PROTEST OVER TIATRO
COMPETITION AT KALA ACADEMY.
Almost every year there
is is dissatisfaction over the results of the Tiatro competition and judges are
made the culprits for this confusion. I am sure the organizers of this
competition are aware of this. The same
thing again appeared this year as shown by the “Seby The Calangute and Troupe”,Calangute group, when they openly indicated their dissatisfaction over the
declared results of this year’s competition of “B Group”, with a protest note
they presented to the Chairman of Kala Academy a few days back. The protest note
was presented by the three representatives of this group that staged their
Tiatro “Tum Nhuim” on 18.09.17; they are
shown in the photograph shown above.
Thru RTI they also asked for the details of all the results and how they
are derived.
What I have noticed is
this that most of the Tiatrists who participate in this competition are not
having their confidence in the judges who are selecting the Tiatros for the
awards. As for me, I don’t know how smart
and expert and knowledgeable they are in this field or whether they are from
Ladru-Pedru category. If their names and
photos were given openly before the competition then it would be nice to know
their category.
Secondly, as per my
information there is a “match fixing” going on there to give best prizes for the
certain groups and also bribe too is playing its role as I am told since one
insider is the person involved in taking this bribe. The real truth in this matter will be known
gradually.
When the organizers and
the judges join together to deny the deserving artistes their awards then it
becomes a robbery and crime against justice.
Hence, it is imperative to raise one’s voice against this injustice as Seby
the Calangute group has done. The others
who feel they are also cheated then they must also follow.
A.Veronica Fernandes.
