On 24 April 2014 16:04, Mervyn Maciel <mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com>wrote:
> As I've said before, and I make no apology for repeating it here - we, > Goans > from East Africa,should be proud that Selma Carvalho, someone who had > never set foot on African soil before, has done so much in preserving a > slice of > our history for posterity. None of us, former British Goans from East > Africa, had > ever attempted such a task before. > My good friend, Dr. Christine Nicholls, who edited Selma's recent book > "A Railway runs through" had this to say in a private message to me: > > "I enjoyed working on Selma's book. She did a lot of research and has told > a fascinating story. " > > By all means, let us be constructive in our criticism, but also > honourable to > give praise where praise is due. > > > > Mervyn Maciel > RESPONSE: I have not read the book, if it is about British East African Goans, who emigrated to the U.K. then it is completely wrong to state/infer that their emigration was made possible because of the Steam ship, the Railways and the car! It was Air Transport and I make no apologies for pointing this out as a fact. If it was about our forefathers then again it is wrong, as I have stated, Cars and the Railways did not make this possible not even Steam ships; someone told me 'They came in Dhows"... -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
