Vince Costa just put Curtorim and Goa on the map in the most epic way
Almost four years ago, Curtorim based musician Vince Costa released his debut music album titled ‘Saint and Sinner’. The album was written and recorded in his hometown, the village itself serving as a backdrop for his anecdotal tunes about life in the South, assembled with great care personally in his home studio. The album garnered […]
The Goan village of St. Estevam revives collective farming for a reason
It’s no secret that Goa is going through major development with construction happening at almost every corner. There are building complexes coming up, bridges being built and even the highway is being expanded. It’s a lot for India’s smallest state to take. Unfortunately, all this is also taking a toll on more traditional occupations like […]
The granary of Salcete – Curtorim celebrates the famed Handi Khuris feast
It would seem like there is a feast or a festival to be celebrated almost every month in Goa. Vasco recently celebrated its Damodar Saptah feast in the Damodar temple. While the temple festivities are done, stalls put up, selling wares are still there and probably will be for the next couple of weeks. Goa […]
Maria and Piedade – Two Goan women who proved that age is no bar
Maira and Piedade, two Goan women who proved that age is no bar. 75-year-old Piedade Fernandes from Corjuem and 81-year-old Maria D’souza from Aldona. Both retired career Goan women who took to converting run-off-the-mill house gardens into lush, green beds of varieties of vegetables, flowers, medicinal plants and fruits. All done organically. Living along rocky […]
A Goan Khazan is a treasure trove for aquaculture, agriculture and salt panning
The Hindi word ‘khazana‘, means treasure. All over Goa, there is an intricate system of water dukes, sluice gates, bunds, furrows and canals that date back to the B.C (before Christ) era. These ecosystems are called the Khazan Ecosystem of Goa. They are truly an ecological treasure (an ecological Khazana). What exactly is a Khazan? […]
