Category: Us people

  • musings on women’s day

    March 8th, Every institution, marketing guru, NGO’s get into bandwagon of women’s day, I wonder how many of them actually translate into actions. Question routinely raised— Equality of opportunity Financial empowerment Healthcare Fine, but sometimes I wonder… if the society gives the woman her issue. Woman’s education what if the woman herself does not want…

  • Athiti Devo Bhava.

    Athiti Devo Bhava is all great, but when the guest infringes on the host and abuses the hospitality, I concede some of them pay for it, it turn to a unpleasant experience. Whew!! Could the government event planners please note… Film shoots are  money earners, but please ensure that the residents of goa are not…

  • How old are we?

    How old are we?   The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history – George Orwell said this, coming to think of this it is quite true. If I were to step into the shoes of any historical figure it would be Sardar Vallabhai Patel.…

  • The Lalchoodi’s at Goa

    Arunab has been screaming hoarse about lalbatti on the television. It is time we in Goa protested against the Lalchoodi. Wondering what I am talking about are you? as such the tourists on scooters ridding on the footpath’s existing ones in Panjim and non-existent ones in Porvorim are a pain, but these are worse. Imagine…

  • Hase-chittra workshop at ICG

    THE EVENT organizer:    Sadhanalaya coordinator:   Sahil Isani — MES College. Host:            The international Center Goa/ The Origin Like many of the Tribal Arts of the world, Hase Chitra was originally done for special occasions such as weddings, festivals and auspicious days. The overall theme is usually centred on…

  • the silent story tellers of the voiceless

    the silent story tellers of the voiceless in the anonymous city of Bombay where we have been, but never been, I mean we traverse without it touching us, or us touching it, houses half stories of people we have never heard of, people we rather not know of, real stories their obstacles, their challenges, their…