This an interesting article in memory to the few such public squares in Asia. I remember Guna the barber and his newspapers. The senior librarian carefully sidesteps the forced removal of the bust of Vasco da Gama by the current colonial ruler of our land besides, he lacks the guts to tell the reader who built the square and has the audacity to tell us 'it happened after liberation'. The ghanti rule can hardly maintain the garden. Now the vereador comes and tells us he is remaking things for the Catholic feast. Typical collies roti and chutney stuff. BC A garden, a bandstand & memories TNN 10 November 2009, 06:50am IST
Of all the structures in Panaji that have been undergoing renovation of late, I nostalgically remember Jardim Municipal Garcia de Orta, where as a child and later, I have spent happy moments. For a city and an era where limited recreational activity was available, it was this municipal garden which was the center of activity and leisure for all citizens.
