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Comment on Konkani’s humorous plays… (review by J.P.Pereira) by Mathew Estrocio

Mathew Estrocio — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:47:52 +0000

Congratulations, continue writting more and more short plays like this and keep alive our mother tongue knkani.

Mathew Estrocio.

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Comment on A dictionary in Konkani… five inches thick! by Marathi Kavita

Marathi Kavita — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:40:20 +0000

Wonderful website. A lot of helpful information here. I am sending it to some friends ans additionally sharing in delicious. And certainly, thank you to your effort!

Comment on Goa Konkani Akademi directory… by ajay nair

ajay nair — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:26:48 +0000

sir,
i want to publish my shayari book (hindi) can you guide me .

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Comment on The Last Prabhu: A Hunt for Roots — DNA, Ancient Documents and Migration in Goa (on openlibrary.org) by Joao Paulo Cota

Joao Paulo Cota — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:03:18 +0000

Amazing book, enjoyed it thoroughly! The author has really done his research very well and used modern scientific techniques in his approach to the subject matter. A must for every Goan library and also for those who do sincerely believe it’s about time the Indian caste system should be abolished.

Comment on About by dsouza

dsouza — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:58:27 +0000

LORDS OF THE LAST BENCHES by Julian D
published in CANADA
The author has fond memories of his dad’s home in Parra, Bardez. Goa.

“It amazes me to think that Julian D dared to enter the mind of a child to articulate the everydayness of life from there…and yes, he succeeded rather well in coming up with tit bits of wisdom for ‘children’ of all ages. Our adult-erated world needs to listen and be healed by the voices of innocence.”
Peter Gonsalves.
Clothing for Liberation: A Communication Analysis of Gandhi’s Swadeshi
Revolution,

It is fascinating and exciting to be a part of a group that is in touch with their inner child.
As a social worker and self publishing author it is our inner child that brings about curiosity and creativity. As a child we played with a number of toys. Now as adults we are no different. We have our tablets, blackberry, readers and laptops. We tell our stories; we share our stories and live by our stories. The book LORDS OF THE LAST BENCHES by Julian D is a collection of short stories that bring us back in touch with our inner child.
For various reasons we have isolated our inner child (the Lord) to the last benches of our lives. The book helps us peel of the adult layers that obstruct brilliance.
Welcome on this ongoing journey of discovering the Champion in Us.
(Visit http://www.joy2all.ca)

Comment on Konkani’s humorous plays… (review by J.P.Pereira) by fredericknoronha

fredericknoronha — Sun, 22 May 2011 05:01:00 +0000

Email ID of Walter Menezes is above… walter_menezes at yahoo.com

Comment on Konkani’s humorous plays… (review by J.P.Pereira) by fredericknoronha

fredericknoronha — Sun, 22 May 2011 04:57:20 +0000

Try contacting “walter menezes” , “dale luis menezes” ,

Comment on Dr Teotonio de Souza’s interview… in The Navhind Times by fredericknoronha

fredericknoronha — Sun, 22 May 2011 04:56:09 +0000

That’s his point of view. Then.

Comment on About by fredericknoronha

fredericknoronha — Sun, 22 May 2011 04:55:49 +0000

You can get this on mail-order via http://bit.ly/kxRUBC

Comment on Dr Teotonio de Souza’s interview… in The Navhind Times by teles

teles — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:02:44 +0000

Teotonio in his own words : I do, however, owe an open apology to our former Portuguese colonizers. My early writings were too harsh on them and I tended to attribute to them more evils than those for which they may have been responsible. My feelings of hostility directed against the present-day descendants of the colonizers were certainly misplaced. However, I wish that they will understand it as my over-reaction to my own past and not entirely to theirs.
In the process of two decades of research and closer personal contacts with the Portuguese helped me to realise that there were our well-wishers among them, while many enemies of our people came also from within. This continues to be the reality till date. Some of my writings, including a couple of essays in this book, illustrate this point.
Positively, we owe it to the Portuguese to have exposed us to the wider world much earlier than many other people of our country and subcontinent. This does not apply only to the Christians of Goa, though these are at times mistakenly and maliciously regarded by some communally-biased political interests as the chief beneficiaries and even collaborators of the former colonial masters. Many of my writings, starting with Medieval Goa have thoroughly proved the contrary had often been true.
http://www.goacom.com/culture/biographies/tdesbio.html

Comment on Dr Teotonio de Souza’s interview… in The Navhind Times by George

George — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:18:38 +0000

Teotnio in his own words : I do, however, owe an open apology to our former Portuguese colonizers. My early writings were too harsh on them and I tended to attribute to them more evils than those for which they may have been responsible. My feelings of hostility directed against the present-day descendants of the colonizers were certainly misplaced. However, I wish that they will understand it as my over-reaction to my own past and not entirely to theirs.

