Hi all,
Shouldn't this place be renamed: 'Dr Lohia Square' or 'Dr. Lohia Place'. The
place is neither a maidan nor a park, by size! By all means let the Patriot
be properly honoured.
Nasci Caldeira
Melbourne.
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Subject: [Goanet]Historic 18 June
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 11:41:55 +0500
Today is a historic day in the history of Goa. On this day,
in 1946, an unarmed
Ram Manohar Lohia took on the might of the armed Portuguese
empire. On this day, Dr. Lohia and
several thousand Goans defied Portuguese law to converge on an open
ground in Margao, Salcette, Goa to demand the colony's freedom. A
policeman is said to have aimed a pistol at Dr Lohia wherupon the
freedom-fighter held his hand saying, "If you shoot me, do you know
what will happen to you?" The policeman backed off. Dr. Lohia and his
companions were placed under arrest. After Goa's liberation, the venue
of that historic meeting was christened Dr Lohia Maidan.
Samir
