Folks:  The message is loud and clear, from Mr. Alvares as well, that's the feed-back/response to this site is quite poor.  I could not participate in Archie's 'close to his heart', 'highly constructive', and 'beneficial to Barkur', issues, because, my knowledge of Barkur is not current. I left Barkur about 40 years ago.  Here is a visionary, who means and says/expresses it very well on this site. Our elders built the school brick by brick, many of us watered the school mango trees using pully and rope, and quite a few of us benefitted from it.  Similarly, the issue(s) brought up by Archie deserve consideration, discussion, and eventual materialization. Why such a cold shoulder?

Thanks to Kishoo too. He must be burning lots of 'mid-nights oil’ in updating this site practically daily, and specially for  its face-lift. Scanning and aligning those pictures/ blocks/frames/files all of which take time.  Where can I buy some 'dedication?'
"Let the games begin"!  Where are the players? Specially the team players?

This request is for Vanitha Furtado, New Jersy, the creator of this 'feedback' form, or to Kishoo.  If it's possible please apply spell-check to this form. Keep up the good work, and 'Thank you'.

James Fernandes  Jimtoxic@aol.com, USA, 03/02/2002

Dear Friends in Barkur.com,

With reference to the opinions of Mr. James Fernandes, openhearted man, I write these few words.

Personally I feel delighted to see your site allocating its precious space to express ourselves. Frankly speaking I've written two sentences to the Host to thank him for this… and a word on his jokes…which myself and younger one's in my family enjoy - other articles in this site are heavy dosages for small kids to digest - but surely not to pick a hole in someone's coat!

As a third person, what I feel is for such a long time Host Mr. Kishoo Barkur though crying from the house top or even practically appealing for feedback in every article in the Corner assigned to Mr Archibald Furtado, do you feel the the reciprocation by readers of Barkurian origin far and near is proportionate…? Or published only selected one's?

Let me leave it to the visitors of this site!

Thanks and regards,

M.M.Alvares, Alvaresmm@hotmail.com  2/08/ 2002.

Dear Mr. Alvares:

Since I could not come up with any articles to stimulate the readers' intellect nor arouse their curiosity with originality, with mellifluous display of literary compentence, I thought, I could spare my 'two cents' by providing a few jokes instead.  Well, I had to open a dictionary to find the meaning of the word 'snippet'.  There is always something new to learn.  Thank you for that. Now, tell me honestly "did you chuckle or not?" Actually, it's easier for me to stop now! Thank you.
I never paid attention to cross the 't's nor to dot the 'i's.  The reason being, when I was young, "I was too busy ploughing, so much so, I had no time to feed my buffaloes".  Later in life when I worked part-time for an under-taker in Bandra, "I was so busy cutting wood, I had no time to sharpen the saw."  Now, "In order to be on time, I have no time to fill the gas tank."   Therefore, I put some language jokes so as to encourage writings not to discourage.
Any one who ventures to write, automatically reveals ones identity anyway. The reader can surmise the meaning in any direction. After all 'The beauty is in the eyes of the beholder." I was merely holding the audience, with my jokes/snippets, until more and more actors (besides the current ones), actresses, or heroes come to the center-stage.  Where are they?  "Silence is deafening."  Neither the empty nor the full coconuts can make any noise.
James Fernandes , jimtoxic@aol.com USA, 1/08/2002

Hi Kishoo & team,

I feel the title of the Column `Personality of the Month' should be aptly renamed as `Personality of the Quarter' or better still Personality of the Year!!. Without any disrespect meant to Mr.Carvalho, I feel the personality should be changed after a month as the title suggests. If there are no one to be considered for this honour, then a message inviting some data may be placed in the column.

Why not consider our regular input provider from USA?
A regular visitor to this  site. 1/08/2002

Friends at barkur.com,

Thanks a million, for entertaining our scribbling, I'm afraid to write on any subjects, as I admit my capital and knowledge on Barkur, really minimum, but watching your site, with curiosity, and appreciate the good work.

Meanwhile among other good things in this site, we enjoy snippets of Mr. James Fernandes, too, our thanks to him, shall we have little more dosages as  they serve as 'hot chonne ' during rainy season!!

Thanks.

Marian M. Alvares, 31/07/2002

First girl asked, "Where going?"
Second girl replied, "Bazar going."
First girl, "Where bazar going?"
Second girl, "Parel bazar going."
First girl, "Kaiku bazar going?"
Second girl, "To bring dukkar ka mutton."

Folks: These two, 10 or 12 year old girls, (and many more like them) in the fifties or sixties had to leave their homes to work as domestic help in cities to support their parents or siblings left behind in the rural areas.  (We were all blessed, not all with wealth though..) They learned Hindi or English, in other words, Konglish or Hinglish, the hard way.  They provided education to their children, therefore their children have become productive citizens today.

Some years ago I heard a mother say to me, "My children making makkar, for English not knowing and school not going." I do admire the perseverance and sacrifices of those mothers.

James Fernandes,  jimtoxic@aol.com,  USA, 31/07/2002