TIATRO "AUM ZIKLOM" BY ALEXINHO DE MORJIM.

On 9^th of this month at Calangute Porbavaddo to mark the feast of St. Francis Xavier, the Tiatro "AU ZIKLOM" was staged written and directed by Alexinho de Morjim and Lorna and organized by the local committee where Jerry Cal and others took lot of pains to bring this Tiatro on the stage.  During the last Tiatro festival organized by Kala Academy, this Tiatro bagged the second prize in the competition.  

Olga seen singing her political solo 

Just like a Philosopher Jerry Call singing his solo on Philosopher

It was attended by the capacity crowd in the Mattou but started it rather one hour late.  The story was well written and well enacted by all the artistes but the role played by Alexinho de Morjim as a Hindu was an excellent one with his typial Hindu style Konknni. The role of the small boy Frazer was also excellent, so too the role of the father - Cyril - of the drug addict son.

Local youngsters performing their Dance

Salvador & Pascoal singing their duo

One of the scenes

In the Side Show songs both the husband and wife pair - Anil & Olga - stole the show with a beautiful duet on IFFI and a highly political solo by Olga.  The duo rendered by the Jet speed composer Salvador and Pascoal de Calangute on Goans migrating to UK is worth admiring and the solo rendered by Jerry Cal on the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes was highly intellectual and philosophical where like the Philosopher Diogenes, Jerry Cal also came with the small lighted Lantern of the type Friar Lawrence carried in the play “Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare,  during daylight only, in search of good leader in Goa. Peter de Arambol also sang well so too the beautifully voiced Bushan. Roque Dias also displayed his talent by singing few verses of his old songs.  Saby de Divar solo was political in nature but it contains self pompousness indicating vanity.  

With her beautiful voice Bushan sings her beautiful solo

The above singer surprised everyone with his imitation of Alfred Rose

Another scene

Peter de Arambol sings his solo

                                               The youngster seen singing in style

Compliments for the Directors and their troop, so also to the organisers.

A. Veronica Fernandes.

THE GREAT TIATRIST “ANTHONY D’SOUZA” SPEAKS TO A.VERONICA.

                                          Anthony DSouza with his daughter Rita D'ouza

Anthony D'Doua

In the history of Tiatros, many Trios were formed but among them all according to my knowledge only two remained in the history books as the most powerful, one of them was the Trio of Kid-Young-Rod which was the first Trio in the history of that great magnitude and the second immediately following the first was the Trio of Conception-Nelson-Athony. The first later on was splitted when one member of it Minguel Rod was high jacked and formed a new Quarter comprising Alexinho de Candolim-C. Alvares-Minguel Rod & Jacinto Vaz.  But this Quarter did not last for long since Minguel Rod returned back to his original Trio. After their reunion, they rendered a nice trio song which was the perfect Zupatti to those who splittd them. Some of the words of this trio are as under:

“NESSON DUSREACHEM KAPODD, HATH PAEM KAMRUN BOSLEAT MAKODD

KITEAK POROT EK ZALET MHONON KID-YOUNG ANI RODD”.

The first Trio was formed during the golden period of Goa when Portugal was ruling Goa efficiently while the second Trio was formed soon after when the rotten period of Goa began on 19.12.1961 under the Bharati domination of Goa.  The worst disastrous period of Goa started following the invasion of Goa by Bharat serkar without taking into confidence the people of Goa.

Annoyed by the disastrous rule of Bharat serkar, the second Trio was formed in 1962 to carry forward the political campaign against the corrupt rule of invaded Government. The first Trio song of this Trio was “Brasilak vochoya” where they indicated that Goa is gone into the hands of corrupt people who will do nothing good for Goa and further making a prophecy that even the jobs for Goans will be denied in favour of non-Goans.  For this reason this Trio  suggested to Goans to go to Brazil because then Goans were well conversant in Portuguese. Later on this Trio started its political campaign against MGP headed by that Rostad, the first Chief Minister of Goa, Dyananda Bandodcar who happened to be a curse on Goa and Goans because he fought for Goa’s merger with Maharastra and for Marathi  as official language of Goa.

ONE OF THE POWERFUL MEMBERS OF THIS TRIO WAS ANTHONY D’SOUZA whose full, real name is Antonio Inas Joao D’Souza and who was a few days was spending some days in Candolim at Muddo with his daughter Rita D’Souza married there. During this time on one fine day, on 14.1I.17, I took an opportunity to interview him for which both he and his daughter easily agreed.  I Thank them for this kind gesture.

