tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019605090872756455.post1857037487543607466..comments2023-07-17T02:34:11.286-07:00Comments on Goan Identity: Goa's Special Status SabotageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019605090872756455.post-60678042597950602132012-01-26T22:12:47.520-08:002012-01-26T22:12:47.520-08:00Nice Word Salad VenantiusNice Word Salad VenantiusKIXMEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438277224387389546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019605090872756455.post-62058697902775683362012-01-26T19:01:35.613-08:002012-01-26T19:01:35.613-08:00Kixmet said: kind of ironic you write about the Go...Kixmet said: kind of ironic you write about the Goan Identity living a charmed life in the UAE!<br /><br />Do try and flesh out the “kind of ironic” bit. One thing we must remember at least in modernity is to be able to see a voice, a call, a lament, heck even a riff on guitar (played in Goa or elsewhere), as rallying calls. One must not presume the charms or “haraams” of someone else’ life and certainly avoid such if one remotely attempts to live a christian existence. Voices must be allowed. Otherwise the freedom which most of we espouse and yearn for is a construct that has not been grasped. Also Goan identity cannot be restricted to within the confines of the Goan state proper or with the boundaries of India. An identity is not a card, but is a very extensive range of factors, not all good. They help us see possibilities and help see meaning or lack thereof in our lived reality. As Simone de Beauvoir said: To inhabit one’s body is a cause for celebration. <br /><br />We are moved by many things and they show up in our expressions, including music. But these expressions have only so much validity as the physical truth encased in our lives. Give this some consideration. Share in peoples voices. If someone is rank or fallow call them on it. <br /><br />Arvind wrote: <br />Recently I read an article in the media that <br />Goans are fully Intergrated into India; I agree only from the point of excessive corruption, destructive development, degradation of the environment, pollution of land/water, looting of the state's resources by Central Politicians and their local Corrupt Political Goan Agents…<br /><br />COMMENT: One can only keep pointing these issues so much. Beyond that one can change oneself and attempt the same with those around you. <br /><br />Best all.Venantiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02813431896024160256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1019605090872756455.post-12298928334570312662011-11-04T11:39:11.159-07:002011-11-04T11:39:11.159-07:00kind of ironic you write about the Goan Identity l...kind of ironic you write about the Goan Identity living a charmed life in the UAE!KIXMEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438277224387389546noreply@blogger.com