Am I the only one who thinks this is waste of Goan taxpayer money? Although the idea of young Goan expats visiting Goa is good, should the Goan taxpayer be funding these trips and paying all expenses (air fare, travel in Goa, food, accommodation)? And that too for youth from the UK, Canada, Australia, USA, whose families can well afford these trips.
Also, many of the youth seemed Catholic/Christian (going by the names). Do people see any issue, given there are a number of Goan Hindus abroad too? George --- On Tue, 12/8/09, Goanet News Service <[email protected]> wrote: Goan diaspora get a feel of their motherland HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, DEC 8 PHOTO: http://picasaweb.google.ca/GoanetBlog/News#5413088709952441842 Their forefathers left the Goan shores nearly a century ago to settle in other parts of the world. But they -- young foreign nationals of Goan origin do feel the need to rekindle their roots even today. And in quest of learning something about the motherland of their Ancestors, 12 foreign nationals of Goan origin participated in the “Know Goa Programme” (KGP), an initiative of the NRI Commission in Goa.
