Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 04:24:03 -0800 (PST) From: Bernado Colaco <ole_...@yahoo.co.uk> To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] Ghantis should be converted
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 20:28:41 -0800 (PST) From: "Goa-World.com" <goaworldto...@yahoo.com> Did I miss out something? Converted to what?? Christanity?? Mario observes: I think Bernardo was telling us about Macau, where all the Indians are considered "Ghantis" and must have been converted to whatever the heck religion they have there so as to preserve the unique "Macauanese" identity - or is it the "Macaca" or "Macauan" identity - anyway, you get the point:-)) By this reasoning the Ghantis in Goa must all be converted to Hinduism, which is the primary Goan identity the last time I checked, if they are not Hindus already:-)) http://www.bharatonline.com/goa/culture/religion.html Excerpt: Hinduism is the dominant religion in Goa. [end of excerpt] Why stop there? Why not also re-convert all those people converted by the Portuguese hundreds of years ago by either force and/or persuasion and/or promises of financial benefit, so that we can all go back to the original Goan identity? One additional benefit of this would be that all those faux-Christians pretending to be Bamons or Chardos or whatnot, will not have to pretend any more. That way those who are demanding that "the REAL Goan identity" be "saved" will get their wish, and love and peace and brotherhood and tranquility will descend upon the land, perhaps even sisterhood:-)) I may also be able to retire as the lone voice on Goanet of reason, truth and peace:-)) Naaah! There will still be all kinds of other poppycock that needs to be corrected or arbitrated or put in proper perspective:-))
