THE LEADING CONTESTANT IN CALANGUTE: SAVIO GONSALVES.

 

We the Candolimkars along with Congottkars, Arporakars and Nagoakars are going to

vote for you Bab Savio Gonsalves because you did not create Ghanttis settlement in

Candolim nor anywhere in the constituency.  We will vote for you because you do

not belong to the communal party that is harassing Christians.  We will vote for you

because you are an upright candidate in Calangute constituency.

 

Your well wishers from your constituency.

TIATRO "SANDLELIM FULAM" BY LAWRY TRAVASSO.

 

On 12^th of this month, Thursday, at 10.00 AM, I saw the Tiatro “Sandlelim Fulam” written and directed by Lawry Travasso, at Kala Academy Hall, Panjim, attended by the capacity crowd. This was the unique record created by Lawry Travasso in the recent history by staging this Tiatro on odd day of the week.  This indicates the good image the director has created of his talent into the minds of the Tiatro goers.  It also indicates the courage of the director in holding this Tiatro on the odd day of the week.

Lawry Travasso singing his solo

 

Like Portuguez poet Camoes, Lawry introduced innumerable proverbs and for that matter all beautiful proverbs in this Tiatro, also like the late Prem Kumar used to do to beautify his Tiatros.

Rosy Alvares singing her solo

 

The story pays great tributes to the priests for their enormous sacrificial work in the service of GOD and humanity.  The small role of an old aged neglected priest played so appropriately by Lawry Travasso himself is worth admiring.  The major and main role of a priest played by Tari deserved highest compliments even though he is a Hindu by religion.  His way of walking, talking,  Cassock wearing were superb.  By playing this role so perfectly well he won the hearts of the entire audience. 

A scene Tari and M.Menezes

 

Willy in his character role of the PA of MLA once again proved that he is capable of playing any given role with utmost perfection while Mario Menezes dazzled the audience by playing the role of corrupt MLA. 

A scene: All 3 comedians seen 

 

Lovely Antonette de Maina the main attraction of the Konkani Stage currently,  played her roles as a young girl first and later on as a Nun very well.  As a young girl she charmed the  audience with her charming dress code. While seasoned Rosy Alvares played her role as an aged mother very well bringing tears not only in her eyes but even in the eyes of the audience.  The sorrowful Canto she rendered was just a class by itself not only in the appropriate words but in the attractive serene delivery as well.

A quarter seen singing

 

The comedy part was handled well by the three ace comedians, namely John D’Silva, Bryan and Richard.  The last named with his flexible body moves and acrobatic actions stole more show.  His comedy is very impressive and he wins the hearts of the audience.

Ant. de Maina & Mario 

 

In the side show songs many of the songs were based on religion and the persecution Christians are facing currently under the BJP rule.  Peter de Arambol’s both the solos were very well rendered with perfect clarity while both the solos of Lawry Travasso were well accepted by the audience.  The quarter of Francis de Tuem-Xavier Gomes-Marcus Vaz-Lawry Travasso was hugely applauded by the audience while Rosy Alvares rendered her solo beautifully.  The duet of Tony de Ribandar and Antontte de Maina brought an extra flavour to the side show songs. Marcus Vaz, Xavier Gomes and Francis de Tuem rendered their solos well while the comedy duo of Bryan and Richard was fabulously applauded by the audience.

 

Duo of Bryan & Richard

 

 

As a whole this Tiatro is worth seeing and worth admiring

 

 

Mario Menezes & Ant. de Maina

 

Willy-Antonette - Rosy Alvares

 

 

                                                      Peter de Arambol sings his solo


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

GHANTTIS AGAINST LOCALS IN CANDOLIM.

In Candolim there is one small Vaddo touching the Hill which if you cross on foot you can easily reach to Saligao Seminary.  In this Vaddo till a few years back there were hardly 30 houses and as such it was thinly populated.  Major portion of the land in Araddy was deserted.  Since the shooting up of land prices in Candolim as elsewhere in Goa due to the heavy influx of non-Goans, one deserted and isolated area touching the hill in Araddy was sold in pieces by the local landlords to the Migrants who are named as “Ghanttis and Lamanis”.  With the blessing of the local Congress led Panchayat under  the control of the local Congress leader, the new settlers were allowed to construct their houses there even without licenses or official authorization thus making these migrants to remain at the mercy of the local Congress leader.  This Congress leader including local Panchayat body even allotted these migrants Election Cards without even verifying the fact that they have defranchised themselves in their States from  where they came. The number of these migrants is swelled now making them a force to reckon with in physical as well as financial might. Though this place is commonly called by the locals as Ghanttianchi Araddy yet it is named as New Araddy.

A week back during the Holi Festival, there was a physical clash between a few local boys and these Ghanttis for reason still unknown properly though the local boys are blamed by some for this physical clash in which the local boys were not only outnumbered numerically but heavily assaulted by the Ghanttis.  According to one source even the bones of one local boy were broken sending him to the hospital.

Immediately, the matter as informed, reached to the local Congress High Command in Candolim and the local Congress leader along with some Panch Members including the Sarpanch came to the scene to discuss this matter and as some said, to support the Ghanttis.  During the course of discussion and meeting with the Ghanttis, the local Congress leader as per the available information, told the Ghanttis  there  that “Next time if such incident repeats, take the law into your own hands and  break the bones of the locals”.  And as per another version, the local Sarpanch made a statement saying “Since these Ghanttis are my voters, I have to support them”.

Is it right on the part of the local Congress leader to encourage the Ghanttis to take the law into their hands even though the local boys may be wrong?  There is law enforcing authority to decide but it is wrong on the part of local Congress leader to make such a brute statement to tell the Ghanttis to break the bones of the locals. I hope Luizin Faleiro and other Goan Congress leaders and also other leaders of Goa fighting for justice will take note of this cruel statement of local Congress leader and also of the local Sarpanch.

Zilla Parishad election is very close now and people in the locality are deeply hurt by this harsh statement of the local Congress leader who is supporting one candidate in this election.  Overwhelming majority of locals are annoyed at this statement and they want to defeat this candidate in the coming election.  I think this will be a right course of action for the locals.  The local Congress leader is relying too much on the votes  of Ghanttis to destroy Goans. For this reason not only locals from Candolim but also from other villages volunteered to join hands to defeat the candidate backed by the local Congress leader who is also known as Godfather general of Ghanttis in Candolim. This election in Candolim will be fought on the basis of locals and Ghanttis led by the local Congress leader.

According to the latest information, the situation in Araddy is very fluid and these Ghanttis like “Khapris” during Portugues rule are ready to do anything to please their Godfather general.  In view of this, if any untoward incident takes place for any local who is opposing the dadagiri of Ghanttis then the only person  should be held responsible for this will be none other than the Godfather general of the Ghanttis who advised the Ghanttis to break the bones and limbs of the locals.

Social activists and Church leaders must not keep their silence on this topic, they must raise their voices in unison to stop the language of brutes and of Goondas. 

 

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.