A Perfect Lesson For Us All

A Perfect Lesson For Us All

 

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/randomaccess/entry/a-humane-tigress-and-heartless

 

The above article once again reminds us that we should not mess with nature and nature's natural progression. We all agree that nature by all means is beautiful, even though, we sometimes have to bear the ferocity that can devastate humanity, be it the volcanoes, the tsunami's, the thunder and lightening, fire, wind, waves, rain, fog, clouds, snow or hailstones, all these nature's happenings have ever so entranced and enchanted mankind, and man is still fighting a loosing battle to find the causes and the ways and means to control them or curb them.

 

Scientists and geologists have spent their life time, going through hardships and even death to educate us and the generations to come, about the repercussions of messing with nature, but alas, when will it ever sink into our thick skulls that we should leave nature, to it's self to create the required balance, for the survival of this very planet.

 

History has been a witness to the wrath and fury of nature, which mankind is still very much ill equipped to face, leave alone tackle or even dream of curbing. On more occasions than not, man has invited the fury of nature unto himself, and has been swept away each and every time. Even with all the wisdom and the advancement in science and technology, man is helpless against the force and fury of nature. So the only viable option to mankind is to leave nature to it's own terms and progressions.

 

In Goa, our money minded politicians to make a fast buck, have played havoc with nature by allowing rampant mining, destroying forests and hills, destroying the precious vegetation, and driving wild animals away from their natural habitat. We have been witnesses to the dwindling water resources, fertile lands being scorched and to the loss of our flora and fauna as a result of this atrocious attack on mother nature, as a result of which some of us have borne the fury of nature, and what have we learnt from it, or have we ?  

 

Of late we have been hearing of wild animals attacking humans, in and around their homes. If our homes are destroyed don't we seek food and shelter else where ? So too it is with wild animals. Once their natural habitat in destroyed and devastated by mining, where are they suppose to go, find food and shelter ? When we mess with nature, we invite the ills on ourselves. Wild life, left to it's self in their own habitat, will not attack humans as long as their domain is not invaded, but will man's curiosity and greed, ever let him do it ?

 

The above article is a perfect lesson for each one of us and more so for the forest officials. Even though the tigress felt threatened, she just displayed her natural instincts, but in no uncertain terms warned the man responsible for the threat, to leave her and her cubs alone and was lucky, that he lost just one eye rather than his life, in the standoff.  Live and let live should be our precise objective towards nature, if we want to live in harmony with nature.

 

Our corrupt politicians have been pacifying the environmental activists, by setting up different commissions and committees, but have they at any time followed the proposals, that have been made or recommended, to protect our environment ? What exactly happened to the remains of the tiger, that were found at Keri ? Or are the officials still trying to make Mr. Kamat the scapegoat, for their short comings and inefficiency ?  It goes to show just how indifferent, our authorities are towards wild life and our environment.

 

Our present corrupt politicians certainly lack the integrity, basic ethics, honesty, dedication and above all morals, to make Goa the Jewel that it once was, by protecting and preserving what's left of Mother Goa and providing a clean and constructive governance. Will I be wrong in saying, that just because electricity comes from electrons, why should we expect morality and good constructive governance from morons, we keep electing over and over again, thus proving, we ourselves are morons.

 

Freddy Agnelo Fernandes

Dubai - U.A.E

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GOA POLICE NOW "XENN KHAIAT".

In the recently passed judgment by the Court in Goa, the serial killer Mahannanda was acquitted second time, it is in the second murder case, for lack of proper evidence, earlier he was also acquitted in the first murder case. Now Goa Police not only drink “Mut” but eat “ Xenn” . It is a shame on Goa Police who must have got false confession from Mahannanda under duress by mercilessly beating him and forcing him to admit the crime which he never committed. These rascal policemen in Goa are so cruel and so stone hearted that they acquire the role of the butchers when they extort false confession from the prisoners by mercilessly beating them inside the prison cell, many times under the influence of liquour which intoxicate them to turn into Monsters to beat the prisoners mercilessly. During Portuguese time this role was played by the Portuguese policemen known as “Agente” who were worst than the wild beasts. Agente Monteiro was one of them. He used to beat the prisoners in such a way that the prisoners had no choice but to accept the fault which they have never committed. Once at Mapusa Police Station when the late freedom fighter Mark Fernandes was arrested for being Freedom Fighter and put under the command of Agente Monteiro, he used to kick Mark Fernandes and toss him from one wall to the other. Still Mark Fernandes was very courageous and even once Mark told Agente Monteiro that “if you had to kick me like this outside this Cell, I would turn you into pieces”. For this Mark Fernandes got more kicking till Mark admitted the fault which he never committed. This is the disgraceful quality of Policemen in Goa, of course exceptions are there but they are very few.

