Mumbai's *The Current Weekly* ran a centrespread on the Siddharth shooting
shortly after the incident. The edition sold record numbers and reprints
(of the
centrespread only) had to be repeatedly rushed to Goa -- partly because the
issue was purchased in bulk and made to vanish from Dabolim itself
I had in mind, Blitz, another Mumbai weekly, which may have carried a
report on Sid's death but I am not so sure. Or, maybe I had read
Current. Since Valmiki says that The Navhind Times also carried a
report, it would be nice on the part of Goa-based journos to check the
editions after the date of
Isn't the Red-and-Black dance is held prior to Carnival. For a fact, I know
that Siddharth was due to go as the chief guest to the Ciba Giegy staff
dance, organised at the Clube Nacional itself (not the red-and-black
dance). As for the shooting, if I recall right, there was a lot of
speculation
Fair enough. You're right on this. The Red-and-Black Dance is held
during Carnival not *prior to* (as I put it). But it couldn't be on
the eve of Liberation Day as mentioned in the link below, right?
Could someone fill us in as to when the Red Black Dance started at
Clube Nacional? Thanks for
