IS GOA GOVERNMENT ALIVE OR DEAD?

In thirties when Gandhiji was  alive, the high caste Bihari Hindus burned alive so many Harijans. Ghandiji felt very bad seeing this gross injustice done to the poor Harijans.  Within a short period of time, Bihar was flooded with heavy rain that killed a great number of the Biharis. Commenting on this, Ghandiji said that this was the devine punishment for hurting the innocent poor.

I do believe in devine punishment because I believe in God and where there is God there is bound to be justice. Based on this logic, I am now commenting on the local political scenario and the injustice some politicians are doing against others thereby inviting devine punishment.

During his last debate in his last Assembly session Wishnu Vagh acting like a wounded “Ranantlo Vagh”, scolded the Church and the Diocesan Schools Society and concluded saying that “we also will go ahead and build our own schools and then we will teach them a good lesson”.  Within a few days, Wishnu Wagh was shifted to Mumbai hospital for treatment. It is a pity since then he never recovered to challenge the Church and Diocesan Schools Society. What wrong the Church has done to non-Catholics?  Did the Diocesan Schools closed their door to the non-Catholic Children?  Why such a hatred for Diocesan Schools? Why hurting the minority Catholic community and why such a animosity towards Christian?

In the last election, Congress Party got a clear majority needing it to form the government but with his brute power in an unethical manner Parricar changed the whole victory of Congress and by manipulating the result even by forcing the Governor to toe his line, Parricar formed the BJP Government thereby hurting the sentiments not only of the elected Congressmen but more than that of the electorate who voted for Congress Party. What an Himalayan injustice Parricar has done and for this reason I feel as devine punishment Parricar had to spend the last three months in American hospital in the Christian USA from where will he come back all right?  It looks doubtful because he will have to pay for the injustice that he committed on to the Congress Party and those voters who got elected the Congress candidates.  Devine punishment surely comes.

Pandurang Madkaicar is yet another victim of the devine punishment  for the pride of the display of his wealth even to the extent of erecting his Bungalow at Old Goa thereby shadowing the religious monuments of Chrstianity.  For this pride and arrogance there is only one punishment that is the devine punishment which Madkaicar is facing. 

Francis D’Souza is helping the BJP to do wrong against minority in Goa by keeping silence for the every injustice done on Christian community when he should raise his voice against it. In this way he is supporting BJP to do injustice to Christians. He too is afflicted with bad sickness for this reason it is said that he is gone to Europe for treatment.  He got no peace because he spoiled the peace of peaceful community. Hence what men cannot do God is doing by giving him devine punishment for indulging in dirty politics for his selfish benefit.  It is a pity that by being a member of the minority community he is supporting the tirade against his own community. What a tragedy that this man has reached to such a low!

    

Vasco MLA and a supporter of BJP is also indulging in doing dirty politics in support of BJP to gain him personal benefits.  While doing this dirty game he does not care for anything but for his selfish interest. He too is afflicted with sickness that keeps him constantly under tension and worried.

This means almost the entire BJP government is sick and since this being the case how can we move forward in giving good governance? There is nothing going ok in Goa and everybody is waiting for Parricar to return.  Will he or not? It is a Hamletic question. Till such time Goa has to suffer because they treat Goa as their fathers’ property. They are not interested in the good of Goa and Goans.  This BJP and its elected members it looks will not only devour the Goans physically but even soully. 

It is not my wish to see them punished by God like this but what can I do to stop this devine punishment? God is omnipotent and He alone know that what He is doing is right.  But I can still pray to God to forgive them because they are power hungry and burning with anger and revenge against Christians when Christians are not a belligerent community.

A.Veronica Fernandes.       

  

NEW TIATRO "OMOR MOGACHI KANNI" BY IRINEU GONSALVES

Seen above Irineu Gonsalves welcoming everyone

On Tuesday 4^th of this month, in Panjim at Kala Academy Hall, at 4.45 pm I saw the new Tiatro “OMOR MOGACHI  KANNI” written and directed by the well-known director Irineu Gonsalves.  It was well attended by the Tiatro lovers who went home after seeing the last scene, satisfactorily. The end part of the story was so suspense that to get the real answer everyone remained magnetized to his/her seat.

Opening solo by Sanaya

Jessica & Tari in one romantic scene

It was such a wonderful Tiatro that rarely in the recent past I saw such a display on all the fronts namely Storywise, Sideshow-Songswise, Comedywise and Musicwise. Every artiste male as well as female played his/her role very well proving high caliber of the director in coaching the artistes.  However, especial mention must be made to the two main artistes handsome Tari and beautiful Jessica who both played their roles as lovers very well.  Rarely earlier they reached to such a crescendo of their acting. The dialogues and proverbs introduced in the story were of high quality so also the Cantos especially the first romantic canto based on the tune of Malayka and and beautifully rendered by Tari and Jessica.

                                               Marcus Vaz on his solo Mae

Another scene: Rosario de Benaulim - Botelho - Carmeen 

Both Tari as a highly educated son of a “Kharvi” and Jessica the high profile daughter of an aristocrat “Bamon” parents fall in love. What type of love? It was an inseparable love.   However, the parents of Jessica both Rosario de Benaulim and Dola  in no way agreed to allow their daughter to merry the low caste boy.  Because of this caste discrimination, they both boy and a girl including boys parents played by Rosario Botelho and Carmeen Barbosa suffer too much humiliation.  The roles played by Bothelho and Carmeen were worth admiring so too by Rosario de Benalim and Dola. 

