Achieve Goa, A Daughters Story Penned By Maria Couto EPub

good book that tells you a lot about Goa's history before, but would have been better if it also had a more detailed mention of Goa after, esp in terms of popular people and places.
Still, its a must to go through this book for the love of GOA, I read this book because I was born in Goa and I love the place, I noticed there are many books on Indias freedom struggle with the British and this is also well documented in our school history books.
But it is not often that one reads much about theplus years of Portuguese rule in Goa.
Nor have I ever read about any of the freedom movement in Goa, Well, this book is the answer to it, It is a dense historical account of Goa thru the eyes of the author, The authors husband Alban was a senior civil servant appointed by Government of India after Goa was liberated.
This book goes beyond the stereotypical image of Goa which is a daze of sun, sand , beer and fish.
It focuses on cultural heritage of Goa, both from a Christian and Hindu standpoint, It also goes in a lot of detail about colonization by the Portuguese, how it has affected the culture of Goa and how the various groups in Goa adapted to this colonization.
The narration of historical accounts is inter weaved with the experiences of

the authors family, This book did get a little boring at times due to the unnecessary details but I certainly learnt much more than what is commonly known of the state.

Read thispage book if you are a history buff and are interested in the state of Goa.
If you want a lighter read on Goa you can go for Jerry Pintos “ Reflected in Water”.
Brilliant stories from Goa! A people's history of Goa, .