Hi there! SaligaoNetters, Havent had time to check out the website but will do so once I've finished all the backlog of work since I took my vacation. Met a few Saliganvkars when I was in Saligao including Rico, & Fr. Nascimento who was kind enough to visit when he was visiting folks in Saligao. He looked well & was his usual self, so I was happy to meet him. December 2008 or 2009??? Val made the correction anyway. Kevin.... hmm! Noticed the "Kudos" to Val from your end alongwith the humour thereby enlivening the Net...not bad!, but otherwise did you hear of that one?...To err is human....! Perhaps Val or his proof-reader missed out on that one digit...... I'm sure the website will provide us with whatever material is available & that which will be of interest to those who are interested. Have a good day, all you SaligaoNetters around the world! Ta ra! Annette
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 14:52:51 -0500From: [email protected]: [email protected]: [SALIGAONET] Re: Saligao Serenade goes live on the InternetWonderful website... a year ahead of schedule! On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 2:11 AM, Val Souza <[email protected]> wrote: www.saligaoserenade.com Saligao Serenade, a website-cum-blog celebrating the history, traditions, culture, folklore and people of Saligao – a colourful village in Goa, India – was formally launched in Mumbai in the last week of December 2009. The main author of the essays featured on Saligao Serenade is Fr Nascimento Mascarenhas, the well-known Goan priest and historian from the village, who has written much on the history of the Catholic Church in Goa. The essays have been selected from the vast number of postings by Fr. Nascimento on the Saligaonet mailing-list between 2001 and 2005, and some additional material that he has been working on subsequently. Selection and editing of the essays has been done by Val Souza, a seasoned Indian Information Technology journalist based in Mumbai, but with roots in Saligao. Also featured on the site are sketches by Mel D'Souza, an artist and author originally from Saligao and currently in Canada. Saligao Serenade was formally launched on 27 December 2009 by Fr Nascimento's brother Michael Mascarenhas and sister-in-law Lina, on the occasion of the couple's Golden Jubilee Wedding Anniversary celebrations in Mumbai. The website is organised into various categories, covering History, Culture, Customs & Beliefs, People, Religion, Village Matters and Nature. Saligao Serenade welcomes original article submissions on subjects connected with the village, in addition to comments on the existing posts. New essays will be added every week on the site, which is managed and maintained by Val Souza. Saligao Serenade is accessible at www.saligaoserenade.com. _________________________________________________________________ Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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! -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
