July 12, 2023Popular Essays Do we really need a government? By AMITA KANEKAR In Goa, the answer to the question would be: to facilitate the building-construction industry any which way possible, including […]
June 22, 2023Popular Essays When the Bell is Tolled – Mangueshi women fight for their rights By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA At a time when divisive politics is taking root across the globe, simple ordinary women from the temple town […]
June 15, 2023Popular Essays Democratic Land Use Mapping is Critical By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA As per the Goa Town and Country Planning Act, 1974, as amended to date, Planning and Development Authorities have […]
June 14, 2023Popular Essays The Eraser: The dangers of wiping out the Portuguese By JASON KEITH FERNANDES The Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant, has gathered enough ridicule for his statement that he wishes to rid Goa […]
June 14, 2023Popular Essays Worshipping Portuguese-era trees By AMITA KANEKAR Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has been the butt of much derision after his statement that he wants to wipe […]
May 10, 2023May 10, 2023Popular Essays Locating Goan Difference By JASON KEITH FERNANDES Decades ago, I immersed myself in Advaita philosophy, and ran into the term “neti neti”. The two words […]
May 9, 2023Popular Essays Who Let – Or Threw, Rather – The Dogs Out? By AMITA KANEKAR The newspapers recently reported the case of a lady in Vasco who was attacked by street dogs while walking […]
April 11, 2023April 11, 2023Popular Essays Where ‘Hostile Architecture’ feels right at home By AMITA KANEKAR My advancing age hit me hard this weekend, when after buying provisions at Panjim market, I reached the bus-stop […]
April 3, 2023April 3, 2023Popular Essays A Case for Visibilising the Contributions of Goans By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA The Goa release of a book titled The Queen The Courtesan The Doctor The Writer by Sabah Khan of […]