Goa

Me and Sujit (IIMB classmate) at Colva, 1983. I had gone with Subodh, a childhood buddy, who clicked this.

 I have been to Goa a dozen times, at least. Maybe more. At IMT Nagpur, we hosted a Case Conference and the location was Goa. I also drove from Harihar to Colva beach three years in a row, for a Diwali vacation. The drive along the Hubli-Karwar route was fantastic.

I have also been there on invitation by Goa University or GIM a couple of times. The latest was a conference at BITS Goa. January or February 2019, I believe it was.

Also drove with family through Gokarna, to Palolem one December. 

All these were memorable trips. Once, we drove all the way up from Mangalore, stopping at Turtle Bay beach, and on to Colva though a picturesque part of Karnataka- Honnavar, Padukone, Kundapur are some spots we drove through.

But my first visit was with Subodh Bhide in 1983. Remember a bar called Ding Dong in Panaji from there, and meeting Sujit in Colva for a beer (pic above).

More recently, Bogmalo beach.