Great Konkani Writer Playwright of Mumbai Joker Cascia no more
By Ancy Paladka
Bellevision Media Network
Mumbai, 06 June 2011: Joackim S D’Souza known to the Konkani world as Joker Cascia (62) one of the welll known Konkani literary Laurette, playwright, Lyricist, story writer breathed his last at his residence at 9pm (5 June 2011). Born on 5-July-1949 Joker Cascia was a very enthusiastic and down to earth writer. He has edited many of the plays of "Francis Fernades Cascia". Nancy D’Souza is his wife. Miss Jenecia and Master Nizel are his children.
He was the assistant editor of Kutam Konkani Weekly (He is my colleague in Kutam editorial board as I am the Honorary editor of the Magazine. Mr Henry D’Paula the chief editor runs the weekly). He was a regular columnist in Kutam weekly and several other Konkani periodicals. He has written more than 50 Konkani plays. His latest play "Fulak Sairik Zalya" won Daiji Dubai Decennial Award. Zana Soglo Ganv, Adhek Ailya Bhag are his other noted plays.
Last year he had a severe heart attack. As Konkani lovers under the leadership of Henry D’Paula, editor Kutam weekly collected the money and treated for his sickness he resumed his health. From then very zealously he wrote continuous articles in the magazine. This news comes as a very big shock to all Konkani lovers.
Funeral on Monday (June 6) 5.00 pm at St. Antonys Church, Marve Road, Malvani (Malad West Railway Station).
Funeral Cortage to leave his residence at 4.30pm
Residence Address: 6/Sri Sai Cottage, Malvani Village, Nearr Hanman
Mandir, Marve Road Malad West, Mumbai -400095
Tel: 022-65917359
Cell: 9987425105
Email: sweetcupidd@yahoo.com, masci_0070@yahoo.com
May his soul rest in peace.
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| Eugene DSouza, Moodubelle/Dombivli | Mon, June-6-2011, 8:42 |
| Extremely sorry to know about the passing away of Joachim D Souza (Joker Cascia), a fine writer in Konkani especially in Konakni Weekly "Kutam". The readers will miss his writings but will remember his contribution to the enrichment of the Konkani literature. May his soul rest in peace. | |
| Simon Francis Lasrado, Sullia/Bangalore | Mon, June-6-2011, 5:20 |
| Heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family of Joachim D Souza. Really shocked to hear my good old friend s sudden death. I know Joachim since 1966 when I was doing fine arts at BGM Fine Arts and photography training at Prabhu studio in Mangalore and I was staying at my grandfather s house(Menezes Niwas) at Jeppu Kutpadi road near to Joachim s house. We used to meet each other everyday as he was going to St.Aloysius college and I was going to Kodialbail for the photography and Fine Arts training. Though we have no contact since many years,I cannot believe that he is no more.And today I have lost one of my best friends of yester-years. May his soul rest in peace and may God grant his wife Nancy,children Jenicia and Nizel strength and courage to bear this heavy loss. Sharing in grief, Simon Lasrado family Bangalore | |
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