Abbe Faria is a rare person. He was a priest who mastered hypnotism. His
father became a priest and his mother a nun. In all ways he was
uncommon.
Abbe Faria's statue stands next to the Secretariat. It is an image
associated with Goa. The BMX-Goa [an informal association of ex-students of
St.Britto's HS, St.Mary's HS and St.Xavier's College, all at Mapusa-Goa] have
adopted Abbe Faria as the image of Goa for their logo while looking at a
worldwide reunion from 16 to 22 December, 2006 i.e. the 250th birth
anniversary year of the great Abbe who features in Alexandre Dumas' magnum
opus "The Count of Monte Cristo".
If we want the Postal Authorities to release a commemorative stamp on 31
May[ one day after Statehood Day], we need to petition now. There is red tape
to cross and printing to do. Perhaps the outgoing MP of Rajya Sabha, who is
also a Goanetter, Prof Eduardo Faleiro, can set the ball rolling from the
Rajya Sabha Secretariat. The Mustard Seed Art Co. Power Point Presentation
could be shown at other fora like GHAG [ there is a function to release a book
on Panaji on 06 August at the old GMC,Campal], the Rotary and Lions Clubs, the
Jaycees and others. Perhaps the GIMS [ that is having a Syposium on
Patents on 20-21 August at the Marriott, Panaji] can show our brand
ambassador, too.
If we are proud to be Goans, let us show it ,too.
Viva Goa.
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 23:14:45 -0400
From: Sonia Vaze Subject:
[Goanet]Re : ABBE FARIA
>May 31, 2006 will mark the 250th birth
anniversary of Abbe Faria.
> Perhaps, incorporated in this Year’s
World Goa Day should be the
> initiative to urge the Indian Postal
authorities into issuing a
> stamp to mark the historical event and the
singular significance
> of this illustrious Goan.
>
>Dom
Martin
>
Could it also be possible to ask the Postal Authorities
to improve the
quality
of Indian Postal stamps? Stamps are like
ambassadors of our country,
and the
extremely poor quality of most of
our stamps (excluding special ones
available
only at the Panjim Head
PO) are a poor reflection on our country.
sonia
Date: Tue, 26 Jul
2005 23:28:02 -0400
From: Isabel Vas <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jose Custodio Faria
- alias Abbe Faria.
On the 31st of May 2006, one has the opportunity to
celebrate the 250th
birth anniversary of a great son of Goa, the pioneer
hypnotist who made
asignificant contribution to the study of the human
mind and behaviour -
Jose Custodio Faria ( of Colvale and Candolim, Goa).
To remind fellow Goans
of this date, and of this opportunity, the Mustard
Seed Art Company, in
collaboration with the Research Institute for Women,
Goa, organised a
Power Point presentation on the life and work of
Abbe Faria at the Kala
Academy, on the 31st of May, this year. This was by
way of a small beginning,
and a drop of hope that it would spark off
more ideas. A few initiatives are
already in hand: Luis de Santa Rita Vas,
from Bombay, has written an
epistolary novel entitled: Abbe Faria: the
Making of the Pioneering
Indian Hypnotist . The author is in the process
of contacting publishers.
Also, Cecil Pinto and Isabel de Santa Rita Vas,
Goa, are making a short film
documentary on the life and work of Faria, in
the format of interviews
with a variety of persons connected with
the Abbe. Another project in the
offing is an original play to be staged
by the Mustard Seed Art Company
entitled Kator Re Bhaji, in mid-December
2005, and then in May 2006. It is hoped
that Goans and others
enthusiasts will celebrate Faria and what he stood
for with
enthusiasm and exciting ideas.
Isabel de
S.R.Vas.
