Author: Maria Couto
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143033431
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
In December 1961, Indian Troops Marched Into Goa Putting An End To Over 450 Years Of Portuguese Rule, The Longest Spell Of Colonialism On The Subcontinent, And Goa Became Part Of The Indian Union. In Popular Imagination, However, Goa Has Remained A Place Not Quite India, And Stereotypes About Goa And Goans Abound. Maria Aurora Couto S Unique Blend Of Biography, Memoir And Social History Brings Us The Goa Behind The Beaches And Booze Culture That Is Projected For The Tourist And Which Has Unfortunately Come To Define Goa For The Vast Majority Outside The State. Starting With An Account Of The Immediate Aftermath Of Liberation, Couto Goes Back And Forth In Time To Examine The Fundamental Transformations In Goan Society From 1510, When Afonso De Albuquerque Conquered Goa, Up To The Present. Drawing Upon The Experiences Of Her Own Family And Those Of Others, Both Hindu And Catholic, She Writes Of The Influences That Have Touched All Goans The Luso-Indian Culture; Conversion And The Inquisition; Political And Cultural Changes In Europe Such As The French Revolution And The Ideals Of Republicanism; Folk Traditions, Music And The Konkani Language; And, Ultimately, Freedom And Integration With India. In The Process She Reveals How Goa, Which Combines The Best Of Traditional And Cosmopolitan Lifestyles, Has Evolved Into India S Twenty-First-Century Model Of Economic Development And Communal Harmony. Written With Sensitivity, Insight And Scholarship, Goa: A Daughter S Story Is At Once Expansive And Intimate: A Moving Narrative About Home, The Village And The World, In Which The Author Crosses The Boundaries Between History And Memory, Truth And Imagination, To Evoke Personal And Community Experience. It Is As Much An Appraisal Of Goa S Past As It Is An Examination Of Its Present And A Vision For Its Future.
Inside Goa
Author: Manohar Malgonkar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartoonists
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartoonists
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Goa Freaks
Author: Cleo Odzer
Publisher: Blue Moon Books
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Publisher: Blue Moon Books
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Reflected in Water
Author: Jerry Pinto
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143100812
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This is a collection of essays, poems, stories and extracts from works that bring to life both the natural beauty and the changing social and political ethos of India's smallest state, Goa.
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9780143100812
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This is a collection of essays, poems, stories and extracts from works that bring to life both the natural beauty and the changing social and political ethos of India's smallest state, Goa.
In and Around Old Goa
Author: Heta Pandit
Publisher: Marg Publications
ISBN: 818502667X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
A fresh look at the old capital of Velha Goa, India, through photographs and articles, transform ing the simple act of walking around an old city i into an unforgettable journey through time and space.
Publisher: Marg Publications
ISBN: 818502667X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
A fresh look at the old capital of Velha Goa, India, through photographs and articles, transform ing the simple act of walking around an old city i into an unforgettable journey through time and space.
Hindu-Catholic Encounters in Goa
Author: Alexander Henn
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253013003
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The state of Goa on India's southwest coast was once the capital of the Portuguese-Catholic empire in Asia. When Vasco Da Gama arrived in India in 1498, he mistook Hindus for Christians, but Jesuit missionaries soon declared war on the alleged idolatry of the Hindus. Today, Hindus and Catholics assert their own religious identities, but Hindu village gods and Catholic patron saints attract worship from members of both religious communities. Through fresh readings of early Portuguese sources and long-term ethnographic fieldwork, this study traces the history of Hindu-Catholic syncretism in Goa and reveals the complex role of religion at the intersection of colonialism and modernity.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253013003
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The state of Goa on India's southwest coast was once the capital of the Portuguese-Catholic empire in Asia. When Vasco Da Gama arrived in India in 1498, he mistook Hindus for Christians, but Jesuit missionaries soon declared war on the alleged idolatry of the Hindus. Today, Hindus and Catholics assert their own religious identities, but Hindu village gods and Catholic patron saints attract worship from members of both religious communities. Through fresh readings of early Portuguese sources and long-term ethnographic fieldwork, this study traces the history of Hindu-Catholic syncretism in Goa and reveals the complex role of religion at the intersection of colonialism and modernity.
In Search of Tomorrow
Author:
Publisher: Allied Publishers
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher: Allied Publishers
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
In Quest of Freedom
Author: James Fernandes
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 9788170223092
Category : Goa (India : State)
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Autobiographical account of a freedom fighter in the liberation of Goa, India.
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 9788170223092
Category : Goa (India : State)
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Autobiographical account of a freedom fighter in the liberation of Goa, India.
Goa : a Lesson in Life
Author: Adam Harkus
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Back in August 2006, I visited Goa, India. A trip that affected my outlook on life, views on my country, and my attitude towards others of all backgrounds. In 2015, I finally decided to put down in writing all the experiences encountered on my journey, not least my admiration for India, its people, and its culture. This second edition includes a professional cover, comprehensive edit, long-lost images, and an extra chapter/epilogue, all combining to complete my journey.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Back in August 2006, I visited Goa, India. A trip that affected my outlook on life, views on my country, and my attitude towards others of all backgrounds. In 2015, I finally decided to put down in writing all the experiences encountered on my journey, not least my admiration for India, its people, and its culture. This second edition includes a professional cover, comprehensive edit, long-lost images, and an extra chapter/epilogue, all combining to complete my journey.
Indian Recorder & Digest
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Once Upon a Time in Goa: An Odyssey to India, Nepal & the Far East
Author: Terry Tarnoff
Publisher: Avian Press
ISBN: 9780988858572
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
It was a different time in a different world... Terry Tarnoff spent eight years during the 1970s traveling throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. It was the early days of exploring what were to become legendary spots on the traveler's trail. Whether playing the clubs of Amsterdam, skirting the Yakuza in Japan, surviving the winters of Kathmandu, or forming a band in Goa, India, Terry's adventures are alternately engrossing, hilarious and deeply moving. Once Upon a Time in Goa is Tarnoff's long-awaited follow-up to "The Bone Man of Benares," a highly acclaimed book and play that told the first half of the story. "Once Upon a Time in Goa" continues the tale, adding new meaning as it looks back from the perspective of modern times upon a period that continues to fascinate people of all generations across the globe.
Publisher: Avian Press
ISBN: 9780988858572
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
It was a different time in a different world... Terry Tarnoff spent eight years during the 1970s traveling throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. It was the early days of exploring what were to become legendary spots on the traveler's trail. Whether playing the clubs of Amsterdam, skirting the Yakuza in Japan, surviving the winters of Kathmandu, or forming a band in Goa, India, Terry's adventures are alternately engrossing, hilarious and deeply moving. Once Upon a Time in Goa is Tarnoff's long-awaited follow-up to "The Bone Man of Benares," a highly acclaimed book and play that told the first half of the story. "Once Upon a Time in Goa" continues the tale, adding new meaning as it looks back from the perspective of modern times upon a period that continues to fascinate people of all generations across the globe.