Did it take 27 years? Demonstration of the “lie” lobby that does not
want to know real facts. I was in Goa once and Mr. Sinari, owner of a
record store, expressed his anger against, in his own words, the
pirate Vasco da Gama. He remembered the Hindu temples that were
destroyed by the Portuguese and the arrest of a family member by the
PIDE.
Regards
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Data: Thu, 16 May 2024 12:24:31 +0200
De: 'Nuno Cardoso da Silva' via Goa-Research-Net
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Assunto: Re: [GRN] Finally the book V. Gama by S. Subramanyam in Portugal
Para: goa-research-net@googlegroups.com
Historical figures are never wholly good nor wholly bad. Therefore,
in order to have a more realistic view of such figures, it is good
that some writers focus exclusively on the better or worse aspects
of their lives. In that way, we may be able to see such historical
figures as human beings and not as angels or devils. I have no way
to know how good or how bad Vasco da Gama was, and neither has
Sanjay Subrahmanyam. But even if he is unfair in respect of Vasco da
Gama it is good he has given us the opportunity to bring him down to
earth. In that way we may focus on his positive achievements without
forgetting his more dubious ones. Whatever Sanjay Subrahmanyam may
say, Vasco da Gama will remain an important figure for Portugal, for
India and for the World at large. But he will also become a bit more
human, and that's good.
Nuno Cardoso da Silva
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