Heartbeatgoa.Did you know? -Solutions to avoid fraud at Grass Roots by Agostinho Proenca

A WORKABLE SOLUTION TO END USAGE OF FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINED- RATION AND ELECTORAL CARDS. The following Resolutions were proposed by Agostinho Proenca and passed unanimously at the Calangute Village Gram Sabha dated 4th January, 2009. Resolution No.5(1) Dated: 04/1/2009 Resolution: DELETE NAMES FROM THE ELECTORAL ROLL It has been unanimously resolved that all the migrants/non permanent residents and the floating population names appearing on the electoral rolls to be deleted immediately.(a) To facilitate detection of such names a copy of the latest Electoral Roll to be obtained by the Panchayat.(b) A copy to be given to the Panchayat office to the person(s) in-charge of collecting house tax who can verify/certify the residents of the village through the Panchayat records.(c) A small committee to oversee/verify the report submitted by the Panchayat office to be elected in this Gram Sabha and headed by Joseph Sequiera – Sarpanch.(d) This whole exercise should be completed within four weeks.(e) When the persons are identified, required form to delete the names is filled up and submitted to the competent authority i.e. Deputy Collector, North by giving him a time frame to act upon.(f) If the Deputy Collector or other competent authority or authorities do not take corrective measures to delete the names the Panchayat is authorized to take legal recourse including approaching the court of law. Proposed By: Agostinho ProencaSeconded By: Jose Braganca RESOLUTION No. 5(2) Dated: 04/1/2009 RESOLUTION: Cancel/Withdraw RATION CARDS It is unanimously resolved that Ration Cards issued to migrants/non permanent residents and the floating population should be immediately cancelled and withdrawn. (a) To facilitate detection of such names the Panchayat is to approach the concerned Mamlatdar under “Right to Information Act” to obtain details such as the names, addresses and card number.(b) After receiving the details the same should be provided to the Panchayat office for verification with the Panchayat office House Tax Records.(c) A small committee to oversee/verify the report submitted by the Panchayat office to be elected in this Gram Sabha and headed by Joseph Sequiera – Sarpanch.(d) This whole exercise should be completed within four weeks after receipt of the records.(e) When the unauthorized persons are identified the list with complete details should be forwarded to the competent authority or authorities for immediate cancelation/revocation of the Ration Cards with a time frame to act upon.(f) If the authority or authorities fail to take action the Panchayat is authorized to seek any and all legal remedies including approaching the state Vigilance Department, Anti Corruption Bureau and or a court of law. Proposed by : Agostinho ProencaSeconded by : Jose Braganca NOTE: It was also proposed by Agostinho Proenca and resolved by the Gram Sabha that no elected Panchayat Member would be part of these committees ( to keep them from protecting their illegal VOTE BANK). Except for the Sarpanch who has to head all committees nominated by the Gram Sabha as per the Panchayat Act.Would like to state here that full cooperation was extended by the presiding Sarpanch. The procedure is in motion and soon to be completed.

