first regional conference on ‘Future of Konkani Language'

Panjim: Jagotik Konknni Songhotton (JKS) – Global Konkani Organization – is an organization formed to promote unity among all Konkani people scattered in different regions of India and in different parts of the world by respecting all scripts and dialects of Konkani language.




The first regional conference on ‘Future of Konkani Language’ was held in the conference hall of the Tiatr Academy Goa at Campal Trade Centre, Campal, Panjim on November 20. Three papers were presented and thoroughly discussed.


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The first one was on ‘Status and future of Konkani language in Goa’ in which Goan Konknni Akademi vice president Vincy Quadro brought before the delegates the existing scenario of Konkani in Goa. Director of Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr Dr Pratap Naik SJ moderated the session.



The second was on ‘Scripts of Konkani language - Issues and solutions’ which was read by Eric Ozario from Mangalore. The session was chaired Dalgado Konknni Akademi president Premanand Lotlikar. The 3rd paper on ‘The status of Konkani at national and international level’ was dealt with by Tiatr Academy president Tomazinho Cardozo and the session was chaired by prominent Konkani poet Yusuf Sheik.



Every session was followed by an interaction between the participants and the paper readers, during which several suggestions came to the fore on the ways and means to preserve Konkani language.



Some important resolutions taken during the conference:



Sahitya Akademi New Delhi must give Annual Literary Awards for books in all scripts of Konkani and not in any one particular script.



Kala Academy must have a separate category for selecting books for Literary Awards in Konkani in Roman script.



Government of Goa must give option to teach Konkani in Roman Script in the educational institutions.



Government should amend the Official Language Act to give equal status to Konkani in Roman Script.



Earlier the conference was inaugurated by veteran Konkani literary figure Fr Vasco Rego, who urged everyone to make use of Konkani in one's day-to-day life, including different kinds of social events and occasions.

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Rev. Fr. Dominic Santamaria

"Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchiz'edek." -- Hebrews 5:6 . .... Birth Date : 17 April, 1945 Ordained Priest : 27 June, 1970 Joined the Vicariate : 27 October, 1973 Fr. Dominic Santamaria was born in Mapusa, Goa, on 17th April, 1945. He did his priestly studies in the Holy Land Patriarchate Seminary located near Bethlehem. He was ordained a priest on 27th June,1970 by the Latin Jerusalem Patriarch Msgr. Albert Gori at the Dormition Basilica in the Holy City of Jerusalem. His first assignment was at the Holy Family Church at Crater, Aden, Yemen. From 27th October, 1973, he has been posted at the Holy Family Cathedral, Kuwait. He is the first priest to be incardinated in this Latin Vicariate. PAPAL AWARD “PRO ECCLESIA ET PONTIFICE” PRESENTED TO REV. FR. DOMINIC SANTAMARIA "FOR THE CHURCH AND FOR THE POPE" Benedict XVI, the Supreme Pontiff, by the symbol of the glorious Cross, having specially considered his conspicuous services and zeal, is gracious enough to decide and to confer to Reverend Dominic J.B.A. Santamaria the dignity "PRO ECCLESIA ET PONTIFICE" and similarly to grant him the faculty to decorate himself with this ornament. From the Vatican See, on May 26, 2005 sd/- ASSESSOR On November 30, 2005, Fr. Dominic Santamaria was presented with the Cross of Honor ‘Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice’ in recognition of his dedicated service spanning three decades, to the Vicariate of Kuwait. The medal was conferred on him during a private ceremony by H.E. Bishop Camillo Ballin, MCCI, Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait at the Bishop’s House (Kuwait City). Fr. Dominic Santamaria (center) with the award. Pictured alongside him are (L to R) H.E. Archbishop Mounged El-Hachem, Nuncio to Kuwait, H.E. Archbishop Giuseppe de Andrea, Former Nuncio to Kuwait and H.E. Bishop Camillo Ballin. “Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice” has its origin in 1888 as a token of the Golden Sacerdotal Jubilee of Pope Leo XIII. He bestowed the decoration on those who had assisted in the observance of his jubilee and on persons responsible for the success of the Vatican Exposition. The medal, cruciform in shape, bears the likeness of Saints Peter and Paul, the tiara and the Papal Keys, the words “Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice” and the name of the present Pontiff on the same side; it is attached to a ribbon of yellow and white, the Papal colors. Originally the medal was issued in gold, silver or bronze. It is awarded in recognition of service to the Church and the Papacy.

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(A Song sung at the Konkani Tiatr 'XIRLO' organized and presented by Kuwait Goan Association (KGA)).

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Tiatr Academy Goa to release 3 Konkani Books

'Tragedy King' Mario Menezes and Troupe Arrives in Kuwait

'TRADEGY KING' MARIO MENEZES AND TROUPE ARRIVES IN KUWAIT

Kuwait Airport was abuzz on the arrival of Mario Menezes & Troupe (artistes, musicians, singers and stage technicians) for the much acclaimed Konkani Drama ‘Xirlo’  who were warmly received by President of Kuwait Goan Association Salvador Dias and KGA Members along with well-wishers.

The troupe will perform on November 18 (Friday) at 3:30 p.m. at AlJeel Al Jadeed Arabic School, Hawalli (Opp. Canary Restaurant - Tunis Street). 

A commemorative Souvenir will be released to mark KGA 6^th anniversary event supported by Goan, Mangalorean and Konkani communities.

