[Goanet-News] 'Goan aunty' becomes a YouTube star (Nida Sayed, TNN)

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'Goan aunty' becomes a YouTube star

Nida Sayed | TNN | Feb 10, 2016, 10.36 AM IST
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Panaji: We all have that one aunty who is quirky and encompasses just
about everything Goan. And even though the relationship may be more of
love-hate, her sussegad sassiness is what appeals the most. Portraying
the idiosyncrasies of the quintessential Goan aunty through hilarious
videos, Mumbai-based theatre artist Rozzlin Pereira, transforms
herself into a senior citizen from Bandra's Goan community, launching
one adventure after another on YouTube every Monday.

Pereira worked on the character of Aunty Maggy when she performed in a
play called 'He Says She Says' a few years ago, where the character
had a minuscule role. She incorporated mannerisms from different
aunties she has known over the years to build its personality.

"The walk, talking with a slight tilt of her head as she looks at you
from above the rim of her glasses, and hand gestures are things I
found quirky and quite endearing in these aunties. It gave them their
unique edge," said Pereira.

After two years, Aunty Maggy finally took to social media and emerged
as a popular household favourite as she began to give her take on
social issues, deal with situations like a bad-ass senior citizen and
even adapt to new ideas. In doing this, she broke two stereotypes:
one, of not adhering to the saas-bahu norm to win the older audiences,
and two, of portraying a middle-aged Goan character in a comedy scene
usually dominated by males.

"It's true that comedy in India is generally associated with men and
there aren't nearly as many female comics. A video with a hot girl on
the thumbnail is likely to get a lot of curious viewers than one with
an old, fat, wrinkled, quirky aunty. So it is not going to grab
attention from new viewers easily," Pereira said.

But, in the six months that she has been around, Aunty Maggy's
character has clicked with the Goan audience and beyond.

Her fans from Goa and beyond always look forward to Mondays to see
what the granny is up to next. Bandra-based, Chantelle Fernandes,
said, "Aunty Maggy truly describes our little hometown, Bandra. She's
one of the typical Bandra buggers and never fails to put a smile on
our faces."

Neville Rodrigues, a doctoral student at University of Canterbury,
Christchurch, New Zealand told TOI, "There is not much of Goan
influence where I live so the 'character' of the Goan catholic Aunty
is slowly fading. I'm glad someone like Rozzlin has chosen to
immortalise our Goan aunties on Youtube. She is brilliant at what she
does."

About her Goan roots, she says, "While I was born and brought up in
Mumbai, my parents are Goan and in every way, from my taste buds to my
Susegaad tendencies, I am Goan."

Going on to define the unique qualities that define 'Goanness', she
says Goans respect relationships over ambitious materialism. "If we
feel loved, appreciated and respected, we go out of our way to help
and form a bond for life. We're content with what we have and while
sometimes that can be perceived as lack of ambition, we actually are
happy with the things that matter most in life. Aunty Maggy is just
like that. She speaks her mind, goes about her daily chores, doesn't
desire the high life, loves her family much as she grumbles about
them, makes friends with everyone and at the core of it all is a warm
simple good human being."

Since she represents the naivete of the older generation while also
keeping up with the modern age, viewers of both generations have grown
to like her. This is evident by the videos that are presently doing
the rounds on Facebook and WhatsApp. Most of her videos have up to 5k
views, some even going up to 10k views. "Keeping it topical and
inclusive, and bringing in variety brings in a diverse audience," she
adds.

SEE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcAPKV8X6BKbRICiWpkjDsA

[Goanet-News] REMINDER: February 10 (Wednesday) 5.30 pm: "Thinking Goa (Pensando Goa), " Lecture Hall, Goa State Central Library, Patto, Panjim

[Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا]

The Pensando Goa project from Brazil will be outlined at Panjim this
evening. It aims to study the literature of Goa, specially that in
Portuguese (but not restricted to it). Coming along and meet Prof Helder
Garmes and Prof Cielo Festino... FN

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Date: 7 February 2016 at 15:50
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*February 10 (Wednesday) 5.30 pm*

*Thinking Goa (Pensando Goa) – a Singular Archive in Portuguese*

Prof. Hélder Garmes (USP - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil) and
Prof. Cielo Festino (Universidade Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil)

Lecture Hall, Goa State Central Library, Patto, Panjim

A Brazilian project which aims to rewrite the history of literature in
Portuguese from Goa. In practical terms, this project intends: 1) to
catalogue and reproduce (whenever possible) Goa's literary and journalistic
production in Portuguese, as well as to complete the inventory of Goa's
artistic heritage of Indo-Portuguese origin; 2) write a history of Goan
literature in Portuguese that interprets these works in relation to the
everyday intellectual life of Goa.




Lusophone Society of Goa (LSG) / Sociedade Lusófona de Goa
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*Lusofonia Festival Goa 2016 *– January 22– February 22, 2016

*Festival da Lusofonia Goa 2016 *– 22 de Janeiro a 22 de Fevereiro de 2016





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