It struck me that very few Goan Women contribute in this Forum. I have seen an occasional piece....its rare though. ...very rare. Yet, there are women authors, reporters etc .professionals including lawyers, doctors, housewives professors footballers etc .... Two things struck me about this matter:
:::: ONE > is there real gender equality in India , in Tanzania, USA depends on circumstances ...A woman President of US the A. ....Britain, India, Sierra Leone, Norway yes ::: TWO A macho fellow in North Anjuna told me a strange story. He said long before the Portugese arrived in this great land, there were Christians baptized by nol other than the Apostle Thomas. Somehow the story gets a bit muddled. Many especially the Bible quoting guys know the story of Lots wife turning into a Piillar of Salt. I asked him why His answer was that she looked behind at the city ::: I asked him which city : <<<Reply was <<<<I think it was Jerusalem>>> <<<Have you heard of Sodom>>>> <<,No>>> <<<What was her name ?>>> <<< . Perhaps it was Ado or Edith. !!! says I >>>> <<< Did it really happen, I mean like the Noahs floods?"" <<<< Have you heard of the Dead Sea"" He shook his head and proudly told me that he sailed all over the world Red Sea, Mediterranean , Arabian Sea, Green "" :<<<Why was she turned into a Pillar of Salt """ <<For disobeying her husband ....says old man Pedro>>> ::::This is too much for this Darite of Tz:::L ::::I decided not to tell him that Edith really wanted the life in the fast line of SODOM. There were Harlots galore, fellows who took drugs, gangs who stole etc :::: Pedro,I have to leave for Quepem" """ What did the Goan Husband from Anjuna tell his wife a long time ago when St Thomas was here" Pedro tells me seriously <<<'He told his wife that if she spoke when men were talking (I presume they also wrote around 10 AD) she would be struck DUMB"" NOT BE ABLE TO TALK, WRITE etc. I had to beat a hasty retreat .....I head towards Quepem...had a very nice talk and then came the CANNIBAL of QUEPEM" Time to consult Walter Menezes. Adolfo In Quepem with a HIStory (not HERstory) or even our Story PS:Edith or Ado was Lot's Second wife. :