Story of Mário, the Miranda (Part 2/6)

Life sketch of one of Goa’s most versatile self-trained artists: a visual diarist, painter, cartoonist, illustrator and muralist; lover of music, cinema,…


Story of Mário, the Miranda (Part 1/6)

Life sketch of one of Goa’s most versatile self-trained artists: a visual diarist, painter, cartoonist, illustrator and muralist; lover of music, cinema,…


Navelcar, aka Ganesh

The Goa-born artist Vamona Navelcar (1929-2021), aka Ganesh, studied in Lisbon and worked in Africa, a land that remained close to his heart to the end. He had…


Old Goa is Forever

The metropolis of yore was a rendezvous of East and West, a hallowed place where Asian and European cultures merged, a pioneering precursor to globalisation.…


O único poema de Adeodato Barreto, em concani

‘Bekaryanc’ não pretende ser uma “obra de arte”, mas um simples “desabafo de alma”... Volvendo, pois, os olhos saudosos a Goa, o Poeta deu um último grito, em…


Early days of Mining in Goa

One of the oldest mining concessionaires in Goa looks back on how he got into the mining industry in the 1950s.


Blending tradition and innovation

This is not a vote against trailblazing technology but for a smart blend of good ol’ tradition and innovation.