Chris.
Is this a rhetorical question? Is this one of those must know answers that
needs to be qualitatively analyzed; furthermore to be regurgitated at Goan
or for that matter Desi parties. And would it make someone sleep better if
it could be proved that FN was one heck of a "Great Goan." Art
I liked VM's essay on his meeting with Francis Newton Souza in the
Jerry Pinto-edited ("Reflected in Water: Writings on Goa"). It's
called 'The Man Who Swallowed Goa Whole'. A quote: "Goans are savages,
they have no idea about the meaning of high art. I used to talk to
Goans about art but all they
Venantius,
I read your very elegant message to Chris Vaz in response to his (I assume)
article Does Francis Newton Souza qualify as a 'Great Goan? I haven't seen
that original article.
But elegance does not legitimise cynicism or ignorance. And so much of your
message is a sad melange of those
