Janakye Bai's Story: Velip Oral Traditions

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Carvalho

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Feb 27, 2026, 4:49:32 AM (13 days ago) Feb 27
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Do not miss the riveting interview with Vithai Zaraunker by R. Benedito Ferrao. Both being academics, they dwell on why it is vitally important to preserve Goa's Velip traditions.

The illustrated book The Story of Janakye Bai (Goa 1556, 2026) chronicles a tale that has been passed down over several generations amongst Velip people, one of Goa’s Indigenous communities. The story revolves around Janakye Bai, a girl who chooses to run away from home rather than resign herself to a fate she refuses to accept. This book appears in two editions, one in Velip Konkani and the other in English. Vithai Zaraunker, a member of the Velip community and an Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at the D. D. Kosambi School of Social Sciences and Behavioural Studies at Goa University, envisioned this book project which records the story of Janakye bai as narrated by Leelavati Zaraunkar and Sita Vaiz. Salil Chaturvedi translated the tale, which has been illustrated by Asavari Gurav.



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William Robert Da Silva

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Mar 1, 2026, 6:53:56 AM (11 days ago) Mar 1
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FN, is it possible to have a copy of Velip Konkani book of Janakyebai?
WRDS

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Frederick Noronha

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Mar 1, 2026, 4:15:57 PM (10 days ago) Mar 1
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Copies can be reserved online here
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Shubha Chaudhuri

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Mar 2, 2026, 3:58:59 AM (10 days ago) Mar 2
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I would love to get a copy as well.. 

Shubha Chaudhuri

Shubha Chaudhuri Associate Director General ( Academic ) Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology American Institute of Indian Studies 22, Sector 32 HUDA Institutional Area Gurgaon. 122001 INDIA


William Robert Da Silva

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Mar 9, 2026, 3:09:24 PM (2 days ago) Mar 9
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Thank you very much. I have done field work among Velip between 1988 and 1997 when I was at GU.
W R Da Silva

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