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Five Steps to Sussegado
Attaining the Goan State of Mind
- Learn to Speak (and curse) in Konkani
- Learn the difference between an 'ah' and an 'enh' and why I have still not mastered the difference between 'taka' and 'teka' (both of which refer to the pronoun 'him'). To hear what some phrases sound like, go to http://www.homesgoa.com/WebPages/Publications/Speak_Konkani.htm
- Learn to cook Chicken Xacuti
- Goans use coconut in almost everything they cook, add lots of chillies and spices to dishes and of course, eat fish with every meal. Lunch with rice, fish and coconut curry does merit the obligatory siesta.
- Discuss politics and religion like your life depended on it
- For want of the traditional tavernas and impromptu village assemblies, you will have to make do with this online cacophony to hone your debating skills.
- Cheer your village football team as if they were playing in the World Cup
- One of the legacies of Portuguese rule, Goa is one of the few bastions of football fanaticism in a country that is cricket-crazy.
- Know your Feni from your Uraq
- Feni is so popular, it has its own page on Wikipedia!
Goan delicacies
Best Online webportals on Goa
Culture, Nature, and Music
- This is Goa
- Amateur videos on Goan religious and folk festivals, music groups and scenic spots.
- Goan Name
- The Genealogy website for Goans (not Goanese!!). If you are a Goan or know a Goan, you might find exploring through the myriad birth and marital connections fascinating. As the saying goes, all Goans are related by three degrees of separation. You can also build your family tree using the My Heritage software available on the net for free at http://www.myheritage.com/
- Goanet
- Online portal with daily news on political, social and cultural events in Goa.
- Goacom
- Another popular online website for news, business and entertainment
- Goa News
- Online news portal hosted by journalist Sandesh Prabhudesai.
- Navhind Times
- Online newspaper with news of local importance.
- O Heraldo
- Online newspaper with local news.
A Sampling of Goan Music
Konkani Dulpods Medley
Sonia goes Lorna 2
Remo sings MARIA PITACHE
Goa on Amazon
The One-Stop Guide to Books on Goa
Here are some books on Goa that I thought were useful. Feel free to add to this list.
Houses of Goa by Heta Pandit
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The weather in Goa today
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Goan splendour!
Carnival, Shigmo, and the Procession of Saints
Popular religious/spring festivals
Goa Carnival (Colourful Floats)
Traditional SHIGMO parade- part I
Goa-Velha 'Santamchem Pursao' (Procession of Saints)
Online Bazaars, Tavernas, and much more
Popular Online Goan Communities
- Goa Heritage
- Network of people who are concerned about the preservation of Goa's cultural heritage.
- Save Goa Campaign
- Campaigners who succeeded in forcing the Goan Government to rescind the Regional Plan 2011 in 2007. The Plan had been used by politicians and real-estate agents to illegally convert and sell off coastal and forest land for the construction of hotels and apartment complexes.
- Goa on Google Groups
- News posts and online subscriptions on Goa for Google users.
- Orkut Viva Goa
- Orkut community for lovers of Goa
- Orkut Goa
- Orkut community for the Goan diapora
- RadioGoa
- Online Radio broadcasts of Goan and Manglorean Konkani songs. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Mario!
Goan religious shrines
The Churches of Old Goa
Lord Shiva Temples of Goa
Basilica Bom Jesus in Goa
Amazon Spotlight
The Travels and Journal of Ambrosio Bembo
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The latest news from Goa
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Goa: A Son's Story
" Moubailo Dou " A Konkani Song from GOA , India
GOA SUNSETS
Easy Vacation Planner
Five things you will need on your trip
When books are not enough!
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Goan sayings
Baim suktoch, udcacho valor collta.
When the well dries up, one realizes the value of water)
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- Thrillophilia Thrillophilia Oct 26, 2009 @ 9:35 am
- Hi,
It's an informative lens for Goa. I really liked it.
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- Silver_Lotus Silver_Lotus Jul 27, 2008 @ 9:23 am
- Nice! Goa is wonderful, glad you've done this lens. I'm going to include it on my Tibet, Nepal & South Asia Lens.
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- Mario Mario Nov 12, 2007 @ 11:14 pm
- Man how did you miss www.radiogoa.net?The latest craze with NRIs?All the best
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- laura laura Aug 13, 2007 @ 7:44 pm
- hi edzia,
your new lenses are great - but i just cannot take my eyes of your goa, its such a beautiful country!
see you in the dungeon (how can you live and work there after all those amazing beaches?)
love, laura
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- Praful Praful Jun 18, 2007 @ 12:54 pm
- Extensive info abt Goa...keep it going
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