In the sun-warmed streets of Old Goa, the weathered basalt pillar known officially as the Pelourinho Novo stands quietly near the Basilica of Bom Jesus. To some, it is familiar as the “Hat Katro Khamb” or hand-cutting pillar. In recent years, this modest civic monument has been transformed in public discourse into a potent symbol of Hindu suffering under...
Memory, History and Archival Power
A sudden declaration of loss of documentation of the acts of the then-nascent legislative assembly by our CM was indeed disturbing. Thankfully, this error was immediately corrected by the department of the legislative assembly. This simple incident does manifest the kind of archival culture that we have in our society. The archival silences sometimes can open spaces for the...
