10 years ago I had written "The Case Against Mopa." It can be accessed in the Goanet archives here. I would not change a word were I to write it today.
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2012-April/135035.html Today the monstrous project is a fait accompli. The buzz is now about naming the atrocity. Just call it the "Mopa International Airport." The name is unambiguous and there won't be fights over the personage selected to be worthy of carrying the airport name. (Note: "Goa International Airport" is confusing since Dabolim is already an international airport.) The candidates proposed by Goans lay bare the poverty of mind. Can they not think of people beyond politicians? How about Kesarbai Kerkar - the greatest Goan of our time, one who transcends time and (in some sense) also space? Or choose any other non-political person of significance. Instead the pea-brains can't conceive of anyone beyond Bandodkar, Parrikar, and De Sequeira. PS: If I had my druthers, the biggest casino boat in the Mandovi would be named after Manohar Parrikar. It is , after all, his "leegussy." r
