Deep Dives

Academic deep diving into one rabbit hole and another leads you to discover previously unknown places. This voyage of sorts from psychology and philosophy, to music, law and game design is documented in research articles and presentations.

Games for Democracy

The paper titled ‘Games for a better democratic society: Playing SIM-Democracy in South-East Asia’ was presented at UNESCO MGIEP Transforming Education Conference for Humanity (TECH) 2019.

Co-creation of OERs

The pandemic has shaped the way we view the world, amplified issues that we have been facing and has presented opportunities to make education more open!

Mahatma in Music

Gandhi has left an indelible mark on the world by virtue of his avant-garde actions and philosophy. A testament to his popularity, stems from the fact that he is referenced in pop culture even outside India. This paper attempts to scrutinize the portrayal of Gandhi and his philosophy in French pop songs released outside the Indian subcontinent. 

Goan Common Man

An editorial cartoon can condense the metaphorical thousand words into a single potent picture. Being keen observers, cartoonists are in R. K. Laxman’s words, “the court jesters of lore” whose sole aim is to use humour to represent the shortcomings of society and to provoke discussions about various concerns that are plaguing the common man.

Radio Travelogues on Goa

Seven years after meeting Bonneau, I found myself back in Goa, embracing my roots and rediscovering what it means to be niz Goenkar. Inspired by listening to the academic take on travel literature during a seminar organised by the English Department of Goa University, I took my academic scalpel to one of my favourite audio documentaries in French. 

Gamification as Learning Intervention

Letters are an integral component of administrative activities in various domains. The present paper traces the conception, design, prototyping, and testing of an interactive game on letters.

The Goan Pao

Bread is part of Goans’ cultural identity. Check out the Sahapedia Culture for All website that houses the conference proceedings. Our pre-conference video is here.