A large number of old Goan homes today stand abandoned, in varying stages of neglect and decay. Many of these, have already succumbed to the ravages of time or the bulldozer’s claws, only to metamorph into modern monstrosities that go by names like “exclusive villas” and gated societies.
Given a chance, what would the house have to say of its illustrous past and the people who lived within its bosom and then abandoned it?
Children are meant to be in schools, playing with friends, growing up. The street is no place for them. Yet many in India have lost their childhood, earning for their supper. And we call our selves an emerging super-power!
Street children under rehabilitation enthrall a large audience in Goa, India under the guidance of Italian volunteers from the “Laboratory of Smiles” project.
A photojournalist based in Goa, India, I have now moved into multimedia journalism. But whatever the medium, what is important to me is to use it as a means for social comment. This site along with my blog documents my experiments in this field
Goa, as a consequence of its historic links with Portugal, is one place in India where the spirit of Carnival comes alive. This is a time when past meets future and all’s right with the world…for a day.
A group of 36 children gather together at the Shanti Niketan school for street children in Assagao Goa, seeking to explore their inner artistic selves.
With the onset of the monsoons in Goa things can get pretty drab as far as activities go. But you can bet on Goan destivities even in the thick of the rain season.
The Festival of Visual Arts and Theatre is organised by the Fundacao Oriente delegation in India and aims to bring together artists from different fields like painting, sculpture, theatre and photography. Invited to photograph the event, these are some of images that endeavour to capture the passion and flow of theatre.
You can be his follower or detractor but either way you have to admire him. When Sri Sri Ravi Shankar visited Goa, his followers came in thousands to catch a glimpse of the man they proclaim as god.
The village of Pernem in north Goa, nestles in the foothills of the Sayadhris bordering Maharashtra. For the most part it is a quiet place, save for the two industrial estates in the area. But, once a year, just after the Hindu festival of Dussera, it comes alive with the famous Pernem zatra, drawing crowds from across Goa and neighbouring states.