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Great Festivals at Santo Estevam

1985 - International Year of Youth. Festival activities for three days. 1989 - Youth Fun Fair. 1993 - Summer Fete '93. 2010 - Silver Jubilee Year of Youth. Jua VCD and Mogachi Kanni CD released. Website put up. Events at Santo Estevam: 2009 - 250 Years of St. Stephen's Church. Grand celebrations. 2011 - 50 Years of Casa do Povo Community Hall. Grand celebrations. No festival was held at Santo Estevam in 1984.

PUBLIC PLEAD AGAINST REALIGNMENT OF CUMBARJUA, PONDA

This news item appeared in the December 16, 2004 issue of Herald Panjim, Dec. 15 - In one voice, raised at the second and final public hearing by the Delimitation Commission in North Goa on Wednesday, the general public including Opposition parties urged the Commission not to approve the alleged manipulated draft proposals pertaining to constituencies of Cumbarjua, Ponda and Pernem. The Public hearing on Wednesday morning witnessed a mass turnout of citizens from all three constituencies, the first of which demanded that Juem, (Jua Saza) currently a part of Cumbarjua constituency, should not be included as part of Mayem constituency. Secondly, there were major objections raised over the proposed removal of Usgao from Ponda constituency and its inclusion in Valpoi and the proposed removal of Ozorim from Pernem constituency and its inclusion in Tivim constituency. As far as objections to the inclusion of Juem with Mayem constituency, the views raised were that the said proposal was

Goenkarank Fottoile

Composed by Jackson Dias Ch. Are fottoile amkam fotoile, montri babani Goenkarank amkam fottoile (twice) I Regional Plan sarko nam, soglleak zala boball Serkara plan sarko kor, nam tor poddot mal II Dongor zhaddam katrun soglleak Goem zalem kabar Azunui tum nhidlai tor, utth! Goenkar III Renvenche truck, minache truck, Goenchem zalam got'tthon Chorio-kirmi soglleak zatat, Goenchem nisontton

Mhaka Iead Ieta (Down Memory Lane)

Jackson Dias Mhaka iead ieta mhojea bhurgeaponnachi. Bhurgem jivit tem ani Portugez xikop tea Portugez kallar. Mhojea jivitant zaite Professor ieun gele pun mhaka chodd avoddlo Prof. Mario Filomeno Pereira ganvant Sirlim, Chinchonnecho. Atam thoinsor Panchayat asa. Vorsak don-tin tiatr zatale Konkani-Portugez kantaram ason. Adim tiatr vo kazaram ugttea zagear matvan zatalim. Jedna Casa do Povo toiear zalem tiatr and kazaram thoim zavpak laglim. Goemchi suttka (liberation) zali teach vorsa (1961) Casa da Povo toiear zalem ani ondum 50 vorsam bhortat. Goemkarank toxech Zunvemkarank borem ies anvddetam. Forear (ganvant) adim ek bhatt (property) aslem tantunt gonzareo, chinchechim zhaddam, ambeachim zhaddam adi aslim. Ami interval poddtoch tea bhattant vetaleaum follam khaunk. Khuxeal dis te! Hanv St. Theresa iskolant ek “boarder” koso aslom punn Portugez xiktalom. Atam iskol-konvent bandla thoinsoruch punn adim Joesager, Konvent aslo Filomena saddiekarniger. Te

Forget-Me-Nottu

A Konkani Song I Mogall him utram vachun he folichea kuddkeacher Kalliz mhojem bhot re, sintid lagonam konnacher Porton tum ietolo mhunnon patieun rautam tujer Orar zatam Devakodde, rakhonk tuk tea tarvacher Ch. Bhailea ganvant agbott laglear, choddui tum denvonaka Dusre tarvotti apoit zalear, moga mhojea vochonaka Mhozo ugddas ieta zalear, fuddle chittir boroi mhaka Japanak pautoch tem buluz dhaddunk visronaka II Basnnam ghanstana bottak disti poddta utrachi mudi Axea mhoji tujeruch as re, kazrak marun soddxi guddi Tarvar gelele zaite zann, aikon dusreancheo padd budi Tin’neach fuim fopon geleat rei, meutat mhunn European lady Ch. Khobordar toxem tum korxi, xirap tum ghetolo mhozo Kalleam bokddank tamddim favonam, kalleank baba kallim favo Agbottir join zalai to dis than, rautam vistid xinvonk novo Ietanam ek radio had mhaka, nachonk xikonk zavo III Duddu ibaddinaka santu, zannam tarvotteancho vhodd hatu Ratcho bondrant chodd bhonv’nak rei, porton ieuncheak visorxi vatu Vaur nam zatoc

