Local and Sustainable Livelihoods in Goa By Dattaprasad Shetkar, Roshan Mathias and Peter Singh

Dattaprasad Shetkar is a brand and business consultant. A Goan by birth and heart, he has traveled extensively as a market researcher & consultant across India. Since childhood he was drawn towards artistic expression and appreciation, often dabbling in poetry, theater, debate, elocution & singing. Through Exemplar Strategic Solutions, a firm he co-founded, he has developed strategy and design for brands & managed events like ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs’ and ‘Jitendra Abhisheki Sangeet Mahotsav’. He founded Susang, a not-for-profit dedicated to art, music and culture, which has revived Konkani poetry and music from 1950s. He is the organizer and curator of TEDxPanaji, an independently organised TED event in Goa, Games of Goa Festival etc. Former 3 year state champion and 5th place at national level as a DJ (Disc Jockey), Roshan had a spiritual transformation in the year 2004. He understood his responsibility toward the environment that God has created. Roshan believes that with the blessings and wisdom of God, he can do wonders because he is not alone in this battle. Roshan is a member of NGO’s and movements like Goencho Avaaz, Goa Green Brigade, Candolim Residents, Consumer Forum and many more. In our lifetime we must do what we are sent to do . . whatever is undone the Creator God will continue to do. – Roshan Mathias