Space Walk
In the library a drama activity we use is called Space Walk. The objectives of this activity help actors to get to know their space as well as practice using their bodies in different ways. Our stage is changing. This week we move to a historic building in Mala Panjim built in 1908 as the […]
Caring for books at Bookworm
When I joined Bookworm, my library work included mending and covering of books. As a child, my mother always covered all my text books and notebooks as she felt that I would never be able to do a good job of it. My younger sister Vandana, had helped me join the Bookworm library and I […]
My discovery of books
Hello! My name is Vandana and I have been with Bookworm for 3 years now. When I joined Bookworm, I was very surprised to see so many different books in it’s library. On the first day I was a little worried, wondering if I was supposed to read all those books. I was a bit […]
This Book
Every once in a while, a mail from Sujata will appear saying ‘We must have this book for the Library’, and reading about it I agree, ’We must’! Depending on our current ‘funds allotted to buy books’ we then either buy it or add it to our wish list. A few weeks ago, another such […]
Nhoi – The Goa River Draw
CONSERVING THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE ALONG THE RIVER MANDOVI ESTUARY IN GOA – Noah Anand Fernandes M.Arch(Conservation), SPA Delhi. Historically the Mandovi River was a highly productive agrarian landscape which was developed on the saline tidal flats of the river. During the 16th century, the Portuguese maritime empire captured the city of Goa with an aim […]
Being Fired, not hired!
At Bookworm Trust we make a concerted effort to keep our blog posts current and updated, even if this means wielding my mighty cursor and shaming and naming people to write down reflective pieces to share ! Yes, irony aside I am often determined to post as freshly as we can because everyday there is […]
Retreating into Books
Like many ideas, the Book Retreat emerged from a frustration. I was frustrated that a group of Editors at Pratham Books, one in particular whom I have followed from the side lines and whom I know to be intelligent, thoughtful, charming and determined could not see what I was pointing out about books in general […]
To Fall in Love with a Book
To fall in love with a Book Is to stroke its spine, with a finger lighter than laughter. Is to cling to each letter, with a grip tighter than memory. Is to siphon the ink on a page, into the veins of your soul Is to hover over semi-colons, and taste the depth of each […]
Submissions for Torchlight Issue 6
Torchlight, a journal of libraries and bookish love, powered by Bookworm (Goa), is 5 issues old. We are getting set to launch Issue 6 in July 2018, the theme of which is Library and Art. Libraries are hubs of creativity and in them art is manifested in a variety of forms–sometimes even in a recycled […]
New Arrivals in the Library
A library is a space full of books. It is a magical place that takes the readers to an unknown world. A library is also a vibrant space, for readers to come, browse, sit, talk about books, read and borrow. When one talks about vibrancy in this space, it is not the movement of people […]