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Had posted the post below almost a week ago. But no one is choosing to
respond. In case you missed it, here's the post again. Looking forward
to hearing what goanetters have to say,
albertina
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My earlier post:
I have been reading the various postings expressing a concern about
where Goa and Goans are headed (it's another thing that the definition
of 'Goan' is still elusive but we'll skip that for the time being -
let's go by whatever our definition of 'Goan' is).
I would rather approach the issue from the angle first of identifying
the problems and then getting to the source of the problems, that is
who is responsible for these problems. I mean what kind of problems
are we facing? I would not like to say xyz is the source of rivalry on
goanet and then, after having pinned him already, go looking for what
I can point out in his mails is causing the rivalry. I'd rather go
about it the other way - identify if there is an instigation for
rivalry from the text of the posts, and then say these posts come from
xyz or maybe pqr had posted it before and xyz has further fuelled
it,etc..
>From all that I can see/read on the net, the problems in Goa are (1)
the good ole' Goa with the swaying palms and the green fields and
verdant hills and springs and beaches and....is goaing, going... (2)
that in terms of numbers, Goans (again whatever Goan means- not
getting into that) are feeling overwhelmed - the numbers of the
incoming migrants are increasing and there is an insecurity that comes
with being a minority on one's own land. (3) Goa is becoming a dirty
place. This is what I have picked up and I also endorse these
concerns. I also identify other problems in Goa, but I will leave them
aside for the time being.
I also want to say that not all was good in Goa in the past. There was
a bad ole' Goa too and I am sure we all share this understanding. But
for the time being, let's look at the good old side as that is in
threat of extinction and we must do something about it.
Now let's go into who's responsible for the problems and we'll do it
in parts (per fortnight one issue to be debated - considering that not
all of us are net-savvy or with our fingers at the key-boards all the
time):
We'll begin with the first set of photographs of Rajan Parrikar that I
saw on the net, i.e. the photographs of brutalisation of Mother Nature
at Bambolim by the "Aldeia de Goa" people. The Bambolim situation is
symbolic of what is threatening various parts of Goa. This is a
problem that belongs to the first genre, i.e. the coconut groves,
verdant hills.... are fast vanishing and Goa is becoming a concrete
jungle. Now, who was responsible for that massacre of nature at
Bambolim? I'd like to hear (read) what Goanetters think about this.
Let us get to the root of the matter so we have a good harvest of
great human strategies of dealing with the problems facing Goa and
envisioning a better Goa, through a widely participatory process that
includes ALL voices.
Still an optimist :-) !
albertina
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