BY A STAFF REPORTER
PANJIM: The second edition of Goa Marathi Film Festival 2009 organised by Vinsan Graphics, Vasco will kick starting this week from June 5-7 at Margao and Panjim.
Speaking at a press conference Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat in a press conference mentioned about this festival, which would be inaugurated at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao on June 5 at 5 pm by the acclaimed Bollywood actor, Nana Patekar.
He added, “It will be then followed by screening of the film, ‘Dhyasparva’ a film by Amol Palekar. Also on this day it would be the launch of a new projection system at the Ravindra Bhavan.”
This year the fest will feature 11 Marathi film compared to eight last year.
The schedule of the festival is as follows.
On the second day on June 6 at Maquinez Palace screen 1 at 4.30 pm there would be a presentation of a latest production system in the filed of film production by Film Lab India.
On the concluding day, June 7 at Maquinez Palace screen 1at 10 am a seminar would be held on the topic, “World Cinema & We”. It would be hosted by the eminent film personalities like Amol Palekar, Vidya Gokhale, Seema Biswas, Paresh Mokashi, Sachin Kundalkar and Umesh Kulkarni. And at 7.30 pm there’s a premier of the film, ‘Gosht Choti…Dongaraevadhi’ at Kala Academy.
“The inaugural, presentation of production system and the premier show are open for general public,” remarked Kamat.
Speaking about the festival he concluded that the State government should take a role of a facilitator while organising any film festival and help to promote it.
Although the festival would be inaugurated at Margao, there will be screening of films there. The screening is of all 11 films is at Maquinez Palace screen 1, 2 and at Kala Academy, Panjim.
This festival is also supported by Entertainment Society of Goa, Directorate of Art and Culture, Kala Academy and Goa Tourism.
The members of public can enjoy this festival by enrolling themselves as delegates by paying fees of Rs 250 per head. The registration forms are available at Kala Academy, Panjim, Gomant Vidya Niketan, Margao, Vinsant Grpahics, Vasco, Natekar Pharmacy, Mapusa and Rang Rachana, Ponda.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Romi Konkani in govt primary schools demanded
BY A GT REPORTER
MARGAO: A demand to include Konkani in Roman script as a medium of instruction in government-aided primary schools was an issue highlighted among others at the public sitting of the Goa legislative assembly's ad-hoc committee on Education, Sports and Information Technology here on Monday.
The sitting, held at the South Goa Collectorate at Margao, also saw issues like donations charged for admissions, more schools being opened within one-km radius of existing ones, mid-days meals to be handed over to Parent Teachers Associations (PTAs), framing of admission policy, vocational education, etc being highlighted.
On the issue of new ones being set up where schools already exist raised by eminent educationist Bhiku Pai Angle, the ad-hoc committee chairman Dayanand Narvekar sought a report from the Director of Education Dr Celsa Pinto on how many had commenced in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and how many existing ones have been affected.
According to Dr Pinto, there were 19 new schools in 2008-09 and four in 2009-10. She claimed, the distance criteria had been revoked after it had been scrutinised and a feasibility report prepared with objections from neighbouring schools analysed and hearing, if necessary, granted.
Dr Pinto hinted at plans to shortly conduct school mapping, when it was pointed out by Angle that the present schools were 'dying' because the 3-km radius criteria has been reduced to one-km for new schools.
Censuring former education minister Luizinho Faleiro, in whose tenure the distance criteria was diluted, Angle said no proper study was conducted.
Donations for admissions was another issue hotly discussed. Dr Pinto however insisted that some evidence be provided proof of the allegations being made.
One Mangaldas Chandrakant Prabhu, however accused the department of shielding the culprits saying he had submitted evidence of donations charged by a prominent city school around two years back but no action was taken.
Narvekar agreed with the views expressed and called for a criminal complaint to be filed with the police as the fines of Rs 50,000 did not serve as a deterrent to offenders who seek donations of over Rs 1 lakh. The former IT minister also suggested that the education department probe the April & May bank balances of such schools.
Another committee member Dayanand Mandrekar, Siolim MLA pointed out to cases of admissions being denied to students having acquired less than 50 per cent marks in elite schools who seek only distinction holders.
