Mando Moments

Whether the Mando is an art or a folk song or both could be a point for serious debate elsewhere. Meanwhile, apropos the 26th mando festival, a few…


A Paean to the Woman

Guide, inspirer, defender and lover of everyone in the family. she herself eventually becomes the best loved one.


Amália: Fated to Sing

Her language is universal, so the youngsters understood her too. For the older folks, the performance was tinged with nostalgia.


Mapping Goa’s Architecture

Antony Hutt's volume on Goa could well be called a serious work written for the casual traveller. All in all, an impressive volume.


The State of our Forests

Over thirty citizens, including environmentalists and social scientists, met in the city, Sunday morning, on the eve of World Forest Day, to discuss the…


A Inquisição de Goa, vista por Raul Rêgo

O Tribunal da Inquisição de Goa, requisitado, entre outros, por S. Francisco Xavier, chegou a ser o mais terrível de todos.


Our Honoured Guest

There were jeers as well as cheers when the last Portuguese Governor-General Vassalo e Silva was on a visit to Goa on the occasion of the fourth death…