Goa is a state of India. Goans are commonly said to be born with music and football in their blood because both are deeply entrenched in Goan culture...
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Goan culture, cuisine, and architecture. In 1961, India took control over Goa after a 36-hour battle and integrated it into India. The area of Goa was...
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Goa (/ˈɡoʊə/; Konkani: [ɡõːj]; Portuguese: [ˈɡoɐ] ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from...
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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...
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Goa trance is an electronic dance music style that originated in the early 1990s in the Indian state of Goa. Goa trance often has drone-like basslines...
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Goa, Daman and Diu Liberation Day is observed annually on 19 December in Goa, India. It is celebrated to mark the Indian Armed Forces' annexation of Goa...
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São João is an annual Catholic religious festival celebrated on 24 June in Goa, India. According to tradition, after attending Mass, young Goan Catholic...
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Goa: Goa – state in southwest India, bounded by Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka...
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Goan cities and towns of Panjim, Margao, Vasco and Mapusa. Culture of Goa Portuguese Goa "Its Goa – What is the story behind Goa Carnival?". itsgoa.com...
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Goa Revolution Day is the day in June 1946, also referred to as Kranti Din, which is celebrated on 18 June every year by the Government of Goa, in commemoration...
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The Portuguese controlled Goa until 1961, when India took over. Only a very small fraction of Goans speak Portuguese nowadays. Although an essential religious...
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Goan literature (redirect from Literature of Goa)
the literature pertaining to the state of Goa in India. Goa has a population of around 1.4 million and an area of 3,700 sq. kilometres (1,430 sq. miles)...
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Susegad (category Culture of Goa)
Susegad is a concept associated with the culture from the state of Goa, India. Derived from the Portuguese word sossegado ('quiet'), it is often viewed...
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Cleo Odzer (section Hippie years in Goa)
subcultures, including prostitution in Thailand, the hippie culture of Goa, and the emerging phenomenon of cybersex. Her works provided unique perspectives on...
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Goan cuisine (redirect from Cuisine of Goa)
Goan cuisine consists of regional foods popular in Goa, an Indian state located along India's west coast on the shore of the Arabian Sea. Rice, seafood...
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Last Hippie Standing (category Tourism in Goa)
of the ongoing party culture in Goa, as well as private and previously unreleased Super 8 footage from the 1960s and 1970s in Goa, filmed by Cleo Odzer...
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Akash), who provides food and shelter and introduces them to the party culture of Goa. Jack also hosts a party which Ramarajan meets Suhashini (Sneha) . Vinay...
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Zatra (category Culture of Goa)
Goa, India; the equivalent of yatra and jatra. In Maharashtra the alternative term Urus is used as well. During the zatra, the idol(s) or murtis of the...
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Annexation of Goa was the process in which the Republic of India annexed the Portuguese State of India, the then Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, Daman...
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Goan Catholic literature (redirect from Literature of Goan Catholics)
literature is diverse. The indigenous population of the erstwhile overseas Portuguese colony of Goa underwent a large scale conversion to Roman Catholicism...
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Konkani language agitation (redirect from Goa Konkani language agitation of 1986)
series of protests in India, concerning the uncertain future of the Konkani language. They were held by Goans in the former territory of Goa, Daman and...
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Culture of Goan Catholics is a blend of Portuguese and Konkani cultures, with the former having a more dominant role because the Portuguese ruled Goa...
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of Goa refers to the work and jobs which the people of Goa undertook in the earlier times, which might now be coming under pressure for a variety of reasons...
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De Goa was the official pride parade walk in the state of Goa, India. It was organised by the NGO Goa Rainbow Trust. The first pride walk in Goa was...
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Institute Menezes Braganza (category Culture of Goa)
centre of Panjim, Goa, India. It was set up by Portuguese colonial authorities in the late 19th century, but was taken over by the Government of Goa and...
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Kaavi art (category Culture of Goa)
indigenous to the Konkan coast of India, especially in Goa, parts of coastal Maharashtra and Karnataka. It is distinguished by its use of a single reddish‑brown...
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Konkani people (redirect from History of the Konkani people)
became the premier official language of Goa state, while Marathi remains as the associate official language of Goa. Konkani is also spoken by populations...
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The Goa Inquisition (Portuguese: Inquisição de Goa, Portuguese pronunciation: [ĩkizɨˈsɐ̃w dɨ ˈɣoɐ]) was an extension of the Portuguese Inquisition in...
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Konkani Wikipedia (category Culture of Goa)
organized at Goa University. In April 2014, two introductory sessions on editing Wikipedia were conducted at Roshni Nilaya School of Social Work in Goa. In July...
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Goan Catholics (category Social groups of Goa)
notion of Goan identity as a distinct culture among other Luso-Asians or Luso-Indian cultures was forged into India after the annexation of Goa and Damaon...
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