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Events in Goa

TVS Motor Ignites Passion and Innovation at MotoSoul 5.0 in Goa

Tanisha Cardozo

Written by Tanisha Cardozo || Team Allycaral

The vibrant shores of Goa set the stage for an electrifying celebration as TVS Motor Company hosted the fifth edition of its flagship motorcycling festival, MotoSoul 5.0. Drawing over 8,000 riders from around the world, the festival became a melting pot of innovation, culture, craftsmanship and the shared joy of riding. This year’s edition carried special significance as TVS marked twenty years of the iconic Apache brand while unveiling fresh design expressions and exclusive creations that captivated enthusiasts throughout Day 1.

A marquee highlight of the festival was the debut of the TVS Ronin Agonda, a limited-edition motorcycle inspired by the calm, confident and contemporary visual energy of Goa’s Agonda Beach. With its white-led palette, retro five-stripe graphics and modern-retro identity, the Ronin Agonda brings forward the brand’s evolving design philosophy rooted in individuality and expression. Adding to the excitement was the reveal of the TVS Apache RTX Anniversary Edition, dressed in an exclusive black and champagne gold livery with special badging to commemorate two decades of Apache’s racing-bred engineering and a global community of 6.5 million riders.

The festival also showcased two custom masterpieces built in collaboration with Smoked Garage — the TVS Ronin Kensai and the TVS Apache RR310 Speedline. The Ronin Kensai embodies a dual-soul character with its café racer stance that effortlessly transforms into a muscular bobber, supported by air suspension, industrial floating seat design, upright exhaust and CNC-machined components. On the performance front, the Apache RR310 Speedline reimagines aerodynamic flow with slick tyres, a bespoke swingarm, composite bodywork and a performance exhaust designed for uninterrupted speed and razor-sharp handling.

Expanding its design language beyond motorcycles, TVS Motor introduced the limited-edition ‘Art of Protection’ helmet series exclusively for MotoSoul attendees. These helmets combine functional safety with a crafted artistic identity, mirroring the expressive ethos of the Ronin lineup.

Day 1 of MotoSoul 5.0 pulsed with energy as riders immersed themselves in high-adrenaline showcases, including the RiderSphere, FMX freestyle aerial acts, Gymkhana, Flat Track and Dirt Track challenges along with the Adventure Arena. Cultural zones featuring moto art, graffiti walls, gaming booths, tattoo spaces and freestyle rap added vibrant layers to the festival’s ambience. As dusk turned into night, electrifying performances by Badshah and DJ Akbar Sami transformed the venue into a pulsating celebration of music and motorcycling spirit.

MotoSoul 5.0 opened with gratitude and vision, as TVS Motor Chairman Sudarshan Venu highlighted the festival’s role in celebrating individuality, youth expression and the shared passion that unites riders across continents. The excitement, energy and camaraderie on display reaffirmed MotoSoul’s growing global influence as a festival where riders, creators and enthusiasts come together to celebrate freedom on two wheels.

Events in Goa

GCCI Hosts Knowledge Session on “Compliance 2.0: From GSTR-9 & 9C to AI-Driven GST Compliance”

Tanisha Cardozo

Written by Tanisha Cardozo || Team Allycaral

The Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) organised a focused and insightful half-day knowledge session titled “Compliance 2.0: From Navigating GSTR-9 & 9C to Unlocking AI-Driven GST Compliance” on December 2, 2025, at the Surendrababu Timblo Convention Hall, Narayan Rajaram Bandekar Bhavan, Panaji. The programme drew enthusiastic participation from industry representatives, tax professionals, accountants, and business owners across the state.

The event was graced by Mr. Bipin Kumar Upadhyay, Commissioner, Central GST, as the Chief Guest, and featured keynote technical sessions by Bengaluru-based Chartered Accountant CA Venugopal Gella, a specialist in GST law, policy updates, and technology-led compliance frameworks. The session commenced with a warm Welcome Address by Mrs. Pratima Dhond, President of GCCI, who highlighted the growing importance of technology-driven compliance as GST systems become increasingly data-intensive and integrated. She reiterated GCCI’s ongoing efforts to bridge the gap between industry and tax administration through capacity-building initiatives.

