Caste biases have been a major issue in Goa, though these could be diminishing in importance of late. FN
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004, Gabe Menezes wrote: > > RESPONSE: Certainly my friend. There was an article by the ubiquitous > (recently silent) writer, Cecil Pinto. In this article he had espoused the > view that People from Salcette hardly ever marry people from Bardez and vice > versa. People from Tiswadi (Ilhas) could go either way (not ac/dc) i.e. > marry into either Bardez or Salcette and People from Saligao hardly look > beyond their village for a partner in marriage. I think this is quite true > as even in East Africa in the early years the Saligaonkars usually married > their own. Purity of blood? > > Cheers, > > Gabe Menezes. ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
