Goa Streets - Issue 14 by Goa Streets

Musical inventors of Goa • pg 3

Art slump: Show me the money • pg 19

Farmers vs development • pg 24

The business of Carnival Old world cafes 9 • Life with the mentally ill 21 • Plastic buster 29

Feb 9

Broken Images English Play At Kala Academy, Panjim @ 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm +918322420450/ +918322420451/ +918322420452

Feb 8

Assalto Music: the inimitableTania and Andre Dress Code: Strictly Fancy Dress Wigs, Masks & Whistles. At Fernandos Nostalgia @ 8 pm +919822103467

Feb 8 to Feb 10 Saraswat Food Festival At B.P.S Club Ground, Margao +918322731759/ +919822121154

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Feb 7 & Feb 8

World Mouth Harp Festival Musicians from around the world will celebrate one of the world’s oldest existing instruments - Mouth Harp At The Lost Monk, Arambol @ 11 am

Clubs/Bars/Lounges/ Live Music Feb 7 Silent Noise presents

Love, Art, Music with DJs Ozgur Kurt, Small & Bazooka Spining House, Electro Tech & Hip-Hop Music At Catalist, Candolim @ 8 pm +919822584968

Thursday Night

With Shuban Playing Indian Music At Casino Carnival, Panjim @ 9 pm +918322222092/+918326456301

Re-Ignited - The party wave unleashed!! At Red Square @ 10 pm

A Psychedelic Techno Night At Panarama Olympia, Morjim @ 5 pm

Djuma Chumma

Feb 8

At Soma, Ashvem beach @ 4 pm +918975494900

Carnival Masquerade Dj Ryan Nogar, DJ Navin, DjJay, DJCynthia, Dj Kiran At Club Margarita, Colva @ 9 pm +919822158954/ +919823259008

Feb 8 to Feb 12 Feb 9 to Feb 10

Samba Square The People’s Carnaval At Panjim Carnaval Committee, Panjim +919923246308

Liquid Sky Presents In Deed We Trust At Marbela beach, Morjim @ 6 pm +918326450599

Carnival beach Grind 2013 At Betalbatim beach @ 12 pm

Feb 8

Saturday Showtime At Cafe Mambo, Baga @ 9 pm +919822765002/ +918322279895

Feb 9 to Feb 12

Feb 9 Feb 8 to Feb 12

Goa’s Biggest Food and Cultural Festival At Niws Ground, Caranzalem +919762336367/ +919822388388

The ‘Flypsyde’- a tribute to ABBA The ‘Flypsyde’ is a band excelling in music of the famous Swedish group ‘ABBA’. At Goa Chitra, Benaulim @ 8 pm +918326570877/ +919850446065

Zitar: The electric Sitar.

Goa Carnival 9th Feb. Panaji, 10th Feb. Margao. 11th Feb. Vasco And 12th Feb. Mapusa. Organized by Goa Tourism Feb 8 to Feb 9 Barefoot Music Festival At Calangute beach +919892194965

Goa as the land of musical inventors By Claron Mazarello

Trance Party At 9 Bar, Vagator @ 5 pm +919422057532

Classical Live Fusion At Guru, Anjuna @ 7 pm +918322273319

Percussion Class At White Church @ 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm

Trance Party At Curlies, Anjuna Sunset +919822168628

Thursday Night with Dj Brandon

At Tito’s Retro Club, Calangute @ 9 pm +91 9822765002/0832 2275028

The ovation was thunderous. The man with the red ‘zitar’ had just finished an electrifying set that sent chills down the spines of many who witnessed the phenomenon at the Arpora Saturday Night Market. That was back in 2008. The man was Niladri Kumar, an Indian classical and fusion musician who created the extraordinary zitar, a kind of electric sitar. “I had already ruined one of my dad’s old sitars doing the experiment,” says Niladri Kumar, recalling how his creation came about. “It (the zitar) could finally be brought off the shelf in 2004. But, it can never really replace the Indian classical sitar,” says Niladari, adding the ‘zitar’ is to the sitar what an electric guitar is to the acoustic guitar. Goa has become something of an international playing ground for musicians turn to page 7

