Muitss. obrigada, Helga. It will be my privilege to sign a copy for you and Joaquim, when you are here next time. Best, v
On Mon, 7 Aug, 2023, 4:24 pm Helga Do Rosario Gomes, < [email protected]> wrote: > Just when I was sitting down to search and read through all the reviews > of Goa, 1961, my dear pal Valmiki neatly provides them to me in one email. > And what great reviews they are for his book but for me too! I realized > this is the book i need and this is the book I have to recommend to all my > friends overseas. > Part of me was ashamed that I knew almost nothing of even the few facets > that the reviewers had featured in their reviews: > “ Senior officers of the small garrison defending Panjim were in a > hopeless situation without human or material means to resist the Indian > troops, artillery, armour or the air force. Archbishop D. José Vieira > Alvernaz was able to convince the CO to lay down arms and declare a > ceasefire, saving Panjim and its inhabitants. The Portuguese hoisted a > white flag atop a riverfront tree on the southern bank of the Mandovi > River. Past dusk, closer to 8 p.m., Goan priest Msgr Gregório Magno de > Souza Antão, carried a ceasefire letter from Maj. Acácio Nunes Tenreiro, > military commander of Panjim, in a rowboat across the Mandovi.” > > But then I must remember that this is valmiki, the very low key gentleman > who won’t hold it against me - I just need to read the book preferably an > autographed version. > Parabéns, amigo! > Helga > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 6, 2023, at 20:02, Valmiki Faleiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > *GOA, 1961:** RECENT COVERAGE* > > > > The book, *Goa, 1961: The Complete Story of Nationalism and Integration,* > has recently received some coverage in the national and local media which > you may have missed. For those interested in the subject, here are a few > links: > > > > IN ENGLISH: > > *Major General Raj Mehta (V)* reviewed the book for the Chandigarh-based > daily, *The Tribune,* which also circulates in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal > Pradesh, J&K: > > > https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/book-reviews/valmiki-faleiros-goa-1961-goa-under-portuguese-and-its-liberation-530275 > > > > IN HINDI: > > *Dr. Sammit P.S. Khandeparkar *has presented the book, with emphasis on > *Operation > Vijay,* on the BBC Hindi news channel: > > Operation Vijay Goa: सैनिक कार्रवाई के बाद भारत ने कराया था गोवा को आज़ाद > (BBC Hindi) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5hQW2-4VZw> > > > > You may have missed some eminently readable stories in the national and > local media. Here’s a sampling: > > *AUTHORS & BOOKS:* > > > https://authornbook.com/goa-1961-the-complete-story-by-valmiki-faleiro/?fbclid=IwAR0HiiLx7hnnlukPoJI7H84D7K-yv6rWKsjoO0FDy380xDe5lu0004xv_F0 > > *THE PRINT:* > > > https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/nizam-of-hyderabad-wanted-to-buy-goa-from-portuguese-this-betrayal-of-trust-infuriated-nehru/1659311/ > > *GOMANTAK TIMES:* > > > https://www.gomantaktimes.com/my-goa/art-culture/delving-into-the-history-of-goas-liberation > > *THE GOAN:* > > > https://thegoan.net/goa-news/goas-liberation-book-offering-new-insights-to-be-released-tomorrow/101755.html > > (ends) > > -- > 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/CAGoMsACnzeDyWTwfrw9F%3DMF0Dd4h6dyoH_wYEMyQQjUqQDCPGA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAGoMsACnzeDyWTwfrw9F%3DMF0Dd4h6dyoH_wYEMyQQjUqQDCPGA%40mail.gmail.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/1ACBC7A1-C08D-458B-9501-E201F863FE34%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1ACBC7A1-C08D-458B-9501-E201F863FE34%40gmail.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/CAGoMsADvwSgQ9MPqBGfD%3DSLvy06ckeHhfNqbnVDSgpkZZ7tVDg%40mail.gmail.com.
