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Hi Gilbert
Thanks for your reply. Of course, we know about the commonsense examples
you have provided regarding the departure of the British from India but I
was hopeful I'd find some written lamentations that Goanetters or others may
know about.
As regards your point about East African Indians, and departure of the
British from there, once again, I would find it helpful if you were able to
provide, if at all possible, written lamentations rather than perhaps
hearsay.
I am not inclined to pursue my question further if there is no firm
evidence. ideally in written form.
Regards
Cornel
PS Your Konkani saying "re one dies after someone else's death is
interesting and I had not heard it before. However, when older couples have
lived long together and one dies, the survivor tends not to live too long
after the first death. But our learned medical doctors on GX may be able to
throw more light on this observation.
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 7:21 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Lament about the Portuguese departure
Hi Cornel,
There is a Konkani saying, "No one dies after someone else's death". This
in spite of the vigorous lamentation at the funeral.
Goans who cry about the Portuguese departure are Goans who lost out
economically and socially with that departure. Hence the tears are for
their own plight; rather than love for the Portuguese or Salazar or some
exoteric principle.
Similarly if one was socially or economically dependent on the British,
one "lamented" about their departure. This applied to the Anglo-Indians
and the British who were used to the colonial lifestyle of leisure and
luxury. The lamentations also applied to the puppet Indian rajas, ranis
and nawabs whose opulent existence (and 21 gun salute) was dependent on
the British. And the same applied to those Goans and Indians whose
occupation, social life, standing or club memberships was connected to /
dependent on the British. This was like the E. African Indians lamenting
the British departure from East Africa.
Kind Regards, GL
--------------- cornel:
I have noted, like others on Goanet that, there are those who lament the
departure of the Portuguese following Indian military action in December
1961.
I wonder if there are examples of similar Goan/Indian lament when Britain
left India.
I am just curious to discover if there are some historical
parallels/comparisons in the two situations. Perhaps the question also
applies to the French exit from India.
Cornel
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