Short Takes, Long Memories

By Kamath And Prabhakar Kamath

Short Takes, Long Memories

By Kamath And Prabhakar Kamath

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Specifications

Print Length

208 pages

Language

English

Publisher

Rupa Publications Co.

Publication date

1 January 2011

ISBN

9788129118219

Description

Providing a ringside view of an eventful period in Goa's history – its transition from being a Portuguese colony to a state in the Indian republic – this is the tale of a land caught between the irresistible pull of India and the immovable object that was the inflexible colonial regime, based on the reminiscences of I.A.S. officer and diplomat Prabhakar Kamat. In the 1940s, Prabhakar Kamat left Goa to travel by sea to Europe to continue his education. In Lisbon, his adventures navigating the minefield of culture shocks were tempered by encounters with revolutionaries from the Portuguese empire. He returned to a Goa that was still under colonial rule, but Indian patience was now growing thing. A lightening manoeuvre by the Indian army in 1961 absorbed Goa into the hectic, colourful Indian democracy. With sharp insight and witty anecdotes, Short Takes, Long Memories showcases life as it was in one of India's most beautiful, unspoilt states.


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