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The Rape of Goa - A photo documentary
by
Rajan P. Parrikar
Venue: Menezes Braganza Art Gallery, Panjim, May 21-24, 2008
http://www.parrikar.org/misc/doc-notice.pdf
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Hi Jose
In your somewhat cynical subject title and post
content, there is a marked fatalism that, what is
possible on the toilet front (with some education and
enforceable rules) the world over is not viable in
Goa. But I also detect that the reason for your stance
is that you are fearful of much entrepreneurial
development taking place in Goa. Be this as it may,
and I do understand the worries of a lot of local
Goans about Goa possibly becoming just another
Mumbai--and there is indeed such a risk, but we need
to recognise that there is no universal agreement with
what is reflected in your posts. There are those who
DO WANT to see modernisation and development
(including the airports) in Goa and believe that such
developmemt can be controlled and managed. This lobby
is somewhat drowned out at present---at least on
Goanet.
However, I am in agreement that, there ought to be a
strong resistance to a takeover by the monied
classes in collaboration with corrupt politiciams of
much of Goa--especially over gated development that
shuts ordinary people out and I absolutely detest. I
detect much that is positive in the material by
Miguel, Gadgill, Gonsalves and others re the large
meeting in Benaulim and I warm towards their measured
and informed position on development--provided
proverbially, the development baby is not thrown out
with the bathwater.
Cornel
--- "J. Colaco < jc>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 1. Those who believe that that it is a "temporary"
> situation"
> involving a few workers coming to some little
> construction work - I
> wish them well...
