AFTERMATH OF INVASION OF GOA.

The Church of Candolim is dedicated to Nossa Senhora de Esperanca (Our Lady of Hope). The feast of our Lady of Hope is always celebrated on the last Sunday of December preceded by 9 days Novenas (Salve) in the Church in the evenings finishing at around 8.00 pm. When Indian Military invaded Goa on 19th December the Novenas were in progress but since 19th December Goa was officially conquered from the Portuguese by the Indian Military, many of the Indian military personnel indulged in raping Goan females like wild animals, in fact they looked like wild animals only when I first saw them on 18th December. At Pilerne Bardez a School teacher while walking was snatched by the Jeep load of Indian Military personnel and in their Jeep itself she was raped mercilessly, not only raped but gang raped. This sad news shocked us all and also our Candolim Pe. Vigar Pe. Niclau Noronha who otherwise was anti-Portuguese. Elsewhere from Goa news started coming that Indian Military personnel went on rampage of raping Goan females which shocked the Goan conscience as a whole.

Since our Novenas were getting over at 8.00 pm and devotees were going home in the darkness while on the roads Indian military personnel were keeping their flow constantly on way to Aguada, our pro-India Pe. Vigar doubted the sincerity of Indian Military personnel to act upright and as a precautionary measure he stopped having Novenas in the evenings. This he did to prevent Indian Military personnel from Raping and molesting our Church goer females. That was the great fear Indian Military inculcated into our minds and hearts. We started treating Indian Military personnel not only on par with Portuguese Agente Monteiro but worst than Agente Monteiro. This was the very heavy price we had to pay for ousting Portuguese from Goa. Earlier we were opposing Agente Monteiro but now with the invasion and in the name of invasion we welcomed not one Agente Monteiro but innumerable Agente Monteiros in Goa who acted like wild animals with Goans.

Immediately after Christmas that year in order to fool the invaded Goans and to make them happy Indian Government flooded Goan Markets with cheap priced Onions, Potatoes and Joggery (Defichem Ghodd). Other vegetables also became cheap coming from Belgaum. Then Passing Show readymade Cigarettes replaced imported Capstan “Puddo & Mortal” and became very cheap because of which any person including “Kalche Poroche Potte” took up for smoking. But this tamasha of Indian government of fooling Goans lasted only for few months and then came the calamity of scarcity and high cost commodities as we never seen even during the second world war, as per our eleders.

Then in January some Goan “chamchas” of India started organising public meetings, in our village at Tinto to eulogise forced entry of Indian rule in Goa and the benefits Goans will get. Some outsider non-Goan leaders also addressed these Meets which expressed nothing but lies and monumental lies in praise of Bharat Serkar, Nehru and Bharati administration. These speakers promised Heaven for Goa and Goans but within a short time we realized that we fell from Heaven into the burning Hell under Bharat and from this Hell we are still burning and will burn forever because the entire Bharat is a Big Burning Hell where all the rulers and leaders are great Lucifers.

In the first week of January 1962 at Mapusa Bus Stand to show its might to defeat any enemy, Indian Military personnel displayed its deadly armament and also did some demonstrations by firing in the sky live ammunition to show the ignorant Goans how Indian Military can inflict heavy defeat on any enemy. In fact as an ignorant young boy knowing not the actuality of arms and ammunitions I was amazed to see this type of live firing which was new to us. This demonstration and display gave us an impression that since India invaded Goa from the Portuguese that means India next can invade China as well. But to our surprise within a few months with its war with China India not only suffered a humiliating defeat but allowed mighty China to invade vast land of Indian territories which is still lying into the hands of China and China is laughing at India. The power of Indian Military demonstrated at Mapusa Bus Stand turned into Zero in front of the Chinese Military. Good that Portuguese Military was not ready for war in December 1961 with India otherwise they would also make Zero of India on 18th & 19th December 1961.

A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.

HELP REQUIRED TO SAVE THE LIFE OF TIATRIST ANTONETTE DE CALANGUTE.