According to Anthony D’Souza, it was the great Tiatrist Alexinho de Candolim who first time introduced him in his Tiatro at Mapusa Bairao Hall, organized by Mapusa Police Station where he rendered his own two duets which he rendered with one Minguel Noronha. For this he was paid voluntarily Rs 100/- by Alexinho de Candolim, this amount was too high at that time and it really surprised him even though he was reluctant to accept it.

He was born in  Cortalim, Primeiro Vaddo, at his father’s place on 28.03.1936 and brought up at St. Jacinto Island where he did his schooling at Parochial School and where he turned out to be an exceptionally talented Choir boy singing well not only in the local  Church but also in the neighboring villages and even singing the Veronica song.   Hence, from early age he acquired name and fame for him as a very good singer that attracted everyone’s attention towards him.

During Portuguese time in Goa in the late fifties he joined with another great Tiatrist Nelson Afonso to sing duets as Nelson was playing the role of a girl. During that time from the Stage Anthony D’Souza was fighting for justice against those who were treating the Mundkars and the poor very badly.  In one of his duets he sings thus, in 1958:

“ANTHONY; TE XEKDDE SOMPON KOBAR ZALET GHORIBANK KORIT TIM KETTAM

BATTACHO VALOR KITLO TO SANG  HANGACH RAVON GHETAM.

NELSON AS BHATTKAR'S DAUGHTER: TUZO PAI AMGUER ZOU FODDUNK ETA TEDNA KITEM TEM DAKOITAM

ANTHONY: PAI TUJER KURADD MARUN CABES TUJEM AKTAK  KORTA TATA”.

After the invasion of Goa he, Conception and Nelson Afonso formed their famous trio and during their first singing at Mapusa they were arrested along with KID boxer for his solo, they were arrested because they rendered “zupatti” to government of india for making a hell of Goa. 

He had hunger for fighting for justice especially for Goa and since MGP of Daananda Bandodcar was doing injustice for Goa he directed his tirade against MGP by composing piercing “zupattis” to MGP and Bandodcar. So much so, Bandodcar was more  afraid of this trio than all the 12 members of UGP. in fact the trio songs composed by Anthony were more piercing and were unbearable for Bandodcar to absorb. This Anthony D’souza and his trio was largely responsible for campaigning and educating the masses against MGP and Bandodcar.   This trio was responsible for safeguarding the interest of Goa more than many and partly because of this Trio campaign from the Stage against merger of Goa with Maharatra, we the genuine Goans won the Opinion Poll.  Besides, this Trio brought more honour, more respect and more dignity to Tiatros and Tiatrists which was not existing earlier.  It is partly they who were responsible for wooing the upper segment of Goans for Tiatros. His one trio song “XIKKO MARLO PANALA ANI DOPKO DILO FULALA”, in praise of the victory of Opinion Poll was so powerful that such a song I never heard before nor later. His other interesting trio song was on the death of “SALAZAR” which openly declared the greatness of Salazar who ruled Portugal for a long time.  From the three, one member of this Trio is surviving that is,  Anthony D’Souza who was more firebrand among the three and this being the case he should be felicitated on behalf of Opinion Poll Victory group for helping the victory of Opinion Poll.  It is something different when we pay our fitting tributes to the person concerned when he is alive rather than after his death.

THOUGH ageing he got reasonable memory of the past events but feels hurt that his songs are not aired at All India Radio Panjim.  He asked me why this injustice to him even though he produced 4 Konkani Albums namely (1)Fr. Savio. (2) Mother Teresa (3) Gandhi Jyanti and (4) AlvernazAlmao. The same query I put in front of all his admirers requesting them to do something for this because we cannot ignore his one wish when he did so much for Goa. He is very thankful to Manfa Music for helping him to produce his Albums. So too he is grateful to Churchill Alemao for his assistance.

