Annual Christmas Traditions Revival with Goa Chitra
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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 […]
Announcing Children’s Book Fest
Details to be announced soon!
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 […]
Bookworm at Bookaroo
Bookworm’s Elaine and Chetna went to the Bookaroo Children’s Festival in Delhi on 24th – 25th November. They are still talking about all the excitement they witnessed, the books they bought and the sessions they participated in. Both Elaine and Chetna felt that the venue was a beautiful and fitting location for a children’s book […]
Mobile Outreach Program is back in Cacra
Milan Khanolkar illustrator of Bindi Su, drove to Cacra with Bookworm Cacra MOP team, Betty and Edy and they all had a whale of a time on the beach! The children were happy to find the MOP van back after the monsoons and the beach awaited Bindi Su. Edy and Betty who are new to […]
December 2012 Calendar
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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 […]
NANI’S WHO KNIT
By Venita Coelho My mother , Marie Coelho, who is 71 years old, and my aunt, Caroline Smart, who is 74, have just done an amazing thing which I would like to share with you. Last year a friend of ours who works with education opportunities in rural India returned from Chattisgarh with a story […]