I know many members on this forum are anxious to know about the latest health status of Bai Antonette de Calangute. Together with my wife I visited her at her residence in Colva a few days back. Though she spoke to us like any other healthy person, but, hidden deep behind that bold smile I could read the pain and agony she was undergoing. This was not the same Antonette whom I knew for the last many years. She was resting in bed at the time of our visit and spoke to us narrating to us the sudden her twist in her health status. It is unbelievable that a sudden ailment has confined this dynamic artist of the stage to bed and has to be constantly assisted for every need. The artist who played stellar tragic roles on stage and brought tears to many an eye is today herself faced with a real life tragedy of a different kind. All that I could do at that moment was whisper a silent pray for her total and speedy recovery.

It is now confirmed that our dear friend and the versatile Tiatrist Antonette de Calangute has been afflicted by advance kidney failure. It has been advised by the Nephrologist treating her that in order to lead a normal life she has to undergo kidney transplant. The medical team has also assured that she is a ‘very good candidate’ for the transplant. All out efforts are being done to find a suitable donor.

The sudden twist is the health status like a bolt from the sky and the impending surgery and transplant has put the tiatrist couple of Bonny and Antonette Pereira (de Calangute) into a stressful situation since the overall cost of the transplant post operative care and treatment would be somewhere in the region of around Rs. 10,00, 000/- (Indian Rupees ten lakhs). It is not a small amount by any count and for a middle class family to raise this huge amount overnight could be a challenging task.

But, hope is not lost. Her friends in the tiatrist fraternity for whom she has served for more than 2 decades are seized of the matter and have grouped themselves together to support her financially in whatever manner they can, especially by staging specially charity shows in Goa. They have also come forth with an ‘Appeal’ to all tiatr lovers and well wishers of the couple Antonette de Calangute and Bonny Pereira to come to their aid with your financial contribution, however small it may be.

For this purpose a special savings account has been opened in the ICICI Bank, Colva Branch, Goa, operated jointly in the names of Antonette Pereira & Bonifacio Pereira. The Account No. is: 114201500243.

Christmas is that time of the year when we reach out to friends and people in a very special way. Christmas gives us an opportunity to do our bit in order to bring a smile on the faces of the sick and suffering. We are all blessed with the Heavenly Grace to understand the pain and suffering of our brethren. I appeal to all the members on this group to keep Antonette in your prayers as you pay your visit to the Prince of Peace our Lord Jesus this Christmas Day. May he bless you all with grace to reach out to her in whatever manner you can.

Antonette de Calangute can also be reached at her residence address ; Queeny Crown, No.F/4, 1st Floor, Near Sho Faz Super Market, Villa Nova, Colva Goa. You may please pass this message to other groups also.

Daniel F. de Souza,
Konknni Writer, Columnist & Freelance Journalist,
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"GOD DID NOT MAKE MEN PERFECT, HE MADE THEM PILGRIMS AFTER PERFECTION."

IMPORTANT CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.

Russian Govt. did not protest when right wing hindu terror groups in 2008 were burning bibles - vandalizing churches - breaking the idols of jesus christ & mother mary - and targeting christians in India especially in Orissa - Karnataka - Madhya Pradesh..........BUT look at how the Indian govt. has gone full throttle in protesting over an issue of the Russian transalation of Gita being banned in Russia even before a local junior court could deliver the judgement whether the Gita should be banned in Russia or not.

The right wing Hindu terror groups have a long term strategy against Christians in India.......what happened in 2008 will be repeated again in the future, so watch out. Unlike ISKCON members who sell the BhagwadGita near Indian Railway stations......you will not come across Christian Missionaries selling Bible near Indian Railway Stations.

The Christian Missionaries are only intersted in going in Dalit, Tribal & Slum areas and indulge in allurement & fraudulent conversion activities because of millions of dollars of foreign donations they receive. Is it written anywhere in the Bible that only Dalits, Tribals & Slumdwellers in India should be converted to Christianity? Of course Not. So why are the Christian missionares trying to convert only dalits, tribals & slumdwellers need to be debated in Indian Parliament, Legislative Assemblies & Television Studios.

Give Respect to only those Parish Priests who are using church funds for the benefit of catholic parishoners and utilizing vacant church properties for the benefit of catholic parishoners and ensuring 50% seats in parish schools are reserved for catholic parishoners and discouraging catholic parishoners from drinking alcohol and encouraging catholic youth to aggressively apply for government jobs - police jobs - bank jobs - etc etc etc.

Christ in Christian - Christ in Christmas - no shortcut please and refrain others from using the word Xmas.

Jorge Monteiro,
Bombay.