UN-GOAN ACT.

 

This is in response to the attitude of the people  who were just standing and watching the killing of the owner of Margao Gold Shopkeeper on 2^nd of this month instead of preventing physically the murderers from executing their action. Prophet Mohammed when once asked “when there will be justice in this world, replied Prophet saying,. “When everyone of us will gather courage to fight against the injustice committed on to others as if that injustice is committed on to us only, then only there will be justice in the world”. Was justice done to the innocent Swapnil Walke the Shopkeeper by all those passers-by and those who were standing there when assailants were busy in killing  the victim? They all have failed in their just duty to protect Walke and in view of this they are to be held equally responsibility  as the murderers. 

 

I am surprised how so many Goans who were witnessing this murder have failed in doing one just act of rushing there to prevent the assailants from executing their most sinister act !!.  Some of them it seems were busy in clicking photos and video filming on their mobiles.  For whom to show and for what purpose?  All my Goan brothers and sisters who at least could have shouted loudly and gathered more people to face the asailants. By doing nothing preventive they failed  in their duty to protect the life of an innocent man. To remain silent during such crisis is an un-Goan act for which I feel very sorry.  Where is our Goannes gone?

 

There is one dirty habit in our life which is captivating our minds and hearts and this habit is day by day increasing among us which came in greater magnitude and captivated us soon after the ouster of Portuguese rule from Goa.  This habit is indicating our selfishness and that was inducted in  our Goa with greater magnitude by the unwanted influx of non-Goans who captured every piece of Goa immediately after the acquisition of Goa by the Bharat.  And what is called that habit?  It is called “MAKAM KITEAK PODDLAM?”.  Tukaim poddok na ani makaim poddonk na tor konnak poddlam?  Tujea Maechea Ghovak? It was so surprising that not a single person or a few persons standing there among the crowd watching the murder had no guts in them to show their manly capacity? Were  they all females or babies?  Where is the guts of Goans normally associated  in them from their birth?  Goans are normally known to be very brave, when he is small he learns to face the dangers of life when he goes to the  mountain for his work and where he encounters most of the deadly wild animals and poisonous Snakes, when he climbs the tall coconut trees jeorpordising his life hundreds of times daily, going into deep sea  facing bravely the deadly high waves inhabited by furious Sharks, walking thru the most risky and isolated routes manned by the worst robbers and cruel murderers and so many others where the Goan is developed to encounter the most dangerous men.  I am unable to find out what type of cowards those Goenkars who were standing there in front of the crime scene and just watching the scene as if they were watching the football match at Rajandra Prasad stadium.       

 

 

A.Veronica Fernandes,

 

BEWARE OF YOUR DONATIONS FROM ABROAD.

The word Donation was erupted in Kuwait first among Goans when I fisrt time landed in 1975.  It was my decision that I took individually and unilaterally that this Kuwait is the  right place to collect funds for the good causes in Goa and Goans there were sincere to support the good causes.However there were some donations going on in Kuwait earlier but at the pale scale. But my main aim of going to Kuwait was to raise funds for the main cause of “Konkani” which was neglected in the absence of required financial assistance.  So, I came to Kuwait to work and immediately I embarked in the formation of Novem Goem Pratishthan Kuwait Somiti in Kuwait somewhere in 1978 to help the starting of people’s Two Dailies in Konkani, one in Romi and the other in Devangri scripts.  This was done in Goa under the banner of Novem Goem Pratishthan which was a Trust  consisting  of all the very well known Goans in society namely Gurunath Kelekar (the main initiator of NGP), Dr. Francisco Rebello (Treasurer), Mrs. Sara Machado (Chairperson), Adv. Antonio Bosco Lobo, Adv. Clovis D’Costa, Adv. Christopher Fonseca and 1 or 2 more.

 

As per the decision of the NGP which was based in Goa, NGP will start the one daily in Roman Script immediately NGP succeeds in collecting a fund of Rs. One Lakh which we ourselves in Kuwait collected. Not only this, we have collected from Kuwait a little less than 5 Lakhs and sent to NGP Goa.  Then for the second Daily in Devanagri, NGP decided to start it immediatey when it collected a fund of Rs. 5 Lkhs.  We collected from Kuwait itself by organising Tiatros and thru individual contributions for which I personally went begging with so many Goans. Since lame footedly, NGP started the 2 new Dailies in one language but in 2 different scripts.  Besides money came from Goa collected thru one month of money collection walk all over Goa by the members and supporters of NGP in Goa, also money came from other parts of Gulf but nothing from the West. But NGP within a few months of the opening of these 2 dailies involved in fighting which was between Gurunath Kelekar and Dr. Rebello for the supremacy of NGP that started the 2 Dailies known as “NOVEM GOEM”.

 

Then Gurunath withdrew from NGP and within a few years NG Papers stopped and NGP Goa collapsed. With this collapse, our donations too in lakhs of Rupees came to Zero result?  Our efforts we put in to collect this huge fund at that critical time came to zero value. If the NGP Goa stalwarts were good and sincere in handling this project nothing bad would happen.If the money came from  their own pockets I am sure they would be more careful but money they got easily from Konknni mogui like us whom NGP failed to remain responsible.  Likewise we sent donations for so many other causes but many places its utility not done properly and proper accountability was not shown and when we remained firm in our demand for proper accountability then they opposed us.

 

From my past experience I noticed only Gulf Goans and mainly the Kuwait Goans came forward first to give donations for good causes in Goa but Goans from the West contributed nothing or very little. However, recently I am given to understand that Goans settled in some parts of the West are sending their donations for some persons in  Goa who are raising their voice against the enemies of genuine Goans.  I support these Goans from the West but they must ask for accountability from the recipients. Many times our donations were misused by those who received it and instead the recipients used the same for their own promotion.   In today’s Goa it is very difficult to find a sincere GOAN EASILY, especially those partially involved in building their political career in the name of social work and NGO too.  

 

In the past our donations sent to Goa created rascals of good persons who totally neglected their cause and embraced politics and after gaining political success they not only forgotten their original causes but they also forgotten us who helped them so much.

 

A.Veronica Fernandes.

9TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF THERESA FERNANDES - THE LATE WIFE OF JERRY CAL