‘Goenche Fuddari’ a Konkani tiatr conceptualised, written and directed by Irineu Gonsalves, his seventh presentation, gives a clarion call to the youth of Goa to come forward and join politics in order to save Goa. The tiatr is timely as the assembly elections are not far away and there is hectic political development taking place in the state.
The story revolves around a group of student leaders who take upon themselves to punish a corrupt professor of the college who takes advantage of a woman employed in the premises. The group of the student leaders only grows bigger with students of other colleges joining it. The group tastes a moral victory as the corrupt professor is suspended despite the political clout he enjoys. This event only forces the group to look at the wider problems Goa faces. This development leads to the formation of the group called ‘Goenche Fuddari’. The student leaders take oath to take on the politicians on important issues like double-tracking, saving the environment, air pollution, the controversial Bhumiputra Bill and several other issues plaguing the state.
The tiatr deals with all the shortcomings of the government. The group of student leaders’ call upon the voters to vote according to their conscience as the forthcoming election is the last opportunity to "save Goa". The call is particularly to the youth and the first-time voters who form about 65 percent of the voters in the state. All in all a very entertaining tiatr and a must watch.
