200 Not Out In cricket game, if a batsman/ batswoman hits a century, he/she rejoices with his/her teammates and fans. If he/she hits a double century there is greater joy and jubilation. If he/she hits 200 runs and remains not out, it is an additional boost to the player’s record.
Today on Monday19th April 2021, I feel the joy of a batsman who completed 200 runs and continues batting with great joy and enthusiasm. In the month of September 2018, the first episode “Pall” of “Ximpiyêntlim Môtyam” (literally means ‘pearls from sea-shells’) “Food for thought” Konknni programme was recorded by CCRTV, Goa and it was telecast in their channel. On 18th October 2021 it was uploaded on the YouTube. Since then, every week two new episodes were telecast by CCRTV and then they were uploaded on the YouTube. At present 136 episodes of “Ximpiyêntlim Môtyam” are available on the YouTube for the viewers. Today evening the recording of 200th episode of “Ximpiyêntlim Môtyam” was done!!! From the month of June 2021, recording of episode 201 and further episodes will commence. The credit does not go to me alone. Cricket is a team game. Similarly, CCRTV is a team work. Besides me, recordists, editors, cameraman, lightman and office-bearers of CCRTV have contributed to this feat. Each episode of “Ximpiyêntlim Môtyam” is based on a story, parable, anecdote, or life experience and conveys a message or an universal value. Besides, “Ximpiyêntlim Môtyam”, “Bhøkti Lharam” 26 episodes of non-denominational Konknni hymns (Lyrics by me and music by Eric Ozario), “Bhurgyanlem Angønn” 13 episodes based on children’s songs (Lyrics by me, other poets and adaptation of folksongs and music by Eric Ozario) , “Learning Konknni” 21 episodes, “Konknni Bhas” 13 videos of mine are available on the YouTube. All these episodes are recorded, telecast in their channel and uploaded on the YouTube by CCRTV. I thank and praise God for giving me talents and energy to work for Konknni. My sincere thanks and appreciation for the CCRTV team for their cooperation and giving me an opportunity to work for them without any remuneration. It is a pleasure for me to work under their guidance and competence. Usually, priests do not want to work under the leadership of lay people. They want to sit on the seat of power and expect lay people to work under them. In my case, I shifted the paradigm and I am really happy about it. Pratapananda Naik, sj 19 April 2021
