Ironies of history: October 14 and the Jains of Palitana
A comparison of Jainism and Buddhism and the place of caste in them.
The Name of Sant Sohirobanath
On Hindutva’s creation of Sant Sohirobanath.
What Government Demolishes Homes in the Pouring Rain?
The insensitive manner in which the Goa government treats the people dwelling in slums and hutments.
Rewriting History, in the Past and Today
Truth and fiction of Hindu temples.
Sardesai and the Progress of Casteism
Rajdeep Sardesai and ‘Saraswat pride’.
O Tiracol, O Goa: Thoughts Towards a ‘Quarta Corrente’
Tiracol can provide Goa with a political vision for the future.
Illegally Legal or Legally Illegal?
Definitions of ‘legal’ and ‘illegal’ can be manipulated by those in power.
Local Identity, Global Architecture
A review of ‘Whitewash, Red Stone’ by Pauli Varela Gomes.
Sterile Neighbourhoods
On the importance of good design in architecture.
“Yoga is for lazy people.”
How the benefits and history of yoga is misunderstood.