Cograts Rico!
Patsy From: Dean D'Cruz <mozaic2...@gmail.com> To: saligao-net@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:53:28 AM Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] Congrats FN on the Verodiano Award Congrats Rico Kind regards Dean On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 9:27 AM, Ashley Delaney <ashley...@yahoo.com> wrote: Congrats Rico on getting this award. Yvonne and so many others who ahve benefitted from your pblishing howuse also i'm sure are more than thrilled.. >Ashley > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Goanet A-C-E! >Sent: September-19-12 12:31 AM >To: Goanet >Subject: [Goanet] Verodiano Award 2012 for 'Goa 1556' > >Verodiano Award 2012 for ‘Goa 1556’ > >The 2012 Vincent Xavier Verodiano Award has been conferred on Goa 1556 >in recognition of its pioneering commitment to record Goa’s variegated >past, project its kaleidoscopic present, and accentuate its pendulous >future. > >Goa 1556 is an alternative publishing venture, founded by veteran >journalist Frederick Noronha. The company name was inspired by the >arrival of the Gutenberg printing press to Goa in the year 1556 – the >first of it’s kind in all of Asia. As Mr. Noronha succinctly put it, >the primary goal of his publishing company is to “democratise the >production of knowledge”. The company, states Mr. Noronha, “doesn’t >seek profits but exists because today, more than ever, Goa needs a >voice to articulate its own priorities.” > >The editorial modulation of Goa 1556 is non-fiction writing related to >Goa, with emphasis on books which “shed interesting new light on >various aspects that help better understand the complex region called >Goa.” As of August 2012, Goa 1556 has amassed an assortment of 45 >titles to its credentials. > >Instituted in 1989 by Dom Martin, the objective of the Vincent Xavier >Verodiano Award is "to promote the well being of mankind through >individual advancement in the field of art, music, literature, >science, medicine or humanities". It strives to recognize individuals >who may not have been relatively well known but whose works needs >recognition. > >The award was founded by Dom Martin, in memory of his late father, >Vincent Xavier Verodiano. The winner is announced on the 20th day of >September, and the award is conferred on the 5th day of November. > >Goanet A-C-E! >goanet at goanet.org > > >http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2012-September/225330.html > >-- >Important: This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee and probably >doesn't contain information that is confidential, commercially valuable or >subject to legal or Ashley related privilege. If you are not the intended >recipient, (although you may find that hard to believe), you are notified that >any review, re-transmission, disclosure, use or dissemination of this >communication is strictly prohibited by several Commonwealth Acts of Ashley. >If you have received this communication in error please notify The Man Ashley >immediately and delete all copies of this transmission together with any >attachments. > >-- >Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this >group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com >To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
