Saudades! Folk Memories of Damão

The book every Damanense has always wished someone would write for them!

 

Saudades! Folk Memories of Damão! 

A memoir about the folksy past of Damão (Daman), a little-known,  former Portuguese enclave on the western shore of India

 

While Viva Damao! The Insider's Guide to the Indo-Portuguese Culture, Customs & Etiquette of Daman is a travel guide for non-Damanenses, Saudades! Folk Memories of Damão is a nostalgia-infused trip down memory lane - a keepsake for Damanenses and lovers of the Damão we love most.

 

Saudades! Folk Memories of Damão will be a co-authored memoir featuring only B&W pics of the last decade of the P'guese era in Damão (Daman).

 

Started as a Blog2Book project launched by the late Pedro Cabral Adão, former Consul General of Portugal on 10th June 2006 in Daman, the memoir format seems to suit it best.

 

For a detailed view of the clusters of blogs that make up the chapters of the book, visit www.noelgama.com.

Viva Damao - the book

I'm 90% done with the research for my book, "Viva Damao: The Indo Portuguese Subculture of Daman."

Now begins the writing part of the project - should take three months; and another two months to pass through my editing.

Here's a mock-up of the hard cover version:

 

And the soft cover version:                                     

 

 

Draft of Back Cover:

 

 

 

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Win a copy (ebook) of "Culture Wise INDIA"

Win a copy of my new book, "Culture Wise INDIA" (Survival Books Ltd, UK) - it's easy... visit the following url and enter your name and email address:

http://www.howtotellagreatstory.com/contest.html

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.

Culture Wise INDIA: The Essential Guide to Culture, Customs & Business Etiquette

I've just received a copy of my book, "Culture Wise INDIA: The Essential Guide to Culture, Customs & Business Etiquette" from my publisher, Survival Books Ltd., UK!

The book probably makes me:

1. The first Damanense writer living in Daman, to author a book post Liberation;

2. The first Damanense writer to author a book in recent times given that Antonio Muniz was a Goan;

3. The first Damanense writer ever to write a book on a topic other than Daman:)

But loyal as I am to Goa, Daman & Diu, I've mentioned how and why the culture in this former Portuguese colony is different from the rest of India.

The book can be ordered on Amazon.com or by copy-pasting this url into your browser: http://www.amazon.com/Culture-Wise-India-Essential-Etiquette/dp/1905303475

Viva!