In the process of two decades of research and closer personal contacts with the Portuguese helped me to realise that there were our well-wishers among them, while many enemies of our people came also from within. This continues to be the reality till date. Some of my writings, including a couple of essays in this book, illustrate this point.

Positively, we owe it to the Portuguese to have exposed us to the wider world much earlier than many other people of our country and subcontinent. This does not apply only to the Christians of Goa, though these are at times mistakenly and maliciously regarded by some communally-biased political interests as the chief beneficiaries and even collaborators of the former colonial masters. Many of my writings, starting with Medieval Goa have thoroughly proved the contrary had often been true.

http://www.goacom.com/culture/biographies/tdesbio.html

Comment on Dr Teotonio de Souza’s interview… in The Navhind Times by George

George — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:31:09 +0000

He begins with an anti- portuguese and anti- church mindset and then tries to analyse the portuguese presence with such a mindset. For this , he tries to create a myth of great goan grandeur before the Portuguese landed and even during their presence. The fact is that Goa is what it is, because of the portuguese – good or bad. Otherwise, just move outside Goa all along the Konkan coast and you find nothing. The historian will aprreciate that all along the Konkan Coast there is nothing great in terms of history, culture and trade and commerce. This seems to be the tragedy of this historian.

Comment on About by Carterj98

Carterj98 — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:50:19 +0000

Hello, friends–

Will Selma Carvalho’s new book be sold in the US? Who publishes it? We’d like to review it in The Internet Review of Books.

Thank you.

Comment on Konkani’s humorous plays… (review by J.P.Pereira) by Padmashree Josalkar

Padmashree Josalkar — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:06:12 +0000

Congratulations! We need playwrights.
Please let me know where I can purchase a copy of the book.
Padmashree

Comment on Priests, feasts, glamour… and more by peggy Powell Dobbins, PhD

peggy Powell Dobbins, PhD — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:05:32 +0000

I am looking for information about the portuguese inquisition in goa during the period 1690 -1704.

Comment on Abbe Faria — On the Life of a Pioneer Indian Hypnotist and His Contribution to Hypnosis by Adam

Adam — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:24:02 +0000

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for great info on self hypnosis

Comment on A tribute to a departed friend … Peter Nazareth on Lino Leitao by Claire Theresa Antao

Claire Theresa Antao — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:30:43 +0000

Hi tumwijuke. You can email me at pen_travel@hotmail.com

Comment on Books in Goa: promises and perils of publishing by surender

surender — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:54:20 +0000

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Comment on Herald, on a library at Mapusa by FN/Frederick Noronha

FN/Frederick Noronha — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:13:31 +0000

URL for the above is http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=9357&cid=26

Comment on Books in Goa: promises and perils of publishing by Kalidas Sawkar, Goa-India

Kalidas Sawkar, Goa-India — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:34:40 +0000

This is a very good review of the status of book publishing in Goa. But I would enlarge it to say the status of ‘reading habit’ in Goa; Ultimately publishing would pick up only if reading habit is nurtured. I would like to raise a point here, that the most famous reading facility in Goa, which probably is the first library in India (after one in Calcutta), the Central Library has idiotic timings for people to access. It is run like a government office, from 9 to 6 o’clock daily with half day holiday on Saturday and full day on Sunday. It also follows all government holidays and strikes, bunds and rest of the democratic holidays. Does this mean that working people should be discouraged from reading?

Could something be done about this?

Comment on A tribute to a departed friend … Peter Nazareth on Lino Leitao by fredericknoronha

fredericknoronha — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:10:19 +0000

Hadn’t heard of whom, tumwijuke? Lino Leitao or Peter Nazareth? You might find Peter’s books in Africa, but not sure about Lino’s. Best, FN

Comment on A tribute to a departed friend … Peter Nazareth on Lino Leitao by tumwijuke

tumwijuke — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:46:09 +0000

I hadn’t heard of him till today!

First thing tomorrow, I searh for his books somewhere in Kampala.

@Clarie, I’d love to hear more about him …

Comment on A tribute to a departed friend … Peter Nazareth on Lino Leitao by Claire Theresa Antao

Claire Theresa Antao — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:04:12 +0000

Lino Leitao to me Is more than just a writer. He was a man I always looked up to. I haven’t read his novel or most of his stories. I think I just read one about ‘Xemai’ and enjoyed the bitter sweetness of it.

Peter Nazareth puts it rightly when he says “It was his knowledge, his understanding of people, politics and history, his empathy for human beings and his thirst for ending oppression that made him a good writer.”

Tio Lino always encouraged me to talk to people and write stories, which led me to write and to take up Journalism. He always believed in me and pushed me to be the best I could be. We had so many conversations while we munched on ‘Caju Beebe’ cashew nut, in Varca, his native village.

I miss him dearly and whenever I write something, I believe he is somewhere watching me, smiling:)

I am his Grand Niece Claire:)