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Volume:3

No: 52

Volume:3

Dosembor 3, 2020

Banking Kxetrantlo Kheat Khambo

Allen Pereira, Mongllur 1 Veez Konkani

Sompadoki-i: Amchea angar uddanakat! hi hamvem konnaki dimvchi zagvonni nhoim, chotrai nhoim, bhexttaunnem-i nhoim; fokot ek hitavad.

Tumim konni zamv, tumchi paddt, zat, kat, patyenni mhaka poddon vochonk na. Kitea hamv mhozo dhorm' mhojea itleakch dourtam tosem heram thamvni tench axetam.

Ani atam hem borounko mukhy karonn kitengi mhollear - ailevar karkollant guzu guzu gujgucho uttla. Konn pele adlem razamv mhonn sangon aplea dhorma namvim somajent ghorxonn haddunk polletat ani hea kriteank pattimbo dimvn golatto korunk zativadi, paddtivadi fuddem sorleat.

Eka rajeant muslimamni diull moddun poll'lli bandli mholl'llo vad uttoilo ani thoddea zati/paddti vadink koddtint zoit mell'llem. Atam toslem sullivarem karkollant cholon asa. Lokachye motim dubavo choroun sam. Loresachi basilika aschyekodden adim maga ek kol'lukutt'ttichem kitengi asl'lem ani ho zago kristamvanim bhitor ghalun teach zagear sam loresachye namvim igorz bandli, vistaraili ani kristamv dhorm' prochar kelo mhonn.

Ho voilo vad manddttele edoll voreg khoimsor kumbhokornno nident asle tem toch kol'lukutt'tti matr zannam.

Vorsanchim vorsam paxar zalim hea karkollant sam loresachem devasponn achoronn korun. Hea devasponnak kristamvam pras her zaticho lok yeta mhonn sorvam thamvn khatri zalam, hem kaim novesamv vo pott'ttu kanni bhilkul nhoim.

Zativadi paddtint kristamv mukheli kaim unnem nant. Ailevar ek pongoddch hea paddtik serval'lo to tankam vedir apoun, tankam tancho xal, bautto dimvn prosar kel'lem tem sorv madhyomamni prosar zalam.

Osem astam ho murmuro vaddon'nch vechea poilem, xit asl'lem pez zamvchea poilem, kittall asl'lem tem ujea agttem zamvchea poilem hea zativad paddtintlea kristamv mukheleamni zor tankam dhom'm' asa zalear, popsant xvas asa tor meter zamvn xanti haddchem proitn korchem borem.

Nhoim tor tanchim zolma namvam bodlun hat vomte ghalche monxaponnak man dimvn, tothastu!

-dda| asttin probhu, chikago

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Banking Kxetrantlo Kheat Khambo

Allen Pereira, Mongllur

Mottvi jinnye choritra:

zonon: soptembor 16, 1950

Ayolon Klifordd Alfonso Pirera

mam-bap: devadhin pittor pirera ani briddjit anjelina rego

kuttam' ani xikap: 3 Veez Konkani

hair proimori, hoiskul ani kalez bhoinnim: devadhin bho| mari vailett, apostolik karmel mellachi ani margorett ddisoza (pirera)

prathomik xikap: sointt zosep

xikap: sointt eloisiyos xal ani kalez, mongllur podvi: histtori ani ikonomiks 1970

isvent

hoiyor proimori xal, kulxekhor

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postt grajyuyett xikap: em'.Es.Ddoblyu. Skul of soxiyol vork, roxni niloi, mongllur ani em'.Es.Ddoblyu., moisur yunivorsitti 1972 isvent, zoddun vixexota lebor velfer ani inddosttriyol orgonoijexon.

Ayolon firgojechea chottuvottikemni bharich kriall zamvnaslo bhageunt khursachi igorz, korddel kulxekhorant tachi beanking seva 1973 isvent

survatitam poreant, altar bhurgo ani prifektt altar seva korteleancho panch vorsank, koir pongddacho sando, yong krixchon vorkors sando ani jeral karyodorxi voi.Si.Ddoblyu 3 vorsank 1969-72; sando ani karyodorxi ekye audek firgoz soloha somiticho; seva dilea upadhyokx/addolltedar kroistt chorch monnipal 1997-80 ten'nancho mukheli vigar/firgoz Our son Angelo receiving Governor's

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Rock Indian School Brahmavar from class 2 onwards, upto Class 11 and class 12 at the Montfort School Delhi He went on to do his Masters in Electronics at the Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta USA on a full scholarship and graduated (MS) in 2003/04 with distinction- was immediately taken in by Texas Instruments LLC/Plc. Currently lives in Dallas with his Wife Dr Pinar Korkmaz, a Ph.d in Electronics from Georgia Tech, and their son Aurelio

Our son Angelo receiving Governor's Gold medal for achieving highest marks among all disciplines in the B.E (final) K R EC Surathkal/now National Institute of Technology KarnatakaConvocation held in 2000. He also received the Dr T M A Pai memorial Gold at the same convocation for the I rank in BE ( electronics & Communications) Mangalore University ( 1994- 1999) Incidentally Angelo was a National Talent Scholarship holder from Class 8 to 12.

He didd his schooling at the Little

yazok fa| stteani tauro, sorv kristamv pongddancho ani sut'turantlo zannim sangata mellon

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Newly constructed and blessed house /Home SURYANSHU - 22.10.2006 and the current status of the barren land around it (20 cents)

prothom' ekyumenikol krismos sombhrom' uddupi-monnipalchea nagorikank prostut kel'lo.

Kriall sando kotholik sobha, uddupi/monnipal ani sando

senttrol kounsil, kotholik sobha mongllur diesez lamb 15 vorsank.

Mongllur diesejichea firgozanchi,

somstheanchi, dharmik mellanchi

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sorvsomavexok direktori veapar, vyousai, vrit'teo sarvozonik sevent.

Tachem logn zalem eulin

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ddisilvalagim, soxiyol vork posttgrajyuyett ani poilenchea meddikol soxiyol vorkor ani 9 Veez Konkani

her to inaugurate Bank Of Maharashtra Platinum Jubilee Year, in Pune

feakoltti, ddiparttmentt of soxiyol

endd priventtiv meddisin, ke.Em'.Si. Monnipal. Devan tankam dogam bhurgim dilim anjelo ani anjelin tosem tegam natram -orelio, vihan ani ahan.

Vrit'tipor kam': ayolon monnipalantlea sinddikett beankachea prodhan kochherik 10 Veez Konkani

Ralegan Siddhi the model village set up

by Sri Anna Hazare in Ahmed Nagar of Maharashtra and designed a suitable model for the 75 villages backed by a working Manual for my field staff- Bank would implement the Project in collaboration with Village Panchayats and state Govt agencies. The Bank ear marked Rs 8 crores for the purpose initially.

bhorti zalo ek porsonol ofisor zamvn 1973 isvent ani uprant 11 Veez Konkani

branch meanezor, chif meanezor, esisttentt zonrol meanezor, ddepyutti zonrol meanezor; ani taka 2002 isvent otyodhik unchlo

hud'do taka mell'llo zonrol meanezor zamvn.

vivingodd suvateamni mhollear gova, ddel'li, mumboi ani bengllur

Tannem tachi seva inddiyon beanks

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kochherint panch vorsanchye audek march 25, 2006 thamvn vinchomvnn keli. Punn zun 2008 isvent, bharot sorkaran tacho hud'do chermean endd meanejing ddoirekttor of di pune prodhan esosiexon (bharotantlta sarvozonik

With the then President at Rashtrapathi Bhavan Feb 2009

vortulantlea, khasgi ani videxi beankancho pongodd) hacho

kochherintlea beank of

solohadar inddosttriyol rilexons

moharaxttrant anyek sarvozonik

endd hyumon risors meanezmentt

vortulantlem beank hanga taka

thoracho vaur, febreuri 1999

bhoddti dimvn dhaddlem. Tannem

thamvn okttobor 2002 poreant.

tacho siem'ddi hud'do zun 4, 2008 isvent svikar kelo ani to nivrit't zata

Bharot sorkarachye proxomse

poreant septtombor 30, 2010

prokar vinchomvnni somitin rizorv

yoxosvi thoran cholomvn vhelo.

beank of inddiachea gournoran taka ekjikyuttiv ddoirekttor of do

Hea 2008 tem 2010 audent, beank

oriyonttol beank of kamors, ek

of moharaxttro novea xikhorak

brihot sarvozonik vortulantlem

tannem pauylem ani karporett

beank ddel'lint hachi prodhan

gournens hachi vaddaull keli, 13 Veez Konkani

tantrikota vaporchi, giraikanchi seva ani beankachi huttvoll vrid'dhi keli; 153 nove xakhe ugtaile osem beankache zumla xakhe 1528 k

en.Pi.E. Rekognixon prases beanking inddosttrint haddun bholaikebhorit bealens xitt haddli.

tenkle ani bharotachea 32 rajeamni vistarle tosem ut'tor-ixany

prodexanim-i vistarun haddle; hea 1528 xakheamni lagim lagim 12

Pradhanyota dil'li fokot efikesi ani

ttransperensik sibondilagim tosem giraiki/sarvozonikamlagim vyouhar

milia giraik asle hankam kor

kortana zaunko hem beank

beanking solyuxon prokar khonchyai zagear khonchyai vellar beanking korcho ovkas odgaun

dilo ettiem' ani antorzall beanking mukhantr; osem hea beankak nove giraiki lable ani lab xikhorak tenklo ru. 32,000 koroddam pras choddit tosem lab tea beankachea 75

’beankor vid e hartt’.

Beankan 2009-2010 isvent

beankacho varxik sombhrom' achorilo poskeo korun 75 holl'lleo sudharonnant pattim url'leo zata tem sudharonn korunk; striyanchea svo kumkechea pongddank

vorsanchye choritrentch poilye

prayozok zamvn 50,000 tem 75,000

pautti ani haddun ru. 440

k choddoun ru. 150 korodd

koroddancho lab. 2009-2010 vorsant; prothom' pauttim beankan ttransperentt ani sisttom' ddrivon

kredditt kumok dimvn tanchea proyozonatmok ani udeog purvok

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karyokromank; punent beankan

nivrit't zatoch sopttombor 30, 2010

novin madorichem rogta dan

ver neaxonol insttittyutt of beank

survatil'lem moharaxttrantch

meanezmentt hacho direktor

prothom' zamvnaslem sviddix

zamvn mukhelponn ghetlem, rizorv

tantrikotechea adharan sompurnn

beank of inddian dil'lea uleak pallo

piddanaschem/xud'dh rogat

dimvn okttobor 1, 2011 ver ani

meddikol emorjensink mukhyo

2014 poreant vividh hud'de

zamvn ovghoddank boli zal'leank,

apnnaile. En.Oi.Bi.Em'. Zamvnasa

disachea 24 vorank.

ek prodhan sonxodhon, konsoltting ejyukexon ani torbheti somstho

Beankan prayojit kelem

bharotantlea beankingak zo asa

gorjeuntank ani arthik kumok

kel'lo rizorv beank inddian 1969

nascheank choddit molachem

isvent 62 ekreanchea pachvea

cochlear transplants and

keamposar, zo akorxit korta 3000

treatments vodgaun

siniyor ani unchlea hud'deanchea

gorjeuntanchea oskotkayechea

manezmentt udeogink, bharot,

bhurgeank pune bhomvarim

dokxinn omerika, ixany yurop,

zankam aikonk koxtt martale

afrika, golf raxttram, opghanistan,

tankam.

nepal, bangla dex ani xrilonka,

beankingant varxik eddvansdd Beank of moharaxttran tisrea

torbheti diunko.

kamonvelt khellpondeattache mukhel prayozok zamvn je 2008

Hacho direktor zamvn aslelea

isvent punent choll'le ani uprant

vellar, tannem vividh sohokar

mukhel prayozok zamvn zagotik

dimvchim karyokromam porot

biliardds chhampiyonxip 2010

survatilim omerikachea kel'logg

isvent punent choll'lea ten'nam.

skul of meanezmentt hanchea

Uprant beank of borodda thamvn

sohayen, sonxodhon sohokar

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bandun haddlo kamonvelt of

of beankors (inddiyon beankors

lorning keanoddalagim, somyukt

esosiexona thamvn) yunaittedd

somsthanachea raxttrancho ek

forom' of beank yuniyons lagim

baullo, ani bandun haddlem

vorji korunk, tanchea seve vixeant,

kolaborettiv meanezmentt

samballa vixeant, bhatem, her faide

karyokromam frankfortt skul of

ani kam' korchi sthiti 800,000

foinans endd meanezmentt,

odhikarinchi ani kameleanchi

frankfortt, zormoni.

khasgi tosem sarvozonik vortulantlea bharotantlea

Taka e.Oi.Si.Tti.I. Thamvn man lablo

beankanchi.

