49TH MANDO FESTIVAL IN GOA.
One of the Teenager groupsYesterday, on 10th of this month, I attended the first day of the 49th Mando Festival in Panjim at Kala Academy Hall,...
View ArticleMOUNT CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE FOR FR. BISMARK.
It is over a month now since Fr. Bismark was allegedly murdered with the ALLEGED approval of the most powerful higher-ups in Goa including the government machinery. If government machinery is...
View Article2ND DAY OF 49TH MANDO FESTIVAL IN GOA.
On 11th of this month at Kala Academy Panjim, I attended the 2nd day of Mando Festival at 5.20 PM. Though not house full yet this audience was much higher than on the first day. It was compeered...
View ArticleGOA'S INVASION WITH RAPES.
This is to share from my memory of what I noticed in December 1961, a few days after the ouster by Indian Military of Portuguese from Goa.On 17th we got the news in our local Portuguese school where I...
View ArticleCALANGUTE ZILLA PANCHAYAT MEMBER REPLIES.
The following is in reply to A.Veronica Fernandes aricle "Mount campaign for justice for Fr. Bismark" appeared in this forum on 13.12.15. Dear Veronica, As the Zila Panchayat Representative, I along...
View ArticleGOANS WERE CHEATED BY BHARAT.
Refreshing my memory once again going back to December 1961, it was wintry morning of 18thof that month, at about 6.00 AM. My father was adjusting the flow of water in our field touching the main road...
View ArticleWAS 19TH DECEMBER A BLESSING OR A CURSE?
Was 19thDecember 1961 a blessing for Goans or a curse? By all means, Portuguez Raj from Goa should have been ended, I did not want the Portugues to rule over me and my Goa but neither I did want Delhi...
View ArticleLOOT OF GOA BY BHARATI SOLDIERS.
Going back to 1961 once again, a week after the conquest of Goa by the Bharati Serkar of Congress Party under Jawaharlal Nehru, the loot of Goa was started by the Indian Military personnel almost in...
View ArticleFREEDOM FIGHTERS FAILED GOA.
Who is responsible for the current ugly happenings in Goa? Surely if not fully then at least partly the living Freedom Fighters of Goa for not doing enough after the ouster of Portuguese. Before...
View ArticleGOA STATE CULTURAL AWARDS PRESENTED.
GOA STATE CULTURAL AWARDS 2014 - 15.Yesterday, 20thof this month, at Institute Menezes Bragana Hall, Panjim, at 4.00 PM in a specially organized function, Goa State Cultural Awards were presented by...
View ArticleFC GOA UNITED THE GOANS.
Where Esperanto failed, the game of foot-ball succeeded. In the recently concluded ISL soccer tournament Goans forgot their differences and followed with deep reverence the game of soccer unitedly...
View ArticleKEEP ALIVE THE STRUGGLE OF FR. BISMARQ.
Reformist Martin Luther was the creation of the then Pope while Fr. Bismarq was the creation of the current Bishop of Goa. Martin Luther revolted against the Pope for selling Bulls for the remission...
View ArticleGOA NETTERS MEET IN PANJIM.
Yesterday, 28thof this month I attended as one of the invitees, the GOA NETTERS MEET held at Fundacao Oriente, Panjim, at 11.00 AM. The meet was attended by members of the Goa Net from different...
View ArticleKONKANI BOOK RELEASED IN PANJIM.
Pradeep Naik - Happy 50th Birthday In the Tiatro circle, Pradeep Naik is the name and fame. Among the tall Tiatrists he stands taller in performing any given role and this specialty of his is seen...
View ArticlePARRICAR UNFIT TO BE THE DEFENSE MINISTER.
The defence portfolio is the most important portfolio for India when on both the sides India is surrounded by the hostile neighbours; Pakistan is the worst as it came into being to oppose India. Hence,...
View ArticleLACK OF MEDICAL SERVICE AT NIGHT TIME.
On fifth of this month, a friend of mine in Calangute fell sick suddenly at about 9.00 PM, bleeding thru his nose. Having no proper medical facility in that village, he was rushed to Candolim at one...
View ArticleTHE NEW "NIRMON" FILM.
C.Alvares seen receiving his best actor award from Indira Gandhi for original Nirmon. On 6th of this month, at Marquinez Palace, Esg. Complex, Panjim, I watched the Remix “NIRMON” Konkani Picture at...
View ArticleDEATH OF COCONUT TREE IN GOA?
R.I.P. COCONUT in Goa? I don’t think so since it is too early to say yes because the way campaigning is going on to oppose the government move to declassify Coconut Tree from the category of Trees,...
View ArticleINJUSTICE DONE TO COCONUT TREE.
Finally the Coconut has been axed from the family of Trees by the arrogant BJP government of Parsenkar by citing that unnecessarily Coconut Trees will not be felled. I don’t believe in any...
View ArticleNOT PORTUGAL'S APOLOGY BUT MGP'S APOLOGY.
Minister Sudin Dhavlikar in the Assembly yesterday said that Portugal must first apologise to Goa for mercilessly ruling over Goans. He also appreciated the role of Bharat of ousting the Portuguese...
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