Featured Events
Ravindra Bhavan is organising a Ghumat Vadan workshop from August 16 to August 26, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The workshop will be conducted by experts in the field. Participants will learn the tradition of Ghumat Aarti singing along with other accompanying traditional instruments like Xamell, Kansal etc. The age group is ten years and above. Those interested are requested to collect the application forms from Ravindra Bhavan, Margao.
A creative collage of 3681 left-handers handprints from the world over will be displayed at the Big Foot Tiatra Hall of Fame, Loutolim by Maendra Alvares. The collage is open for public viewing till August 25, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
A fondant figurine class with Mumbai-based artist Gauri Kekre will be held on August 23, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hands-on training on the christening cake figurines, etc and certificates will be provided. Details: 8999778720/fbacademygoa@gmail.com.
As part of its ‘Kitaab: Books in Discussion’ series, ICG will host the book discussion of ‘The Lost Decade 2008 – 2018’ by journalist Puja Mehra, on August 23, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at The International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. Entry is free and open to all.
‘Craftworks – the accessories fair’, a three-day handcrafted fashion accessories exhibition is on at the Art Gallery, Maquinez Palace, ESG Complex, Panaji from August 23 to 25, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The Heritage Eco-Club of St Francis Xavier’s School, Siolim is organising its annual festival of plants and flowers on from August 24 to August 26, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at St Francis Xavier’s School, Siolim. Entry is free and open to all. Details: 9326102797/2272245.
A whipped cream finishing advanced cake master class with Pune-based chef Aditi Garware will be held on August 24 and 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The certificate course will cover layering, sphere cake, tiered cake, floral wreath piping, etc. Details: 8999778720/fbacademygoa@gmail.com
Kathak performer, Sumedha Bhattacharyya and Ghumott player, Inacio Madeira will perform their Project Travelling Water on August 24, at 7 p.m at Goa Chitra Museum, Benaulim. Details: 9850466165/2772910-11.
Popular singer Mahesh Kale will perform on August 25, 6 p.m. at the Village Panchayat Hall, Taleigao. Kale will be presenting light classical songs, especially, Natyageet and Bhaktigeet. Kale has been performing in India and abroad and has his own unique style of singing. This programme is organised by the Talaulicar family, originally Goan, now settled in Mumbai. The tickets for this show are available on bookmyshow as well as at the Kala Academy ticket counter. (The show will be held on August 25, 6 p.m. in Taleigao. Details: 7887741391)
Ramchandra Prabhu Salgaonkar will organise a city walk through Panaji in association with CRY on August 25, 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Minimum contribution for the walk is `100, which will be donated to CRY. Prior registration is mandatory. Details: 9923388999 (Kindly get exact location from given contact number)
Students of CMYK Academy of Photography, Mapusa, will exhibit their photographs at the 13th Annual Mogubai Memorial Photo Exhibition on till August 31, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Big Foot Art Gallery, Loutolim.
Featured Blog
Deciphering cricket with Boria Majumdar
Sports journalist, sports commentator, and author of several books on Indian sports, Boria Majumdar was in Goa for the 2019 edition of Goafest. NT GoGoaNow caught up with Boria to talk cricket. AUSTIN DIAS | NT GoGoaNow This year’s IPL has seen matches go on till midnight. The slow over rates are affecting fans and journalists. Comment The most important constituency of the game is its fans. If a fan has to struggle to return home at 1 a.m. in the morning by paying four times the money for transport, if a journalist cannot write the match report as the deadline is over and his morning edition is gone, and the broadcaster cannot sell his inventory, it is unfair on them. Firstly, the BCCI has to play a greater role. There are two things that can be done. You can start matches at 7 p.m. and finish by 11.30 p.m. Secondly, penalising the erring captain on the basis of net run rate (NRR). If the penalisation is done by cutting down match fees the franchise will pay it off. If you want to hurt them use the NRR (net run rate) option. Eventually, when it comes down to the […]
Giving a boost to the cinematic culture
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in collaboration with Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) organised a 20-day workshop of two certified short courses namely, Foundation Course in Screen Acting and Foundation Course in Screenplay Writing at ESG, Panaji. These short courses aimed at helping artistes and screen writers of the state polish their skills. Registrar at FTII Varun Bharadwaj was present for the valedictory function. The faculties for the courses were Phuntsok Ladakhi and Samvartha Sahil. The full day courses commenced from April 13 and ended on May 2. A total number of 32 registrations from all over India were received; out of which 20 individuals opted for the Screen Acting course while 12 opted for the Screenplay writing course.
