Now, I fail to see what's the usefulness of a Directory of Goans. I do not belong to any of the associations (the vast majority of Goans in Portugal do not feel the need for Goan associations), but I quite understand why there is no such thing. To me, it sounds as weird to have a Directory of Goans as it would be to have a directory of gays & lesbians. For what purpose? For the Goans of Delhi to feast their eyes upon, when one of them comes this way? In any case, it would be a gigantic task, for the number of goans in Lisbon / Portugal is far, far greater than that of Goans in Delhi. Besides, in this country they don't stick around each other much, nor do they live in guethos, so it would not be easy to fill the directory.
Such a thing makes sense in Delhi, where Goans feel culturally isolated and completely out of place. In India's capital, Goans certainly constitute a minority and have a sense of community, but not in the capital of Portugal!
Rui Miranda Colla�o
Lisboa
From: "TRS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Goanet]Directory of Goans in Delhi Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 11:33:10 -0000
I was in Delhi to participate in an international Indian Ocean Conference at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, and I was very pleasantly impressed by seeing a copy of the Directory. The copy was arranged for me by my old friend Sushma Sonak. Even Goans in Portugal have not been able to produce one after having more than one well-organized association for years! I was pleased to see some of my cousins, such as Violet Scolt (nee Fernandes) from S. Mathias (Divar) actively involved in the *Goenkarancho Ekvott* in the Pitampura sector of Delhi. One shortcoming seems to be the absence of e-mail addresses, and providing only postal addresses and telephone numbers.
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