Haven't seen this post in the archives Sent from my iPad
Begin forwarded message: > From: Eugene Correia <eugene.corr...@gmail.com> > Date: August 9, 2018 at 9:25:16 PM EDT > To: goa...@goanet.org > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Senior Rane needs to read Gandhi > > Thenoted writer, VS Naipaul, talked about open defecation in India in his > book, An Area of Darkness. > A recent piece I read mentions says, "In Goa, you might think of taking an > early morning walk along the balustrade avenue that runs beside the Mandovi > River. Six feet below, on the water’s edge, and as far as you can see, there > is a line, like a wavering tidewrack, of squatters. For the people of Goa, as > for those of Imperial Rome, defecating is a social activity; they squat close > to one another; they chatter. When they are done they advance, trousers still > down, backsides bare...." > I missed this eye-opener. Parrikar promised to end open defecation by > October, if I remember reading a report correctly. > > Eugene > > Sent from my iPad
