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Proceedings of the National Seminar on
Oral Histories and Intangible Culture of Goa
“The seminar looked at Goa’s cultural journey through many lenses — its prehistoric past, its encounters with imperial and colonial powers, and the transformations after liberation. Oral histories provide us with an opportunity not only to revisit and correct historical inaccuracies but also to enrich our understanding of the cultural mosaic that defines Goa today. They remind us that history is never a single story, but a tapestry woven from multiple strands of memory, tradition, and lived experience.”
— from the Preface by Dr. Pandurang Phaldesai
Contributors
Arvind P Jamkhedkar, Kumud Kanitkar, Remy Dias, Padmaja Kamat, Rajendra P Kerkar, Kamlakar D Mhalshi, Rohit R Phalgaonkar, Suraj A Pandit, Nishigandha Parulekar, Prachi Chaudhari, Michael Keer, Tanvi Bambolkar, Vivek Chari, Ashok Rana, Pandurang Phaldesai
Tanvi Bambolkar
Tanvi Bambolkar is Assistant Professor of English at the Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Quepem, Goa. She completed her PhD in English at Goa University with a dissertation on Folk Theatre of Goa: A Critical Study of Select Forms, and continues to research and document the region’s rich folklore. Dr. Bambolkar has worked on a project on Poiguinim Kaalo for the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and has published four books in Konkani, including the acclaimed short-play collection Shots. An active writer and translator, her children’s books have been published by Konkani Bhasha Mandal and on Pratham Books’ StoryWeaver platform. She conducts theatre workshops for children and has served as a casual newsreader and translator at All India Radio, Panaji. Her plays include Logout, Paavli, Shots, Anwani, and Hidimba, with Logout and Hidimba winning state-level drama awards. Shots received the Yuva Sahitya Puraskar (2023) and the Ravindra Kelekar Memorial Yuva Sarjak Award.
Pandurang R Phaldesai
Pandurang R Phaldesai is a distinguished scholar of Goan culture, folklore, and cultural history. With postgraduate studies in Sociology and a PhD in Cultural History, he pioneered rigorous field research, documentation, and analysis of Goa’s rich folkloric and ethnomusicological traditions. Over five decades of extensive fieldwork, he has compiled a substantial body of original data and introduced innovative forms of cultural presentation, including the illustrated Cultural Atlas of Goa (2004). Dr. Phaldesai has authored numerous works in English, Konkani, and Marathi on art, culture, folklore, festivals, traditional knowledge, and social history. His doctoral research (2002) significantly expanded anthropological understanding of post-liberation Goan society. He is the recipient of the State Literary Award (Sahitya Puraskar), the State Cultural Award, and several fellowships. He served the Kala Academy, Goa’s premier cultural institution, for 35 years, retiring as its CEO in 2012. He currently serves as Honorary Director of the Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr, Porvorim, Goa.
Remy Dias
Remy Dias is Professor and Head of the Department of History at the Government College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Quepem, Goa. He previously served for ten years as Deputy Director of Higher Education, Government of Goa, where he handled matters related to Goa University and its affiliated institutions. He completed his doctoral studies at Goa University in 2003, with a dissertation on The Socio-Economic History of Goa with Special Reference to the Communidade System (1750–1910). In 2002, he was awarded the Fundação Oriente Long-Term Scholarship for his research on the Portuguese and the Comunidades of Goa. He has presented and published research papers at state, national, and international seminars and conferences. Dr. Dias has edited and published three books, the most recent being The Colonial Periodical Press in the Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions, co-edited with Sandra Ataíde Lobo et al. (Routledge, 2024).
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