This is what the lawyer-politician Radharao Gracias posted on his Facebook page some days ago. Would anyone know how accurate it is? Though I met Joao Cabral while he was alive (in the late 1990s or early 2000s, not sure), probably others like me might not have been aware of these details. FN PS: Nehru Seizes India was available online some time ago (full text), but can't seem to locate it now.
[image: radha-on-1961.png] On Sat, 6 Jul 2024 at 22:44, John de Figueiredo <[email protected]> wrote: > We should celebrate the fact that those four brave Goans, by doing what > they did, created a record that we, Goans, have the right to > self-determination. Had they not done what they did, those individuals who > denied that right to us, Goans, might have turned around and say: “Did you > ask for that right? For future reference, you should always ask.” Now they > cannot say that. > This is why I consider what happened to us, Goans, as a historical > fatality, because we did not exercise that right and because we will never > again be able to exercise that right. > I view the Declaration of Self-Determination as the most important > document in the history of Goa. I would like to respectfully propose to all > my fellow Goans that they should frame that Declaration and hang it on a > wall in their houses. I have already done it myself. > John M. de Figueiredo > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 6, 2024, at 9:33 AM, Roland Francis <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Historically the letter of protest would have taken much courage and > caused repercussion to its signatories, but are you sure it should have > been a Day of Joy for Goans? > It made no dent in Salazar’s thinking (although that was Salazar’s fault, > not theirs) not was it responsible for the ultimate repeal of that Act, so > what is it that we should be celebrating. > > Roland Francis > 416-453-3371 > > > On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 8:03 AM JOHN DE FIGUEIREDO <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Attached is an article that may be of interest. >> >> John M. de Figueiredo >> >> -- >> 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/1716574243.695219.1720157593323%40mail.yahoo.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1716574243.695219.1720157593323%40mail.yahoo.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/CA%2Bx1-5QWCxttPttXgQdpGbgyYRgmfdt3SiVS06sH%2BptvSEdGVQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2Bx1-5QWCxttPttXgQdpGbgyYRgmfdt3SiVS06sH%2BptvSEdGVQ%40mail.gmail.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/1D2F3A25-C255-4370-BC64-FB7A589D6402%40sbcglobal.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1D2F3A25-C255-4370-BC64-FB7A589D6402%40sbcglobal.net?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/CAMCR53JwEZcDWEe-kYy%3DpgxQY84w4n2ELPHznDH_bVQ5YB7sNA%40mail.gmail.com.
