In the early sixties after its very unprincipled and brutal invasion of Goa by Bharat against the wishes of overwhelming majority of Goans not only residing in Goa but also in the other parts of the world because of which Indian Premier Jawaharal Nehru came into heavy criticism from all around the Globe by the then existing World leaders including that from the American President John F. Kennedy when there was wonderful honey-moon going on between India and USA and mainly between the two leaders of both these two States, Kennedy and Nehru. And on top of it, the invasion of Goa was wrongly interpreted as Liberation which is not a correct term. How much we in Goa are liberated? Is it a liberation India got for us from the Portuguese or did India impose another invasion on us the Goans in the name of liberation? In a case that was going on in the Supreme Court of India, in its landmark judgement in this case fought between the mini sized Priest from Candolim Pe. Chico Monteiro as he was called by everyone instead of Monsg. Monteiro fighting the case with the mighty and gigantic sized India, the Supreme Court of India said that on 19th December 1961 Goa was conquered by Bharat. Nowhere the apex Court used the word liberation. In view of this I would like to know from where the term Conquered came and who introduced it and for what reason? Further let us see one more Monseignuer Philip Neri Mendonca popularly known as Fr. Mendonca and who was the Principal of the first English High School of Goa, St. Joseph's High School Arpora, Bardez, During those days when he served that School at Arpora as its Principal for about 35 years with highest respect from every segment of Goan society and highest dignity who then was known as the highly intelligent and highly educated enjoying the highest respect from the Portuguese Government in Goa and he was the first Goan from Goa after 19.12.61 to get the National Award from the President of India in New Delhi, Dr. Radhakrishnan, for being the best educationist. A week after 19.12.61 when all the Schools re-started after India grabbed Goa, said Fr. Mendonca to the students that Goa on 19th of this month was invaded and NOT LIBERATED.
When India fought a deadly war with Pakistan in East Pakistan for the liberation of East Pakistan, India did the right thing by handing over the conquered East Pakistan which was known as Bangladesh into the hands of Bangladeshis. Similarly when India with its mighty and powerfully Military of about 20 thousands personnel marched over my virgin Goa where against the approximately 5 thousands Portuguese Military personnel grabbed GOA and like Bangladesh was rightly given by India to the legal heir that is to the Goans then INDIA would be hailed all over the World as the real liberator of the suppressed countries. If India had to do the same for Goa the image of India would have reached to the pedestal and in this case, India would have been hailed as the Champion of LIBERATION of Goa. But no, India with its ulterior motive made Goa and Goans again as the subordinate to Bahrat while earlier Goa was subordinate to Portugal. India is known to amass more and more land from other countries and wants to be a big "Bhattkar".THE latest subordination 'was more drastic, more cruel, more inhuman because it was initiated by the hard hearted Bharatis who culturally and historically are very primitive while we Goans are far advanced which not a single Bharati can bear to see. We know how to eat and dress and mix up in metropolitan segment because we can fit in any society at anytime and because of this the entire non-Goan community feel jealous and this they will never give up. Non-Goan Indians will always try to put us down and in order to woo towards them they can count only on our Goan communal Hindus who wrongly dub us the Goan Christians as pro-Portuguez further saying we Christians during the Portuguez rule in Goa enjoyed better facilities while Hndus were dicriminated. All Balls, this is the worst blasphemous statement, I being a Christian I received no preferential treatment from the Portugues on the contrary the top crorepotis who earned preferential treatment in doing their business were all Hindus. All the top Mining Businessmen are Hindus, there is not a single D'Souza, Fernandes, Mascharenhas, Dias and others in this business. In fact the entire commercial sector during the Portuguese rule in Goa including that of Mining industry was into the hands of Hindus only, the Salgaocars, Dempos, Bandodcars and others were enjoying like kings because of the preferential treatment the Portuguez Government gave to them. If Christians have come up in life and are prosperous, it was only because they found out ways for them to swim to any Ocean for better dividends. To do this they have made lot of sacrifices. Dont simply accuse Christians for being pro-Portuguez, the greatest Goan Freedom Fighters who fought to liberate Goa were Goan Chistians, their sacrifices towards their land Goa were enormous, those who worked hard to keep the separate identity of Goa were Goan Christians who in totality voted in the Opinion Poll held first time in the history of India, for the separate identity of Goa and NOT TO MERGE GOA WITH MAHARASTRA. THOSE SO CALLED Goans who voted for the merger of Goa with Maharastra will never cooperate and support those genuine Goans who want to create better Goa for the future generations. They have sickness of the desease that "considers everyone not supporting Goa to be a Hindu bastion are anti Indian". They talk as if Goa is their fathers property. They are a big hurdle for the development of Goa because our enemy is within ourselves whose real enemy is the opposite member of their community member.
It was said that theleaders of India sitting in Delhi analysed the whole structure of Goans and from their character during the 451 years of Portuguese rule and during that period their rigid discipline they imparted to Goans thus making Goans as cowards feeling afraid of taking any bold decisions and secondly the Christian religious discipline that if you are slapped on your one cheek you give him your other cheek too. In this way Goenkar that is genuine Goenkar became frightened and cowards capable of becoming only the subordinates to somebody. This upbringing of Goankars made them lazy and thus came to to be known as“lazy culture and lazy system”.
Once from Goa the Portuguese were ousted by closing the colonial rule, non-Goan business magnates decided to get a foothold in Goa for developing and running their businesses giving top priority for Tourism relying on beaches only namely calangute – candolim –baga – anjuna – Chapora – Colva – Betalbatim and elsewhrere. Other than this tourists attraction what else is there in Goa? Only “SORO” that turns you into a “Bebdo” and that gives a very bad name to Goa. And the recently started tourism of “SEX” in the desguise manner which will surely bring disgrace on Goa and Goans especially those Goans who are silently watching the sinfull activitiest of illicit and commercial sex without uttering a single word to oppose this sinful Sex Tourism.. I have seen in many parts of the World including in he Middle East where countries after countries collapsed like Pack of Cards. Do I have to mention the name of beautiful country Lebanon? That was punished by the wrath of God for being involved in the scandalous Sex orgies thus bringing a woman into the rank of an Animal. It should be noted well that the woman who voluntarily or involuntarily indulges into selling sex she converts herself into a worst animal, worst slave and in one word the worst shameless creature.
To be concluded ………./2.
A.Veronica Fernandez.