Xakechem Zunvem

Composed by Jackson Dias I Kherit Devachem denneani Soimbacheam kirnani, bhorlam amchem Goem Bhonvddekaram Goeam ietat Veller boson tim astat Goenchea saibache poddtat paiem Kazu, ambe, ponnos, chiku, sabar follam, orixtt zhaddam Portugezani ghatlelim biam Sobitaien kantoilam, scenerini nettoilam Ekuch amchem xakechenm Zunvem Ch. Xitoll marta varem Jivak ekdom borem Zunveam pollounk ietat bhonvddekaranchem bhirem II Adlea amchea lokani Ekdom te asle xanni amcho ganv sambhall’lo Vavr korun xetani, vochun porsam-bhattani Mogall lok amcho adlo Ganvche kosle proxnn aslear kedinch te bhienasle Ekvott tedna aslo Matiechea ghorani jiele, fott te marinasle bhavart tankam titlo III Kallzant ami sodanch udar Konnakui ditat adhar Zunvemkar sodanch moipaxi Devan amkam zaitem dilam Zaiteanch denneani bhorlam Zunvemkar sodanch visvaxi Bore mhunn soglleakuch sangtat Voita thuim vakhanddtat, khoisorui tum voixi Devachem nanv vhodd zanv Bhagivont Estevan ghatlam besanv Zunvemkar sodanch dhadoxi

Zonvaranchem Fest

Composed by Jackson Dias I Sonxean khal’lem goddxem Mervan khal’lem lonnchem Bokdden khal’lem touxem Hem zalem koxem? Ch. Hi khobor khori Nusteak addlam mori Byculla trucka pondak Nhidlam tujem tem Mari II Kolen bandlam ghoru Tacher bosla moru Ho konnalo poru Mottoch foru Ch Hi ghoddleli rat Konnem chintunk nam mat Kolo xinvacho gheit mhunn ghat III Zonvaranchem zalem festu Hoti aslo mestu Kolo zalo girestu Vanxelan chorleo zaiteo vostu Ch. Munxeachem jivit oxem Don dis zhogoddpachem Mortoch ami kainch nam vhorpachem

Ghovank Sonnaim

A Kunnbi Song Composed by Jackson Dias I Kunnbi xetan gatai zoto Dis bhor nagnam amkam oto Tumge bhaxen kazar zain ami gheinaim doto Bailo disotai tomatto Ch. Koxttu kortai ami dis rati Tumge bhaxen mandinaim zati Bakar eilear amge katto kati Bhinaka dolleant matlei mati II Kutu mogan ami xet roitai Tenkon einakai loku choitai Tumge bailank tumi gharantuch bosoitai Dekhun bailo ghovank soddun voitai Ch. Bore bhaxen amge dekh gheiai Goeam ravon soglle xet roieai Ekach orsanu kutu faido choieai Goenche put mhunn tumi dakhoieai III Kunnbeam konnuch dinaim manum Mottoran boslear kunnbeanchi ghannum Amge bailam choilear amge niullot tanum Borem tem xinkoil amkam abanum Ch. Tumge bhaxen kunnbi konaim Noca cheddvam iengent dhonaim Soro pion ghara vochon buddkule fonnaim Amge bailoi ghovank sonnaim

Meena Kumari

A Kunnbi Song Composed by Jackson Dias I Kunnbeank ekdom koddok ga moti Punn amge fuddleam naslele rati Atam fuloun bhonvtai ga xati Bhangar ami kattai ustun mati Ch. Kunnbeank amkam mhunntai re xi zat mhunn kunnbeanchi Hi soglli boddai tenge duddvanchi Choieai re forachej he tumge cheddvanchi Ani hi imbil soieai nachnneanchi II Kunnbi fuinchea terrako Thodde zann oson eileai jerrako Atam ami xerej pitai orrako Punn kotta bakar pitai urrako Ch. Amge him cheddvam cheddeank choin noztahi Mor pasun nokondd kesim astah Punn tumje iedim astom, noureanjer bhonvtahi Kazar zain eklem zatoch jemtahi III Amge cheddvam distai okolu Choltai tokli gan sokolu Tem nokak kutem sangtai kolpolu Tumchi into konaim beautifolu Ch. Kunnbi munntlear fons kori bakar tea tempari Atam ami Kunnbi tenge kumpari Bakram bhaxen nipixttik tumi lailear onttari Tumi sarkim distai Meena Kumari

