Dear Braz, Thank you for your kindness!
At another level, there is however a mistake here ... the award is not for me, but for Goa,1556. And I am not Goa,1556 -- rather, it comprises everyone who helps take this effort forward. By writing, reading, reviewing, editing, designing, proofreading any of its many pages. There is obviously a need in any society to make its voice, views, sentiments, concerns and opinions heard. What we are doing is to just trying and make it viable and sustainable. That some appreciate our work reflects on the clear need for this to be done, rather than our ability to do it. At the end of the day, an initiative like Goa,1556 would succeed if we made ourselves redundant by convincing, psyching or influencing many others of the need to capture memories on paper (or cyberspace, video, audio, whatever). This could help us all collectively understand our own societies and our past, so as to be able to more effectively shape and cope with our future. So many people -- including you -- have helped us along the way. You may consider yourself one of our lucky writers for whom things worked out somewhat pleasantly... frankly, we have not be able to be fair to all! Others have helped in ways they might have not even realised. Without Goanet, there would surely be no possibility for a Goa,1556! Much of our work has got around because of the friends and networks created by initiatives like Goanet over nearly the past two decades. A big thanks to Dom Martin and team for betting on this horse. We hope we can live up to it. Awards are embarassing, and one can never confidently claim to deserve the same; but the good side is that it reminds us of the added responsibility. Thanks Braz and to each one in the earlier set who sent across their good wishes, which I very ungraciously didn't respond to (partly out of embarassment, and partly because we were -- truly! -- completing two books last month). FN PS: If you can make it to Benaulim on Monday evening please do come! -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 [email protected] Books from Goa,1556 http://scr.bi/Goa1556Books Audio recordings (mostly from Goa): http://bit.ly/GoaRecordings On 1 November 2012 14:52, B MENEZES <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to add my congratulations to Frederick a.k.a. Rico, Fred, etc on a > well-earned and deserved 2012 > VINCENT XAVIER VERODIANO AWARD for his baby 'Goa 1556'. I met Frederick > for the first time only 10 moths ago,coming into the book business very > recently. Since then of course I have become increasingly aware to some > extent of the breath and depth of his initiatives, and even so I know it is > only an impressionist view. It is still ambitious and mind-boggling, and we > and future generations in Goa will forever be grateful for his efforts. So > Dear Frederick, Congratulations and Thank you. > > Braz Menezes > //www.matatabooks.com >
