As regards �The Deshprabhu became Rauraje and from there he became the Visconte de Pernem�, (1) it is "Visconde" (and not "Visconte") de Pernem, and (2) In pre-December 19, 1961 times, the present Prabhu Deshprabhu used to call themselves Probo Desporobo.
Jorge Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on Wednesday, March 03, 2004 8:40 PM > > Land grab does not need religion. The Deshprabhu became Rauraje and from > there he became the Visconte de Pernem. As far as I know, the family of > Deshprabhu[one of whom is currently the Congress Party spokesman] is, at > least officially, hindu.They never converted to Catholicism[not always > 'Christian' in its belief or practice] but managed to remain on the side > of the power of the day. Land grab is a social[ anti-social,actually] action, > with or without legal or religious sanction. > ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
