Goa has always welcomed its Children and Grand Children Home sadly its great grandchildren cannot wait to leave.
Even before the millennium twenty years ago the grass suddenly became greener in different Goan settlements in most parts of the world making it desirable for our younger people to leave the soil of Goa to seek their fortune leaving a void authentic food being one of them. Goa has in its own unique tradition has the best food in the world garnished with good music. This can be sampled at The Mandovi in Los Angeles Ca USA Cajetan Mendoncas Saffron Spice in Rayner Valley Seattle Wa USA . Goa Indian Farm kitchen Bayview Avenue N york Toronto Savio Azavedo ye olde Goa in Norbury England for Lamb curry with Jaggery If there was an award for the best samosa this would go to Rose Dias in Bexleyheath. Our people in the Goan settlements of Vancover and Nairobi Arusha Southall Swindon have private caterers of Goan Cusine.Apologies to those I have missed out let us know on Goanet before World Goa Day August 19/20 so that we can all celebrate our Heritage. Goanet reaches our people in parts of the world that others do not reach. Folks returning to Goa should be embraced and assimilated not rehabilitees as announced by the NRI Office. Most will have skills never utilised by the super clever in Goa. Seafarers sailing the seven seas have been ambassadors for Goa centre staging Goan Cosine along with other International dishes enjoyed by a Global multicultural audience of three to four thousand people at a time on cruise liners who someday may come to Goa for the experience. Welcome and come again. True there are many places in the world that can be more economical cleaner and pleasant to visit. Goa has everything from the harvest of the sea and land to sunshine and rain whatever your mood in addition to folks coming home with various skills manners and working criteria that could create sustained employment and dignity for all. There are individuals and organisations working on ensuring this human capital is not wasted. One of them is Basil D’Cunha a career guidance counsellor has sent out a message across Goa announcing that training would be imparted in seven areas. Contact Basil for further details co o Heraldo edition July 9th 2020 page no 11 Melvyn Fernandes Thornton Heath Surrey 9 July 2020