Heartbeatgoa.did you know? -DOCUMENT BY AGOSTINHO PROENÇA

The following Objectives were listed for a Society to be registered by Agostinho Proenca in March 2006.The complete to be registered Document was handed over to a few personalities who were approached to be the Core members of the Society ;One of them being Dr. Oscar Rebello.Unfortunately the author of the document, Agostinho Proenca met with an accident and was laid up in bed for nearly a year. OBJECTIVES -Instill Pride, passion in the uniqueness in being a Goan. -Demand and monitor Democratic, simple, clean and transparent governance from the political dispensation including the bureaucracy and the police. -Educate and empower people at the Grass Root level of their Democratic rights and their responsibility, to allow them to live with dignity. -Involve school children, colleges and other educational institutions in mass awareness of their Democratic rights and their responsibilities towards the society they live in. -Form a Core group in every village of Goa to educate them on their Democratic rights. -Compel the Government to install in a prominent place the Fundamental rights and fundamental duties, framed in every government and semi government office. -Compel the Government to scrap the Minority / Majority panels and insist that even the Print and the Visual media desist from using these derogatory and insulting terms. - Achieve Social and Natural Justice for all irrespective of Religion, Caste or Creed. -Work with the grass root level entities -Check / Stop drugs, pedophiles and prostitution. -Seek employment for the locals with the minimum wage pay. -Take up issues affecting the people and the environment. -Create a Harmonious society -Achieve all round development within local parameters and with total transparency. -Encourage peoples’ participation in units of Local Self Government like Panchayat, Municipality, Communidade, so that there is increased involvement and interaction. -Seek effective implementation of the provisions of Right to Information Act and analogous legislations. -Take up issues relating to good governance like stoppage of corruption, red tape and dereliction of statutory duties. -To be involved in dissemination of knowledge, particularly as regards the issues concerning the objectives of the Society. -To take up issues relating to the environment and to make concrete efforts in preventing environmental degradation. -Organization to be Pro All-round development as long as the implementation is done per the requirements, totally transparent , with peoples active participation and presentation made through proper fora like the Panchayats – Gram Sabhas, Municipalities, Comunidade etc,. Jobs to be made available to the locals . Basic Rules for Core and other members: -No member to have political, religious or caste affiliation. -No funds from political, religious or caste based organizations.

Heartbeatgoa.memories -Greatest Konkani Song Hits - Newsletter #8 - Francis Rodrigues, Toronto

The great actor was furiousHow often does life imitate art, he raged.Here he was with his troupe in Bombay, playing asmall-time theatre in Dhobitalao.They should have been in Goa. Enjoying the adulation.He'd written a glorious script, with a marvellousplot and a killer ending. It was to be a sensation!He'd sent it ahead to his trusted friend.M.D. and M.B. were best buds since childhood, andM.D.'s son was to wed after the glorious triumph ofM.B.'s sensational tiatr. He was to raise the toast.But the rain gods had intervened. A landslideblocked the roads to Goa and M.B.'s troupe wasstranded in Mumbai.And now, just as he was going onstage, a deadlyphone-call informed M. Boyer that "M.D." hadusurped the script as his own and actually stagedthe tiatr!He boiled through the first act.At the intermission, he scribbled furiously. Thengrabbed a shocked Remmie Colaco and the band ofmusicians.A stunned audience watched rapt as M. Boyer sanghis heart out in the spellbound second act.A wrenching new song, a classic story offriendship and betrayal called "True Friendship"or "Ixttaghot".Gone and long-forgotten are "M.D." and thepurloined play.But M. Boyer's great "Ixttaghot" lives on.Such is life.You'll find a rare copy of this - and tons more -in the "Greatest Konkani Song Hits". But youalready knew that!So I'll keep that pleasure for when you get the Book.Twenty-two days to its release......and still counting!But Ill leave you with the moral -"When the cat's away, the mice are at play!"Enjoy this mouse!"Undir Mhojea Mama"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbRH0KYOlJYMusically yours,Francis.

