It has been over sixty years since India reclaimed Goa from Portuguese rule, yet the story of what truly happened behind the ...

As Lorraine Alberto begins her Portuguese class at Goa University, students from the former colony are in short supply. Across Goa, a tiny coastal state once administered by Lisbon, there is little ...

When December arrives in Goa, the air turns festive long before Christmas Day. The streets shimmer with lanterns, cribs appear in every neighborhood, and the sound of carols fills the tropical nights.

Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule in 1961 after India launched Operation Vijay. The Soviet Union’s UN veto blocked ...

LOUTOLIM, India — Age sits lightly on the sprawling, four-centuries-old Figueiredo Mansion. The home is a lived-in repository of memories tracing to the days when the west-coast Indian state of Goa ...

In recent years, the building, built in 1800s, has evolved into a significant cultural landmark, establishing itself as one ...

It has been almost 65 years since India liberated Goa from Portuguese rule. Now, in the backdrop of Russian President ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Angelina Villa-Clarke is a London-based travel journalist. Outside, the sky is heavy with ominous-looking clouds – it’s the end of ...

The Goa government has approved the construction of a ‘Koti-Thirtha corridor’ (ritualistic pilgrimage site) and a new temple on the ruins of the Saptakoteshwar temple at Divar, an island village on ...

As Goa marks its Liberation Day this month, efforts to incorporate the former Portuguese enclave into India's mainstream culture continue relentlessly ...