Lorna Cordeiro: The Nightingale of Goa All Goans, both young and old, have, over the years, been enthralled and captivated by the melodious and sublime voice of Lorna, who is more affectionately known as the “Nightingale of Goa.” Let’s take a sneak peek into a glittering career, her most famous songs, and the legacy that she has left behind. Lorna was born in Saligao, Goa on August 9, 1944. She belongs to the community of Goan Catholics. Arguably, she was the most dominant Goan singer,…
Present society is known as information society, everything is dependent on information. Information is crucial power; it is the great national and international resource. Information is available through libraries, the internet, mass media, manufactures and service providers and in addition, lots of information is hidden in different media, like print form and non print or electronic form. The nature of information is changing the nature of the world’s economy. Information called to be…
parts of the country all the way to Goa. They came solo, they came in groups, and they came from every direction. From Kerala in South India to Delhi in the North. There were Enfields everywhere, from Thunderbirds to Classics and from Machismos to Electras, not to forget some beautiful custom built ones on display. This was the seventh edition of the Royal Enfield Rider Mania, a Royal Enfield event that takes place annually in November at the Vagator Hill Top, Goa. The 3-day event, from November…
Dudhsagar Falls, located in Goa, is one of the tallest waterfalls in India. The fresh water cascading down the vast mountain range possesses such beautiful and mystifying qualities that many tourists believe the falls were created through supernatural elements; in reality, they are not wrong--the splendid sight was created through the involvement of Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu, who all played impacting roles in keeping the people on the right path to attain dharma and moksha, the ultimate goals in…
“I am not the man I once was. I do not want to back in time, to be the second son the second man.” (Vasco da Gama) Vasco da Gama was a navigator who made history when he founded the first route to India. He was awarded two different important titles. Vasco da Gama was one of the most successful and important explorers to the Renaissance time period. Vasco da Gama was born into a noble family around 1460 in Sines Portugal. He was the son of Estêvão da Gama. When he was old enough he joined the…
rainbow” started fading and I am left with the faint tinge of my existence as an individual while standing alone in a balcony with a cup of coffee. With each passing moment of the dusk, progression of my existence is hailed by the memories of solo trip to GOA. The memories which helped me to ignore the background noise and remain focused to what I really want in life. Why I chose to go for a solo trip? I completed a book “The Revenue Stamp” at midnight and was striving in balcony to get drenched…
and exterior walls are decorated with intricately-carved deities’ stylized motifs from nature and friezes depicting the life in the reign of the Hoysalas. There are also worship places for the Muslims (Delhi - Jumma Masjid), Christians (Churches in Goa and Kerala), Buddhists (Bodhgaya, Saranath, Kushinagar), Sikhs (Golden Temple) and Jains (Sravanabelagola), that have tourist…
kill or injure the attacker. Over 200 thousand women own a gun to defend themselves against sexual abuse (GOA). Every year a half a million Americans protect themselves with a gun away from home, concealed carry licenses are dropping crime rates across the country. The murder rate dropped by 8.5% , rapes 5%, aggravated assaults 7% and robbery 3% for the states that allow concealed firearms (GOA). “If those states not having concealed carry laws had adopted such laws in 1992, then approximately…
Inquilab, The Refugee, Sonar Bangla, Thorns on a canvas, The Hungry Ones and The Dumb Dancer are professors, University students, top executives and professionals who use English for ordinary conversation. In plays like The Tourist Mecca, The Doldrummers, Goa, Darjeeling Tea? And This Alien…Native Land, the important characters are either the white planters and other aliens like the Americans r the Anglo-Indians in whose case English is the natural medium of conversation. Through such careful…
allegations in recent years” (General Accounting Office, 1999, p. 1). The report focused on four jurisdictions; the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the California Department of Corrections, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the District of Columbia (GOA, 1999). While it is encouraged to maintain a respectful relationship between inmates and the correction staff, the professional relationship is crossed and even criminal when it becomes sexual, consensual or not. To deter…