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Apartment for sale in Campal/Miramar area, Panaji, Goa. Spacious 3 bedroom flat (3BHK)available for sale in upscale area near Miramar beach Contact: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Perhaps the statue to Luis de Camões that once stood at Old Goa could be sent to Kerala along with the pedestal on which it originally stood and tells a story. BTW, where is the statue now? ----- Original Message ---- From: Luis Vas <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, 18 August, 2009 8:37:50 PM Subject: [Goanet] Camoes on Kerala A series of lectures by Manuel Ferro of the University of Coimbra in Portugal, which began at St. Thomas College here on Monday, will refer to the historical and literary importance of ‘The Lusiads’. “The epic poem will be of great interest to Malayalis. Its descriptive passages tell us of the palace of the Zamorin. The poem has been translated into Konkani. It is yet to be translated into Malayalam,” said C. J. Davees of the Centre for Lusofone Studies, introducing the lecture series. The series is a part of promoting Portuguese studies in Thrissur. The Goa-based Oriental Foundation has donated 600 Protuguese books to St. Thomas College. From Tuesday through Friday, Prof. Ferro will lecture on ‘The St. Thomas episode in ‘Lusiads’, ‘Camoes’ colloquies with Lusophony’, ‘Manuel Alegre’s and Jose Saramago’s Camoes’ and ‘The Indian community in Portugal. K. Santhosh __________________________________________________________________________________ Find local businesses and services in your area with Yahoo!7 Local. Get started: http://local.yahoo.com.au
