From grabbing land to banning Muslims…who’s profiting from Goa’s festivals?
The land of ‘fun and frolic’, as Goa’s tourist advertisements used to portray it, appears to be bursting at the seams with […]
Who is Vishwajit?
Whenever I meet Goans whose kids have just completed either high school or graduation, and ask about what they hoped to do […]
Who benefits from schoolteachers employed on contract?
I had commented on the poor state of primary education in Goa at the start of this academic year, following the statement […]
Affordable housing as reality, instead of a bribe
The Chief Minister of Goa is suddenly determined to provide affordable housing to Goans, and also, believe it or not, to protect […]
Surely you have erred, Mr. Mauzo!
For the Marathi original version see here. The Konkani-Marathi dispute surfaces in Goa like clockwork. Those in favor of Konkani either outright […]
भाई मावजो तुम्हारा चुक्याच!
For the English version see here. कोंकणी मराठी वाद सालाबादप्रमाणे एक दोन वेळा तरी उफाळून येतोच. कोंकणीवाले मराठीचे गोव्यातले अस्तित्व एक तर […]
If MLAs can hike their own salaries, why not us?
Last week Goa’s government approved a hike in the allowances and pension of the members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), via a […]
A call for dignified and reliable Public Transport
Some weeks ago, I had the misfortune of having to make a round trip by bus between Old Goa and Panjim. Oh […]
The Goan’s Place in the World
Some years ago, while crafting the curatorial note for an exhibition of the works of Goan artists put together by the Goan […]
Education Minister, or Education-destroying Minister?
57% of the 694 government primary schools in Goa have less than five students, while 42 of them have zero. This was […]