Lucio Rodrigues introduces us to tales and legends that take us back to a simpler Goa of another era. To a world of sons-in-law and lawyers, Brahmins and old women, villages like Moira or Guirim and Sangolda, and more. Professor Rodrigues has been recognised as one of the literary geniuses that Goa has produced. Long after he taught at the Dhempe College, his legacy of literature lives on through his writing and his students. An authority on Goan folklore, Prof Rodrigues was visiting...
Topics: goa, folk tales, lucio rodrigues, moira, konkani, goan folk tales, 1960s, konkani tales in english,...
Bwana Karani . By Mervyn Maciel. Born in Kenya in the late twenties, Mervyn Maciel has spent many years in East Africa. His love of the African bush and a particular fascination for the tribes – especially those from the Northern Frontier Province (N.F.D. as the Kenyan region was then known), together with his desire to live out in the wilderness close to Nature, prompted him to move to some of the most outlying and isolated areas of Kenya at a very young age. He has served in many areas...
Topics: kenya, goan, bwana karani, goa, east africa
This book has been written by a 90-years-old now living in Canada . Shared here with permission via Alan Machado, Bangalore.
Topics: konkani, language, mangalore, west coast, india
Camões-Centro de Língua Portuguesa organised the release of the book Life Stories, an English translation of Vidas Partilhas by Maria Elsa da Rocha, published by Goa 1556 on 10th January 2023, at 5.30 pm. The translator, Paul Melo e Castro , Lecturer of Portuguese and Comparative Literature, Glasgow University, and member of the thematic group “Pensando Goa” of University of São Paulo, delivers the talk titled “Found and Lost: the Goan writers Maria Elsa da Rocha and...
Topics: paul melo e castro, goan short stories, portuguese language writers in goa, translations, univ of...
DECIPHERING LAYERS - NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE VICEROYS' PORTRAITS AT OLD GOA. A talk held on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 6 pm at the FUNDAÇÃO ORIENTE, in Panjim, Goa. Under the umbrella of the Old Goa Revelations Project, a multidisciplinary team of experts have been decoding layers of paint and history present in the Viceroys' portraits which are on display at Old Goa. For the first time in four centuries, we are starting to unravel some of its many mysteries, joining the pieces of the...
Topic: old goa, viceroys' gallery, portraits, old goa revelations project, experts, 16th century, 17th...
This is a Konkani Basic Word List (PDF) attached... and would like to experiment if this could make language learning easier. Konkani is a language spoken on the west coast of India.
Topics: konkani, wordlist, goa, india, language learning
An eBook version of Colonialism, Migration and the International Catholic Goan Community .
Topics: catholic, goan, migration, dr stella mascarenhas-keyes
Review Goa, as the travellers saw her across centuries Much of Goa's identity comes from the perception of the people that have visited this beautiful land. The book, 'Goa Through the Traveller's Lens', comprises papers of fourteen researchers who have studied travel narratives dealing with Goa from the 16th and 17th centuries to the present times. Café takes a look at their observations Goa has been closely connected with the outside world for centuries now, but how do travellers to this...
Topics: goa, travellers, recent, colonial, portugal, asia, luso-goa, europe-asia encounte
Commissioner for Panjim Sanjit Rodrigues makes a presentation titled *A Proposed Model for the Decongestion of Panjim City*. It is the work of the year-old Charles Correa Foundation, an initiative of internationally renowned architect and urban planner Charles Correa. The Foundation has its offices at 169, San Sebastian Road, Fontainhas, Panjim, Goa, India.
Topics: urban planning, congestion, india, goa, panjim, charles correa foundation, charles correa, sanjit...
LUCIO RODGRIGUES was one of the few outstanding Konknni essayists. An authority on Goan folklore he contributed frequently to various periodicals like The Goan Tribune, The Navhind Times, The Illustrated Weekly, The Times of India and Goa Today. He also featured on All India Radio and Radio Goa. He won international acclaim as a student of folklore and was a visiting professor of Folklore at Indiana University, USA in 1969. His essays in English and the English Translation of his Konknni work...
