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TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm
For public viewing
Registration at The International Centre Goa Ph: +91 (832) 2452805 to 10
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On Mon Sep 17 05:48:12 PDT 2007, Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote:
> Cornel, The "Hindu shopkeeper" is a Catholic-generated
> stereotype (half-true, wholly false, as the Xavier Institute
> of Communications at Mumbai would say) generated in the
> so-called Old Conquests. Of course, all Hindus weren't and
> couldn't have been shopkeepers!
RESPONSE:Shopkeeper?? Geez!! There was a fairly considerable contingent of
Goan Hindus in Mumbai since the 19th century (as per my reading, so could be
earlier). The early settlers lived in the Girgaum area of Mumbai. Early in
the 20th century they formed The Goa Hindu Association, Bombay (TGHAB).
Names like Gaitonde, Bostodkar, Kamat come to mind. A number of Goan Hindu
doctors started a clinic or hospital in the 60s in Mumbai. The infamous Dr
Shirodkar had a hospital at Chowpatty where many a Goan was born. I also
recollect an English/Marathi magazine (possibly called Gomantak) of TGHAB
that I browsed thru at the Goan Institute - Mumbai.....Oh yes....a Dr
Bhandare comes to mind too. Maybe our very own Bhandare could shed some
light on him.
Don't know if TGHAB still exists??
Maybe the Bombay stalwarts - Eric, Eugene, Roland or some others.......could
throw some light. Once can never learn enough of Goa's history.
But shopkeeper?? That must be the flipside of the stereotype, where
Christians (usually blokes named Michael & Anthony) in Hindi-flicks are
portrayed as alcoholics!! And ofcourse there was 'Mona darling'.
- Bosco
T.O
