was very common,
some teachers were notorious for this. I still remember one Lucy Teacher (RIP 29.3.16)who pinched us
till the skin peels off usually on the arm or on the ear.
Not only hitting on
its flat side but also vertically. Usually, on our hand Palm but sometime on the
wrist and also on the leg.
Beating Sticks:
Most common
stick was ‘lingttea boddi’ of ‘Lingtto’ plant.(see what’s lingtto pic)
‘Peri boddi’ Guava
stick, ‘Kavllea-dolle’ (plant) sticks were also used (see pic)
‘Panddam eisor
martale’ till the body bore swollen torturemarks
Our headmaster
had his own tailor-made stick, striped colour painted and he proudly call it
‘Kerala
stick’ for he was a Keralite (Kerala, a state of India).
I must
confess, I did get a lot of beating from the headmaster for coming late to school
say by 5 minutes or so. He used to be at the school compound gate with his
Kerala stick.
I got two hard
strikes, one each on my palm.
So, why I was
late habitually?
Well, I never
missed Wednesdays ‘Perpet Socor’ novenas at the church, besides I was a regular
church goer be it on Sunday or Monday. Not all the times masses got over on
time.
But our Head
Master didn’t want to know such excuses ‘I got beatings because I am late like
everybody else’. I was at high school then (e.g. Std VIII/IX)
I could easily
label him as ‘racist’ for he was a Muslim but no, I knew he was doing his duty (to discipline us).
Some Teachers also referred students to Head Master for his public beatings.
Our Church 'Pad Vigar' (Parish Priest) beat us on our heads 'tokule' not by his fist bones but striking with the Church door key (Heavy metal 'Chavi' weighing about half a kilogram). Each stike means we got one 'gundd' on our head. This was at the time we attended 'dotorn' or Catecheticalclasses
Oh my
god!I get goosebumps to narrate this.. (Lonv ubi zata..)
As a
punishment, we were made to form a human chair ‘Kodel’ where one is made to
come out and bend or lower himself in a chair position throughout the 30-40 minute period often right
infront of the whole class.
It’s like sitting on a chair except there is no
chair
Kneeling down
was common too but have you ever heard of kneeling down on stones?
How about
kneeling down on ‘nachonne’ Ragi /Nachini / Millets (see pic)?
I witnessed
all these during my school time (Primary Section).
Once I asked my mother (a school drop-out)
Tuvem iskol kiteak soddlem ghe 'Why did you leave school?'
She replied: Eka disa Mestrin maka borench marlem ani te meren haven iskoluch naka munttlem
' On day our Teacher (Master) beat me severely and I decided never to go to school again).
My mother learnt to sign her name not at school but at home 16 years after her marriage and that too from her own children.
Corporal
punishment practice was going on even in 80s and beyond, I think it is banned around 2000
Watch this video: Which inspired me to go back to my past
Taking advantage of the situation, a school boy lying to his parents saying teacher beat him..
Note: Average
age of Primary section at our time was say 10-14 (Std I-IV) and passing of SSC or Metric was 20.5 (which
is now I think 15.5). I passed at 19 but I was a repeater in STD III. Those day school joining age was around 8, again, there was KG1, KG2 KG3 before join Std I. Now kids join school at 4
St. Anthony hymn or orasao in Konkani
Sant Antonichi ladin konkani baxen, Magnnem, Teors, orasanvam
St. Anthony Litany in English, Konkani, hymns, Rosary, prayer etc
Bhogit asa sukh sorgavelem 9 Eku suvati tednam meleari Sangilem Tuven Polputrari Purlam mhunno tujem kalliz durvari Zuim meulem sodiliari Another video singing https://youtu.be/aMkWL_PhYTs 10 Herejinin marlo vidru follpari Pollounk Santachi milagri To futtonastona urleari Hereji ailo forea bhavartari 11 Ostori Tujea Xermavanko geleari Dovorn bhurgeanko tareari Ani to kortolea udkant poileari Felltona meulo tika tea udkari 12 Kosoli vostu sanddleari Sant Antoniko angounn keleari Ani Tajer visvas dovorleari Mellta ti vost fuinsorui asleari 13 Tonttim, kuddim ani pangllim Kelim Bhogta Tuven borim Melolim mollim kelim jivim Eka Tujea vorasanvam vorvim 14
Sant Anton ochoriam Tujim choddam
Mezunk gelear ixeop mellona
Tantlim tera mhunttat chodd vhoddam
Choudavem kor mhunn ami magtaum
Video: Sing along
With St. Anton Pics from Moira, Corjuem, Tiracol fort, Chinchinim Deusua, Cabo de Rama,
Goa-Velha, Arossim, Miramar, Siolim, Panjim, Calangute, Old Goa, se Cathedral.
St. Anthony Chapel, Goa-Velha
In 1752, a Portuguese nobleman Dom Joao Antonio de Melo, who had lost his eyesight, was being taken by a machila (palanquin) from Agassaim to Ribandar. When his bearers needing rest at Goa Velha below the Pilar hillock, they made a stop beneath the mango tree and told the nobleman that a statue of St Anthony was placed in a niche carved at the wayside log of a coconut tree at Goa Velha. Immediately, the nobleman prayed to St Anthony, ?You are known as the Saint of miracles, you are here in the open, in the sun or rain; if you restore my eyesight, I will build a beautiful chapel to keep your statue in.?
On return journey, Dom Joao again was lowered in the same place and there the miracle is reported to have taken place. And Dom Joao could see the statue of the Saint. When the nobleman was back home, without help he climbed the steps to the palace. As his wife could not believe, he came out in the veranda and counted the vessels he could see in the bay.
Faithful to the vow, he brought the copies of best altars from Portugal, built the Chapel, placed the life-size statue of St Anthony, which still exists in the Chapel
St. Anthony http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukchurches/3622116449/
Sant Anton Ochorianchea Santa
Portugalcho tuzo onod vortouta
Amchea pasun mag bocta
Atam ani amchea mornachea vella
Sant Anton, orassao korchea vellar
Minin Jezu khelltalo tujea sangata
Tujea livrar eun khelta
Menin Jezu razancho Raza
Kristanvanchem xastr munnon khorem
Bokta Tunvem dhakoun dilem
Jednam dorea deger pregar kelem
Masllem voir soron aikolem
Kosolei tumchi vost chorlearu
Sant Anthonik agoun kelearu
Ani tacher visvas dovorlearu
Chorleli vost mellta khuimsorui aslearu Litany of St. Anthony (English) Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary..
St. Anthony of Padua, .... Pray for us
St. Anthony, glory of the Friars Minor,
St. Anthony, ark of the testament,
St. Anthony, sanctuary of heavenly wisdom,
St. Anthony, destroyer of worldly vanity,
St. Anthony, conqueror of impurity,
St. Anthony, example of humility,
St. Anthony, lover of the Cross,
St. Anthony, martyr of desire,
St. Anthony, generator of charity,
St. Anthony, zealous for justice,
St. Anthony, terror of infidels,
St. Anthony, model of perfection,
St. Anthony, consoler of the afflicted,
St. Anthony, restorer of lost things,
St. Anthony, defender of innocence,
St. Anthony, liberator of prisoners,
St. Anthony, guide of pilgrims,
St. Anthony, restorer of health.
St. Anthony, performer of miracles,
St. Anthony, restorer of speech to the mute,
St. Anthony, restorer of hearing to the deaf,
St. Anthony, restorer of sight to the blind,
St. Anthony, disperser of devils,
St. Anthony, reviver of the dead.
St. Anthony, tamer of tyrants,
From the snares of the devil, St. Anthony deliver us.
From thunder, lightning and storms, St. Anthony deliver us.
From all evil of body and soul, St. Anthony deliver us.
Through your intercession, St. Anthony protect us.
Throughout the course of life, St. Anthony protect us.
Lamb of God, who takes
away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes
away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes
away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
V. St. Anthony, pray for us. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of
Christ.
Let Us Pray
O my God, may the pious
commemoration of St. Anthony, your Confessor and Proctor, give joy to your
Church, that she may ever be strengthened with your spiritual assistance and
merit to attain everlasting joy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Sant Antonichi Ladin Konknni
baxen
Konkani Litany of St. Anthony
Concanim ladainhas,
Konkani Ladin
Somia, Kakut amchi kor
Jezu Krista, Kakut amchi kor
Somia, Kakut amchi kor
Jezu Krista, Aik amkam
Jesu Krista Dulobayen, aik amkam
Dev a Bap sorginchea, Kakut amchi kor
Deva bapa putra sounsarachea sondvondara, Kaput amchi kor
Deva spirita Santa, Kakut amchi kor
Povtr trindadi ekleach deva, Kakut amchi kor
Sant Morie soimbache patkavinn gorv sambaulele, Mag amche pasun
Amcho
dispotto igras amkam dhi, ani ami amcher chukloleank bhogxitaum toxim amchim
patkam bhogos, ani amkam patkant Poddunk dium naka punn vait vignantlim amkam
nivar. Amen
Uchar:Sant Anton ochoriancho milagrincho
Zabab:Kakut kor, patkam Bhogos, Menin Jezu
(10 Pauti, ek khonn)
Onod Bapak, Putrak ani Spirit Santak
Zoso adim, zoso atam ani sodanch sorvotam Amen.
