Romi Lipiechi Chollvoll media release

Panaji, Mar 13: News of the government's decision to set up a Tiatr Academy in the state has already been published in the media. It is said to be aimed at the overall development of Tiatr.

The government has also decide to name the main Ac auditorium of the Ravindra Bhavan at Margao after Pai Tiatrist Joao Agostinho Fernandes. 

Romi Lipiechi chollvoll (RLC) welcomes this decision.  However this lollypop gift of the government just before the election for tiatrists and Roman script supporters will not satisfy RLC till its sole  demand is met, namely to give equal status to Roman script in the Language Act of Goa 1987, says a media release.  
 
By fulfilling the secondary demands of Roman script supporters,  the Goa government is trying to divert the attention of the public from the primary demand and wants to gain sympathy from the public.  The government is fully aware that during the forthcoming elections, tiatrists will campaign against it and will support those candidates who will promise equal status to Roman script.  To prevent tiatrists’ determined move and to divide them, the government is trying to bluff them with pre-election gifts.   This is the conspiracy of the Vichar Vibhag of the Congress Pprty.  Roman script supporters should not fall a prey to these gimmicks of the government.
 
Since the present government has failed to give justice to Roman script for the last five years, it will become one of the main issues during the forthcoming elections.  RLC will actively support those candidates (except the present ministers and all MLAs) who give in writing in their election manifesto that they would amend the Official Language Act to accord equal status to Konknni in Roman script.  The government is of the people and for the people.  Hence no government in Goa could afford to ignore the genuine aspiration and long pending demand of Roman script supporters.  

RLC is determined to fight till their sole and primary demand is fulfilled, concludes the release

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Panaji: The State Government has decided to constitute a Tiatr Academy for overall development of tiatrs and has constituted seven-member committee to do the preliminary work and frame the guidelines, announced Minister for Art and Culture Digambar Kamat at a press conference here.

Kamat said for long tiatr artistes had been demanding for Tiatr Academy. The government has now principally agreed to constitute Tiatr Academy and committee formed would work out the modalities.
 
Committee is headed by Kamat and other members include Tomazinho Cardozo, Wilson Mazarello, Prince Jacob, Premanand Sangodkar and Fatima D’Souza. The Director of Art and Culture would be the member secretary of the committee.

Ravindra Bhavan will be completed in May: According to Kamat, Ravindra Bhavan, which has an auditorium with seating capacity of 1200 will be completed in May. It is in final stage of completion, added Kamat.

The main air-conditioned auditorium of the Ravindra Bhavan will be named after Pai Tiatrist Joao Agostinho Fernandes and open air auditorium will be named after Lai Bhaskar Khaprumam Parvatkar. Both artistes have made significant contribution, Kamat said.

Kala Sanman to 680 artistes: Since the scheme has been started, this year highest number of artistes are being give pension under Kala Sanman, stated Kamat. A pension of Rs 1,250 per month is paid under this scheme to artists recognised by the Department of Art and Culture.
 
Classical music festival in Poona: To give exposure to Goan artistes government has decided to organise classical musical festival in Poona.