To Goanet - These are views of Chorão, Divar and Ribandar that were not possible until now - unless you shot them from a helicopter or an aeroplane. They were taken from the topmost (8th) floor of the latest atrocity taking shape in Ribandar. So egregious is this concrete turd, it can be seen from almost everywhere. From Panjim, from Mandovi bridge, from Old Goa, from Chorão, from Divar, from Britona, from St. Estevem. Each apartment here comes in at 85 lakhs a pop. That is, it is aimed not at Goans, but at some uncouth Delhi pissant armed with ill-gotten moolah or a pan-chewing Marwari. The next time you hear anything about the Regional Plan or about 'saving' Goa from any GBA rat, feel free to vomit on him (or her).
I staked the place the past 7 days, but was thwarted by the prevailing hazy conditions. Today the skies partially opened up and the haze subsided. By no means were conditions ideal for photography, but you have to make lemonade with the lemons you've got (especially if you are leaving Goa tomorrow). I am reluctant to make a post out of this shoot on my photo blog because although the views were fantastic, it was a terrible feeling standing atop this filthy concrete pile. The construction is classic third-world quality and design (did you expect anything less?). This is a quick look at some of the captures. Note that the images are copyrighted (and digitally watermarked - i.e. they are auto-tracked on the internet for illegal use). Wide-angle view of Chorão, Divar, and Ribandar - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/cd-1.jpg Ferry to Divar with the monuments of Old Goa in the backdrop - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/cd-2.jpg Our Lady of Piedade church in Divar. The Ganapati temple is also seen to the left - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/cd-3.jpg Ribandar village along River Mandovi - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/cd-4.jpg Ferry point at Chorão - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/cd-5.jpg Looking towards Divar. You can see 3 churches - Piedade, Malar, and to the far right, St Estevem - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/cd-6.jpg Regards, r * * * IS YOURS one of the stories of Goans on board the S.S. Dwarka, or at the Strait of Hormuz, Basra or Bahrain, Dubai, Swindon, Mombasa, Poona or Rangoon? Selma Carvalho's new book *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* docks at many other ports. Get your copy from Broadways, Panjim [9822488564] Rs 295. P&p extra. http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/
