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Luis Bachan
Luis Gonçalo Coelho (born 5 February 1962), known professionally as Luis Bachan, is a comedian, actor, and singer based in London, United Kingdom. He is known for his work in Konkani films and ''tiatr'' (theatre) productions. Career Coelho has been involved in several Konkani films and theatrical productions in recent years. In December 2014, he was cast in the Konkani film ''Home Sweet Home'', directed by Swapnil Shetkar. The following year, in December 2015, he reprised his role in the sequel to this film, titled ''Home Sweet Home 2''. In May 2015, Coelho was cast in the ''tiatr'' (a form of Goan theater) ''Mhaka Tuji Goroz'' (I Need Your Aid), directed by his brother, Comedian Domnic. In this production, Coelho played the lead character of Climax, who was described by a critic from the local newspaper ''O Heraldo'' as a "comedic and likeable role." The critic also observed that the characters created by Domnic and Coelho were fundamentally strong, appealing, and occasiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute Menezes Braganza
Institute Menezes Braganza is a cultural institute in the centre of Panjim, Goa, India. It was set up by Portuguese colonial authorities in the late 19th century, but was taken over by the Government of Goa and continues to play a role in the state's cultural activities. In 2002, its takeover by the government was the subject of litigation in the Bombay High Court The High Court of Bombay is the High courts of India, high court of the States and union territories of India, states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily .... History The institute was set up in 1871 by the Portuguese government, initially under the name Institute Vasco da Gama (IVG). This ceased functioning after four years, and then lay dormant between 1875 and 1925. Around that time, there was a need for an institute focusing on literary, scientific, and cultural themes, and a new ''Portaria'' (provincial order 105 da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John D' Silva
João Francisco Silva (born 20 February 1964), known professionally as John D' Silva, is an Indian actor, comedian, playwright, and director known for his work in Konkani films and ''tiatr'' productions. Referred to as the "Emperor of the Konkani stage", he is the first ''tiatrist'' (theatre performer) to enter the Limca Book of Records in 2010 for acting, writing, directing and producing 25 tiatrs having a double alphabet in their titles. Silva is also the first ''tiatrist'' to have released his 25th ''tiatr nattok'' in London and Germany and thereafter to have staged it throughout the state of Goa. He has also acted in the Konkani movies '' Padri'' (2005), '' O Maria'' (2010), ''Nachom-ia Kumpasar'' (2015), ''Nirmon'' (2015) and ''O La La'' (2018). He is the first ''tiatrist'' to have received the inaugural Yuva Srujan Puraskar award for the year 2008 from the Government of Goa for his contributions to Konkani theatre. Select filmography * '' Padri'' (2005) * '' O Maria'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goan People
Goans (Konkani in the Roman script, Romi Konkani: , ) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa, India, formerly part of Portuguese India (''Estado Português da Índia''). They form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan, Dravidian languages, Dravidian, Luso-Indian, Indo-Portuguese, Proto-Australoid, Austro-Asiatic ethnic and/or linguistic ancestries. They speak different dialects of the Konkani language, collectively known as Goan Konkani. "Goanese", although sometimes used, is an incorrect term for Goans. Language Goans are generally multilingual, but mainly speak the Konkani language, a Prakrit based language belonging to the Southern Indo-Aryan languages, Southern group of Indo-Aryan Languages. Various dialects of Konkani spoken by the Goans include ''Bardezkari'', ''Saxtti'', ''Pednekari and'' ''Antruz''. The Konkani spoken by the Catholics is notably different from those of the Hindus, since it has a lot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1962 Births
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – The office of Pope John XXIII announces the excommunication of Fidel Castro for preaching communism and interfering with Catholic churches in Cuba. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the worst Netherlands, Dutch rail disaster. * January 9 – Cuba and the Soviet Union sign a trade pact. * January 12 – The Indonesian Army confirms that it has begun operations in West Irian. * January 13 – People's Socialist Republic of Albania, Albania allies itself with the People's Republic of China. * January 15 ** Portugal abandons the United Nations General Assembly due to the debate over Angola. ** French designer Yves Saint Laurent (designer), Yves Saint Laurent launches Yves Saint Lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedian Agostinho
Agostinho Temudo (born 17 March 1964), known professionally as Comedian Agostinho, is a comedian, actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright based in London, UK. He is known for his work in Konkani films and ''tiatr'' (theatre) productions. Referred to as the "Comedy King", he is best known for being part of the comedy trio alongside Comedian Selvy and Comedienne Janet, for which they were awarded the Best Comedy Trio. Temudo is a former president of the Tiatr Academy of Goa, having served from September 2015 to October 2018. His plays are based on societal themes, some of which exposed corruption by the local government, police departments, and local politicians. Early life Agostinho Temudo was born on 17 March 1964 in Navelim, Goa, India. His father was a tailor and he grew up among seven siblings. Growing up, Temudo had a number of responsibilities around the household. He engaged in the distribution of milk from his family's cattle to their established clie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiatr
''Tiatr'' (; ) is a type of musical theatre that is popular in the state of Goa on the west coast of India, as well as in Mumbai and among the Goan expatriate communities in the Middle East, United Kingdom, and other cities with a significant presence of Konkani speakers. The plays are primarily performed in the Romi Konkani dialects and incorporate elements such as music, dance, and singing. Individuals who perform in ''tiatr'' are referred to as ''tiatrists''. Etymology The word comes from the Portuguese word for theatre, . Earlier variations of the word were , , and . History Prior to the emergence of , entertainment in Konkani mainly revolved around and , each of which had a distinct style. While the was more lyrical, the featured dialogues. While the former was more popular in Bardez; the latter was more entrenched in Salcete. Lucasinho Ribeiro who was from Assagao, was seeking employment in Bombay. Passionate about the performing arts, he was highly impressed w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Bachan Art (cropped)
Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil. Origins The Germanic name (and its variants) is usually said to be composed of the words for "fame" () and "warrior" () and hence may be translated to ''famous warrior'' or "famous in battle". According to Dutch onomatologists however, it is more likely that the first stem was , meaning fame, which would give the meaning 'warrior for the gods' (or: 'warrior who captured stability') for the full name.J. van der Schaar, ''Woordenboek van voornamen'' (Prisma Voornamenboek), 4e druk 1990; see also thLodewijs in the Dutch given names database Modern forms of the name are the German name Ludwig and the Dutch form Lodewijk. and the other Iberian forms more closely resemble the French name Louis, a derivati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konkani Language
Konkani, (Devanagari: , Konkani in the Roman script, Romi: , Kannada script, Kannada: , Koleluttu: , Nastaliq: ; IAST: , ) formerly Concani or Concanese, is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Konkani people, primarily in the Konkan region, along the western coast of India. It is one of the 22 Scheduled languages of India, scheduled languages mentioned in the Indian Constitution, and the official language of the Indian state of Goa. It is also spoken in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat as well as Damaon, Diu & Silvassa. Konkani is a member of the Indo-Aryan languages#Southern Zone, Southern Indo-Aryan language group. It retains elements of Vedic Sanskrit, Vedic structures and shows similarities with both Indo-Aryan languages#Western Zone, Western and Indo-Aryan languages#Eastern Zone, Eastern Indo-Aryan languages. The first Konkani inscription is dated 1187 AD. There are many Konkani dialects spoken along and beyond the Konkan region, from Damaon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedian Selvy
Matheus Correia (14 February 1974 – 25 July 2022), known professionally as Comedian Selvy, was an Indian comedian, actor, playwright, singer, director, and producer known for his work in Konkani cinema, Konkani films and ''tiatr'' productions. Referred to as the "Comedy King of the Konkani stage" by ''The Navhind Times'', he is regarded as one of the greatest Konkani language, Konkani comedians of his generation. He was noted mainly for his comedy performances and was deemed "Goa's most loved comedian". Career ''Tiatrs'' Correia always had an immense love of, and keen interest in, the Konkani stage. He began acting at the age of 8 in his elder brother, Saude's ''tiatrs'' and village folk plays. Correia was also active in traditional Carnival folk plays (Konkani language, Konkani: ''Zomnivhele khell'') before becoming a full-time professional ''tiatrist''. He was first discovered by Tony Park who noted his skills in comedy and cast him for his non-stop tiatr. Correia had pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedian Nato
Natolino Lourenco Vales (born 28 December 1972), known professionally as Comedian Nato, is an Indian comedian, actor, and singer known for his work in Konkani films and ''tiatr'' productions. Under the mentorship of his uncle Hortencio Pereira, Vales made his debut as a child actor at the age of 7. In a career spanning more than two decades, he has collaborated with several notable playwrights such as John D' Silva, Wilmix-Sharon, Anil Kumar, William de Curtorim, among others. Early life Natolino Lourenco Vales was born on 28 December 1972 in the Kakoda neighborhood of Curchorem, Goa, India. During his formative years, Vales navigated through a series of obstacles. His mother's decision to pursue work opportunities abroad in order to sustain their family played a pivotal role in contributing to Vales' holistic personal growth. He has articulated a sense of appreciation for the constructive guidance provided by his maternal uncle, Hortencio Pereira, emphasizing that he has e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
