Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha has called on tiatrists to keep personal biases aside while disbursing information on stage through the medium of tiatr.
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She also appealed to tiatrists to project the positive so that people are aware of the good done by individuals, organisations and the government of the day.
“If this is adhered to, people will respect our opinion much more,” she remarked, while adding that this will also enable everyone who loves tiatr to come and enjoy it. Addressing a gathering in her capacity as the chief guest on the occasion of 125th anniversary of Tiatr celebrations at Gomant Vidya Niketan, Margao, on Tuesday, Alina also upheld the request put forth by the guest of honour, veteran tiatrist Premanand Sangodkar to the 125th anniversary of Tiatr Celebrations Committee to also consider felicitating some personalities from the government and other walks of life who have rendered immense help for the cause of Tiatr. Sangodkar named the personalities as follows: former chief minister Digambar Kamat, former chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar, former art & culture minister Dayanand Mandrekar, bureaucrat Prasad Lolienkar and Chairman of 125th Anniversary of Tiatr Celebrations Committee Tomazinho Cardozo.
Speaking further, Alina termed Konkani as the mother tongue of all Goans and also our culture. “Mother tongue is the basis of our culture. To keep it alive, we have to speak Konkani and teach Konkani to our children,” she told the audience.
Alina said Konkani stage plays a vital role to socially, environmentally and politically inform the common man.
Reacting to the demand put forth by Sangodkar and upheld by Alina, Chairman of 125th Anniversary of Tiatr Celebrations Committee Tomazinho Cardozo assured that he would place this demand before the Committee to enable the latter decide on this matter.
Earlier, Alina felicitated the following tiatr artists for their yeoman services to tiatr stage. They include Comedian Agostinho (Agostinho Temudo), Beny de Aldona (Bernard Leocadio Fernandes), Dolla (Dorothy Juliet Mascarenhas), Comedian Selvy (Matheus Correia), Comedy Queen Janet (Janet Nunes e Almeida), Filipe Almeida, Clara Dias (Lidvinda Anastacia Clara Correia), Ligorio Fernandes, Agnelo de Varca (Reginaldo Agnelo Mendonca), Lavinia Filphina De Souza, Fausto V Da Costa, Saldanha Stage Setting (Avito Saldanha), Comedian Ambe (Sandeep Ambe), Comedian Kenny (Keny Raison Fernandes), Domnick D’Mello, Comedian Dotor Cyril (Cyril Andrade), Joel Mascarenhas (John Manuel Mascarenhas), Henry Setting (Aleixo Pereira), Philip de Sanvordem (Philip Mascarenhas), Ashok Fernandes, Marshall Thomas Mascarenhas, Kenny Ferns (Quenedio Fernandes), Joseph Mendes, Fabiao F G Da Costa, Gabie Ferns (Gabriel Fernandes), Comedian Michael (Michael D’Souza), Cinnet (Cinnet Cineri Corte), Andrew (Andrew Jude J Fernandes), Roque A Dias, E S Da Costa (Eleuterio Susano Da Costa), Joaquim Da Costa, David (Devido D’Costa), Comedian Bebo (Caetano Tavares), Jose Carvalho, Agentino Brazinho Fernandes, Pepino de Ambelim (J S D’Silva), Polly Boy Fernandes (Paulo Fernandes), Saude Correia, A Monteiro (Jose Agostinho Monteiro), Jose Fernandes, Johny – M (Joao Mascarenhas), Alberto Fernandes, Luis Gracias, Vas Simran Jerusha, Jose Santano Crispino Cardozo, John Miranda, Joao Lourente Pereira, Ali Correia (Avelino Piedade Correia), Cruz Mascarenhas and Michael de Chandor.
Vice-president of Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) William Fernandes proposed the vote of thanks where TAG president Agostinho Temudo was also present.
