Incidentally Rajdeep is half-n-half: Goichi father, Maharashtrian mother. His mother is very Mahatashtrian, a prof at St.Xaviers Coll in the old days, where RS graduated as well....and a fixture in the canteen!! Being brought up in Mumbai and a hoot as Cuffe Parade, one really is not Goichi or Maha........(example, as opposed to Prabadhevi or Bandra...though that may have changed these days). One remembers Mrs.Sardesai spoke Marathi a lot.
Cheers. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Camillo Fernandes <camillofernan...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks Eugene for sharing the below post reg. Rajdeep Sardesai. It is totally > wrong on the part of Rajeep an eminent person now to claim he is a > Maharashtrian now maybe just to gain popularity and acceptance while earlier > he claimed he is a Goa. You cant fool all people all the time, One cant be > both at the same time though can be an Indian at all times.Camilo Fernandes > Eugene Correia <eugene.corr...@gmail.com> > goa...@goanet.org > Subject: [Goanet] Rajdeep says he is Maharashtrian > > > Nahvind Times > > Open Letter to Raj Thackeray > Published on: September 7, 2012 > By Rajdeep Sardesai > > Dear Raj, > Post-script: I have many Bihari friends today, including my driver, an > honest God-fearing man from Darbhanga who is driven by a singular > desire to ensure his children get the best possible education. He > asked me the other day why Raj Thackeray disliked Biharis so much. As > a proud Maharashtrian and Indian, frankly, I had no answer. > > -- > > If I remember correctly Rajdeep hailed his Goan birth in an interview > to Goa Today when the magazine declared him Man of the Year some years > ago. The Goa government has instituted an award in his father's name > for outstanding sportspersons. It was given recently to a youngster > and the award was presented by Rajdeep's mom. I can understand the > proud Indian part. Disowning his Goan part is the problem. > > Eugene Correia