Topics: lucio rodrigues, goa, goan personalities, author, writer, konkani, linguist, professor of english,...
On the occasion of the 90th birth anniversary of the scholar, writer, artist, musicologist and linguist Dr Jos é Pereira from Goa, a bouquet of words and memories to remember a great personality. Compiled and edited by Frederick Noronha and published by Goa,1556 [http://goa1556.in]. To download this book, click on the PDF link to the right.
Topics: josé pereira, scholar, goa, writer, artist, musicologist, linguist, fordham
Film: Juze (2017) Written, Produced & Directed by: Miransha Naik Run-Time: 94 mins Borimol, a village in Goa with a large immigrant population, is ruled by an abusive, thuggish bully, Juze, known as the ‘Slum Landlord’. His appetite for violent intimidation keeps his immigrant workforce submissive, even when his roving eye extends to their women. Santosh, a 16-year old boy, is not intimidated. His determination to continue with his classes remains constant in spite of...
Topics: goa, film, quepem, borimol, miransha naik
Hymns from Goa. Rendered by Victor da Costa of Curtorim based on the book Songs of Praise (Goa,1556: 2016) by Pe. Antonio Da Costa of Curtorim/Tempe-Arizona. Credits: Victor Da Costa: music arrangement, organ and violin Jane Mendes da Costa: violin Lenoy Gomendes, Lensaudio: recordist [Numbers at the end of the song title refer to the numbers in the book, available via mail order from goa1556@gmail.com ]
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Topics: goa, konkani, victor da costa, curtorim, salcete, adlim konkani bhoktigitam, book song of praise,...
An e-book about the tiatr, a popular form of theatre from the Konkani stage in Goa (India) and elsewhere. When the curtains rise... Understanding Goa's vibrant Konkani theatre André Rafael Fernandes, Ph.D Published with financial support from the Tiatr Academy of Goa (TAG) ISBN 978-93-80739-01-4 Price: Rs. 195 in India. Hardbound. ABOUT THE BOOK Called one of the most vibrant forms of modern Indian theatre, the tiatr strikes a deep chord with its audiences. What are its origins? How did it get...
Topics: tiatr, konkani, stage, goa, india, western india, regional theatre
Konkani devotional songs.
Topics: konkani, devotional, songs, mandd sobhann
A scan of late Elsie Antonette Maciel's Goan Cookery Book, published and reprinted in 1983, scanned and uploaded with permission of her husband, Mervyn Maciel.
Topics: goan, cookery, food, elsie maciel, goan cooking, goan food
This session of April 8, 2021, held at 1 p.m. Brazilian time was the first meeting of the year for the "Pensando Goa ". The session was led by Frederick Noronha, who, among other issues related to the press and publishing in 20th century Goa, also focussed on "A Brief Introduction to Konkani-Marathi Issues", pages 207-214 of his PhD thesis "From Text to Print : Case Study of Goa . Understanding Literary Production of Fiction and Non-Fiction Works in...
Topics: goa, printing, publishing, 20th century, books, history of the book, goan books, konkani, marathi,...
Alan Machado, engineer-turned-writer on history, talks about the history of the Mangaloreans, the 'captivity' by Tipu, publishing in the area, and its intellectual initiatives, among other issues.
Topics: mangaloreans, india, goa, books, presses, publishing, history
A list of the most important and basic words in Konkani. Study this to learn the language.
Topics: konkani, language learning, Roman script, isidore dantas, Goa1556
Film: Amchem Cantar Hanv Gaitam (2015) Directed by: Ruth Lobo Run-Time: 50 mins A deeper look into the joyful and sometimes wistful tunes reveals a glimpse into the complexity of the Goan identity and way of life. The film tries to present the beauty of the music and explores the stories behind these eternal compositions.
