On 15 Sep 2014 12:22, "Eugene Correia" <eugene.corr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Below is part of a story in Times of India on Lambert Mascarenhas who will > be 100 years on Sept 17. My quote seems to agree with Ameeta, Lambert's > daughter. > > --- > But beneath that funny, affectionate and friendly disposition, Eugene > Correia, a journalist who divides his time between Canada and Dubai, senses > a saddened visionary, one who has been earnestly waiting for some of his > dreams to be realized. "He has always been an inspiration and will continue > to be," he says. "But in his sunset years, Lambert could be lamenting for > the troubled Goan soul and the glorious land that he visioned after the > Portuguese were ultimately thrown out." > > His daughter Ameeta concurs. "He is very disappointed with how Goa has > turned out — corruption, destruction of nature and green fields, garbage > problems and traffic chaos, especially in Panaji," she says. "But he is > still optimistic about the future, because till very recently, he wrote > articles and letters to the newspapers, which he would. > --- > > Eugene >