2 vorsanchem posttgrajyuyett xikap sompoyil'lea don vorsam uprant

2011-2014 gourning kounsil,

beanking endd foinansant jem

inddiyon insttittyutt of beanking

chol'lem 2004 tem 2005.

endd foinans, ekch vrit'tipor mukhel bhag sieoioibi orhota

Vattor konsorvexon endd efixiyontt

diunko aschi, (sorttifoidd esosiett

enorji meanezmentt tantrikotechea

of inddiyon insttittyutt of beankors)

sohokaran manddun haddun

bharotant.

en.Oi.Bi.Em'. K uroyil'lem udakch

vaprunk karonn zalem beankachea

Sando gourning kounsil insttittyutt

sorv gorzank, hea vorvim bhailea

of beanking porsonel silekxon

udkak zamvcho viporit khorch ru.

(oibipies) bharot sorkarachi

36 lakh ekachch vorsam uroilo. Hi

manyota aschi sarvozonik beank

vixex kirt ani xathi amchea

vortulant kameleank kamam

ayolenbabachi.

diunko.

Itor vrit'tipor vaur:

Nivrit't zalea uprantleo

2006-2010 - vois chermean komitti

chottuvottiko:

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sando bordd of sttoddis, skul of

Soloha dita (vinchnnar zamvn)

meanezmentt, mahe (monnipal

faido zoddanaschea somstheank

okaddemi of hoiyor ejyukexon,

udorgot korunk khasgi udeog,

ddimdd ttu bi yunivorsitti)

bholaike seva, somajik-arthik

monnipal.

sudharonn ani zannvai prosar, svoim seva zamvn.

Ttrostti, konkonni bhas ani samskritik protixtthan (vixvo

Urbha:

konkonni kendro) mongllur, songit, stteampam songroh, sando zamvn vaur dil'lo gourning

fottografi, prokriti zotnni, vachap

kounsil endd chermean em'.Bi.E.

(dharmik, totvxastr, svo sudharonn,

Eddvaizori kounsil, sointt zosef

monovigonean, beanking/foinans,

injiniyoring kalez, vamonzur

kolpit kotha ani charitrik borpam

mongllur 2014 tem 2017.

ani kadombori) charitrik pinturam polloup.

Sando eddvaizori bordd for postt grajyuyett program' in beanking

Itlim karbaram kel'lo vyokti amchye

endd foinans, tti. E. Poi

modhem aschem tem

meanezmentt insttittyutt

mongllurgaranchem vhortem

(ttieem'pioi) monnipal.

bhagch mhonnazai. Tachi zannvai, tachem xikap, tachi urbha, tachem

Eddixonol ddoirekttor (profexonol)

songhotton ani tachem karbar

oien solyuxons globol proi. Li.

nizaki vijmitkayechem heram

Mumboi- oitti sombondhit bisnes

preronn zamv ani devo taka

solyuxons divpi 30 voir komorxiyol

xembor vorsanchem auk dimv

beankank.

mhonn viz axeta.

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Allen’s Vision & Mission: Providing a healthy work environment for Staff (14000) spread over all the States and Union Territories of India including 6 branches in the North East opened in this period; Transparent policies & procedures; Efficient customer centric approach and Conduct, Make banks services affordable and accessible to all segments especially women, children and the economica lly weak; 75000, Women's Self Help Groups were credit linked, to the tune of INR 109 crores- of these 25,000 SHGs were set up in 2009-10benefitting nearly 750,000 women To the existing Three Self Employment Training Institutes, Three more were added during 2009-10 one each at Nashik, Thane & Amaravati ( all in Maharashtra) and one at Betul of Madhya Pradeshproviding training men and women, preferably the young, in trades and skills for setting up small manufactur ing and service entreprises like- milk processing, hotography/videography, maintenance of Solar powered equipments, processing agro products, Beauty saloons for women, Embroidery and dress designing , auto repairs and aintenance; trainese were provided free board & lodging

for training periods of seven days to 3 months; On successful completion of training/skill development, candidates received expert guidance from Bank's branches to set up the business and also finance as was needed..

An air conditioned Fitness centre for all categories of staff with a Trainer, was set up at Bank's HQ Pune , This was besides a free medical consultant available to staff at the HQ for fixed hours daily; a Help Desk for managing cases of Schizophrenia, stress , suicidal tendencies - open to staff, their families and general public was set up in Jan 2009 and was manned by a Qualified medical professional who till then was being utilised as a receptionist.

Employee Talents Day was held in 2010 as well and saw good participation. As a token of deep appreciation for the contribution of the staff for Banks growth, every Employee irrespective of cadre/ grade was presented a pure (99.9% purity, Hall marked) 7.5 gms Gold coin as a Memento on the occasion of the Platinum Jubilee. It involved INR 19 crores outlay from Employee welfare fund set up by the bank and

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in all probability was unprecedented in the industry.

The Bank conducted a special statewise Recruitment of Clerical Staff in 2009/10 to fill up vacancies in rural brances unfilled for nearly a decade . The focus was on avoiding the need for candidates spending money for coaching which was expensive and beyond the reach of large number of rural students; There was no written eligibility test; To ensure objectivity and transparency, vacancies were declared district and state-wise and candidates with not less than 60% marks in arithmatics in SSLC were short-listed in the descending order ofmarks ; ( Min. eligibility qualification was kept as Graduation in any discipline as per Govt of India guidelines) From the top , 3 times the number of declared vacancies, were interviewed and the most suitable were selected. The recruitment process took less than half the time taken (one year)for recruitment by the independe nt centralised agency (institute of Banking Personnel Selection) and the bank saved over INR one crore by costs. 98% of the rural vacancies were filled, candidates' motivation was high as they secured employ ment in their native district and unlike

attrition level of over 60% in case of centralised recruitment through IBPS, in this, Bank managed Recruitment, attrition was just around 2% over 2-3 years.

Hiware Bazar is a village in the rain shadow region of the Ahmednagar Dist. of Maharashtra- about 3-4 hrs drive from Pune. Once notorious for drunkenness, among men, , for crimes like gambling, murder and unemploy ment, today it is an internationally acclaimed Model Village. This thanks to the untiring and visionary leadership of one man named Sri Popatrao Pawar- once a Kangra League cricket and educated young man who hails from this village- gave up his comfortable job in Bombay and settled down in Hiware Bazar with determination to transform it.

I visited the village in early 2009 and was thrilled by the transformation that had taken place- inspite of being in rain shadow region, by scientific

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water conservation, growing crops that dont require much water, evry family owning a cow and a small plot of land , using cow dung based biogas for cooking & heating, the village had turned self sufficient; it had school and medical clinic. Yet no bank found it viable to open a branch here. The Village chief i.e Mr Popat Rao placed before me the great desire of his villagers for a bank branch. Of course my GMs were not so receptive to the idea.

I have much faith in the villagers - my extensive visits to villages during my tenure as GM in Syndicate Bank and later as Executive Director in Oriental Bank had reinforced my belief in late Prof C. K Prahlad's finding that there is Wealth at the Bottom of the Pyramid.

I decided to test it in Hiware Bazar.

The Board of Directors agreed to my proposal So we had a branch inaugurated at Hiware Bazar on 2611.2009 over Video Conference along with 74 others in different parts of India as part of our Platinum Jubilee Programme.

Manager that in celebration of getting a long awaited bank branch, 75 women of the village had deposited Rs 75 lakhs of their savings in to their newly opened banks accounts.

Within 18 months of the event, the business of the branch had reached over Rs 10 crores and several enterprises had come up by the youth of the village.

I paid a second visit to the village and addressed the villagers congratulati ng them for their achievements.

Banks can play a catalytic role in creating awareness about social and cultural heritage of the country and a positive attitude towards diversity, by extending financial support:

Just after the Hon'ble President of India had inaugurated the branch we received a message from the branch 20 Veez Konkani

Oriental Bank of Commerce jointly sponsored the Maharaja Ranjit Singh National Hockey Championship once with Air India and another year with ONGC - Photograph attached (Lt Gen S S Bhullar Trustee and players); March 2007.

Exchanging notes with GM Vishwanathan Anand.

Focussing on Youth Leadership, Bank of Maharashtra sponsored the JCI World Congress at Delhi/Gurgaon 2008photographed with JCI world President (Nov 2008)

Bank of Maharashtra collaborated with Mandd Sobann Mangalore as Major sponsor (Rs 18 lakhs) to hold the first Kashmir to Kanyakumari Ekta Express musical presentation of India's cultural and linguistic diversity with Usha Uthup in the lead December 2009 . Nearly 10,000 witnessed the unique show at St Aloysius College campus.

Bank of Maharashtra was the Main sponsor of the III Commonwealth Youth Games held at Pune in 2008 October (Rs 3 crores)- photograph of the Baton Rally preceding the inauguration of games.

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Principal sponsor of the IBSF World Billiards Championship held in Pune 2010- photograph with then reigning National Championship Geeth Sethi.

The Shillong Chamber Choir

Vishwa Konkani Kendr, Mangaluru Hostine National Flag.

Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield for Bank of Maharashtra.

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Tambodi Farm, Ahmedanagar

With Governor S C Jamir

With Nomad Shepherds, Ahmednagar

III Commonwealth Youth Games at Pune, 2009 23 Veez Konkani

Employee Talents Day Bombay 20009

It is my sincere wish that the focus will be not so much on my activities but rather on the fact that a Banker with Knowledge, honest intentions and an empathetic disposition can make a significant difference in the lives of thousands or even millions .-

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all the more than politicians and bureaucrats put to together.

What little good that I might have done, could not have been possible at all without God's grace. My family especially my Wife Eveline and Children Angelo & Angeline left me nothing to worry about on the domestic front and left me all the time to focus on the professional front. Eveline was a super-excellent Mother to her children and a Home maker par-excellence. I am deeply indebted to them.

Last but not the least, working in Public sector banks with multiple unions, politicians and bureaucrats breathing down the neck of the CEO, maintaining Ethics , Transparency and Efficiency is a Himalayan task. But I had the shoulders of some very courageous , absolutely honest and down to earth seniors & colleagues in each of the three banks I served ,, to lean on, in times of challenges. My success if any, belongs equally to them too.

When I hung up my banking boots on Sept 30, 2010, it dawned on me

that an era of making others dance to my CEO tune had ended and the era of dancing to the tunes of my Chief at home 24x7 had dawned. Of course I took it in stride as the photo of my Cow-boy Jig with my CEO at home would show.

----------------------------------------My thoughts to be shared with Veez readers: India is a country rich in resources of which nearly 74 per cent are controlled by 1percent of the people.

We need more and more young persons- knowledgeable trustworthy and selfless as Bankers. Judges.

Educationists Doctors ,Civil servants and grassroots level leaders like Ms. Catherine Rodrigues, Katapady, in

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place of self serving and divisive political leaders and largely insensitive civil servants to reestablish harmony, and an egalitarian society. Let's work and pray for that to happen.

-Allen Pereira -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dakter zal'lo ttomi ttomi ani mhoji bail dogam-i gundd gozalincher bhasabhas kortalim.

Hamvem chintlem kaim razoki-i astelem mhonnon. Punn hollu aikatana voyuktik gozali. Hollu tanchea ulounneak kan dile.

mhonn kollana' bezarai uloun aslem mhojem ardhem anglem.

' inglix vhokat khaun khaun gormi zalea. Sobhai pura gelea... Kitle bondde pieleari , thondd keleari kat pura kalli zalea nem... Kitem korchem

'khoim asa?'

