John
URUMI, was a huge success and was seen by millions who got an idea of the
history of the past. I have now learned that the film was shown in the United
Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait, Canada, UK and others.The names Rivara,
etc. that you mentioned are a drop in the ocean. You should have mentioned the
thousands of racists, exploiters, slavers, entire villages massacred, criminal
exiles sent to the colonies, the bloodthirsty political police (PIDE/DGS), the
xenophobic mestiços or descendentes, etc.“Colonization itself” is an
aberration.
For this reason, all colonized peoples fought relentlessly and the statues of
false heroes were torn down. We must not forget that the Portuguese people also
suffered a lot.
On Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 07:09:34 AM GMT+1, John de Figueiredo
<[email protected]> wrote:
“The colonizer … presents the colonized as savage and ignorant”.Assuming that
“colonizer” refers to Europeans or their descendants: what would make Afonso de
Albuquerque say that Goan carpenters were better than those from Germany? And
Garcia d’Orta refer to Hindu physicians as “great scholars”? And Tomas Ribeiro
praise the Goan talent for literature? And Cunha Rivara and Garces Palha
encourage Goans to study their language? And Osorio Castro establish a Museum
of Hindu Art and Archaeology in Velha Goa (Old Goa)? And Ferreira Martins
translate Tagore’s poetry? And Cristóvão Aires find inspiration in Indian
epics?With all due respect, in the case of Goa at least, such generalizations
are not helpful.John M. de Figueiredo
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On Jun 28, 2024, at 11:57 PM, 'Pedro Mascarenhas' via Goa-Research-Net
<[email protected]> wrote:
Urumi : The Warriors Who Wanted to Kill Vasco Da Gama, is a 2011Indian
Malayalam Language epic historical drama film.
Urumi is a double-edged, long and narrow flexible sword-like weapon that
isfixed to the combatant´s waist like belt.
The film is set in the early 16th century, when the Portuguese dominatedthe
Indian Ocean. The story follows Murikkancheri Kelu , seeking to avenge thedeath
of his father at the hands of the portuguese colonizers.
The plot also incorporates such historical figures as Estêvão da Gama andVasco
da Gama.
This film marks the debut ofGenelia D'Souza in Malayalam Cinema.
Award, ImagineindiaInternacional Film Festival Madrid : best film e best
director.
As in many indian films, thereare hyperbolic scenes, but the objective was to
instill in Indian viewers avision of what the colonial empire was, beyond what
appears in schooltextbooks. It was viewed by millions of speakers of Hindi,
Tamil, Telugu andMalayalam languages.
The story cannot always beEurocentric, but must contain the point of view of
the colonized. The colonizerboasts of heroic deeds on a grand scale and
presents the colonized as savageand ignorant. This film demonstrated to
millions of Indian viewers what theinvader was made of.
In this long video Vasco appearsin the 16th minutes and one can hear words
spoken in Portuguese.
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