Voparinchea Bhanddarantlem:
“Udok Doxim Zait,Rogot Doxim Zainam”
Mhojea bhur-geaponnaveli mhaka zaite pavtti yad yeta.Sanje vellar ami chukoinastanam khellunk vetale. Kednam-i mogan khelltale, kednam-i zhogoddtale. Amche modem dog bhav asle. Eka bhavak konnem-i chavoi-lear vo tache kodde konn-ui zhogoddlear dusro bhav tachea adarak yetalo ani tachea bhavak challoito-leak boddoitalo. Hea bhavanche vattek vochunk ami bhiyetale.Tannim vaitt porian kelear ami ogich sostale, boslole kodden mar konn khatolo! Heam bhavancho ekvott pollevn hanv ojap zatalom.Tancho ghorabo ekvottit urtolo oxem hanv somzotalom.
Xetant ner zalo
Punn oxem ghoddonk nam.Te dog-ui logn zatoch tanchea ghorant tancheo bailo aileo. Ekvottachea biamnim ner vompun geleo. Ghorak, bhattak lagun kestanvam suru zalim.Gharant modekotuch ek vonnot ubi zali. . . atam ekamekachem tondd legit disonam.Eka bhavan paik vhela ani dusrea bhavak maim dilea. . . tanche-i vantte keleat! ‘Rogot kednach doxim zainam’him utram mhojem mon ghansaitat.
Dovlot zogddim laita
Punn dusrea vordan anik eka ganvant halinch hanvem dogam bhavanchi khobor aiko-lea.Te-i ghor-bhattak zhogoddtale. Duddvanche axen tankam doxim kel’le. Apleak poddta to ghor-bhattacho vantto mellovn ghevnk te ‘court’- ant pavlole. Ekamekache vhodd dusman! Okosmat vhoddlea bhavacheo don-ui ‘kidney feil’ zaleo. Kitle duddu korchunk toyar, punn ‘kidney’ mellonam ani ek-dog zann poixeanche axek apli ‘kidney’ vikunk fuddem sorunk sodtale, punn tache kidneyk ‘match’ zainam. Konn ekleachi kidney ‘match’ zali ani tea don-ui kidney ‘feil’ zaleleacho jiv vattailo.
Konn pavlo?
Zannant tumi hea piddestak konn pavlo to? Tacho nizacho dusman mhonn somzotalo tacho dhaktto bhav. Taka zaiteam oddchonneank fuddo korunk poddlem, punn to fattim sorlonam. Apli ‘match’ zateli ek kidney oxem mhaka dislem.
Lhanponnim ekvottant
Punn hi ghoddnni soddlear, az amkam ekvottachem chitr titlem sobit disonam. Lhan astanam avoy-bapai vangdda bhurgim khoxal-kayen jiyetat. Bhav-bhoinnancho ekvott sasnnak togpacho oso dista. Punn vaddtam-vaddtam hea ekvottachea chitrak konn tori apleponn-acho lep kaddta. Ghor-bhatt avoy-bapaichem, punn bhurgim tanchim vantteak zhogoddtat. Dot divn logn kel’li dhuv kaidean aplo vantto sodta.
Avoy-bapaichem rinn asa zalear tanche vantte korun, farik korunk konn sodinant, punn avoy-bapaichem kitem aslea-ruch bhurgeank tacho vantto zai. Vostu borobor mon’xanche-i vantte kortat.
Dusmankayecheo vontti
Ekach ghorant jiyetanam thoim dusman-kayecheo vontteo ubeo keleat. Mon’zaitichem, bhurgean-chem nib ghevn heo vontteo tim mozbut korit asat. Eka ghorant don pavtti Saibinnichi bhett, punn konn-ui denngi magunk gelear divchi poddta mhonn ekuch ghor mhonn eklo dusreacher lott’ta.Thoddeanchea ekach ghorak don ank poddleat. Ekach ghorak bizlechim,udkachim, kebolachim, fonachim, veg-vegllim bilam yetat. Bhurgim kaim ekameka lagim zhogddonkuch nant, punn bhav-bhavanche dusmankayek lagun tankam te ekameka lagim ulovnk dinant. Ekach ghorant ravtonam,vonttik kan aslolea bhaxen ,dusre bazun kitem uloita tem mud’dom aikun bhava-bhavak ganvar ghala. Dusrea vordan konn bhitor sorta to he vatten ravtoleancho dusman zata. Tantum logn zal’lem cheddum tancho uzo perounk yeta. Oslea ghorabeant mog nam, xanti nam, bhogsonnem nam. Ani velean misak vetat, Jezuchi kudd xevtat .
Distea bhava-bhoinnink ollkonam ani man dinam zalear, diso-nas-olea Devak koso ollkhotolo ani man ditolo kai? Oslea rogtan doxim zal’lea ghorabeak bhorvan-so nam? Asa.
Eka ankvar cheddvacho fuddar porzollit distalo. Punn okosmat ticheo don-ui kidney cholonam zaleo. Soglleak akant. Tichi ek madr bhoinn apleo kidney aple bhoinnik lagtat teo pollevn vhodddilanchi porvangi ghevn apli ek kidney aplea bhoinnik lagta ti pollevn aple kidney-chi aple bhoinnik bhett keli. Kedo vhoddlo sacrifis .Az piddest bhoinn aple madr bhoinnichi kidney ghalun khoxal jivit jiyeta. Osleam ghoddnneancher niall kelear rogot sompeponnim doxim zainam mhonn spoxtt zata.
Amcheruch nodor ghalchi
Ami kosle doxer asanv tacher ami lokx ghalchem. Dusmankayecheam vontteamnim ami somazant vaitt nirop ditat mhonn ani jem jivit ami jiyetat tache vorvim ami Devak okman kortat mhonn niall korcho. Doxim zal’lem rogot ekttaim haddunk konnem tori fuddarak ghevcho. Kantte toptole. Koddu lagtolem, punn bhorvanxean vatt tanktoleak pormollit fulam ani rosrosit follam melltolim.
Nevel Vell'lekar
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Return of the Language Row
Return of the Language Row
Marathi can never be considered for the official language status in Goa
By R. Cabral
If many saw Union Finance Minister Jaswant Singh's maiden national budget as a populist exercise aimed at taking BJP's tally to around 300 at a likely mid-term Lok Sabha poll in the immediate future, Manohar Parrikar in Goa has signalled his readiness for such an eventuality by unfolding yet another virtually tax-free, populist but undoubtedly a growth oriented budget.
In his third consecutive budget, which has spared the common man from any fresh levies, Chief Minister Parrikar has tried to further widen the scope of budget exercise, which several of his predecessors had turned into a mere annual ritual.
With employment schemes galore, Parrikar is consistently broad-basing his constituency by targeting the younger generation, which he began last by mooting the innovative training cum employment scheme. Seen from purely a vote-bank perspective, Parrikar is consolidating his political base through every budget by reaching to diverse sectors and segments of the population like youth, senior citizens, women, backward communities which, by and large, remained beyond its scope hitherto. Be that as it may, in no way that can undermine Parrikar's political acumen and fiscal skills at piecing together yet another budget full of novel schemes and innovative concepts.
The budget for 2003-04 has hiked excise on liquor marginally and given further incentives to tourism sector by extending the luxury tax off-season tariffs from four months to six months, waived interest and penalty on sales tax overdue, etc. However, he has targeted the high end hospitality industry by seeking to amend the Gambling Act to discourage gambling by restricting the entry of "vulnerable strata of the society" by slapping a Rs.200 per individual entry fee on places of gambling and casinos. He has proposed to enhance the licensing and registration fees under the Tourist Trade Act and to bring in more activities under its purview and ensure better regulation.
In the Rs.3155crore budget, the Chief Minister has tried to concentrate on debt and expenditure management for the tiny State by ostensibly trying to keep borrowing level under control. Goa will implement the much publicised value added tax (VAT) from July1, 2003 by simultaneously abolishing existing entry tax except for petroleum products. All other exemptions will also remain operative till the introduction of VAT. A novel insurance cum gratuity scheme has been introduced for sales tax dealers registered with the department.
In order to help cinema theatres to make them financially viable, the government has reduced the entertainment tax from present 60% to 40%. In a "soft" budget, otherwise, liquor has borne the brunt of marginal dose of taxation. Parrikar has tried to rationalise structure of excise duties and augment revenues by making certain changes in the existing rate structures in various categories of the liquor including IMFL and beer. A health surcharge of 1% will be imposed on the excise duty as well as license fees and the proceeds will be channelled to support and encourage setting up of de-addiction centres by voluntary organisations.
Taking the angle of social cost of growing liquor addiction, the government has sought to discourage the proliferation of the liquor outlets by enhancing application fee for new licenses steeply, but spared the tourism areas. Advertisements promoting all liquor products will be strictly banned by amending the relevant laws.
Extending the "user charge" concept for services provided by government agencies -for those who can afford to pay- introduced by him successfully in last two budgets, Parrikar has introduced nominal fees in the health care system, especially for the advanced diagnostic facilities provided in government
hospitals. The Chief Minister advocates "user charges" concept to imbibe a sense of accountability in the government departments vis-à-vis the citizens.
A relief to the housing sector has been accorded by reducing the Stamp Duty on properties to 5% from 8% and the co-operative sector, which had been exempted from it, will now have to pay 2.5%. In the sphere of higher education, the budget has sought to revise fees structure of colleges to partially cover the increasing costs incurred to provide requisite infrastructure. As a revenue generating measure, the government will tax all kinds of lotteries including on-line ones at 20%. A cess on use of government property to lay cables by various service providers including telecom and cable operators is also on the cards.
One striking feature of this budget with an uncovered deficit of Rs.5.12 crore, is its massive thrust on retention, generation and encouragement of employment in sectors like agriculture, animal husbandry, apart from industries. This is sought to be done through a three-pronged strategy of retention of employment in the traditional sectors such as agriculture and allied activities by making them remunerative, creation of large scale employment by providing incentives to industries to employ people on a sustainable basis, and encoura-gement to self employment. He has proposed to set up "Krishi ghars" which will act as collection, sorting, storage and selling centres for agriculture and horticulture products at various locations.
The budget has given a lot of emphasis on self employment opportunities in traditional occupations by proposing to set up of an "Employment Board" which would provide guidance cum placement facilities for those sections who are otherwise not eligible for employment in government or other organisations, training facilities in various semi skilled activities like hair cutting, tailoring, plumbing, masonry, tourist guides etc, through government establishments are part of the budget proposals.
