TimelineGoa - Issue 7,2016

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September is festival time. While the Lord of Wisdom makes his customary yearly visit to Hindu homes across Goa and Maharashtra, Keralities across the State and back home decorate homes with colourful pookalams to announce the arrival of Onam. Eid is marked with equal vigour amongst the Muslim community. Catch the festive fever in our lead story. Behind the fun and frolic, all is not rosy in Goa. Two industry leaders Nilesh Cabral, Chairman of GTDC and Manguesh Prabhugaonkar, Chairman IIA, Goa Chapter, reveal the imminent perturbing trends in their respective fields. They paint a grim picture of the current state of affairs and call for change. Prabhugaonkar is both impassioned and honest in his criticism of Goan architecture, fast shedding its its traditional identity. From the venerable heritage structures to modern high rise boxes, he comments on the changing architectural landscape. Will we heed his warning and call for action? Filmmaker Dinesh Bhonsle talks of his journey in cinema. He’s films with a social conscious aim to entertain and educate and inspired by real life events.The arts pages brim with ideas, from author Selma Cardoso’s journeys with the early Goan settlers in East Africa to what’s happening at ‘Animal
Farm’, an adaptation of George Orwell’s famous book by the Mustard Seed theatre group. Make diet and fitness your monthly goal as our experts guide you on the plethora of exercises that will keep you on your toes. We meet the new faces at FC Goa this season as the fans get ready to back their favourite team and much more...