TIRACOL MEET AGAINST LEADING HOTELS.

 

 

“You are not alone in your fight my dear brothers and sisters, I am with you and the entire Goa is with you in your fight against the Leading Hotels and the Golf Course.  And that the entire Goa is with you was noticed yesterday when about 4 – 5 thousands pure Goans from all over Goa congregated to show their solidarity with you when you organized a massive public meeting against Leading Hotels and Golf Course”.  This was the message conveyed to the Goans from Tiracol in their fight against Leading Hotels trying to usurp the entire Tiracol for their project. 

 

AAM Admi party and others showing their support to Tiracol

 

Thru this type of cunning procedure, the Arab Palestine was Judaised cunningly by cunningly uprooting the genuine Palestinians from their homeland Palestine by the cunning Jews.  In this same manner Tiracol first and later on the entire Goa will be uprooted from their original homes by the cunning Bharatis with the backing of Goa and Central governments. The way the Jews used all types of cruelties against Palestinians to inculcate fear in their minds, in the same manner the Leading Hotels created a fear into the minds of Tiracol residents by using the Bouncers to threatened the locals.  If this type of “Dadagiri” is not challenged by us then the Bouncer policy will be used against other Goans as well.  Hence, it is imperative for all genuine Goans to fight in support of Tiracol people.

 

Convener of Tiracol Rakhonn Manch addressing the meet.

 

Thanks to the Church authority, 6 prominent Priests actively participated in this meeting and many more priests and nuns came along with their parishioners in buses from distant places including from Candolim. Besides, many of our Hindu brothers and sisters too came to show their support for the people of Tiracol. It is now proved beyond doubt that this battle is between Goans from all over Goa and the non-Goan Leadings Hotel. History tells that the movement handled by Goans from all over Goa have never failed and as such this movement of Tiracol will surely succeed. The momentum created by the people movement now will create good effect.

Attendees seen even braving the Rain during the meet.

 

Speaker after speaker spoke in support of the people of Tiracol who approximately number around 400 residing in about 90 dwellings. The total area of Tiracol is about 14 thousand sq.mtrs. From this area, 12,18,589 sq. mtrs. are in the hands of Leading Hotels thru the Sale deeds executed between the Leading Hotels and Khalaps.  The balance area of 1,50,582 thru Tiracol Fort is owned by the Goa government.

 

Dr. Francis Colaco a renowned cardiologist is seen addressing the Meet

 

Tiracol is situated at the far end of North Goa touching Maharastra and it is a very scenic and beautiful place consisting of medicinal Springs, plenty of productive Trees and Plants having curative effects for many of the sicknesses and deaseses.  The Tiracol River and Fort add beauty to this place.  Outside interference thru Leading Hotels and Golf course will destroy Tiracol of its few genuine Goan inhabitants, Trees, Plants and Spring Water.  This is all belongs to us Goans and as such it should remain in the hands of Goans as it is now.  In this direction, it is our duty to preserve it by giving our support to the people of Tiarcol in opposing Leading Hotels. Tiracol is Goa and Goan and what hurts Tiracol also hurts entire Goa and entire Goans. Let every genuine Goan show his or her solidarity with the Tiracol Rakhonn Manch an organization formed by the locals to fight for their rights.

One of the locals seen addressing the meet.

 

It was something to be appreciated that the people who came in large number did not even care for the rain pouring there.  It looked they said, come what may, rain or thundering and lighting, we will never leave this place unless meeting is started and concluded.

                                               Seen above is a section of the crowd.


A.     Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.
7507394349.    

 

BENEFITS OF KUWAIT TO GOANS..

In the early thirties at Burgan Oilfield in Kuwait,  the Britishers found Oil in Kuwait first time but only after the end of World War II, excavation of it was done for commercial purpose.  Because of Oil finding in big quantity, the money power of Kuwait increased tremendously and as such the economy of Kuwait started booming needing foreign manpower to run the economy. Among others, manpower from Goa in different sectors got plenty of opportunities to work in Kuwait and because of these employment opportunities Goans earned a lot, mainly the lower category especially financially weaker section of Goan society.  Due to its employment in Kuwait suddenly money started flowing in big quantity into the hands of poor Goans and thru this money power this class of Goans raised its  standard of living by constructing big houses, providing quality education for their children and acquiring luxuries of their choice so that their social standing has suddenly gone up. This class of Goans started gaining respect in society better than before.

To cite an example from my village itself, because of her employment in Kuwait as a maid, an ordinary lady who could hardly read and write, after her husband’s death at the young age leaving her 3 children under the care of her mother, went to Kuwait, earned little money which as per Goan standard is big, brought her children up with good educational and social standards. What would be her position if it was not for Kuwait?  Likewise I have many examples of how our people got benefit of Kuwait though it was not easy to work and to survive in Kuwait where the local customs, tradition, language and rigid laws are unbearable.  It is very hard to work and to survive in Kuwait.  Heavenly Mannas are not falling there for the expatriates like us Goans.  But yet we worked hard facing all the difficulties, insults, humiliations and slavish type of treatment. And only by undergoing such treatment we managed to earn something to develop our economic conditions in Goa.  