Serendipity Arts Festival announces 2019 curators
The curatorial panel for the fourth edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival, an eight-day multidisciplinary arts event held in Panaji (15 – 22 December), has been announced and includes leading names from various arts disciplines. The annual arts festival will include disciplines like music, dance, theatre, culinary arts, visual arts, craft and photography. Each discipline will be curated by two curators. For music, the curators are tabla player Aneesh Pradhan, and Sneha Khanwalkar, a music director best known for her music in the film series ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. In the field of dance, Bharatnatyam dancer and former chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (2011-2015), Leela Samson, and choreographer-dancer Mayuri Upadhya will curate projects. As per the organisers, Mumbai-based actor and director Atul Kumar, and film and theatre actress Arundhati Nag will handle curation for theatre. For culinary arts, restaurant mogul and chef Rahul Akerkar and Goa-based Prahlad Sukhtankar are curating for the festival. For photography, curator Rahaab Allana and photographer-environmental campaigner Ravi Agarwal have been named. Visual arts will have contemporary Indian artist Sudarshan Shetty and art-cultural historian and museologist Jyotindra Jain as curators. Curator Pramod K G, who has recently curated the first-ever exhibition of a collection […]
About theatre arts
Sunaparanta – Goa Centre for the Arts in collaboration with Abhivyaktee conducted a 15-day intensive theatre workshop with a special emphasis on ‘tiatr’. The workshop concluded with a presentation of skits in Konkani performed by the participants aged between 10 to 16 years. Based on the various exercises gleaned in the workshop, the presentation included various humorous scenes ‘dekhave’; an incident based on an exercise on ‘improvisation’; a comedy play titled ‘Teacher, Mhaka Pass Kor’; and a special cantar written by Tina Costa and performed by the participants. Chief guest at the event was the member secretary of Tiatr Academy of Goa, Cezar D’Mello. In his address, he briefly explained the history of tiatr and encouraged the participants to take a more active part in the art form. He also appreciated the efforts put in by Sunaparanta and Abhivyaktee to carry the tradition to the next generation. The resource persons at the workshop were Anagha Deshpande and Saish Deshpande backed by the president of Abhivyaktee, Sandip Deshpande and tiatr practitioners Carmin Joseph e Vas and Fermino Goes who conducted various sessions on character development, body movement, use of proscenium, voice and speech, improvisations, theatre games and the history of tiatr. […]
Your career matters
In its continuous endeavour to share knowledge, improve skills and introduce new ideas, The Navhind Times has been organising workshops, seminars and competitions since 2011. In its latest venture, Your Career Matters, various popular, as well as uncommon professions, will be highlighted. The maiden interaction will be with some of the top RJs of Goa who will speak about radio jockeying as a career. Maria Fernandes | NT Kuriocity If things like music programming, scripting, presenting radio shows, radio advertisements and lending voice to audio magazines and documentaries seem interesting to you, a career as a radio jockey (RJ) is something you can consider. Radio is not only the fastest growing but also a very popular segment in the media sector today. Thanks to the various innovative approaches of the new channels that have entered the scenario in recent times, the popularity of radio is at an all-time high. RJs who run the shows are celebrities in their own right. Take for example our very own Shakuntala Bharne and Alfie of FM Rainbow, Ayesha Barretto of Radio Indigo and Uday Chari of Big FM, whose voices have charmed us over the years and kept us informed and entertained. Radio jockeying […]
What to do during the monsoon season in Goa
During monsoons, nightlife events and watersports activities are less. However, the rains make Goa more magical. There is a lot more greenery and the air feels fresher. People can visit local restaurants to enjoy hot samosas and kappas with tea while listening to the sound of the rain hitting the earth. Those who are adventurous can go for whitewater rafting or trekking. The monsoons are a great time to visit majestic waterfalls like Dudhsagar, Netravali, Amboli, Kesarval spring, Tambdi Surla, and Harvalem waterfall. For the people who are disappointed with the lack of watersport activities, there is no need to worry. You can try out flyboarding, catamaran sailing, kayaking, speed boating, banana rides, etc. One can also explore the quieter places of Goa. One of them is Fontainhas – a Latin quarter which has heritage Portuguese houses, narrow streets, and colourful architecture. Other than this place there are many tranquil islands to visit that are full of natural beauty and cultural treats. Some of them are Divar Island, Chorao Island, San Jacinto Island, Butterfly Island, and Conco Island. In some of these places, you can rent a bicycle and tour these beautiful places. If you want to stay indoors and […]
