Hmm! Another book! Good! All the best to you Rico, & all others. Have a nice day! Annette
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:50:07 +1000From: [email protected]: [email protected]: [SALIGAONET] Re: Goa has neglect behind scenic face, says new book Good for you Rico! You are really doing alot for literature in Goa. And this book is going to create ripples i'm sure. Here's hoping you will publish many more Goa related books in 2009 On 12/13/08, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या <[email protected]> wrote: A small Saligao link here :-) FNGoa has neglect behind scenic face, says new bookPANJIM: Domestic violence is is "fairly common" in Goa.One-third of Goa's women suffer from anemia, and one-fourth areunder-nourished. The Tillari project was taken up in 1986, and isincomplete.These facts emerge from a new book on Goa which argues that criticalissues of concern are often overlooked in our State. Called'Picture-Postcard Poverty', the book takes a look at what it calls the"unheard voices, forgotten issues from rural Goa".Released recently by Gurunath Kelekar during the 25th anniversary ofthe Gandhian non-governmental organisation, Peaceful Society in Madkai(Ponda), this book is co-authored by journalist Frederick Noronha andsocial campaigner Kumar Kalanand Mani.In 12 chapters, it focuses on issues of rural displacement, poorhealth that still harms many in Goa, the impact of alcoholism, andcasteism in Goa.It also touches on the impact of mining, mismanagement of Goa's hugewater potential, the promise and perils of panchayati raj here,concerns of rural and poor women, and the reality that hides behindGoa's claims to be one of India's best States.In its 130 pages (price Rs 150, ISBN 978-81-905682-8-9), the booktakes a close look at the reality emerging from official figures too.It points to these figures to show too, to show that the reality canbe far from what is usually officially projected.It narrates stories of huge sums wasted on large irrigation projects,hospitals built and lying under-utilised, the mysterious loss ofassets of Hospicio and Asilo hospitals after their takeover by thegovernment, and other wastes which Goa can little afford even as herpeople face the pressures."Goa is often subsumed in media-driven cliches of being abeach-sun-and-fun place. The dominant image we are left with is of aState on permanent holiday, urbanised and inhabited by a Westernisedmiddle-class," says the book. "But its dominant projection sidetracksa range of other issues."More about the book via cyberspace at goa1556books.notlong.comBroadways (18th June Rd, Sant Inez) is the distributor for the book,also available at OIBS (Mapusa), Literati (Calangute), and otheroutlets. It is published by the Saligao-based Goa1556, with design bybinanayak.com.For Goa1556Frederick Noronha.Enclosed: Cover of the book. Scan.<br Hmm! ANOTHER _________________________________________________________________ Discover the new Windows Vista http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
