Tomazinho Cardozo Explained

Tomazinho Cardozo
Birth Name:Lamberto Tomás Cardoso
Birth Date:14 April 1946
Nationality:Indian
Office2:Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly
Termstart2:1994
Termend2:1999
Constituency2:Calangute
Predecessor2:Suresh Parulekar
Successor2:Suresh Parulekar
Office1:Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly
Termstart1:16 January 1995
Termend1:14 June 1999
Predecessor1:Hassan Shaikh
Successor1:Pratapsingh Rane
Termstart3:6 January 2009
Successor3:Prince Jacob
Predecessor3:Office established
Termend3:15 March 2012
Office3:1st President of Tiatr Academy of Goa[1]
Office4:President of Dalgado Konknni Akademi[2]
Predecessor4:Antimo Gomes
Successor4:Wilson Mazarello
Termstart4:2004
Termend4:2005
Termstart5:2007
Termend5:2008
Predecessor5:Wilson Mazarello
Termstart6:2017
Termend6:2020
Predecessor6:Premanand Lotlikar
Successor6:Vincy Quadros
Party:Indian National Congress
Occupation:Politician
Spouse:Irene Cardozo
Residence:Candolim, Goa, India

Tomazinho Cardozo (born Lamberto Tomás Cardoso;[3] 14 April 1946),[4] is an Indian politician, playwright, writer (in Konkani and English), and teacher who served as a Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly from January 1995 to June 1999.[5] He is known for his achievements on the literary front and the popular tiatr stage in the state of Goa.

Career

Teaching and politics

Cardozo was in teaching[6] for much of his life, having taught maths and science at the school level. He was the sarpanch of Candolim village panchayat for 22 years from 1977. In 1995 he was elected to the Goa Legislative Assembly from the Calangute constituency, which he served for five years. He made his debut on the Konkani tiatr stage in 1957, and wrote a play practically every year for the tiatr performance of the church feast.

Konkani plays

Among his popular Konkani plays are Kanttech Kantte (1980, whose title could be translated to Thorns, And Yet More Thorns). He founded the tiatr group Tiatr Mogi (Lovers of Tiatr), has been part of the formation of Kala Mogi (Lovers of Art) is also one of the founders of Kandolechim Kirnam, a prominent folk troupe which participated and won numerous awards including the prestigious mando festival award 11 times in the All Goa Mando festivals organized by Goa Cultural and Social Centre from 1974.

TAG mentor

He is considered to be a mentor of writers in Roman-script Konkani and has been active in groups like the Dalgado Konknni Akademi and the Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG). Cardozo was appointed president of the Tiatr Academy of Goa in February 2011.[7] He has won awards as the best sarpanch (1983), for teaching (2003), and literature (2009).

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160419220152/http://www.tiatracademygoa.com/President%20of%20Tiatr%20Academy%20of%20Goa1.html
  2. Web site: Dalgado Konknni Akademi. www.dalgadoacademy.com.
  3. Book: Fernandes, André Rafael . When the Curtains Rise--: Understanding Goa's Vibrant Konkani Theatre . 2010 . Tiatr Academy of Goa . 978-93-80739-01-4 . 177 . en.
  4. Web site: Goa Legislative Assembly . 2022-10-05 . www.goavidhansabha.gov.in.
  5. Web site: April 15, 2021 . टाइम्स न्यूज़ नेटवर्क . Road in Candolim named after former speaker Tomazinho . 2022-08-10 . The Times of India . en.
  6. Web site: Face of Goa: Tomazinho Cardozo: Torchbearer of Tiatr . FindAll Goa . 29 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093532/http://www.findall-goa.com/specials.php?pgid=78 . 4 March 2016 . live . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Tomazinho Cardozo is appointed Tiatr Academy president . tiatracademy.blogspot.in/ . 11 February 2009 . 29 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305214504/http://tiatracademy.blogspot.in/2009/02/tomazinho-cardozo-is-appointed-tiatr.html . 5 March 2016 . live . dmy-all .