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Congratulations -- this Fountainhas Heritage Festival was really good -- Lovely houses -- lots of work by good artists -- good music -- and GOOD GOAN FOOD (not the pseudo-Goan food now served at most of the hotels and restarants in Goa) -- with plenty of good beer to wash down the food Cheers -- hope to see this festival repeated next year and the years to come -- Deepika and Aloysius D'Souza GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS January 26, 2003 RS.3 CR FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MALA: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, said that the Goa Infrastructure Development Corporation has sanctioned an amount of Rs 3 crore for upgradation project of the Mala area wherein a lake in the ward would undergo beautification, besides improvement in the sewerage system. "Mala will be converted into a beautiful locality, within the next 6 months," he observed. Mr Parrikar, who earlier inaugurated the 9-day long 'Fontainhas - Festival of the Arts', organised by the Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG) in association with the Panaji Municipal Council (PMC), stated that heritage festival was a new concept with community participation on a large scale being tried for the first time in the state. Mr Ashok Naik, the PMC chairman released a special tile designed by Alexyz to commemorate the event. The inaugural function was followed by fireworks, Indian classical music performances by Baban Marathe and troupe and Marche de Fontainhas by Dr Francisco Colaco and a Bombay troupe. A special performance of the Portuguese and Latin American music participated by noted musicians Remo and Lucio Miranda will be held on January 26. The cultural fiesta stretching from Corte de Oietero junction to the crossroads near Mushtifund School has the local houses partly opened for visitors and converted into galleries, where exhibitions of the works of 34 artists from different parts of the country are being held. The street exhibitions and art workshops of crochet, embroidery, puppet and little pottery, besides mix of traditional, folk as well as contemporary music and dance performances, and traditional food stalls form other attractions. (NT) PROTECT GOAN IDENTITY, CULTURE: CM: The Goa Yuva Mahotsav comes as a refreshing change especially in the backdrop of the resurgent language controversy. While core leaders like Konkani Bhasha Mandal president, Prof Shyam Verenkar, was wary of painting any controversy, the lower rung organisers like chief convenor, Mr Mangaldas Bhat and working committee president, Mr Chetan Acharya, indirectly spoke of protest against what they termed as "insult to the motherland" at Curchorem. The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, who briefly made his presence felt at the inaugural function due to his "busy schedule," appeared to be treading on safe grounds. Mr Parrikar said the red soil has this inherent quality to calm down anybody. However, he said, the same peaceful land is also capable to become furious and appealed to the youth to stand up in fury to protect Goan identity and culture at any cost. Around 4,000 students and youth from all villages and towns have gathered at Osmitai Nagar, a huge pandal erected in Curchorem, for the Yuva Mahotsav, a festival of performing art, depicting various facets of the Goa identity (NT)
