IS CANDOLIM PANCHAYAT PROMOTING CASINOS?

In Candolim at Dando, there is one big hotel having in its premises a Casino.  Since locals are objecting to this Casino, during the last Candolim Village Gram Sabah, concerned locals raised this issue for which the Panchayati authority replied saying that it is functioning illegally and necessary action will be taken to stop this Casino.

However, according to my latest information, this Casino is still functioning and that too legally with  all the licenses issued by all the legal authorities including the local.  Candolim Panchayat must clear this point, if I am wrong,  otherwise this issue will take a very serious turn for Candolim Panchayat.

According to my observation, Candolim Panchayat administration is not into the hands of upright persons and its ruling faction is owing its allegiance to the Congress Party because the main controller of this Panchayat thru remote control is one  strong Congressman who was an earlier legislator.  He is purely in a Congress culture acquired all the corrupt practices to amass wealth. There should be a CBI enquiry on his disproportionate  assets.  Being a Congressman he is well versed in collecting money thru dubious means from the people starting any project in Candolim.  If the project is not viable legally, he still allows the owner of the project to start with it but  later on demands extortion money to prevent from initiating legal action.  While these corrupt practices are going on, the local Panchayat keeps its mouth shut because as per my source the members of the ruling faction are paid their quota of bribe.

This is the trend in most of the Panchayats in Goa, devised by the corrupt Panchayati leaders.  Otherwise how till yesterday a man without proper source of income today becomes the owner of the fleet of most expensive cars and chains of hotels? On top of it, this crook politician to fool the masses calls himself  a member of the Bahujan Samaz.  Can a person from Bahujan Samaz afford to own such expensive Cars and Hotels?  These politicians to get elected equate themselves with the lowest class and lowest castes but once elected they act as highest class and highest castes.

As an extra information, one more Casino is likely to start in Candolim at Pintos Vaddo,  in the hotel owned  by the corrupt Congressman. In view of this, all the locals who are fighting for justice and clean life in our locality first and then in other parts of Goa, now only must start a campaign to demolish his chances of contesting 2017 election. Otherwise he will turn our locality into an open brothel and a corrupt sinful locality.

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

                                                                             

 

TIATRO "VIVA LONDON" BY TOMAZINHO CARDOSO.

 

NEW TIATRO "VIVA LONDON"

 

Opening Trio Song

 

Yesterday, 20^th of this month, Tuesday, I saw the new Tiatro  of the well known writer-director Tomazinho Cardoso, at Kala Academy A/C Hall, at 7.00 PM.  The hall was packed to capacity and it was at noon itself that the all tickets sold situation declared.  This was something unimaginable but became imaginable only because of the name and fame of Tomazinho Cardoso as the best script writer and director having won laurels in this field innumerable times in the past.

 

Duet by Akash & Queeny

 

I know Tomazinho Cardoso since very young age as a singer in the Church as a small boy, as a singer on the Stage in the local Tiatros especially Church orgnised ones and as a Tiatrist in my locality and elsewhere in Goa.  He is a versatile personality from very young age gifted with lot of specialities but Tiatro being his forte.  He is also a great Mandoist having won best prizes in the Mando Festival competitions in both the categories, original and traditional. Besides,  he was gifted with very good soccer talent which he displayed from very early age in Candolim and in ambient villages and also at Inter Collegiate tourneys.  He was a very good ball player with powerful left footer thru which he scored many goals. It was just a pleasure to play along with him.  If he had to concentrate a little more, he would easily walk into any of the then top clubs of Goa such  as Salgaocar, Dempo, Sesa, Shantilal and Vasco.  He was a very decent player on the field and a non - belligerent.

A scene: Irene - Christopher - Carvalho

 

As a politician all knows his credentials and I need not further elaborate on this. But one thing I stress here is that during his long tenure as a Sarpanch he did not indulge in corruption and looting the village as it was done after him.  He served the village by acting upright without any sex or money scandal. He is a top bilingual writer and his writings are spread everywhere even in the form of books. 

