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A Statue of Unity.
Construction of a statute of unity at an estimated cost of USD 480 million has started in Gujarat, India. The statue of Sardar Patel will be twice the height of the Statue of Liberty in the USA and five times taller than the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Indian politicians for their selfish gains, divide our country on lines of religion, caste, creed and region. India today is in turmoil with riots, rapes, murders, communal violence, corruption, states being fragmented to make new states, and yet our politicians are proud to say: "We will have a statue of unity".
We at Xit-Koddi, wish our leaders would spend this huge amount on basic amenities such as infrastructure, sanitation or education which our country needs more than a statute of unity.
= GR Crasto
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Rogddea kustar san'nam, Fulu kustar foznem. (Make merry at other’s expense.)
(Eddie Verdes-achea adharan. Chinchinim/Saudi-Arabia)
Thanks To All Our Readers
For Your Congratulatory Messages On Our 4th Anniversary Issue of Last Month. We March Into The 5th Year To Serve You In Our Little Ways. We Look Forward To Your Continued Cooperation In Providing Us News, Views And Any Other Matter That Is Beneficial To Our Community.
Happy Feast Of St. Francis Xavier To All Of You.
Bozo: Ajea, Goem Sam Francis Xavierachea Exposition-ank vochonam re ?
Azo: Zerul vetam Bojea. Anik kherit ek magnem Sam Francis Xavierache paimxim dovortam.
Bozo: Koslem magnem, Ajea ?
Azo: Zanaim Bojea, halimchea kallar Goykaram modem futt podleli amkam disti podta anik hi futt Goechi anik Goykaranchi vatt laun sodteli.
Bozo: Ajea, kosli futt mhunnta tum ?
Azo: Bojea, Goencho thoddo itihas polle. Opinion poll zalo tednam, North ani South Goa modem ek zuz koslem pettlem. Goychi raj-bhas Konkani korchea vellarui oxem zalem anik atam Mopa airporta vixim osloch ghoddbodd suru zala.
Bozo: Punn Ajea, Sam Francis Saibak tujem magnem koslem ?
Azo: Zanaim Bojea, Saibachea Exposition-achi toiari Goenche Igorj maten ani Goenchea Sorkaran ekvottan ravon itle bore bhaxen kelea tichi maka apurbhai. Anik osloch ekvott Goykaram sovem asunk mojem magnem.
Bozo: Sam Francis Xavier-an besanv amcher ghalunk anik Goykarancho ekvott rakunk maguia.
= Bap'pa Bahreinkar
Annual Day of YGC: The Young Goans Club (YGC) will celebrate its annual day and the feast of its patron St. Francis Xavier on December 4, with a dinner dance at the Baan Saeng Thai Restaurant Auditorium in Adliya. The club will also hold a Christmas Tree the same evening, with Santa Claus distributing gifts to members’ children. A very entertaining program is lined up for members and guests with a live band in attendance. A limited number of guests, sponsored by members, will be admitted for this event starting at 8 p.m. For more inquiries contact mobile nos. 39659539 or 36848944 .
Konkan Singers Club Annual Day: Konkan Singers Club will celebrate its 37th Annual Day on December 5, at the Baan Saeng Thai Restaurant Auditorium from 11 a.m. onwards. The highlight of this celebration will a Christmas Tree Party for children below 12 years and entertainment program for members and guests. Members are requested to collect their entry cards from the club office by December 2.
Christmas Fellowship: The Konkani community of the Sacred Heart Church will hold their festive get-together at Our Lady of Arabia Auditorium on December 11. The program will feature Konkani carols, other festive cultural items and short skits. Dinner coupons for the program, starting at 7 p.m., are available with committee members of the Konkani Community.
Children’s Day Celebrated: The Riffa based Goan families provided ample entertainment for their children to mark Children’s Day. Several families joined together for this event and conducted a variety of fun-filled games for the children. A marble and spoon race, collecting the pebbles, cardboard race, sack race and finding the rhymes were some of the games that the little ones enjoyed on the day. A needle and thread game was held for the parents who contributed snacks and drinks. The day was organized at the West Riffa Compound by Seby and Sabina Rodrigues. DJ Nazareth Gomes was in attendance and Sheena Dias compered the program.
