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The academic year 2025-26 at the XCHR is well underway, and even the incessant rains haven’t deterred the arrival of the first students and researchers who are diligently poring over our library collections. We look forward to welcoming many more scholars to our reading room, while our library will continue to replenish its growing collections with new sources. We are also delighted to welcome Délio Mendonça as Assistant Director and Program Coordinator for the Arts at the XCHR. Similarly, Jonathan D’Silva joins us as the Administrator of the XCHR. Welcome Délio and Jonathan. Délio Mendonça is Assistant Director and Program Coordinator for the Arts at the XCHR. He has Master’s degrees in History, Portuguese Literature and Culture (Goa), Church History (Rome) and a PhD in History (Pune). He has previously served as the Director of the Xavier Centre of Historical Research in Goa, and also taught Portuguese Literature and Culture at the Goa University. He is the author of the seminal work Conversions and Citizenry: Goa under Portugal 1510–1610 (2002) and Fonseca (2022). Until recently, Délio was the Dean and Professor at the Faculty of History and Cultural Heritage of the Church at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. Jonathan D’Silva is Administrator at the XCHR. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from St. Xavier’s College, Goa and a Master’s degree in Philosophy from Loyola College, Chennai. His academic background combines mathematical and philosophical inquiry along with a strong interest in history. On this note, we acknowledge with gratitude the contribution of Anthony da Silva and Anthony Noronha to the growth of the XCHR. We wish them every success in their new appointments. We hope to see you all at the XCHR for our range of academic discussions and programmes, and now with an added focus on the arts. Rinald D’Souza Director Emails You can write to us at these email addresses: [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] ] for institutional communications and academic programmes Rinald D’Souza | Director [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] ] for the arts and the XCHR collections; and language courses Délio Mendonça | Assistant Director and Program Coordinator for the Arts [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] ] for communications regarding the library and its collections Arti Fernandes | Librarian [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] ] for general queries Jonathan D’Silva | Administrator The XCHR Channel on WhatsApp Join the XCHR Channel on WhatsApp to stay updated on our programmes. Why join the XCHR Channel? It’s a streamlined way to get updates on our programmes. You’ll get regular features on the XCHR collections, as well as other topics of interest. It enhances your privacy: subscribers’ personal information, including phone numbers, isn't visible to each other. (Note: Only contacts already in your phone's directory are visible.) Looking forward to seeing you on board. Xavier Centre of Historical Research B B Borkar Road, Porvorim, Goa 403521, India xchr.in [ https://substack.com/redirect/1234b86f-0a39-486b-a1fd-508696f5edb4?j=eyJ1IjoiNGV5MGV6In0.0csY8RXEuOjn2igHnDNwDp-ipnCOJv5IEwUvVB1W7Xk ] | [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] ] Unsubscribe https://substack.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.auOBOR-4_CilcKDC9lp-j2MvMWoVbia0ARwGwaWBzqE? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/20250711154413.3.5f8fa4f0e584ccdf%40mg2.substack.com.