CA Rohan Bhandare, Chairman of GCCI’s Taxation & Financial Services Committee, in his Opening Remarks, emphasized the importance of embracing technology and AI to streamline and automate compliance processes. He also addressed the recent changes in GST Annual Returns, underscoring the critical need for accurate disclosures to maintain compliance.

Mr. Bipin Kumar Upadhyay, in his address, reaffirmed the department’s commitment to fostering taxpayer-friendly administration. He encouraged businesses to leverage accurate data and automation tools to minimize errors and disputes and commended GCCI for its consistent efforts in helping taxpayers navigate policy changes.

CA Venugopal Gella conducted two technical sessions. The first session covered recent amendments and key considerations for filing GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C, understanding the upgraded Invoice Management System (IMS), and managing reconciliation challenges and backend validations. The second session focused on leveraging Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies to enhance GST compliance efficiency, highlighting practical implications for daily business operations, including error reduction, anomaly detection, and real-time compliance management.

Participants actively engaged in discussions, appreciating the practical insights, clarity, and real-world examples shared during the sessions. The programme concluded with a Vote of Thanks by CA Vijay Pikale, who acknowledged the contributions of GCCI, the speakers, and attendees. The event was moderated by CA Yatish Pai Vernekar, Co-Chair of the Taxation & Financial Services Committee, and coordinated by Mr. Kiran Ballikar, Director of GCCI.

GCCI continues its commitment to supporting Goa’s business community by organising timely knowledge sessions, policy dialogues, and technology-driven compliance awareness initiatives, ensuring that local businesses are well-equipped to adapt to evolving regulatory landscapes.

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IFFI 2025: Aakash Kandil, Float Parade & Romtamel Competition Results Announced

Tanisha Cardozo

Written by Tanisha Cardozo || Team Allycaral

As part of the 56th International Film Festival of India 2025(IFFI), Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) in collaboration with the Government of Goa organised Aakash Kandil (lantern-making) competition on 20/11/2025 at ESG promenade.

The competition was open to all the residents of Goa with the maximum cap of 50 entries per Taluka, accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

ESG received total 300 plus entries for the same from different talukas. Each participant received ₹500 as a token of appreciation for their effort and creativity. Participants could use any material except thermacol. All the Akash Kandils were kept for dsplay at ESG promenade.

Three winners were chosen from each taluka. The prize money for the competition was Rs. 5000 as first prize, Rs. 3000 as second prize and Rs. 2000 as third prize in each taluka.

The details of the winners are as follows;

Sr. NoName of the TalukaName of the winners
1SalceteFirst –Akshay S. Satarkar   Second- Anikul A. Chitari   Third –Ms. Saisha Malvankar
2CanaconaFirst –ValankaniVieges   Second-Payak J. Padkar   Third -Kajal Kale
3SattariFirst –Vaibhav Vinod Mathkar   Second-Arjun P. Majik   Third –Supriya Chawan
4PondaFirst –Kishor Chafadhkar   Second-Chandan Velkaskar   Third –Amey Naik
5TiswadiFirst –Jai Ravindra Phadte   Second-Atul Kamat   Third –Sai Fadte
6BardezFirst –Nehali Narvekar   Second-Sahin Hadfadkar   Third –Upesh Mayekar
7SanguemFirst –Shruti Surendra Naik   Second-Atharv Naik   Third –Ajoy Gaonkar
8MarmugaoFirst – Keshav Ansurkar   Second-Mithil Naik   Third –Deepesh Naik
9BicholimFirst –Anup Nair   Second-Pratima M. Ghadi   Third –Rutvik Ugadekar
10PernemFirst -Dhiraj Shetgaonkar   Second-Sameer Narayan Parab   Third – Sainath Pednekar
11DharbandoraFirst –Sharmesh Chari   Second-Unmesh Lavu Naik   Third- Prajyot R. Dessai
12QuepemFirst –Gaurav Raju Hornekar   Second-Vidhya Naik   Third – Navida Naik

The Float Parade Competition was held on 20th November 2025, in Two Segments. i.e. Segment 1- Goan Float Parade and Segment 2 – Promotional Float Parade.

