X'MAS CELEBRATION IN CANDOLIM ARADDY.

On 26^th of this month, in Candolim at Araddy Vaddo, the Catholics of that Place numbering about 100, in the evening in front of the local Chapel gathered there to mark the “Natalanchi Porob” by conducting prayers and singing X’Mas songs. Araddy is a small Vaddo in Candolim and till a few years back it was  very thinly inhabited. The gathered people took active part in the programme where finally they were served with dinner. 

Next to the small Chapel the local young boys under the supervision of  young man Mr. Desmond   enthusiastically prepared the Crib indicating the birth of infant Jesus CHRIST, the CRIB drew heavy attention of passers-by on the road touching the Chapel. Some of the pictures are shown below.  

A.Veronica Fernandes.            

MISUSE OF SO CALLED LIBERATION OF GOA.

In 1961 in the month of December a few days prior to 19^th, when it was confirmed that on 17^th of that month Indian Millitary has already crossed into Goa, some anti-Christian, anti-Brahmin and anti-Bhattkar elements with the excuse that they are  pro-Bharat came to attack with Guns, Revolvers and Sticks, some prominent Christian Brahmin Bhattkars saying that they were the “Chamchas” of Portuguese government in Goa. In my village these so called  anti-Portuguese and pro-Bharat  goondas and criminals some of whom were shamelessly supplying their wives to the “Aguadche Pakle” as commercial commodity, in the name of pro-Bharat and anti-Portuguese, attacked the residence of Dr. Gustavo Monteiro when they fired innumerable gun shots at the door of Dr. Monteiro’s house in dark evening.  Luckily, with the miraculous power of our Lady of “Remed Saibinn” whose Chapel dedicated to Her is situated in the compound of Dr. Monteiro, at that very particular moment Dr. Monteiro closed the Door and thus the fired shots hit the door.  His elder son Dr. Jose Monteiro still kept the door intact indicating the mark of the bullets hitting the door.  Who were these goons?? They were all locals who earlier enjoyed Dr. Monteiro’s largesse and help even to earn their daily bread.

Then on the next day in the broad day light, again some of the local goons headed by one local driver came to the then famous school of Goa, St. Joseph’s High School Arpora- the first English High School of Goa, to shoot dead its Principal Monsg. Philipe Neri Menondonca popularly known as Fr. Mendonca with the excuse that he was the pro-Portuguese who in fact used his clout with the Portuguese government of Goa to help Goan education system linked to Indian system thru Poona SSC Board. When the driver of Fr. Mendonca sensed the tragedy falling on his boss, he without anybody noticing him made Fr. Mendonca to slip thru the back door where he put him in the car and drove him to an undisclosed location which according to one source was the Bastora Convent. And thus the most faithful driver of Fr. Mendonca saved the life of the great educationist of Goa. Such servants are rarity nowadays, in fact they are examples of past century since in this century there is no sincerity nor faithfulness. Because of his pro-Portuguese leaning some of the fanatic Hindus who were thinking that they will be kings in Goa now and who were wrongly under the impression that Hind means Hindu as religious entity, they linked Hindu as religion  with the word Hind which has nothing to do with the Hindu as a religion and thus wanted to kill Fr. Mendonca.  In fact the word Hind comes from the word Indus the name of the great Indian River “Indus” and those people living on the banks of this river were called Hindus.     

Coming back to Fr. Mendonaca, incidentally Fr. Mendonca much to the chagrin of his Hindu fanatic opponenets a few of them came to kill him, was selected by the government of India to be the first recipient of President Gold Medal for being the best educationist of Goa.  Not only this, when he met the great president of India, the great intellectual Dr. Radakrishnan who was so deeply impressed upon Fr. Mendonca that to quench his thirst of the important information on Goa, the President kept Fr. Mendonca as his especial guest for 4 more extra days in Delhi to discuss with Fr. Mendonca certain matters on Goa during the Portuguese rule.  Moreover, Dr. Radskridhnan also invited Fr. Mendonca back to Delhi after 3 months for a few days for discussing again on Goa but details of the same were not divulged to us. This is the greatness of this principal of my Alma Mater where I studied my school education till I finished my SSC  by spending best of my life there where I blossomed not only as a good student and smart human being but also as the king of athletics in Goa being the fastest runner of Goa, Individual Champion of Goa, one of the best all time athletes of Goa, one of the best foot-ballers of Goa and the best all round student of my school. 

