I get the distinct impression that you have taken to shouting rampantly from the rooftops at those taking an honest and conscientious anti-casteist position among Catholic Goans. Shouting is really not necessary, my good man, if one has something to say that is worthwhile. And now some responses to you:
1. Re your "nearly all sasumais speak ill of their daughter-in law, irrespective of caste," please supply hard evidence/research for your statement. After all, you always, yes always, ask others to do this, so here is your chance to practice what you preach!
2. Re your daft suggestion that somehow I should like to be buried next to my parents, please note that the graves of my grandfather and father were turned over in Goa with absolutely no notification nor residual trace, in order to make space for the more recently deceased. I don't feel strongly about this at all but am clear, however, that I have a preference for cremation, anywhere I die on this good earth of ours, ideally, purged of the utter evil of man made caste which you seem to want to retain.
3 Re your point about African American self pride in their race, please note that you are totally wrong. They seek pride as a people and not as a racialized group as was strongly so in the past. Some of them also have a good inkling about how racist many South Indians are in the USA, as per my conversations with some of them on this issue, and also, that casteism is unmitigated racism. I am sure that research on these issues is in the pipeline. And yes, like the African Americans, I am proud to be a Goan but definitely without being casteicised by anyone. How an American in New York could be so wide off the mark re the African Americans and require correction from a mere Londoner (as depicted in your post) might, hopefully, make you more reflective.
I would have liked a response to two points I raised for you i.e. how one can reconcile Catholic belief with Hindu belief, and why casteists need the crutch of caste when others do not. However, I really don't think I could expect an intelligible reply.
Mudslinging from you does not seem to take much purchase as it is incredibly lightweight, and also, all over the place. However, let me leave a thought with you. What does it profit a man to deal with cancer in the human body but retain the cancer of caste in the soul?
Regards from that fellow across the pond!
Cornel DaCosta, London.
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