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GOA'S VERY OWN 'WREN & MARTIN'!

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  Cover Image :  Fr Matthew Almeida , S.J. @ Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr, Porvorim Pic: Dale Luis Menezes Once the introductory lessons are behind you,  Fr. Matthew  takes you through everything that is so special about Goa. In Lesson 5, the children get a taste of ‘ ambeachim kapam ’ and ‘ ponnsachim sattam ’ when they go to Saliganv. Up the hill, they find ‘ zambllam ,  bhennsam ,  churnam ani charam ’ and I couldn’t but remember my own childhood days when we went in search of such berries during the summer holidays. Title: ROMI LIPIENT KONKNNI KORS Author: Matthew Almeida, S.J. Publisher: Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr, Porvorim Pages: 252 [] Price: Rs.250/- Great persons, someone said, are no different from the rest of us. They only do things  differently ! On September 29, 2007, Fr. Matthew Almeida did just that. He celebrated his birthday differently. To a ‘sizeable section of Goan society’ and a ‘great number of Indians and foreigners who wante...
KODDU SONVSAR ani her kotha
Khub kall pattim, 1987 vorsa, hanvem mhojem poilem Konknni pustok, Koddu Sonvsar ani her kotha uzvaddak haddlem. Pustok uzvaddak yeunche poilim, 1983 vorsa mhoji avoi hea sonvsarak ontorloli ani hem pustok hanvem ticheach omor ugddasak bhettoilolem. To kall ek veglloch kall aslo. Ghorant fon nasle, computers-ui nasle. Sahityachim borpam dhorun, her soglo vaurui ttopalantleanuch eka-mekak pavti korcho poddttalo. Chhapkhaneant kitem-i chhaptolo zalear hatamni ek-ek dhatuchem (metal) okxor punzaun utram toyar kortale ani hie toren zoddlolea utranchio magir volli korun pananchi manddavoll zatali. Koddu Sonvsar pustokui hich tora uzar korun uzvaddak ailem. Atam 30 odhik vorsam uprant hench pustok e-book-ant rupantor zata. Hea pustokant asat sat kotha mogachio…ani mog korpianchea sukha-dukhachio! Pustokachem kovor: Shanelie Fernandes