Azulejo tilework is common in Goa because of its Portuguese origins

How and why did your father decided to start Velha Goa, with the focus on Azulejo?
My dad, Ivo Da Costa loved to travel; one of the first countries he visited was Portugal. While on vacation he saw its churches and he noticed that they were filled with this art, which was called Azulejo. We had cousins in Portugal as my grandparents were born there. A Growing interest in this art made my dad take advice from our cousins and decided to set up Velha Goa (velha is old in Portuguese), hence the term old Goa. He imported all raw material required and also machinery like kilns from Portugal and began on a small scale.