Voices of Goans through my thoughts
Julian D'Cruz
JULIAN D’CRUZ One more feather has been added to the laurels of
literature with the release of ‘ Voices of Goans through My Thoughts’.
The speciality of this book is that its self published by one of Goa’s
daring sons of the soil whom all will agree, has through this
publication, checkmated what Goa is getting famous for: its “ corruption
overdrive”.
The 230- paged book is a compilation of what the author and South Goa
based journo, Nisser Dias, has penned vociferously in Goa’s local daily
The Gomantak Times over the last two years. He has selected 44 of those
articles to publish his first book for all who love Goa and hate to see
it reeling under politicos who only pretend to love Goa. Whether social
issues, environment, sports to more complex issues of legislation, law
and order, education, the author has brought out how politicians can be
petty or manipulative to serve their own interests when in reality they
have been elected to serve you and me. It is even more infuriating,
rather, amusing, to know from Dias’ book how many of our politicians
have even tried to sabotage issues or steal the limelight when the
spotlight is not even focused on them.
There are several other chapters in this book which takes a dig at
almost all the present day politicians and a must read is what Dias has
entitled ‘ Birds of a feather, flock together’. ‘ Voices of Goans
through My Thoughts’ does not spare the State’s police force and the
book has a section on Goa’s policing. These will send chills down one’s
spine on reading all about how the law enforcers in Goa are themselves
unlawful in their behaviour. Any reader will feel anxious for the safety
of his mother, wife, daughter and the womenfolk when they find out how
women are treated by cops in and out of police stations subjecting them
to acts of violence, sexual assaults and much more. What is even more
shocking is to note how police personnel whether PSIs or PIs involved in
horrendous offences have been promoted instead of being suspended or sacked.
Worse still, Dias’ section on Goa policing will send your head spinning
over the fact that the men in uniform are drug peddlers and also
involved in money laundering and circulating counterfeit currency.
Despite being caught on camera, they still continue to hold office.
Dias has raised hardened queries to the political captains on all such
issues even slamming the chief minister for only protecting his ‘ kodel’
and allowing mass scale destruction of Goa on all fronts. The author
firmly states that the present cabinet has no right to celebrate Goa’s
golden jubilee.
‘Voices of Goans through My Thoughts’ has however hailed social
activists and many others who are the rays of hope to save Goa of dying
from the malignancy of corruption. It has saluted brave heart Goans for
attempting to march on the streets and to prove that we are no longer
going to be ‘ susegado’ under any government which refuses to serve us
in letter and spirit. Dias has expressed in his book and through his
articles the frustrations, anxieties that we feel and queries that we
generally raise but have no platform to give vent to or voice only
because we are just ‘ aam aadmi’.
Call it ‘ write in time’, ‘ Voices of Goans through My Thoughts’ is out
on the eve of assembly polls in Goa and all candidates will have to be
cautious while campaigning. The book carries the bitter truth about
Goa’s political history and no politician dare to hoodwink the Goan
electorate on any issue.
Priced at Rs 299, the book is a prized copy any true hearted Goan must
want to possess and add to his collection of good literature and
reference material.
The book will serve as a testimony for future generations who will look
back one day and wonder what went wrong for Goa and Goans even after
they drove the Portuguese away!
Source:
http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=3163&boxid=25338765&uid=&dat=1%2f22%2f2012
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