Stories from Goan Houses by Heta Pandit. Published in 2022 by the author, The Heritage Network, Maia Heritage House, 1/98, Grande Morod Saligao, Bardez, Goa 403511; website: www.hetapandit.com; email: heta.pandit@gmail.com. Pp: 201. Price: Rs 2,499.
It’s hard to explain why it should be so, but Goa casts a spell that lingers in one’s imagination. It’s something as personal as that first kiss on a rainy afternoon in spring. The air is filled with the scent of mango blossoms and birdsong.
For me certainly, it’s the memory of Lucio Miranda, architect and singer weaving his magic on a guitar one evening on the......