------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * 2007 ANNUAL GOANETTERS MEET - GOA * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHERE: Foodland Cafe - Miramar Residency - Miramar, Goa
WHEN: December 27, 2007 @ 4:30pm More info: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066098.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vinay, Don't you dare to write such email...now there will be attack on you from all sides....all secular and liberal people... -Yogesh -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vinay Natekar Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 9:17 AM To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Remembering Inquisition on the eve of Goa Liberation day ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * 2007 ANNUAL GOANETTERS MEET - GOA * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHERE: Foodland Cafe - Miramar Residency - Miramar, Goa WHEN: December 27, 2007 @ 4:30pm More info: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-December/066098.htm l ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Portuguese Inquisition of Goa in the 16th century was most merciless and cruel. Apart from their laws and religion, the Portuguese also imported and enforced their infamous methods of interrogation to subdue agitators. During this period many Hindus were tortured and blazed at the stake for continuing to practice their religion. Muslim were generally murdered right away or made to flee Goan territory. This Portuguese fundamentalist religious persecution was a machinery of death. A large number of Hindus were first converted and then persecuted from 1560 all the way to 1812 ! Over that period of 252 years, any man, woman, or child living in Goa could be arrested and tortured for simply whispering a Hindu prayer or keeping a small idol at home. Many Hindus languished in special Inquisitional prisons without trial for number of years. The Portuguese who ruled Goa and recognised no religion other than Christianity as the legitimate means of communion with god. It was no secular rule that they imposed, but a ruthless system of pillage disguised as trade and a cruel administration for whom the heathens, especially Brahmins, unless they embraced Christianity, were nothing more than "supplicants" to be crushed into submission or exiled into oblivion. The tale of horrors inflicted on Goan Hindus by the Inquisition is endless, the brutal attempts of the Church to triumph over Hinduism by seeking to destroy all that was Hindu in territories conquered by the Portuguese in India. Vinay Natekar --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spread the Christmas Cheer, even when you're not here! Send classic greetings to your loved ones in Goa. EXPRESSIONS - 2007 Christmas Hamper Visit http://www.goa-world.com/expressions/xmas/ Or e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------