WHAT IS THE TRUTH BEHIND KONKANI RECOGNITION IN NAGRI SCRIPT ONLY.

On 28.10.18 while speaking during the function “Meet the Artiste” organised to honour Premananda Lottlikar in Margao, Tomazinho Cardoso pleaded with Nagri Konknnivadis to help Romi Konkani get its due recognition from the government. In this context I like to ask all concerned that who approved the draft bill giving recognition only for Nagri script Konknni ignoring the Romi script when major movement was done by the Romivadis? Besides Tomazinho Cardoso there were other Romivadis in KPA that spearheaded the last phase of Konkani movement to get its recognition, why they remained silent and why not insisted the inclusion of Romi script also?  In fact what role these Romivadis played in favour of Romi script?  According to some Nagrivadis the draft of the bill was kept open for the eyes of Romivadis too but they did nothing.  Is it right?

Konkani is kept alive in Goa and among Goans mainly by the Romi script followers and denying Romi script its due recognition means robbing it of its due right.

Other sad part of this episode is this that now Konkanivadis in Goa are splitted into 2 factions totally divorced from each other and there is no much integration between the two as existed before. This split is very much vissible especially from some of the hard core Nagrivadis.  Even when I was so close to the Nagri camp whose members were begging with me to help them financially from Kuwait during the language agitation AND some of them flirting with me during my vacations like "Pamprelam", have side tracked me as if we are fighting an Indo-Pak war. 

When we sent from Kuwait lakhs of rupees for Konkani movement in Goa including for KPA we feel defeated and cheated when Romi Konkani was denied due recognition. I feel at least I on behalf of Kuwait Goans who have done so much for the cause of Konkani should get an open answer from the concerned Nagrivadis.  There are many truths still remained hidden and our Romivadis are not fully prepared to give proper answer bcause they were I feel footballed by the Nagrivadis. May be they were treated like one eyed among the blinds fit for swim not in the ocean but only in the Pond.    

It is time now for concerned Konkanivadis to throw some light on this issue.

A.Veronica Fernandes.                                                                        

CANDOICARS BE ALERT !!

The gift of the soccer ground by Dr. Gustavo Monteiro to the Candolim Panchayat was the greatest act of sincere generosity any human being can commit now especially in the post 19.12.61 period of Goa when an average Goan in general and Candoicar mainly the settler in particular is become totally corrupt where he will do anything for acquiring money and more money.  This foot-ball ground was gifted by Dr Monteiro to Candolim Panchayat with the clear instruction  to the then Panchayat body to use it for the development and promotion of foot-ball among Candolim youth.

In this case, the Candolim boys will have to practice and play their foot-ball on this ground only which is located at the very strategic location.  The clear instruction given to the Candolim Panchayat then has to be followed strictly by all the Panchayat bodies without any reservation. And it is the duty of every genuine Candoicar to see to it that the given instructions are implemented by the current Panchayat body headed by the not deep rooted Candoicar whose knowledge of our village is limited. The genuine Candoicars must strongly oppose any wrong move of the non-Candoicar to act arrogant regarding the future of our foot-ball ground.  Otherwise there is every possibility for the non-Candoicar and non-Goan to become the Jean Walgean of Victor Hugo as depicted in Les Miserables.

According to the latest available information the Candolim foot-ball ground which  is currently under renovation is going to be leased out to one private party for many years and for Candolim youth to play foot-ball another ground is going to be built, it seems, and where it will be?  May be Ghanttar or in Karnataka. If this is true then the non-Goan  who is playing dirty tricks in our village himself being an outsider will have to pay a very heavy price.  Just because this non-Goan and non-Candoicar wielding official power in the village, he should not act arrogant.  He should not overstep his authority  and he should not underestimate the power of the Goan Candoicars.  And he should know one thing as Shakesphere said in Hamlet ‘there are more things in Heaven than what we dreamt”.

The present soccer ground of Candolim was initiated in mid fifties when Dr. Gustavo Monteiro was instrumental in getting it for Candolim youth from the Bishop of Goa in whose custody it was given by the nuns who acquired it to construct a convent/school for the girls. The Bishop at the time of giving this ground into the hands of Dr. Gustavo Monteiro was very clear to say that this ground is to be utilised for the benefit of the local boys only.

However, earlier, in the absence of permanent ground, temporarily our boys converted “Vellechem Xeth”, 5 minutes walk from Candolim Tinto, into a foot-ball ground.  Before that, at Murod opposite Candolim Church before the main road going to Nerul, a piece of Communidade Field was temporarily converted into a foot-ball ground where top teams from Goa at inter-village level used to play.  So much so, even the teams fielding some of the top “Pakle” players have played there.

Since I have my doubt, I ask openly the following questions to the authorities/persons concerned and expect their reply openly for the sake of transparency:

1.Estimated cost of the project.

2.Contract allotted for how much and from how many quotes?

3.Was the resolution taken in Graham Sabah for this project?

4.What is the source of finance?

A.Veronica Fernandes.                      

TCP-ODP - VIJAY - LOBO.

This is in response to the latest  news  on “TCP nod for Calangute – Candolim ODP”.

By giving his approval  Mr. Vijay Sardesai once again proved how volatile he is to support  the wrong decisions which are rejected by the people.  By the way, what are the correct decisions one can expect from this “CHOR”, the  Fatorda MLA when he himself got to his current position by  committing a  “CHORI” of the trust of the people in general and his voters in particular who got him elected from Fatorda constituency?  By joining with BJP he has taken a very bad step thereby disgracing  of everything that he claims to have best in him.  In fact, there is nothing best in him other than his own selfish interest to amass wealth thru wrong methods and to put his supporters  like me who stood by him against all oppositions during the last election, in total shame. 

For this traitor “ANYTHING CHALTA HAI” because he is behaving like a “Khapurlem” for whom it is said “KHAPURLEAK  KHUIM KULEI SARKE ANI THANAIM SARKIM”. To such an extent he has reached.  He is now acting like telling all his supporters and colleagues “TUMI BOSLET MOJEA XXXXXX, I will do whatever I want to do”.   This is the quality of this man.  I never knew this man coming from decent family and educational background would disgrace himself to such an extent.  I have a feeling that his downfall on the surface of the earth or below is very imminent.    

Then my friend Michael Lobo once again proved how anti-people is  he when he himself being the MLA of Calangute-Candolim refused to listen to the cries of his own voters who got him elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly.  It is shocking to know that when people from Calangute-Candolim came onto the streets in big demonstration and held public meetings to hit into the head of Lobo to prevent him from supporting this ODP, he used his brute power to get it approved.  That means there is no respect for the voters who elected Lobo?

I don’t know how he will dare to approach us again to get him re-elected in the next general election. Mr. Lobo, it hurts me to tell you that you have turned into opposite to what nice man you were during your first term.  I am sure the little power you are wielding now is gone to your head making you deaf to the voices  of your voters when you know that people in your constituency deslike you because you are gone proud, arrogant and anti-Goan.  This thing is happening when a person who was nobody but suddenly becomes somebody politically, intoxicating him to dehumanise himself.  This is what it happened to you my friend Mike now and for this reason “TUM VORLENUI DHORONAI ANI SUPANUI DHORONAI”. 

Meantime, THOSE groups in our localities campaigned hard to stop this ODP must carry on with their campaign even by approaching the judiciary and if necessary by declaring all who supported this move  of TCP as enemies of the Goans.

 A.Veronica Fernandes,