Hi Basilio I am a scholar in fields outside caste but also politicised over many issues, especially anti-racism and anti-casteism. My academic peers over 36 years have never perceived me as emotional in argument and I therefore believe that your depiction that because of passion I cannot think like a scholar is mistaken. However, I note that you have now retracted this absurd view. On Goanet, I go outside scholarship on this issue to ACTION as also addressed by Mario. I wish you could think of ACTION too on the caste issue among so called 'Catholic' Goans. To date, it is my view that you have invariably 'shielded' or 'protected' caste among 'Catholics' in Goa rather than attacked it in any meaningful way. However, on this last point, you could of course provide me firm evidence that I may be mistaken in the above sentence. Please note that this is not a personal quarrel with you at all and I am aware that you are a fellow PhD whom I respect. On the caste issue, you particularly have a role as a priest and I am just tired of people wittingly or unwittingly allowing this caste nonsense to continue. unchallenged. Cornel
basilio Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It was a wrong choise of words on my part in my previous post under the above heading. I should say: Passion for this issue (of caste) gets the most of Cornel, and he cannot think like a scholar, a schloar that he is. I am do not want and I am not accusing Cornel of being emotonal. Thank you for your understanding. Basilio Monteiro