That the goons whose plan was to liquidate the Bhattkarshahi in Goa was intriguing to me especially when they started attacking the Bhattkarshai only from the Christian community as if there was no Bamon Bhattkarshai among Hindus and as if they were totally innocent from committing breach against the Mundkarshai. That many of the Bhattkars were responsible for committing the worst type of harassment against the Mundkars and in some cases treating their Munddkars as slaves is  a true fact. In fact according to “Xemaincheo Kannio” during those old days, when the daughter of the Munddkar was getting married, it was imperative for her to go to sleep with the Bhattkar on the eve of her marriage. And for this the Munddkars should not hold the Portuguese government responsible.  Munddkarshai was a Goan community and not the Portuguese and as such being Goans they should be treated well by their own Goan community members, the Bhattkarshai. Instead of releasing their anger and reprimanding the culprit Bhattkars the lower strata of the Goans mainly the Munddkars and the low grade Hindus who were eager to make Goa a Hindu Raj, they started to show their anger on Christians as a whole and Portuguese government for propagating Christian religion. Because of the closeness of Bamon Bhsttkarshai with the Portuguese in Goa, the Portuguese received bad name for them in Goa and many times the Bamon Bhattkarshai used their closeness with Portuguese government as an excuse to suppress and harass their Munddkars, though Portuguese were innocent.  The good image of Portuguese got corroded because of the many Goan Bamonn Bhattkars mainly the Christians who treated very cruelly their Munddkars and hence the Munddkars and lower strata of the Goans started going against the Portuguese.  

That the Portuguese had to leave from Goa was the sure fact but they should have left Goa gracefully by handing over the CUSTODY  of Goa into the hands of Goans only instead of allowing Nehru’s India to invade Goa and merge it with the most corrupt country India ruled by the worst corrupt leaders in the whole world.  If it was not for the maltreatment of the Munddkars by many of the disgraceful Bamon Bhattkars the entire Goan community would defend the Portuguese rule in Goa from the approximate 38 thousands military personnel sent by the Bharat Serkar to grab Goa and convert the Goans as slaves of Bharat. 

Many of the Bamonn Bhattkars were responsible to dehumanize the great part of Goans from the lower strata of the society including the poor Munddkars was the true fact and from the athmosphere appearing all around Goa then was looking like the Munddkar class of Goans will revolt against the Bhattkar class thereby to maime them physically and own their land and property for them. It looked like Bolshevik type of revolution is coming to Goa where Czarits were butchered by the commoners. But instead my beloved Goa was splitted  between Hindus and Christians with the wrong notion that all Christians were the Chamchas of Portugal.  In fact I was not, not my family members though we are strong Christians and being so we never enjoyed any special benefits from the Portuguese regime in Goa, so too our other innumerable Christians like us who belonged to the Mundkarial class.  After the ouster of Portuguese from Goa some sort of revolution was expected to raise the standard of lower class of Goans but instead hatred has been spread against Christians which is still persisting and will not simply die down.

In fact I never thought some of our Hindu brothers who were so close to us had so much of revenge against Christians even though we both together suffered the persecution of Bhattkars. In my village ours was the only house and family having strong bond between us and Hindus but even here we noticed some sort of disparity. Instead of joining together to create an ideological confrontation with the Bhattkars these Hindu brothers of ours deserted us saying “you were pro-Portugues”.  These were the same third grade Hindus who were mocking at St. Francis Xavier by saying “Khuim assa re tumcho Forsulo atam” and to St. Anton by saying “Atam tumcho Antulo khuim nidlo re?”. 

From 20^th of that December till one full week some hoi polloi Hindus brain washed by their communal mentors who were responsible for fomenting anti-Christian feelings among the lower strata of Hindus saying their financial and social standards were kept low by the Christians, in big open Lorries with heavy musical instruments  were sent all over Bardez to spread the hatred against Christians and to give an impression that Goa is now belonged to Hindus and Christians will have to live as second class citizens of Goa otherwise “get out from Goa and go to Portugal” as if we are the products of Pakle. These Lorries were passing thru our roads near my house and our neighbour Shivram Chopddenkar whose ancestral house is in Chopddem was the leader of this tamasha in one Lorry. Being so close to us and working for us in our fields as a Zotkar and taking loan from my mother when he needed money, even he indicated his communal bias  to us. These hoi-polloi Hindus including Shivram were promised financial remuneration for doing this job of shouting slogans against Portugal, Christians, Bamonn Bhattkars and in support of Bharat.  In this way the lower class of Hindus were filled with anger and revenge against Christians.

As far as I know the anti-Bhattkar revolution came only in Siolim Guddem where the big Bhattkar Lube was threatened by his Munddkars saying if you enter in Guddem we will break your legs. Fearing them Lube abstained from entering Guddem leaving his properties into the hands of Munddkars who enjoyed this facility for some time till reconciliation took place.

