When Goa was forcibly annexed by Bharat on 19th December 1961 it was done by Nehru’s Government without taking into consideration the opinion of Goa based Goans though some Goans in the garb of Freedom Fighters were making big noise to drive away Portuguese from Goan soil. All the freedom fighters wanted Portuguese should leave from Goa but all the freedom fighters were not of the opinion to allow Goa to be a part of “Pochpochit” and “Choranchem” Bharat. I spoke to many Goan freedom fighters asking their view on their decision on Goa after Portuguese left Goa. They only wanted help from “Bharat Serkar” to drive away Portuguese from Goa and retain Goa for Goans independent of Bharati jurisdiction, just like what Bharat did for Bangladesh. Secondly all the freedom fighters were not genuine freedom fighters, many of them were criminals and robbers for this reason Goan Freedom Fighters are still not enjoying good respect in society. Besides many of them were communal, they wanted Goa to be a Hindu Raj. Now since Goa is magnetised to Bharat I am sure it will be impossible for independent minded Goans to detach Goa from Bharat unless there is a Tsunami type of calamity or Earthquake in which case many of the Indian states will lose their identities and geographical location and resurfaced as something else at somewhere else.
Many of our Goans are making a big noise in favour of independent Goa. These are mainly oldy Goans who are disgusted with the corrupt Bharati ruling system in Goa. The number of such oldies is diminishing and the current generation of Goans are not much interested in Goa. Their view is this “Bhor Ga Potta ani Sor Ga Dissa”, Goa and Goan identity go to hell for them. By sticking to the statement ‘Something is better than nothing’, at least staunch Goa lover Goans worked extremely hard and avoided Goa from getting into extinction when we Goa lover Goans won the Opinion Poll. Our enemies by all means want to degrade us the genuine Goans and to defeat their purpose we had to fight for Konkani language recognition to get Separate Statehood for Goa. During this time we had to fight a solid battle and finally we won and got separate Statehood, though proper justice for Romi Konkani was not done because our enemy was and still is within us who played the dirty tricks against Romi script Konkani.
KONKANI movement in Seventies and in Eighties got solid support and booster from Gulf Goans only, especially Kuwait Goans, among global Goans. These Goans were Indian Passport holders, they were not dual Passport holders having a choice to settle in the West with the backing of their second Passports, that is the Portuguese Passports. If it was not for Kuwait Goans in particular Konkani movement in Goa would never receive the booster it received. We sent lakhs and lakhs of Rupees for this cause from Kuwait to our brothers and sisters in Goa to fight for the cause of Konkani. But during that critical period what was regretting was the silence of global Goans from coming to the aid of Konkani movement in Goa. In the absence of Internet facilities, I as a correspondent of Goa Today Monthly Magazine, exhaustively highlighted this critical issue for our global Goans who were keeping in touch with Goa thru Goa Today Magazine. But the Global Goans were deaf to my pleas and appeals. Their contribution in any form to this cause was NIL, if I am not mistaken. For this reason I have no trust in them for protecting Goa from getting further degoanised. They are lost to Goa.
During the last so many years I hear the words Global Goans, these Goans are now making a big noise in favour of Goa. But are these Global Goans capable of doing something for Goa or just because they got opportunity of free of charge Internet that they are making noise in the name of global Goans? Do these global Goans faithful to their land Goa? Most of the global Goans settled in the West have sold their land and properties for very high price not only to non-Goans but more than that for our enemies. In my neighbourhood one global Goan and holder of Portuguese Passport settled in UK with his wife and 2 children even sold his old type of Goan Toilet – Kumao – for a Ghantti Mason for 50 thousand rupees, this Ghantti went a step further and constructed a big room by demolishing that Kumao, of course illegally, forcibly annexing more area from the poor Goan neighbour.
