We need concrete action rather than just internet posts. It is necessary to work with people in Goa, follow up, do what is necessary. This is a continuous process that requires frequent visits to Goa, and a lot of ground level effort. And I doubt if it is possible to do that sitting in Florida.
regards, Samir --- CARMO DCRUZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > We need more homegrown engineering, software and > management professionals in > Goa - see inspiring story of a Pune lad Gangadhar > Botla below - the son of a > tailor - now turned software professional. > > In Goa today, underqualified Goan, Gaon Goon tailors > hold positions of power > as ministers in the state Government - for example > Mickky Pacheco. Who is he > inspiring ? More Goan Gaon Goons to follow him into > politics ? That's got to > change, if Goa aspires to shine like the rest of > India in this global high > tech economy ! > > Goanetters can argue about Demand & Supply Theories, > Adam Smith and > Keynesian economics till they are blue in the face - > Without ambitious grass > roots educational initiatives, we are leaving the > door open for "Bhailles" > (outsiders) to take over Goa and more uneducated > Goan Gaon Goon tailors in > the Goa Government ! > > Its about time that Goa's pioneering IITian-turned > former CM Manohar > Parrikar organize IIT and Engineering/Software > career awareness seminar > campaigns all over Goa ! There should be no > opportunities for unqualified > Goan Gaon Goons whether Christao or Kokne in the Goa > Government !!! > > Best Regards, > > Dr. Carmo D'Cruz > Goan, IITian - Class of 82 > Indian Harbour Beach, Florida > > > > Tailor's son sews up software career > Manjiri Damle > [ 22 Jul, 2006 0054hrs ISTTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] > > RSS Feeds| SMS NEWS to 8888 for latest updates > > PUNE: Four years ago he used to stitch buttons on to > clothes tailored by his > father and iron them in a 100-square-foot tenement > in the Ghorpade Peth > slum. > > Today, the same fingers are busy tapping on a > computer keyboard, designing > software in a swank office in the Information > Technology Park in Hinjewadi > here. > > It is sheer grit, determination and hard work that > enabled Gangadhar Botla > to attend night school, help his father tailor > clothes, do a part-time job > to support a family of six, study under street > lights near the Ghorpade Peth > crematorium, and secure a place in both the SSC and > HSC merit list in 2001 > and 2003. > > However, his most cherished dream of becoming a > computer professional seemed > impossible as the annual fees for the course was Rs > 28,000 much beyond his > means. > > But it was a story on Gangadhar's talent and his > battle against poverty, > published in The Times of India (June 6, 2003) that > opened a door of > opportunity for him. Touched by his struggle, Nitin > Rai, chief executive > officer of US firm First Insight Software Solutions > Pvt. Ltd., decided to > sponsor Gangadhar's education at Symbiosis Centre > for Information Technology > here. > > Aware that he had to do a part-time job to support > his family, Rai also took > him on as a trainee in his Hinjewadi office. Last > week Gangadhar passed the > Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) course with > 78 per cent marks. > > "I feel immensely proud of Gangadhar. He has not > only excelled in academics > but has proved to be a smart and loyal worker," > remarked Rai. Gangadhar has > been absorbed as a junior software engineer at First > Insight. > > One look at Gangadhar's beaming face says it all. > "Aai-Baba pan khush aahet > (My parents are also happy)", he said. Father Nandu > continues to be a > small-time tailor, while mother Vijaya still makes > bidis in a factory. > > He intends to work for a couple of years, then > complete a masters degree. > Said Rai, "Gangadhar has been assigned work on > critical software development > projects with a lot of responsibility. > > He is a fast learner and completes challenging > projects with minimum > supervision... I wonder how many Gangadhars would > there be in Pune who need > a little help." What really made Rai go out of his > way to help Gangadhar? > > "My father had to suffer similar hardships when he > came to Delhi from > Pakistan after Partition," revealed Rai, who still > gets emotional while > recounting his father's struggles. "Gangadhar struck > a cord in me... I wish > to do it (help a deserving student) again," he > concluded. > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
