TIATRO "BAULELIM FULAM" BY LAWRY TRAVASSO.

Well done Lawry Travasso.  Your Tiatro Baulelim Fulam is excellent which I saw today at 10.30 AM at Kala Academy Hall, Panjim.  Since it was a house full much in advance, it started in time. Musical score was beautifully provided by Norman Cardoso and his troupe.   

I know Lawry Travasso as a good composer and singer but this is the first time I observed him as a good writer and director also.  Earlier by interacting with him from close angle since on two occasions he stayed at my place in Kuwait when we brought him to Kuwait to participate in the Shows of the late Rosary Ferns, I noticed in him a lot of liking for intellectual and philosophical subjects.  Based on this liking he penned down this Tiatro the title of which is figurative in sense in which the children must reward their parents with good treatment and not with bad as Baulelim Fulam.  It is a must see for all the sons to know how to treat their parents and thus avoid the devine punishment. 

A small role in the ending part of the Tiatro played by Lawry Tavasso was superb befitting the director’s status and it is worth admiring. Mario Menezes role as a priest was good.  Rosy Alvares played a nice role of a mother while Chari excelled in the role of an ungrateful son. Others played their roles well.

Comedy was very well performed by John D’Silva, Sally and Richard who showed lot of enthusiasm.  Given more opportunities he will be a good asset for Konkani Stage.

In the Side Sow songs, some songs were in line with the Holy season while others on different topics including politics.  Francis de Tuem rendered his songs well so also Xavier Gomes, Marcus Vaz, Lawry Travasso and a duet by Tony de Ribandar & Antonette de Maina.   Rosy Alvares rendered her solo very well and her sorrowful canto in one scene was very beautiful, by rendering beautifully she gave an extra colour to it.

This Tiatro is again to be staged at the same venue on 21^st of this month at 7.45 pm.

Well enacted Tiatro by Lawry Travasso and his troupe.

 

A.      Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.
Tel: 7507394349.

TREAT NAGRIVADIS AS ENEMIES OF ROMIVADIS.

It was nice to be present for the “DALGADO  PUROSKAR 2013” prize distribution function  on 6^th of this month at Kala Academy, Panjim.  Since its inception, Dalgado Konknni Academy and Kuwait Goans have a good link and this link was created thru Kuwait Konknni Kendr – Kuwait when KKK assisted DKA with a donation of about 25,000 Rupees and also by enrolling of KKK members as life members of DKA including this writer. Kuwait Konknni Kendr and Dalgado Academy are the strong protagonists and promoters of Romi Konkani that was denied its rightful place by our so called brothers in the Konkani movement that is Nagrivadis.  The movement in eighties for the cause of recognition of Konkani was spearheaded by overwhelming majority of Romi Konkani supporters.  In fact Konkani as a language is kept alive by the Romivadis with the strong backing of the Church. By organizing Church rites in Romi Konkani, Christians of Goa are brought closer to Konkani and it was this Goan Christian community as a whole that supported the Konkani movement in eighties by attending the public rallies and public meetings.

During this Konkani movement there were so many Nagri supporters in Kuwait in particular and in other parts of the Gulf in general but none participated in this movement whereas this writer a Romi Konkani protagonist especially came down to Goa and participated in the public rallies in Panjim, received Lathis from Rane’s Ghantti policemen and even remained on hunger strike at Azad Maidan in Panjim for this cause. Besides,  Kuwait based Romi Konknni supporters joined together and donated a huge sum of money to organize this movement and also of KPA.  The efforts of Romi Konknnivadis for the cause of Konkani movement cannot be downgraded.  If today Konkani is enjoying the official status then the major credit should go to the efforts made by the Romivadis. This fact cannot be eradicated from the history.

During the Dalgado Puroskar 2013 celebration, in his speech Fr. Conceicao D’Silva expressed his disgust over the denial of due recognition to Romi Konkani thru the chicanery of Nagri Konknni stalwarts spearheaded by Uday Bhembro.  Later on during the same function delivering his speech as a chief guest, Mr. Vinayak Naik, the editor of Goa’s prestigious monthly magazine Goa Today in his hard hitting attack said that the Konknni that is used by the Nagrivadis is not Konknni but half Marathi by quoting some words from Sunaprant.  Further he lamented the selfish attitude of Nagrivadis to deny Sahitya Academy Literary Awards to Romi writers. In one word he condemned the Nagrivadis for denying the Romivadis their due rights when they fought more gallantly for the cause of Konkani.  Besides Romivadis had unique distinction of producing Martyrs for the cause of Konkani.

 Now, in view of above, I feel it is time now for all the Romivadis to severe their relationship with Nagrivadis who are responsible for denying Romi Konkani its due place.  Nagrivadis like Uday Bhembros should be boycotted from the midst of Romi circle.  Nagrivadis strengthened their position on the all  round support  provided to them by the Romivadis.

Very few Romivadis have interacted with Nagrivadis as this writer did during his deep involvement in Konkani movement from Kuwait for the last so many years and by observing their nature I found them to be like Zionists.  The way the Zionists feel superior among Arab Palestinians in the same way Nagrivadis feel they are superior and Romivadis inferior.  Nagriadis are traitors because they have betrayed the Romivadis with a Judas Kiss.  Nagrivadis are robbers because they have robbed the Romivadis of their due credit for which they should never be forgiven.

Meantime, we as Romivadis must carry on with our campaign with greater vigour to get Romi Konkani its due place.  Until then we must treat Nagrivadis as number One enemy of Romivadis. In this tussle, Romivadis stand to lose nothing but only the gains they stand to win.

A.      Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, 
Goa.

 

                  

MAHAN MHOZO DES - 2.

It is now 10.45 pm and I am just arriving home from Calangute where in the Church compound I saw the Musical Show "Mahan Mhozo Des-2" staged by Tomazinho Cardoso and Tiatr Academy Goa. Scheduled to start at 7.00 pm, it finally started at 7.45 pm.  It was a free show where a good number of audience seen attending. Though it was a show of short duration where only songs and small skits were performed yet finally it turned out to be a bit lengthy because of the Housie Game and a documentary film shown during the interval.  The organisers must know that people came there only to see the Musical Show by calculating their time and not to waste it.  Just because priests got more free time that does not mean they should think others are also having free time to spend unnecessarily.  If they cannot adhere timing properly, they should not organize such Shows.  Even in the Churches many priests especially Pe. Vigars waste precious time of the faithful by telling unwanted irrelevant stories. 

 

The major pressure of this Show was shouldered by Tomazinho Cardoso and his smart singer wife Irene.  In fact Irene played a stellar role in beautifully singing all the songs in which she participated. Her voice is very melodious and she sings with ease and confidence as a matured and seasoned singer.  Tomazinho also sang very well. 

 

The other singers who rendered their songs well were Anthony San and youngsters Akash and Queenie Fernandes both of them were Kingfisher award winners.

 

Sheikh Ameer performed beautiful mimicry in which he imitated Narendra Modi, Rajiv Gandhi and Anna Hazare.   

 

Short Skits were also performed in which it was shown how  badly we treat our females and how badly we respect Mahatma Gandhi.

 

This Musical Show is worth watching and there is no Chamchagiri on the part of Tomazinho Cardozo to please the Bharat Serkar.

 

Musical score provided was well yet it was very loud where the words of the singers were shadowed by the loudness of the music. 

 

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim.