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Viva Damão! Keep the culture alive: First “WORLD DAMAN DAY” Celebrated Worldwide on 20th August 2008

The first-ever, “WORLD DAMAN DAY” was celebrated by people of Daman origin living outside India in countries like the UAE, USA, Canada, Holl...
50-year old Portuguese sign board still in use!

You'd think the above picture of a sign board was taken from a local museum! The photo was taken with a mobile phone in January 2009 whe...
Musicking Destination: Instituto Camões, New Delhi!

Happy to have been invited to perform a set of Portuguese songs at Instituto Camões , Embassy of Portugal, New Delhi on the 18th of July 20...
European Forum of Voluntary Work, 2009 edition

I voted for Artur Martins of Portugal - you can also do the same here: http://www.benevolat.eu/en/vote.php
WORLD DAMAN DAY!

Here's some great news: Rene Barreto, the founder of World Goa Day contacted me for launching the first ever, WORLD DAMAN DAY along wit...
Daman Day 2011 Celebrations

Daman Day 2011 was celebrated on "Dia de Damao" - 2nd of February which also coincides with the feast of "Nossa Senhora da...
Visit of Ambassador of Portugal to Daman on 12th Nov 09

The ambassador of Portugal came on a one-day (unofficial) visit to Daman along with the Goa-based Consul General on the 12th of November 09....
Sao Joao

Sao Joao (St. John’s feast) was celebrated yesterday, 24th June 09, in Damao (Daman) Portuguese style as usual with 'add-ons.' I wok...
Between the Sword and the Pen, lies the Guitar

Nostalgia's gripped people like never before - you read it in the papers, see it on TV, hear it in conversations and relive it in your ...
The Last 48 hours of the 400-year Portuguese rule

While researching my book, "Saudades," I found nothing but one-liners like 'Daman was annexed to India on 19th December 1961...