If Goa is getting degoanised at fast pace it is mainly because of the global Goans who are on high spree of selling their ancestral land, properties and houses to non-Goans and our enemies. When I hear the big noise made by global Goans in support of Goa, I feel like laughing at their love for Goa. By acquiring foreign passport and settling down in the West one will never be able to love Goa genuinely. The global Goan conventions are become a big joke foisted on ignorant Goans suffering from ancestral inferiority complex for his own selfish ends by Eduardo Faleiro, the commissioner of NRI. What this NRI forum can achieve? It is become just like a Lions or Jaycee Club. NRI Forum under Eduardo Faleiro is a big joke and some of the NRI awardees including from Kuwait are also become a big joke when they were undeservingly awarded NRI Awards by corrupt and ignorant Eduardo Faleiro who does not know anything what is happening among Goans in Kuwait. Recently Global Goan Convention was organised in Kuwait – I was not officially invited – hence I refrained from going there. Some global Goans it seems were enquiring why I am not there. This global Goan convention was organised by one of the many Goan Associations mushrooming in Kuwait. This Association is not the representative of Goans in Kuwait and nobody has given a mandate to this Association to represent Kuwait Goans either.
What has been achieved for Goa it was done only by Gulf Goans mainly the Kuwait Goans where none of the Kuwait NRI awardees contributed. Eduardo Faleiro and his NRI Forum are big “Chor”, they have robbed the NRI Awards from deserving Goans by giving the same to some undeserving Goans whose contributions in the service of Goans are NIL. Can you imagine a Goan doctor who is just a “Mutrologist” and also a “kalcho porcho potto” in Kuwait receiving a NRI Award when there are better Goans whose contribution in the community service is much more? Can you imagine a Sexologist, a Chor who was involved in fund scandal of the community receiving a NRI award? Worst part of this whole scenario is this that these undeserving awardees have no marbles to turn down politely these awards saying “we are not worthy of these NRI Awards”. These are shameless Goans who are friends of shameless Eduardo Faleiro.
Hello, Eduardo Faleiro, NRI Forum under your supervision is a big joke. Since its inception NRI Forum has not achieved anything substantial for expatriate Goans especially for those Goans who are returning back to settle down in Goa.
During the next election this topic of NRI Forum will be raised openly to tell the public how the Goa Government is wasting public money after this Forum. I am assured all the help by the Non-Congress Parties to make this as an election issue for them to fight the Congress Party of Sonia Gandhi. NRI Forum is nothing but just like Tips to the waiter. NRI Forum is formed by Goa Government only as a charity to Eduardo Faleiro for him to float alive otherwise he will be drowned into the sea. But this charity at whose cost? At Public cost?
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
December 8, 2010
December 6, 2010
ERIC OZARIO, MAND SOBHAN AND KUWAIT KONKNNI KENDR.
ERIC OZARIO, MAND SOBHAN AND KUWAIT KONKNNI KENDR.
It was about 15 years back approximately. I did not know that there was a man by name Eric Ozario working from Mangalore for the cause of Konkani language – Konkani culture, Konkani tradition and Konkani history. One Mangalorean Mr. Sirur who was a good friend of Eric Ozario was known to me. Since KKK and I were deeply involved in the spread of Konkani gospel in Kuwait, Sirur approached me soliciting our support for Eric Ozario’s campaign in Kuwait during a few days of his stay in Kuwait. Since we in KKK were over eager to help Konkani and its cause, I gave massive coverage for Eric Ozario’s Konkani campaign in Kuwait. Eric was conducting ‘BOSNI’ which means he, his wife and son along with 2 musicians sitting on the floor and Eric was conducting Discourse in favour of Konkani and along with his lovely looking wife singing Konkani traditional songs. It was very beautiful. Due to my heavy Press coverage in the local English media Eric Ozario’s campaign thru ‘BOSNI’ became instant success.
