Ekvat to perform in Goa: Shri Faleiro
Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Shri Eduardo Faleiro has said that the
office of Commissioner, NRI Affairs has invited "Ekvat" a group of Goan
artistes based in Portugal formed more than two decades ago to visit
India in the month of June 2011 and perform in association with the
Indian Centre for Cultural relations. The group consists of about 20
musicians, singers and dancers. They will perform as follows:
Panaji - June 3
Margao - June 4
Bangalore - June 7
Mumbai - June 9
New Delhi - June 11
The purpose of this group is to make traditional music and dance of Goa
such as Dekhni, Dulpod, Dhalo and Mando known to wider audiences and to
motivate young Goans born abroad to identify themselves with their
ancestral roots and culture.
Shri Faleiro also introduced Prof Eugenio Viassa Monteiro, a Goan
settled in Lisbon. He is the President of the Portugal–India Friendship
Society in Lisbon and is one of the founders of the Portuguese business
school, AESE, where he was General Director and professor for more than
17 years. Prof. Monteiro is an eminent economist who has written
extensively on economic developments and authored several articles,
essays and books in Portugal and Spain. His latest book is "O Despertar
da India" (The Rise of India). It has been published in the Portuguese
and Spanish languages. An English edition will be published soon.
A performance by Ekvat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3eobkDuris
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