WORLD CLASS ATHLETES FROM JAMAICA AT MOSCOW MEET.

World Athletics Championship this year held successfully at Moscow in Russia has just been concluded.  Kudos to Russia for organising this Championship so successfully.  The hero of this Championship came out again the sprinter Usain Bolt from Jamaica and again the black skin power came out dominant, in Track and Field events, the Black Power out beat White Power thereby again proving its excellence in sports.

In any Athletics Meet, 100 Metres sprint and 100 x 4 Sprint Relay are the 2 most interesting and exciting events to know who is the fastest man on this planet individually and which is the fastest quartet of this planet respectively.  Because of this interest in this Meet every eye was focused on these two events.  Individually Usain Bolt regained his supremacy as the fastest man of this planet.

Now,  regarding the 4 x 100 Relay, its whole magic depends not much on running fastest as you can but more on the  mode and efficiency of handing over of Batons to the next sprinter.

Throughout my scholastic career at Arpora and at St. Xavier's College Mapusa, I was a deep athlete as fastest runner of Goa and an individual champion of Goa.  My glorious days in this field were during my school career where I was guided in this field by that genius Principal of the School, the late Fr. Philippe Neri Mendonca. During those days till my last participation, Arpora School always won the championship by focusing more on both the Relays which fetched more marks to win the overall championship.

Taking this view into consideration, Fr. Mendonca personally used to guide us how to exchange the Batons and we all the 4 representatives of the school used to pass the Baton to the next runner with lightning speed without any pause or slowing down while passing the Baton. Everyone used to admire us then and I was always the first runner creating a lead in the beginning itself while second was Shelu, third Andre Joao both from Calangute and the last was Peter from Parra. 

Speaking on the efficiency of this Relay team, Fr. Mendonca once said, such a magnificent quartet he has never seen before in Goa though there were gigantic runners and sprinters in Goa.

The purpose of this write-up is to comment on the efficiency of Jamaican Relay team of 100 x 4 that won the Gold Medal in the just concluded Moscow Meet. Though this Relay Team won the first place for Jamaica yet according to me it had some flaws and not perfect in its efficiency. If Fr. Mendonca was alive now he would surely agree with  my view point though this Relay Team was trained by the world best trainers to create world best Relay Team. 

Its first flaw was of slowing down at the time of changing the Baton to the next sprinter.  Its second flaw was receiving the Baton in one hand and then transferring it to the other hand thereby changing the concentration to this process of transferring the Baton from one hand to the other thus slowing down of the speed. And its third flaw was taking more time to look behind at the sprinter carrying the Baton.  

Among all the 4 sprinters, Usain Bolt alone was perfect in his methods and again he was the hero of this golden Relay team of Jamaica. In this Relay Team there was not only one Usain Bolt but 4 Usain Bolts and precisely because of this Jamaica won the Gold Medal.

India is having such a vast population with such a vast geographical boundaries compared to tiny Jamaica and yet India cannot produce world class athletes means something difficult to digest. Jamaica creates topmost athletes in the world both in male as well as in female domain. India is still taking shelter and pleasure in creating one Milkha Singh and one P.T. Usha some years ago even though neither of  them won any Olympic Medal. In this Meet at Moscow, India sent a powerful team of 15 athletes who all returned home empty handed and powerless.

I feel India must hire the know-how and trainer from Jamaica to train Indian athletes especially when they are very young.  At the age of 16 Usain Bolt started creating ripples in running whence he was entrusted with the efficient trainers who moulded him into the World best with the help of world best facilities. India can also send its budding athletes to Jamaica for further advanced training and thus produce best of athletes both in male and female ranks.

When I ran the fastest 100 metres and created a record for Goa and became individual champion of Goa, I was just 17.  And this feat I attained on my own efforts without any guidance of a qualified professional coach. If at that time I was picked up by the concerned authorities for further professional training, God knows where I would reach.  Like me there are many young boys and girls rotting in the absence of proper avenues, guidance and facilities. 

Gulf Arabs became powerful soccer Powers in Asia only because of the best of soccer training methods and facilities they hired from Brazilian soccer.  

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Kuwait.

INDEPENDENCE FOR GOA FROM BHARAT.

Many of our Goans holder of foreign Passports and cozily settled down in the West are questioning me, saying “why I am not leading a movement in support of the independence of Goa from the illegal occupation by India”? 

Their contention is this that since I spearheaded the movement in Goa to create awareness in India for the liberation of Kuwait, so, why I cannot do the movement for getting independence for Goa?”   

Their second contention is this that since from Kuwait I struggled to get Statehood for Goa,  hence, why can’t I do similarly for independence for Goa?

Through this forum, I counter question them by asking, “Why can’t they do the same by being abroad?”  Somebody is telling me that Veronica you are a coward and because you are so you are not touching this topic. 

In fact I will be the happiest person if Goa is independent nation because by being a part of Bharat, Goa is losing its identity and characteristics existing prior to December 1961. I feel hurt to see the difference between Goa then and Goa now and also Goans then and Goans now under the command of Bharat.  

