--- "D'Souza, Avelino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why not write history from the beginning? We should > know how the earlier > inhabitants in Goa lived.
Afonso de Albuquerque stopped the practice of Sati in Goa. Was this fact made known to the general public? The Portuguese introduced S. American goodies such as chillies and tomatoes which are the mainstay of many an Indian dish (let alone the variety of Goan dishes), besides fruits like chikoos and pineapples as well as grafting methods that have given us such a rich variety of mangoes. Were these facts made known to the general public? The Portuguese introduced a unique social environment the likes of which do not exist in the rest of India, which has made Goa all the more attractive to the European/American tourist. Was this fact depicted anywhere in the VCD? Was the VCD only meant to depict the "evils" perpertrated by the Portuguese on Goans? What about the "evils" perpertrated by India on post-liberation Goa? They didn't exist? Don't they exist even today? Such as giving back a measly fraction of a percent of taxes collected, for Goa's development? Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com