[Update: Anthony Gonsalves passed away in Goa on January 18, 2012, at the age of 84.] In the 1977 movie AMAR AKBAR ANTHONY, composer Pyarelal (of the Laxmikant-Pyarelal duo) scored the music for the number My Name is Anthony Gonsalves that went on to become a super hit in India. Not as well known is…
Goa‘s contribution to the world of Indian classical music has been extraordinary. Our traditional strengths and focus have been in vocal music. In the instrumental department, we have produced world-class sarangiyas, violinists, and percussionists in the distant past. Tantuvadyas such as the sitar and sarod have historically not generated much enthusiasm in the Goan musical…
My father, Motilal Parrikar, completed 90 years a few days back on July 9. He was born in the village of Parra in Goa, in the ward known as Salisvaddo. The house he was born in today lies in ruins (*). Our last name takes after our village, now a paradise lost like the rest…
With its sweeping views of the Arabian Sea, the bluff at Vagator on Goa‘s northern coast is an atmospheric location. On a recent outing, I had the pleasure of recording the bliss experienced here during sundown by young and old alike. The first four images below are of my little niece Saraswati. …
Krýsuvíkurbjarg, one of the great bird cliffs of Iceland in the Reykjanes Peninsula in the southwest, is seen here on a muted Autumn morning. Come summer and the cliff is transformed into a multistoried avian city teeming with bird life that has to be seen to be believed. My guide Börkur Hrólfsson (Iceland’s finest)…
