On Sunday, July 26, 2020, 09:39:30 a.m. EDT, MELVYN FERNANDES 
<melvynfernan...@virginmedia.com> wrote:
 
 
 IN APPRECIATION - GOAN INSTITUTE NAIROBI 115th ANNIVERSARY

Many congratulations to the President, the Committee present and past, together 
with all members and staff of the Goan Institute Nairobi on their 115th 
Anniversary in 2020 and sharing with us on social media. It was good to see 
that the Covid 19 crisis did not put a damper on their celebrations and they 
marked this special day with a video that truly reflected the life and happy 
times enjoyed by those of us who lived and are still living in Nairobi over the 
years.

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Former Tanzania Resident Lui Godinho informs the Dar es Salaam Goan Institute 
celebrated its 100 Anniversary, the  building in the then German East African 
Colony  was designed by the late Architect Tony Almeida with a floating dance 
floor amongst its many features,  A documentary in Portuguese is being 
commissioned by  RTP Lisbon. Well done and thank you to our creative and 
enterprising people in East Africa.
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Melvyn Fernandes,
1) While I too enjoyed the upbeat video, I am really surprised that Covid did 
not hinder the events/celebrations in Nairobi.

2) A minor detail, the D.I. has two dance floors. The indoor floor doubles up 
as the badminton court and has a stage. It is used for shows and wedding 
receptions. The outdoor floor is a multi-purpose one and is known as the 
"Sunken floor" and not the "Floating floor." Here is a home video shot on the 
sunken floor. Everyone in the movie, myself included, is 53 years older.

Mervyn 



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