Goa Talks
Goa Needs an Alternate Development Model – A Bharat-Centric Model
Goa is at a crossroads. The land that once symbolised spiritual tranquillity, natural abundance, and cultural harmony is today choking under the weight of borrowed ideas — economic models...
Goa Talks
Goa is a Dev Bhoomi: The Land Remembers
There are lands where gods once walked - and there are lands where gods still linger. Goa is...
Goa Talks
Goa: From India’s Escape to the World’s Workstation
Goa is no longer just India’s postcard of palm trees, susegad living, and weekend escapades. It is quietly...
Goa Talks
Goa Is Not Falling, Goa Is Rising Differently – Go Goa 365 Days
Don’t fall for the negative stories about falling numbers of Goan tourists even though my good friend Tehseen...
Goa Talks
If Only Goa’s Political Leaders Had a Vision for Goa, About Goa
Goa is a paradise with a price tag. But sadly, the bill is not being paid by those...
Goa Can Be Asia’s Next Startup Innovation Hub — If We Dare to Think Bigger
Goa has long been viewed through the lazy lens of tourism—a postcard-perfect paradise of sun, sand, and sussegado. But that’s precisely the problem. We’ve...
Goa’s Taxi Trap: Are We Driving Backwards Into the 19th Century?
There comes a time in a state’s journey when its political leadership must decide whether it wants to be liked or it wants to...
Government and Taxi Drivers Must Arrive at a Solution — Goa Can’t Afford to Stall Progress
Goa has always prided itself on being India’s premier tourism destination. With its pristine beaches, vibrant culture, spiritual sanctuaries, nightlife, and heritage architecture, it...
I Am Not Portuguese, I Am Indian
There comes a time in every Goan’s life when he must rise above the romanticised fog of colonial nostalgia and look himself squarely in...
Mr. Gadkari, Before We Build Eiffel Towers, Let’s Fix The Roads We Drive On
I must begin by saying that I genuinely admire Mr. Nitin Gadkari. His dedication to improving India’s infrastructure is unparalleled. Highways have been built...
When in Goa, Be Like the Goans
India is a tapestry of diverse cultures, each state carrying its unique rhythm, values, and way of life. As a traveller, one of the...