Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa Memorial Gulab Awards Function
20th July 2011 at Margao
FR. FREDDY J. DA COSTA MEMORIAL TRUST is glad to announce the annual
prestigious GULAB AWARDS 2010 FUNCTION which will be held on 20th July, 2011
at Pai Tiatrist Auditorium, Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. The prestigious Gulab
Awards 2010 for excellence in the Konkani tiatr, literary, social and sports
fields will be presented to the meritorious winners at 3.30 p.m. on 20th
July, 2011 at Pai Tiatrist Auditorium, Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. The
function commemorates the 58th Birth Anniversary of Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa,
the founder-editor of the Konkani monthly magazine Gulab, who had also
instituted these Awards.
Shri Filipe Nery Rodrigues, Minister for Water Resources, Government of Goa
will be the Chief Guest of the Awards Function.
In January 1983, Fr. Freddy J. Da Costa began the publication of the Gulab
Konkani monthly in the Roman script with a view to preserving, fostering and
propagating Goan culture. He also established the tradition of awarding
every year those stars who had made notable contributions in various walks
of life and had thus gained a name for Goa. In the beginning, the number of
awards was seven - tiatrists who excelled in varied genres, Goan
sportsperson of the year and a luminary who added to the prestige of Goa
(the Gulab Man of the Year). The tradition has been maintained to date and
the number of Awards having now reached 12. Since the demand for comedians
on the tiatr stage has increased in recent years, we now have two awards in
this category - a male comedian and a female comedian.
Gulab Awards have attained a status of their own in the Tiatr world, and
Goans eagerly await their announcement. Many people have compared these
Awards to the Filmfare Awards given to Bollywood stars.
In commemoration of Fr Freddy's own contribution to Konkani literature, as
well as of his constant encouragement to budding writers, Fr. Freddy J. Da
Costa Memorial Trust conducts a Literary Competition every year. The prizes
of the 2010 edition will also be distributed to the respective winners
during this function.
The Gulab Awards function will be accompanied by a colourful variety
entertainment programme consisting of music, songs and comedy. The general
public is cordially invited to attend the function in large numbers. Entry
is free. For Entry Cards, please contact: Gulab office at Margao - 2715692
(Fabian G. da Costa), 9764706080 (Fr. Manuel Gomes), 9960816598 (Prof. S M
Borges).