Medium of Instructions – Give Grants to All Schools

Sumita R. Dias Mr. Frank Anthony, M.P., in his speech on October 20, 1985, at New Delhi, during the Indian National Congress Centenary celebrations, said, “That it was on his resolution in Parliament, in 1959, that when what came to be known as the Nehru formula was announced, namely, that English shall be the alternate/official language for as long as the non-Hindi speaking people so desire. Today, English is perhaps the de facto link language especially between the North and the South and in higher education. English was India’s window on the world’s progress in science and technology. In a case argued by him in the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court affirmed that, constitutionally, English was as much an Indian language as any one of the languages in the VIII Schedule, because it was the recognized mother tongue of a recognized Indian community, the Anglo-Indians.” Our late Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, while addressing his last meeting in Goa, having in his mind the political unr

My Favourite Songs

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She's So Beautiful Cliff Richard I hear your accusations darling, And my reply is hard to find. Oh, I wanna know you better. Won't you consider one more time. River flow to shining sea, Mountain nectar blue. Children flow like waterfalls, Sweeter love renew. Peace then war, then peace again. Trial and error true. Oh, if you were to visit there, You would love her too!! ooooo! She's so beautiful. She's so kind and free. She's so beautiful. She's all there is to me. (repeat) Tiny planet spins through space, Gives my life to me. Fifteen billion human beings, Where's our destiny? Peace then war, then peace again. Trial and error true. Oh, if you were to come down there, You would love her too! like I do! She's so beautiful. She's so kind and free! yeah! She's so beautiful. She's all there is to me. (repeat 7 times) ========================= Evergreen Tree Cliff Richard Oh darling, will our love be like an evergreen tree Stay ever green and young

Marcelant Zatrek Vetam

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Marcelant Zatrek Vetam. Lyrics: Jackson Dias Music: Mukesh Ghatwal Video: Aggy Dias

Happy Birthday, Jackson

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Great… Linger not on the way…… Yet to complete your mission. Of course you have achieved a lot. Wish you all the best for your new venture. Footprints in the sands of time. Best wishes from: Jeslie Silveira Clifford Monteiro (Killi) James Afonso Leopold Afonso Santana Rodrigues (Palmar/Cupa) Best wishes for a happy birthday on 16 October.

Scripture Will Encourage You

What else can you get to the point of being entirely ready to have God remove any character defects from your life? I suggest that you spend time reading and meditating on Scripture verses that will remind you of God’s grace, patience, and faithfulness. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of Him. [1 John 5: 14-15] There are literally hundreds of encouraging verses like these in the Bible. Read them, let them sink in, and then you’ll be better able to trust God totally with your life. It’s important that you understand and believe completely that God is able and willing to hear and help you and that the plan He has devised for you is much better than anything you could possibly have devised for yourself. It is, you know. So, are you ready to move on, to ask God to remove any and all defects from your character? If so, it’s time for step seven. Jackson Dias

Stage Artists Felicitated

News item in Herald dated 14 Sep. 2011: Kala Yuvak Sangha, Juve, St. Estevam felicitated the following stage artists: Jackson Dias, Xavier Gomes, Alwyn Gomes, Domnic X. Monteiro, Tania Rosa, Veleni Dias, Chiara Gomes, and other Marathi artists at Juve, St. Estevam at the hands of Chief guest Tapobhumi Pithadhishshwar Param Pujya Srimad Sadguru Brahmeshanandacharya Swami Maharaj.

Sing along with Tom Jones

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I'm sharing a video of a popular song by Tom Jones who made his singing debut in the 60's. He won admirers the world over with his powerful voice and is reported to have sold over 100 million records. This video is of "Help Yourself", one of his popular hits. Enjoy!

Mogachi Kanni CD of Konkani songs by Jackson Dias released

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Here's wishing one and all a very happy and prosperous New Year 2011. I am glad to announce that my new CD of Konkani songs entitled Mogachi Kanni (Love Story) composed by Jackson Dias (that's me!) and sung by local singers namely Aloma, Alwyn Gomes, Antoneta Dias, Astria, Chiara Gomes, Joylita Silveira, Reiny, Snayha, Tania, Veleni and Xavier Gomes, and set to music by the talented Mukesh Ghatwal, was officially released on the auspicious occasion of St. Stephen's Feast on 26th December 2010. The CD costs Rs. 200/-. If you would like to avail of a copy you may contact me on my mobile no. 919657031787. You may also obtain the CD from "Jameel" - the residence of Mrs. Soccorina Dias in Marcel, Goa. The house is right by the main road in Marcel. I'd like to thank Joseph de Santo Estevam for posting a review of my CD on the Niz Goenkar blog. Here's the link to the review: http://nizgoenkar.blogspot.com/2011/01/jackson-dias-mogachi-kanni-konkani.html Viva Goa!