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Saturday, April 18, 2015

the joy of open-air revelry in the sunny state (let’s hope it can continue)

By Claron Mazarello

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ith all the government action against “noise pollution” and the moves to shut down late-night partying in Goa, it’s easy to forget that our state has enjoyed a hefty dose of outdoor, night-time revelry for generations.

“As kids we would gather together at one house or the other in our village and have ‘hops’ and ‘jam sessions’, which was basically indulging in song and dance till early mornings. Any excuse would do for this occurrence from someone’s birthday to someone faring well in school,” octogenarian Antonieta Vaz from Velim reminisces about her youth with a smile.

It’s one of the reasons behind Goa’s worldwide reputation as a fun-loving, easy going destination.

Discos, pubs and nightclubs abound throughout the world. But to be able to enjoy this kind of joy under a starry sky, beside crashing waves or amid the squeals of jungle creatures, is a unique selling proposition of Goa. Despite Goa’s long and illustrious history of outdoor partying, the high rate of land development is fast reducing the availability of space and stirring friction between venue owners and their neighbours. The government has stepped in with strict curfews and sound restrictions, which, while placating noise-averse residents, threaten to damage tourism.

And wise proposals like setting up a zoning system for party venues have yet to be implemented.

Antonieta’s daughter Melancia called traditional outdoor celebrations “a way of life even during the 30s right up till about eighties.” But they “died a natural death

with jobs and responsibilities coming in the way of youth like us.”

The hops and jam sessions diminished, to be sure, yet their spirit still existed in other forms among Goans, from beat shows of the eighties right up till today’s weddings, feasts and traditional parties that take place at night in the Goan outdoors, often courtesy of the government’s relaxation of noise rules during festivals and other events.

“Does anyone remember the days when there was a dance in our village vicinity in Goa from around the eighties? And the excitement listening to hear that loud kick of the bass drum – getting sound checked as it echoed through our house walls?” said versatile guitarist Elvis Lobo, who currently loves to play at small outdoor venues with garden spaces, often winding up around midnight.

Elvis points out that there “seems to be no single record of a reported complaint regarding sound pollution” during the beat shows of years past. Their decline, he said, was due to “not being able to handle the crowds and unruly behaviour with subsequent flinging of bottles and even free-for-all brawls.”

During the 1990s, Goa was popular for its “beat shows and beach shows – all outdoors and all going on till sunrise,” cites a former organizer of ‘The Nite of the Babes,’ a now defunct beat show and dance, that took place annually in Cansaulim, post the Three Kings feast in January.

Traditional dances, be it at the Nehru Stadium, Kesarval, Club BPS, the Mandovi riverfront, Taleigaon, among other places, all happened outdoors.

Outdoor parties even today get their permissions based on this ‘traditional’ premise.

Of course internationally, Goa only

gained fame through its famous hippie scene and the “Full Moon” beach parties lasting through the night. But for most Goans, those parties were far removed from the traditional revelry that took place at the same time under the same Goan skies.

Steve D’Souza, owner of Hilltop, an openair entertainment and party venue in North Goa’s Vagator, lauded the relaxation of rules for festivals during 15 days in a year, saying “it helped Goa tourism even when everything else was down.”

Were it not for these legally generous gestures, Goa would never have been able to attain its current reputation as a top international party destination. The decision to relax certain sound rules to promote the party scene in the northern beach belt of Anjuna, Vagator, and even across the Morjim bridge all the way till Keri, also helped when all else couldn’t help Goa tourism.

Though as any venue owner in those areas will tell you, being able to provide this kind of entertainment at night is a constant and difficult battle, due to on-again, offagain enforcement of restrictions.

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Steve D’Souza believes it’s time to extend the softening of noise rules.

“Considering this an important tourism angle, maybe this relaxation now could also be extended to long weekends as well,” Steve suggests.

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“The only difference now is the timing restriction of ten, given that more residential areas have come up due to construction only to have many more complaints towards their now new and noisy surroundings,” said ex Sarpanch and tiatrist Milagres Fernandes (Milagres de Chandor), when a tiatr rehearsal was stopped in the afternoon for noise pollution due to newer non-Goan neighbours.

Former Goan Chief Minister (and current Union Defence Minister) Manohar Parrikar at one point announced a plan to provide zoning for outdoor venues that are able to hold parties without disturbing neighbours.

The proposal for night-time zoning never saw the light of day, unfortunately, and so uncertainty for venue owners and party

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goers continues to reign – till someone calls the cops.

