Cecil, dear Aldonkar,
Is Marie's contention true or an urban legend.
I have had much to do with various comunidades, with 'jonos' (i have two,
from Loutulim & Raia, 'acções'. etc, but never heard of two presidents,
and that, on caste lines.
Alfred de Tavares, a grandson of Aldona...
> Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 09:29:58 -0800> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> [email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Changing people's hearts and minds
> on caste - to Marie> > Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 12:32:56 +0530> From: "Marie
> D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> I have recently come to know that
> Communidades in Goa> - or at least definitely in Aldona have 2 Presidents>
> and 2 groups. One is for the upper caste/s and the> other for the Sudhras.>
> >> Only when the Communidade in each village decides to> act jointly and not
> be divided according to caste> lines then the first step will be taken in the
> right> direction.> >> Mario responds:> >> Marie,> > > Thank you so much for
> confirming, FROM GOA, WITH A> VERY SPECIFIC EXAMPLE, that the contention by
> some> Goanetters, WHO DO NOT LIVE IN GOA, that caste is not> a problem in
> Goa, or that it is only relegated to the> matrimonial ads. is just so much
> nonsense.> >> >
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