Short Takes, Long Memories
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Authors: Sharmila Kamat, Prabhakar Kamat
9788129118219 | PB | pp. 206 | 2011 | Rupa Publications
Short Takes, Long Memories is a ringside view into an eventful period in Goa’s history – its transition from being a Portuguese colony to becoming Indian.
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A ringside view of an eventful period in Goa’s history – its transition from being a Portuguese colony to becoming Indian, this is a tale of a land caught between the irresistible pull of India and the immovable object that was the inflexible colonial regime. The book is based on the reminiscences of I.A.S. officer and diplomat Prabhakar Kamat.
In the late 1940s, Prabhakar Kamat abandons the somnolence of Goa to travel by sea to Europe for higher studies. In Lisbon, his adventures navigating the minefield of culture shocks are tempered by encounters with revolutionaries from the larger Portuguese Empire. He returns to a Goa still under colonial rule, but with India’s patience wearing thin. A blink-and-you-missed-it Army action in 1961 lets Goa join India and plunge into Its hectic, colourful democracy. Goa’s date with self-rule galvanises Portugal to follow suit.
With sharp insight and witty anecdotes, the book showcases life as it was (and in some ways, still is) in Goa.
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| Authors: | Sharmila Kamat, Prabhakar Kamat |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9788129118219 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 206 |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House India |
| Edition: | Rupa Publications |
| Condition: | New |
| Country of Origin: | India |
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