“But look around. The more you sell land for development, the more constructions come up, the more open spaces get used and now more people can complain of the din around, even though this din was around way before they (the constructions) even existed,” complains Dj Cliff, who often spins at Leopard Valley, a natural dance floor in South Goa, in a remote area where no residents can be disturbed akin to Shiva Valley and Curlies at the fag end of south Anjuna beach.

“When we come from other cities of the world to Goa where large open air venues are the most sought after ideal locations for music festivals, it’s obviously not to go back indoors again. After all, Goa is one of the best party destinations in the world today and has never been seen as a concrete jungle,” says a German tourist named Ella, who attends many music festivals around the world.

Addressing the often conflicting interests of venue owners, tourists, party goers and newer local residents is certainly not easy.

But if you can’t have a party under the stars – besides the threat to tourism and good times – something truly Goan will be lost. 

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3 music & nightlife

8 food & drink SWEET COCONUT TREAT

party outdoors!

10 feature happy akshaya tritiya

13 the corner cheer's group goatimeline resort rio

12 what's On things to do in goa

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Saturday, April 18, 2015

The Unending Saga of Beginning Goa’s Mining All Over Again

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By Crespo D’Souza

uch was the joy at Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar’s recent announcement of the imminent resumption of iron-ore mining in Goa that sweets were handed out at the venue where the news was broken.

But one month on, the jubilation is already proving to be short-lived.

Yes, mining can resume, theoretically. But with the new Supreme Court-imposed annual cap of 20 metric tonnes, a precipitous decline in global iron-ore prices, Goa’s impending monsoons, and a strict tax regime that this time around is actually expected to be enforced, Goa’s top mining players are asking serious questions about whether a resumption can be profitable.

The ground realities are clearly working in favour of Goa’s seasoned anti-mining community, whose continued passionate opposition is another reason we might not see a restart any time soon.

The earliest anyone thinks mining could begin would be post monsoon. September will mark the third year since the Supreme Court imposed its ban on iron-ore mining, which had been Goa’s largest industry, employing some 150,000 people both directly and indirectly.

It was also responsible for some of the worst corruption and environmental degradation the state has ever witnessed.

With hundreds of crores owed to banks in unpaid loans from the mining sector and the squelched livelihoods of tens of thousands of people who depended on the industry, the pressure to resume mining was formidable.

With impeccable timing, pretty much on the eve of the Zilla Parishad elections, where the ruling BJP had several candidates up, Chief Minister Parsekar called a press conference in March to announce mining’s imminent resumption.

“I just got off the phone with Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Prakash Javadekar,” gushed Parsekar, “and he has told me that the centre has decided to revoke the suspension of the environmental clearances.

“With this the role of the government in resolving the mining issue is complete,” Parsekar continued, “Now the ball is completely in the court of the miners.”

The next day’s dailies carried photos of delighted locals distributing sweets, even lighting firecrackers. A month later, the announcement — and sweets — have left a bitter aftertaste, now that the euphoria has vaporised.

The mining companies themselves have remained resolutely mum on the subject of restarting operations. In addition to the tumbling iron-ore prices and the 20 metric tonne cap, the MoEFCC is requiring the state government to develop a credible mechanism to monitor operations and ensure that the 20-tonne cap is genuinely—and rigorously— implemented. Industry insiders say the price of iron-ore should be around US $50 to $60 for a tonne of 58 percent grade iron ore to make extraction profitable, while today’s prices are hovering around $28.

Other conditions include prohibitions on dumping outside the lease area, or mining below the groundwater table, without prior permission.

For the miners, who in their heyday cowboyed through the pits, laying the laws down themselves, these restrictions will certainly be no cause for sweet-distribution or firecrackerlighting.

Claude Alvares, the Executive Director of the Goa Foundation, which filed the original petition in the high court seeking suspension of mining operations based on various illegalities, laughs

off any talk of restarting mining. “Even if a rickshaw driver approaches the Supreme Court, the court will bring all the mining to a halt,” he guffawed, referring to what he terms as illegal mechanisms for the supposed resumption.

“They have renewed mining leases in Goa under a clause in the law that has since ceased to exist,” Alvares said. “I’m not too worried about what is going to happen. In any case, there is no chance of mining restarting before the rains.

When the time comes, we will act.”

Representatives of the mining industry concur that no resumption will happen until after the monsoon. In a dramatic U-Turn worthy of his predecessor, Parsekar has now stated the same.

Many of those most affected by the ban say they’ve lost their patience.

“We have been waiting for three long years and still there is uncertainty. The government is giving us empty promises. Nothing is going to happen unless we see it happening,” said Rohidas Gawas, a trucker from Pirna who is in his late sixties.

Amid the speculation about the restart’s timing, not far from Goans’ minds are the issues at the core of the opposition: environmental degradation, the estimated theft of some Rs 35,000 crore of what should have been the public’s patrimony, and the failure of the government to hold a fair and open public auction to determine who will have the right to dig in the future.

The original stakeholders who were regranted their leases to avoid bringing in what officials called a new mining “mafia” are said to owe the government Rs 1.19 lakh crore, or Rs 1,190 billion, for the value of the iron ore they exported between November 2007 and September 2012, all of which has been deemed illegal by India’s Supreme Court.

Still, what’s done is done and it’s now clear the old players are also going to be the new ones.

These mining lessees have been asked to file six monthly compliance reports to the MoEFCC as well as the State Pollution Control Board, in addition to complying with the cap and all the other regulations.

Sure they can commence operations once all the conditions are met. But would they want to?

For long, miners have been lobbying to get the central government to reduce the 30% export duty imposed on-iron ore exports, a tax which was imposed in order to discourage exports and instead feed the domestic steel industry.

“I do not think mining is going to start. They are not going to get any profit out of it. I am not worried,” Claude Alvares said, in conclusion.

Perhaps the sweets and firecrackers were a tad premature. They certainly didn’t help the BJP’s prospects at the Zilla Parishad elections, where the ruling party swallowed an emphatic bitter pill. 

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Saturday, April 18, 2015

10 Akshaya Tritiya

Akshaya Tritiya

Blessings and auspicious beginnings

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induism, with over 40 festivals throughout the year, is one of the oldest religions in the world.

Out of the numerous auspicious dates that Hindus embrace, Akshaya Tritiya, a.k,a Akha Teej, has immense astrological and religious significance.

Falling on the third Tithi (lunar day) of Bright Half (Shukla Paksha) of the pan-Indian month of Vaishakha, it is one of the four most important days for Hindus. It marks the birth of Lord Parasurama, sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu and the day Veda Vyas and Lord Ganesha began to write Mahabharata.

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At Vagator Water sports Water Splash Cruises Here you’ll find a large fleet of Catamarans, Boats, Cruisers & Yachts At Models Status, Dona Paula +91 8888864347 www.watersplashcruises.com Sea Wave Water Sports Enjoy parasailing, boat rides, banana rides, bump rides, jet skiing, water skiing, dolphin trips and more.

At Calangute +91 832 2276362

Museums Goa Chitra With a collection of over 4,000 artefacts, Goa Chitra is an ethnographic museum that focuses on Goa’s traditional agrarian lifestyle and technology.

At Mondo Waddo, Benaulim 9 am to 5 pm +91 832 6570877 Email: goachitra@gmail.com

Museum Of Christian Art Open all days of the week Located at the Convent of Santa Monica, you may pray if you wish to, else just soak in the ambience of peace.

At Old Goa From 9:30 am – 5 pm +91 832 2285299 Goa Science Centre The Centre has a science park with interactive exhibits, 3D shows, galleries on oceanic science, explaining mysteries of the underwater world.

At Miramar 10 am to 6 pm +91 832 2463426 Naval Aviation Museum Displaying a number of vintage aircraft and armaments used at different stages by Naval Aviation dating back to the 1950`s and a vast number of memorabilia related to Naval Aviation history.

Near Bogmalo Beach 10 am to 5 pm +91 832 2538668 Archaeological Museum Check out the sculptures of Hindu gods and goddesses, antiques from the Hindu period and currencies leftover by the Portuguese.

At Old Goa 9 am to 5 pm +91 832 2285333 Wax World Museum A brainchild of Mr. Shreeji Bhaskaran, the man behind India’s first wax museum at Ooty, here’s Goa’s very own Madame Tussuad’s.

With over 30 lifelike wax statues of the who’s who of India, including the most eminent personalities from culture, religion, politics, heritage and more, it’s a huge attraction.

At Gandhi Circle, Old Goa 9.30 am to 7.30 pm +91 9970126202

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plor RTD (ready to drink) cans are exotic ready-to-go cocktails that can be served ice cold.

