My Goa Magazine - December 2014

In this issue

My Goa magazine welcomes the season with a vibrant December issue. Senior Journalist Prakash Kamat critically examines Laxmikant Parsekar’s accession as Goa’s new Chief Minister. President of Konkani Bhasha Mandal, Chetan Acharya talks about the challenges to Konkani in a freewheeling chat. Advocate Cleofato Almeida writes about the decline in the stature of the Congress party as a worthy Opposition, while Harshvardhan Bhatkuly chronicles the Parrikar era in the Panjim Assembly Constituency. Film critic, Sachin Chatte laments the organizational flaws at the International Film Festival of India 2014. Historian and activist Prajal Sakhardande pens the history of the Terekhol Fort and argues that the heritage structure be passed back into the public domain. Architect Tallulah D’Silva shares her experiences a Quito, Ecuador where she attended a Global Shapers’ conference on social enterprise development. Harshvardhan Bhatkuly pays homage to departed Judge of the Supreme Court, V R Krishna Iyer. Naguesh Rao Sardessai pens a portrait of a rare politician-artist, Sanjay Harmalkar. Prof. Vasco Pinho will take you back in time as he reminisces the good ol’ days at Panjim’s Café Central. In the Bookworm section, you will read about Reena Martins’ collection of stories of Goans in Bombay in her book, ‘Bomoicar’. Sidhanath Buyao has released his new album, ‘Konkani Unplugged’ and Aditi Sequeira writes about her experiences as a Goan girl in Chennai. The ‘Farmers’ Market’ at Grand Hyatt Goa is a buzz of the town for authentic farm fresh food. Add to it news, people focus and party pictures – everything that makes December in Goa, such a lovely place to be in.