“Becoming Goan”: The Coming-Home Story of Michelle Bambawale
By Steve Antao In her first attempt at writing a book, Michelle Mendonça Bambawale takes readers on an intimate journey through her life in her recently released “Becoming Goan”. The book talks about her life in Goa after she returned to the state and settled in her ancestral village of Siolim during the pandemic. It […]
Asking Questions To The Moon
Rebecca D’Souza was born in Kuwait in 1997 to a Mauritian mother and a Goan father. Her primary schooling was mostly in Kuwait at Kuwait English School and Kuwait American School. In 2009, when she moved to Mauritius. She attended Le Bocage International School for the remainder of her secondary education, after which she moved […]
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 page my bhelpuri was served in, once I was done eating. Nowadays though, life and work at our tattoo studio, Inkfidel Tattoo, have kinda left me with very little leisure time for reading, but I […]
The wonderful world of books at the Goa State Central Library in Panjim
Reading is a favorite pasttime of a lot of people. Each one’s taste in books is different and people tend to visit bookstores looking out for their favorites. If they can’t be found, they’ll turn to the online world and pick up books from a website like Amazon. However, not everyone is inclined to take […]
Romaans in your Pocket
Not many of you will remember this, but once upon a time there existed pocket sized Konkani romance novels called ‘romaans’. History of Konkani literature in Goa would be incomplete without this term. Housewives of sailors on board ships would relish these mini-sagas of love and betrayal, and then pass them on to other eager […]
[INTERVIEW] “Every minute is a challenge to live and be with an alcoholic”
It’s not always easy to see when someone’s drinking has crossed the line from moderate or social use to problem drinking. If alcohol is consumed to cope with difficulties or to avoid feeling bad, it’s a potentially dangerous territory. ItsGoa had a tête-à-tête with one of Goa’s prominent writers, Maria Viency Cardozo to talk more about […]
