[saligaonet] July, 10, Saligao News
July, 10, Saligao News; -Government to lay underground power cables at Saligao. The Bardez coastal belt, including Calangute and Saligao, would be given priority in the laying of underground power cables in view of the frequent power disruptions here due to the constant falling of tree-branches causing overhead power lines to snap. The assurances came from the state Government in response to the separate private members resolution by the Saligao MLA Dr. Wilfred de Souza( Courtesy Navhind Times) -The Faces of Goan football fans captured during Euro finals between Portugal and Greece by journalist Francis X. Ribeiro, from Saligao, at the Calangute Association hall, display a lot of the enthusiasm that was generated due to Portugals progress during Euro 2004,which was followed passionately by Goans. Entitled`` Faces of Support In Colour the photos appears in Herald SPORT WATCH on page I ,dated 10th July. -Pastoral Activity in Saligao Parish. *Meeting of the Laity belonging to the 3rd Order of the Franciscans on last Thursday of every month in the evening.Venue: Church hall *Legion of Mary every Monday in the Church at 5 p.m. Also at Grande Morod Chapel every Saturday at 4.30p.m. *Society of St Vincent the Paul, every Tuesday evening in the Church Premises *Altar BoysAssociation meeting every Saturday in the evening., Church Hall *Parish Pastoral Council once a month.in the Church Hall *Alcoholic Anonymous- very Monday evening in the Church Hall. *Charismatic Meeting every Sunday at 5 p.m. in the Church. *Parish Youth Meeting on 2nd Sunday of the month at 9.30 a.m .in the Church Hall *Sunday School in Church at 8.30. a.m. every Sunday followed by childrens mass. *Basic Christian Community( BCC) meetings in wards every month. *Fabrica Meetings at the discretion of the President of Fabrica. Fr. nascimento Mascarenhas.
[saligaonet] Communidadse de Saligao-IX
Communidade de Saligao---IX. In the Communidade de Saligao, the alimony corresponding to one zon is paid to the only son of a deceased ganvkar. When the male children are more than one, the eldest(son, malgoddo) receives the zon in full and the others receive one half each. This alimony was also extended to the sons of kulacharinsin Saligao Communidade. Some few members of the first five Vangodds of the community of Saligao had, to the exclusion of the other members, the right to celebrate the Festa de Novidades or Novem( Harvest Festival)in August( my time on 7th August ,after the feast of Novem at Salvador do Mundo celebrated on 6th August). In my younger days at least two of my friends (both living) Mr. Caetano Antonio dos Remedios from Tabravaddo now residing in Donvaddo and Mel DSouza from Arrarim/Canada, were Presidents of Festa de Novidades. It is also celebrated now but without the president and if I am not mistaken on 15th August( Vide, Goa Gaunkari The Old Village Associations Vol II by Rui Gomes Pereira, 1981, pp 59, 116 and also Books of the Communidade de Saligao). My comments. The pre-portuguese name of our Village was *Sallganv.In Christianity from XVI century it was *Saliganv( due to cultivation of a rice called *Sali, according to Monsehor Rodolfo Dalgado) and then from XVIII century we got a nickname with the plantation of Sugar canes * Uxelantle Kole* to distinguish from the nick name of Kolo to another family of Saligao, Now the people from Goa simply call us Sauganvkars * kole*. I have still not got an answer as to why only some families of the first five Vangodd with the exclusion of others, as said by Rui Gomes Pereira, celebrated the Feast of Novidade. Werent others agriculturists or was it due this exclusion, the others began to cultivate surgarcane in wards like Mudddavaddi, Mollebhatt, Donvaddo etc till 1945 and earned us a nickname?. The sugar cane plantation certainly took longer period to produce surgarcanes than paddy plantation. I do not know if Mr. Jose Remedios from Tabravaddo/Santa Cruz, Mumbai has celebrated the feast of Novidade .I need his explanation as he knows more about these matters than I. There are different private rules and regulations for inscription of names for matricula de jonos in Communidades in Goa. Saligao has its own private rules for our Communidade and they are unique to our village as well as the age of inscription for both Ganvkars and Kukachars. I have given the surnames of the 12 Vangodd of Saligao and also of Kulacharins. Now the name of a person of that particular surname may not appear in the list of joneiros of that year if he not written his name in person on through proxy and that is why we may not find the names of the particular surname of the person in the list of zonnkars of that particular year. I gave the names on No.VIII posting as found in the matricula de jonos on various Books of the Comunidade de Saligao. Now comes the Souzas in various Vangodds and it is a very big problem. Unless the ganvkars of surname Souza can tell us to which vangor they belong to, then only we will be able to understand who is who in the different Vangodd of Souza surnameProbably the escrivaoof saligao Communidade may solve part of the problem. However could Souzas reading this posting help me to record their vangodds for posterity? Kindly give me the baptismal name and surname and vaddo with indentification of vaddo if possible. I hope some one will take this topic for a paper or even for a degree like PHD . To be continued. Fr, Nascimento Mhas.
[saligaonet] july 12,Saligao News
July 12 Saligao News: ---Mater Dei Institution, Saligao is celebrating Founders Day . Mr. Anacleto F.X.Lobo as far back as 1909 founded this school and in 1984 its platinum jubilee was commemorated and in about five years it will complete its century. Initially the school was affiliated to the Bombay University later on to the Poona and Goa Boards. In 1992 it introduced I.C.S.E curriculum of the Delhi Board. With the death of its dynamic Principal Mr. Anacleto Lobo the school was managed by his wife Mrs. Ines Nazare Lobo for some time. Later, Miss.Cleta Lobo, daughter of Mr. Anacleto Lobo, stepped in and took charge of the Institution as its Principal, assisted by her sister Miss Edna Lobo. Mater Dei, Saligao is the second oldest school in Goa and an Institution sans pareil. It is also our Alma Mater. Congratulation to the Principal , staff and students! ---There are a dozen families from Saligao staying in Vasco-da-Gama. Mr. Daniel DSouza from Nigvaddo, Saligao/Vasco, working for MPT is the editor of the Mormugao Port Trust bi-monthly Goenchim Lharam. He also contributes articles for Times of India (on Goan Themes), The Goan Review, Goan Observer,( on Tiatr and triatr personalities) Gulab, Lharam( St. Andrews Parish Bulletin, Vasco-da-Gama), Saligaonet etc., both in English and Konkani. - Dilip Thakore, Editor of Educational World, a Human Development magazine which features outstanding educational institutions in the country and abroad, has described Mater Dei, Institution, Saligao, Goa, as arguably Indias most sophisticated village day school. ---Mrs. Aurora Maria Couto from Aldona, is an ardent admirer of the artist from Saligao the late Mr. Francis Newton Souza. In her book Goa A Daughters Story, she cites him in various page of her book. The late Mr. Francis Newton Souza , besides being an international painter, was also an author of books such as Words and Lines , London, Villiers, 1959 and New Poems, Bombay, Pundole Art Gallery, 1985. Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas.
