Thank you, William, Helga, Fredrick and Eugene. I have spoken to Dr. Celsa as well as Fausto Jules and have read Menin’s extremely informative book.
I apologise for not providing much context. Goa was, as is known, a Portuguese colony when the Partition took place. At this point, were Goans in Karachi affected by the Partition? This is one question I’m dealing with that William's research has answered. Then, after Goa’s liberation in 1961 and subsequent annexation/merging by/with India, were Karachi Goans affected? We know about the Enemy Property Act of 1968. After watching Dinesh Bhosle’s film *Enemy? *(2015), I can’t help but wonder whether Goans affected by the Act are still around. I’m sure their families are. But how do I find them? I came across an interesting LAQ on the internet but that's not very helpful in locating victims/survivors. Nonetheless, attaching it to this email. A third question I am grappling with is how the Enemy Property Act of 1968 and the Evacuee Property Act, 1950, intersect. @William: This is exactly what I'm looking for. Would you have any more information you could share? Perhaps some published research I could read? Please let me know. @Helga thank you! Memory Studies and Goan Cultural Studies are my areas of interest. I am always looking to represent and re-present marginalised voices concerning Goa. In fact, I mentored my Third Year B.A. students while they worked on how Goans were affected by the Partition. At the time, this was an area of interest that I could not pursue as I was working on my PhD. So I introduced my students to the topic and they were very interested. However, by virtue of being third year students, I could push them only so far. But they did a fabulous job and I'm hoping they will publish their work at some point. I'm hoping my research leads somewhere and will see the light of day. Once again, thank you for your inputs. Regards Rochelle On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 at 10:55 AM, Eugene Correia <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? 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