Arambol celebrates the Ramponkaranche Ani Voddekaranchem Fest

Ramponkar

The Ramponkaranche ani Voddekaranche Fest was celebrated by the villagers of Arambol for the second year in succession. The brainchild of the Festamkar, Marius Fernandes, this fest was conceptualized to bring to the fore the dying occupation of traditional fishing in Goa. Very few Ramponkars and Voddekars still practice fishing with their ‘rampons’ (handheld fishing […]

Monday’s sea surge was worse than the weekend

sea surge

The weekend’s high energy sea surge left North Goa’s beaches in a state of fear, confusion and complete disarray. India meteorological department (IMD), Panaji, had issued a high wave alert following inputs by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, about the storm surge for two days on April 21 and 22. But […]

Rough waves crash down on North Goa beaches over the weekend

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The weather in Goa has been leaning towards the strange side these past few days. It’s unusually hot and extremely humid this summer. People are feeling ill thanks to the same. Even the weekend brought strange weather to the beaches. The North Goa beaches from Morjim to Keri saw high energy sea waves that destroyed […]

Sing, dance and catch some fish at the ‘Ramponnkaranchem fest’ in Arambol on Sept 17

Ramponnkaranchem fest

Arambol village in North Goa will come alive with festivities on September 17, 2017, when the villagers will gather to celebrate the ‘Ramponnkaranchem fest’. The people visiting the festival can practically experience how the traditional fishermen haul in their catch for the day. “We will show people at the fest how we cast the net and […]