ZILLA PARISHAD ELECTION.

This is in reference to the coming Zilla Parishad election and the moves by the interested persons and political parties to get their candidates elected. According to my limited knowledge, the Zilla Parishad is powerless in exercising its power on anything concretely and yet there is so much of clamouring on the part of the candidates to get elected.  Is it a prestigious issue to be a member of powerless Zilla Parishad? 

In my Calangute constituency as per the available report, selection of the candidates has been finalized.  One of them is by BJP the party that is vomiting its venom on minorities in general and Christians in particular. It is a time now for overwhelming majority of Calangute constituents belonging to minority community to question the BJP why it is letting loose its hatred towards Christians when Christians in the last election have already indicated their affiliation to BJP.  If the same momentum is maintained in favour of BJP in the coming ZP election as it was done last time, then I am sure BJP will double its fury against Christians to show its originality of ingratitude.  This has to be stopped by curtailing the march of BJP any further for BJP to put an end to its anti-Christian march.  The salvo should be fired for this ZP election against BJP to send an advance warning to BJP to take care of its prospects in 2017. I can now only make my own prophecy and rightly predict that 2012 will never be repeated for BJP anymore. For BJP, 2012 is R.I.P.   

Congress as reported in the media is contesting this ZP election thru remote control by fielding a lightweight entity in the constituency, he must tell the constituents why they should vote for him and what was his contribution in the development of the constituency, leave aside his village. Though he is backed by his local Panchayat yet he must know that his Congress led Panchayat has made mess of his village because of this his local Congress boss was defeated in the last 2012 election. His Panchayat team headed by the local leader is now going around in his village begging for votes for their candidate.  Voters are asking a question to the candidate: “Are you going to be revengeful and vindictive just as your boss and Congress leader, if you are elected?”

The third candidate is backed by Calangute Panchayat.  Now my question to all of them: What will they do once elected in their constituency and how? What is their manifestoes and power to proceed further?  Who are their financiers and how will they recover the money they spend for their elections? What is their advice to the voters who will refuse to go to the voting Booths thinking that it is useless to vote for them because ZP is a powerless impotent body. 

 

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF ANTONETTE DE CALANGUTE..

 

 

 

May her soul Rest In Peace.


A. Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.

PRADEEP NAIK, A HUGE CONTRIBUTOR TO TIATRO.

This is in reference to the excelent profile depicted in Goa's prestigious daily newspaper Herald dated 28.02.15, of the well-known Tiatrist Pradeep Naik. As a Tiatro Critique since a long time now, I have seen very few Tiatrists of the calibre of Pradeep Naik whose magnificent role of a father in Comedian Agostinho’s Tiatro “Pai” rightly got him the best Actor award. I don’t think anyone from the current Tiatrists circle would play the role of Pai as he played. Congratulations to the genius of Comedian Agostinho’s directorship for selecting Pradeep Naik appropriately for this role which carry all the burden to  make this Tiatro as a heavyweight.

 

Pradeep Naik falls into the category of those majestic Tiatrists of yesteryears in action, body language, delivery and appropriate dress code. His beauty lies in the positioning of himself during his exchanges with his co-artistes. Being a Hindu, he has an advantage of acting in Marathi Nattoks where an artiste requires lot of training on the finer points of acting and precisely because of this almost all the Hindu Tiatrists are creating a very impressive impact of their presence on Konkani Stage. 

The great Playwright and songster Alexinho de Candolim had unique distinction to introduce for the first time Hindu artistes in his Tiatros about 75 years back and who were responsible to elevate Alexinho de Candolim’s Tiatros to the pedestal.  Some of them were Kanta Divkar, Kamal and Roglo,  all graduated from Marathi Nattoks.  

 

Besides, the contribution of the legendary Tiatrist Kamat de Assolna in the promotion of Tiatro was immense, so also of Mrs. Shalini who beautified Souzalin's Tiatros.

 

Currently, Konkani Tiatro Stage is beautifully dotted with a few excellent Hindu artistes, namely Anil Pednekar, Ullas Tari, Comedian Ambe, Shruti, Chitra and Sonia Sirsat at professional kevel. The contribution of Hindu Tiatrists in the promotion of Tiatros is laudable. I bow my head down to them and to their high caliber Tiatro art.

 

 

      A. Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

7507394349.