Tiatr Academy Goa Condoles Fr. Caetano’s Death
Fr. Caetano A. L. da Costa one of the versatile writer and director of Konkani tiatr stage and an educationist who left for his heavenly abode on 3rd November 2015 after a brief illness.
Fr. Caetano who was born on 18th July 1939 had his first stint on the tiatr stage by presenting a tiatr entitled ‘Krim Kednach Bhogsonnam’ at a very young age of 16 in his village Chandor. Thereafter, he authored and directed several tiatrs like “Kitem Hanvem Kelem’, ‘Atamcho Sounsar’, ‘Zolmacho Gutt’, ‘Modern Girl Melita’, ‘Mundkar Santan’, ‘Te Dis Ghelet’, ‘Komunistanche Bhognnar’ to name a few.
As a token of manifestation of love to their the then Principal, it had become a yearly affair to the students of Holy Spirit Institute, Margao who used to compel Fr. Caetano to pen down a drama every year right from 1962 to 1971 and stage it on the occasion of his birthday i.e. 18th July.
Fr. Caetano had also formed an association under the banner of ‘Dramatic Musical Association’ with the sole intention of providing entertainment to other poor parishes in various parts of Goa on the occasion of their parish feasts. It was purely a non-profit making association.
A true spirited Goan having ardent love for tiatr was felicitated and conferred with ‘Lifetime Contribution to Tiatr Award’ by Tiatr Academy of Goa in the year 2014.
On behalf of all the tiatr fraternity and the tiatr lovers, Tiatr Academy of Goa condoles the death of this great personality and express heartfelt sympathies to his bereaved family and prays that the Almighty may give his soul eternal peace.
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