--- On Sun, 10/18/09, Samir Kelekar <samir_kele...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Selma writes: > >Marathas have never been Goans. > > Let us avoid stereotyping at this delicate time, though it > might be the first > thought that comes to one's mind. ------------------------------ I agree Samir perhaps I am over-reacting, afterall two of my best friends are Marathas, although there is something to be said about the Maratha, in whom the BJP, Shiv Sena and Sangh find a stronghold and there is also something to the said about the very strong anti-Muslim feelings, the dye-in-the-wool Maratha holds. best, selma