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4 unusual facts about Daman and Diu


Dayanand Bandodkar

#To merge Goa into the neighboring state of Maharastra and the other erstwhile Portuguese enclaves of Daman and Diu into the neighbouring state of Gujarat

Decreolization

Decreolization processes occurred in creoles ranging from Brazil in South America as well São Tomé and Príncipe and Cape Verde in Africa, to Macau and Daman in Asia.

Jerónimo de Azevedo

The Fort of São Jerónimo (Saint Jerome) in Nani Daman was started during his term as viceroy and is named in his honour.

Valsad district

The coastal Daman enclave of Daman and Diu union territory is bounded by Valsad district on the north, east, and south.


Indian states ranking by fertility rate

All the four South Indian states Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka as well as Goa, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Sikkim, and Tripura, and the union territories of Delhi, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, Andaman and Nicobar and Chandigarh, registered a low fertility rate below the crucial 2.1.

Suzlon Energy

With headquarters in Pune, it operates several manufacturing facilities in India, at places such as Coimbatore, Padubidri, Vadodara, Daman, Dhule, Chakan, Gandhidham and Pondicherry.


see also

Crème caramel

Caramel custard is an all time favorite, especially in the larger coastal cities, and in former Portuguese colonies such as Goa, Daman and Diu.

Prakashchandra Pandurang Shirodkar

Dr Prakāścandra Pāṇḍuraṅga Śiroḍakara, eldest son of late Pāṇḍuraṅga Puruṣottama Śiroḍakara, one of the most prominent freedom fighters of Goa and the first Speaker of the Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative.