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Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Vincent Augustine D'Souza is a blogger, author, novelist, and quiz master. He writes on politics, economy, corruption, terrorism, current events, sports/games and many more topics on his blog Voice From The Rooftop (https://voicefromtherooftop.com). He has written four novels — King, Pope, Dream and Trump. They are available in ebook format. His major non-fiction work is English Konkani Dictionary (https://englishkonkanidictionary.com). He has also written Model Constitution for India and Model Constitution for United States of America. His quizzes appear on his quiz site Go 4 Quiz (https://go4quiz.com). Amazon Page: https://amazon.com/author/vincentdsouza Gumroad Page: https://gumroad.com/vincentdsouza

Thoughts on 20/8/2005

Posted on August 20, 2005 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Today (20/8/2005) is Parsi New Year. Some years ago Indian Express had almanac section. In that it used to give dates according to three Parsi calendars. I suppose today is New Year according to the calendar followed by largest number of Parsis. I wish Parsis a Happy New Year. Judge Laxmi Rao who allowed rapists…

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Petroleum

Posted on August 14, 2005 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Petroleum prices have reached $67 per barrel. Government is worried about price hike. Let it increase the value of Rupee and make it Rs.40/- or less per dollar. We have 142 billion dollar reserves.

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Church

Posted on August 14, 2005 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Church is a place for mass, prayers, preaching and sacraments. It is not a place for clapping, singing happy birthdays and happy feast days. It is not a place for people who want to talk. Some keep talking nonstop throughout the mass.

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KBC 2

Posted on August 14, 2005 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Kaun Banega Crorepati 2 should give a chance to all who give correct answers. It is not fair that few people are randomly selected. People dial several times and when they do not get a call are disappointed and lose interest in the game show. TRPs go down. If KBC 2 reverts to previous method…

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Konkan

Posted on August 14, 2005 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Fali S. Nariman wants Bombay to be a union territory. Jaya Bachchan supports him. Pramod Mahajan opposes him. I want Maharashtra to be divided into four states — Vidarbha, Marathawada, Western Maharashtra and Konkan. Bombay shall be part of Konkan. Konkani shall be the official language of Konkan. Goa may be added to Konkan.

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Travesty of justice

Posted on August 14, 2005 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Two recent judgments in cases of rape have found the accused guilty yet there are not punished. 1) Parmaram Sharan (27) was found guilty of rape and kidnapping. He was convicted of 10 years of rigorous imprisonment but not to go to jail. He had to pay a compensation of Rs.50,000/- to the victim. “The…

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Salaries of MPs

Posted on August 14, 2005 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Rajeev Shukla feels MPs have notional perks. (Indian Express DT. 6/8/2005) He wants their salaries to be increased and they should be allowed to hold offices of profit. There was a discussion about this in We the people on NDTV 24X7 on 7/8/2005. I agree with what Gurudas Dasgupta said on that day. He was…

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Bombay on the brink

Posted on August 14, 2005 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Since 26/7/2005 Bombay has neven been the same again. Suburbs received 944 mm rain. Many areas were flooded. Most of the phones were dead. Electricity was cut off. Once again on 1/8/2005 and 2/8/2005 there were heavy rains, though not in the city. Train services are not yet normal. Many people have died of diseases….

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Rent

Posted on July 23, 2005 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Bombay Rent Act freezing rent at 1940 level should be scrapped.

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Cardinals

Posted on July 23, 2005 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Cardinals above 80 should have the right to vote in conclaves which was the case till 1971. Till the number of cardinals comes down to 120 new cardinals should not be appointed. There should be one cardinal for one crore catholics. Italy is overrepresented. Brazil is underrepresented.

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