A.Veronica Fernandes.

 

   

         

SEMENCA WEDS PURAB

WELL KNOWN KONKANI STAGE ARTISTE SEMENCA WEDS PURAB.

The well known Konkani Stage artiste and one of the beauties of Konkani Stage Semenca wedded to the handsome young man Purab on 18^th of this month at Nossa Senhora de Ajuda Church – Ribandar Goa, attended by the parents of the bridal couple, their relatives and friends and followed by the reception at Bambolim Beach Resort at 7.00 pm. The reception was well attended by the relatives of the newly married couple along with their friends, colleagues and well wishers dotted with some Stage artistes, namely Jessica Gomes and her husband James, Mario Menezes, Anne Quadros as I have seen them.

It was nice to see both the boy and a girl, namely Purab and Semenca were in very jovial mood enjoying every move of theirs on the dancing floor along with the guests who attended the reception.

The father and mother of the girl, Semenca were good friends of mine, so too Semenca whose Stage acting always mesmerized my eyes. Her father was a good friend of mine in Kuwait at Sour Ground during our soccer activities where he came in contact with my son Ashton too while playing foot-ball, incidentally he was a great fan, supporter and admirer of my son as he was one of the best foot-ballers there.

It is my sincere wish and prayer to see the knot tied on 18^th December 2018 to remain tied forever to live a happy married life.

May God bless you both Semenca & Purab to lead a good, decent and respectable married life.

With all my love and affection.

SOME PHOTOS ARE SEEN HERE.

A.Veronica Fernandes.

Semenca in the middle on the floor

Seen with me and my son:Purab & Semenca      

Seen dancing

GOENCHO AVAZ MAKES ITS AVAZ AUDIBLE.

Attended by a huge crowd from all over Bardez, Goencho Avaz held its meeting in Mapusa at Taxi Stand in order to protest over the wrong anti-Goan decisions taken by Goa government.  Each and every speaker well selected by the GA headed by the great Goa lover Capt. Viriato Fernandes bared the mischief of Goa government in trying to destroy Goa by destroying its hills, mountains, rivers, fields and everything that is best in Goa and best for Goa. By organising this meeting on 19^th of this month, the organisers and the attendees of this meeting, it looks, showed their disgust over the fake liberation of Goa which was better utilized by the crook Goans to earn them better dividends.  

Speaker after speaker  in their speeches highlighted the curseful and disgraceful plans and decisions of the politicians and government namely of ODP, Food Aduhelteration, Healthcare, Unemployment, Tourism Master Plan, Coal Jetty, Nationalisation of Rivers, IT Park etc. The convenor of GA Capt. Viriato Fernandes a very energetic man and youthful dynamic leader spoke very well by giving historical events in which he described how some of the Goan polticians brought disgrace on Goan politics from the point of Dayananda Bandodcar who struggled so hard to merge Goa with Maharastra, Pratiphsing Rane’s defection to Congress and his son’s defection to BJP for the lust of power and money, Churchill Alemao’s multiple defections and the recent murder of democracy by BJP.  According to me people from Goa must give their verdict against the one who played this mischief in creating hara-kiri on the clear verdict given by the Goans to Congress. This mischief of denying Congress its rightful opportunity of forming the ministry was a big crime against the entire people of Goa and whoever was responsible for initiating this crime should be severely punished by the people of Goa in the next election.       

It is very heartening to see Capt. Viriato indicating lot of encouragement in bringing order into political life in Goa thru his intentions which are very clear and as a public speaker I can easily rate him with  the level of J.M. D’Souza the first Calangute Constituency MLA from UG and also easily equate him to Dr. Jack Sequeira. He is sincere and full of love for Goa and Goan cause.

Among other speakers Dr. Francisco Colaco the eminent cardiologist by singing a song especially composed by him for this meeting kept the audience well entertained.

GA put forth their few demands before the authorities one of them jobs for people of Goan origin, 100% jobs in Government sector and 80% in private.Some important resolutions were also taken.

Social activist Felly from Assagao well compered the proceeding.

A.Veronica Fernanndnes.

'FOTTING" VIJAY SARDESAI.

According to the newspaper report on 16^th of this month, the Judas of Goan Politics Vijay Sardesai who is fully responsible for bringing disgrace on Goan politics by joining BJP for his selfish gains, was in Dubai where he addressed the Goan diaspora indicating his interest to have a strong regional party like the Telangana Rashtra Samithi.  While speaking there he said, ‘Goa has lagged behind in forming a true regionalistic party and that has resulted in wanton interference in creating policies and decisions skewed against Goans”.