Eka bapain aplea teg lhan burgheank apoun adlim anik vincharlem, "Sarkem sot tem sangat maka, hem akem suman Mummy-ichea utrak konem respet dila anik ti sangta toxem kelam ?"
Tegui bhurgheanim ekach tallean vell korinastanam zap dili, "Daddy, tuvem !"
OBITUARIES
Ex-resident Minister in Goa: In the 1980s, Micky Pacheco sported long hair, often tied in a ponytail, with a cross dangling from his left earlobe. Clad in a T-shirt and jeans, he would often be seen riding a motorbike in Bahrain. He loved football and played as goalkeeper for the now defunct United Goans football team in Bahrain. On his return to Goa after a short stint in Europe and US he entered politics and has been in the government several times. The lone member of the Goa Vikas Party, Micky has been inducted into the BJP Government of Goa as Rural Development Minister. Xit-Koddi extends best wishes to Micky Pacheco, a former resident of Bahrain.
Diana Fernandes (Goa): Congratulations on completing four years of your newsletter. Secondly, thank you for the monthly updates on the Xit-Koddi Bahrain Goans e-newsletter. It's nice to keep updated with what's happening in Bahrain, even though I'm not there anymore. I particularly enjoyed reading the special feature on Fr. Felicio Diniz. Incidentally he was present when I received the sacraments of baptism, communion as well as confirmation. We have this running comment in the family, that he should be the priest I should go to when I decide to get married!
Jose Alexander (Bahrain): Congratulations to the Xit-Koddi team on completing 4 years. Your anniversary issue covered more of Christian religious news and looked like a religious bulletin. There are activities of several other religions in Bahrain which Xit-Koddi must also cover. (Editor’s note: We keep appealing to our readers to bring any news, reports that are related to Bahrain Goans to our attention and we will surely make space for them in our Xit-Koddi, irrespective of any religion.)
Luis Baltazar Antao
Died On October 27, 2014
At Ambora, Goa
Ex-Employee Of
Public Security Band Bahrain
Our Condolences
to his wife Isabel & fly
Baltazar Francis Sequeira
Died In Aldona, Goa
On November 9, 2014.
Employee of Patel Constructions Co. Bahrain.
Our condolences to his wife Monica and daughter Julie.
Seby Fernandes (Paklo). In 1980 a
Walter and Elizabeth J. Pires (London-U.K.): We came
prominent footballer from Century Rayon, Bombay, arrived in Bahrain, and made a lasting impression on the football scene. He is Seby Fernandes, well known as 'Paklo' among the Goan community here. He will be leaving the island shortly for good.
Always young-looking and handsome, Seby arrived in Bahrain, just two years after his marriage to Alice. He is returning to India with fond memories of his long stay here. 'It’s amazing how time flies ... It looks like only a few years back that I arrived in Bahrain, and my wife and I are now retuning to India as grandparents’, Seby told Xit-Koddi. A committed and dedicated employee, he had been working for Mechanical Contracting and Services Co. for the last 34 years.
Seby hails from the touristic village of Colva, but has lived in Bombay for most of the time before coming to Bahrain. He represented Maharashtra twice in the Jr. National Football championship, and was a member of the Bombay Goans Football team that used to tour and participate in football tournaments in Goa in the late 1970’s. He was the most sought-after player on arrival in Bahrain, and though it was tough competition to get into the Goans Football team in those years, Seby was quick to find a place in the YGC team and played several years in the then most popular Hempels Expatriate Football league. He also played for a couple years for the British Club. Seby was also a good hockey player and represented the YGC in the Bahrain Hockey Association league. He has also played football for United Goans and ADS teams in Indian tournaments and in friendly matches. Winner of several prizes, he is on the honors list of Bahrain Goans, and was very recently felicitated by the Indian Club.
to live here in the mid-1970s and had 22 wonderful years on the island before we relocated to London. I still visit frequently. There was a very large Goan community who lived in the vicinity of Sacred Heart Church. The church, of course, was at the center of the community, closely followed by the Goans Club with Barts Club (in the church) also providing another venue for gatherings. Goans were respected and trusted. Whether it was at the Royal Palace, or in the firms on the island, they worked in many capacities and at all levels.
There were several Goans in prominent positions who made an effort to help the members of the community when they first arrived on the island trying to make their way up. Many an Al Khalifa of today was looked after by a Goan nanny. Walking down the street in Manama, you would easily run into at least ten Goans you knew. Village ties were strong and the annual Mass for the patron saint of one’s village and a get-together afterwards was a highlight for many families. This only proves the point that you can take the Goan out of his village but you cannot take his village out of him!
Christmas and New year were particularly fun…with the lilt of carols spilling out from homes, traditional Goan sweets made by the ladies, and the dances that went on until the early hours....And in the cooler weather the picnics on Jazayer Beach with singing and dancing whilst the guitars played. Those were the days !!!!!
Evander Darius Sequeira. The Indian
School, Bahrain organized a Youth Festival and several competitions were held for children during this month. Xit-Koddi caught up with Evander Darius Sequeira who walked away with a couple of trophies.Evander won the first prize for short play, and was in third place in the poem-writing competitions held during this festival. Evander, son of Edward and Electra Sequeira from Vasco-da-Gama, has appeared in the Xit-Koddi issue of June 2014 for securing top marks at the SSC examination of 2014. We are proud to congratulate our little star Evander and wish him continued success.
In this year of Exposition of the sacred relics of St. Francis Xavier, we bring you a link of pictures and videos of this event with thanks to JoeGoaUK.
http://joegoauk.blogspot.in/2014/07/st-francis-xavier-exposition-2014-15.html
‘Bahrain is like my home, and I should be visiting Bahrain often as my children are here’, he said at the end of our chat with him. His elder daughter, Melissa (married to Pascal), son, Niven (married to Sheryl), and the youngest son, Lynford, are working in Bahrain. Seby and Alice are seen here with Kaitlyn, their grand-daughter.
Asked about his advice to present day footballers in Bahrain, he said, ‘Football is not just watching the game on TV and imitating the style of top players. It needs a lot of practice, building up of stamina, and coordination with team members’. Xit-Koddi wishes Seby and Alice a happy and pleasant future, back home in India.
...… that the Indian Tourism Ministry is partially funding the Exposition of St. Francis Xavier, which is expected to draw at least five million visitors, including a sizeable number of foreign followers of the Catholic saint?
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Feast of St. Francis Xavier. The Konkani Community of Sacred Heart Church, Manama, will celebrate the feast of St. Francis Xavier on December 3. The Concelebrated Feast Mass will be at 7 p.m. led by Fr. Alvito Cardoso, who is especially in Bahrain to conduct the novenas and the feast.
Pope FrancisAnd
His Inspirational Quotes
"Do not be a 'part-time' Christian at certain moments, in certain circumstances, in certain choices, be a Christian at all times"
'Goenchi Sanz' organised by CRAB (Claude, Roque, Alvito & Benny) Entertainment enthralled a house full crowd at the Papillon Restaurant on November 6. The evening featured all Goan entertainment of song and cultural dances. Among the cultural items and dances was a 'Mando' presentation lead by Menino Fernandes, besides songs by Danby D'Costa, Jr. Luis, Quixote and Ophelia. Manuel Fernandes recited a couple of Konkani poems. DJ Lucio Noronha provided music for the event.
The highlight of the event was felicitation of eight Goans on the island for their contribution in various fields related to Goan identity and culture. They were presented with mementos and certificates. Though the awards were supported by our e-newsletter Xit-Koddi, the selection of candidates was the sole choice of the organizers ‘CRAB Entertainment’. Xit-Koddi has highlighted these Goans in past issues; however we are pleased to highlight their achievements, once again.
