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Batcara
''Batcara'' () is a two-act Konkani play written by the Goan playwright João Agostinho Fernandes. First performed at the Gaiety Theatre in Bombay on 22 November 1904, during the inauguration of the Goan Union Dramatic Club, the work is considered a musical comedy. The play was subsequently published on 1 January 1909, marking Fernandes's first play to be printed. It draws inspiration from the author's experiences during the 1896 Bombay plague epidemic and his return to Portuguese Goa. Set in Goa, the play depicts the prevailing caste system and the atrocities committed by landlords against tenant farmers. It also explores themes of Christianity and the concept of equality among people. Composition The creation of this play by Fernandes was shaped by his observations during the 1896 Bombay plague epidemic. It represented the inaugural publication among Fernandes' body of works. During the period of the plague outbreak, he voluntarily resigned from his occupation and j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Agostinho Fernandes
João Agostinho Fernandes (14 December 1871 – 29 August 1947), popularly known as Pai Tiatrist (), was a Goan playwright, theatre actor, and former chemist, known for his contribution to staging the first '' teatro Italian Bhurgo'' (), on 17 April 1892 in Bombay at the New Alfred Theatre, along with playwright Lucasinho Ribeiro, Caitaninho Fernandes, and Agostinho Mascarenhas. Referred to as the "Father of Konkani '' tiatr''", Fernandes continued the ''tiatr'' tradition when his mentor Ribeiro quit being part of the Konkani stage during the early 20th century. Over a span of more than fifty years, he created 30 plays, with the majority being original works crafted by him, totaling 26, while the remaining four were adaptations from external sources. Early life João Agostinho Fernandes was born on 14 December 1871, in Margão, Goa. His baptism took place a week later. His mother, Maria Francisca, was a native of Macau, while his father, Conceiçao Fernandes, worked as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handbill
A flyer (or flier) is a form of paper advertisement intended for wide distribution and typically posted or distributed in a public place, handed out to individuals or sent through the mail. In the 2010s, flyers range from inexpensively photocopied leaflets to expensive, glossy, full-color circulars. There are also digital flyers, similar to the printed ones, but can be shared on the internet. Terminology A flyer is also called a "circular", "handbill", "pamphlet", "poster", "lit'" (literature), "weekly ad", "catalogue" or "leaflet". Usage Flyers may be used by individuals, businesses, not-for-profit organizations or governments to: * Advertise an event such as a music concert, nightclub appearance, festival, or political rally * Promote a goods-selling businesses such as a used car lot discount store or a service business such as a restaurant or massage parlour. * Persuade people about a social, religious, or political message, as in evangelism or political campaign activitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congo Free State
''(Work and Progress) , national_anthem = Vers l'avenir , capital = Vivi Boma , currency = Congo Free State franc , religion = Catholicism (''de facto'') , leader1 = Leopold II of Belgium , year_leader1 = 1885–1908 , title_leader = Sovereign , representative1 = F. W. de Winton , year_representative1 = 1885–1886 , representative2 = Théophile Wahis , year_representative2 = 1900–1908 , title_representative = Governor-General , today = Democratic Republic of the Congo , demonym = , area_km2 = 2,345,409 , area_rank = , percent_water = 3.32 , population_estimate = 9,130,000 , population_estimate_year = 1907 , population_density_km2 = 3.8 , GDP_PPP = , GDP_PPP_year = , HDI = , HDI_year = The Congo Free State, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of Darkness
''Heart of Darkness'' (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad in which the sailor Charles Marlow tells his listeners the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgian company in the African interior. The novel is widely regarded as a critique of European colonial rule in Africa, whilst also examining the themes of power dynamics and morality. Although Conrad does not name the river on which most of the narrative takes place, at the time of writing the Congo Free State, the location of the large and economically important Congo River, was a private colony of Belgium's King Leopold II. Marlow is given a text by Kurtz, an ivory trader working on a trading station far up the river, who has "gone native" and is the object of Marlow's expedition. Central to Conrad's work is the idea that there is little difference between "civilised people" and "savages." ''Heart of Darkness'' implicitly comments on imperialism and racism. The novella's setting pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language; though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he came to be regarded a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote novels and stories, many in nautical settings, that depict crises of human individuality in the midst of what he saw as an indifferent, inscrutable and amoral world. Conrad is considered a Impressionism (literature), literary impressionist by some and an early Literary modernism, modernist by others, though his works also contain elements of 19th-century Literary realism, realism. His narrative style and anti-heroic characters, as in ''Lord Jim'', for example, have influenced numerous authors. Many dramatic films have been adapted from and ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinchinim
Chinchinim (''Chinchone'') is a census town in Goa state, India. It is located in the Salcete ''taluka'' of South Goa district. Prior to achieving the current status of a small township, it was considered one of the biggest villages of southern Goa. Geography Chinchinim is located at . It has an elevation of . It lies on the banks of the River Sal. History The name 'Chinchinim' is derived from 'Chinchinath', the local deity, from one of the four temples present in Chinchinim. These temples are said to be destroyed by the Portuguese in AD 1567. The other view is that the temples simply disappeared as the devotees converted to Christianity. A church dedicated to St Anne was built in AD 1590 by the Jesuits. It was built by contributions from the '' Communidade'' of the village and the neighbouring villages. The church was burnt during the Muslim invasions, and the present Our Lady of Hope church was built in AD 1627, which was also burnt during the Maratha invasion in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navelim