Topics: Goan, music, mando, dulpod, ruth lobo, nid, sunaparanta, Goa in Film, 2019, films on Goa
Robert S Newman is a Marblehead (Mass.)-based anthropologist who has studied Goa over a 40-year period. Frederick Noronha, who has been following his work since circa 1985-86, undertakes a long and detailed discussion on his Goa-related work of this anthropologist who really knows how to tell a story. A part of the CCR TV Literally Goa series. This is the audio-only version.
Topics: goa, anthropology, robert s newman, temples, deities, konkani, umbrellas, goddesses, dreams,...
Fr Thomas Justus Rosario Jose de Sousa completed sixty years of priesthood in December 2020. The Karachi-born priest (many Goans and their families had migrated to that city in pre-Partition times) is from the village of Saligao, where he met FN to reminisce about his life and times and the priesthood in Goa.
Topics: priest, goa, saligao, fr thomas de sousa
100+ Recipes from Goa and Beyond for Various Celebrations was released on December 26, 2020 (Saturday) at 12 noon at the Central Library Multipurpose Hall, Pato, Panjim. Authored by Rena D'Souza. Chief guest Fr Eusebio Gomes sfx. Guest of honour Fr Zeferino D'Souza. Published by Goa,1556. 9822122436. In these pages, Rena D'Souza introduces us to a wide range of taste that tickles the tongue and creates lasting memories. From starters (such as fish ball, ham rolls, sausages 'n cheese) to...
Topics: food, goa, cuisine, cookbook, rena d'souza, goan food
Biodiversity Register of Panaji City, Prepared by the Botanical Society of Goa, Panaji-Goa in association with the Don Bosco College of Agriculture, Sulcorna, Goa and funded by M/s Syngenta, Corlim Goa for the Corporation of the CIty of Panaji, Panaji-Goa, March 2016.
Topics: biodiversity, panaji, goa, panjim, tree survey
Raw recordings....
Topics: publishing, india, tutorials, talks, national book trust
Sheena Pereira and Ambrose Vaz share an unusual interest in creating crafts from the past -- crochet and macrame. They are a generation apart, but their common interest and passion shows in their work and products. Amidst quite some reluctance, the modest duo agreed to go before the mic....
Topics: goa, crochet, macrame, art, handicrafts, traditional, made-in-saligao, saligao institute
In the 1970s and thereabouts, Tanzanian-born [Peter] Donald Sequeira was an inspiring Math teacher at St Britto (Mapusa), known as much for his sense of humour and his popularity with students. Subsequently, he moved to Qatar and the US, teaching in North Carolina. In the first of a series of talks by invited denizens of Saligao -- the goal being both to spread knowledge locally and highlight our own achievers -- Donald will share his experiences with teaching in India as...
Topics: math, education, goa, united states, north carolina, peter donald sequeira, britto, mapusa, goa,...
Bwana Karani . By Mervyn Maciel. Born in Kenya in the late twenties, Mervyn Maciel has spent many years in East Africa. His love of the African bush and a particular fascination for the tribes – especially those from the Northern Frontier Province (N.F.D. as the Kenyan region was then known), together with his desire to live out in the wilderness close to Nature, prompted him to move to some of the most outlying and isolated areas of Kenya at a very young age. He has served in many areas...
Topics: kenya, british, goa, bwana karani
Damodar Mauzo, Konkani author, novelist and short story writer from Goa, talks about his 1979 novel Karmelin, on its 40th anniversary. This is a recording from the Out of Context Book Club meeting of June 22, 2019 at the Alliance Francaise Panjim office in Goa.
Topics: konkani, novelist, goa, panjim, damodar mauzo, damodar, mauzo, karmelin, karmelin the novel, out of...
Engineer-turned-writer Alan Machado talks about his experiences in chronicling the history of the Mangalorean Christian community, at a Goa Book Club meet at the Caravela Bistro in Panjim, Goa. Jan 29, 2016.
Topics: mangalorean, mangalore, history, western coastal india, alan machado, goa book club, caravela,...
