Maria de Lourdes discusses her new book with R. Benedicto Ferrao

[Selma Carvalho]

The sixty years I chose to explore were marked by events that left a lasting impact on Goa and the wider world — two World Wars, the Great Depression, the long struggle for freedom from colonial rule, and ultimately, the end of Portuguese control in Goa, Daman, and Diu. What drew me to this period wasn’t just its historical significance, but its nearness. I had lived through the final years of Portuguese rule as a child, and the memories of that time have stayed with me.

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A Book Full of Rice - Portuguese Colonialism, Food and Society in Goa: 1900-1961 — Joao-Roque Literary Journal est. 2017

A Book Full of Rice - Portuguese Colonialism, Food and Society in Goa: 1... By R. Benedito Ferrão Once an Assistant State Librarian at Goa’s Krishnadas Shama State Central Library, Maria ...

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Selma Carvalho