Saturday, February 26, 2005

Goa Konkani Akademi's books (details awaited)

Today's Herald announces (Page 4, Feb 26, 2005) that the Goa Konkani Akademi will mark its 10th anniversary with a "short programme of releasing new books". This is to be held on March 4. Details of the books however are not spelt-out, neither is the reader told how many books would be published.

Monday, February 21, 2005

On women and girls in Goa

Shaila Desouza of the Centre for Women's Studies (at the Goa University, Goa) sent in a copy of the book she co-authored with Ms Nirmala Sitharaman of the National Commission for Women (New Delhi). Looking forward reading that more closely. Incidentally, the NCW site is here. (Oops, some problem with the URL?) They can be contacted via email at mahila alfa.nic.in This book: 119 pages, May 2004, price not mentioned. Large format. Paperback.

Book of Edna's recipes

Mississauga, Ontario-based Edna is author of 'Saviour the Flavour of India', pp 132, January 2005 printed at Pilar, Goa. This book is available from tonferns at hotmail.com

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