In the past the tools available for writing and publishing books, recording songs, shooting films were pretty primitive. Yet revolutionary films were made, great books were printed and songs shot to legendary status. Today with all our powerful technology, we don't seem to be able to deliver really genuine and brilliant expressions of intellectual wealth. Mediocrity rules.
In my opinion, a lot of very talented people keep their light concealed because of this very tech-heaviness and cumbersome procedures that are involved today. Imagery of expensive equipment,govt approvals,heavy costs and team management tends to turn people off and defer their creative endeavours. Couple that with a what-will-people-say and why-take-unnecessary-risks attitude and we have a near paralysis of intellectual expression , where crass commercialization is king. In Goa we have had those genuine masters in the past. composers Chris Perry,Alfred Rose,Khaprumam Parvatkar, poets like Bakibab Borkar,Uday Bhembre, film producers like Al Jerry Braganza,Frank Fernand, writers like Nascimento Mendonca,Reginald Fernandes and scores of others. No doubt there are many brilliant exponents in their fields in present times too, but I get this nagging feeling that the present mass is only the tip of an iceberg that is hugely hidden. For a powerful renaissance in Goa, we must have wider and more prolific people doing their thing.We need more projects, better content and forums of debate and learning.The govt aided infrastructure seems to be in place alright, but it is a dull, dead and uninspired house, unfired by intellectual and emotional zeal. Young people must publish in simple text if they have to, on a shoestring budget. They must shoot short films with handycams if they have to.They must record their brilliant tunes and musical arrangement at home on a cassette player if nothing else.And then network and meet with like minds to storm the world. Then only will the real Renaissance begin, a movement fuelled by young brilliant minds, mentored by the wise and supported by a sensitive and generous market. --- Jose Lourenco __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
