Defexpo 2016 explained: Just what the fuss is about?
Editorial As the Goa government prepares to host the Defexpo India 2016, the opposition voices even get louder. The event dates are fast approaching and question arises, what is the issue about? And which side has valid reasons? About Defexpo 2016 The expo for the past 8 editions (current being the 9th) has always been […]
Goa’s refugee crisis of ‘72
Idi Amin, a name any Goan who lived in Uganda would despise. Why? For a very simple reason, he was responsible for their forced departure from Uganda. The dreaded year was 1972, Six months into his reign dictator Amin declared that Asians and Europeans in the country had 90 days to vacate the country. The […]
Is there a fort in Miramar?
Much like many traces of history are wiped out or lost over time, Gaspar Dias fort too has not left any traces of it ever being in existence. Kept alive by historians, history buffs and Goan enthusiast its memory fades with every generation. Only remnant of this military structure seems to be the cannon at […]
Riders throng to India Bike Week 2016 in Goa
India bike week 2016, kicked up a storm in Goa. Bikers from across the nation and globe have made flurry to this needle point. Focused at fulfilling a biker’s appetite as well as an enthusiast, the event has more to offer than what meets the eye. The two day event will last from 19th to […]
Goan Oysters safe. No more?
Alarming conclusion was derived from the recently conducted study by Goa based NIO (National Institute of Oceanography). High traces of cadmium (a chemical) usually found in rechargeable nickel–cadmium batteries (also known as NiCd battery or NiCad battery) was detected. The samples were collected from the mouth of River Zuari, a popular harvest site. According to […]
GOAN FOOD STALLS FACE DROP IN BUSINESS DURING LENT!?
Lent and what it implies It’s the time of year when Christians all around the world spend 40 days fasting. ‘Lent’, which begins on Ash Wednesday is a commemoration of the 40 days which Jesus spent fasting in the desert before beginning his public ministry, (according to the gospel of Matthew, Mark and Luke). After […]
Goa on schedule to host U-17 FIFA world cup!
A delegation representing FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) visited the state in order to assess the venues to be used during the FIFA U-17 World cup. So far they have found the work progress to be satisfactory and another site visit is scheduled to be held in October. Emphasis was laid out on making […]
Story of the first printing press in Asia and Goa
Arrival of printing press in Goa is a classic example of good things resulting from an unfortunate circumstance. It was also the first printing press to arrive in Asia. Originally intended to be used in Abyssinia (Ethiopia), how did it end up in Goa? The Abyssinian Emperor had requested the King of Portugal for a […]
20,000 – 30,000 years old Usgalimal rock carvings
Usgalimal rock carvings or Petroglyphs as they may be referred to are relics of the ancient past, giving proof of earliest civilization existing in Goa. They belong to the to the Upper Paleolithic or Mesolithic eras, which upon calculations sum up to be around at least 20,000-30,000 years old. The engravings were discovered in the […]
What role did Tipu Sultan play in Pinto’s conspiracy in Goa?
A young man along with few others inspired by the ideals of what would be known as ‘French revolution’ staged a revolt in the Portuguese colony of Goa. Today it is famously known as Pinto’s revolt, this enduring tale of a group that tried to uproot the Portuguese from the Goa soil. Question arises, was […]
