Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar » Houses http://www.parrikar.com/blog Satyam Shivam Sundaram (Truth, Divinity, Beauty) Mon, 20 May 2013 04:42:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Windows to the City’s Soul – 15 http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2012/04/04/windows-to-the-citys-soul-15/ http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2012/04/04/windows-to-the-citys-soul-15/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:18:26 +0000 Rajan P. Parrikar http://www.parrikar.com/blog/?p=9833 Note: To see full-size images in this post, please view the original post by clicking here.

This is the final edition of this series. The photographs in this project are an attempt at conveying a sense of the character of Panjim. I wish I could have undertaken this exercise some 25-30 years ago when much of the city of my childhood was intact and before a good portion of it was permanently disfigured by third-rate concrete designs, the kind you see all over India today. The march of progress necessitates change, true, but it did not have to be this version of change. What has been lost is irretrievable. Whatever worthwhile that has managed to escape the philistinism of the past two decades should be nurtured through judicious public policy. Here’s hoping for the best.

All the posts dealing with the heritage of Panjim are consolidated here.

Vaz Mansion

Vaz Mansion, Avenida Pe. Agnelo
5D, 70-200L f/2.8 IS

 

Historic Mhamai Kamat House (19th C)

Historic Mhamai Kamat House (19th C)
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Barbearia Indiana (1926), near Municipal Garden

Barbearia Indiana (1926), near Municipal Garden
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
Sales de Andrade House - up close

Sales de Andrade House, Cortin
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
Sales de Andrade House - wide

Sales de Andrade House - wide
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Navadurga Tailors (1955), 18th June Road

Navdurga Tailors (1955), 18th June Road
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
Singbal's Book House, Church Square

Singbal's Book House, Church Square
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Latin Quarter

Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Grungy, central Panjim

Grungy, central Panjim
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Ladies Specialists

Ladies Specialists
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
Tatty, Latin Quarter

Tatty, Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
State of the Universe

Fugue in β Major
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
 
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All the posts on Panjim (capital of Goa) are consolidated at this link.

Bablo Naik House

Bablo Naik House
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Rajadhyaksha Building

Rajadhyaksha Building
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Bharneys business, central Panjim

Bharneys, central Panjim
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
Institute Menezes Bragança building

Institute Menezes Bragança building
5D Mark II, TS-E 17L

 
Home of historian Percival Noronha, Fontainhas

Home of heritage activist Percival Noronha, Fontainhas
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Latin Quarter

Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, TS-E 17L

 
Wall, Goan house

Wall, Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
 
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In this entry we step back and take in a wider angle of view.

Rua de Ourem

Rua de Ourém
5D Mark II, TS-E 17L

 
José Falcão Road

José Falcão Road
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Latin Quarter

Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, 14L II

 
Clube Nacional

Clube Nacional, a Panjim institution
5D Mark II, TS-E 17L

 

The Noronha family’s chapel attached to Hotel Mandovi.

Capela

Capela de Dom Lourenço (1827), behind Hotel Mandovi
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 

The final image is of the monument honoring Abbé Faria, the great Goan and a pioneering figure in the field of hypnotism. It was erected in 1945 and features the work of the Goan sculptor Ramchandra Pandurang Kamat.

The plaque on the northern side reads: JOSÉ CUSTODIO FARIA (ABADE FARIA) FUNDADOR DE DOUTRINA E METODO DA HIPNOSE PELA SUGESTÃO (José Custodio Faria, Abbé Faria founder of the Doctrine and Method of Hypnosis by Suggestion). [Reference: Snapshots of Indo-Portuguese History - I by Vasco Pinho]

To the left of the frame is the Palácio do Idalcão (Adilshah’s Palace) built c. 1500, and on the right, the Mhamai Kamat House (19th C).

Statue of Abbe Faria, Palace Square

Statue of Abbé Faria, Largo do Palácio
5D Mark II, TS-E 17L

 

Links to all the posts on the heritage of Panjim are consolidated here.

 
 
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My original intent was to file 10 posts on this theme before moving on to another topic, but now it is clear that this project will score a baker’s dozen or more sessions. There has been feedback requesting more street views. To that end, I shall include some wider shots in the final rounds.

