The (real) scandal of government employment
By Amita Kanekar So Goa is among the states with the highest number of government employees per capita of its population […]
In Hoc Signo…
By JASON KEITH FERNANDES Late last month the leader of the RSS Mohan Bhagwat affirmed that all persons living in India are […]
Remission for Bilkis Bano Case Convicts: In Praise of Terror?
By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA The news of the remission of life sentence and consequent release of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano […]
Building on sand, literally and otherwise
By AMITA KANEKAR The Chief Minister’s response to the almost-daily reports of rampant illegal sand mining across Goa needs to be framed […]
On the death of a Queen
By JASON KEITH FERNANDES Queen Elizabeth II (ERII) is dead, and it appears as if the entire world – or at least […]
Thinking NOIDA Twin Tower Judgement, Thinking Goa
By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA In the background of the NOIDA Twin Tower demolition, it is important to look at what is happening in […]
A Shortcut to Tipperary Review
By JASON KEITH FERNANDES Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure for me to release A Shortcut to Tipperary […]
Independence as a long work-in-progress
By AMITA KANEKAR The declaration by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant during the Independence Day celebrations, that the Portuguese looted Goa for 400 […]
Dreaming Dignified Public Transport
I resume this column after a gap of six years, three of which – thanks to the pandemic which prevented smooth international […]
Code of Convenience: Politics of Uniform Civil Code
By ALBERTINA ALMEIDA Goa’s ‘Uniform” Civil Code or the expression ‘uniform civil code’ seems to be bandied about by the ruling dispensation […]