On the occasion of the 11th birth anniversary of Late Prof. Pralhad Dhond, an exhibition has been laid out for art lovers and the general public. The inaugural was held on 11th of November after which the exhibition was open to the public. About 70 paintings have been displayed at the venue.The exhibition will be held from the 12th of November to the 14th of November and is open to all. A special seminar will be held on the 13th of November at the venue on the life and works of Prof. Pralhad Dhond. The exhibition was inaugurated by famed painter and Padma Bhushan awards winner Laxman Pai, Chairman of the Dhaveresh Ranga Sangat- Kedar Kamat, Principal of Goa Arts College-Mahesh Vengurlekar, Coordinator Mangirish Pai Raikar, Nagesh Sardesai and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. Goa College of Arts, Principal Mahesh Vengurlekar in his speech said, “We as Goans have forgotten him, and this exhibition is an effort to remember him and his works. Pralhad Dhond is a forgotten artist here but is revered to internationally. The exhibition is open to youth and we hope it helps youth find their passion for art.  Goan’s should also come and remember […]

A Walk for Freedom had been held on the 19th of October which aimed at bringing awareness against slavery still prevalent in our Country and around the world. The event was held at Kala Academy. The start and end point of this event was at Kala Academy, and the participants walked through Dayanand Bandodkar Marg back to the end point. Chief Guest of the event, Beena Phillip, the founder of Bethesda Life Center commented saying, “You don’t have to be a social worker to end trafficking. If you see something suspicious, report it to childline (1089) or the police and you have done our part.” The event started off with about 150 participants taking an oath to do anything within their means to help curtail slavery. Many students from Don Boscos, Carmel College of women, Goa University participated in this movement as well. The lead partner in the Goa’s first Walk for Freedom is the Bethesda Life Center. The walk for freedom is an initiative by A21 in partnership with more than 150 NGOs all over India.

In a bid to encourage and inspire young musicians, Gomantak Maratha Samaj Goa in association with the Art and Culture Department of Goa is organising the second edition of the musical concert ‘Sangeet Samelan’ on October 19 and 20, 4 p.m. onwards at the Gomantak Maratha Samaj Hall, Panaji. The programme will be inaugurated by Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant along with the deputy chief minister, Chandrakant Kavlekar; musical scholar, Prasad Sawkar; and singer, Meena Faterpekar. “The programme was started a year ago in a bid to inspire young singers of Goa to aim big and follow the example of famous singers that have come out of Goa, such as Lata Mangeshkar,” said president, Gomantak Maratha Samaj Goa, Gaurav Mandrekar. On the first day, Meena Faterpekar will serenade the audience with a vocal classical while on the second day the concert will have a performance by Tulsidas Navelkar on the tabla, a flute recital by Aditya Joshi, a vocal classical by Narendra Kothambikar, and more. The artistes will be accompanied by various Goan musicians.

It was a proud moment as The Navhind Times celebrated its 75th workshop on Sunday, November 3 at Dempo House, Panaji. Since its inception in 2011, these workshops have become a regular feature and are organised once a month. The workshops which are usually held on a Sunday have no fee involved thus making it possible for everyone to attend. Maria Fernandes | NT On Sunday, ‘Become healthy or extinct’, a workshop on reversing chronic illnesses with integrated natural therapy was conducted by engineer, therapist and alchemist, Darryl D’Souza.  People from all walks of life attended and the senior-most participant was a 93-year old lady from Aldona who was accompanied by her sons and sister. “Till 50 years ago chronic illnesses were not seen till the age of 50 years. But if you look at averages in the world today, you will see them manifesting even at the age of 35 years”, stated D’Souza as he commenced the session. He then recounted how the 14-years of ill-health he suffered led him to the world of medicine, alternative health therapy and metaphysics of the human body. “My physical trauma during those years got so intense, that I even planned suicide,” he […]

We have all heard about the famous Goan fish thalis, prawn curries, sorpotel, chicken cafreal, and vindaloo. Now it’s time to celebrate the sweets of Goa. The people of Goa still make traditional sweets from recipes passed down from generation to generation. Here are some of the famous traditional sweets of Goa: Bebinca This is a type of layered pudding. The ingredients which usually go into it are all-purpose flour, eggs, sugar, coconut milk, nutmeg, and ghee.  It takes time to prepare this lovely dessert as each layer has to be baked first before adding the next one. Bebinca usually has 7 to 16 layers. In many places, it is served with vanilla ice-cream. You can eat all the layers at once or peel one layer at a time and savour each one. Dodol Dodol is made using coarsely ground raw paddy rice flour, black jaggery, coconut milk, and cashew nuts. The coconut is ground and the juice/ milk is extracted. It is traditionally cooked on firewood.  The end result is a pudding-like sweet which almost melts in your mouth. It is mostly made for Christmas. Sugar isn’t used and so dodol gets its taste from the delicious Goa jaggery. Its […]

With the aim of helping locals and small scale industries to eliminate manpower, save time, and thereby make the segregation of fish more efficient, four students from Agnel Institute of Technology and Design, Assagao worked on developing a fish sorting system which uses image processing. The group comprised of Sahil Deosekar, Gauri Halankar, Amey Patil, and Devashree Samant. The team was mentored by professor, Gauri Gaunekar and professor, Mrunal Sawant. “On an average fish consumption in Goa is 70 to 90 tonnes a day. Being the staple food of Goans, the demand for fish in the local market has increased and so has the cost,” says Deosekar. However, according to Halankar, several tasks are involved between the catch of fish to selling it. “One of them is sorting the fish on the basis of different sizes. Since a standard type of net is used, fish of different sizes are caught at a time,” she says. Segregation of fish based on sizes is a must as the cost of the fish depends upon its size; larger the size more expensive is the fish as compared to smaller ones of the same species. Generally, fish is manually sorted by size using 10 […]