I would dare to suggest that the appellation "konknno" belongs to a bygone
era when there was mistrust between Hindus and Catholics in Goa. My
grandmother (may she RIP) and her compatriots would never trust Hindus even
though on the surface they appeared to be cordial, engage in commerce, and
would caution us not to believe or consort with Hindus. As Goans it would
behoove us to put the past behind and pull together because we are one
people and religion should not divide our little land. I trust Mr Raikar
doesn't realy believe the condition currently exists. Having returned to
India only intermittently and for very short periods of time I can only
presume that conditions have changed for the better even though there is
bound to be an occasional bad apple in the bushel...
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Manoj Ganpatrao Raikar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 4:17 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Goan 'Kokno' used derogatorily
It lools like GoaNet is only for Catholic subscibers,i am a hindu (goan
kokno)
and when i read hindu word being used in a derogatory manner,i really feel
bad.
My friend Mr Carvalho(catholic) and myself and suffered at the hands of
konkani protagonists at the time of Konkani agitation.And I do not want
similar agitation taking place for Anti Mopa airport.I had narrated our
harrowing experiences we suffered at the hands of Goondas (i will not say
catholics). But it was not published.I would like to ask why was it not
circulated amongst GOANET Readers.
My sincere appeal of not using Hindu word in a derogatory manner.
Manoj Raikar
