Rome of the Tropics: Goa*
- 1997 ----- color ----- 23 min ----- vhs
- (Purva Uttara: Past Forward series, Part 8) (Directed and narrated by Zafar Hai) Portuguese ambition and Roman Catholic zeal established a city that became a dazzling outpost of Western imperial grandeur—that city was Goa and many called it the "Rome of the Tropics." Father John Correia-Afonso, of St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, is an expert in Goan history. He explains the importance of Goa to the Roman Catholic Church. (Restricted to use on University of Washington campuses only)
- Topics: (Architecture, Art: History, History: Asian, Religions: Christian, Religions: Eastern, South Asian Studies)
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