Talking of state revenues, Parrikar claimed that the revenue receipts of the State have registered a handsome increase of almost 58% during the period of last three years. On the non-tax front, a phenomenal increase of more than 200 per cent in just three years has been achieved thanks to an agreement with Power Trading Corporation (PTC) for sale of surplus power and successful re-negotiation of the power purchase agreement with Reliance Salgaocar Power Corporation Limited (RSPCL).
The budgetary allocations to various departments have been hiked considerably. There is no doubt that the Plan expenditure has increased consistently over the last two years from Rs.251.69 crore in 1999-2000 to around Rs. 593 crore in the current year. Parrikar said that this increase has been achieved with a much lower proportion of increase in borrowings. The net fiscal deficit, which is a broad indicator of loans taken for defraying current expenditure has increased marginally from Rs.412.86 crore in 2000-01 to Rs 415.27crore in the revised estimates of the current year.
The only area of concern has been the revenue deficit, which has increased marginally from Rs.88.61 crore, as projected, to Rs.104.48 crore at the revised estimate stage. The Chief Minister intends to eliminate revenue deficit completely by the year 2004-05.
Generation of sustainable employment has been made the central focus of Goa's industrial policy with a provision of Rs.33 crore towards several schemes like "employment subsidy scheme" for industries which provide employment to local youth, "share capital contribution to local entrepr-eneurs and self employed", "venture capital contribution scheme" and an "interest subsidy" scheme. A Rs.8 crore provision has been made for clearing old capital investment subsidy.
The "Cyberage Age Student" scheme, introduced last year under which government has distributed 1500 personal computers to science students of XI, will be extended to all streams of XI students by expanding its cope to include supply of educational software. Internet connectivity at a nominal rate is also being considered for inclusion. A budget provision of Rs.25 crore has been made for this purpose. The "Mid School Meal" scheme will be implemented in the coming year in more talukas.
The infrastructure development scheme to assist schools for development of infrastructure is also being extended to the colleges during the next year. All government primary schools will be provided with drinking water and toilet facilities.
In order to protect the workers from severe financial distress arising out of retrenchments, the government will launch a new scheme called "Retrenchment Workers' Assistance Scheme". As an indication of his government's commitment to reduce vehicular pollution, he proposes to make all transport vehicles of more than 15 years age go off the roads from 1st October 2003. A "green cess" on non-transport vehicles which are more than 15 years old has been proposed.
Serious about fiscal management, Parrikar has introduced a novel concept of online cash management system connecting Directorate of Accounts and Finance Department as management of expenditure is an important aspect of control of expenditure.
The Chief Minister intends to peg fiscal deficit to below 3 per cent on a permanent basis. As the proportion of tax and non-tax revenue has improved steadily from around 53 per cent in 2000-01 to 60 per cent in the revised estimates for 2002-03, in the next fiscal year he expects this figure to increase to 62 per cent. Consequently, the borrowings as a percentage of receipts will come down from 35 per cent to 26 per cent during the same time frame. On the expenditure front,p the proportion of salaries, wages and other establishment expenditure has dropped from 41 per cent in 2001-02 to 37 percent in 2002-03 (RE). He has promised to bring it down to 36 per cent during the year 2003-04.
(Goa Today/April 2003)
Marathi can never be considered for the official language status in Goa
By R. Cabral
If many saw Union Finance Minister Jaswant Singh's maiden national budget as a populist exercise aimed at taking BJP's tally to around 300 at a likely mid-term Lok Sabha poll in the immediate future, Manohar Parrikar in Goa has signalled his readiness for such an eventuality by unfolding yet another virtually tax-free, populist but undoubtedly a growth oriented budget.
In his third consecutive budget, which has spared the common man from any fresh levies, Chief Minister Parrikar has tried to further widen the scope of budget exercise, which several of his predecessors had turned into a mere annual ritual.
With employment schemes galore, Parrikar is consistently broad-basing his constituency by targeting the younger generation, which he began last by mooting the innovative training cum employment scheme. Seen from purely a vote-bank perspective, Parrikar is consolidating his political base through every budget by reaching to diverse sectors and segments of the population like youth, senior citizens, women, backward communities which, by and large, remained beyond its scope hitherto. Be that as it may, in no way that can undermine Parrikar's political acumen and fiscal skills at piecing together yet another budget full of novel schemes and innovative concepts.
The budget for 2003-04 has hiked excise on liquor marginally and given further incentives to tourism sector by extending the luxury tax off-season tariffs from four months to six months, waived interest and penalty on sales tax overdue, etc. However, he has targeted the high end hospitality industry by seeking to amend the Gambling Act to discourage gambling by restricting the entry of "vulnerable strata of the society" by slapping a Rs.200 per individual entry fee on places of gambling and casinos. He has proposed to enhance the licensing and registration fees under the Tourist Trade Act and to bring in more activities under its purview and ensure better regulation.
In the Rs.3155crore budget, the Chief Minister has tried to concentrate on debt and expenditure management for the tiny State by ostensibly trying to keep borrowing level under control. Goa will implement the much publicised value added tax (VAT) from July1, 2003 by simultaneously abolishing existing entry tax except for petroleum products. All other exemptions will also remain operative till the introduction of VAT. A novel insurance cum gratuity scheme has been introduced for sales tax dealers registered with the department.
In order to help cinema theatres to make them financially viable, the government has reduced the entertainment tax from present 60% to 40%. In a "soft" budget, otherwise, liquor has borne the brunt of marginal dose of taxation. Parrikar has tried to rationalise structure of excise duties and augment revenues by making certain changes in the existing rate structures in various categories of the liquor including IMFL and beer. A health surcharge of 1% will be imposed on the excise duty as well as license fees and the proceeds will be channelled to support and encourage setting up of de-addiction centres by voluntary organisations.
Taking the angle of social cost of growing liquor addiction, the government has sought to discourage the proliferation of the liquor outlets by enhancing application fee for new licenses steeply, but spared the tourism areas. Advertisements promoting all liquor products will be strictly banned by amending the relevant laws.
Extending the "user charge" concept for services provided by government agencies -for those who can afford to pay- introduced by him successfully in last two budgets, Parrikar has introduced nominal fees in the health care system, especially for the advanced diagnostic facilities provided in government
hospitals. The Chief Minister advocates "user charges" concept to imbibe a sense of accountability in the government departments vis-à-vis the citizens.
A relief to the housing sector has been accorded by reducing the Stamp Duty on properties to 5% from 8% and the co-operative sector, which had been exempted from it, will now have to pay 2.5%. In the sphere of higher education, the budget has sought to revise fees structure of colleges to partially cover the increasing costs incurred to provide requisite infrastructure. As a revenue generating measure, the government will tax all kinds of lotteries including on-line ones at 20%. A cess on use of government property to lay cables by various service providers including telecom and cable operators is also on the cards.
One striking feature of this budget with an uncovered deficit of Rs.5.12 crore, is its massive thrust on retention, generation and encouragement of employment in sectors like agriculture, animal husbandry, apart from industries. This is sought to be done through a three-pronged strategy of retention of employment in the traditional sectors such as agriculture and allied activities by making them remunerative, creation of large scale employment by providing incentives to industries to employ people on a sustainable basis, and encoura-gement to self employment. He has proposed to set up "Krishi ghars" which will act as collection, sorting, storage and selling centres for agriculture and horticulture products at various locations.
The budget has given a lot of emphasis on self employment opportunities in traditional occupations by proposing to set up of an "Employment Board" which would provide guidance cum placement facilities for those sections who are otherwise not eligible for employment in government or other organisations, training facilities in various semi skilled activities like hair cutting, tailoring, plumbing, masonry, tourist guides etc, through government establishments are part of the budget proposals.
Talking of state revenues, Parrikar claimed that the revenue receipts of the State have registered a handsome increase of almost 58% during the period of last three years. On the non-tax front, a phenomenal increase of more than 200 per cent in just three years has been achieved thanks to an agreement with Power Trading Corporation (PTC) for sale of surplus power and successful re-negotiation of the power purchase agreement with Reliance Salgaocar Power Corporation Limited (RSPCL).
The budgetary allocations to various departments have been hiked considerably. There is no doubt that the Plan expenditure has increased consistently over the last two years from Rs.251.69 crore in 1999-2000 to around Rs. 593 crore in the current year. Parrikar said that this increase has been achieved with a much lower proportion of increase in borrowings. The net fiscal deficit, which is a broad indicator of loans taken for defraying current expenditure has increased marginally from Rs.412.86 crore in 2000-01 to Rs 415.27crore in the revised estimates of the current year.
The only area of concern has been the revenue deficit, which has increased marginally from Rs.88.61 crore, as projected, to Rs.104.48 crore at the revised estimate stage. The Chief Minister intends to eliminate revenue deficit completely by the year 2004-05.
Generation of sustainable employment has been made the central focus of Goa's industrial policy with a provision of Rs.33 crore towards several schemes like "employment subsidy scheme" for industries which provide employment to local youth, "share capital contribution to local entrepr-eneurs and self employed", "venture capital contribution scheme" and an "interest subsidy" scheme. A Rs.8 crore provision has been made for clearing old capital investment subsidy.
The "Cyberage Age Student" scheme, introduced last year under which government has distributed 1500 personal computers to science students of XI, will be extended to all streams of XI students by expanding its cope to include supply of educational software. Internet connectivity at a nominal rate is also being considered for inclusion. A budget provision of Rs.25 crore has been made for this purpose. The "Mid School Meal" scheme will be implemented in the coming year in more talukas.
The infrastructure development scheme to assist schools for development of infrastructure is also being extended to the colleges during the next year. All government primary schools will be provided with drinking water and toilet facilities.
In order to protect the workers from severe financial distress arising out of retrenchments, the government will launch a new scheme called "Retrenchment Workers' Assistance Scheme". As an indication of his government's commitment to reduce vehicular pollution, he proposes to make all transport vehicles of more than 15 years age go off the roads from 1st October 2003. A "green cess" on non-transport vehicles which are more than 15 years old has been proposed.
Serious about fiscal management, Parrikar has introduced a novel concept of online cash management system connecting Directorate of Accounts and Finance Department as management of expenditure is an important aspect of control of expenditure.
The Chief Minister intends to peg fiscal deficit to below 3 per cent on a permanent basis. As the proportion of tax and non-tax revenue has improved steadily from around 53 per cent in 2000-01 to 60 per cent in the revised estimates for 2002-03, in the next fiscal year he expects this figure to increase to 62 per cent. Consequently, the borrowings as a percentage of receipts will come down from 35 per cent to 26 per cent during the same time frame. On the expenditure front,p the proportion of salaries, wages and other establishment expenditure has dropped from 41 per cent in 2001-02 to 37 percent in 2002-03 (RE). He has promised to bring it down to 36 per cent during the year 2003-04.