KGA looks forward to welcome you all.   Enjoy the drama and be a part of our 6th anniversary celebrations!

 (KGA Press Release/16 November 2011)

Book Release: Goa Rewound

BOOK RELEASE:  GOA REWOUND

As Goa readies itself to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of its Liberation, Goa Chitra, the ethnographic museum at Benaulim, takes a look at the past 50 years and those to come in a different manner.
You are invited to Goa Chitra on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 5:00 pm, for the release of the book Goa Rewound, penned by Alexandre Moniz Barbosa. The book will be released by Justice Dr. Eurico Santana da Silva, retired Judge, High Court of Bombay, Chairman State Police Complaints Authority.

This will be followed by a panel discussion on the topic – Goa at the Crossroads: Is there Hope on the Horizon?, Eminent panelists Dr. Maria Aurora Couto, Academic, writer, Padma Shri awardee,  Damodar Mauzo, Writer, Sahitya Akademi Award winner, Fr. Manuel Gomes, Director, Biblical Apostolate, Pratima Coutinho, advocate, youth Leader will discuss the way forward for Goa and for its youth. The discussion would be moderated by  Savia Viegas, Writer, academic, Fulbright Fellow. The  Concluding remarks would be given by Aldina Gomes, educationist and Director, Goa Chitra.

About the book:
Goa Rewound takes a look at events that occurred post December 19, 1961 and journeys back into history to discover that many of these had their genesis in colonial policies. The issues dealt with in the book are related to identity crisis facing the Goan today.  The book is published by Broadway Publishing House and presented by Xavier Centre of Historical Research and Film Goa. 
For details and confirmation please call +91 832 2772910 / 832 6570877 or RSVP +91 98 50466165. Please note that the Goa Chitra Museum and the ongoing previews of the upcoming Goa Chakra museum will be from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. only on 19th November 2011.

House No. 498, Pulwaddo, Benaulim, Salcete, Goa - 403716
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Synopsis: The past 50 years since Liberation have been fraught with storms and history-altering events. It has been a time during which Goans had to struggle – fight and shed their blood – to retain their identity. To acquire a better perspective of this struggle, one has to go back in time, to decades and centuries before December 1961.

Goa Rewound looks at mainly three areas that played a major role in changing Goan identity during the period the Portuguese ruled the territory – politics, language and religion. Rather than looking at history and recounting it, this book takes a fresh view of how events that occurred in Goa after Liberation have their genesis, not in policies of the local government or in ideas that emerged weeks or months prior to the events, but in colonial policies and laws that were enacted centuries earlier.

For instance one chapter argues how the rather ‘surprising result’ of the very first election of 1963 in the then Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and the subsequent Opinion Poll outcome should not have created the ‘surprise’ they did as history would easily have shown that this was bound to happen. Another chapter takes into account the bloody language agitation of 1985-1987 that saw seven people being killed and the state brought to a standstill on various occasions, and looks back into history to show how the people were divided by the Portuguese on linguistic basis which led to this agitation. Similarly, though it is mistakenly believed outside Goa that Christians are a majority in the State, the 2001 census shows that the community comprises 26% of the population, yet it plays a major role and the Church in Goa is in a position to make politically and socially sensitive statements that get the government listening. Yet another chapter deals with the town of Cuncolim and how events that occurred in the village in the 16th century still reverberate today and influence incidents in the 20th century.

About the Author: The writer is primarily a journalist, having spent over 20 years in the profession. He is currently Assistant Resident Editor, The Times of India, Goa Edition. Prior to this he was Assistant Editor with Goa Today. 

 He has written extensively on political, development, social and environmental issues affecting the state of Goa and as such has an in-depth knowledge of the State, its history, culture, heritage and its current politico-socio-economic state of affairs.He also has two books to his credit, the novel ‘Touched by the Toe’ that is set in XVI century Goa and has translated essays by Jose Inacio Candido de Loyola from Portuguese to English and published in a book entitled ‘Passionate and Unrestrained’. 

Konkani Tiatr "ARXEANT HANSLO ARXEANT RODDLO" atam VCD-cher pollounk tumcam sondhi

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Konkani Tiatr "ARXEANT HANSLO ARXEANT RODDLO"
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Hea tiatr-ak machie-chi mandavoll kherit ponnim keloli Thomas "Leckinson", Sound System-achi vevostha khelea 'Judas' anik tumkam suvadik sogitt ditele Shahu Almeida - Keyboards, Faustinho - Trumpet, Denis - Bass Guitar, Philip - Lead/Rhythm Guitar anik Drums - Rocky.   Ho tiatr zalolo  April-ache 21ver 2006 Kuwait dhesant.
Hea tiatr-an bhag ghetlo asa: Jessica, Irene Vaz, Jr. Sylvester Vaz, Jr. Chico, Anil Pednekar anik sogleam-che audicho Jesus Antao, tech porim tankam sangat ditat Kuwait-che naum-voste artistes: Marcus Vaz, Querobina Carvalho, Sylvester Vaz, Adrian Goes, Andrew Fernandes, Comedian Philip Pereira, Laurente Pereira, Mario de Majorda, Laurie Miranda, Luis de Molkornem, Michael D 'Silva, Ignatius de Xelvon, Zoro Coelho, Jacinto Noronha, Bab Agnel, Anthony Carr, M. Luis, Alex & Michael, Steven, (Somplolo) Rosary Ferns ani (Somplolo) Sanny de Quepem.

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