Thursday, August 11, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Fatorda - an OBC Loyalist Constituency
Fatorda - an O.B.C. Loyalist Constituency
By: Wilmix Wilson Mazarello
Going by the past history of the Assembly Constituency of Fatorda for the last 25 years, it has always elected candidates from among the Other Backwards Communities (OBC)s.
Not that the voters of Fatorda are casteist or communal in their approach but it is just that they trust their own. That’s all .
Many a times in the past, upper-class candidates have been forced on the voters of Fatorda, but each time the people of Fatorda have shown them the door.
I do not remember any exception to this pattern but if ever there was one it could have been just “a flash in the pan”.
Fatorda always went back to the OBC fold.
Political Analyists say this is because there is a very vast majority of voters in Fatorda belonging to the OBC Community and they are all loyal to their own.
Two-term MLA Shri. Alex Cardozo (alias Mama Cardozo) of the Congress Party, is a fine example of the loyalty of the OBC Community in Fatorda.
There is absolutely nothing wrong about it.
In fact, it is always better to have a Representative of the dominating community, in a given constituency, to understand the local problems better.
In the recent past too, many aspiring candidates from outside the community have tried to woo the Fatorda voters to their side, but none have succeeded till date.
The voters of Fatorda did switch their loyalties from one Party to another in the past, ie. from the Congress to the BJP, but one thing they never did switch was the OBC candidate . The candidate elected was always from the OBC community.
Money-Power usually does not work in the Fatorda Constituency.
Fortunately, the present day Youth of Fatorda is well educated and will not get carried by false promises from non-OBC candidates.
Candidates from outside the OBC community have in the past, tested the voters of Fatorda by organizing Functions such as Tie-Breakers, Dhirios, Fetes , Competitions , Beat Shows, Tiatrs , Nattaks, Sponsoring Church and Temple Activities, distributing money etc. but have never ever succeeded.
To check on this analysis, I met a ‘fisher-woman” of Fatorda and asked her a straight question “whom will you vote for in the forthcoming Assembly elections?”.
To this short question she gave me a long answer: “Please don’t mention to anyone , but we the fisher-folk of Fatorda have decided to accept whatever goodies offered to us by any candidate, to whichever Party he may belong but we will finally vote for one of our own”.
Then I met another “laborer” also from Fatorda and I asked him the same question .His reply was “ We will never desert our own. Long live the OBC Community".
Next, I met an “immigrant’ who has settled in Fatorda for the last 20 years.
To the same question his reply was “All my neighbors are voting for the OBC candidate, how can I be different?”
Finally I met a “Tiatrist” of Fatorda and I posed him the same question. The Tiatrist’s reply was just like any other tiatrist “You see election time is a time for us to make money. We perform for anyone who pays us. But we will finally vote for someone we believe in”.
That’s how, I suppose it works for Fatorda.
When it comes to supporting a candidate for Assembly Elections , the Fatorda Constituency is always an O.B.C. domain.
Political Parties are you listening?
It definitely seems wise to field only an OBC candidate at least in Fatorda, for the forthcoming Assembly Elections of 2012.
- Forwarded by http://www.goa-world.com/
By: Wilmix Wilson Mazarello
Going by the past history of the Assembly Constituency of Fatorda for the last 25 years, it has always elected candidates from among the Other Backwards Communities (OBC)s.
Not that the voters of Fatorda are casteist or communal in their approach but it is just that they trust their own. That’s all .
Many a times in the past, upper-class candidates have been forced on the voters of Fatorda, but each time the people of Fatorda have shown them the door.
I do not remember any exception to this pattern but if ever there was one it could have been just “a flash in the pan”.
Fatorda always went back to the OBC fold.
Political Analyists say this is because there is a very vast majority of voters in Fatorda belonging to the OBC Community and they are all loyal to their own.
Two-term MLA Shri. Alex Cardozo (alias Mama Cardozo) of the Congress Party, is a fine example of the loyalty of the OBC Community in Fatorda.
There is absolutely nothing wrong about it.
In fact, it is always better to have a Representative of the dominating community, in a given constituency, to understand the local problems better.
In the recent past too, many aspiring candidates from outside the community have tried to woo the Fatorda voters to their side, but none have succeeded till date.
The voters of Fatorda did switch their loyalties from one Party to another in the past, ie. from the Congress to the BJP, but one thing they never did switch was the OBC candidate . The candidate elected was always from the OBC community.
Money-Power usually does not work in the Fatorda Constituency.
Fortunately, the present day Youth of Fatorda is well educated and will not get carried by false promises from non-OBC candidates.