Ttomi nitt zal'lo, chhe... Tuka vhokat got'tunangi? vhokat tujelaginch osa.' mgonnalo ttomi daktera bhaxen.

' tuvem sodam-i sokallim utt'tana, tuza jiber aschi lhall , kallem khot asa

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thoim puslear zalem. Kallbann cholta..' ' tem tuka koxem koll'llem?' ' amchem vhokat tench nem baye...' ttomi lamboilaglo. ' amkam ghai zalear, fokot't lemvlear zalem, ghai gunn zatat.' maka rag choddlo.

Ttomik ' khoim lemvonk mellta thoim gunn zata... Lemvonatlea kodde vhokat gi ya ddett'ttol ghalije poddta... Hannem lemvchem khoim' hamv choddpoddlom. ' vhoigi... Punn tti. Vi. R baba dusrench sangta...Toxem kora... Axem kora... Thimpi saromvchem vixim sangonk na' nerai lagli ti. ' toxem pura to sangtaye... Tachemyi bijnes cholaje nem...!' ttomi suskarlo.

Makayi vhoi mhonn dislem. ' magir tachem kitengi asa... Ham.. Ek lamb usvas dhavea nakapuddant kanngheun, thoddo vell bhair soddinastam usvas bhandun dhorunk magir ujvea naka puddant bhair soddchem ... Tem kosolem meajik?'

' tuka got'tunangi...? tantum bholaikechem meajik asa. Tuza kallzak chodd rogat axar paxar zata...

Mhellem rogat nitoll zata...

Geasttrikak borem veayam' tem... Xell zaina.. Auk chodd zata... Purasonn mayag zata..' ttomi daktergi kel'le bhaxen sangte aslo. ' dinokkondu mott'tte' mhonn yetane... Kiteak tem? 'disak ek tanti khelear tujim haddam ghott zatat. Kealsiyom mellta..' tokli haloun vivorsilaglo ttomi. ' vhoigi... Maka kollit ch na... Sang maka sokallim utton ek littor nakxe ubh udak pieunko sangtat... Kiteak?' ' tem jirvonnek ... Udak pieje.' 'ttomi, amcho eklo, ratim sodam-i ghoreta...To ghoretana maka nid yena... Kitem punni taka vhokat asagi?' 'simpol' ttomi atam dakter zalo. ' ratim nidtana uxea ponda don boyo losunn soln dourn nide. Tuka bori nid yeta. Ani tum nident ghoretana taka zag zata..' kisikk korn ttomi haslo.

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Maka rag ailo. Tokxonn hamv bhair ailom. ' bondh kor ttomi... Bondh kor..

Maka hanga tokli foddta'...

Mhonntana

foddafodd ghoddyen rauta' ttomi sangon bhair dhamvlo.

Ordhea anglealagim toxem sang l'lem tor, maka jivench oisant dourti konn'nna...

' olleya... Tuje hatache tallum asa polle... Te oisant dour... Tokli Hamv porot bhitor gelom.

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OUR CONSTITUTION: THE STRUGGLE FOR OUR SOUL! ‘Celebrating the Constitution of India’ she was at her fiery best. The

webinar organised under the aegis of the ‘FORUM of Religious for Justice and Peace’ had over 250 participants. Medha unequivocally asserted, “we as citizens of India need to fight today to save the

*Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ

Constitution because the very

Medha Patkar is a woman of indomitable spirit! She is a person who has sacrificed a career in order to spend her life, accompanying the Adivasis and other vulnerable and excluded groups, particularly those who have been displaced by mega-projects. On Monday 23 November, addressing a webinar

persons who are elected and take an oath to safeguard the Constitution are those who are guilty of violating it!” She highlighted the fact that some of

the key articles were being violated including the Right to life, livelihood and liberty (Art. 21), the

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Directive Principles of State Policy

passionate speech to the

(particularly Art. 39 & Art. 43) and

Constituent Assembly, the visionary

Art. 243 which details the powers

Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the father of our

and responsibilities of local bodies.

Constitution, gave three

For Medha, the only way to save

unambiguous warnings: the need

the Constitution is for the citizens

to give up the grammar of anarchy,

of the country to come out on the

to avoid hero-worship, and to work

streets and to be visible and vocal

towards a social – not just a

on behalf of the poor and the

political – democracy! Ambedkar

marginalised and for the future of

was, at that time, perhaps visioning

India!

what ‘India 2020’ would be like and of how these three aspects could

One necessarily has to look back:

not only destroy all that was sacred

on 25 November, 1949, in a

in the Constitution, but could also mean the dismantling of the democratic framework which a new surgent India was just born into and had committed herself to preserving.

In that famous speech Ambedkar said, “If we wish to maintain democracy not merely in form, but also in fact, what must we do? The first thing in my judgement we

must do is to hold fast to constitutional methods of achieving our social and economic 29 Veez Konkani

objectives…. where constitutional

On the following day, 26 November

methods are open, there can be no

1949, the Constituent Assembly

justification for (..) unconstitutional methods. These methods are nothing but the Grammar of Anarchy and the sooner they are abandoned, the better for us. The second thing we must do is to observe the caution which John Stuart Mill has given to all who are interested in the maintenance of their liberties at the feet of even a

great man, or to trust him with power which enable him to subvert their institutions” …. in politics,

embracing ones in the world,

thanks to the brilliant, bias-free and diverse women and men who comprised the Constituent Assembly. The Constitution besides

Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure

being sacrosanct to every citizen of

road to degradation and to

the country is the bulwark of

eventual dictatorship. The third

fundamental rights and directive

thing we must do is not to be

principles, which are a prerequisite

content with mere political

for any healthy democracy. The

democracy. We must make our

Preamble, with its emphasis on

political democracy a social

justice, liberty, equality and

democracy as well. Political democracy cannot last unless there democracy”.

which is regarded as one of the most forward-looking and all-

democracy, namely, not “to lay

lies at the base of it, social

adopted the Constitution of India –

fraternity; and its commitment to India being and being a ‘sovereign

socialist secular democratic republic’ spells out the vision and

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the intrinsic character of the

rights of the minorities guaranteed

Constitution.

in the Constitution should be scrapped immediately!

its essence and even to destroy some of its key dimensions. The current BJP/RSS combine, including some of their ministers have gone on record saying, they will be changing the Constitution. On Friday 20 November the hashtag #HinduRashtra (with the equivalent In these past few years however, the nation has witnessed, several

efforts to not merely to tamper with the Constitution but to negat e in Hindi) was trending on twitter with clear demands including

On 24 November, the UP Government passed ‘The Uttar Pradesh Unlawful Religious

Conversion Prohibition Ordinance (2020)’ which says “religious conversions that use falsehood, force or an incentive, or take place solely for the purpose of marriage

bringing in a pan-India ‘anticonversion’ law. There are constant

statements for the establishment of a ‘Hindu State’ by 2025(the

will be declared a crime”. This is

blatantly communal ordinance which is intended to address ‘Love Jihad’ pejorative term used by

centenary of the RSS); the

right-wing groups (and lapped up

annihilation of the minorities

by ‘godified’ media) to target

particularly the Muslims and Christians. There is talk to abolish

the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’

relationships between Muslim men and Hindu women, which, they say, is a ruse to forcibly convert the

from the Constitution; to have a ‘Common Civil Code’ and that the

women. This ordinance is patently violative of Articles 21 and 25 of

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the Indian Constitution. Will the

are several others imprisoned

Supreme Court do a Suo Motu on

under the UAPA and also charged

this Ordinance or on the Cow

and arrested on the archaic

Cabinet of Madhya Pradesh which

‘sedition’ law and even on

goes against the secular ethos of

‘contempt of court’

the country?

One sees it happening with The Apex Court has also not yet

frightening regularity, the manner

dealt with the much-needed

in which many citizens all over the

alacrity, objectivity and judicial on

country ,who have stood up for the

the constitutional validity of the

Constitution and for the rights of

draconian ‘Unlawful Activities

the voiceless and the exploited, are

(Prevention) Act - UAPA 2019

harassed and hounded( in direct

(Amendment Act)’. which infringes

and subtle ways); fabricated cases

on the fundamental rights of

foisted on them; charge-sheeted

citizens. The amendments allow the

and arrested with bail applications

Centre to designate individuals as

denied to them on flimsy grounds;

terrorists and to seize their

some are beaten up and even

properties; they are violative of the

killed. These include human rights

of the right to equality (Article 14),

activists and academics; rationalists

free speech (Article 19) and life

and media professionals (like

(Article 21) of the Constitution.Fr

Siddique Kappan who was on his

Stan Swamy and fifteen others the

way to investigate the Hathras case

Supreme who are ‘allegedly’

and Patricia Mukhim of Shillong);

involved in the Bhima-Koregaon

students and professors from the

conspiracy case are in jail- some of

JNU, AMU, Jamia and other

them languishing for more than

prestigious institutions; anti-CAA

two years now. Besides these, there

protestors and reputed

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organisations well-known for their

due to Parkinson’s and seeking

objectivity and authenticity, like

permission that Swamy be allowed

Amnesty India; lawyers, former

to use the sipper glass which he

Government officials (like Sanjiv

was using before his imprisonment.

Bhatt) and others from civil society.

In a response that defies human

The list is endless! Their only

compassion and logic, the National

apparent ‘crime’ is that ,on behalf

Investigation Agency (NIA) sought

of the exploited and the excluded,

twenty days to respond to Fr.

the marginalised and the minorities

Stan’s plea; and the Special Court

and for the sake of truth and

in a move which contradicts the

justice, they have dared take on a

very notion of jurisprudence, has

fascist regime(with a sham of being

fixed the next hearing for 26

a ‘democracy’) and in doing so,

November (which ironically is

they also have to take on a corrupt,

‘Constitution Day’). Could the court

communal and prejudiced system

have granted Fr Stan’s plea? Of

which includes powerful vested

course, it could have on multiple

interests.

reasons. Earlier, Fr. Stan’s application for health grounds was also rejected.

Then there is the celebrity case of Arnab Goswami: the blue-eyed boy of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party

Fr Stan Swamy suffers from Parkinson’s. On 7 November, in a

written submission his lawyers of moved the Special Court saying in Swamy’s words, “I cannot hold a glass as my hands are unsteady

(BJP), their ilk in the Sangh Parivar and their crony capitalist friends.

Arnab is the editor-in-chief of Republic Media Network (a BJP channel) and the self-proclaimed

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‘don’ of Indian news television; his

because of his public vitriol also

core competency seems to be

creating enmity between different

spewing falsehood, hate and

communities. What pained several

divisiveness against the minorities

concerned citizens however was

and all those who take a stand

the alacrity and the extremely

against the ruling regime. Towards

selective manner with which the

the end of October, he was

Apex Court responded to

arrested in a suicide abetment case;

Goswami’s application and the

his arrest did smack of some kind

‘justification’ in the accompanying

of political vendetta; in some ways,

order whilst granting him interim

it could have been challenged on

bail in record time!

its own merits!

