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August 2018 - Ongoing
Heritage Listing & Awareness Campaign
for the Ruins of The Church & Convent of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Chimbel, Goa In support of Mount Carmel Conservation Association of Chimbel (MCCAC) Ever since its inception in 1747-49, the Church and Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been an important part of the social fabric of the village of Chimbel, home to the first idigenous non-priveleged priestly congregation of Goan Catholics. It subsequently became a home for the destitute and then the first mental health hospital in Goa. The site presently lies abanadoned and is on the brink of fading away from memory altogether. However, a recent movement, spurred by the formation of MCCAC, has attempted to enlist this place as a heritage site to protect it from fading into oblivion.
Along with Ar. Fernando Velho, I was at the forefront of the movement to protect the ruins, giving talks at various places and galvanizing people to support the cause, including establishing a social media presence for the organisation to increase their outreach, while also conducting research and documenting oral histories of people associated with the monument.
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