Parikrama knowledge terminus to host revolutionary sounds of Goa
Parikrama Knowledge Terminus (PKT) in collaboration with Department of Art and Culture will host its annual event on June 18, from 7 p.m. onwards at Ravindra Bhavan, Sankhali. Themed on the revolutionary sounds of Goa, the event ‘18 June Collective’ aims at exploring various folk songs and dances of the state. The event will be inaugurated by Chief Minister of Goa, Pramod Sawant and Minister for Art and Culture, Govind Gaude. The event will be dedicated to former deputy speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly and litterateur Vishnu Surya Wagh. For the event, PKT has curated ten live performances of various artistes. In addition, the event will witness the participation of ten institutions from around Goa engage with 150 artistes on stage. ‘18 June Collective’ will feature notable artistes such as Shruti Bhosale, Tushar Kamat, Malcom D’costa and Divya Naik. Other artistes performing in groups include Sindhuraj Kamat, Raj Madgaonkar, Gayatri Patil, Suvidha Naik, Upendra Salgaonkar, Smith Naik, Chetan Naik, Gurudas Naik, Reshma Naik and others. Parikrama Knowledge Terminus is an organisation of mid-career professionals created and crafted to provide quality educational aid and professional outlook for the youngsters. Since inception, the trajectory of this organisation has been guided by the […]
‘Yoga for Heart’
To commemorate the 5th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on the theme Yoga for Heart, Directorate of Health Services is observing yoga celebrations on mass scale at State level as well as at all Health Centres to promote and propagate yoga all over State of Goa. A state level function will be held at Taleigao Community Hall, Taleigao on June 21 at 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., in association with Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs and Directorate of Education. About 500 participants including school students, nursing school, Disha School For Special Children Government staff and general public will be participating and practicing Common Yoga Protocol. Similarly yoga day functions has been organised at all Taluka Levels such as Panaji, Mapusa, Ponda, Vasco, Margao, Quepem, Pernem, Bicholim, Sattari, Mormugoa, Canacona and Dharbandora under Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and UHCs. In 33 PHCs across the state the function will start at 7:30 a.m. with one Yoga instructor. Besides, other CHCs and PHCs will be organising Yoga demonstrations/lectures etc in their respective jurisdiction with the help of Yoga experts for students, anganwadi workers, Panchayat level, Block level NGO, general public, staff etc. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday […]
New Exciting Programmes in Visual Arts & Theatre for 2019
The all-new curriculum in Visual Art and Theatre programmes at Sunaparanta has just begun this week. Mango Tree after-school Art Programme for age groups 5-6 years and 7- 9 years (Every Thursday) Discover the world of colours, stop-motion techniques, pop art and poster art, sculpture making, clay modelling, music, drama, body movements and much more! Facilitating artists: Ramdas Gadekar, Chaitali Morajkar, Assavri Kulkarni, Siddesh Gaunekar, Anushya Sharma, Ruth Costa, Alice Dsouza, Sonia Sabharwal, Keya D’Souza, Arundhati Chattopadhyaya. Pencil to Portfolio – Juniors for age group 10 to 12 years (Every Friday) Curriculum includes Grid Drawing & Head Study, Puppet Making, Understanding 3D Spaces, Photomontage, Exploring styles, subjects and techniques of various art forms, and more! Facilitating artists: Chaitali Morajkar, Assavri Kulkarni and Siddesh Gaunekar. Pencil to Portfolio – Adults for 13 years and above (Every Saturday) Fine art training in 6 short modules designed for students, working professionals and all interested in learning the fundamentals of art. Drawing & Sketching, Colour Theory, Oil Painting, Still Life and Landscape Drawing and more…every Saturday! Facilitating artists: Rajendra Usapkar, Siddharth Gosavi and Vijay Bhandare. In Stages – Theatre company for age group 12 to 16 years (Every Saturday) Exciting sessions in Character Development, […]
12th Goa Marathi Film Festival to kick-off on June 28