In the order Justice DY Chandra

What jolted millions of concerned

chud correctly described

citizens in the country, was the

the responsibility of the Apex Court

manner the members of the BJP

saying, “forget Arnab Goswami for

including high profile ministers

a moment, we are a constitutional

came to the ‘rescue’ of Goswami!

court… If we as a constitutional

They tweeted furiously, spoke

court do not lay down law and

openly to the media and came out

protect personal liberty, then who

with statements in support of him.

will?” No one can ever contradict

Their contention was that it was an

this profound statement. The irony

assault to ‘freedom of speech and

of it is, does this statement apply to

expression’ – which was a false

the thousands of other citizens (like

hood since he was arrested in a

Fr Stan Swamy and the others

‘suicide abetment case. Goswami

imprisoned in the Bhima -Koregaon

should have been booked long ago

conspiracy case, the anti-CAA

for abusing freedom of speech and

protestors and others arrested

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under the UAPA) whose personal

the wit to joke on anyone. Post

liberty is denied? Is Goswami the

Goswami being given bail he

only citizen in India whose

tweeted some absolutely hilarious

‘personal liberty’ is denied? The

stuff which was retweeted by more

statement reeks of selectivity.

than twenty thousand others. He is

Further Justice Chandrachud added

now charged with a ‘contempt of

that, “If we don’t interfere in this

court’- which is ridiculous and

case today, we will walk on a path

outrageous! It is his constitutional

of destruction” and that a clear

right to practice this profession,

message must be sent to high

and he seems to a better job of it

courts. He was indeed right on this

than most judges do of theirs; he

point too! Perhaps Goswami’s

has the courage to hold a mirror to

arrest, both in timing and manner,

the powerful but with a dash of

was in nature of political vendetta;

caustic humour. One wonders if his

what however is glaringly evident

tweets can pose a threat to the

is that Apex Court on several

democratic fabric of the country or

counts, has not held itself to its own high standard in several other cases of citizen vs state, ranging

independent citizen Kamras has the

Kashmir, to detentions made on

right to express his opinion and

flimsy charges of sedition to the

also the right to dissent on any

slapping of draconian laws on journalists for no other reason than

Then there is the case of the comedian Kunal Kamra, who has

the bad name several of the judges have given themselves. As an

from habeas corpus petitions in

that they were doing their job.

for that matter add ‘any value’ to

judgement!

Strangely enough Goswami’s case

was cited as a rarest of rare cases by the Supreme Court when it

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gave him interim bail under Article

Ambedkar had earlier said, “If I was

32 ‘Right to Constitutional

asked to name any particular article in this Constitution as the most important — an article without which this Constitution would be a nullity — I could not refer to any other article except this one. It is the very soul of the Constitution and the very heart of it.”

Remedies’ which states, that the Supreme Court “shall have power to issue directions or orders or

writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus,

All these recent happening and pronouncements have naturally drawn a wave of protest and

outrage from some of the leading citizens of the country. Senior

prohibition, quo warranto and

advocate in the Madras High Court

certiorari, whichever may be appropriate, for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by this

Part”. The right guaranteed by this Article “shall not be suspended except as otherwise provided for by this Constitution”. The same Article was not allowed for journalist Siddique Kappan prompting many legal luminaires to say that the apex court uses one yardstick for the ‘high and the mighty’ and a

Sriram Panchu, puts it devastatingly in a brilliant article in the Hindu (16 November), " Power (of the

Supreme Court) comes not from Articles 32 or 226 but from the public esteem and regard in which you are held, and that proceeds from the extent you act as our constitutional protector. In direct

proportion. Sans that, there are only trappings”.

different one for the ‘hoi-polloi’! Dr 36 Veez Konkani

In that famous speech to the

parties place creed above country,

Constituent Assembly exactly

our independence will be put in

seventy-one years ago, Dr

jeopardy a second time and

Ambedkar, said, “will Indians place

probably be lost forever. This

the country above their creed or

eventuality we all must resolutely

above their country? I do not know,

guard against. We must be

but this much is certain that if the the only way to serve the country.

I know of no better”.

We can no longer sit in our comfort

determined to defend our independence with the last drop of our blood!” and “If we wish to preserve the Constitution in which

we have sought to enshrine the

zones and allow the values enshrined in our Constitution to be destroyed by these anti-Constitu tional elements! Our Constitution

is our only hope! Every citizen must

principle of Government of the people, for the people and by the people, let us resolve not to be tardy in the recognition of the evils

then be concerned about what is happening to the Constitution of India. ‘Constitution Day’ is an

that lie across our path and which induce people to prefer Governme nt for the people to Government by the people, nor to be weak in our initiative to remove them. That is

appropriate one, to pledge that

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one needs to do all one can, to

Constitution- the soul of India!

safeguard and promote the spirit and sanctity of our Constitution!

25 November 2020

Medha Patkar is certainly right: “We, the People of India”, must rise

*(Fr Cedric Prakash SJ is a

as one people and get out into the

renowned human rights & peace activist/writer.

streets, in order to save our

Contact: cedricprakash@gmail.com

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Kotholik igorzmatent dhorm'-bhoinn khoimsor? tench maf. Poilea kumgarachem va kazarachem karyem zamv - dhuvecha rnim putacha kareachem vhoddponn chodd astolem. Xheram ani holl'lleam'modhem hea songtimni tofaut asl'loi zauyeta.

sumar pon'nas-satt vorsam adim ghor bhorn bhurgim astolim. Ekach auy bapaichim tim bhurgim tori dhuvam vornim putank chodd mohotv asl'lo.

Putank zai titlem svotontr. Dhuvank ghora bitoroli bondodd. Xikpantyi toxench. Putank chodd. Dhuvank unne. Jivitacha boroeafaleamnim-i

Punn atam kall bodol'la. Ghorant choddaut ek va dogam bhurgim.

Ekloch put vo eklich dhuv. Ek put ani ek dhuv va dogyi put va dogamyi dhuvo. Atam put va dhuv zamv.

Tankam vagomvcheant, xikop dimvcheant kosoloch tor-bhed na. Va tanche sombhrom' choloitana – zauyet zolma dis, poilo kumgar va

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kazara vellar put va dhuv mholl'llo tofaut na. Bodlak horyekantyi putaurnim dhuvekch sorbhorai ek maf ani ek tuk chodd asta.

Punn amchea igorz matent kosoli gozal? dusrea vatikan vixvo mohasobhe uprant layikank liturjint patr mell'lla. Hantum dadlo ani stri mholl'llo bhed na. Soloha rupar aschea firgoz, varaddo va diesejicha monddollemni va porixodemni dadlo va stri mholl'llo tofaut na vhoimu? jezu krist povitr sobhechem mostok ani tachi auy mori mai povitr sobhechi mata mholl'llem sot pap saiba thaun layik poreant kotholik horyekloyi manta. Sam pedrucha zagear papsaib asa ani her apostolancha zagear bisp asat.

Hemyi manun ghetlam tem khorem.

Ailevarcha vorsamni igorzmatent zaiti bodlaunn zalea ani disamndis mholl'lla bori zatech asa. Dadleam borabor striyankyi totvxastr, devo xastr ani her xastram xikcho aukas dila. Nimannea brestara striyancheyi pam-i dhutat. Heo ani teo bodlaunneo haddl'lea romacha igorjen papsaib ani bispancha vorgam uprantlea yazokancha mellik striyank(zauyet dharmik bhoinnimnk)

aukas edollch divyeto.

Thollavea kuttmamni ani vaura thollamni zal'lea tosoli ‘choliyi cholea soman’ mholl'lli bodlaunn povitr sobha mholl'llea vhodd kuttmant atam tori zaryek yemvchi gorz asa.

Amchea bharotacha povitr sobhentch yazokancha sonkheavornim (diesejiche ani motthvasi) stri dharmikancho sonkho don-tin vantteamni punni chodd asa. Punn dhorm' bhoinnink romacha igorz maten yazokam soman lekl'lem unnem. Anyeka vatten - jeral zaun, lokanodrent asche yazok mhollear diesejiche (sekyulor) yazok. Sekyulor mhonnje diesejik - seminoristank / rizontt/ diakonank mellcha tosoli man-moread bhovoxa motthvasi yazokank soit mellana tem sot. (thoddea firgozamni rizontt/ diakonank tancha sevechi audi oker zatana man - sonmanasovem duddva thoili soit mellta tem sot).

Choddaut diesejimnim, diesejicha yazokank duddva bhhatem, boroeo mhonnyeta tosoleo soulotayo iteadi asat. Odd'diche ani jivitache (prayeche) utsou god'dallayen choltat. Firgoje thaun firgojek (vorgaunn zaun) vetana umalle,

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fulam-jhele, thoileo, vahonam va her upokoronnancheo kanniko.

Vahonamni xemboramni lokancho purxamv - il'lem chodd va unnea mafan mellta. Kornattoko koraullintlea tosolea diesejimni asolea sondorbhamni - konknni nemalleamni va kon'noddo disallear, veb va ttivi madhyomamni tankam hogllap diun prochar choll'le sondorbh asat ( firgozamni vavurcha motthvasi yazokank voile songti melltat asonkyi puro).

Atam korona uprant osolea songtimni bodlaunn zaleayi asyet.

Punn dhorm'bhoinnincho vorg sokoilo mholl'lleabori leklagi mholl'llo dubhavo. Toxem tor, dhorm' bhoinnim koxeo lekak yetoleo?

povitr sobhent bollvont seva korcha dhorm' bhoinnink kitem mellta? yazok ayil'leach kuttmam thaun teoyi ayil'leomu? az somsarbor dadleam soman va il'lem chodditch mafan

striyo sobhtat noim? punn mori matek unchayer dourl'lea povitr sobhent kitem cholta? dadleam soman povitr sobhechi seva korun aschea stri dharmikanchi seva vhollkon ghetl'lem, tankam gourovan lekl'lem bhovoxa oprup. Kornattoko koraull diesejincha konknni nemalleamni utsovank borem magchim lokachim (firgozanchim) ul'las ani dinvosnnechim zahiratam polletananch dharmik dadleank(yazokank) ani dharmik striyank (dhorm'bhoinnink) mellcha manmoreadecho topaut dhordhor mhonn sustata. Choddaut firgozamni dhorm'bhoinninchim komventam asat. Tancha thaun igorz / iskol / firgojek seva labhta. Punn kitlea firgozamni hea komventank bhoinni yetana / vetana, tancha utsovancha sondorbhamni tea babtin aitara misavellim punni prokottonnam zatat? vhoddlo sombhrom' naka, tanchi seva vhollkon gheun tankam ek ful punni ditat? dhorm' bhoinnink galli sove dil'le ani dimvche yazok nant? arvilea disamni choddl'leo gorzo ani choddl'lim molam bhovoxea herambori dhorm' bhoinninkyi

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koxttitat. Amcheach prodexant edoll zaiteo dhorm' bhoinnim iskolamni (choddaut kon'noddo madhyom') vavurn aplem jivit sartoleo. Atatam asole aukas unne zaun yetat.

Asolea son'nivexamni dhorm' bhoinnimni koxttomvchem?.

Kornattoko koraull diesejimni ani bharotacha vhodd xeramni zaiteo firgozo arthik thoran ghottmutt asat mhonn tancheo duddva chottuvottiko polloitana kollta. Asolea firgozamni tanchea firgojent vavurcha dhorm' bhoinnink tancheo arthik addchonneo somzon tankam niyomit thoran kumke hat zorur divyet. Hea babtin ijmolacho ek vanttoyi divyeta. (edoll haka aukas na tor atam punni koryeta). Axem diunko fuddem sor l'lea firgojent aschea dhorm' bhoinninche mell arthik thoran sudriddh ason tankam asolea kumkechi gorz na tor tancha pranti-i/ moha vhoddilni mukantr hi kumok gorz asl'leakodde vavurcha koventank pauyeta.

Mongllurant ghoddl'le (tholli-i) dharmik bhoinninche mell asat.

Atancha jeral arthik sthitigotek choitana bhovoxa tanchiyi koxttanchi

porigot.

Choddaut dharmik bhoinninche mell pattlea sobhar xotomanamni yeropant ghoddl'leo. 1988 isvent

hamv yuvozonnancha zomatent bhag ghemvchea khatir fransak gel'lea vellar eka dharmik bhoinninchea komvent vottharak bhett dimvcho aukas labhlo (bhoinnincha totvarak lagon tem kovent tea adinch bondh dourl'lem). Tea koventachem votthar ani thoinchim bhandpam mongllur jeppu seminorivornim vhodd asl'lim.

Eka kallar tantum xemboramni dhorm'-bhoinnim jietaleo khoim.

Hamvem somzon ghetl'lea prokar tea vorsa (1988) tea mellachea dhorm' bhoinninchi sorasor prai 65 vorsam zaunasl'li.

Amchea progotipor gamvamnimyi dharmik jinniek vengcheo cholio,

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choleamvornim unneo zaleat mholl'llo mhozo ondaz. Progotipor firgozanche devo-apounneanche onke-sonkheyi haka pattimbo ditat.

Somsari jivitant aichea kallar choliyi

cholea soman mhonnon vhollkon ghetlam astam igorz maten dharmik bhoinnink, yazok bhavam titlem guman dinatlemyi karonn asyeta.

