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Star Of Arossim
Alegre Roque Teodoro Antao (11 September 1932 – 20 July 2016), known professionally as Star of Arossim, was an Indian singer, composer, dramatist, director, and actor who primarily worked on the Tiatr, Konkani stage. Regarded as a multifaceted artiste and one of the stalwarts of the Konkani language, Konkani stage. A skilled bongo drum, bongo and conga player, he is best known for being part of the ''Bomboikar Group'' for their biannual shows. Antao, alongside C. Alvares, M. Boyer, Prem Kumar, Souza Ferrao, Remmie Colaco, Alfred Rose (singer), Alfred Rose, and various others, held a deep reverence for the stage and made a conscious effort not to overstep its boundaries. Their timeless melodies have now become beloved classics among Goan musical groups. Early and personal life Alegre Roque Teodoro Antao was born on 11 September 1932 in Mormugao, Marmagão, Goa, Portuguese India during the Portuguese Empire (now in India) to Piedade Lourenco Antao and Escociana Diniz. He hailed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mormugao
Mormugao is a seaport city situated in the eponymous Mormugao taluka (municipality) of the South Goa district, South district, in the Goa state, India. It has a deep natural harbour and remains Goa's chief port. Towards the end of the Indo-Portuguese era in 1917, thirty-one settlements were carved out of the Salcette area, to form Morumugão with Mormugao seaport as its headquarters. The remaining thirty-five settlements were retained in Salcette which encompass the present-day Salcete ''taluka'' with Margao as its headquarters. Geography Mormugao is located at . It has an average elevation of 2 metres (7 feet). Demographics and Healthcare India census, Mormugao had a population of 97,085. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Mormugao has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 70%. In Mormugão, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Konkani being the stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
