POLITICIANS MUST AGREE TO SURRENDER THEIR VIP CULTURE.

The biggest problem in our political system is the VIP culture that we inherited from our former colonial masters and that our elected politicians are following.  Because of the cheap craze for acquiring VIP culture our political leaders are doing all sorts of nonsense to gain political power and those who already got this power they try all sorts of chicaneries to regain their political power.  In the bargain these politicians are even committing worst sorts of crimes namely financial and physical to grab political power.  This happens because our political leaders are hungry for honour because they are suffering from ancestral inferiority complex and precisely because of this inferiority complex they want to imitate our colonial masters. Thus they want to gain the psychological feeling that they are not from the inferior background but from superior.

It is a pity that none of the political leaders are surrendering this temporary honour of VIP culture even though they can easily do this because they are not born and brought up in VIP culture.   In fact most of them are brought up like third class people.  Though VIP culture  is an artificial honour yet no body is willing to give it up because every political leader in our country in general and Goa in particular wants to be accepted as a feudal lord and a Maharaja. When the Ladru of our constituency got a Lal Batti Pilot Car he thought he won the world, but what a pity,  after  getting a kick in the subsequent election nobody knows where his whereabout is.  Such pride is performed by the persons coming from the very low strata and parentage.

See their pose when they travel in the VIP cars, see the way they stay in Altinho government provided Bungalows, see the way they interact with the people as if they are omnipotent, see the way they talk to the people when they are approached by them to solve their grievances.  When they talk to the people they talk as if they are the sons of Saddam Hussein and Hitler. Why is this exorbitant pride?  Good that they are Monarchs only for a short period otherwise they would act like Barberians.  On top of it they shamelessly perform their religious rites in the religious places as if they are closer to God.  For such Barberians God will never give His Blessings.

Now, I would like to know from every political party and every election contestant their views openly on this topic and whether they will surrender the VIP culture once they gained the political power.  Goa Su’uraj Party has already openly declared in one of their public meetings held in Panjim recently that they are against this VIP culture and if elected they will never follow the VIP culture. 

 

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.

 

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NEW AUDIO CD "SAIBINN AMCHI MAIM" BY LAWRY TRAVASSO.

The newly released Konkani Audio Album “SAIBINN AMCHI MAIM”  of the well-known Konkani Stage artiste Lawry Travasso came to my hand and immediately listening to all the 13 songs composed by Lawry Travasso himself, I found it one of the best Albums in the recent history of Konkani Albums.  All the songs are meaningful and full of matter and they are all rendered by Lawry and Lorna.  Out of 13 songs, 2 are beautiful duets Lawry rendered with Lorna and 2 solos rendered by Lorna herself with her melodious voice and the remaining all are solos rendered by Lawry Travasso.

Musical score for this Album was provided by the famous musician Norman Cardozo and it was recorded at Magic Touch Studio, Goa.

 

 

As a mattter of fact all the songs are worth listening yet I can select as the best the title song “Saibinn Amchi Maim” by Lawry Travasso where he pays highest respect to Mother Mary by hard hitting those who ignore Saibinn Maim.  Lorna’s solo highlighting the greatness of the late Chris Perry is something unique.  Both the duets “Oh Carol” and “Zolmanchea Dissa” rendered by Lawry & Lorna are exceptionally fantastic and pleasing to the ears. The solos “Facebook”, “Tornatteank Lissaum” and “Online” by Lawry Travasso are very educative.

After Chris Perry, Lorna rendered songs given to her by different composers but what Lawry Travasso composed for her are in class of Chris Perry.  Precisely because of this excellent talent, Lawry Travasso remains tall as composer and also a singer on Konkani Stage.  

This Album is available for sale in Mapusa costing Rs. 150/-

Well done Lawry Travasso.  Your Album is worth listening and worth admiring.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

 Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.

FUNERAL OF DOMNICK DE TERAKOL.

 

FUNERAL OF DOMNICK DE TERAKOL HELD YESTERDAY   AT TERAKOL-GOA. 

 

A section of the faithful in the Church

 

 

“LUTTINI LOKH ANI LOTTANI DHUKAM”, that was the scene for the funeral of Domnick de Terakol, yesterday 13^th of this month at 3.00 PM.  It was a multitude of people around 1000, from different faiths  and coming from all over Goa.  According to some elders, never in the history of Terakol such a mammoth attendance gathered for any funeral in that village.  Why Terakol, rarely one could witness such a mighty gathering anywhere in Goa especially for a man who carry no official or diplomatic status.  In fact, his simplicity, sincerity and zeal to fight for the social causes were his  official status.  His fight against mighty hoteliers, the Leading Hotels Co. made him a hero not only of Terakol but also of the suppressed people of entire Goa by the Non-Goans. In fact in his death he became greater hero of Goa.

 

Seen are the innumerable priests in the Church.

 

There was no place in the Church even to stand nor to walk on way to the cemetery.  There were priests and priests, intellectuals, social workers,  politicians and others attending his funeral purely to respect the sacrifices this man made for the sake of his village and Goa.  It was nice to see even the Archbishop of Goa, Filipe Neri Ferrao concelebrating the Holy Mass and showering enormous praises on the deceased for the good work he did in the service of society for the right cause.  

 

Another section of the faithful in the Church

 

The sermon preached by the local parish priest Fr. Theo summarized the late Domnick’s works into three categories: 1^st he said Domnick was a Tiatrist, secondly he said Domnick was an Activist and thirdly Domnick was a Sis (deciple of Christianity). He in his homily even raised the issue of the ongoing tussle in Terakol and the use of nasty Bouncers against the locals as we all know about it. 

 

Outside the Church seen are Reginaldo Lourenco & Kaunte among others

 

In his thanks giving speech, the priest son of the late Domnick, Fr. Daniel coming from Rome for the funeral, spoke very philosophically and intellectually about the virtues and characteristics of his late father,  putting more stress on the work his father did for the good of Terakol residents. It was a sheer pleasure to listen to such an excellent oratory. 

Body is taking to the Cemetery for burial

 

Among others there were some politicians attended the funeral, namely Trajan D’mello and Jose Philipe D’Souza from NCP and MLA’s Rohan Kaunte, Naresh Sawal and Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco while Luizinho Faleiro  paid a hurried visit to Domnick’s residence before the funeral.

 

Priests are following to the Cemetery

 

Lourenco and Faleiro must know that it was their Congress Party in the beginning that welcomed the Leading Hotels Co. in Terakol and precisely because of this the entire problem crept in Terakol even taking away one precious life of a precious Goan,  the late Domnik de Terakol. In such a situation offering of condolences is the cheap mode of gaining cheap goodwill but people from Terakol and elsewhere are fully aware the worth of the Crockodile tears.   

Seen proceeding to the Cemetery among others are Trajano & Jose Philip

 

In his statement Luizinho Faleiro said that “Tiatro fraternity has lost a great performer who stood for his rights”.  Unfortunately to my knowledge I did not see any prominent nor known Tiatrist attending the funeral. By the way, how they will?  They must have already felt pigmies in front of the mighty Domnick the Terakol who genuinely falls into the category of great intellectuals of which type there is none in the Tiatro fraternity now.  This being the case, how they will understand the worth of the great Domnick de Terakol?  Only the Goldsmith knows  the real worth of the Gold and Diamond.    

Musicians in the funeral procession

 

May the Heavenly God give eternal rest to the soul of our dear, the late Domnick de Terakol and courage to his family members to bear this colossal loss.

 

Seen is the Cemetery

 

A multitude of people entering the Cemetery

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.