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Politicians lock the Narkasura competition

Politicians lock the Narkasura competition
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The Narkisur-Vadh event is to Goa what PANDAL DURGA PUJA to West Bengal.
Even when the Bengal Bengal Bengal Banerjee’s singing has begun to echo across the Goa political landscape, politicians from all Rona have begun to loosen their wallet strings, are more generous than in the past, to support the narkation competition.
Ossai Ossai! This game is active! Gone is the days when children are grouped and approaching people in their neighborhood for narkony donations.
This exercise is now very formal, where the village youth group handed over quotes to their local MLA and political candidates who seek financial assistance to build effigions.
And more politicians than willing to oblige – for efigsions are only made to participate in a sponsored or organized Narkisur-VADH competition by politicians themselves.
With several lakh to be contested in every competition – and there are many such events throughout the state – the popularity of the event only soars higher with every year.
Narakasur-Vadh marked the day where Krishna killed Devil Narakasur.
To mark this legend, in an event that is unique to Goa, Narakasur’s giant salary was established, filled with firecrackers, and burned at dawn in Narak Chaturdashi, a day before Diwali.
“Traditionally, it is a very low key business in Goa,” said Sarvanand Sawant Dessai from Sports Star Sports and Cultural Club, Pongirwal, Curchorem, who has held a Narkisur-Vadh competition in Goa since 1984.
“The Effigies.” Small and so is prize money.
From RS 1,000 as the first prize in 1984, the event had taken a giant form with the first prize that is now offered as Rs 55,555.
The Vie Group makes it efficient size greater than the giant, the image of Krishna is now mandatory, and professionalism has entered the event like anything.
“With professionalism replacing rural crafts in the manufacture of narkation, because of the established financial implications, politicians quickly utilize the situation.
Donations of politicians have triggered creativity and professionalism in modern narkation competitions.” Not only it helps keep the tradition of life, creative ways where Legends presented to generate interests and awareness among the younger generation about history, our rich values ​​and cultures, “explained Dessai.” Traditionally, the narkation effigion will be prepared with waste material lying in houses, such as cardboard, paper, Straw, fabric cloth, etc., and caught fire, symbolizes the victory of goodness over evil.
Thus, houses will be neat in preparation for Diwali, lights festivals.
Although these events have undergone a change in the way and shape with changing times, creativity among young people is finding expression through such competition.
“While the power minister Nilesh Cabral and Quepem Mla Chandrakan have supported the Grand Narkasur-VADH competition in each of the Curchorem and Quepem House Constituencies for the past few years, Minister PWD Deepak Pauskar jumped on participating in this year by sponsoring an event at Sanvordem.
– With handsome cash prizes to be contested in all three places.
For Fatorda Mla Vijai Sardesai, Shree Krishna Vijayotsav competition in Fatorda, the first prize is Rs 1 Lakh, with other interesting cash prizes.
If Navyug Vikas Manches, Quepem, has questioned the gift money More than Rs 4 Lakh, his wife, Savitri, who has known his intention to fight Sanguem, has held a competition in Sanguem which offers 2 lakh cash prizes.
For youth clubs, while Moolah from politicians gets creative juice flowing, for politicians, The event functions as a perfect platform for self-enlargement.
Not everyone is sure.
” This is just a political pattern to bribe youth, “said youth leaders who aspire to Panaji.
“Pan-Goa, it has become a trend for political parties to patronize the Narcount Committee and the voters.
The contribution is large but does not have constructive use because all the money goes up in fire.” Anil Gaonker Concurs, an electric engineer who aspires to oppose The selection of assembly of 2022 from Sanvordem: “By starting Narkasurs and wasting Lakh Rupees about such events, what do we try to convey to the next generation? But it will make the world different if this kind of money is collected together and is used to be trusted by youth.” While That, the beat of Dhols and Tashes has been strengthened in townscape goa because youth groups practiced their steps for the demon-murder competition, setting a stage for a larger sound battle on the corner.
(With input from Nida Sayed)

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