Re: [Goanet]Goa's inquisition a.k.a. land grab

2004-03-07 Thread Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha
As regards «The Deshprabhu became Rauraje and from there he became the Visconte de Pernem», (1) it is Visconde (and not Visconte) de Pernem, and (2) In pre-December 19, 1961 times, the present Prabhu Deshprabhu used to call themselves Probo Desporobo. Jorge Miguel Braganza [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Goanet]Goa's inquisition a.k.a. land grab

2004-03-04 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Miguel Braganza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Land grab does not need religion. The Deshprabhu became Rauraje and from there he became the Visconte de Pernem. As far as I know, the family of Deshprabhu[one of whom is currently the Congress Party spokesman] is, at least officially, hindu. They

[Goanet]Goa's inquisition a.k.a. land grab

2004-03-03 Thread Miguel Braganza
Dear Goanetters, I think we need to sift history to separate the chaff from the grain. Inquisition was a State action carried out through the catholic church hierarchy.The King of Bhutan even today uses the Buddhist hierarchy to perpetuate his rule. The monastries or 'Dongs' serve the same