(Goa Today/April 2003)
Promoting Konkani Literature
Promoting Konkani Literature
Better days for Konkani Literature are on the cards
By Alexandre M Barbosa (Goa Today/May 2003)
Literature in Konkani has grown considerably in the last few decades. Volumes of poetry and prose have been written, published and some have received critical acclaim. Every year, the Sahitya Akademi awards a Konkani writer, yet the reach of the literature produced, which is indeed vast, is limited to the Konkan region, more specifically, the State of Goa and a few Konkani speaking pockets in Karnataka. This limitation can now be transcended through translations, which until now were not a reality. Publishers, who hitherto were unwilling to touch regional language works are gradually waking up to the rich literature available in these languages.
Translations are important for a country like India, which has such a large number of languages and writers who pen works in all these. With the untenable concept of English literature being the only thing of quality, regional language works have suffered for a long time, but as this concept is set aside, Konkani has managed to lure publishers.
Of all Indian languages, Konkani is probably right down below in priority where literature is concerned. Languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam have some established writers and publishers prefer to deal with some established faces than risk new writers in other languages.
Konkani, held the status of a stepchild, with few wanting to touch it, until Mini Krishnan came along, picked up a novel written by Pundalik Naik and got it published by Oxford University Press (OUP). Krishnan is currently a consultant with OUP for their translation-projects, and is based in Chennai. Until a couple of years ago she was an editor at Macmillan guiding their text books publication. It was at Macmillan that Krishnan started off with the project of translating into English and publishing works from regional languages. While there she was able to bring out around eleven translations and making contacts that today makes her much sought after by writers in regional languages.
And with the discovery of regional language writing, Konkani has benefited. Released just over a month ago was the English translation of Mahableshwar Sail’s Kalli Ganga. It was published by National Book Trust. This is the second Konkani novel that has been translated and published within a short time. The other novel was Pundalik Naik’s Acchev, (The Upheaval) which was published by OUP. Both the books were translated by Vidhya Pai.
And underlining the importance of translations, ‘Crossing the Borders Trough Translations’ was the theme of a one-day seminar held recently in Goa that debated the issue of translating literature from the regional language to English so as to widen the readership. Present at the seminar were Nebanita Deb Gosh, a Bengali poet, Calcutta-based Vidya Pai who has translated Konkani works into English and Mini Krishnan.
Says Mini Krishnan, “One of the premises of translations is that the Punjabi should be able to read Malayalam, the Oriya should be able to read Tamil, the Tamil should be able to read Marathi. That is not happening. What is happening is that the Tamil who understands Tamil but cannot read Tamil is gobbling up the English translation, Likewise the Oriya, the Malayalee and Punjabi.”
As writers are reaching out to new readers through the translations of their works, the latter are discovering a rich and varied literature that had earlier been ignored.
“The Konkani short stories I have read are excellent,” says Krishnan. Short stories in Konkani have had a rather wide readership. An anthology of short stories Ferry Crossing published by Penguin and edited by Manohar Shetty did include quite a few Konkani stories, besides in 2002 Jaico Publishers released Modern Goan Short Stories edited by Luis S Rita Vas that also brought into English some Konkani stories. Katha too has promoted regional language writing, but there is not much that only they can do. With other publishers stepping in, there is now more scope for regional language literature to go beyond their limited area of influence. Yet, OUP is the only publisher who has somebody working solely on translations.
And with the concept now being to try and make available modern literature to the readers, Konkani literature has promise that it should promote. “Konkani has a great future, because everyone has woken up. Your own people have woken up. With other languages, which are powerful and rich, everyone is complacent. But here most Konkani speakers have a desire to protect the language and not let it go,” says Krishnan who confirms that she has plans to push Konkani literature.
Pushing Konkani and getting it published is one side of the game. Marketing is the major setback the published writers are faced with. Krishnan, however, offers a nugget of advice. Says she, “Industrialists should be told that at festival times, instead of distributing sweets, give a book. It is a side of your culture, the literature of the land, that is going out to the people.” Unless the book is marketed, in a manner of speaking like one would market any other product, literature will not reach the masses.
As far as marketing of literature is concerned, the media plays a crucial role to introduce it to the people. “Don’t you want your own children to know your literature?” asks Krishnan. It is only through such publicity that a book can be sold and read. Today, Universities in the country are recommending English translations of novels as texts. This is how far regional language literature has grown in the country. That’s not all for even abroad there is now a market for such literature.
Given that Konkani is written in the Devanagri as well as Roman script and those that are conversant with one script may find it bothersome even reading the other, English translations should be lapped up by the local people. Literature is the essence of a culture and identity, and it is unfortunate that many Goans have not read their own writers. This broadens the readership for the writer and for the reader is an opportunity to make up for years of neglecting literature.
Better days for Konkani Literature are on the cards
By Alexandre M Barbosa (Goa Today/May 2003)
Literature in Konkani has grown considerably in the last few decades. Volumes of poetry and prose have been written, published and some have received critical acclaim. Every year, the Sahitya Akademi awards a Konkani writer, yet the reach of the literature produced, which is indeed vast, is limited to the Konkan region, more specifically, the State of Goa and a few Konkani speaking pockets in Karnataka. This limitation can now be transcended through translations, which until now were not a reality. Publishers, who hitherto were unwilling to touch regional language works are gradually waking up to the rich literature available in these languages.
Translations are important for a country like India, which has such a large number of languages and writers who pen works in all these. With the untenable concept of English literature being the only thing of quality, regional language works have suffered for a long time, but as this concept is set aside, Konkani has managed to lure publishers.
Of all Indian languages, Konkani is probably right down below in priority where literature is concerned. Languages such as Assamese, Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam have some established writers and publishers prefer to deal with some established faces than risk new writers in other languages.
Konkani, held the status of a stepchild, with few wanting to touch it, until Mini Krishnan came along, picked up a novel written by Pundalik Naik and got it published by Oxford University Press (OUP). Krishnan is currently a consultant with OUP for their translation-projects, and is based in Chennai. Until a couple of years ago she was an editor at Macmillan guiding their text books publication. It was at Macmillan that Krishnan started off with the project of translating into English and publishing works from regional languages. While there she was able to bring out around eleven translations and making contacts that today makes her much sought after by writers in regional languages.
And with the discovery of regional language writing, Konkani has benefited. Released just over a month ago was the English translation of Mahableshwar Sail’s Kalli Ganga. It was published by National Book Trust. This is the second Konkani novel that has been translated and published within a short time. The other novel was Pundalik Naik’s Acchev, (The Upheaval) which was published by OUP. Both the books were translated by Vidhya Pai.
And underlining the importance of translations, ‘Crossing the Borders Trough Translations’ was the theme of a one-day seminar held recently in Goa that debated the issue of translating literature from the regional language to English so as to widen the readership. Present at the seminar were Nebanita Deb Gosh, a Bengali poet, Calcutta-based Vidya Pai who has translated Konkani works into English and Mini Krishnan.
Says Mini Krishnan, “One of the premises of translations is that the Punjabi should be able to read Malayalam, the Oriya should be able to read Tamil, the Tamil should be able to read Marathi. That is not happening. What is happening is that the Tamil who understands Tamil but cannot read Tamil is gobbling up the English translation, Likewise the Oriya, the Malayalee and Punjabi.”
As writers are reaching out to new readers through the translations of their works, the latter are discovering a rich and varied literature that had earlier been ignored.
“The Konkani short stories I have read are excellent,” says Krishnan. Short stories in Konkani have had a rather wide readership. An anthology of short stories Ferry Crossing published by Penguin and edited by Manohar Shetty did include quite a few Konkani stories, besides in 2002 Jaico Publishers released Modern Goan Short Stories edited by Luis S Rita Vas that also brought into English some Konkani stories. Katha too has promoted regional language writing, but there is not much that only they can do. With other publishers stepping in, there is now more scope for regional language literature to go beyond their limited area of influence. Yet, OUP is the only publisher who has somebody working solely on translations.
And with the concept now being to try and make available modern literature to the readers, Konkani literature has promise that it should promote. “Konkani has a great future, because everyone has woken up. Your own people have woken up. With other languages, which are powerful and rich, everyone is complacent. But here most Konkani speakers have a desire to protect the language and not let it go,” says Krishnan who confirms that she has plans to push Konkani literature.
Pushing Konkani and getting it published is one side of the game. Marketing is the major setback the published writers are faced with. Krishnan, however, offers a nugget of advice. Says she, “Industrialists should be told that at festival times, instead of distributing sweets, give a book. It is a side of your culture, the literature of the land, that is going out to the people.” Unless the book is marketed, in a manner of speaking like one would market any other product, literature will not reach the masses.
As far as marketing of literature is concerned, the media plays a crucial role to introduce it to the people. “Don’t you want your own children to know your literature?” asks Krishnan. It is only through such publicity that a book can be sold and read. Today, Universities in the country are recommending English translations of novels as texts. This is how far regional language literature has grown in the country. That’s not all for even abroad there is now a market for such literature.
Given that Konkani is written in the Devanagri as well as Roman script and those that are conversant with one script may find it bothersome even reading the other, English translations should be lapped up by the local people. Literature is the essence of a culture and identity, and it is unfortunate that many Goans have not read their own writers. This broadens the readership for the writer and for the reader is an opportunity to make up for years of neglecting literature.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Rendermam Maddancho Ixtt
Rendermam Maddancho Ixtt
Fottu ani lekh Pantaleão Fernandes
Rendermam maddar choddta...
Gõychea khubxeam ganvamnim, sokallchea vellar ani ek bhonvddi marit tor, amkam renderman distolo. Gõyant maddancho soro kaddop ho ek poromporik dhondo. Ho dhondo eka kallar boreach nettan choltalo, punn aiz tacho xevott zavpache dis lagim pavleatxe dista.
Rendermam sokallim utton kati ani dudinem ghevn maddank veta. Vevosthit ritin khampam marlele madd choddta. Poyek damnnem lailelem asta tantuntli sur damnneant otoita, poyek xev ghalta ani denvta. Oxem to sanjecheai-i vellar korta. Zalear don’parchea vellar xev ghalunk maddar choddta-denvta.
Rendermam maddar choddun ruchik sur kaddta.
