4TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF THERESA FERNANDES.

 

 

 

There will be a Thanks giving Mass on 7th of this month at St. Alex Church Calangute, after the Novena at 5.00 pm.

 

 

 

 

CONDOLENCE MEET OF LATE JOEL D'SOUZA.

Seen above pictures of Joel D'Souza

 

As a     As a mark of respect for the soul of the late Joel D’Souza of Assagao, who died on 5^th of last month, a Condolence Meeting was organized by Dalgado Konknni Academy in Panjim at Reginald Fernandes Hall, Dalgado Konknni Academy venue.  The Meet was held yesterday on 31^st August at 4.30 pm and attended by the close friends, associates and well-wishers of the deceased who was a well-known journalist of Goa as well as a strong promoter of Konkani cause.

Attendees seen paying floral homage to Joel

 

           The village Assagao in Bardez is known for producing great Goan stalwarts who made mark of their talents in different fields. Monsg. Dalgado is from this village, so too the initiator of Konkani Tiatro, Lucazinho Ribeiro as well as the renowned Olympian footballer the late Neville D’Souza of whose type India is yet to produce another. He was the first Indian and first Asian to score a hat-trick in the Olympics. 

 

Seen speaking is Cyriaco Dias

 

            Joel D’Souza is yet another prominent citizen of Assagao who shot into fame when he was engaged as a journalist by prestigious Goan monthly “GOA TODAY” in early eighties.   As a Kuwait correspondent of Goa Today I first time came in contact with Joel thru Goa Today.  I always found him cooperative and willing to help.  A man of humble nature his smile was his main asset.

 

Tomazinho Cardoso is seen speaking above

 

Duri     During the invasion time of Kuwait, it was thru his writing in Goa Today that he calmed down the temper of many who were still wanting to know what has happened to their dearest and nearest in the invaded Kuwait.  First he met me personally, got all the correct information and penned down the article to pacify the Goa based Goans who were worried of their relatives in Kuwait.

            His writings every morning in Internet was of immense source of information for global Goans to know what is happening in Goa.

 

   

Mario Menezes is seen speaking 

 

He w     He was a strong supporter of Konkani and worked hard to support Konkani movement in Goa.  He was always praising me and Kuwait Goans to help promotion of Konkani movement.  He even said that without Kuwait Goans’ support Konkani movement in Goa would not be successful. But now who think that way?  Our efforts and struggle for the promotion of Konkani is forgotten.  The very Konknnivadis who received our financial assistance are treating us in Goa as unknown people.  For those who are running the show of Konkani in Goa, they see the Goa based Konkani activists only while others from outside are dead issue.

 

Seen at the dais above Premanada  Lotlekar & Mrs. Joel

 

 

It wa    It was decided by DKA to name one of their annual awards after the late Joel D’Souza.

             All the speakers in their speeches eulogized Joel D’Souza and his contribution in the promotion of Goan and Konkani causes.   

 

                                                          Alister Miranda is seen above

May May his soul rest in peace.

A.     A. Veronica Fernandes,

CCandolim, Goa.

TTel: 7507394349.

DADAGIRI OF DELHI BABUS IN GOA.

After the independence of India, some Goan Freedom Fighters as per my information, went to Ghandiji asking his help to liberate Goa from Portugal.  Ghandiji asked them: “You want liberation from Portugal? Why?  Today you are ruled by the Portuguese but tomorrow if you get liberation then I am afraid you may be ruled by the Delhi Portuguese”.  By reading the following article reproduced from Face Book and written by a Mapusa based Young Goan activist Sudeep Dalvi, you will get the confirmation of Ghandiji’s prophetic statement. 

The person  who was acting like a dada with Goan Sudeep Dalvi was from Delhi having lot of money.  The way he acted at Nerul, it looked that he owned not only the  SOL DE GOA HOTEL  but he also owned the village Nerul and entire Goa. 

We Goans have to take some corrective steps to stop the dadagiri of these Delhites  who are reminding me of the way Portuguese people were acting so arrogantly with Goans then.  It looked Goa is still ruled by the Salazar dictatorship. Earlier Portuguese bossed over us and now Delhiites. Is this bossism acceptable?  Surely not.  

It is not only in Nerul but also elsewhere in Goa such incidents are happening because Delhiites are become too nasty.  We will have to form our Goan private troops to protect Goans and Goan interest.  Big Hoteliers are not interested in anything except in making money by any means, at moment even by doling female employees to the rich customers.

Goans should stop patronizing Hotels like SOL DE GOA.

 

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.

 

                                                       

Sudeep Dalvi‎.

August 28  ·

Last Saturday night I was present at a place called "SOL DE GOA" in Nerul along with a few friends.

 I happened to meet by chance Gautam Hari Singhania, son of Vijaypat Singhania, the founder of JK group, who owns Raymond, JK Tyres and Cement and Kamasutra condom brands.

 Perhaps had the man not been an offspring of his father, his introduction would not have been more than a yet another bum in the marketplace.

 When we reached the place, the moron was completely drunk, perhaps also high on drugs, and was reaching all the guests and warning them, "You have f**king five minutes to leave my place."

 As he did the same with to our group, I left the place and occupied the sofa in lobby, but the "Whodlya baapa chi aulad" was destined to come all the way to me and ask me "Who are you?"

 Entire management, the team of bodyguards and chamchas sorrounded me as if I were a criminal out to bring harm to the scumbag, this when I had not even moved up from my seat.

 "Let me reply to his question... It's his legitimate right to get an answer from me."

 The manager literally begged, "Sir help us to handle the sit.....,

 "What situation? I am an invited guest here.."

 By then, the burden on earth was carried away by his entourage and I was left yelling at the managers and waiters. They wanted to push me away from his sight into the office room, but stopped short after hearing some konkani lyrics composed instantenously for them especially for the occasion. 

 Later I came to know that the son of rich dad had booked the entire hotel for himself. Apart from the incident that occurred with me, many of the hotels female staff, bartenders and room attenders were verbally and even physically, yes physically abused by him. They all were herded and locked in the office by the petrified management to save them from the wolf on the prowl.

 That was the moment, standing out of the "Sol de Goa" when I remembered the story of a young girl called Jessica Lal from New Dehli who was shot in her forehead by one such whodlya baapachi aulad, just for refusing him a drink in a pub after the closure of bar.

 Was I lucky that Gautam Singhania did not carry a pistol when he confronted me, or was he lucky for not being alone that moment?

 After this, all the witnesses to the incident declined to corraborate my account, and upon their failure to do so, the so called mainstream print and electronic media too pulled behind it's legs, for what reasons anyone can guess better.

 Till today, no single word of regret has come forward from the management of Sol de Goa.

 High and mighty corporate tycoons of India, welcome to Goa.

 We are ready with our pants down to get sodomized by you.