JOHNY MESQUITA SURATKAL.
It is with deep regret and sorrow I pen down these lines to express my sorrow on the sad and untimely demise of our friend and colleague in Konkani movement in Kuwait, the late Johny Mesquita Suratkal. He died in Mangalore on 16th of this month and will be interred today at his home place in Mangalore. Johny Suratkal as he was known here amongsts us in Kuwait was a very strong Konkani lover, Konkani promoter and Konkani writer/journalist. He was also a very good stage artiste and used to take part in Goan and Mangalorean dramas. His writings appeared in all the Mangalorean newspapers and magazines. He was a strong link between Goan Konkani lovers and Mangalorean Konkani lovers. His association with me in the promotion of Konkani in Kuwait since a decade back was of enermous significance. Working together we created lot of ripples in our communities. He was a true lover of Konkani. A very simple man with simple habbits in life, his simple smile would attract any one towards him. A man without any anger I always found in him peaceful methods to carry forward his mission of Konkani. He never made any difference between Goan Konkani promoters and Mangalorean Konkani promoters. He always helped us to bring both the Konkani peoples together. With his help and assistance we managed to create a strong fusion between Mangaloreans and Goans. May His Konkani soul rest in peace and may the Heavenly God give courage to his wife and a son to accept this death. In his death Konkani will be poorer. Will we have another Johny Mesquita Suratkal to fill the void created by his death? Time alone will tell. On behalf of all my Konkani promoter colleagues and friends and also on behalf of two Kuwait Konkani Associations namely Kuwait Konknni Kendr and Konkani Heritage Kuwait, I send my condolences to his family thru this forum. Once again, May His Soul Rest In Peace. A. Veronica Fernandes, Kuwait. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
