GOA TO MARK LIBERATION DAY OF KUWAIT.

GOA-KUWAIT SOLIDARITY CENTER was established in Goa in 1990 in the month of October to support the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation and to promote the friendship between Kuwait and Goa.  

Since one purpose of supporting the liberation of Kuwait was very successfully fulfilled, the other purpose of promoting friendship between Goa and Kuwait is carried forward.  In this direction, Goa – Kuwait Solidarity Center will organize a public meeting in Panjim at Institute Menezes Braganza Hall, on 26^th of this month, starting at 10.00 AM, to mark the 23^rd anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait.

Because of their employment in Kuwait many of our Goans including myself attained a certain level of financial stability which in turn helped them to develop their life better  though to reach to this level we Goans worked very hard in Kuwait and suffered lot of humiliations. It was not an easy task for us to survive in Kuwait, it was only thru extreme sacrifices and difficulties that we survived there.

Though many of us got lot of ill feelings towards many of the harsh things we were made to face yet we are grateful to the country Kuwait from where we earned and still earning our decent sustenance. Where our own country failed to provide us the opportunities to earn our decent livelihood, Kuwait has provided us the same opportunities or better still  and for this reason we are grateful to Kuwait.

With this gratitude in mind, we carry forward the promotion of our friendship with Kuwait  thru Goa-Kuwait Solidarity Center by organizing the Meet on 26^th Februrary in Panjim Goa, at 10.AM.

All who subscribe to our views and all Kuwait Goans and ex Kuwait Goans are requested to attend to this Meet.

While promoting our friendship with Kuwait, let all current and ex-Kuwaitkars and others as well join together on 26^th of this month and re-establish our old contacts too to establish something more.  

Thank you all.

 A.    Veronica Fernandes,

GOA-KUWAIT SOLIDARITY CENTER.
GOA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

       

 

CONDOLENCES - THE LATE ALEX MARTINS.

KUWAIT  KONKNNI  KENDR deeply mourn the sad demise of Alex Martins and offer its profound sympathies to all his children and other family members.

May his soul rest in peace.


KUWAIT KONKNNI KENDR. 

THE LATE ALEX MARTINS.

It is with deep grief and regret I got the news yesterday in the afternoon of the sad demise of Mr. Alex Martins at Vintage hospital, Panjim, Goa, a week before he was admitted there. 

Alex Martins was a very good human being, kindhearted and charitable person and above all, a great lover of Goa and Goan causes. He worked in Kuwait Airways for over thirty years and retired from there and after involving in a small business venture returned to Goa for good to settle down at his residence in Taleigao, Ilhas, Goa.

A father of 5 children – 3 daughters and two sons, all coming from abroad were at his bedside during his death.  He was a very good family man.        

Though he was the son-in-law of Calangute, I came in contact with him only in Kuwait during our movement for Konkani.  Later on he joined Kuwait Konknni Kendr as executive member and served Konkani cause thru KKK activities.

Graduated from JJ College of Arts in Bombay he was a very good Fine Artist and displayed many of his Artworks in Bombay and elsewhere.

After joining Kuwait Airways in supervisory position he helped many Goans to get employment there and even outside by using his personal influence.  As a man he was very dignified and decent, always up-to-date in dress code.  A very humble man and soft spoken as well.

He was a good Tiatrist and staged his Tiatros in Bombay and Kuwait, allwritten and directed by him only.  He had the unique distinction of producing the first ever Konkani Video Film “Guirestkai” from Kuwait in early eighties.

During my association with him, he played the role of my Guru on many subjects by advising me in right direction and also guiding me properly. He was very much responsible to encourage me to take up oratory for which I am grateful to him.

It was first time in the history in Kuwait that Konkani activities were conducted in 5 Star Hotel and it was organized by Kuwait Konknni Kendr, our colleague Alex Martins was very much encouraging in this direction.       

 

In his death Goa lost a great son of Goa having all the great qualities of pristine Goan, such pristine Goans are rarity now.

 

May his soul rest in peace and may God give courage for his children to bear this colossal loss.

 

A. VERONICA FERNANDES,

GOA.