Then along with his wife, Eric Ozario came to my place explaining me the importance of his campaign in Kuwait and other places in the World. Then I called a meeting of KKK members and there we decided to have one BOSNI organised under KKK and this BOSNI was held at Abbasiya at the spacious residence of Royal Agnelo where even Dinner was served to the attendees about 75, most of them were Goans. Then we immediately donated Indian Rupees 10,000/- as our donation for his Mand Sobhan. Eric Ozario was very happy for our financial help and for holding of BOSNI thru which he was exposed to the Goan community which he wanted very much. By our support and especially of me Eric Ozario and his campaign got wider exposure, as admitted by Eric Ozario himself.
While talking to me and other KKK members especially Elvino Rodrigues, Mario Rebello, Luis Cardoso and others Eric Ozario showed his total appreciation for KKK and its activities. He made a remark saying ‘nowhere in the World outside India such an organisation catering to the needs of Konkani is existing as Kuwait Konknni Kendr’. He even congratulated personally all the KKK members for doing great work for the cause of Konkani.
As a matter of interest, there is not a single Konkani organisation working only for the cause of Konkani is existing anywhere in the world for such a long period. KKK has helped so many Konkani causes in Konkani world and still doing. Not only this, KKK in the past during the language agitation in mid eighties deputed its members to participate in the agitation such as public meetings and public rallies at Panaji, Goa and one of KKK’s members even took part in the Hunger Strike at Azad Maidan, Panaji, in support of Konkani.
Whatever KKK does and did for the cause of Konkani Eric Ozario knows very well and whatever activities Eric Ozario and his Mand Sobhan do, KKK knows in Kuwait. We feel proud of Eric Ozario’s work in the Konkani domain, so also we feel proud that Mand Soban in Mangalore is doing very good work in the service of Konkani.
Eric Ozario and Mand Sobhan, we in Kuwait at KKK still remember you and your work in the service of Konkani..
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
It was about 15 years back approximately. I did not know that there was a man by name Eric Ozario working from Mangalore for the cause of Konkani language – Konkani culture, Konkani tradition and Konkani history. One Mangalorean Mr. Sirur who was a good friend of Eric Ozario was known to me. Since KKK and I were deeply involved in the spread of Konkani gospel in Kuwait, Sirur approached me soliciting our support for Eric Ozario’s campaign in Kuwait during a few days of his stay in Kuwait. Since we in KKK were over eager to help Konkani and its cause, I gave massive coverage for Eric Ozario’s Konkani campaign in Kuwait. Eric was conducting ‘BOSNI’ which means he, his wife and son along with 2 musicians sitting on the floor and Eric was conducting Discourse in favour of Konkani and along with his lovely looking wife singing Konkani traditional songs. It was very beautiful. Due to my heavy Press coverage in the local English media Eric Ozario’s campaign thru ‘BOSNI’ became instant success.
Then along with his wife, Eric Ozario came to my place explaining me the importance of his campaign in Kuwait and other places in the World. Then I called a meeting of KKK members and there we decided to have one BOSNI organised under KKK and this BOSNI was held at Abbasiya at the spacious residence of Royal Agnelo where even Dinner was served to the attendees about 75, most of them were Goans. Then we immediately donated Indian Rupees 10,000/- as our donation for his Mand Sobhan. Eric Ozario was very happy for our financial help and for holding of BOSNI thru which he was exposed to the Goan community which he wanted very much. By our support and especially of me Eric Ozario and his campaign got wider exposure, as admitted by Eric Ozario himself.
While talking to me and other KKK members especially Elvino Rodrigues, Mario Rebello, Luis Cardoso and others Eric Ozario showed his total appreciation for KKK and its activities. He made a remark saying ‘nowhere in the World outside India such an organisation catering to the needs of Konkani is existing as Kuwait Konknni Kendr’. He even congratulated personally all the KKK members for doing great work for the cause of Konkani.
