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The dung enterprise

Valerie D’silva

In the ordinary, Nita Deep Bajpai discovered the extraordinary. Cow dung — usually dismissed as waste — becomes in her hands a material of transformation: tangible, purposeful, sacred. It carries the weight of centuries of tradition, the promise of wellness, and the power to uplift entire communities. Through this seemingly

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At home with the Pintos: no rush, just being together

Valerie D’silva

No map pins, no star ratings, no influencer videos — yet the old-charm bars of Benaulim reveal themselves to those who seek them patiently, off the beaten track. These bars exist in another Goa — tucked between swaying palms, lanes painted in pastel hues, and the soft village breeze carrying

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