Beautiful! Congratulations, and Happy New Year!
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 1:27 AM, Victor Hugo Gomes < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Members and friends of Goa Chitra, > Our upcoming museum GOA CHAKRA is already gaining International > recognition. Please check the article that appeared on 27th Dec. 2013 on > BBC NEWS. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/24847038 > Over the last four years since we started, Goa Chitra has gained > popular attention from its various stakeholders. > > > > We have had over 200000 visitors especially school and college > students. Goa Chitra has been attracting famous celebrities like renowned > Indian poet, lyricist and director Sampooran > Singh Kalra Gulzar; the Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk; winner > of the Man Booker Prize Kiran > Desai; astronomer and Padmabhushan Awardee, Dr. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar; > Padma Bhushan and eminent Indian poets Dr. > Surjit Patar; Prof. Naseem Shafai; Ms. Sukhvinder Amrit; Dr. Arabinda > Mitra, Executive > Director, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum, Former CAG of India, Mr. > Vinod, Rai; Governor of Goa, His Excellency Mr. Bharat Vir Wanchoo; Mr. > Khwaja, Union secretary for > Tourism; Governor of West Bengal, His Excellency Mr. M.K. Narayanan; the > former Union Minister of Tourism, Ms. > Kumari Selja; the former Governor of Goa, His Excellency Dr. S.S.Sidhu;, > Former Union Tourism secretary Mr. Sujit Banerjee besides Chief Minister > of Goa, Mr. Manohar Parrikar. > > > > More recently the God Father of Hollywood > Cinema, Mr. Robert De Niro and his daughter Ms. Drena > De Niro chose Goa Chitra as the only place to visit > while he was in Goa. He spent two hours at Goa Chitra. Mr. Di Niro > remarked “This museum is a treasure trove and an amazing great > place. I just loved it. Every time I know of somebody visiting Goa, India, > I > will definitely highly recommend the Goa Chitra Museum”. > > > > Goa Chitra has gained local, National as > well as International media attention and was graded as a “Must see > place” by ‘TIME’ International. It has > been featured as a "Hidden Gem" in the April 2013 > issue of the prestigious 'National Geographic Traveller' Magazine. > Goa Chitra has been awarded with the Bravo Badge by TripAdvisor and > ranked as “No 1 attraction” in > Salcette district. Highly recommended by ‘Rough Guide’ and ‘Lonely > Planet’. > > > > Goa Chitra has been the recipient of > two International awards. The Fundacao Orient scholarship 2009 (Portugal) > and the V.X. Verodiano Award 2009 (USA) for persons who > preserve the well being of mankind through individual advancement in the > field > of art, music, literature, science, medicine or humanities. Goa Chitra has > received > certificates of merit from 18 International museums. Goa Chitra is > recognized > as “An asset to Goa” by Government of Goa. > > > > It is thanks to your continuous support for Goa > Chitra that we have reached so far and have been able to carry on > the vision of preserving > the past for posterity. Goa Chakra Museum will be opening officially very > soon. > Cheers and best wishes for 2014, > Victor Hugo Gomes > > >
