Hi Selma, Would be grateful if you could also send it to me - [email protected] you. Crispino Lobo
On Mon, 1 May, 2023, 9:26 PM 'Carvalho' via Goa-Research-Net, < [email protected]> wrote: > Certainly, John, I'll email it to you privately. > > Warm wishes, > Selma > > On Monday, 1 May 2023 at 16:43:34 BST, John de Figueiredo < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear Selma, > Please get the name and contact information of the person who helped you. > He/she is precious. > Best wishes, > John > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 1, 2023, at 2:25 AM, 'Carvalho' via Goa-Research-Net < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > Thank you for the numerous helpful response regarding Goa Archives. I did > indeed visit the Goa Archives. I arrived at 10am and sat patiently for an > hour. Eventually someone recognised me as the writer and hastened my entry > into the archive hall. This office defied any semblance of modernity and > had an estranged relationship with technology. By some antediluvian method, > I ordered a documented assisted by person who recognised me. I then took a > seat and awaited said document. I sat in a hall full of men who pored over > centuries-old documents with their arms spread on these books, brandishing > felt pens, the documents spine straddled without support. After I saw this, > I felt nausea creeping up and tried to avoid eye contact with anyone, most > of all the clerks in the room. > > I sat for another one hour and could see all the peons chatting but no > document had arrived. I went to the head clerk and asked about the possible > arrival of my book. He nodded to a peon, they laughed, and one frail > creature departed on his search with all the enthusiasm of a man being led > to the guillotine. Finally he returned clutching the holy grail of a book > but when I took custody, it was the wrong book. I went to tell the manager > who sat in a class cabin with the surly look of a government officer, > pressing a buzzer to summon people. He dismissed by not looking up. I did > not wait for the right document because had it arrived, I could neither > photograph it nor photocopy it. I would have to make an application for the > record and collect it 15 days later. So I left. > > Every department, institution and organisation of governance in Goa (and > unfortunately I have had to visit many) is a failure of efficiency, > procedure, custody and care. We are light years away from any semblance of > modernity and our sense of Goan exceptionalism is utterly misplaced. > > The story does have a happy ending. The man who recognised me researches > records for a living and I shall simply hire his services. > > Take care, > Selma > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1514668968.1207763.1682922322014%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1514668968.1207763.1682922322014%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/9D48A34D-A844-452E-B373-6932A92C553D%40sbcglobal.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/9D48A34D-A844-452E-B373-6932A92C553D%40sbcglobal.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/333634423.1308724.1682956555394%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/333634423.1308724.1682956555394%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAGVMO%2BvLPUwcy9ibpjBrbP4E3SjVdJCKrbuWB9bnHnQcrkuorQ%40mail.gmail.com.
