Featuring Short Takes Long Memories - a commentary on Goa, Portugal and Antonio Salazar - the fascist ruler as noted for his tightfistedness as for his tight fist
Saturday, July 9, 2011
On penny-pinching dictators and penny-saving locals: in the July issue of Goa Today
Featuring Short Takes Long Memories - a commentary on Goa, Portugal and Antonio Salazar - the fascist ruler as noted for his tightfistedness as for his tight fist
Friday, July 8, 2011
A chance to slip into the frame and absorb the ambience of another Goa
Customer review on Crosswords.in for Short Takes Long Memories:
For those who are interested in getting a feel of just how Goan evolved (and in some cases, as in the laid-back attitude, did not evolve) over the years from a sleepy overgrown village to what it is today, this book offers a chance to slip into the frame and absorb the ambience. The phenomenal memory of the author allows him to remember quirks of the 1940s when rigid rules of social interaction required that even dishes, plates and spoons be different for persons of different religions eating at a restaurant. There are some interesting titbits about George Fernandes and his Socialist Party and their activities in Portugal during the Emergency.
Review
For those who are interested in getting a feel of just how Goan evolved (and in some cases, as in the laid-back attitude, did not evolve) over the years from a sleepy overgrown village to what it is today, this book offers a chance to slip into the frame and absorb the ambience. The phenomenal memory of the author allows him to remember quirks of the 1940s when rigid rules of social interaction required that even dishes, plates and spoons be different for persons of different religions eating at a restaurant. There are some interesting titbits about George Fernandes and his Socialist Party and their activities in Portugal during the Emergency.
Review
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Short Takes in Hello Magazine: Check out BookMark in the July 2011 issue
With sharp insights and witty anecdotes, the book showcases life as it was and, in some cases, still is in Goa.
As sea and serenity meet: Tarini and Tar Vir the unique boat deities of Goa
Author: Dr Pratima Kamat,
Publisher: GOINCARH
Price: Rs 500
Get your copy TODAY!
The book explores the cultural linkages between water and worship in India's famed travel destination - Goa and analyses the boat motifs found on the unique Devi ('Tarini') and Vir ('Tar-Vir') sculptures located away from the coast, along the banks of River Mhadei, and its tributaries, in the forested, hilly sub-Ghat administrative districts of Sattari and Sanguem in Goa.
These unique 'speciality' Devis (Goddesses) of Goa, which are exclusive to Goa, are cast in the mould of well known Hindu religious deities like Mahishasuramardini, Brahmani, Gajalakshmi and Jogeshwari. They are either standing or seated in a boat, or portray the boat as a howdah or have the boat carved on the pedestal. The sculptures of the Vir, with the boat motif etched on its pedestal, have also been analysed in the book.
The 'Tarini' is an amalgam of folk, Sanskritic, Buddhist and Jaina traditions and provides valuable clues about the Western Ghats-Arabian Sea trade of which Sattari had served as an important conduit in the past.
Tarini and Tar-Vir gives us an insight on the ports of the Mhadei and the ship-building/repair centre that this region must have played host to in the early medieval times.
The book is based on studies conducted along the banks of the River Mhadei and its tributaries, in not so easily accessible and heavily forested environs and relies on primary and secondary documentation repositories in Goa and other parts of India. It includes maps, a rare collection of photographs of the deities and rare cultural forms of the two adminisitrative districts Sattari and Sanguem covered in the book.
For enquiries and to get a slice of Goa's ancient history at a fantastic discount please contact the blog
Publisher: GOINCARH
Price: Rs 500
Get your copy TODAY!
The book explores the cultural linkages between water and worship in India's famed travel destination - Goa and analyses the boat motifs found on the unique Devi ('Tarini') and Vir ('Tar-Vir') sculptures located away from the coast, along the banks of River Mhadei, and its tributaries, in the forested, hilly sub-Ghat administrative districts of Sattari and Sanguem in Goa.
These unique 'speciality' Devis (Goddesses) of Goa, which are exclusive to Goa, are cast in the mould of well known Hindu religious deities like Mahishasuramardini, Brahmani, Gajalakshmi and Jogeshwari. They are either standing or seated in a boat, or portray the boat as a howdah or have the boat carved on the pedestal. The sculptures of the Vir, with the boat motif etched on its pedestal, have also been analysed in the book.
The 'Tarini' is an amalgam of folk, Sanskritic, Buddhist and Jaina traditions and provides valuable clues about the Western Ghats-Arabian Sea trade of which Sattari had served as an important conduit in the past.
Tarini and Tar-Vir gives us an insight on the ports of the Mhadei and the ship-building/repair centre that this region must have played host to in the early medieval times.
The book is based on studies conducted along the banks of the River Mhadei and its tributaries, in not so easily accessible and heavily forested environs and relies on primary and secondary documentation repositories in Goa and other parts of India. It includes maps, a rare collection of photographs of the deities and rare cultural forms of the two adminisitrative districts Sattari and Sanguem covered in the book.
For enquiries and to get a slice of Goa's ancient history at a fantastic discount please contact the blog
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