Ancessao, written and directed by Manguirish Jagdish Bandodkar, is a moving portrait of an elderly Goan woman living in isolation. As loneliness and regret quietly shape her days, she finds comfort in gossip and in becoming entangled in the lives of those around her. Through…
This program features translator Augusto Pinto and academic R. Benedito Ferrao, who will discuss Hema Naik's novel Bhogadand which was translated as Leslie's Broken Guitar Strings by Pinto. Their exchange will delve into related language and socio-cultural issues such as migration and gender equity that…
This August, MOG Sundays explores literature, language, ecology, cinema, craft, and photography through a series of engaging public programmes. Join translators, academics, environmentalists, filmmakers, researchers, and designers as they reflect on stories of identity, landscape, memory, heritage, and the many cultures of Goa. 02…
‘The Takeover of Our Tablelands’ is inspired by the third chapter of the book Fish Curry and Rice. The program brings together diverse perspectives on the ecologically significant plateaus of the Western Ghats, locally known as the Pathar or Sada lands. Prof. Janarthanam, a leading…
At the edge of the city stands a bridge that people rarely visit by accident. It is a place marked by silence, where those carrying unbearable grief often arrive believing there is nowhere else left to go. One winter morning, two strangers find themselves there,…
This presentation traces Goa’s history, culture and traditions through the lens of textiles, its indigenous weaves, ancestral handloom practices, traditional attire and contemporary design interventions. Drawing from Poonam Pandit’s long engagement with Goa’s weaving communities, it brings together stories of artisans, weaving processes, collaborative projects…
Avani Rai is a Mumbai-based filmmaker and photographer whose work explores memory, political silence, and inherited histories through a deeply observational and poetic lens. Her debut documentary, Raghu Rai: An Unframed Portrait, co-produced by ARTE France and supported by the IDFA Bertha Europe Fund, premiered…
Extreme heat is pictured as an outdoor problem – a construction site, a crowded street. But turn a thermal camera on a home, and the story changes. In Making the 'Invisible' Visible, an audio-visual feature that uses thermal imaging to reveal how tin roofs, concrete…
We have the technology to build a cleaner future. But can everyone afford to be part of it? For millions, the barriers to clean energy and electric mobility are the everyday realities of cost, credit, and access. This conversation looks at what happens when sustainability…
