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SONG OF GOA: Mandos of
Yearning
Pp.234 (2000) HB Rs.450
Authors: Jose Pereira & Micael Martins
ISBN-81-7305-166-6
Leave it to Dr Jose Pereira, an Indologist, Sanscrit scholar
and educationst, to detail the intricacies of anything
Goan--architecture, language, music and culture. His studious mind,
analytical thought process and abiding love for his motherland
combine to produce a learned result for those yearning to learn more
about their ethnic heritage. When Pereira's pen combines with that
of profilic composer and researcher of classical musical forms like
maestro Micael Martins, the reading pleasure naturally attains heady
proportions.
"Song of Goa: Mandos of Yearning", written by
Pereira and Martins, is a classic thesis based on Goa's traditional
Mando, a dance song typically consisting of quatrains, frequently
having appended choruses, set in six-four time.
The erudite authors go about providing convincing details to
confirm that the Mando figures among the 34 identifiable types of
song, which grew up and prevailed on India's western coast. They
relate how the Mando originated in the 1830s, maturing into a richer
form around 1870 to 1950.
They laud Goans for initiating the westernization of Indian
music as well as pioneering in Indian ethnomusicology. They go into
a fairly detailed description of each of the charasterics of the
Mando's poetry, music and dance aspects. They list the major
composers and their magical creations, which were experienced at
important celebrations in the aristocratic mansions of Goan Brahmins
and Chardos.
We learn from their narrative that "lake-studded"
Curtorim and densely green Loutolim were the birthplaces of Mando,
that Benaulim and other coastal villages of Salcette also
participated in the emergence of the Mando, and that the southern
strain is more leisurely and stately compared to the choppy
compositions of Bardez.
The important book, coming as it does at a time when the
majority of Goans are shedding their ethnic heritage in favour of
superficial western improvisations, will go a long way to lend Mando
the credentials it badly needs today.
Moreover, besides discussing music and providing a rich
anthology of various Goan Mande with detailed music notations, the
authors provide significant sidelights about Goan society and its
history and musical traditions down the centuries. It hails from the
pens of persons who have studied every nuance of Goan music and
experienced its innate thrill.
JOEL
D'SOUZA
Another rare narrative by Dr Carmo
D'Souza, a young writer, who always looks at a thing from quite
an acute angle. Quite interesting. Has a foreword by Dr Teotonio R
de Souza.
 The critically
acclaimed book with a Foreword by GERARD DA CUNHA; Text by HETA
PANDIT and ANNABEL MASCARENHA,; Photos by ASHOK KOSHY, is available
in London from: A.W. ZURBRUGG AT GLOBAL BOOK
MARKETING,
38 King Street, Convent
Garden, London WCZE8JT,
Tel: 171 836 3020,
Fax 171 497 0309
email: ea28@dial.pipex.com
Goa and Mumbai, particularly for visitors to
India. Makes fine reading, with beautiful
photographs.
It looks like there's no way one can finish
writing about Goa. Here's one more intereting pocket book for Goa
love.
It's of details and colourful
photographs.
For one of the most wonderful collection of books, some of
them rare, on every aspect of Goa, written by erudite sons of the
soils as well as Europeans and others...
The Other
India Bookstore's
FARAR FAR (CROSSFIRE) By Dr (Ms)
Pratima Kamat
Pp.336 (1999) Rs.340
Based on the history of Goa, this new
engrossing book deals with the revolts and uprisings against the
Portuguese, from 1510 to 1912.
HOUSES OF GOA By Gerard da Cunha,
Heta Pandit and Anabel Mascarenhas
Pp.208 (1999) Rs.1450
This book is the result of an extensive study
of over 150 Goan houses with a foreword by an exponent of natural
architecture, Gerard da Cunha. The book covers all elements of style
found in Goa's architecture, with 200 gorgeous, colour pictures by
photographer Ashok Koshy.
THE TRANSFORMING OF GOA Edited by
Norman Dantas
Pp.212 (1999) Rs.175
Selected essays by eminent writers, who focus
on Goa and the Goan identity between the tradition-bound Portuguese
period and the present India-oriented, development-driven democratic
times. The book provides a much needed counterpoint to the
considerable mythification that Goans are subjected to.
FREE FROM SCHOOL By Rahul
Alvares
Pp.112 (1999) Rs.100
16-year-old snake-loving Goan, Rahul Alvares,
opted out of school for a year, to unravel for himself the mysteries
of nature's wonders—reptiles, crocodiles, spiders, earthworms
and turtles. This book reports Rahul's thrilling real-life learning,
which students and teachers will find enormously engrossing.
SORROWING LIES MY LAND By Lambert
Mascarenhas
Pp.123 (1999) HB Rs.275, PB
Rs.175
A moving novel of the feelings of
Goa's people about the Portuguese domination they suffered silently
for centuries. Mascarenhas documents a stirring manifesto of an
oppressed people's growing awareness of its rights and heritage.
GOA ACTS & RULES:
VOL 1: GOA
MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1968 Compiled by Subodh
S. Kantak
Pp.992 (1999) HB Rs.700
A very handy law reference for members of the
Bar, Bench, Government and the general public, featuring the
Municipalities Act, 1968, with all updated, connected material.
GOA: PARADISE LOST By Alexyz
Fernandes
Pp.160 (1999) Rs.50
The cartoonist brings together his entire
collection of environmental cartoons.
VILLAGE GOA
VILLAGE GOA By Olivinho Gomes
Pp.432 (1996) HB Rs.550
Gomes has produced a scholarly, detailed sociological study of
the village of Chandor in South Goa.
GOA AND HER KHAJANS By Cosme Jose
Costa
Pp.16 Rs.15
Khajans—a saga of constant reclamation of land from the
sea to produce fertile rice fields—are Goa's unique ancestral
heritage with an unwritten history of hard labour of several
centuries.
