Aaah! Do you mean to say that the "loot of Goa" didn't start after 1961, as some on this list try to keep suggesting? FN
On 9 February 2012 08:28, Gabriel de Figueiredo <[email protected]>wrote: > I understand there was an attempt to remove the jewels off the casket of > St Francis Xavier in the 40s/50s - having read of the episode in Memorias > do meu passaado (Fernando Noronha). The culprit, IIRC, was an Englishman, > and was caught red-handed ... > > So there were issues in those times, but it appears that people were also > more vigilant and aware of one another, i.e. ensured each-others' > well-being, as opposed to today's apparent apathy ('Maka kiteak podlam, > mojem kain num tem'). > > Just my observations from afar. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
