[Goanet] Criticism of the first International Goan Convention
I admit the post has many mistakes and garbled sentences. However, it wasn’t written to fuel my so-called King-size ego. I am not a Brahmin, and I have met many Brahmins who carry big egos; iGOA has had and still have many king-size egos of the Brahmin kind. Hopefully I will write one day about the subtle racism in GOA. The post was written to explain how the then president Zulema de Souza and her Steering Committee behaved towards me after my dedicated work towards the staging of the convention. By all means, the convention was a success. What I wrote is my personal account. Many friends can vouch for the time I spent, often ignoring family life. However, it does not count here. What counts here is that inspite of doing all the work, I got a raw deal. If the editor of the souvenir cannot get his space, then what can I say. I wrote to make gips and Vivian aware of my work for the convention. I haven’t run down the convention. I gave the facts, and they can be disputed by those who mattered then. It wasn’t easy to get FREE tickets. The GOA could have got them, but the Steering Committee could not. It was my personal efforts. I haven’t shouted from the rooftops regarding getting the scholars in the past, but did so now to prove that I did as much as I can. It was done for community service and not for anyone to bow to me. So, Roland can be spared for his ignorance. I cannot underderstand why wasn’t it celebrated on its 25th anniversary. Why did Zulema want it now? The answer is because her nephew is president of GOA. This is the feeling of many members I spoke to. Eugene