JC's comments interspersed, Eugene Correia wrote:
[1] Well, yes Telo was charged with bigamy. For that he got what 10 to 12 years in jail? Historical data has shown how the Portuguese worked against the nationalists. JC: So, Eugene, was the charge of bigamy trumped up - as you had previously asserted? -- [2] journalists in Goa could do some more digging into Telo's life and also "verify" what I have written. Some Goa-based and some Portugal-based historians are members of goanet and they could shed more light. JC: could, should, would etc -- [3] I myself wanted to do my Ph. D in Goa's freedom struggle through long-distance learning from Goa University but was denied because of residential qualification as I lived in Canada. I had approached Teotonio de Souza to be my guide, if I remember correctly. I lost the opportunity to do my doctorate when the late Dr. George Mark Moraes, the doyen of Goan historians, offered to be my guide. I foolishly went to join a law college after my post-graduation.....One other historian also offered to be my guide. JC: If one is really interested in doing something, one does all that has to be done to do it.(Words of the world phamous Velim based Xri Kon Few Shius) -- [4] However, I am surprised that JC and PC were ticked off by my writing on June 18. I have spoken from the heart that some those who I mentioned may have been bit disappointed with the way things turned out after liberation. JC: The only part which JC ticked you off about was where you (Eugene Correia) manufactured facts. -- [5] That's the price one pays. Freedom has its own price. JC: So one hears from the amigos of Mario -- [6] I just read a bit of Flaviano Dias's (my ex-colleague at Free Press Journal) piece on June 18 and I agree that Dr. Juliao Menezes was largely forgotten for his role. JC: You mean THE Flaviano Dias of the infamous BOGUS (manufactured facts) VideoCD fame? Now, that makes some sense. -- [7] I am not sure if any more thesis are in the works on this subject. JC: You know ANY thesis on the subject which can stand the test of scrutiny? -- JC post script and conclusion on the topic: I believe that my knowledge on this topic has now been exhausted - for the time being, at least. I believe that concerned Goans like Rajan Parrikar have taken upon themselves to spend their own time in Goa to photo-document the mess that has been created. Rajan Parrikar has not just stayed somewhere in California or Canada and tried to do any PhD on Goa courtesy some well placed (friendly) guide here or there. Rajan has done what the alleged Goa Journos should have been doing all these years - including the ones who were 'a dollar short' and 'an hour late' on the matter. To do a PhD, I submit is NO "walk in the park". It needs one to get the feel of the place, people and problems. One can never get that via remote. I am not sure if Eugene has ever lived in Goa for any significant length of time.. If so - he may wish to relate his experiences of living in Goa. If he hasn't really lived in Goa, how did he expect to do a PhD on a topic related to Goa? The only reason I intervened this time around is because Eugene Correia wrote non-facts in his post. Credit is due to him that he withdrew some of his manufactured facts. (I know at least one 'expert' who would deny that he ever wrote those manufactured facts). I reiterate that professionals MUST do due diligence before making negligent mis-representations - instead of hiding under the excuse that there are no books in the sand OR that the mis-representations of journalists do not harm anybody. If one cannot write accurately as a professional, let us know that in preface i.e. 'hey guys, I am just writing this from my heart ...I cannot vouch for the stuff which I am writing as there are no books here only Sand.....". Someone like me would know then NOT to read that post. Please do not represent yourself as being either knowledgeable or professional, and then proceed to manufacture facts. Just understand this: it is all about the poixe. The pallava about "glory" et al having been noted. Lionel Messias' post provides physical proof. I have said my piece on this matter. Eugene may wish to have the last word on this matter....or just .... jc
