Panaji is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. Previously, it was the territorial capital of the former Portuguese India. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi river estuary in the Tiswadi sub-district (taluka). With a population of 114,759 in the metropolitan area, Panaji is Goa's largest urban agglomeration, ahead of Margao and Mormugao.
Anticlockwise from top: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição Typical Portuguese influenced architecture Statue of Hindu-Christian Unity Entrance to the Goa Police HQ
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church
Panaji People's Art Gallery & Café
The Menezes Bragança Institute
Konkani is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Konkani people, primarily in the Konkan region, along the western coast of India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages mentioned in the Indian Constitution, and the official language of the Indian state of Goa. It is also spoken in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat as well as Damaon, Diu & Silvassa.
Konkani Inscription with 'Maee Shenvi' of 1413 AD, Nagueshi, Goa.
Modern day Goan Konkani in Devanagari
Entrance to Konkani section of the Golden Heart Emporium, Margao, Goa
The campus of the Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK), a research institute working on issues related to the Konkani language, located at Alto Porvorim, near Panaji in Goa