They float in water and are a functional cocktail choice in an earth friendly container that is unbreakable. The unique slim aluminum can container is pool and beach safe and perfect to toss in the cooler for tailgates, boat trips, and camping.

Ashwin Balivada a Goa based NITian, known as “Kick Start-up” entrepreneur wanted to kick off his passion of this dream drink with stylish packaging.

The “aluminum can” packaging has far less carbon footprints compared to beverage in a bottle. The product is slim, stackable and recyclable. If you forgot one in the freezer, it wouldn’t explode but would remain slushy enough to drink.

Xplor RTDs are made with 100% pure vodka and laced with exciting world class flavors and the titans of the ready-to-go cocktail category is available in cranberry, lime & mint and green-apple flavors as of now.

Xplor Summer Blockbusters Xplor- the line of pre-mixed cocktails with exciting flavors has been quietly but aggressively expanding across the country over the last few months.

That’s not surprising. They’re strong, value for money and based on personal experience, a lot of fun!

The Xplor RTD was launched in Goa and other markets in the country and received overwhelming response and is going global.

Xplor RTDs are available in three flavors, and with an eye on international distribution and plans for new flavors he is looking to be aggressive.

These are drinks made for barbecues and beach days and hot nights, intended to be pulled out of a cooler, not a liquor cabinet.

They are the summer blockbusters for drinks—loud, fun, silly and more interested in leaving you smiling than thinking. They are literally bolt from the blue that get you buzzed.

Party in a Can Xplor- the oh-so-good guilty pleasure RTDs are the rage at party circuits, events and music fests. The premium vodka based cocktail mixed with variety of flavors are already buzzing with fans all over social media who anticipate it to be the best flavors yet. So go ahead and indulge!

Today RTDs are perceived to be a fashionable drink and the young generation both men and women are drinking them.

The product is easy to consume since it can be had without any mixers and its price is rather affordable for mass consumers. As consumers are becoming more adventurous, they are willing to try new flavors as well.

Being socially acceptable drinks amongst younger consumers and women, RTDs with various flavors are preferred as stepping stone towards drinks with a higher alcoholic content such as whisky, vodka or wine.

“Especially those under 30, the so-called “millennial" are exploring new types of drinking habits. They are adventurous in terms of flavor and brand and they do not want to drink the same way their parents did” says Ashwin.

The evolution of consumer drinking habits, demand for convenience and

differentiation are boosting demand for RTDs that are recognizable yet different. You are what you consume and what you drink is increasingly a matter of defining one’s lifestyle with focus on the convenience and accessibility of ready-mixed cocktails with a younger image, adds Ashwin.

Goatimeline Property Fair, is a Builders Expo

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oatimeline Panjim Property Fair, is a Builders Expo. This expo shall be held from 18thApril2015 to 19thApril 2015 at Club Gasper Dias, Miramar.

And it will be inaugurated by Shri. Siddharth Kunkolienkar | M.L.A. | Panaji Goa; Shri.Dr. Jagannath (Desh) Prabhudesai | President of CREDAI – GOA & Shri.Shubham G. Chodankar | Mayor | CCP | Panaji – Goa on 18thApril 2015at 11.00 A.M. Goatimeline Property Expo will be the biggest property expo held in Goa. There will be total 20 stalls of the Builders& other related companies.

Prominent names to exhibit areDevashri Real Estate Developers | ACE Works | Jai Bhuvan Builders | Classic Squares | Green Acres | Remus Group | Palacio Group | Vedant Realty & NAVELKAR | State Bank of India | Saraswat Bank |President Builders & Rainbow Infra | Four Seasons Shelter |Alcon Developers (Goa) Pvt. Ltd. |Linc Property Developers Ltd. |Risara Properties |Naiknavare Developers | Priority Constructions |Indiabulls Securities Limited |A.N. Kumar.

Property Fair facilitate the Buyers and Builders meet,Spot Booking, Spot Housing Loans, Spot Vastu Consultancy under one roof. No entry fees and it is open for public from 10.00 AM to 9.00 P.M both days (Saturday & Sunday) There are lucky prizes of Gold coins for lucky visitors also by TNS Diamonds.

Goatimeline Property Fair at Club Gasper Dias, Miramar shall be the 12th edition of property fair from Goatimeline Group.