According to his approximate estimate, he composed 500 songs, namely Solos, Duets, Trios etc.  According to him, “To Bautto  Dhormancho” Tiatro written and directed by Alexiho de Candolim was the best while “Doia” Tiatro by Aristedes Dias was something unique of which type nobody can write now, so too the Tiatro “Divorce” of Aristides Dias only. Commenting on the vulgarity shown in the Tiatros in acting, singing and in expressions, Anthony indicated his total dislike for this vulgarity which he said during his time was not in existence.  He further said, by just standing on the Stage, the ace comedian Jacinto Vaz used to produce peals of laughter in the audience.  But current artistes especially the tin-pot comedians who are of questionable parentage and those without proper parental car, guidence and discipline are the real culprits in this vulgarity because they lacked parental care at home when they were young.  The following of these dirty comedians are also the dirty audience who applaud this type of vulgarity.

The other disgust of his was against Parricar for taking courage to cancel the Holiday on the Feast day of St. Francis Xavier. Seeing the injustice going on in Goa and corruption at all the levels and spreading communalism in Goa thereby hurting the sentiments of the minorities, his blood boils but time is not in his side to take up this issue forcefully on the Stage.  Thinking over this, his revolutionary self is getting aroused once again but his time to raise his voice on this topic is finished.  However, he still feels that some Tiatrists will take up this type issues very forcefully. 

He is all in praise for the yesteryear Tiatrists who according to him were gifted with all the qualities to be Tiatrists and precisely because they had such sterling qualities they kept this Tiatro Art still alive. Elaborating further he said during those days and even during his time there were not many facilities available as they are available now. He quoted during those days in the absence of electricity Tiatros were staged with Petromax and in the absence of elegant Halls Tiatros were staged in the Mattou; during those days the Tiatrists were travelling to participate in the Tiatros thru the Caminhao and at moments even on Cycles with meager payment.  The earlier Tiatrists made Tiatros as their hobby while it is a business now and for that matter a lucrative business for many of the Tiatrists who built their empires either small or medium ones. Most of the current Tiatrists are financially stable.

As a strong political thinker, Anthony D’Souza took lot of interest in Goan politics even to the extent by contesting the elections for the Seat in the local Panchayat where he completed three terms successfully.  Though he completed 15 years in  his local Panchayat as one of the Panch members but he never did any mischief nor bribery nor harassed any of the locals as it is done by many of our Panch members who otherwise think that they are feudal lords when actually they are tin-pots. He is very much disgusted with the BJP rule where he said he was totally disturbed to see the way the BJP formed its government in Goa when they did not receive the majority.  He said he prefers Congress rule for the smooth functioning of secularism properly in Goa adding further that Parricar is a splitter.

According to him, the best singer among the current ones are Xavier Gomes and Lawry Travasso while among the former M. Boyer, M. Dod de Verna and Luciano Dias.   

Though old age is reflecting on his health yet I wish him good health and all the best.  With my head down I pay my highest respect to this great Tiatist of yesteryear who has served Goa, Goans and Konkani language as very few did.  Will we get another like him?  I doubt because such artistes comes to this planet only once in centuries.  And if I do my right forecast, I think such a Tiatrist we will never get again.    

A. VERONICA FERNANDES.  

CANDOLIM GRAM SABAH MEETNG HELD ON 26.11.17

The II Ordinary Gram Sabha Meeting of Candolim Panchayat was held on Sunday 26^th of this month at Abade Faria Government Primary School, Pintos Vaddo,  Candolim, attended by a good number of attendees some of whom having no place inside the venue had to stand outside the windows and observe the proceedings.  The gathering was assured by the Sarpanch to make arrangement for the suitable venue for the next meeting     

One view where members of Treasury Benches are seen

As per the official announcement the meeting was scheduled to begin at 10.00 AM but instead it started at 10 45 which was not accepted in any way. We are not idle, Panchayat members may be.  This system of Ladru-Pedru type of people is accepted only by the Ladru-Pedrus and not by the disciplined people  Next time Sarpanch in particular must take note of this goof and should not think Candoicars are Lamanis or settlers from Karnataka  This system of ignoring time discipline was introduced in Goa by those who came to Goa from Ghanttar and Karnataka or Madras and also from other parts of India immediately after the invasion of Goa by the corrupt undisciplined Bharat.  This is against Goan culture and Goan system  Those who are pushing forward this system are openly displaying their non-Goan culture even though they are wrongly depicting themselves as Goans.  Accepting of bribes in lakhs of rupees was not in existence before the invasion of Goa by BHARAT but it took birth in Goa only after the invasion of Goa implanted in Goa by the influx of non-Goans who by joining political life in Goa especially at Panchayat level started looting Goa to build Bungalows for them and buy Limousines. In my locality I see these looters in broad daylight.       

