Welcome to the story of my BECOMING Goan
- A contemporary coming home story
Golden Goa’s magnetism has always attracted admirers and colonizers. In June 2020, Michelle found herself moving to the 160-year-old house she had inherited in Siolim, a village in North Goa, with her human and canine family.
Having never lived in Goa before, she couldn’t help but wonder if her Goan ancestry made her an insider or if she would forever remain an outsider. In this memoir, she confronts her complex relationship with her Goan Catholic heritage and explores themes of identity, culture, migration, stereotypes and labels.
Becoming Goan is a heartfelt and charming story of Michelle’s love for this land that her grandparents left her. She cares deeply about Goa’s biodiversity and is distraught about the environmental impact of tourism, construction and mining. Her devotion to Mother Earth deepens as she learns more about her roots, steeped as they are in syncretic traditions.
You can buy a copy at a bookstore in India or on Amazon across the world.
#BecomingGoan #Booktour
Come with me on my recent book tour. I have been travelling across the country and the seas talking about my book. Here are some cool photos and videos.
Shorts & Reels
In keeping with the trend of shorts and reels here are a few about my Becoming Goan and other themes and issues the book discusses.
Adventures of
Haruki the Lab
Meet our beautiful baby, Haruki, where every day is a new adventure.
You will see him scurry off in the garden chasing the squirrels that are everywhere, barking up the trees as the monkeys tease him, looking for snakes in the grass. Sometimes eating a frog or trying to chase a bird, butterfly, or a rat.
