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Goan diaspora: Zest, thy name is Zulema
Zulema, now a resident of Toronto, Canada, is in Goa where she connected with friends and functionaries giving valuable insights on her journey across cultures, communities and professions but, last but not least, the sport that she loves.
Zulema Colaco-de Souza sports artificial knees and uses a pacemaker.
That in no way affects the 82-year-old’s zest for life. She attends fitness classes three times a week and feeds on the nostalgia and energy released by the sport of hockey which the Margao-born is in no mood to forget as the highlight of her life.
Ironically, Zulema never played for a Goan team but scorched the turf in Uganda in the 1960s after her family migrated to the African nation from Pune where they settled when she was not quite a teenager.
Her skills honed by the legendary KD Singh ‘Babu’, she delighted fans with her speed and body swerves on the left wing.