Chryselle D'Silva Dias

I wrote a 3-page guide to the people and places of South India, for Lonely Planet's book 'South India and Kerala' (2004)

3-page feature on the women lifeguards in Goa for Lonely Planet's book 'South India and Kerala' (2024)

This is perhaps the only ‘gaddo’ in Panjim that serves such meat-based street food. Snacks like this are staples in Goa’s villages. But in the capital city, with licenses no longer given by the municipality, these carts are slowly dying out. Samir’s and Janabi’s cart is one of the few you’ll find in this corner of Panjim, where old recipes are still alive, and worth jostling hungry crowds for.

If you think noise is an issue peculiar to the party headquarters on the beach belt in Goa, you are wrong.

Goa is India’s favourite party destination but not everyone has their dancing shoes on. For the beleaguered residents of the coastal villages along North Goa, this has meant window-rattling and bone-thumping music that begins every night and goes on.

Rekindle your connection to nature while you wind down from the hustle and bustle at Olaulim Backyards, a tranquil, sustainable slice of Goan paradise.

She may not have enjoyed cooking growing up, but now she collects recipes and writes books on Goan food

FROM classical to street genres, national to international, traditional to technology-driven, popular to endangered — a variety of dance forms promises to entertain audiences at the Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF).

What does a child or a guardian need to know if their parents fall seriously ill?

For DarknLight, I write about co-founding and running a music education charity for disadvantaged children.

Freshwater springs of Panjim

A regimented and dedicated system of segregating, recycling garbage has helped the state capital achieve the unthinkable – eliminating landfills.

Most corners of Panaji hold a lovely architectural or historical surprise. One of these is the stepped streets, the only ones of their kind in India.

The glazed blue-and-white ceramic tiles have a fascinating history — they’re the only ones in India painted by a renowned 19th-century Portuguese artist

Words and Photos by Chryselle D’Silva Dias

When I moved to Panaji, also known as Panjim, almost 15 years ago, I was delighted to know that there was a thriving public library not too far from home. We had just relocated from the United Kingdom, where my husband and I put away our careers to start our own non-profit here. I’m a ‘Bombay girl’, ...

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