Maddanchi taj’ji sur pivonk godd lagta. Khubxi sur bhannant ghalun tacho soro kaddtat - maddanchi feni vo soro. Ho soro khubxe zann piyetat - thodde bholaikechea nanvan vokhod koxem piyetat.
Manddancho soro sabar bhasanche ruchicho kaddtat - maullingacho, aleacho, adi. Osle ruchicho ani torecho soro itlo boro asta, sonvsarbhor fanki zalele kazu finyek legit kuxin kaddta.
Maddanche surechi vinagr-ui kortat. Hii vinagr uprant jevnna-khannak ruch yeunk vaportat. Tea xivai maddanchem godd-ui toyar korun viktat.
Rendermam kulo galta to
Ban’navlecho Domingo Fernandes. To renderacho put, oxem sangta - “13 vorsanche pirayer hanv poilech pavtt maddar choddlolom. Aiz mhaka 60 vorsam bhorlim, ani madd kaddunk laglear 50 vorsam. Sokall, don’par ani sanz mhonnlear hanv disantlean 75 pavtti maddancher choddtam-denvtam”.
Domingachi potin-ui aplea potik hea vavrant mozot korta. Surecho soro kaddtoch zo goddo zata to dukrank ghalun posta ani vikta.
Rendermam aplea iontra sangata dista.
Toxench vinagr korun vikta. Heach dhondea udexim tannim apleam dogam dhuvank kazar keleant, tacho put pordesant nokri korta.
Pavsacheam disamnim maddar vochop mhonnlear bhirant; kiteak pavsachea udkan maddancher xello zalolo asta ani taka lagun, madd choddpeak - denvpeank nisorpachi xoketai asta. Torui rendermam vevosthit ritin pavsacheam disamnim maddancher vavr korta.
Eka kallar Gõychea dor eka ganvant zann lok renderacho dhondo kortalo. Punn aiz ho dhondo thoddo- thoddo korun unno zait veta. Hache fattlean sabar karonnam asat. Renderancho ankddo ani dhondo unno zait gela dekhun maddanchea borea soreacho-i unnav (shortage) zait veta. Taka lagun aiz khubxe zann boreach promannan bhesoll soro kaddtanam distat. Oslo soro bholaikek vaitt.
GRAF Sahitya Spordha 2007
GRAF Sahitya Spordha 2007
Goan Review Art Foundation-an (GRAF) Nibond (essay) ani Mottvi Kanni borovpachi Spordha ghoddun haddlea. Spordheche nem’ oxe asat: hi spordha sogleam khatir ugti asun koslea-i vixoyacher boroum yeta. Borovp fokot Konknniche Romi lipyentlean asunk zai. Ekleachean kotha ani nibond-ui boroum yeta, punn tachean eka poros chodd ‘entry’ dium nozo. Nibond 1000 utrancho ani mottvi kanni 1600 utram merenchi aschi. Borovpam adim khoinch chhapun ailelim asonk favonam. Spordhe khatir poilem inam’ 800/- rupia ani dusrem 500/- rupia. Spordhent bhag ghevpean aplem nanv ani pot’to, soy (sign) ani mathallo vegllea panar divcho ani vangdda fottu dhaddcho. Otubrachi 2ri tarik meren borvpam hea pot’tear pattounchim: “GRAF SAHITYA SPORDHA 2007.” The Goan Review, 14, Nafees Chambers, 121/123 Mody Street Fort, Mumbai 400 001.
Goan Review Art Foundation-an (GRAF) Nibond (essay) ani Mottvi Kanni borovpachi Spordha ghoddun haddlea. Spordheche nem’ oxe asat: hi spordha sogleam khatir ugti asun koslea-i vixoyacher boroum yeta. Borovp fokot Konknniche Romi lipyentlean asunk zai. Ekleachean kotha ani nibond-ui boroum yeta, punn tachean eka poros chodd ‘entry’ dium nozo. Nibond 1000 utrancho ani mottvi kanni 1600 utram merenchi aschi. Borovpam adim khoinch chhapun ailelim asonk favonam. Spordhe khatir poilem inam’ 800/- rupia ani dusrem 500/- rupia. Spordhent bhag ghevpean aplem nanv ani pot’to, soy (sign) ani mathallo vegllea panar divcho ani vangdda fottu dhaddcho. Otubrachi 2ri tarik meren borvpam hea pot’tear pattounchim: “GRAF SAHITYA SPORDHA 2007.” The Goan Review, 14, Nafees Chambers, 121/123 Mody Street Fort, Mumbai 400 001.
DISTA RE TUJEM DISTA RE, APLEPONN TUJEM DISTA RE
DISTA RE TUJEM DISTA RE, APLEPONN TUJEM DISTA RE
Eke sorvojonik dobajeache kariavollik ek kirtonkar Mora-ttintlean oso gaitalo: “Tuza disto go, tuza disto go, tuza disto go….” Sumar panch tori minut to hinch utram gaitalo, fuddlim utram uchari-naslo. Oxem gaitanam, aple mukhar machie sokol bosloleancher to apli nodor bhonvddait aslo. Dekhun taka kitem dista kai mhonn sogllo lok chintunk poddlo. Ostoreo-cholio aplem ang bi dista asot mhonn aplim vostram sarkim korunk laglim. Xekim tea kirtonkaran oxi aplea kirtonachi voll sompoili: “Tuza disto go, tuza disto go, tuza disto go, Site tuza Rama vorcha prem’ disto go”. Hem aikotanch hanxeam ani talliancho khollkholl zalo. Ami amcheam rajkornneam, odik korun amdaram vixim oxem gavpachem (vo roddpachem?): ‘Dista re tumchem dista re, dista re tumchem dista re, tumcheam soglleam kortubamnim tumchem apleponn dista re’.
Porvore Mandovi pula lagim dongor konsllun margar poddtalo dekhun dhanvtereank toxem vattsurank obsoeg gho-ddonam zavnk pulisen margar addo ghal’lo to, Virodhi Fuddarean ani tacheam sangateamnim apleam hatamnim bollan kaddlo. Hem tankam vhoddlem koutuk dislem zait. Torui porjechem mon jikunk hem fokot ek sadem, kaido hatant ghevop nhoi punn ek murkponn ani Virodhi Fuddareak ani amdarank hem bilkul sobonam. Tankam tea addea vixim kosli-i horkot aslear, tannim lagu zatolea vo Mukhel Montrea vo unchlea odhikarea lagim ulovnk zatalem. Vhoddi-lamnim tor oslim kortubam kelim, pattlav-dar kiteak korchenant? Fuddlem zot cholta toxem pattlem cholta nhoi? Punn BJP ani tanchea Songh Porivarachea dusream sonvsthanche-am vangddeanchem hem khaxeleponn!
Digambar Kamat-acho sorkar uddovpachem serkos suru zal’lem tednam apnnak dusrea vordan vhorunk itle ani title kotti rupia ditale mhonn dogam tori amdaramnim ugteponnim sanglolem. He vixim apunn jerul choukoxi kortolom mhonn Mukhel Montrean bhasai-lelem. Dusre-i Kongres amdar choukoxi korunk magtale tantlo ek Up-Sobhapoti. Punn hacher atam visor poddli vo mudom’ visor ghali? Toxench apleo faileo pas korunk dusro ek montri dalali magta tem Mukhel Montreak apnnem gomoi-lam mhonn ek tednacho bonddkhor montri uloi-lolo. Kitem sot ani kitem fott ti porjek dakholl zavnk, heam don-ui gox-ttim vixim Mukhel Mon-trean vegim tirait choukoxi korunk nibel goroz .
Felix P. da Cruz
Eke sorvojonik dobajeache kariavollik ek kirtonkar Mora-ttintlean oso gaitalo: “Tuza disto go, tuza disto go, tuza disto go….” Sumar panch tori minut to hinch utram gaitalo, fuddlim utram uchari-naslo. Oxem gaitanam, aple mukhar machie sokol bosloleancher to apli nodor bhonvddait aslo. Dekhun taka kitem dista kai mhonn sogllo lok chintunk poddlo. Ostoreo-cholio aplem ang bi dista asot mhonn aplim vostram sarkim korunk laglim. Xekim tea kirtonkaran oxi aplea kirtonachi voll sompoili: “Tuza disto go, tuza disto go, tuza disto go, Site tuza Rama vorcha prem’ disto go”. Hem aikotanch hanxeam ani talliancho khollkholl zalo. Ami amcheam rajkornneam, odik korun amdaram vixim oxem gavpachem (vo roddpachem?): ‘Dista re tumchem dista re, dista re tumchem dista re, tumcheam soglleam kortubamnim tumchem apleponn dista re’.
Porvore Mandovi pula lagim dongor konsllun margar poddtalo dekhun dhanvtereank toxem vattsurank obsoeg gho-ddonam zavnk pulisen margar addo ghal’lo to, Virodhi Fuddarean ani tacheam sangateamnim apleam hatamnim bollan kaddlo. Hem tankam vhoddlem koutuk dislem zait. Torui porjechem mon jikunk hem fokot ek sadem, kaido hatant ghevop nhoi punn ek murkponn ani Virodhi Fuddareak ani amdarank hem bilkul sobonam. Tankam tea addea vixim kosli-i horkot aslear, tannim lagu zatolea vo Mukhel Montrea vo unchlea odhikarea lagim ulovnk zatalem. Vhoddi-lamnim tor oslim kortubam kelim, pattlav-dar kiteak korchenant? Fuddlem zot cholta toxem pattlem cholta nhoi? Punn BJP ani tanchea Songh Porivarachea dusream sonvsthanche-am vangddeanchem hem khaxeleponn!
Digambar Kamat-acho sorkar uddovpachem serkos suru zal’lem tednam apnnak dusrea vordan vhorunk itle ani title kotti rupia ditale mhonn dogam tori amdaramnim ugteponnim sanglolem. He vixim apunn jerul choukoxi kortolom mhonn Mukhel Montrean bhasai-lelem. Dusre-i Kongres amdar choukoxi korunk magtale tantlo ek Up-Sobhapoti. Punn hacher atam visor poddli vo mudom’ visor ghali? Toxench apleo faileo pas korunk dusro ek montri dalali magta tem Mukhel Montreak apnnem gomoi-lam mhonn ek tednacho bonddkhor montri uloi-lolo. Kitem sot ani kitem fott ti porjek dakholl zavnk, heam don-ui gox-ttim vixim Mukhel Mon-trean vegim tirait choukoxi korunk nibel goroz .
