Honouring “Pai Tiatrist”

Honouring “Pai Tiatrist”
Leonardo Marcel Sequeira, Siolim/Maputo

During my current visit to Goa from Maputo, after almost 22 years, I was impressed by the changes in the state. Margao city has a lot of vehicular traffic, a little chaotic, but yes, this city is growing. But the garbage strewn around is awful, given Goa’s otherwise scenic beauty. The high-rise buildings are adding to the traffic problems.

At night, I saw the well-illuminated Rabindra Bhavan. I attended a Konkani tiatr there and what impressed me was a portrait of one senior citizen “Pai Tiatrist – Joao Agostinho Fernandes (21/12/1871 to 29/08/1947)”.




This reminded me of the good old days when we used to see tiatrs in Mumbai. Of course, the tiatr was entertaining, with a lot of humour. But, I could not much follow the Konkani, having lost touch with the language we otherwise spoke in Parel, Mumbai and Siolim, Goa.

I tried to get more details of “Pai tiatrist” from an ex-councillor of the local municipal body, seated at my side in the auditorium, who informed me that his house was just across a small rivulet on the southern side of the Bhavan. He added that the date of birth ought to be 14/12/1871 and not 21/12/1871, perhaps a slip-up.
The next day, we visited the house of “Pai Tiatrist”. Unfortunately, the inmates were not around.

The quaint, tiled, old house resembled many of such structures that dotted almost every part of Goa in the good old days. I was told that the government has plans to preserve his house and that indeed is a noble gesture which one needs to appreciate.
But much more needs to be done. This house could be an important landmark for Goans like me visiting the state. But there was no name given to the narrow winding path leading to the House.

In Maputo and other parts of East Africa, it is traditional to name streets after eminent persons and I suggested to my guide, the ex-councillor, that he could suggest naming the road “Rua de Pai Tiatrist”. I hope this suggestion is acted upon by the government.
(LETTER TO THE EDITOR AS PUBLISHED IN HERALD (GOA))
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TIATRIST NASLOLO TIATR DIS (TIATR Day Celebration without TIATRISTS)

TIATRIST NASLOLO TIATR DIS

- Vitorin Pereira, Utorda


Kala Akademy Gõy, 1996 vorsa-sun Abrilache 17ver Tiatr Dis monoita.

Xembor vorsam odik zalim tea disa bhov manest bab Lucasino Ribeiro ani Pai Tiatrist Joao Agostinho Fernandes hannim poilech pautt Mumboi xharant “Italiano Bhurgo” ho Konknni tiatr machier dakhoilear. Tachea ugddasak Kala Akademy ho dis 1996 vorsasun vhodda dobajean monoitana vorsan-voros kaim mhalgoddea tiatristank puroskar bhettoun sotkar korta. Hi tiatr mogiank, tiatr kalakorank khoxechi gozal.

Vorsavolli pormonnem hea vorsa Kala Akademint Tiatr disache karavollik hanv hazir aslom ani machier ravon don utram ulounk mhaka bhag favo zalem. Machier ravon vosrear nodor ghalit tor tiatr mogi (polloupi) favo toxe hazir asle punn khontichi gozal mhollear amchea tiatrist bhov thodde asle! Karann amche tiatrist bhav bhoinnank Abrilacher 17ver tiatr dis mhunnon khobor nasli kai? Vo Kala Akademichim apovnnea potram mellonknant. Tiatr dis mhunnche amchea tiatristank ghorchich kariavoll nhoi? Tankam apovnnea potranchi goroz asli?

Itlench nhoi fattim Moddganv don dis Dalgado Konknni Akademichem Sahityik ani sonskrutik sammelon aslem tednaim tiatrist favo tea porim nasle. Aiz kal tiatrist Konknni bhaxe vorvim tiatranim bhag ghetat ani aplea ghorabeank duddvancho adhar melloitat vo thodde tiatranchea zoddivorinch aplem kuttumb sambhalltat mhollear chuk zaunchina. Eka-eka tiatristachea sangatak ghorchim dog-tiguch ailear kariavollicho vosro chikar bhorom ieta. Tiatr polloupi koslei Konknni kariavollik khoxen ietat.

Punn amche tiatrist? Orthik vo dusro kosloi faido aslearuch ietele. Na tor oslea dobajeanchem kainch poddon vochonk na. Portem zalear Konknni ami tiatrist sambhallttat, amchi Romi Konknni amkam zai oxem hod’ddem fuddem kaddun machier ravon sangonk meklle! Hanv sogllech tiatristank hem lagu korina. Thodde khorench tan-bhuk visron Konknni khatir vavurtat. Vichitr gozal hi, tiatrist machier ravon kitli sobit Konknni utram ani sonvad uloitat, punn tech machievele denvle mhunttoch eka meka thaim Konkliz tastat toxench aplea ghoranim bail-bhurgeam thaim Inglez uloitat.

Itlench nhoi Romi Konnnichea fuddari passun eka-meka thaim khazgint Ingezuch katortat. Te uloitat tea gozalink Konknni utram nant kai? Vo amcho Konknnico mog fokot suvartha khatir vo tiatr polloupi bhousak fottoupa khatir? Ami Konknnicho apsuvarthi motlobponnan dongi mog korcho nhoi, punn nisuvarthi ani niz mog korunk favo oxem tumkam disona? Sodeak itlench puro.

JIVIT / Ank Mai 2009
(JIVIT - Konkani Monthly Magazine, issue May 2009).