Jaata Te Baryak

Konkani drama- story from Mahabharat. Arjun’s fiance is going to wed his archenemy Duryodhan by the order of Balaram, lord Krishna’s brother. But by various ingenuities, Krishna finally forces him to consent for Arjun.

The original Hindi play by Ajay Shukla is translated by Shashikant Punaji in Konkani. The play begins with Shah Jahan wishing to build a monument for his lover Mumtaz. He summons the chief engineer Mr. Rego to float the tender of Taj Mahal. Therein starts the trouble, they all want a big bite of the funds that are allocated for building the monument. The play imparts the message that Shah Jahan gets old and dies but corrupted system lives on.

This drama explains what the contributions of outsiders to Goa state are and why outsiders come to Goa in large numbers.