“What should they do?” he inquired with Narvekar, saying these cases need consideration as it could lead to social incongruencies.
Melson Louis of South Goa Public Interest Action Group (SGPIAG) also highlighted the need to impose a 10-year domicile criteria for migrants who easily avail education in the state. He also sought a scrutiny of the many fly-by-night institutions offering courses in aviation, nursing, hotel management, etc.
Louis also called for an additional government polytechnic for the benefit of those residing in Valpoi, Cuncolim and Canacona areas.
Also present were the committee members, Rajesh Patnekar, Bicholim MLA, Under Secretray Yuvraj Naik, joint secretary J N Braganza and other officials.
MARGAO: A demand to include Konkani in Roman script as a medium of instruction in government-aided primary schools was an issue highlighted among others at the public sitting of the Goa legislative assembly's ad-hoc committee on Education, Sports and Information Technology here on Monday.
The sitting, held at the South Goa Collectorate at Margao, also saw issues like donations charged for admissions, more schools being opened within one-km radius of existing ones, mid-days meals to be handed over to Parent Teachers Associations (PTAs), framing of admission policy, vocational education, etc being highlighted.
On the issue of new ones being set up where schools already exist raised by eminent educationist Bhiku Pai Angle, the ad-hoc committee chairman Dayanand Narvekar sought a report from the Director of Education Dr Celsa Pinto on how many had commenced in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and how many existing ones have been affected.
According to Dr Pinto, there were 19 new schools in 2008-09 and four in 2009-10. She claimed, the distance criteria had been revoked after it had been scrutinised and a feasibility report prepared with objections from neighbouring schools analysed and hearing, if necessary, granted.
Dr Pinto hinted at plans to shortly conduct school mapping, when it was pointed out by Angle that the present schools were 'dying' because the 3-km radius criteria has been reduced to one-km for new schools.
Censuring former education minister Luizinho Faleiro, in whose tenure the distance criteria was diluted, Angle said no proper study was conducted.
Donations for admissions was another issue hotly discussed. Dr Pinto however insisted that some evidence be provided proof of the allegations being made.
One Mangaldas Chandrakant Prabhu, however accused the department of shielding the culprits saying he had submitted evidence of donations charged by a prominent city school around two years back but no action was taken.
Narvekar agreed with the views expressed and called for a criminal complaint to be filed with the police as the fines of Rs 50,000 did not serve as a deterrent to offenders who seek donations of over Rs 1 lakh. The former IT minister also suggested that the education department probe the April & May bank balances of such schools.
Another committee member Dayanand Mandrekar, Siolim MLA pointed out to cases of admissions being denied to students having acquired less than 50 per cent marks in elite schools who seek only distinction holders.
“What should they do?” he inquired with Narvekar, saying these cases need consideration as it could lead to social incongruencies.
Melson Louis of South Goa Public Interest Action Group (SGPIAG) also highlighted the need to impose a 10-year domicile criteria for migrants who easily avail education in the state. He also sought a scrutiny of the many fly-by-night institutions offering courses in aviation, nursing, hotel management, etc.
Louis also called for an additional government polytechnic for the benefit of those residing in Valpoi, Cuncolim and Canacona areas.
Also present were the committee members, Rajesh Patnekar, Bicholim MLA, Under Secretray Yuvraj Naik, joint secretary J N Braganza and other officials.
Tech scores over Medicine
BY A GT REPORTER
PANJIM: Goa's top-notchers it seems have elbowed out Medicine from its place of pride at the top of the career options' list and replaced it with Engineering.
Goa's brains are increasingly opting to compete for admissions to the country's 'E-schools', including the IITs, NITs and the big boys among institutes of technology.
A whopping number of 44 Goans cracked IIT-JEE examination this year. This is not all. Goans have also excelled in BITS-SAT and AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Exam). All these are All-India level examinations.
According to Vyankatesh Prabhudesai, himself an IITian who runs the Aryan Study Circle, a pioneers in IIT-JEE coaching here in Goa, the flexibility of the Engineering field is what's making it an option over medicine for Goan teens.
