TIATRO “DEVAK XINONNAKA” BY MENINO DE BANDAR.

TIATRO “DEVAK XINONNAKA” BY MENINO DE BANDAR.

Seen above in a scene Menino de Bandar & Angela Moraes

Yesterday, 11^th of this month at Kala Academy in Panjim, I saw the above Tiatro written and directed by Menino de Bandar, starting at 7.35 PM.  Though it was poorly attended yet the Tiatro was good storywise but Sideshow songs needed more powerful songsters so too the comedians.  However, the available comedians performed well inspite of being rather freshers.  Good that they are given an opportunity to perform on professional stage by the director at this young age so that they get good experience. They are all new to me but I adimre them all including one young female.  I wish them all the best on Konkani Stage.

The two youngsters seen singing their song

Sing their political duet Valencio and his partner

It was a family story beautifully woven around 2 brothers, their selfish wives and their Widow sister-in-law whose opinion both the wives are having in wrong direction. They both doubt her integrity and affection towards their both husbands. Then both of them join together and create a rift in the family then blame here and there but it finally ends for what has happened with the statement ‘DEVAK XINONNAKA”. Both Maxy and Satya. Tari as brothers played their roles very well along with both the beautiful girls as their wives.

Another scene 

One more scene where Menino de Bandar seen in the middle

Th story was full of proverbs and high profile dialogues and statements of which type nowadays you rarely see on Konkani Stage.  Menino de Bandar is very well versed in this field.  While thanking the audience for attending this Show he showed his disappointment for having poor attendance.  But Meninobab, yesterday being election day plus raining everywhere, I feel you should not feel hurt that much. It is part of the trade. 

Seen above singing a beautiful duet

In the Side Show songs young Valencio performed well in all his political songs,  However, the anger he indicates while singing and entering the Stage should be minimized. The other songs to be noted are on Kaixao and Opening solo on Christian sects.

Valencio seen singing his political solo

Many times it is said when Sideshow songs are not powerful the level of Tiatro goes down even though the story is very good. This is our system for Tiatros. Many times in the past people used to come for Tiatro only to listen to one or two songs of M.Boyer. This indicates the importance of Sideshow songs. People see the Tiatro in greater number when participating stars are very good and also very good singers.

One of the youngsters seen singing his solo

A.Veronica Fernandes.

THIS PANCHAYAT ELECTION IS A BIG TAMASHA.

TOMORROW IS THE PANCHAYAT ELECTION.  Hope everything will go well though people are disgusted with the Election Commission for holding this election in the rainy season and not taking any corrective steps to stop the dual voting by the ROSTAD Bharatis who descended on Goa a few years back thru the way illegally acquired by the Bharat Serkar.  They are become Dadas in Goa and as told to me by somebody, these outside Dadas are controlling the Election commission personnel. Besides, the changes – delimitations – done with the active participation of the current politicians from the Panchayat and Legislative Assembly indicates that current government is fully aware of this dirty trick.  In view of this, I feel this election is going to be a BIG TAMASHAH.

Besides there are other reasons that make this election a big tamasha.  In this election, many of the MLA’s are directly getting involved to gain the supremacy of our villages and they are spending lakhs of rupees from their own pockets because actually this money does not belong to them but this money they acquired from the illicit business they do including the bribery.  Hence, they don’t feel the pinch  to use this money for such extravaganza. HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT ASHAMED TO OPENLY DISTRIBUTE THIS MONEY TO THE VOTERS THRU THEIR CONCUBINES SOME OF WHOM ARE THE MEMBERS OF PANCHAYAT. Illicit Sex also plays a major part in this illicit business

In our locality, the rate of one Vote according to my investigation, is Rs. 4000/- while in Calangute it reached to Rs. 5000/-  In Candolim, the hardened political criminals are pleading only for another term of 5 years, after that they want to retire.  Balls, they will never retire, they have already tasted the easy money during the preceding years when they extorted heavy bribes from the builders and others to approve their Licenses. This "Khazur" they will never get anywhere in their life. Lion once tasted the blood will never leave the same.

It is my request to the voters in our locality and elsewhere too, never succumb to the bribe these rogues are offering you but on the contrary you accept the bribe but vote for the candidate of your choice. Don’t be the slaves of this bribe, maintain your own dignity and vote according to your conscience. And tomorrow with your precious votes kick all the rascals who as members of the Panchayat act like rogues and as feudal lords who are nothing but purely hoi-polloi.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim.

PANCHAYAT ELECTION MONEY FLOW.

Only one more day is left for Panchayat election but the noise and the money flow generating it looks this is more than American presidential election at least in my village though there is not a single candidate other than one or two who is a real social worker to  fight for the public cause. Almost all are selfish whose record of public service is Zero but yet they want to be the leaders and when stupid voters elect them then they act stupid, arrogant and proud with the locals as if they are the feudal lords. Such representatives are a burden on the village.

Yet such candidates are promoted by the interested persons – parties –panels. In my village to get their candidates elected, even Rs. 4000/- are paid to the voters.  From where so much of money is coming for distribution?  This is the big question mark and  for answer it is not very difficult. People like me from poor family background must come up in life but they must acquire their wealth thru proper means and not make the use of their wealth for pride and arrogance and to challenge others.  They must in their prosperity show simplicity and humility otherwise they will surely receive the wrath of God. Today most of the politicians who acquired wealth so fast and thru illicit methods are originally coming from the poor background but later on they forget their past because they are suffering from pride complex.

Bribing the voters and buying of votes is a sin in which both the buyers and sellers are committing a sin. Hence, in tomorrow’s sermon in our Churches the priests must tell the faithful the sinfulness of this fraud.  Church duty is to keep the faithful sin-free so that his road to heaven is clean.

Dr. Jack Sequeira once speaking on this bribery, said, if anybody gives you money accept it but don’t vote for him because he is a crimidor and such criminals are to be punished. Hence, punish them in the coming Panchayat election.

People in my village and elsewhere too must vote for the right candidates to do right justice for the villagers.  Our Sarpanchas and Panchas are become corrupt and if we re-elect them then there is a fear our villages to become a HELL.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

Candolim.