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The History of the Kampala Goan Institute From the 2018 KGI Centenary Brochure With thanks to John Nazareth The initial meeting of the 19 Goans now known as the founders, held on 26 June, 1910 at Mr. E. A. Pinto's well known business premises, followed in the steps of Goans around the world. Goans have traditionally been a highly socialized community, forming socio-cultural clubs wherever we go. Our roots are social, emanating from our traditional village system of government (or "communidades") in Goa that continued for over 1000 years, and which extended to the kudds of Bombay. In East Africa, the trail had been blazed by the Mombasa Institute (1901), Entebbe Goan Institute (1905), and the Nairobi Goan Institute (1905). As Kampala continued to grow and increase in commercial importance, the number of Goans in the town increased. In 1910 there must have been in the region of 200 men, women and children. After the meeting of the nineteen, it was then agre...

Meldrita (Laurente) Viegas: I was still in high school when the Achilles Club was born. In school I participated in inter-school meets and later the Coast Championships. It was at the Coast Championships that Ray Batchelor recruited me to train at the Mombasa Municipal Stadium. Ray was a hardworking and dedicated coach. Each athlete was guided according to the raw talent he saw in them. In preparation for each meet, the Monday to Friday training was intense. Two to three hours a day. After light jogs, warm ups exercise etc, Ray would ask me to run up the stadium seats (steps) with knees as high as I could get them. This, he told me, would help improve the length of my strides. There was always a count for each activity, for example:   3 light jogs round the stadium track or 5 starts accompanied by a 50 yard dash. Relay baton exchanges were also included. I remember vividly how at one Coast Championship, Ray admonished me for taking part in events I ...

 Durrani: Pinto was Mau Mau Pinto was arrested and detained in April 1954. Among the Grounds for his Detention Order were: That he had knowledge of illegal arms traffic. That he had assisted Mau Mau in drafting documents and arranged for the printing of membership cards of the ‘African Liberation Army. That he had given assistance to the non –militant wing of the Mau Mau in planning its subversive campaign. There is no actual evidence of Pinto having taken the oath of loyalty to the cause of the Mau Mau, however, Durrani argues that there is consumate anecdotal evidence that Pinto worked with the Mau Mau Central Committee and therefore was an intrinsic part of the organisation. Pio Pinto was largely responsible for having prevented the wrath of the Mau Mau from being vented on the Indian community. Had he not been able to enter the secret conclaves of the freedom f ighters unnoticed, and had he not won the trust of leaders such as Stanley Mathenge, Jomo Ken...

CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF CANADA   60 Years of Goans from Pakistan! By Menin Rodrigues TORONTO - July 1, 2017:  Within a few years of the founding of a new nation in 1947, Pakistan, there were reasons for a handful of Goans to move on to new territory; and by 1957, the first of a handful of families had pioneered the undertaking. Their first stop was Pierrefonds, off the island of Montreal, Quebec, a predominantly French-speaking city – Goans and French,  quais, parle m’en! Today, about 60 years later, Goans from Pakistan, like diamonds in the rough, look back with gleaming pride and are grateful to a country that welcomed them with open arms. All have settled well, having got the opportunity to assimilate and succeed, and having gained in confidence over the years.  Two generations of their Canada-born children and grandchildren, are now steering for a new role! The nomadic undertakings of this Diaspora are as fascinating as Alexander the Gre...

Fenelon Jesus “Fenny” Almeida Obituary ALMEIDA, Fenelon "Fenny" Jesus Fenny passed away peacefully with family by his side on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at the age of 93. Loving husband of Adelaide "Dela" for 62 years. Devoted father of Gina, Stanley and Kamla (Luke). Cherished grandfather of Wendel (Erica), Ruth and late Eric, and great-grandfather of Felix and Leo. Beloved brother of Yolanda and Alves and predeceased by Gangi and Bossuet. Fenny's memory will always be cherished by his nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Fenny was born in Dar es Salaam, in the British-administered Tanganyika Territory (present day Tanzania), where his family owned a large farm. Their origins, however, were in the Portuguese colony of Goa, now a state in India. Fenny divided his childhood and youth between Tanganyika and India, where he discovered his passion and genius for sport at St. Xavier's College in Bombay (now Mumb...

Ray Batchelor Athletics AtAthletes who represented the Coast at the Kenya National championships with the legendary British middle and long distance runner Sir Chris Chataway: Rear from left: Albert Castanha (sprinter), Hugh Winder (Shot Put), Chris Chataway, Alfred Vianna (Discus and Shot), Joe Faria (sprinter), Francis Soares, Seraphino Antao (sprinter, hurdler, long jumper). Front row: Jaswinder Singh (Olympic hockey, middle distance), Alcino Rodrigues (440 yards, 880 yards), Austin D’Souza ….(??), Norbert De Souza. In the early days with Seraphino, Ray had his work cut out. Seraphino “could sometimes be a handful” (very strong willed about what he thought was best) but once he began to see the results he was getting out of working with Ray, they took the baby steps on the long hard road to history with somewhat complete dedication.     Here is one example of the tremendous impact (unforgettable impact) Ray had on his charges: Multi-sports winner: sprinte...