Re: [Goanet] WACI of Bombay (Calling Bombay gurus)
Dear Selma, WACI stands for Women's Auxiliary Corp. of India. My mother-in-law Leticia D'Souza served in this organization during World War II in Karachi.She was posted with the Royal Air Force to do office work. Warm regards, Mike --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] WACI of Bombay (Calling Bombay gurus)
Hi Selma and all Goans, I would like to address one point since it appears to suggest that wife battery does not/could not/may not happen in posh areas, upon reading these the last two sentences: "And if you can describe the area around Hira building mid-century, I would be very grateful. Was it a rough neighbourhood? were there brothels in that area? Hard-drinking men? Men given to violence and battering their wives. Or was it a posh area??" IF SUCH WAS NOT the case/conjecture. then ignore and accept my apologies. I am also not being Mumbai specific. A highly motivating sense of space and place, with all attendant luxuries, as also the esteem that comes with living in high-end/posh neighborhoods, does not/appears not to, in any way exclude the reality and existence of wife battery. The sad reality as we know, is that no lived environment is immune to males who are given to beating their wives, girlfriend, lovers, etc. It is just that over time certain individuals decide what they stand to loose by displaying such behavior. Others carry it on in other ways minus the beatings. In contemporaneity, this is also true also of young men, as also older school going children who do the same to their girl friends. I can believe that such is happening in India. We are no different. Although this addition extended what I pointed above, the point is that posh areas are not immune to domestic violence (DV). This we learnt is a huge fallacy among women. Cecilia's dissertation was on the following topic. Cecilia Castelino, City University of New York, "Battered Women's Relationship to the Housing in Which They Were Battered: Institutional Programs and Noninstitutional Strategies Some Battered Women Use To Stay Put in Their Housing and Get Their Batterers To Move Out." Best. venantius j pinto ___ From: Carvalho To: "goanet@lists.goanet.org" Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 4:36 AM Subject: [Goanet] WACI of Bombay (Calling Bombay gurus) Dear Bombay gurus (that's you Roland and Eric), ? Can anyone tell me what the WACI in Bombay would stand for? This would have been circa mid 20th century. Maybe it is still in existence whatever it is. ? Also can anyone recall a Bombay Womens Institute of Needle Art and Domestic Science in Hira Bldg. And if you can describe the area around Hira building mid-century, I would be very grateful. Was it a rough neighbourhood? were there brothels in that area? Hard-drinking men? Men given to violence and battering their wives. Or was it a posh area? ? I do plan to visit the area but I can't visit the time period. ? Many thanks, Selma --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] WACI of Bombay (Calling Bombay gurus)
Dear Roland, Eric, Victor and others who wrote in, many thanks for all the wonderful information you gave me. It is oral and living testimony such as this that we need to capture for posterity. Many thanks once again, Selma From: Carvalho To: "goanet@lists.goanet.org" Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 9:36 AM Subject: WACI of Bombay (Calling Bombay gurus) Dear Bombay gurus (that's you Roland and Eric), Can anyone tell me what the WACI in Bombay would stand for? This would have been circa mid 20th century. Maybe it is still in existence whatever it is. Also can anyone recall a Bombay Womens Institute of Needle Art and Domestic Science in Hira Bldg. And if you can describe the area around Hira building mid-century, I would be very grateful. Was it a rough neighbourhood? were there brothels in that area? Hard-drinking men? Men given to violence and battering their wives. Or was it a posh area? I do plan to visit the area but I can't visit the time period. Many thanks, Selma --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] WACI of Bombay (Calling Bombay gurus)
Probably a World War II acronym, Selma. "WACs" was used to describe those who belonged to the Women's Auxiliary Corps. The "I" might have stood for "India". Just a wild guess; Eric might be better informed. REgards, Victor From: Carvalho To: "goanet@lists.goanet.org" Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 4:36 AM Subject: [Goanet] WACI of Bombay (Calling Bombay gurus) Dear Bombay gurus (that's you Roland and Eric), Can anyone tell me what the WACI in Bombay would stand for? This would have been circa mid 20th century. Maybe it is still in existence whatever it is. Also can anyone recall a Bombay Womens Institute of Needle Art and Domestic Science in Hira Bldg. And if you can describe the area around Hira building mid-century, I would be very grateful. Was it a rough neighbourhood? were there brothels in that area? Hard-drinking men? Men given to violence and battering their wives. Or was it a posh area? I do plan to visit the area but I can't visit the time period. Many thanks, Selma --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --- --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] WACI of Bombay (Calling Bombay gurus)
On 23 November 2011 14:11, wrote: > The Womens Auxiliary Corps India was the Indian counterpart of Blighty's > WAC. It was a wartime women's volunteer group meant to help in the war > effort like the men's Home Guards which continues to exist in India today > although as an armed paramilitary police division > > > Roland. > Toronto > RESPONSE: Just a small correction here..it is the WVS or Women's Voluntary Service ( Pronounced Weavers). Still operational when I left the RAF in "69, don't know current status. Please see:- http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/womens_voluntary_service.htm --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] WACI of Bombay (Calling Bombay gurus)
The Womens Auxiliary Corps India was the Indian counterpart of Blighty's WAC.
It was a wartime women's volunteer group meant to help in the war effort like
the men's Home Guards which continues to exist in India today although as an
armed paramilitary police division.
Eric should be able to dwell at length on the WACI as his mother was in the
Corps if I recall.
If by Hira Building you mean the one on Carnac Bunder in the Crawford Market
area, Eric and I both remember it well as it was a block or two away from our
Alma Mater St Francis the Goan (not really) Xavier of Dhobitalao fame otherwise
known in highbrow circles as St. Xaviers, Fort.
I can give you a fairly good idea of that Hira Bldg neighborhood ambiance if
you confirm it is the one you mean. Eric of course will have so much more to
recount. He is truly the guru of British, Anglo-Indian and Goan Bombay.
Roland.
Toronto
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Subject: [Goanet] WACI of Bombay (Calling Bombay gurus)
Dear Bombay gurus (that's you Roland and Eric),
Can anyone tell me what the WACI in Bombay would stand for? This would have
been circa mid 20th century. Maybe it is still in existence whatever it is.
Also can anyone recall a Bombay Womens Institute of Needle Art and Domestic
Science in Hira Bldg. And if you can describe the area around Hira building
mid-century, I would be very grateful. Was it a rough neighbourhood? were there
brothels in that area? Hard-drinking men? Men given to violence and battering
their wives. Or was it a posh area?
I do plan to visit the area but I can't visit the time period.
Many thanks,
Selma
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[Goanet] WACI of Bombay (Calling Bombay gurus)
Dear Bombay gurus (that's you Roland and Eric), Can anyone tell me what the WACI in Bombay would stand for? This would have been circa mid 20th century. Maybe it is still in existence whatever it is. Also can anyone recall a Bombay Womens Institute of Needle Art and Domestic Science in Hira Bldg. And if you can describe the area around Hira building mid-century, I would be very grateful. Was it a rough neighbourhood? were there brothels in that area? Hard-drinking men? Men given to violence and battering their wives. Or was it a posh area? I do plan to visit the area but I can't visit the time period. Many thanks, Selma --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
