Was'nt it Clemens/MT who explained? Politics is the last refuge politicians...each & all of them devils devoutly proclaiming their cannonizable qualities?
Alfred de T > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:23:02 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Goanet] Patritoism was guiding force... > > I am not sure what patriotism Thai is talking about. Today sectarism still > prevails in Goa's so called 'democracy'. The ill effects of Land to the > Tiller are well known. The shunting of Concani and spread of poor quality of > English language in schools are all the good things that Goans are faced with. > > BC > > > > Patriotism was guiding force for Bhau to run Goa: > Shashikala > Patriotism was guiding force for Bhau to run Goa: Shashikala > PANAJI: The former chief minister, Ms Shashikala Kakodkar, remembering > her legendary father, late Bhausaheb alias D B Bandodkar on the eve of > the commencement of his birth centenary celebrations said that > patriotism was the guiding force for Bhau to run Goa. > > ?Bhau was never a politician by choice, but the situation that prevailed > during the post-Liberation period, including unanimous decision of the > Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party leaders, forced him to head the state > administration,? she recalled, observing that even though her father was > not a statesman, he stood by his decisions and ensured that they were > implemented in true spirit, for the benefit of the masses. ?Two of his > radical decisions were opening Marathi medium schools in nook and corner > of Goa, and bringing land reforms in the region,? Ms Kakodkar stated, > pointing out that Bhau was totally unimpressed with the British system > of education, which was adopted by the independent India, and was of the > opinion that basic education in Marathi and Konkani as well as Urdu > language, if the students existed, would not only link the children to > their culture and tradition but also build their national character. > > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969
