From: "CARMO DCRUZ" wrote Hi Mario, Well, according to my research (done painstakingly in the mid 80s), Kannadigas were also the indigenous people of Goa along with the Gavdas and the Kunbis. As a relative percentage, there were more Kannadigas in what is now known as Salcette than Gavdas Bardezkars have a more Maratha (aka Ganti - from the ghats) componont to your ancestry and less of a Kannadiga component than we Sashtikars. Benaulim in Salcete or Banna-halli (Banna means arrow, halli means village) was supposed to be the place where Parashuram's legendary arrow (which he shot from the Sahayadhri Ghats) landed - the waters parted, and Goa with its beautiful beaches was born (according to the Puranas). So we can conclude that Salcete was at the Genesis of Goa and we Sashtikars are the True Goans ! Best Regards, Dr. Carmo D'Cruz, ........................................... Dear Carmo,
You are absolutely right. For those who are not aware, Goa was ruled by the Kadambas with their capital in Banvasi, near Sirsi in North Kanara Distirict of Karnataka. Later the Sondekar Rajas ruled the four Southern talukas[entrusted to the Portuguese from 1764 till 1961 for safe keeping] from Sonde, between Yellapur and Sirsi. Technically, the residents of Ponda/Antruz, Sanguem, Canacona and Quepem were Kannadigas [not Portuguese subjects] till Liberation. Goa as a single political entity is a political MYTH till 19 December 1961. This myth became a reality only thereafter. What you believe , you become. Viva Goa. Miguel Viva Goa.Say it with feni. MIGUEL BRAGANZA, Mhapsa Horticulturist/ Editor _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
