Sensible views from Eugene in this post. Most Goans living in Goa today would agree with them 100%.
Cheers, Santosh > On Friday, September 12, 2014 9:07 AM, Eugene Correia > <[email protected]> wrote: > > So far there has been no answer to my query as to who, besides Frank > Moraes, were Goans who reached the "very top." in Times of India. > Remember, the essay in the book, Bombaicar, said many Goan reporters at The > Times of India married daughter of "Bombay aunties." Remember about > the > part where a section of Toronto women were shown in bad light. > Since these sort of statements goes with being challenged, it shows that > the majority don't care. When the Toronto women piece came, one > ex-Africander who has been very active in the GOA asked me who the writer > was and said that if he knew him he would give him hell. Some women who > spoke to me also seemed very angry and wanted to know what if the writer > has done any meaningful or academic research. > The mailing lists and FB pages are there to voice one's opinions, however > good or bad the opinions are. Just one poster on FB said that I was > "shithead" and "rogue journalist" because of my contrary > views to his and > his ilk on the Liberation/Annexation debate. > The person is from the group, which I have termed "pervasive class of > Goans", who are blatantly pro-Portuguese and rabid anti-Indian. These > people have the favourite website which promotes anti-Indian hatred. > Today's piece my Adv. Radharao Gracias, who is also member of Goanet, > questions calling oneself "Indian first and Goan later." Many > non-Indians > ask Indian-looking if they are Indians and rarely they ask if you are > Maharashtrian or Goan. > Radharao admits that India was one as a landmass in pre-historical times. > The Portuguese interlude was just another period in Goa's history, which he > has elaborated. The debate of Liberation/Annexation is good for academic > analyses of Goa's historiography. > Now that I am Canadian citizen, I say I am Canadian of Indian-origin. When > asked further to define my identity I say I am Goan but Bombay-born and > Bombay-educated. I am, however, an Overseas Citizen of India, and carry the > OCI with me when I travel. > No point in splitting legal hair over the issue. This issue now belongs in > the domain of International Jurisprudence. Raddharao's UDGP has now been > pushed to the fringe of Goan political landscape, while Floriano Lobo's > GSRP has been hovering on the political horizen for about 14 years. Time to > shed off this mentality, and play constuctive role in making Goa a new > society. A generation of Goans have come and almost gone, and a newer one > is rising. > > Eugene Correia >
