PASCAL ROQUE LOPES
Pascal Roque Lopes is a Historian, Coin & Stamp researcher by passion and a Computer Engineer by profession. He has 3000 coins & 1000 Stamps in his armour. He conducts Vasai Fort heritage walks and manages the Vasai Fort Facebook page. He is extremely passionate about the subject. He conducts sessions and exhibitions on these subjects for university students. He was invited to exhibit his collection at the National Centre of Performing Arts. His work on Coins, Stamps & Vasai Fort was appreciated by the Government of Maharashtra. He was invited by the Governor of Maharashtra to understand his research work on the Portuguese Church Bells in Hindu Temples. He was interviewed at All India Radio to talk on the coins & stamps in his collection. His views are published in leading newspapers like Times of India & Maharashtra Times. He holds a master’s degree in Numismatic & Archaeology and is pursuing PhD in the subject from the Asiatic Society of Mumbai. He has been awarded by the Mumbai Gaothan Panchyat, Mumbai Coin Society and Philately Society of India for his heritage walks, coin & statmp exhibitions.
SYNOPSIS
This is the story of Bombay through the gateway of stamps. Stamps show how the then Portuguese colony named Mombaim became Bombay, the dowry of the Portuguese queen. The city thrived with the induction of Railways, trade & banking made it the financial capital, education & universities took it higher, and law and order brought justice. Medicine, governance and sports kept the city healthy. I will also cover personalities who made this happen. This session is a journey of the making of Mumbai.
OPEN LECTURE | 31.10.2020 | 7 PM