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Isn't india a legacy of the British colonization? And kept together by its army? --- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > **************************************** > For more information/links, see > http://goanet.netfirms.com > **************************************** > > Paddy wrote: > > > > >I for one, and there could be many other Goans, who > never were or > >wouldn't ever consider themselves Indians. > > > > I have no problem with that. People are free to call > themselves > whatever they wish. > > > > >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. > > > > But from the above perspective, which I think is > eminently sound, > everybody from the Indian subcontinent can be > regarded as an Indian, > in the same sense that anybody who has any link with > Goa can be > regarded as a Goan. So, Paddy, even though I meant > it differently, > the assertion that all Goans are Indians actually > reflects a very > enlightened view. No tunnel vision here. > > Cheers, > > Santosh > > > > _______________________________________________ > Goanet mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet
