Links to the feast celebration of St Francis Xavier in Doha Qatar

Dear All,

Please find here below the links to the feast celebration reports and photos in various websites.

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=91065&n_tit=Doha%3A+Konkani+Community+Celebrates+Feast+of+St+Francis+Xavier+With+Gusto

http://www.bellevision.com/index.php?action=topnews&type=1190

http://kemmannu.com/index.php?action=topstory&type=202

For Ekvott bulletin -  click this link http://www.bellevision.com/index.php?action=suvaad

Good News For The Goans in Qatar --Portuguese citizenship

Good News For The Goans in Qatar
 Doha Goans Sports Club organizing a seminar in collobration with Mr. Pedro Antonio Rodrigues a Goan origin settled in Portugal and who is Advocate by profession and  specialised in processing Portuguese papers for obtaining Portuguese Passport/Citizenship. Doha Goans Sports Club are happy to avail these services to all Goan brothers and sisters here in Qatar thoso who are interested to obtain Potuguese Passport are cordially invite to attend this very informative and purposeful seminar.

Mr. Rodrigues is having his own office in Portugal with a permit access to CONSULADO GERAL DE LISBOA, PORTUGAL. Mr. Rodrigues is specially visiting Doha on the request of Doha Goans Sports Club were he will explain/guide and help interested candidates to process their documents. The meeting is open to all Goans and entrance is absolutely free followed with tea and coffee this seminar is fully suported and sponsored by Mr. Walter Dias Executive Director of UNIQUE CHOICE-DOHA.

The meeting will be held at the Doha Grand hotel next to THE CENTRE roundabout on 11th February to commence at 5.pm. interested parties can have a one on one consultation with a fee on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th February, Consultation venue will be notified in due course
 

PARK JI-SUNG,the captain of KOREA RP in Qatar

MR.PARK JI-SUNG,the captain of KOREA RP currently in Qatar for AFC ASIAN CUPis seen with Doha Goans Sports Club Execeutive Member Maurice Pereira. He is also the midfielder of MANCHESTER UNITED

football tournament photo link on goanet

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?uname=GoanetBlog&cuname=GoanetBlog&psc=F&tags=2010+Doha+Goans+Sports+Club+Inter+Village+Football+Tournament#

links to our photos posted on Goanet blog

Goa Day of DGSC in Qatar 2010 http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?uname=GoanetBlog&cuname=GoanetBlog&psc=F&tags=Goa+Day+Doha+2010#

Doha Goans Sports Club http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?uname=GoanetBlog&cuname=GoanetBlog&psc=F&tags=Doha+Goans+Sports+Club#


Inter village ootball tournament photos --

Goa Day celebrated in Qatar

Report in The Peninsula newspaper, Qatar

http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/134039-goa-day-celebrated-in-qatar.html

Doha: Goan way of life was depicted by various artists during the Doha Goans Sports Club (DGSC) organised Goa Day recently at Doha Municipality Building conference hall.

The four and half hour programme was full of entertainment, with artists whipping up emotions using different tools like Goan festivals, customs, language, short skits and comedy shows.

The audience witnessed a large dose of traditional Goan songs and dances from Goa, besides artist’s depicted different festivals and culture of Goa which form an integral part of Goan way of life back home in Goa.

Some individuals were also honoured for their contribution to the Goan community and outstanding talents awards were presented to some budding artists.

The Goan Community Welfare Award was presented to Basil Coutinho for services rendered toward the club and the community. The Young Talent Award (below 16) was presented to Belina D’Souza for her expertise in playing the saxophone.

Outstanding Award (16 and above) was presented to Emelina Soares for her performance in Arts, Sports and Drama.

Hats off to Cultural Secretary – DOHA GOANS SPORTS CLUB

Dear Mr. Paul Fernandes                                                                                                                                                                             (Cultural Secretary – DOHA GOANS SPORTS CLUB

Being a fan of cultural activities, I would like to congratulate you and the entire cultural team for having put up a marvelous, outstanding performance on 19th November marking “World Goa Day” celebration in the State of Qatar under the banner of Doha Goans Sports Club (DGSC).

To organize such cultural activity within a short span by getting together the talented Goan artists in Qatar is not an easy task due to the work timings and family atmosphere, but with your tireless efforts and God Gifted talents you proved it could be done.

My 100% credit goes to you for keeping the Goan community crowd on their feet with your soft melodious well groomed voice.  You also proved your professionalism by comparing most of the show and also made sure that the programs lined up took place without any interruption of time waste.  To add to it the stage set up, sound system was perfect  and not forgetting Agnelo Rodrigues (AGGIE) who played a professional  one man show music which enlightened the complete Cultural Show and made the crowd to feel that they were in homeland GOA.
Congratulations and keep up the good works with DGSC.

As we all know that DGSC has planned a repeat performance show, which will be staged on 3rd December 2010 on the occasion of St. Francis Xavier Feast, I hope that you have taken an initiative to include the following programmes which were held on World Goa Day.
1:  Mando  (by: QATARCHIM KIRNAM – Natsy & Group)
According to me QATARCHIM KIRNAM – group,  the set up, dress code, stage feet & body movements and singing was perfect with good co-ordination.  The Mandos which they sang made us feel that we were in Goa and emphasized the actually Goan singing tradition when it comes to GOAN functions and get together.  They really deserve to be on the repeat show.

2:  Instrumental – Saxophone (By: Blena D’souza)
This teenage girl really put us on our dancing feet and FIESTA Mode.   She really depicted the Goan tradition of music style when it comes to Feast, Weddings and party get together by blowing SOLO music.  She too should definitely be included.

3:  DEKNI – (By. Maria & Pearl)
This too was perfect and well combined with belly dance showing the mix Goan culture.

Hope you will take my suggestions into consideration, as this will give a boom to our Goan tradition and Culture on St. Francis Xavier – Feast day and show the KONAKANI SPEAKING COUMMUNITY, that GOANS have the life style of dance, sining and music in their blood.

Thanks
Paul D’souza