Goans Abroad – featuring Velrose Pereira, trumpet player and actress

Velrose Pereira

If there’s one thing that differentiates Goans from other Indians, it’s the fact that music runs in our blood. It is the genetic disposition of 99% Goans to be drawn to music in some way, shape, or form. Be it playing an instrument, singing, dancing, or organising events that bring together all of these, you […]

WATCH: Goa types up a scare on Netflix with Typewriter

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Goa is full of ghost stories. Every aunt and uncle you meet has a dozen stories to share about haunted houses, fields, rivers, and roads. There are also stories about how entire villages and even chapels are haunted by spirits. Recently, Goan actor and director Elvis Kahn Fernandes released Konkani cinema’s first ever horror film, […]

WATCH: Konkani cinema gets its first ever sports movie, Glory

In March of this year, Konkani cinema was buzzing as Elvis Kahn Fernandes premiered Goa’s first ever Konkani horror movie, Cynthia, in cinemas across the state. The movie opened to rave reviews for its disturbing performance by lead actress Maya Kalsi who played the possessed Cynthia. Critics also lauded the film for its beautiful original […]

Goa to celebrate World Konkani Day 2019 on 28th April

World Konkani Day 2019

Konkani as a state language hasn’t been given its due in the past. Besides, in the words of Joed Almeida, “We have millennials born and brought up in Goa who can’t speak more than a couple of words of this beautiful language. We’ve come to a point in time where our youngsters exposed to a […]

‘Cynthia’ brings Goa’s supernatural side to the big screen

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After a wait of almost 6 months since the initial trailer release, Goa’s first ever Konkani horror movie, Cynthia, premieres in cinemas across the state today. Written and directed by prominent Goan musician Elvis Kahn Fernandes, and produced by Joseph M Lobo under the company Goa Global Productions, the film stars local talent Maya Kalsi, […]

Have a good laugh with Konkani comedy film ‘O La La’ this weekend

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A big part of Goa’s charm and culture is its music and tiatrs. Almost everyone living in Goa has attended concerts that showcase the Konkani music talent in the state. Similarly, people have watched tiatrs, musical plays that have themes usually dedicated to some kind of social issue or goings on in the world. It […]

Pormoll Konkani Songitacho – A Konkani Musical event

Awakening & Preserving Our Live Konkani Music Concert Culture The Konkani Culture is a beautiful treasure that we Goans can be proud of. To keep the culture alive we have a unique live Konkani musical show coming up. Encompassing all the genres of Konkani Music performed across the globe. Pop, Rock, Jazz, Goan Classics with […]

Government Primary Schools get Grant-in-Aid

Primary schools offering education in Konkani/Marathi, which have availed a one-time grant of Rs.12 Lakh from the government are now permitted to switch to a new scheme. Under the new scheme, grant-in-aid primary recognized schools, imparting education in Konkani/Marathi medium of instruction, will be eligible for a grant of 400 per student per month for […]

Reason to cheer! – Konkani film makers

Great news for Goans across the globe! The world will soon witness a digital revolution in Goan entertainment. Konkani Entertainment Long after the digital age came to being, the Goan diaspora had little or no access to recent Konkani movies and tiatr. However, this situation has changed (finally)! Goans can enjoy Konkani movies, dramas, short films and music […]

Competition of konkani beats to meet tapping feet

Feeling homesick? Missing the scrumptious Goan fish curry rice and limbu soda? Missing Konkani songs and favourite Lorna hits too? Here is something to make you feel better. There are two online radio stations streaming Konkani songs 24 hours, 7 days a week and slowly turning into a sensation among Goans within the state and abroad. These […]