#43 with Kaustubh Naik [ Goan history and Culture ]

Anurag Minus Verma Podcast

Kaustubh is a Ph.D. student at the University of Pennsylvania researching Goan history. He’s also an award-winning playwright.

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Some links and topics discussed during the podcast:

1. How Goan musicians created the Jazz scene in Bombay. They were also part of the orchestras which bought in the western elements in Bollywood music.

2. Goan history and local viewpoint about the Portuguese rule.

3. Politics of Goan Historiography: https://www.persee.fr/doc/luso_1257-0273_2000_num_7_1_1407

4. Hippie Trail and How Goa become part of Hippie Trail: https://youtu.be/gh_7qqqGVeQ

5. How tourism started in Goa.

6. Sonar Kila: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonar_Kella

7. Caricaturing of Goan Catholics in Bollywood.

8. Where’s Sandra: https://youtu.be/ZnsAjSZSzUw

9. Jalwa: https://youtu.be/wftKfEhIpPw

10. Religious Friction between Hindu and Catholics

11. Difference between Indian universities and US universities.

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