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Sebastian Borges <s_m_bor...@yahoo.com> wrote:
[1] My straight question to JC: Do you still contest my surmise that
the entire format of 'ladainha' (elaborated above) as sung in Goa was
not brought by the Portuguese but was put together in Goa itself?
[2] Now that JC has claimed that he too was one of those who
originally thought of of the project and was associated with some
members of the Toronto group,
Dear Prof Borges,
wrt # 1: Now that you have brought in the phrase "entire format" into
the sentence, my answer to that question is: I do not know.
Whenever something is brought from somewhere and transplanted
somewhere else, some 'local' flavouring does (is expected to) take
place. e.g. food. A classical example is the Mughlai and (Indian)
Chinese cooking.
It would be a fallacy for me to pronounce on Day 1 that "It is a
fallacy to state that 'Chinese cooking' was brought to India by the
Chinese" .....and then argue with the additional phrase "entire
format" of Chinese cooking!
IF you have verifiable proof that some (expected) home-grown
ingredients entered into the Ladainha which was brought by the
Portuguese into Goa, please provide that proof. No 'invented' proof
....just the facts, Sir!
wrt # 2: Please refrain from misrepresenting sentences written in
simple English. You are free to make your ghuspott in Konkani esp
Devanagri Konkani. But please do NOT reinvent my statements.
With specific reference to the Konkani Rosary / Ladainha project,
please advise me where I have claimed that I was " one of those who
originally thought of of the project and was associated with some
members of the Toronto group,"
Once again: You may re-invent your own words to try win arguments, but
please - do not re-invent my words and in doing so, misrepresent what
I have stated.
Por favor, não esqueça.
jc