Actually speaking Kuwait is not dependent on us, instead of us it can hire manpower from elsewhere but it is we who are more interested in working in Kuwait and precisely because of this we spend lakhs of rupees to go to Kuwait for employment.  With all its negative factors we still crave to work in Kuwait to improve our economic conditions and thru Kuwait employment overwhelming majority of Kuwait Goans made tremendous all round improvement.  But all are not thinking in these lines.  People like me feel grateful to Kuwait for providing us opportunities to work there and to gain something more in life which would not have been possible minus Kuwait employment.  Kuwait made us what we are today, for educated and uneducated, for professionals or amateurs and for males or females.  It is because of our employment in Kuwait that many of us earlier rejected by the girls later on got opportunities to get married with beautiful and sophisticated girls.

It is because of our employment in Kuwait we successfully organized such a massive Konkani movement for the cause of Konkani and Statehood, because of Kuwait we helped so much of charitable works, helped construction of Churches and Chapels, Old Age Houses,  Hospitals, Schools and other educational institutions and so many more.

This positive factor in mind, we formed our organization called Goa-Kuwait Solidarity Center to promote the cause of Kuwait. Everyone must be knowing what a great movement we did in Goa in support of Kuwait when Kuwait was invaded by Iraq and later on as well.

Since last two 26^th Februarys, we in Goa are marking the liberation day of Kuwait by organizing public meetings in Panjim.  Coming 26th February will be the 25^th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi invasion.  Since it is going to be the Silver Jubilee function, it has to be organized befitting the year. I have decided to contact top Kuwaitis including our friend Mubarak Al Hindal who is the great lover of GKSC soliciting his co-operation in inviting prominent Kuwaitis to attend to this function.  I am also inviting Goans from Kuwait especially those who were with us in this movement from the beginning. 

This is the only opportunity for us Goans to build a strong friendship between Goans and Kuwaitis thru GKSC which should be supported by all the lovers and supporters of Kuwait. To organize this silver jubilee function, I need financial support.  During the last 2 years I spent money from my own pocket but this time and even in future I request Goans working in Kuwait and others who are settled down in Goa to co-operate, if they can afford and if they feel we should go ahead. It is not me alone who benefited from Kuwait employment but everyone who worked in Kuwait.  There will be total transparency in this transaction. Those who know me in Kuwait should have no fear but those who doubt may refrain from co-operation.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                      

TIATRO "TO KHUIM ASSA?" BY COLY-COL.

Trio on Soccer & Romeo Fernandes

 

On Tuesday 2^nd of this month at Panjim Kala Academy Hall, I saw the Tiatro “To Khuim Asa?” written and directed by the new director Coly-Col. Though the Tiatro attendancewise was not successful but performancewise it was a great success and the major credit for staging such a beautiful Tiatro by a new director goes of course to Coly-Col and his entire troupe.  Howerver, from what I have seen on the Stage, Mr. Teotonio D'Costa who was also a member of the troupe also played a very supportive role to the director to make this Tiatro performancewise a wonderful enactment. 

 

Robert and his partner

 

Every scene was interesting and every artiste though many of them are new faces to me gave his/her best.  From what I noticed that day, these new faces males and females have great role to play in the progress of Tiatro in the future.  There was no vulgarity nor indecency displayed because there was not a single known vulgar and known indecent artiste.  The director himself is an upright man as I was told who is leading an upright life with his family. 

 

Director Coly-Col singing his solo

 

Both the comedians played their role well and being new to the Stage they lacked nothing to come to the high level. 

In the above scene in the middle is Teotonio D'Costa

  

All the females namely Rima-Jennifer-Anita though they are new to the professional Stage yet they played their roles as if they are seasoned artistes.  Their looks are good so also their acts and dress code in tune with their respective roles.

 

Saby de Divar singing his political solo

 

The story surrounded around a mother who while spinster gave a birth to a child thru illicit sex and later on after getting married she keeps the boy at her place without knowing the actual secret to anyone.  But ultimately the “ cat was out of the bag” where a lot of information one got to emulate in one’s life.  Teotonio D'Costa played a beautiful role of the father while the role of the illegitimate son played by Michael  D'Costa was excellent. 

 

Seen above are both the comedians

 

In the side show songs, yet again Saby de Divar gained lot of respect from the audience by singing a nice political song.  Robert de Calvim was the star of the show by rendering two excellent solos, one was the political and the other was a “Zupatti” to a person who is spoiling his name.  Both his compositions were praiseworthy.  Michael D’Costa’s solo on the murder of a young student was very philosophical and of very high standard. The solo on HIV rendered by Teotonio D'Costa was of very high moral standard.  He sang it also very well.  He also rendered a nice duet with one of the female artistes.  The trio rendered by all the three girls on Soccer pinpointing the success of Romeo Fernandes was just a class by itself. It was composed well and rendered also well.

 

The duo of Reginald de Pmchwadi

 

The director has announced from the stage while thanking the audience for their support however small in quantity it may be, that his next release of Tiatro will be in October.  I am sure it will be more powerful with some professional singers.

Seen above is Robert de Calvim singing one of his solo

 

 

                    A scene where Teotonio D'Costa is seen acting with his partner.



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