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 ...

DECEMBER 19, 1961: India seized Goa from Portugal on this day in 1961 – finally ending the era of European colonies on the subcontinent following a massive invasion. Around 45,000 soldiers, 42 planes, ...

When December arrives in Goa, the air turns festive long before Christmas Day. The streets shimmer with lanterns, cribs appear in every neighborhood, and the sound of carols fills the tropical nights.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Angelina Villa-Clarke is a London-based travel journalist. Outside, the sky is heavy with ominous-looking clouds – it’s the end of ...

Celebrity chef Kunal Kapur has opened Pincode Bungalow, a new standalone restaurant set inside a restored Portuguese home in Vagator, Goa.

The Indo-Portuguese civilization has come full circle. For 450 years, the Portuguese ruled Goa in western India but now an ethnic Goan is heading the Portuguese government and last week he came home.

Indians must have loved the gods: they made so many of them. Shanta Durga is a ten-handed goddess revered by the 400,000 Hindus in the former Portuguese enclave of Goa. Bhaväni is a ten-handed goddess ...

A young name steadily drawing attention in Goa’s dining scene is chef Madhav Dayal. At Miguel’s in Panjim, he serves ...