The Goan Cultural Centre-Kuwait recently held its traditional Annual Summer Queen Ball 2007 at the Ramada Hotel Riggai, Kuwait. The full-house event was a tremendous success and acclaimed enormous value. The function was well attended by a large number of guests including Mr. Manmohan Singh, Head Consular, Embassy of India, Kuwait, Diplomats, […]
‘I am a Konkani girl…we speak Konkani at home’, Says Isha Koppikar to Daijiworld
April 29, 2007
Bollywood’s latest sensation Isha Koppikar spoke to Daijiworld’s special correspondent in Goa, Ares
With exclusive pics from Rajtilak Naik
Daijiworld Media Network - Goa (MB)
Isha Koppikar, renowned film actor, unhesitantly proclaims with pride that she is a Konkani girl, and speaks in […]
Goa is a perfect destination for that special party, off the beaten track! Goa the smallest state of India, was a Portuguese colony until 1962. Goa is famous for its beaches, which reflects colourful mosaic of history. Apart from […]
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Well-known Konkani poet and vice-president of Konkani Bhasha Mandal, Mumbai J B Sequeira will preside over the 18th All-India Konkani Sahitya Sammelan to be held at Curchorem in Madgaon, Goa from May 4 to May 6.This was announced by Parishad executive president Dinesh R Manerkar at press conference here on Tuesday April 10. The Sammelan […]
The first hippies came to Goa in the 1960s and were followed some 20 years later by the first package tour holidaymakers. Today German pensioners spend the Northern Hemisphere winter in this part of India while Britons serve ale and Guinness in the pubs.
GoaLuxury hotels have sprouted up on greenfield sites and beaches between coconut […]
The state today (April 8 ) celebrated Easter marking the resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ, with traditional gaiety and enthusiasm.
Ushered in after the penitential season of Lent, Easter was marked with midnight Church service followed by solemn Eucharistic celebrations.
The Pascal commemoration in many parishes was marked with candle light processions.
The devotees were seen busy thronging […]
Scientists from Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO (Goa)) have found stunning artefacts off the Gujarat coast, near Dwarka island, which development focuses on Indian civilization’s ties with Roman civilization more than two thousand years back.
“During the excavation, we found artefacts which are dating three thousand five hundred years back which indicates that India’s maritime […]
Long synonymous as the land of sea, surf and sand Goa is aggressively marketing other facets like heritage, culture and nature to combine with the Go Goa 365 Days campaign launched a couple of years ago. Goa has a unique blend of socio-religious culture and the Goan calendar is marked with several feasts and festivals. […]
Does conversion to a new religion change caste equations in India? Do social customs and traditions change with religious conversion? Or do Indians continue with their Hindu customs and traditions despite conversions?
These are some of the questions my foreign friends pose to me when the topic of religious conversions comes up. I say, Indians certainly […]