Navelim is a census town and fast growing suburb of the city of Margao located in the Salcete sub-district of South Goa district, Goa, India. It has a large parish and has played a crucial rule in South Goa politics at some stage. The region falls in the coastal South Goa sub-district of Salcete. It has been connected with some important persons from the world of Goan history too. History Navelim's church was first built by the Jesuits in the 1590s; the present, Portuguese-style whitewashed structure was constructed later on when the older building became too small. The reconstruction was apparently financed by a local merchant "Barreto" who was saved from bankruptcy through the intercession of Our Lady of the Rosary. According to legend, this church was built in mud similar to the other churches in Salcete between 1594 and 1598. The builders were Jesuits and it was financed by the villagers. The first parish priest of Navelim Church was a French Jesuit Fr. John Sena. (Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verna, Goa
Verna is a village in Salcete, Goa, India, adjacent to the village of Nagoa. It is located approximately 10 km north of the South Goa district headquarters Margão, 18 km south-east of Vasco da Gama and 23 km south-east of the state capital Panjim.It has the hub of Verna Industrial Area where lot of people from different parts of India come to work in the production sector. Population For the purposes of the Census, Verna is considered to be a "census town" (though it is a panchayat area) and in 2011 had a population of 6,632—comprising 3,249 males and 3,383 females as per report released by Census India 2011. There were 1041 women for every 1000 males, indicating perhaps the high out-migration from the area, mainly for temporary employment overseas and elsewhere. Verna had 638 children under six years of age in 2011, of whom 326 were male and 312 female. The Christian population of Verna in 2011 was 5,308 (80.05%) and there were 1,191 (17.96%) Hindus and 90 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loutolim
Loutolim or Loutulim ''Lottli'' pronounced:, Portuguese: ''Loutulim)'' is a large village of South Goa district in the state of Goa, India. It is an important settlement in the Salcete sub-district. Etymology Loutolim derives its name from ''Lovótollem'', coined from the Konkani words—''Lovó'', a type of grass and ''Tollem'', a pond—since those grasses used to grow abundantly around the pond. In Konkani, the local language, the village is known as ''Lottli'' and its native inhabitants are referred to as ''Lottlikar''. History According to a legend, Brahmins from northern India founded the settlement of Loutolim when they emigrated to Goa after the Saraswati River in their homeland dried up. The village community was based around the temple of Shri Ramnath. There were other smaller temples dedicated to Shri Santeri ( Shantadurga) in the village. A new temple of Shri Ramnath was built recently at the same spot. The original idol of Shri Ramnath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raia, Goa
Raia (''Rai'') is a scenic village on the outskirts of Margao in Salcete Taluk in South Goa District of Goa State, India. It is located six kilometres east from the district headquarters of Margao and 35 kilometres from the State capital Panaji. Location Gogol (two kilometres), Margao (three kilometres), and Aquem Margao (three kilometres) are nearby areas. Raia is surrounded by Mormugao taluk towards the west, Quepem taluk towards its south, Ponda taluka towards the north. Raia village lies close to the villages of Loutulim, Camurlim, Rachol and Maina. It lies at the border of the North Goa District and the South Goa District. Ponda is North Goa District is just across Raia. Since it lies near the Arabian Sea, the weather can be humid for part of the year. Raia village falls under the Goa Assembly constituency of Curtorim for electoral purposes. Raia's PIN code is 403720 and its postal office is Raia itself. Population For the purposes of the Census, Raia is considered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtorim
Curtorim is a town in the Salcette taluka of South Goa district in Goa, India.It comes under Margao metropolitan region. Curtorim, a verdant agrarian village, known as the "granary of Salcete", is said to have got its name from either ' or ' since the agricultural village had ' (rooms) built on the river bank (') to store kharif and rabi crops. Geography Curtorim is located at . It has an average elevation of . History A copper-plate inscription was issued by King Viramarmadeva of the Kadamba dynasty in 1049 CE concerning a grant of a piece of land called "Tudukapura" in "Kudtarika agrahara" of "Chhat sathi desha". This inscription suggests that "Kudatari" or modern Curtorim was known as "Kudatarika" then. "Chhat sathi" refers to modern Salcete, known as in the local Konkani language. It had an ' Agrahara', which means an education centre or a university in the modern sense, and was started most probably by the said monarch Viramarmadeva or by Sasthadeva II or Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margão
Margao or Madgaon is the commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It stands on banks of the Sal river and is the administrative headquarters of Salcete sub-district and South Goa district. It is Goa's second largest city by population after Vasco. Etymology ''Margão'' is the Portuguese spelling, with (''Madgao'') being used in Konkani. The etymology of the name has been debated, with theories ranging from the name having evolved from the pre-colonial Mahargao (“village of Mahars”, a large community of weavers) to being derived from the Sanskrit (''Maṭhagrāma'') which means "a village of monasteries" owing to the shrines of Matsyendranath and Gorakhnath in ''Ravanphond'', now a suburb of Margao. Alternatively Margão may be derived from Mharuganv, “village of demons”, or Maravile, Portuguese for “marvellous village.” History Margao in pre-Portuguese times was one of the important settlements in Salcete and known as ''Matha Grama'' (the village of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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