http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/6 2026-07-16T20:27:24Z http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/7898 Khazans: A confluence of culture, ecology, and human interaction in Goa Fernandes, E.S.; Somayaji, G. Khazans are Goa's low-lying 'reclaimed' estuarine wetlands, one of the region's ancient agro-aqua engineering system. This khazan ecosystem, which is home to a wide range of flora and fauna, has, historically, supported farming and fishing-related economic activities such as agriculture, primarily rice cultivation, salt production, and aquaculture. In Goa, religion plays a central role in everyday life. Hence, we observe a convergence of cultural and ecological elements in the various festivals and rituals. One such example is an age-old ritual that takes place on the (bandhs) embankments, which is an important component of the khazan landscape. 'Mange Thapani' is a ritual practiced wherein crocodiles are venerated within the khazan ecosystem of Goa. The study used participant observation and a semi-structured interview schedule to collect primary data from the selected study site located in Adulshem, Borim-Ponda, Goa. This paper seeks to explore how the 'Mange Thapani religious ritual' exemplifies the confluence of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) building on Ostrom's Social Ecological Systems (SES) Framework, which refers to a cumulative body of indigenous knowledge passed down through generations about relationships between living beings and the environment, its economic usefulness, and religious tradition, thus, illustrating how nature and spirituality coexist harmoniously in Goan cultural life. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/7887 Between colonialisms: Burton's Goa in Goa and the Blue Mountains Parobo, P.D. This paper examines Portuguese Goa as an object of enquiry in Richard F. Burton's first travelogue, Goa and the Blue Mountains (1851). Burton's stay in Goa was slightly longer than a month, and many of his ideas about the place were shaped not just by what he saw firsthand. This needs to be kept in mind, and it explains Burton's stylistic strategies and the presentation of a self-indulgent Portuguese Goa. Taking Burton to be a representative figure of British colonial discourse during the mid-nineteenth century, this paper focuses on the rhetorical construction of Portuguese Goa that operated in the service of the British Empire. Even though Goa was not a colony of the British Empire, it is in Burton's imperial discourse that the roots of British anxieties about their self-image and empire can be found - a reaction against what was happening in Britain and India at the time. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/7880 जानक्यें बाये काणी [Janakye Bai Kaani] Zaraunker, V. 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/7879 The Story of Janakye Bai Zaraunker, V. 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z