Kornattoko koraullintlem ek ttivi chanel pattlea thoddea mohineam thaun yazokancha jinnyechi kanni aplea dekpeank ditech ailam. Ailevar asoleach eka kareavellim bhagidar zaunasl'lea vixal chintpacha eka yazokan monove rupachi apli abhiprai ttivi sondorxoka mukar douroli. (mhojyai motint sobhar temp thaun tosoloch vichar ghumvtolo). Yazokam khatir aschem teach madorechem karyokrom' dhorm'bhoinnim khatiryi manddun hadda mholl'lli zaunasl'li tea yazokachi monovi.

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Choli-stri devachench rochon mholl'llem chintap fokot kuttmamni ani sorkari vortulamni matr ailear pavana. Povitr sobhentyi vhoddilam ani loka thoim yemvchi gorz zorur asa. Hea mukantr dharmik bhavo – yazokam titlench ghon ani man dhorm'bhoinninkyi mellonk zai. Axem zaina tor ami utramni pacharchem ek tor kayant korchem boltench zatolem noim? povitr sobhent stri dharmikank ghon-manan lekinatlear tancho sonkho unno unno zatolo tem negar korunk zainatlem sot.

- ech. Ar. Allvo (hea lekhonacher tumchi obhiprai dhaddyet. -som.)

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Ambassador (Retd) Pascal Alan Nazareth Historic Autobiography.

-Ivan Saldanha-Shet.

A well known Konkani Catholic who saw foreign service in many facets through three critical decades, is Ambassador Pascal Alan Nazareth, who had an amazing diplomatic career from May 1959, to May 1994. He has served in India's diplomatic and consular missions in Tokyo, Rangoon, Lima, London, Chicago

and New York and as India's High Commissioner to Ghana and Ambassador to Liberia, Upper Volta, Togo, Egypt, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and so on.

His Autobiography "A RingSide Seat to History - An Autobiogra phy '' was launched in a webinar on September 30, 2020, 26 years after his retirement.

Even before retirement he

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plunged into Gandhian studies, and immediately took up lectures and a wide spectrum of hyperactivi ty. Our Indian leaders know his caliber and always have admired his grit and service. Media has generously been publishing Amb Alan's articles and reviews on his books in the last many years.

His two books on Gandhiji are translated into 23 foreign and 12 Indian languages and he literally went with them around the globe, leaving the writing of his autobio graphy till his 80th birthday, unusually rare. Many of his books have seen release also in Mangalo re, a great admirer of his roots he has been a regular visitor to Kodial.

A close associate of Amb Alan Nazareth, Dr Michael Lobo,

renowned Mangalorean Konkani Community Historian and Genealo gist, said about this book with great admiration : Going back by 60 years to the year 1960, young Pascal Alan, just been chosen as a member of an elite IFS group who will represent the country at diplomatic missions around the world, on the threshold of a new and exciting journey. A journey that will encompass living through the changing history of our times.

This young man is scheduled to begin this adventurous career in the Land of the Rising Sun. His passage has been booked on a steamship that will depart from Bombay, moving slowly to Japan in 3 weeks possibly. Amb Alan Nazareth, the hero had already set his heart on the girl of his dreams as a life partner, how wonderful it would have been if he could have married her prior to his departure, and had her by his side right at the start of his adventure through life. But the reality of life is not so soft, in his distress, A close friend consoled him: “You will not feel lonely on the voyage. My own wife has volunteered to join you and

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experiences is a skill often seen in diplomats. They produce more memoirs than others, perhaps because they experience and explore and discover more than others because of the diversity of exotic experiences encountered by them in diverse lands. keep you company not just during the voyage but also during the first few months of your stay in Japan!”.

Dr. Michael Lobo says, "Dear readers, above summarised are the opening lines of the riveting book by a member of our own Konkani Catholic Community – Pascal Alan Nazareth (popularly known by his second name Alan). “A Ringside Seat to History” recounts the story of his life as an AdventurerDiplomat, an Ambassador, and as a still active Author, based in Bangalo re. You would have already guessed that the 'friend' who consoled him, and offered his own wife as a companion on the long voyage, was Alan’s own father.

Foreword Highlight : Expertise in narrating personal

Ambassador Nazareth's virgin narration in his prolific elegant language, choice of details, ego or malice absent, gives credibility to the different shades of life in all it's known and unknown facets of less negative and more positive.

Coincidences are plenty, summa rised by Ambassador M K Rasgotra in his foreword, read more like fiction than facts.

Dalai Lama's arrival in India on the same day as Amb Alan joined the Foriegn service, the miraculous arrival of Mother Teresa at a cancer hospital in New York, the fight against virginity tests in the UK, his chase of the fugitive Jayanti Dharma Teja all the way to Costa Rica, three coups in Africa and devastating earthquakes in Latin America, his appointment as the cultural czar of India and other

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his manuscript, perhaps rare. events. Every diplomat may not have such exciting tales stories to regale. The narration is truthful, forthright, transparent and supported by credible circumsta ntial evidence and more.

Amb Alan's committed dedication to work, reinforced wisdom, unflinching courage, and unquestionable integrity are evident always. He does not camouflage his frustrations and disappointments, even reveals that two publishers had turned down

Exclusive Observations : There are many cases of second careers, like Amb.Alan, involved in work and writing for other fronts; later normally at the behest of relatives and friends materialises a life story like this which takes the cake. The minute details of events, dates and times have electronic precision and clarity. No two autobiographies of diplomats are closely similar. Yet, recruitment, training, promotions and postings

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are said to be equitable. The nuances and of posting patterns of diplomats are different mazes and need maps for guidance, art than science a complicated blend.

Like in other diplomatic memoirs, the author's wife emerges as an equal partner in contributing to the prestige of the country and in sharing inconveniences and mishaps. Most women who marry diplomats with dreams of luxury and comforts invariably discover that diplomacy is also a challenging career. But most of them prove the point made by Pandit Nehru in Parliament that it is only the Foreign Service which provides the services of two persons for the salary of one.

Writing autobiographies is often a risky proposition for anyone

because even truthful narration will be suspected for it's veracity. There is sufficient justification for

mentioning accomplishments as they will never be known in the nebulous world of diplomacy in which successes cannot be easily measured. To some extent, diplomats blow their own trumpet as the public rarely comes to know their work. Nor will the story be complete without recording mistakes or failures.

Ambassador Nazareth, it is seen, has avoided all the pitfalls and created a model for diplomatic memoirs. His affable personality, unfailing courtesy, patriotism and efficiency shine through his autobiography. Indeed, readers will now certainly have a 'Ring side seat to History" from this great rare autobiography. ***************

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Mam-i pattim aili.... Punn? ghaya voir plasttor ghal'lem. Mam-i vidrup distali.

_ ponchu bonttvall. (mam-i pattim ailich na... Kanniecho dusro bhag) ab ani bab monnipal aspotrek gel'le kodde aprexon thiettorachea bhair choddpoddtale.

Az mamychem aprexon as l'lem.

Aprexona poilem abak ani babak mamyk polleun yeunko bhitor dhaddl'lem. Mamyn babachi ani abachi vhollok dhor l'li. Mam-i soglli bhagon kantto zal'li. Mhateache kes pura tasun kadd l'le. Mhateak zal'lea

Abache hat dhorun, dolleamnim dukham haddun roddon'nch asl'li mam-i. Babalagim ulounko tinnem preton kelem tori tika utram suttlinant. Norsamni babak ani abak bhair dhaddtoch norsamni mamychea aprexonak toyarai keli.

Bab ani ab bos l'le koddench choddpoddtale.

**** **** **** **** ** raiyubappun vokta khatir apoun

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vhel'le kodden mamyk pattim apoun haddinastam bappu pattim ayil'lo.

Baban koddeallantleo sokkodd aspotreo sodhleari mam-i pattim mell'llich na. Asre sodleari mam-i mell'llina.

Hi khobar aikon ab dhamvam dhamvim amger ailo. Amkam lhan bhurgeank polleunko mamychea dhakttea bhoinnik yi sangata apoun haddn ailo. Mamychem dhakttem bhoinn kazar zainastana ankvar ravo l'lem. Amim tika ' am'mam-i' mhonn apomvchem.

Bab , ab, ani vaddeacho gurkar sangata mellon mamyk sodchem vixim uloitale. Gurkar mhonnalo ,' poilem amim aspotrechea morchuvorik ya. Thoim varesdar nat l'lim moddim thoddea disank dourtat.

Kaim onahut zalear thoim kollta...' sokttank hem sarkem mhonn dislem.

Mukarsun gurkar mhonnalo ' ekadavella khoncheayi aspotrechea morchuvorint mellana zalem tor, amim ek polis komplointt diveam. Ek fotto ani amcho villas dilear zalem.Pon nombor dileari zata. Polis

tanchea veapte bhitor sodhun kaddtat.' mhonntana aban ani baban soi ghali.

Koddeallant don kodde mat morchuvori asli. Punn thoimsor mam-i mell'llina. Uprant tegi zonn koddeall vhoddlea polis sttexonak vochon fireadh diunko gele. 'polisamni sodhnam kortamv' mhonn bhasailem. Sangatach hankamyi sodhununch rava mhonn sanglem.

Dis paxar zatale. Panch mohine geleari mamychi khobar mell'llich na. ***** ***** ****** ek dis dhonparam eklo borem nitoll nhes l'lo amchea ghora ailo. Ab ani bab tachekodde uloun vhollok kortana, tea monxean mam-i vixim khobar hadd l'li. Tachea hatant mamychi ek potto as l'li. Ani aspotrechi ek chitt, tea chittir tichem namv ani gamv boroun asl'lem. Tea chitti vorvim tumchem ghor sodhun kaddlem ' mhonntana bab ani ab amsorle... ' khoim asa sobhin?' mhonntana tea monxean mamychi soglli kanni sangonk suru keli.

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***** ***** ***** *** bab ani ab bos l'le koddench choddpoddtale.

Ayil'lea mhonxean ulounko suru kelem. ' atam sobhin aspotrent chikitser asa.

Ti atam monnipal aspotrent asa...

Hamv ch ticho dakter..' ' koxi asa sobhin? kitem zalam tika?' bab voir voir sovalam kori.

Tea dis hamv aspotrek yetana, hi bail monis odd'dda didd'ddi dhamvon yeun mhojea karak adall'lli.

Adall'llelea vellar ti poddli ani tichea toklek kottinn mar zalo. Tokxonn tika aspotrek vhorn chikitsa oni tichem aporexon kelem. Aprexon zalea uprant tika mot aili. Punn....' ' punn kitem zalem?'

mhonnalo, ' ' kaim ghoddbhoddnakat, hamv tumkam apoun vhortam. Sokkodd soma zatelem... Huxar zatoch tika pattim ghora apoun haddyet...' 'ddakttor , poixe kitle khorchaleari amim ditamv... Sobhinak gunn kora' bab hat zoddun add'dos magalaglo. ' sokkodd devachea hatant asa. Hamv mhojem proitn kortam. Devo samballtol' 'tor sobhin chodd huxar nangi?' ' huxar asa... Kaim bhimyenakat. Ani ek aprexon baki asa. Tem aprexon az sanjer zatelem. ' mhonnon sangon abak ani babak tacheach karar opoun vhorn gelo dakter.

' sott'tt korn tinnem kitem chintlengi...

Asle porinch tichi aprexon kel'li xir putton rogat vhall'llem. Porot tichi mot chukli. Portun motir yeunko char mohine lagle... Atam-i aspotrent chikitser asa...' dakter sangon'nch aslo.

Om'mam-i ghora ravo l'li.

' atam ti khoim asa? amim yetamv ..' mhonn bab amsortana, dakter

Norsamni babak ani abak bhair dhaddlem.

**** **** ******: monnipal aspotrek pautoch babak ani abak bhitor soddlem. Mam-i dogamyki polleun roddli.

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***** ***** ***** *** aprexon zatochch dakter mell'llo. ' aprexon borem zalem. Ti veggim gunn zata' mhonn sangon dakter gelo.

