Goa-based authors writing in English?

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Frederick Noronha

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Sep 21, 2017, 7:00:20 PM9/21/17
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A friend wanted to know who's in this category. Am sure I'm missing out some names here... on this incomplete and hurriedly-drawn list. Kindly add to it....

Fiction:

* Margaret Mascarenhas
* Lambert Mascarenhas
* Victor Rangel Ribeiro (based part of the year in Goa)
* Belinda Viegas
* Jessica Faleiro
* Amita Kanekar
* Brenda Coutinho
* Savia Viegas
* Carmo de Souza (Angela's Goan Identity, etc)
* Alexandre Moniz Barbosa
* Odette Mascarenhas (writes on food/cuisine, and also two novels, one for children)
* Arun Sinha, editor Navhind Times, written both non-fiction and fiction
* Jess Fernandes, also writes in Konkani. Has written novel set in the lives of toddy tappers
* Heta Pandit, both fiction (incl short stories) and non-fiction
* Dinesh Patel (both fiction and non-f)
* Sushila Fonseca (medico doctor, who writes both fiction and non-fiction)
* Prof Dilip Loundo, has edited a volume of Brazilian writing into English
* Wendell Rodricks, both fiction and non-f
* Amita Kanekar, both fiction and non-f 
* Late Bertha de Menezes Braganza
* Late Remigio Botelho

Non Fiction

* Maria Aurora Couto
* Jose Lourenco
* Yvonne Vaz-Ezdani (Goans in Burma books)
* Rahul Alvares, young writer
* Late Bailon de Sa
* Tomazinho Cardozo (also writes in Konkani)
* Late Olivinho Gomes
* Ervelle D'Souza (earlier based in Mumbai)
* Sonia Faleiro (formerly based in Goa, part time)
* Pantelao Fernandes
* Tony Martins
* PP Shirodkar, former director of Archives, many books
* Richard Cabral, his PhD thesis on education in colonial Goa
* Afonoso Botelho, his PhD thesis 
* Joseph C Fernandes, recently published Requiem to a Goan.

Poetry

* Manohar Shetty
* Brian Mendonca

Cartooning

* Alexyz, books of cartoons
* Mario Miranda spent his latter years in Goa.  

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Silviano Barbosa

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Sep 22, 2017, 7:50:32 AM9/22/17
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Hi Frederick,

Can I add my name to your Fiction list please?


Silviano Barbosa - Author of The Sixth Night


Thanks!

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Jessica Faleiro

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Sep 22, 2017, 7:50:32 AM9/22/17
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Hi Rico,  I don't know which of these you created on Wiki, but if at all possible, wouldn't it make sense to integrate these so there is only one entry for each genre (fiction, poetry, non-f etc.) whether or not these are multiple wiki entries that's fine...but one wiki entry on 'Goan Literature' then another list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goan_literature AND https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fiction_writers_from_Goa,_India .  I also came across this one here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poets_in_(and_from)_Goa AND this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Women_writers_from_Goa   

Do you know who created these multiple lists and if you do, could you work with them to just have one per genre of Goan writers?  Just a suggestion, thanks!

Jessica

PIO MARIA FERNANDES

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Sep 22, 2017, 10:38:23 AM9/22/17
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Hi Frederick, 

I am the Author of DON ZHUZAM :EK ZOIT- EK HAR,  a konkani non fiction novel. 

Regards, 

Pio Fermandes


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Frederick Noronha

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Sep 22, 2017, 12:46:15 PM9/22/17
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Hi Jessica,

The history of each page is attached to it. But once anyone puts it out there, it kind of gets 'owned' by the public domain.

Changing a page can be messy, specially on the English Wikipedia, where someone could take objections to the changes, etc.

But anyone feeling strongly enough about it is free to work to edit it.

FN

On 22 September 2017 at 13:56, 'Jessica Faleiro' via The Goa Book Club <goa-book-club@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Hi Rico,  I don't know which of these you created on Wiki, but if at all possible, wouldn't it make sense to integrate these so there is only one entry for each genre (fiction, poetry, non-f etc.) whether or not these are multiple wiki entries that's fine...but one wiki entry on 'Goan Literature' then another list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goan_literature AND https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fiction_writers_from_Goa,_India .  I also came across this one here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poets_in_(and_from)_Goa AND this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Women_writers_from_Goa   

Do you know who created these multiple lists and if you do, could you work with them to just have one per genre of Goan writers?  Just a suggestion, thanks!

