Sapna Shahani (SS) wrote. My responses interspersed SS [1]: I was just struck when I learned that the Inquisition in Goa was possibly one of the worst in the world (according to the Rough Guide).
jc 1: You are coming to debate with us armed with 'information' from the Rough Guide? That is brilliant! -- SS [2]: I thought this list had intellectuals who could respectfully debate with one another. jc 2: Just that you may know, there ARE many intellectuals on this list. You are unlikely to know them as you 'do not know them well enough to know' any blind or bright spots, these intellectuals may or may not have. -- SS [3] I didnt think we knew each other well enough for you to know any other blind spots that I may have. jc 3: please see the answer above. ps: I thought that you would take on some more women-related "intellectual" issues e.g. Sati, Devadasi, Female Foetlcide and Infanticide, Dowry burning ....but I was wrong. Your encyclopedia appears to be the Rough Guide. You are (as they say) in a class by yourself - even though, you should not be surprised at the support you will get from the saffron haters of Catholics in Goa and elsewhere. jc