Minister for Art and Culture, Govind Gaude on Friday said that music should inspire people and it should encourage them to help people in need. He was talking at the release of singer and music composer Sidhanath Buyao’s six music videos release at the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), Panaji. Gaude further added that there are a lot of music videos which are going viral on social media and people should be wise enough to pick up the message from them. Sidhanath’s videos are based on varied themes and tell different stories. Two of these videos feature Puja Naik and Vikram Keni Gaitonde. Appreciating Buyao for encouraging Puja who has a speech impediment, president GPCC Girish Chodankar said that we should work towards encouraging differently abled children so that they come up and make an identity of their own. Buyao also said that the reason for holding a release was basically to launch two artistes Puja and Vikram who have been through a lot and yet have brought out their hidden talents of singing. “I spoke to Puja first, I tried listening to her. Nobody in her family was from a singing background but what I liked about her was […]

Singer Ajay Naik along with Producao de Ishtuqutoor recently released the video of Konkani gazal ‘Hanv Pila Illoso’ written by Konkani litterateur Pundalik Naik. Speaking at the release of the video, Minister for Art and Culture, Govind Gaude said that going by the name of the title of the gazal, it gives you a whole different meaning but it’s an eye-opener to the youth of this generation to stay away from such things. Gaude also added that “earlier, people who used to work in the fields were used to take a small amount of liquor to meet their bodily needs and would go on to live for a minimum of 80 years but youth nowadays are more addicted to bad vices and thus has resulted in them living a shorter lifespan.”     Pic Credit- Hemant Parab

“You can do two best things, either you do it right or do it wrong but the worst part is doing nothing at all”, and the Goa Football Association along with the Vedanta group have done the right thing with their collective vision of getting the women empowerment on the football scene in Goa which has showed signs of prosperity with the success of the first edition of the Women’s league said the GFA president, Elvis Gomes while speaking at the launch of the 2nd Vedanta Women’s Football League 2018-19 which will kick-off on August 14 with a total of eight teams participating in the event. The second edition is a product of the success of the first edition and promises to be a bigger one and with years to follow the league might even surpass the men’s league added Gomes. Gomes also stated that “things have to grow gradually and cannot be kept stagnant and the all the issues related to the game have to be solved by getting all the organisational bodies on the same page as the culture of football in the state is robust.” Addressing the gathering, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Pramod Sawant said that, […]

Bhasha Mandal (KBM) will organise its annual ‘Shenoi Goembab Story Telling Competition’ on August 13 across 17 centres across the state. One of the biggest in the state with more than 150 judges and 250 plus volunteers, the competition will be held in three categories: first to fourth standard; fifth to seventh standard and eighth to tenth standards. In order to give more representation to the performers at the state-level competition for the centres where the participants are in large numbers, the judges may select more winners for every additional 15 participants. The centre level competition will be followed by district level competition on August 19 followed by the state level competition on the same day at Konkani Bhasha Mandal Hall in Margao.

The feast of Our Lady of Snows (Neves Saibinn) also known as ‘Konnsachem Fest’ was celebrated at Our Lady of Snows Church, Raia on Sunday with a festive fervor. The feast symbolises the act of seeking the blessings from the almighty for a bountiful harvest season. Four masses were held in the morning at 5.45 am, at 7.00 am, 8.15 am and the high mass at 9.30 am. After the third mass, Assistant Parish Priest, Fr Pedro Costa along with the members of confraria and fabrica led a procession from the church to the ‘Saibinnich Kongi’ where the paddy field was first blessed by Fr Pedro Costa by saying a prayer and sprinkling of holy water. This was followed by Fr Costa using the silver sickle to cut the first corn, and there on the first sheaves were taken to the church with a procession to devote it to the almighty. The devotees then collected the blessed sheaves of paddy and took them home to place it on the altar. The high mass was celebrated by Fr Allen Tavares, Manager of the Pillar college at 9:30 a.m.     Pic Credits- Vipul Rege

Minister for Art and Culture, Govind Gaude on Wednesday inaugurated the Kala Academy Goa’s College of Theatre Arts –A 4 year Bachelor of Performing Art in theatre professional course from the academic year 2018-19 which is affiliated to Goa University. Speaking on the occasion Gaude said that, the main motive of starting the Bachelor of Performing arts course at Kala Academy is to strive ahead to produce new gems of theatre artists amongst this generation by exploring their talents to the fullest and not just restricting the purpose of Kala Academy towards organizing other programmes. Further Gaude added that students that have enrolled in this course should not study this course for the sake of getting a bachelors degree but in turn, create a mass awareness about the course to others. “Learning the art of acting is more sort of a practical work than theoretical and each artist should understand their respective roles not only as a stage artist but also as a humble civilian” added Gaude. Also addressing the gathering Member Secretary, Gurudas Pilarnekar said that “A lot of effort has been put up in the buildup of this course and getting affiliation from Goa University, and the students […]