*Press Note * *For Favour of Publication*
* * *CM to felicitate tiatr artistes* Shri.Digamber Kamat, Chief Minister of Goa will felicitate 11 tiatr artistes of yester years by conferring on them the *‘Lifetime Contribution to Tiatr Stage Award’* today at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. The felicitation function which will commence at 3:00 pm today is organised by Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Pai Tiatrist Joao Agostinho Fernandes. The artistes of yester years who have done a yeomen service for the development of tiatr, its song and music and who will be felicitated by the honourable Chief Minister are Remmie Colaco, Maria Platilda Afonso e Dias, Anthony Inacio J.D’Souza, John Gomes (kokoy), Richard Rodrigues (Rico Rod), Alegre Antao alias Star of Arossim, Tony Sax, Fr.Planton Faria, Antonio Moraes and Ronaldo D’Souza alias Paul Rommy. Shri.Titta Pretto, a veteran tiatr artiste will be the Guest of Honour. The felicitation programme will be followed by staging of the tiatr *‘Korta Ti Vatt’* written and directed by Avito Fernandes. This tiatr has won first award in the recently concluded Tiatr Festival of Kala Academy Goa. In the morning, TAG has organised a workshop on ‘Writing Scripts of good quality’ at 10:00 am at Conference Hall of Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. Shri.Pundalik Naik, Sahitya Academy Award Winner, will guide the participants of the workshop. Tiatr writters and well wishers are invited to attend the function. *Victor de Sa* Member Secretary