Casinos Gambling away Goa
By Rebecca Pereira The government has promised for quite a while now to stay on top of the demands made by the locals in regards to casinos. In addition, the government is refining the Gaming Commission to de-bar Goans from entering the casinos. Hence locals, who wish to seek entry, are required to take special […]
Goa, Goans & Google remember iconic cartoonist Mario Miranda on 90th birth anniversary
Goa’s world famous artist, illustrator and cartoonist, Mario Miranda who passed away on 11th December 2011 at his ancestral home in, Loutolim, Salcete, Goa, would have completed 90 years of age today (2nd May 2016). To mark this special anniversary, Goa, Goans and even Google are putting their best foot forward to do justice to […]
Why do Goans celebrate Kuwaiti Liberation?
Feb 26 is celebrated as the liberation day in Kuwait, cheered not only by Kuwaitis but also many Goans. In 1990, Saddam Hussein led-Iraq, invaded Kuwait. 25, 000 Goans were left stranded over-night in a war zone. Streets were patrolled by Iraqi soldiers. Many Goans were evacuated and had to return home empty handed. Why […]
Why is June 23 an important date for Goans?
Goan Portuguese passport holders will have to wait till June 23, 2016 for a breath of relief or a cry of despair. As many in Goa are aware, Britain is holding a referendum on the most important decision. This affects not only its citizens, but also the people from foreign countries whose business interests, jobs […]
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 […]
Dona Paula – fact or fiction?
Some say she was an adulterous woman, some say a lonely widow. How many actually know the real story behind Dona Paula? There is one quality that is repeated in all those versions; Dona was a charitable lady with a kind heart. It is because of this quality the villagers decided to honour her by […]
FROM WHERE DID GOA GET THE MONEY?
The two main pillars of the Goan economy, mining and tourism weren’t born yet! So how did Goa sustain itself economically? What were the employment opportunities available in Goa. Since the colonial times Goans have migrated to foreign lands to earn a living. This trend continued even after the liberation, by India from the Portuguese […]
STRANGERS BURIED IN GOA
A peculiar site reveals itself near Raj Bhavan (Governor’s official residence) in Dona Paula. A cemetery located right next to it, which looks like any other cemetery found across Goa. Strange aspect about the cemetery is that, graves in it aren’t the graves of Portuguese or the Local Goans. They belong to the British soldiers […]
FEAST OF ST.FRANCIS XAVIER!
Here in Goa festivals are celebrated in a glorious way. Be a Christian, a Hindu, Muslim or a person from any religion they all come together to celebrate each others festivals. In Goa there is abundant food that is prepared by the families, all traditional goan dishes, the family reunites and comes together to celebrate. […]
Goa- the land of ‘tolerance’
A sport that unites all the Goans In today’s fast paced world, life still runs slow in Goa where people are friendly and kind. Innocence being one character straits with the Goans, life goes on here like the good old days. But as the debate rages in the country on intolerance, what is the ground […]
