Community cultural celebrations like Goa Day serve as important platforms for diaspora communities to maintain their cultural heritage, strengthen community bonds, and demonstrate successful integration into host societies while preserving their unique identity. These events bring together community members from diverse backgrounds to celebrate shared heritage, recognize community contributions, and foster unity across different religious and ethnic groups within the community.
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Seema Malhotra,Shantanu Rajawat,Pamila Rodrigues,Yuri Alemao, Altone D’Costa & Ciana Dcosta Goa Day
Added:Who's ready for more madness?
>> Who's ready for us?
>> Okay, but for now we have the two gentlemen taking over. Um, so Fib guys invite [laughter] Central Ward Hounds counselor Rodriguez.
Put your hands together. Loud guys.
Elected representative councilors secretary proud feeling.
I would request Pamela to escort our two other dignitaries, our special invitees on stage as well. Thank you. Requesting Pamela to just escort. Ladies and gentlemen, let me present to you the parliamentary under secretary of state, ministry for the equalities and the parliamentary under secretary of state Indo-Pacific Simotra M.
Ladies and gentlemen, the leader of the council, Honor Council, Mr. Shantanu Rajiv.
Make some noise for beautiful dignitary on the street. Also guys, we have Rausta guys put your hands together for the main organizer Mr. Calvin put your hands together for >> ladies and gentlemen and we really want to give our blessing to all the team members along with Calvin who's working hard to create this beautiful day. So here we are. I request ma'am to put your energy onto this place and give your wife's words hand.
>> Thank you SA. Good afternoon everyone and I feel so proud to stand here today as your go and elected counselor in Hamslow. Thank you so much for the lovely mandate that you guys have given me this time. Thank you so much and I feel very very proud to have my leaders here of the council our MP Simma Malotra and the leader of the council Mr. Shantel Rajawat here to proudly display my community and to show how vibrant our Goan culture is. So without wasting any more time, I'll hand it over now to Sema to say a few words to us. Thank you all of you.
>> Thank you so much Pamela. And I should start by saying >> fantastic. And I'm really really proud to be here with you all and to be joining you on this so such a wonderful occasion of go a day here and to thank Bunty and Calvin and all the team who have been involved in organizing this because I know from the conversations I start having with them early in the year how much work it takes and how dedicated they are to having this wonderful opportunity for us all to come together and for you to have a wonderful day with family and with friends and for us to bring together the goen spirit, party spirit here to Cranford.
And it is incredible also to have many of you from across our community and even who have traveled more widely because we recognize that here in Houndslow at a time when we see a politics of division that grows here and across the world. We are proud of our diversity. We are proud of our history, our heritage and our different communities. And we are proud of how we integrate together so that we are one hounds lo and we are one United Kingdom.
And I am also incredibly proud to be serving in our government as the Minister for Equalities and the Minister for the Indo-Pacific to be recognizing that the values we stand for of respect, of equality, and of making sure that everyone has the chance to get on in their lives to have opportunity for young people to have opportunity.
That is what we believe in and that what we do to build our relationships abroad and to see that with India we have our free trade agreement come into force this week. This is a matter of pride for both of our countries. So I'm really grateful to you all for being here and for all the support you provide to each other and to be c congratulating also Pamela on your election and the incredible work that you do and two on behalf of myself and so many across our community and my family to wish you all wonderful celebrations here today. Morg Asen, thank you very much. [cheering] >> Guys, I want you to put your hands together louder. Come on, put your hands together loud for guys. Amazing.
Thank you, Sema. Good afternoon. Go a day.
>> That's terrible. Come on, you can do better THAN THAT. GOOD AFTERNOON. GO A DAY.
It is such a great pleasure to be here with you with Sema and with Pam and I am so delighted that for the first time in Hanzo Council Gar is represented with a counselor in Pamela. Big round of applause for Pamela and all Goans.
>> Now we're going to rename Hanow I think because Hanzo is not Hanzo anymore [clears throat] with 45 Goan cafes. I think we can safely call Hanslow little Goa from now on. What do you think?
>> Yeah, that's what we like. I am so proud like Sema said of the diversity in our bar. But I'm so proud to be the leader of the council with such a brilliant Goen diaspora here who contribute to the local economy to society and to do things and come to these events and it's a real source of pride for me that of the two goer days that are held across the country both are in Houndsville here at Cranford. That is a great deal of pride for me because we represent you and you represent us and we are really really proud that we live together, we work together and we stay together and Hanzo is a better place because of all of you. So, thank you for everything that you do. Thank you to Calvin and the team for doing such a great job of organizing today. Enjoy the rest of the day and I look forward to partying with each and every one of you. Thank you very much.
Together we can eat the world.
>> Bless the spirit and it's we all waiting for Fell's dialogue and I think you all know it. Goa! Goa! Goa!
>> All right, everyone say it together.
Felon! Goa! Goa! Goa! Let's go. 1 2 3 [cheering] >> once again.
>> And for the last time, >> that's amazing. And before we give you >> Xray X will go to the food bank. So, please book your tickets now.
>> Okay. All right. All right. All right.
Limited.
Anybody wants here?
Okay. Okay. You know, now I can feel.
Okay, guys.
Okay.
Ministers.
Thank you. Well, this is the Goa Day London and we are making it big with all of you. with all of your support, all of your cheer energy.
This is what makes go all day alive and we love you. And more than that, I know you all love Lorna.
>> We're going to give you your legendary Lona in a bit. But before that just venti said that we have our dignitaries amidst at Goa de London and we would love to have them on stage. May I now request Mrs. Sienna Dosa, Portuguese counselor UK and Ireland to kindly escort our honorable dignitaries to the stage. And we have Bellib and Bundy Bob who will tell you who these dignitaries are.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the opposition leader, the elected representative of the Kulum constituency, Yuri Alma.
Also, ladies and gentlemen, along with him, we've got the Emily of Cape Constituency. How many Cape here? Make some noise.
>> Now, everyone make some noise for Alan.
And joining us we have Sienna Deosa, Portuguese counselor, UK and Ireland.
[cheering] Before that requesting Peter >> Viranda to please step forward as we are going to felicitate with this lovely scaff that has on the organizing tags RA nation and show Global Sienna and Peter Miranda are going to facilitate them.
Put your hands together Louder for their signaries guys once again louder.
Sienna Peter Bunty of Sumish Malik Kali organizer events nation courage Anik going show events.
So that's going fragrance of Goa.
of Goa.
Identity.
Liberal liberal, Hindu, Muslim community.
It is not only employment but several sectors Goans are heading in London.
Jenna by Lona is going to entertain you all through Nigale of Goa. Someone who's been a brand ambassador of Goa for so many years. So let us all wish her best of health and I thank you all once again for getting us here.
Protect is one united protect requesting Elson. So Elson to just put some shouts of your wise words.
entire team and Goa celebration.
But really it is surprising.
I mean, we shouldn't think that we are great.
A kite was flying.
trade.
So this is just a small thing. We shouldn't be and now.
Thank you. Thank you. Put your hands together for the elected representative.
You just want to tell you thank you for coming. Although you are not well.
family.
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