Yasmin Karachiwala, India’s leading celebrity Pilates instructor, announces her 4th Pilates festival. The Pilates Festival India will be held at the Westin in Goa, from the 2nd to the 5th of February 2023. This health and wellness retreat is open to everyone; both novice and expert alike can broaden their knowledge of what Pilates is by attending. Attendees will train with International Pilates master instructors, and in the process also enjoy a rejuvenating retreat at a forest clad luxury hotel, to embody their best self. Yasmin Karachiwala has founded Yasmin Karachiwala’s Body Image (YKBI) and has over three decades+ of experience in the fitness industry. Her roster of clients includes the A-List of Bollywood like Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Hardik Pan...
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India’s largest multidisciplinary arts event, Serendipity Arts Festival, is back with an exciting array of inter-disciplinary performances taking place between 15 - 23 of December. The Performing Arts curators are putting together projects with world-class artists working on classical, experimental and contemporary forms, across dance, theatre and music performances this year. The Festival brings together diverse creative expressions from the region of South Asia and promotes its cultural heritage through varied projects. The performance segment will see curation by Bickram Ghosh, Ehsaan Noorani, Quasar Thakore Padamsee, Mayuri Upadhya and Geeta Chandran. The music performances with multi-genre and unique performances will celebrate the coming together of traditional and contemporary f...
Read MoreThe multi-disciplinary arts festival will bring variegated forms to an eager audience Serendipity Arts Festival is back with its 5th edition with an incredible array of interdisciplinary arts and programmes, in Panaji, Goa. Slated from the 15th to the 23rd of December, Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) promises a celebration of the arts, with the Old GMC Complex at its heart, with additional venues including the Art Park, the Excise Building, the Multi-level Parking, the Santa Monica Jetty, the Post Office Museum, Samba Square and the Arena, to name a few. The sites of Serendipity Arts Festival 2022 have been strategically chosen for their historical value, natural beauty, and affinity to the arts. The project promises to turn the Mandovi waterfront into a hub of cultural activities that...
Read MoreA ship which sank near the port town of Vasco in South Goa district more than half a century ago is drawing diving enthusiasts from across the country. The SS Rita carrying rail tracks from Gujarat to Goa met its watery grave near the Grande Island sometime in the 1960s. It is believed that the ship capsized after running into the rocks, but no records of the incident are available. The wreckage lies at the bottom of the Zuari river. UK-built 425-foot cargo ship is also popularly known as Suzy’s Wreck. There is a lot of interest among tourists in seeing the shipwreck. It is one of the seven diving sites near the island, said Skandan Warrier, a former Navy man who runs a scuba diving training institute. Lying underwater at the depth of seven to 13-14 metres, the remains of ...
Read MoreGoa celebrated Sao Joao festival with traditional enthusiasm on Friday after a two-year coronavirus-induced gap as revellers jumped into water bodies across the state to mark the occasion. Residents of the coastal state thronged wells, ponds and other water bodies in large numbers to celebrate Sao Joao, a popular festival of Goa which was not held for the last two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. A key feature of the festival, which has its origins in the erstwhile Portuguese rule, is revellers jumping into water bodies wearing crowns made of fruits and flowers, and screaming 'Viva Sao Joao'. It is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, who baptised Lord Jesus on the river of Jordan. The festival, celebrated annually on June 24 at the onset of monsoon by people cutting ac...
Read MoreThe Goa government will develop eco-tourism in the forest areas and parks of the coastal state, state Minister Vishwajit Rane said. Taking to Twitter on Friday, Rane said that discussions were held with officials of the forest department for the development of eco-tourism and to improve infrastructure in wildlife sanctuaries in the state. Following discussions with forest dept officers, we have decided to give thrust to development of forest eco-tourism within forest areas and forest parks. We will improve infrastructure of Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary, build camping areas, jungle trails etc, the state forest minister tweeted. We will carry out these activities with guidance from experts in order to ensure that people are more interested in and visit...
Read MoreThe world-renowned Goa Carnival will begin on February 26 with traditional float parades being held in several areas in association with local civic bodies, an official said on Friday. The first float parade will held in Panaji on February 26, followed by another the next day in Margao, Corporation of City of Panaji Commissioner Agnelo Fernandes said. The parades will be flagged off at 3.30 PM following Covid protocols and the Model code of conduct for general assembly elections. There will be no commercial floats or floats on a political theme. The tourism department has decided to host the parade in four cities this year. The parades will be held on February 26 in Panaji, February 27 in Margao, February 28 in Vasco, and March 1 in Mapusa. Requests have not been received fro...
Read MoreThousands of Indian tourists have thronged the beaches, pubs and nightclubs of Goa to see in the New Year, even as the government imposed tougher restrictions to curb the latest variant of the coronavirus. India's suspension of international commercial flights due to the pandemic has boosted domestic tourism, with hotels and restaurants in popular destinations such as Goa enjoying roaring trade. However, a spike in COVID-19 infections prompted India to tighten restrictions on Thursday, including night curfews in all major cities. People visit Calangute Beach during the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the western state of Goa, India, December 30, 2021. REUTERS/Sunil Kataria In Goa, authorities issued directives to hotels, restaurants and casinos to admit onl...
Read More● Freedom ride to revive Goa beaches will be held on Independence Day to promote sustainable tourism.● It will include e-bike tour in Vagator, clean-up drive at Ozran beach and special sessions on waste management● BLive has roped in Goa's Waste Management Consumer Center Store (YIMBY), Danish multinational brewer Carlsberg and local people of Antares. BLive, India’s first EV experience platform, announced hosting a sustainable freedom ride in Goa on 75th Independence Day to create awareness about sustainable tourism and waste management practices in India. The freedom ride will begin from 8.30 in the morning from Hill Top and will include an e-bike tour in Vagator followed by a clean-up drive at the Ozran beach to encourage social responsibility towards sustainable practices. B...
Read MoreTourist hotspots like Calangute and Candolim in North Goa will continue to be under lockdown, even as the government has lifted the lockdown in other parts of the state, Ports Minister Michael Lobo said on Monday. Goa, a popular tourism destination, reported an extremely high COVID-19 test positivity rate of over 50 per cent last Thursday, following which the state government imposed the lockdown from April 29. The lockdown was lifted at 6 am on Monday. However, Lobo said that the lockdown will continue in the tourism belt of North Goa district to break the chain of the viral infection. "We are going to continue a strict lockdown in the villages of Calangute, Candolim and Arpora-Nagoa," Lobo said. !function(e,t,c,a){if(!e.fwn&&(a="fwn_script",n=e.fwn=function(){ ...
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