The important official that is the Panchayat Secretary remained absent for this meeting thereby losing much of the link of the preceding meetings. It is not known whether this absence was intentional or really warranted.  Unfortunately some policemen were also seen at the entrance of the venue thereby giving an impression that police raj was introduced during the Gram Sabha Meeting in Candolim.  This scene of Police gave a very bad image of Candoicars  Generally speaking, Police force is required to catch the SArpanch and other Panch members when they extort bribe from the people for providing them Panchayat services and also to catch the Panchayat members while they are looting the Panchayat.  Robbing and looting is the hallmark of the Panchayat members almost all over Goa and in the coastal belt mainly below my nose it is worst for this reason Panchayat members in the coastal belt are become crorepotis including those who are below my nose and around my shadow  And yet shamelessly they are moving in society with their collar high.

A section of the attendees

This Panchayat Meeting was held in a very casual manner without following the normal discipline.  For example, the Minutes of the last meeting were not read and ratified in the beginning itself.  The Sarpanch Blaze lacked certain discipline and decorum to speak while answering to the gathering.  He talks on the mike as if  he is dictating like a dictator with his Hitlerian tone.  This should be avoided and if necessary he should undergo a special  training in public speaking because he is representing the great village of Candolim where there are stalwarts in public speaking.  He cannot talk the way he talks in the "Nisteacho Bazar".  

It was a pity that from around 5000 voters in Candolim, hardly 300 villagers attended this Meet. It is a shame for Candoicars to fill their representation only by the number of voters as indicated above.   Why the rest of the Candoicars preferred to remain at home instead of attending the meet ?  In this way, will they protect their interest and that of their village and also of Goa?  It is a shame for  the village Candolim to abandon their responsibility and if this trend is repeated then the Lamanis and Ghanttis will rule Candolim.  As it is one Lamani is already playing the role of a skipper.  He came from neighbouring State like a slave and now become a Master in the village.  His ambition is to become the next MLA for this reason he deserted his old mentor Congressman. 

My “Salute” goes to the ex- Sarpanch Mr. Tukaram for attending this meet like earlier too and taking part in the healthy discussion for the betterment of the village while the other ex Sarpanchas were sleeping  at home. They think they are like Maharajas  and Feudal Lords and as such they feel shy to attend such meetings because they are suffering from ancestral inferiority complex, they only want feudality to rule and not to be ruled for this reason people earlier rejected them and will never re-elect them.  They are politically R.I.P.

Kudos to those who expressed their views freely and boldly like Cheddo, Mickey, Roshan, Fatima, Regina, Jose Marie, Damian, Sachin, Domnick Colaco, Caetano Rodrigues and others, they all rattled the treasury benches who were found wanting in satisfying the public.

                                               Another view of the attendees

The topic hotly discussed were of Garbage, illegally functioning Casino in Candolim, proposed road from Sinquerimg to Baga, illegally erected settlement near Araddy Sankou touching the main road, total opposition to Coal at Vasco, nationalization of Rivers, formation of different committees under the Panchayat etc.  Though the audience was not very big yet they performed their role very well by keeping the treasury on the toes.

Casino is running illegally as informed.  Why? What Panchayat is doing for such a long period? When it started first why Panchayat remained silent?  Or was Panchayat bribed then and still the same?  Dwelling place near Araddy Sankou is illegal as informed.  Why?  What Panchayat is looking? For bribe? Generally speaking in Goa all the illegal activities are done only thru bribing the Panchayat because they are purchasable commodities for this reason almost every Sarpanch is become a crorepoti as it is under my nose. And shamelessly they are moving in society with pride. One of them from my locality is not even having a shame of his relative who is a priest for acting like a Hitler issuing threats to me saying he will show me when I go to him for any job.  This bloody Ghantti whose roots are outside Goa and talking big - big things? What he think of himself? This bloody "kalcho - porcho Potto" in Candolim should not think that the organisation he is heading is his father's property. Michael Lobo must first initiate enquiry against this man’s accumulated disproportionate asset, instead of others from this constituency.

It was observed in the meeting that the minutes of the meetings are not recorded properly for this reason people showed their reservation on this topic.  Hope this time the minutes are properly worded and correctly recorded.

    

A.Veronica Fernandes.