Heartbeatgoa.memories -GOA – PARADISE LOST? - ANIKA PROENCA

On the 19th of December, 1961, Goa was liberated from the ‘tyranny’ of Portuguese rule. Goans were finally free to govern themselves and in 1962 the locals chose to remain a Union Territory in the Sovereign Democratic Republic of India.February 2009, forty six years have passed since that fateful day. And yet, what do we have to show for it? A memory of what Goa used to be? Now we have slums and the destruction of Goa’s natural beauty, a government that can’t seem to remain stable for more than six months. And, of course, everybody wants a house on the beach, regardless of the fact that it’s harmful for the environment. And on top of everything else, Goan youth seem to be suffering from Goa’s new reputation for being a ‘Junkies Paradise’.It’s common knowledge that Goa is not exactly known for its educational institutions, and it’s this lack of infrastructure that is leading the youth away from Goan shores to places like Bombay and Bangalore. You ask any Goan youth if they would like to stay and work in Goa, and heir immediate answer, more often than not, is ‘no’. They dream of settling in the United States or the UK, because these places offer better prospects.But I ask you now, if Goan youth carry on with this trend what’s going to happen to the land we adore? It’s going to be left in the hands of people who don’t know or understand our culture. People who want to impose their own conditions and traditions. The Goa we know and love will be lost forever. Perhaps the worst thing to happen to Goa would be the migration of its youth who will sell their ancestral land and houses to the highest bidder, most probably a non Goan.Tourism – if it were a person it would be almost hypocritical. On the one hand it’s one of Goa’s main source of income. And on the other it has single handedly destroyed us; it could be compared to a monster rearing its ugly head for about 7 months every year. It pollutes beaches, turns fishing villages into concrete jungles and alienates the people. It brings laborers and manual workers in, from other states. It ruins our culture and our habitat.If people thought that the narcotics trade would end along with the ‘Love Revolution’ of the 60s and 70s, they were sadly mistaken. Till today shops along the coastal belt aren’t all that they seem to be. It’s a commonly known fact that massage parlours are fronts for brothels and innocent looking Kashmiri furniture shops cater to the needs of cocaine addicts.What is happening to Goa is horrendous. And, sadly, irreversible. We can never go back to the simple days of our parents and grand parents.It is now up to the Youth of Goa to promote the idea of sustainable development. We need to preserve what little is left of our ethnic roots. Instead of acting like a minority in our own State, Goans need to stand up and make a statement. We need to impose our will and our views instead of blindly following other people’s leads. After all, who would know what’s better for Goa: a handful of people who don’t understand us or our culture, or Goans who feel deeply about their ethnic roots?

Heartbeatgoa.memories -Greatest Konkani Song Hits - Newsletter #9 Francis Rodrigues, Toronto

"A long time ago.........in a far away galaxy..." So unfurls "Star Wars" the greatest legend of themodern era, replete with action and fantasy. And a thousand years before our time - "Once upon a time, in the reign of good kingShahriyar, his beauteous wife Scheherazade spunthis tale of..." "One Thousand And One Arabian Nights" But......Konkani music and folklore too has its share! Hundreds of you have written from around theworld, and with their indulgence, let me sharesome beautiful letters -..............................................From: Antonio@Qatarnav.comTo: subscriptions@konkanisongbook.comDate: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:18:11 0300Subject: RE: Greatest Konkani Song Hits - Newsletter #7 Dear Francis, Good day, It is wonderful and nostalgic that you narrate afancy tale behind those Konkani old hits....... Keep it up!!!Antonio.............................................. Dear Antonio, It's the great feedback from wonderful folk likeyou that makes all the hard work worthwhile -thanks! Our research was exhausting, but we uncovered somany delightful legends - mostly fact - behindmany of our most celebrated Konkani songs. Muchas gracias, Antonio! And now......the mysterious stranger in C.Alvares' taxi suddenly surfaces more than threedecades later! See below,Francis...............................................From: piomaria1@hotmail.comTo: subscriptions@konkanisongbook.comSubject: RE: Greatest Konkani Song Hits - Newsletter #6Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:14:33 +0000 dear Francis, i am really facinated to your style of writing.in all your emails, you have summarized the eventswhich creates events which creates an interest forthe reader to read more and more. great, keep it up. regarding your present email about the song'claudia', ,i wish to shed some light on it. themysterious stranger was Cyriaco Dias. he was hisclose associate during those days. Alvares used to consult him on many issuesspecially to maintain his accounts in aprofessional way as Cyriaco was only educatedamong them. i think while on their way for theshooting, alvares had composed the song. i remember around 8 years back, we had a musicalshow in bahrain which comprised of all the oldsongs including CLAUDIA. i had the privilege ofcompering the show where we had cyriaco dias as achief guest. and i still remember i had made aspecial mention about this song and the history ofits creation. mog asundi anik osoch boroit rau. yours, Pio Fernandes.............................................. Dear Pio, Wow! That was amazing. Thanks! Now........does any body have any idea who was themysterious "M.D." in M. Boyer's "Ixttaghot" legend? Aha, the plot thickens! C'mon all you budding Sherlock Holmes's! Revealingly,Francis............................................... And - What's no longer a mystery! Copies of the "Greatest Konkani Song Hits, Vol.1" have just arrived today from the publisher, andhit the stores. Due to the huge demand, in Goajust 4 copies each are available at Furtados, andPedro Fernandes.First come, first....! In Bangalore contactReynolds at Brigade Road and Rajajinagar. Read the book, play the sheet-music or guitartab, sing the lyrics in Konkani or English, amuseand amaze yourself with the translations. Just 20 days to World Goa Day......and counting! Best,Francis.P.S. Afterwards, sit back and watch almost 2hours of piano magic as a great master performsthese fabulous Konkani hits without a break, onthe free DVD film included.==============================================Brighten someone's day - fwd. this newsletter!http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com 108-275 Cassandra Boulevard, North York, Ontario M3A1V6, Canada

