A modern serenade: Daniel, the harp and the sounds of Goa
KATHERINE MANUELIf you have scrolled through Instagram reels over the course of a few weeks and your For You page is musically inclined, there is a chance you have stumbled across the heavenly sounds of a harp to the tune of the Konkani
Bob’s Banter: Who Should Stay At Home?
Robert ClementsAt a conference in Cochin, a Sunni cleric reportedly declared that the Quran teaches women to remain inside their homes, and that bringing them into public spaces could cause great destruction.
Evolving kitchen stories of Chaturthi
Goan houses will be filled with aromas over the next few days as Chaturthi approaches. Preparations begin days in advance. The menu is discussed; raw materials are brought and sometimes even prepared at home. Many Goan families return to their ancestral house where grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins gather to...
The ‘80s trend’ comes calling again
Open Instagram these days, and you can almost find yourself transported to the 1980s. Big hair, oversized sunglasses, colourful clothes, old-school bedrooms, film-grain filters and poses straight out of an old family album are suddenly everywhere. The platform is calling it the ‘80s trend’, and social media users are happily...
From awareness to action: What suicide prevention really means
Beyond awareness, prevention is about recognising distress, starting difficult conversations and knowing when to connect someone with professional help
