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In a message dated 03/03/2003 12:16:39 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Surely, you don't think I don't know that there are Goans who have become citizens of other countries, or who have never been citizens of India in the first place? All I meant to say was Goa is an integral part of India in a dramatic sort of way. I am not much of a jingoist. >>>> Hello Chimbelcho: So nice to hear from you and isn't semantics a funny thing? Your clarification is greatly appreciated. While you may not be a jingoist, there are others who get caught up with subject misconceptions and suffer from myopic vision. I for one, and there could be many other Goans, who never were or wouldn't ever consider themselves Indians. Hairsplitting terminology, such as "Of Goan Origin" is jingoism personified. Persons born prior to India's 1961 invasion of Goa, were Portuguese Indian. Those from other parts of India were British Indian prior to the Partition of 1947. Goan, like Irish, does not signify citizenship but simply connotes roots to many, i.e., from Goa. On March 17, St. Paddy's Day, everyone turns Green and momentarily become Irish. Goans, in the pluralistic form, are very much like the Irish or Poles, spread all over the world, but maintaining their individualistic link to the Goa they knew and personify. It is an unmitigated fact that the State of Goa is presently an integral part of Republic of India. The subcontinent of India, also includes Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Hopefully we all will all learn to live and let live. Viva Goa: Patrick de Sousa PS: Fakirs are typically synonomous with beggars from India. _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet
