Vhoddlem
Bhatt, Kepem, Gõy, hangasôr zolmololi Bernadette D’Souza, hea vorsa Fevrerachea
mhoineant, Amerikechea New Orleans rajeant Kuttumbam-Neayloyachi Mon’subidarn (Family Court Judge) mhunn sutram hatant ghetlim ani tichem nanv Amerikecheam toxench Bharotantleam
potrancher gazlem. Kepenchim
tichim ghorchim opurbayen “Busha”
mhunn ulo kortat. Jednam Kris Kiefer ani Janet Ahern, tiche don virodi,
sortintlim bhair sorlim. tednam Bernadett-achem
zoit nischit zalem. Zoita uprant, Bernadettan mhollem, “Hea poileach Kuttumbam-Neayaloyachi
zobabdari svikarun amchê neay-vevosthent vavr korunk ani Attorney Janet Ahern
ani Kris Kiefer hê sortintlim bhair sorun mhozo vavr beginuch suru korunk
ji itihasik son’di mhaka dilea,
tea mhojea somazantleam soglleam vangddiank hanv dhin’vastam. Sogllê gombhirtayen hanv hi zobabdari samballtolim
mhunn hanv tumkam asvason ditam ani mhojê
borê seventlean tumcho obhiman zoddtolim mhonn utor ditam.”
Bombay Univerisity-ntlean
podvi melloylea uprant, Bernadettan New Orleans-antlê Tulane University-ntlean ‘Law’
podvi zôddli. 1978 vorsa tinnem
Amerikent rabito kelo ani atam vhoddponn zoddloleam Keith Vaz, Bobby Jindal,
Sunita Williams hanchê sangatim tichea-i nanvacho ul’lêkh zata. Sabar puroskar-ui
tika favo zaleat.
Meklleponan
aplea jivita vixim uloytanam, Bernadette D’Souza-n, Mumboi ani Kepem, aplea ganvghora
sarlolea bhurgeponnantleam yadincher ani
havesancher uzvadd ghatlo.
Tujem
bhurgeponn tujea ganv-ghora Kepem, Gõyant, tunvem sarlem. Têch bhaxen tuzo bapuy Sorgest Tony Gomes êk famad
songitkar aslo. Tujea bhurgeaponna ani bapay vixim amkam thoddem sangxi?
Anthony
(Tony) ani Esmeralda Gomes oslim mogall avoy ani bapuy mhaka favo zalim. Kepeant sarlolea mhojea bhurgeponantleô
movall yadi mhojea kallzant ghott asat.
Dôr gimalleachê suttiyent ami Gõyam amchea xamãy-xapayk João ani
Anamaria Gomes hankam bhettunk vetaleanv.
Soglleam soireank mellun ami moujen sutti sartaleanv. Mhozo avoy-bapuy amchea ghorant soglleam
soireank boro yevkar ditalo. Porbeche
dis chodd khuxalbhorit astale. Ghorant
soglloch bovall ani umêd. Mhaka yad zata,
eka borea somajik vavra khatir duddu ekttãi korunk, Novea Vorsachê rati, mhojea bapayn ek nach
ayojit kelo. Hanv taka polleunk
gelolem. Khup lôk zalolo ani soglleamnim
mhojea bapayk tachê doyall kornnê pasot vakhannlolo. Tem khinn ekê dhuvechem kalliz gorvan bhorpa
sarkhem aslem. Gorjevontank adar diunk
mhozo bapuy kednach fattim sorunk nam.
Mhozo
bapuy Bollywood-antlo êk vhôdd songitkar aslo .
Haka lagun mhojem bhurgeponn hanvem Mumboi sarchem poddlem. Mhojea jivitacher tachoch chôdd probhav poddlo. Toch zalo mhozo adorx vô nomunno. Film
recording studio-nt to mhaka zaitê pavtti vhortalo ani to guitar vazoytanam hanv taka
polletalem. Fuddariponnache zaite gunn
hanvem mhojea bapay koddleanuch apnnayleat.
