In Goa Tiatro is one of the industries catering to the needs of huge number of people as evidenced from the enormous number of audience attending to almost every Show of Tiatro almost in every major hall in every major locality namely Panjim, Margao, Vasco, Mapusa etc. Besides the Tiatros are regularly staged in the villages also mainly in aid of some local good causes where the local Church leaders are doing wonderful job in letting their Church Halls to organize these Tiatros.
This industry of Tiatro is manned by a large number of artistes, organisers, backstage helpers, stage setters, musicians and many others numbering to thousands of Goans coming not only from the Christian community but also from Hindu and Muslim communities as well though the number of Christian community is larger not only on the Stage but also in hall as attendees. As a matter of interest though Hindus comprised a minuscule number yet since its inception on 17.04.1892 the few members of this community as artistes played a wonderful role in the promotion of our Tiatros. Who can ever forget the superlative contribution in it of Kamat de Assolna, Shalini Maddolcar and that of Alexinho de Candolim being the first director to induct them namely Roglo, Kanta Divkar and Kamal besides the current shining stars Pradeep and Tari?
Now because of the severe jolt received due to Corona Virus, government is giving financial doles to people involved in fragile industries. Tiatro as an industry is also affected and as such government must also consider their case sympathetically. Some of the Tiatrists are directly dependent on Tiatros only and their financial condition must have suffered a big shock. What about their families and dependents? The ministers and MLA's especailly from the BJP must impress upon the CM to consider the case of Tiatrists sympathetically.
A.Veronica Fernandes,