The book sounds good, and sadly true Patsy
--- On Sun, 12/14/08, ANNETTE D'SOUZA <[email protected]> wrote: > From: ANNETTE D'SOUZA <[email protected]> > Subject: [SALIGAONET] Re: Goa has neglect behind scenic face, says new book > To: "Saligaon Foxy news" <[email protected]> > Received: Sunday, December 14, 2008, 5:51 AM > 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 > __________________________________________________________________ Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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! -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
