Category: Goan Personalities

Goan Personalities

Minister Vishwajit Rane & MLA Dr. Deviya Rane celebrates 24 years of togetherness

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Government of Goa Minister and Valpoi MLA Vishwajit Rane and Poriem MLA Deviya Rane celebrates 24th anniversary.

On the occasion, Dr. Deviya Rane took on to social media to thank her better half.

Here are Top 3 photos on the occasion:

01 During a Public Meet
02 : Post the swearing-in ceremony 2022
03 : During massive gathering in Pissurlem Panchayat at the recent Jahir Aabhar Sabha.

We wish Vishwajit Rane and Deviya Rane a very happy wedding anniversary

Goan Personalities

Happy Birthday Hon Min @MauvinGodinho Minister for Transport

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Happy Birthday Hon Min @MauvinGodinho Minister for Transport, Panchayats, Housing, Protocol, Hospitality, Legislative Affairs, Member of GST Council & MLA Dabolim – BJP Goa

Goan Personalities

Former Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly and BJP Leader Anant Shet No More

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Goa woke up to a sad demise of Former Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly and BJP Leader Anant Shet on Sunday Morning. He passed away at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) where he was admitted seven days back with a prolonged illness. He was 59. He was  survived by his wife and son.

He was speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly between January 12, 2016 to March 14, 2017. He represented Mayem Assembly constituency in North Goa from 2007-2012 for two terms on BJP ticket.

He was born to Shri Vishnu Shet in Maem, Bicholim and had completed a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering. He further was interested in social work, clay art and painting.

 

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Veloshka Da Costa launches her first ever single song ‘FOOTBALLER’

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On World Music Day Singer Veloshka Da Costa launches her first ever single song ‘FOOTBALLER’. In our very own Konkani Language. She is happy and so are we!
It’s out now on SPOTIFY.

Released on World Music Day,
Contributing to creating New, Original music & celebrating our beautiful language, Konkani & giving it the respect & love to reach out to many many people worldwide says Singer Veloshka Da Costa.
The Amazing Artwork was done by Cassandra Rodrigues, Lyrics by Maestro Joaquim Desouza Fabulous Music by CassyKeys Production, Jadser_Audio Grayston Vaz Alfin Fernandes Aurvile Rodrigues
Do check it out – click on the image to hear the song!

Goan Personalities

Remembering Wendell Rodricks on his 60th Heavenly Birthday

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On the occasion of late Wendell Rodricks’ 60th heavenly birthday, Here are some of the interesting facts about the designer you may not be aware of.   Late Fashion Designer, Wendell Rodricks was among very few names Goan names who made it big in Fashion Industry Worldwide. The News of the Death of this ace designer came as a huge shock for the people across the globe.

On the occasion of Wendell Rodricks 60th heavenly birthday, Here are some interesting facts about the designer :

  1. Rodricks was born on 28 May 1960 to the Goan Catholic family of Greta and Felix in Parel at Bombay. He was the eldest of the 3 brothers. The original surname of the family was “Rodrigues”, but changed to “Rodricks” after a misspelling during his grandfather’s time.
  2. Rodricks began his career in fashion by designing for Garden Vareli, Lakmé Cosmetics and DeBeers. When in Paris with his first portfolio in hand, he was advised to put “your country in your clothes”. He launched his own label in 1989 with his first show held at Mumbai.
  3. Rodricks’ work involved a wide range of fashion, from lecturing on world costume history (at SNDT Women’s University) to fashion journalism and styling for international advertising campaigns.
  4. He was the first Indian designer to be invited to IGEDO (the world’s largest garment fair) in 1995; the first Indian designer to open the Dubai Fashion Week in 2001.

    File photo (October 11, 2011): Wendell Rodricks with Deepika Padukone at the end of the presentation of his collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Spring Summer 2012 in New Delhi.
  5. Rodricks made cameo appearances in the 2003 film Boom and in the television play True West in 2002. He also played himself in the 2008 film Fashion.
  6. Rodricks was known for pioneering the idea of resort wear and for advocating eco-friendly fashion. In 2010, he revived the traditional Goan attire of the Kunbi Sari.
  7. In 2017, he released Poskem: Goans in the Shadows. It is a work of fiction about poskem, the adopted children of well-off Goan families, who are never treated with respect, and in some cases are even victims of abuse.
  8. “Moda Goa Museum and Research Centre”. The museum is now slated to open to the public in March 2020. Rodricks worked on collecting exhibits for it since 1998, when he began his research into Goa’s costumes and clothing. He had since collected 800 exhibits, ranging from an original pano bhaju, to Reita Faria’s bathing suit (which won her the title of Miss World in 1966).
  9. Rodricks actively involved in issues related to social concerns and the environment. In the mid-2000s, he began a mailing list with Margaret Mascarenhas, urging citizens to report cases of lack of waste management. He spoke out against the IRFW (India Resort Fashion Week) in 2012 stating that it “damages the environment”. In 2018, he started a helpline for the LGBTQ community with the help of Ruby Almeida, the co-chair of Global Network of Rainbow Catholics. In 2019, he petitioned against the demolition of a 100-year-old church in Colvale, Goa. He had previously closed one of his boutiques in a resort owned by a mine owner, in protest of the illegal mining in Goa.
  10. Awarded Padmashri the fourth-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, in 2014.

The pioneering fashion designer Wendell Rodricks, passed away after a prolonged illness at his home in Colvale, North Goa, on February 12.

Happy 60th Heavenly Birthday Wendell Rodricks. Rest in Peace.