ilections. Open your mindset with a
wide-angle lens and please talk further.
Thanks and regards, v
- Original Message -
From: "SHRIKANT BARVE"
To: ; "goanet"
Cc: "Valmiki Faleiro"
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Of Portugues
I may be totally wrong ...however there is every possibility when exceptional
figure are presented.
I feel that All the Goan officers serving for Portuguese may have joined the
Indian Defense service after liberation (just like civil servant).
Shrikant Vinayak Barve
--- On Sun, 16/5/10, Va
k.com
Or, if the shoe pinches, face facts, and keep his trap shut.
Rgds, v
- Original Message -
From: "SHRIKANT BARVE"
To: ; "goanet"
Cc:
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 3:07 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Of Portuguese Crosses, Indian Swords & Goans.:
HERALD(Goa),May 16, 2
"My far-from-complete lists of Goan commissioned officers in India's armed
forces feature 286 names - Army 144, Navy 36 and IAF 106. Of the 286 Goans who
helped defend the nation's borders and honour, 263 (or 92%) are the MGP's
"unpatriotic, anti-national" Goan Catholics, who comprise 30% of the
OF PORTUGUESE CROSSES, INDIAN SWORDS & GOANS.
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VALMIKI FALEIRO examines some aspects of Goa's contribution to the officer ranks
of India's defence services, and unravels some offbeat patterns and snippets.
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Many think the Portuguese came here with a