James BOYLE and Jennifer JENKINS talk about their book and related issues. Tales from the Public Domain: Theft -- A history of music is from the Duke Centre for the Study of the Public Domain. It "lays out 2000 years of musical history" and argues that music builds on itself. QUOTE: To understand this history fully, one has to roam wider still -- into musical technologies from notation to the sample deck, aesthetics, the incentive system that got musicians paid, and law's 250-year...
Topics: music, history, musical history, restrict borrowing, cultural cross-fertilization, mash-ups,...
The Dr Ribeiro Goan School alumni/alumnae held their second annual reunion at the Bom Jesu Basilica, Old Goa, Goa on January 26, 2016. This is a recording of the religious event and Mass.
Topics: nairobi, alumni, goa, dr ribeiro goan school, old goa, bom jesu, jan 26 2016, drgs
Hildah Nyakwaka, of Nairobi in Kenya, explains The OpenCast -- A Creative Commons' Podcast. CC Summit, 2019, Lisboa.
Topics: opencast, cc podcast, cc summit, hildah nyakwaka, nairobi, kenya
“Behind every beautiful thing, there's some kind of pain.” ― Bob Dylan The Live Music Project (TLMP) 4th Anniversary celebrations organised a special concert on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at The 248 Collective, Sangolda. BOB DYLAN 76th BIRTHDAY BASH - CELEBRATING THE MUSIC LEGEND WITH THE BLUES - COUNTRY - FOLK - ROCK BAND DEMOCKRACY LIVE The line up Vamsee Krishna- Vocals, Guitars Lester Godinho - Drums Jason Quadros -Keyboards Check out the video https://www.youtube.com/...
Topics: goa, bob dylan, tribute, sangolda, vinesh iyer, india, music, live, concert
ansun Khellun Gavum-ia (Let's Sing While Smiling and Playing). Vol 2. Nursery rhymes in Konkani, a language from the west coast of India. Lyrics by Fr Dr Pratap Naik SJ, Dr Manoharrai Sardessai, Dr Bhicaji Ghanecar and traditional. Music Eric Ozario (except traditional). Singers and musicians: Mandd Sobhann Troupe. Recorded at KKK Mangalore. Produced by Mandd Sobhann, Mangalore. Shared courtesy Dr Pratap Naik SJ.
Topics: konkani, songs, children's songs, nursery rhymes, mandd sobhann, kkk mangalore
Villagers of Saligão perform at the Saligão Institute, on November 11, 2019. The troupes are led by Merlyn Francis and Diogo (Diego) Fernandes. An attempt to rebuild interest in the mando, a Konkani song-dance form, in our village.
Topics: mando, goa, saligão institute
Saligao gram sabha (village council) discusses its garbage woes: Goa. June 2019
Topics: garbage, saligao, goa, india, waste, garbage, hindustan waste, chief minister parrikar
Irene Silveira, of Goa University's Department of French and Francophone Studies, looks at the topic Of Mud, Stone, Tile and More: the remaking of the Casa Portuguesa in Goa. This was presented at the Goa University's Department of English's Seminar on Tradition, Continuity and Change: Goan Society in Transition(s) on March 15, 2018.
Topics: goa, houses, casa portugesa, irene silveira
Film: Saxtticho Koddo (2017) Director & Cinematography: Vince Costa Run-Time: 38 mins An ethnographic film that journeys through Curtorim's agrarian roots, in an effort to go beyond rice as a staple, and explore how it is interwoven so intricately into the Goan identity.
Topics: rice, curtorim, salcete, saxtticho koddo, goan film, documentary, granary of salcete, goan heritage
Dr Rahul Tripathi talks about the Goa University's Department of Political Science, what it holds out to students joining it, and what they can expect if they study there.
Topics: goa university, political science, rahul tripathi
Talk at Saligao, Goa on vegetative grafting, by Dr Oswald D'Souza. Organised at 784 Saligao under the OpenKnowledgeNetwork initiative in the village.
