Edith Noronha Melo Furtado released on Friday a book on the works of "the Goan bard" Dr Manohar Rai Sardessai. See https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/15548689158/ Below are excerpts from the function, in which she and other speakers explain the significance of the genial writer's work, Indian writing in French today, and related themes. After the formal function and speeches, there was a rendition of some of the poetry by the late Sorbonne-educated Dr Sardessai already set to music by a range of other composers and musicians. Below:
Prof Edith Melo e Furtado talks about her new book http://youtu.be/yiqYQQ-NuG4 Dr Maria Aurora Couto flags off some issues and comments http://youtu.be/-8baVf_tZQ0 Konkani poet Madhav Borkar, on the work of Manohar Rai Sardessai and the new book http://youtu.be/DeNXNTWrJZo French scholar from the JNU, Prof K Vijayalakshmi Rao, on Indian writing in French http://youtu.be/M3Kpe6HLawQ ------------------------------------------------------------ :::::::::::::::::::::::::MUSIC:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ------------------------------------------------------------ The Cotta Family Sings (poems of Manoharrai Sardessai): Sobit Amchem Goem (composed by Prof Micael Martins) http://youtu.be/d7yVAjDXhKs The Cotta Family Sings: Padr Jose Vaz (comp: Fr Peter Cardozo) http://youtu.be/UgM2V5zXb2I The Cotta Family Sings: Soiri... composed by Remo Fernandes Your video has been published at http://youtu.be/4PXGInO16zI The Cotta Family Sings: Jezu bashin (Like Christ)... http://youtu.be/bEreiEQEDN4 The Cotta Family Sings: Gaudo Hanv. Composed by Bhupendra. http://youtu.be/wlUWSs7QPow The Cotta Family Sings: Panch Vorsam, composed by Remo Fernandes http://youtu.be/oLLDYBAg--g The Cotta Family Sings: Zayat Zage (Wake Up!) Composed by Ulhas Buyao http://youtu.be/IsnRdxKP5Qc ### Share your comments by simply posting email to goa...@goanet.org (only in plaintext, no attachments pls). -- P +91-832-2409490 M 9822122436 Twitter: @fn Facebook: fredericknoronha Latest from Goa,1556: http://goa1556.in/book/goa-in-sepia-tinted-postcards/