Eunice de Souza, Goa Roots
Of all of India’s splendid five-star hotels, Goa has a flavor unique to the country. With its famous beaches, that have attracted counter-cultural adventurers for the past few decades, there is a sonic culture here that lives in a vibrant and inviting night life. There are also forests for adventurous hikers and wildlife sanctuaries for families, reflecting the enormous biodiversity of the region. There are places where the Portuguese influence is more keenly felt, and also areas that predate this, reflecting the city’s continuous inhabitation for over two thousand years. Our hotels, then, offer the same high standards that reflect the best in the industry, with local differences that will delight guests of all ages. We also proudly offer splendid extras, providing amenities to help facilitate the rejuvenation of the body and spirit.
Goa itself is a fascinating study in cultures. With a large expat community and the diversity of the local communities in Goa’s neighborhoods, one can hear multiple languages and experience multiple points of view. There are a number of musicians, visual artists, and writers that have connections to Goa, and one of these is poet Eunice de Souza. She was born Pune, in 1940, to parents who came from Goa, and she currently lives in Mumbai. Educated in Mumbai and at Marquette, in the U.S., she recently retired from her post at St. Xavier’s in Mumbai, where she was the head of the Department of English for twenty-five years.
Eunice de Souza has written several books of poetry, as well as serving as editor for multiple poetry editions. She has also been active in theatre, as an actor and director, and has written literary criticism as well as books of children’s literature. She is known primarily as a poet, however, and her work is exceptionally evocative of the space between cultures, languages, and geographies. Her voice is an extraordinarily musical one, and the complicated rhythms and cadences can only be appreciated in its oral rendering. It is also an extremely intellectual literature, moving seamlessly between doubt and belief, cynical observation and emotional catastrophe, making it a work that is pleasurable on multiple levels.
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