Houses of Goa
Title | Houses of Goa PDF eBook |
Author | Heta Pandit |
Publisher | King Street Press |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
There’S More to Life Than a House in Goa
Title | There’S More to Life Than a House in Goa PDF eBook |
Author | Heta Pandit |
Publisher | Partridge Publishing |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 2015-09-15 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 1482857154 |
When her mother passed away, author Heta Pandit found herself the owner of four historic houses. All of Pandits conversations revolve around her four houses: their upkeep, their leaking roofs, their Minton floors, their refurbishments, their stories, and the spirits that inhabit them. In Theres more to Life than a House in Goa, she offers a personal history of the houses she owns in Mumbai, Panchgani, and Goa in India. Interwoven with the stories of several generations, this memoir is not just about houses, but it also shares a capsule on social history at a micro level. It provides a reflection of the eccentricities and quirks of the extraordinary community of Parsis, immigrants from Iran, and their adaptation to the social and cultural customs in the land of their adoption. Theres more to Life than a House in Goa talks about personal history and recalls family values, remembering the way things were. After all, the stories of the houses are also the stories of the people who inhabit them.
Lived Heritage, Shared Space
Title | Lived Heritage, Shared Space PDF eBook |
Author | Angelo Costa Silveira |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 164 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN |
Marine Shells of Goa
Title | Marine Shells of Goa PDF eBook |
Author | Sangeeta M. Sonak |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 249 |
Release | 2017-08-14 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3319550993 |
This book offers a unique introduction to the study of shells and molluscs for all those who take pleasure in shells, the treasure of the sea. However, unlike other shell albums, compendiums or guides, the central focus of this book is on shells and not molluscs. Therefore, in addition to the classification and identification of shells, the book also addresses aspects including the shell art and shell craft of Goa, the importance of shells, and literary works related to shells and their writers. The book also describes various shell habitats of Goa. The primary objective of this book is to introduce readers to the concept of shell heritage and to spark curiosity and scientific interest, not just among conchologists but also local and visiting beachgoers. Accordingly, it primarily uses straightforward, non-technical language. The book will also appeal to those readers without any previous knowledge of the subject, helping them to understand and appreciate the shells that they collect from the seashores of Goa.
Palaces of Goa
Title | Palaces of Goa PDF eBook |
Author | Helder Carita |
Publisher | Robert Hale |
Total Pages | 232 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
By studying a period of nearly four centuries and examining houses over the entire region of Goa, this lavishly illustrated book, with architectural drawings, attempts to define the specific identity of Indo-Portuguese architecture. It is possible to observe, particularly during the 17th and 18th centuries, a progressive cross-influencing of Indian and Portuguese aesthetic tastes: the resulting mixture has produced a fascinating style of architecture, which this text has captured with more than 200 colour photographs.
Goa
Title | Goa PDF eBook |
Author | David Abram |
Publisher | Rough Guides |
Total Pages | 392 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9781843530817 |
This guide to Goa examines India's best-known resort region. It features a colour introductory section, including photographs of the regions highlights, from enjoying the sun on Palolem Beach to browsing at Anjuna flea market. The basics section provides all the information you need to prepare your trip, including visas, inoculations, flights, insurance and safety advice. The main heart of the guide includes evocative accounts of every beach in the state, plus the region's temples, markets and wildlife sanctuaries from Panjim to Galjibag. There are also lively and reliable reviews of the best places to stay, eat, drink and party. Coverage has also been given to sights in the neighbouring state of Karnataka and the transport hub of Mumbai. Thorough background articles cover Goa's history, religion and environment furthering the reader's understanding of the region.
New Songs of the Survivors
Title | New Songs of the Survivors PDF eBook |
Author | Yvonne Vaz Ezdani |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 266 |
Release | 2015-12-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789385755217 |
During the Second World War, many of the Indians settled in Burma were killed following the bombing of Rangoon by the Japanese Air Force. Thousands more were forced to give up everything-their homes, their businesses and shops, even their families-and flee to India to escape the invasion. The lucky ones flew home. Others followed by ship, crossing the Bay of Bengal under constant threat of aerial and submarine bombardment. But most walked all the way, to Manipur and then Assam, braving hunger, disease, wild animals and exhaustion. Some walked the more hazardous route further north, across the Hukaung Valley, which came to be called the Valley of Death. Drawing primarily on recollections from the survivors and descendants of Burma's once-thriving Goan community, this compelling book is the first attempt to write an oral history of the 'Forgotten Long March'- one of the biggest and most harrowing migrations in recent history.