Dear Caroline,
You are, perhaps, one of the most rare two-legged creatures around who want
to call a spade a spade.
Yes, modernity has taken away our sense of balance and for which our
posterity will be the sufferer.
Thank you for coming on record to say that the the letter to Bleddy Goans
by Godfrey Pereira, the supposedly East Indian Bugger has made an
irreversible impact on Goa and Goans. What happened yesterday at the
Secretariat with people protesting at the doors of Powers that be could be
attributed partly to this sane sounding the Goans got from an East Indian
bugger.
Well appreciated, your concerns for Goa's lopsided development.
Cheers
floriano
from PPS to PPS
9890470896
[email protected]
www.goasu-raj.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "sydromeo" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 8:12 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Goanet Reader: Bleddy Goans ... and all that (FN,Herald)
This is one of the few articles that has really captured my interest. I'm
not going to pretend I live in Goa or can even understand the totality of
the issues. However I certainly understand the message being conveyed
through the article ... reclamation of the environment, looking beyond
differences (religious and class), need for a unified commitment at all
levels to our land and its people; and the creation of sustainable social,
political and environmental practices that will benefit Goa today and
tomorrow.
Whenever non-Goans gush about Goa, usually about its 'otherness' in
relation to other Indian states, I'm quick to retort that the land is
being desecrated for short term gain. In villages across Tivim, family
homes and land are giving way to developments that are incongruous with
the natural environment; no 'environmental impact statements' are
considered prior to any such developments [even at its most basic level];
increasing reliance on cars has given way to a looming health crisis in
our village where women [at least ones I know] are moving towards obesity
with little understanding of its health impacts; no preservation of
historic sites in villages.
Modernisation is good but we don't have to lose our sense of self.
Regards
Caroline
