Interview: Watercolourist John Pereira on bringing the hues of Goa to life on canvas

The artist speaks about documenting life from ‘Once Upon a Time in Goa’ in the coastal state, which has for long been grappling with burdens of tourism.

R Benedito Ferrão

· Feb 20, 2022 · 11:30 am

Vamona Navelcar (1929-2021): A canvas across three continents

The artist lived and worked in India, Portugal and Mozambique, died on October 18.

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Vishvesh Prabhakar Kandolkar

· Oct 19, 2021 · 11:30 am

‘This is Not the Basilica’ explores how an iconic Goan monument became a victim of its own fame

Vishvesh Kandolkar’s installations focus on the Bom Jesu church, which holds the remains of St Francis Xavier.

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· Sep 26, 2021 · 11:30 am

Interview: Author Peter Nazareth on working with Idi Amin, the Goan diaspora in East Africa and more

Nazareth, who was born to Goan parents in the African country, has spent most of his life as an educator in the United States.

R Benedito Ferrão

· Aug 22, 2021 · 11:30 am

40 years after AIDS, remembering Dominic D’Souza, the first Indian diagnosed with HIV infection

D’Souza’s legacy as an activist far outstrips the treatment it receives in the film ‘My Brother… Nikhil’.

R Benedito Ferrão

· May 27, 2021 · 11:30 am

From jazz to hip hop, Afro-South Asian music collaborations reflect imagined, more liberatory worlds

A conversation with Elliott Powell, author of ‘Sounds from the Other Side: Afro-South Asian Collaborations in Black Popular Music’.

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· Feb 21, 2021 · 11:30 am