Vijay Sardesai has got no right to give advice to Goans on any topic because however best his advice may be, it will be always considered as advice of the traitor who lost all his credentials of an upright man.  People should not believe him in anything what he says because his sayings and tellings are of a liar who lied to the people of Goa.  Because of his lies and crookedness innocent people who supported him and his party has lost their credibility and respect.  “Vijaychea mar xen..., taka kiteim cholta, to eka Khapurlea porim jieta, mhonnchem, Khapurleak khuim Kulei sarke and Thanaim sarkim”.  We cannot be like Vijay who thinks accumulation of wealth thru falsification and criminalization of Goan politics will give all the happiness and satisfaction.  But I say by thinking thus Vijay is making a big mistake because very shortly he will have to pay and pay very heavily for committing the  biggest blunder on Goan people by robbing like a biggest robber of the trust of the people.  Such crooks never attain success lasting for a long time. 

Furhter Vijay said that “our ideology, organization and leadership begin and end with Goenkars”.  All bullshit Vijay, what you preach is not Goan ideology, your ideology is the ideology of the robbers to rob Goa and Goans as you robbed us of the trust we reposed in you.  You have no right to talk on behalf of Goans because you are practicing and implementing ideology of “Rostad”, we are not of that category.  You said “we will not compromise with Goenkar first policy”. All balls, whom you are telling these “shantam”, you have already compromised that by indicating “goenkar last” and not the first when you joined BJP about whom you were talking so bad during the last electioneering.  If at all people supported you and got you elected from Fatorda, it was only because of your anti-BJP stand and shamelessly now like a “cheddi” you are sleeping with BJP. You have no category to represent Goa and talk on behalf of Goans.  We Goans do not trust you and your other 2 other Judases.  Your one colleague before the last election during the election meeting in Saligao openly and loudly said that he will never join BJP and hardly the echo of this statement died down then he joined the same BJP – a shameless Jayece from Saligao constituency but hailing from Nerul the ancestral village that produced best of upright Nillukars.  By joining BJP Jayece disgraced not only himself,  his “Khandan” but also his village where people are known to be upright.      

Gulf Goans are known to support the upright politicians in Goa, this was from the beginning itself and we from Kuwait maintained this policy.  Gulf Goans are known always to support pro-Goa/ns and pro-Konkani movements.  I don’t know why and how suddenly Dubai Goans thought of giving credibility to this man, a traitor, a shameless who brought a disgrace not only  his Caste which otherwise he boast of but also on his religion which is otherwise a great religion which tells its followers not to indulge in doing wrong things.  These  some Hindus coming from higher echelon Society boast of their higher caste status to belittle lower castes people.  But now I am asking these so called higher caste people, are you permitted by your great religion to indulge in cheating the Goan community? 

I request my Gulf based members of Goan community to be upright in your dealings with Goan politicians and never entertain those who are known to work against Goan community and Goan language Konkani.  In future please follow in the foot-steps of your elders who always supported real Goa lover politicians and not selfish and corrupt ones like Vijay Sardesai.

A.Veronica Fernandes.       

UTT GOENKARA - GOEM SAMBALLAT.

LAST CHANCE FOR CALANGUTE – CANDOLIM – COASTAL BELT AND OTHER PLACES IN GOA.

450 Years Portuguez ruled over Goa but they never jeopardized the land and environment and other natural assets and resources of Goa the way our so called leaders of so called liberated Goa which came thru the invasion of Delhi.  This invasion gave full liberation to Delhi Babus and other Babas with the help of Chor leaders of Goa from Panchayat and Legislative level to rob the natural resoursces and natural beauty of Goa by way of cuttings the Hills and Mountains, demolishing houses of indigenous   Goans, destroying their means of livelihood, heritage, culture and tradition. These leaders are enjoying crook power thru their official status though they don’t have decency nor decent family ground. They belong to third class family background for this reason they do third class acts in collaborating with non-Goans to strip Goa of all its national resources and sell it to outsiders with a share for them.

If we do not protest and stop them from executing their anti-Goan plans then we will lose what is ours forever thereby making ourselves responsible for not doing our duty towards our next generations. Posterity will hold us responsible for not protecting what is ours.

At the moment no land is easily available in the costal belts more so in Calangute and Candolim and whatever is available like Communidade land, forests land etc. are encroached by the local politicians and land mafia then illegally converted and sold to big builders for erecting big projects which are not meant for Goa.

Then there is a big risk for PWD Water supplied to the whole of Bardez from Asnora Water treatment plant getting contaminated because of the big hotel project coming next to it, this hotel comprising more than 200 rooms will spread sewage septic waste water in the lake.

There are lot of migrant vote banks created by our corrupt politicians and there is  a  nexus between migrant voters many of whom  are having dual voting facilities and their political patrons. For this we have to be there at Mapusa for further deliberation.    

Hence, it is imperative for all of us the real sons and daghters of real Goan parents and grand parents to come tomorrow the 19^th of this month at Taxi Stand at 3.30 PM, Mapusa, to decide  what steps to take the next during the public meeting convened by Goemcho Avaz.

A.Veronica Fernandes.  

17th DECEMBER 1961.

It was exactly on 17^th of this month in 1961 at about 7.00 in the evening the last trip of the Caminhao of Kekapai from Candolim was coming from Betim stopping in front of the Candolim Church alighting a few passengers there among whom was my late brother Cheddo who for 3 days was sent to the borders by Goa Police management to work on the break-down since he was working as a technician for Goa Police. When he got down from the Caminhao he saw our Church Pe. Cur – Pe. Marcus Menezes and told him “Pe. Cur, te bhitor sorlet ahm!!” At that moment with Pe. Cur, myself and one Dhobi from Orda, Esso by name were also standing. Esso came with the laundry of Pe. Cur and after sometime Esso will receive from Pe. Cur 1 Rupee as  payment for the laundry and stopping at Orda Tinto he will buy rice, fish and Fenni for him and finish that one rupee.

But the moment he heard my brother saying “te bhitor sorlet” that moment Esso understood that Indian military entered Goa and leaving everything there even his one rupee, Esso started running screaming  loudly “Jai Hind, Jai Swaraj, Jai Maharaj, atam amchem raj, Hinduchem raj zatelem, ami tumkam atam martelet, tumcheo igorjo ani kopelam ami moddtelet”. At that moment  Esso was fuming with anger against Christians and gradually Goa created innumberable Essos who were earlier  hiding with their anger.   

A.Veronica Fernandes.                     

PORTUGUEZ RAJ WAS FAR BETTER

It was hurting and humiliating too to know that the Goans who performed their 3 days campaign in Delhi to draw the attention of the Indian leaders including the Premier of India Modi stationed in Delhi, of their plight due to the closure of mining in Goa, were ignored and thus humiliated by not even enquiring of their plight. I am sure the whole world came to know of this strike of Goans but not Modi who surprisingly and ironically is the Prime Minister of India a shameless man who does not take interest in what is happening in his own compound. How such a careless man take interest of the country India that is surrounded by the worst enemies, namely China and Pakistan?  No wonder, the infiltration of Pakistani marauders has been increased since Modi became Premier.  The Goans went to Delhi inspite of their poor financial status with the hope that Delhi leaders would take interest in their plight and find out some solution.  But the Delhi leaders of Indians and India acted like heartless Indians least bothered to know of what crisis have been happening to the great people of great land Goa which was robbed by India 57 years back on 19.12.1961. 

Before this, the land of Goa was in the hands of very disciplined nation headed by the disciplined leader who used to take up the issue even of smallest person from Goa if that issue was brought to his notice instead of putting that issue under his Pillow like a ‘BEBDO” and sleep over it for 20 years like Rip van winkle. They were conducting their strike just in Delhi and too in the backyard of Prime Minister Mr. Modi.  What a shame it is to ignore the plight of these poor Goans!!  I strongly feel that even the late Portuguese dictator Salazar would not act thus the way the leaders of India acted now.  And on top of it these Indian leaders are boasting of their leadership when they ignore the grievances of their own subjects.  Who else now will solve the problems of the maintenance of livelihood of all the Goans dependent on the mining?

Coming back to Salazar and his discipline as an administrator, it was somewhere in 1960 one Professor of mine at Escola Primaria - Abade Faria in Candolim when I  was studying Portuguese, was involved in one case of  forgery.  When he was caught by the authority and sentenced for imprisonment at Aguada, while in prison he sent a letter directly to the dictator of Portugal Dr. Antonio Oliveira Salazar pleading with Salazar to help him to get proper justice as he felt it has been denied to him and as such he was wrongly punished. Within a month the professor received a reply from Salazar acknowledging the plea of my Professor and assuring him of his attention to the plight of my professor with the comment  saying “I will revert back to you”. This type of great discipline one acquires when one posseses the great family background – great learning – great interacting with great colleagues and friends and  not in the Restaurant with Waiters.

By citing this incident of Salazar I am not glorifying the Portuguese rule in Goa and nor the dictatorship of Salazar though I still admit that Salazar was partly responsible for our state of affairs in Goa.  Inspite of having knowledge that Bharat is all set to invade Goa he took things easy. He should have during that period only handed over our Goa into our hands and made Goa truly a REAL LIBERATED GOA instead of facing the invasion from where there is no easy way out for us for this reason our invaders or conquerors are treating us like slaves.             

A.Veronica Fernandes.

ARE WE LIBERATED?

 

The people of amchem Goem are all set to celebrate the 57th year of liberation from colonial rule. A large number of freedom fighters fought the Portuguese and even sacrificed their lives to free us from slavery, to ensure that our generation and the generations to come would be freed from bondage of foreign rule. 

After 57 years of governance by our own rulers, are we free? Do we feel secure in our own land? Are we safe from the three main elements of life, viz. Air, Water and Food? The Air that we breathe is highly polluted, the water that we drink is contaminated, in some places we don’t even get drinking water for days, the food that we consume is laced with formalin, vegetables are coated with fertilizers, fruits are forced ripened with carcinogenic chemicals. Is this the freedom for which our forefathers shed their blood?

The Good Lord has abundantly blessed our mannkule and apurbaieche Goem, with lush green fields, lively mountains, orchards, rivers, etc. We have been self sufficient for centuries. Our ancestors have preserved and nurtured our beautiful land since time immemorial. 

The whole of Bardez taluka and parts of Bicholim taluka are dependent on the fresh water from the Assonora fresh water river. The government has now cleared a 200 room resort by M/s Mahindra & Mahindra company, just 77 metres upstream of the river. The company has declared that the resort will generate 225 MLD of sewage/waste water. That turns out to be 2 lakhs 25 thousand litres of sewage per day. Naturally this waste water will trickle down, rather, gush down into the Assonora Fresh water river and pollute it. Our fresh water source that our ancestors nurtured since centuries will be lost forever. I sthis development? Is this the fruit of liberation? 

Our Goa has been known for its natural beauty all across the world since decades and has been the most preferred tourist destination. But alas, it has come to light that a Draft Tourism Master Plan for ‘High Spending Tourist’ in its draft form has been conceived to change the face of our beautiful state, to give a new direction to tourism in our land of our ancestors. A Plan that is definitely going to turn our beautiful Goa into a SIN CITY.

As far as our youth are concerned, is there a well thought out labour policy that will ensure a bright and secure future for our children? A labour policy that will stop the migration of our youth and families, especially from the catholic faith, from leaving the land of their ancestors in  search of bread and butter? Will our youth get jobs and be able to stand on their own feet? Things have surely gone wrong. A very bleak future awaits our youth. 

In view of so many problems plaguing our beautiful but fragile state of Goa, Goencho Avaaz, a non political organisation is planning a social awareness program titled THE SECOND LIBERATION OF GOA at the Taxi Stand, Mapuca on 19 Dec 2018, at 3.30 pm, the solemn day of our liberation in 1961.  The aim is to give a call to preserve our environment for future generations, to ensure hygienic and safe food, a call to protect our fields, orchards, mountains, rivers, beaches; a second liberation to free us from the mother of all evils, viz. CORRUPTION. A second liberation from gambling, drugs, rapes, prostitution, molestation, murders, etc. A second liberation for a bright and secure future for our youth by providing employment. Lets REBOOT and save amche Goen.

GOANS WERE CHEATED WITH FAKE LIBERATION ON 19..12.61.

As it is now so too in 1961 in December novenas/salves were going on in our Church to prepare ourselves spiritually for the feast of Nossa Senhora de Esperanca.  Out of 9 novenas going on in the evenings from 5.30 PM to 8.00 PM, 4 were finished and then only Indian Millitary entered Goa and uprooted Portuguese from Goa on 19.12.61.  During this period stories were started pouring in saying at so and so place Indian Millitary personnel raped Goan females, one was in Pilerne, the other was at Cortalim and elsewhere. Fear gripped our minds and hearts because such incidents were new to us, these incidents were un-Goan and against our culture and tradition. Our extremely pro-Bharat and extremely anti-Portuguese Pe. Vigar of our Church, Pe. Nicholau Noronha was terribly upset over this sad news and to avoid any untoward incident happening to our females while going home in the darkness after finishing the novenas, since Indian Millitary personnel were constantly passing on the road to Aguada, our Pe. Vigar stopped the novenas in the evenings and shifted in the mornings. From here one should deduce one’s conclusion that raping had taken place in Goa otherwise a Pro-Bharat Pe. Vigar of our village Candolim would not take a very negative step against the sinful acts of Indian Military. Those were the fearful days we passed especially those of us having sisters and other females  at our homes.

History said the first target of the invaders or conquerors were the females of the invaded land and since India invaded Goa by force its military treated us as slaves. What disorder and sexual  “hara-kiri “ victorious Indian Military personnel have not done in Bangladesh following the liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan!!  Though the sexual scandal have been committed by the Indian Army yet they have liberated the Bangladesh and for this reason it was called LIBERATION of Bangladesh and not Invasion or Conquest of Bangladesh.  The use of the term liberation was correct because in its true sense India liberated Bangladehs i.e. East Pakistan and handed over this land to Bangladeshis, the people staying there.  Bravo India up to this point.  But when India uprooted Portuguese from Goan soil, why they have not given Goa into the hands of Goans only just as they did in Bangladesh and just get out of the sacred soil of Goa?  Do these corrupt, cunning and crook Indians have any category and dignity to rule over us?  The worst corrupt people in the world are Indians and its leadership under Congress government at the Centre is hegemonistic in nature and because it is so India brought under its umbrella by using military force the states like Hyderabad, Assam and surrounding areas in the north against the wishes of the locals there.  I am sure 75% of the Indians will opt for secession from Indian Union if a  choice is given to them. These feelings people in India get not because they dislike India as country or a nation but because of their dislike for the corrupt leaders of India both at State level and at the National level.  I feel ashamed to be the citizen of this corrupt country ruled by the most corrupt “Zopottpotti”  type of leaders both from the Congress and BJP. However, if I am accepting Indian Citizenship with Indian Passport then because I have no other choice. Moreover, Indian citizenship was imposed on me by our invaders or conquerors and not by the liberators. Goa was never liberated.  Earlier we were ruled by the Lisbon's Portuguese while now we are ruled by the Delhi Portugues.  Both are our conquerors and both are our masters and enslaved us to them;  one was white skinner and the other of my skin colour.  It is because of this corrupt leaders that the image of Indian Passport holders is blackened and precisely because of this many of our people are rushing to acquire foreign passports even  by paying heavy sum of money as bribe.

18^th of December 1961 early in the morning near my house next to the main road of Candolim, my father went to our field to adjust the water flow for the paddy crop.  While he was in the field doing some some job of adjusting the water flow, then and at that moment only the Indian Millitary convoy of heavy military vehicles started passing thru the road going to Aguada where heavy Portuguese military was stationed there. Seeing my father in the field, they stopped their convoy and called my father.  Frightened, my father  obliged. When the top military personnel asked my father “why you are wearing this “Cheddi” and Banyan? My father replied saying “because I am  poor. For this the Indian military man from the convoy said loudly “We know Portuguez purposely kept you poor but henceforth you nor any Goan will remain poor, we are come here to drive out Portuguez and make you all Goans rich. 

Like a mad man my father came running home shouting slogans like Jai Hind, Nehru Zindabad and Salazar Murdabad while the same father of mine a few minutes before while coming to our field was saying Viva Portugal, Salazar Zindabad and Nehru Murdabad. What made him to change his opinion so fast? It was nothing but Silvercoated LIES of Indian top military personnel. In fact Indians are top liars starting from Nehru as I  indicate below.

“Goa-Invasion-1961.

Jawaharlal Nehru - “It is not true that we covet Goa. That small bit of territory does not make any difference to this great country India. We do not desire to impose ourselves on the people of Goa against their wishes. It is definitely their responsibility to choose for themselves. We have assured Goans that it is for them to establish their own future and I further assure them on matters such as Religion, Languages and Customs”. - 21st August 1955.”

This Nehru  spoke in Parliament.

A.Veronica Fernandes.

GRAND WEDDING OF THE DAUGHTER OF OUR KUWAIT COLLEAGUE

I am sure, many of the senior Kuwait Goans who are still in Kuwait and others are in Goa but ex-Kuwaitkars, will surely know Mr. Alexinho de Maxem who is currently settled down in Goa at Maxem in Canconna after working in Kuwait for many years.  His second daughter Ketherine Fernandes wedded to Adson Fernandes from Fatorpa on 11^th of this month at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Coto Fatorpa at 3.30 pm and the grand reception was held at Blasco Executive Center, Navelim at 8.00 pm which was attended by a large gathering comprising friends, relatives and well wishers of the bridal couple.