GOA REMEMBERED: VIGNETTES OF FADING TRADITIONS By Angelo Pereira
Pp.100 (1995) HB Rs.300
A major book
on Sangolda village, illustrated profusely. The things described
here about life in a Goan village will make Goans yearn with
nostalgia.
CALANGUTE By Carmo D'Souza
Pp.140 (1997) Rs.60
An
unfolding of the culture, beauty and heritage of Calangute village:
tales involving playing marbles on the beach, a walk around the
tinto, religious festivals, Calangute Panchayat and Comunidade.
ANJUNA By Teresa Albuquerque
Pp.106 (1988) HB (LF) Rs.180
Beginning with a backdrop of ancient Goa, the
author winds her way into the heart of Anjuna and its people. Sepia
toned illustrations and photographs.
SIOLIM By Sebastian D'Cruz
Pp.192 (1994) Rs.75
If
you have just about any connection with this village in Bardez, you
can't afford to miss this book. Maps, addresses, history, legends.
Everything.
SANTA CRUZ (CALAPOR) By Teresa
Albuquerque
Pp.100 (1989) LF Rs.150
Another major profile of a village in Goa.
Albuquerque provides fascinating details, from history to customs
prevalent today.
STATISTICAL POCKET BOOK OF GOA. 1993-94 By Statistics Department, Govt of Goa
Pp.246 (1996) Small size Rs.50
All
the basic statistics on Goa you need, at a glance. Official version.
Pocket size.
GOA TODAY
GOA TODAY SOCIETY IN GOA By S.R.
Phal
Pp.104 (1982) HB Rs.50
The author focuses on traditional social
institutions like those of the comunidade and the mundkar, the
life-style of the Kunbis, and life in modern Goa as well.
CONVERSION, CONTINUITY AND CHANGE: LIVED CHRISTIANITY IN
SOUTHERN GOA By Roweena Robinson
Pp.326 (1997 Rs.375
Despite the imposition of the European variety of
Christianity, ethnic customs and traditions like the caste system
still survive among the Christian community.
GOA Edited by John Oliver
Pp.80 (1997) Rs.300
Candid photographs of Goa's grandeur in every mood, with text
by Anil Dharkar.
GOA—IMAGES & IMPRESSIONS By Thomas Vaz
Pp.70 (LF) Rs.290
A quality coffee table book on Goa, filled
with nostalgic and exquisite colour photographs of Goa today.
GOA By Sir J.M. Richards
Pp.144 (1995) Rs.95
Sir Richards studies the fascinating mix of traditions and
images that together gives Goa its almost magical aura. The author
celebrates people, culture, buildings, bazaars and beaches.
GOA By Mario Cabral e Sa &
Jean-Louis Nou
Pp.111 (1986) Rs.425
Goa's top notch contemporary chronicler
explores the past, maps the salient features and strips away the
stereotypes created around Goa by superficial observers. Contains 60
lavish pictures.
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION IN GOA By
V.A. Pai Panandiker & P.N. Chaudhuri
Pp.46 (1983) HB Rs.75
By 1971 Goa had already achieved a birth rate
of 21 per thousand compared to the national average of 35 per
thousand. What were the factors responsible for such low fertility?
Any lessons?
GOA POLICE By Dr N. Dilip
Kumar
Pp.280 (1999) Rs.395
In this first book of
its kind, a serving police officer attempts to provide a historical
account of the police systems prevailing in Goa, and how the
military and civil police helped the Portuguese suppress the freedom
movement.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A POLITICAL COMMUNITY: INTEGRATION AND
IDENTITY IN GOA By Arthur G Rubinoff
Pp.173 (1998) HB Rs.295
Details the hassles and the
response of Goan ethnic and social groups to the process of
integration with India after Liberation.
A KIND OF ABSENCE By Joao da Veiga
Coutinho
Pp.127 (1997) Rs.200
Coutinho provides an indispensable vade mecum for emigrants searching for
their cultural identity and personal meaning.
GOA: CONCEPTS AND MISCONCEPTS By
Prabhakar S. Angle
Pp.98 (1994) Rs.120
The author sets out "to correct the
misconception" that Goa is a culture different from the rest of
India.
CABINET GOVERNMENT IN GOA: 1961-93 By Aureliano Fernandes
Pp.194
(1997) Rs.250
A new, chronological analysis
of 30 years of government and politics in Goa in the post-Liberation
period.
GOA TO ME By Teotonio R. de
Souza
Pp.176 (1994) HB Rs.250
The 10 essays—with an autobiographical
introduction—are a search for self identity which the
distinguished Goan historian sees as inseparable from the history of
his land and people.
HISTORICAL
GOA
HISTORICAL GOA AN HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SKETCH OF THE
CITY OF GOA By Jose Nicolau da Fonseca
Pp.350 (1994) HB Rs.395
A most comprehensive history of Goa in a format associated
with gazetteers. Also carries important statistical information
including charts about population, marriages, births and deaths in
the year 1877 when it was first written. Reprint.
GOA: HINDU TEMPLES AND DEITIES By
Rui Gomes Pereira
Pp.240 (1978) Rs.60
The legendary study of the temples of Goa,
the comunidades and the inauguration of religious
intolerance.
LEGENDS OF GOA By Mario Cabral e
Sa
Pp.119 (1998) Rs.395
Cabral e Sa shares with readers a treasure chest of
historical legends of Goa, from the earliest times till the end of
the colonial rule. Illustrated by Mario.
MALABAR AND THE PORTUGUESE By K.M.
Panikkar
Pp.221 Rs.100
An Indian viewpoint of the
profound impact of the Portuguese conquest on Malabar.
