50-year old Portuguese sign board still in use!
You’d think the above picture of a sign board was taken from a local museum! The photo was taken with a mobile phone in January 2009 when I visited a colleague in the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Fort, Big Daman. Whoever says that the Portuguese language is on the decline in Daman, is certainly not […]
Culture Wise INDIA debuts in Portugal!
Dr. Adelino Costa probably is the first person in Portugal to buy a copy of my book, “Culture Wise INDIA!” Here’s what he has to say… Caro Noel, Recebi hoje o teu livro que tinha encomendado. Provavelmente é o primeiro que chega a Portugal. Está muito bonito, muito bem ilustrado e é muito informativo. Parabéns. Adelino […]
Sao Joao
Sao Joao (St. John’s feast) was celebrated yesterday, 24th June 09, in Damao (Daman) Portuguese style as usual with ‘add-ons.’ I woke up around 7am to firecrackers in the churchyard as well as echoes from the various ‘bairos.’ The day was spent putting up effigies made by stuffing old suits with straw and firecrackers. An […]
