On Jan 23, 2014, at 4:43 AM, Venantius J Pinto <[email protected]> wrote: "Eugene, Within this logic structure do not expect JC to provide proof although valid in terms of the same expected of you: Can JC give proof that Menon had not "likely" met Nehru before Vijaya got married or was already married"
Response: Dear Venantius, I am surprised (or should I be) that "proof" is asked for a 'not likely met' probability, but none is provided (by Eugene) for some of the claims he 'hearsayed'. Now..... as it is unlikely that any of us were around at that time, around these folks, let us try this exercise: (We can say that VLP was about 21 years of age at the time of her marriage.) Where was is that Nehru and Menon likely met first? When would that be? How old would VLP have been when she was widowed? What was the tradition (at the time) of remarriage among Kashmiri Pandit widows? What was/is the tradition (at that time / presently) of marriage between Kashmiris and Malayalis? Based on the answers we get from our research, I am sure that 'we' will be able to determine (with a certain level of certainty) as to what was likely or unlikely. best jc
