Some days back, work took me to this small hamlet of Muskaorem. Ram Gaonkar (32) got talking about life in the village, how things had changed, for both better and in some ways worse.
For this small hamlet in the village panchayat of Rivona, the growth of education in recent years has been a big boon for the villagers. Ram recalled, in particular, how Don Bosco's at nearby Sulcorna had brought education to a place where they earlier had to walk some 12 kms for schooling. Then he mentioned Ariosto Coelho, who was one of the builders of the Sulcorna school and allied institutions (they also have an agri-farm). It was quite a coincidence to note that the person he was taking about has been a long-time (if largely silent) Goanetter, and who's wife is an admin of Goanet. Ram, who is a Velip from the region (an aboriginal community that has long missed out on most of the fruits of 'development') recalled how he had a problem with his nose, and Ariosto took him to distant Panjim to get him cured. Wonder if Ariosto recalls this guy. It's a small world, and electronic communication is making it even smaller. FN ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