In half a century of Bharati domination Goa lost 50% of its pristine attributes and by the time Goa completes a century under Bharati rule, Goa will be totally submerged into Bharati attributes, namely: culturally, socially, linguistically, demographically, physically and in all other aspects. Then Goa will lose its total identity and become like any other part of India with all corrupt Bharati attributes.

If it was not for our campaign and our financial support from Kuwait Goan community, Konkani movement would never gained the push that it did gained.  For the success of Konkani movement in Goa,  Gulf Goans in general and Kuwait Goans  in particular played a stellar role while our brothers in the West remained silent observers without contributing anything. When Konkani got success by being official language of Goa then only Goa was conferred with Statehood.  At least the Soul of Goa was saved by getting separate Statehood thereby permanently eradicating the fear of Goa’s merger with Marathi Maharastra. 

Otherwise from the ongoing trend in Goa the current Goan politicians for a price would sell Goa to Maharastra by even surpassing Bandodkar’s strategy of merging Goa with Maharastra.  

What Bandodkar and his MGP could not attain the current money greedy corrupt Goan politicians would do for a price.  They would not mind selling Goa to Maharastra;  some of the  Goan politicians are known even to sell their wives and daughters for money and political power.  Some of the current Goan politicians belonging to some of the political parties are of this dirty character.  

    

It must be noted carefully that Veronica was not the only architect of the success of Goa-Kuwait Solidarity movement in Goa in support of the liberation of Kuwait.  In this successful movement Caetano Joao from Merces, Manuel Fernandes from St. Cruz, Sheih Agnelo from Agacaim, Roland Martins from Mapusa and many others patriotic to this cause played a stellar role, no doubt Veronica initiated this movement but the entire success of it cannot be attributed to Veronica alone though Veronica played a majestic role in this movement as none played. 

Thru this movement Kuwait Goans did not physically liberate Kuwait from the illegal occupation by Iraq but surely created a strong awakening in favour of the liberation for Kuwait thereby bringing heavy pressure on Indian government to toe its line in support of Kuwait’s liberation since in the beginning India’s stand  on this issue was Hamletic.

Similarly Veronica was not the only person for the success of Konkani movement in Kuwait starting from "Novem Goem" movement.  Besides Veronica,  Alexander Fernandes and A.B. Fernandes both from Colva Salcette played stellar role to attain success for Novem Goem movement.  Additionally Avertano Furtado, local Tiatrists and other Goans too played their part very well for the success of Novem Goem movement in particular and Konkani movement in general.  

Many of those who played stellar role in the promotion of Konkani movement from Kuwait are living a retired life in Goa but nobody on forefront in running the Konkani movement in Goa remembers these ex Kuwaitkars.  To locate them in Goa you need not need a Binocular, they should not be treated as forgotten heroes of Konkani movement in Kuwit. Even the efforts of the Dogs of Konkani promoters in Goa are highlighted in Goa by the Goa based Konkani associations but of none from Kuwait in particular and Gulf in general for promoting the cause of Konkani from Kuwait in particular and from the Gulf in general.

Coming back to those Goenkars holding foreign passports and settled down in the West, many of them will remain only talking Goans, doing nothing concrete for Goa. Most of them have even sold their ancestral houses and properties to non-Goans in Goa leaving no traces of their Goanness and on top of it how they gather courage to talk of their affiliation to Goa?  Some of them will pen down their majestic ideas on internet because its access is free of charge.   

At least we thru our movements from Kuwait saved Goan “Kaxtti” to protect our private parts otherwise Marathivadis from Maharastra would bare our Marbles even in Ratnagiri and Malwan.

Recently there was a huge gathering in UK for one Goan festival where everyone was nostalgic of Goa by depicting Goa.  But what have they done for Goa to protect their roots in Goa?   How many of them bade final adieu to Goa by disposing of their ancestral houses and properties? Will they and their children return to their roots?   

With their money power they should purchase Goan land and properties, construct hotel and small scale  industries.  At least Kuwait Goans joined together and by pulling their financial resources started hotel industry in Goa.   

Very shortly there will be Goa Day marked around the expatriates Goan arena.  What will be its purpose?  To dance and eat Goan Sorpotel and depict Ballroom Dance as Goan culture? Or to do Goan awakening to protect Goa and Goan interest in Goa?  The promoters of Goa Day will do nothing worthwhile for Goa and Goans in Goa as in the past they have done nothing. I have no hope in West settled Goans with foreign passports to do anything better for Goa.

  

Those who are questioning me by remaining in the West with foreign passports, I advise them to form a group, come under one banner to fight for justice for Goa from the illegal annexation of Goa by Bharat and raise this issue forcefully in the West.  Give a memorandum to the UN because many of you are closer to the location of the UN.  Let there be a noise and debates that side because that side is more important to make Goan voice more audible. Making noise in the West will give better dividends.

Even Francis Luis Gomes about 200 years back made noise for the cause of Goa by campaigning in the West including in France and it created good dividends. Let the world know the genuine grievances of Goans. It is easy for West settled Goans holding foreign passports  to raise this issue than for Goans in Goa or in the Gulf holding Indian Passports.

