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------------------------------------------------------------------------Mário Gouveia claims that it was Goa's lack of development under Portuguese
rule that made Goans emigrate. Well, I'm not so sure. It is a fact that Goa
was underdeveloped in 1961, but in the context of the sub-continent it was
the most prosperous region by any yardstick, far better off than India was
in 1961. Did anyone expect Goa to be highly developed in the fifties? When
neighbouring India was one of the poorest countries in the world? Some
people in this forum seem to believe that the rest of the world has always
been developed and only colonial Goa was left behind, which is simply not
true. The entire world developed fast from the sixties onwards. It happened
with continental Portugal itself, and Goa obviously missed that.
Mario's analysis is superficial, in my opinion. Goans emigrated because they
had (already then) a level of education and intrinsic qualities (as Goans)
that allowed them to look for better prospects elsewhere. Besides, they had
employment opportunities that were not given to others (such as the British
open doors for Goans in their East African colonies). It was a matter of Goa
not being able to meet the high expectations of its population.
If we accept Mário's argument, one question pops up in my mind:
Why is it that after the so-called liberation, the pace of emigration
increased in Goa?
Thousands came to Portugal in the wake of the invasion. One would have
thought that those that remained would live happily everafter, in freedom
and prosperity. But instead, tens of thousands have left Goa since 1961, and
are still leaving as far as I know. The Portuguese Consulate has had people
queueing for citizenship applications and interviews. How does Mario and
others explain this phenomenon? Don't they claim that Goa started developing
in 1962 (another false claim)?
Could it be....lack of development??? Just curious....
As for Mario's family being blacklisted, I wouldn't shed any tears for them.
There must have been good reasons for that. Any criminal activities are met
with appropriate measures, anywhere in the world. Try to oppose the current
Indian hold on Goa and you will see what happens to you and your family!
Anyone doubts it?
Rui Miranda Collaço
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