In Retrospection………Saligoa Village *ST ANNE’S CLUB OR KUDD IN BOMBAY---OFFSHOOTS OF SALIGAO VILLAGE COMMUNIDADE.*...I. In the major cities of Bombay( Mumbai), Calcutta( Kolkata), Karachi , East Africa, etc., Goans founded their own Clubs. Such clubs known among the Goans as " KUDD" exist in the City of Mumbai with a small sprinkling of their kind and in other urban centres of goan settlements. It should be clearly noted that these clubs have been founded by goan christians. O.E.Baptista who made a research study of the Goan club-life in Mumbai in 1958 considers the following to be the principal objectives.
5 To co-operate with other Goan Clubs and Institutions for the promotion of the interest, social, moral or economic of the members, 6. To promote devotion to the Patron or Patroness( of the village or ward) The following are privileges of a member.
The Managing Committee works honorary, its duties being as follows:
Santa Ana Saligao Club Bombay( 1850) & Santa Ana Saligao Sports Club , Bombay( 1944). A Brief Sketch of these clubs. There was one Kudd or Club called Santa Ana Club, Bombay’, founded in 1850, and Santa Ana Saligao Sports Club, Bombay, established in 1944 by Saligaunkars from Saligao, Goa residing in Bombay.. The history of this old Club was written by the late Mr. Jose Carneiro from Donvaddo,(on 02-08-1992) who had been the last Secretary of this Club and handed over to Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas, the Chair-man of the 150th Anniversary Celebration of St. Anne’s chapel, Saligao on 4th August, 1992. He was 82 years old in 1992, when death snatched him unfortunately on 11th August, 1992( seven days later). It was written in konkani and as a mark of respect to his memory it was reproduced ‘ ipsis verbis’ in Souvenir St. Anne Chapel Saligao, 1843-1993 for the benefit of ‘ Bairristas’. In my next posting I will translate it in English for the sake of our Saligao brothers and sisters on Saligaonet.…. To be continued Compiled by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas. |