New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Goan history“accounts for over 40 rebellions against Portuguese rule”. In 1946, 14 Goan leaders were deported to Portugal an ...

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 ...

Panaji: CM Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that a wrong version of history is being presented before the children today that the Portuguese ruled all of Goa for 450 years, when they only ruled ...

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Goa Liberation Day: Know How State Got Freedom After 451 Years Of Portuguese Rule On this date, December 19, 1961, Goa, along with Diu and Daman, gained independence from Portuguese rule after ...

This Friday June 2, 2017 photo shows the back garden of the 427-year-old Figueiredo Mansion, a Portuguese heritage home, in Goa, India. The Figueiredo family of Portuguese diplomats, lawyers and ...

1.Detailed History What stands out about Goa is the architecture as it showcases a distinct array of buildings with origins from Portuguese colonization, indigenous customs, as well as modern day ...

We came here even before the Portuguese consul and the Instituto Camoes Goa, soon after the diplomatic ties between India and Portugal were re-established,” Monjardino said.

The rise of shoulder-season tourism and the growing fatigue around overcrowded holidays have made one thing clear: the best ...

For longer stays in Southern Goa, take a short drive south along the shore-line to the alluring ITC Grand Goa – found on Arrosim Beach, one of Goa’s most unspoilt stretches of coastline.

The Figueiredo Mansion is a lived-in repository of memories tracing to the days when the Indian state of Goa was a Portuguese colony.