2008/8/2 Roland Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > A message to the Goans in Goa, if you didn't already know. > > Diaspora Goans are a pretty useless lot as far as the political > problems in Goa are concerned. We huff and we puff and we pretend that > we have to be kept informed of what happens. > ............................................. We can pretend our > conventions make a difference. They do zilch of that sort at all.
> Roland Francis > Toronto > +1 (416) 453.3371 RESPONSE: I do think that Overseas Goans still matter, even if it is in a small way, to Goa. In this I agree with what George has written. I also agree with you that conventions in my opinion produce nothing tangible. We have had several conventions, think tanks and the like here in London, including one which was captioned 'Save Goa' ! For example in 2001 it was mooted to buy commercial property, reasons for this not being a possibility were given. When we eventually bought property it was residential and at its peak. If readers are interested please click on to the URL below, to have some sort of insight into how things work with Goans here. http://www.goauk.com/artman/publish/article_564.shtml The gist of what Eugene wrote is given further credence and prominence; it is featured in 'Goan Voice', together with a photograph of Eugene:- http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London.
