Goa, Oct. 12 -- On a quiet afternoon in a sleepy Goan village, the faint hum of cicadas mingles with the clink of teacups. Joaquim, a retired dockworker, sits on his balcao and gazes across the paddy fields. He remembers a time when the village youth woke up early to catch the morning bus to the shipyards, hotels, and markets, eager to earn, to learn, to make their mark. "Now," he says, shaking his head slowly, "everyone is just waiting for something free." His words may sound simple, but they echo a growing unease that runs through Goa's social and economic landscape. The land that once prided itself on self-reliance, education, and enterprise now finds itself entangled in a web of expectations. From subsidised electricity and water to f...