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Arambol Beach - Goa
Dated 2007-10-07
 One
of the unique features of Arambol beach situated in this small
Indian state of Goa is that it is secluded and manages to look
quite untouched and primitive, though it is a tourist’s dream
beach and quite frequented. Arambol beach in India’s Goa can
be a sheer delight if a person is looking for just the sea,
himself and tranquillity.
The villagers at this Goan beach are friendly and go out of
their way to make you feel at home. Here, you can get the feel
of the Goan culture from close quarters. After the other
crowded beaches in Goa which chug out commercial air, Arambol
comes as a welcome change. There are miles and miles of long
uninterrupted beaches with well-made track running around. The
second beach is even more secluded and little used. There are
sulphur pits and freshwater lakes that tourists can use for
swimming during their vacations in Goa. . . . .
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Artistes Impress Upon
Need To Promote Mando Dance Form
NT News Desk
http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=09285
Panaji, Sept 27: The
traditional mando dance is a unique dance form, evolved as a
blend of Indian melody and Western tune and every Goan has to
ensure the promotion and preservation of this art form, said
Mr Tomazinho Cardozo, a member of the general council of the
Kala Academy while inaugurating the day-long workshop on Goan
mando dance organised by Kala Academy at the Black Box on
September 23.
The workshop was attended by around 80 participants wherein
different lectures-cum-demonstrations and practical sessions
were staged by experts of mando dance. Dr Francisco Colaco
made a special presentation on the theoretical part of the
said art form and also the costumes as well as the dancing
patterns of the dance form. Dr Colaco extended his compliments
to Kala Academy for organising the workshop which is of prime
importance for preservation of traditional mando.
Mr Lawrence Fernandes demonstrated how the rhythmic patterns
could be provided with the traditional percussion instrument
viz Ghumat. Mr Fernandes emphasised on the preservation of
ethnic musical patterns and suggested to the Kala Academy to
organise the follow-up sessions of the present workshop.
Mr Timotio Fernandes, a well-known folklorist staged the
demonstrations of Mando dance and explained how to stage the
traditional art form before the elite audience. Mr Augustinho
de Cruz, an eminent musician gave a demonstration on his
rhythm guitar and explained how to provide musical beats on
rhythm guitar as well as base guitar to maintain the tradition
of mando.
Earlier, Dr Pandurang Phaldesai, member secretary of Kala
Academy stated that in the era of globalisation, every Goan
has to take care for maintaining our own identity through the
preservation of traditional art forms, those which have
enriched our heritage. Dr Phaldesai also declared that Kala
Academy will organise more workshops towards the follow-up
action and will also explore the possibilities of organising a
festival of traditional Mando dance with the participation of
traditional groups from Salcete area.
He also offered to provide infrastructural facilities for
practicing Mando singing and dancing for participation in the
forthcoming All Goa Mando Dance Competition organised by Goa
Cultural and Social Centre. Mr Issac Dias, vice president and
Mr Octavio Rodrigues, general secretary of Goa Cultural and
Social Centre expressed their views and extended compliments
to Kala Academy for taking up the project of mando workshop. |
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Goans will be strangers
in their own land: Nandkumar
NT News Service
Margao, Sept 27:
Warning that coastal areas from Salcete taluka would be
submerged under water after 20 years from now, Dr Nandkumar
Kamat, a scientist and renowned social worker, said that
unless Goans wake up and protect their land they will be
strangers in their own land.
He was speaking at a largely attended meeting which was
organised by Cansaulim, Velcao, and Arrosim Peoples’ Front
near St Thomas Church, Cansaulim this evening.
Earlier, the rally of the villagers which started at 3 p.m.
passed through the village and culminated into a huge public
meeting.
The rally, on World Tourism Day, was organised to protest
against tourism promoted without attempting to protect the
land and its people, the organisers disclosed to ‘The Navhind
Times.’
Young and old, including students carried with them placards
and banners with slogans such as ‘Do not privatise beaches,’
‘We want heritage tourism,’ ‘Our coasts are not for sale,’
‘Don’t exploit children’ etc.
Reminding the Cansaulim villagers of the great Goan leader Dr
Tristao Braganza Cunha, who was born in Cansaulim village and
who worked with stalwarts like Mahatma Gandhi, Motilal Nehru
and Pandit Jawaharla Nehru, about his struggle for freedom and
protecting the Goan identity, Dr Kamat said that Goa must be
protected at any cost for the future generation.
Let the future generation be safe from deadly diseases like
HIV/ AIDS, which have made their presence felt in Goa and were
threatening the lives of many Goans, he noted.
The Goan Communidades and their leaders worked hard to carve
out villages with meticulous planning, which he said were now
being destroyed in the name of tourism and gave a call to
Goans to wake up or else they would be vanquished.
He warned that time was running out for coastal villages and
that the Goans should now rally together to protect this state
once known as the ‘Golden Goa.’
Dr Kamat called upon all the sarpanchas of the villages of the
coastal talukas to be vigilant and not to allow anyone to sell
their soul for the sake of few pieces of silver.
Fr Valeriano Vaz speaking on the occasion reminded the Goans
that the church had played a significant role to protect the
lives of traditional fishermen and toddy tappers and that it
is the duty of every Goan to see that Goa is protected from
all kinds of ills that is happening in the name of tourism.
