To Goanet - Venantius J Pinto wrote: >Worth considering on the other hand...
Venantius, This is, of course, a serious topic. For example, while it is true that the IITians got a free ride at the expense of the masses, one can today see the impact many of them are having in India through the money and expertise they have brought back to the motherland. Whether the 'vision' and policies put in place by Nehru were worth all this has been a matter of serious debate. Admin Noronha has neither the necessary knowledge & the historical background, nor the intellectual capacity to engage in this discussion. So the thing to do is deliver a couple of cyberslaps to him and be done with it. But be warned: you will not make it into the next edition of his 1 million great cyberGoans list. Regards, r * * * Encounter hints (and more) of the Goan life in Zanzibar, Poona, Mombasa, Basra, Dubai, and even Nuvem and Colva, Sanvordem and colonial Goa. Learn of experiences that shaped Goans worldwide. Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* now available at Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Ask a friend to buy it, before it gets sold out. Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *