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t is that time of the year when planning a vacation is on top of everyone’s mind. Resort Rio, Goa introduces Special Holiday Packages – a collection of perfect holiday escapes at exceptional value. Indulge in some beach therapy this season. After all, beach vacations make for ideal getaways for families, friends and couples seeking relaxation and outdoor adventure.

Valid till 15thJune 2015, these packages

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Rio Delight Package: This All Meals – inclusive package with round – trip airport transfers is ideal for those looking at beating the heat by spending time indoors. Rio Delight also includes free Entry to Bar Terrazzo – Discotheque along with unlimited domestic house brand liquor from 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm, fun filled activities for children and family at ‘Hoya Kids Club’, 20% discount on treatments at `Zaara’- The Luxury Spa and unlimited Wi-Fi access during the stay at all public areas.

Package Cost: INR 7500/- on double occupancy per night inclusive of taxes Validity: Till 15th June 2015 Rio Comfort Package: If you are yearning to soak in the sun and surf, this package will prove to be your perfect bet. It includes buffet breakfast, complimentary shuttle service to the Baga Beach, 20% discount on Food and Beverage( excluding room service) , 20% discount at ‘Zaara’ – The Luxury Spa Package Cost: INR 6000/- on double occupancy per night inclusive of taxes Validity: Till 15th June 2015 *The above package rates are applicable for a minimum of Three Nights / Four Days stay in Cozy Rooms For more information, please call: +91 9922996920/ +91 8322267302; E-mail: reservations@resortrio.com ; Web: www.ResortRio.com

14 Opinion

A Goa Streets Debate Over Deepika Pudokone’s “My Choice” Video Whatever you think about Deepika Pudokone’s “My Choice” video, it’s certainly done the trick for its maker Vogue magazine, creating a nationwide stir the likes of which have been seldom seen. One of the more striking elements of the debate is the sharp difference of opinion even among those who believe firmly in full equality for women. Is the video a delightful expression of woman power or a terribly misguided message for the women of today? To get both opposing viewpoints, UK-based Goan columnist Selma Carvalho and Goa Streets Publisher Marisha Dutt have each weighed in on the issue. Read on.

No one doubts it's her choice. But does that mean you have to adopt the worst elements of male privilege?

Why Deepika Pudakone’s Vogue video does nothing to lift up women

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By Selma Carvalho

rotest it seems, in this age of social media, is facile. It is also largely pointless. Lata Dhavalikar, wife of a Goa Minister, had rich advice to dispense this week on how sporting a kumkum on the forehead, not wearing revealing clothes and weird hairdos could potentially ward off rape. Rape, according to Mrs Dhavalikar, is a western construct utterly foreign to India. Husband, Deepak Dhavalikar swung to her defence, assuring millions of Indians that wearing a sari and kumkum has adequately protected his wife from the male gaze.

When it comes to putting forward bizarre views on women’s issues, Mrs Dhavalikar is in the same league as our other Saraswat Brahmin Ms Deepika Pudakone of the ‘My Choice’ video fame.

(Deepika had no issues with mentioning her caste in a Bombay Times interview.

If Deepika was truly invested in feminist causes, she might have known that caste

and women’s rights are deeply entwined in India). In any case, Deepika’s version of feminism has us believing that it’s: ‘My choice to have sex before marriage, to have sex out of marriage.’ This sort of anarchic feminism is exciting but flawed. Anarchy has its allure but as history knows, revolution for the sake of revolution leads only to despair. Having sex outside of marriage isn’t ‘a choice.’

It’s just good old fashioned infidelity.

We choose to be in a marriage. For the psychological well being of ourselves, our spouse and our children we enter into a contract which calls on us to be faithful.

Promiscuity and infidelity don’t empower anyone. They lead only to misery and poverty, particularly for women. Amongst the leading causes of urban poverty in European societies are single-parent households.

Deepika goes on: ‘My choice to come home when I want. Don’t be upset if I come home at 4am.’ The thing about wanting to emulate civilizational values of extreme individualism is that they

are self-defeating. To want to come home when one feels like it, is the whiny complaint of hormonal adolescents, not mature adults. If a woman is not home by 4am, in a caring, compassionate, responsible world, we can only hope there is someone concerned about her safety. To be out at all hours, dressed as one wishes, drinking as one wants and having sex with anonymous partners (man, woman or both, as Deepika’s video suggests) under the influence of alcohol is not liberating. It’s confining. It takes choice away from women’s bodies.

