O Christmas Tree, Why Do We Decorate Thee?
Long before Christianity was established as a religion, plants and trees that remained green throughout the year, held a special meaning for people in winter. In fact, evergreen fir trees were traditionally used to celebrate winter festivals (pagan and Christian) for thousands of years. Pagans used branches from these trees to decorate their homes during the winter […]
What Does Your Table Look Like This Christmas?
Now that it’s Christmas time, everyone is preparing for the birth of Jesus Christ in some way or the other. Family and friends are home for the holidays. Some are doing their bit by giving back to society and others are getting new clothes. People are preparing delicious Christmas food and drinks. And we cannot […]
The Joy of Christmas Celebrations
Christmas is an annual festival which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The festival is observed on the 25th of December every year and is celebrated by billions of people all over the world. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world’s nations and is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians as well as […]
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 […]