Dr Teotonio de Souza comments

I had a look at one chapter of Selma's book when she wished me to
check it for any historical innacuracies that could have escaped her...These worries
were good indicators of Selma's seriousness about doing a good job of
her venture into this field. If more Goans would follow Selma's
example and keep a record of the lived experiences of Goans across
centuries, the history of Goa would be the richer for it.
There is no such thing as final version of any history, including the
history of Goa and Goans. The lived experiences of every single Goan
at any time in the past or present or future will go into the
completion of Goa's history. It will remain incomplete as long as any
such experience has disappeared without leaving a trace, or without
being recovered...
Best wishes to Selma and hopefully this book will be the beginning of
more to follow.