!962, perhaps, at the Sheth owned goldsmiths/loja - old dadi would reminesce over my ancestors Zuzu Sheth and Antu Sheth, and insist we should not have left the fold by converting. The posted handbill was in Devnagiri Konkani and was geared to the upcoming Panchayat election: the venom was harsh, and an inspired bhausaib had lost little time working on his cause and a then un-named MGP movement to arrest the spread of the dreaded insult to the Maratha soul that was Hubli/Dharwar/Belgaum. Mr. Rane was an eager Party lieutenant, and I have always doubted his allegiance to our land and language. He would effectively govern the territory for the CM from the inception of the first legislature and Cabinet. I sometimes believe Mr. Bandodkar was secretly pleased when statehood arrived. It ended the vociferous Nijalingappa campaign for annexation, and he certainly was a Central Commitee heavyweight in Delhi. eric.
________________________________ From: "J. Colaco < jc>" Eric Pinto wrote: Mr. Bandodkar dreaded the very thought of Karnataka, and his prediction of the onslaught has come true. I remember the party manifesto posted on the walls in 1961 COMMENT: OK, I was not around in Goa in 1961 ....but I still wonder IF 1961 was the year that Eric remembers the "Party Manifesto posted on the Walls" But then, I could be wrong. jc
