Ravindra Bhavan Vasco Baina inaugurated 12.12.13

Ravindra Bhavan finally inaugurated

on 12th Dec. 2013, VAsco da Gama

 The seating capacity of the main auditorium  591 and the balcony seating is 177 = 768
Plus a mini theatre of 170 (?)

It's foundation Stone was laid by then Cong. Govt on Dec. 19. 2007 and the estimated cost was 23 crores. But in June 2012 it cost rose to 40 crores, actual cost as on date not known.

Earlier in 2006,  another foundation stone was laid for same RB at another Place at Sada

Baina Ravindra Bhavan was to inaugurate at the hands of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar but he had to go to Chhattisgarh for new BJP Govt installations there.

 

However, it was said earlier it will be inaugurated on 14^th December

We only found out about the new date on the same day of inauguration in NT. Ad.

Pics

Ravindra Bhavan – External view

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Name plate says at the hands of Parrikar..

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Hall jam- packed

Entrance blocked

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Inside the hall

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view from the front stage

Hall and the Balcony

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View from the Bancony

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First floor lobby / lounge

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Stage

With Punjabi, Maharastra, Kerala Onam, Karnataka yelama Zatra,

Rajasthan folk dances, Konkani, Com Juana (also seen in the video)

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Com Juana

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Actors

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Divli lamp

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Conference hall

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Video

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47th Mando Festival 2013, Goa

Organised by Goa Cultural and Social Centre

in association with Dept of Art & Culture and Kala Academy of Goa

11-12 Dec. 2013

I missed 1^st day, did not see or missed to see in the news papers

2^nd day I made it to later half after coming from Baina Ravindra Bhavan Inauguration

Results:

Goenchim Kirnnam, Deusua (Pernem) bagged most awards

Taditional Category 1^st Prize

Original Category 1^st

Dance Category 2^nd

Best Lyrics 2^nd

Best Music 3^rd

Overall 1

Goenchim Noketram, Sarzora

Dance Category 1^st

^{Best Music 1st}

Traditional Category 2^nd

Original Category 2^nd

Mando Mogi, Margao

Best Lyrics 1^st

Original Category 3rd

Children category

Little Flower of Jesus, Calangute 1^st

Porvorechim Sobit Fulam, Porvorim 2^nd

Manorechim Mogrim, Manora 3^rd

Teenager Category:  No awards (Due to less no. of groups)

However, St. Xaviers given consolation Prize

St. Antonicho Svadik Naad Majorda 3^rd (Traditional category

St. Xavier’s Mapusa 2^nd  Best Music

Ideal Iskolachim Noketram Taleigao 3^rd Best Lyrics

Senior Citizen category

Only one group and awarded Consolation prize

Awards will be given on 16th January 2014

Here are some pics

Chief Guest, guest of honour etc

NRI Commissioner Dr. Wilfred Mesquita, Nilesh Cabral,

 Milagres Fernandes, Isac H Dias, Francisco Noronha, Suresh Azgaonkar, Remedios D'Silva

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Dr. Wilfred Mesquita - Chief Guest - 2nd day

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3 Compere

Shakila Shaik

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Ninfa De Silva

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Dr. Bicaji Ganecar – who is here for last 47 years

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3 Judges

Maria Pimenta, Yvette Baretto and Carlus Monteiro

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Aquemchim Surgam, Margao

With Edel Rebello etc

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Ideal Iskolachim Noketram, Taleigao
With Peter Vaz etc

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Goenchim Noketram, Sarzora

Won 4 awards

Participants: Leena Vaz, Thatcher Pinto, Sherdha Vaz, Avina, Frenzie Rodrigues, Cely Fernandes, George Gonsalves, Elves Mascarenhas, Larson Fernandes and Leader –Marianela P M Dias.

Musicians: Mr. Carl. Shane Fernandes, Abraham Fernandes, Bernard Furtado and Gumot – Inacio Sardinha

 

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Menino Jesus Kala Association, Chinchinim

With Quinnie Fernades etc

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Goenchim Kirnnam, Deusua (watch video below)

Won 6 Awards

Cosma Fernandes, Fr. Peter Simon Mascarenhas, Fr. Caetano Fernandes, Fr. Damaciano Carvalho, Atasha D'Souza, Janet Barcellos, Rashmi Menezes, Ingrid Gracias, Sharmila Gracias, Bony Vales, Senon D'Souza,  Efigenia Miranda, Dexter Furtado, Ramina Mendonca, Adney Gonsalves  and Kevin De Souza
Musicians: Fr. Olavo Caiado, Selvyn Braganza, Domingos Soares snf on Gumat -- Luis Fernandes

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Senior Citizens Special (Watch video below)

Menino Jesus Kala Association, Chinchinim

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Mando Festival Banner

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Video: First Prize award winning Mando

Dance Category

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Video : Senior Citizens special

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VIDEO:
Award winning Mando from Deusua - Goenchim Kirnnam
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Video: Best Music Award
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3rd Lusofonia Games 2014, Goa

3rd Lusofonia Games, Goa 18-29 Jan. 2014.

Event launched on 10.12.13, Campal, Goa.

