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 […]
March 14, 2023Popular Essays Missing the (burning) forest for the trees By AMITA KANEKAR What’s responsible for the fires burning all over Goa today? You only have to check the fate of any […]
February 14, 2023February 15, 2023Popular Essays Let us remember actual destruction, not alleged ones By AMITA KANEKAR The Chief Minister recently made a surprising announcement: that he will build a memorial for the ‘thousand temples destroyed […]
January 28, 2023Popular Essays What Destroys Goan Agriculture?: Some Thoughts By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA There is much that one comes across about the schemes available for agriculture. But even before one can begin […]
January 15, 2023Popular Essays Goa’s taxis: Scapegoats for a hyper-elitist transport model By AMITA KANEKAR India needs to focus on ease of travel, declared Prime Minister Modi while inaugurating Goa’s new airport last month. […]
December 14, 2022Popular Essays Plotting for a Catholic Politics in Goa By JASON KEITH FERNANDES Some months ago, I became aware of a curious trend on local social media. It appeared that there […]
December 10, 2022Popular Essays This time Kashmir flies high By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA Most people in Goa are only too aware of the great many problems resulting from Goa being a tourist […]