Highways to Heaven, or Hell?
The slogan Bomkarank zai bypass can be seen as soon as you enter this village on the Panjim-Ponda highway. The people here […]
Tenancy Reforms – Bandodkar’s Unfinished Project
Several decisions of Dayanand ‘Bhausaheb’ Bandodkar continue to impact the lives of Goans. Certainly his unrelenting efforts to democratize education comes to […]
Short-Circuiting Humanity
An employee of Goa’s electricity department, Krishna Pawar, variously described as an ‘assistant linesman’ or a ‘lines helper’, was killed in the […]
Of Goans, OCIs, Passports and Citizenship
The revocation of Indian passports of those whose births are transcribed in the Birth Registry at Portugal, on the basis of a […]
Secular — Vishnu Surya Wagh
Secular I was unaware Of their technique To sniff people’s caste One day, visiting a friend’s house Encountered his uncle, Lounging on […]
No Coast for Fisherfolk
Goa should become the maritime hub of the country, feels Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. What exactly does that mean? At first hearing, […]
Can’t democracy be more meaningful?
India is a democracy. This is supposed to mean rule by the people, or their representatives. But if you check out with […]
Of Marriage, Bigamy, Family and UCC claims
By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA The discourse of the ruling dispensation on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) centres around ensuring that Muslims can no longer […]
The Resonances for Goa with the Louisiana Civil Code: A Tribute to late Adv. Manohar Usgaonkar
By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA I was drawn to read the Louisiana Civil Code, when at the meetings of the Family Law Review Committee […]