George/Goanetters, Do we have (m)any examples of Goans/Indians who have refused similar awards (not necessarily British awards) or memberships to esteemed organizations worldwide ?
I know one example - Sunil Gavaskar refused honorary membership at the MCC because a ground steward once called out to him, "Oi! Where do you think you are going?" Best wishes - Bosco On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 14:40:34 -0800 (PST), George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jamaican poet Benjamin Zephaniah has rejected the offer of OBE and said so > publicly in the Guardian (27 Nov 03). Here are extracts of his statement: > > On November 13, I received a letter from the prime minister's office. It said: > "The prime minister has asked me to inform you, in strict confidence that the > Queen may be graciously pleased to approve that you be appointed an officer > of the Order of the British Empire." > > Me? OBE me? Up yours, I thought. The word "empire" reminds me of slavery, how > my foremothers were raped and my forefathers brutalised. It is because of ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
