G O A

March 5, 2015

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF ANTONETTE DE CALANGUTE..

May her soul Rest In Peace.

A. Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.

March 3, 2015

PRADEEP NAIK, A HUGE CONTRIBUTOR TO TIATRO.

This is in reference to the excelent profile depicted in Goa's prestigious daily newspaper Herald dated 28.02.15, of the well-known Tiatrist Pradeep Naik. As a Tiatro Critique since a long time now, I have seen very few Tiatrists of the calibre of Pradeep Naik whose magnificent role of a father in Comedian Agostinho’s Tiatro “Pai” rightly got him the best Actor award. I don’t think anyone from the current Tiatrists circle would play the role of Pai as he played. Congratulations to the genius of Comedian Agostinho’s directorship for selecting Pradeep Naik appropriately for this role which carry all the burden to make this Tiatro as a heavyweight.

Pradeep Naik falls into the category of those majestic Tiatrists of yesteryears in action, body language, delivery and appropriate dress code. His beauty lies in the positioning of himself during his exchanges with his co-artistes. Being a Hindu, he has an advantage of acting in Marathi Nattoks where an artiste requires lot of training on the finer points of acting and precisely because of this almost all the Hindu Tiatrists are creating a very impressive impact of their presence on Konkani Stage.

The great Playwright and songster Alexinho de Candolim had unique distinction to introduce for the first time Hindu artistes in his Tiatros about 75 years back and who were responsible to elevate Alexinho de Candolim’s Tiatros to the pedestal. Some of them were Kanta Divkar, Kamal and Roglo, all graduated from Marathi Nattoks.

Besides, the contribution of the legendary Tiatrist Kamat de Assolna in the promotion of Tiatro was immense, so also of Mrs. Shalini who beautified Souzalin's Tiatros.

Currently, Konkani Tiatro Stage is beautifully dotted with a few excellent Hindu artistes, namely Anil Pednekar, Ullas Tari, Comedian Ambe, Shruti, Chitra and Sonia Sirsat at professional kevel. The contribution of Hindu Tiatrists in the promotion of Tiatros is laudable. I bow my head down to them and to their high caliber Tiatro art.

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

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March 2, 2015

GOA-KUWAIT SOLIDARITY MEET & KUWAIT GOANS.

A. Veronica addressing the Meet

Last month on 26^th, we under Goa-Kuwait Solidarity Center celebrated the liberation day of Kuwait by holding a public meeting in Panjim at the Chamber of Commerce Hall. The meet was attended by only 70 persons instead of 700 or 7000 and from these 70 persons, half the number from non-Kuwait returnees circle. Since I returned from Kuwait last year, I am organizing this function to show our gratitude to Kuwait from where we earned our livelihood and established ourselves comfortably financially.

Fr. Gabriel Dias seen speaking

Some people especially ex Kuwaitkars in Goa are questioning my prerogative to hold these Meetings as if I am committing a sin by doing so. As a matter of fact to organize these Meets I am alone spending thousands of Rupees from my own pocket, I am not asking any financial help from anyone nor from any of the current Kuwitcars or Kuwait returnees.

Manuel Fernandes seen speaking

With the intention of sharing even a small portion of expenditure, none even asking me whether any help is needed though they are boasting of their financial empire which they built only because of their employment in Kuwait otherwise many of them would live like paupers.

Prof. Sergio Carvalho

There are thousands of Goans in Kuwait and they are the direct beneficiaries of the goodwill of Kuwaitis in Kuwait of our Meetings in Goa on 26^th February. Even they are not contributing anything but some of them are talking against holding these meetings.

Peggy Pereira proposing Vote of Thanks

Without Kuwait they would be nothing in life. No Indian community is organizing such Meets in India except Goan community for this reason there is more goodwill generated for Goans in Kuwait. Neither any nationality anywhere in the World.

Elvino Rodrigues seen speaking

What would be the future of overwhelming majority of Kuwait Goans, current and returnees, if it was not for their employment in Kuwait? They had no bright future for this reason they should be grateful to Kuwait. What Goa and India could not provide them, the country Kuwait provided them.

Logo of G-K.S.C.

Mrs. Fatima presenting Bouquet to chief guest

That does not mean in Kuwait Heavenly Mannas are falling for us, that does not mean in Kuwait we are getting easy money, no, we are working very hard with topmost sacrifices with lot of pains and sufferings, with lot of humiliations and insults, yet we are surviving and doing well. For this reason I am grateful to Kuwait though I too suffered a lot in Kuwait like many and that does not deter me from accepting the truth that if today what I am, it is only because of Kuwait.

Observing silence

But do our people realize this truth? Majority of them ”NO”. They are “Beiman” of first grade because they are coming from third rate character without disciplined family background and lacking in moral character. It is a pity to see that the character of these Kuwait Goans present and ex is so bankrupt. There are no greater selfish people in the world as ex and current Kuwait Goans, of course with the exception a few.

A section of the crowd attending the Meet.

Even when we organized the public rallies in Panjim following the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, very few people attended this rally because the remaining Kuwait returnees thought it was useless to participate in that rally because Kuwait was already annexed to Iraq. But when we organised the second rally immediately following the liberation of Kuwait overwhelming majority of Kuwait returnees took part in this rally because of selfish motto that is, to return to Kuwait.