Are you trying to state that all Brahmins were fair skinned? On what genetic basis?
Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão. > Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 03:39:34 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > 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 > > > > > > On Thursday, March 20, 2014 2:53 AM, Jose Colaco <[email protected]> wrote: > > The following is absolutely delightful to read. > > At a time when "Caste" differences still bug Goan wedding plans > (oxymoronically, even Goan alleged-Catholic ones), the following illustrates > the magnitude of a learned mind. > > May ALL Goans learn from this vignette. > > jc > > > "BANGALORE: Frenchwoman Dominique was in awe of the occasion: she had to meet > her future father-in-law who was a great scientist and Nobel laureate, for > the first time. She gingerly stepped into the room where CV Raman was resting. > > Raman, though, was amiable. Raising his head, Raman said: "So you're > Dominique? You are my son's discovery and I shall respect you for that." This > is how Raman welcomed his daughter-in-law when they met for the first time in > 1970." > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/You-are-my-sons-discovery-I-respect-you-Raman-told-daughter-in-law/articleshow/31072185.cms?intenttarget=no
