: [Goanet] Of Portuguese Crosses,Indian Swords Goans.:
HERALD(Goa), May 16, 2010
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
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
facts, and keep his trap shut.
Rgds, v
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Subject: [Goanet] Of Portuguese Crosses, Indian Swords Goans.:
HERALD(Goa
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,
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
