Fatima da Silva Gracias

Fatima da Silva Gracias is a Historian based in Goa with a doctorate in the area of Indo-Portuguese History. She has taught history for many years. Her books include Health and Hygiene in Colonial Goa ,1510-1961, Kaleidoscope of Women in Goa, Beyond the Self: Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Goa, The Many Faces of Sundorem, Women in Goa and Cozinha de Goa. Her most recent book is a biography Faces of Colonial India: The Work of Goan Artist António Xavier de Trindade. Apart from her books, she has contributed research papers on health, women, culture, social institutions, migration, food and church in books, journals and seminars in India, Portugal, France, Germany, Brazil and Sri Lanka. She is the Convener of Goa State Chapter of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH).