Lohia had no business in Goa. His presence has brought
failure to Goa. Lucky that we are still not in league
with the African countries. Yet we are part of a
corrupt 3rd world country.
How do we get out of this basket of rotten eggs? Visit
Macau and compare?
B. Colaco
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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.
>
> This immortal poem written by Goa's no. 1 poet, Dr.
> Manoharrai
> Sardessai brings back that historic day to all of
> us.
>
>
>
>
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