"I was not born in Asvem, Mandrem, but I visited the place every year of my life from 1963 to 1989. It was (and still, is I'm sure) one of the loveliest places. My grandfather Anthony Fernandes built the house in Khalpache Bhatt, just a short 50 meters from the beach, which was our summer holiday home. I fished, and swam in the little tidal inlet that lay between our home and the blue sea. I remember every coconut tree, the overgrown foliage that rose on the slight dunes which slipped onto the sand towards the inlet, my distant cousins... more »
