When Naguesh Bhatcar wished us all a Happy Christmas, it brought many sights and memories of the brotherhood between the races that was once an integral part of Goa.
The mutual respect between Hindus and Catholics that existed was a thing of wonder for us Bomoicars who visited our ancestral place once a year. Though there was respect between communities in Bombay too, it didn’t touch the closeness and neighbourliness one saw existing in Goa. Though politics, greed and dog-eat-dog selfishness must have eroded the bond between the two major religious communities of Goa, I know that with the older folks this will always remain and I wish for future generations they cultivate if they have to, a new stronger bond. Roland Francis Toronto.
