\u201cThat fantasy of living in a space that gives you the freedom to (not only) party at night, but to (also) have your morning coffee to birdsong and an evening walk at the beach\u2026 that\u2019s the most luxurious lifestyle one can think of. It\u2019s just not sustainable, if we have an invasion of so many people not being conscious about how their imprint is changing the environmental and ecological balance,\u201d Kakar said.<\/p>\n
Kakar, who delivered her talk, \u2018Goa: A Journey of Rediscovery,\u2019 at the Museum of Goa (MOG) in Pilerne, also said the cultural fabric of Goan villages has been disrupted by huge construction projects, injecting insecurity among local communities.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are not really truly interested in living a simple lifestyle, but rather to have it all, to have nature, but also to recreate their urban, modern lifestyles,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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Katharina Kakar also discussed her experiences with author Sheela Jaywant, focusing on the German-born anthropologist\u2019s novel\u00a0Moving to Goa, which offers an outsider’s perspective on Goa and Goans.<\/p>\n
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Jaywant, in the course of the interview, noted that while there are lush regions in south Maharashtra and Kerala with lower living costs, many continue to choose Goa over them, because of the luxury and premium associated with living in Goa and the urban amenities on offer.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThat is also an urban view. You get certain things here (in Goa) that you will not get in villages in the Himalayas,\u201d Kakar said, responding to Jaywant\u2019s observation.<\/p>\n
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Katharina Kakar herself moved to South Goa\u2019s Benaulim village 21 years back, with her late husband, world renowned psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakar, and was mesmerised by all that Goa had to offer. Not any more, she admits.<\/p>\n
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\u201cMy worst fantasies kind of came true of a serene Goa, where small villages had a cultural fabric that was pretty much intact. It is now being disrupted by huge construction projects, especially post-COVID,\u201d stated Kakar.<\/p>\n
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According to Kakar, this influx of people settling in Goa is changing the very social fabric of this state. Kakar points out, \u201cI fell in love with this state when I first came here because of the hospitality I was offered by the locals. Now, for example, the Delhites come here and build huge walls around their houses, changing the very warm and homely atmosphere of Goan villages.\u201d<\/p>\n
She emphasised the need for dialogue and respect towards local cultures, advocating for initiatives that can sustain Goa\u2019s beauty and ecology. Kakar drew inspiration from \u2018Save Mollem,\u2019 a movement to save the forests of the Mollem region in South Goa, which united diverse groups, suggesting that such collaborative efforts could inspire future initiatives.<\/p>\n
\u201cListening to each other is essential,\u201d Kakar concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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