Kids Christmas Parties You Don’t Wanna Miss This December
I remember being very excited about getting presents at Christmas time, as a kid. Not just from Santa Claus (back then I believed he was real) but also at all the different Christmas parties that my parents took me to. The happiness at getting more gifts was more than I could ever imagine. Even the […]
An Artful Experience at The Serendipity Arts Festival 2017
From an early age, we learn art. Toddlers learn to play with modelling clay by squishing it in their hands. It’s how they learn to make shapes and learn its texture. School further enhances the art experience for us. Whether it’s drawing, painting, clay modelling, craft making, we all get to see it and experience […]
First all-women crew to circumnavigate in Goa-built INSV Tarini
INSV TARINI- ‘Tarini’ named after one of Goa’s ancient boat goddesses – a 56-foot sailing yacht built to withstand rough seas for an all-women naval crew of 6. The first all-women crew to circumnavigate the globe. The expedition, titled ‘Navika Sagar Parikrama’ is in consonance with the National Policy of ‘Nari Shakti’ – empowering women to […]
Team Goa wins Carry Your Royal Enfield Bike!!
If Day 1 was exciting, Royal Enfield Day 2 was even better. This was the day when Team Goa won the Royal Enfield Carry Your bike race. It took 4 strong Goan men with fantastic coordination to carry that 500 cc load smoothly over the finish line. Team Free Souls Pune won second place and the […]
Royal Enfield Ridermania 2017 – Day 1
From 17-19 November the field at the bottom of the hill in Ozran Vagator gets ready for the annual Royal Enfield Ridermania event. This year, preparations on the field in Vagator began a week ago and today the event opened with a big bang. More than 6000 riders registered and queued up to buy the […]
A few highlights of the Panjim São Tomé/Fontainhas heritage area
A short distance away from the busy crowded Panjim bus stop is an area where time seems to have stopped. The area is called São Tomé/Fontainhas. This is the oldest Latin quarter of Panjim, It has the aura of a Mediterranean city. It is located at the foot of the hills and gets its name […]
Husk Poees from Simon Bakery Vagator
Have you ever tasted Husk Poees? These are a special kind of brown bread made only in Goa. Some people call it husk bread because this kind of bread is covered in the fine, ground, husk of rice paddy. The husk of the rice paddy is ground to quite a fine powder and the bread […]
Travelling in the new JanShatabdi Vistadome from Mumbai to Goa
The Janashatabdi used to be the fastest train from Mumbai to Goa. It probably still is. On its regular run, it takes an estimated eight hours to reach from Dadar to Thivim. Folks who want a fast trip, opt for this train. The main perceived drawback was that there were no sleepers on this train. […]
Talented youngsters win the Annual Fado Competition at Semana da Cultura Indo-Portuguesa 2017
The 10th of November 2017 saw the hall at Instituto Menezes Braganza come alive with excitement and anticipation. The eager audience present there was awaiting the melodious and familiar melancholic notes that the Portuguese fado is so famous for. The ninth edition of the Semana da Cultura Indo Portuguesa (Goa) hosted its “5th Concurso de Fado” […]
Sanika Keskar was never offered a wheelchair by the temple management, says her mother
The recent incident where 17-year old Sanika Keskar was denied entry to the Mangueshi Temple due to being handicapped and in a wheelchair has now taken a different turn. No wheelchair was offered, says Sanika Keskar’s mother On the 18th of October, Sanika Keskar, a Class XI humanities student of Mahatma Education Society in Panvel, […]