Segment 1- Goan Float Parade Result
ResultWinner Name
1st PrizeShree Dev Bodgeshwar Yuva Sangh, Mapusa, Goa
2nd PrizeShree Krishna Haushi Mandal, Margao, Goa
3rd PrizeRaul Pereira, Quepem, Goa
4th PrizeTriveni Kala Sangh, Durgabhat, Ponda Goa
5th PrizeJoel Barbosa, Fatorda, Goa
Consolation PrizeValencio D’souza, St. Estevam, Goa
Consolation PrizeAlexinho Da Silva, Curtorim, Goa
Consolation PrizeIrist D’Silva, Quepem, Goa
Consolation PrizeMahalaxmi Nagrik Samiti, Bandora, Ponda Goa
Consolation PrizeShree Dev Dhadeshwar Sports and Cultural Club, Nerul, Bardez, Goa

Float Parade Competition (Applicable only for segment 1 – Goan floats)

1st Prize – Rs.350000/-

2nd Prize – Rs. 300000/-

3rd Prize – Rs. 250000/-

4th Prize – Rs. 200000/-

5th Prize – Rs. 150000/-

5 Consolation Prizes – Rs. 100000/- each

A remuneration of Rs. 30000/- each will be paid to float Parade participants who do not receive any prizes.

Segment 2 – Promotional Float Parade Result
ResultWinner Name
1st PrizeAndhra Pradesh
2nd PrizeHombale Movie Makers
3rd PrizeWaves OTT
4th PrizeZEE Studios
5th PrizeHaryana

Float Parade Competition (Aplicable for segment 2 – Promotional floats)

1st Prize – Rs.2,50,000/-

2nd Prize – Rs. 2,00,000/-

3rd Prize – Rs. 1,50,000/-

4th Prize – Rs. 1,25,000/-

5th Prize – Rs. 1,00,000/-

       A remuneration of Rs. 30000/- each will be paid to float Parade participants who do not receive any prizes as an incentive towards their participation and creative contribution.

The Romtamel Competition was held on 21st, 23rd, 25th & 26th November 2025.

Romtamel Competition Result
ResultWinner Name
1st PrizeSuyog Shigmotsav Mandal, Adpai, Agapur, Ponda, Goa
2nd PrizeShree Shantadurga Babreshwar Yuvak Sangh, Calangute, Goa
3rd PrizeShree Paikdev Shigmotsav Samiti, Sanguem, Goa
4th PrizeShree Mandaleshwar Managuru Shigmotsav Mandal, Shiroda, Ponda, Goa
5th PrizeShree Shantadurga Bodgeshwar Shigmotsav Samiti, Bardez, Goa
Consolation PrizeSwar Sai Shigmotsav Mandal, Mapusa, Goa
Consolation PrizeAvedekar Samaj Borim, Avedem, Borim, Goa
Consolation PrizeChandreshwar Bhootnath Shigmotsav Mandal, Quepem, Goa
Consolation PrizeDongri Shigmotsav Samiti, Dongri, Goa

Romtamel Performance Competition

1st Prize – Rs.300000/-

2nd Prize – Rs. 250000/-

3rd Prize – Rs. 200000/-

4th Prize – Rs. 175000/-

5th Prize – Rs. 150000/-

5 Consolation Prizes – Rs. 100000/- each.

         A remuneration of Rs. 20000/- each will be paid to the Romtamel groups participants who do not receive any prizes.

The prize distribution was held on 28/11/2024 at ESG premises at the hands of Smt. Delilah Lobo, Vice Chairman, ESG / M.L.A. Siolim Constituency.

