‘India’s erstwhile Portuguese colonies interest me’

Jyoti Verma
Posted: Sunday, Jan 27, 2008 at 2212 hrs IST
Updated: Saturday, Jan 26, 2008 at 2229 hrs IST

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: sales for Amorim, but our first love is cork for the spirits industry. The good news is that globally, imported whiskies are growing well. The growth in the malt market itself is quite astonishing. The malts market is growing at over 30% per annum and some brands are, individually, growing at 40% each year. It is a time to expand and benefit,” he believes.

This is Remoaldo’s second trip to India. It is a country he has always read about. With literature as his subject in graduation, his views about the country have been based around personalities like Tagore and Rushdie. “One can understand the culture of any land through its scripts and people who contribute to these. So, whichever corner of the world you are living in, you can always learn how people in other corners of the planet conduct their lives,” he says. With travel and history being his two other interest areas, he believes holidaying here can help him know the country better. “I have always been interested in erstwhile Portuguese colonies. Goa is thus an ideal spot for a holiday with my family,” he says....

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