 

Duet by: Maria Cardoso & Joao Cardosso

 

His Tiatro Viva London presented by Kala Mogi, Candolim raised the name of Candolim to the pedestal and it had a special class in itself in the sense it gives a very good lesson to those who blindly aspire for life in London and in the end suffer miseries.  Irene Cardoso carry maxim credit for playing the role of the mother, then comes Shivanand Naik as her son and then Selza Lopes as the British wife.  Comedy role was well played by Christopher.  The role played by Edwin as Panty was good but the statements exchanged on him referring to his name as Panty sounded a bit vulgar and unpalatable. It looked to be an undignified part of the otherwise dignified play by the dignified playwright. 

 

One more scene

 

The Side-Show songs were good but the duet rendered by Queeny with Akash  was worth admiring especially the way they rendered it with mellifluent voices.  The duet rendered by Joao Cardoso with Maria Cardoso was excellent so also the romantic solo of Maria Cardoso.  The duo of Tomazinho Cardoso with Luis was politically meaningful. 

Duo: Tomazinho & Luis

 

Well done Tomazinho Cardoso and his troupe.  So also Kala Mogi, Candolim.

 

One more scene

 

                                                         Solo singing by Maria Cardoso.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.

 

TIATRO "MOJA ANIM SOJA" BY ANIL PEDNECAR.

Anil & Olga duet

On 16^th of this month, at Kala Academy Hall, Panjim, at 7.00 PM, I saw the new Tiatro “”MOJA ANIM SOJA” written and directed by Anil Pednecar.  It was a presentation of Anil Olga production, Orda, Candolim for the 41^st Tiatro Competition “A” Group 2015-16.

Adilia singing her solo

 

Though it was not a house full attendance wise yet it was very well attended by the Tiatro goers who according to me enjoyed every bit of it since it generated powerful feelings for Goa, Goans and Goan causes.  The script was very well written describing how the third rated non-Goan Ghanttis and Migrants by befriending our young girls destroy Goans.  There is lot of truth in what Anil exposed in this Tiatro and since it is a reality happening in today’s Goa, I hope Anil will stage this Tiatro all over Goa to educate our parents and our young girls who blindly fall in love with any Challappa and Yallappa.

Elias seen singing his solo

 

Anil deserves the highest accolades for playing an exceptionally good role of an Ice cream seller Ghantti. His language, actions and physical structure make him perfect in doing this role while his opposite Sonia does justice to her role as his girlfriend and lover.  Though it is possible yet it looks rather difficult to digest that such a nice looking Goan College girl in normal circumstances falling in love with such an ugly looking Ghantti who got not a single plus point in him to attract the young Goan College girl.

Fermin & Assumpta singing their duet

 

Chitra with her majestic personality performed the role of a mother extremely well and her dress code of wearing appropriate Sarees gave an added booster to her role. Opposite to her as her husband, D’Costa played a very good role.  His action of collapsing on the ground when he gets a shock of his life was extremely genuine.  It reminded me of the late Conception in "Doia" Tiatro in 1959 when Conception stole the whole show by doing similar action. In the comedy role, Sally did his normal best.

                                                 Anil  - Olga - Elias singing their trio

This Tiatro had original traditional touch in it in the sense that after every Poddo there was sufficient Side Show songs, appropriate Cantos and comedy part was linked with the main story. However, if the director had to introduce one sorrowful Canto for the father and mother while they are forced to leave their own house by their Ghantti son-in-law, it would give an added impetus to the play.

In the Side Show songs, all the singers rendered their songs well but more credit should go to Ani-Olga duet “Cheddvam Tiatrani”, Fermin and his smart partner singer Assumpta for their duet “Padrincher Hadd Uloinakant”, Elias’s solo “Putak Dotor Kor”, Baby girl Adila’s solo, Ron’s solo “Montri” and his duo with Andrew.

Well done Bab Anil – Olga  and their troupe.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim, Goa.

Tel: 7507394349.