As a matter of interest, there is not a single Konkani organisation working only for the cause of Konkani is existing anywhere in the world for such a long period. KKK has helped so many Konkani causes in Konkani world and still doing. Not only this, KKK in the past during the language agitation in mid eighties deputed its members to participate in the agitation such as public meetings and public rallies at Panaji, Goa and one of KKK’s members even took part in the Hunger Strike at Azad Maidan, Panaji, in support of Konkani.
Whatever KKK does and did for the cause of Konkani Eric Ozario knows very well and whatever activities Eric Ozario and his Mand Sobhan do, KKK knows in Kuwait. We feel proud of Eric Ozario’s work in the Konkani domain, so also we feel proud that Mand Soban in Mangalore is doing very good work in the service of Konkani.
Eric Ozario and Mand Sobhan, we in Kuwait at KKK still remember you and your work in the service of Konkani..
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
December 4, 2010
KIFF "DADAGERI" IN KUWAIT.
According to the latest instruction issued by the lame footed and revengeful Kuwait Indian Football Federation, a player playing in the tournaments conducted under Indian Football Federation Kuwait will not be allowed to play in the tournaments conducted by KIFF because any player playing in IFFK tournaments will be treated as suspended from KIFF. “Xabas” KIFF, you show that you are not only bodily owning the Indian players in Kuwait but you are also owning them soully. By passing such strictures KIFF instead of promoting soccer amongst us, KIFF is killing soccer. Some of the rascals in the KIFF earlier wanted to punish me for writing critical articles on KIFF “dadageri”. When I passed my message to them saying “You will have to sell your wives and mothers and also your concubines to punish me”, then they remained silent. I don’t know what KIFF thinks of itself. Good that KIFF is a toothless body as it is unknown to any local authority since it is NOT RECOGNISED BY KUWAITI AUTHORITY otherwise KIFF under arrogant administration would create havoc for IFFK and the players participating in IFFK conducted tournaments. Good that IFFK started having parallel tournaments under their domain otherwise IFFK boys would never get a chance to play soccer in Kuwait.
JP D’Mello was not only a high ranking soccer administrator but more than that he was a high thinker. He loved Goa, he loved Goan unity in Kuwait. He wanted every Goan and Indian player in Kuwait to play and fulfill his ambition. He did not like splits among Goans and suspension of active soccer players but unfortunately KIFF Goans are become impotents to bring about unity. Never in my life I noticed such a division amongst Goans in Kuwait as it is now, all because of KIFF “dadageri”. Because of this division many Goans started hating other Goans.
KIFF now is conducting JP Memorial League tournament but by doing this they are killing JP’s principle of unity. Those who trample under their feet JP’s vision and love for fusion among all soccer players, they are the enemies of JP and as such they have no moral right to promote JP’s image distortedly. JP stood for unity of Goans while those who are promoting JP’s image by organising a memorial tournament in his name are doing injustice to JP’s memory. JP would never accept such a “tamasha” done in his name to honour him while his principles are killed by the very people who fakingly honour JP. I cannot understand why not a single Goan forcefully raises his voice against what KIFF is doing.
Earlier KIFF alone was organising our tournaments and as such all Goans used to assemble together to watch these matches. But now since KIFF has created division amongst us, Goans are splitted into two factions thereby affecting our unity too much for which only the Goans in KIFF will be responsible. History has been created by KIFF Goans by not supporting reunification of IFFK and KIFF and this history will be kept written in BOLD BLACK CAPITAL LETTERS.
