B. D. Satoskar was a historian, freedom fighter, publisher and journalist from the state of Goa, India. He was born in Mashel village of Goa. Satoskar has authored many books in Marathi as well as Konkani. He is best known for Gomantak prakriti ani Sanskriti, an encyclopedic work on history and culture of Goa and the Goans. This work was republished on occasion of his birth centenary, in March 2009.
Gomant Vibhushan Award is the highest civilian honour of the State of Goa. It is given annually by Government of Goa to people of Goan origin for exceptional work in any field.
Laxman Pai was an Indian artist and painter. He was a principal of the Goa College of Art, a post he held from 1977 to 1987. Pai was a recipient of several awards including India's third highest civilian honour of Padma Bhushan, awarded by the Government of India.
João Francisco Silva, known professionally as John D'Silva, is an Indian actor, comedian, playwright, and director known for his work in Konkani films and tiatr productions. D'Silva is the first tiatrist to enter the Limca Book of Records in 2010 for acting, writing, directing and producing 25 tiatrs having a double alphabet in their titles.
Rohan Ashok Khaunte is a politician and philanthropist from Goa. He is the Minister for Tourism, IT, E&C and Printing and Stationary in the Government of Goa. He is an MLA from Porvorim constituency from the North Goa district, Khaunte has previously served as Minister of IT, Revenue, Labour and Employment and Planning and Statistics and Evaluation in the Cabinet of Hon'ble Late Shri Manohar Parrikar. Rohan first contested the Goa Assembly Elections in 2012 as an independent candidate from the newly formed Porvorim Constituency and won by a majority of votes. In 2017 he became the first Independent MLA to be re-elected in Goa.
Sonia Shirsat is an Indian fadista who has been referred to as "the ambassador of Goan music to the world" and has performed across India and the world and often during cultural and music events in Goa. She has sung in 15 different languages Shirsat has been promoting Fado in Goa, by holding training and introductory classes to this form of music at various parts of the region.
The Tiatr Academy of Goa is a government body established by the Government of Goa in 2009 during the tenure of Digambar Kamat as the Chief Minister of Goa. The Academy was inaugurated on 16 January 2009 in Margao at the hands of the tiatr artist Master Jose Francisco Vaz The Academy's aim is to foster and develop Tiatr and its dances, music, songs and literature; especially the Konkani Literature in Roman script as well as through them the cultural unity of Goa as well as India.
Frederika Menezes is an Indian author, poet, and artist best known for her book Unforgotten, a love story for young adults published in 2014. Her poem "The Different Normals" has yet to be included in the English textbook of the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE).
Paresh Narendra Kamat is an Indian Konkani poet from Marcaim, Goa.
Matheus Correia, known professionally as Comedian Selvy, was an Indian comedian, actor, playwright, singer, director, and producer who primarily worked on the Konkani stage and is regarded as one of the greatest Konkani comedians of his generation. He was noted mainly for his comedy performances and was deemed as Goa's most loved comedian.
Alegre Roque Teodoro Antao, known professionally as Star of Arossim, was an Indian singer, composer, dramatist, director, and actor who primarily worked on the Konkani stage. Regarded as a multifaceted artiste and one of the stalwarts of the Konkani stage. A skilled bongo and conga player, he is best known for being part of the Bomboikar Group for their biannual shows.
Joao Piedade Inacio Loyola Pinheiro, known pseudonymously as JoeGoaUK, is a Portuguese correspondent, photographer, photojournalist, and online activist of Indian origin. Referred to in the media as the "Scarlet Pimpernel of Goan social media" and the "Banksy of Goa," he has made significant contributions to the online sphere over the course of nearly two decades. Pinheiro's contributions include sharing a vast collection of photographs and videos that span various genres, including citizen journalism, cultural documentation, political commentary, Konkani Mog, locavore connoisseurship, and train spotting enthusiasm.
The Best Cultural Institution Award, also known as the State Cultural Award for Institution, is an annual award conferred by the Department of Art and Culture of the Government of Goa. This award has been established with the purpose of acknowledging, promoting, and honoring the notable contributions made by cultural institutions in the sphere of art and culture.
Josinho D'Souza, known professionally as Maestro Josinho, was an Indian saxophonist and playwright who worked on the Konkani stage. Described by The Navhind Times as a leading saxophonist in tiatrs, D'Souza is regarded as one of the stalwarts of the Konkani stage. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, his music has been featured in approximately 3000 tiatrs and 250 audio cassettes.
John Claro Fernandes, known professionally as John Claro, is an Indian writer, theatre director, playwright, and actor. Throughout his extensive career, he has made crucial contributions to the development and advancement of Goan tiatr. His noted research on the history of tiatr led to the discovery that the inaugural tiatr production, titled Italian Bhurgo, took place on 17 April 1892, at the New Alfred Theatre in Bombay, presently occupied by the Police Commissioner headquarters.
Santana Filomena Ceirico Camilo "Cyriaco" Dias is an Indian actor, playwright, theatre director, singer, freedom fighter, and social worker known for his work in Konkani films and tiatr productions. Throughout his career, he has performed in over 1,000 dramas and has accumulated over 4,500 acting credits.
Carmo Piedade Rodrigues, known professionally as Carmo Rod, was an Indian singer, playwright, and theatre director known for his work in Konkani films and tiatr productions.
Bernardo Vitorino Fernandes, known professionally as Bernard de Aldona, was an Indian composer, singer, theatre actor, and playwright who worked on the Konkani stage.
Sachin Naik was an Indian painter and printmaker, best remembered for his watercolour paintings, most notably those of Pune and historic Goa. A graduate of the University of Hyderabad and Goa University, his works have been exhibited at the Kala Academy, the Institute Menezes Braganza, the Jehangir Art Gallery, and the Lalit Kala Akademi. He briefly taught watercolor painting at the Savitribai Phule Pune University before his death. A posthumous exhibition of his work was exhibited at the Darpan Art Gallery in 2019. He received the Yuva Srujan Puraskar for fine art in 2017.
Rajdeep Vasant Naik is an Indian actor, theatre director, theatrical producer, and singer known for his work in Konkani films, tiatr productions, Konkani, and Marathi dramas.