SINNERS AND SAINTS: THE SUCCESSORS OF VASCO DA GAMA Edited by Sanjay Subrahmanyam
Pp.212 (1998) HB Rs.350
A collective endeavour by international researchers reflects
the trends of Euro-Asian interaction, with emphasis on the
state-sponsored female colonization.
INDO-PORTUGUESE HISTORY Ed. by
Teotonio de Souza
Pp.250 (1985) HB Rs.150
Several renowned writers trace Indo-Portuguese
history with reference to trade, finance and culture from the 15th
to the 20th century.
GOA DOURADA: THE INDO-PORTUGUESE BOUQUET By T.P. Issar
Pp.177 (1995) HB
Rs.800
A visual delight. It celebrates the
mingling of Indo-Portuguese cultures, manifested in architecture,
artefacts, carpentry, 'blue tiles' and textiles of golden Goa.
AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF GOA By Denis
L. Cottineau de Kloguen
Pp.120 (1988)
HB Rs.95
Rare book, reprinted. Originally
published in the early 19th century.
THE BLINDED EYE By Ziauddin Sardar,
Ashis Nandy, Merryl Wyn Davies, Claude Alvares
Pp.96 (1993) Rs.45
The consequences
of the voyages of Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama proved to
be exceedingly traumatic for the non-European world.
ECONOMICS OF THE GOA JESUITS By
Charles J. Borges
Pp.215 (1994) Rs.300
Seeks to trace the growth and collapse of
the Jesuits during their stay in India.
JESUITS IN INDIA: IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Ed. by T. R de Souza & Charles J. Borges
Pp.416 (1992) Rs.300
The Jesuits are now raising questions about the role of their
Order in the history and development of the Third
World.
THE BLACK LEGEND OF PORTUGUESE INDIA By George Davison Winius
Pp.123
(1985) Rs.125
Portuguese Asia was
notoriously corrupt by the end of the 16th-17th centuries whatever
Portuguese historians say.
THE SAWANTS OF WADI AND THE PORTUGUESE By S.K. Kamat Mhamai
Pp.192
(1984) Rs.125
Interesting narrative of the
role played by the Sawants of adjacent Wadi in the history of Goa.
COASTAL WESTERN INDIA By M.N.
Pearson
Pp.149 (1982) HB Rs.100
A tract within the canvas of Indo-Portuguese
and maritime history. Papers include a survey of Goa archives,
corruption, Goa as a 'port city' and a discussion of Indian
seafarers.
DISCOVERIES, MISSIONARY EXPANSION AND ASIAN CULTURES Ed. by Teotonio R. de Souza
Pp.215 (1994) HB Rs.300
Scholarly analysis of the quantum change in the conditions of
survival for the world allegedly 'discovered' by Europe and
subsequently colonised by it.
GOA, THROUGH THE AGES Ed. by
Teotonio R. de Souza
Pp.316 (1990) HB
Rs.500
Part of a five-volume series on the
history of Goa. This volume deals with economic history and contains
essays on trade, transport, communication, migration, natural
resources, etc.
GOA AND THE REVOLT OF 1787 By
Joaquim Heliodoro da Cunha Rivara
Pp.
292 (1996) HB Rs.400
The eminent historian
unshrouds the legends cloaking the conspiracy known as "The
Revolt of the Pintos" and other incidents relating to Goan
nationalism.
GOAN SOCIETY THROUGH THE AGES Ed. by
B.S. Shastry
Pp.286 (1993) HB Rs.300
23 papers on pre- and post-colonial Goa.
Subjects range from Christian folk-songs to the status of women in
Portuguese Goa, the tobacco trade, and other interesting insights
into yesterday.
GOA AND PORTUGAL—THEIR CULTURAL LINKS Ed. by Charles J. Borges & Helmut Feldmann
Pp.320 (1997) HB Rs.450
A collection of 21 papers on the theme: "Intercultural
Relations: Portugal and Goa". Covers aspects like 16th century
life in Goa, contacts with Japan and Mozambique, and aspects of art,
music and literature.
A MISSIOLOGICAL CONFLICT BETWEEN PADROADO AND PROPAGANDA IN
THE EAST By Fr Cosme Jose Costa
Pp.111 (1997) Rs.60
A
comprehensive view of the history of the Church in India from the
16th to the 19th century. The book highlights the contribution of
the Goan clergy, which suffered the most in the missiological
conflict between the Padroado mission in India and the mission of
Propaganda.
JOAO DE BARROS: PORTUGUESE HUMANIST AND HISTORIAN OF ASIA By C.R. Boxer
Pp.159 (1981) HB Rs.120
Joao de
Barros (1496-1570) was the official chronicler of Portuguese
expansion which he laid out in the three volumes of his Decades of
Asia.
BIOGRAPHY OF COLONEL AND CHIEF-FIELD MARSHAL AIRES JOSE
GOMES
Pp.178 (1993) Rs.120
ires Jose Gomes was an outstanding administrator in
military, legislative and judicial areas. He was widely known for
stimulating the comunidades.
AFRICANS IN INDIA: FROM SLAVERY TO ROYALTY By R.R.S. Chauhan
Pp.264 (1995)
HB Rs.350
A fascinating book on a little
known subject: the African Diaspora in India and the contributions
of people of African origin to the culture and politics of India.
PORTUGUESE PIONEERS IN INDIA: SPOTLIGHT ON MEDICINE By P.D. Gaitonde
Pp.188 (1983 ) HB Rs.150
The
interaction of European and Indian medicine in the 16th century.
PORTUGUESE PALAEOGRAPHY By Dr P.P.
Shirodkar
Pp.222 (1997) HB Rs.750
The eminent Goan
historian succeeds in deciphering the archaic, colonial calligraphy
of Portuguese documents dating from 15th to the 19th century.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GOA AND THE PORTUGUESE IN INDIA By Henry Scholberg
Pp.414 (1982) HB Rs.500
Literature
listed here covers the nearly five centuries of Portuguese rule in
India including its meteoric rise, its sustained presence, and its
sudden and final decline leading to its evacuation in 1961.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF DR. PISSURLENCAR COLLECTION Ed. by B.S. Shastry & V.R. Navelkar 3 Vols. (1989)
Total
Pp 602 Rs.500 set.
The editors provide a descriptive bibliography of Dr
Pissurlencar's works (Part I), a list of works he donated to the
University Library (Part II) and reproduction of letters which he
received from eminent scholars of our times (Part III).
KALEIDOSCOPE OF WOMEN IN GOA By
Fatima da Silva Gracias
Pp.166 (1996)
HB Rs.250
A fine historian provides a
picture of the life-styles of women—both Christian and
non-Christian—including their customs, traditions and rituals
during colonial rule.
GOA'S EXTERNAL RELATIONS Ed. by P.P.
Shirodkar
Pp.131 (1992) HB Rs.200
On Goa's historical contacts with north and
south India, German merchants, Sri Lanka and other parts of the
globe.
GOA: THE RACHOL LEGACY By Teresa
Albuquerque
Pp.120
(1997) HB Rs.1260
Albuquerque delves into
the splendid spiritual and cultural heritage, and unique
sixteenth-century monastic baroque architecture of Rachol.
HEALTH AND HYGIENE IN COLONIAL GOA: 1510-1961 By Fatima da Silva Gracias
Pp.300 (1994) H.B. Rs.450
Investigates the medical scenario
during Portuguese rule. Da Silva Gracias discusses the roles of
traditional Goan medicine vis-a-vis modern medicine and finds that
the public health conditions during the period were quite
abysmal.
TRADE AND FINANCE IN PORTUGUESE INDIA By Celsa Pinto
Pp.315 (1994)
Rs.450
A historical work that challenges the
predominant Eurocentric biases still prevalent in Indo-Portuguese
history. Pinto criticises the idea that the 18th and 19th centuries
were periods of no commercial consequence and documents the
thriving, privately-operated, extra-Asian trade.
GOA: IMAGES AND PERCEPTIONS By Celsa
Pinto
Pp.147 (1996) HB Rs.250
A collection of 10
essays that shows Goa alive and throbbing in the 16th century.
Discusses issues like: women's inheritance rights, the cotton trade,
etc.
GOA'S
LIBERATION
IN SEARCH OF
SELF-FULFILLMENT By Jose F. Martins
Pp.346 (1997) HB Rs.350
Memories of a freedom-fighter, who is quite critical of the
shape of developments in post-Liberation
Goa.
GOA WINS FREEDOM: REFLECTIONS AND REMINISCENCES Published by Goa University
Pp.288 (1986) Rs.150
Articles by
eminent personalities reminiscing the glorious chapter of Goa's
heroic struggle to end Portuguese rule.
V.T. Gune, Joseph Barros, Lambert Mascarenhas, P. P.
Shirodkar, Madhav Bir, Mohan Ranade and others. GOA'S STRUGGLE FOR
FREEDOM By P.P. Shirodkar
Pp.347 (1988) HB Rs.175
The most
comprehensive study of the fight of the Goans, their brethren in the
country and the Indian govt. to knock Portuguese colonialism out of
Goa.
IN QUEST OF FREEDOM By James
Fernandes
Pp.148 (1990) HB Rs.140
Glimpses into various aspects of the
anticolonial stir in Goa. The book centers around liberation
activity in Tivim, Aldona, Reis Magos, Aguada Jail, Assonora,
etc.
GOA LIBERATION MOVEMENT AND MADHU LIMAYE Ed. by Champa Limaye
Pp.170 (1996) HB Rs.200
The late Madhu Limaye was a noted writer and
Parliamentarian. His thoughts, emotions and contribution to the Goan
freedom movement from his diary.
THE CONSPIRACY OF 1787 IN GOA Ed. by
Carmo de Noronha
Pp.28 (1994) Rs.25
A pamphlet that contains a brief commentary on
the first major indigenous conspiracy against Portuguese rule.
LANDMARKS IN MY TIME By Bertha
Menezes Braganca
Pp.112 (1992) Rs.60
Essays that provide an inside view to Goa's
freedom struggle, post-liberation politics and also world events
that made a great impression on the author.
DENATIONALIZATION OF GOANS By T.B.
Cunha
Pp.40 (1955) Rs.10
A biting critique of the negative impact of
Portuguese colonization on Goa.
GOA INTO THE MAINSTREAM By R.N.
Saksena
Pp.147 (1974) HB Rs.20
Attempts to study the problems of emotional and
national integration of Goans.
TRIAL OF T.B. CUNHA Ed. by P.P.
Shirodkar
Pp.169 (1991) Rs.125
Historic records pertaining to the trial of the
Father of Goan Nationalism.
TRIAL OF RAMA KRISHNA HEGDE Ed. by
P.P. Shirodkar
Pp.121 (1993) HB
Rs.90
His trial in the
Military Court in Goa and in the Supreme Court, Lisbon.
TRIAL OF J.I. DE LOYOLA Ed. by P.P.
Shirodkar
Pp.145 (1994) HB Rs.100
A series of edited accounts taken from the Goa
Archives.
ECOLOGY AND
DEVELOPMENT
FISH, CURRY AND RICE; A
CITIZEN'S REPORT ON THE GOAN ENVIRONMENT Ed.
by Claude Alvares
Pp.260 (1995)
Rs.200
A basic textbook for students and a
source of ready-to-consult information for anyone interested in the
Goan ecosystem and its environmental problems
A GUIDE TO THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF GOA By P Killips
Pp.70 (1998)
Rs.195
A handy, glossy book cataloguing the
exotic species of Goa's fascinating wildlife. Every known bird,
butterfly, animal, reptile, plant and flower photographed.
