Daman - which was ruled by the portuguese still carries haunting memories of a tumultuous era, which witnessed the colonial rule. It was liberated in 1961. In the far south of Gujarat, the 56 sq.km enclave of Daman was taken in 1961 from portuguese, who had seized Daman in 1531. The portuguese had been officially ceded the region by Bahadur Shah, the last major Gujarati Sultan, in 1559. For a time, Daman and Diu were governed from Goa but both now constitute the Union Territory of Daman and Diu, which is governed from Delhi. Daman is a laid back little town with a somewhat tropical flavour. There is still a lingering Portuguese flavour to the town, with its fine old forts and churches, but its definitely not a smaller version of Goa.
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