MOG Sundays | October 2026

This October, MOG Sundays brings together conversations on development, digital information, ecology, and Goa’s histories of land and governance. Across these sessions, we look at how people understand and shape the systems around them, from livelihoods and technology to rivers, communities, and the laws that have governed them.

04 October 2026 | 11:30 AM

Topic: From the Ground Up: A Gandhian Journey through Development

Frances and Sanjay Sinha reflect on their decades of work in research, development, and microfinance, beginning in the late 1970s with a commitment to understanding poverty and development through people’s lived realities. The conversation will trace the influences, people, and institutions that shaped their approach, and what they have learnt from working across communities and the development sector.

Speakers: Frances Sinha, Sanjay Sinha

11 October 2026 | 11:30 AM

Topic: Trust Me, It’s a Forward! | Sharing & Discussion

A presentation on Trust Me, It’s a Forward!, a tabletop role-playing game exploring digital mis/disinformation through play. Karen will discuss the ideas behind the game and what happens when players enter an information environment where trust, doubt, relationships, and choices shape the experience, offering a different way of thinking about how we navigate information together.

Speaker: Karen D’Mello

18 October 2026 | 11:30 AM

Topic: Where Salt Meets Sweet | Fish Curry & Rice

The fifth chapter of the Goa Foundation’s Fish Curry & Rice series looks at mangroves and the relationships they hold between land, water, people, and other forms of life. Claude Alvares and Aaron Lobo will discuss the ecological and social importance of these interconnected ecosystems, and what is at stake when Goa’s rivers, wetlands, and coastal landscapes are altered or lost.

Speakers: Claude Alvares, Aaron Lobo

25 October 2026 | 11:30 AM

Topic: Goa’s First Constitution? 500 Years of the Foral of 1526

Five hundred years ago, on 16 September 1526, the Foral of Afonso Mexia brought Goa’s governance into the framework of the Portuguese Crown. The Foral addressed land, taxation, inheritance, revenue, and the rights of the gaunkars (gãocars), shaping what would later develop into the Comunidade system. Join Prof. Sushila Sawant Mendes and Prof. Remy Dias with Rev. Dr. Jason Keith Fernandes for a conversation around the recently published translation of the Foral, The First Constitution of Goa: The Foral of 1526, a new commemorative edition marking its 500th year.

Speakers: Prof. Sushila Sawant Mendes, Prof. Remy Dias, Rev. Dr. Jason Keith Fernandes

Free Entry | RSVP compulsory

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