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Goa: Two lesser known things
Posted By thecouple
One of the oldest schools in Asia
Right in Panaji city is Goa’s High Court buildings. But what many might not know is that these buildings were one of the oldest schools in Asia and are over 350 years old.
The buildings are now renovated and house the High Court. The school, renamed after Goa’s famed freedom fighter Dr. T B Cunah, has moved to new premises.
‘Memorial’ for a smuggler
Charles Shobraj was a sensation when we were in school. He was arrested in 1986 from Goa. The restaurant, O’ Coqueiro, from where he was arrested now has a memorial for him! A life-size sculpture of Charles Shobraj with chained hands.
We wanted to speak to some old timers in the restaurant who could narrate the drama to us. Only to find that none of the current employees were there at that time. The owner at that time sold the hotel many years ago. The sculpture was made by the current owner in 2003.
There are two versions of the stories of Shobraj’s arrest. One is that he asked the restaurant manager to inform the police that about his presence in the restaurant, in order to get arrested in India than in Nepal. The other story is that Shobraj was caught unawares while having a sumptuous meal in disguise. Whatever that may be, we found this memorial interesting.
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17 August 2009
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Nice to see your pic of that statue of Sobhraj. The story of his arrest that I heard is here: http://dcubed.blogspot.com/2006/05/stinking-dogs.html
Looks like you both (and your support team) had lots of fun! Well done!
cheers,
dilip.