WARDS TO VADDOS
Perpetual Gomes, a proud guardian of Goan flavours and tradition
MAPUSA: A familiar face in the Aldona Market, the ever-smiling Perpetual Gomes runs a tiny corner shop, selling nostalgic homemade…
A fiery passion for agriculture: Caroline Fernandes cultivates chillies in urban Fatorda
MARGAO: Caroline Fernandes, a farmer and chilli cultivator, was born in the ‘Igorje vadd’ in Fatorda and later moved to…
Colva brothers Daniel and Raymond Rodrigues brew success from scratch
COLVA: Brothers Raymond and Daniel Rodrigues took the plunge into South Goa’s hospitality sector the hard way – with no…
Kirti and Trupti Halarnkar carry forward their father-in-law’s delicious snack legacy in Aldona
The shop, fondly known as ‘Kakacho Chivda’, offers six varieties of the addictive snack: Chakri, Motto Shev, Tik Shev, Papdi,…
A life built on hard work and sacrifice: Nanda Haldankar’s journey as a farm labourer
For the last 32 years, Nanda Haldankar has played a crucial role in maintaining the greenery of Sangolda, Guirim and…
Greening the Cortalim highway: Dr Shraddha’s bid to revive indigenous Goan trees
MARGAO: When Dr Shraddha Mulgaonkar Patil moved to her marital home in Cortalim around 30 years ago, the sleepy village…
