THE LATE REVOLUTIONERY TIATRIST ALEXINHO DE CANDOLIM

Further to my article yesterday on Tiatrist the late Alexinho de Candolim and the full story of his Mistiri’s son Felix D’Souza, a few words of that golden song I reproduce here for the interest of those who may be interested in knowing it. I am sorry that I don’t know it fully but here and there what I remember one can realize the power of composing such songs. See the text and rhyming and the words and sentences, it was very rich in all respects. It is composed like a painter does the very artistic painting of any beautiful object with the surrounding things decorated beautifully. It is nicely potrayed the brief but beautiful It consisted of 4 verses and 4 chorus and listeners wereThe way the fine artist potrssys first the surounbdings of the objct he is painting in the same manner Alexinho de Candolim potrays in the first two verses the description of his Mistiri that is of Agostinhon D’Souza by showering on him the fabulous superlatves and then come to the real story of Felix D’Souza. I don’t see such rich songs on rich ideas are composed by anyone now-a-says. It is to be borne in mind that Alexinho de Candolim’s compositions based on the examples very close to his eyes. The “Kottecho Bikari” his one gresat song that made him so prominent was comppsed based on the living example happened in his neighbouhood. Like wise hia mny oother comppositions. His one Tiatro after the ouster of Portuguese regime in G oa “Amchea Xetachi Pavni” was based on those Bamonn Bhattkars’ dadagiri by being in the Communidade holding top pposts and thrsstening and inf;licting fear into the minds and hearts of the those poopr Xetkars and Zotkars who were plougging the fields of Communidades. These Xetkars and Zotkars were not given even a slight piece of mind, their motto was to harass and harass for the Xetkars. For this reason, Alexinho de Candolim in is Tiatro “Amchea Xetachi Pani” calls these feudal lords of Goa as “Adim ami tumkam mhontalet Bab pun atam tumkam ami mhontat Dukor”. One thing one must know well that during the Portuguese regime in Goa the greatest harassment for the lower strata of Goans namely the Munddkars, irrespective of their religious affiliations was given by the Goan Bhattkars mainly the Christian Roman Catholic Bamonn with a few exceptions, Portuguez government never told them to harass their own Goans of lower cadre. Those Bamonn Bhattkars were getting pleasure in harassing their Mundkars. And if yesterday Portuguese was forced out of Goa it was only because of the Goan Bamonn Bhattkarshai who allways collaborated with the Portuguez to harass the lower strata of Goans in the name of Portuguese though the Portuguese were not always flawless. But the greatest culprits were our own Goans whom Alexinho de Candolim in his Tiatro Amchea Xetachi Pavni calls them as “DUKOR”. Otherwise only with wooden Sticks and Stones lower strata of Goans would fight against the Indian Military from invading Goa saying “ we want Portugal, Viva Portugal, Portugal Zindabad ani Bharat Murdabad end etc.” But this did not happen and now we a re suffering in the liberate or invaded Goa. As indicated above, here below is the part of the song which he rendered in Bombay when the local Regidor in Goa denied him the permission to sing in Goa. I. Konnuch vollkonastana aschenant bhavani angasor Agostnho de D’souza Candolim Igorjecho Professor Mistirpon tanne choloilem vorsam challis bhor Barkaen tachem jivit ami niallun pollet tor Bharikuch aslo aslo khoro pun xinkop tachem chodd vhodd Kantorist sadoitat Stage ani Igorzanche Kor (Choir) Derrepent melo babddo Saiba Sorg taka favo kor. II. Bhurgo Felix put tacho ekloch apurbaecho Pai moron adhar na zaun hanga thuim zaito bounlo Akrek Comenadiche choriek sampoddlo Decebrache tin tarker ratcho taka dhorlo Justis kornastana Hath paem bandun Aguad haddlo Kotta team zonglli khapreani taka vattek jivoch marlo Xekim moddem passun dhinastana kotta Xinquerinch purlo III Zori tor hi ghoddni anik khuincheai ghanvan ghoddti Ghaum ekttaim zaun suru zateleo asleo morti Pun Candoikaranchea rogtak bhavani aiz aili sukhti Hi ghoddni ghodli gelea Decembrachi tin tarik Candoikarank dis ho vortoulo bhirankul ani perig Jea dissa khapreanchea hathin kotta bhurgo melo Felix Khuimassat re Candoikarani kiteak magonant justis A.Veronica Fernandes.

