PROTEST OVER TIATRO COMPETITION AT KALA ACADEMY.
Almost every year there is is dissatisfaction over the results of the Tiatro competition and judges are made the culprits for this confusion. I am sure the organizers of this competition are aware of this. The same thing again appeared this year as shown by the “Seby The Calangute and Troupe”,Calangute group, when they openly indicated their dissatisfaction over the declared results of this year’s competition of “B Group”, with a protest note they presented to the Chairman of Kala Academy a few days back. The protest note was presented by the three representatives of this group that staged their Tiatro “Tum Nhuim” on 18.09.17; they are shown in the photograph shown above. Thru RTI they also asked for the details of all the results and how they are derived.
What I have noticed is this that most of the Tiatrists who participate in this competition are not having their confidence in the judges who are selecting the Tiatros for the awards. As for me, I don’t know how smart and expert and knowledgeable they are in this field or whether they are from Ladru-Pedru category. If their names and photos were given openly before the competition then it would be nice to know their category.
Secondly, as per my information there is a “match fixing” going on there to give best prizes for the certain groups and also bribe too is playing its role as I am told since one insider is the person involved in taking this bribe. The real truth in this matter will be known gradually.
When the organizers and the judges join together to deny the deserving artistes their awards then it becomes a robbery and crime against justice. Hence, it is imperative to raise one’s voice against this injustice as Seby the Calangute group has done. The others who feel they are also cheated then they must also follow.
A.Veronica Fernandes.