The 12th Goa Marathi Film Festival is all set to open on June 28 with a special dance and skit entertainment programme presented by Fakt Marathi, Maharashtra’s leading general entertainment television channel. The festival, which will be held from June 28 to June 30 at Kala Academy, Maquinez Palace and Inox Multiplex in Panaji, and at 1930 Vasco in Vasco, will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant, in the presence of the Minister for Art and Culture, Govind Gaude, Member of Parliament, Sanjay Raut and noted film producer and director, Subhash Ghai. The opening ceremony will also witness presentation of Kritadnyata Puraskar, a lifetime achievement award to the well-known Marathi film director, Sumitra Bhave. In addition, this ‘Gaurav Utsav Sohala’ will give away a number of other awards in categories including Chaturastra Abhineta (all-rounder actor), Chaturastra Abhinetri (all-rounder actress), Vishesh Gaurav (Special Honour), Fakt Marathi Abhiman (Only Marathi Pride), Samaj Ratna (Gem of the Society) and Kala Gaurav (Felicitation of the Art). The film festival, which boasts of exhibiting at least 50 per cent unreleased films, will screen ‘Basta’ directed by Tanaji Ghadge, ‘Mulshi Pattern’ directed by Pravin Tarde, ‘Hodee’ directed by Gajendra Ahire, ‘Naal’ directed by Sudhakar […]
7th edition of Goa Environmental Film Festival to focus on ‘Water Scarcity’
The Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) in association with Kala Kirti is organising the 7th edition of Goa Environmental Film Festival 2019 for schools and colleges at Goan level, and individual category at national level on September 25 and September 26. The aim of the festival is to select short films to spread the message of environmental awareness and also to inspire understanding of the environment through the power of films. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Panaji, vice chairman, ESG, Rajendra Talak said that the festival’s goal is to offer entertaining and educational films that leaves attendees with increased awareness of environmental issues that we face locally and globally. The theme for the short films in both categories is ‘Water-Elixir of Life’. In the schools and colleges category, the film should only be in Konkani, Marathi, Hindi, or English (with English subtitles, if the film is not in English) and should be produced by Goan schools and colleges only. In the individual category, the film can be in any Indian language under VIII schedule (with English subtitles if the film is not in English) and can be produced by any citizen of India. Goans can participate in both […]
Traditional sweets of Goa
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 […]
Get up and RISE
The next Navhind Times workshop, RISE, slated for July 21, will help youngsters reinvent themselves, influence others, stabilise, and excel in different fields. NT Kuriocity chats with organisational development consultant and certified talent analyst Kishore Shah to find out more Maria Fernandes | NT Kuriocity An electrical engineer with a post graduate diploma in human resource management and organisational studies, Kishore Shah is a multi-faceted personality. A certified talent analyst from Chally, Ohio, Shah, who is the recipient of Business Goa Awards for Corporate Excellence – 2017, among other achievements will be conducting the next Navhind Times workshop RISE, focusing on youngsters. He gives us a peek into what it is about. From school to high school, and then higher secondary and college, students have to deal with various changes. In addition, being plugged into a global consumerist culture supported by technology, they have various predicaments. How will this workshop help them? Change is not a new term for us because we evolve, but when change happens at hyper speed it no longer is a change; it’s an upheaval which is disruptive and hardly gives us time to respond. Today we are witnessing change in almost all spheres of […]
Learning to RISE with Navhind Times
The Navhind Times workshop aptly named RISE, was held on July 21 at Dempo House, Panaji. More than 150 students in the age group of 11 to 23 participated in the half-day workshop that was organised to help youngsters reinvent themselves, influence others, and stabilise and excel in different fields. Conducted by Organisational Development consultant and certified Talent analyst, Kishore Shah, the workshop also had a few parents and teachers in participation. Shah began the session with a short video of the national anthem (without the vocals) by differently-abled children which depicted the RISE theme with laser-sharp clarity. This was followed by an ice-breaker session, wherein participants were asked to appreciate their partners and to inspire them to raise the bar. He then explained the significance of the theme ‘RISE’ (Reinvent, Influence, Stabilise and Excel) with examples which made understanding the concept easy even for the younger ones. Highlighting the importance of experiment as a part of our key life skills, he said: “It is vital to reinvent ourselves through experiments. We need to do things differently and in a better way because the law of diminishing utility keeps eroding the value of all things.” Through a few simulations, […]
Into the mind of Kamlakar Naik- An Indian Classical Music Vocalist
Kamlakar Naik is a kind-hearted man who is an Indian classical music vocalist. His style is Khayal singing and belongs to the Agra style of music. He has performed in many places and music conferences like Surashri Kesarbai Kerkar Smriti Sangeet Samaroh, Sawai Gandharv, and Sangeet Samorah. Naik says that nowadays in Goa, people lean more towards light classical music or Western & Indian classical music fusions. He says: “I’m not interested in music fusions. I concentrate on pure classical music which I received from my gurus.” Some of his gurus were Ratnakantji Ramnathkar, Pt. V.R Athavaleji, and Jitendra Abhishekiji. He’s been involved in classical music for approximately 50 years. Kamlakar feels that Indian classical music has definitely changed in Goa and India over the years as each artist has his own imagination and capacity and makes his contribution to the classical music industry which changes the music. “I enjoy performing. I am totally involved in the performance. I always think that every performance is an examination for me,” Naik enthusiastically states. He continues,“ One must also learn the theory of music apart from practical. There are theoretical rules for presenting melodies. One melody can be performed even for 60 minutes […]
GoaMiles is now Goa government’s licensed app based taxi service
The State Transport Authority under the Department of Transport, Govt. of Goa has granted approval for operations of GoaMiles app-based taxi service in accordance with the Guidelines for App Taxi operators in the State. This approval from the Goa Transport Department now makes GoaMiles the state-run app-based taxi service and throws open its doors for all categories of registered vehicles to sign up and boost the State’ first and only app-based taxi service – GoaMiles. Following this approval, the aggregator can now aggregate taxis in the category of AGT(All Goa Tourist), Yellow black taxis and AITP taxis, Yellow Black Motorcycles, Rent a Cab, Rent a Bike etc as per the guidelines formulated by STA. Goa has around 30,000 registered tourist taxis operating across the State. GoaMiles which was launched last year by the Goa Tourism Development Corporation has already achieved success and had been appealing to local tourist operators to join the new service which has proven beneficial to the hundreds of taxi operators already in service with GoaMiles. GoaMiles is managed by a local Goan company called FrotaMiles Pvt. Ltd. created as an SPV as per the requirements of the tendering process. This SPV is the subsidiary of the […]
Memories, Spices, and Goan flavours
Sometimes it is better to take a break from chasing complicated, intricate, cuisines and dishes and just sit back and relish food that takes you back to your roots and simpler times. Here are a few glimpses of the morsels available at the Goan Saraswat cuisine pop-up at Vivanta Goa, Panaji. Sheryl Gonsalves | NT GOGOANOW Usually, the favourite memories of a person are related to the food they enjoyed from their mother’s or grandmother’s hands. I got to relive those memories as I ate the simple traditional food at Vivanta Goa, Panaji’s Goan Saraswat cuisine pop-up. The chef behind this unique pop-up is Shubhra Shankhwalker who has partnered with Vivanta Goa, Panaji to curate this exclusive gastronomic experience. “When people come to Goa, they only try Goan Catholic food. No one talks about Goan Saraswat food. The pop-up is for people to be aware of it. This type of food is only available in people’s houses. It’s not easily available in restaurants,” Shankhwalker says. She learned to cook from her mother-in-law and mother. She had once told her mother that she has no interest in cooking, but now carries 15 years of cooking experience. When the silver thali came […]
Picture Perfect
Photo Journalists’ Association (PJAG) in association with the Directorate of Art and Culture organised a photo exhibition, felicitation, and prize distribution of the state-level photo contest on the occasion of ‘World Photography Day’ at Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto. The chief guest at the occasion was Chief Minister Pramod Sawant while the guest of honour was Minister for Art and Culture, Govind Gaude. Also present were director, Department of Information and Publicity, Meghana Shetgaonkar; Utpal Parrikar among others. In the school category, the five best prizes were awarded to Saraa Sansgiri, Nash Angwyn Lopes, Gargi G Shetkar, Arnan Jonathan Dias and Saloni Sanjay Nagde. Apart from this, 20 of the best photographs were selected by a panel of judges. The list included photographs by Nash Angwyn Lopes, Samarth Updesh Kossembe, Ketan Suresh Naique, Urvi N Kambli, Prachi Atmaram Gauns, Yeshashvi L Kuttikar, Gargi G Shetkar, Manasvi N Majik, Shrikrishnna Rama Naik, Suyash S Chodankar, Vedarth Vivek Joshi, Snusha Samir Shirodkar, Ayush A Salgaonkar, and Liane Rossetti Nunes. (The exhibition will be on view till August 20 at Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto) Pics Credit – Shivang Mishra I NT GOGOANOW