Can we do psychoanalysis of Goan identity? Is there an inner world that animates Goans everywhere? Goan society is complex and multilayered and maybe it is difficult to analyse the psycho-myth that drives it. Like every society Goan society does have a psycho-myth that somehow interacts with every Goan’s impulses, feelings, fears and fantasies. There are distinct psychic layers...
The Politics on the Goan and the Non-Goan Tangle
The question that asks: “who is Goan?” has gained importance in the context of the recent decision of the Government to offer mediclaim to any Indian who has a domicile of five years in Goa. Does that mean anyone who stays in Goa for a minimum period of five years becomes a Goan? Is Goan-ness transferable? Can it be...