Felix P. da Cruz
Voparinchea Bhanddarantlem
Voparinchea Bhanddarantlem:
"Dis Astanam Vatt Cholchi"
Aizchem az kor,faleam dovrinaka. Faleam kednach udeunchem nam. Sarloli goddi porot mellchi-nam. Disachea uzvaddak zata tem, ratichea kallokhant dovrinaka. Dant astanam chonne kha. Bholaiki astanam vavr kor. Disti poddtanach dusrean-chem boreponn polle. Aikun zatanam moddun uddoinaka.Chintunk-yevzunk zatanam, dus-reachem, borem chint. Kalliz dhodd’dhoddtanach dusreacho mog kor, jiben ulovnk zatanam, dhin’va-xit rav ani dusreanchem borem uloi ani dusrea pasot vavrunk zatanam, kednach fattim soronaka!
Dispottem korchem
Dor disa eka mon’xan apunn tea disak kitem kortolo tem monant haddchem. Ani goroz poddlear kagdacher borovchem. Ani boroil- l’ea ani tharail’lea pormannem korchem. Tras poddtat mhonn fattim sorchem nhoi. Hanv Kannkona gonvllik vavr kortanam, mhaka dog bhav mell’le. Dogui ‘twins’, zonvlle, te Mumbai ravtale.Te dog-ui xallek vetale. Xikpant-ui huxar asle. Punn xikxonnant yes mellunk tancho ek ghutt aslo.Te aichem az xiktale, faleam dovri-nasle. Xallent kitem xikoilam, borovnk lailam tem ratcho kitlo vell zaum, aplem xikop sompounuch nhidtale. Hech pasot tankam xikpant khup yes melltalem. Hea dog-ui bhurgeam kodde hanv zaitench xiktam. Ak’khea disak hanv kitem kortolom tem sokallim hanv yevjitam ani borovn kaddtam, tem mhaka chodd faideachem zalam. Disbhor tem mhojea mezaruch asta. Ek-ek tantlem korun sompoitoch hanv tem cancel kortam. Yevjil’leo boroil’leo tantleo vhodd tem kelear jivak anond bhogta, urlam tem dusrea disak korchem poddta.Punn tem thoim kiteak urlem hacher chintun panvl fuddem marchem poddta.
Manddavollin korchem
Zaite zann bazarak vetanam khoim vochunk zai, kitem haddunk zai tem manddavollin borovn vetat.Tea magir boroilam tem ghevnk sompem zata. Az eke vostuk lagun bhair sorunk titlem faideachem zainam.
Ani manddavoll korinastanam gelear, thoim tea zagear pavunk pasun,kitem ghevnk zai, tem tuka ugddas zainam. Punn il’lo vell ghevn adim fuddench tharailear kitlo vell, tuzo, tukach melltolo. Thodde nimannea vellar ravtat. Te mhonntat nimannea vellar sogllem borem zata. Poilo vell aslo torui tancho puro foll kaddunk zainam. Punn kosle-i vostucho backbone tori ghoddun dovrum yeta. Omkeach vellar tuvem omkich vost sompounk zai, ani tum piddent poddlo zalear vo okosmat tujea jivitant tufan upraslear magir hem mhotvachem tem konn sompoitolo? Aichem az soddun nimannea vellar ravlear jivtant zaitem luskonn zaum yeta.
Khasgi dairi
Thoddeank dor disa jem tanchea jivitant ghoddtat tem borovn dovorchi sonvoim asa. Hi ekdom’ bori sonvoim. Punn boroita tem eka surokxit zagear dovrunk zai. Tuje personal comments zoriui konnachae-i hatant poddle zalear zaitem vaitt zaum yeta.Ti ‘diary’ titli khasgi nam zalear ani eka disa ti konnak-ui mell’li zalear tuji biography ghoddie borovn kaddtole. Amchea bhitorleam thoddeam kodde apleam ghorchean-cho, ixtt- mitranche, soiream- diareanche, pott’te, fonache ank, vadd’dis borovn astat. Tea kompiutoracher ani mobailacher chodd patiyeunk zata? Ani je apleo personal diaries ghevnuch bhonvtat tankam magir aicho vavr az korunk khup sompem zata.
Bhorvanxachem panvl
Thodde aplea jivitantlo ek tori ogunn bhair kaddunk, dor disacho faido kaddtat. Monant haddun to ogunn dor disak to jivitantlo pois korunk bhorvanxan proytn kelear eka disa zoit amchem zatolem!. Disachi vatt chol’lea ti ratchi nhidunk veche adim ontoskornnachi chovkoxi kelear chodda faideachi zatoli .Sokallim utthla tem nhido porian ami kitem borem kelam tem amchea monat haddpa-chem .Sogllea boreponna pasot Devak dhin’vascho ani Takach argam divchim. Utt’thanam tem nhido porian ami chukleat asot, Deva-kodde ani ekameka kode bhogsonneem magchem ani hem kelea uprant, faleancho dis koso sartolim tem tharavchem. Hantum jivtachi khoxalkai asa. Dor disachi dor ek goddi mogan sar, allsai tujea jivitant yevn raj cholounk sodtoli tika yevkar dinaka, ti aichem faleam vhorun tujem jivit nisontonnak pavoitoli .Tache adim chotur rav ani dis astanach tuji vatt chol!
Nevel Vell'lekar
“ Eka lognak bara vignam”
‘Love Marriages v/s Proposed / Arranged Marriages’, hea vixoyacher ek pavtt ‘debate’ zali. Zaitim karonnam sangun, ap-aplo pongodd zoitivont korunk, tornnateanche proytn zale. Mogachim lognam borim mhonn, ek pongodd aplim karonnam sangot ravlo. Mogan logn zalolo zat-kat mandinam, gorib-girest mhonn vollkhonam, nennar-zannaranchi ontor korinam, punn sogllea vegllocharacher tancho mog zoit vhorta. Mogan axil’lo aplea sangateak asa toso mandun gheta ani tacho mog torekvar proxnank fuddo korta.
Soirikechim lognam borim mhonntolim oxem mhonno: Mog-mog mhonntat tim lognam adinch fog kortat. Zaite pavtt avoi-bapaiche khuxe add, tancho axirvad nastanam tim logn zatat. Tea uprant tanchea logni jivitant vhoddilanchi budh ani adar tankam mellonam.
Don-ui pongodd zhogoddtanam, eklean oso aplo sondex dilo. “Amkam mogachim lognam nakat ani soirikechim lognam nakat. Amkam zai teo ‘proposed love marriages’. Konn tori vo zonn eklo dusreak ‘propose’ korta ani magir tancho mog zata. Mogachi tenkxi koxi, tancho mog lognachi gantt marta. Koslim-i zaum tim lognam, punn aiz tankam bara vignam. Kiteak kai?
Aiz logn zal’leam modem magnnem nam. Sokallim utt’tanam ghov-bail veg-vegllea vellar utt’tat. Punn nhidunk tori vangdda vochunk zai aslem. Nhidunk veche adim Devak ani ekamekak dhin’vaslolo zalear, Devachem ani ekamekachem bhogsonnem maglolem zalear, Deva ani ekameka mukhar apleo gorzo khaltikayen ghaleleo zalear...oslem magnnem logni jivitant folladik zavpachem. Devachem Utor amchea panvlank uzvadd zata, tersachem magnnem Saibinnichi bhokti vaddoita ani Jezuchea soddvonnechea ghuttant amkam vantto dita.
Aiz logn zal’leam modem somjikai nam, sosnnikai nam. Ekamekak tim asat toxim mandun ghenant. Eka mekacheo osoktayo somzonant. Dusreacheo chukeoch kaddtat. Dhin’vasnni disonam. Khaltikai nam, sogllo gorvixtt utrancho boddbodd! Zonn eklo ap-aple bhaxen sogllim kamam korunk sodta, dusreacho adar-sohokar ghevnk sodinam. Matxi chuk zalear, sogllench ifern zata. Jem lhan utramnim, somjikayen sangum yetalem, tem ragan tapon sangtat. Sosnnikai mat-ui disonam. Haka lagun aiz lognam tuttun-futtun poddtat. Aiz logn zal’leam modem bhogsonnem nam. Monis osokt. Osoktayen to khala poddta. Punn dusro taka somzun ghenam. Bhogsunk konnuch toyar nam. Dusreacheo chuki monis bhogxinam tem pollevn to aplea khas jivitant chuk korinam-so dista. Bhogsonnem dinastana-ghenastanam aiz kitlim logn zalelim vorsanchim-vorsam ragan ani ekameka lagim uloinastanam jiyetat. Oslim Deva koddlean tori aple chukik bhogsonnem magtat kai?
Aiz logn zal’leam modem bhasabhas nam. Zonn eklo aplea monantlem korta. Dusrea kodde ani budh ghevop nam. Apunn korta tem sodanch sarkem, oxem taka dista. Ani taka dusrea lagim ulovnk, bhasabhas korunk vell nam. Bhasabhas kel’li zalear kitle proxn suttave zavpache, kitle dubav pois zavpache, ani logni jivitant kosle tharav ghetat te yesvont zavpache. Dog zannanchim chintnam ani dog zannanche anvdde bhasabhas korun ekttaim haddlear, logni jivit mozbut zavpachem. Logna disa dadlo ani ostori kallzan, monan otmean ani kuddin ek zal’lim. Logni jivitantlim vignam pois korunk, anvdel’le anvdde ani chintlelim chintnam logn zal’leancho sasnnik bandpas mozbut korum-di.
Nevel Vell’lekar
“ Adim Dom Pedro,
Atam Pedurlo”
“Nanvant kitem asa?”.-..... oxem mhollolem ami zaite pavtt aikolam. Khorem mhollear nanvant zaitem asa. Amchem nanv amchi ollokh dita, borem jivit jiyelear amchea nanvak man yeta, ami vaittache gulam’ zalear amchea nanvacho beman zata. Amchea poilea nanvak ami Kristi nanv mhonn-tanv zalear, thoddeank tanchea kuttumbachea nanvan (alcunj) ollkho-tat. Amchea ghorannea-chem vhoddponn am-chea kuttumbachea nanvant asa.
Adim amchea Kristi ghorabeamnim bhur-geank Saibinnichim vo Santam-Bhoktanchim nanvam ghaltalim. Oslim bhurgeank nanvam ghalunk avoi-bapaicho ek hetu aslo. Tim ek bhagevont jivit jiyeunk tanchem mon aslem. Amchem nanv koslem-i tem zaum, punn zaiteam nanvank orth asa. Ami amchea nanvam por-mannem jiyeleanv? Thoddim nanvam zorui tim khup valorachim, torui tim nanvam asloleam mon’xachem jivit urfattench zalam. Tan-chem nanv Saibinni-chem vo Santam-Bhoktan-chem, punn tanchem jivit devchara-chem. Bhoktak tannim okman kela. Tim bore dekhichim zavnk nant.