The role of Policemen is always nasty for this reason decent and soft hearted people do not opt for this job and their decent families too prevent their sons and daughters from joining Police Force to avoid them from getting corrupted. Once you are in Police job you have to acquire the heart of Hitler or Saddam Hussein. During the Portuguese rule in Goa, somewhere in 1959 some Freedom Fighters detonated a Bomb in the Launch ferrying from Aldona. It was a big news that time and Goa was shaken by this news. It was late in the afternoon just before dusk. Immediately arrests were made and one of the persons arrested was from Candolim, the son of a big Bamonn Christao Bhattkar, Sr. Frias whose palatial house is located next to Candolim Asilo at Pintos Vaddo. According to one source Sr. Frias was not directly involved in planting the Bomb but along with others he too was arrested. When he was arrested everyone was stunned because Goan Christao Bamon were always known to suppor Portuguese “Serkar”. With the backing of Portuguez “Serkar” , Christao Bamonn Bhattkar in Goa during Portuguese rule harassed, exploited and harmed poor Goans especially their "Munddkars". More than Portuguese, Goan Christao Bamonn Bhattkars harassed poor Mundkar Goans otherwise “Bahujan Samaz” in Goa would fight against Indian Millitary on 18th & 19th December 1961 to stop Goa getting invaded by Bharat. On the contrary overwhelming majority of Hindu Bahujan Samaz supported Portuguese ouster from Goa as a revenge against the “dadagiri” of Christao Bamonn Bhattkars with the support of Portuguese authority in Goa. The ouster of Portuguez Government in Goa in December 1961 was a fitting reply to the arrogance and pride of Christao Bamonn Bhtkars.

Coming back to the arrestees of Bombing of Lauch at Aldona, during the interrogation they were not only physically assaulted but were tortured. Different stories were coming out of their torturing and because of the torturing they were made to admit the crime which they did not commit, Sr. Frias was not guilty and yet he confessed because of unbearable torturing. After severely beating them they were made to sleep on big Ice Blogs when their bruised bodies were oozing blood. Also their bleeding bodies were applied with Salt to inflict more pain on their already painful bodies. Such was the punishment so many Goan Freedom Fighters suffered from the Portuguese to drive them from Goa.

Sr. Frias’ father after exhausting all avenues to get his son released finally hired an Advocate from Bombay to fight the case on behalf of his son, that time the fees of this Lawyer was Rs. 100/- per hour which was really high according that time. While defending his client Sr. Frias, the Bombay Advocate told the presiding Judge that “Senhor Juiz, if my client has accepted his involvement in this bombing it was only out of fear of physical abuse and torturing your Agentes have inflicted on him”. And then the Advocate went on saying thus “Your Police force is so cruel in torturing the prisoners that the prisoners have no choice but to accept the blame even they are not guilty and in this way my client accepted the blame when he is innocent”. And while concluding, the Bombay Advocate said “even the Devil will get afraid of the beatings and torturing your Police Force inflicting on the prisoners”. Then by virtue of being the Judge, he silenced Bombay Advocate from further proceedings.

Recently, a similar incident has happened in Kuwait. One young Pakistani girl suddenly disappeared. Out of suspicion one Egyptian man was arrested for kidnapping, raping and subsequently killing that Pakistani girl. The suspect Egyptian even made to enact the crime in the presence of top Police Officers. After a few days the same Pakistani girl appeared alive from her hiding place at her boyfriend place. The whole Kuwait was shaken by knowing this story after reading it in the local newspaper. Some top Kuwaitis asked thorough explanation from the authorities concerned and added saying “if the girl had not to resurface then the innocent soul would have gone to the gallows”.

Coming back to Mahananda, Goa Police has failed to frame proper charges against Mahananda. It looks he was made scapegoat innocently by the “Xenn Khaire” Goa Police. And that Mahananda was innocent was legally proved when he was acquitted as innocent from the two murders. Goa Police must now eat “Xenn” only. It is now proved beyond any doubt that Goa Police are useless and unfit. Goa Police is fit only to catch “Moddkekar”, “Buskar” and “Motorkar”. I don’t support a genuine criminal but from the above mentioned 2 acquitals I feel Mahananda will come out of the jail as innocent because he is either innocent or his Advocate will outsmart Goa Police who must have filed fabricated criminal cases against Mahananda. Human Rightist in Goa must raise their voices against stupidity of Goa Police by wrongly implicating and detaining Mahananda in the two false cases. Mahananda must be compensated for the physical harm done to his body by the Goa Police in the above two criminal cases and Goa Police must be forced to apologise not only to Mahananda but also to his family. Civilised Goans must force Goa Police to civilize themselves. God knows the real criminals in the above two crimes must be some close relatives of the Policemen only who framed false criminal charges against Mahananda to protect the real criminals, their relatives. And what guarantee is there the Policemen themselves are not involved in those two murders? I don’t trust Police especially Goa Police.

