I am a Karachite Goan who left Karachi in 1959 but am now living in Canada. I have been to Goa a few times since the last exposition of St. Francis Xavier's body in 2003 and have to say have been most disappointed with the drastic changes that have taken place in Goa what with the onslaught by Germans, English, Australians and others and, now, more recently, the Russians and Israelis. Because of the massive influx of all these Anglo/Europeans, I have a very strong feeling that, one of these days, there will be a massive terrorist attack in Goa similar to what took place in Mumbai and, eariler, in Bali. There has been a flood of Kashmiris in Goa who look upon the westerners, especially the women with their scanty clothing, as totally degenerate and will do anything to dissuade them from coming to Goa. These Kashmiris, who, although they are getting all their benefits from India, actually have their feelings towards Pakistan. These people also feel that, with the tremendous influx of westerners, the Indian coffers are bulging at the seams with hard currencies which they feel, in the event of a conflict between India and Pakistan which seems certain to happen at some time in the future, will be used for the purchase of military hardware to be used against Pakistan. Another reason for a massive terrorist attack. The influx of westerners has also caused the local Goans to become totally corrupt and immoral. Property/land values have skyrocketted with the result that there is conflict within families - parents against children, father against mother - and, infact, the breakup of many families. Everyone is caught up in making a fast buck the easy way.
I would be most interested in your response to this e-mail. Philip. --------------------------------------------------- Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ ---------------------------------------------------