Coconut Water Good For Your Daughter! While a young lad growing up in Bangalore I would often hear this refrain: Coconut water is good for your daughter, Nilgiri buns good for you sons!
The sons of south India today are more into computers than buns, as Bangalore and other parts in the south are firmly in the 21st century, and the girls, too, are not particularly interested in coconuts - tender or otherwise. Muthalik is of the opinion Bangalore girls would rather have a cocktail than anything else; and, of course, he does not approve of this kind of behavior. But how about a coconut fenny cocktail? Goans have given the coconut tree a special place in our hearts - a resurrection from a no-tree status by a few misguided people. Anyway, why not make the coconut cocktail the official cocktail of Goa? Life, they say, goes on and things change, and maybe it is time to drink to that! Our Agriculture Minister Vijay Sardesai has announced the promotion of tender coconuts in a big way for Goa. In some countries, there are soft drinks available which contain vitamins, especially vitamins c, fiber, and other goodies. We can promote the coconut tree, especially the tender coconut water everywhere in Goa. A nice touch in the land of Goenkarponn. An antidote to combat aerated drinks which we all know does not promote good health, only diabetes. Let's raise a glass to our Agriculture Minister for his positive and creative thinking, a quality always in short supply in Goa. Coconut Corner can become a place of honor in every village market in Goa where coconuts - tender and ripe - can be sold along with sweets and other coconut delicacies, including coconut artifacts, anything related to the tree and fruit. No way should increased FAR be given to builders if they grow coconut trees. Why single out the builders for special privileges, the logic of which escapes every bona fide Goenkar except a bondo. Somehow every politician in Goa wants to bring in the builder through the backdoor. Beware! Next our IT Parks soon will have more coconut trees than a coconut grove. Goa's coconut culture is in the limelight, and fast forward. It looks like the Goa Forward Party is on the right foot and taking our state in the right direction - on this issue. On other issues, I reserve my opinion. A step forward is good; please, however, don't take two steps backward after this!
