Joanna Lobo

Once every year, a masked and costumed man makes his way around a small town in Slovenia. He wears sheepskin and cowbells around his waist that announce his dan

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In Goa, fov or flattened rice is mixed with different ingredients for a variety of festive dishes during Diwali

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The first sip can only be described as aromatic. There are hints of citrus and spice, and a bright acidity that mellows out on the second taste.

It is a tiny room. It has a wooden ceiling, oyster shell panes and tiled awnings. Printed umbrellas hang from the ceiling and framed photos on a wall sit beside the Goan ghumott (percussion instrument) and the Portuguese guitar. One wall among the four stands out. It looks like a street in Lisbon — houses with tiled roofs, decorated windows and balconies. It is in front of this ‘street' that celebrated Goan fadista (fado singer), Sonia Shirsat, takes centrestage every few weeks, serenading people with the musical genres of fados and mandos.

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The state was once a poster for all things exquisite with breath-takingly beautiful landscapes and seafronts, villages nestled in the greens, laid-back way of life. Goa turned to commerce, tourism, real estate development almost with a vengeance in the 2000s. Two decades later, the development fuelled by the post-pandemic rush, is making Goans see their ethos and ecology wane; even local cuisine is on the backburner in places. The Goa story cannot all be about tourist footfalls and elite homes at the cost of its natural wealth – this hope comes from Goans willing to raise voice, join forces, and protect their land.

The museum is the first of its kind dedicated only to women (or those identifying as women) artists. The paintings and sculptures aren't just dainty, but big, bold and powerful.