Heartbeatgoa.memories -Greatest Konkani Song Hits - Newsletter #5 - Francis Rodrigues, Toronto

"A long, long, time ago, on graduation day....." The handsome crooner with the swept-back coifsmiled into the microphone, and a million girlsswooned at his richly-toned: "Roses are red my love, violets are blue......" If you grew up in the 60's and 70's anywhere inthe Konkani diaspora - Goa, Mangalore, E. Africa,Daman, the Gulf States, Sri Lanka, Portugal /anywhere in the West, you couldn't miss Jim Reeves! Almost one hundred and fifty years before, in thequiet Goan hamlet of Curtorim, another "Jim", thetroubador Ligorio Costa sang: "Rosy pink are thy cheeks..."(Tambdde Roza tuje polle...) Roza of course is taken from the Portuguese"rozad" or pink. The lovely damsel is unhappy! She needs her father's uncertain permission tomarry her sweetheart. And yet the local 'richRomeos' keep swirling and romancing her! These cool dudes had a fascinating moniker -"Mhotte Aulistes". You'll find all this - and tons of more riches -in the "Greatest Konkani Song Hits" volume. Youknow it all by now - music, lyrics, translations! Twenty-five days left to August 20th.......steadynow... "Tambdde Roza"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuyUeHs2w_U Enjoy! Musically yours,Francis.

Heartbeatgoa.memories -Greatest Konkani Song Hits - Newsletter #4 - Francis Rodrigues, Toronto

The gorgeous young girl smiled shyly. The crowd gasped, then roared. Rita Faria hadjust been crowned the most beautiful woman in theworld, giving India its first ever world-beautytitle in 1966. Of course, she was a Konkani - a Goan fromBombay. Three years earlier, another Rita - anotherKonkani - a Lobo from Mangalore this time - wasimmortalized forever as the heroine Flavia in theevergreen "Amchem Noxib" movie. C. Alvares, as the young hero Dr. Monteiro,punted her down the river and into movie-historyas they sang the unforgettable "Mollbailo Dou"(Heavenly Dew). The rivers of memory run deep on this one. Justas music runs so deep and rich in our veins. I'm sure you'd love to play this timeless classictoo. Well..... On 20 August, you will! For - that beautiful river lullaby, complete withsheet-music, chords, lyrics, translations andguitar tab, with a rare DVD of "Mollbailo Dou" andlots of others, is coming your way (on 20 August),when the "Greatest Konkani Song Hits" book isreleased. "Mollbailo Dou"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHtdqmIskF8 Twenty-six days left......still counting! Enjoy! Musically yours,Francis.