THE LATE KUWAITKAR LAWRY PINBTO. A GREAT LOSS TO US.

Seen in the photo above is the late Lawry Pinto second from left, next to Lawry to his left is Frankie a lover and pomotr of Konkani, next to him is one priest from Kuwait and to the extreme left is the late renowned Stage artiste- playwirhgt, singer, composer and director REosary Fernaa.

During my last short visit to Kuwait where we both Lawry and met in Kuwait. 

This  is the first time in my life since I started writng over 5 decades now that I begin writing this sorrowful peace of obituary on our late Lawry Pinto in Bombay and also the news of his death I received from innumerable  sources some are known while others unknown with tears rolling down my cheeks, such a terrible blow to me is his death.  Besides me there may be so many others who must  have received this news with a big shock.  That one day we all will go to the grave is a known fact but according to our thinking and expectations there is a certain period for us to die and Lawry Pinto surely did not fall into that category to die. It looks God has taken way from this [lanet rather a bit early and the secret of  it He alone know better. We must know one fact that  God’s will is different from our expectation and as decided by God Lawry Pinto breathed his last 2 days back in Bombay where he was residing there. May his soul rest in peace and may the Heavenly God give Lawry Pinto Heavenly peace and to his wife and sons courage to bear this colossal loss. In his death we lost  not only one man but a thorough gentleman and a man of society who could fit in any comparment.  He was a perfect gentleman only in words but more in deeds, a perfect disciplined husband of the disciplined and respectable wife and a thorough father of his 2 sons.  He gave his life for the upbringing and development of his sons.

 

Lawry Pinto originally from Mangalore wedded to a Goan girl was a very good man, very cooperstive, very friendly and very helpful. Even  though he was a Mangaloresn yet inspite of being so he integrated in Kuwait more with Goans and was a very secular and metropolitan in his thoughts and deeds.  He came to Kuwait as a young man somewhere in late 1975 having great  urge to do something for the  community not only for his Mangalorean but also others too by bringing a fusion of all Indians first.  In the Indian communities he had a strong say and he enjoyed a good rapport with the Indian Embassy.  My first contact created with him was somewhere in 1979 when we Goans under the initiative of United Goans Organisation were organising the first ever competitive soccer tournament at Sour Ground in Kuwait City where we had the facilities of using 2 foot-ball grounds and whence we we were organisng our soccer activities in the mornings only where with his powerful backing not only financial but also otherwise the Mangaloreans fielded their team named Flying Arrows that comprised some of the excellent players mainly developped in Bombay, one of them was Isaq in the forward line while in their defence was rocky like deep defender I think his name was Stanley(?) who was well built having muscular body and who was being dependable defender was excellent in the aerial duels due to his jumping skill higher and higher and equally at ease on both the legs.  Later on his place was filled up by Eric when Lawry Pinto seceded from the original team and formed his own new team cqlled “ Rising Stars”comprising some of the best available footballers among Indians in Kuwait mainly from Bombay, Goa and Mangalore one of them was the speedy puny Raju whose running prowess made him the best outer among the Indian players in Kuwait.  The mai n reason for Lawry to withdraw from the Flying Arrows was due to the reason that the top Man of their team was utillising Lawry to do all the jobs of running of the team   and last minute enjoying  all benefits mainly the honour and fame for himself only.  He was acting like a  feudal lord, not even spndiona single dinar for the running of the team.  This football activities brought Llawry so close to other communities mainly the Goan that he was more known among  Goans    than others. Because of running his team he spent lot of money from his own pocket and always helped his team players and helpers by helping them in whatever way he can thus gaining goodwill from everyone.  I think in  Kuwait individually he sacrificed more and also spent more after the soccer activities than anyone else and precisely because of this his team Rising Stars probably won more trophies thans any other team. He was very bold and would take side of his member and supporter aytime by going to any extent. Thru this attribute he indicated his perfect leadership quality engrossed deep in his blood and precisely because of this he became the very good leader.    