Pondra dis mamyk aspotrent ravaje poddlem. Ghora apoun vhortana dakteran babalagim sanglem. ' tika amim tin mohineachem vhokat ditamv. Tinnem kitench kam' korunk nozo. Tika restt mellaje. Tin mohinea uprant tika chek ofak apoun haddije' mhonn sangon mamyk ghora dhaddlem.

Ghora yetochch am'mam-i mamychi chakri kortali. Disak char pauttim mamyk gullio diunko as l'leo. Gullio khel'leochch mamyk nid yetali. Zag zatana amkam polletali. Ani roddtali.

Ti uloinatl'li.

Tin mohine paxar zale.

Mamyk dakterak dakounko ab ani bab sangata gele.

Dakteran mamychi soglli porikxa keli.

Sogllea kuddichi ani toklechi potto

kaddli. Gullio boroun dileo. Dakter mhonnalo " kaim bhimyenakat. Bholaikent ti bori asa. Tichea kallzak dhokho bosla. Tea vorvim tika ulounko zamvchemna. Zor tor tika porno kaim ugddas yeun tichea motint punaraurton zait tor tichi jib sutt'teli ani ti ulounko sokteli.

Punn chotrai kora... Chodd motik kannghelear bholaiki bhigddonk sadhy asa. Konnem eklean ticha laginch ramvchem borem.Khonddit bori zata' mhonnon sanglem.

Dakteran dil'lem vhokat gheun aban ani baban mamyk ghora apoun haddlem.

Ek mohino mam-i nidlekoddench asli.

Ek dis sokallim mam-i sofear pasayo martana, tichi dixtt ekachchhannem vonntir aschta raiyubappuche pottocher khonchli.... Kitem zalengi? tinnem ekachchhannem khillonch marli. Bobattli... Mam-i uloitali. " maka vatter ghalem-i tumvem.... Tuka soddina... Tuka soddina..." tinnem tallo khenkarlo. Ani pottok ch thukun soddlem. Ticha hatacheo mutti amrdhun dhorn hordheak dhaddaitali. Hatam bottamnim kes

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murdditali. Bab ani am'mam-i dhamvon ailim. Tim lagim yetana mam-i mot chukon poddl'li.

aspotrek vhelem.

Don dis aspotrent ravoun porikxa korun dakteran sanglem...

Tokxonn'nch baban mamyk aspotrek vhorchi vilevari keli. Am'mamyn mamychea tonddhak udak marn sonin kelem. Mamyk bollaun bollaun somadhan kelem. Mam-i bobatt'tali...

Raiyu bappuk xirap ditali. Roddtali..

Dant chabtali... Kamptali...

Baban mamyk monnipal

" ti atam sarki gunn zalea. Ti poilenche borich huxar zalea." baban dakterak araun vengent ghetlo. Tachea dolleamnim sontosachim dukham vhalltalim.

Mam-i ghora pattim ayil'li....

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Tti.Vi. Demvchar tor WhatsApp?

sobar vorosam adim ghoramni tti.Vi haddtana nenntea ani zannteancha motint ek soval udetalem.

“yedexea lhan tti.Vi. Bhitor lok koxem bostat?”

amchea ghora 1988 isvent tti.Vi. Aili.

Hea tti.Vi.Chem namv zaunasa ‘ddoyanora’. Tea kallar ttivicher ek istihar pollounko melltalem. Ek demvchar aplea ximtten ttivicher poddche fator chukoitalo. Akrek ek fator ttivik poddta ani ti putt'ta.

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‘onidda’ ttivichea zahirate prokar ti tti.Vi. Itli bori asa mhollear sezarochi ragan taka fator marotat. Ho sondex lokak pautoch ttivi demvcharachi nadd mhonn patyeunko lagleve mhonnun kollit zaina.

Amchea ghora ttivi ayil'lich sezarocho lok pollounko yetalo. Aitarachem amcha ghorant unnear 25 zonnam ghora bhair ubem ravun ttivi polloitale. Hea karonnak ami ttivi zonelacher dourochi asl'li. Ttivik konnem-i fator marije mhonnun gorz na. Eka zhoglanneak ti padd zatali.

Fuddem ti riperi korizoi tor mhojea poppacho eka mhoineacho samball vetalo.

Kitem-i zamvdi sogllea gamvan poilem pauttim tti.Vicher olimpik polloilem. Ti ttivi olimpiksa khatir ghorant aili. Zaleari ramoinna, mohabharoto, alif loila, chitrohar tosolem karoyem pollomvche bhag mell'llem (aronobacho kinkratto aikonche durbhag mellunk na) eka disa tea ttivin sasnnacho vixevo ghetlo.

mhalghoddea lagim vicharoeam tor “amcha ghorant dusreamni ulomvchem”. Ek kall oxem asl'lo, reddio suru zaizoi zalear dha minuttam lagtalim. Dha minuttamni to an zaun chalu zatalo. Az amchea fonamni tti.Vi pollouyet.

Atam adlim patkam kiteak porotean ustunchim chodd vell vibhadd korocho naka. Xida orokuttak ya (oddiFunno). Kednam orokutt suru zalem, toronea boddak somsar natl'lo.

Punn kednam fesbuk ailem ani orokutt mayag zalem mhonnun kollit zaunko na. Eklo burz kholifa mukar ubem ravon tosvir ghalta tor anyeklo londdonachea pealesa mukar ravun tosvir kaddta.

Fesbukant tanchi morji dektana, gamvchea porianchem kalliz tancher bhulta. (tea gamvamni eka kuddant 6 thaun 10 zonn jietat mholl'llem tumkam kollit asa mhonnun chinta) ghorant zolma disa thaun kosolem-i karoyem zaleari pinturam zaizoi ani fesbukar pavazoi. Hea kalla mhonnasor sorov sarokem asl'lem.

Sogllo somsar sontosan jietalo.

Punn kednam vattsap ailem!

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kiteak deva vattsap dhaddlem? khonchea patkachi xikxa lokak dili?

vattsap ugtem korotat. Ani...

az vattsap grupamni thoddexe pongodd. Sokallim uttlea tokxonna ballxeachem peampor kaddtat ani mobailar vattsap polloitat. Magir novem peampor ghaltat ani horoyeka ghontteak pattlean pempor voddn tilltat. Toxem horoyeka ghontteak

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Proivett beankamnim ghuttmoll anim arthik poristhiti mumboi, 27-11-2020: odhikrit zaun, lokxmi vilas beank (LVB) buddlem.

Hea sukrora, hachye xakhe ugte zatana, matallear ddibies beank mholl'llo novo bordd aslo. Hea novembr 20 vyer, ar.Bi.Oi. N hem beank ddibies beank inddiant vilin korochi hukum' dil'li. Zor tumkam beank ekountt asa tor, mukar vacha.

Lokxmi vilas beank: lokxmi vilas beank bharich pornem praivett beank. Monipal (kornattoko) zoxem sinddikett beankak, toxem

korur (tomillnadd) lokxmi vilas

beankak. Zoxem poi kuttam' sinddikett beankak, toxem chett'ttiyor kuttam' lokxmi vilas beankak.

Sadharnn xembhor vorsam poilem, him donyi beankam udel'lim. Forok itlo ki sorkaran 1969 isvent sinddikett beank "raxttrikoronn" kelem. Lokxmi

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vilas beank praivett zaun urlem, novo dusrim praivett beankam apnnasovem melloun, lokxmi vilas beank vaddon'nch ailem. Hea novembr 20vyechea leka promannem, 19 rajeamni anim ponddicherint hea beankachye 566 xakhe asle. Xibondi ankddo 4000 mikvon. 2020 march 31chea arthik vors okrechea leka promannem, ekounttvaleamni 21,443 korodd rupoi ddipojitt kel'le.

Pattlea tin vorsam thaun, hem beank logator luksanner choltalem. Halot oxi zal'li ki, disam-disancho vyouhar cholounko duddu nam zal'lo. Dekun or.Bi.Oi. N hea novembr 17 vyer, eka mohineachi "bondhodd" ghali: ekountt valeank mohineant 25 hozar rupoi matr kaddunk dilem. Hi bondhodd dosembr 16 tariker somponk asli.

Hye tatkalik audhe bhitor, kaim pormonentt porihar korije aslo. Hea pauttim, or.Bi.Oi. N ek borem anim xabhaskayek favo zal'lem kam' kelem.

Tem novembr 20vyechea vilin hukom' jeari zal'lea sat disam bhitor, hem kareant haddlem. Ekountt valeank zor duddu kaddije mhonn mon asa,

tannim ddibies beank inddia mukantr aplo duddu kaddyet.

Ddibies beank:

ddibies beank singapur mullachem.

Inddiant ddibies beank inddia limittedd (DBIL) mholl'lli sobsiddiyori choloita. 2009 isvent, risorv beank of inddian hea sobsiddiyori beankak laisens dil'lem. Hachem heddkvarttor mumboint asa. Des-bhor 35 xakhe matr aschem lhanxem hem beank, ddijittol beankingak namvaddlam.

Giraikan -ddipojittor toxem rinnkari beank xakheak vochaje mhonn nam.

On-loin mesez dhaddlear zalem.

Beankachim ek-dogam sombondhi menezor ghorach beank gheun yetat.

Amchea porneam anim sorkari beankamnim form' bhor, fotte di, vollki potranchim dostavezam dakoi, tanchim jiroks di, iteadi naka zal'lim niyomam nant. Tancheach smarttfonar pen kardd, adhar kardd toslea vollki potranchi sken ani tosvir fichar kortat. Formant keul doskot khoim

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ghalije tem dakoun, doskot gheun, urlelem sorv tinch kortat. Dha-pondra minuttam bhitor, tujeach smartt-fonar nett beanking vyousta anim mobail beanking epp "sett-op" korn, ddemo dakoitat. “Live more, Bank less”. Ho hancho breandd dhyey.

Osoli "technology driven" beanking vyousta choloun vorunk aplench "technology centre" hoidorabad xerant asa. Hea kendrant, 1200 oi.Tti. Enjiniyor zagotik tteknoloji gorzam babtim novesamv ddeulop kortat.

Xakhe choloun vhortelank he oi.Tti. Enjiniyor zai to sohokar ditat. Hea beankant ttroini kameleak legun vorsak 13-14 lak zodd zata.

Sombondhi menezorank 30-32 lak zodd asta. Osolea employee focused beankant vilin zal'lea lokxmi vilas beankache kitle kameli ’novea sttoilir’ seva diunko soktit? arvas kameli Volunteer Retirement Schme (VRS) her vrit'ti sodhunk poddonk puro.

Hixea bazorant lokxmi vilas beank: zor khoincheayi beankachye hixe tumchea koddem asat, tor puddem vacha. Lokxi vilas beankachi osoli halot zatanam, promottor

pongddachye keul 6.8% hixe asle.

Urlele poblikanchye hixe. Thodde khasgi anim thodde arthik somsthe.

Hea somstheamnim legun duddu poblikacho. Risorv beankan dil'lea vilinikoronn skima promannem, hissedarank kainch pattim mellonam.

Tannim nivex kel'lo poiso buddloch.

Voilan, BASEL-111 Tier 2 xortam khal, 320 horodd rupoi beankan bondd rupar bazarantlo zomo kel'lo. Risorv beankan ho bondd duddu soit "write off" kela. Mhonntonam, ddibies beank inddiak mazu hixeank anim maji bondd-holddorank kosolich zovabdari kanngeje mhonn nam.

Lokxmi vilas beankant ekounttvaleanchye ddipositt matr xabhit. Toxem, lokxmi vilas beankachi bealens xitt hatim ghetanam, bukant aslolem luksonn oivoz ani giraikamnim ghetlolem lon ddibies beank inddiachi zovabdori zateli.

Logbog 39% lon giraikamni beankak poixe pattim diunant. Hea Non=Performing Assets (NPA) mhonntat, duddvachem kitem korochyem, koxem to duddu vosul korocho vo to duddu pormonnentt luksann mhonn "write off" korcho gi? hi ddibies beank inddiachi tokli poddafodd.

