For those who wish to go deeper into Goa’s built history, spending an afternoon at Palácio do Deão will get you up to speed on life as a Portuguese noble.
While we’re busy arguing about who gets to enjoy Goa, the state itself is vanishing. There is a battleground on every front, whether it’s Goa’s hills, forests or beaches.
'Goans by and large, have no sense of history. We don’t write history, unlike the Portuguese who had a record of everything,' said Konkani author Uday Bhembre.
I met the genial Joseph and Martha Pereira at their quiet home in a placid part of Goa, untouched by tourists. Joseph was the only applicant from the state under CAA.
In a khazan system, an outer embankment guards against tidal flows, while a wooden sluice gate regulates water levels, and a natural depression or ‘poim’ serves as a reservoir for excess water.
For performers, Fado is more than a genre. It’s a deeply personal expression of Goan culture, steeped in their own experiences of growing up in the state’s music-filled households.
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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