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In a bid to cultivate the culture of film-making in Goa and provide a platform for the upcoming filmmakers, Goa Talkies organized a three day ‘International Short Film Carnival 2016 at the ESG Complex, Panaji. The three day festival featured 110 short films in different languages with entries from Goa, national as well as international with the jury for which comprising of eminent personalities from the film industry like “ Dharmanand Vernekar, director, Sharmad Raiturcar, cinematographer and director, Swapnil Shetkar, director and co-producer of ‘Home Sweet Home and Home Sweet Home 2’ and Parag Ragnekar, founding president, Goa Bird Conservation Network. Holding Back directed by Wilson Louis won the Best Film Award while What is Your Brown Number secured the Best film Award in the students category.

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A visit to Rivona’s Buddhist caves

The Goan Network
Published Jun 21, 2016, 12:00 AM IST
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A visit to Rivona’s Buddhist caves

Much before the Churches, mosques and the mammoth temples sprung up in Goa, the state also had a flourishing Buddhist presence. Goa’s Buddhist footprint is evident thanks to heritage structures like the Buddhist caves at Rivona in South Goa. A visit to these sixth century AD caves can be a real nice experience, especially because of the other allied activities which you can simultaneously indulge in along the way. The caves are carved and hollowed spaces in a laterite pocket…

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