The journey to Goa for Portuguese national Leonora Fernandes was a particularly moving one. Part of a group of 39 Portuguese ...

Why did the Portuguese first come to India? Why did Alfonso de Albuquerque capture Goa, when that was not the task he was set ...

Arshad Warsi and Maria Goretti gave a tour of their home in Goa. The Portuguese style home with high ceilings is a work of ...

Detour from the beach to visit Goa’s laid-back capital, a charming heritage town that’s been buoyed in recent years by an ...

Think you know Goa? Discover the local secrets that tourists often miss and as you plan your next trip, don’t miss these tips ...

On November 25, 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque, encouraged by Timmayya, launched an assault on Goa, then under Yusuf Adil Shah's ...

Goa on India's western coast was freed from Portuguese rule on 19 December 1961, more than four centuries after it was colonised. The fight for freedom began in the 1940s as India inched closer to ...

As Lorraine Alberto begins her Portuguese class at Goa University, students from the former colony are in short supply. Across Goa, a tiny coastal state once administered by Lisbon, there is ...

Timings for Goa Carnival (Carnaval - Portuguese) It is a 3 day festival held in February or March. Shigmo in Goa: The Shigmo festival, also known as Shigmotsav is a spring festival celebrated ...