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The
131km long coastline of Goa on the golden Konkan coast of
the Western Ghats is along the Arabian Sea. This small former
Portuguese enclave is one of India's most popular tourist
spots, both for the domestic and international traveller.
The name Goa is derived from the Konkani word `Goyan', which
means a patch of tall grass.
Once
a great Hindu stronghold, Goa was a part of the grand Mauryan
empire, around the 3rd century BC. |
The Satvahanas
of Kolhapur and later the Chalukyas of Badami, took over the governance.
Other dynasties followed, including a short-lived Muslim invasion,
until the Vijayanagar Empire established itself for almost a century.
This era, too, ended with the arrival of the Sultans of Gulbarga,
around 1469AD, from whom the rule passed on to the Adil Shah of
Bijapur.
| Goa
soon became a bone of contention between the Dutch, English,
French and Portuguese, all vying for its possession. Ultimately,
in 1510, the Portuguese conquered Goa, with Alfonso de Albuquerque
leading the invasion. After ruling for four centuries, in 1961,
fourteen years after the country's independence, the Portuguese
handed over possession of this colony to India. |
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Goa combines old Portuguese architecture, flavour and lifestyle to
it's history. Its unending beaches, the pristine beauty of the seascape,
its mystical hills and groves, the rhythmic pounding of the sea, its
swaying palms - all make it a fairytale land for the traveller.
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