Portal:Goa
The Goa Portal Goa is India's smallest state, a prominent tourist destination in South Asia and a place that has been among the meeting points of cultures across centuries of history. Because of its significant diaspora, this former Portuguese colony also has an active presence in cyberspace. Its history is entwined with the Portuguese expansion in Asia, and also with pre-Portuguese trading routes linking South and West Asia and beyond. Its connection to the Portuguese colonies in Africa, Macau, and Brazil has resulted in a wide range of historical records relating to those regions being maintained in its libraries and government buildings. Goan literatureGoa was the first place in Asia to have a printing press, which was brought by the Portuguese in the 1550s; Goa's Portuguese colonial rulers also believed in meticulous record-keeping. Goa has had a long love affair with the printed word, although growth has been slow, and punctuated by problems like linguistic breaks and censorship. Goans, with a long history of emigration and foreign rule, have adapted to writing in European languages like Portuguese and English. But there is also literature in Konkani and Marathi. Selected picture
Fort Aguada is a well-preserved seventeenth-century Portuguese fort standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim beach, overlooking the vast expanses of Arabian Sea. Read more... Selected biographyRemo Fernandes (born 8 May 1953) is a pop/rock/Indian fusion artist and playback singer from Goa. His musical work is a fusion of many different cultures and styles including Goan and Portuguese music, Sega music from Mauritius and Seychelles, African music, Latin music from Cuba and Nicaragua, the music of erstwhile European communist states, those of the dancehalls from Jamaica and Soca from Trinidad.His music, reflecting life and socio-political happenings in India which every Indian could identify with, became popular largely with the growing, English educated, Indian middle class. He now writes and sings his songs in five different languages, English, Hindi, French, Portuguese, and Konkani. He has performed with international artists like Jethro Tull and Led Zeppelin. Selected bibliography
Did you know...... that the Frente Popular got just 1.82% of polled votes in the first general elections in Goa because the Catholic church backed the United Goans Party against it. Goa news
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General: • Goa main entry Geography: • North Goa • South Goa • Panaji • Old Goa • Margao • Mapusa • Dabolim airport • Dudhsagar Falls • Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary • Sonsogor, Goa's tallest peak • Bicholim • Benaulim • Salcete • Farmagudi • Madei Wildlife Sanctuary Media and entertainment: • Media in Goa • Goa Trance music • Mario Miranda Education: • Goa Institute of Management • MES College • Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal • Little Flower of Jesus High School of Calangute Language, ethnic groups:: • Konkani language • Konkani people • Konkani Brahmins • Goan Catholics Politics, personalities: • Chief Minister of Goa • Pratapsing Rane • Shashikala Kakodkar • Raj Bhavan • Indian National Congress-Sheikh Hassan group • Dr P D Gaitonde • Shenoi Goembab Festivals: • Shigmo festival in Goa • International Film Festival of India • Vindaloo Sports: • Goa cricket team • Tilak Maidan Stadium • Salgaocar Sports Club • Sporting Clube de Goa • Dempo_Sports_Club Administration: • Goa, Daman and Diu Transport: • Motorcycle taxis in Goa Associated Wikimedia
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