one of the grand mansions in the statewhen albuquerque returned to goa incidentally anjuna today a teeming beach destination was a much quieter village we were moving about in bullock carts and loved that experience recalls pietro albuquerque lived in style and was a well known figure in the villagefor some time after her fatherinlaws death the house suffered a bit of neglect ruth took upon herself the task of maintaining the house with a few servants as the couple had no issue her husband joseph albuquerque who died some time back donated the house to the kripa foundation the ngo runs a detoxification centre for alcoholics in its premises from afar the edifice looks neat and imposing but a closer look shows the rust and dilapidation it breaks my heart as i looked after it like a baby says ruth but the grand niece of the venerable fr agnelo dsouza is happy that the statue of her fatherinlaw is an important value addition to the landmark we have given the house free to charity and it shouldnt be used for any other purpose she says firmly