Sevigne Gama-Pinto Athaide also wrote a "brochure" as what she called it, small phamplet, Genesis of Linguistic States with reference to Goa. This was the first publication of the Goan Socio-Cultural Association, of Bombay, in its series to "publish books on all aspects of "Goan life in particular and Ind Indian life in general. I have no idea if any other books, brochures, pamphlets, were published, at least not when I was on its committee. I was a member of the executive committee in the late 70s when she asked me and a couple of young adults to go along with her to Peter Alvares, one of the leaders of the Goa freedom movement, and later Member of Parliament, representing the Praja Socialist Party.
Eugene On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 8:51 PM Eugene Correia <[email protected]> wrote: > It should be "Whither Goa?", and I think it changed to "weather", call it > spell-check, error, perhaps it was because of the "uncomfortable" weather > on the subject of Liberation vs Annexation, a point made here. (ha, ha). > > Eugene > > On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 8:37 PM Eugene Correia <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> In this discussion, I think what would happen if Goa had merged with >> Maharashtra? This thought came to me just as I re-read the phamplet, >> Weather Goa? by SGP Athaide, written in 1965. A member of the MGP party and >> was the Christian nominee of the Bombay Christian community to the Upper >> House of the Maharashtra Assembly. >> Not many know that she's sister of Kenyan martyr Pio Gama Pinto, the SGP >> in her name stands for her first name, Sevigne, Gama Pinto, and she wss >> married to Louis Athaide. >> Now is her old age, she resides in Caranzalem, in a housing society. I >> was invited to the apartment for a small get-together by her daughter, >> Leila. I was dismayed that she was hard of talking, and just exchanged >> looks and a smile. It was the late CM Bandodkar who recommended her to then >> Maharashtra Chief Minister, Vasantrao Naik. >> History students or Goans who were in their middle ages in the 60s, will >> remember her going on fast against Handoo, was his first name GK, the >> adviser to the civil govt after a short time with military govt under Gen. >> Candeth, and then against her political godfather, Bandodkar, in 1965, >> calling him a "benevolent dictator" and not doing enough for Goa. >> >> Eugene >> >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 8:17 PM Eugene Correia <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I think someone like Prof. Peter Nazareth can throw light on this >>> subject. Maybe, his brother, John Nazareth, may also have some details. Or, >>> he could get Peter to forward it to him, and John could post it here. I >>> haven't corresponded with Peter for a long time, and not sure if I still >>> have his email. >>> Another person I can think of is Eddie Fernandes, and Madame Carvalho >>> can request her good friend to do the needful. Eddie has a long experience >>> as a Librarian and is an African Goan to boot. >>> >>> Eugene >>> >>> Eugene Correia >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 3:36 PM fredericknoronha < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On Tuesday 5 December 2023 at 19:08:55 UTC+5:30 vmingoa wrote: >>>> >>>> Goans in Goa pursued English language education with much alacrity from >>>> the second half of the 19th century. Few peoples anywhere - but especially >>>> the subcontinent - have ever embraced English so enthusiastically as the >>>> Goans. There's no question of imposition but merely access to opportunity, >>>> and Portuguese lost out for very good reasons. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Would you see this as happening uniformly across Goa or in some >>>> pockets (such as parts of Bardez, and among the daispora in the then >>>> English-ruled regions)?* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Elsewhere, of course, like all other Indians in their transnational >>>> dispersal, Goans have adopted and mastered a wide range of languages.I have >>>> been looking for Goan writing in Swahili. There must be some. If anyone has >>>> references, please share. >>>> >>>> >>>> *Check this an example here:* >>>> >>>> https://afrika.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_afrika/Swahili/literatur_prae_uhuru.pdf >>>> <https://afrika.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_afrika/Swahili/literatur_prae_uhuru.pdf> >>>> >>>> FN >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/5f809d03-ee9e-4c06-8349-ac5197d98a45n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/5f809d03-ee9e-4c06-8349-ac5197d98a45n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAJhbo_5%2BuP1qJpa1UAYEhSX3M%2B0J88Ofehd6vsHjbnquzb0jcg%40mail.gmail.com.
