Dear goanet readers
I am not sure how many of you will be aware that in early February last year in
the United Kingdom, a soup was brought out
by Convent Garden called Goa Carnival soup. This soup was in a colourful neat
tetra-pack, and on one side the story of
the Carnival in Goa was printed which I was pleased to read. It was sold
nationally in their thousands and I am certain was
a good money spinner, did very well indeed with the "Goa" label taking centre
stage amongst other products on
supermarket shelves around the country.
Goa has now become a successful brand name and everyone worldwide wants a slice
of it. The reality is we have no
more slices to give away unless we wish to turn our land into a playground for
the rich and famous with the local inhabitants
taking back stage or pampering to the needs of market forces.
In the coming free and democratic elections, our community worldwide will have
their eyes on and be looking to our
brothers and sisters in Goa who have "personal power" to all come out in force
and vote without the need or be influenced
by a bribe. To all stand up and be counted. We need candidates to take office
and work with our local community to
safeguard our way of life and the last remains of paradise that we have and
restore it back to us.
Sometimes I wonder why we all left our beautiful homeland. Most of us who live
abroad have our hearts and souls lying on
the beaches of Colva, Calungute and Candolim to name a few. Let's hope in years
to come we will even have a place to sit
on our pristine clean beaches, free of litter, peacefully looking out at the
Arabian sea at the close of each day watching a
golden sunset.
Rose Fernandes
Thornton Heath, Surrey United Kingdom
8 January 2012
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