Candidates from outside the OBC community have in the past, tested the voters of Fatorda by organizing Functions such as Tie-Breakers, Dhirios, Fetes , Competitions , Beat Shows, Tiatrs , Nattaks, Sponsoring Church and Temple Activities, distributing money etc. but have never ever succeeded.
To check on this analysis, I met a ‘fisher-woman” of Fatorda and asked her a straight question “whom will you vote for in the forthcoming Assembly elections?”.
To this short question she gave me a long answer: “Please don’t mention to anyone , but we the fisher-folk of Fatorda have decided to accept whatever goodies offered to us by any candidate, to whichever Party he may belong but we will finally vote for one of our own”.
Then I met another “laborer” also from Fatorda and I asked him the same question .His reply was “ We will never desert our own. Long live the OBC Community".
Next, I met an “immigrant’ who has settled in Fatorda for the last 20 years.
To the same question his reply was “All my neighbors are voting for the OBC candidate, how can I be different?”
Finally I met a “Tiatrist” of Fatorda and I posed him the same question. The Tiatrist’s reply was just like any other tiatrist “You see election time is a time for us to make money. We perform for anyone who pays us. But we will finally vote for someone we believe in”.
That’s how, I suppose it works for Fatorda.
When it comes to supporting a candidate for Assembly Elections , the Fatorda Constituency is always an O.B.C. domain.
Political Parties are you listening?
It definitely seems wise to field only an OBC candidate at least in Fatorda, for the forthcoming Assembly Elections of 2012.
- Forwarded by http://www.goa-world.com/
Sunday, June 5, 2011
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Naka Saiba! Puro Gha Busicho Proves
KONKANI KOTHA:
Naka Saiba! Puro Gha Bosicho Proves!
- Boroupi: Norman Noronha
(Colmorod, Navelim, Goa/Kuwait)
Gelea Jun-ache mhoynant hanv Gõy suten gel’lom. Julyacha 8ver mhojea ixttacho vadd-dis aslo. Bhurgeponnantle ixtt ami. Navelim Rosary Iskolant xiktana ixttagott amchi. Aiz 25 vorsam odhik zalim samballun dovorlea.
“Norman, he pavtti ami dogui Gõy asat. Mhonntoch tum mhoje vad-disak yevunkuch zai. Ham!!!”.
“Polletam”, hanvem thoddobhov na pavpacho dubhav dakhoun mhonllem.
“Na, na. Hanv aikopak kosoch toyar na“, tannem jit dorli
“Ok baba yetolom ani ghorchankui haddtam. Birthday-cho boroch fodoll ghalumya”,
Mhojea ixttak zap dil’li ti aikun mhoje dhuven mhaka sanglem. “Papa hanv yena. Tumi soglim vhaddlelim. Tumi tumche out of fashion gozalini gul’l zatolim. Mhaka sangat (company) diupak konn na. Tumi vochat. Hanv xamaim fuddem rautam”
Ixttacha zolm disa vochunk hanv ani mhoji ghorkarnn Activa skuttor ghevn bhair sorlim. Navelim thavn bhair sortana vattavoronn borem aslem, punn Moddganv pautat mhonnosor matso pitti-pitti korun pavs zoddunk laglo. Toxinch fuddem gelim. Moddganvcha pornne bazarant pavlolim. Mollbar datt kupamni boroch kallok kelo. Hem fokand borem vochpachena. Ghorkanink sanglem pavsachi jaket choddovpak. Skuttor vatter bond korun hanvuim jaket choddoytalom. Punn pavs aikota? Ghossss korun pavsachem khup amcher vonklem. Portean skuttor chalu keli, punn bike choloupak fuddem disona zalem. Motte-motte pavsache thembe bhale koxe dolleant toptale. Tosech dolle bond korit ami Kadamba bos stenddar meren pavlim. Mon matxe kachabul zalem. Porot ghora ghelar, ixttt ragar zatolo dekhun, skuttor thoinch park korun ami bosin proves korpachem chintlem. Nimnno bosint kedna boslolo to ugddasuch na. Dogaim bos stenddar gelim. Vaskuchi bos khuim ubi asta tivui khobor na. Itlyan ek lamb voll polloyli. Shuttle service mhonn aikolem, tache khatir hi voll pasenjeranchi ghoddie zait. Punn ek. Vollik konn ubo rautolo??? Itlyan Vasku….Vasku….Vasku…mhonnon avaz zalo. Bos nigtich vattek laglolli. Hech bosir choddlyar borem mhunn ami dogaim bosir choddlim. “Arre baba, khali kursi asa re bospak?” havem kondoktorak vicharlem
“Hoi…Hoi.. choddat vegim” tannem sanglem
“Amkam Chikle denvonk zai”, hanvem kondoktorak sanglem.
