Personalities of Goa

Simi Garewal Woman In White Smita Patil One of the most talented actresses in Indian Cinema, Smita Patil Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Musical legend and devoted family man Lata Mangeshkar: The diva of Indian classical and semiclassical music, Lata, is from Mangesh, a small town in Goa. More...

Johnnie the Baptist: Born in a small village called Shirod in the year 1919, Johnnie the Baptist,at the young age of just eight, learnt his first notes of music.More...

Kishori Amonkar, 'The Genius from Goa', as she is often referred to, is truly a genius in music. More...

Remo Fernandez does not need an introduction. The man who hit the news with the title song for the movie "Pyar Tho Hona Hi Tha", along with Jaspinder Narula, is a true Goan at heart.

Wendell Rodriques is a world-renowned fashion designer from Colvale, Goa. Wendell's clothes have made him the first Indian designer to be show-pieced at the world's largest ready-to-wear fair at Germany's IGEDO. More...

Milind Mhadgugt, Vice President of MES Higher Secondary School, Zuarinagar and a well-known Konkani-Marathi writer from Goa bagged the prestigious national award for his playwright in Konkani for the year 2000. More...

Tristao de Braganza Cunha: A nationalist in the true sense of the word, Tristao de Braganza Cunha, was born on April 2nd, 1891. He fought for just one cause - the freedom of Goa. More...

St Francis Xavier of Assissi: This missionary par excellence laid the foundation to many activities which were later developed and perfected by the Church, particularly the Jesuits. More...