One of the things that I fail to understand, and I have asked myself this a few times, is that why is Goa shown in a light so different than what it really is, by the Bombay Film Industry? Before you jump to conclusions, let me say that I did not mean that the movies
Category: Goa
Salutes
About 3 years ago, I think, I had a chance to meet an officer from a lesser known aerobatics team, based in Dabolim, Goa. I had always thought that The Surya Kiran were the only aerobatics team but that the Navy had one too was news to me. They are aptly called Sagar Pawan (The
Train notes
On the train to home, Goa, I wake up in the morning to find out that my shoes are stolen. You ever build stories on what you see while you travel? I mean, I see wide barren land on a dark night and there is one hut with a little light out there and I
From the Archives : The James Bond Beach
From the archives, this post originally written almost 3 years back, in February 2005, deserves a comeback. I am posting it as is, again. *** “Thats the James Bond Beach”, said my sister. “Thats the what bond beach?” I asked, my face giving a convincing, confused look not sure about what I just heard. “James
Rewinding
There was a time, in this very house in Goa, I used to listen to my walkman when the power used to go off. The “power-going-off” apparently, happens rather usually here. And when its a dark and gloomy evening like what it is now, there was no question of electricity. So, in those days not
Happy Feet and Photoblogging
Many people ask me, how do I find so much time to travel. Finding time is not difficult, if you want to. Okay thats not a practical answer. I have a few of rules I follow. First, Jump at every and any opportunity to travel that comes your way. Second, Take at least one long
The Jan Andolan of our times
A few days back, were some murmurs about a certain “Goa Regional Plan, 2011”. Since I was too far away from online reading and research, it missed my attention but now that I have learnt about it, I think its imperative that I mention it here on my website. The Goa Regional Plan, 2011 (We’ll