Thoddeanchim nanvam bhov gomo-tichim Piedade, Con-ceicao, mhollear dadlo vo ostori ti kainch gomonam. Hanv Diva-ddechea Piedade Saibi-nniche Igorjent gonvllik vavr kortalom tednam ek avoi aplea cheddum bhurgeak Saibinnichem nanv, Piedade ghalunk aili. Piedade, cheddo vo cheddum tem kainch somzonam, oxem tika zaiti somzaili. ‘Aplem nanv Piedade mhonn tea sobit cheddvak vhodd zatoch loz zait, dekhun Piety tori tika nanv ghal’ mhonn hanvem tika zaitem suchoilem. Punn ti koxich halonam zali. Tea cheddvak Piedade mhonn zapailearuch, aiz tem lojen apli man khala ghalta.
Thoddeanchim nan-vam orth naslolim. To dans tednach ailolo. Tea nachachem nanv ko-nnem aplea cheddeak ghalem. Aiz taka ‘Disco’ mhollear konn-ui ollk-hota. Taka nachunk titlem gomonam, punn Disco mhollear to rokddoch paim haloita. ‘Skylab’ ontrollar disti poddlem ani konnem aplea cheddvak tea nanvan Povitr Snan dilo. Ani fuddarak koslim novlam ghoddchim asat?
Thoddim disa por-mannem nanvam asat. Adim ‘Almanak’ pollevn tea disacho Sant vo nanv konn tem pollevn bhurgeak nanv dovor-talim, ozun dovortat. Itihasik dis nanvamnim aileat. Jezuchea punor-jivont-ponnak konn-ui zolmolear to Resurrecao zata. Povitr Khursachea Zoitache Porbe somoyar zolmota taka, Exaltacao mhonn-tat. Purificacao, Comme-moracao oslim disa pormannem am-kam nanvam melltat. Punn hea kallar oslim nanvam sobit kai?
Don nanvanchim okxoram kaddun tho-ddeamnim bhurgeank nanvam ghaleant Me-nino ani Natalinachem cheddum Mena zalam Josinho ani Elsie-cho cheddo Joel zala. Him nanvam vaitt nhoi, punn kednaim-kednaim oslim nanvam hanso haddtat. Ligorio ani Onorata-hancho put ‘Lion’ zavnk nam? Thoddeanchim nanvam dakttim keleant Natal Natty zalam, Antonette Antu zalam, Alvaro Alu zala ani Bostiao Bobby zala. Magir osleank tanchea nanvan konn ollkonam, hea ‘short form’-anuch ollkhotat. Tinch pasun tanchi khorim navam thodde pavtt visortat.
Thoddeam ghora-beank mon’zatichea nanvamnim ollkhotat. Mazrager, Koleanger, Vaghanger, Xinvanger, Makddanger mhollear tanchim ghoram rokdd-inch melltat. Toxinch thoddeank add nanvam asat. Garsul’lo, hodd’-ddo, undir mhonn te famad zaleat. Thodde pavtti okmanachim nanvam tim!
Thoddeank nanva-mnim ollkhonant punn ‘pet names’ asat tachean ollkhotat, Bushan, Baby, Bebe, Nanu, Nana oslim pet names vete-panvlak melltat. Tanchim sarkim nanvam kaddlear konn-ak ulo kela mhonn tim ogich ravtat, punn tanchim ‘pet names’ kaddlear tim rokddinch zagovtat. Kazari ekame-kak ‘Honey’ ‘Shana’, ‘Love’, ‘Sweetheart’, ‘Raja-Rani’, ‘Prince’, ‘Princess’, ‘Queen’ heam nan-vamnim pachartat. Punn thoddeach kallan tanchi goddsann veta.
Thoddeam mon’xa-chim nanvam zon’va-rank ghaltat, Sunneank Roger, Bruce Lee ani mazarak Sangeeta ani Ruby, ho mon’xank kedo vhoddlo okman!
Kitem zaum koslem-i nanv amkam asum, Dom Pedru Pedrulo zaum, punn amchem jivit Devachea moga-chem ani peleache sevechem zaum!
Nevel Vell’lekar
“Mazor Maslli Soddit, Tednam Bebdo Soro Soddtolo”
Bebdikai ek pidda. Bebdikayek lagun kitleamnim aplem jivit ibaddlam, ghorabe kosoddleat ani somazachem noxtt vaddoilam. He piddek ilaz asa mhonn zaite visorleat. Punn zannim aplem bebdikayechem patok ollkhun ghetlam, jivit novsorlam, tannem khoxalkayechem zoit melloilam.
Nicky D. hachi khobor zaiteamnim aikolea. Tachem mullavem nanv Nicholas D’Silva. Vell’lle ganvcho, amcho soiro to. Belganv xiktalo. Xikpant ani khellant huxar aslo. Ixttam borabor misoll zatanam soreant-ui misoll zalo. Bebdikayechea barantuch xikop sompoilem. Mumboichea ‘Bank of Baroda’-nt-ui nokri melloili. Eka disak ‘Bank Cashier’ zalear dusrea disa Benkichea panvddear bosun moddiche poixe meztalo. kazarache pirayecho zatoch, Leonniechea mogan poddlo. Tika mellunk vetanam soro kednach pivunk nam ani Leonniek Nicholas bebdo mhonn kosloch dubav poddunk nam. Kazar zatoch tanchea ekvottak dogam bhurgim zolmolim, Myrtle ani Maud. Itlea mhonnosor Nicholas-an aplea kazarachem sutt ani kazarachi mudi pasun vikun kaddloli. Poixeank patixer zavn to Leonniek boddoitalo. Nicholas eka darantlean bhitor sorta zalear, Leonnie, dogaim bhurgeank khankeant marun, dusrea darantlean dhanvtalem. Mezachea govetant, ghalun pasun, tinnem bhurgeank samball’lim. Myrtle iskolak vetana, Nicholas lokot-lokot aple dhuvek soreache noxer pavounk vetalo. Sisterin taka pollelo ani to konn kai mhonn Myrtlea lagim vicharlem. To bebdo aplo bapui mhonn sangunk, taka loz disli. To aplo bapui nhoi, punn aplo ek xezari mhonn tannem sanglem. Hi khobor dusrea disa iskolak vetanam, Myrtlean aple avoik sangli. Tednam Nicholas nigtoch uttlolo. Aple dhuvechi khobor aikun taka jintt marli. Apleak lagun aplo ghorabo sonsta, hem taka thavem zalem. Dolleantlean dukham vhanvtalim. Apunn soro soddtolo mhonn thoinchea thoimsor tannem nichev kelo. Tea disa thaun tannem soreacho ghontt ghevnk nam. Nicholas aslo to Nicky D. zavn bebdikayek sampoddloleank he piddentlo bhair kaddunk vavurta. Ratchea khuinchea-i vellar, konnem-i fon marlear, tanchea akantak rokddoch dhanvta. ‘Mercilite’ hem AA-chem masik to vhodda umedin choloita. Nicky D hem uzvaddit kirnn soglleak fankarit asa.
Zaiteank hi bebdikai bhurgeponnich suru zata. Kazarank ‘party’-ank soro funkott mellta. Funkeacho soro aiche tornnate dhonkit ravtat. Tanchea pievpak xim’ ani mer nam. Zo tornnato piyenam to tanchea borabor sobonam, taka kuxin kaddtat. Aiche tornnate, bieracher suru kortat...... tea uprant viski, brendi, rum, xevottak feni! To soro ‘branded’ asunkuch naka, koslo-i upkarta. Funkea mellonam tednam poixeamnim piyetat. Piyeunk poixe nam zatoch chortat, nagoitat. Mhojea jivitant hanv ‘wine’ soddun kosloch soro pielolo nam. ‘Cheddum zalam re, hatak kanknnam ghalun bhonv,’ oxe mhaka challoitale. Heam mhojeam ixttank sokallim utt’tanch soreacho ghontt zai zalo. Nam zalear tanche hat koddkoddtale. Sokallim dha vaztam, te maddak veng marun astale. Tantuntle thodde aiz maddak veng marlole-i disonant. Challis zavche adim morun somple.
Bebdikayek sampoddlolo monis aplench jivit ibaddta. Tachea jivitant tea uprant Devak zago uronam, magnnem, mis, ters mhollear taka ek fokann koxem zata. To magir chor-nagovnno zata. Tachea tonddantlean noxtteam utranchem lisanv bhair sorta. Taka sarki jhem poddonam. To torekvar piddancho gulam’ zavn bhonvta. Apli zobabdari visorta. Tachea jivitantlo hetu pollun veta. Nitollsann mhellsannint bodolta. To aple mornnache dis mezta.
Bebdikayek sampoddlolo monis aplo ghorabo konsllun uddoita. Taka ghorabeacho ‘time table’ lagonam. Taka lagun tachim ghorchim vangddi sonstat. Tea bebdeak lagun tankam kitlem mhonn unneponn! Osoch mhozo ek titiv aslo. Newton 45 mhollear taka konn-ui vollkhotalo. Tannem aplem jivit soreak bhettoilelem. ‘Are to tuzo soiro nhoi re’ oxem mhoje ixtt mhojim fokannam kortale. ‘Soiro nhoi, punn mhozo khas rogtacho titiv to’ oxem mhoje ixtt mhojim fokannam kortale. Soro pivon-pivon to somplo. Ghorabeacher kallo dag ghalun gelo.
Bebdikayek sampoddlolo monis somazachem noxtt vaddoita. Taka konnuch man dinam, punn ho somaz taka kenddta. Eka bebdeak lagun somaza-chi xanti bigoddta, bolatkar vaddtat, khun-maramari choddta, fodd-modd, zhuzam-moddam toyar kortat. Somazant ontor disun yeta.
Bebdikai jivitachem, ghorabeachem, somazachem, nisonnton korit asa. Ani voilean bebde lok, Jezun udkacher axirvad ghalun soro kel’lo, to vaitt zavnk zainam oxe boddboddtat. Jezun soro mon’xachi loz vattavnk kel’lo, il’lo piyelear vaitt nhoi to, punn hispa bhair piyelear, soglleankuch lojek ghalta. Soro sodd ani novea jivitak survat kor, tednam Dev tujem jivit, ghorabo ani ho somaz axirvadan bhortolo.
Nevel Vell’lekar
"Dis Astanam Vatt Cholchi"
Aizchem az kor,faleam dovrinaka. Faleam kednach udeunchem nam. Sarloli goddi porot mellchi-nam. Disachea uzvaddak zata tem, ratichea kallokhant dovrinaka. Dant astanam chonne kha. Bholaiki astanam vavr kor. Disti poddtanach dusrean-chem boreponn polle. Aikun zatanam moddun uddoinaka.Chintunk-yevzunk zatanam, dus-reachem, borem chint. Kalliz dhodd’dhoddtanach dusreacho mog kor, jiben ulovnk zatanam, dhin’va-xit rav ani dusreanchem borem uloi ani dusrea pasot vavrunk zatanam, kednach fattim soronaka!
Dispottem korchem
Dor disa eka mon’xan apunn tea disak kitem kortolo tem monant haddchem. Ani goroz poddlear kagdacher borovchem. Ani boroil- l’ea ani tharail’lea pormannem korchem. Tras poddtat mhonn fattim sorchem nhoi. Hanv Kannkona gonvllik vavr kortanam, mhaka dog bhav mell’le. Dogui ‘twins’, zonvlle, te Mumbai ravtale.Te dog-ui xallek vetale. Xikpant-ui huxar asle. Punn xikxonnant yes mellunk tancho ek ghutt aslo.Te aichem az xiktale, faleam dovri-nasle. Xallent kitem xikoilam, borovnk lailam tem ratcho kitlo vell zaum, aplem xikop sompounuch nhidtale. Hech pasot tankam xikpant khup yes melltalem. Hea dog-ui bhurgeam kodde hanv zaitench xiktam. Ak’khea disak hanv kitem kortolom tem sokallim hanv yevjitam ani borovn kaddtam, tem mhaka chodd faideachem zalam. Disbhor tem mhojea mezaruch asta. Ek-ek tantlem korun sompoitoch hanv tem cancel kortam. Yevjil’leo boroil’leo tantleo vhodd tem kelear jivak anond bhogta, urlam tem dusrea disak korchem poddta.Punn tem thoim kiteak urlem hacher chintun panvl fuddem marchem poddta.
Manddavollin korchem
Zaite zann bazarak vetanam khoim vochunk zai, kitem haddunk zai tem manddavollin borovn vetat.Tea magir boroilam tem ghevnk sompem zata. Az eke vostuk lagun bhair sorunk titlem faideachem zainam.
Ani manddavoll korinastanam gelear, thoim tea zagear pavunk pasun,kitem ghevnk zai, tem tuka ugddas zainam. Punn il’lo vell ghevn adim fuddench tharailear kitlo vell, tuzo, tukach melltolo. Thodde nimannea vellar ravtat. Te mhonntat nimannea vellar sogllem borem zata. Poilo vell aslo torui tancho puro foll kaddunk zainam. Punn kosle-i vostucho backbone tori ghoddun dovrum yeta. Omkeach vellar tuvem omkich vost sompounk zai, ani tum piddent poddlo zalear vo okosmat tujea jivitant tufan upraslear magir hem mhotvachem tem konn sompoitolo? Aichem az soddun nimannea vellar ravlear jivtant zaitem luskonn zaum yeta.
Khasgi dairi
Thoddeank dor disa jem tanchea jivitant ghoddtat tem borovn dovorchi sonvoim asa. Hi ekdom’ bori sonvoim. Punn boroita tem eka surokxit zagear dovrunk zai. Tuje personal comments zoriui konnachae-i hatant poddle zalear zaitem vaitt zaum yeta.Ti ‘diary’ titli khasgi nam zalear ani eka disa ti konnak-ui mell’li zalear tuji biography ghoddie borovn kaddtole. Amchea bhitorleam thoddeam kodde apleam ghorchean-cho, ixtt- mitranche, soiream- diareanche, pott’te, fonache ank, vadd’dis borovn astat. Tea kompiutoracher ani mobailacher chodd patiyeunk zata? Ani je apleo personal diaries ghevnuch bhonvtat tankam magir aicho vavr az korunk khup sompem zata.
Bhorvanxachem panvl
Thodde aplea jivitantlo ek tori ogunn bhair kaddunk, dor disacho faido kaddtat. Monant haddun to ogunn dor disak to jivitantlo pois korunk bhorvanxan proytn kelear eka disa zoit amchem zatolem!. Disachi vatt chol’lea ti ratchi nhidunk veche adim ontoskornnachi chovkoxi kelear chodda faideachi zatoli .Sokallim utthla tem nhido porian ami kitem borem kelam tem amchea monat haddpa-chem .Sogllea boreponna pasot Devak dhin’vascho ani Takach argam divchim. Utt’thanam tem nhido porian ami chukleat asot, Deva-kodde ani ekameka kode bhogsonneem magchem ani hem kelea uprant, faleancho dis koso sartolim tem tharavchem. Hantum jivtachi khoxalkai asa. Dor disachi dor ek goddi mogan sar, allsai tujea jivitant yevn raj cholounk sodtoli tika yevkar dinaka, ti aichem faleam vhorun tujem jivit nisontonnak pavoitoli .Tache adim chotur rav ani dis astanach tuji vatt chol!
Nevel Vell'lekar
“ Eka lognak bara vignam”
‘Love Marriages v/s Proposed / Arranged Marriages’, hea vixoyacher ek pavtt ‘debate’ zali. Zaitim karonnam sangun, ap-aplo pongodd zoitivont korunk, tornnateanche proytn zale. Mogachim lognam borim mhonn, ek pongodd aplim karonnam sangot ravlo. Mogan logn zalolo zat-kat mandinam, gorib-girest mhonn vollkhonam, nennar-zannaranchi ontor korinam, punn sogllea vegllocharacher tancho mog zoit vhorta. Mogan axil’lo aplea sangateak asa toso mandun gheta ani tacho mog torekvar proxnank fuddo korta.
Soirikechim lognam borim mhonntolim oxem mhonno: Mog-mog mhonntat tim lognam adinch fog kortat. Zaite pavtt avoi-bapaiche khuxe add, tancho axirvad nastanam tim logn zatat. Tea uprant tanchea logni jivitant vhoddilanchi budh ani adar tankam mellonam.
Don-ui pongodd zhogoddtanam, eklean oso aplo sondex dilo. “Amkam mogachim lognam nakat ani soirikechim lognam nakat. Amkam zai teo ‘proposed love marriages’. Konn tori vo zonn eklo dusreak ‘propose’ korta ani magir tancho mog zata. Mogachi tenkxi koxi, tancho mog lognachi gantt marta. Koslim-i zaum tim lognam, punn aiz tankam bara vignam. Kiteak kai?
Aiz logn zal’leam modem magnnem nam. Sokallim utt’tanam ghov-bail veg-vegllea vellar utt’tat. Punn nhidunk tori vangdda vochunk zai aslem. Nhidunk veche adim Devak ani ekamekak dhin’vaslolo zalear, Devachem ani ekamekachem bhogsonnem maglolem zalear, Deva ani ekameka mukhar apleo gorzo khaltikayen ghaleleo zalear...oslem magnnem logni jivitant folladik zavpachem. Devachem Utor amchea panvlank uzvadd zata, tersachem magnnem Saibinnichi bhokti vaddoita ani Jezuchea soddvonnechea ghuttant amkam vantto dita.
Aiz logn zal’leam modem somjikai nam, sosnnikai nam. Ekamekak tim asat toxim mandun ghenant. Eka mekacheo osoktayo somzonant. Dusreacheo chukeoch kaddtat. Dhin’vasnni disonam. Khaltikai nam, sogllo gorvixtt utrancho boddbodd! Zonn eklo ap-aple bhaxen sogllim kamam korunk sodta, dusreacho adar-sohokar ghevnk sodinam. Matxi chuk zalear, sogllench ifern zata. Jem lhan utramnim, somjikayen sangum yetalem, tem ragan tapon sangtat. Sosnnikai mat-ui disonam. Haka lagun aiz lognam tuttun-futtun poddtat. Aiz logn zal’leam modem bhogsonnem nam. Monis osokt. Osoktayen to khala poddta. Punn dusro taka somzun ghenam. Bhogsunk konnuch toyar nam. Dusreacheo chuki monis bhogxinam tem pollevn to aplea khas jivitant chuk korinam-so dista. Bhogsonnem dinastana-ghenastanam aiz kitlim logn zalelim vorsanchim-vorsam ragan ani ekameka lagim uloinastanam jiyetat. Oslim Deva koddlean tori aple chukik bhogsonnem magtat kai?
Aiz logn zal’leam modem bhasabhas nam. Zonn eklo aplea monantlem korta. Dusrea kodde ani budh ghevop nam. Apunn korta tem sodanch sarkem, oxem taka dista. Ani taka dusrea lagim ulovnk, bhasabhas korunk vell nam. Bhasabhas kel’li zalear kitle proxn suttave zavpache, kitle dubav pois zavpache, ani logni jivitant kosle tharav ghetat te yesvont zavpache. Dog zannanchim chintnam ani dog zannanche anvdde bhasabhas korun ekttaim haddlear, logni jivit mozbut zavpachem. Logna disa dadlo ani ostori kallzan, monan otmean ani kuddin ek zal’lim. Logni jivitantlim vignam pois korunk, anvdel’le anvdde ani chintlelim chintnam logn zal’leancho sasnnik bandpas mozbut korum-di.
Nevel Vell’lekar
“ Adim Dom Pedro,
Atam Pedurlo”
“Nanvant kitem asa?”.-..... oxem mhollolem ami zaite pavtt aikolam. Khorem mhollear nanvant zaitem asa. Amchem nanv amchi ollokh dita, borem jivit jiyelear amchea nanvak man yeta, ami vaittache gulam’ zalear amchea nanvacho beman zata. Amchea poilea nanvak ami Kristi nanv mhonn-tanv zalear, thoddeank tanchea kuttumbachea nanvan (alcunj) ollkho-tat. Amchea ghorannea-chem vhoddponn am-chea kuttumbachea nanvant asa.
Adim amchea Kristi ghorabeamnim bhur-geank Saibinnichim vo Santam-Bhoktanchim nanvam ghaltalim. Oslim bhurgeank nanvam ghalunk avoi-bapaicho ek hetu aslo. Tim ek bhagevont jivit jiyeunk tanchem mon aslem. Amchem nanv koslem-i tem zaum, punn zaiteam nanvank orth asa. Ami amchea nanvam por-mannem jiyeleanv? Thoddim nanvam zorui tim khup valorachim, torui tim nanvam asloleam mon’xachem jivit urfattench zalam. Tan-chem nanv Saibinni-chem vo Santam-Bhoktan-chem, punn tanchem jivit devchara-chem. Bhoktak tannim okman kela. Tim bore dekhichim zavnk nant.
