Check out this new fun book about an adorable talking pig in Goa Updated On: 09 September, 2025 11:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Nandini Varma <https://www.mid-day.com/author-detail/nandini-varma-391-all>
A joyous book by Jamal Mecklai, about an adorable talking pig, reminds us to celebrate life through a peek into his story that originates in Goa - [image: WhatsApp] <https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=mid-day.com> - <https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.mid-day.com/%2Fmumbai-guide%2Fthings-to-do%2Farticle%2Fcheck-out-this-new-fun-book-about-an-adorable-talking-pig-in-goa-23593026> - [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.mid-day.com/%2Fmumbai-guide%2Fthings-to-do%2Farticle%2Fcheck-out-this-new-fun-book-about-an-adorable-talking-pig-in-goa-23593026> - [image: WhatsApp] <https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https://www.mid-day.com/%2Fmumbai-guide%2Fthings-to-do%2Farticle%2Fcheck-out-this-new-fun-book-about-an-adorable-talking-pig-in-goa-23593026> [image: Play] [image: Jamal Mecklai with wife Pravina Mecklai. FILE PIC/ASHISH RAJE] Jamal Mecklai with wife Pravina Mecklai. FILE PIC/ASHISH RAJE City gallerist Jamal Mecklai’s new book Love Joy and Silliness (Notion Press) is a light-hearted story of a pig called Shri Vindaloo, who lives in Goa and loves a good tango and massage. He falls in love with all the female pigs he meets, celebrating the wonderful qualities in them, and is loved back for his joyous spirit and big heart. The stories are not chronologically arranged. They are written to be consumed as snippets of events that take place in the pig patriarch’s life through his travels to Leningrad, New York, California, Mexico, and San Miguel, among other places. Advertisement: 0:09 Close Player[image: Unibots.com] <https://adgebra.co/> Mecklai injects humour by introducing the anthropomorphic pig character as the protagonist. Through his story, he teaches us to love and live with a smattering of silliness. Other characters are equally delightful, and flit in and out of the narrative, like a breeze. Shri Vindaloo’s relationship with “the pig of all seasons”, the fado singer EunicePig, in particular is endearing. He respects her, empathises with her when her husband abandons her, and helps her return to singing, after witnessing her silence for days. Meanwhile, EunicePig takes care of his day-to-day matters, like helping him book tickets to meet lady pigs and his friends across the world. The most memorable chapter is one in which Shri Vindaloo and his Mexican pig-pal Luiz Lagarto are in search of the greatest margarita in the world. They share a quiet moment praising EunicePig; Shri Vindaloo takes on the role of something of a matchmaker. The book makes for a lovely travel companion, or when you’re looking to return to life’s small and sweet moments. https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/things-to-do/article/check-out-this-new-fun-book-about-an-adorable-talking-pig-in-goa-23593026 _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ Frederick Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا _/ AUDIO https://archive.org/details/@fredericknoronha _/ http://goa1556.in +91-9822122436 784 Saligao Goa _/ Goanet :: 30 years of discussions. [email protected] _/ http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ -- *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Goa Book Club" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/CA%2Bmqab_NC%3D1RVzTrMNT2Qc2kEb2goZQV%2BWmssfS%3DYtNY9XQiMw%40mail.gmail.com.
