[Goanet] GHANTII

[Ana Maria de souza-Goswami]

Hi Dominic,

Thanks for writing so truthfully about Goans who live outside goa with 
different nationalities and criticize Goa.
As  I said earlier, I could have easily got a Brazilian Passport, but opt to 
live in Brazil with an Indian Passport because I am very proud to be an 
Indian.

All of you are criticizing outsiders coming to Goa. How are they acquiring 
land, how are they acquiring and buyig apartments. Are'nt the Goan builders 
building apartment blocks and selling it mainly to outsiders. Aren't we 
goans selling our land to outsiders.

If you sitting in UK, US, Cananda, etc and criticize goa, please don't. 
Just come down and do some work for your motherland.

though my father was in the Indian Army and so was my mother for a short 
time as a medical doctor, we did get special permission to come togoa during 
Portuguese regime. There was no electricity in the villages, no running 
water, wait endless for public transport.  Did the portuguese build a 
university in goa, did they do anything to better the lives of the goans. 
Besides Pharmacy College and the Medical college, one had to go to Europe or 
across the border for eduction.  Many were educated in Hubli, Belgaum and 
Dharwar.  Today we have schools, colleges, professional colleges.  Also to 
withdraw money, one had to go to the city to your bank.  Today it the 
remotest village as a bank.

Goans, do not criticise what the Indians and fellow Goans have done to Goa, 
but criticise what the Portuguese did not do for Goa.

thank you
Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami