-----Original Message-----
From: Santosh Helekar
> Most Goans who live in Goa and all other states of India know
> that they are and always have been Indians.
RESPONSE: Nice safety with the adjective "most".
> It is unfortunate that there are a minority of Goans who do not
> regard themselves as Indians, and who do not know the history of Goa
> and India, beyond stupid sound bites.
RESPONSE: Does this imply that the earlier referred "most" Goans "know
the history of Goa and India, beyond stupid sound bites" ??? How does
that correlate??
I think Santosh is simplying the issues of ethnicity and nationality.
Nationality is more like a commodity these days when one is retained
depending on one's circumstances or requirements. However it is evident
here that the usual India-baiters are nor resident in India. At other
times I've seen grown siblings who cannot agree on their own ethnicity.
> It would be interesting to know what the subjects of
> Ashokavardhana Maurya's Indian empire in 250 B.C.E. called
> themselves.
RESPONSE: Perhaps some considered themselves Greek (descendants of
Alexander's cavalry)!!
- B
