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Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: goaengineer...@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goans in Goa face an identity crisis More in: - Goa <http://www.villagetinto.in/village/goa> - Migration <http://www.villagetinto.in/tags/migration> - Society <http://www.villagetinto.in/beats/society> By: Village Tinto 40% of the 14.5 lakh population in Goa is today from other parts of India. Goa is thus undergoing a major change in its demography raising concerns of the preservation of the "Goan Identity". According to a news report<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/goa/The-emergence-of-a-new-Goan-identity/articleshow/4977093.cms>, while Goans protested the influx of migrants from other states after Goa's liberation, today there is no such agitation. This is because Goans realise that the development of the state depends on the migrants who are main labour force in the state. The situation is compounded as many Goans chose to leave the state for other cities in India or migrate overseas leaving a vaccum in Goa. This vaccum is then filled by persons from other Indian states. As they have become a part of the Goan community, serving it in many ways we should consider them as "New Goans", says the writer. But the question raised in the end is how do Goans as a community, who in a few years will see themselves become the minority in the state, protect their own identity and culture? http://www.villagetinto.in/news/goans-goa-face-identity-crisis-415 -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London.