Dear Manuel , Sorry! I may have replied in haste but no offense intended. I respect 99% of your views. Have the same opnion as you But I differ a bit because my grand father too left Goa in the beginning of the last century for the north of India and that's where he made his life in place in UP like Bina , Jhansi etc etc and finally settled in Mumbai. So I would find it very hypocritical if I were to say ban immigration into Goa as a whole. Goans come under the category of Cultured immigrants , as you will notice every pocket in Mumbai that was first inhabited by Goan's have mushroomed into famous Suburbs, unfortunately we are now reduced to minority in these suburbs (e.g Santa Cruz , Bandra)
What we should be cautious of is the low skilled category of migrants who come in the form of watchmen , hawkers , small shop owners ( Gado ) .They are the ones who create all the trouble in the form of crime & sanitation issues. In fact the demolition of their shanties in the right step in the right direction or else one day you will find Soniaji descend from Goa and declare all the illegal shanties as legal. You will have another Dharavi in Goa. Your politicians ---- are amongst the most corrupt, RTI should be used as a very powerful tool to demand accountability from them. You have to create the right industries to retain your fellow Goans . Why do we insist on tourism only ? We have the mines , then why can't we have the factories producing the iron.& steel We should stop this plunder as you say . Can't we become an IT hub ..... What stops us ? the center has given you tax incentive but why do factories exist only in paper but not on ground? Last but most important I hate this Goan attitude of desire of all things foreign .... They even cling on to Portugal just for a passport to Europe and from there to America. My Mom still has her Portuguese passport, But this has been kept for antique value , I love collecting antiques. Honestly my husband has spent quiet some years abroad on UN postings . The feedback I got is that Indian's abroad go to any extent to save a fistful of dollars,They wont mind sharing accommodation with people they would consider lowly back in their own mother land. But when they come to Goa ( India) they go all out to show that they are one up on their fellow men back home. By Gods grace , I can assure you that if you have the talent and patience you can have more money and better life than your fellow Goans abroad. Its just that some people think that the grass on the other side is greener and when they realize it is not , they try to fool the fellow Goans back home. I would want to return back to Goa , I do have my ancestral property but I fear for cousins who may resurrect from the grave and claim their share. Hence I have purchased my own flat in Goa. Purchase of land is beyond me because of the legal problems ( compounded by the Portuguese law that daughters have a stake in parental property) and of course property sharks from outside Goa offer you a better deal so naturally my fellow goans would prefer selling off to them. I am shocked that very few Goans join the Civil services unlike people from UP, Punjab , Bihar & the south . As a result you have Babus who have no knowledge and Love for Goa, run your state administration. That's why they are in nexus with your politicians. We should encourage our Youth to Go in for such services in order to retain them and improve our lot. We have a huge task ahead of us of changing the Goan mind set which favors migration out of Goa. Then only can we achieve as I said,. Firstly : Stop! your own fellow Goans from leaving Goa for other lands. Second : Retain them by creating opportunities / Making them realize the opportunities that lie in Goa itself. Other part of the country like the North East etc too are as beautiful as Goa and they too face the same problem as we .They have the Bangladeshi's & Biharis who come and dirty the place .They readily work for a lower salary . I have two kids and do not want them to Migrate abroad , but would prefer that they join the civil & allied services preferably from the Goa Cadre.Currently they are motivated too , but the future no one can tell. Just hope wishes are horse...... Regards Cheryl =========================================================================================== Confidentiality Notice : "The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient , please notify the sender at SHCIL or postmas...@stockholding.com & immediately destroy all copies of this message." ===========================================================================================
