Thanks for that update, Eugene. Pls share it with the GoaBookClub too if possible.
FN On 2 October 2017 at 23:32, Eugene Correia <[email protected]> wrote: > Dr. Kranti on Christianity in India > > Dr. Kranti Farias, a noted educationist, past professor at St. Xavier’s > College and ex-fellow of the famed Heras Institute at the college in > Mumbai, delivered two talks on the history and contribution of Christians > of Goa and South Kanara. She provided an overview on how Chrisitianity made > its entry into Goa and then it entered the region of South Kanara in > present-day Karnataka, a neighbouring state of Goa. > One of the interesting point in her talk was when she said that Goans could > have a DNA of the Jews. Dr. Kranti presently explores and researches this > notion, as the theory was conveyed to her by a foreign researcher. > Her other interesting point was that there could be the sign of early > Christianity in Goa. predating the arrival of the Portuguese. She said that > the Pilar fathers discovered a cross which symbolishes the Syro-Malabar > tradition of Christianity. It was St. Thomas who first sowed the seeds of > Chrisitianity in India when he came to Kerala during the first century. The > Church in Kerela is of the Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara rites. > She gave briefs on the infamous Inquisition in Goa and how the Portuguese, > who came seeking “souls and spices” converted the locals. The presence of > missions in Kanara helped in the spread of Christainity in Kanara, she > added. > The author of the book, The Christian Impact in South Kanara, jOnokingly > said to the Goan audience that she is a “Goan” too, as history shows that > Goans migrated to Kanara to escape the Inquisition. > The audience was mostly adults, and I wished there were more youngsters > were present to learn about the Christian part of the history of Goa and > Kanara. The event was organized by Active Goans Adults (AGA), formerly the > Goan Cultural Group, at the Seniors' Centre, Square One, Mississauga, on > Sept. 26.d Wish the AGA had coordinated with the Goan Overseas Association > (GOA) so that there could be a better response. > > Eugene Correia > -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ Frederick Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا _/ フレデリック・ノロニャ _/ +91-9822122436 (SMS if you can't get through) _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
