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> Antonio Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Goan identity or culture that some Goans are
> obsessed with could best
> be understood if we try to define it.
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Outside the borders of Goa, I have never come across
such wide discussions about identity. Why are Goans
obsessed with defining an identity or culture? The
only difference between us and the rest of India, is
our bi-cultural identity. We must embrace this
difference and move on from there.
Cultures don't exist in a vacuum. They cannot be
guided in a certain direction or preserved as we wish
them to be. They are amorphous and constantly
evolving, a product of circumstance and prevailing
environment. When we talk about preserving culture,
what we are doing is refusing to grow as a community.
We can no more preserve "culture", then we can mold.
selma
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