The state government through the department of Art and Culture recently felicitated eminent personalities in the field of art and culture from the state of Goa, who had contributed immensely in their respective field of art. Every year, 30 such artistes from Goa are felicitated by the state government.
This year, around 30 artistes were felicitated by the government with the presentation of the Kala Gaurav Award 2017-18. The awards are conferred in the fields of music, dance, drama, tiatr, folk art, creative photography, painting, craft, sculpture, bhajan, kirtan, literature, film and other forms of art.
Among several artistes, seven tiatrists, namely Hilario Braganza, Andre Mesquita, Jose Filipe Noronha, Timothy Dias, Bosco Menezes, Mica D’Souza and Joao Francisco Dias were selected for the prestigious award. The award comprised a memento, certificate, shawl, shriphal and cash Rs 25,000.
The Minister of Art and Culture, Govind Gaude, was the Chief Guest, while Savkar was the Guest of Honour. Pradeep Naik compered the function.
