I couldn't help reading this article over and over again. How the crystal clear lucid thoughts of this non-Goan, have articulated exactly the problem facing Goa. When I read the posts of such non-Goans as Sinha and Thomas Philip, I ask myself why is it that only non-Goans have this vision for Goa. Is it because their kaleidoscope of thought is so much broader? Their lens so much clearer. I've also found the non-Goans on this forum like the Sen Guptas and the Gadgils to be the least xenophobic. It is only us Goans who talk about Niz Goenkarponn and Goenkar rogott and think it is a badge of honour. That includes me, who is not immune to good old fashioned jingoism so easily aroused by emotion but which generally dies with the cold light of rationalisation.
When I read this, I wish for more and more such intelligent, articulate people to come from whichever part of the world and settle in Goa. Goa needs you. selma --- On Tue, 6/24/08, Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Although I am one with them with a banner in their > procession—because my Mandovi was robbed from me—I am > still confused about what saving Goa means. Does it mean > freezing Goa, as it exists today? Does it mean stopping all > human activities that cause browning and overcrowding of > Goa?
