JC wrote-BTW: When you guys say: "We are all Indians", what do you mean by the word 'Indian'? Indian citizens, descendants of the Indian subcontinent, Indian by race (there is no such thing) ....what? Are Pakistanis also Indians? What about the Andamani folks?
Vasant Baliga <vabal...@yahoo.com> responded: Dear JC Bab, Greetings! You have put it very aptly.Now the enthusiasts need to define who is a "Goan"-is it by birth in Goa,ancestry or migration into or out of Goa at any time for any reason? ==JC's RESPONSE== I agree with you Vasant-bab. Lest we forget, India came into being in 1947. Goa several centuries ago. Unless .... we are suggesting that the Spot-Fixing of the Cricket test was done by Indians; which might eventually turn out to be so. I noticed that you had no comments on the Andamanis. Are they Indians? On what basis? British Colonialism? jc * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Now available in Toronto, a few copies of *Into The Diaspora Wilderness* by Selma Carvalho. Contact Bosco D'Mello bo...@goanet.org (416) 803-7264 http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/