A World Without Alito
I was first introduced to Prof Alito by Dale, to speak on a panel at Goa University discussing the language conflict in Goa. Though the panel never happened, I ...
Author: kaustubh
Reads old newspapers and researches on Goan History.
Simple Prawn Curry recipe with Coconut Milk
Sharing a very simple and easy to make prawn curry recipe, taught to me by Meera. This is closest to what Goan Prawn Curry tastes like but not exactly. Neverthl...
Jivi Sethi and an undelivered postcard
This is in May 2017. I was scheduled to travel to Lisbon for a conference. The invite came almost at the last moment and I had to organize my travel within two ...
Reading Pessoa
This is no critical take on Pessoa. I have not even read him exhaustively but I am increasingly falling in love with his writing so much that I want to expedite...
The Woman and the Doctor
(A poem from Sudirsukta by Vishnu Wagh. Translated by me with help from Preeti Nangal) Doctor, It’s been four months now… Oh that’s a good news! God has ble...
D.D. Kosambi Fellowship
I have been awarded the D.D. Kosambi Research Fellowship by the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of Goa for the year 2016-2018. Under this fellowship,...
Bahujan leaders, not Bahujan faces
The student union elections at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi recently concluded with the Left Unity Panel, a political alliance between Student...
Unburdening the language from motherhood
The debate over Goa’s language issue continues because the conflict is far from being resolved. The passing of the much controversial Official Language Act (OLA...
Tiatr and the Goan Public Sphere
The emergence and evolution of the Goan public sphere has received very sparse attention, despite its potential to nuance the larger debate over public sphere, ...
The Myth of ‘Unity in Diversity’
This campaign emphasizes unity among all Indians by employing a rhetorical strategy that erodes the contradictions in imagining India as a singular nation. The ...