Hindi cholchitramnim ‘electric guitar’ vazovpi mhozo bapuy poilo
songitkar [See video below/ vidio polloy]. Tachê borobôr astanam, music directors-ank ani yeram
songitkarank to mhoji vollôk korun ditalo ani mhaka tacho khup obhiman
bhogtalo. Tachea okosmat zalolea mornnan
mhoji jinn rikami zali ani hêch bhavnentlean
mhaka mhojê jinnechi tengxi choddunk sfurti mell’li. Tannem zôddlolem daiz mhojê jinnecho vantto
zala ani sodam tosoch urtolo.
Tum Gõychem
katolik cheddum-bhurgem. Mumboi xarant
vaddtanam tunvem koslo onnbhov kelo?
Mumboi
xarant ami zõi ravtalim thõisôr choddan-chodd Gõycheam katolikamnim
rabito kelolo. Hanv laginch
aslolea eka katolik iskolant xiktalem. 8
bhburgeam modlem hanv vhoddlem. Mhojea bapayk zai aslem mhaka borem xikop
mell’lolem; mhonnun tannem mhaka Gõyam, Xiolechea eka konventachea boarding-ant, dovorlem. Xikxonnachem mhotv to sodanch mhaka pottoun
ditalo ani mhojê koddli vhôdd opekxa taka asli.
Hanv iskolant borê bhaxen vavurlem ani mhojê klaxint ‘head girl’
zalem. Fuddlem xikop korunk porot Mumboi
ailem ani Mumboi Vidyapitthantlean ‘Psychology’ hantuntlean hanvem podvi melloyli.
1978
vorsa tum Amerikent ailem. Hangasôr tum
xikxonnik karonnank lagun ailem vô dusro koslo-i ud’dês aslo?
Dr.
Terrance D’ Souza, mhozo ghorkar Kunkolli ganvcho (Gõy). Tachê kodden logn zalea uprant 1978 vorsa hanvem
Amerikent pãy dovorlo. Neurology hantum ‘medical residency’
korunk to Amerikent ailolo. Lloyd,
Vanessa ani Christine heam mhojeam tegam
apurbayecheam bhurgeancho sambhall
korunk hanv ghorantuch ravlem. Amchea nimannea bhurgean jednam KG vorgant
provês kelo, tednam mat hanvem portun fuddlem
xikop korunk tharaylem ani New Orleans-antlea
Tulane University Law School-ant provês ghetlo.
1992 vorsa, “Juris Doctor” hi podvi havem melloyli ani magir, 2002
vorsa, Tulane Law School-ant ‘Adjunct Professor’ mhunnon mhoji nemnnuk zali.
Survatek
Amerikent tuka koslo onnbhov mell’lo? Zati-katichea
bhedbhavak (racial discrimination) tuka
fuddo korcho poddlo?
Amerikent
survatek thaunuch mhaka khub boro onnbhov mell’lo. New Orleans-achê sonvskrutint, mhozo ghorkar
ani hanv bêsborê ritin ekrupi zalim. New Orleans ek khub borem
xar and thõisorlo lôk khup mogall ani moipaxi. Gõycheam xaram bhaxen New Orleans xarant Fransêz
ani Ispani lokacho probhav asa. Hanga
ravpi choddant-chôdd lok katolik ani zaiteo adleo igorzô hanga asat. Ami soglleam kodde rokddich ixttagot keli ani
zuim ami ravtanv tea somudayecho êk bhag zalim.
Koslech torechea zati-bhedacho amkam onnbhov yeunk nam. Êk voiz ani êk vokil (advogad) ami zalolean,
soglleo sonvskrutik ximô hupunk amkam sompem zalem.
Somajik
seva korunk khõinchean tuka prernna mellta?
Public Interest Lawyer hea natean, hanv
eka non-profit law firm-ant vavrunk
laglem ani amchea xarantlea gorjevont
lokachem protinidhi zalem. Zanchê kodden
êk vokil kaddunk zainam, tankam hi sonvstha fukott kaido-seva ditalem. Kuttumbik Kaido ani Ghorguthi Hinvsachar
Vibhagachem (family law and domestic
violence unit) hanv Managing Attorney zalem. Xarantlea gorjevont ani gorib lokachem
protinidhiponn kortanam, somajik-sevent hanvem bhitor sorpachi goroz mhaka
khoreponnim gomun aili.
Ghorguthi
hinvsacharacho (domestic violence) mud’do tujea kallzant samko riglolo asa.
