------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "amchemgoem amkamzai" [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <<To start with,we have a clear plan A....but also a plan B and C.>> We may have good intentions, however, I am not sure whether there are difficulties in defining the problem or finding a solution to the problem. What is so-called Plan A? Cip > ------------------------------------------------- > Dear Goans, > My sincere thanks to Anastasio-Bab and John Monteiro > for responding to my > comments on Goanet ( as well as to the scores of > others who have preferred > to communicate privately through > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > With respect to Mr Monteiro's comments : > 1) My apologies are due to any person or > organisation on Goanet who felt i > am trying to sideline them on this forum . As i have > already stated very > clearly , i am not as intelligent or powerful ( in > terms of my > social,professional,economic,educational or > political status ) as many who > write on Goanet....or for that matter most of those > who are politically > active in Goan matters. What i do have is a zero ego > policy,a clarity of > thought unclouded by issues apart from changing Goa > for the better.....and > above all, a steely determination to achieve this > purpose.In fact, the very > purpose of initiating my postings on Goanet was to > get the much more > intellectual individuals than myself ( and who have > sustained this very > powerful forum over the years) to contribute to the > discussion. > 2)With regards to the slight note of pessimism i > detect in your posting ( > espescially the one in reply to Mr Mascrenhas),i am > aware that it is not > easy to find a way out of the political mess in Goa > ( with it's many faces > of corruption and divisiveness ).However,i am > absolutely certain that we > shall prevail. > 3)While I have no political ambitions ( and shall > defeat the whole purpose > of my mission if i change that stance ), there are > good people closely > associated with me ( and who will reveal themselves > in due course ) who will > get directly involved ,if not are already involved, > within the goan > political,and equally important,bureaucratic system. > 4)While still very relevant,in relation to the least > important ( in my > humble opinon ) of your queries......regarding my > religion. I was born a > Hindu Brahmin.I was however,fortunate to have a far > seeing and broadminded > father and grandfather,who sent me to a Catholic > school (and i have visited > the Church as often as the Temple ).Even more > importantly,i was gently > encouraged to make friends with children from the > lower castes as well as > with muslims,many of whom lived in the area around > my house in > Goa.Wecelebrated Christmas and Ganesh Chaturthi with > equal enthusiasm > ( and one of > the family traditions was to go to Old Goa for the > traditional > midnight.mass....apart from that and a yearly visit > to the Zatra of our > family deity,there were never any compulsions to > visit a place of worship > ).I have shared many a meal in a common plate as > part of the Eid tradition > at the house of a close muslim friend ....and just > in passing,enjoy my beef > and pork as much as the traditional vegetarian food > accompanied by modak's > at Chaturthi. > 5)And finally, coming to the most important question > you have posed....How > am I ( or rather we ),going to achieve this > herculean task ( against,i > agree,with you,all odds and extremely complex and > multiple individual issues > which divide us ).I am not able to divulge all > details at present ( and > apologise for this....but we cannot afford our plans > to be hijacked by a few > who may have vested interests ) > To start with,we have a clear plan A....but also a > plan B and C.The essence > to the success of all plans is something you have > already touched on in your > reply to Nelson Ferrao's posting on Saving > Goa....like minded individuals > who only have the interest of Goa at heart have to > form small > groups....which will amplify into larger > groups.However,this will never be > enough .....the main reason being that the system in > Goa is so heavily > controlled by money and muscle power .There is > ,also,a third factor which is > being used by the Goan politicians ( and this > refer's to EVERY major > political party in Goa ).....and that is divide and > rule based on > differences in religion,caste and socioeconomic > status.There are many other > complicating issues,which we will address in due > course. > Here is what i have achieved so far.Over the last > 18-24 months,i have made > many visits to Goa.Since i had no political > connections whatsoever,i was > able gather information and form a network of > trusted contacts ( either > directly or through my trusted colleagues and > friends who were from all > sections of the community,whether in terms of > religion,caste.education or > economics ). This network stretches from the > grassroots from Pernem to > Canacona and Tiswadi to Sanguem........and also > involves Goans based over > india and the world.......more importantly,there are > trusted persons within > every political party,NGO's ( many of whom are > unfortunately fronts for > political outfits),civil services and most crucially > within the power > lobbies who feed us inormation and are also in a > position to influence the > current political leaders/parties in Goa.All the > individuals associated are > one's who are bound by complete trust and will never > be sold out for either > favours or money ( a sort of freemasonry type > movement but without any > hierarchy....all within it are equal in status ) > We will be in a position to influence the course of > future political and > social events in Goa...that I have no doubt > about.The methods we adopt all > depend on the response i get from not just the > Goanet community but also > other forums I ( and others associated with me ) are > targetting. > We wan't a simple answer from all of you to a simple > question....is not the > only way to change the long term outlook for Goa and > goans a change in the > body politics ( from the grassroots to the very top > ? ) > mog asundi / deo boren korun /luv and regards, > Arjun Eklawya Sadiq-Saldanha > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cip
