In a world filled with news that upsets many people, they often seek inspiration. From watching movies to reading books, inspiration comes in various forms. While movies like “King Richard” and activities like listening to music do a brilliant job of inspiring people, it can also come from unlikely sources at times.
An employee of the skill development department of Satari Government Industrial Training Institute, Ramkrishna Vithal Gawas is a person with disabilities who creates beautiful paintings on stone in his free time. A person who has an interest in pursuing a particular activity refines these skills under the guidance of a mentor, but Ramkrishna mastered this hobby over time.
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| Ramkrishna Vithal Gawas |
He began this work of art from 3rd May 2022. He uses stones near the banks of rivers as these stones are fresh and help the paintings last longer. While there’s no fixed protocol for the type of stones that can be used, the stones used by Ramkrishna last for a longer amount of time. Each individual painting by Ramkrishna dictates the time that he has to dedicate to it.
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| A work of art by Ramkrishna |
His first experiment with art was the first painting on stone that he created on 3rd May 2022. This hobby soon turned into something more significant, as Ramkrishna was invited to Montfort Private Industrial Training Institute in Corlim to sell his masterpieces on 8th May 2022 during the ‘Ambeachem fest’ or ‘Mango festival’.
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| A work of art by Ramkrishna |
He also had the opportunity to showcase and sell his art in Caculo Mall on 28th and 29th May 2022 on the occasion of ‘Purumentachem fest’ which is collecting provisions for the monsoons. The same festival which was held on 5th June 2022 in Khedekar Hall, Sanquelim gave him yet another opportunity to sell his art.
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| Ramkrishna selling his art at Caculo Mall |
Apart from specific locations that assisted Ramkrishna in promoting his art, people interested in purchasing his art can do so through Facebook, where he goes by ‘Ramkrishna Gawas’ and by either calling him on 9637094491 or chatting with him on the same number in WhatsApp. All I had to do to extract these details were either call or text Ramkrishna on WhatsApp.
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| A work of art by Ramkrishna |
This is especially true because some entities in Goa can use the love that people have for their State and convert it into hate. If people analyse the outfit called as ‘Revolutionary Goans’ they will immediately realise that in times when the Goa police claimed they were unaware of the drug matters that the Hyderabad police shed light on, ‘Revolutionary Goans’ conveniently chose to target outsiders.
If they truly are care about Goans, they should fix the low salaries being given in companies, as this is one of the major reasons Goans go outside the State for employment. They should also collaborate with others to create a sustainable means of generating electricity. Should Goans change political parties to accomplish this?
People applaud Keralites for rejecting the saffronised government. In the aftermath of elections some desire to replicate the same in Goa, but people hardly consider geography. For example, since Kerala is a huge State, it becomes a difficult task to divide votes. Goa on the other hand being a tiny State, makes it easy for parties to divide votes.
The entry of TMC in Goa is the recent example of this, the entry of political parties combined with other issues makes people think they need to rely on external sources to save Goa. While self-help books and videos talk about being unselfish in the spheres of life, it can be extended to political situations too.
