In recent days, a lot have been going on the social media and some newspapers carried headlines that Goan celebrations are banned in the UK. This is due to the recent street violence displayed by some of the Portuguese nationals who are originally ethnic Goans. A Goan is a Goan anywhere but those who denounced their Goan identity and embraced Portuguese or other nationality, ceased to be a Niz Goenkar and therefore should be identified with their current nationality or ethnic Goan roots. The real Goans should not be put to shame who are on the Goan soil, due to the acts of ethnic Goans abroad. The Niz Goenkars do not display such acts here around the pubs and social venues, it happens only in UK. Let us not deny that Goa is visibly different from the rest of India, owing to Portuguese and culture. Therefore, let the real sons of the soil be called as Goans, those who are not are ethnic Goans or person of Goan ethnicity, a citizen of another country. Let us call a spade a spade.