“Medicine is not flexible and hasn't many job prospects compared to engineering. In engineering, after B Tech you can directly opt for a job or go for a management course and get a managerial post in a company. As for medicine, after MBBS, one has to go in for MD, where there are few branches," stated Prabhudesai, who did a stint at the National Aeronautics Lab and also at NIO as a scientist for 12 years.
Speaking on the performance of Goan students on Monday, he said, 10 Goan students have excelled in BIT-SAT examination this year against last year's five.
“Of these 10, nine are from Aryan. The topper Darshan Variar scored 382 points out of 450 and Bhushan Borkar scored 354. All these 10 students scored more than 300 points and can apply either for BITS-Pilani, Goa or Hyderabad” Prabhudesai said.
Unlike other exams, it is online and also includes subjects like English and Logic along with PCM (Physics Chemistry Maths).
At AIEEE too Goans have fared well with 25 making the grade, 22 of them from Aryans.
“These students can apply at any of the 19 NITs (National Institute of Technology) and other institutes as there are 30,000 seats in India. Also, for this exam there’s a State quota and Goa has around 25-30 seats. Thus, we also have state ranks along with All India ranks,” Prabhudesai said.
Interestingly the IIT-JEE topper from Goa, Aneesh Tamse has also secured first rank in AIEEE from Goa. He has received 951st all-India rank at AIEEE and 998th all-India rank for the IIT-JEE.
“IIT-JEE is not just India's, but could be among the world's toughest exam," Prabhudesai averred.
He said, at Aryans the focus is more on IIT-JEE as other exams like GECT become much easier for the students.
Students are selected by an aptitude test and a personal interview by Prabhudesai. Around 300 students are being trained at their Margao and Panjim centres. They have three teachers and also invite guest faculty from the industry.
PANJIM: Goa's top-notchers it seems have elbowed out Medicine from its place of pride at the top of the career options' list and replaced it with Engineering.
Goa's brains are increasingly opting to compete for admissions to the country's 'E-schools', including the IITs, NITs and the big boys among institutes of technology.
A whopping number of 44 Goans cracked IIT-JEE examination this year. This is not all. Goans have also excelled in BITS-SAT and AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Exam). All these are All-India level examinations.
According to Vyankatesh Prabhudesai, himself an IITian who runs the Aryan Study Circle, a pioneers in IIT-JEE coaching here in Goa, the flexibility of the Engineering field is what's making it an option over medicine for Goan teens.
“Medicine is not flexible and hasn't many job prospects compared to engineering. In engineering, after B Tech you can directly opt for a job or go for a management course and get a managerial post in a company. As for medicine, after MBBS, one has to go in for MD, where there are few branches," stated Prabhudesai, who did a stint at the National Aeronautics Lab and also at NIO as a scientist for 12 years.
Speaking on the performance of Goan students on Monday, he said, 10 Goan students have excelled in BIT-SAT examination this year against last year's five.
“Of these 10, nine are from Aryan. The topper Darshan Variar scored 382 points out of 450 and Bhushan Borkar scored 354. All these 10 students scored more than 300 points and can apply either for BITS-Pilani, Goa or Hyderabad” Prabhudesai said.
Unlike other exams, it is online and also includes subjects like English and Logic along with PCM (Physics Chemistry Maths).
At AIEEE too Goans have fared well with 25 making the grade, 22 of them from Aryans.
“These students can apply at any of the 19 NITs (National Institute of Technology) and other institutes as there are 30,000 seats in India. Also, for this exam there’s a State quota and Goa has around 25-30 seats. Thus, we also have state ranks along with All India ranks,” Prabhudesai said.
Interestingly the IIT-JEE topper from Goa, Aneesh Tamse has also secured first rank in AIEEE from Goa. He has received 951st all-India rank at AIEEE and 998th all-India rank for the IIT-JEE.
“IIT-JEE is not just India's, but could be among the world's toughest exam," Prabhudesai averred.
He said, at Aryans the focus is more on IIT-JEE as other exams like GECT become much easier for the students.
Students are selected by an aptitude test and a personal interview by Prabhudesai. Around 300 students are being trained at their Margao and Panjim centres. They have three teachers and also invite guest faculty from the industry.
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