Percival Noronha, An Old Timer from Goa, Reminisces Almost 90 today, Percival Noronha, a government official in the Portuguese and post-1961 Goa administration talks of his life and times in this former Portuguese colony on the west coast of India. Interview conducted on October 17, 2012 at his home in Fontainhas, the "latin quarter" of Panjim. https://archive.org/details/PercivalNoronhaAnOldTimerFromGoaReminiscences
The Collector of Konkani Texts Brazinho Soares, of Santa Cruz village in Goa, India, is a collector of the written word in the local language Konkani. Over the years, he has built an amazing collection of the many (often now unavailable) books published in this tiny Indian "national" language. Here, he tells of his experiences with interviewer Stanley Vaz. Interview in Konkani, Doordarshan. https://archive.org/details/TheCollectorOfKonkaniTexts_862 Eugene Correia, a journalist recollects Journalist of Goan origin has spent his entire working life outside Goa, mostly in Bombay (now Mumbai), then Canada and Dubai. Here he talks about his experiences in the profession, other journalists of Goan origin... and also wonders why as many Goan names are not visible as by-lines these days. http://archive.org/details/EugeneCorreiaAJournalistRecollects A Quiz on Panjim, Goa The Sunday Evening Quiz Club (SEQC, also pronounced as sec-c) organises a Quiz on the capital city of Goa, Panjim, on October 21, 2012. A live recording of the entire event. Quizmaster is Rajiv D'Silva. https://archive.org/details/AQuizOnPanjimGoa Uganda, 50 Years of Independence (Celebrated in Canada) Thanks to John Nazareth https://archive.org/details/Uganda50YearsOfIndependencecelebratedInCanada India Maritime 2012 Debasish Majumder, Joint Director of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICC), talks about the India Maritime 21012 event held from October 17-20, 2012 at Campal, Goa. This is a biennual India-organised international event focussing on shipping, ports, marine technology and logistics". Majumder can be contacted at dmajum...@ficci.com or 91-98 7195 6820. https://archive.org/details/IndiaMaritime2012 Mapusa: Yesterday and Today Report of a function to release a book by Domnic PF Fernandes (Goa,1556) on October 7, 2012. At Mapusa, Goa, India. https://archive.org/details/MapusaYesterdayAndToday National Book Trust course in book publishing in Goa, India https://archive.org/details/NationalBookTrustCourseInBookPublishingInGoaIndia More audio recordings: http://archive.org/details/goa1556 If you appreciate any items, please leave a comment and rate the same. -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org http://scr.bi/Goa1556Books | http://pinterest.com/fngoa/goa-1556-books/ http://bit.ly/GoaRecordings | http://pinterest.com/fngoa/books-on-goa/