AQUAWORLD: THE ENVIRONMENT AND ECOSYSTEMS OF COASTAL GOA By Therese Almeida
Pp.267 (1998) LF Rs.270
A Resource Book and Activity
Guide for Teachers. Excellent for environment education classes in
schools.
BHOOTKHAMBCHA LOK-LADDA By Kamlakar
Sadhale
Pp.287 (1998) Rs.175
People's Struggle at
Bhootkhamb is a real-life, action story of how the villagers of
Keri and surrounding areas, supported by NGOs, got together and
threw out the proposed Nylon 6,6 plant of giant multinational
Dupont. In Marathi only.
AREAWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (AEQM) PLAN FOR
THE MINING BELT OF GOA STATE By Tata Energy
Research Institute
Pp.300 (1998) HB
Rs.1100 (PB) Rs.200
The first full length
study of the impact of mining on the Goan environment, by a team
headed by Ligia Noronha of TERI.
UNWANTED GUEST: GOANS V/S DU PONT Ed. by Claude Alvares
Pp.190
(1991) Rs.75
A full report of the House
Committee set up by the Goa Assembly to investigate the
controversial Du Pont project which was unceremoniously kicked out
of Goa.
SALAULI DAM By Vijay Paranjpye
Pp.100 (1991) LF
Rs.100
A study of the mega-dam project.
FLORA OF GOA, DIU, DAMAN, DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI By Rolla Seshagiri Rao 2 Vols.
Pp.545 total (1985) Rs.250
An exploration—with a historical dimension—of
plant life in the country region of Goa, Diu, Daman, etc. Includes
maps, photographs and locations.
HORTICULTURAL CROPS Ed. by R.G.
Joshi & Minguel Braganza
Pp.86
(1993) Rs.25
Read all about the Adao,
Jamun, Kokum, Binna. Detailed illustrations and information on soil,
climate, varieties, yield and care for the crops of Goa.
MAJOR CROPS OF GOA Ed. by Olavio
Fernandes & Ulhas Kakode
Pp.132
(1997) Rs.40
Viable technologies on various
aspects of Goa's agricultural and horticultural crops like rice,
groundnut, coconut palm, mango, cashew, jackfruit and others.
MANUAL OF GARDENING Ed. by S.S.P.
Tendulkar
Pp.128 (1997) Rs.50.00
Fundamentals of
gardening in simple language to suit the requirements of all.
VEGETABLE CULTIVATION Ed. by S.S.P.
Tendulkar & S.B. Dhaimodkar
Pp.110
(1994) Rs.40
Handbook on the subject for
every enterprising kitchen-garden enthusiast.
BEACHES OF KARWAR By G.N. Nayak
Pp.194 (1993) Rs.200
An ideal reference book, of a scientific nature on the beach
system of Karwar.
BIOGRAPHIES
A LETTER FROM VEN.
FR. JOSEPH VAZ By Fr. Cosme Jose Costa
s.f.x.
Pp.46 (1994) Rs.10
The missiological
insights of Fr Joseph Vaz delineated in a letter to his nephew, now
translated in this book.
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER By Henry James Coleridge 2 Vols
Pp.1048 (1997) HB Rs.995
set Two
beautifully bound expensive volumes. An extensive historical and
biographical study based on study of the Saint's letters, writings
and testimonies.
THE LIFE OF ST. ANTHONY THE GREAT WONDER WORKER By Sebastian D'Cruz
Pp.32 (1996) Rs.10
St. Anthony of
Padua is brought to life in this book by Sebastian D'Cruz.
GOA: PERSONALITIES 1996—WHO IS WHO IN THE FUTURE By Gil Bastos Vieira
Pp.140 (1996) HB Rs.60
English-Portuguese, bilingual book. A Brazilian journalist's
word-sketches of prominent Goans today.
DALGADO: THE MAN AND THE SCHOLAR By
Fr. A. Pereira, S.J.
Pp. 104 HB (1983)
Rs.40
The writer profiles lucidly the life
and work of the renowned Goan lexicographer, philologist and
glottologist.
LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF BLESSED JOSEPH VAZ By Fr Cosme Jose Costa
Pp.134
(1996) Rs.30
A well documented biography of
Blessed Joseph Vaz, the first ever indigenous missionary of Asia,
who salvaged the Church in Sri Lanka.
TO LOVE IS TO SERVE: CATHOLICS OF BOMBAY By Teresa Albuquerque
Pp.124
(1986) Rs.40
The research scholar recounts
the saga of Catholic presence in Bombay right from the coming of the
Portuguese. It records the tiny community's distinct contribution to
Bombay's public life, education, medicine, social service, the arts
and sports.
GOANS OF KENYA By Teresa Albuquerque
Pp.102 (1999) Rs.150
Albuquerque delves into the saga of a segment of Goans, driven
by economic circumstances to venture into Africa at the turn of the
century. Besides attaining eminence in public life, some of them
played a significantly role in Kenya's freedom struggle.
PROFILE OF EMINENT GOANS By J.
Clement Vaz
Pp.347 (1997) HB Rs.400
A painstaking survey of the glorious
achievements of an array of great Goans, past and present, and their
various contributions to human progress.
LITERATURE AND
POETRY
IN THE WOMB OF SAUDADE By Lambert Mascarenhas
Pp.240 (1994) Rs.80
A collection of short stories which brings to
life memorable Goan locales, whether in Panaji or Calangute, and the
amazing characters who people them.
TALES FROM GOLDEN GOA By Anita Pinto
Pp.36 (1998) Rs.50
Lovely tales for children with typical, rustic characters and
colourful illustrations. The narrative takes the reader from one
Goan village to another.
FERRY CROSSING: SHORT STORIES FROM GOA Edited by Manohar Shetty
Pp.268
(1998) Rs.250
An anthology of 27 Goan short
stories from Konkani, Marathi, Portuguese and English penned by
wellknown writers, mirroring Goa's rich history and ethnic
traditions.
