To Goanet - I received this email in late December 2007. The author had requested that his identity not be disclosed. I am reproducing excerpts:
**** Dear Mr. Parrikar.... I occassionally browse thru issues on [Goanet]... . . Mr Parrikar, I am a member of a group that is fighting a losing battle against SEZ on the Island of Mumbai - Gorai-Utan Belt along the coastline. (the last remaining bastion of the local East Indian Population of Mumbai - the one time "sons of the soil") Most Goanetters are blissfully unaware of what SEZ is and what it would mean to their lives in the long term. I know you must be familiar with the SEZ Rules and the Act, but for academic value and sharing, I am listing below informative links about SEZ. My humble suggestion is that you suggest your readers take time to browse these links, only then they will see clearly.. They do not know what is befalling them. (do not mention my name on your forum), I am a native of the island of Bombay (Mumbai) Once Landlords, today landless and so bad economically, socially and culturally that we have been declared an OBC (Other Backward Class). We are a miniscule minority in our own land. We have been overrun by the countless cultures that have descended upon us. The Government took our lands our fields, our homes, all in the name of "public utilities"..Today there are sprawling slums that have proliferated on these lands as the Govt is unable to maintain what they grabbed for us. These slums have become vote banks for politicians. On the cultural front we have had to abandon and discard our lifestyle, culture, customs, mores and tradditions to accommodate the migrants in Bombay.. God forbid this should happen to Beautiful Goa ! ***** Regards, r ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs