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 when I visited a colleague in the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Fort, Big Daman.

Whoever says that the Portuguese language is on the decline in Daman, is certainly not living in Daman - this sign board is being used by a government establishment!

Culture Wise INDIA debuts in Portugal!


Dr. Adelino Costa probably is the first person in Portugal to buy a copy of my book, “Culture Wise INDIA!”

Here’s what he has to say...

Caro Noel,
 
Recebi hoje o teu livro que tinha encomendado. Provavelmente é o primeiro que chega a Portugal. Está muito bonito, muito bem ilustrado e é muito informativo.

Parabéns.

Adelino Costa
Portugal


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Dr. Costa has been a good friend and mentor for a decade. We first met in 1999 when he visited Daman when he was the Director of Fundação Oriente in Goa and have kept in touch since.