Congratulations Rico! You deserve recognition for all the selfless hard work and enthusiasim you have put in to get Goa related books published and read all over the world. Without your encouragement and support "Songs Of The Survivors" would not have happened.. You cannot shy away from honours and awards forever. I hope you accept this one gracefully. Warm regards Yvonne
On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:53 PM, Dean D'Cruz <mozaic2...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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<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<http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net>To >> post to this group, send email to >> saligao-net@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe email >> saligao-net-unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<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 > -- *If not us, who? If not now, when? John F. Kennedy *** -- 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
