Dear Ana Maria,
What you say below reminds me of a few Goan Christian women who
chose to wear the elegant Indian sari in pre-1961 Goa. They were
virtually shunned as "Jai Hinds" -- as if to be one was a crime except in
the colonial eyes.
What levels can prejudiced human minds sink to! Tragic that some of
our brethren even today consider themselves more Portuguese or British
(or the generic "Western") rather than the multi-cultural Goan.
Regards, v
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ana Maria de souza-Goswami" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 7:51 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Christian/Hindu names
The other day
I went for a dinner 'do,' wearing an 'oriya' sari. Everyone else was in
western attire. How many Goans wear a Sherwani or a Bangala, is it because
they consider themselves Portuguese. Do the westerners copy our attire.
Now, in Portugual, Hindi films is the 'done' thing.
Please let us be secular, don't forget, Judaism, Christanity and Islam are
all comparative religions.
Ana Maria de Souza-Goswami
