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Safeguard Goan identity, Dr Colaco urges Goans BY HERALD CORRESPONDENT MORMUGAO, JULY 22 – Dr Francis Colaco has urged the Goan citizens to work and concentrate their energies in safeguarding Goan identity. He was addressing the audience at a symposium on "How to Protect The Goan Identity" held at Leonora's, Verna on Sunday. Referring to the National Symposium held at International Centre in 2001, Dr Colaco said that there was a mention of de-culturalsition about Goa. He said that first the Portuguese tried to ignore the Goan identity and then the local Government tried to integrate Goa into Maharashtra and totally wipe out the identity. Dr Peter Rolando D'Souza, a political scientist and noted journalist Sandesh Prabhudesai also spoke on the occasion. said that due to influx there is a pressure on land, infrastructure and cultural divide is on rise. He called for a clear survey and change in mindset of the people. He added that the Goan youth are running after government jobs rather than taking up other industrial-related jobs and there is a vaccum in the industrial jobs as the same are being filled by outsiders which has caused a major migrant flow. Most Goans have forgotten their traditional occupation and are not ready to identify new opportunities, the same which are being taken up by outsiders, which has led to great misunderstanding, he added. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