 

The idea of forming the Kuwait Indian Football Federation was from Mr. J.P. D’Mello the international Referee based in Kuwait but if at all it  clicked and came to reality it was mainly because of Lawry Pinto’s relentless efforts even by pleading and begging to everyteam to join with KIFF as an apex body so that all teams come under one banner of KIFF.  This writer was also of very good help for the formation of KIFF when his journalistic efforerts of marketing this idea helped a lot besides Vohra, Rato and others played their respective roles well. The efforts of Lawry Pinto in getting the KIFF work really deserving lot of credit.  If KIFF is still existing in Kuwait, then they must start a memorial tourney in memory of Lawry Pinto because his memory in this particular field cannot be  allowed to fade.   Some of the oldies still living in Kuwait and still taking part in KIFF organized soccer then they must use their weight in favour of this proposal.

 

The other field of Lawry Pinto’s activities was the cultural and social work in which he took lot of interest mainly by uniting Goans, Mangaloreans and others to promote Cultural Programme in Konkani by bringing troupes and individual Tiatrists from Goa, Bombay and Mangalore and organizing their Shows in Konkani in Kuwait. Not only  he brought them to Kuwait but treated them royally well as few has done among us.  Without any reservation, he associated with any Goan  organized function and Goans always welcomed him in their midst without any difference. He was more  a Goan than many of the Goans.

          

For the cause of Konkani he also worked hard along with us in Kuwait  by helping us in whatever way he could.  When I asked anything for the cause of Konkani he never said NO to me, so much love he had for Konkani. In his death we lost a great man of Society.  May His Soul Rest In Peace.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

          

 

KONKNNI VADI –ROMI VADI – NAGRIVADI PART IV. (XEVOTT)

