Mogal Bhava Veigas,
Goan pork vindalo atam zala Indian pork shakuti. Tu Zai kiteak?
Goem atam sogllech readmade soddtat. Raunk time na ani Raudunk
xixpak-ui time nan.
Ami Amchea burgeak sollem xikoita fokot Konkani ullouk and radunk.
Mog Assum
Agnelo Pinheiro
From: blandino viegas
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 11:57 AM
Hello Agnelo,
Your opinion, I do not contradict. But believe me, there is something
happening in Goa and to Goa. Goa will servive not only for 45100 years
but beyond that, but NOT the Goa which was Goa once upon a time. Look at
the present Goa, there is no Goan flavour left at all. Goan pork vindalo
atam zala Indian pork shakuti. Check with Joegoauk, he knows exactly
what is happening in Goa as he keeps watch 24 x 365 days.
Buzz, drum and action is the need of the hour for Goa to retain its
originality.
Mog Assum
B. M. Viegas
From: pinheiro
Sun, December 5, 2010 10:53:12 PM
These days Goan media is buzzing with Save Goa - Save Konkani buzz
words. It seems to me as if Goa and Konkani is on the verge of
extinction. Did Goa and Konkani survived 451 years of colonial rule
much longer then other states of Indian Union? Why is this sudden
onslaught by politicians, Civil Society, Artists, NGO's and you name it?
I think it is because Goa and Konkani has become hot commodity.
Tiatr or khel tiatr was one of the best form of edu-entertainment in
Goan back then. The tiatrist of yesteryears (some are alive struggling
to make ends meet) used to put they heart and soul to bring best out of
their talent.
Is it now? I know many tiatrist has made it their business rather than
a platform to show their talent. There are tiatrist known to have
taken or taking money from the politicians to sing praises.
The Buliders & real-estate developers are selling every inch or land in
the name of GOA - land of beaches and bitches (women). They not only
cater to rich and powerful but also to poor by bringing cheap unskilled
labour to complete their housing projects and then let them feed on
their own in Amche Bangarache Goem. So we have artificial shanties.
There comes social service NGO's who try to teach Konkani to the migrate
workers as it is important tool of survival. Some even teach them to
sing Mando and then with the help of migrates 'Konkani Rocks'. There
are political NGO's who are busy telling Goans how vicious the
government polices are but at the sunset they 'wine and dine' with the
same government officials/politicians.
Then the Goans who are in great hurry to get rich, and get rich now by
hook or crook. They collude with the tourist and provide all assistance
to source and finalize property deal. They will even go out of the way
to steal document and land records for few rupees unmindful of the
damage they are doing to the motherland Goa.
We have So-called Global Goans trying to keep Konkani and traditions of
Goa alive. How? Not by speaking Konkani at home but by singing and
dancing few broken Konkani songs. Tapping feet and celebrating Village
Feast these Goans call themselves 'FLAG BREARERS' of Konkani and Goan
tradition world wide.
And now the Flip-Side, since Goa is become hot commodity we have many
Goans running back to Goa from all over the world. Many of these who
have migrated to big cites and towns in India and over the world used to
ridicule native Goan as 'village folks'. I know many here in Dubai
(some years ago) who despised Goa and Goans. If you had to ask, 'Tum
Goemcho?' The catch phrase reply ' I'm born and brought up in Bombay.
My distant uncle/aunty leaves in Goa.' The same folks now running to
Goa every six month to get the share of property which they never cared
while they lived in 10X12" dinky rooms in Bombay.
Now the question, do we really love Goa and Konkani from deep within or
we love because it rakes money. Goa has survived 451 foreign rule and
will survive next 45100 years!
Viva Goa
Agnelo Pinheiro
