June 10 is celebrated round the world by Portuguese communities and also as a day of Luis Vaz de Camoes author of Lusiadas. Camoes lived in Goa for a short period and Macau where he was inspired to write this famous epic.
In Goa pro bharati elements in an attempt to 'clear' 450 years of Portuguese colonial history placed a bomb on his statue (Old Goa)in a meek attempt to destroy it. Under orders of the than divisive MGP the statue was removed and placed in one of the churches. Today the bharatis are dusting the colonial past. Who knows the statue of Camoes may come back to its original place in lieu of drawing more foreign tourists. __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
