The Santo Estevam Blog

Tom Jones recorded and released the song in the UK in 1966 and it reached No. 1 on 1 December, staying there for a total of seven weeks. This version by Jones has sold 1.23 million copies in the UK as of November 2012. It also reached #11 pop, #12 easy listening on the Billboard US charts. (Source: Wikipedia) The old home town looks the same As I step down from the train And there to meet me is my Mama and Papa Down the road I look and there runs Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherries It's good to touch the green, green grass of home Yes, they all come to meet me Arms reaching, smiling sweetly It's good to touch the green, green grass of home The old house is still standing Though the paint is cracked and dry And there's that old oak tree that I used to play on Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherries It's good to touch the green, green grass of home Then I wake and look around me At four gray walls that surround me And I realise...

Ashley do Rosario | 28/02/2013 Here’s an idea for anyone in search of the “real Goa” – untouched by mining, concretisation or tourism, where people and life remain simple, where a vegetable, not a rave or a casino or a full moon, gives it fame. Welcome to the island village of Santo Estevão, one of the few unspoilt bastions of Goa. Ok, so maybe the farming life isn’t as strong as it used to be. And maybe lots of the younger folks are leaving for jobs overseas. And perhaps the residents’ propensity to marry amongst themselves does seem strange. Still, the lure of Santo Estevão is the lure of community. This is a place where you know everyone you meet, and where people still look out for one another. “There is camaraderie among villagers here like nowhere else in Goa,” says local resident Sushant Tari Also known as Juvem (island in Konkani), Santo Estevão is most famous for its premium seven-ridged, light-green and long lady finger (bhenddo), or okra. That’s why many people refer to v...

Andrew Pereira, TNN | Dec 27, 2009, 05.42AM IST PANAJI: From the serene silence that is St Estevam's hallmark, the island village has burst into a riot of colours, laughter and unbridled joy since Christmas. "This is one time during the year when I see most of my parishioners," says a smiling Fr Olavo D'Souza, parish priest of St Estevam. At other times, the 1961 hit Where have all the flowers gone? could well have been written for the village. The St Estevam men haven't, however, gone to war as the song's men have, but have boarded ships and dropped anchor in the sea-faring profession to bring home the bacon. Saturday was the feast of the village patron—St Stephen—and the missing men were home for it. This year, the feast celebrations are on a grander scale. The present church was built in 1759 by the village comunidade with local support and the islanders is commemorating its 250th anniversary. "It's three days of joy on the island: Christmas, follo...

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I'm glad to announce that the Uma Pocha Bombay Meri Hai song video that I uploaded on Youtube has garnered 10,327 views so far. Great going. Goes to prove that the song remains a raging hit even today, 45 years after its release. Here's the link in case you haven't seen the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhyTSP8XnWs The video has also been featured on the Parsi Khabar website: http://parsikhabar.net/bombay/bombay-meri-hai-hot-beat-for-bombay/8579/