The 45th State Art Exhibition (2019-2020) was inaugurated by Shri. Daulat Hawaldar, IAS Commissioner & Secretary (Finance) Govt. of Goa at Kala Academy’s Art Gallery. The walls of the gallery have different works under Painting and Graphic Print, Applied Art and Graphic Design, and Sculpture. There were many coloured, black & white, and monochrome paintings which depicted still life, portraits, animals, surrealism, abstract themes, and more. One memorable exhibit was an artist’s depiction of how he remembers Goa and tells the viewers through written words to wake up because the Goa he loves is vanishing. Other eye-catching exhibits were the sculptures of marine life, faces, and other objects like a long row of teeth. (The exhibition will be open to the public until 30th December – 10 am to 7 pm) Winners ARTIST WORK Painting and Graphic Print Vitesh Naik Kaliyug Omkar Banaule Untitled Dhiraj Pednekar The Act of Stealing Applied Art and Graphic Design Sharmila Coutinho To Achieve Gender Equality Fabian Gonsalves A Goa I Knew Gautam Bambolkar Work Life Balance Sculpture Akshay Chari Untitled Rohil Satodkar Flying Dream Kalidas Mhamal Valuable

In a bid to bring to the fore, ordinary individuals and their extraordinary stories and achievements, The Navhind Times organized a talk with body positive campaigner, Sabreena Shah who shared her amazing story of her trials and tribulations of living with Polycystic Ovarian Disorder (PCOD) and overcoming the same. Sabreena began with a brief introduction about herself and recounted the onset of the disorder at age 15. She narrated how the first panic attack made her realize something was amiss. From the initial misdiagnosis to learning about the condition, she spoke from her heart. “When the doctor finally diagnosed I had PCOD, I was clueless about the disorder. I was terrified and thought I was going to die since I had never heard of it. There wasn’t much information about it then,” she said and went on to explain about the disorder and syndrome through a PowerPoint presentation. From the symptoms to the treatment, she spoke knowledgeably from her personal experience and in-depth study. She then spoke about the humiliation and ridicule she faced as a bearded girl and said,” It was extremely traumatic. The stares, the whispers, the grins and laughs were often just too much. There were days, […]

Music is a language everybody understands. Alvaro Pereria, the musician who has helped boost classical Western music in Goa, talks to NT GoGoaNow about his days during the past few weeks. Sheryl Gonsalves – NT GoGoaNow This Goa State Cultural Award holder spent his days mostly playing badminton, reading, and practicing classical music. He was supposed to perform at a music concert in June but it had to be called off due to the pandemic. “We worked on a whole new Schubert trio (for the concert) to try something new. It takes more than forty minutes to perform,” Alvaro reveals. They also practiced Beethoven pieces and a Mozart trio. Alvaro usually composes church music and performs at weddings but all that is now cancelled. He feels that music can help quite a lot and didn’t find the lockdown boring. He says, “Inspiration is there everyday whether there is a lockdown or not.”

A soft jiggly dessert with coconut goodness that is seen at some Goa functions.   Ingredients: 2 cups of milk ½ tin sweetened condensed milk 1 cup tender coconut water 1 cup tender coconut flesh ½ cup china grass   Method: Take out the tender coconut pulp (without the water) and blend. Let the china grass soak in the tender coconut water for 8-10 minutes. Boil the milk and condensed milk together. Heat the china grass and coconut water till the china grass melts. Mix it into the milk mixture. Add the blended coconut pulp and mix. Pour the mixture into a tray or bowls, let it cool and then refrigerate.

“When you read, it’s like you travel even though you’re stuck at home. Imagination is such a great thing. I advise people to read during this time,” says Desiree D’souza – a final year M.A English student at Goa University. She shares with NT GoGoaNow about how she has been coping with the lockdown and social distancing. Sheryl Gonsalves | NT GoGoaNow Desiree knows that she won’t be a student for long and has to one day step out into the world get a professional job. Being at home for 2 months and not wanting to waste any more time she decided to take up a 1-month online course from Harvardx about Shakespeare as she admires his works. She has also been improving her cooking skills and exercising to remain fit. Desiree describes herself as an introvert and therefore doesn’t really get bored and finds a lot of things to do at home. Reading has been one of her main activities. “The details in novels give vivid mental images. Reading can change a person’s mood. It can make a boring day at home fun. I especially like reading crime fiction and enjoy the suspense,” Desiree reveals. However, one thing that […]

Experience the vibrancy of Portuguese architecture in this quarter of Panaji. The Fontainhas is the oldest Latin Quarter located in Panaji. In the late 1700s, this locality belonged to a Goan expat who was also known as ‘Mossmikar’, as he hailed from the Portuguese colony of Mozambique in East Africa. Since this place was an open space it was called as ‘Mollo’, finally leading to be identified as ‘Mala’.The ‘Mossmikar’ later converted this land into coconut plantation hence called as Palmar Grande. The Fontainhas became more civilized when the Portuguese moved out from Old Goa to Panjim in the 1840’s due to sanitary problems that led to repeated outbreaks of plague in Old Goa.Since this was a plain area, it became the first choice of habitation for the Portuguese. When the Kadambas ruled Goa, what we now know as Panaji was called as Pancham Khali.  The Portuguese called it as Novo Goa or New Goa as they had moved out of Old Goa.The city of Panaji was built around Fonte de Phoenix. Fonte De Phoenix (Fountain of Phoenix) is a water reservoir which was constructed in the Portuguese era. On the top of the fountain there was a plate which […]