This fascinating article was sent to me-author unknown.If some Goanetter
knows who is the author,please let us know.
Rgds
Vasant Baliga
The Charms of Goan Dhobitalao
In a certain generation not too long ago, if you said Dhobitalao, you
meant Little Goa. In Toronto where I live, there is little Italy, little
Greece, little Portugal, little India and even outside of Toronto, an
entire suburb known tongue-in-cheek to the Indian community as
Khalistan. The latter is a Punjab away from home in the municipality
records as Brampton. Brampton used to be a farming area populated with a
white-as-snow local population, and with a quaint little Main Street
that reminds you of small town-Canada, until the Punjabis moved in. Now
it is a place which abounds in Punjabi samosas, sarson-ka-saag and
para-legals who 'help' you with settling personal injury car accident
claims.
