page_title: Maria Aurora Couto
hierarchical_section_title: Maria Aurora Couto
caption_attribution_description: English: November 2015. At Carona, Aldona, Goa.
context_page_description: Maria Aurora Couto is an Indian writer, and educationalist from Goa. She is best known for her book Goa: A Daughter's Story. She currently lives in the North Goan village of Aldona. She helped start the DD Kosambi Festival of Ideas and has been involved in activities of Goa University.
context_section_description: Maria Aurora Couto is an Indian writer, and educationalist from Goa. She is best known for her book Goa: A Daughter's Story. She currently lives in the North Goan village of Aldona. She helped start the DD Kosambi Festival of Ideas and has been involved in activities of Goa University.
caption: Couto at her home in Carona, Aldona in 2015
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