I just received the sad news of the sudden passing of Valmiki Faleiro. Just a couple of months ago we enjoyed a round of beautiful email exchanges. His new book had been published (I bought a copy on Amazon) and we reminisced about Goans in the Indian Armed Forces that we both personally knew.
Valmiki-bab & I shared a warm virtual friendship for over 2 decades (we never met in person, so far as I can tell). He would very occasionally email me with a terse comment or two on a post of mine on Goanet. A very sad day for we have lost a keen, engaging mind and a great Goan. r
