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TWO GOAN DOCTORS: A Tale of Two Cities, Epidemics and Heroes (Dr Luis Dias) Dr. Acacio Viegas features very prominently in the book (I counted at least 168 mentions), and deservedly so. To him goes the credit for spotting the index case and correctly diagnosing the outbreak as bubonic plague, much to the skepticism and scorn of some of his peers. He then launched a campaign to clean up slums and exterminate rats, the carriers of the plague. There are so many parallels between the lives of Dr. Acacio Viegas and my own great-grandfather Gen. Dr. Miguel Caetano Dias (1854-1936). They both were Goan doctors of course, but their timelines overlap neatly, born two years apart and their deaths three years from each other. Both were at the forefront of the campaign against plague in their respective cities, at different times (1896 onwards in the case of Viegas in Bombay; the first decade or so of the 20th century in Goa for Dr. Dias) and from slightly different vantage points. While Dr. Viegas was in private practice, Dr. Dias was at the helm of both the Escola Médica and Serviços de Saúde (Health Services). Both, from all available accounts didn’t discriminate between rich or poor. Both saw the connection between public health and civic administration: Dr. Viegas became President (the first native Christian to do so) of the Bombay Municipal Corporation in 1906; Dr. Dias was President of the first Provincial Congress of Goa and also mayor of the Municipal Council of Ilhas. https://luisdias.wordpress.com/2021/04/25/a-tale-of-two-cities-epidemics-and-heroes/ * * * APEX COURT, GOA AND ENV ISSUES: Citing ecosystem, Supreme Court panel red-flags Goa rail project; for tweaks in power, road plans These projects had been cleared by the Centre last year despite concerns being raised at various levels since they would cut through the Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary (BMWS) and the Mollem National Park (MNP) in South Goa. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/citing-ecosystem-supreme-court-panel-red-flags-goa-rail-project-for-tweaks-in-power-road-plans-7290477/ * * * MEDICAL INFO: Dr Poonam's VLog: Useful medical tips from and for Goa https://www.facebook.com/drpoonamsvlog/ (Facebook) * * * COVID CLAIMS GOAN JOURNALIST IN N. INDIA: In remembrance of our beloved CEO, Mr. Mario Noronha. Charkha Development Communication Network. https://charkha.org/in-remembrance-of-our-beloved-ceo-mr-mario-noronha/ * * * COVID... A SCARBOROUGH VIEW: I lost two family members to Covid. Now I’m on a mission to build vaccine confidence in Scarborough (Kaitlyn Gonsalves) https://torontolife.com/city/i-lost-two-family-members-to-covid-now-im-on-a-mission-to-build-vaccine-confidence-in-scarborough/ * * * 19 YEARS LATER... ANYONE REMEMBERS JAPAN LIFE (AND ITS MATRESSES)? :: Japan Life charged with cheating https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/japan-life-charged-with-cheating/articleshow/11194963.cms * * * REMEMBERING THE CLANDESTINE 'Aunty Bars' of Prohibition-Era Bombay Grabbing a drink once meant moonshine in a neighbor’s living room. BY ABBEY PERREAULT (Sept 2018) To the south of Mumbai lies Goa, a state on India’s western coast that was colonized in the 16th century by the Portuguese, who brought with them cashew trees and Catholicism. Goans began crafting kaju feni, a potent spirit made from distilling the red, bulbous fruit of the cashew tree. In the late 19th century, many Goans migrated to Bombay in search of employment, bringing with them feni and religious beliefs that embraced drinking. Prohibition presented both an obstacle and an opportunity for those with a taste for liquor. At the end of the day, men of all classes and creeds wanted a drink. And so it was mostly middle-aged Goan Christian women, often widowed or with unemployed husbands, who met the demand. Relative to most Muslim and Hindu women, they held relaxed views on alcohol -- and most importantly, they needed to feed their families. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/prohibition-in-bombay * * * DIASPORA, IDENTITY, LITERATURE: Identitarian Spaces of Goan Diasporic Communities Pereira-Madeira, Leanora * * * ST MARY'S CONVENT MAPUSA ON THE WIKIPEDIA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Convent_High_School,_Goa * * * MODI TRIP OFF: Narendra Modi cancels trips to Portugal, France https://www.livemint.com/news/india/narendra-modi-cancels-visits-to-portugal-france-11618926095019.html * * * SHARE A USEFUL LINK: Send it in via +91-9822122436 (WA) or fredericknoron...@gmail.com -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ FN * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436 _/ See a different Goa here, via _/ https://youtube.com/c/frederickfnnoronha _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
