DidYouKnowThat: The book *Pop Hits* (Western music lyrics, about 297 songs in one volume, other volumes available too) has been published with no name of any identifiable publisher, date or city of publication. A friend gave me a clue about its origins quite some time back and that it might have come out of a seminary in Pune (then Poona). Apparently, local seminarians got an evening off for music, and some of them compiled the (cyclostyled) popular hits of the time and made their files into a book. Got a copy sold by Furtado's for Rs 100. Date not clear.....
After reading this, Linus DLima, Xavier's alumni in Mumbai, commented: "(It was the work of) Late Rev Fr Augustine Silvera SJ. I had the cyclostyled version. Later printed by Rev Fr George Rosario SJ - one sold by Furtados." Fr Silveira SJ, as Linus tells me, was famous for his song 'Sorpotel'. You can listen to it here: https://youtu.be/wETzHqMf7PE His colleagues remember Augustine Silveira was known as *Pop* Silveira, because he joined the Jesuits late in life. "Yes, he was a great one for making and keeping contacts! He was a party man too and loved to sing along and get others to do the same.so he got on to compiling this songbook for his friends. Originally from Goa [Tivim], he spoke good Konkani. Later worked and died in Mumbai about five years back." George Rosario SJ presently at Byculla n Mazagon updated the songbook some 20 years ago. -- FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436