Panch khonn
Exultemus in Konkani Usually sung on the feast day at the end of the litany, mass etc Originally in Latin, Portuguese now in Konknni
Soglim ami fuxal zaumvia, let us be happy and joyful Video singing
https://youtu.be/xOfoyikmyZY
Soglim ami fuxal zavumya, soglim ami fuxal zaumya, fuxal zaumya Soglim ami fuxal zavumya, fuxal zaumya, Aichea porbechea disak
Bhagivont, Bhagivont de Sant Anton. Ora viva viva viva Bhagivont, Bhagivont de Sant Anton. Ora viva viva viva Soglim, ami, magonya, adhar Soglim, ami, magonya, adhar Soglim, ami, magonya, adhar Soglim, ami, magonya, adhar Para viva viva viva viva viva viva viva viva
Another orasao
Sant
Antoni amcho
Uzvaddu
Hespanhancho
Onodo
Portugalacho
2
Sagor
ochoriancho
Uzvadd Christandadicho
Firgueanche
kuddicho
Sant Anton
amcho
2
Losboa xara
Tujea Zolmachea nogora
Somest
nori nora
Kortiti nomoskar Tuka
4
Minin
Jezu Tujea hatari
Vortovota
Tujea livrari
Jezu.. cor
Boctu
Sant Antoni
5
Tum
orasao kori
Minin
Jezu eunu hatari
Tuzo
gollo vengo dori
Ani sontosso
kori
6
Bhavartacho
pregador
Patkiamcho
diru adaru
Vhodda
bhaguecho viro
Firguencho
Kunvoru
7
Eki
morti pasuno
Sorginche
Bhoddve eino
Tuka
Lisboant voronu
Kori
keli korni
8
Noman
Mori magili
Pulpitant
saulli dovorli
Tuven
morti livrar keli
Tujea
bapai veli
9
Sant
Anton Pregador
Ochorianchea
Bhandara
Ochoriam
kori dotora
Amchea
papianchea xara
Note:
Never heard above hymn yet but taken from an old book ‘Livro de Orações’ Printed
in August 1940 Tipografia Progresso de J.E.R Correia, Margao.
Churchill
de Trinamool managed to gather about 7000 at Lohia Maidan today.
Tiatrists were also present on the dais like Anil Pednekar, Minin de Bandar and
even Com Ben Evangelisto. Whatever it is, most crowed is 'paid' crowd, I mean
free transport.
Saw
people coming in groups, even saw people alighting from a bus right at the venue.
Meet was to start at 2pm, people started pouring in after 3pm. Konkani Musical
show was on when we arrived at 2.45pm with Steffi Goes, Rons, Ignatius de Xelvon,
Cedric, Creto, Bladwin etc
Sidhanath Buyao and James also sang special songs on Churchill
About 60% of the crowd were migrants, again, about 20% of those present were of below voting age
including children.
Sukhendu
Shekhar Roy MP Rajya Sabha (TMC, West Bengal) also present - Watch video below On the dais includes Maria Rebello, Babush, Custodio Dias, Floriano Miranda, David Fernandes, Sweta, Jerome Colaco, Raju Miranda, Conceisao Dias, Franky Gomes
Besides Mahesh
Naik, Sayed Niaz, Piedade Noronha, Tiatrist Anil Pednekar, Sebastiao Simoes etc also spoke on the
occasion.
Churchill
delivered about 50 minutes speech
He talked
about Vijay Sardesai, Reginald Lourenco, Digambar Kamat, Digvijay Sing, Sonia
Gandhi, Sardinha, Parrikar, Rane, Jr Rane, Baush, Mauvin Godinho, Altar
boys, Avertan, Caitu, Benjamin, Narendra Modi, Tejpal, Da Vinci code, Curchoren riots, St. Francis Xavier Body (Rumour on GT) etc.
Watch complete
speech below.
Meeting ended
at 5.23 pm as election campaigning for Election 2014 Goa was ending at 5.30pm
