Dear Rajan, While I was a still a Gazetted Officer in the Junior scale serving in the Directorate of Agriculture in the early 1990s, Prakash K. Desai from Rivona was the Director for a period of two years. On the extreme right hand side of the large colonial era bureau [table] that adorns the Director's chamber was a place where files were kept in "Limbo" or "Trishanku" during his term in office. When asked about the fate of these limbo dancing files he would reply, "Preciso de fazer estudo." with a disarming smile. The files needed careful study. I had been able to convince him about the Central Sector Schemes on Vegetables and Commercial Floriculture and to take up the setting up of a Mushroon spawn facility at Ela Farm. There was another file on Medicinal Plants that I was interested in but had landed in Limbo. His term was coming to an end and I asked him one day, "When are you going to decide on those files, Sir?" indicating the well populated Limbo. "But, Miguel, I have already decided on those files." he replied with the same disarming smile. I protested his indecision; the files were neither rejected nor approved, I emphasized. This disarrming smile came on his face like the "Intel Inside" sign on my computer screen, and he said,"Not to decide is also a decision. That is what I have decided for the contents of those files." His successor to that post inherited those files. Mr.P.K.Desai and I sit to chat about those "good ole days" whenever both of us have some time to spare at his Agro Clinic in Kamat Arcade, St. Inez.
To Digu Kaka's credit, I have this much to say: At least he will hear you out ... and politely at that. One was hard put to get a patient hearing ...or politeness... when Manohar-bab was in power. The politeness returned when he returned to the post of Leader of the Opposition, a post he is eminently suited to serve for a life time like a true successor of Dr. Jack de Sequeira. Perhaps, his statue will be erected sooner than Jack was privileged to be remembered. Perhaps, it will even be erected at Goa Government's cost, a privilege so far denied to Jack, perhaps because he was a Catholic .... of non-Bamonn origin ... and a Moidekar at that! One may kick up a controversy over a line in the song of "Aaja Nachle", but the caste feelings cannot be wished away. They must be destroyed, consciously, by promoting equality before law. Mog asundi [There is nothing "official" about this European script in Goa's scheme of things!] Miguel Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 09:27:19 -0500 From: "Rajan P. Parrikar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet] The highly studious and highly accessible Digu Every time a delegation of activists meets Digu with clear evidence of violations in construction activities, Digu's programmed response is, "I will study it. I am accessible. I will not do anything to harm Goan interests." There is no urgency, no sense at all that he is troubled by what is happening around him. Instead, like the Lufthansa First Class frequent flyer Sri Ravishankar, Digu is a picture of equanimity. Digu has been doing a lot of studying lately and not much else. DLF, Parsvanath Builders and Co will no doubt confer on him an honorary doctorate after he submits the fruits of his meditations in the form of a dissertation. That would be a great day for secularism and GBA will be pleased no doubt. And who can deny that Digu and his ministers-in-crime are not accessible? Ask DLF and the rest of the builders. Or simply hang out in the Marriott lobby and see for yourself as Digu's ministers-in-crime strike juicy land deals with Dilliwallahs over a Patiala peg. Warm regards, r -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
