When one sees a beautiful Rose the person will definitely praise its beauty. If someone sees a pretty face the guy will appreciate it. As I was thinking of all these throughout my life, suddenly one thought came of the hard work put in by Vasco fisher-folks (Nustekan) who sell fish in the market.
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| Goan Nustekaram in the Vasco Market |
I can see Franskin, Jackin, Maria, Sunita, Libru, Parvati, Lepoldina, Fatima, Coisau and all others who are busy selling the fish in the morning and evening. “Hanga io re Baba, nustem vor re” (come here son & buy fish) they’ll address to everyone that visits the fish market. I can see all the Goan females selling the fish in Vasco market, not even a single outsider is present. I have not been to any other fish market in the other parts of Goa. One of my friend from North Goa who works in Vasco remarked that Vascos’s fish vendors has kept the tradition alive by not allowing any outsiders to do the Traditional Business in Vasco.
Everyday I read on the papers the issues of murder, rapes, robberies, etc that Non-Goans commit. In spite of all this, still non Goans are employed in most of our industries including traditional run on Goan soil. Most business is run by Non Goans. For Example, vegetable vendors, sweet marts including Tavern and Bars are run by them. This is the present state of Goa. We are forgetting our tradition, the Toddy tapers have become less in numbers, the coconut pluckers have become extinct, the bakers are sparse and the largest, oldest, revenue oriented business i.e. fishing is deteriorating. We see most of the Kanadigas running the fishing industries in Goa and the cream is taken by them. We can see Tandels, aryamen, etc, are mostly Kanadigas. Why not Goans doing these jobs? Whatever money they get from the fish goes on fuel and paying the wages of workers or they work on percentage. But the women folk has kept the tradition alive and run the household smoothly.
So, I want to salute the Nustekans of Vasco and kudos to them as they kept our tradition alive and I am proud of them. Since the fisher folk has kept our oldest tradition alive, hope this will be an eye opener for Goans.
The photo itself says it is totally a Goan Market. This should be everywhere in Goa. Panjim market needs to be emptied of the migrant ghantis doing business there.
ReplyDeleteI say I agree with Shyam Sawant. Panjim market which once upon a time was run by Goans only today is run by ghantis. They should be driven away. But Shyam I am afraid we won't be able to drive away the ghantis from Ponda, because they are protected by your MLA and home Sinister Ravi Pilot Naik
ReplyDeleteSeeing this photo old memories started flashing in my mind when Goa was for Goans only and Goa was of Goans only. With the invasion of Indians Goa has become Goa of Indian Ghantis
ReplyDeleteWhat the Nustekans of Goa have done in Vasco all Goans should do in every Goan village with regard to the forests, mining and other resources of Goa.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Shyam, can we get all those horrible vendors in Panjim to go elsewhere. They really bring down the place. Such a beautiful city so well planned....and yet so dirty with so many, many people who are NOT Goans....it sickens me!
ReplyDeleteThe Goan fisherfolk have their union. Why doesn't the union work on this and drive away the outsiders from the market areas. Let our Goans do the work. The outsiders sell fruits ripened with chemicals. Are our Goans not aware of this? And God alone knows what chemicals they are using to grow vegetable as manure
ReplyDeleteI have always supported the Ramponkars of Goa. We Goans have a stronger backbone and can do any type of work. It is the Goan youth that needs to get up and not feel shy of any work. In my village Vaddo most of the families are from Africa. In summer for pocket money we did odd jobs., even cleaned wells in the village, me down the well. I plucked coconuts and mangoes too. All that experience has made me a better person today at my work. There must be a drive to motivate these young Goans. We Goans are capable of achieving anything.
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