Olnet Production House to nurture talent, set in an old heritage home

Olnet Production House

Goa is fast becoming a part of the startup culture. Young entrepreneurs all over the state are coming up with some pretty innovative ways to create business. It’s not just the IT sector that is getting a boost. The arts seemed to be jumping on the bandwagon too. Check out the recently inaugurated Olnet Production […]

Do you want to see what’s baking at the Golden Chantilly?

Golden Chantilly

They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Personally, I think it’s the way to anyone’s heart. Feed someone something truly melt-in-the-mouth delicious and you have a love for a lifetime. You can probably experience this through Ericka Fernandes and her brand new personal venture – Golden Chantilly. The journey from Public […]

The relics of St. Anthony of Padua are in Goa until Sunday afternoon

relics

For years people have faithfully visited the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa to see the relics of St. Francis Xavier.It is a pilgrimage of the masses from near and far, religion no bar. Goa has a lot of highly faithful Catholics that look forward to such occasions. In fact, just yesterday, the relics […]

Colour your world at any of these Holi parties in 2018

It’s true, Holi, the Festival of Colours originally came to be a commemoration of good triumphing evil. It became known as “Festival of Colors” from Lord Krishna, a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who played pranks on the village girls by drenching them in water and colors. In the same way, it’s become a tradition for […]

Dona Paula jetty vendors worry about losing business

jetty

A month ago, a joint decision was taken by a number of government agencies, to close Panjim’s iconic Dona Paula Jetty. This decision was taken after a structural analysis of the entire jetty was done. The report showed that it was unstable and would need to be closed for repairs. A final decision was to […]

Padekars maybe out but paddelis are in for coconut plucking

paddelis

In recent months, the coconut tree and coconuts have been put to the test. In 2015, the government denounced the status of the coconut tree from a tree to ‘grass’. A couple of years later, the availability of coconuts started diminishing at an alarming rate. This was due to the fact that there were no […]

Shigmotsav is celebrated to herald the arrival of the spring season

Shigmotsav

Starting from the 3rd of March, Goa will see the biggest celebration of a Hindu festival spanning the next two weeks. Shigmo or Śigmō is celebrated across Goa to mark the return of men who went to war to fight against those who invaded Goa. The festival gets its name from the Prakrit word Suggimaho […]

The Holi festival is an explosion of brilliant color and fun for all

Holi

The Holi festival commemorates the victory of good over evil, brought about by the burning and destruction of the demoness named Holika. This was enabled through unwavering devotion to the Hindu god of preservation, Lord Vishnu. Holi got its name as the “Festival of Colors” from Lord Krishna, a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who liked […]

Welcome to La La Land Goa – a two day festival of happiness and music

La La Land Goa

The festival of Holi bursts upon us this weekend in an explosion of brilliant colors and fun. Everyone enjoys it just like they enjoy the ‘assalto’ at the time of Carnival. But, if you’re not up for all that and want to do something different, head on up to the Museum of Goa in Saligao. […]

Megans World – Handmade toys with lots of love!

Megans World

The world is full of enterprising young people. People that want to do something and make a difference. And Aarti Gedam of Megans World is no different. Aarti creates lovely handmade toys for children.  So let’s enter Megans World and check out the goodies in store. Megans World, where everything is handmade with lots of love […]