[Goanet]Will the anti-casters identify themselves?

2005-02-26 Thread Teotonio R. de Souza
With so much caste-noise broadcast on goanet, is it really a war against castes or a war of castes? Could each one writing on the theme indicate what caste he belongs to? It could help to filter the emotional ingredients of the debate. I am inclined to take the anti-brahmin discourse of a chardo or

Re: [Goanet]Will the anti-casters identify themselves?

2005-02-26 Thread Mario Goveia
"Teotonio R. de Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With so much caste-noise broadcast on goanet, is it really a war against castes or a war of castes? Could each one writing on the theme indicate what caste he belongs to? It could help to filter the emotional ingredients of the debate. I am inclin

Re: [Goanet]Will the anti-casters identify themselves?

2005-02-26 Thread Mervyn Lobo
"Teotonio R. de Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With so much caste-noise broadcast on goanet, is it > really a war against castes or a war of castes? > Could each one writing on the theme indicate what > caste he belongs to? It could help to filter the > emotional ingredients of the debate. I

Re: [Goanet]Will the anti-casters identify themselves?

2005-02-27 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
Teotonio's request may strike many as peculiar, but is not off the topic. While not supporting a deterministic viewpoint (i.e. a person's views on caste are determined by her/his caste), caste background can be an important ingredient of how one relates to the issue of caste. Not sure how this wor