KIFF purpose when established was to bring about unity amongst all the clubs and players but during the last two seasons there is nothing but disunity amongst us created by KIFF inefficient anti-Goan management. If KIFF was good the disunity in the first place would never occur. The KIFF management has failed miserably to bring about patch up between the two factions and as such KIFF alone should be held responsible for this disunity which is very much affecting Goan unity. Now it is known to everyone who are the enemies of Goan unity. In the past because of our unity we managed to create wonderful work for the cause of Goan community namely Cancer Hospital Dona Paula, Direct Flight from Kuwait to Goa, Konkani movement especially Novem Goem movement, Gulf Goan Hotels Co., Sour Ground Soccer, Goa Kuwait Solidarity Center movement and many more. All these movements we started and initiated because none of the KIFF Goans were involved with us deeply otherwise they would destroy all our movements as they are doing for KIFF. By the way, what good one can expect from the “Bebdes” and those who cannot control their own wives and bring about patch up with their wives?? These Bebdes want Kuwait for making money only but not to support Kuwait during the invasion of Kuwait. During the invasion of Kuwait when we were organizing our movement in support of Kuwait, these Bebdes where busy drinking liquour in the Tavernas in their localities. Such people are a disgrace on Goa and Goans. While starting and proceeding further with the above mentioned movements we faced lot of obstacles and difference of opinions but we never surrendered, on the contrary we cautiously used our brains and patience to avoid clashes even by giving advantages to our opponents. KIFF currently is not ready to yield an inch and by acting thus KIFF is promoting IFFK and its activities which also going on very well. If today IFFK is existing it is only because of KIFF arrogance.
KIFF feels it is omnipotent body having control over all the Indian and Goan players. It failed to accept its flaws which are plenty. Time will come if there is no brake on KIFF “dadageri”, IFFK personnel will have to obtain written permission from KIFF even to sleep with their wives. For me, all those who are involved in KIFF management are one eyed men among the blinds. Good that these persons are in Kuwait and working well and God forbid, if they are thru the power of Tsunami thrown out of their jobs, in Goa not even a “Kuddo Mus” will look at them, leave aside in Goa in general but not even in their own villages and Vaddos. Most of them are stupid Goans and because they are such they are in KIFF because intellectual Goans are not joining KIFF. KIFF is not a place for Goa lover Goans and intellectual Goans
When we started our competitive football at Sour Grounds in 1979, lot of young Goan boys got employment. This is very good outcome. Recently one young Goan boy playing in IFFK tournament got a nice job provided by one team member registered in KIFF. Football is not our priority in Kuwait but job. Now because of KIFF arrogance as indicated above this young Goan boy cannot get opportunity to play in the KIFF tournaments because this young Goan boy is already under automatic suspension for playing in IFFK tournament. In the bargain he lost the chance of getting a job. Poor young boy is now cursing KIFF management and even their wives and children. For the loss of this job, Law of Nature will surely work. A very good chance is lost for the young Goan boy to earn his livelihood. Who is responsible for this? Is it not KIFF? KIFF came into being to help the boys and not to destroy their job prospects. I don’t blame non-Goans in KIFF to act in favour of Goans but I blame our own Goans only who got no marbles to bring about patch-up for the sake of Goan unity. And on top of it, these Goans are Catholics going to Church regularly. Externally they act saintly while internally they are the first class Lucifers. These Lucifers are responsible to create division amongst us in the community.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
JP D’Mello was not only a high ranking soccer administrator but more than that he was a high thinker. He loved Goa, he loved Goan unity in Kuwait. He wanted every Goan and Indian player in Kuwait to play and fulfill his ambition. He did not like splits among Goans and suspension of active soccer players but unfortunately KIFF Goans are become impotents to bring about unity. Never in my life I noticed such a division amongst Goans in Kuwait as it is now, all because of KIFF “dadageri”. Because of this division many Goans started hating other Goans.
KIFF now is conducting JP Memorial League tournament but by doing this they are killing JP’s principle of unity. Those who trample under their feet JP’s vision and love for fusion among all soccer players, they are the enemies of JP and as such they have no moral right to promote JP’s image distortedly. JP stood for unity of Goans while those who are promoting JP’s image by organising a memorial tournament in his name are doing injustice to JP’s memory. JP would never accept such a “tamasha” done in his name to honour him while his principles are killed by the very people who fakingly honour JP. I cannot understand why not a single Goan forcefully raises his voice against what KIFF is doing.
