Bookworm Trust

Bookworm at Goa Chitra

Bookworm was invited to participate in the Traditional Christmas Revival hosted by Goa Chitra – the ethnographic Museum in Benaulim and this time we said yes. Krystal loaded the van, with books for browsing and reading, books for sale , craft supplies and a Christmas tree and we set off! We arrived at the museum […]

A dog, a girl and St. Francis– Once Upon a Feast review by Usha Mukunda

Goa! Just the sound of that name conjures up visions of the sun, the sand and the sea. The well-known Mario’s cartoons have added to the spice and lure of the place. Some of us have been drawn to the old churches which still retain an atmosphere of piety and worship. But through it all […]

Reading ‘Once Upon a Feast’ at St. Francis Xavier Church, Chicalim

A Church , a Saint and a Feast , catechism children spilling all over the holy halls and we had a perfect setting for our FIRST read aloud of our new book Once  Upon a Feast – Mia Marie Lourenco and Illustrated by Fatema Barot Mota. Brian and Natasha Farias MOP parents and parishoners of […]

Bookworm soon going to be a Not for Profit Company

Bookworm will soon be registered as a Not For Profit Company and welcomes Chetna Malhotra, Pritha Sardessai and Niju Mohan as Directors to the new company. The registration means that Bookworm will be better poised to attract funding opportunities that grow the core areas of work, like the School Book Treasury Program and the Mobile […]

Book release heralds festive month

Bookworm , the much loved Goa-based initiative committed to books and reading, announces the release of its new book, Once  Upon a Feast.  The story of a young girl and a statue of St. Francis Xavier is written by the very young and talented Mia Marie Lourenco (13) and illustrated by Fatema Barot Mota, an […]

Mhadei – Lt Commander Abhilash Tomy’s Solo circum-navigation

We are following Lt Commander Abhilash Tomy as he sails 45000km alone on his sail boat. Mhadei the boat was built in Goa and as Abhilash sails solo, we  watch him on our site. Join us as we travel with this brave explorer who is crossing oceans like people did thousands of years ago and […]