Jessica




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Frederick Noronha

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Sep 22, 2017, 12:48:02 PM9/22/17
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Guys, I just want to clarify that this list (because of it sought in that format) is about Goa-based authors writing in English.

You are free to start similar lists of outside-Goa authors, or authors writing in Konkani, etc.

If I had the time, I would have certainly helped.

FN

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Anuradha Goyal

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Sep 23, 2017, 6:59:44 AM9/23/17
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I think my name should appear in the Non-Fiction authors.
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Frederick Noronha

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On 23 September 2017 at 15:53, Anuradha Goyal <anurad...@gmail.com> wrote:
I think my name should appear in the Non-Fiction authors.

I would also think likewise....

Question: now who (if anyone) is going to volunteer to maintain this list?

Have already down some ground work (but not all).

FN

PS: There are names from some categories left out still. Translators. Those writing for children. Editors of volumes putting together the writings of others (e.g. Inside/Out edited by Helene Menezes with Jose Lourenco). There could be some who may have written while they were outside Goa, but are now based here. For instance, I was just reminded of this when I came across Melanie Ruth Sequeira's The Case of the Red-Headed Shrew. Melanie has written a few books before she was based in Goa (I think). Rajashree Bandodkar-Karpurkar, our batchmate and friend at the publishing course, has done quite a few books about science for children; are some of those in English too, Rajashree-bai? There's also the case of Luis Santa Rita Vas, who has authored as many as 28 books (if I recall right), but might have done most or all of those while based outside Goa, in Bombay/Mumbai. I would agree that the in Goa/out of Goa line here might seem a bit arbitrary, which it is. The only reason I'm doing it is because the question was asked in that manner.

 
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Celsa Pinto

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Sep 25, 2017, 3:50:52 PM9/25/17
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Would academic writers on history be excluded from this list.
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On Thu, 21/9/17, Frederick Noronha <frederic...@gmail.com> wrote:

Subject: [GOABOOKCLUB] Goa-based authors writing in English?
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Date: Thursday, 21 September, 2017, 11:00 PM

A friend wanted to know
who's in this category. Am sure I'm missing out some
names here... on this incomplete and hurriedly-drawn list.
Kindly add to it....
Fiction:
* Margaret Mascarenhas* Lambert
Mascarenhas* Victor Rangel Ribeiro (based part of
the year in Goa)* Belinda Viegas*
Jessica Faleiro* Amita Kanekar* Brenda
Coutinho* Savia Viegas* Carmo de Souza
(Angela's Goan Identity, etc)* Alexandre
Moniz Barbosa* Odette Mascarenhas (writes on
food/cuisine, and also two novels, one for
children)* Arun Sinha, editor Navhind Times,
written both non-fiction and fiction* Jess
Fernandes, also writes in Konkani. Has written novel set in
the lives of toddy tappers* Heta Pandit, both
fiction (incl short stories) and non-fiction*
Dinesh Patel (both fiction and non-f)* Sushila
Fonseca (medico doctor, who writes both fiction and
non-fiction)* Prof Dilip Loundo, has edited a
volume of Brazilian writing into English* Wendell
Rodricks, both fiction and non-f* Amita Kanekar,
both fiction and non-f * Late Bertha de Menezes
Braganza* Late Remigio Botelho
Non Fiction
* Maria Aurora Couto* Jose
Lourenco* Yvonne Vaz-Ezdani (Goans in Burma
books)* Rahul Alvares, young writer*
Late Bailon de Sa* Tomazinho Cardozo (also writes
in Konkani)
* Late Olivinho Gomes* Ervelle
D'Souza (earlier based in Mumbai)* Sonia
Faleiro (formerly based in Goa, part time)*
Pantelao Fernandes* Tony Martins* PP
Shirodkar, former director of Archives, many
books* Richard Cabral, his PhD thesis on
education in colonial Goa* Afonoso Botelho, his
PhD thesis * Joseph C Fernandes, recently
published Requiem to a Goan.
Poetry
* Manohar Shetty* Brian
Mendonca
Cartooning
* Alexyz, books of cartoons* Mario
Miranda spent his latter years in Goa.  
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Frederick Noronha

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Sep 25, 2017, 3:53:01 PM9/25/17
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Dr Celsa, You're right. I made the mistake of picking up books from my 'English/Literature' section. This inadvertently excludes those who have worked in fields like history, sociology, religion, law and other fields.

The list is just a starter, and need a lot more additions.

Not sure how we can strive to being more complete....

FN

On 26 September 2017 at 01:07, 'Celsa Pinto' via The Goa Book Club <goa-bo...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Would academic writers on history be excluded from this list.
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