Ah... that was Goa!

OH DEAR GOA!

Everyone craves for that one-time Goa experience. That experience is like a feeling -- that simple joy of walking on a beach undisturbed today is a thing of the past.

GONE HILLS, GONE GOA

Once wrapped in hills, every glance revealed lush greenery in every direction. Today, as we turn around, we witness the heartbreaking destruction of those hills, replaced only by homes.

LOSING GROUND

Whether it was the beach or the hills, we once had them all to ourselves. But now, properties are either cordoned off for private use or restricted from public access, forcing us to fight for our own land.

WHERE TIME STAYS STILL

Yes, thanks to good connectivity of roads. However, there's a delightful contrast between the wide highways and the narrow mud roads or pathways that meander through emerald fields.

ESSENCE OF BYGONE DAYS

Remember those days when a stolen mango from the neighbour's tree earned a playful scolding from your aunt. Even in this scolding we felt the warmth and concern. Now, lost in our own lives, these homely touches fade.

THOSE RIVERS

Bathing in rivers and fishing were once cherished year-round activities. Now sadly, the rivers are polluted and marred by garbage.

WATER OF LIFE

Many of Goa's life-giving and medicinal springs have disappeared, died, or become polluted.

NEXT: River Mhadei's story in Goa is the one that can be gauged through its flow