Konkani folk artiste Gopal Gowda passes away
Mangaluru, Oct 2: Renowned Kudmi Konkani folk artiste M Gopal Gowda died here on Wednesday due to a cardiac arrest, sources said.
He was 64.
Gowda was an accomplished Kudmi folk artiste whose troupe had rendered more than 200 performances across the country.
He won several awards for his contributions for the promotion of Kudmi Konkani folk art including the 'Janapad Prashasti' award of Konkani Sahitya Akademi in 2002, 'Rajyotsava' award of the Dakshina Kannada district administration in 2014 and Mandd Sobhann Kalaakar Puraskar in 2017.
His research papers have appeared in Konkani and Kannada periodicals, research magazines and text books.
He had presented papers at several seminars and symposia and presented shows on Doordarshan.
His writings and publications presented in detail the Kudmi history, their dialects, culture, traditions and beliefs.
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EC-TMC meet ends on bitter note; CEC asks TMC delegation to 'get lost', MP accused of 'shouting'
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New Delhi (PTI): The meeting between a Trinamool Congress delegation and the full bench of the Election Commission on Wednesday culminated on an acrimonious note, with the TMC saying the panel's chief asked them to "get lost" at the end of the seven-minute meeting, while the EC accused them of "shouting".
After the meeting, TMC's Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien told mediapersons that they handed over letters from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, and also apprised him of specific instances of poll officials having links with the BJP.
"Then he said, 'Get lost'. We have done eight to nine meetings with the Election Commission. Apart from the CEC, none of the other election commissioners spoke," O'Brien said.
"While we were walking out, one of my colleagues congratulated Gyanesh Kumar for being the only CEC to have notices moved in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for his removal," O'Brien MP said.
Meanwhile, sources in the Election Commission said the poll panel chief gave a "straight talk" to TMC leaders.
They accused O'Brien of shouting at the election commissioners and alleged that he asked the CEC not to speak.
The EC sources further said the elections in West Bengal would be "fear-free, violence-free, intimidation-free, and inducement-free."
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