Dear Sir, I, Yashmi Prasad, a student from National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad (see: www.nid.edu) am doing a project on Goan Diaspora settled in Portugal.
The aim of this research is to document the history related to culture via photography and interviews that can help understand the past and account for the present day status of the Goan diaspora. My main focus will be photography with which I hope to capture the poetry of day to day lives. The interviews can be seen as a medium where we may interpret these experiences as many sensations and lessons. This research is a proposal for a scholarship offered by the Fundacao Oriente ( see http://translate.google.co.in/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&tl=en&u= http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foriente.pt%2F&anno=2). If I am granted this scholarship, only then will I carry out the research in Portugal. For this purpose, I am locating Indians with goan origin in Portugal. If there is any contact, that you can help me with. It would be of great help. The project will culminate in a photographic exhibition both in Portugal as well as India. There will also be a short and comprehensive publication, documenting the interviews. Please see attached a brief summary of the project and my curriculum vitae. This is a student research and any personal information provided, will not be used for commercial purposes. Please let me know if you need anymore details. Also please let me know of people who will help me with the same. Thank you. Best Regards, Yashmi Prasad -- ------------------------------------------------ Yashmi Prasad Diploma Semester National Institute of Design +91 22 28414864
