Dear Dr.Gilbert, Come to Mapusa[Mapsa,Mapuca,Mapxem or Mhapsa] 16 days after Easter in any year, visit the Church dedicated to St.Jerome in which the Milagris Saibinn is venerated above all the other deities one can think of and see the miracle of inter-religious harmony for yourself. What can one bell, a wall, carvings and edicts show you that will change history? Are you planning to join the Bajrang Dal or some other revisionist group? This church was once a temple. I am not even talking about destruction and reconstruction. I am not talking about civil engineering; I am talking about social and religious change.
My grandfather is long dead. He was not a historian. He knew what he was writing. You find the evidence to disprove what he wrote and put it on the net....or write a book and find a publisher for it! The only reason why I quoted my grandfather was because he could not have been influenced by the RSS/BJP ideology. He lived and died in the Estada da India Portuguesa and studied his law in Portugal, not in Mumbai or Dharwar, where he might have been influenced by hindu revisionists during his student days. He wrote what he believed to be true as one would find in the good book.....nothing glossed over...as it is. No pro or anti stance....just facts. Escapism is a current practice as is obscurantism, it seems. The Truth is the truth, even if nobody accepts it; A Lie is a lie,even if everyone swears by it. Viva Goa . Miguel --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.543 / Virus Database: 337 - Release Date: 11/21/2003 ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