A flawed feminism is not confined to India. A campaign by the Sussex Police in the UK advising women to ‘stick together and don’t let your friend go off with a stranger or go off on their own’, immediately drew protest from women’s groups. Sarah Green of the End Violence Against Women Coalition advised the police to ‘get beyond police campaigns giving instruction to women on how to behave to be safe.’

Rape is a terrible crime against

women and for too long the onus of this heinous act has been placed on women.

But should the pendulum swing entirely in the other direction and should women ignore all caution? It is a fact that we are less likely to get robbed, assaulted, murdered or raped if we are not alone.

Exercising caution is not about blaming women, it’s taking responsibility for our own bodies and ensuring that we don’t put them in harm’s way. The Sussex Police have rightfully responded by saying that they would be failing if they did not urge potential victims to take all possible steps to minimise risk.

The far side of feminist protest can best seen in Canada-based artist Ruki Kaur’s photo of a fully clothed sleeping woman showing a patch of menstrual blood. The photo when posted on Instagram was removed citing violation of ‘community guidelines.’ What followed was a social media frenzy by Kaur’s fans forcing Instagram to apologise. The intent of Kaur’s activism, to demystify menstruation, is laudable. Menstruation subjects women, in many cultures, to irrational taboos. By way of explanation Kaur wrote,’ I bleed each month to help make humankind a possibility. My womb is home to the divine. A source of life for our species. Whether I choose to create or not. But very few times it is seen that way.’

But imagine for a moment, a man ejaculating and then subjecting us to his semen-crusted pants, proclaiming it to be a source of life for our species. Would such a photo be seen as demystifying yet another innately human bodily function? Would it have found the same level of support? Or would it just be a boorish male shot of close-up chauvinism uncomfortably bordering on the misogynistic?

Why is it that feminist protest of late has come to mean two sets of rules, with women being exempt from generally accepted norms of sexual morality and responsible behaviour? The empowering of women doesn’t mean turning them into misguided men embracing a female version of male privilege. Hopefully feminism means empowering women to have fulfilling, responsible, committed lives.  Selma Carvalho is a columnist and author of ‘A Railway Runs Through: Goans of British East Africa, 1865-1980’.

Between 2011-2014, she headed the Oral Histories of BritishGoans project.

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Deepika Padukone’s Vogue video helps shatter archaic attitudes And that’s exactly what’s needed

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By Marisha Dutt

et’s face it. If Deepika Padukone’s “My Choice” video were pristine, proper and easy to digest, I wouldn’t be writing this story.

In the end, this video by Vogue India spreads a valuable message about female empowerment in a country with one of the world’s worst records on the rights and well being of women and girls.

By going viral and becoming an internet sensation, the video does the work of a hundred NGO public awareness campaigns and wellintentioned government broadcasts.

You don’t have to agree with Padukone’s every word to recognize the value of the message about the right of women to make their own choices in this nation where infant girls are murdered, girls are given less food, health care and education than boys, and many lack the opportunity to make basic life decisions for themselves.

By being over the top and embracing controversy – Pudokone’s “choices” include sex out of marriage and sex with another woman - the video was able to ensure a viewership of millions and a heated public debate.

Sure, the video’s real purpose is to boost Vogue’s profits, not empower women and girls. And it’s clear the message – with its references to lesbianism, lust, staying out late and unbridled freedom – was meant more for the urban elite than for the people who perhaps need to hear it most.

Still, we have to start somewhere, so why not urban India? It’s not like our metros are a bastion of modern thought, safety and equality for Indian women.

Messages that shake us out of our complacency can help shatter archaic thinking that has kept women down for millennia. Sometimes actions, speeches, videos and marches need to shock for change to come about. Would the west have achieved what it has in the realm of gender equality had there been no bra burning, “free love” movement or

My body, my mind, my choice To wear the clothes I like; even if my spirit roams naked My choice; to be a size 0 or a size 15 They don’t have a size for my spirit, and never will To use cotton and silk to trap my soul is to believe that you can halt the expansion of the universe Or capture sunlight in the palm of your hand Your mind is caged, let it free My body is not Let it be My choice To marry, or not to marry To have sex before marriage, to have sex out of marriage, or to not have sex My choice To love temporarily, or to lust forever My choice To love a man, or a woman, or both Remember; you are my choice, I’m not your privilege The bindi on my forehead, the ring on my finger, adding your surname to mine, they’re all ornaments and can be replaced

shattering of 1950s taboos?

This video by Vogue went viral precisely because it’s over the top, and deliberately controversial.

