C. V. Raman was Indian and dark. So it is unlikely that he would have objected to both characteristics. Raman chose his own bride and married a woman from a different sub-caste against the wishes of his mother. Like him his father had no problem with his marital discovery.
Cheers, Santosh ----- Original Message ----- > From: Victor Rangel-Ribeiro <vrangel...@yahoo.com> > To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org> > Cc: > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 5:39 AM > Subject: Re: [Goanet] 'You are my son's discovery' > > Dominique was white, a Frenchwoman. What might Raman's response have been > had she been Indian, dark, and a non-Brahmin? We will never know. And "you > are my son's discovery, I will respect you for that" is not really very > welcoming. > Victor > >