KONKNNI VADI –ROMI VADI – NAGRIVADI PART IV. (XEVOTT) Moji avoi bhas Konkani ti auvem poilich mojea jivitan aikolkea jedna poilech pavtt mojea ugdassak moje avoin makam aplea khandar nidunk ghalun Sobit “tune” ahcher bossoilolo amcho ek Manddo ghavun makam nidonk ghaltali tedna. Mojea mamalem ghor amcheach vaddeant assaam ani moje 2 mama ek vhodd Mama mhonnchem Maeche Bhau ekdom uxear kantorists ani toxench nauloukik Songitkar, eklo zaun also ek bhou uxear Rebekist ani duro Drummer zo maguir Karachi ghelo zuim tanne uncha Bandani vazoun apleak khup vhodd naum melloilem. Mhonntoch songit art zaun geli amchea gharonneachi ek kherit vhoddvikai. Amchem poilem Iskol zaun ghelkem Igorjecheam Parochial Iskol zuim ami sogli bhrgim lhan toxem vhodd hea Parochial or Igorjechea Iskolan amchem xinkop kelam ani ami voir sorleat. Igorjechea Iskolant sumar ami 3-4 vorsam xinkleant, poilea vorsa amcho syllabus oso aslo ki amkam bhogti Ghitam xinkoitalint jim ghitam ami maguir Igorjent ghaitaiim ani Konkani ABC xinkoitaklet. Upran dusrea vorsa amkam ek kherit Book aslo zacher amkam kherit licaovam astaelim zim nazuk vixoia voir astslim ani tim licavam amcho Igorjecho mestir xinkoitana ekdom borem distslem, he bookchem naum zaun aslem “PRiMEIROTOMO” mhonn. Tisrea vorsa amkam aniek book astalo ani to mhontlear Segundo Tomo zacher bore boreo stori astaleo. Toxench hea booker amkam xikonn ditalet koxeporim vhod-vhodd ani namnechea munxeank zosse porim Bishp Saibak, Patriarch Saibak, Governador Saibak ani toxench her vhodd munxeak chitti boroupak. He prom zaun aslem amchem tednachem Parochial Igorjeche Iskol zaun aslem zem xinkonn tea kallaile amche Goenkar kitle fuddem pavlet. Aum ji Konkani bhas xinklam ti bhas Marathik mhoi asli ani nhoi mhonn te bhasek Moraticho vasui marinaslo toxench ti zi poddoth te bhasek vupurtali tika ek kherit dhorzo aslo zo dhorzo ani poddot akkea Goyam bhor choltali jedna te poddothi pormonne ami ti bhas amcho soglo Christao lokh vapurtalo. Pun jedna Goencher ek Ghoddgoddo marun Zogllaunem ailim 19ver Decenbrache 1961 ani Goemchem kheritponn and vhoddponn Chor Bhrati serkaran Goencher ek vhodd chori keli zache vorvim amchem sobit mankullem Goem jem Indiechea mapar itlem lhan aslem tem Bharat serkar ekech ratian mhonlolea porim chorun vhelem mhonnchem Bharatan tem ghillun khallem zaka lagon tednache Amerikachea Presidentn Nehruk oxo opman kelo mhonnon “Indiek loj passun dissona kallchim sumar 15 vorsmam apleachem Independent Bharat gheun boson ek vhodd vaitt korni kelea sangon sounsar gheun bhoslolea lokank ki “ami bharat amcheam tabean dourun somestank dakholl korunk dilam ki ami Bharati lokh ani odhikari fotting mhonon. Ami ek uloitat ani boltench kortat zantun ami ktle fotting te sounnsarak dakoitat. Ami poilem mhontaum ki ami sovostkaieche munis mhonn pun bhailean boltench kortaum, Indiecher osleani konnachean pationk zatem? Oxem xekim Kennedy vicharta”. Amche modem ek vhodd vegllozar upraslo fokot he ammche bhasek lagon jedna 1961 vorsa zo Hindu munis apleache Nagri lipik gheun ailo tanne sogloch amche modem boball korun soddlo ani apun sangta toxich Konknni basechi poddot vaprunk zai mhon agro korunk laglo. Ani team Bibteam vagank amchi kalchim – poirchim Kuskuttam zankam har-mhontlear burr kitem ti khobvor na tanni anik vhoddlo haddambo ghtlo ani xeim Konknni bhas itli sompi asli ti xekim augodd korun sodlii. Hea vavrak amchea sabar padrini bhar ghetlo assun tanche modem Fr. Moreno pun xekim ekleanui kainch bore kelena eka mekacher choddon xekim Konknnicchem ghatlem padd. He amche Nagrivadi mhonttat te Marathivatten outat kteak tanchem primry education Marathi Xallan zalam ani jedna te Nagri Konknni vaen apli khuxealkai dakoitst tedna te Nagri Konknnik Marathi urani bhorun ghetat ani Konknni assa ti Mathik Konknni korun sodtat. Te Nagri Konknni navan fattlia dharantlear Marthi bhitor haddtat ani mhonttat amkam aikat tanchi xapotrm. Heo osle fottaxi marleot teo je tednache kalche porche potte Konknniche novech patlaudar mhonttat tanni apli patrad illi subeij dakoii. He kalche porche potte je dod Konknnichea Iskolan passn ghelenant tenchi patrad vhodd. Aum tori Igorjechea Parochial Iskolan Romi Konnni xinklam pun te ze mojer had boroupam kortalet aum Novem Geom disalleamcher borota tem boroup sarkem nhoi mhonn ani tankam soglo sohokar bhitorlen Felix Cardoso dhitalo kiteak tacho ek plan aslo makahm Konknni cholvollintlo sarko nattak korpak. Taka ek vhodd mijeas asli ki apun ek vhodd zanvaecho munis Konknni mollar ani tache xivai anink dusro konn na Konknni molar. Taka moji bhorpur nirddukai zatali ani he porim to ani tache her sangati vavurtalet mojher had. Dr, Rebello tedna fokot ek titul;ar mhonn Sompadpi aslo Novem Goencho pun her sogle kharbar poddea fattlesn ravon Felix Cardosoch kortalo. To kosoch mandun gheunk kobul naslo aplea poros anikui dusro kon tori uxear assa mhonn. Team soglesm enddeank mojo ekuch vinchar zaun ghelo mhontta to oasso: “Zori tor moji Konknni boroup sarki nha zalear tea editorani koxi xapun haddli assun tanche modem Felix Cardos passun? Zor aum boroitam ti Konknni srki nhoi zalear tumchich Konknni sarki mhonn tumkam konne Certficate and degree dikea? Har nachta mhontlear Gainnoi nachlear zaina.” Konknni mollar Konknniche pundit mhonn doldire apun vhoddle Gonnal pettoitat te kainch kamanche nhoi, torui bore mojea sarkelean tankam sarke mezun kaddleat mhonn. Vhoddle somzotat apun ek zannar koxe, te soglem “inferiority Complex” aslole kiteak te Konknni molar ekdom fattimurleat ani fuddarakui oxech urtelet. Aum poiloch Kuwait ailolom tedna mhakam thodde bhou Konknni boroupi ani toxebch Konknnihi chollvoll choloupi mhonn makam vhodd xapotra sangtale pun tankam tor khoreponin tumi bharik sarik pollet zalear tumkam jerul gomtelem aslem ki te mhonnche ek kidde koxe Konknni mollar, tem sobemazar ulonk nokot nhoi mhonn nessonk nokot samazan ani he itlea lhan vorgache munisui Konknnichi chollvoll koxe porim fuddem vhortelet? Tedna Kuwait ek somzut aslom eka Goenchea samaza modem ki Konknnichi cholvoll Ladru and Pedru chea Hatiintlii bhair kaddunkuch zai., Konknni cholvoll Kuzner ani Bottler toxench dish washer hanchea hatintli kaddchich poddtoli ani tednanch ki Romi Konknni mahan meltolo. Amche modem ek oxi mhonni assa ani ti mhontlear oxi “Nonni koxi-I zaum pun Konno mas ghotta aslear puro”. Jedna amchi Konknni bhasexk maniiotai mel’li tedna Romi lipik sarki bhair uddoili Nagrivadeani ani voilean sanglem ki jedna tannim Draft Bill Konknni bashek toiar kelem ani techeo copy Romi leaderank dakoupak ani tanni tem Draft bill polloupak ani kitem adol bodol korpak Romivadeam laguim sodlolem tedna ekloi” Rostad” Romi leaser khum tea Drat Billacher apli dhavea dollean passun nodor marlina khuim. Hem tor soth zalear he amche Romiche vhadil je apun apleakuch mhonntat Romiche fuddari tanni Romicher ek vhodd chuk, ek vhodd ghart kela ani ea passot Romvadeani tankam kednach visrunk favona, heam “self appointed“ Romichea amcheam leaderank Konknni chollvollintlem font mrun dhanvdaun bhair ghalunk zai, te amche modem missol Zavop mhonchem amkam loz, tankam zai fokot vhoddpon. Tani Romicher onit korun poile suater tanni amche chollviller ji ami Kuwait ravon itlea nibran keloli ticho porinam zaunk zai titklo zalona. Hem soglem niallun makam ekuch sangchem dista ki amche Bashechem ani chodd kon amche Romi Konknni bashechem padd poddpak karan amchech Romi vaddi kiteak te vhodd chor tani amche cholvollicher ekdom vait korni kelea. Tankam ami kednach bhosung favona. Tankam amche modle amim ek mile pois dovrunk zai. A.Veronica Fernandes