Simple Joys
It has been a couple of months since the Library in School Program (LiS) started in schools for this academic year. We have grown from 11 schools to 16 schools this year. Last year, in December, we were approached by the Government Primary School, Taleigao to conduct LiS sessions in their schools and although there […]
My first month at Bookworm
Bookworm Library is a quaint “ half house” library and is situated on my way to the University. I always used to see it from outside but I had never entered it ever. One day I got an opportunity to visit the library because of my journalism assignment. When I entered the library, it had […]
Yo Ya Vachuya
This year, the Libraries in Schools (LiS) team conceptualised a new activity called Yo Ya Vachuya (YYV) which means ‘Come, let’s read’, in Konkani. The plan is to conduct this activity at least once a month in classes 3 and 4. By the end of the academic year, each class will have participated in 5 […]
New Beginnings- Our Lady of Merces School
The Bookworm Libraries in School (LiS) program started in the Our Lady of Merces school two years back. Supported by the Cipla Foundation, the program nurtured readers in Classes 3 and 4 in its first year. We decided to stick with the same classes as they got promoted, as we wanted the children to grow […]
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 […]
Envisioning the Bigger Picture
Written by Dharamjeet Kumar “Library as a refuge”, the phrase is so much relatable yet I never thought of putting it like this. This vision about library has been one of the major takeaways from LEC contact 2. The library has been an escape for me in times of loneliness or unpleasant surrounding. Several times […]
Mesmerising Contact 2
Written by Dr Neeza Singh, LEC 2018 Right from the time of entry into the beautiful serene building of St Joseph Renewal Centre on the top of the hill on the first day of the Contact 2 till the time I bid adieu to all in the class on the last day, every moment was […]
The Quilt
A quilt is often made up of remnant scraps stitched together and in that emerges a new object of beauty! It could not be more symbolic than this for me on the 20th day of July, 2018. I have been feeling like a scrap, dragging myself to complete tasks that should have been wrapped up […]
Is Poetry Really For Me?
Written by Nirupama Kaushik, LEC 2018 Our taxi drove through the gates of St. Joseph Vaz Spiritual Renewal Centre and stopped in front of the building I knew well. After all, this was where I had spent six lovely days in April engrossed in books, discussions, presentations and lighthearted conversations. Coming back after three months […]
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 […]