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Pattlea panch vorsanchi hixeachoritra pollelear, eka hixeachyem bazari mol donxim rupiank lagim lagim zal'lem asa. 2015-16 arthik vorsant, munafo kel'lea hea beankan 30% ddividdendd 2016 zunant dil'lem. Tea vhorsa thaun, menezmenttan, kosole lon diunko suru kelem tem hixeadarank kollonk most vell gela. Kiteak, muklea eka vorsa poroeant bazarant hixeanchyem mol poddonknam. Vorsam pattlean vorsam luksann zomon yetanam zaleari, nives kortolo axa soddinastanam thir raulo mhonnyet.

Novembr 17 vyer, bondhodd ghal'lea disa legun, poblikan rupoi 15-16 diun hixe ghetleat.

Hea khasgi hixeadarank, atam koddtint kitem foisol zata mhonn otreg. Hea vilinikoronna virud'dh, dog nivex pongddan koddtint kez dakol kelea. Eka kejint, modras hoi-korttant dakol kel'li ti, interim order sukrara sanjer ailam, tea promannem "ddibies beankan bukvealyu titlo duddu eka okounttant omanot korije.

Okrechyem poisol yeta poreant, ho duddu toso zomo asoje" mhollam.

Anyeka kejint, bomboi hoi-koddtin

matr hem vilinikoronn toddvinamv.

Poriharacho mud'do mukar pollemvea mhonn tirp dilam. Oxem, hixea-darank kaim humed dison yeta.

Sorkari anim praivett beankam : sorkari beankam gunnest anim xeativont noim. Hanchye mukeli sorkari razkaronnink tokli bhagvaitat.

Poblikachyem, ddiposittoranchyem, giraikanchyem anim chil'lor hixeadaranchyem hit pollenant mholl'llo ek vad asa. 1969 isvent beankam raxttrikoronn korn vhodd ek chuk keli mhonntele asat. Tancho ankddo vaddot't yeta. Horyeka somoseak ekch zap: sorkaran bijnesant poddonk nozo. government business has no business to be in business! hem kitlea mott'ttak bazari onbhova promannem sarkhem? beanking kxetr pollelear, 1991 xotokant liboroloijexon suru zalea uprant, porot universal banks kxetrant proivett paddtink loisensam dilim.

Poilem ailem, globol ttrostt beank, romex gel'lichea mukelponnar. Dha vorsamnim, hea poivett beankoramnim poblikacho duddu buddamvchi stithi haddli. Toull, risorv

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beankan beank bondh korchea bodlek, ddiposittorancho duddu uromvchea katir, hem beank vilinikoronn korunk ek sorkari beank vinchlem: orienttol beank of komors (OCB). Globol ttrostt beankachea hixe-darank gĂľyttam! tancho oivoz buddlo.

Ailevar, mumboint promuk xakho aslelem ponzab anim moharaxtro kooporettiv beank (PMC) buddlem. Hem beank buddoyil'lo manest vadva. Ho anim hachyem kuttam' mumboint HDIL mholl'llea bandpanchea bijnesant asa. Kuttmachea bijnesak lon diun, vadd anim osol pattim dinastanam, vhodd ghuttmoll tannim kelo. Hea pauttim ddipojittoranchye poixe uromvcheak, risorv beankan novo bordd stapit korn, beank choloun velem. Sorkari bridge funds vevegllea arthik somstheam mukantr ghaln hem beank paulam kaddn asa.

Hea ko-oporettiv beankak small finance bank (SFB) zaun cholounko loisens dilear, thoddim korpo-rett ghorannim nivex kortit mhonn khobor.

Anim yes beankachi gozal polleya.

Hangasor rana kopur anim tachea

kuttman poblik duddvachi vid-vaulli keli. Beank buddon yetana, risorv beankan sorkari beank vinchlem. Hea pauttim sttett beank of inddia. Hea brihot beankan 50% mikvon hixe gheun menezmentt aplea hatim ghetlam zal'lean, beank cholta.

Hiseadarank bharich luksann zalam.

Toroyi poixe pura buddonknant mhonn somodhan. Rupoi 350-400 voir bazari mol aslelye hixe atam 1315 rupiank vikon vetat. Mol vaddon vetelem mhonn konnem 400 rupiank ek hiso ghetlolo zalear, az tachi ovosta kitem? tor, crony capitalist bhoron gel'lea amchea dexant poivett beankam kitlim moulik (value-based) mhonn somzoveam. Hea vatauronnant, heach brestora risorv beanka bhitor ek sttoddi grupan novi soloha dilea: proivett korporett ghoranneank novim beankam stapon korunk loisens diveam. Mhollear, ttatta, birla, ombani, odani, jindal, ruya, bozaz iteadi korporett manestank aplinch beankam bandun soulat mellteli.

Apleach bijnesank rinn dimvchi sthiti yeunko asa mhonn virud'dh uloitele sangtat. Yedollch adlea risorv beank gournor roghuram' razon ani

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ddepyutti acharean osoli khont ucharlea. Tannim uttoyil'lim soulam bharich mohotvachim. Hem mukar vixlexonn koroeam.

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Omor frad --fa| oleksanddor dyubva (frad saib) vorsam (1865-1877) milarocho vigar zaunasleari apnnak korddelam t matyek paizoi mhonn tanne khuxi veli. Ani oxem fradsaib korddelgarank favo zalo.

fa| oleksanddor dyubva mhollear bohuxa choddaut lokak porichoi mellchina punn frad saib mhollear sorvank vollok asa. Ho bhageunt yazok ontoron 143 vorsam sompleari korddelant to ozun jivont asa kiteak tanne korddelgarancho ani korddel garamni tacho mog kela. Dekun bara

Toull milar misamv tthanne ekdom vistar ason korddel milarocho ek vantto zaunaslo. Fradsaib hanga toull toull xubhvarta prosarunk, lokacheo atmik gorzo sudarsunk yetalo.

Hangachea lokan taka mogan svikorilo. Tachi magnneachi ani prachitachi jinni hangachea lokak barich mechvali. Tachea axirvadan zaitem boreponn labonk suru zalem.

Fradsaibaki ho lok mechvalo. Hea loka khatir ek devotempl ubarcheak

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Ek sado soroll yazok tachea voiyoktik devasponn, moyamog ani prachitache jinnie mukantr sobar dharunn kallzancheank movallaunko ani deva thoim pattim haddunk soklo.

1873 soptembor 14 tarker tanne bunadi fator dourlo. Bhageunt khursacho bhokt zaunaslea tanne hi firgoz bhageunt khursak somorpit keli. Apnnachea kuttma thaun melll'lo sorv duddu tanne hea igorje bandpa khatir khorchilo. Punn brihot igorz tachan mundorunk zalina. Tea modem gamvar kolera pidda ayil'li, hea piddestanchi zoton kortam kortam tich pidda takayi aili ani 1877 dosembor 11 tarker to devadin zalo.

Dusrea disa milarthaun tachi nirjivo kudd vhodda gourovan korddelak haddli ani tannench toyar korn dour l'lea fonddant nikepili. Tea dis thaun azun poreant fradsaib korddelant jieun asa. Taka povitr sobhen sant mhonn pacharunk na tori hangachea lokak to sant zaunasa. Her dhormachea lokak to ‘kul'learodo ojjer’.

Fradsaibachea jinnye voir tachea zolmachea 175 vorsanchea sombhroma vellim vijepi solddanhan liklelea pustokant fradichea magnnea ani prachita vorvim zal'lea sobar azapancho ul'lek asa. Tea poiki ek ghoddit oxem asa. Milar igorje lagsar bhatache gade asle. Tea eka vorsant suggi belleak mus poddle ani bhata konnseo nas zaleo. Tennenchim oklam yeun gadeancher besamv ghalizai mhonn add'dos magalaglim. “hamvyim tumche borich patki..

Ochoream korunk sokana” mhonnun fradsaib poilo norgalo tori uprant tea lokachye birmotin gadeam kodde gelo. Gadeam modhlea vhallacher as l'lea pampallea cher ravon tanne magnne kelem ani bhomvtonnichea

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piddest xetancher axirvad ghalem.

Fuddlea att disam bhitor khobor zalisorvo zal'lea gadeamni novi palvi aili, ani tea vorsachye suggent horxenche pras choddit pikaull luvonk mell'lli.

Kulxekor melmone venkoppo puzarin dil'lea vakmula formanne: tacho azo oitoppo boidyo tea tempar eklo vhodd sagvollegar zaunasl'lo. Tea vorsa boilant ennel belleak kidd poddli. Nejichi palvi soglli nas zaun fokot taddio-boddio matr uroleo.

Oitoppo boidean gurkar zuvamv monvel paisa korna sangoun piddestachye bhettek gel'lea frad saibak tea vatten haddoilo.

Sumrgichea mullant mhataro oitoppo fradsaibachea payank poddon add'dos magalaglo. Frad saiban

gurkar paisama lagim vicharn gozal somzon ghetli. Tannem prarthon kelem ani gadeancher agment xennailem. Fradsaib thoim thaun pois pamvche bhitor xirandharicho paus ailo ani belleachi kidd soglli duovon geli. Tin disam bhitor novi palvi ankreli ani bellem somrid'dh zalem.

Tea uprant, protyek zaun frad saibachea morna uprant tachea fonddachi bhett korun, vompnne adim ek xer porno tandull ani lumvnne uprant ek xer novo tandull kannik diun, fulam dourun ani vati pettoun man korochi rivaz chalu dourli.

Pidmalechem ek ghoddit oxem asa.

Manvel minezachi bail kolar bai(klara lobo) tichea fuddlod bamlltera vellar dukin vollvollon ballont zainastam moronk lagim zal'li. Gamvtti voijinnin ani sezarcheamni tichi axa sanddun mornachi toyarai suru keli. Dukest

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manvelaman bailek nimanne sakrament dimvche khatir fradsaibak uttauttim haddoilo. Donparanchea votant cholon ayil'lea padreabak bankul dilem, punn to boslona. Tika tanne tacher bosoili ani apunn ubo ravon tichem kumsar aikon tika nimanno somskar dilo. Boreponni ti prosut zatoli mhonn sangon sat pauttim tika besamv dilem. To pattim gelo. Tyech sanjer kolar bai sukhan eka cherkea bhurgeak prosut zali.

Tache uprantlea vorsamni sobar bhurgeank tinne kosoleach

upoyog kornatlim. Tachea fonddachi mati sobaranchi pidda gunn korchem vokat zaunko pauli. Cholon vechea sondorbhim kuddupu soxttik vecho lok fradsaiba chea fonddachi bhett kelea bogar vochanatlo. Atamyi sodam tachea fonddachi bhett korunk zaito lok yeun'nch asa.

Korddel firgojecho sthapok zaun frad saib korddelant omor zala. Pattlea sobar vorsam thaun tachea mornacho dis dosembor 11 firgoz sthapokacho dis zaun achoritat. Sanjer 5.30 vorar

trasavinnem zolm' dilo. Tinnem tichea 92 vorsanchea prayer hem vokmul ditana ticho malghoddo put moriann minez 75 vorsancho jivont asl'lo.

Osolim her zaitim ghodditam asat.

Him tachea jivitachea kalar ghoddl'lim tor tachea morna uprant thaun azun poreant labhl'le upkar itle ani title nhoi. Hitlant zal'lem poilem foll, novea bamychem survilem nitoll udok, dud vo her kitoim poilem frad saiba chea fonddar orpilea xivai 62 Veez Konkani

mis, uprant eukoristacho purxamv ani axirvad.

Fradsaib aple jinnye dvarim sorvank preronn dil'lo, tachea namvan zamvchim borim kama aniki mundorun vorchak ama sorvank devachim besamvam magon dhaddum.

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Sant antonicho asro, mongllur mond moticheank novi soulobhyota ugtaita

120 vorsanchea itihasacho sant antonicho asro sorv boroea khobram khatir madhyomamni viraz korta,

novembor 21 ver, 2020 sanjekallim, ek axirvodit songot sorvamni polleli.

Dda| pittor paul solddanha,

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mongllurcho bisp hannem 100 khottleanchem ghor mond

moticheank bandl'lem udghatton 64 Veez Konkani

krixchon ddevelopmentt fondd, kornattoko sorkar, je. Ar. Lobo adlo em'melye, oivon ddisoza, adlo em'melsi, zosinta alfredd, adli meyor ani karporettor, som'xekhor, soho direktor, provas vibhag, bharot es.

