Folks, For those interested, here is a fascinating site to check out the Goan record in E. Africa. Interestingly enough, they make direct use of material from Goanet.
One of the segments is the cricket line up of a 1956 match between E. Africa and Pakistan. There are two Goans playing for E. Africa. I know the Tanzanian Goan was also the captain of the Tanzania cricket and hockey teams. The Ugandan Goan represented his country in both cricket and table-tennis. Yes, once upon a time, there were sportsmen who were truly talented and a pleasure to watch. Strangely enough, the Pakistan team for that tour also had a Goan playing for them. If you click on the Zanzibar section, there are pictures of a lot of Goan businesses that I had forgotten about. Some of the decedents of those businesses are active here on Goanet. http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/heritage/sikhhert%20EAfrica/Nostalgic%20Miscellaneous.html 2012Mervyn2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
