From: Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
<I personally know a family in India where one son married a very accomplished girl from another caste, and she is not welcome in the parent's house, even after over 5 years of marriage.>
< Another son has married within their caste and is welcome.>
< These hypocrites have also welcomed a third son's wife, WHO IS EUROPEAN.>
<I am not aware of any circumstance other than marriage where the issue of caste is relevent among Catholic Goans.>
I wonder if the "european" automatically becomes one of the "upper caste" in the Varna (colour) system.
It is not restricted to Catholic Goans ....even though the term "Catholic caste" is an oxymoron.
Almost like a Compassionate Rightie or Leftie ! (what sez Mario ?)
There is a strong belief based on DNA studies that the Chitpawan Brahmins like Tilak, Damle et al are Jews from EUROPE. ( CD of studies available online from Dr. Jagannath Dixit )
Besides, not much is known of the Chitpawans until 500 years ago.
...... another Parshuram Arrow story (perhaps)
I am of the opinion that this thing called "caste" is NOT as important during marriage among educated Catholic Goans in Goa & the rest of India ....as it is among Catholic Goans who live abroad.
It is present ....but not as much when compared to NRGs
It also is there within the Catholic Church! of that - I am quite sure. In the 2002 synod, it was recommended that each parish should have ONE confraria with ONE dress code. Doubt that has come into uniform effect yet.
I suppose this separation plays right into the Swadeshi project - especially as it was never ever abolished within the Church.
jc
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