[Wikimedia-l] Dec/2013 Deccan Herald, Press Release/Nilkanth Sah Paddaam, Belgaum.
Dec/2013 Deccan Herald, Press Release/Nilkanth Sah Paddaam, Belgaum. Velim, 11 kilometers from Margao, South Goa. Dec. 21st 2013. Mr.Venkatesha A. Upadhiaya today submitted a memorandum to the President of India Mr.Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Mr.Manmohan Singh and Mr. Pravin Srivastava of Archeological Survey of India ASI, demanded to immediately acquire and save the 12th century, Kadamba Jayakeshi Southern Capital Velimpura site which is also the cremation ground of the last Ruler of Hangal located in present day Velim, South Goa ‘a place of National Interest’ from the possession of Mrs Ana Emerita, widow of a great Goan, late Roqiue Santana charging her for constructing on the scared grounds, denying access by locking the compound gates and playing regional card with the pilgrims from the neighboring villages of Karnataka who visit Velim once a year, a centuries old practice and as part of the Banavasi festival celebrations to pay their respect to the 1368AD Velimpura cremation ground of Purandarai-Deva the ruler of Hangal. Warning the locals who were present here today not to be silent spectators to injustice done to the glorious historical past Mr. Upadhiaya a native of Belgaum lamented while reacting to regionalism that prior to his death in 2007 Roqiue Santana like his father in Portuguese colonial times always gave a warm welcome and supply of drinking water as a gesture of respect to the Kannada visitors at the site. Roqiue Santana popularly known as Father of Goa’s Democracy was the local elected representative to liberated Goa legislative Assembly. “No doubt this family is Goan, like thousands of Goans they are of Deccan origin too”. Mr. Upadhiaya said. Earlier, a man who walked up behind the secured gates calling himself the security for the Roqiue Santana family charged last years pilgrims of criminal mischief, theft and robbery as important antiques went missing following last Dec. pilgrims visit and said that the family has moved out of this country and ordered the driver of the tour bus to get going. Leading the pilgrims Mr. Upadhiaya 82, denied the allegation here today in Velim saying that we are always protective of the family and do respect their privacy and recollected his family’s ancestors ties as ‘Sarva-Karyakartas’ meaning chief secretary, a hereditary appointment up to the time when Governor of Madras presidency George Harris under Lord Dalhousie administration confiscated the Haliyal Timber and Construction Lime Co. goods of Roqiue Santan’s greatgrand father in Nov of 1855. Mr. Upadhiaya held that most of the pilgrims are the descendants of the family’s Haliyal compound work force. Historians hold that Haliyal yard was basically Goa ruling Reigns Armoury and is today converted into Haliyal Bus Terminal. In his memorandum he urged Archeological Survey Of India (ASI) to atleast save this Velim landmark for future generations. According to this famous historical source held sacred by Hangal Coterie, Purandarai ruler of Hangal and family on the eve of his fall in 1347 secretly traveled over night to joined his daughter who herself took shelter in safer Jayakeshi Velimpura compound in 1345 when her husband was assassinated by Mohammedans at present day Chandor. A second wall stone Kannada inscription dated 1396 in the Velim compound marks the death and cremation of Veenomai-Devi beauty and wife of Suriya-Deva, slain Sovereign at Chandrapur palace, daughter of Late Purandaraideva, Kadambarasa of Hangal confirms this history. It can be infered from the Velim inscription that Goa Kadamba Suriya-Deva son of Beera, was married to the nearby royal bride who was his distance cousin. Mr. Upadhiaya said. Before adopting Portuguese Catholicism this Velimpura family’s ancestors had given up worship in their temples for fear of Mohammedan trap, reinvented themselves as Haliyal timber lords where converted by Orthodox Nasranis of Malabar in early1400’s. Some of the Syrian origin worship items and anointing oil alabastrons saved by Upadhiaya’s great grand father and moved to Belgaum after the 1855 British confiscation of Haliyal compound is convincing evidence. Further, quoting Kannada stone inscriptions on Konkan sea pirate Timu “enemy turned friend” recovered from present day Haliyal Bus stand tell that Timu in those crucial years provided protection for their ancestors in return for timber for his shipbuilding needs had exploited this converts fear issue and used Portuguese forces to drive Mohammedans away and enforced his Timu administration in Goa in 1510. The Portuguese in a while overpowered Timu and colonized Goa. It is a well known historical conclusion that this Christian connection attracted early Jesuits including Francis Xavier to visit Velimpura first for refreshment before traveling inland for conversions, he added. Prof. Nilkanth Sah Paddaam in this press release said here today that a
[Wikimedia-l] ( National Students Union of India ) Goa- State President. Sanjay R.S.
( National Students Union of India ) Goa- State President. Sanjay R.S. Like his father, Sanjay Roque Santan started his public life at an early age while in high school by participate in the 1979, 50% concession struggle of Goan students, Public transport on strike he is known to have walked the whole distance from Velim to Panjim to participate in the struggle. He was the front leader in the HSSC marks scandal which rocked the Government of Goa in the early 80’s. Together they won free education for all in Goa up to degree level. People close to Sanjay say that he has worked closely with AICC(I) leaders namely Ramesh Chennithala of Kerala, Mukul Wasnik, Farid Arrifudin, Manish Tewari and Oscar Fernades for Congress President Rajiv Gandhi, He was Goan student representative to Bombay University student council in 1985. He was appointed as State president in 1988(1988-1995). As the State President of National Students Union of India(NSUI), frontal organization and the student wing of the Congress party, under his leadership Goa- NSUI won several University students councils for the Congress party. Names of his office bearers from the Congress house, Panjim files are Vice-President Daniel Britto, Sandesh Padiyar, Orlando Menezes, General Secretaries , Uttam Raut Dessai, Chitra Shriwaikar, Clemente Desouza, Treasurer Agnelo Fernandes, South Goa District President Amresh Ramesh Naik, Joint secretaries, Merwyn Fernandes, Amul Dessai, Legal cell, Eddison D’Cruz. Medical Cell Zelio Dmel Sanjay is known by his associates for his aggressive work ethics, basically warrier at the core, after the 1989 All India Congress, AICC(I) session in New Delhi he got into open confrontation with the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee, GPCC(I) top brass for not implementation the party aims and objectives of grass root level party building putting up a bold face that nobody was spared. As the member of the Congress Pradesh candidate selection committee for All India General election of 1989 and 1991 a state apex body for the selection of wining candidates for the Congress party he stood for Rajiv Gandhi’s intention to deny part tickets for economic offenders. In1989 Sanjay was under age to contest Assembly Elections. All his state office bearers say Sanjay had a clear vision, wanted to eradicate corrupt elements within the party and was campaigning for a law to keep economic offenders and criminal convicts out of the Democratic process. He wanted to review all Goan land sale transaction and suspicious power of attorney under Congress rule in Goa in the interest of public. We here in Panjim are waiting for his reaction to Lokpal law. Having seen his classmates suffered and his academic life disturbed by ‘always absent teacher’ who was a politician he also wanted teachers out of active politics. Sanjay was the Chairman, All Goa Anti-Smoking and Anti-Drugs Campaign and submitted recommendations to Goa Government to end smoking and drugs in and around college campuses. He was part of the NSUI delegation to the 1989 International Youth Conference held in Korea, 1991 he was part of 11 member South Asian United Nation delegation to Manila, Philippines to study urban and rural poverty. In 1993 he submitted case studies to United nations with regards to Safat, Kuwait, Dubai and Manama, Bahrain labour conditions to press for minimum wage and dignity of domestic/commercial labour in oil rich countries. In 1994 he was part of a 6 member Capitalist Economics Forum to study Presidential form of Democracy in Washington DC, USA and Parliamentary form of Democracy in London, UK. At a press briefing in Panjim on 22-23st May 1991 following the tragic assassination of AICC(I) President Rajiv Gandhi at the hands of LTTE, himself physically shaken and choked he expressed shock and sorrow at the life cut short of a leader who had all good intentions for the people of India, there on in the absence of genuine leadership Sanjay is said to have found himself in a vacuum, his work grind to a halt. Despite several requests from his side of stepping down he was told to continue and tried to work under the leadership of Narasimha Rao AICC(I) President and Prime Minister. In 1991 he lead the Goa NSUI delegation demanding to erect a life size statue of Rajiv Gandhi in the Goa Medical College Complex, Bambolim, Goa. A copy of a resignation letter from Congress house Panjim, NSUI files, dated 21st Dec 1995 addressed to All India NSUI President, Salem Ahmed the whole state committee signed and resigned ‘to make way for the new committee’ , some time there after he left this country and is heard to have settled in USA, is married and has a son. Sanjay’s well wishers are waiting for his return to Goa the place he and his family loves. Descending from the ancient royal family which ruled south Indian mainlands for over a thousand years, Sanjay’s family still occupies and live in one of their royal premises by the
[Wikimedia-l] Congrats Ms. Alex Wang
Hi, Ms Alex, Hi everyone. Congrats to Ms. Alex Wang, hats off to your 'much experience in thedeveloping world'. nice pics nice to come across you. (Kadambas,Royals of South India, Our proud heritage, Secrets of Velliapura) by: Siyona, Goa, India. __ Hi to Asaf Bartov too Wikimedia Foundation http://www.wikimediafoundation.org Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org __ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 15:36:53 -0800 From: Asaf Bartov abar...@wikimedia.org To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Alexandra Wang joins the WMF Grantmaking team Message-ID: CAAmrcwfy+=pdm3n_tbh5savpgswxddjmovr5xmk5kigpzum...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, everyone. I'm thrilled to announce that as of last week, WMF's new Project and Event Grants (PEG) Program Officer is Alex Wang. She will be supporting the PEG program's scaling up, and will enable us to offer our grantees a much higher level of support in project management and frequent check-ins during grant execution. She brings great expertise in project management, event planning, and grantmaking in the non-profit sector, including much experience in the developing world. Before joining Wikimedia, she worked with the ClimateWorks Foundation and the Energy Foundation, in sustainable energy projects in India, Europe, and China. (She's fluent in Mandarin.) When she wasn't setting up non-profits from scratch in India, she could be found practicing and teaching yoga, installing solar panels in rural maternity clinics in Nepal, and taking photos in precarious situations (mostly while mountaineering and backcountry skiing)[1]. In 2003-2004, she could also be spotted riding a pony around Ulaanbaatar in her quest to study the development of the Morin Khuur (upright two-stringed violin[2]) along the Silk Road[3]. We are very excited to have her join the WMF Grantmaking team, and look forward to improving our ability to serve the needs of applicants and grantees alike. Asaf [1] http://www.alexwangphotography.com/adventure/ [4] [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morin_khuur ; https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D1%85%D1%83%D1%83%D1%80 [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road [4] I personally also recommend her portraits: http://www.alexwangphotography.com/ -- Asaf Bartov Wikimedia Foundation http://www.wikimediafoundation.org Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org -- ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
