On 10/08/05, Eugene Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
......................................... In that respect, has the NY Goan Association invited > him to speak at any of their functions. I think the > GOA, Toronto, should also invite Dinesh if they have > any function. But unfortunately, the GOA has mostly > dances/socials/picnics. > I don't think even an event such as Viva Goa is the > right one to invite Dinesh. To give an example, I had > to request the GOA to have Dr. Leon Joseph D'Souza, > former minister in the Maharashtra government and > later Rajya Sabha MP. RESPONSE: Some years ago, when I was the President of the GOA (U.K.) we used to invite honorary guests to grace our open days, including the sports day. On one occasion, we invited a big wig Goan, who made a wonderful speech and promised to have our clock tower fixed, by getting funds through the lottery grant. Everyone applauded this magnificent gesture by the man. Unfortunately the goods weren't delivered, despite repeated reminder letters to him! As I have said previously, from my experience, including the super rich, amongst our Goan community; Those exalted wish to be feted and praised. It seems, that they require the whole Goan community to acknowledge them. They on the other hand, usually do nowt for the community other than lip service! I doubt Dinesh D'Souza, if invited as a special guest by the GOA (U.K.), would get a warm reception from the Goans here. This is because by and large, I believe, most Goans here are liberal minded ( in the British sense) and they would not take kindly to being told that the Blacks have a pathological problem. There could also be one or two blacks married to Goans! The situation would be dynamite. Cheers. Gabe Menezes. London England.