Later, the villagers resolved to multiply the area groups,
find out specific problems faced by the villagers and then
push the same to the government to find solutions through
peoples’ programme.
Velsao sarpanch, Ms Aruna Rodrigues, Cansaulim sarpanch, Ms
Blanche B Pereira, convenor, Mr Savio Sequeira, Mr Teotonio
from Majorda were among others who spoke on the occasion. Fr
Maverick Fernandes of Council for Social Justice and Peace was
also present on the occasion. |
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New body to fight for
power to panchayats
PANJIM: Aiming to
streamline power to panchayats as envisaged under the 73rd and
74th Constitutional Amendment, which, in turn, supported by
the Panchayat Minister Mani Shanker Aiyer, a nascent movement
has taken birth in the state. Calling itself the 'Goa
Democratic Decentralisation Movement" it aims at creating an
awareness on the effects of decentralisation in the state and
enhancing the political and social potential of local bodies
in governance. The movement has chalked out various activities
such as conducting awareness meetings, rallies, padayataras,
ensuring accountability in governance, documentation, advocacy
and lobbying. The office bearers of this group are: Dr
Nandkumar Kamat (Convenor), Lalan Kerkar (jt convenor), Dr
Aureliano Fernandes (Vice chairperson), Soter D'Souza
(secretary), Miguel Braganza (joint secretary), Anabel Gama
(treasurer). The advisory committee comprises of Fr Maverick
Fernandes, who is the joint secretary of the Council for
Social Justice and Peace, and Kumar Kalanand Mani. [GT] |
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Goan artists at
"Divergent Horizons"
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DELHI, Oct 9:
The works of acclaimed Goan artists Sonia Rodrigues
Sabharwal, Nirupa Naik and Rajashree Thakker will be featured
in "Divergent Horizons", an exhibition organised by Mahua
Gallery. Also included will be paintings by varied artists
coming from other regional zones including Bengal, Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
This exhibition to be held at Academy of Fine Arts and
Literature, 4/6, Siri Fort Institutional Area, New Delhi, from
11 to 14 October, thus becomes unique with distinctive
stylizations and techniques indulging in varied images. The
artists have innovated and created contemporary images with
ideas taken from the new age environment, folk motifs,
elements from ancient miniature style paintings and tantric
symbols. [GoaNewsClips] |
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Rain above normal in Goa
PANJIM, Oct 9:P Goa has
received highest rainfall this season compared to the last
seven years with 141 inches of rainfall being noted until now.
Normally, Goa receives about 110 to 115 inches but for the
last three years it has been good in terms of the average,
said Goa Meteorological Observatory in-charge KV Singh. In
2006, Goa received 116.9 inches while in 2005 it was 131.4
inches. The record highest was in 1961 when Goa had crossed
169 inches. [H] |
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First of 800 charter
flights to arrive on Oct 11
VASCO, Oct 7: The Dabolim
airport director, Mr D Paul Manickam, today informed that
around 800 charter flights carrying tourists from different
countries are expected to arrive this year, out of which 717
have already confirmed their arrival. Last year, 776 charter
flights had arrived. The Condor flight from Frankfurt coming
via Dubai will touch down the airport early on Thursday
morning. Last year, about 22 lakh air passengers flew to Goa
through the Dabolim airport including 4 lakh charter tourists.
[NT] |
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Konkani adages
"Vozram" is a just-released book by Isidore Dantas, and
illustrated by GT cartoonist Alexyz R Fernandes, which
describes itself as "a treasure trove of Konkani adages with
English interpretations". Mumbai/Pune-based Dantas has, since
some time now, been very helpful in volunteering to translate
English texts into Konkani, and to build that language's
presence in cyberspace. This book (154 pp, Queeny Productions
and Publications, Velsao-Pale, Rs.100) is a good compilation
of Konkani sayings. While Dantas has done a great job in
collating the sayings, the English rendering gives the
impression of falling in-between a literal translation and one
which gives adequate understanding of the context.
Nonetheless, this is a useful book. Dantas is one more of
those expats thinking of their Goa, even while sitting far
from home. [Frederick Noronha, GT]
• EDITS TODAY 09 OCT 2007
# So finally the government of Goa is waking up and
realising that thee is a need to act tough against people
violating the laws of the land? The decision by the government
to clamp down on foreigners overstaying their visa may come as
a surprise to many but if one looks at in clear perspective,
the law of the land is the law of the land.
[Herald]
# The process for preparation of a regional plan for
horizon year 2021 has finally begun. What ought to be
appreciated is that the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat,
instead of rushing for preparation of the plan at one go, has
preferred to constitute a task force, which would suggest an
appropriate methodology for framing the plan.
[The Navhind Times]
# Monday, 8 October, 2007, belonged to Chief Minister
Digambar Kamat. Practically, all the newspapers carried a
report and photograph of the opening of the road from Panjim
to Mapusa, which was closed due to the landslide at Porvorim.
Secondly, and more importantly, Monday was also the day when
newspapers carried the names of a task force set up by the
Chief Minister to assist the government in drafting a new
regional plan for the state. The CM's achievement lies in the
constitution of the task force. [Gomantak
Times] |
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