Hi, The “Daman Global eNewsletter” is now, “Viva Damao!” I’ve changed the format from the PDF version to a double opt-in eZine. All you have to do is go to www.Discover-Daman.com and subscribe by entering your first name and email address in the boxes provided at the bottom of the page or on the top/left […]
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It’s blowing a bit here in Daman but crowds are queuing up to get on to the lift for grabbing a place at the ‘Lime Lite,’ one of Daman’s most famous rooftops – Hotel Gurukripa in Small Daman. Proprietor, Vijay Tandel, launched ‘Seafood Festival’ – 23-27th Jan 09 featuring a Daman/Goan theme. I sampled what […]
Happy New Year 2009!
Here’s wishing everyone a Happy New Year 2009!
Issue -2 (Vol. I) of the DAMAN GLOBAL eNEWSLETTER has been uploaded! You can download the PDF file by going to http://public.me.com/noelgama where I’ve also archived the previous issue.If the link doesn’t work, kindly copy and paste it into your web browser. Enjoy!
Portuguese-based Creole of Damao came closest to Standard Portuguese in the seven years or so preceding the liberation in 1961 during the time the Portuguese troops camped in Daman. This is also the period when the Indo-Portuguese culture leaned more on the European side, again, as a result of the influence of the troops and […]
The topic about the Portuguese language spoken in Daman by Damanenses is very popular on the forums. Here’s my take on the current status of the language… There are four main types of Portuguese in today’s Daman: 1. The most popular is the ‘remix’ version – Portuguese (ungrammatical), garnished with English words, a dash of […]
The general public of Daman was caught unawares when the police descended on them on the night of 19th November (2008). Many were returning from work or from shopping, others were just relaxing on municipal benches and public places and the yet others were in bars when jeep-loads of police accosted and indiscriminately beat up […]
Daman’s first global eNewsletter has been released today – 6th November, 2008! You can download your copy (PDF) here: http://public.me.com/noelgamaViva! Noel
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