Overall comment: ridicule and abuse is no argument! > It has only taken 50 years to turn a shinning bowl into a dust > bin. Jai Hind! Jai Bharat! - Soter D'souza
Do you mean that Goa was a "shinning bowl" after 451 years of colonialism in 1961? If so, could you care to explain how exactly? What did it mean to the lives of the average people here? Floriano Lobo wrote: > Rico will have to be transported back in time to realize that the question he > is asking is base stupid, not expected for an intelligent Goan.. See above comment... > Yes, it was a shining, immaculate and undisturbed shinning bowl which > even the Portuguese preserved for 450 years. "Immaculate"? "Undisturbed"? Sure... most semi-feudal colonies run by non-industrial powers, the non-Britains of the world, could be described in the words you choose. But is that what was wanted? Why did such a large section of the local population leave this "shining, immaculate and undisturbed shining bowl which even the Portuguese preserved for 450 years'? > The neo-colonizers have screwed it all up with the conniving help from > renowned Gomant Vibhushan Awardee Goans who have never loved GOA, or have > they???? I can understand over some of the recent changes. But where's the need to sing a song of praise for colonialism? > Stupid question from stupid people. > Why is every one scrambling for a piece of land in Goa if it does not shine? > What are those publishers publishing books for if there is nothing to sell > about Goa? To smell the pig toilets or eat choris pao? -Soter Ola! This is even more confusing. Now is the suggestion that is shining now, or was shining in 1961? The flame baits of books, pig toilets and choris pao will be quietly ignored. > OK .... but which intelligent Goan asked that question? > jc > ps: I am surprised (perhaps, should not be) at the loud silence > in response to the following youtube video posted by Rajanbab > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK1UfegecNQ&lr=1 One would expect the doctors and holders of doctorates to take the debate to a higher level! FN --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------