Old Liceu building (now High Court)

Old Liceu building (now High Court complex)
5D Mark II, TS-E 17L

 
Hugo Menezes house, Tobacco Square

Hugo Menezes house, Tobacco Square
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 

The dwellings in the next two images exist cheek by jowl.

Hindu household, Latin Quarter

Hindu household, Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Catholic household, Latin Quarter

Catholic household, Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Glorious, central Panjim

Glorious Gem, central Panjim
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Sadekar & Bros, near Municipal Garden

Sadekar & Bros, near Municipal Garden
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Near Municipal Garden

Near Municipal Garden
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 

Vasco Pinho and I are joined in friendship based on our love of Panjim. A self-taught historian and a keen raconteur, he has self-published Snapshots of Indo-Portuguese History, a concise history of Panjim and Portuguese Goa spread over 4 volumes. This portrait was taken over a cup of tea at Café Aram at the end of Vasco-bab’s morning constitutional.

Vasco Pinho, historian & writer

Vasco Pinho, historian & author
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 

Go here to access earlier posts on the heritage of Panjim.

 
 
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The is the next installment of the ongoing project on Panjim. All the earlier posts are consolidated here.

Corte de Oiteiro (Cortin)

Corte de Oiteiro (Cortin)
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Pinson Wines, Latin Quarter

Pinsons, Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Latin Quarter of Panjim

Latin Quarter of Panjim
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Vasanti Footwear, João de Crasto Road

'Vasanti Foot Wear' - João de Crasto Road
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
Jose Falcão Road

José Falcão Road
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Morning mass, São Tome chapel

Morning mass, São Tome chapel
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
 
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The next stop in the Panjim saga. All the earlier posts on the city’s heritage are here.

Café & Bar, central Panjim

Madhav Ashram, central Panjim
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Bar Santarita, 31st January Road

Bar Santarita, 31st January Road
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Fazenda

Fazenda building, João de Crasto Road
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
In the Latin Quarter

31st January Road, Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Farmacia Ananta

Farmaçia Ananta, 18th June Road
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 100 f/2 MP

 
 
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Our exploration of Panjim continues.

Near Azad Maidan, central Panjim

Near Azad Maidan, central Panjim
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Near General Post Office

Near General Post Office
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
In the Latin Quarter: garish or bold?

In the Latin Quarter: garish or bold?
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Casa Lusitana, Latin Quarter

Casa Lusitana, Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Warning, near Municipal Garden

Warning, near Municipal Garden
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
In the Latin Quarter

In the Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 

Past entries on the heritage of Panjim are consolidated at this link.

 
 
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This entry discloses a mostly subdued colour palette. Earlier entries on Panjim are archived here.

Plaque bearing original name of the street, near Panjim Church

Plaque bearing original name of the street, near Panjim Church
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 

The original name of this street leading to Altinho (seen below) was Avenida do Sagrado Coração de Jesus (Avenue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus). The plaque is at the edge of the fence on the left of the frame.

Avenida do Sagrado Coração de Jesus

Avenida do Sagrado Coração de Jesus
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Near Cine National

Bar Mariano and La Abela, central Panjim
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Progress High School

Progress High School
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Lock love

Lock love
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
Near the Church Square

Near the Church Square
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
 
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The next round in this tribute to the great city of Panjim. For earlier installments go here.

In the Latin Quarter

In the Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
In the Latin Quarter

In the Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Mhamai Kamat House, central Panjim

The historic Mhamai Kamat House, central Panjim
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Mhamai Kamat door up close

Mhamai Kamat up close
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
Taverna, Latin Quarter

Taverna, Latin Quarter
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 

For earlier installments on Panjim, go here.

 
 
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Moving along, the next chapter in this series.

Wall, near Geeta Bakery

Wall, near Geeta Bakery
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 
Waiting for the school bus, Ribandar

Waiting for the school bus, Ribandar
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 

See this post for more on windows of nacre.

Windows of nacre, Cortin

Windows of nacre, Cortin
5D Mark II, TS-E 24L II

 
Pharmacy, Ribandar

Pharmacy, Ribandar
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP

 

All the posts featuring the heritage of Panjim are consolidated here.

 
 
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