Goa, June 20 -- Goa's reputation as India's ultimate party destination is a relatively recent development. Reflecting on this transformation, boAt co-founder and Shark Tank India judge Aman Gupta shared memories of his early visits to Anjuna Beach in the early 2000s - a time when the state's tourism landscape looked very different. Speaking on The Prakhar Gupta Xperience podcast, the 43-year-old entrepreneur said:

"At Anjuna Beach, only Israelis were given a place. I remember, this was a Goa where Indians did not get a place to stay as Israelis used to lead that place. All these Goan people actually did not respect Indians that much," Gupta recalled.

According to him, forest parties-a hallmark of Goa's underground scene-were secretive a...