Topics: grafting, goa, gootee, dr oswald d'souza
On International Children's Book Day 2016 (April 2), entirely by coincidence about the date, a new bookshop was opened in Margao, Goa. The focus of the bookshop, coincidentally, is on children's books and Goa-related books. It has been founded by Leonard Fernandes and Queenie Rodrigues Fernandes, a young couple who returned from the US/UK to work on book-related entrepreneurship in Goa. An interview with both....
Topics: new bookshop, goa, margao, dogearsbookshop, cinnamon teal, leonard fernandes, queenie rodrigues...
LUCIO RODRIGUES (1916-73) was one of the few outstanding Konkani essayists. An authority on Goan folklore, he contributed several articles in English and Konkani to various periodicals and broadcast many talks. Besides serving as Professor of English in colleges in Bombay and Goa, he was Visiting Professor of Folklore at Indian University in 1969. Rodrigues' essays in English and the English translations of his Konkani essays were posthumously published under the titles *Of Soil and Soul* and...
Topics: goa, portuguese tradition, folk music, mando, dulpod, talk-cum-programme
Nachiketa Desai is a by-line many of us in the India of the 1970s and thereafter would be aware of. When Nachiketa visited Goa recently, he got in touch with a common friend, and insisted we meet up. We met once over a tasty, simple, veg dinner. He felt we had not yet discussing enough, so he requested we meet up a second time. My terms: that he would agree to an interview (he was reluctant to do on the earlier day) about his long innings in journalism (which, incidentally, span four...
Topics: india, journalism, gujarat, nachiketa desai, media, indian media, news, long-time journalists,...
Part of a talk by Vernon Lobo, on scriptwriting.
Topics: goa, script writing, india, vernon lobo
Miguel Braganza (then Michael) was one of the batch of prominent youngster in the Scouting movement in the 1970s. In this, he talks about movement he knew, camps in Saligao, and more...
Topics: goa, scouting, scout movement, camping, salmona, saligao, miguel braganza
Dr Sushila Sawant Mendes, talks on her presentation titled Tradition, Continuity and Change: A case study of the 'dancing umbrellas'/sontrios of Cuncolim. It was a presentation at the Goa University Department of English's seminar on Goan Society in Transition(s) in March 2018. Photo of Dr Sushila Sawant Mendes is by Shubhankar Shah.
Topics: cuncolim, religion, sontrios, umbrellas, festivals, susheela sawant mendes
Garden Central Music Studio presents this brass instrumental concert to "promote the beautiful and majestic sound which is unique to this family of instruments." This event is held in Goa every year on July 10, to celebrate the birthday of one of its mentors, John Humphries, who is an authority on French Horn. It also happens to be the birthday of Rui Lobo, the director of their school, Garden Central Music Studio. This time the focus was on the extraordinary music of the Rock...
Topics: instrumental, concert, brass, goa, july 10, john humphries tribute, French horn, rui lobo, garden...
A live recording of the launch event of the book From Mind to Keyboard (edited by Sheela Jaywant). This book, published by Goa,1556 in July 2016, records the experiences of 30+ authors, from Goa and beyond, of how they got started and got going in the world of writing. In this launch function, attended by a number of young college students and some of the authors, a number of aspects of the writing process are discussed too.
Topics: writing, authors, goa, india, writing process, sheela jaywant, from mind to keyboard, jose...
A seminar was held on March 10-11, 2012, at Mangalore on scripts and languages of modern India, with special reference to Konkani. It was organised by the Jagotik Konknni Songhotton, and organised at the Kalaangan, Mangalore. Excerpts from the event. Among the recordings are speeches of chairperson Prof Valerian Rodrigues; Paper I by Dr Anvita Abbi (Script and Language: Relationship and Contentions); Tulsi (a play based on the story by Jnanpeeth award winner late Ravindra Kelekar, presented by...
Topics: scripts, india, languages, konkani, national seminar, mangalore, karnataka, coastal western india,...
