On Fri Jan 20 2006 03:04:26 PST cornel wrote: > I am familiar with the story about Goan worker expertise being discovered > by the Brits during the Napoleonic wars. I'd like to read some of this > in texts if possible.
On Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:56 AM Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote: > If I may add, the movement appears to have started right after the > Napoleanic wars, when the Brits (who were stationed in Goa during > that period) discovered that Goans made good butlers, waiters and > cooks, were sufficiently 'westernised' and loved to travel (as > opposed to the rest of Indians who were afraid of crossing the > Kala Pani) - I suppose that was the beginning of the ABC era! RESPONSE: If possible would Cornel and Gabriel kindly suggest the bibliography to historical tracts of info on Goa with relation to the above and/or other sources. Thank you. Best - Bosco
