Our leaders in Goa have names such Xhentatodd Dorji's after the exit of the
Iberians from Goa.
BC
Must we always associate other people with Iberian surnames with Goa ?
There could be in future a great political leader in China called Zhao
Xinbiao Colaco,
probable a descendent of a Chinese c
Let us start in the 16th century, when missionaries accompanied Portuguese
sailors on their
voyages to the South and South East Asia. Whereas sailors were on lookout
for spices ,
the missionaries concentrated on souls for Christ. It so happened that
wherever they went
and were successful in con
Hello Frederick,
I have not read the book; but there can be some truth as far as names of
characters in the book may be.
I know for certain that Bow Barracks was a stronghold of the Anglo Indian
Community in Calcutta. A lot of Goans and Mangaloreans and others with
Portuguese names from then Ma
-Original Message-
From: Pandu Lampiao
Fred,
many Anglo-Indians have Goichi names. I ain't sure where that came
from but here is a vague attempt:
apparently, in the old days of the Bretish-Indian Rail, there were
many generations of Goans who went to work and lived in railway towns.
I imag
On 14 August 2010 20:52, Frederick Noronha wrote:
> The Guardian [
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/31/the-slap-christos-tsiolkas-booker
> ]
> is critical of Christos Tsoilkas book, 'The Slap', which is apparently
> drawing attention from Down Under. Question: one character in the book
Fred,
many Anglo-Indians have Goichi names. I ain't sure where that came
from but here is a vague attempt:
apparently, in the old days of the Bretish-Indian Rail, there were
many generations of Goans who went to work and lived in railway towns.
I imagine they got mixed up with the railway-town cult
The Guardian
[http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/31/the-slap-christos-tsiolkas-booker]
is critical of Christos Tsoilkas book, 'The Slap', which is apparently
drawing attention from Down Under. Question: one character in the book
is an "Anglo-Indian vet". Is she a Goan by any chance? (I ask b
