There may have been a few Goans who thought they were more Portuguese than the Portuguese themselves. However, there is one Indian from Bengal who thinks he is more of an Englishman than the English themselves. The man, a prolific
writer, is none other than Nirad C Chowduri best known for his book ''Continent of Circe '' In this book he was critical of Goan intellectuals especially in Mumbai region for exercising influence in many spheres of life much beyond their numbers in the teeming population of India. I had read the book in the sixties but the only thing I remember, Nirad babu's suggestion that India would be much off if that part of Goa where catholics live , could be detached from Mother India towed away and made into an island like Mauritius or Seychelles somewhere in the South India Ocean