Seen above are colleagues of Alexinho de Maxem (2nd from right)in Kuwait

Kuwait colleagues of Alexinho de Maxem in Konkani movement

with  the newly wedded pair

The young newly wedded couple looked very happy emitting goodwill in the Hall either thru their ever smiling faces or wishing everyone who attended their wedding reception and thus spreading positive energy in the hall.  They both also proved to be very smart intellectually and educationally too as they disclosed their nature by the wonderful oratory they both exhibited thru their superb speeches they both delivered while thanking the gathering for attending their wedding.

One more photo of ex Kuwaitkars all colleagues of Alexinho in Konkani movement

They both also proved to be very good dancer as well since they exhibited one piece while starting the proceedings.  The girl as I understand is a Teacher by profession teaching at  St. Anne High School, Agonda while the boy is working on board the ship as “Tarvotti”.  Yet one more intellectual touch was given during the reception by  Fr. Joism B. Souza, the assistant priest of Chinchinnim Church, when he spoke so well while raising the toast imparting good suggestions and advices to the newly wedded couple.  In one example, he told them “not to listen to others but you both listen to each other”.  When we listen to others then we are likely to create confusion among us. Mona Lisa Barreto rendered a beautiful “Saudichem Cantar” with her melodious voice.

How I happened to attend this Wedding from Candolim to Navelim?  Alexinho de Maxem was my colleague in Kuwait when we organized Konkani movement in Kuwait starting first with the issue of Novem Goem “Porjechem Disallem”.  He was very generous and over eager to come forward first to render his assistance for any Goan cause and Konkani cause was deeply ingrained in his blood.  Hence, he being a renowned Tiatrist - a playwright, composer of songs, actor and director – he volunteered to stage his one new Tiatro “Nimnni Chitt”  for the cause of Novem Goem which was attended by the capacity crowd in the Church Hall.  Being in Kuwait during those days he staged 4 Tiatros mainly for the social causes and for Nimnni Chitt, with the exception of musicians, every person who participated in this Tiatro in whatever way and whoever he/she may be either on the stage or at the back they did so free of charge.  

In mid sixties and in seventies Alexinho de Maxem was a big name and fame on Konkani Stage in Kuwait. Alexinho de Maxem was one of the general secretaries of Novem Goem Pratishthan Kuwait Somiti, Kuwait. Also, One more Tiatro he staged for Goa Cancer Hospital at Dona Paula. 

It is sad to see that when he did so much for the cause of Konkani and Goa Cancer Hospital at Dona Paula, is there none  to recognize his contribution for these causes?  He is in Goa since last so many years but none even bothered to find out whether he is in need of anything? As far as Konkani movement makers in Goa are concerned especially the Romivadis, most of them are not aware of his contribution in the service of Konkani and Tiatro. His contribution in these  fields should be recognized by those who are concerned authorities. MANY Goans have done so much from Kuwait for the promotion of Goan culture, folklore and tradition and they should be duly  rewarded, one of them is Alexinho de Maxem, by the concerned persons/authorities. These Goans from Kuwait and in other Gulf countries sacrificed a lot to support Goan causes even by risking their jobs and as such they should be duly honoured.

A.Veronica Fernandes.

                                                                                                                                                                             

SAD DEATH OF EX PRESIDENT BUSH

It is with regret and  chagrin that I pen down these few lines to express my deep sorrow over the death of  ex President of USA the late Bush Sr. who died on 30.11.18 and who liberated Kuwait from the seven months of occupation by Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. Kuwait was invaded by Saddam Hussain on 02.08.1990. No doubt it was the combined efforts of 3 major countries England & France headed by USA and supported by around another 100 countries, the role of USA under President Bush was magnificent in grooming the coalition of so many countries to uproot Saddam Hussein from Kuwait. 

Margareth Tatcher the British premier was responsible to push Bush to form the coalition to liberate Kuwait otherwise smaller nations would be just swallowed by their powerful neighbours and hence she deserved highest compliments in encouraging  Bush from day one of the invasion of Kuwait to give the lead  to fight against Iraq.  The French President Francois Mitterrand  also deserved praises for supporting the war by actively taking part in it and thereby losing their precious personnel just like USA & UK. I salute these nations and with respect I bow down my head before  all those who laid down their lives to liberate Kuwait.

On behalf of all the like minded Goans who would be suffering very badly economically if Kuwait was not liberated, I pray to God to give eternal rest to Baba Bush. If it was not for the late Bush who even suppressed the opposition of China and Soviet Russia, Kuwait would be still lying with Iraq and many of  us including me would be still rotting in Goa without returning to Kuwait after its liberation. 

A.Veronica Fernandes.