Would you like to add on to this list of 'the great Goans?' Thought you might!! Quite hilarious!!
Mum > On 10-Aug-2018, at 4:18 AM, Goanet Reader <[email protected]> wrote: > > I AM GOAN > > [Editors's note: In the past > few hours, this write-up has > been going viral among Goan > circles in cyberspace. To know > more about the controversy, see > http://bit.ly/RaneToiletRow] > > From the Facebook page of Radharao Gracias, ex-legislator and lawyer > Feedback to [email protected] > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > I am Goan. You find me here, there, everywhere. In > London or Swindon. In Lisbon or Melbourne. In > Mississauga or Mississippi. No borders confine me. > No occupation confounds me. I am called by many names. > > Consider: > > I am the Prime Minister of Portugal. I am the son of > celebrated writer Orlando da Costa. The Prime Minister of > India, Narendra Modi, hugged me when I visited India. My name > is Antonio da Costa from Margao, I am Goan! > > I have been Member of the House of Commons, UK, since 1987. > My sister Valerie Vaz, and Suela Fernandes too are members of > the 'Mother of Parliaments' My name is Keith Vas. We are Goan! > > I was the Commander in Chief of the Indian Army. And with me > the GOC Commanding Southern Command was Lt.General F.T.Dias. > My name: Sunith Rodrigues, from Curtorim. We are Goan! > > I was Police Commissioner of Bombay and was known as the > Supercop. And when Punjab was in turmoil, during the > Khalistan movement, I was posted there to restore order. My > name: Julio Ribeiro, from Porvorim. I am Goan! > > I am considered as a major figure in contemporary > architecture around the world. I was awarded the Padma Shree > in 1972 and the Royal Gold Medal in 1984 by the Royal > Institute of British Architects. Buildings designed by me dot > the world. My name is Charles Correia, from Porvorim. I am Goan! > > I am the CEO of Diageo, the world's largest liquor company. I > am the son of Manuel Menezes, the former chairman of the > Indian Railway Board. My brother Victor Meneses is the former > chairman and CEO of Citibank. My name Ivan Menezes, from > Pomburpa/Divar. I am Goan! > > I am the CEO and Vice President of Cognizant. My father, > Placido D’Souza IFS, was High Commissioner to Trinidad, > Hongkong and Kenya. My name, Francisco D'Souza, from Anjuna. > I am Goan! > > I am the CEO of Air Asia. I am the majority owner of Queen's > Park Rangers. I figure on the Forbes list of the rich in > Malaysia. I studied at Epsom College and the London School of > Economics. I am the son of Dr.Steven Fernandes. My name: Tony > Fernandes, from Velim. I am Goan! > > I have figured in the Forbes list of Indian billionaires. I > am the CEO of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, founded by my late > father Gracias Saldanha, today one of the largest > pharmaceutical companies in India. When Goan politicians fall > sick, they use our medicines to get cured. My name Glen > Saldanha from Saligao. I am Goan! > > My family lived in Karachi and later migrated to Canada. I > resigned from my job and set up a company in the basement of > my house called SOTI. My company is now valued at a billion > dollars. My name Karl Rodrigues, from Curtorim. I am Goan! > > I was a student at Grant Medical College, Bombay when I was > crowned Miss World 1966. I completed my medical studies and > now live in Ireland. My name is Reita Faria, from > Mapusa/Tivim. I am Goan! > > I came to the USA as a Fulbright Scholar. I am the author of > several New York Times Best Selling Books. I released my film > Obama's America, in 2016, which is the second highest > grossing political documentary styled film produced in the > USA. My name, Dinesh D'Souza, from Assagao. I am Goan! > > I was a journalist, politician and Freedom Fighter. > I was elected Member of the Kenya Parliament and I > had two other Goans with me, F.W.D'Souza the Deputy > Speaker from Cujira and Anthony Joseph Zuzarte from > Guirim, Vice President of Kenya. And I was > assassinated. My name is Pio Gama Pinto, from > Saligao. We are Goan! > > I was a physicist, journalist, diplomat and a social > scientist at the Eduardo Mondlane University. I fought for > the freedom of Mozambique. I was the principal adviser to Samora > Machel, the President. I died with him in a plane crash. My > name, Aquino de Braganca, from Mapusa. I am Goan! > > I won a bronze medal in tennis 1996 Olympics. I have won > twelve Grand Slam titles in doubles and mixed doubles and > several gold medals at the Asian games. And my father Vece > Paes has won a bronze in hockey playing for India in 1972. My > father is a doctor and so was my grandfather. My name, > Leander Paes, from Assolna. I am Goan! > > India failed to qualify in hockey for the Beijing Olympics > 2008 but I was there playing for Canada. My name, Kenneth > Pereira. I am Goan! I captained the Mexican hockey team in > 1968 Olympics. I was the goalkeeper. My name, Zeno Rodrigues, > from Raia. I am Goan! > > I represented New Zealand at the 2016 Olympics in boxing. My > father Dr. John Fernandes was the Director of IPHB (the > Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour), at Altinho, > Goa. My name Siona Fernandes, from Velim. I am Goan! > > I am a fashion designer in Bombay. I design clothes for > Narendra Modi the Prime Minister of India. My name, Troy > D'Costa, from Majorda. I am Goan! > > I work at Heathrow Airport. Five hundred years ago > my community discarded the belief that any group of > people, could be condemned as untouchables and > forced to do the 'dirty work' of others. I have > been brought up by my Church to believe in the > dignity of labour. Here at the airport there are > people from Asia, Europe, Africa, all doing all > types of work. We believe work is worship. You may > call me by any name. I am Goan! > > Pray, tell me who is this Pratapsingh Raoji Rane? Does he not > know people migrate when governments fail to deliver? Does he > not know there are millions of descendants of Indian > indentured labourers derisively called coolies living in > Fiji, Guyana, Trinidad, South Africa and elsewhere? What is > his contribution to alleviating the unemployment problem? > > ###
