Goan Personalities

Leon Lawrence December 31, 2021
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Oliver Sean And Why Music is Life | Humans of Goa
ItsGoa exclusively speaks to multi-award winning artist, Oliver Sean
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Leon Lawrence December 15, 2021
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Cartoonist Alexyz And The Stories That Illustrations Tell|Humans of Goa
We look at the colossal life of Alexyz Fernandes aka Cartoonist Alexyz .
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ItsGoa October 28, 2021
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The Story of Francisco Luis Gomes – The Prince of Intellectuals
ItsGoa looks back on the life of economist, physician & historian, Francisco Gomes.
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Mark Rocha February 13, 2020
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Goa, India, and the world mourns the death of Wendell Rodricks
Today, Goa woke up to the shocking news that its son, Wendell Rodricks had died the night before in his…
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Mark Rocha August 20, 2019
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Remembering the legend that was Percival Noronha
The in-roads of Fontainhas are steeped in history, and while the keen passer-by draws inspiration from the history and architecture…
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Mark Rocha June 17, 2019
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Goan comic Daniel Fernandes brings Shadows home one last time
The last few years have been a roller coaster journey for Daniel Fernandes. The Goan comic who has settled in…
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Mark Rocha June 11, 2019
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Goan hacker Gautam Mayekar publishes debut novel titled I’m so hacked
We’ve all watched some form of computer hacking on TV or in movies. Someone requires information from an FBI database…
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Mark Rocha May 13, 2019
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Blogger Rachel Jones, Goa’s famous ‘Hippie In Heels’ has died
In what has come as a major shock to the travel and blogging community, Rachel Jones, better known as the…
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Mark Rocha May 3, 2019
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Goans Abroad – featuring Marietta D’Almeida, violinist
“It all began around the age of 3 when my mother noticed that I could play ‘Happy birthday’ on a…
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Jessyl Fernandez April 26, 2019
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Damodar Mauzo – Goa’s noted Konkani writer
Born to a Gaud Saraswat Brahman family, Damodar Mauzo lost his father at the tender age of 12. Having to…
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Mark Rocha April 24, 2019
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Miles Lobo, Goa’s Samurai will fight in the biggest arena – HOLLYWOOD
Sharp and incisive both with a sword and his acting skills, a young lad from Goa’s Parra village wants to…
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Mark Rocha April 5, 2019
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Turn The Page – featuring Duncan Viegas, tattoo artist at Inkfidel
I’ve always loved reading. As a kid, I was a voracious reader who would even read the torn out magazine…
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Mark Rocha March 18, 2019
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Manohar Parrikar, watermelons, and the man who inspired a nation
Shri Manohar Parrikar was more than just a politician. He was more than just India’s Minister of Defence and more…
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Jessyl Fernandez November 20, 2018
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Billy Joe Fernandes and his Konkani Billytoons
Heard of Billytoons? Not yet? Well, the brainchild of Billy Joe Fernandes, Billytoons is a Goa centric Konkani WhatsApp sticker…
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Jessyl Fernandez June 8, 2018
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Maria and Piedade – Two Goan women who proved that age is no bar
Maira and Piedade, two Goan women who proved that age is no bar. 75-year-old Piedade Fernandes from Corjuem and 81-year-old…
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