The Department of English of Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science, Gogol - Margao organised the seventh edition of the Bard by the Mandovi- Shakespeare festival on the 14th of September, 2016 within the college premises. This is an annual initiative undertaken by the first years along with the faculty incharge, Asst. Professor Andrew Barreto and hosted fifteen teams who battled it out for the trophy.
The objective behind this festival is to introduce The Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare's works to the students through events like Steal-a-Scene (theatre);Friends, Romans, Countrymen (Presentation) , The Bard (poetry recitation) , Shakespeare Soliloquy(dramatic monologue) , Bedtime Shakespeare(create children's storybook) , Mozaic (ceramic plate painting) and Diorama drama (scene model making). Along with Shakespeare students are also introduced to other poets and authors from Goa as well as the rest of the world. Being the 400th year of Shakespeare’s death, the festival was even more mesmerising with students putting up a photo booth, reading corner for kids, exhibition of the best entries of the last six years, video booth with animated shorts of Shakespeare's plays and art work of students were also on sale. The event was open to the public where noon competing schools and members of the public came and enjoyed the day.
Fifteen teams fought it out in a close competition but only the top three took the trophies home. Fr. Agnel Multipurpose higher secondary school, Verna and The Kings school, Margao took consolation prizes home coming fifth and fourth respectively. Rosary College of Science and Commerce, Navelim won the third place after a gruesome battle. The second place was won by Vidya Vikas Academy, Margao. Don Bosco Higher Secondary, Panjim took home the winner’s trophy being the first higher secondary to do so in the past seven years.
