Glenn Perry pays tribute to MJ

By Wilfred Barboza Team Mangalorean

Dubai Aug 8, 2009: Friday evening, 7th July 2009, Dubai paid tribute to Music’s Greatest Icon and Acknowledged KING OF POP, Michael Jackson at The Mazaya Centre.

Organised by Dubai’s own Glenn Perry, it featured the Students and Friends of The Dubai Music School performing MJ’s classical hits in a show that had the audience (and what a great turnout that was!!) enjoying themselves on their feet singing along with the performers.

The performers not only sang, but there were at least 4 MJ lookalikes giving the audience a taste of the fantastic dance steps that MJ was famous for.

The younger students of the School gave a beautiful performance of "We are the World" with everybody in the Centre joining in.

Needless to say the finale was, of course "Heal The World", with one little worry that the roof of the Centre was going to take off, considering all who were present joined in.

That was a fantastic evening, that was – and a fitting tribute to Michael Jackson, a rarest of beings who strived to bring to the notice of the world the evils that beset us, through his music.

Dubai singer - musician Glenn Perry is organizing a tribute concert in honour of Michael Jackson. The event is slated for 7th August at the Mazaya Centre at 7 pm.
"Michael Jackson was a musical inspiration to many and we here in Dubai join the world in celebrating his legacy".
75 young talented singers and dance performers from Dubai will participate in the Michael Jackson tribute concert. Its amazing to see the enthusiasm in these young performers says Perry who is the producer, director and choreographer of the concert.
The young singers are busy rehearsing Jackson songs. The dance performers are working hard at impersonating dance grooves through Jackson's moves, including the famous moonwalk. Also billed to perform are The Dubai Children's Choir who are all ready to rock with the song "We are the World". A young adult chorus group called the The Desert Chorale will belt out Jackson's "Heal the World".
The concert is free. For invitations to the concert email glennperry@mail.com
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About Glenn Perry
http://www.glennperry.net/

: Renowned Scholar, Linguist, Dr Olivinho Gomes Passes Away

Renowned Scholar, Linguist, Dr Olivinho Gomes Passes Away

{With Inputs from Sanjay Borkar, Daijiworld Media Network—Goa}

Vasco, Jul 30: Noted writer Dr Olivinho J F Gomes passed away on Thursday July 30. He was a noted scholar, polyglot writer, poet, translator, broadcaster and telecaster, and has over 40 published books to his credit.
At a condolence meeting in Vasco, the Goan Poet's Forum mourned the death of Dr Gomes. Yusuf A Sheikh, president of the Forum, expressed shock at the sudden passing away of Dr Gomes, who, he said was a gigantic personality in the development of the Konkani language.
“He was a self-made man of extraordinary qualities and a great scholar who kept himself involved in the pursuit of knowledge. He was a rare Goan in the Indian Revenue Service. With unflinching interest he dedicated his time to conducting spectacular research on Konkani language and literature. We have lost a towering Konkani personality”, Sheikh added.
Pandharinath Damodar Lotlikar described Dr Gomes as a distinguished Goan who made everyone proud by occupying the post of the Vice Chancellor of Goa University. “His contribution to translation of Indian classics and his dedication to Konkani language and education at the university level are laudable”, he said.
Ashok Chodankar, condoling the death of Dr Gomes, described him as a great patriot who had in-depth knowledge of Indian history and Indian culture.
Clarence Furtado described Dr Gomes as a Konkani writer of exceptionally high standard which had resulted in him being on the executive board of the national Sahitya Akademi representing Konkani language.
Anil Kamat Shankhwalkar said that the literary work of Dr Gomes has both local and national flavour and is a great source of inspiration to upcoming Goan writers.
Gopinath Shah, Andre Fernandes, Stanley Vaz and others paid tribute to the departed soul and expressed heartfelt condolences.
In a message written on a Goan website, renowned fashion designer Wendell Rodricks wrote, “A terrible loss. I referred to his books a lot for my work. Sympathy and prayers for his family.”
Born in St Estevam, Goa, in 1943, he served as the official translator (Konkani, Portuguese, French and English)for the Goa Government Secretariat from 1965 to 1970.
After his IAS, he joined the IRS(Indian Revenue Service –Customs and Central Excise,Class-I) in 1970. He retired as Additional Collector of Customs and Central Excise at Aurangabad, Maharashtra in 1987.
He quit the service to serve the cause of Konkani as the first full professor of Konkani language and literature at the new Goa University, in accordance with UGC norms in October 1986.
He set up from scratch, as it were, the new Department of Konkani Language and Literature at the post-graduate level in the varsity while introducing it at the under-graduate level.
He formulated courses from under-graduate to post-graduate levels of education in Konkani for the first time and implemented them in a phased manner.
A noted scholar, Dr Gomes has presented papers and lectures at regional, national and international seminars and conferences in India and abroad on topics relating to language, literature, translation, history, sociology-anthropology and culture in general, and covering inter-disciplinary themes, some of which were later published in reputed professional as well as specialized journals and conference proceedings.
He has been a member of the expert’s panel of the UGC, NCERT, UPSC, K K Birla Foundation and other national academic and literary bodies including the Indian Languages Promotion Council headed by the Prime Minister.
He has won various awards nationally and internationally including the National Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation in 1993.

