{"id":6007,"date":"2022-05-27T12:48:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T12:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffilive.wpengine.com\/?post_type=festival&p=6007"},"modified":"2022-06-07T06:58:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T06:58:14","slug":"liberty-and-light-festival","status":"publish","type":"festival","link":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/festival\/liberty-and-light-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberty and Light Festival\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Liberty and Light Festival is a three-day multi-disciplinary event featuring \u201cthe finest talent from Goa and beyond\u201d. Inspired by 19th-century Goan polymath and intellectual Francisco Luis Gomes, the festival will mark his 193rd birth anniversary on 31 May. It takes its name from a line in a letter Gomes sent to French writer and politician Alphonse de Lamartine in which he wrote, \u201cI was born in India, once the cradle of poetry, philosophy and history and now their tomb. I demand liberty and light for India.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inaugural edition of the Liberty and Light Festival will feature a series of book launches and talks at Maquinez Palace during the day, and performances at the Old Goa Medical College heritage complex in the evening. Folk-fusion singer-songwriter Akhu Chingangbam, veteran jazz saxophonist Braz Gonsalvez, rapper Dule Rocker, blues-rock vocalist and guitarist Lou Majaw and Fado exponent Sonia Shirsat will present concerts. Theatre group The Mustard Seed Art Company, Bharatanayam dancer Impana Kulkarni and stand-up comedians Daniel Fernandes and Omkar Rege are among the other performers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other highlights include book launches and talks with writers such as Aanchal Malhotra, Damodar Mauzo and Jane Borges and the \u2018Made in Goa\u2019 series of conversations with the founders of businesses based in the sunshine state. The list includes the people behind design studio The Busride, spirit brand DesmondJi, and restaurant Edible Archives. Chefs Avinash Martins and Thomas Zacharias will conduct a walk through Panjim market. A session celebrating the life and career of footballer Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, considered one of the country\u2019s best goalkeepers, will also be held. All the events are free to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out other festivals in Goa here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5989,"parent":0,"template":"","genres":[125],"facilities":[377,376,375,374,373,370],"senses":[30,29,31],"locations":[405],"custom_tags":[],"hash_tags":[758],"handpicked_collections":[50],"language":[57,591],"months":[280],"accessibility":[],"hosting_type":[338],"covid_safety_protocol":[388],"class_list":["post-6007","festival","type-festival","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","genres-multi-arts","facilities-eco-friendly","facilities-family-friendly","facilities-food-stalls","facilities-free-drinking-water","facilities-gendered-toilets","facilities-non-smoking","senses-hearing","senses-sight","senses-taste","locations-goa","hash_tags-libertylightgoa-2","handpicked_collections-sensory-delights","language-english","language-konkani","months-may","hosting_type-in-person","covid_safety_protocol-limited-capacity"],"yoast_head":"\nLiberty and Light Festival\u00a0 - Festivals From India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A multi-disciplinary event featuring \u201cthe finest talent from Goa and beyond\u201d. Get details here.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Liberty and Light Festival\u00a0 - Festivals From India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A multi-disciplinary event featuring \u201cthe finest talent from Goa and beyond\u201d. Get details here.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/festival\/liberty-and-light-festival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Festivals From India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-07T06:58:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Image-01.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/festival\\\/liberty-and-light-festival\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/festival\\\/liberty-and-light-festival\\\/\",\"name\":\"Liberty and Light Festival\u00a0 - Festivals From India\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/festival\\\/liberty-and-light-festival\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/festival\\\/liberty-and-light-festival\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/Image-01.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-27T12:48:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-07T06:58:14+00:00\",\"description\":\"A multi-disciplinary event featuring \u201cthe finest talent from Goa and beyond\u201d. Get details here.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/festival\\\/liberty-and-light-festival\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/festival\\\/liberty-and-light-festival\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/festival\\\/liberty-and-light-festival\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/Image-01.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/Image-01.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":750,\"caption\":\"Photo: Liberty and Light Festival\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/festival\\\/liberty-and-light-festival\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Liberty and Light Festival\u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Festivals From India\",\"description\":\"Festivals From India\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Liberty and Light Festival\u00a0 - Festivals From India","description":"A multi-disciplinary event featuring \u201cthe finest talent from Goa and beyond\u201d. Get details here.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Liberty and Light Festival\u00a0 - Festivals From India","og_description":"A multi-disciplinary event featuring \u201cthe finest talent from Goa and beyond\u201d. Get details here.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/festival\/liberty-and-light-festival\/","og_site_name":"Festivals From India","article_modified_time":"2022-06-07T06:58:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":750,"url":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Image-01.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/festival\/liberty-and-light-festival\/","url":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/festival\/liberty-and-light-festival\/","name":"Liberty and Light Festival\u00a0 - Festivals From India","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/festival\/liberty-and-light-festival\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/festival\/liberty-and-light-festival\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Image-01.jpg","datePublished":"2022-05-27T12:48:07+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-07T06:58:14+00:00","description":"A multi-disciplinary event featuring \u201cthe finest talent from Goa and beyond\u201d. Get details here.