Senior journalist Lionel Messias launches his Goan Spirit website
01, Apr 2013 Lionel Messias, tough writing and tough talking journo has also turned to the burgeoning market of new media to get the Goan word out. He says, "We believe that you can take a Goan out of Goa but never Goa out of Goan. And this website: www.goanspirit.com is proof of that because no matter where in the country one was, Goa was always on the top of one’s mind. And that’s the spirit of Goa and hence the name." Messias promises that this website will be devoted to keeping the spirit of Goa and the Goan alive. "Development and most times, haphazard, has come calling everywhere," he says,"but it’s only here in Goa, it’s not just activists who have shown their hearts beat for Goa, but the “grassroots” people who give up their Sundays to go and attend grama sabha meetings and do their bit to right a wrong. "Politicians everywhere – as Anna Hazare proved last year when people went viral against corruption – are about greed, venality and fixing. Goa has been no exception. We want to expose them and if not shame them, we hope to at least turn the spotlight on them through our Leads, Interviews, News Summaries, Writer’s Bloc, etc. "We also wanted to give a forum (through European Angle) to those who came from far off lands and saw the beauty and simplicity of this one and were conquered to come back repeatedly, or even put down roots here. "So salute Goan spirit!" http://www.targetgoa.com/newingoadet.php?ngid=176&&id=8
