If April wasn’t bad enough, early May in Goa can be cruel. And that’s when Goafest 2022 has been scheduled. It was supposed to happen a month earlier, but the uncertainties caused by the Third/Omicron Wave perhaps led to the postponement. So we asked Dr Bhaskar Das a question on the timing for the March 24 edition of Das ka Dum. Read on…
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Q. We are still in March and it’s so hot already. And Goafest is scheduled for May 5-7. Your comments on the timing of the event?
A. Yes, it’s exceptionally hot in Mumbai itself in March. Goa wouldn’t be very different in May. But summer time is supposed to be hot, isn’t it? What else did you expect? Global warming seems to have worsened the weather everywhere.
Coming to Goafest, I would say nothing can dampen its spirit, as its happening after two years and the industry, especially the young professionals (young at heart also) are keen to participate in the Indian Cannes equivalent event.
In any case, the programme will happen inside a hotel. So, a heat wave outside won’t be a dampener. And the outside heat, however, can be managed with cold drinks (this is not a surrogacy comment).