I combat the heat that buffets me as soon as the train enters the Konkan coast and floats past me as a phantom would.
Tag: Goa
Iranian Filmmaker Stopped from Coming to Indian Film Festival, Passport Seized
Reza Dormishian, who was to travel to Goa to represent Darius Mehrjui's film 'A Minor', was barred from boarding his flight over what is believed to be his anti-regime …
The Glowing Goan, the Mango Edition
An essay on what mango season in Goa looks like and the multitude of feelings it evokes.
Comedian Munawar Faruqui’s Goa Shows Cancelled After Threats From Right-Wing Groups
The organisers of the two sold-out shows to be held this week, LVC Comedy Club, said that the shows were cancelled after 'over 500 people threatened to set themselves …
The Great Escape: On Mapping the ‘Firangi’ Trail in Goa
About a 15th century Portuguese physician, a chemist-turned-birder in the late 1960s and other foreigners who came to Goa in search of meaning.
Once Every Four Years You Can Cheer For Another Country Without Being ‘Anti-National’
As an Indian, what's the best way to avoid the month-long football FOMO? Put your metaphorical eggs into the German, French, Spanish, English or Belgian basket.