Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:17:11 -0800 (PST) From: Samir Kelekar <[email protected]>
It was good to find that there are some NRGs who actually walk the talk. Of course, we know many who just spout hot air. Atrisys Technologies is a Verna based embedded software company. A 10 employee company, this is promoted by Sachin Lawande. Lawande is CTO of Herman International in the US and studied at Goa Engineering College graduating in 1988. NE Technologies is another IT company at Verna Software Technology Park having 100 employees. It is again promoted by an NRI based in Atlanta. Both these companies predominantely employ Goans. Hats off to them for using their stay in the US to actually do something for Goa. Mario observes: Hats off, indeed. I agree completely. However, isn't it high time that Samir get off his NRG obsession and get on with whatever he thinks he is doing for Goa and let others do the same, regardless of where they live or have domicile? Instead, Samir continues to write these baffling contradictory posts that make no sense taken together. Samir, too, studied and worked in the US. However, unlike Lawande and the un-named Atlantan, Samir started his business in Bengalooru, not Goa, which is his right as far as I'm concerned because I firmly believe that everyone should primarily do what they decide is in the best interests of themselves and their families, which then indirectly benefits society at large if done well. It was Samir, who is an NRG who took umbrage at "foren" NRGs, claiming irritably and illogically that their citizenship disqualified them from doing anything for Goa. Samir has been impugning the citizenship and motives of "foren" NRGs and running down their countries with tales of crime and racism. Samir has been furiously attacking "foren" NRGs as if they are the problem in Goa, thus deflecting attention from the real culprits responsible for the bribery and corruption that is at the root of the mess in Goa. Several other Goanetters are shaking their heads at these contradictions and attacks that lead no-where. Now suddenly he has discovered some "foren" NRGs to his liking. This is a good development for someone like me who has been trying to redirect his attention towards the real problems in Goa, and being called a big DADA in return by one of his allies, a la Idi Amin no less, which shows an unfamiliarity with Idi Amin, but is fine with me. I don't know what Sachin Lawande's citizenship is or that of the un-named NRG from Atlanta, but it's nice to see a glimmer of realization by Samir that there are "foren" NRGs who walk the talk, whereas there are Indian NRGs like himself who have located their businesses outside Goa while thumping their chests about walking and talking in Goa. Aren't Carmen, Rajan, George, Arwin, Anil, among others like them walking the talk when they not just express concerns about Goa like I do in my supporting role as big DADA to cover their flanks from unnecessary attacks, but actually invest their hard earned time and money to come to Goa frequently and actually take on the establishment in Goa as best they can.
