Sebastian Borges wrote: > >My thanks to Santosh for the very informative links; they widened the horizons >of an ill-read person like me. >
Dear Prof. Borges, I too appreciate your input and perspective on this issue, which I think are more valuable than mine. I am not sure if you are interested in entertaining a private discussion on the scheduled castes topic with the Goanet poster named Marshall Mendonza in response to the following offer by him: QUOTE I could have a long discussion with you on this subject but it would not be fair to other Goanet readers and so if you wish we could take this offline.. UNQUOTE ......Marshall Mendonza But if you are going to engage him in such a discussion, I would really appreciate it if you could cc your replies to me. I am very much interested in reading the documents/reading material he has read and the reliable hearsay information he has gathered from his discussions with others in the know. I am referring to the following quotes by him in his latest Goanet post (http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2013-September/234032.html). QUOTE To be honest, these are some of the answers that I too am seeking. I have not been able to lay my hands on any information/ document which could suggest or tell us what transpired between 26th Jan 1950 and 9th August 1950. I understand from my reading and discussions with others in the know that there was absolutely no debate, discussion, white paper, nothing to suggest what was in the offing. UNQUOTE …...Marshall Mendonza QUOTE I reliably understand that it was this lobby which was instrumental in pushing the Order as they did not succeed in preventing any discrimination in the Constitution. UNQUOTE …...Marshall Mendonza I am particularly interested in knowing why his reading material, his hearsay information, his understanding, his people in the know, etc. are so uniquely reliable and special. On my part, I will continue to provide more factual information from independent sources about the history of the scheduled castes list in the Indian constitution, and the role played by the Christian members of the Constituent Assembly in putting it together. Cheers, Santosh
