[Goanet] Were colonial Goans, sour grapes ?

[Antonio Menezes]

FN on May 14 quotes Fatima de Silva e Gracias from her book -- Health and
Hygiene in Colonial Goa
1510 - 1961 -  '' The literacy rate increased from 10.91 % in 1881 to 31.23%
in 1960 for the whole of
Goa. Since Old Conquests ( Ilhas, Bardez and Salcete) had the highest number
of literate and
educated persons. it would appear that actually in 1960 the literacy rate
among Catholics was much,
much higher than 31.23% ,   which would appear to be highly implausible.