                                           One more scene where shown a good catch of fish

A quarter song by Alexinho-Lorna-Carmeen -Dola

This story was of the Goa as seen in early sixties and as depicted by the director on the Stage very beautifully and adroitly.  Earlier in fifties the legendary Minguel Rod used to script such powerful Tiatros and because of such  powrful Tiatros the effect of caste system in our society and community in particular was minimized but  never eradicated. 

                                            Ron sings his solo on Bible

A comedy scene: John de Silva-Sally-Lorna 

Youngster Sanaya on her solo

Though both the lovers face tremendous boulders on their path yet after undergoing all the miseries they finally successfully attained their goal.  However, after 50 years of their married life the wife is afflicted with the Alzheimer sickness that requires lot of caring love that her husband gives her and finally succeeds in bringing her to her normal self.

Tari in another scene as a Pilot

One more scene

Among the others who played their roles well deserving mention here are Sundeep Calangutcare as a doctor and Willy. 

The comedy part was well handled by the ace comedians John de Silva and Sally who were ably supported by Alelxinho de Morjim and his wife Lorna who both possess lot of potentials to promote and develop Konkani Stage. 

Olga & Anil sing their duet

All the Sideshow songs were good but special mention should go to the solos of Marcos Vaz, Olga, Rosario de Benaulim, Ron, Benny de Aldona and Sanaya; duo of Benny de Aldona with Rosario de Benaulim; Duet by Anil and Olga; Trio by Joaquim – Ron – Dola; Quarter by Alexnho de Morim – Lorna – Carmeen – Dola.

Duo by Rosario & Benny

Musical score for this Tiaitro was provided by James and his troupe.

Solo by Rosario de Benaulim

Well done Bab Irineu Gonsalves and his entire troupe.

A.Veronica Fernandes.                           

CONDOLENCE MEET FOR THE 5 TIATRISTS.

Yesterday,   4^th of this month, I attended a condolence meeting  organised by Tiatr Academy of Goa, at TAG  Auditorium, Campal, Panjim, starting at 5.00 pm and attended by the admirers and the relatives of the 5 late Tiatrists namely Cajetan Pinto (Caiti) a make-up man;  Inacio Rosario Luis (Jali) a musician – Drummer;  A. Fernandes (Tony Sax); Francis Xavier Mendes  and Francis X. Barreto. This was the condolence meeting organised by TAG especially to mourn the death of all the mentioned artistes.

Xavier Mendes

The  official of TAG Mr. William  spoke on the contribution of these Konkani Stage stalwarts towards the development and promotion of our Tiatros. Among the audience who volunteered to speak on the subject were A. Veronica Fernandes, Tony Sax’s son and Tomazinho Cardoso.

Seen at Extreme left Xavier's son & 3rd from left Xavier's wife

Mr. Veronica focused his speech on Tony Sax and more on the comedian Xavier Mendes one of the sons of the legendary Konkani Stage comedians Anthony Mendes who according to me was not only one of the best but the best comedian of Konkani Stage so far. Those who saw the Konkani Movie “Amchem Noxib” will surely have the taste of Mendes power while others like me who also saw him acting on the Stage must have tasted the real taste of his comedy much more.  He never bastardised the Konkani Stage by using filthy and vulgar language as it is currently done in some of our Tiatros.  The more horrible thing to know is that some of the directors are practically involved in pushing some of the bastardised comedians especially those “kalche porche potte”  to use the vulgarity in their Tiatros.  And when they are criticized for disgracing the Konkani Stage thru vulgarity they react negatively.  One of them was the one who like  a slave was  licking my shoes at my place even late at nights begging with me like a beggar to feed him with the good matter to script his political Tiatros and to compose his political songs. I never came across such a “Beiman” tiatrist.  Good that in short time only he showed me his true colours. He should know one proverb in Konkani “Eka Kapddan Bail Mathari Zaina”.        

Compeer

Xavier Mendes along with his other two brothers, eldest Felix and youngest Derek helped me in my campaign from Kuwait to work for the cause of Konkani by way of acting in our Tiatros staged to raise funds for NOVEM GOEM Konkani Daily.  Even otherwise they as Mendes Bros. stood by us for any good cause of Konkani and Goa.

William

Unfortunately, many of the Goans who did so much for Konkani cause from Kuwait are neglected and forgotten in Goa.  If Konkani cause gained so much of success  for its cause  it was partly because of the strong financial support came from Kuwait. Now government is giving aid and grant but that time there was no  such grants and hence Kuwaitkars played their role well.  Those who are not aware of this should know now.

Tomazinho Cardoso

In his speech the son of Tony Sax highlighted the excellent work his father did as a tiatrist and as a father to them. It was a very touching tribute coming from the son to his father, only highly intellectual and matured persons full of wisdom can speak like this.

Photos of the five artistes

Speaking on the subject, Tomazinho Cardoso lamented the discipline of the tiatrists WHO failed to attend this meet.  He also spoke on the new book coming shortly on the dead tiatrists

Tony Sax's son

                                 

May their soulsrest in peace.

A.Veronica Fernandes.