On 18/12/2007, allwyn de Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > U are right Goans who chose to settle down in Goa did it to protect our > ancestral land ! > Because our land is out for grabs, > > Alan Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > better life style. The reason people you talk about are still in Goa is > because they chose to stay back or are forced to stay back for some reason > or the other and are not there because they love their mother land.
Hi all, I don't think either extreme is correct in this case. On the one hand, it's not true that all who chose not to migrate did to to "protect our ancestral land". Neither is it true that those who decided not to move were "froced to stay back for some reason or the other and are not there because they love their mother land". Life, to me, is more complex than that. Alan's point of view presumes that migration is the norm. Is it? Should it be? Yes, Goa has long had a tradition of out-migration, but is the need for it as strong as it once was? Is Goa unable to support its population still? Are our aspirations growing at a fast pace? Is it not possible for an emigrant to change his or her status sometime and think of a different role back home? We are seeing this happen in many cases, including in the case of a talented son-in-law of Saligao, Vivek Menezes (married to Noreen Carneiro of Donvaddo), who shifted from NYC to Saligao while in his thirties. (Congrats to both on their third baby on the weekend.) Just a few thoughts... more questions than thoughts. FN -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 Links from Goa: http://goalinks.livejournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Saligao 403511 website http://saligao.goa-india.org Saligaonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goacom.org/mailman/listinfo/saligaonet