Thoddeanchim nanvam bhov gomo-tichim Piedade, Con-ceicao, mhollear dadlo vo ostori ti kainch gomonam. Hanv Diva-ddechea Piedade Saibi-nniche Igorjent gonvllik vavr kortalom tednam ek avoi aplea cheddum bhurgeak Saibinnichem nanv, Piedade ghalunk aili. Piedade, cheddo vo cheddum tem kainch somzonam, oxem tika zaiti somzaili. ‘Aplem nanv Piedade mhonn tea sobit cheddvak vhodd zatoch loz zait, dekhun Piety tori tika nanv ghal’ mhonn hanvem tika zaitem suchoilem. Punn ti koxich halonam zali. Tea cheddvak Piedade mhonn zapailearuch, aiz tem lojen apli man khala ghalta.
Thoddeanchim nan-vam orth naslolim. To dans tednach ailolo. Tea nachachem nanv ko-nnem aplea cheddeak ghalem. Aiz taka ‘Disco’ mhollear konn-ui ollk-hota. Taka nachunk titlem gomonam, punn Disco mhollear to rokddoch paim haloita. ‘Skylab’ ontrollar disti poddlem ani konnem aplea cheddvak tea nanvan Povitr Snan dilo. Ani fuddarak koslim novlam ghoddchim asat?
Thoddim disa por-mannem nanvam asat. Adim ‘Almanak’ pollevn tea disacho Sant vo nanv konn tem pollevn bhurgeak nanv dovor-talim, ozun dovortat. Itihasik dis nanvamnim aileat. Jezuchea punor-jivont-ponnak konn-ui zolmolear to Resurrecao zata. Povitr Khursachea Zoitache Porbe somoyar zolmota taka, Exaltacao mhonn-tat. Purificacao, Comme-moracao oslim disa pormannem am-kam nanvam melltat. Punn hea kallar oslim nanvam sobit kai?
Don nanvanchim okxoram kaddun tho-ddeamnim bhurgeank nanvam ghaleant Me-nino ani Natalinachem cheddum Mena zalam Josinho ani Elsie-cho cheddo Joel zala. Him nanvam vaitt nhoi, punn kednaim-kednaim oslim nanvam hanso haddtat. Ligorio ani Onorata-hancho put ‘Lion’ zavnk nam? Thoddeanchim nanvam dakttim keleant Natal Natty zalam, Antonette Antu zalam, Alvaro Alu zala ani Bostiao Bobby zala. Magir osleank tanchea nanvan konn ollkonam, hea ‘short form’-anuch ollkhotat. Tinch pasun tanchi khorim navam thodde pavtt visortat.
Thoddeam ghora-beank mon’zatichea nanvamnim ollkhotat. Mazrager, Koleanger, Vaghanger, Xinvanger, Makddanger mhollear tanchim ghoram rokdd-inch melltat. Toxinch thoddeank add nanvam asat. Garsul’lo, hodd’-ddo, undir mhonn te famad zaleat. Thodde pavtti okmanachim nanvam tim!
Thoddeank nanva-mnim ollkhonant punn ‘pet names’ asat tachean ollkhotat, Bushan, Baby, Bebe, Nanu, Nana oslim pet names vete-panvlak melltat. Tanchim sarkim nanvam kaddlear konn-ak ulo kela mhonn tim ogich ravtat, punn tanchim ‘pet names’ kaddlear tim rokddinch zagovtat. Kazari ekame-kak ‘Honey’ ‘Shana’, ‘Love’, ‘Sweetheart’, ‘Raja-Rani’, ‘Prince’, ‘Princess’, ‘Queen’ heam nan-vamnim pachartat. Punn thoddeach kallan tanchi goddsann veta.
Thoddeam mon’xa-chim nanvam zon’va-rank ghaltat, Sunneank Roger, Bruce Lee ani mazarak Sangeeta ani Ruby, ho mon’xank kedo vhoddlo okman!
Kitem zaum koslem-i nanv amkam asum, Dom Pedru Pedrulo zaum, punn amchem jivit Devachea moga-chem ani peleache sevechem zaum!
Nevel Vell’lekar
“Mazor Maslli Soddit, Tednam Bebdo Soro Soddtolo”
Bebdikai ek pidda. Bebdikayek lagun kitleamnim aplem jivit ibaddlam, ghorabe kosoddleat ani somazachem noxtt vaddoilam. He piddek ilaz asa mhonn zaite visorleat. Punn zannim aplem bebdikayechem patok ollkhun ghetlam, jivit novsorlam, tannem khoxalkayechem zoit melloilam.
Nicky D. hachi khobor zaiteamnim aikolea. Tachem mullavem nanv Nicholas D’Silva. Vell’lle ganvcho, amcho soiro to. Belganv xiktalo. Xikpant ani khellant huxar aslo. Ixttam borabor misoll zatanam soreant-ui misoll zalo. Bebdikayechea barantuch xikop sompoilem. Mumboichea ‘Bank of Baroda’-nt-ui nokri melloili. Eka disak ‘Bank Cashier’ zalear dusrea disa Benkichea panvddear bosun moddiche poixe meztalo. kazarache pirayecho zatoch, Leonniechea mogan poddlo. Tika mellunk vetanam soro kednach pivunk nam ani Leonniek Nicholas bebdo mhonn kosloch dubav poddunk nam. Kazar zatoch tanchea ekvottak dogam bhurgim zolmolim, Myrtle ani Maud. Itlea mhonnosor Nicholas-an aplea kazarachem sutt ani kazarachi mudi pasun vikun kaddloli. Poixeank patixer zavn to Leonniek boddoitalo. Nicholas eka darantlean bhitor sorta zalear, Leonnie, dogaim bhurgeank khankeant marun, dusrea darantlean dhanvtalem. Mezachea govetant, ghalun pasun, tinnem bhurgeank samball’lim. Myrtle iskolak vetana, Nicholas lokot-lokot aple dhuvek soreache noxer pavounk vetalo. Sisterin taka pollelo ani to konn kai mhonn Myrtlea lagim vicharlem. To bebdo aplo bapui mhonn sangunk, taka loz disli. To aplo bapui nhoi, punn aplo ek xezari mhonn tannem sanglem. Hi khobor dusrea disa iskolak vetanam, Myrtlean aple avoik sangli. Tednam Nicholas nigtoch uttlolo. Aple dhuvechi khobor aikun taka jintt marli. Apleak lagun aplo ghorabo sonsta, hem taka thavem zalem. Dolleantlean dukham vhanvtalim. Apunn soro soddtolo mhonn thoinchea thoimsor tannem nichev kelo. Tea disa thaun tannem soreacho ghontt ghevnk nam. Nicholas aslo to Nicky D. zavn bebdikayek sampoddloleank he piddentlo bhair kaddunk vavurta. Ratchea khuinchea-i vellar, konnem-i fon marlear, tanchea akantak rokddoch dhanvta. ‘Mercilite’ hem AA-chem masik to vhodda umedin choloita. Nicky D hem uzvaddit kirnn soglleak fankarit asa.
Zaiteank hi bebdikai bhurgeponnich suru zata. Kazarank ‘party’-ank soro funkott mellta. Funkeacho soro aiche tornnate dhonkit ravtat. Tanchea pievpak xim’ ani mer nam. Zo tornnato piyenam to tanchea borabor sobonam, taka kuxin kaddtat. Aiche tornnate, bieracher suru kortat...... tea uprant viski, brendi, rum, xevottak feni! To soro ‘branded’ asunkuch naka, koslo-i upkarta. Funkea mellonam tednam poixeamnim piyetat. Piyeunk poixe nam zatoch chortat, nagoitat. Mhojea jivitant hanv ‘wine’ soddun kosloch soro pielolo nam. ‘Cheddum zalam re, hatak kanknnam ghalun bhonv,’ oxe mhaka challoitale. Heam mhojeam ixttank sokallim utt’tanch soreacho ghontt zai zalo. Nam zalear tanche hat koddkoddtale. Sokallim dha vaztam, te maddak veng marun astale. Tantuntle thodde aiz maddak veng marlole-i disonant. Challis zavche adim morun somple.
Bebdikayek sampoddlolo monis aplench jivit ibaddta. Tachea jivitant tea uprant Devak zago uronam, magnnem, mis, ters mhollear taka ek fokann koxem zata. To magir chor-nagovnno zata. Tachea tonddantlean noxtteam utranchem lisanv bhair sorta. Taka sarki jhem poddonam. To torekvar piddancho gulam’ zavn bhonvta. Apli zobabdari visorta. Tachea jivitantlo hetu pollun veta. Nitollsann mhellsannint bodolta. To aple mornnache dis mezta.
Bebdikayek sampoddlolo monis aplo ghorabo konsllun uddoita. Taka ghorabeacho ‘time table’ lagonam. Taka lagun tachim ghorchim vangddi sonstat. Tea bebdeak lagun tankam kitlem mhonn unneponn! Osoch mhozo ek titiv aslo. Newton 45 mhollear taka konn-ui vollkhotalo. Tannem aplem jivit soreak bhettoilelem. ‘Are to tuzo soiro nhoi re’ oxem mhoje ixtt mhojim fokannam kortale. ‘Soiro nhoi, punn mhozo khas rogtacho titiv to’ oxem mhoje ixtt mhojim fokannam kortale. Soro pivon-pivon to somplo. Ghorabeacher kallo dag ghalun gelo.
Bebdikayek sampoddlolo monis somazachem noxtt vaddoita. Taka konnuch man dinam, punn ho somaz taka kenddta. Eka bebdeak lagun somaza-chi xanti bigoddta, bolatkar vaddtat, khun-maramari choddta, fodd-modd, zhuzam-moddam toyar kortat. Somazant ontor disun yeta.
Bebdikai jivitachem, ghorabeachem, somazachem, nisonnton korit asa. Ani voilean bebde lok, Jezun udkacher axirvad ghalun soro kel’lo, to vaitt zavnk zainam oxe boddboddtat. Jezun soro mon’xachi loz vattavnk kel’lo, il’lo piyelear vaitt nhoi to, punn hispa bhair piyelear, soglleankuch lojek ghalta. Soro sodd ani novea jivitak survat kor, tednam Dev tujem jivit, ghorabo ani ho somaz axirvadan bhortolo.
Nevel Vell’lekar
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