Events in Goa

Art Beyond Barriers: Accessibility at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2025

Tanisha Cardozo

Written by Tanisha Cardozo || Team Allycaral

The Serendipity Arts Festival returns to Panaji this December for its tenth edition, reaffirming its long-standing commitment to making art accessible to all. As South Asia’s largest multi-disciplinary arts festival, SAF has grown into a dynamic platform where artistic practices, lived experiences, and community relationships converge.

This year, the festival once again transforms Goa’s riverfront and public spaces into vibrant zones of creativity, connection and inclusion from December 12 to 21. Throughout the year, the festival travelled through Birmingham, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Varanasi, Chennai, Gurugram, Dubai and Paris, offering previews of its tenth edition and engaging new audiences beyond Goa. Accessibility has been at the foundation of the festival since its inception, and in 2025 it continues to be central to the programming curated by poet and artist Salil Chaturvedi.

At the Access Village in the Old GMC Complex, sensorial, interactive and community-centred projects welcome visitors with diverse needs to experience art in ways that honour dignity and participation.

This vision is echoed by founder and patron Sunil Kant Munjal, who emphasises that culture must belong to everyone and that no visitor should ever feel excluded. The festival brings a range of unique experiences such as Scented Stories, a fragrance-based storytelling workshop; Hand/Eye, which explores touch as a mode of visual perception; and Breath + Sound Immersion, which blends meditative breathwork with sound healing.

Spaces like Studio Me and the Sensory Room provide open, calming environments for neurodiverse and neurotypical visitors to decompress and create. Curated by Tanul Vikamshi, the Paper to Sculpture workshop focuses on recycled materials and collaborative processes, while Nature’s Symphony offers blind audiences an auditory and tactile introduction to urban birdlife at Art Park and the Access Village.

The Gallery presents Therefore I Am, showcasing seven artists whose practices draw deeply from lived disability. Performances include Silent Rhythms, featuring India’s first group of deaf performers led by Dr. Alim Chandani, and Poems on the Move 2.0, curated by Thukral & Tagra with Chaturvedi, bringing live poetry readings into shuttle cabs across the city.

At The Lab, workshops by Siddhant Shah, Access for All, Rohan Marathe and Shivani Dhillon invite children, seniors and neurodiverse participants into sessions such as Dear Normal, Sound of Silence, Sensory Storytelling and Panchtantra Stories. Special projects further expand the accessibility commitment, including Cinema for Every Sense with audio-described Hindi films and a Pilates Flow Performance by Kaizen Wellness.

SAF Director Smriti Rajgarhia reflects on the decade-long journey, emphasising that accessibility has been a core priority long before it became a larger cultural conversation and remains central to the festival’s mission. Co-patron Shefali Munjal echoes this, noting that the festival has grown into a movement that fosters creative and social connection while supporting artists and cultural heritage.

As registrations for the 2025 edition go live, audiences are invited to secure their passes and explore a growing programme of exhibitions, performances, workshops and immersive encounters designed to make art a space for everyone.

Events in Goa

CM Pramod Sawant Inaugurates 5th Kala Srujanotsav 2025 at Sankhali

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Sankhali, Goa — Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant inaugurated the 5th edition of Kala Srujanotsav 2025, an annual cultural celebration organised by the Sarkari Karmachari Saunskrutik Manch Goa, at Ravindra Bhavan, Sankhali.

The event aims to spotlight the rich artistic traditions of Goa while offering a vibrant stage for government employees to showcase their multi-disciplinary talents—from performing arts and visual art to music, drama, literature and craftsmanship.

The inaugural ceremony witnessed enthusiastic participation from employees across various departments, along with lively cultural performances that reflected Goa’s diversity and artistic depth.

Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant highlighted the importance of cultural engagement in strengthening community bonds, promoting creativity, and nurturing the artistic expression of government employees.

He noted that platforms like Kala Srujanotsav not only preserve Goa’s cultural identity but also motivate individuals to explore their creative potential beyond professional roles.

The festival continues to serve as an enriching opportunity to celebrate unity, artistic excellence, and cultural pride—bringing together communities, families, and art lovers from across the state.