Sing, dance and catch some fish at the ‘Ramponnkaranchem fest’ in Arambol on Sept 17
Arambol village in North Goa will come alive with festivities on September 17, 2017, when the villagers will gather to celebrate the ‘Ramponnkaranchem fest’. The people visiting the festival can practically experience how the traditional fishermen haul in their catch for the day. “We will show people at the fest how we cast the net and […]
A Goan fisherman’s obituary
“I’ve got bills to pay and children who need clothes, I know there’s fish out there but where God only knows” are the lyrics of Billy Joel’s ‘Doweaster Alexa’, a tribute to the Nantucket fishing community. The song encapsulates the daily struggles of a fisherman, putting everything on the line every single day just to […]
