With 100 miles of coastline and a laid-back attitude, Goa has been a tourist hotspot since the Sixties - Necip Yanmaz Think of India and the first image will likely be that of the Taj Mahal or one of ...

Zinara Rathnayake is a writer based in India and Sri Lanka with bylines in The New York Times, BBC, CNN, Atlas Obscura, and others. Her work largely focuses on travel, food, and culture, among others.

Goa has been indelibly shaped by its 450 years of Portuguese rule, followed by an influx of hippies in the 1960s. Today, it’s the smallest state in India. A tropical paradise just an hour’s flight ...

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A tropical enclave popular among American hippies in the 1960s, Goa—a state in western India that hugs the Arabian Sea—is now home to as many rustic yoga retreats as there are luxury hotels. Over the ...

GOA, India — Goa, a former Portuguese colony that now ranks as having one of the most famous beaches in India, is continuing to promote Christianity in Asia as part of its colonial legacy, retired ...

Joanna Lobo Joanna Lobo is a journalist from Goa who writes on food, culture, and everything in between. She moonlights as consultant editor at food journal, Goya. “Have a magical day and night,” ...

Panaji: The sub-adult elephant named Omkar, which reportedly strayed from its herd in Maharashtra, was sighted near the Goa border over the weekend, prompting vigilance by forest officials.According ...

Goa's beautiful coastline has been attracting visitors since the 1960s. But in the last five years, the number of tourists coming to the holiday destination has almost tripled. India's smallest state ...