TIVOLEM By Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
Pp.344 (1998) Rs.250
A captivating novel set in Goa about the interaction of three
men and a woman, who return to Goa to face a blend of western and
Christian values with traditional Indian mores in a village called
Tivolem. Simply superb.
FOLK TALES OF GOA By Arthur Francis
'Meurin' Santos
Pp.60 (1970) Rs.40
Fascinating folk tales the author heard his
grandmother narrate in his childhood. Illustrated by Mario Miranda.
SALONI IN GOA By Loveleen Kacker
Pp.88 (1995) Rs.50
Short story for youngsters. Set against the backdrop of Goa,
drug dons et al.
VATSALA By Nascimento Mendonca
Pp.68 (1939) HB Rs.30
A translation by Bailon de Sa of the swan song of Goan poet
Mendonca, the 'greatest poet Goa has produced'.
THE CROWN OF MYRTLE By Nascimento
Mendonca
Pp.60 (1994) HB Rs.50
Original work in English by the poet.
ON A GOAN BEACH By Remigio Botelho
Pp.182 (1994) Rs.90
In this novel, an Indian
expatriate returns to his roots—Anjuna, only to find that it
has been turned into a hippie paradise.
" THE GENERAL IS UP By Peter
Nazareth
Pp.190 (1984) HB Rs.90
The setting is the expulsion of Goans from an
"imaginary" country in Africa.
THE PRISM OF TWILIGHT By Leslie de
Noronha
Pp.36 (1994) HB Rs.50
Poems of vivid and reflective imagery.
SIMPLE FOLK By Guerra Junqueiro
Pp.72 (1994) Rs.100
A collection of poems translated from the Portuguese by
Olivinho Gomes which exalt the simplicity of rural life.
DOWN THE ARCHES OF THE YEARS By
Bailon de Sa
Pp.76 (1995) HB Rs.150
A collection of poems in English and
Portuguese.
THE GREATER TRAGEDY By Lambert
Mascarenhas
Pp.84 (1988) Rs.25
Goa Today's founder-editor presents a play to
enfold the drama of pre-and post-liberation in Goa.
THE RAPE OF GOA By Patrick
Ferdinand
Pp.72
(1998) Rs.100
A thought-provoking tragedy
in five acts, bristling with cameos of cruelty, avarice and
corruption in the wake of Portuguese invasion of Goa and the
subsequent Inquisition.
GOA By Asif Currimbhoy
Pp.112 (1993) HB Rs.150
A play on Goa that once played at Broadway.
THE DEW DROP INN By Leslie de
Noronha
Pp.300 (1994) HB Rs.250
A novel set in pre- and post-Liberation Goa.
Goan-sounding names and the many locales around the world where
expat Goans reach are the backdrop.
ANGELA'S GOAN IDENTITY By Carmo
D'Souza
Pp.148 (1994) Rs.35
A novel set in Goa. Deals with the "clash
of cultures" and the Goan response to meeting with other people
back home.
THE PORTRAIT By Frederika
Menezes
Pp.81 (1998) Rs.100
Sensitive thoughts,
ideas and oodles of humour by a young, bubbly spastic. She
translates them in poems, which show a remarkable maturity as she
shares with the reader her pain, dreams and cheer.
THE SONG OF THE BIRD By Anthony de
Mello
Pp.197 (1996) Rs.49
Thought-provoking, spiritually oriented essays
from the well-known Jesuit priest banned by the Pope.
THE PRAYER OF THE FROG By Anthony de
Mello Vol.I
Pp.300 (1996) Rs.70 Vol.II
Pp.256 (1996) PB Rs.65
Quotations and
extracts on prayer, religion, awareness, love and self.
LIGHT
STUFF
MANGO MOOD By Sharmila Kamat
Pp.126 (1995) Rs.75
A collection of 42 articles on Goa and the rest
of India, written with a tart humour.
GOA AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OR SIX MONTHS OF SICK LEAVE By Richard F. Burton
Pp.368 (1991) HB Rs.195
A British
officer of the 1850s who spends time in Goa, Malabar, Calicut and
the Nilgiris, leaves behind his impressions. GOA—CRADLE OF MY
DREAMS By Nora Secco de Souza Pp.136 LF
Rs.60 A collection of assorted articles.
ONE SIP AT A TIME By George
Menezes
Pp.220
(1996) Rs.65
Delightful reminiscences and
colourful anecdotes to sip slowly as you laze in an armchair on a
Sunday afternoon.
NOSTALGIA: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAGES OF MY PAST By Vasco Pinho
Pp.163 (1998) Rs.195
Pinho delves
into his past and surfaces with interesting nuggets. He traps the
finer element of his times in a pleasing sequence, with accompanying
pictures.
A PEEP INTO THE PAST By Vasant
Nevrekar
Pp.215 (HB) Rs.200
Nevrekar wrote this fine range of short, light,
easily readable UN recollections.
ELOCUTION PIECES FOR STUDENTS By
Anita Pinto Book 1:
Pp.102 (1995) Rs.25
Book 2: Pp.85 (1999) Rs.30
Poems and
speeches for students of all ages to recite and
declaim.
JOTTINGS By Arthur Francis 'Meurin'
Santos
Pp.136 (1970) Rs.25
Entertainment for the whole family—a
laugh, a sob, a throb—in this true-to-life experiences of the
author.
BOOKS ON
KONKANI
ENGLISH KONKANI DICTIONARY By Gurunath Kelekar
Pp. 505 (1997) Rs.85
Using Konkani in
Devanagari script, this pocket size dictionary, with a list of about
7000 words is useful for all.