Four languages. Six poets. And a multi-lingual poetry recitation experience coupled with colors and canvasses. That’s what Crossover Poems brought to Goa on March 3, 2018, at Gitanjali Gallery, as a collaboration with one of the group known as The Poetry Club. The fifth session of Crossover Poems (and this year’s first session) brought Marathi, English, Hindi & Konkani poetry on a single platform. Manohar Shetty, a renowned English poet who has been a Senior Fellow with...
Topics: goa, poetry, konkani, marathi, hindi, english
Milena Marques-Zacharias co-hosts the two-hour weekly programme along with Alan Sequeira, who's originally from Mangalore, in Konkani. Here, she speaks informally to mediapersons and others in the culture space. Date: Feb 26, 2016 (Friday) Time: 4.30 pm Place: The Caravela Cafe and Bistro, Panjim Directions at: http://www.caravela.in/ Some background info... * * * Cultural (air)waves ------------------ Frederick Noronha ------------------ Sometime last week, an email from Canada pointed to...
Topics: konkani, radio, community, goans, canada, toronto, radio mango
Dr Rafael A Fernandes of the Goa University's Department of English shares his experiences as a radio announcer with students of the MA Part II Creative Writing class. Recorded on October 4, 2017. K. Prerana and Aditi Nigum (Department of Portuguese) coordinate the discussion. Questions are from the Part II students, including Anna S. Fernandes and Gretchen D Barretto.
Topics: radio, announcing, announcers, all india radio, meghalaya, goa, shillong, meghalaya, air
This cookery book aims at keeping things simple. Simple, yet unique. Ingredients are known to most. Recipes are easy, but given a slight twist. In a way that makes lends a good taste, fine texture, saves on time and offers wholesome nutritious food. From appetizers to salads, main dishes to side dishes, and sweet treats, there's a whole lot of ideas and guidance from a Goan chef whose cullinary creations have been widely appreciated. Don't miss the made-with-Goan-love recipes of grilled mussels...
Topics: cooking, chandan chari, cook books, book release functions, goa 1556, india, western coastal india,...
Goa University's Political Science Programme of the D.D.Kosambi School of Social Sciences and Behavioural Studies and Political Science Alumni Network Goa (Pol Sang) organised a talk on 'A Window into Reuters and Opportunities in the Indian Media Landscape'. The speaker was Euan Rocha, Head, Reuters Bangalore Bureau, and an alumni of the Goa University. The talk was moderated by journalist and former editor Alexandre Moniz Borbosa. Jan 9, 2023.
Topics: goa, reuters, media, goa university, Pol Sang, euan rocha
http://www.meetup.com/Design-Centre-Goa/events/233201580/?rv=ea1 A Talk by Bina Nayak on the 'Role of Graphic Design in Society' Thursday, August 18, 2016 6:30 PM Design Centre 1 Design Valley, Alto-Porvorim, Bardez, Goa - 403521, Goa Velha ( map ) Role of Graphic Design in Society Graphic design and designers, rarely get their due - particularly in Goa. Most people, and clients in particular (and not just in Goa) do not understand Graphic Design - they equate it with DTP design -...
Topics: design, goa, binanayak.com, bina nayak, book covers, advertising
Hasnsun Khellun Gavun-ia (Let's Sing While Smiling and Playing). Nursery rhymes in Konkani, a language from the west coast of India. Lyrics by Fr Dr Pratap Naik SJ, Dr Manoharrai Sardessai, Dr Bhicaji Ghanecar and traditional. Music Eric Ozario (except traditional). Singers and musicians: Mandd Sobhann Troupe. Recorded at KKK Mangalore. Produced by Mandd Sobhann, Mangalore. Shared courtesy Dr Pratap Naik SJ.
Topics: konkani, songs, children, nursery rhymes, hansun khellun gavum-ia, mandd sobhann
Prof Delfim Silva Correia da Silva of the Goa University's Department of Portuguese and Lusophone Studies shares some views in a brief and informal interview with GU student Vernon Lobo (who has been learning the language for just a few month).
Topics: goa, goa university, learning, portuguese, department of portuguese and lusophone studies, prof...
A musician who is bringing out Blue Mood, that's Carl D'Souza. And his is a small magazine dealing with music in this talented state. Here, he talks about the influences of the North Goa "alternative" tourism belt on music , and his own trajectory through that world of music. Also, a freewheeling discussion on what ails Goan music, and the many challenges it faces. Carl studied in Goa, spent a considerable time in the US, and has been busy since in the world of music here. Music at...
Topics: goa, music, musicians, blues, anjuna, beach belt, goan music trajectory, challenges for goan...
Tara Saldanha of Dhempe College presented a paper on 'Interrogating Claims to Authenticity in Selected Food Narratives from Postcolonial Goa'. This is an introduction to that paper, a brief interview of Aaron S Rodrigues (who is incidentally connected with the food sector in Goa himself). The paper was presented at the Goa University Department of English's seminar on Tradition, Continuity and Change: Goan Society in Transition(s) held on March 15, 2018.
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Topics: goa, food, authenticity, food narratives, tara saldanha, goa university, department of english,...
Goa Today editor-in-chief shares his insights into, and experiences in, journalism with Goa University students. October 9, 2017.
Topics: goa today, goa, magazine journalism, periodicals, media, journalism, goa university, ma english,...
From the PTA (Parents Teachers' Association) of the St Britto High School, 1995. Compiled and edited by Miguel Braganza with assistance from Rena Menezes-Fernandes. Cover design and illustrations by Michael D'Silva. Published by the Parent Teacher Association, St Britto High School, Mapusa 403507 Goa India. Phone +91-832-2262248. Rs 25. Printed originally at the Haldankar Offset Printers, Panjim, Goa. Now out of print. Scanned and shared in the interest of spreading the knowledge contained,...
Topics: plants, goa, india, britto
Octogenarian Jazz legend from Goa gets celebrated in home state Many of Goa's best musicians have been neglected for decades. But in mid-June 2019, a citizens' initiative from Goa paid tribute to a prominent Goan Jazz saxophonist -- Braz Gonsalves -- an octogenarian who is said to have started his journey playing the sax in a circus. Film-maker Nalini Elvino de Sousa ( nalini.sousa@lotusfilmsgoa.com ), and a team of supporters, have announced plans in Goa to make ...
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Topics: jazz, goa, tribute, braz gonsalves, nalini sousa, lotus films
Dr Prema Rocha talks at the Dhempe College seminar on Indian Writing in English. She is introduced by Prof Akshata Bhatt.
Topics: salman rushdie, critique, theses
Fr Vasco Rego, a senior Catholic priest in Goa, talks (in Konkani or Konknni) about his many attempts to build resources in that small language from western coastal India, specially in the Church itself. Fr Rego is considered a pioneer in this field. This talk was presented at the Dalgado Konknni Akademi on February 23, 2012. DETAILS: On this day, the Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) hosted a presentation by distinguished Konknni writer Fr. Vasco do Rego, SJ, in their Borovpiak Bhett (Meet the...
Topics: konkani, clergy, priests, goa, fr vasco rego
Centre for Portuguese Language and Culture of Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts & Science and CLP/Camões, Panjim held a talk on Preia-Mar ('High Tide', the novel in Portuguese by the Goan author Epitácio Pais, set in the Goa of the 1970s and published posthumously in 2016 by Goa,1556). The talk is by Delfim Correia da Silva of Goa University. It was held on 9th April 2016 at 5.00 pm Chowgule College Auditorium Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts & Science Gogol Margao 403602...
Topics: portuguese, goa, indo-portuguese, language, teaching, novel, epitacio pais, preia-mar, novel, goa,...
