On 27 January 2012 15:38, Carvalho <elisabeth_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I am all for the preservation of Goan land and > heritage. But all the stakeholders must be > consulted before any decision is taken.
Are migrants who have settled in Goa -- specially the disempowered -- not "stakeholders" too? If you reply in the negative, be prepared to one day be swept aside by the same waves of exclusivism and intolerance gaining currency in Goa now. So far, Goan chauvinism has been effectively used against the Goan him/herself. For instance, while it appears that the "domicile" clause protects "local" interests (whatever that means), it is actually being used against, say, children of migrants to the Gulf who may not have the 15 years residence here needed to claim a medical or engineering seat. The exceptions made for some expats' kids exist in theory but are hardly sufficient (high fees, few seats on this quota). I fail to understand why we don't recognise Goa as a two-way migration-oriented society, where both (outwards and inward migration) are related. I fail to understand how we can portray outmigrants as heroes and in-migrants as villians, where both are part of similar economic and other processes... Above all, both those quite happy to disenfranchise the expat and also those who disempower and stereotype the in-migrant ("Lalu Ram and Mohammed Iqbal from Bihar") are guilty of neglecting the Golden Rule. Do unto others what you'd wish them to do to you... FN --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------