Goanet next meets in Goa: January 7, 4 pm (meeting point: Kala Academy canteen). Goanet founder Herman Carneiro will be there. See you there! ------------------------------
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Dec 31 12:17:55 2003 >factors. In the case of Goans incidentally, Hindu >Goans were persecuted and went into exile under the >Portuguese Inquisition. --- >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Dec 31 12:17:59 2003 >Thanks to Teo for the above link. In regard to Goans >living overseas and especially soon after the invasion >of Goa in 1961 I wonder what would be the category. >Diaspora? Expats? Migrats? >Colaco The repeated selective rendering of facts could lead to a dangerous situation where a section of the population feels only it it was discriminated against, and justify their own aggression or intolerance towards others. Historians could correct me on this: Contarary to colonial-influenced renderings of Indian history, the periods of the past cannot be neatly divided into eras on the basis of the religion of the rulers. It is unlikely that people saw themselves as "Hindus" as is now categorised. There were other mass migrations out of Goa even prior to those fuelled by the religious-based intolerance of the Portuguese. Likewise, a whole lot of Goans -- surely there would be some from many of our families -- migrated out of Goa in the pre-"invasion/liberation" period prior to 1961. In Bardez, economic pressures and famine lead to large-scale migration around the 1920s, when the kind and efficient Portuguese ruled over this part of the globe. Religion isn't the only, or even the main, reason for people to migrate out of Goa. If at all, it has played a minor part. The migration of Goan Christians in Portuguese colonial times itself to places like Mangalore and other parts of the Canara coast is something that we perhaps need to understand better. Identity is a very complex issue. Yours and mine are varied, and defined by gender, skin-colour, ethnicity, caste, nationality, age, economic class, and more. Why should religious identities take precedence over all other? FN ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
