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by Mel D’Souza When I was a lad growing up in the village of Saligao in Goa, the first monsoon rains in June were always welcome. They flooded the paddy fields and topped up the village wells that had dropped to a low water level in the preceding dry months. Trees would be cleansed of . . . → Read More: Go Jump in a Well! by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas As the FIFA World Cup 2010 gets underway later today (June 11), excitement must be rising to fever pitch among the myriad fans of football in Saligao and all over Goa. In fact, football has always been a highly popular sport in Goa and among Goans worldwide. In Saligao, the Mater . . . → Read More: Football Mania and Clubs in Saligao by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas While youngsters today have many appealing new professions to choose from, in days gone by people in the villages of Goa also earned their daily bread in myriad interesting ways and some of the professions were rather quaint and fascinating. I will never forget the colourful basket-weavers who came to Saligao . . . → Read More: Aboriginal Basket-Weavers and Sextons |
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