REVISTA DA CASA DE GOA EDITORIAL A diáspora no ADN Goês | The diaspora in Goan DNA - José Filipe Monteiro 1-2 Uma promissora parceria editorial | A promising editorial partnership - Luís Pereira da Silva & Salus Correia 3-5 ARTIGOS ORIGINAIS | ORIGINAL ARTICLES Os goeses católicos de Lisboa: a relação com a terra de origem entre memória e construção de pertença | Goan Catholics of Lisbon: the relation with Goa between memory and belonging – Chiara Panizzi 6-9 Goa - Emigração...
Topics: casa de goa, goan diaspora, goa, portugal
*Masterclass Lecture – Goa Business School, Goa University* *Topic: Trusteeship and Philanthropy By Professor Peter Ronald deSouza* 30 July 2020 at 11AM on Google Meet The increasing ‘inequality’ in every country of the world has resulted in a growing consternation about the appropriate policy and intellectual responses required to address its cumulative consequences. While conventional responses have been on the instruments of taxation that are available, two additional ideas that have...
Topics: trusteeship, philanthropy, goa university, talks, prof peter ronald desouza
A tribute to Lea Rangel-Ribeiro. Excerpts from the concert (Feb 22, 2012, Kala Academy, Goa, India) Invitation to a Celebratory Concert Remembering Lea Rangel-Ribeiro (1933-2011) Kala Academy DMK Auditorium Wednesday, Feb. 22, 6.30 p.m. Programme Jules Massenet: "Meditation" from Thais Pheroze Mistri, violin, Goa State Chamber Ensemble Victor Rangel-Ribeiro, conductor (not recorded) W. A. Mozart: "Kegelstatt Trio", K. V. 498 Andante Menuetto Ashley Rego, violin; Elvina Rego,...
Topics: goa, music, lea rangel-ribeiro
Ronnie Monserrate, music director, musician, the man who brought Lorna back to the stage, and Goan musician in Bombay. We met, we spoke.... [Photo of Ronnie Monserrate fcourtesy http://konkanifilms.com ]
Topics: goa, bombay, goans musicians in bombay, music director, goan diaspora, goan musical talent
Journalist Ashley D'Mello shares the experiences of his work in the India of the 1970s till date.
Topics: journalist, india, mumbai, bombay, goa, ashley d'mello
Goa 2011: Reviewing and Recovering 50 years. This is a book released on February 7, 2014 at the Xavier Centre of Historical Research. Edited by Dr. Rudolf Heredia & Dr Savio Abreu. For details contact: Xavier Centre of Historical Research, B B Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim, Goa 403521, India. Tel: +91-832-2417772 (Office), 2414971 (Director) http:// www.facebook.com/ xchr .goa
Topics: goa, india, portugal, 1961, 2011, history, xavier centre of historical research, new books, dr...
Nicholas Sequeira, a long-time campaigner and volunteer with the Saligao Civic and Consumer Cell (a consumer organisation in a village in Goa, India), talks about consumer and other issues taken up by the group, and the challenges of village-level campaigning. He also looks back and ahead at the successes of, and challenges facing, the cell.
Topics: consumer issues, goa, india, saligao, villages, indian villages, consumerism, sonarbhat, nicholas...
A book that celebrates the Goan village of Saligao, and its achivers (as of the early 1970s). First edition: May 6, 1973. The first edition was printed and published by F.D. Dantas at the Printwell Press, Luis de Menezes Road, Panjim. Just now available in an ebook (PDF/epub) format: 11 August 2019. The permission of the family of the late author for reproducing this book is gratefully acknowledged. Released to mark the 90th anniversary of the Saligão Institute. This edition is devoted to Fr...
Topics: goa, villages, saligao, portuguese, india, c hubert de souza
Goa-based cartoonist, Alexyz (Alex Raphael Fernandez) talks about his career in cartooning in Goa, and the influences that shaped him in his youth. He covers his early life in Bombay, the shift down (as idealistic youth) to Goa, the initiatives undertaken here, his work in freelancing, the media in Goa in the 1980s, the books he authored, and more....
Topics: goa, cartoonist, alexyz, alex raphael fernandes, goan, bombay, dadar, st xavier's college bombay,...
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