Goa Forward Party Chief Vijai Sardedai honouring Ganesh idol artists on Sunday. Santosh Mirajkar
MARGAO: Goa Forward President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai on Sunday said that the traditional Ganesh murti (idol) making artists should get all basic infrastructure needed to take this tradition forward and hence his party will provide it to ‘Future Ready’ Fatorda.
“These murti artists are preserving the heritage of Goa. Hence, we decided to take cognisance of their good work and felicitate them, who are protecting our tradition”, he said after felicitating Ganesh murti artists Tulsidas Naik, Ratnakar Lotlikar, Ulhas Naik, Damodar Priolkar, Premnat Natekar, Damodar Narvekar and Rajendra Borkar by visiting their Ganesh Murti Chitrashala at Fatorda and Margao
Underscoring the need to give the artists better facilities, he said Ganesh Chaturthi is the biggest and most important festival of Goa. “During Ganesh we Goans come together in our ancestral houses and we celebrate it with great fervour. It is not only worshipping Ganapati, but taking forward our tradition and spirituality. Chavath, indeed, has become the identity of Goa.” he said.
Senior murti making artist Tulshidas Naik praised the work of GFP President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai and said that with blessings of Ganesh devotees, he has been able to carve Ganesh idols over many decades. “I felt very good to notice that Vijai Sardesai took cognisance of our contribution and felicitated us.” He said.
Social Worker Pramod Naik, while praising Vijai Sardesai, said that the latter never discriminated against anyone while working as MLA of Fatorda.
The Councillors of Margao Municipal Chairperson along with Fatorda Forward Councilors, GFP General Secretary (Org) Durgadas Kamat and others were present on the occasion.
