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  In 1961 the Indian army marched into Goa and simply claimed it from the Portuguese. Portuguese President Salazar demanded that Panjim, the capital, be burned as the Portuguese left. The Governor, who was said to have loved the quaint capital refused and was therefore ostracised. Two days in Panjim was one day too long for me. I might have gone along with Salazar.  The Blue Corner consists of a restaurant and nine thatched cabinas on Benaulim Beach in south ...

 As we sit at our table, at the classiest eatery we've seen so far in India we are descended upon by an attentive horde of spiffily dressed waiters, filling the small vessels in front of us with different foods. There's green food, brown food, red food, yellow food, which are accompanied by sauces, salad, breads and cakes. The Natraj Dining Hall is a fifteen minute rickshaw ride from the Poonam Haveli, our hotel near the banks of Lake Pichola in Udaipur,...