[EMAIL PROTECTED] Teotonio had raised a question about two banyan trees on the Sinquerim plateau, to which he had seen a reference in a 16th century Portuguese roteiro. Gilbert referred him to Chart no. 2022. I have twice tried to contact Gilbert for a clarification, and each time Mailer-Daemon has returned the email as undeliverable stating that [EMAIL PROTECTED] has been disabled or discontinued. Yet his posts continue to appear on goanet. How come? I am forwarding to you the question I had posed him. Can you throw some light on this? The banyan trees are still standing!
Regards, Victor Dear Gilbert, I was intrigued by your response to Teotonio's query about the banyan trees on Sinquerim plateau. You refer to Chart No. 2022. "Approaches to Marmagao and Panaji, has a cluster of 3 banyan trees...." What navigational chart is this? The reference to Marmagao tells me that this is an Indian chart, and the reference to Panaji tells me that it must be fairly recent. Is that possible? Can you please clarify? On the other hand, it cannot be recent because while there may have been a cluster of three banyan trees on that hill some centuries ago, today there are only two. I have a poem about them.... I would appreciate an early reply from you, because I am editing a book on Goa, and the information you supply will be useful. I will credit you as the source, naturally. Where do you live, by the way? I'm in Jamaica, New York. Are you anywhere nearby? Thanks, and best regards, Victor Rangel-Ribeiro ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
