OUR DESTINIY WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT.

I still remember that immediately following  the invasion of Goa by Bahrat under the premiership of Nehru of Congress Party, there was heavy clamouring and discussion from behind the curtain by the mighty Maharastrian Congressmen foremost among them was Y.B. Chawan and also V.P.Naik to impress upon Nehru to hand over Goa on silver platter to Maharastra because thru that most disgraceful Dayanada Bandodkar who as given to understand at that time was not the real son of Goa,  was supporting Goa’s merger with Maharastra. All the problems of Goa we genuine Goans are facing now in Goa are the creations of that Bandodcar and because of his decisions taken not much against Goans in general but mainly against the Goan Christians whose hatred he was carrying in his blood. This hatred he inculcated into the minds of all the third class Hindus who were shouting at the top of their voices saying “ZALACH PAHIJE”.  In fact this Zalach Pahije slogan became the identity of Mergerists  and hoi - polloi Hindu Goans in general  mainly all the Ramus – Shamus – Banus – Shinvtulems – Abulems etc. especially from North Goa such as Mandrem – Pernem – Siolim -  Chopddem – Mapusa etc.  Very many of these people are not original Goans and as such they are not genuine Goans, they came to Goa during the Portuguese regime many  of them like slaves and “Chors”.  According to one source some of them even supplied their wives to the Portuguese because Portuguese had a very dirty  habit like some of the dirty Gulf Arabs in a purely tribal manner to sleep with the wives of their hosts.  And in exchange of sex, the Portuguese gave at least to some of them not only the shelter in Goa but also other benefits including the Trade Licenses.  And inspite of enjoying so many benefits of Portuguese, the bloody “bamtte” non-genuine Goans were firing crackers when Goa was invaded  by the greedy country Bharat that is ruled by the worst corrupt politicians.  Some of these artificial and non-genuine Goans the way they were dancing on the streets to release their happiness over the overthrow of the Portuguese in Goa and simultaneously mocking at us Christians as if we were the cousin brothers of Portuguese, thru these they were trying to show that they were the real  Goan patriots and Goan Christians were the Chamchas of Portuguese.  These Konknes thought that India means the land of Hindus only and that word India is derived from Hindu religion.  In view of this, these illiterate stupid Konknes   thought Goan Hindus will have an upper hand in Goa and Goan Christians will be treated like slaves. Like this I got lot of information from these bloody “Kaxttikar - Zotkar & Gaddekar Konknnes”  by interacting with many of them immediately following the invasion of Goa. 

All those bloody “Konknes” who do not know the real history they should know that Goan Christians were the early Fighters to drive out the Portuguese from Goa thru their revolt known as Pinto’s Revolution who were my “Ghanv-Bhau” from the same village Candolim and the same Vaddo Pintos, this revolt is also called as Pintos Revolution and the important aspect of this revolt was that it was done by the Roman Catholic Priests.

What would be the destiny of Goa if that bloody Malyali  Krishna Menon, the then defense minister of India had to tell the truth to Nehru?  Just before the Indian military entered into  Goan soil,  President John F. Kennedy of USA   asked Nehru to stop  sending military to Goa and settle this issue thru peaceful means. Nehru immediately contacted Menon asking him to halt moving Indian troop to Goa. At this time Indian troop was still in Indian territory but Menon as given to understand told a lie to Nehru saying “Our troop is already deep inside Goa”. This was the big setback  for our destiny otherwise it would habeen a totally different history.

As colonialists Portuguese were bad but they have not done anything bad for us, if anybody did wrong for us during their rule over Goa then they must be the Bahttkars mainly the Bamon. And this wrong done by those people have hurt the victims too deeply. Who were those Bhattkars and Bamonn?  Most of them were the bastardised class of Christians who by supplying their wives to the Portuguese have gained  them better dividends, they have brought disgrace not only on their class and caste but also on their Religion Roman Catholics which is losing its importance in Goa due to the attacks on it from the non-Catholic   denominations. These denominations are all out at least in Goa to expose and to destroy Roman Catholicism.  The Bamon Bhattkarshai have committed worst crimes against their Mundkars and other lower strata of the Goans inspite of being practicing Catholics. Their religious  cunningness has brought a disgrace on their religion too.   It is because of their ill-treatment of the lower class of Goans both  Hindus and Christians Portuguez had to leave from Goa so early otherwise these very class of hurt Goans would defend the Portuguese from the onslaught of 19.12.1961 to keep them in Goa. 

The victims of Portuguez rule persecution in Goa were both the communities Hindus and Christians and because of this both the communities should have fought their battle against those culprits who persecuted them during the Portuguese regime but instead of this joint battle of Hindus and Christians against their common enemy, one victimized  community dissociated from the other and as influenced by the ZALACH PAHIJE ideology this community surprisingly instead considered Christians as their enemies. The lower strata Christians were never a part of harassment to anyone in Goa.  It was the Christian  Bhattkar Bamonshai that was responsible to the lower strata of Goan society irrespective of their religious affiliations.  Immediately following the ouster of Portuguese rule from Goa there should have been a war between poor Munddkarshai and rich Bhattkarshai but instead it became the confrontation between the Christians and lower strata of Hindus leading to the issuing of slogan ‘ZALACH PAHIZE” to merge Goa with Maharastra so that Christian influence on Goa will diminish thru the  introduction of Marathi as an official language of Goa and dissolving of Christians into the sea of non-Christian Maharastrians. 

A.VeronicaFernandes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

DO NOT SPOIL BEAUTY OF OUR SONGS & FOLK SONGS.

Every community is having its culture, tradition and history and the  same are most dearest to them.  On the basis of these one can easily fathom the importance and the greatness of any community. We similarly as Goans have our cultural and traditional attributes and those who know the importance of these they will oppose and condemn those who mutilate and murder these cultural and traditional items. Our Folk songs and Folk tales fall into our cultural and traditional items. When Bobby Picture came somewhere a quarter of a century back and where in that movie our Dekhni “Age Nari, tujeam nakant nothim…..was sung not as it was but mixing up with Hindi song, there was such a noise made by the Goans attacking that movie makers so vociferously that some even calling them as robbers who robbed our cultural and traditional musical item, that is, one Folk Song a beautiful  “Dekhni”. These cultural and traditional items were composed centuries back by some great musical minded Goans whose names we don’t find in the books of history.  Hence, we put them into the category of cultural items under the category called “Folk Songs”.

These Folk songs cannot be changed nor altered with the passing of the time, they remain the same in script as well as in tune so that its contents remain unaltered for everyone to sing in the same way as it was sung in the beginning. For this reason the Folk Songs are sung with the same ease, with the same tune and with the same words by anybody from that particular community, young as well as old. And it is to be noted that it is these cultural items that unite us or any other community.

However, to my regret, even our Mandos have been found with some changes and alterations made by the stupid Goans who got no business to touch the originality of it, these changes are brought by replacing some of the original words with the new words. Mandos and Dulpods are our great and rich cultural heritage, especially the traditional whose composers are unknown.  Some of our stupid Goans act as if these Mandos are their fathers monopoly to allow them to change the same as they deem fit.  Because of its unchangeable characteristics every Goan sing the traditional Mandos exactly they were sung since its birth.  And as a matter of fact these Mandos and Dulpods which are always attached to each other. Mandos are playing a great role among Goans to unify them under one banner.  When you sing Mando you are even as a commoner you are integrated with any other top, elite and aristocrat  Goan.  And because of its uniformity and everything being same, since centuries back, everybody  can sing it, either young or old in the same manner as they sung when they were first sung following their compositions.  Those stupid  Goans who bring some changes in our Mandos and Duulpods to suit their needs they are doing a great injustice to our rich Mandos.

Those who are altering the originality of Cultural – Traditional -Folkoric items they are the greatest criminals who are committing great crimes on our Folk Songs. They are the most backward Goans who are totally ignorant of our Cultural heritage. You cannot REMIX IT.  

Today it was brought to my notice by Rosario Fernandes the son of great Tiatrist and singer of yesteryears, Alexinho de Candolim, how a particular lady singer changed and altered one beautiful song of his father as a REMIX thereby destroying the original beauty of this particular song.  Alexnho de Candolim’s songs are not meant for others to sing and nobody is capable to sing them as he did.  He was a genius in this art. Those who remix it are not even worthy to touch a single letter  of his song.  These people who indulge in Remixing his songs are the greatest robbers of the greatest songs of the greatest composer and singer Alexinho de Candolim. Without even asking permission from his son and doing the Remix is not correct. He is dead no doubt but his son is very much alive and living in his villge Candolim. 

Those who are capable to take corrective steps in this matter must do it now before more such incidents take place.

A.Veronica Fernandes.

 

            

    

NEW TIATRO "GHORCHO BHEDI BHAILO CHOR" BY PRINCE JACOB.

On  Sunday, the 27^th of this month, at Mapusa starting at 3.40 PM, I saw the new Tiatro “Ghorcho Bhedi Bhailo Chor”, written and directed by the ace comedian Prince Jacob.  The Tiatro was not a house – full attendancewise since some empty chairs were easily vissible.  Since this is the inaugural Show and yet it was performed so well that it did not indicate anywhere in the Tiatro that it was the first Show.  Every artiste performed so well indicating that this Tatro was staged in Mapusa  after showing a dozen of its Shows all over Goa thereby gaining  maturity in performng in this how.  Every artiste played his role well but the artiste who gained more goodwill and extremely well impression of the audience was none other than the youngster Venesley hailing from the scenic village of Calangute dotted with the beautiful Beach known as Calangute Beach which is known as The Queen of Beaches in Goa. It even delighted the first Premier of India, Jawaharlal Nehru when he visited Goa for the first time somewhere in 1963. This youngster Venesley within such a short time after joining the Prince Jacob troupe acquired so much of maturity and confidence that it was proved when she was performing the major role of this Tiatro, that is of mentally deranged handicapped girl. I doubt any other artiste would perform so perfectly appropriate this role as she did. If anybody or any organization is keen to  present an award for such a role then without any hesitation  that award must go only to Venesley.

Singing their song are Sharon & Lourdes

Though this Tiatro was performed well by the artistes yet it lacked some element of full satisfaction of the audience because storywise it did not produce much of an excitemen. The main idea of the story indicates that the “Bhailo Chor” was involved in robbing not the money nor gold nor any other material wealth but something much more precious wealth which I don’t disclose what it is but rest on the Tiatro Mogui to see for themselves what that precious wealth is.  Since this Tiatro is going to be staged all over Goa and elsewhere too, I refrain from opening out some important secrets of this Tiatro which as a matter of fact keeps the inquisitive audience on their toes. 

Singing their political Trio are - Agnelo de Dabolim-George-Jonathan

The other artistes who performed  their roles well were Michael Jude Gracias as that of the father of the handicapped girl and husband of Lourdes and as husband and wife both of them gave an extra colour to this Tiatro, however, especial  mention must be made for the clarity of their expressions,  they were flawless in their expressios; seasoned Jacinto proved once again that the role he played of Rikshaw driver in this Tiatro was very good so also the role played by Sharon as the sister of handicapped girl.  The director Prince Jacob has done good move by roping her in his troupe before anybody could snatch her.  She will be a very good ascetic artiste in the future.

Lourdes seen singing her solo

Comedywise, contrary to the expectation this Tiatro did not  rise up to the expected level.  Prince Jacob became Prince only because of his comedy roles he played first in the Tiatros of other directors followed by his comedy roles in his own Plays.  In view of this, being an iconic comedian of the Konkani Stage, the Tiatro attendees expected much more than what he dished out to the audience.   The new entrant of the female comedian Sharon proved to be right comedian having  all the attributes of great comedian in the making.  There is lot of room for improving the comedy to make this Tiatro a best Tiatro.

Seen in a romantic scene are Sharon & Jonathan 

The beautiful scenic display of the Biblical incidents in the beginning looked very impressive.  The musical part was at moments spoilng the beauty of the songs by playing loudly because of which the audience was not getting proper listening of the words.

Scene in the above scene are Prince Jacob-Lourdes - Sharon

The Side Show songs were good but not very impressive as it was proved when not a single song came for repeat though otherwise special mention must be made for the nice songs rendered by both the attractive ladies, namely Sharon and Lourdes, a highly politicl Trio by Agnelo de Daabolim- Jonathan – George, Agnelo de Dabolim excelled in singing the solos thereby indicating that he is one of the best solo singers on Konani Stage,  he got good voice too to beautify his songs. The Trio rendered by Prince Jacob and his partners was  good  so too the beautiful solos rendered by Lourdes and comedy solo Boxer by Cedricks

Lourdes seen singing above most beautiful Canto 

The one Canto which I liked the most was the one rendered by Lourdes with  her melifluent and attractive voice that kept the audience totally glued to her voice. It was composed too very well.  In fact it has all the  fragrance of the best Cantos of the Minguel Rod. My compliments to the director for introducing such Cantos and to the singer too for singing so well withh full confidence.  The opening song rendered by Venesley & Sharon was nice too but in the beginning itself they indicated their weakness of hesitating to start it.

In the last scene unfolding the real secret of "BHAILO CHOR"

Seen are:Venesley-Lourdes-George-Jonathan-Jude-Sharon.

As a whole this Tiatro is worth seeing and I congratulate Prince Jacob and his troupe.

A. Veronica Fernandes.