Hi Marie,
Because of an apparent glitch in the system, and as indicated by me, my
earlier email to you had not got through but this is what I had said...
"Thanks Marie for choosing to respond to my question whether there were
Catholic or Hindu Untouchables among those normally resident in Goa. This
question has arisen from Vivian De Souza's earlier statement on this matter.
Unfortunately, I have to say that I found your reply to be totally vacuous
and unhelpful. Either you were trying to obfuscate the issue or expressing
real ignorance about such knowledge, as well as, of the seriousness of the
caste debate, relating to Catholic Goans, which had continued for months on
Goanet."
Cornel DaCosta,
London,
UK.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marie D'Souza" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 3:10 AM
Subject: [Goanet]Re: Untouchables in Goa
Cornel asked:
Are there untouchables among the Catholics or indeed among the Hindus
normally
resident in Goa today?
Reply: Yes there are "Untouchables" among the catholics in Goa who will
not
even enter the house of a person they have had a quarrel with. - mush less
drink a glass of water from their hands.
and there there are "Untouchables" among the hindus in Goa who will not
even
enter the house of a person they have had a quarrel with, besides those
of a
lower class from whom they will not touch any eatables.
marie
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