On 28the of last month I attended the meeting, “Meet
the Artiste” in Panjim at Tiatro Academy
Auditorium, organized by TAG only. The artiste to be met on that day was one of
the senior most Tiatrists “Titta Preto”
who came all the way from Bombay to attend this programme.
After the proceedings
got over, the question time came for Mr. Preto to answer. Taking advantage of
this previllege, I posed the following question to Mr. Pretto:
“KHUINCHEA TIATRISTAN
POILENCH NAIKINNPONN SURVAT KELEM?”
There was a bit of
silence immediately after my question, Titta
Pretto was unable to grasp the
question, others looked to be confused, still among the audience members some thought the word “NAIKINN”
was a bad word, somebody said it means “Prostitute”, one person said it is a
personal question and still others felt it was an inappropriate word not
meant to be uttered in such a forum. Then
I noticed this whole scenario and I told everybody there that the word Naikinn
is a word used to refer to “Kumar” or Mistress and went still one step further
and used the appropriate word in English meaning “Concubine” that means
“NAIKINNPONN” means “Concubinage”.
There was no answer to
my question but a bit of confusion in
the Auditorium. Then I realized that
either my question was not properly understood or merit no answer. In order to avoid further confusion, I
withdrew my question.
Now, let me be more elaborative. As I said above, the word Naikinn is a right
word for Concubine in English and in the current phase of Tiatrists, as I was
given to understand, some Directors are shamelessly infested with this vice of Concubinage
having Concubines from their own troupe.
This is a SINFUL vice which goes against the morality, dignity and
religion. By keeping a Concubine you supersede
your wife and those Tiatrists and Directors who keep Concubines are known to
mistreat their real wives. This is yet
another grave Sin. Earlier in the past
this type of Sin was called in Tiatro circle as a Sin of “ROCHAISM” because
according to my information the great yesteryear Tiatirst and Director Saib Rocha was the
first Tiarist to keep a Concubine from his own troupe about some years
back. After him there came and are many Tiarists and Directors who followed in
the footsteps of Saib Rocha who was advised by some of his friends to stop this
Rochaism but he refused. His last days
were very bad as he died an unsung, unadored, uncared and undignified hero in
the Azilo of Provedoria. His Concubine was all powerful in his troupe, her
decision was final and her word was like this “if comrade Napolean said yes, it
must be yes”. Because of her power, Saib
Rocha had to forfeit some his own powers which weakened his authority and dignity
that ultim ately many times affected the quality of his Tiatros, his personal dignity, respect in his troupe and society.
Similarly, some of the
Concubines of our modern days Directors are also imitating the first known
Concubine in all respects. They are called not only Naikinnim but also "Naginnim" and because of
this, our Tiatrists and Directors having Concubines which is an act of
immorality and Sin, I hope will not finally land into the Azilos. They may be
thinking that their Sinful acts are remained hidden under the petticoats of
their Concubines but no, everything is
transparent for everyone to see. The
modern Saib Rochas are traitors, they preach one doctrine of uprightness from
the Stage and perform something different doctrine in their personal life. For this reason people do not take their
messages seriously and hence their Tiatros and Songs do not create the
necessary effect in our Society. The Tiatros and Songs of many of our Tiatrists
and Directors are meant just to pass time even though they perform innumerable
Stages.
A.Veronica Fernandes.
