TIATRIST "PRADEEP NAIK".FELICITATED.

PRADEEP NAIK is currently one of the best Konkani Stage artistes and among the few Hindu artistes shining on Konkani Stage more beautifully.  I must rate Pradeep  Naik as the best among all.  His forte lies in doing serious roles very strongly and appropriately.  

Pradeep Naik in the middle, next to the Chief Guest Prince Jacob

Hindus are known to act in Marathi Nattaks in Goa while Christians in Konkani Tiatros.   The late Alexinho de Candolim probably was known to introduce for the first time on Konkani Stage some of the Hindus in his professional Tiatros somewhere in late forties/early fifties,  two of them were Roghlo from Calangute and Kanta Divkar from Arpora.  They were important artistes of his troupe and they gained the expertise in this field by participating earlier in the Marathi Nattaks where the  standard was very high.  Alexinho Candolim was expert in using the young talents of these youngsters then and as an ace natural director without proper high educational background nor proper expertise and training in this field, he acquired their services to promote and to flourish our Konkani Stage.  

Pradeep Naikh receiving Honours from Prince Jacob hands

Then came on the Konkani Stage the most popular Hindu artiste, Kamat de Assolna from Assolna, Salcette who was a very good singer, composer, director and script writer. He appeared on Konkani Stage  in early fifties and very quicly in mid fifties he blossomed fruitfully with a fury where he carried the Tiatro followers with him  in big number. However, shortly then after he migrated for greener pastures to Portuguese Africa in Beira where too he displayed his stage talent  occasionally.  

                                                              Group Photo

Currently there  are some  Hindu Tiatrists among us on Konkani Stage who are very dedicatedly serving the Konkani Stage and a few of them are Comedian Ambe, Ullas Tari, Miss Shrutti  and Pradeep Naik. My choice as my favourite goes without any hesitation to Pradeep Naik not only  because he is  a very good actor on the Stage but in his personal life too he is a very good human being and above all as I am aware he is the morally upright man and an upright husband and upright father. His upright persona life reflects on his Stage life. 

Yesterday, along with others from Tiswadi Goa, he was felicitated by the “125^th Anniversary of Tiatr Celebrations Committee: Tiatr Academy of Goa and Directorate of Art and Culture”, in Panjim at Institute Menezes Braganza Hall, at 4.00 PM for his excellence on Konkani Stage and his enormous contributions in the promotion of Tiatros.  Earlier too, Pradeep Naik received lot of prizes for his contribution in the promotion of Konkani Stage.  I am very happy to see Pradeep Naik receiving the latest award and for this I congratulate Pradeep Naik.

A.Veronica Fernandes.

TIATRO "BHOGSONNE".

TIATRO “BHOGSONNE”  By Rosario Leitao staged at Anjuna.

      

Seen above is Vallery singing opening solo

Yesterday, 24^th of this month, I saw the Tiato “BHOGSONNE” written and directed by Rosario Leitao, in Anjuna at 8.00 PM staged in the Church compound.  Though attendancewise it was rather poor but performancewise it was rich where every artiste though almost all looked semi professional and amateur, yet they gave sterling performance.

A Scene: From Left:Sonia-Flashy-Maria-Saby

Wincliff seen singing his solo

The story is based on forgiveness and well meant for this Lent season. All the artistes played their roles well deserving compliments.

A romantic scene: Saby & Sonia

Musical score was well provided  by John Rodrigues and his troupe including three priests from Sanguem, one Fr. Tadev playing Drums, the other Fr. Myron playing Sexaphone and the third one Fr. Mark playing Guitar. The Sound system was manned by Abishek Pondacar.

A Duet by: Maria and Caziton de Cacora

The Side Show songs were interesting where all the songs namely Solos, Duets, Trios and Quarters were well accepted by the audience.

Comedians Wincliff & Neto who authored the comedy which was very fabuluos

A beautiful song by yougster Ena imating Rita Rose

A comedy song singing comedian Pidu

The main focus was directed on the fabulous comedy written and enacted by the top Goan comedian Neto who was well assisted by his other 2 colleagues. 

                                          Seen above Comedian Neto playing the role of a Mistiri showing how to play  Volin.  In fact in his personal life he is a very good musician teaching Music to the students.


A. Veronica Fernandes.

THE THREE SHAMELESS TRAITORS OF GFP.

It is with deep regret I read in the local daily that Mr.  Prabakhar Timble the founder president of Goa Forward has also resigned from the membership of the party as a mark of protest against party MLAs' decision to join BJP when earlier they expressed openly that they will never.  This was the grand betrayal by the suddenly turned traitor Vijay Sardesai who has betrayed the trust of its supporters. It was never  expected from Vijay who made mockery of the trust people had in him. He is such a Traitor and un-Goan in character that I pray to God never in future among Goan women to create a womb that will give birth to such an evil Traitor who does not care for the integrity of his supporters.  He is such an irresponsible un-Goan man that he never thought of the truthfulness, dignity and integrity of all the innumerable supporters who voted for GFP .  Oh! What an irresponsible man he is! 

Through this betrayal Vijay Sardesai and his other two Judases who were till recently unknown entity but became cowardly some body have totally failed to protect the upright image of their voters. These are the traitors who are  immune to the feelings of their voters who are become totally dejected by the betrayal of their representatives. Don’t these traitors have parents, wives and children to correct them? Or they too belong to the same ideology of “Kam zalem voiz melo ?”    Their going to their Temples for performing religious rites is an act of insult to their religion because no religion teaches to be traitors. This defection resembled the first defection in Goa in late sixties when 5 UGP MLA’s  defected to Bandodcar’s MGP.  Incidentally, within a short period all of them were disgraced including my neighbor Valent Sequeira who died as unsung hero.

At least there is one politician in Goa who showed courage and wisdom to declare his sincerity towards his Party’s principle and also his high grade integrity. This is  Mr. Prabakar Timble whom I applaud for dissociating from his party which is manned by corrupt and traitors and also shameless.  Dr. Renuka agreeing to replace Mr. Timble without opposing Vijay and his colleagues for joining BJP is an act of juvenile girl.  I  don’t know how my other friends in GFP like Prashant who was so vocal like Vijay against BJP has succumbed to the Lollipops offered to them. After all, personal benefits outpace party’s principles.  This is the tragedy of our Democracy which was imposed on us by Bharat Serkar in the name of forced liberation on 19^th December 1961.  This liberation is good only for the corrupt and the Bastartised Goans who are so selfish that they are ready even to dole their wives and daughters to those who are giving them power and money.

A.Veronica Fernandes,

 Candolim, Goa.

Tel:7507394349.