Flowers of St Mary’s

On a warm and sunny Saturday evening, 200 odd little kids, 3 to 5 years old, parents in tow, assembled at the St Marys pre-primary school in Mapusa, Goa. It was an unusual event for the little ones, one for which they’d been practising for weeks. The excitment was running high by the time the curtains went up for the pre-primary annual day event.

Simrik: Colours of Poubha

The traditional Poubha art still breathes at a small double-storied old house amidst the crowded streets of Patan Doka. And Lok Chitrakar’s hands are those that keep the dying art alive.

Beyond Walls

Artists Milan Khanolkar and Priya Kamat spent 6 days working on the walls of a day-care center at the Goa University. The duo worked their way up, from ground to the ceiling, bringing the blank concrete to life with colour and facinating characters. This, they tell me, was a labour of love.

Fluid Borders - Hallo Goa Nara

On a bright September day, a group of students and university professors from Nara, Japan got together with a group of students from Goa University, Goa, India for a one day cross-cultural interaction. And a fine day it was!

The Old House

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?

Life! Make it Happen

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!

Goa Carnival: Where Past meets Future

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.

Playing with Colours

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.