FUND FOR POOR AILING TIATRISTS.

Recently in one of the Tiatros, Marcus Vaz rendered a solo indicating the sad plight of three renowned tiatrists,  namely Anthony D’Souza, Jr. Rod and Ben Evangelisto.  He elaborated their plight saying they are now neglected by their own colleagues who do not even care  to pay a visit to them and find out about their wellbeing. According to what I heard from Marcos’ song was that they need assistance.  Was it financial or some other? Are they sick and need financial assistance for medical treatment? 

Tiatro is a big industry and tiatrists are the power not only now even before but now their financial power is increased tremendously.  That they are a financial power was noticed when within a very short period they joined  together and organized their Tiatros to raise fund for the Kidney Operation of their colleague, the late Antonette de Calangute.  That they collected (according to my information) over 15 lakhs of rupees for this fund shows the power of Tiatrists.  It is true that this fund finally remained unutilized because meantime Antonette de Calangute expired without undergoing the operation for Kidney transplantation as planned. Even though a small portion of this huge fund collected must have been used for the initial expenses for her medical treatment but surely the major part of the collected money  is remained unutilized.

Since this is the case, I suggest that the prominent senior tiatrists must come forward and form a committee to create a fund for the aid of poor tiatrists during their sicknesses. The money remained unutilized from the fund collected for Antonette de Calangute should be used as a base amount for opening an account for this fund.  In this way the financial problems of the ailing tiatrists could be solved if not fully then at least partially.  Towards this goal, every director must make a commitment to stage his one Show annually for this fund.  In this way the amount of this fund can be easily enhanced benefitting the members of Tiatrists fraternity especially the ailing poor.

I know a lot of people were involved in raising fund for Antonette de Calangute but I don’t know up to now where this unutilized fund has gone and where and in whose kitty it is lying idle.  Its interest must have gone high thereby increasing the capital amount tremendously.  I was told that it was lying in the account of one committee specially formed to supervise this fund.  Those who are involved in holding the custody of this fund must throw some light on this subject so that the exact clear picture is exposed and all the doubting Thomases are kept silenced.

In the past many of our senior tiatrists who worked so hard to develop the Konkani Stage during their prime age have died a very pitiable death for lack of financial help during their ailing old age.  During their peak form they were adored like heroes but once sick by old age they were totally neglected not only by the very same society that praised them earlier but even by their own children and other family members.  To avoid the same fate for the current heroes, this fund is imperative because nobody knows what is in store for us tomorrow.  Tomorrow is unpredictable and today’s hero can easily become tomorrow’s ZERO.  

 A.     Veroniica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.

 

 

2017 ELECTION.

Officially only two years are remaining for the next election for the Goa Legislative Assembly.  Though it is schedule for 2017 yet it may come earlier too.  It is time now for all of us the genuine Goans who are hurt by the BJP government thru its anti-Goan policies, to do the inventory of BJP government, its ministers and MLA’s regarding their falsehood, cheating and lying the people of Goa and also of taking up projects which were not on their last election manifesto. When democracy started in ancient Greece, it was a direct democracy where the ruler and the people directly interacted and not thru their representatives as it is done now where the grievances and issues of the public are brought to the notice of the Ministers or Rulers thru the representatives of the public.  

Since the next election is approaching fast, the people especially the Goans who feel that their elected representatives especially from the Treasury benches have failed in fulfilling their given promises to the public and how they embarked on the projects and issues which are against the interest of the Goans, must grill their candidates strongly till the truth and nothing but the truth comes out of their mouth.  Every candidate contesting the election will come now to your constituency, to your village and to your door; don’t allow him or her to speak and give a cunning lecture during the electioneering.  Ask the candidates especially from the Treasury Benches and the Ministers how they failed the people of Goa in not fulfilling their promises given to them during the last election. Ask them who authorized them to go ahead with the Tiracol project by cheating and lying the locals there. Tell Parsenkar that Tiracol is not his father’s property to do what he wants.  Tell him we will vote him out and his party as well for supporting the Leading Hotels and its Golf course.

Ask Parricar how he failed in removing Casinos from the Mandovi River when he himself has promised to do so and has so vociferously campaigned against Casinos when he was in the Opposition. Ask him how he fooled the Goans first by decreasing the petrol price and later on increasing it to the highest level? Diocesan Schools are not given proper justice by the BJP government, ask BJP members why they are doing this and what right they have to act thus. They have no right to deny facilities  to Diocesan Schools on silly grounds.  Ask Parsencar why his government in Goa is discriminating against Chrsitians when BJP was brought to power with the tremendous support of Christians in Goa.  Ask Parricar who killed Mathanay Saldanha and why the post mortem of his body was not done.  Ask them why they are playing dirty game with regard to Regional Plan.

Likewise, we may have many issues that BJP government has faulted.  It is time now for all of us to raise these issues when the BJP candidates come to our doors for campaigning.  Every BJP member is accountable for the mischief his party and government committed against the interest of Goans.  Now is the only time for us to conduct the Nuremburg type of trial of every BJP member, every BJP MLA and every BJP minister for the sins BJP government committed on Goans.

 

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.