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{Created by Ulysses Menezes & Gaspar Almeida - Kuwait-based Goans}

Goa has lost a formidable son - Dr. Olivinho Gomes

Goa has lost a formidable son - Dr. Olivinho Gomes

The Goa Su-Raj Party condoles the untimely passing away of Dr. Olivinho Gomes.

In his passing away, Goa has lost yet another formidable son, a renowned academician, a poet, a writer and a stalwart of Goa's Mai Bhas Konkani.

The Party offers its sympathies and condolences to the bereaved family.
May his good soul rest in eternal peace.

Sd/-
Floriano Lobo
Gen. Secretary/spokesperson
Goa Su-Raj Party
9890470896

Dr. Olivinho Gomes laid to rest

Dr Gomes laid to rest

July 31, 2009

Writers from the Konkani literary field and academicians paid their final tributes to noted Konkani proponent Dr Olivinho Gomes, whose body was laid to rest at the Taleigao cemetery on Friday. Pundalik Naik, Victor Albuquerque, Yusuf Shaikh and Tomazinho Cardozo were among those who attended the funeral ceremony and earlier visited the house of the noted writer. Over a thousand people attended the ceremony. Cardozo, who is the President of Tiatr Academy, said Dr Olivinho was the only person who worked in both, Devanagri and Roman scripts and his death was definitely a loss to the Konkani literary world. He said even in his death Dr Olivinho left behind a jewel, a book titled The History of Konkani Literature in Roman Script, which he wrote for the Dalgado Konknni Akademi in English. The book had been proof read and they were to get his approval for printing the book, he stated. House mournsThe House today mourned the death of the noted writer Dr Olivinho J F Gomes, who passed away on Thursday.Speaking on the obituary reference moved by Power Minister Aleixo Sequeira, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today said that in Dr Gomes’ death the State has lost a real son of the soil.“Dr Gomes was an able administrator and possessed tremendous knowledge,” Kamat said in the House adding “he wanted to make some sort of contribution to the State of Goa.”Kamat continued that the professor of Konkani has written over 40 books “which are well known not only in the State and country but even abroad.”Dy Speaker Mauvin Godinho also joined in mourning the death by saying “We have truly lost a true Goan.”In his obituary reference Sequeira said “the professor was a true Konkani lover.”“We must salute him as he left his top job and joined the Goa University dedicating his life to the language,” he stated.St Cruz MLA Victoria Fernandes said that Dr Gomes had a lot of love for Konkani and wanted to give recognition to Romi Konkani.“He worked a lot for Konkani and loved Goa and the language,” she said adding “We need to realise his dream.”PWD Minister Churchill Alemao said that Dr Gomes was of the opinion that the identity of Goans will survive only on the Konkani language and nothing else.

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"Romi Lipi Action Front" condoles death of Dr. Olivinho Gomes

"Romi Lipi Action Front" condoles death of Dr. Olivinho Gomes.


The "Romi Lipi Action Front" is saddened by the sudden and untimely death of Dr. Olivinho Gomes ex- Vice Chancellor of the Goa University and an ardent supporter of the Roman Script for Konkani .Dr Olivinho Gomes was himself a Professor of Konkani and strongly felt that the Roman Script can go hand in hand with the Devnagari Script, to the greater advantage of our mother tongue Konkani. He strongly felt that the Goa Legislative Assembly, in an unnecessary haste,to expedite the Official Language Act of Goa, had done a grave injustice to a very big section of the Goan Society , by ignoring the aspirations of the Roman Script readers and writers of Konkani, in Goa , Mumbai and Overseas. Whenever Dr, Olivinho Gomes spoke on the subject of the Roman Script, he spoke with self-conviction supported by facts and figures.Dr Olivinho was equally at ease with the Devanagari Script as well as the Roman Script and has written books in both the Scripts,in addition to the English language.The "Romi Lipi Action Front" has lost an active Konkani worker and a friend in the death of Dr. Olivinho. We pray to the Almighty to grant eternal rest to the soul of Dr. Olivinho and strenght to his wife and family to put up with this great personal loss.

Wilmix Wilson Mazarello
(Convenor, Romi Lipi Action Front)

Tiatr Academy of Goa Condoles Dr. Olivinho Gomes' Death

TAG Condoles Olivinho’s Death

Tiatr Academy of Goa has expressed deep grief over the sudden death of Dr. Olivinho Gomes on 31st July, 2009. Dr. Gomes was one personality on the field of Konkani language in Goa who contributed to the development of Konkani in both the scripts – Devnagori and Roman. A scholar of Konkani, he became the first Head of Department of Konkani in the Goa University and toiled hard to make post-graduate study in Konkani attractive to the modern generation. His love towards Konkani compelled him to resign from his lucrative Central Government job and join Goa University.

Due to his versatility in languages he was invited to present papers not only in the country but in various parts of the world. Dr. Gomes always focused Goa in his presentations at the national as well as international seminars in which he participated. He has over 40 books on various subjects to his credit and his papers that he presented at the international seminars in Portugal, France, Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany and in many other countries in the world are published. A gigantic contribution of single individual indeed! His writings – books as well as articles – are proofs of his profound love towards Goa and its identity.

In his death Goa has lost an illustrious son in general and Konkani language a dedicated and committed protagonist in particular. May his soul rest in peace!


Tomazinho Cardozo
President,
Tiatr Academy of Goa.
Phone: 9822170102