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/festival\/liberty-and-light-festival\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/festival\/liberty-and-light-festival\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/festival\/liberty-and-light-festival\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Image-01.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Image-01.jpg","width":1000,"height":750,"caption":"Photo: Liberty and Light Festival"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/festival\/liberty-and-light-festival\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Liberty and Light Festival\u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/","name":"Festivals From India","description":"Festivals From India","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"acf":{"event_email":"llibertyandlight@gmail.com","event_phone_number":"9326140754","sub_festival":false,"f_short_description":"","f_long_description":"","org_section_title":"About the Organiser","org_section_content":"","organiser_id":5988,"name_of_point_of_contact":"","number_of_point_of_contact":"","community_link":"","festival_location_city":"Panaji","festival_location_maps_link":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Maquinez+Palace+Theatre\/@15.4994707,73.8192211,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3bbfc08b9d73253d:0xb21e633cd35a33ce!8m2!3d15.499619!4d73.8213684","festival_location_maps_link_text":"Festival venue: Maquinez Palace","festival_dates":"28\/05\/2022","festival_end_date":"30\/05\/2022","festival_months":"May","approx_number_of_people_attending":"500","festival_bannercover_image":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Image-01.jpg","gallery_title":"","gallery_content":"","festival_other_images":false,"frequency":"Many times a year","minimum_age_required":"Open to all","target_age_group":"13 - 17 years","promotional_video":"","hosting_type":["In-person"],"high_section_title":"","high_section_content":"","past_photo_gallery":false,"past_video_gallery":false,"social_title":"Connect online","social_content":"","instagram":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/libertylightgoa\/","website":"","facebook":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/libertylightgoa","youtube":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3zHJX0IjbgNAkhobtVwWbA","twitter":"","other":"","spon_section_title":"","spon_section_content":"","sponser_details":false,"partners_title":"","partners_content":"","partner_details":false,"artists_section_title":"","artists_section_content":"","artists":false,"artist_description":"","other_artists":"","your_experience_title":"","your_experience_content":"","know_before_you_go_title":"Know Before You Go","accommodation_title":"","accommodation_content":"","how_to_get_there_title":"How to Get There","how_to_get_there_content":"<p><strong>How to Reach Goa<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1. By Air:<\/strong> Goa\u2019s Dabolim Airport handles both domestic and international flights. Terminal 1 handles all domestic flights coming into Goa from major Indian cities such as Mumbai, Pune, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Lucknow, Kolkata and Indore. All Indian carriers have regular flights operating to Goa. Once you get out of the airport, you can hire a taxi or arrange for a pick up to your destination. The airport\u00a0is around 26 km from Panaji.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. By Rail:<\/strong> There are two main train stations in Goa, Madgaon and Vasco-da-Gama. From New Delhi, you can catch the Goa Express to Vasco-da-Gama, and from Mumbai, you can take the Matsyagandha Express or the Konkan Kanya Express, which will drop you at Madgaon. Goa enjoys extensive rail connectivity with the rest of the country. The route is a soothing journey that takes you through some of the most beautiful landscapes of the Western Ghats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. By Road:<\/strong> Two major highways take you into Goa. If you\u2019re travelling to Goa from Mumbai or Bengaluru, you will have to follow the NH 4. It is the most preferred way into Goa as it is wide and well-maintained. The NH 17 is the shortest route from Mangalore. The drive to Goa is a scenic route, especially during the monsoon. You can also catch a bus from Mumbai, Pune or Bengaluru. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) run regular buses to Goa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/tourism\/goa-tourism\/how-to-reach-goa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sotc.in<\/a><\/p>\n","items_to_carry_title":"Items & Accessories to Carry","items_to_carry":"<p>1. Light and airy cotton clothes.<\/p>\n<p>2. A sturdy water bottle, if the festival has refillable water stations and if the venue allows bottles to be taken inside.<\/p>\n<p>3. Comfortable footwear such as sandals and flip-flops.<\/p>\n<p>4. COVID packs: Hand sanitiser, extra masks and a copy of your vaccination certificate are things you should keep handy.<\/p>\n","disclaimer":true,"book_title":"","book_sub_title":"","book_content":"","bootking_text":"","booking_link":"","streaming_text":"","streaming_link":"","festival_schedule_title":"Festival Schedule","festival_schedule_sub_title":"","festival_schedule_content":"","book_now_text":"Check out the line-up here!","festival_schedule_book_now_link":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/libertylightgoa\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/festival\/6007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/festival"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/festival"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genres","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genres?post=6007"},{"taxonomy":"facilities","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/facilities?post=6007"},{"taxonomy":"senses","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/senses?post=6007"},{"taxonomy":"locations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/locations?post=6007"},{"taxonomy":"custom_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/custom_tags?post=6007"},{"taxonomy":"hash_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hash_tags?post=6007"},{"taxonomy":"handpicked_collections","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/handpicked_collections?post=6007"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=6007"},{"taxonomy":"months","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/months?post=6007"},{"taxonomy":"accessibility","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/accessibility?post=6007"},{"taxonomy":"hosting_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hosting_type?post=6007"},{"taxonomy":"covid_safety_protocol","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.festivalsfromindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/covid_safety_protocol?post=6007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}