Victor Hugo-Gomes is the guy behind the Goa Chitra, an amazing museum set up by an individual in Goa or elsewhere, for that matter. Goa Chitra documents the local "age-old wisdom passed down through generations. It is an unique collection and display of traditional farming implements and other ancient tools of trade set up against the backdrop of a traditional organic farm." It collections have now grown to more than 4000 objects on display.

In this audio recording, he talks about agriculture in Goa over the yesteryears. Speaking at the Xavier Centre of Historical Research, he began by lamenting the loss of Goa's implements (and technology) of the past. He said even words used to describe these were no longer in use. At the starting of this recording, he asks the audience if they're aware how many kilometres of 'bunds' (riverine protective walls, used to reclaim low-lying land from the high tides) Goa had
built over past centuries. Yes, the answer is an astounding 2,000 kms...

Also includes excerpts from a discussion (Miguel Braganza, in the chair, and others)

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