/07/07/our-education-high-hopes-and-unrequited-dreams/</link>
		<comments>http://www.merrildiniz.com/2010/07/07/our-education-high-hopes-and-unrequited-dreams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merril</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[goa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yoga]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.merrildiniz.com/?p=1146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IN the last few weeks I heard two young guns cussing (vociferously) for being coerced into pursuing a BCom degree at a young, impressionable age.
They mean no offense to the discipline but they question the role it played in shaping their careers (which is according to them is zilch). Today, one boy is a scholar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Goans are squealing like pigs</title>
		<link>http://www.merrildiniz.com/2010/06/28/why-goans-are-squealing-like-pigs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merril</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE invasion of swanky housing projects has been a reality since The Great Depression (perhaps earlier). And now they are taking over the Goan landscape. Here&#8217;s a quick 101 on the state of affairs in India’s soon-to-be erstwhile paradise.
On May 17, 100 Goan activists were jailed and subsequently released for peaceful protests against the lack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Goan activists arrested for peaceful protest</title>
		<link>http://www.merrildiniz.com/2010/05/17/100-goan-activists-arrested-for-peaceful-protest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 15:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merril</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[goa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[digambar kamat]]></category>

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&#8220;When non-violent Indian protests decadent governance, no one notices. when violence reigns, India watches in horror&#8221;
 


On the afternoon of May 17 (Monday),  I received a frantic phonecall from Arjun, a friend and son of Judith, one of the activists who was arrested. According to Arjun, this is what transpired in Goa, right  outside the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The birth Of Marry Diniz</title>
		<link>http://www.merrildiniz.com/2009/08/05/the-birth-of-marry-diniz/</link>
		<comments>http://www.merrildiniz.com/2009/08/05/the-birth-of-marry-diniz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merril</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[goa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indiafloristonline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently sent mom a bouquet of yellow roses through an online gift delivery service, on her Bday.
The bouquet was accompanied by a personalised message from yours truly.
My mom took a picture of the message and e-mailed it to me.
Hold your breath&#8230;I have been christened once again&#8230;as &#8216;Marry&#8217;!
Maybe there&#8217;s a subtle message in here. Chuckles.
Also, [...]]]></description>
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