--- CARMO DCRUZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > We should keep the name of our Golden GOA as it is. > Mario observes: > Carmo, It wasn't always Goa, as you well know, but it has been for a long time, so there are legitimate arguments that can be made for keeping it as it is - as well as for changing it. > Regardless of what I think - I have retained my Portuguese imposed surname when I could have changed it back to Desai - in India the precedents have already been set with the major name-changes to Mumbai and Kolkata and now Bengalooru, which are at least vaguely similar to the previous names, and Chennai, which is not even close. We have seen similar drastic name changes in Africa. > I would be interested to hear from any members on Goanet whose families DID change their Portuguese imposed surnames back to their ancestral surnames, to see what their perspective on this issue might be. > I am one of those for recognizing national and personal history for whatever it is, warts and all, and also recognize that those with the votes can make any changes they wish in a democracy. >
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