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Contact Rosario Fernandes - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well Samir, As a devout, church-going and god-fearing Goan Catholic who is a great fan of the church in Goa and the Jesuits, I must say that my research into Goa History has shown that the teachings/ preachings of the early Catholic Church in Goa "That Speculation was Sin" took the wind out of the entrepreneurial sails out of any God-fearing Catholic Goan. What is Business without Speculation ? It should be no surprise then that most (if not all) of the small posros and the big mining operations (and everything in between) in heavily Catholic Goa are owned by Hindu Goans and immigrants to Goa from nearby Maharashtra. Goa was rife with speculative business activity when the Portuguese landed here. Even Afonso De Albuquerque complained bitterly to his superiors in Portugal that there was a lot of business and sins of speculation going on in Goa when the Portuguese landed in the early 1500s. That attitude probably klled all the business endeavours and aspirations of our Christao Goenkars. No wonder then a career as an "Honest Businessman" is despised by most Goans, and Gujaratis, Marwadis, Sindhis and our Kokne Goans have stepped in to carry out business in Goa. Fr. Joaquim, Fr. Herman and Fr. Francis - you may want to comment on this. Best Regards, Dr. Carmo D'Cruz Indian Harbour Beach, Florida PS Mario Goveia: I heard a lot about the brisk business your Aloo-Bonda shop was doing in Jabalpur. If making and selling Aloo-Bondas is not indulging in speculation, then what is ? Perhaps you may want to comment on your experiences and share your recipes - so that more Goans may consider entrepreneurship as a career choice ! From: Samir Kelekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: CARMO DCRUZ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], goanet@goanet.org Subject: RE: Goans - Cooks n Butlers - Why are they not very entrepreneurial ? Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:48:31 -0800 (PST) Goans have got left behind in all intellectual endeavours. In general, fear is gripping them more and more and so they are becoming more and more religious. The growing number of churches, temples etc reflects that. Also, they want easy money so they are out to sell their land, and their mother land, which currently fetches them good money. But I think this is not going to last for more than 10 to 20 years. The politicians of course lead the fray in this sell out. For the next generation of Goans, prostitution and pimping unfortunately might be the only way to earn a living. regards, Samir