Can any west settled Goan come forward for this job?  Sermonising me and others will not help. What we did for Goan causes from Kuwait in particular and from other Gulf countries is unique and unforgettable even though Goa based Konkani leaders pretend to be ignorant of this fact.  

When we organized Rallies in Panjim for the cause of Kuwait, none of the Konkani leaders and promoters supported us openly by joining in our rallies when we from Kuwait so much helped the Konkani movement in Goa. They failed to support us when we needed it. When we laughed they too laughed with us but when we cried they still went on laughing only oblivious of our tragedy.  It is a sign of ingratitude. Will such people appreciate the wonderful job done by Kuwait Goans for the cause of Konkani? Never.

    A. Veronica Fernandes,

Kuwait.

I DON’T WANT THIS TYPE OF INDEPENDENCE. IT IS A BIG JOKE

Yesterday, Thursday, 15^th August, was Independence Day of India.  Tough a bit late, yet I take this opportunity to pay my highest homage to all those Indian Martyrs who from Bharati Soil, Pakistani Soil and Bangladeshi Soil suffered martyrdom to drive away British from Indian sub-continent and to get Independence for India. 

To get independence for India not only Hindus faced martyrdom but along with them Sikh, Muslims, Christians and other religious communities also suffered martyrdom. To get independence for India, not only North Indians suffered martyrdom but along with them also South Indians, West Indians and East Indians suffered martyrdom.  To get independence for India, not only highest Caste Indian suffered martyrdom but along with them lowest caste Indians also suffered martyrdom. To get independence for India, not only educated Indians suffered martyrdom but along with them illiterate Indians also suffered martyrdom.

In the same breath I take this opportunity to curse with highest degree the independent India’s political leaders for corrupting the fabrics of Independent India. The benefits of independence of India are taken by the politicians and corrupt Indians by looting the wealth of the nation meant for the poor masses to elevate their poverty line. 

Since 1947 India is free governed by Indians only and major part of the governance period was under the Congress rule.  But during its long innings what good Congress has done for India and Indians? Congress under Indira Gandhi stripped Maharajas of their benefits, made them commoners and in their places made Congressmen as nouveau  Maharajas.

Gandhiji advised Congressmen after independence to give a lead to all Indians to live a simple life at private and official levels by identifying themselves with the common Indian.  But the crook Congressmen under feudal Nehru rejected this proposal and acquired for Congressmen at private and official levels all the characteristics of Imperialists.  Thru this the Congressmen put the robes of colonialists British and started living the pompous life of the British. Thru this pompous and feudal life the Congressmen alienated themselves from the common men whose difficulties remained unsolved  Because of this feudal life of Congressmen, the rich became richer and poor became poorer and disparity between the rich and the poor became very wide. 

Congressmen started looting India’s wealth for their benefits.  This doctrine of looting, the congressmen then taught to other party leaders as well and they also started walking on the same path as the Congressmen walked. For this reason there is no difference between the life style of Congressmen and the BJP men, both are living in Posh Bungalows, both are traveling in Luxurious Cars with Beacon Lights, both are using posse of security guards to guard them – their families – their servants and even their dogs and cats as well. And all these luxuries they utilise at the cost of tax payers' money which means it is a loot spree.

It is not that there is no development done in India after British left but it is peanuts compared to the development made by the politicians and their families. The major portion of the wealth meant for the development of the masses is cornered by the few politicians and their kit and kin like Rajas, Wadras etc.  

India is a rich country having rich resources and highly rich manpower but the corrupt politicians are making bad use of all these. It happens because political power is gone into the hands of politically bankrupt people who made very bad use of their power.  It is absolutely wrong to entrust the power into the the hands of Ladru-Pedru type of Indians, it is wrong to entrust power into the hands of Butlers, Cleaners, sexually perverted and illiterate pimps who will always think of themselves only and not for society and its development.

What is independence means to me?  It is a big joke.  India is in the hands of jokers who do not know how to rule and how to get maximum output from Indian manpower in India itself for this reason people like me are rotting outside India for having no appropriate avenues in India; for this reason people like me in the Gulf are treated like slaves and still our Political leaders are shamelessly encouraging Indians to go abroad for employment.

  

The rascal and idiotic minded political leaders of India are impotent to create jobs and more jobs for Indians in India itself. They have brain to loot the country’s wealth but no brain to better the development of Indians in India. Every Indian migrating to outside India with Indian Passport is facing some sort of slavery, openly or clandestinely in the country where he is working and because of this India is losing its dignity. But India's leaders do not care for India's dignity because they are shameless and unpatriotic.

In independent India the democracy is become a big joke, judiciary is become lethargic and state level administration is become a tool in the ruling party. In independent India the invaded Goa of my Goan ancestors is become again a colony not of Portugal but of corrupt Bharati system. In independent India overwhelming majority of Indians are living a life of dissatisfaction because of the corrupt rule by the corrupt Indian leaders both at the Centre as well as State levels.

  

I DON’T WANT THIS TYPE OF INDEPENDENCE. IT IS A BIG JOKE.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Kuwait.