EdWords
We are tyring to get the best out of the least visually impressive month.

Greetings
Merlyn Miranda and Victor Fernandes return with loads of Greetings

People
Some Goan news makers here and there.

ArtNOW
The Art Chamber of Galeria de Belas Artes (Gaura Vaddo) and the newly set up Antique Gallery (Khobra Vaddo) in Calangute have been witnessing hectic activity in Calangute.

Campus
Glenis M D'Souza goes Campus hopping. It's Margao's Damodar College this month.

Freedom University
Some knowledge-hungry youngsters have set in motion a totally new experiment called "Freedom University", an informal forum to study things in a more natural way, guided by experts.

News
Glipses of recent happenings.

Cover Story
With plastics hitting headlines these days who cares for the pristine valleys of Assagao and Marna-Siolim, the real sufferers of plastic and pollution. Naturally, Joel D'Souza and Sebastian Rodrigues are virtually tearing their hair in despair.

Looking Back
Painstaking researcher Dr Teresa Albuquerque resumes her series of pioneering Goans in Bombay. Time to read about the late Dr Acacio Viegas, from Nagoa in Bardez, who rescued Bombay from the throes of the bubonic plague.

Village Speak: Paliem
Paliem is a beautiful little village in the distant north of Goa, in the Pernem taluka. Kiranpani is where one has to be at sundown, say Sebastian Rodrigues and Joel D'Souza .

Tourism: Goa's Beach Shacks Face Quicksands
Sebastian Rodrigues  reports about Seby D'Souza listing out the number of hurdles the government has placed to throttle the famed beach shacks in Goa.  

Interiors: Glorious, Goan Antique Furniture
A quick look at the fascinating Antiques Gallery set up by Daniel Ferrao's at Calangute.

Kitchendom
Ms Joyce Fernandes  discusses Goa's sea-food delicacies this month.

Goa Books
All the Goa books you'd like to read and possess.

Obituaries
Sadly, they are no more.

Arso (Konkani)
Ruchick Konknni vachop...kotha, kovita ani her prokar.

Archives

EDITORS
Joel D'Souza, Alexyz & Rajan Fulari
ILLUSTRATIONS & CARTOONS
Alexyz
PHOTOGRAPHS
Alister Miranda & Joel
WEB DESIGN
GOACOM webdesign Team
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