Folk Festival at National level (Folk dances of various states of India).
8th Jan. to 17th Jan 2016, at Kala Academy Complex, Campal Panaji Goa.
Annual event happening this time of the year
Organised by Directorate of Art and Culture, Govt. of Goa
along with West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur, Kala Academy of Goa (KA) etc
Dances like Bihu from Assam, Siddhi Dhamal, Mewasi, Kervano Vesh from Gujarat,
Kalbelia, Puppeteers, Bhavai from Rajasthan, Singi Chhan, thangta, Pung Dhol, Cholam, Cherrow, Gotipua Sambalpuri dance from Orissa, Panthi from Chattisgarh, Lawni from Maharastra, Bharya Bangra from Punjab, Purulia Chhau from west Bengal, Ghoormar from Haryana and folk dances of Goa like Kunbi, Dekni, Zagor, Gode Modni, Musal Khel, Samai, Goff, Veerbrada, Dhangar, Fugdi, Dhalo, Morulo etc
Folk dances from Sri Lanka were also featured this year
There were also many stalls from about 500 craftsmen including food stalls
Inaugural day Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, Minister for Art and Culture Dayanand Mandrekar, CCP Mayor Shubham G.Chodankar , Kala Academy Chairman Vishnu Surya Wagh, Panaji MLA Siddharth Kunkolienkar , Chief Secretary R K Srivastava, Sudhir Mahajan Sec. Art and Culture, West Zone Cultural Centre Udaipur, Director Mr. Furqan Khan, N. P. Signapurkar Member Secretary Kala Academy, Rajnish Kumar of SBI,
etc
DNA blood on banyan Report - Negative 31/12/15 “The red marks were not blood stains on the vest” said SP Kashyap Gujarat FSL says No to Lie Detector Test on
the boy who is ‘Mentally unsound’. 13/2/16
Crime Branch (CB) concludes Fr. Bismarque's death was 'Accidental' - 03/03/16 (H) SP Kartik Kashyap (CB) completed the inquiry under u/s 174 CrPC and sent the report to SDM to finalise it What else is waiting for now?Pvt. Investigation finding? No funeral yet - The priest body still
lying in GMC morgue Funeral finally taking place on 6th Nov. 2018 on his Third Death Anniversary
5.11.2018 Funeral on 6th Nov. 2018 on his Third Death Anniversary Please note: Delayed funerals like this (coffins) are not opened for public viewing..
Funeral video by Clive D'Souza
Sorry, I did not cover the funeral for some reasons 30.3.2018 'Bismarque Dias’ death case closed After investigating it as a murder case over the course of close to a year, the crime branch of the Goa police has filed a closure report in the death of social activist, Bismarque Dias from St Estevam, citing 'mistake of facts' SP (crime branch) Karthik Kashyap said, “The crime branch have filed the ‘C final’ report before the sessions court on Thursday in the Dias murder case, which means mistake of facts.” In April 2017, the death of the activist was registered as murder on the directive of the High Court of Bombay at Goa The crime branch said that on the basis of scientific, forensic and circumstantial evidence, it can be clearly concluded that it (Dias’ death) was accidental death and no foul play can be suspected.
Bismarque death case stands closed Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM) Panaji, Gaurish Shankhwalkar classified Bismarque death as 'accidental death' based on the Crime Branch Investigation and post mortem reports. An order in this regards was also issued by SDM recently (on 21.4.16). With this decision, the case is now stands closed says a Police Officer. (NT 5.5.16) http://www.navhindtimes.in/bismarque-death-case-stands-closed-police/
On the dais
Wlison Mazarello, Dr. Francis Colaco, Kennedy Afonso, Swati Kerkar,
Ajit Sing Rane, Prajal Sakhardande, Mahesh Naik, Prakash Bandodkar, Gajanan Naik of Tuem,
Sameer Mirajkar of Parra, Jacinto Souza of Vasco, Madhu Gaonkar, Iftiyaz Sayed, Kennedy Dias etc
The death of the warrior must be thoroughly probed.
Top row pics were taken in 2010 at the door of the Vanxim Church (Ile de Capao, near Divar). Second and the third row pics are from Azad Maidan in March/Dec 2011 during GRA and RP21 meet
Fr. Bismarque speaking at Azad Maidan - Short video clips
