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I have heard the claim about bhattkars not being keen on poor kids getting
an education as this deprived them of essential docile workers. However, I
have yet to read this claim confirmed in well refereed texts.
However, I would not be surprised if the claim was true as history sheds
light on this phenomenon elsewhere.
Cornel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gabriel de Figueiredo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 5:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re: Goa tops enrollment in rural schools
--- domnic fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
During the Portuguese regime, only bhattkars'
children and those who owned a
piece of land with a house in it could go to school.
If tenants sent their
children to school they were punished and their
children were made to work
in their properties as slaves!
Domnic,
That was not quite true, at least not in Loutolim.
Cheers,
Gabriel.
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