National Anthem, Diuli dance, CM Parrikar, Milka Singh, Dy, CM, Sania Mirza singing,

Nelson Mandela, ACOLOP , Theme song, Games Mascot, Sonia Shirsat, Lorna, Fire, Water, Rain, Air,  Air balloon,  balloons, dances, singing, fado, bebdo    etc

Video clips: Main launch Event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st00_GF3jHg

For pics, click here and then browse for more using forward / backward buttons

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Milkha Singh with Chief Minister Parrikar

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Sania Mirza with Dy. CM

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Dances

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Hanging from the air balloon

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Shower with flowers

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Homage to Nelson Mandela

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Video: Sonia Shirsat singing fado

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Video: Sania Mirza Speaking (& Singing)

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  Video: Milkha Singh speaking

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Video : Games Theme Song

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Video: Fr. Peter Cardozo - Orchestra

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Beach Volleyball venue, Miramar

Night

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 Day

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 Generators

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Jojo Mascot

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Video: Beach Volley Ball Venue, Miramar

 

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Streets

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Football Match at Tilak Maidan, Vasco (20.1.14)

Some pics

Mozambique scores at 85^th minute

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 Score board

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the Stadium – Tilak Maidan, Vasco da Gama

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VIDEO: Football Match Clips - Mozambique vs Goa (India)

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Beach Volleyball, Miramar (22.1.2014)

Some pics

Beach / bikini volleyball

Portugal vs Angola

Portugal vs Srilanka

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The viewing gallery for athletes

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The VIPs gallery

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 The public gallery

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Beach Volleyball court

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Difficult to get – Entry pass

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A view of the court from outside

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Score board

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Referee etc

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Court boys

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Some watching from the Bandodkar Samadhi’s fence

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The Samadhi or memorial of Goa’s First Chief Minister

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The Beach

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Goa Police in Lusofonia attire

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The venue

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Miramar Circle

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Entry gate for public

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 Beach view

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Video - Beach Volleyball Portugal Vs Srilanka

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The New  Peddem Stadium

Table Tennis etc

Peddem multi-purposed stadium

Mapusa Goa

Video - Peddem Stadium

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Pics

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Athletics tracks

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Swimming pool

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Indoors

Table Tennis

Lusofonia Games 2014

22.1.14 around 4.30pm

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In action

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Gates

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kids playing hockey

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External View

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The Peddem Chapel

Holy Cross

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 Video: Peddem Stadium complex

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8AXuVt0ehg

 'No Camera' policy at Goa Lusofonia Games..

 'No Camera' Policy at Goa Govt owned infrastructures for Lusofonia
games reminds me of Dabolim Airport which is under Military control.
It's not very nice or what could be the reason behind it? By the way,
the modern mobile phones are capable of doing all things that 
compact camera does.  However, there is no restrictions on carrying
such phones (incl smart phones)  no mater how big or large.

Saw many taking photos and video shooting inside the stadium.

I checked the list of prohibited items on Lusofonia Goa website, (above board displayed at every entry point) amongst other things, it also says 'handy-Cam' but does not say 'camera'.

Handycam usually means hand held video shooting camcorder. Nor they had any facility to keep such items e.g. pocket camera  in safe custody, the only option under the circumstances was to go back home disappointed. And I saw some going..

 

 The indoor stadium

University Complex, Taleigao

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Basketball

India vs Macao

24.1.14,  4pm

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The stadium

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TEAM Macau

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TEAM India, Goa

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 Scores board

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 Balls

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Basket

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The boys, cleaners

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Basket with ball

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 Video: Indoor Stadium, Taleigao / India vs Macau Match

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBKjPTrr3hU

Athletics Stadium, Bambolim

GMC Complex

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NH 17

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Panjim KTC Cirle

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The Closing day Ceremony

29.1.2014

Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao- Goa

Lusofonia Games 2014 - Closing day Ceremony

Some sidelights:

- At the venue, chaos as usual. Policemen shouting only those holding pass be at thea gate, rest stay away.  We did not have pass but somehow managed to gain entry just after 7.35pm

Through a senior policeman who let some people in.

- Inside, the main centre stage and the lawn seem poorly lit, people hardly visible particularly those performing on lawns. Many preferred watching the only giant LCD screen of DD at it was brighter there. Watch video below to see what I mean.

- Seeing speeches after speeches, crowd started shouting (to finish speech..) during Shripad Naik Speech delivery, time was 8pm

- After the speech part was over, when dignitaries started leaving, it was  announced that CM Parrikar to stay back, repeated and third time repeated saying ‘only Chief Minister Parrikar to stay back to felicitate some Goan sports personalities but Sports Minister Tawadkar and Goa Olympic Ass. President MP Shripad Naik also stayed back

-  When a couple dancing to the tune of Spanish song on the main stage, there was another group off-stage (infront, on the lawns and performing to the same tune) African acrobats, people applauding loudly to their acrobatic performance – Whole thing, two in one did not look nice..

- Many people started leaving after 9pm and half of those waited must have waited only for firework display. We left at 9.15pm

- There was no sign of Carnival type floats, don’t know if it was held at 7pm.

-  Hema Sardesai not seen – Don’t know if she performed before 7.30pm or after 9. 20pm

Just found out the event started as early as 5.30pm with Sidhanath Buyao show but we read somewhere that it was to start at 7pm not enough publicity I suppose. We even checked their official website and FB page nor we remember seeing any ads in the local dailies.

My video also did not come out good due to poor lights

http://youtu.be/TJrpV_w_fmo

Some pics

 

 

The Stadium / Spectators / Audience - A section

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Vacant section backstage

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Poorly lit

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Chief Minister Monohar Parrikar

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Navy Brass band

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Drummers ; Dhol

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Church, Temple, Lighthouse etc

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 Press / Media people on the ground lawns

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 Firework display

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Video: Closing Ceremony

http://youtu.be/TJrpV_w_fmo

 

The Games Schedule

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