Earlier KIFF alone was organising our tournaments and as such all Goans used to assemble together to watch these matches. But now since KIFF has created division amongst us, Goans are splitted into two factions thereby affecting our unity too much for which only the Goans in KIFF will be responsible. History has been created by KIFF Goans by not supporting reunification of IFFK and KIFF and this history will be kept written in BOLD BLACK CAPITAL LETTERS.
KIFF purpose when established was to bring about unity amongst all the clubs and players but during the last two seasons there is nothing but disunity amongst us created by KIFF inefficient anti-Goan management. If KIFF was good the disunity in the first place would never occur. The KIFF management has failed miserably to bring about patch up between the two factions and as such KIFF alone should be held responsible for this disunity which is very much affecting Goan unity. Now it is known to everyone who are the enemies of Goan unity. In the past because of our unity we managed to create wonderful work for the cause of Goan community namely Cancer Hospital Dona Paula, Direct Flight from Kuwait to Goa, Konkani movement especially Novem Goem movement, Gulf Goan Hotels Co., Sour Ground Soccer, Goa Kuwait Solidarity Center movement and many more. All these movements we started and initiated because none of the KIFF Goans were involved with us deeply otherwise they would destroy all our movements as they are doing for KIFF. By the way, what good one can expect from the “Bebdes” and those who cannot control their own wives and bring about patch up with their wives?? These Bebdes want Kuwait for making money only but not to support Kuwait during the invasion of Kuwait. During the invasion of Kuwait when we were organizing our movement in support of Kuwait, these Bebdes where busy drinking liquour in the Tavernas in their localities. Such people are a disgrace on Goa and Goans. While starting and proceeding further with the above mentioned movements we faced lot of obstacles and difference of opinions but we never surrendered, on the contrary we cautiously used our brains and patience to avoid clashes even by giving advantages to our opponents. KIFF currently is not ready to yield an inch and by acting thus KIFF is promoting IFFK and its activities which also going on very well. If today IFFK is existing it is only because of KIFF arrogance.
KIFF feels it is omnipotent body having control over all the Indian and Goan players. It failed to accept its flaws which are plenty. Time will come if there is no brake on KIFF “dadageri”, IFFK personnel will have to obtain written permission from KIFF even to sleep with their wives. For me, all those who are involved in KIFF management are one eyed men among the blinds. Good that these persons are in Kuwait and working well and God forbid, if they are thru the power of Tsunami thrown out of their jobs, in Goa not even a “Kuddo Mus” will look at them, leave aside in Goa in general but not even in their own villages and Vaddos. Most of them are stupid Goans and because they are such they are in KIFF because intellectual Goans are not joining KIFF. KIFF is not a place for Goa lover Goans and intellectual Goans
When we started our competitive football at Sour Grounds in 1979, lot of young Goan boys got employment. This is very good outcome. Recently one young Goan boy playing in IFFK tournament got a nice job provided by one team member registered in KIFF. Football is not our priority in Kuwait but job. Now because of KIFF arrogance as indicated above this young Goan boy cannot get opportunity to play in the KIFF tournaments because this young Goan boy is already under automatic suspension for playing in IFFK tournament. In the bargain he lost the chance of getting a job. Poor young boy is now cursing KIFF management and even their wives and children. For the loss of this job, Law of Nature will surely work. A very good chance is lost for the young Goan boy to earn his livelihood. Who is responsible for this? Is it not KIFF? KIFF came into being to help the boys and not to destroy their job prospects. I don’t blame non-Goans in KIFF to act in favour of Goans but I blame our own Goans only who got no marbles to bring about patch-up for the sake of Goan unity. And on top of it, these Goans are Catholics going to Church regularly. Externally they act saintly while internally they are the first class Lucifers. These Lucifers are responsible to create division amongst us in the community.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.
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