I have Menin's book, Goans of Pakistan. By first generation means Goans who remained in Pakistan during Partition?
Eugene On Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 1:57 p.m. Frederick Noronha < [email protected]> wrote: > The expat Colva-linked Karachi writer Menin Rodrigues has written a book > length work describing the Goans of Karachi. It's called Footprints on the > Sands of Time. > When you say "affected by the Partition", I'm not sure i understood right, > but the Goans were affected in different ways because their migration to > Karachi was neither political or religion based, but mostly pre-1947 (or > surely pre-1961) and for purely economic reasons. Those who decided to opt > out after Partition mostly moved West. A few returned to Goa. > Many are still affected by blocks to get visas sometimes even to just > visit Goa (except in group 'pilgrimages'). Recently one Goan got > citizenship under the changes CAA rules and much was made of it. > Our senior group member Dr Celsa Pinto, former Director of Education, > Government of Goa, is Karachi born, and she could perhaps give insights > into how this sometime was treated here. > FN > > On Sat, 2 Nov, 2024, 11:16 pm Helga Do Rosario Gomes, < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Could Fausto Jules, the genealogist also help? His family has deep roots >> in the Goan Karachi community. >> And Rochelle, you do choose some interesting topics of research. >> Best, >> Helga >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Nov 2, 2024, at 12:26, William Robert Da Silva <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> Goans settled in Karachi before Partition and independence were affected. >> I had contact with five families about thirty years ago. At present, I do >> not have any hint about their whereabouts. They had narrated to me all >> about their plight during Partition. I was working on Goa and the spread of >> Konkani in those decades. >> You could inquire around for such Goans settled in Karachi and elsewhere >> there and their dispersed families after Partition. >> William Robert Da Silva >> >> On Sat, Nov 2, 2024 at 8:28 AM Rochelle Fernandes < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Good day! >>> >>> I’m working on a project concerning the Partition of India with a focus >>> on Goa. Do you know anyone of Goan origin who has been affected by the >>> Partition? I’m specifically looking for first generation victims/survivors. >>> >>> I’m hoping to have them recount their experiences. >>> >>> Thank you! >>> >>> Regards >>> Rochelle Fernandes >>> >>> -- >>> 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, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAM%3DVnWj_BYiuoRKybMLQDJwU6JOqsbpM0yAGTU8kn%2Bn3%2B1nz2w%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAM%3DVnWj_BYiuoRKybMLQDJwU6JOqsbpM0yAGTU8kn%2Bn3%2B1nz2w%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, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BvNr4%2B4vVFjDS0ighJZrGkJHKkYAmfYgUMHgg6x_sRMcM6YgA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BvNr4%2B4vVFjDS0ighJZrGkJHKkYAmfYgUMHgg6x_sRMcM6YgA%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, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/5C13A98D-3FEE-4FA0-A746-ED19664C69CF%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/5C13A98D-3FEE-4FA0-A746-ED19664C69CF%40gmail.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, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAMCR53%2B5H34AXak0Nxg_BrttpZvqo0zSGS_G0wTJo%2BFax8UsSg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAMCR53%2B5H34AXak0Nxg_BrttpZvqo0zSGS_G0wTJo%2BFax8UsSg%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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAJhbo_7fDr5hy_ytjYKTsJFrqRL2BQd%3D1sJ4a%3DO3s9Ci0CQLWQ%40mail.gmail.com.