NEW ENGLISH-KONKANI DICTIONARY: NOVO INGLES-CONCANIM
DICIONAR
Pp.596 (1991) HB Rs.365
A pocket-size Roman script dictionary, first
published in 1930. Contains some 21595 words "which can be said
to be sufficient for all practical purposes".
NOVO CONCANIM-INGLEZ DICIONAR: NEW KONKANI-ENGLISH
DICTIONARY
Pp.208 (1989) HB Rs.120
A pocket book Roman script
dictionary.
ENGLISH-KONKANI DICTIONARY By
Angelus Francis Xavier Maffei
Pp.545
(1990) Rs.595
First published in 1883!
"The first attempt of its kind in Konkani." Traces the
origins of words and offers literal translations.
KONKANI- ENGLISH DICTIONARY By
Angelus Francis Xavier Maffei
Pp.158
(1990) HB Rs.195
A Kanarese and Roman
script dictionary.
LINGUISTIC GLOSSARY By M. Almeida
& P. Naik
Pp.165 (1994) HB Rs.120
English-Konkani and Konkani-English. Aims
to provide a reliable, accurate and easy-to-use technical
terminology.
KONKANI: BASIC COURSE By M. Almeida
Pp.249 (1991) Rs.90
One of the most scientific handbooks to learn Konkani. Almeida
employs modern linguistic strategies of language learning.
Devanagiri with English explanations.
SPEAK KONKANI AND HAVE FUN
Pp.36
(1993) Rs.50
A pocket interpreter for
simple make-do Konkani. Ideal for tourists and Goans who have
forgotten their mother tongue.
THE KONKAN AND THE KONKANI LANGUAGE By V.P. Chavan
Pp.75 (1995) HB Rs.95
The book explains the evolution, history,
character and use of Konkani, spoken by over a million and a half
people.
THE KONKANI LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE By J. Gerson da Cunha
Pp.50
(1991) HB Rs.95
Traces the history of the
language, and its relationship with various other tongues, from
Sanskrit to Persian.
LEGENDS OF THE KONKAN By Arthur
Crawford
Pp.300 (1987) HB Rs.165
Fascinating and out-of-this-world legends of
the Konkan as told by the 'old Bhutt of Chiploon'. First published
in 1909.
A DESCRIPTION OF KONKANI By Mathew
Almeida s.j.
Pp.337 (1989) HB Rs.150
A book on the phonology, morphology and syntax
of Konkani.
KONKANI PROVERBS AND IDIOMS By S.S.
Talmaki
Pp.128
(1991) Rs.80
Includes riddles, lullabies,
nursery songs, in the Devanagiri script with an English
introduction. First issued sixty years ago.
THE KONKANI PROVERBS By V. P. Chavan
Pp.96 (1995) HB Rs.95
'He has come to the wedding pandal in search of a bullock.'
'A nose ring bigger than the nose.' 'The boiled rice becomes gruel
by over-boiling.' For Konkani writers, speakers, students or anyone
at all—picturesque punchy speech.
TRAVELOGUES/GUIDE
BOOKS
GUIDE TO GOA Edited by A.C. Khanna, K.K. Sawhney, S.R. Vashist
Pp.64 (1998) Rs.50
Everything you would like to know while vacationing in Goa.
Includes a handy tourist map of the State.
GOA! THE ROME OF THE ORIENT By V. C.
Mowli & V. J. Narasimha Rao
Pp.120
(1997) Rs.80
A question and answer format
makes easy reading for those who want general information on the
'pearl of the East'.
OLD GOA By Archaeological Survey of
India
Pp.48 (1994) Rs.25
An informative book containing very useful
information—general and historical—of each and monument
at Old Goa, along with photographs.
AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO BOMBAY AND GOA By Myriam Kaye
Pp.198 (1990)
Rs.100
Kaye ventures beyond the sunny
beaches to explore Goa's natural grandeur, stately homes, ethnic
cuisine and Latin fiestas. The merry tour also negotiates through
Bombay's high rises and into the teeming bazaars, forgotten villages
and ancient temples.
GOA MAPS (WITH YELLOW PAGES) By
Lobo, D'Souza & Mikada
Pp.132
(1997) Rs.60
Tourist maps of Goa, with
enlarged sections of predominantly tourist areas. Splendid, first
rate quality work.
CLASSIC INDIA: GOA Ed. by Amrita
Kumar
Pp.57 (1997) HB Rs.95
A book on Goa generously illustrated with
colour pictures.
A ROAD GUIDE TO GOA Ed. by P.
Poovendran
Pp.16 (1996) Rs.30
A road guide with a map.
TOURIST MAP OF GOA By Directorate of
Tourism (1997)
Rs.15
GOAN COOKING
FOOD STOP: Goa's First Food and Drink
Guide
Rs.125 (1999) Pp.316
Published by Lester Fernandes and Sapna Sardessai of
Creative Ideas edited by Melanie Sequeira
GOAN COOKBOOK By Joyce Fernandes
Pp.70 (1994) Rs.65
The book that placed Goan cooking on the world map.
HOME STYLE CUISINE By Joyce
Fernandes
Pp.110 (1994) Rs.70
The author of the Goan
Cookbook gives us another title full of tips for "a simple,
economical and satisfying way to cook".
GOAN DISHES By Sudha Amonkar
Pp.140 (1996) Rs.50
Fourth reprint.
THE BEST OF GOAN COOKING By Gilda
Mendonsa
Pp.105 (1997) Rs.135
Mendonsa dishes out well-tried recipes of both
Goan and Portuguese origin.
100 EASY-TO-MAKE GOAN DISHES By
Jennifer Fernandes
Pp.128 (1997) Rs.45
Warning: "Goan food is pungent and I
have used the required amount of chillies to keep the recipes
authentic.
DELIGHTS FROM GOA By Aroona
Reejhsinghani
Pp.135 (1979) Rs.55
Appetizing delicacies prepared by the masters
of Goan culinary art.
GOAN MANGO DISHES By Nilima M. Kamat
Pp.125 (1998) PB Rs.60
The author offers recipes of
delectable pickles, chutneys, drinks and desserts.
MISCELLANEOUS
READING
POLITICS AND POLITICAL
LEADERSHIP IN GOA By Sarto Esteves
Pp.228 (1986) Rs.125
An analysis of the type of leaders Goa has produced.
"Goa's leaders maintained Goa's individuality while still
remaining totally Indian."
GRAM-PANCHAYATS IN GOA: A CRITICAL STUDY By Tanaji Halarnkar
Pp.212 (1990)
HB Rs.250
Dr Halarnkar's book is the first
scholastic study of village governance.
DRAFT REPORT OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OFFSHORE BANKING IN GOA
By Planning Board of Goa
Pp.25 (1997) Rs.25
A report related to one aspect of
the proposed Free Port of Goa.
REPORT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FEASIBILITY OF SETTING
UP A FREE PORT IN INDIA By Raunaq Singh
Pp.61 (1995) Rs.40
The full text of the Raunaq Singh Committee Report which
eventually chose Goa for Free Port status.
BAROQUE GOA By Jose Pereira
Pp.177 (1995) HB Rs.850
Photographs, illustrations and history of Baroque architecture
and the various edificial types in Goa.
SCIENTIFIC VIEWPOINTS By Bailon de
Sa
Pp.182 (1996) HB Rs.150
Essays on modern science and scientists who
contributed to its development, particularly in the area of the new
physics.
SCIENCE AND RELIGION By Bailon de Sa
Pp.244 (1991) HB Rs.150
A collection of articles which makes a case for religion in
its widest sense, complementing the advances of science.
THE INFLUENCE OF ENGLISH ON MARATHI By Bala Chandra Nemade
Pp.249
(1990) Rs.300
The
influence of English grammatical norms, prose, poetry and other
linguistic devices on Marathi.
HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN GOA FROM 1510 TO THE PRESENT DAY By Dr P S Varde
Pp.160 (1977) Rs.30
Looks at the
experience of education in Goa over the centuries of Portuguese rule
and in the post-Liberation period.
EDUCATIONAL VIEWPOINTS By Bailon de
Sa
Pp.110 (1995) HB Rs.150
Essays on education and related
issues.
LAYING THE GROUND FOR COMMUNAL RIOTS....? By Datta Naik
Pp.210 (1987)
Rs.26
An analysis of the
communal writing of N.G. Athawale during the Konkani agitation in
Goa.
MATHEMATICS MANUAL FOR CHILDREN By
Pratap Naik
Pp.43 (1996) Rs.25
Learn arithmetic in Konkani with English
translations. Simple steps.
COMPUTERS FOR ALL SCHOOLS: A VISION FOR THE FUTURE By Dr Nishta Desai & Dr Bernadette Gomes
Pp.54 (1997) Rs.75
A comprehensive study on the use of computers in high schools
and higher secondary schools in Goa.
LAW
TITLES
THE GOA LAW REFERENCE By the Goa Foundation
Pp.226 (1997) HB Rs.350 PB Rs.250
A
formidable arsenal of information for members of the bench and bar,
researchers, litigants and members of the public, compiled by the
Goa Foundation. Contains the full text of the Goa Law Commission
Report plus all laws applicable in Goa, local and central.
LAW OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING IN GOA Ed. by Shantaram Naik
Pp.583
(1994) HB Rs.200
An attempt to bring out
the entire law on the subject in one handy volume.
THE COASTAL REGULATION ZONE NOTIFICATION IN INDIA By Goa Foundation
Pp.38 (1998) Rs.100
The Goa
Foundation has brought out the authoritative edition of the law
relating to the protection of beaches. Includes notification,
judgements and coastal plan.
LEGAL SYSTEMS IN GOA By Dr. Carmo
D'Souza Vol. 1
Pp.190 (1994) Rs.150
Vol. 2 Pp.305 (1995) Rs.150
Comprehensive
study of the history of Goa's legal system. Volume 1 deals with
judicial institutions. Volume 2 deals with laws and legal trends.
LAW OF SUCCESSION By Mario Bruto da
Costa
Pp.350 (1997) Rs.380
The author explains in detail all the legal
aspects of the Law of Succession prevalent in Goa, Daman and Diu in
14 easy to understand chapters.
MUSIC
GOENCHEM GIT: DEKHNI MANDO—DULPOD By Lourdino Barreto Pustok 1
Pp.90 (1993) Rs.50 Pustok 2 Pp.90 (1993) Rs.50
Combined volume (1 & 2): Rs.85
Each
volume in a pocket size edition by the well known musician and
conductor.
MUSICAL EDUCATION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS By Lourdino Barreto Part I:
Pp.101 (1998) PB Rs.60 Part II: Pp.91 (1998) PB Rs.60
A concise guide by maestro Lourdino Barreto on
the study of music. The books feature singing exercises, theory of
music, Goan folk music and education plan.
A GARLAND OF MANDO, DULPODS & DEKHNI Rewritten/Compiled by C.M. Estibeiro
Pp.92 Rs.65
A profusion of popular
Mandos, Dulpods and Dekhnis along with musical notations.
WIND OF FIRE: THE MUSIC AND MUSICIANS OF GOA
By Mario Cabral e Sa
Pp.373 (1997) Rs.595
Profiles some outstanding Goan musicians and vocalists both in
the Indian and Western idioms.
GETTING MARRIED: THE COMPLETE WEDDING GUIDE Edited by Melanie Sequeira
Pp.132 (1998) Rs.60 Fully illustrated and documented
marriage planner listing formalities—legal,
religious—traditions, budgets and checklists for every
community. Halls, bands, photographers, designers...the works,
ferreted out with a fine-toothed comb.
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