Karporettor, vanni mongollo, ponjino mogoru karporettor hea kareak hazor aslim ani tannim axrom' addollteak ul'las pattoile ho asro hea hontak haddl'leak.

korun axirvodilem jeppu mongllurantlea hea asreant.

Bispan aplea sondexant sanglem ki mongllurantlea lokan pattlea 120 vorsam thamvn sant antonichem devasamv pollelam devachea mogacho prokax zamvn. Hi nisvarthi seva lokak hangasor mell'llea loka thamvn kitench pattim axenastam. Hi novi soulobhyota mond moticheank tosench piddestank amchea sevechi khhuru dakhoita korunk manovi-i seva mhonnalo bisp.

Em'melye vedoveaso kamot, mongllur dokxinn, zoilos ddisoza, chermean of

Zun 1898 ver mongllur milagris igorjent sthapon kel'lo ho asro nirgotikank ani gorjeuntank xotoka pras choddit vorsam thamvn apli nisvarthi seva dimvn'nch aila. Prostut 400 hangasor jietat. Gotihinank tosem nirgotikank matr hangasor asro melltta. 2018 vorsa hea asreak 120 vorsam bhorlim. Tea sondorbhar hea asrean chintlem ki 120 vorsanchea ugddasakhatir ek soulobhyota bandunk ani zun 13, 2018 ver ten'nancho bisp dda| eloisiysos paul ddisozan haka buneadi fator dourlo.

Hea sontuxttit sondorbhar, richardd roddrigos, voilonkonn'nni konsttrokxon ani larens kuttinha arkittektt hea bandpap karonnkort

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tankam man kelo. Fa| onil ddisoza, direktor hea somstheancho sorvank svagot korilaglo ani uprant tannem hea asreachi sonkxipt vollok dili. Fa| albon roddrigos addolltedar, fa| roxon ddisoza soho direktor, itor ghony ani hitochintok hea asreache hea sondorbhim hazor asle. Mukhlea disamni pidden vollvollchea sobharank hangasor asro mellttolo.

dakhter hofteak don pautti hea asreak bhett dimvn topastele ani norsancho pongodd, solohagar ani varddmeydd hea ghorantleank kumkek yetelim. Piddestank monoronzon diunko ek vhodd sal hanga asa. Pakear solar panelam ghaleant astam asreantlea ghorank heam thamvn viz sokot labteli.

Sut'turantlea gorjeum tank dirgh usvas soddunk hi soulobhyota upkarteli tem khonddit. Lok aplea upkari monan ho asro aniki mukhar soronk kumok korcheak vinont asa.

Novench bandl'lea hea bandpak ’ovor leddi of mirakls’ mhonn volailem kitea prothom' asro survatil'lo milagris igorjent. Hangasor 100 lokak rauyeta, 50 dadle ani 50 striyo. Mond Inglixant: oivon solddanha xett moticheanchi boroean chakri korunk konknnek: dda| asttin probhu, hi soulobhyota upkarteli. Mongllur chikago fa| mul'lor meddikol kalez tosviroeo: stteani bella aspotrechea soikayettri vibhagache -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sam Lorasacher vighn? hozar vorsanchem itihas aschem.

Karkollchem pun kxetr, eka ritin ya haseaspod thoran eka somudayak dolleank toponk laglam.

Mull zati vadi somgullaoni, ya hindutvovadiok, adlo puraton

kallacho uddas dhosuvonko lagla, karonn tanchea purvozanchi ast bodik itihas somskriti. Poromporo her zatichani rajvott daddh ghaln opnnak zai tosem sobhoilea ya vibhaddlea mholl'llem svopann poddlam,

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lokachim monam guspoddaun otontr sthiti ubzaun sadea lokacha hatant tolvari diun dhorm' zati voir zhuzak demvoyil'lem ek nizaiki dukhachi gozal.

kumbaran moddkenk novem rup dil'lebori.

Omcho bharot dex ek mohan krantikari dex zaun asa zaije mhonn, omchea purvoz her sobarancho mohotvacho patr asa sovem ohimsa zagriti haka ek saks.

Amkam kristamvak "rois beag" mholl'lli ontaraxttri-i proxosti lablea.

Amche zaite amche kristamv bhavo/bhoinn razokiyant opaplo patr khellon asat tanchoch mholl'llo pongodd bandun, ekvottacho bhavo bhandpannacho xanticho vixoi vad utt'tam koxttam okantak hatank hat divonko konni toyar nant.

Prosut't pattlea thoddea vorsam thaun bharot dex ek hindu raxttr zaije mhonn bolladik magnnem zagoun asa. Amkam ascho ek dex, ek okhondd bollvont bunead ghaln lokacha kanank varem ghaln matiek sarem zal'le edoll pattim yeunko nant.

Karkoll sant lorasacho pun dharmik kxetr pokot eka somudayank bhandun dil'li buti noim hangasor zamvchea varxik eka hopteacha dobhajik utsovank zat kat dhorm' kulli lekinastam horyeklean hangasor yeun magon zaite upkar magon ghetle xivai ojeapam dekhl'le kristamvachaki chodd okristamv asat. Punn hangasor konnaiki motantor kel'lo dakhlo na.

Punn hanga ek soval udeta, bharotacha itihasant zaite zatiche rai yeun odhikar addolltem choloun dexacha mukuttak ek sobit rongachem pak khomvoilem xivai

Tor ho kiteak bhongostoll, amcho teag seva ya somajik somsthe vhodd vhodd kott'ttonnam, ya xikxonn kxetant kranti beanking kranti itor khonchai kxetant khoim sori kristamv

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santa bhoktachem namv zhullkon yeta.

bhujvannechi utram bhair poddleant.

Osolea sondhigd poristhitent dhoir sanddinakat.

Hem thoddeank sonana toxem dista,.

Ek othvi guttmoll bitorlea bitor korn sukea tonnank kittall varoeak ubomvchem ek sotot proitn cholon osa.

Hanga ek mohotvacho vixoi mhollear amche thodde zudas vikrit korunk bhair sorleat. Nam thor itlem dhoir yeunko osady. Gobra bitorlem kendd murmurta.

Xekim amchea kotholik dharmik monniyaroeam ani vhoddilam thaun

Amcho ojeapancho rai povitr sobhecho prodan sant lores karkollant igorz mate voir ailem vadall. Usvas bhandun jiyeunko aili hi chodd'ddi, vighn nivaryetgi mholl'llem zatoko suknneaporim kristamv porza rakon asa.

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Mateak vot l'lem udak...

Az dud _faleam tak, porvam tup, sodanchi zap.

Limbo pillinaka dudak zaina ...Dhom-i, tup, tak...

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nennte uddtat, zannte zoddtat pirayeche mat roddtat malghoddeank az man na moread diunko mon na cheddum, dhuv, bhoinn, bail sasuk sun, bhurgeank auy...

Auy sokttank mata vhoi kusveant ch logadd kaddtat nhoim? matear vot l'lem udak...

Demvon yeta pamyank. _ ponchu bonttvall --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Porpol vo kesori guddo? ot'turant bhoktikam modhem add raulam kol'lurtti oppe anim amim kiristamv aikon zaleamv keppe xotomana khal bhavaddteanchaki chodd bhott dil'lem angounn farik kel'lem okristamv ya hindvanim az hanche poiki

thoddeamni lorensan kel'lim azapam visron rauleat hikmoteamni porpol gudd'dde otam zaunko paula kesori guddo gheun zaticho muddo konnak bhurgim nant vatinchi angounn vorsam bhitor bhurgim zalim atam rogot simpddaunko 69 Veez Konkani

toyar kelam loresachi angonn amim kiristamv moun amkam kristan dilam xikxonn tuza dusmanacho mog kor dekun atam gomttek umkall'lla dor saiba loresa tunch

amkam samballn vhor

-osunta ddisoza, bozal

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Moga tum khoimsor asai ?? mogar poddloi chondrem' udetana kallzant rigloi ximtti neketr poddtana proxant doreant xant kallzant tarvabori ailoi unchlea larant jinnyechea koxttant fudd korit geloi astana piddent dis rat uloun zoton mhoji ghevun voiz tum zavon hat mhozo thambon sanddchona mhonnon jinnye pagor zal'loi

tujevinn jinnye sagorant ailam tufan ujvaddcho divo to gela majvon.....

Thoddea vorsandi ubzal'lea tujea tea moga sunamin mhojem sukh sontos sorv velam puson rakat asam. aurak valltana sampddal'lea valibori niraxi zalea hea kallzachea konxeari kirnn tem fankon 70 Veez Konkani

az nhoi tor faleam yetoloi mhonnon jinnye poinnant ------------------------------------------

Kazule -ayonsi paloddka kazuleamno yeyatre amger na viz ganddi tumcheo pettoun pettoun ujvodd diat az.

Bayek mhojea porikxa zaitem xikonk asa ganddi tumcheo pettoun tumi

tache sorxin bosa.

Mam-i mhoji kujnantre korun asa kir ujvadd na mhonn bobatt'ta veggim vocha bhitor.

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Ijhi fraidd rois 2 kop basmoti tandull ukoddn xit korn nivat dourchem

Eka aidanant tantim marn taka miria pitto, mitt ghaln tantim bhazun kochor korn dour. Eka vhoddlea aidanant il'lem tel ghaln, tantum soyasas, jiroea pitto ghaln xit bhaz.

Uprant bhazl'li randvoi ani tantim ghaln borem bhorsun bhum-i dour ------------------------------------------

zai poddcheo vostu: 1 kearett 4 spring oniyon 2 ttebl spun soya sas 1 ttispun miria pitto 7-8 french bins ruchik tekid mitt 1 ttispun jiroea pitto 3 tantimyam il'lem tel

korchi rit: l'lexea telant bins, kearett, piav vivingodd bhazun kadd. Bhajtana il'lo jiroea pitto, mitt, soyasas ximpddai.

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Moineachi Kovita: Pattlea ikra moineamni ikra ’Moineache Kovi’ amkam vhollkiche zale. Atam bharavo kovi konn? hem proxn thoddeach hofteamni amkam zovab zaun ubhem zatolem.

Toxench vorsacho kovi konn mholl'llem proxn 20 dosembr 2020 ver amkam zovab zaun ubhem zatolem. Dekun tumchi ut'tim' kovita ’moineachi kovita’ sortek dhaddunk fokot 9 dis uroleat.

Imeylar dhaddunk amcho pot'to: poinnari.com@gmail.com vo vattsapacher dhaddunk 7021967880

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MANDD SOBHANN (Reg.) Organises *TRADITIONAL KONKANI SONGS -ONLINE CERTIFICATE COURSE* In collaboration with *S.K.A LONDON* * For young and old, interested in singing, * For those who love traditions and Konkani. *Commencing on Sat. Jan. 9, '21,* *Spanning 8 Saturdays* *(Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27)* *At 7 p.m. (IST). 8 sessions of 90 minutes each = 12 hours of Training* *COURSE CONTENT* 8 different topics in 8 sessions 1. Gumo’tt Songs 2. Traditional songs (GupitMoag, Roazlin, Suryachim Kirnnam, Lucy and others) 3. Dekhnni and Manddo 4. Voviyo (Old and New) 5. Ve'rse (Wedding Songs) 6. Children’s Songs 7. Dulpodam (Baila) 8. Mandd Sobhann Songs *NOTE:* Along with learning traditional songs, you will also learn about traditions. *RESOURCE PERSONS* *Course Director/Instructor/Main Singer : Eric Ozario *Keyboard: Alron Rodrigues *Singers: Joyce Ozario, Raina Castelino, Jason Lobo, Dealle Dsouza. *NOTE : *One wouldn’t find a better bunch of experts than these, as they have the experience of having trained over 600 people, in and around Mangalore. *This is Mandd Sobhann’s sincere attempt to preserve Konkani Song-Traditions. *This training would be conducted over the Zoom App. If you are interested, kindly enrol yourself by sending your Name and WhatsApp Number to the following number – 81052 26626.

Only 100 in a batch. Hurry up! *The course is absolutely free!

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