The feast of Our Lady of Fatima was celebrated as usual on the evening of 13th of May, 2008 at the foot of the grotto adjoining the church of O L of Remedios… high Mass followed by the procession around the park with the congregation holding home-made paper lanterns with candles in them, singing Portuguese […]
Here’s the link to a pre-release interview of my book, “Culture Wise India,” with Lee Gimpel the editor of INDIA TRAVEL INSIGHTS: http://www.indiatravelinsights.org/noel_gama.html India Travel Insights endeavors to provide insights into India travel and tourism through candid interviews with thought-leaders and knowledgeable observers. ITI’s contributors are Indians and non-Indians with informed opinions about the state […]
Frank Gonsalves, a founder member of the Daman Association in Portugal, passed away on the 6th of March.He was 82 and is survived by his wife, Celina and two sons, their wives and four grandchildren.
My book, “Culture Wise India: The Essential Guide to Culture, Customs & Business Etiquette” is now listed on Amazon.com Culture Wise India is essential reading for anyone planning to visit or live in India, whether for business or pleasure, for a few days holiday or a lifetime. It is guaranteed to help newcomers avoid cultural […]
The carnival floats made a comeback after about 25 years! Gabby, a popular local DJ took out a mini float on Tuesday, the 5th of February, the last day of the carnival. The float comprised five trucks with dancers and merry-makers in a variety of costumes, Brazilian Samba dancers’ outfits being most prominent, despite the […]
While ‘conversion’ is perhaps the hottest and most debated topic elsewhere in the country, in Daman, its meaning is limited to the amount of rupees you get when you exchange British pounds, even to catholic priests! This isn’t surprising as religious conversions into the catholic faith are unheard of in this tiny former Portuguese enclave […]
I finished writing “CULTURE WISE INDIA” and submitted it via email to Survival Books Ltd., UK on the 31st of July ’07 – a day after I turned 50! Here’s news for my fellow Damanenses: I just bought a domain name for my next book, “Viva Damao! The Indo-Portuguese Subculture of Daman,” tentatively, a 200-page […]
I was recently interviewed by Aneeta Sundaraj of ‘HowToTellaGreatStory’ vis a vis WB’s Writer of the Year 2007 award. Here’s the link to the interview page: http://www.howtotellagreatstory.com/byot/byot67.html Aneeta is the editor of ‘How To Tell A Great Story,’ a website for all relevant information on the art of storytelling, story writing, storytelling ideas, skills, methods […]
As published on the web site of Writers Bureau at www.writersbureau.com: The Writers BureauWriter Of The Year 2007 is…Noel Gama Noel has had a fantastic year with his writing which has culminated in a UK book deal. This year, again, we were presented with a tough choice for our winner. In the end we chose […]
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