On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, [iso-8859-1] Bernado Colaco wrote: > Hern�ni Mour�o was a young Portuguese agronomist going > about with his work at Pilerne when he was picked by > the bharati invading forces in 1961. In the 50�s and > later on Goa had to face the bharati blockade. Mour�o > was experimenting with rice shoots imported from Japan > and Malaysia. For six months Mour�o was placed among > other POW�s at Ponda. > Besides the hardships faced in such a camp, Mour�o > says that he enjoyed the best xacuti prepared by the > hindus. Today Mour�o has been the pillar behind the > Goa Day celebrations in Lisbon since its inception in > 2000. He is a regular contributor to the SuperGoa > website.
Interesting facts. But what is this supposed to convey? o That Goa's agriculture would have been modernised had the Portuguese got a chance to stay on awhile? o That agronomists don't qualify as POWs? o That Mourao's work came a bit too late to meet with the blockade of the 1950s? o That the Estado da India didn't give their own citizens the opportunity to taste "xacuti prepared by the hindus"? o That planting -- whether it is rice, or ideas -- remains the work of the person described... Colaco, could you state your thesis -- even if it shows shades of a defence of Portuguese colonial rule -- in a more direct language? That would help us to avoid guessing or having to read meaning between your lines. FN PS: You didn't end our bewiderment over why you give a London address, but send in your postings via Macau. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