“To have sex before marriage, to have sex out of marriage, or to not have sex.

My choice,” Pudokone says. “My choice.

To love a man, or a woman, or both.”

While anathema to some, these words must be heard in a country whose Supreme Court has outlawed homosexual acts, and where young women are often controlled by their fathers, husbands and brothers. Men having affairs is considered par for the course. Women doing the same is an abomination. A man entering marriage without his virginity is a stud. A woman without hers is a slut.

Of all the video’s messages, the reference to “sex out of marriage” is clearly the most problematic, because this particular “choice” often hurts the other party. Still, this is sex, not murder.

And it’s worth pointing out that in places not far from us right here in Goa, women are killed for committing adultery.

My love for you cannot, so treasure that My choice; to come home when I want Don’t be upset if I come home at 4am Don’t be fooled if I come home at 6pm, My choice; to have your baby or not To pick you from 7 billion choices or not So don’t get cocky My pleasure might be your pain My songs, your noise My order, your anarchy Your sins, my virtues My choices are like my fingerprints They make me unique I am the tree of the forest I am the snowflake not the snowfall You are the snowflake Wake up Get out of the shit storm I choose to empathise Or to be indifferent I choose to be different I am the universe Infinite in every direction This is my choice.

To say it’s your choice to have sex out of marriage is not the same as endorsing it.

In the video, Pudokone says, “My choices are like my fingerprints. They make me unique. I am the tree of the forest.”

In the end, the message of the video is about freedom, and our people, especially our women, require much more of it. Boys can go out when they please. Girls must stay at home. Women ask their husbands and in-laws for permission to pursue a career.

Women, too, have desires, sexual and many other kinds. We have the right to express them. We also have the right to choose the paths that will fulfil us and bring us contentment.

I am not arguing that we should suddenly shed our Indian-ness and adopt the social mores of Oslo or San Francisco. Our culture has many virtues, including family primacy, committed relationships, respect for elders, and deep faith.

But the shackles that stifle the human spirit must be broken. I welcome any video that can help us achieve this goal.  Marisha Dutt runs Goa Streets along with her husband Steven Gutkin.

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Accomplished Goan Artist Savia Viegas Displays Her Work at Fundação Oriente

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By Perin Ilavia

he language of curiosity, the lure of narrative art, the tribulations of urban living, and a truly ingenious use of alternative materials, ‘Vignettes from a Visual Narrative’, an exhibit of works from Goan artist Savia Viegas is a thrilling melange of all these.

“Power, identity, belonging, city experiences and conflicts at the workplace” are the exhibit’s themes, says Savia, one of the most accomplished and intellectually versatile artists in the state.

“These series of works are inspired by my experience of working with a college in Mumbai where I spent 15 long years,” explains the artist. “Each one is worked in a way so as to allow the reader to ponder on the meanings conveyed in the titles.”

Savia’s works are on display at Fundação Oriente, marking the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Delegation of Fundação Oriente- Lisbon, in India.

Head of Department of History at KC

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College, Mumbai, Savia has the distinction of being the first person in Asia to earn a degree in Heritage and Museum Management at the undergraduate level. She also has a PhD in History of Indian Art and was a recipient of the Senior Fulbright Fellowship in 2000.

That’s in addition to being a lecturer, researcher, author and painter. Savia’s list of accomplishments is as long as it is impressive.

The 23 works on display are from the collection of the book she was researching, on the life and times of another celebrated Goan artist, Angelo da Fonseca.

Savia’s research took her deeper into the environs of Shanti Niketan in West Bengal, and the philosophy of the Bengal school of artists; to Mogul miniatures;

into the language of the Pahari schools of Pathachitra; and other Indic visualnarrative traditions.

The influences of theses art forms are amply revealed in these works.

Their resources and idioms are used in significant measure to recreate notions of symbolic power. “I was chiefly influenced by my own experiences as a teacher at schools and several colleges, by my professional training as an Indologist and art historian, and by my inclination to write and paint,” says Savia.

The language of urban sensibilities evolves through emotions and leans toward questioning and curiosity, as Savia goes about picking up themes and bringing them to the viewer, simulating qualities in her semi-abstractions, intricate strokes and line drawings.

Over time, Savia moved away from the use of acrylics, and began to work with

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Feb 20 to April 20 Art of Wood Exhibition ‘Made in Goa’ At The Cube Gallery, Calizor Vaddo, Moira 11 am to 7 pm +91 832 2470415/ +91 9422806748 thecubegallerygoa@gmail.com

gouache, which is opaque water colour generally mixed with a white base. She has done this on paper that happened to come her way, which often meant the flip side of posters!

Influenced by India’s tribal artists who used natural dyes to colour their paintings, using condiments from the kitchen, she began to work with strong decoctions of tea, coffee, indigo (the blue powder used for whitening clothes) and turmeric, mixing these with poster paints.

In her work ‘Comeback’, the background blue is reinforced with indigo, and the brown in ‘Paper Chase’ has been reinforced with a coffee decoction.

Savia has taught at various Indian and overseas universities and colleges for over twenty years. She eventually relocated to Goa, and now lives in her ancestral home in Cancona.

She has published several books, the first of which is ‘Tales from the Attic’ (2007) which she self-published and sold on the beach, in trains and at conference venues.

Later came ‘Let me tell you about Quinta’ (Penguin 2011), ‘Abha Nama’ (a painted novel), and ‘Saxtti, Eddi and Diddi’ (a painted book), 2012.

Her previous exhibits include some at museums in the United States, a photographic exhibition at NCPA in Mumbai in December 2009, and ‘Picturing Us’, a solo exhibition of paintings (2011 and 2012).

From 2011-2015 she has curated four exhibitions on the works of Goan painter Angelo da Fonseca, for the Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Porvorim.

Vignettes from a Visual Narrative will be on exhibit until May 15, at Fundação Oriente, Fontainhas, Panjim. 

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Galleries of Note The Cube Gallery Every architect, since the beginning of time, has secretly tried to create a vision of paradise in the buildings they design. Discover one such paradise and much more At The Cube Gallery, Calizor Vaddo, Moira 11 am to 7 pm +91 832 2470415/ +91 9422806748 thecubegallerygoa@gmail.com Monsoon Heritage Studio Treat yourself to some amazing collection of mirrored mosaic art and handpicked artefacts at this upscale studio

by Yahel Chirinian.

At Mainath Batti, Arpora 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM +91 9822122771 Off The Wall Discover a collectible of deeply astounding works of art displayed on a daily basis at this thoughtful art cafe.

Fort Aguada Road, Sinquerim, Candolim 10:30 am to 11:30 pm +91 9820083497 | +91 9823289123 Panjim Art Gallery Get a dose of the local culture with figurative works of Goan artists.

Near Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church, Panjim 9:00 am to 8:00 pm +91 9822168703 Mario Art Gallery Discover the original paintings and other memorabilia of the great Goan artist/cartoonist Mario Miranda. Here you can buy “The Life of Mario”, as well as prints, mounted prints, frames, tiles, mugs, card sets and other books.

‘Houses of Goa’, Salvador-do-Mundo, Porvorim area 9:00 am to 5:30 pm +91 832 2410711 archauto@gmail.com www.mariodemiranda.com Gallery Gitanjali An elegant art gallery in Panjim’s Latin Quarter is worth hopping into when you’re in the area.

Fontainhas, Panjim 9:00 am to 9:00 pm +91 9823572035 gallerygitanjali@gmail.com www.gallerygitanjali.com Moksa Art Gallery Here you will find some immensely conceptual paintings by Salvadoran Fernandez and others.

Naik Waddo, Calangute 9:30 am to 8:30 pm +91 832 2281121 | +91 9326717386 mokshart@gmail.com www.mokshartgallery.com

Art Chamber: Galleria de Belas Artes One of the more interesting and pleasant art centres in the state featuring confident acrylic strokes that are somewhat three dimensional, put across the canvas by Yolanda De Souza and others. The musical acts here are worth looking out for too.

Gaura Vaddo, Calangute 10:00 am to 1:00 pm & 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm +91 832 2277144 | +91 9823217435 artchamber@gmail.com www.goa-art.com Sunaparanta- Goa Centre for the Arts The centre houses several exhibition galleries, a large multi-functional space for workshops and lectures, an in-house film club, sketch club, open air amphitheatre, pottery studio and an open courtyard that houses the al fresco café, Bodega. The red velvet cupcakes at Bodega are a must try!

At Altinho, Panjim 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. +91 832 2421311 info@sgcfa.org | www.sgcfa.org

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18 Wheels on Streets Kudos to DSK Hyosung for introducing such thrilling bikes DSK Hyosung Aquila 250

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DSK Hyosung Aquila Pro

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