I think Tagore refused a knighthood. It may have been retro-active. --- Bosco D'Mello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 # > ##########################################################################
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