Goa's future.....in our hands

Pink cover for white elephants ?

2012-01-23T23:40:00.000-08:00

The season before Christmas is often referred to as the " silly season" in many western countries. The term can also be best used to describe the pre election period in India.

Just look at the order to cover all the statue of elephants in Lucknow and other parts of UP before the elections. Do we seriously believe that people won't know that the statues are in there just by covering them with a pink cloth ? And the amount of money spent on this exercise .....Rs. 1 crore !!!!!

To put this amount in context, a recent study put the percentage of severe malnutrition in children less than 5 years at nearly 20%, i.e. almost 1 in every 5 children. According to figures publicly available from Akshaya Patra, a NGO that provides meals to children, the average cost of a daily meal is approximately Rs. 6.

So, the same money that could have been used to feed nearly 4500 children one meal for a whole YEAR is used to cover statues of elephants.

While we are used to blaming politicians for most issues in our society ( and in this case, it all started from them), sometimes we have to wonder at the logic behind orders like these.

Why only stop at elephants ? The humble "bicycle" is the symbol of another major party...so, should all bicycles be covered in pink cloth ? No "lotus" should be allowed to bloom anywhere during the election period, instead they should be covered with pink cloth......and if we really want to be fair across the political spectrum......my "Hand" should be covered in pink cloth as well, lest someone votes for a party just because I raised my hand.

Well...being the eternal optimist......atleast they left the real elephants alone !

Is Goa ready for a new political party ?

2011-09-15T04:37:00.001-07:00

Yet again.....another politician changes his party.....what happened to the lofty ideals that they told us when they asked for our vote ?

Is it time to get together people who "honestly" care about Goa ? Is Goa ready for a new political party ?

Coming soon...more questions ....and your chance to contribute

2010-08-07T14:07:00.000-07:00

Questions.....that must be answered....for OUR sake...for the sake of OUR future

2010-07-29T04:55:00.000-07:00

Politics has moved from being the first choice of people who want to make a difference to being the career to avoid if you want to maintain some decorum in your life.

It wasn't always like this .....When India achieved independance in 1947 and Goa in 1961, there was a feeling of pride, a feeling of achievement and above all a sense of hope .....that finally..... it was time for India to unshackle itself from its past and shine as a nation and on the international stage....

When Goa achieved statehood in 1987, there was a renewed sense of hope that things would turn around for the better...now that we were no longer "controlled" by the leaders from New Delhi...

Have we...as the people of Goa ever asked this question to ourselves....

What if we had not had 15 Chief Ministers in 23 years ?
What if our leaders had been genuinely interested in developing Goa and Goans?
What if we didnt have the petty politics that prevent the genuine needs of ordinary Goans from being met?

As a community, we have the right to ask our leaders....
1) What are you doing about the increasing crime rates especially related to Drugs?
2) What are you doing about securing the future of Goan Children especially around preparing them to face the challenges of the digital age?
3)What are you doing to tackle the ever increasing transport issues in the state?
4) What are you doing to ensure that the environment that we inherited is not handed over in a "damaged" state to the next generation ?
5) What are you doing to ensure that Goans have "Genuine Access" to the best possible health care ?

Coming soon

2007-01-12T00:38:00.000-08:00