AVF seen above with his book.
I am sure many of the Goans and non Goans too must have noticed and seen and even read my book that I wrote and published in 2016, the title of the book is “FROM COCONUT TREES TO OIL WELLS” The book revolves around Goan community’s migration to Kuwait, their stay there, their employment there, their hardships there their agonizing seconds – minutes – hours – days – months and years they spent there, the most foul treatment meted out to our sisters and mothers there by the nasty Kuwaiti Muslim Arabs who are not only a disgrace on Arabs but worse than that they are a shame on their Islam about which they boast of so much. Their treatment to our maids, the very poor and neglected and deserted by everyone even the Labour Law properly, bring shame on them. In the Gulf countries the oil rich Muslim Arabs are making a mockery of Islam by misbehaving with the poor expatriate females and by meting out a very low treatment to the expatriates especially from the Asian ccountries. In Kuwait the local act too discriminatory as if they are come from Heaven..
And finally in this book you get full day to day details of the Gulf War first waged by that bloody rascal Muslim Arab Saddam Hussein by invading Kuwait against all the prinnciples of UNO,NAM-ARAB LEAGUE-ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC COUNTRIES. The last one came into being to protect the interest and security of Islamic member countries but ironically by invading Kuwait by Iraq the dictator Saddam Hussein trampled under his left foot the greatness of the Islamic prinsiples of OIC. Who cares for Islam in the Arab World which is filled with innumerable Muslims but not with Islam. The UNO was formed by the Christin Nations and finally this UNO formed by the Christians came to the rescue of Islamic country Kuwait to liberate it from the jaws of Muslim Leader Saddam Hussein of Islamic country Iraq. Jews are better than all the Muslim leaders who refrained from openly condemn the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
It is indicated in this book how we Goans mainly the Kuwqit returnees organized a big movement in Goa to oppose the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and demanded liberation for Kuwait. In this context we brought heavy pressure from Goa thrunour our activities like public rallies and meetings held in Panjim to make our voice and opinion audible in Dehi and finally with due respect to the UNO and the the 3 main countries USA-France - UK Kuwait was liberated. We proved to the Kuwaitis too that we worked in Kuwait and earned good money and suffered lot of humiliation and persecution there from many of the Kuwaitis but at last we boldy came to their rescue and support in whatever way we can but others who enjoyed their doles and benefits never even looked at them when the Kuwwaitis were crying but we took courage and wiped their tears even though they must have humiliated and insulted us saying “HINDI MUSKIN” but these Hindi Muskin alone stood by them when they were facing difficult time. By doing this we who were on forefront did not gain anything and we did not expect also anything from them. We are happy that they are finally along with Kuwait are liberated.
The same book is now translated into Konkani in three different scripts namely ROMAN, DEVANAGRI AND KANNADA and in a grand function organized at Hotel Goan Heritage – Calangute, in the presence of renowned Konnkanivadis such as Writers, Poets, Journalists, Sahitya Academy Award Winners & orators, this book titled “MADDA THAUN TELAKHONNI PORIANT” was released on 01.03.20. Among others who spoke there were the author, Damodar Mauzo, Shivdas Naik, Elvino Rodrigues, Valley Quadros who shouldered major responsibility for translating this book into Konkani etc.