Through the Looking Glass: Examining memories of the Estado da Índia Portuguesa
By JASON KEITH FERNANDES A few weeks ago, while dwaddling in the bye-lanes of social media I ran into an antique image […]
The Resonances with Goa of 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]