“Chodd mhonttlam nhoi hanvem!” tikxelelea tallean kondoktoran avaz kelo
Hanv ani mhoji ghorkarnn bosir choddlim. Bos chaluch asli. Aka-taka dopke di-it fattlean bosunk kursi asa kai mhunn pollounk hanvem bosiche vhoilea handelak hat ghatlolo. Kitem sangum? Danddo asa punn ekui handle naslem.
Bos suru zaun Nuvem pauta mhonnosor waka! waka! kanar sadlem, Arre! Ami asat bosint ani Shakira khuim savn ailem? Fattim vollon polloyt zalear konnem mobile phone ukllun haloooooo mhonttlem. To mista tacho latest ring tone. Bos matxe fuddem pauli. Carmel kolejiche samkara, bouch sundor cheddvam bosik rautalim tem havem polloilem, Bos matxe soukas zali. Atam him cheddvam choddtolim bosir. Oso havem monant vichar kelo punn zalem kitem? Drivoran tanche bogler pautanch bos vegan ghevun gelo. Havem chotrayen kondoktorak vicharlem
“Arre hi lokal bos ani tankam kiteak bosir ghevunk nant? Rath zaunk pavlea Cheddva tim” Kondoktoran kitem zabab dilo zannai? “Arre sodd khobor tanchi. Kolejichi cheddvam sovai tim. 10 rupiank don meuta”
Atam tumi vaitt somzunakat ham! Hanvuim poilo somzunk na tacho orth kitem aslo to. Uprant sozmolom. 10 rupiank 2 mhonnchem, bosin proves korpak iskolacha ani kolejicha bhurgeank ordi tiket. Mhonntoch 10 rupiancha pasenjaracho zago dog bhurgim ghetat. Lukson nhi hem? Tanche kodde student identity card asa anik tankam ordhi ticket lagta mhonntoch tankam ghevunk nant. Hi onit (injustice) zali nam?
Bos fuddem Agnel Ashram-a lagim pavtoch thoinsorui chedde ani chedvam misoll bosichi vatt polloun aslim punn bosi drivoran Carmel kolejixim kel’lem natok toxich bos soukas keli itlyan teg mosti chedde gollov marun bosiche darar choddle ani dusrim ordhe tiketticha bhurgeank thoinch soddun bos fuddem geli. Itlyan motto paus suru zalo. Hanvem veg-vegim zonel bond korunk mhunn hath ghatlo. Punn kitem sangum? Dukoltalom tem zonel koxench fuddem vochona zalem. Pausache azodden ami ordim bhizlim. Havem ghorkannik sanglem. Ordem ang sukem asa tem samballunk tori ubim raulear borem mhunn ami soroll ubim raulim. Punn don payem dovrun ubem raupak zago naslo, kiteak, bos chik’kar bhorloli asli. Ami toxinch luttint lutt mhonttat tea bhaxen dedd (1 ½ ) payar ubim raulim.
Fattlea darar bos klenner aslo. To pasenjerank fuddem voch fuddem voch mhonnttalo zalear fuddle darar kondoktor aslo to passenjerank fattim voch fattim voch mhunttalo, Bosint ube aslole pasenjer latant tarle bhortat toxe chik’kar bhorlele asle ani svas (breath) ghevunk pasun varo naslo.
Saiba bhogos! Mhoje ghorkanin fugar zalolea tallean suskar soddlo. Itlya mhonnosor eke ostoren avois!!!….mhonttlem Konn ek pasenjer denvonk fuddem sortana ticho paym chid’ddilo dista. Don-char gallyo-fosti sovllea uprant mhaka kol’lem ti ek nistekarn mhunn. Bosiveli denvtana anink don-char galli ghalun hatant aslolo pantlo paym chid’dilleacha kodd’dear marpak ti mat visrunk na. Bos fuddle chalik lagli. Zonelantlyan havem bore panchvi-char dhekave pollele. Kai borim xettam, dakttyo khoddyo tantunt dovem ful udok vhanvtalem. Kamerim xeth vomptalim. Va-re-va. Kai borem amchem sundor Gõy. Skuttorin poinn (travels) kortana hem sogllem pollevnk ani vakannunk khuim mellta? Vatter ek dakttulem tollem aslem. Pausache disani borench udkan bhorlolem. Ek zothkaxi (ghoddie zait) niktench zotache soddlole aple boilank udok naddoitalo……….Wow kitlem sobit amchem Gõy. Kiteak mhunn amche Gõyche fuddari nopoit kortat kai?
Sumar pavni eka voran bos Chikle pauli. Kondoktoran Chikle denvpacha pasenjerank ugddas kelo. Kedna kai Chikle pavun zal’lem. Ami dogaim sottatosott bosivelim denvtana barobor mhonttlem “Naka Saiba! Puro zalo to bos Proves!”
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