Goan food, on being an author... and more: Odette Mascarenhas Author Odette Mascarenhas recently released her new book A CULINARY ESCAPADE OF GOA. She has earlier authored another food-linked book, about her father-in-law and master-chef Masci. She talks about her experiences, her TV programme on food, and also her two other books for children. Email her at odette.mascaren...@gmail.com PART I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0-at6kVHbU PART II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GWomqpDCMk
Sonia... tracing the story of Goa... in paint Amchem Sobit Daiz is a month-long (beginning Jan 9, 2010) exhibition by Sonia Rodrigues Sabharwal, at the Ruchika's Art Gallery (Casa del Sol, Miramar: 246-5875/9850571283 http://www.ruchikasart.com). Writes Vivek Menezes on the event: "Sonia Rodrigues Sabharwal makes a compelling case to be ranked alongside the very greatest of our artists. These soulful, joyous images of Goa belong with the best work by Laxman Pai, Francis Newton Souza, Angelo Fonseca and other Goans who have constituted what Ranjit Hoskote has called an invisible river, enlivening and influencing the trajectory of Indian art for more than a century.... No Goan can ignore the multiple religious and cultural identities that compete, dialogue and mingle in her own self, and all around us." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKl0INxz-7U For the love of a Rose Agnelo Fernandes of Bandra, the US and Siolim, talks about why he loves the music of Alfred Rose, and what he's doing to promote it -- also through http://www.alfredrose.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1BZHh2Z3sU Ferment in the Seventies: Mahendra Prabhudessai on student politics in the Goa of the past decades Mahendra Prabhudessai (known to me as DMK from our college days) talks about the student movement of the 1970s and 1980s in Goa, and traces some aspects of its history. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgQWe0DoLi0 Youth culture in Goa today: Twittering... about what Young fans and users of Twitter meet up at Cafe Coffee Day at Miramar, to share ideas and plans of how to organize Goa's first ever twestival [http://www.twestival.com/]. Says Neha: "In nut shell, its a fun event organized all over the world on the same day (this time 25th March) to raise charity for a "chosen" global non profit organization. This time the beneficiary organization is www.concern.net. There is a tweet-up being done to get tweeples in Goa to get together and help us organize it well... " http://www.twitter.com/neha1989 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45unTpbMjWk Goa, Pakistan, Goans, women and more Deborah Santamaria of the Goenkars' Own Academy (GOA) of Karachi, explains the issues and concerns that emerge from a centre which was once a prominent place for Goan out-migration -- and still has its Goan community there. Email debbie.santama...@gmail.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXBio7Myf28 Sachin Chhate... explains what Virgin Coconut Oil is all about A light hearted-view... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Gt-t7aPSI GoaWriters... laughs and more laughs Goa's writer's network, the somewhat exclusivist GoaWriters [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goawriter s] sees its members have fun and socialise at one of their rare "non-formal" meetings, January 7, 2010. Alto Porvorim's Angel's Resorts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaLmGCN3P6A Prabuddha Dasgupta's The Edge of Faith (1/3) Literati, the bookshop at Calangute, recently launched Edge of Faith by photographer Prabuddha Dasgupta. Tanya Mendonsa interfaced with Prabuddha on Saturday, 2nd January 2010 at the event which started at 7 pm. QUOTE The 79 black and white photographs create an intimate and deeply personal portrait of the Catholic community in Goa rarely seen before a portrait of a gentle and generous people torn between their fidelity to a history of Portuguese faith and culture and their post-independence Indian identity After New York, Delhi, Bombay and Bangalore, Edge of Faith finally comes home to Goa, said the announcement of the event. PART I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik--GjfoIjU PART II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xoO7As2hv8 PART III http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf7FXdvrGY4 -- Frederick Noronha Landline :: +91-832-2409490 Mobile :: +91-9822122436 784 Saligao 403511 Goa India If you think you'd make an interesting interview, or have something useful to say, get in touch!