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| Sukurundo |
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| Chubby plays the piano with Rajan. |
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| Rajan with Queenie and myself. |
-Brian Mendonca
Gram and black jaggery
wrought by a mother
Sukurundo days
bring Mangalore to Goa.
Breadfruit by the side
A kingfish leaps in your plate
Kokum and prawn curry
with the wicks turned on.
St. John the Baptist poses
with a kaxti of civet
as Fonseca adorns
the murals of Pune.
Bright Sunday afternoon
at Johncy's, Benaulim
sliding down to the floor
like we did in Unjha.
Duolingo in Spanish
Chubby plays the piano
Old Goan houses
shiver from development.
Shrewsburys from Pune
eating with the Dalit in Baroda
Mum's Cauliflower au Gratin
at Palms n Sands, Candolim.
(12 February 2025
Porvorim)
Notes
A bouquet of moments of the time Dr. Rajan Barrett spent with us in Goa. Location courtesy Kokum Curry Goan restaurant, Panjim.
-Sukurundo: a traditional Goan sweet.
-kaxti: loincloth (Konkani).
-Angelo da Fonseca (1902-1967): Goan painter who lived in Pune.
-Unjha: North Gujarat, where we were travelling in 1996.
-Chubby: Name of the dog.
-'Eating, and Eating with, the Dalit: A Reconsideration Touching upon Marathi Poetry' (2001): Essay by Aniket Jaaware.
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