Re: [Goanet] Statement of Shri Eduardo Faleiro at his Press briefing on May 22, 2012
Bravo! Greeting, from Atlantic Canada (Dartmouth NS B2X A28). Look me up, if ever you come by this way. Dan Driscoll. On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Eduardo Faleiro goanet.refor...@bell.netwrote: STATEMENT OF SHRI EDUARDO FALEIRO AT HIS PRESS BRIEFING (May 22, 2012) Over the last two months, I along with Adv.Bernard d’Souza visited several villages and towns in the districts of Kolhapur and Belgaum to meet the people of Goan origin settled in those areas. In the 16th and 17th centuries thousands of Goans, both Hindus and Christians, left Goa to escape religious and cultural persecution, epidemics and continuous wars and settled in the neighbouring areas of North Karnataka and South Maharashtra. They speak Marathi or Kannada and also Konkani and visit regularly their temples and churches in Goa. Most of the people who migrated to the neighbouring areas of Maharashtra are called ‘ Bardezkars’ since their ancestors migrated mostly from Bardez. Their surnames in school records and revenue registers appear as ‘ Bardezkar’. The descendants of those settled in Karnataka are called ‘ Konkanes’ because they speak Konkani at home along with Kannada. Hindus, Muslims and Christians in those areas participate in each other’s religious festivals, weddings and other gatherings and there is no difference in their social life and food habits. - We have taken steps to write the history of Goans migration to the neighbouring regions in those early centuries. - Many of those persons are Christians and every year a large number of them come walking for 3-4 days to attend the feast of St. Francis Xavier but when they arrive at Old Goa they do not have a reasonable place to rest. - We have formulated a Youth Exchange Programme for youth of Goan origin in the neighbouring areas to visit Goa and get acquainted with their roots and different facets of life here. Similarly Goan youth will visit the neighbouring areas to acquaint themselves with the people of those areas. This Youth Exchange Programme is intended for the young generation to contribute to and promote understanding, goodwill and co-operation between the three States involved. In the first Youth Exchange Programme, about 10 Goan youths in the age group of 18 to 30 years will visit villages and towns in the districts of Kolhapur and Belgaum from June 23rd to June 30th next. Similarly, youth of Goan origin in the neighbouring States will be invited to visit Goa in the month of November. I now request my colleagues Adv.Bernard d’Souza, Shri Devraj Bardezkar and others to elaborate on the subjects I have just mentioned. Eduardo Faleiro loksevagoa at gmail.com
Re: [Goanet] Statement of Shri Eduardo Faleiro at his Press briefing on May 22, 2012
Very touching indeed, Senor Faleiro. During the Goa convention held at the Kala Academy (sometime in the 90s), during what appeared to be an open mike session, there is a Goan man who returned to Goa for the first time ever (from Karnataka) and was relating his story, a very interesting and heart-warming story of returning to his mother-land. The audience was silent taking in this simple story of having longed to returned home but having no ties, was rather difficult. Guess what? A rude 'politician' (not you Senor Faleiro) asked him to finish up and snatched the mike away. What an IDIOT this so called 'politician' from Vascu? How could such a person run a Goa Convention when these conventions are about going away and coming back to ones roots, about roots that bind? Everyone talks of Goichis going away to the far corners of the world and how they have settled (even learnt how to play golf, how empty is that!!) in some developed country...stories of people who moved away to neighbouring states for cultural and religious reasons indeed need to be toldand how they keep these bonds active after many years is indeed touching. On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:59 PM, Eduardo Faleiro goanet.refor...@bell.net wrote: STATEMENT OF SHRI EDUARDO FALEIRO AT HIS PRESS BRIEFING (May 22, 2012) Over the last two months, I along with Adv.Bernard d’Souza visited several villages and towns in the districts of Kolhapur and Belgaum to meet the people of Goan origin settled in those areas. In the 16th and 17th centuries thousands of Goans, both Hindus and Christians, left Goa to escape religious and cultural persecution, epidemics and continuous wars and settled in the neighbouring areas of North Karnataka and South Maharashtra. They speak Marathi or Kannada and also Konkani and visit regularly their temples and churches in Goa. Most of the people who migrated to the neighbouring areas of Maharashtra are called ‘ Bardezkars’ since their ancestors migrated mostly from Bardez. Their surnames in school records and revenue registers appear as ‘ Bardezkar’. The descendants of those settled in Karnataka are called ‘ Konkanes’ because they speak Konkani at home along with Kannada.
[Goanet] Statement of Shri Eduardo Faleiro at his Press briefing on May 22, 2012
STATEMENT OF SHRI EDUARDO FALEIRO AT HIS PRESS BRIEFING (May 22, 2012) Over the last two months, I along with Adv.Bernard d’Souza visited several villages and towns in the districts of Kolhapur and Belgaum to meet the people of Goan origin settled in those areas. In the 16th and 17th centuries thousands of Goans, both Hindus and Christians, left Goa to escape religious and cultural persecution, epidemics and continuous wars and settled in the neighbouring areas of North Karnataka and South Maharashtra. They speak Marathi or Kannada and also Konkani and visit regularly their temples and churches in Goa. Most of the people who migrated to the neighbouring areas of Maharashtra are called ‘ Bardezkars’ since their ancestors migrated mostly from Bardez. Their surnames in school records and revenue registers appear as ‘ Bardezkar’. The descendants of those settled in Karnataka are called ‘ Konkanes’ because they speak Konkani at home along with Kannada. Hindus, Muslims and Christians in those areas participate in each other’s religious festivals, weddings and other gatherings and there is no difference in their social life and food habits. - We have taken steps to write the history of Goans migration to the neighbouring regions in those early centuries. - Many of those persons are Christians and every year a large number of them come walking for 3-4 days to attend the feast of St. Francis Xavier but when they arrive at Old Goa they do not have a reasonable place to rest. - We have formulated a Youth Exchange Programme for youth of Goan origin in the neighbouring areas to visit Goa and get acquainted with their roots and different facets of life here. Similarly Goan youth will visit the neighbouring areas to acquaint themselves with the people of those areas. This Youth Exchange Programme is intended for the young generation to contribute to and promote understanding, goodwill and co-operation between the three States involved. In the first Youth Exchange Programme, about 10 Goan youths in the age group of 18 to 30 years will visit villages and towns in the districts of Kolhapur and Belgaum from June 23rd to June 30th next. Similarly, youth of Goan origin in the neighbouring States will be invited to visit Goa in the month of November. I now request my colleagues Adv.Bernard d’Souza, Shri Devraj Bardezkar and others to elaborate on the subjects I have just mentioned. Eduardo Faleiro loksevagoa at gmail.com