A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.

THE LATE WILFY REBIMBUS.

“ If again I take birth, I will prefer it a thousand times only in Konkani world of which I am so proud”, said the late Wilfy Rebimbus on 29th October 1999 at the packed Indian Embassy Auditorium while delivering his speech during the function organized by Kuwait Canara Welfare Association to felicitate him. Further Wilfy in his very philosophical and intellectual address thanked God, then his mother and then the whole Konkani community for making him what he was. Then he went on saying that during his last so many years in the Konkani musical world he enoyed enormous support, love and affection from Konkani community which is indeed great. Even if he had to spend millions he would never get such a love and affection and if it all happened, it was only because of Konkani, stated Wilfy openly. Then he added thanking his mother for giving him birth in Konkani World and bringing him up in Konkani culture”.

Seen in the picture above Wilfy Rebimbus receiving a Memento from Fr. Gabriel Dias co-founder of Konkani Heritage Kuwait during the felicitation function in honour of Wilfy on 03.11.1999 at Village Inn, Kuwait City.

His death on 9th of this month was a solid blow to the Konkani culture and Konkani musical world. He composed over 2500 songs, rendered them on the Konkani Stage and in Konkani Albums which are great assets for the posterity. Under his direction, he presented over 200 Musical Shows of 3-Hour duration. Composed music and songs for the Konkani Colour Movie “Mog Ani Moipas” in 1977; also for “Bogsonne” released in 1996 and for a Video Film “Kazara Uprant” in 1998. He scripted the story for Konkani Movie “Teesri Chitt”. He released volumes of his Songs under the title “Vinchar Podam” and sold the same in 9 parts. Under the title “Kogul Gaita” he released another volume of his songs. Besides All India Radio Bombay and Mangalore broadcast his Konkani programmes a number of times. His Musical Shows have been organized in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai, Muscat and many other parts of the world

Seen in the picture above Wilfy and his singer wife Meena with a Memento presented to Wilfy by Konkani Heritage Kuwait.

In his Konkani programmes and songs he kept Konkani language not only alive but also attractive especially to the new generation. His majestic physique and attractive personality with his solid base voice easily attracted him innumerable audience and followers. His son Vishwas and wife Meena gave an added booster for his shows and presentations.

Seen in the picture above Wilfy addressing the gathering during his felicitation function. Others seen at the dais from left: President of KHK Fidelis Fernandes, Elvira D'Souza, Rita Rose, Comedian Humbert and Lawry Pinto.

A very humble man from his birth, he always lived a humble life. Enormous success in the Konkani musical field never made him proud and this success never reached to his head. I had occasions to meet him many times, once in Goa a few years back during “Songit Samelan” a Konkani programme organized at Fatorda Margao where seeing me he came running to wish me and also in Kuwait many times during his visits to this country besides during the felicitation function Konkani Heritage Kuwait organized in his honour at Village Inn. I had great opportunity once in Kuwait to interview him and publish the same in print media. I always found him a simple man with simple habits without any arrogance and pride. He always supported me and encouraged me in my work for the cause of Konkani. He looked at my work in Konkani field with great admiration and I was very proud to receive compliments from him. Some of the members of his troupe in Mangalore and now settled in Kuwait always talked very high of him. It was very nice that his Mangalorean community not only in Mangalore and other parts of India honoured him by recognizing his worth but this was done even in the Gulf and other countries. This was the unique attribute of Mangalorean Konkani people.

Seen in the picture above are A. Veronica Fernandes, Meena, Wilfy and Fidelis.

During his lifetime thru his songs and shows Wilfy acted as a hinge between Mangalorean Konkani people and Goans. He never discriminated between Mangaloreans and Goans. Thru Konkani he brought all Konkani people together. In his death Konkani and especially Konkani Musical Art lost a great personality. I don’t think we will get another Wilfy Rebimbus in Konkani Musical World to fill the void created by his death. Such persons come to this world only once in centuries.

Seen in the picture above Rosary Ferns singing a specially composed song in praise of Wilfy

May the Soul of Wilfy Rest in Peace.

Adeus Wilfy - Adeus Konkani Moguia.

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Kuwait.