A well-researched, rock-solid documentation written by a writer who knows his ammo. For anyone interested in Goan history, culture, social life, architecture, cuisine, stories from Goa and stories about Goa, I suggest you read the Political Timeline carefully. It is a summary of the history of Goa and helps us understand the backdrop against which all the action that happened prior to and in 1961.

When I first came to Goa I would visit the churches in Old Goa, like everyone else. On every visit to the Sé Cathedral, apart from the...

When I first came to live in the house in Saligão, I was warned never to raise the height of the compound wall to more than 3 feet. “Our...