Exactly my sentiments Sanjeev!!. We will not see such strength,stamina and a oneness with nature in the generations to come. Their weather-beaten faces are beautiful. We may interpret a picture in different ways but there's no denying that these pictures speak to us of our history. Thanks for sharing. ----- Original Message ----- From: Sanjeev Trivedi To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:06 AM Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] The Goa that is fast getting into History !
The pictures were meant to capture the once very integral part of the Goan village scene. certainly NOT beauty. If you consider the pride, self respect and dignity these men possess, they are richer than most of us. I look upon these gentlemen with utmost respect. Sanjeev On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 7:09 AM, Christopher Desouza <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Sanjeev, I second Dilip in saying that the pictures are good because they were taken by a top notch camera and cameraman. That being said,what it brings to mind, to us Goan expats , is the hardship and poverty which does not seem to leave the most unfortunate of fellow Goans. Us all expats have conquered mountains, started companies, achieved in medicine, written books, held top notch civil service positions etc. etc. but have not been able to change the daily lives of most Goans for the better. This is because, the people in leadership locally, are corrupt, have a get rich at all costs mentality, no matter what the cost to the rest of society or environment is, and have not worked to better the fortunes of the common masses. Instead they have tried to keep the Goan people, ignorant by forcing them to study in Konkani in elementary school and by the time they get to middle and high school they are already left behind. Their education is only good to keep alive in the villages. This makes for a uneducated populace that cannot challenge corruption and instead, embrace it at all levels, pandering to the greed of those in leadership. This attitude has permeated into every segment of our Goan society, and now it is a free for all, of dog eat dog. Some of this has been brought about, by us Goan expats, flashing our foreign exchange and making people who do not have, feel envious, and in order to keep up with the Joneses, more able to be open minded about being dishonest. I commend the few good souls, in Goa, who work tirelessly for the betterment of Goan Society, against unsurmountable odds. With the amount of Goan talent involved, making the world a better place for the last few hundred years, it comes at a great surprise that we Goans, outperform on a world stage but are outclassed at home. I enjoyed you pictures Sanjeev, and I hope you continue to expose the ills of society through your lens. I, like Dilip, am very pained by the reflection of what those images mean....that the hardship of the Goan people has not changed in the 30 odd years of my absence. Regards Chris D [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dilip dacruz <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, January 10, 2011 5:12:26 AM Subject: RE: [SALIGAONET] The Goa that is fast getting into History ! Hi Sanjeev. These are beautiful photographs indeed, but I DO look forward to the Goa they capture rapidly disappearing into history. The wizened face, the worn out slippers, the ancient worn-out bicycle, the sheer hardship of life that the pictures capture - there is nothing beautiful about hardship and poverty. I guess the beauty of the pics is that they capture the unbeautiful beautifully? [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [SALIGAONET] The Goa that is fast getting into History ! Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:16:49 +0530 I am sure most Saligaonetters will relate to these pictures. Sanjeev http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2011/01/10/last-of-their-kind/ -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. 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