Amchém Daiz - July 2025
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Workshop with Icons: Recap
Shakuntala Bharne. 29th June 2025.
Picture credits: Aaron moneteiro
The stage was set. The floral torans were up on the front door of Icon Shakuntala Bharne’s maternal uncle’s home. Fallari House in Aquem, Margao, was packed with our guests, seated on mats, mattresses, and bedspreads, waiting for the workshop to begin.
A little earlier, Heta Pandit had conducted a quick tour of the heritage home, introducing the Fallari family to the guests.
Picture credits: Aaron moneteiro
When the workshop began, Icon Shakuntala Bharne shared stories from her childhood, stories from her internship with the great doyen of the Kirana gharana, Smt Gangubai Hangal. As she shared, she performed, she ruled like a goddess on stage. Emotions flowed with the music. Artists Vaibhav Salgaokar, Miriam Koshy Sukhija, and Leandra Fernandes sketched and painted as a light rain opened the evening and the sun bowed out of the day. There was only one word that could describe the experience: MAGIC
Arwork by: Miriam Koshy
Artwork by: Vaibhav Salgaonkar/ Artbybu
Artwork by: Leandra Fernandes/ Curlytoonsbylee
July 27th, 2025. Workshop with Icons
Sachin Chatte
Picture credits: Aaron moneteiro
Sachin Chatte is a film critic residing in Goa, with a career in film criticism spanning three decades, beginning in 1993. Since 1998, he has been a film critic for The Navhind Times in Goa and has also contributed to numerous other publications.
He is a member of FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) and, in addition to his role as a critic, he curates films for the Cinephile Film Club under the Entertainment Society of Goa. He has participated in various juries and covered several film festivals, including Cannes. He teaches Film Appreciation at colleges throughout the state. A passionate enthusiast of music and cricket, he is a Radio Jockey with AIR FM Rainbow for over 25 years and is also a cricket commentator for All India Radio.
July 27th, 2025, Auditorium 2, ESG (Entertainment Society of Goa)
Dayanand Bandodkar Marg, Panaji
4 pm tea and refreshments
4.30- 6.30 pm workshop.