My right
hand I extend
Awaits you
to reciprocate
A friendship
in struggle
On the banks
of Zuari River
Struggle is
on
Battle lines
drawn
On one side
are fisher people
On the
opposite side are trawler owners
On the one
side are fisher people
On the
opposite hand are Luxury hotels:
Grand Hyatt
and Aldeia de Goa.
On the one
side are fisher people
On the
opposite side are Marinas.
They all
battle for land
On the banks
of River Zuari
They all
battle for space on river water for fishing
They battle
technology and echelons of power
How long,
how far
The battle
is to spark fire?
How wide,
how deep
Trawlers are
to play havoc with ecology?
How long
State is to condone the damage?
The land that
hosts Goa University
Tribal
people cultivated cucumber, chilies and more
People
displaced to build Goa University
People
forced to get into fishing.
And now it’s
new breaking news:
Marina in
Nauxim
Marina in
Sancoale
Fishermen
from close and far
Sought to be
pushed to periphery
Marinas
needed to boost high end tourism
Fisher
people but pushed to dead end.
Once Goa
University kicked out tribal people
And they
turned into fishermen of Zuari River.
Now MPT
kicks them second time
And they are
to turn into burning coal.
Logic of the
system pretty simple and clear
Kick
everyone who is not a Brahmin
So don’t
worry we are still friends
And I extend
my hand for a hand shake.
Sebastian Rodrigues
Beautifully sad, in desperate need of sincere handshakes for Goa's wellbeing
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