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

DEVELOPERS

Thursday, February 7, 2013

This is a good thing as now they (mining interests) will not have any monopoly over art or try and tame any artist. Harshda Kerkar

Thursday, February 7, 2013

30 News Feature From page 29 Different parts of India are starting to wake up to the threat. Use of polythene bags and plastic bags has been banned in Kodaikanal since November 24. The Hill Station’s District Collector justified the move as a measure to prevent degradation of the environment. Hotels and other commercial establishments have been ordered not to use plastic bags. Vehicles going to Kodaikanal are now reportedly checked at Kamakkapatti and polythene bags seized. The tourists are also urged to bring food and other items in paper bags or some other containers. When India first banned use of polythene for packaging non-essential eatables, especially potato chips and candies, the Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that this will save the environment. The order imposed a blanket ban across the state from April 1 this year, and applies for packaging items such as potato chips, cookies, candy, chewing gum, ice cream, chocolates, noodles and candies, which the court said are junk food. “Essential items should be brought into Himachal Pradesh only in biodegradable packaging. Even soft drinks should be brought in glass bottles or other biodegradable packaging,” said the judges. Considering its status as an international tourist destination and with the amount of people flowing in and out of the state, Goa needs to redefine its strategy of tackling plastic as a solid waste menace. Tallulah D’Silva, a Panjim-based architect advocates that we adopt a multi-pronged strategy. “First put in place a complete ban on plastic. Rehabilitate the affected industries by making them switch to manufacturing eco-friendly products, currently in demand,” she says, adding that authorities should also

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simultaneously make it mandatory for suppliers, grocers and establishments to use paper bag. Creating awareness among citizens on the hazards of plastic litter and encouraging use of cloth bags or other such alternatives, is another stage of the strategy. “And most importantly impose a littering fine,” suggests Tallulah. The law does exist but there is absolutely no execution. Does that call for another department in the police? If so, the ‘enviro-police’ would have their task cut out in patrolling public areas and fining the law-breakers. Somewhere along the twisty by-lanes of the picturesque village called Orlim in South Goa, lives a man who might have the solution to this problem. Blinded at the age of five, due to a retinal injury, Joseph Pereira manufactures paper bags for clients, who range from five-star hotels to designer brands. A visit to his notso-sophisticated workshop reveals the simple yet crafty trade. “There are moulds designed to create bags of 12 different sizes. I picked up the skill at a workshop conducted for us at the National Association for Blind. It is simple – all we need is raw material (recycled paper), cords and eyelids,” Joseph tells Streets. Besides making paper bags, he has also trained and conducted workshops for prisoners, mentally challenged people and Mahila Mandal (women’s collectives) groups, in chalk and candle making. Unfortunately, the paper bags come with their own set of pitfalls. The smalles, which can carry goods weighing 3-4 kilos, is priced at Rs 8, which is very costly when compared to the plastic bags that are mostly given away for free. “I don’t see small shops and kiosks packing paper bags

simply because it’s expensive and profit margins are low,” says Joseph. Also, the concept of using newspaper for paperbag manufacturing raises doubts of its efficiency and durability. “It is time-consuming and tiring,” Joseph says, adding that newsprint is thin and delicate, and requires many sheets to be joined together to increase its toughness and capacity. If plastic bags are to be banned totally, we need a feasible alternative to compensate for packing and transporting daily shopping items. Interestingly, they can be completely replaced with biodegradable materials, which are safe for the environment. Resources need to be set aside to establish and maintain an industry that produces environment friendly bags. The state could also initiate a paper-waste collection drive every fortnight, where people would deliver their old and unwanted paper material; which in turn would be sent to the industry for recycling and production of paper-bags. Ecological modernization turns the meaning of ecological crisis upside down. What appears to be a threat to the system now becomes a vehicle for innovation. Joseph cannot actually see the difference he makes to the environment, but the determination and zeal in his heart can be inspiration enough for others to make a change. “Start at your own home, stop using plastics; make use of paper and cloth bags,” he advises. Joseph’s message is clear:: until the authorities launch an appropriate alternative to replace plastics, resolve to make minimum use of it. Next time the Uncle at the shop starts wrapping your purchase in plastic, tell him you don’t need it.

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