Comments on: Madgaon Heritage Walk Through Lovely Goan Houses

By: Sourabh SB

Sourabh SB — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:17:51 +0000

are they named by their colours or are you calling them by colors?
And one more question arises in my mind is why do each building is different in colour?
do they convey something? I am excited to know this.

By: isha

isha — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 09:59:00 +0000

I have visited many time goa but never know about more Madgaon but after reading your post I got many new things about Madgoan/

By: Anuradha Goyal

Anuradha Goyal — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:36:50 +0000

In reply to Hariom. Next time you are in Madgaon, do take a walk around the city - you would love it even more.

By: Hariom

Hariom — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:03:01 +0000

Have got down so many times at Madgao but never cared to explore this city. Thank you for this wonderful post 🙂

By: Sam Costa

Sam Costa — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 04:40:39 +0000

In reply to Anuradha Goyal.

Not sure if that’s right. It makes more sense to use the name that’s actually used by the people. I’ve never heard anyone using the name “Madgaon.” Just like nobody says “Panaji” although that is the official name. It’s “Panjim” in English and “Ponnje” in Konkani.

By: Anuradha Goyal

Anuradha Goyal — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 03:27:25 +0000

In reply to Sam Costa.

Sam – a lot of Indian city names got frozen when a railway station came up there. I chose to write Madgaon instead of Margao because one it is the official name and second it is what people come searching for. I wish I could go with you and listen to the stories of each of those houses. In fact, I postponed this walk for a long time in search of someone who can take me along, but when I could not find anyone – I just decided to go on my own.

By: Sam Costa

Sam Costa — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 18:33:51 +0000

Dear Anuradha,
I’m a Goan who spent my formative years in Margao. The town is a bit dreary these days, but a few decades ago it was a rather lively place to be. Those sprawling houses – I lived in one – are indeed Goan houses as you say, but their particular style of architecture is referred to as “Indo-Portuguese.” I know the names and history of every house you photographed on Rua Abade Faria. By the way, no Goan would spell it as “Madgaon”, although that is the spelling you see at the railway station and some government offices. For us, it’s just “Margao”, with a nasal inflection over the last two letters. If you say it in our local language Konkani, it sounds more like “Modgao.” Cheers, Sam

By: Anuradha Goyal

Anuradha Goyal — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:07:26 +0000

In reply to Luis.

Luis – India is infinite – you can spend many lifetimes exploring it. I hope travelers come and explore it beyond the Taj Mahal.

By: Luis

Luis — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 07:45:41 +0000

Never knew that there are many beautiful places in India aside from the Taj Mahal. Hehe.. Hope to visit India someday.

By: Anuradha Goyal

Anuradha Goyal — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:02:04 +0000

In reply to sudhakr. Thank you.