Dear Basilio Monteiro:
I feel sorry and sad that Santosh Helekar is unnecessarily involving Basilio
to defend his indefensible inaccuracies. I do not know how someone may
refute what Santosh himself has admittedly affirmed that inaccuracies
existed in his said article, as pointed out by others. (Plse see quotes
below in Santosh Helekars post of June 30, 2003).
Every author who publishes his posts should be openly receptive to
constructive criticism. Also, the author should act professionally and
correct any inaccuracies that are pointed out to him by the audience or
readers. I believe people have the right to question any information that is
provided by an author, by way of recitation or publication, or do you not
agree on this point. I would hasten to add that Santosh has been doing
exactly that all his life, -- i.e. correcting other netters posts as he
deemed fit. Well, would it be so difficult for Santosh to swallow his own
dose of medicine that he so freely and frequently administers others?
Now, I am dumbfounded that you are still defending Santoshs position,
despite the fact that Santosh himself has unambiguously admitted that there
was inaccurate information in his article, as pointed out to Santosh in two
posts (relevant texts portions of which are appended below).
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On Mon Jun 30, 2003 "Santosh Helekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Re: A Migrant's View on Who We Are santoshhelekar
[Ben wrote:
I am pleased to note that Santosh went as far into the past as he
did, because my own innate understanding has been that the first
migrants into Goa were Dravidians from the south, not Aryans from
the north.
Gilbert wrote:
The dating of the people in Goa may be incorrect (as was suggested
in the original article) or we may have new science and the Goans
may be the earliest civilization known on earth.
How exciting!
Any clarification on the dates of migration of people and of the
origin of religions would be welcome
Santosh wrote:
Thanks, Ben and Gilbert, for your compliments and thoughtful
comments. Ben, the Kurukhs, Maraungs and the pastoral tribes are
indeed thought to be of Dravidian stock. So you are right that the
first migrants in Goa were Dravidians from the south.
Gilbert, Yes, the dates are very likely inaccurate. However, the
above early tribes cannot be deemed to be civilized by any stretch of
imagination. They were mostly cave dwellers, and hunters, gatherers
and scavengers. The pastoral tribe might have domesticated the
buffalo. But they did not do any planned and organized farming.]
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I am flabbergasted that despite Santoshs explicit admission of the pointed
inaccuracies, you insist that you do not know of any inaccuracies in the
paper authored by Santosh Helekar. In order to dispel any doubts in this
matter, I would kindly suggest that you please refer to the said paper
again, and examine it to ascertain the veracity in context with specific
references made above, -- where the <pointed> inaccuracies exist.
Since Santosh is in a habit of changing his statements, he still has the
option to challenge his own assertion and admission and tell those that
pointed the errors that they were wrong and he [Santosh] is right. In this
case, Santosh should tell readers that he was earlier wrong in making his
self-admission, which he now believes was inadvertently (inaccurate).
If either Santosh or you can prove that there were absolutely no
inaccuracies -- and the subject article in its entirety was inarguably and
unquestionably accurate, then I am prepared to withdraw my statement
pertaining to the said post.
If not why dont we put this matter to rest, as all that is to be proven has
been proved. Now, there is no point beating a dead horse.
I am sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you Basilio Monteiro and
the readers, but this case is now incontestable and closed. This is my final
posting on this issue.
Thank you for your kindness and understanding.
Joe Vaz
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