The Subdued ’Hic’ of an Indian Drink
Region: India
That it pours cats and dogs in India’s Goa, is a known fact. What you may not know is that for Goans, the best way to beat the monsoon blues is a secret in a bottle: Feni. Yes, a bottle of the locally brewed li... more
Views: 1699Local Produce Help Goa Survive The Monsoon
Region: India
That monsoon is really a difficult time in Goa, is a warning I got on the day I landed here. But then it was the height of winter. So, it was almost impossible to accept the warning wholeheartedly as I couldn’t... more
Views: 1766A lost generation from Pakistan
Region: IndiaA lost generation of Karachi Goans United we stand divided we fall Margao, Goa: Cricket fans in India erupted with joy when the last Pakistan wicket fell which signaled a 30-run win for Mahe... more
Views: 2248Policeman caught selling drugs on camera in India
Region: IndiaPanaji: For the last one year Goa, the beach-side resort state of India is witness to the latest blockbuster ‘police-drug mafia nexus’ running houseful. The participants in this morbid ‘poli... more
Views: 2899Onion Prices Still Making India Cry
Region: India
Nearly 2 months later, millions of Indians are still teary eyed, thanks to the high price of onions which is refusing to come down. Food inflation in India hit its peak in December 2010, with onions being priced a... more
Views: 2553Solar Power For Food Security!
Region: IndiaIn a remote village of India’s Goa state, poor and marginal farmers now have a way to secure their food: Use fence that run on solar power. Transfer of technology from the rich and the urban so... more
Views: 2286Women farmers: A growing force without a growing voice
Region: India
A group of women have broken into what has been a male bastion for centuries: Farming. An IndiaUnheard community reporter Varsha tells us how women are turning food growers in a remote village of India’s ... more
Views: 2299Crumbling village house in India and Cuncolim’s centuries old land issue
Region: India
Goan houses have been the handiwork of some remarkable artisans. My neighbor late Indunberg Gama, an engineer by profession had a lot of fond memories associated with old ancestral house in Sanvorcotto Cuncolim. He passed ... more
Views: 3174The Changing Face of My Goan Village
Region: IndiaVillages in Indian state of Goa are witnessing rapid modernisation. One such village is Cuncolim. Yesteryears' joy and ecstasy have gone. The bogey of industrial pollution and contamination of water resources has hit the v... more
Views: 1221Disabled boy makes a living despite his deformity
Region: IndiaA 20-year-old disabled boy, Nilesh Shikre in Susegado (leisurely-paced) Goa starts everyday at 5.30 p.m to deliver newspapers from his bicycle to Goan households, in order to make a living. Every morning, his way begins f... more
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