Teotonio's request may strike many as peculiar, but is not off the topic. While not supporting a deterministic viewpoint (i.e. a person's views on caste are determined by her/his caste), caste background can be an important ingredient of how one relates to the issue of caste.
Not sure how this works in Goa, but in Maharashtra (the birthplace of the dalit movement as well as the most obscurantist brahminical organisations), from a person's name one almost automatically knows that person's caste background. Maybe that's the case among Goan Hindus? What about Goan catholics? What is the correlation between surname and caste? Incidentally, jc, Kunbi is a caste. VG ..... and Kunbis. (outcastes like moi) "Teotonio R. de Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Could each one writing on the theme indicate what caste he belongs to? It could help to filter the emotional ingredients of the debate. I am inclined to take the anti-brahmin discourse of a chardo or sudir discussant with a pinch of salt, just as the anti-chardo discourse of a brahmin or sudir, etc. etc. Am I asking too much? Mario replies: Yes, sir, not only are you asking too much, it is none of your business, with all due respect, and also irrelevent to the issue.
