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Note: This article is for information on the ethnic Goan people (many in diaspora), and not residents living within the state of Goa. Goans ( Romi Konkani : Goenkar , Portuguese : Goeses ) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa , India, who form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan ...
The most popular celebrations in the Indian state of Goa include the Goa Carnival, (Konkani: Intruz), Shigmo and São João (Feast of John the Baptist). [7] The most popular festivals in Goa include Ganesh Chaturthi (Konkani: Chavath), [8] Diwali, [9] Christmas (Konkani: Natalam), [10] Easter (Konkani: Paskanchem Fest), Samvatsar Padvo or Sanvsar Padvo and the feast of St. Francis Xavier, who ...
Shadab Jakati, spin bowler for Goa and Chennai Super Kings; played a key role to help his team win the IPL; Swapnil Asnodkar, opening batsman for Goa and Rajasthan Royals; played a key role help his team win the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League; Vibhor Batheja National Skating :U14; Stephie D'Souza, 1954 Asian Games 4 × 100 m ...
Gaudas are aboriginal people residing in the coastal Indian state of Goa.They are believed to be the original inhabitants of Konkan.Most follow folk Hinduism, but many were converted to Catholicism by the Portuguese missionaries during the Christianisation of Goa while still keeping their folk tradition and culture alive.
The Portuguese introduced cashew nuts (now cultivated widely and popularly known as Goa cashews), pineapples, guavas, potatoes, and tomatoes from Latin America to Goa, and consequently the rest of India. Chillies are the most important aspect of Goan cuisine; they were introduced by the Portuguese and became very popular in wider Indian cuisine.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "People from Goa" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 ...
Painting of Bimbache of El Hierro by Leonardo Torriani, 1592 The San are the oldest inhabitants of Southern Africa. Indigenous communities, peoples, and nations are those which have a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories, and may consider themselves distinct from other sectors of the societies now prevailing on those territories ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... List of people from Goa; C. List of chief ministers of Goa; Goans in Hindi film music composition;