As published in UTs’ Voice, 1-15 Jan, 2007 Daman: UTs’ VOICE’s Wildlife columnist, Noël Gama has been offered a 2-book deal by British publisher, Survivor Books Ltd for two of their best-selling series. He has signed the agreement for the first, a 50,000-word book titled, “Culture Wise India” which will be released in the 3rd […]
Erected in 1607 as a Chapel by Captain Rue de Mello de Sampayo, Governor of Daman, it became a parish church on 9th March 1675 when the Confraternity of Our Lady of Remedios was formed. The yearlong celebration to mark the 400th year of the Church of Our Lady of Remedios, Big Daman, took off […]
World AIDS Day on the first of December, is not just about raising money, but also about fighting the disease and prejudice, by spreading awareness. World AIDS Day themes2006 – Stop AIDS; Keep the Promise – Accountability2005 – Stop AIDS; Keep the Promise – Make the Promise2004 – Women, Girls, HIV and AIDS2003 – Stigma […]
While researching my book, “Saudades,” I found nothing but one-liners like ‘Daman was annexed to India on 19th December 1961’ or ‘The 400-year P’guese rule finally came to an end on December 19th, 1961’ etc., about the sequence of events in the last 48 hours of P’guese rule. If, even I, a five-year old then, […]
A guide to the churches, chapels, grottos & crosses of Daman was released at a function in the Se Cathedral of Daman on Sunday, 30th July 2006. The title of the guide is “Where Angels Tread..” The photographs were supplied by Dr. Frank Gama and the script by Noel Gama of Noah’s Mark Publishing. Copyright […]
The lyrics of my song “..the old fort which could never be invaded from the inside, is now being invaded dear, righta from the outside…” proved prophetic. According to a report of the national newspaper, Hindustan Times of 17th June 2006, a huge building has been constructed illegally in the fort near the old lighthouse. […]
The Dia Nacional de Portugal, de Camoes e das Comunidades Portuguesas was celebrated in Daman on the 10th of June in the settings of the beautiful Mirasol Lake Resort in Small Daman. The open-air program scheduled from 5.00pm to 7.00pm local time took off around 6.00pm to allow the hot summer sun to cool down […]
The Dia Nacional de Portugal, de Camoes e das Comunidades Portuguesas is being celebrated in Daman this year at Hotel Miramar, Devka Beach, Small Daman. The program is scheduled from 5.00pm to 7.00pm local time and will be hosted by Senhor Pedro Cabral Adao, Consul General of Portugal. Mr. Sergio Mascarenhas of Fundacao Orient will […]
My quest for the meaning of the word ‘Saudades’ began on my sixteenth Birthday. That evening, at the party, I found my mother looking in my direction but not at me, with an expression that reminded me of the Mona Lisa. I walked up to her and jokingly asked: ‘A penny for your thoughts?’ She […]
Nostalgia’s gripped people like never before – you read it in the papers, see it on TV, hear it in conversations and relive it in your reminiscences. American guitar-manufacturer, Fender, released a re-issue of their legendary Stratocaster electric guitar of the 70’s with the punch-line, “Accept it, you are nostalgic about the 70’s!” What date-stamp […]
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