Kelvin D’Costa: He was chosen for his academic and sporting achievements. He scored A1 in all subjects at the SSC exams which he took through the Indian School, Bahrain. He was among the top 4 from over 600 students who appeared for the exams in March 2014. He was selected by the French Embassy for the Jules Verne two-week scholarship and toured Azur Lingua, Nice, France. Kelvin, who has several academic and sporting awards to his credit, is the son of Louella and Patrick De Costa from Cuncolim, Goa. (Xit-Koddi, June 2014)Slenzitta D’Cruz: Children won’t grow up exactly like their parents but will certainly have some character traits of one or both parents. The daughter of popular Konkani stage artistes, Ophelia and Quixote, Slenzitta has shown remarkable talent in singing and acting and that too, in our. She was felicitated as an upcoming star of the Konkani stage. (Xit-Koddi, May 2012)
Pio Fernandes: Pio Fernandes has had a penchant for penning poems, short stories and scripts right from his childhood, and his work was recently acknowledged by the All India Konkani Writers’ Organization for his book of Konkani poems Tujea Moga Khatir. Besides writing poems and articles for Konkani magazines, he also wrote scripts for All India Radio (AIR) programs such as Yuvann, a youth program, and Foddni Fou, another humorous program of AIR, Panjim. (Xit-Koddi, Aug’2012)Manuel Fernandes: Manuel is a qualified journalist and has served as reporter of Novem Goem, Goemcho Mog, Sunaparant, Herald, Goykar and Goycho Avaz. He has contributed poems and Konkani articles to several magazines in Goa and Mumbai. He was involved in social and sporting activities in his native Canacona before his move to Bahrain. (Xit-Koddi, March 2013)
Maria Pereira: Maria has the distinction of being the first woman to release a book of konkani poems in Bahrain. Goenchi Girestkai Part 1 and Part 2 are the two books, she released in a span of two years. In her poems, she has highlighted the traditional occupations of Goa that are slowly disintegrating. (Xit-Koddi, Nov’ 2013) Jr. Luis Anthony: Jr. Louis Anthony has been on the Konkani stage of Bahrain since his arrival on the island in 1999. He has the talent of a professional tiatrist and has excelled in various roles over the years. Be it singing, acting, directing or writing, he has carved a niche for himself among tiatr lovers of Bahrain. He has been a part of almost every Konkani program in Bahrain for a decade and half. (Xit-Koddi, Jul’ 2014)
Vincent D’Costa: Vincent was felicitated for his contribution to football among the Goan Community of Bahrain. His love for football is second to none, and he is associated with almost all the football activity of Goans in Bahrain. He is not only promoting and supporting football but also takes it upon himself to honor footballers who have excelled in football among the Goan Community. Xit-Koddi, over the years has seen Vincent in the boots of a player, referee, coach, manager and organizer. Last but not least, our editor GR Crasto was also felicitated for his distinctive service to the Goan Community of Bahrain. Our editor is seen in the picture here releasing the DVD of the recently held musical show ‘Bahrainche Goykar’ during the event, along with the directors Jr. Luis and Claude.
On the sidelines: 'Do you'll know who found the crucifix, of St. Francis Xavier that was lost in the sea ?', asked the preacher during the novenas of St. Francis Xavier.
Our Goenkar Pedru replied immediately, 'Claude, Rocky, Alvito and Bonny.'
And who are they ? Questioned the surprised preacher.
'They are CRAB, Father! CRAB (Claude, Rocky, Alvito & Bonny) Quipped Pedru.
(On the sidelines, sent in by David D'Costa - Thanks)
YGC/Alba Football: The Young Goans Club/Alba 8-A-Side football has reached an interesting knockout stage. The semi-finals are slated for December 5 and the finals will be played on December 12 at the Soccer City in Saar. Milagres Boys will play Bardez Boys in the first semi-final and Yuva Kerala will take on Bahrain Goans in the second semi-finals. The prize distribution of the tournament is scheduled for December 15 at the club premises in Manama with a Karaoke program of Konkani, Hindi and English songs. Entrance for the event is free for participating teams and club members.
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