-----Original Message----- From: augusto pinto > Both these articles which Nandakumar chose to forward to Goanet sought > to discredit Arundhati Roy, who has quite succinctly been pointing out > for quite some time now, that the root cause of all the problems in > the so called 'Naxal - infested areas' are directly due to the > governments of those states, and for that matter Centre, who have been > nonchalantly doling out public land which contain rich minerals to > big multinationals at a song, and in the process have been displacing
RESPONSE: Reading Nandkumar Kamat's columns and articles over several years in Goa's local media (newspapers, magazines), Goanet and other online resources, Nandkumar comes across, among many things, as an environmentalist. He cares very much for Goa and has spent countless hours sometimes alongwith his students researching various aspects of Goa's ancient culture, environment, flora and fauna. His ability to share his knowledge through his writings are well documented.
If there is evidence (other than the forwarding of two articles) to backup these accusations, put them out. I find the connection of issues above absurd. How do Arundhati's campaigns bear any relevance to make such accusations against Nandkumar???
Perhaps - B