Kiteak?.
2001
vorsa, Young Christian Women’s Association (YWCA) he sonvsthechem hanv Odheox
aslem. YWCA-n koxttovtoleam ostoriam pasot ek karyavoll
ayojit keloli. Kuttumbik hinvsachar (domestic violence) vaddot aslo. Hea oslea hinvsacharak bolli poddloleam ostoriank
neay melloun diunchi goroz mhaka gomun aili ani mhojea law firm-ache torfen, “Department of Justice” hantuntlean orthik adar
mellunk nivedon kelem. Southeast Luisiana Legal Services hangasor
hanvem mhozo vavr suru kelo. Kutumbik
hinvsachar mhojea kallza lagxil’lo mud’do kiteak tem sangtam. Niti-ghora bhair zal’li ghôdnni. Neayloyantlem kamkaz sompoun ami bhair
sorta thoinch astanam, mhojeam dolleam mukhar mhojea client-ak, ticheach ghorkaran faran marli. Tea vellar mhaka Devanuch nivarlem oxem hanv
khoreponnim man’tam ani heach karonnak lagun oniticheô bolliô poddloleank - ani
tancheam bhurgeanchea jivitant - thoddem tori boreponn haddunk vavurtolem mhunn
hanvem nichev kelo.”
Tum Gõykarn
toxench Katolik dhormantlea probhavantlean vaddlam. Tuje jinnecher ani tujea vyoktimotvacher (personality)hacho
koslo porinnam’ zala tem sangxi?
Xiolechea
katolik iskolant, zõi xikxonnacher ani fuddariponnacher chodd bhôr ditalim, thoim
hanvem mhojem xikop kelam. Gorjevontank
adar korpachi khôr itsa, thoim xikoitoleam madrimnim mhojea kallzant rigoyloli. “ Zankam khup dil’lem asa, tanche koddlean chodd
kitem korun gheunchi opekxa asta,” John F. Kennedy-chim him utram. New Orleans-achea Mha-Dhormprantant hanv vavr
korit asam. Thoimche Firgojeche Gonvllik-Sobhechi hanv vangddinn. Tea bhair, Komunhanvachi Osadharonn
Munniarinn ani Vachpinn koxem hanv vavurtam.
Amerikechea
somazant tum misoll zatanam, ani tuka tannim apnnaytanam, tujea jivitant kosleo ghôddnnio ghoddleo tem tum amcheam vachpiank
sangxi?
Public Interest Law hantuntlean mhojea
jivitache vatter mhaka dhadosponn ani sukh mell’lam. Poile suvater Devak, mhojea ghorkarak ani
bhurgeank hanv dhin’vastam, kiteak somazak
bori seva hanvem diunk tinch zalim mhojem boll ani adar. New Orleans-antlea somazan mhoje sevechi
dokhol ghevn mhaka zaite puroskar bhettoyleat.
Halinch City Business hea khobram- potran, ‘2011 Vorsachi Ostori’ ho mukutt
diun mhaka son’manit kelam. Amerikecho
somaz yes ani xreshthtay ollkhun gheta ani haka lagun mhaka aplea somaza modem
apnnavpacho prosn uprasunk nam. Mhojea
sukhant bhôr ghalunk mhojim bhurgim-i ap-aplea xetrant porzoll’tat. Mhozo put
Lloyd Hollywood-antlo borovpi ani dirgdorxôk (cinema director). Mhoji dhuv, Vanessa (Michael DePetrillo) New
Orleans-antlem Patent Attorney mhonn vavurta.
Ani Christine, mhoji dhaktti dhuv, Los
Angeles hangasorlea International Sales and Acquisitions at Preferred Contents hantunt
Direktor asa. Aiden Michael DePetrillo
ho amcho mogacho natu.
For the original English version see here.
(Chotrai: Hi mulakhôt hea adim15.02.2012 disa Gomantak Times hea potracher Inglezintlean
chhapun ailoli)
Initial translation: Walter and Brenda Menezes
Final translation: Fr. Vasco Rego, SJ (Editor, Dor Mhoineachi Rotti)
Dor Mhoineachi Rotti: Otumbr and Novembr, 2012 hea ankancher hi mulakhot don bhagamnim chhapun ailea.
