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NEW BOOK: 'PATRIOTISM IN ACTION: Goans in Indias Defence Services'
With Foreword by Gen SF Rodrigues, PVSM, VSM, ADC (retd)
former Chief of Indian Army Staff
and Governor, Punjab & Administrator, Chandigarh UT
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Sabina Narrates Experiences of Yester Years
Smt. Eusebia Feliciana Fernandes popularly known as Sabina Fernandes
stated that the tiatr fraternity has worked painstakingly to create
awareness against the merger of Goa into Maharashtra during the historic
Opinion Poll of 1967 through their songs and tiatrs. She disclosed that
none other than the late Dr. Jack de Sequeira, Father of Opinion Poll
requested them to convince the people of the need to preserve Goa as a
separate identity. The tiatr artistes sincerely and faithfully worked in
that direction and helped to reject merger of Goa into Maharashtra in 1967.
Recounting her experiences on the tiatr stage she informed the audience
that it was very difficult for a girl to step on the tiatr stage that
time because of social constraints. She praised her late mother for
giving her the required encouragement to act on stage inspite of
objections from all quarters. She fondly remembered the female artistes
of that time namely late Cecilia Machado, Betty Ferns, Betty Naz and
others who could act along with her on the tiatr stage inspite of social
taboos.
Answering numerous questions from the audience she disclosed that acting
on tiatr stage at that time was very difficult because besides social
constraints there were no required facilities particularly for women
artistes. Performing the tiatr at night they would go home the next
morning. However they endured all these hardships due to their inborn
love for the art of tiatr.
She expressed her gratitude to TAG for giving her the opportunity to
express her feelings before her fans and advised the modern generations
to take up tiatr acting and singing seriously. “If you are sincere to
your work you will always shine, thereby contributing to the overall
growth of tiatr”, she concluded.
Earlier Shri. Tomazinho Cardozo, President of TAG welcomed and
introduced Sabina Fernandes to the audience. Later Shri. Victor de Sa,
Member Secretary proposed a vote of thanks. The function was compered by
Shri. Joy Fernandes.
Victor de Sa
Member Secretary
