Point well taken abt design; the Mario Mirando wall is nice, and Nataraj I
find okay. Wondering about the washroom facilities, for that big hall. Did
not see them. Wall paint peeling and plaster cracking already. The place had
a terribly 'empty' feel to it. Hopefully things will pick up when the
The Rajindra Bhavan has a morgue feel to it and the new Goa Medical
College Hospital comes close (when you get in there, one feels like
getting into another dimension, post haste)! These new buildings are
horrible. The old Goa Med was lovely, inspite of the over crowding,
it was airy, well-lit
DAN DRISCOLL wrote:
One tiny quibble. Outside of the book-launch venue there was a caterer
table with coffee and sandwichs. Being a bit peckish, after the long drive,
I tried to engage the young custodian, to find out if I might partake. He
seemed totally unable to relate to my query in
Drove down from Panjim, to the New 'Ravindra Bhavan' for this book-launch. It
looks as if it will be an extremely interesting read, and the talk by former
MLA Rahulrau (sp?) Gracious was super good. The point he makes about 'Colonial
history' seems to me very valid; The Region's unique
Dan,
I thought you would notice the gaudy design of the Ravindra Bhavan;
with a rich architectural history as ours, its rather numbing to see
sooo many new ugly buildings all around! Take a look at
some old architecture- its peaceful, unpretentious and
calming...minimalist, and it
On 28 July 2010 02:15, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote:
Selma's book about Diaspora Goans should be a great read. Congratulations
Selma
for your yeomen work.
Reading some comments on the book, it appears it has a lot of stories on
individual Diaspora Goans. If true, it shows
Thanks for reading my post and responding.
Those who study and report on the past can best help us by providing useful
tips
(based on the past) on how to improve the present. Or else the researchers are
merely churning the pot, using others as a foot-stool to stand-on and not
being too
Selma's book about Diaspora Goans should be a great read. Congratulations Selma
for your yeomen work.
Reading some comments on the book, it appears it has a lot of stories on
individual Diaspora Goans. If true, it shows individual Goans being pioneers
and breaking the 'glass ceiling.' This
As you know for sometime I have been working on a community project collecting
stories of the Goan community in the Diasporas of the Gulf, North America,
England and Africa.
Availing of the opportunity the UK Goan festival affords and working with Eddie
Fernandes of Goan Voice UK, I am
