> domnic fernandes 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. > > Gabriel. >Bosco wrote: >With "not quite true" - are you conceding that it was true and >that Domnic's statement above has merit. And with "not in >Loutolim" are you conceding that the statement above is true >with regard to other parts of Goa ?? >Please treat my query as one coming from a history buff and not >the often seen on Goanet, politically-sensitive end of the >spectrum. ========== I queried my father (born 1923 in Mandur, Ilhas) and he told me that he faced no obstruction to education, and that my grandfather was a tenant! Cheers Joseph Fernandes Mumbai Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com
