A post from Patrice which was probably wrongly addressed to Goanet Lists.
> On Feb 10, 2022, at 5:53 AM, patrice riemens <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 11:33:34 -0500 >> From: Roland Francis <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: Dr Eric Pinto <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Italian POWs in India >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >> >> What a fascinating tale of the wartime Italian connection to India. Wonder >> whether Bombay?s Monginis was the creation of a freed Italian POW who went >> on to open the cafe and restaurant which became present day Akbarallys whose >> specialty cakes are named after their Italian predecessors. >> >> I was struck by the fact that the Italian POWs went on to share their >> rations and provisions with the Indians in their neighbourhood. Does that >> mean that the Brits fed their European ?guests? better than than their >> colonial population? >> >> No surprise that the buildings and settlements they built are used by the >> Indian forces even today. The Italians are well known for their artisans. >> >> Roland. >> Toronto. >> >> >>> On Feb 9, 2022, at 11:08 AM, eric pinto <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> They left their legacy in Bombay, Dehradun, b, Bangalore . . . >>> https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/people/italian-pows-in-india >>> - - - > > Fascinating story indeed, I'll pass it on to local friends! > > Everywhere where Italian POWs were transported to, they built (& left) some > kind of buildings (mostly churches, or rather chapels). From (East) Africa to > Siberia!. There were always a few 'muratore' (masons) among Italian > soldiers, pbly a higher percentage than among other nationalities' POWs. > > Cheers, p+7D!
