Maria Aurora Couto
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Maria Aurora Couto is an India
n writer, historian and educationalist from Goa
. Her family hails from the Goan Catholic
community, a Christian community in Goa. She taught English literature in colleges in India (particularly New Delhi
) and has contributed to periodicals in India and the United Kingdom.
She lives in the North Goa village of Aldona
. Her late husband Alban Couto was a senior civil servant in the Government of Goa
and worked in many parts of India. In 2010, she received the Padma Shri
award.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n writer, historian and educationalist from Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
. Her family hails from the Goan Catholic
Goan Catholics
The Goan Catholics are an ethno-religious community of Roman Catholics and their descendants from the state of Goa, located on the west coast of India. They are Konkani people and speak the Konkani language...
community, a Christian community in Goa. She taught English literature in colleges in India (particularly New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
) and has contributed to periodicals in India and the United Kingdom.
She lives in the North Goa village of Aldona
Aldona
Aldona is a village in Bardez, and a census town in the North Goa district in the state of Goa, India.-Geography:Aldona is located at . It has an average elevation of 19 metres .-Demographics:...
. Her late husband Alban Couto was a senior civil servant in the Government of Goa
Government of Goa
The Government of Goa has a unicameral legislature consisting of a forty member Legislative Assembly, headed by a Chief Minister who wields the executive power. The present Chief Minister of Goa is Mr. Digamber Kamat and the Leader of Opposition is Mr. Manohar Parrikar...
and worked in many parts of India. In 2010, she received the Padma Shri
Padma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
award.
Works
The works of Couto include:- Graham Greene: On the Frontier, Politics and Religion in the Novels (Macmillan, London 1986)
- Goa: A Daughter's Story (VikingViking PressViking Press is an American publishing company owned by the Penguin Group, which has owned the company since 1975. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim...
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2004). - Ethnography of Goa, Daman and Diu (Viking, Penguin, 2008) (a translation of Etnografia da India Portuguesa by A.B. Braganza Pereira from Portuguese)
External links
- Maria Aurora Couto links on Google
- Maria Aurora Couto on SAWNET
- Gilbert Lawrence's review of A Daughter's Story
- Ben Antao's review of A Daughter's Story
- Teotonio R. de Souza's review of A Daughter's Story in EPW
- Women'sWriting.com on Couto
- The Hindu on Couto's A Daughter's Story
- Review of A Daughter's Story in the Tribune
- Review of A Daughter's Story in Seminar