Panaji is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, Panjim was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese possessions of Goa, Damaon& Diu. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi River estuary in the Tiswadi sub-district (tehsil). With a population of 114,759 in the metropolitan area, Panaji is Goa's largest urban agglomeration, ahead of Margao and Mormugao.
Ponda, also known as Fondya, is a city and a municipal council in the north Goa district of Goa, India. Located in the central area of Goa, Ponda lies 28 km southeast of Panaji, the capital of Goa and 17 km northeast of Margao, the district headquarters. Ponda is also known as "Antruz Mahal" because of the presence of numerous famous temples and rich cultural heritage.
Canacona is an administrative region in the district of South Goa, Goa state, India.
North Goa is one of the two districts that make up the state of Goa in India. The district has an area of 1736 km², and is bounded by Kolhapur district and Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra state to the north and by Belgaum district of Karnataka to the east, by South Goa district to the south, and by the Arabian Sea to the west.
Mário João Carlos do Rosário de Brito Miranda, popularly known as Mario Miranda or Mario de Miranda, was an Indian cartoonist and painter based in Loutolim in the Indian state of Goa.
Media in Goa refers to the newspapers, magazines, radio stations, cable and television networks and online media in India's smallest state. Over the past two-and-half decades, the Goa-linked online media has also grown.
Goa University is a public higher education institution, headquartered in the city of Panaji, in the Indian state of Goa. In addition to Panaji, it has a campus in Margao, Mapusa, Ponda, Old Goa and Vasco da Gama.
Luís Remo de Maria Bernardo Fernandes is a Goa-born Portuguese singer and musician. Known as a pioneer of Indian pop music, he performs pop/rock/Indian fusion and is also a film playback singer. His musical work is a fusion of many different cultures and styles that he has been exposed to as a child in Goa and in his later travels around the world. Such influences include Goan and Portuguese music, Sega music, African music, Latin music, the music of erstwhile European communist states, those of the dance halls from Jamaica and Soca.
This is a timeline of Goan history. It overlaps with the histories of other regions in South Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and colonial powers that influenced the region, including Portugal.
The state of Goa, in India, is famous for its beaches and places of worship. Tourism is its primary industry, and is generally focused on the coastal areas of Goa, with decreased tourist activity inland.
Tarkarli is a village in Malvan taluka in Sindhudurg district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a beach destination and remote place in southern Maharashtra. Few years ago, Tarkarli beach is declared as a Queen Beach of Konkan region. Monthly, Thousands of tourists are visiting this place to rejuvenate and enjoy thrill of water sports activities. All Watersports activities in Tarkarli are going on as per international safety of standards and under guidance of professional instructor(Dive Master) with modern safety equipment. Many scuba diving operators running this activities near Tsunami island, Devbagh because of shallow water and low life risk.
Caranzalem is a neighborhood located on the west side of the city of Panaji, capital of the Indian state of Goa. It is completely located on the island of Tiswadi, one of the talukas in the state of Goa. It is known for its beach with same name.
Tristão de Bragança Cunha, alternatively spelled as Tristao de Braganza Cunha, was a prominent Indian nationalist and anti-colonial activist from Goa. He is popularly known as the "Father of Goan nationalism", and was the organiser of the first movement to end Portuguese rule in Goa.
Goa is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the region known as the Konkan, and geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is surrounded by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and its fourth-smallest by population. Goa has the highest GDP per capita among all Indian states, two and a half times as high as the GDP per capita of the country as a whole. The Eleventh Finance Commission of India named Goa the best-placed state because of its infrastructure, and India’s National Commission on Population rated it as having the best quality of life in India. It is the third-highest ranking among Indian states in human development index.
The Goa Marathon is an annual event, now in its ninth year. It has always been organized on the first Sunday of February. In its 2020 edition, organisers said more than 2000 participants ran to help raise funds for charitable causes. The Marathon currently features four races—the 21 kilometre Half Marathon, 10 Kilometre Run, 5 kilometre Dream Run and the School Run for children under 14 and 16 years of age. The 10K Run and the School Run, first started in 2014, are the most popular.
Goa had been under Portuguese rule for 450 years, from 1505 to 1961, when the Republic of India annexed the territory, incorporating it into the Union first as part of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, and later achieving full statehood in 1987. While the Portuguese language was not assimilated into Goan culture to the same extent as in other Portuguese colonies, the language has still had a noticeable impact on the state, living on in family names, street names, and as a religious language, especially for Roman Catholics.
The Goa Arts and Literature Festival (GALF) is an annual literary festival which takes place in the Indian coastal state of Goa, each December. It was founded in 2010.
Frederika Menezes is a Goan author, poet and artist. She is best known for her book, Unforgotten. A poem of hers, The Different Normals, features in the Class X English textbook of the Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE).
Pride De Goa is the official pride parade walk in the state of Goa, India. It is organised by the NGO Goa Rainbow Trust.
Ilha de Goa is the largest of the islands of Ilhas de Goa, in the basin of the Zuari and Mandovi Rivers in Goa. This island is the largest and the most populous island in the state of Goa. The present capital - Panjim as well the former capital - The City of Goa, both lie on the island. It is one of 6 major islands between the Mandovi and Zuari, the others being:
