Pangim/Panjim/Ponjje is the city of my birth. Besides it is unique in Asia take for example the architecture around the Municipal Gardens, exception to the Velho and Sousa Towers (its architects should have been hanged).
It is a city that provided\provides Higher to Primary education housing the oldest medical and pharmacy schools in Asia, Massano de Amorim and Liceu Afonso de Albuquerque at Alto de Guimaraes. It also has a Santa Casa de Misericordia and a Lar dos Ninos on its outskirts and social clubs like the Nacional and Vasco da Gama. The city is also home to places of relgion like the Church of Imaculada da Conceição, a Mosque and the Mahalaxmi temple. Large business like the Demps, Vernekars, Menezes, Velho, Angleys, Mangaljis and the Maganlals have their houses established in the city. In the mid sixties my early school days was at the Cristo Rei. Early 70´s saw the Cristo Rei disappear and in turn saw various encroachments round this former school. Physically the Cristo Rei school is placed in Sta. Inês. Its grounds were\are being used by the RSS for its shakas. Further up the foothills some more encroachments have taken place. A road leading past the Gomantak Press also houses an other ghetto mainly made up of city cleaners. In front of the Sta. Inês church and across one sees more ghettos and open sewage. South of the city and towards Bhatulem the same scenario is repeated. The municipal market is in a sorrowful state. Such is the condition of this unique city since 61. The current infamous regime shows no sign to handle this city of value with care and many Goans are averse to this situation. The brain washing has been so strong that even rot is accepted by its citizens. BC ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com