Attached is this month's newsletter on issues affecting GEMs. The topic is:
Ram Mandi Temple and Religious Architecture. The focus of this presentation is
a timely and often overlooked topic of the Economics of Religion.
Knowing and understanding the past helps us to understand ourselves better.
There was a time when Goa was overflowing with Religious Tourism, which added
to the economy. Grasping the scope of one’s inheritance should give a more
nuanced base to make our decisions. To the diaspora, the land has the ashes of
their ancestors and is the abode of our deities and saints. We hope to unfreeze
the events by presenting to the readers the when, why, and how of past events.
We hope you enjoy reading this aspect of GEM history. There is a lot of ‘food
for thought.’ Please forward these articles to your relatives, friends, peers,
Indian and Iberian chat sites. Sharing history is sharing our cultural
heritage; and the work is for us, by us. Thank you for allowing us to share
this with you.
Sincerely,
Philomena and Gilbert Lawrence,Authors: Insights into Colonial Goa,Published
via Amazon in paperback and e-book.For details about the book and authors see:
Insights into Colonial Goa.
